Comments on: Cards’ sixth starters are delivering

By: JumboShrimp

JumboShrimp — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:33:44 +0000

While the bullpen was unsettled and Carp out, TLR wanted an extra pitcher. Understandably so. The Braves had DFA’s Boyer. The Cards bid Barton, then hitting poorly in early going at Memphis. He served his function last year as a platoon OF and was now lost amid the swell of our many players.
Baseball is a war and there are casualties. We had to sacrifice Barton for the pen. Now Boyer is taken from us. The customary hardships of war. Do not fear, fans, Mo and Tony know the way forward for our intrepid squad. .

By: WestCoastbirdWatcher

WestCoastbirdWatcher — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:11:23 +0000

This has nothing to do with Boyer Jumbo. Barton probably is in line before Stavinoa if he is here. They cleared him out. He was offered, not requested by the Braves. I could care less, but it does appears that his rule 5 function last year was maybe about being a counterfeit Fabergé egg……..maybe. The wizard is exposed again I have a feeling. How about Luddy and Rick. Two hits………. and I would say Lurch wasn’t exactly on his game either.

By: JumboShrimp

JumboShrimp — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:01:10 +0000

Boyer was insurance early in the season, since we were worried about how the pitching staff. would unfold Boyer was 8th man insurance in a 7 man pen. Now the roster needs some changes, we must reclaim his slot.

By: WestCoastbirdWatcher

WestCoastbirdWatcher — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:50:17 +0000

Its going to get better than that Brian! He can’t possibly clear waivers. Brian Barton….poof!!!

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:17:11 +0000

Well, Jumbo, apparently Boyer did not exceed the Cardinals’ expectations since he was DFA’ed Thursday.

By: WestCoastbirdWatcher

WestCoastbirdWatcher — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:53:51 +0000

Player AB R H RBI TB BB K AVG OBP SLG
S. Schumaker, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 .347 .420
C. Rasmus, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .314 .438
A. Pujols, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .343 .469 .680
R. Ludwick, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .307 .464
R. Ankiel, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 .296 .369
Y. Molina, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .346 .356
J. Thurston, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .377 .435
C. Carpenter, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
B. Ryan, SS 0

Well gang, Tony avoids criticism with Chris but takes Luddy and Duncan to the crossroads. Looks to me like he is trying to force Mo/BDs hand on a trade if these guys can’t cut it.. Luddy will have to go to right field to have a chance. Ankiel will be pitched away also. He could have avoided confrontation, but chose it at the expense of Carp. Lets watch.

By: WestCoastbirdWatcher

WestCoastbirdWatcher — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:22:32 +0000

All the best to everyone then…………

By: JumboShrimp

JumboShrimp — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:16:33 +0000

Westie, I defer to TLR on the daily lineup. He’s my go-to guy on that topic. I let Jeff handle my recruitment of amateurs, TLR manage the MLers, Daddy Dunc advise my pitchers, and I like the job Hal does.
You are becoming my go-to guy for psychological insights, since you observe the patients while they run around in uniform and try to hit or catch the little white ball. I have never had a psych advisor before, so we will see how it turns out, in the fullness of time.

By: JumboShrimp

JumboShrimp — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:09:49 +0000

Another positive amid the gloom. Joe Mather is a fine player setback by a hamate injury last summer and he had a hand operation recently. Yesterday and today, he has finally had some hits at Memphis. If Joe begins to bounce-back, he could become a nice contributor to the ML team.

By: WestCoastbirdWatcher

WestCoastbirdWatcher — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:09:10 +0000

Hi Jumbo. Care to speculate on tomorrow’s lineup? Tony will be desperate to protect Carpenter. Rasmus will be hit 2nd. Maybe Stava batting 4th. I expect some moves overnight. They might shut down Lohse to clear his system of Anti-inflammatory just to see whats wrong with him. I see Rick hits a meaningless double. He is psycho.

By: JumboShrimp

JumboShrimp — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:57:43 +0000

Boyer exceeded my expectations. I leave it that.

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:53:55 +0000

Three runs still crossed the plate during Boyer’s first two innings. After that, he was fine, but the game felt much different at 4-0 than it was at 1-0 when Lohse departed. So I am not celebrating. These uninspiring Reds are now 2-1 this series. Cards don’t look like a first-place club.

Update: Milwaukee won, so the Cards are not in first place.

By: JumboShrimp

JumboShrimp — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:28:01 +0000

Wow, good job by Boyer to eat 5 innings in 56 pitches. Who would have thunk it? OTOH, the Reds are not the Big Red Machine of yore.

I wonder if we could DL Ankiel? We could let Rick do a minor league re-hab to try to find some hits in his bat.

By: Nutlaw

Nutlaw — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:53:34 +0000

Well, you know, the Braves just cut Glavine…

By: Nutlaw

Nutlaw — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:47:22 +0000

Yikes.

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:37:10 +0000

Agreed, JMo. I just posted the same thought in a Hot News item on Scout. If another starter is needed, Thompson deserves another chance. Little did we know it could happen so soon, but the small bumps and bruises are starting to add up.

By: Jmodene

Jmodene — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:07:05 +0000

Brad may be getting another chance sooner than we had thought; Lohse just left the game in the third with an apparent injury.

By: WestCoastbirdWatcher

WestCoastbirdWatcher — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:48:52 +0000

Wasn’t PJ a finesse pitcher Nut? Good motion, lives on location? If we were a power house offensive club like the Phillies, heck yes. Until then, Joels sinker is about all we can support….sometimes.

By: Nutlaw

Nutlaw — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:24:04 +0000

Just to play devil’s advocate, Boggs has had a moderately terrible season in AAA with a 5.57 ERA and 1.81 WHIP in 21 IP. Walters has looked considerably stronger.

By: ball in play

ball in play — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:39:44 +0000

i would much rather use wellemeyer and his salary to acquire any FA-to-be bat (derosa), or pineiro for that matter.

the “6th SP’s” have outpitched him. you might be able to get 2 more outs per game out of welly, but what we’d be giving up in our “6th SP’s” is more valuable long term than FA’s-to-be.

and then there’s the payroll difference in how much STL would have to assume if dealing just minimum salaried players or thompson.

By: ForesterShane

ForesterShane — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:03:27 +0000

Boggs has pitched 20.1 out of 36 innnings in his 4 starts, but allowed 8 of the 9 runs, the bullepen has came through for him. (as well as the offense)

By: WestCoastbirdWatcher

WestCoastbirdWatcher — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:44:25 +0000

I thought his breaking pitch worked well today. His delivery loans itself to that inside attack with the breaking pitch away. Sawed off quite a few Cincinnati bats today. He wasn’t getting many breaks from his defense me thinks.

By: JumboShrimp

JumboShrimp — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:21:10 +0000

Thompson occupies a niche as an infrequent starter or long reliever. He can get rusty as anyone would and need to go down to Memphis to sharpen his pitching skills. However, he is pretty well suited to this niche role. He is an asset.