Help select five of the best St. Louis Cardinals games from last season to be replayed on FOX Sports Midwest.
While readers of The Cardinal Nation Blog may be a bit fatigued from voting about the 2010 season, a different opportunity has presented itself, one in which I encourage your participation.
Five of the best St. Louis Cardinals games of 2010 will be condensed and replayed in February and March on FOX Sports Midwest in the network’s Cardinals Classics TV series. You can vote online for the games you want to see. Voting has begun at FOXSportsMidwest.com and continues until mid-February.
Here’s the list of 15 games from which you can select your top five and the link to the voting page, where you can also register to win a Hungo bobblehead:
Fan ballot for Cardinals Classics of 2010 on FOX Sports Midwest
OPENING DAY – April 5, 2010 – Albert Pujols hits two home runs, Yadier Molina adds a grand slam as the Cardinals defeat the Reds, 11-6.
STAVI’S SHOT – April 9, 2010 – Nick Stavinoha hits a pinch hit two-run ninth-inning home run off of all-time saves leader Trevor Hoffman and the Cardinals defeat the Brewers, 5-4.
HOME OPENER – April 12, 2010 – Albert Pujols hit a three-run home run off of Wandy Rodriguez and Adam Wainwright threw eight scoreless innings as the Cardinals defeat the Astros, 5-0.
FLIP’S SLAM – April 16, 2010 – Felipe Lopez hit a seventh inning grand slam to pace the Cardinals past the Mets, 4-3.
FREESE’S PROMISE – April 29, 2010 – David Freese made good on a promise to a young girl with a broken collarbone by hitting his first home run of the season and leading the Redbirds past the Braves, 10-4.
PENNY’S SLAM – May 21, 2010 – Brad Penny hit a third-inning grand slam off of Joel Pineiro as the Cardinals routed the Angels, 9-5. (Penny would leave after the third inning due to injury as this would be his last game played as a Cardinal.)
START ME UP – May 28, 2010 – The Cardinals led off the game in Wrigley with six consecutive hits off Carlos Zambrano and beat the Cubs, 7-1.
CARP’S BRILLIANCE – June 2, 2010 – Chris Carpenter was brilliant, allowing only four hits over eight innings in the Cardinals 4-1 victory over the Reds.
WAINO IS BUENO – June 4, 2010 – Adam Wainwright registers the first shutout of his career, striking out eight Brewers in the Cardinals 8-0 victory.
ERROR PRONE – June 28, 2010 – Pitchers Jaime Garcia and Adam Wainwright each scored in a wild ninth-inning comeback against the Diamondbacks, who committed two errors leading to three unearned runs. The Cardinals won, 6-5.
THIS ONE’S FOR YOU – July 2, 2010 – In a game that was broadcast overseas and incorporated local troops stationed in Afghanistan, Jaime Garcia was wonderful leading the Cardinals to a 5-0 victory over the Brewers.
HOLLIDAY IN NY – July 28, 2010 – Matt Holliday paced the Cardinals, who scored six runs off of Johan Santana and defeated the Mets, 7-6 in 13 innings.
FISH FRY – Aug. 6, 2010 – Adam Wainwright shut out the Marlins, limiting them to just two hits. The Cardinals won 7-0.
THE BRAWL – Aug. 10, 2010 – After the infamous first-inning brawl, Yadier Molina sparked an emotional Cardinals club with his second-inning solo shot off of Johnny Cueto. The Cardinals defeated the Reds, 8-4.
400 – Aug. 26-27, 2010 – In a game that the Cardinals eventually lost, Albert Pujols hit his milestone 400th home run. The Cardinals lost to the Nationals, 11-10 in 13 innings.
Note that some games were not available for replay due to TV rights limitations.
Five games will be condensed to 30-minute shows and replayed on FOX Sports Midwest starting Feb. 28.
FOX Sports Midwest is entering its 18th season as the Cardinals TV partner and its first as the exclusive local TV home. The 2011 Cardinals TV schedule will be announced in the coming weeks.
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Where’s Garcia’s 89 pitch CG shutout of the Giants? Or Waino’s CG shoutout of the Brewers? Who picked these games?
As you may know, FOX Sports Midwest had the rights to carry 130 games last season. Garcia’s gem was part of the other 32. It was on KSDK on Sunday, August 22.
Waino’s Milwaukee masterpiece was on FSM on Friday,. June 4 and is listed among the 15 games above.
I got mixed up and thought the 8-0 game was the one against the Diamondbacks where he only went 6 1/3 innings.
Garcia’s game would have been my #1
You could still vote for #2-#6, then.
I voted for the Waino shutout anyway before I saw your response. I also voted for the Waino shutout of the Marlins, the error game against the Dbacks, the brawl amd Carp’s game against the Reds.
And that’s the other thing too, what happens with Tex if you sign Pujols? You can’t trade him because a) he’s got a full no-trade clause, b) no other team is taking on that contract, and c) eating like, half the money left on it just for the sake of moving him is a terrible idea and a massive waste of resources.
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I think that Tex has a bit more market value than is suggested here……….. Boras actually would be in control of that…………… placing him directly in the AP negation………………….what a world.
Like it or not, for the money, the LF handed Gonzales is a much better fit for the Red Sox than AP……..let alone the entangles……………….:wink:
In my opinion, if Pujols hits the market, at least one of 29 other teams will find a way to make a market-level offer for him. And one team is all it would take. Which one, I don’t really care. Unless it is the Cubs, of course!
If you examine the Blue Jays payroll at this point……they may be able to make 200…………but why should they? The market definition is being changed…………. the Werth contract is a perfect example………….meaningless from a baseball standpoint……….. more significant in terms of revenue flow and a precedent in its manipulation……………..
Of course you are assuming Pulos would play anywhere. Does he go to aloser like the Nats and hope he can turn them around. Does he go to Frigid and marketing poor Canada?
No, I did not make that assumption. All I said was at least one of 29.
Well it has to be one of the 29 de´s willing to go to or it wouldnt matter theoretically.
If he wanted to really make 300 million………… tear up the AL east by hitting 70 Hr’s in doors…..use an opt out and jump to the Yankees in 2013…………..
If he wanted money……….he would assume all the risks……take 5/150 on the condition is starts this year……………… set up the record runs and break the bank…………if he had balls he would……….he wants the Ken Griffy treatment…………roll him to the box in a wheel chair for a shot at 700.
The more I watch Tampa Bay, the more I appreciate the different angles in this game…………… Controlling Damon and Manny for half a season………… put them in advantageous situations for a few months………….trade them at the break to contenders for talent……….. or just win with them….
Boras knows this game…………..
I think Fuentes contract with Oakland is the same…….they will sell a few tickets, and then trade what they thought was an undervalued player and his contract to the desperate for talent……….they keep fishing for the big one………………………….you couldn’t do that in St Louis……….fan perception plays to big a part in their planning…………
Yeah, it’s tough to argue with relatively low cost signings of still productive players with no strings attached past the upcoming season! Tampa Bay played that well.
The Manny deal seems extremely low risk for the price. If he hits and behaves himself, he could garner a very nive prospect or 2 at the deadline.
It is a low price, but the last time Manny was healthy, hit and behaved himself was the second half of 2008 (after forcing his way out of Boston in the first half). He turns 39 in May and there’s always that risk of pregnancy.
Its interesting to compare and contrast the risk taken signing Manny with the risk signing Berkman for several times as much money. I hope the Rays are not trying to convince anybody he’s an everyday outfielder.
I can’t see where the Rays are concerned with clubhouse issues. Its almost funny, the Cards clubhouse can’t tolerate Brendan and the Rays are OK with Manny.
Would that be different than TLR/Mo trying to convince us that Berkman is an everyday OF?
Exactly, CC. The two men are completely different personality types, but it seems like the issue of whether the player can produce on the field, and even stay on the field at all, seems very comparable.
The Cards have risked a considerable chunk of payroll, don’t have the DH spot as a failsafe, and have positioned Berkman as a key componant of the 2011 team. If he fails, its a big blow, unlike the situation in Tampa if Manny fails. The Cards are taking a much bigger risk, but the upside is far greater too. Not that Manny is incapable of matching Berkman in production, but rather how far the Cards might go if Berkman succeeds.
There is also the possibility that Berkman gives the Cards some flexibility regarding the Albert negotiation. Or at least perceived flexibility. And he also makes it more realistic to be able to rest Albert a bit more, or put a reasonable lineup together if Albert is unavailable. All assuming Berkman can stay healthy and play.
Not sure why Berkman gives us any flexability regarding Albert — he is not signed beyond this year.
If Manny would return to being Manny, the Rays have enough pitching to make as much noise as the Cardinals this year.
I wonder with all the changes about the clubhouse dynamics in Tampa Bay.
Damon having to settle for so little is another reminder how Boras screwed up in New York last winter. The Yankees were ready to offer a multi-year deal until Scotty’s hardball tactic backfired.
It hurt Damon, but I think it helped the Yankees long term. I think their current mix in the outfield has a more rounded set of skills than it would have had with Damon playing left field.
Now if they were thinking of Damon as a DH, he has a lefty swing tailor made for their park-but the Yankees were already paying top dollar to several guys with limited skills that could fill that role.
Boras absolutely did not screw up in NY………… They were trying to off him as a player for years…. he was like Renteria…….win the MVP after stinking all year………………Boras made it look like it was his position, which took some of the sting out of the Yankee’s rejection………..he was trying to keep the price up for the lackey teams who wanted a hero.
This blurb by JG if the insider view all the way…………
JEFF GORDON
Ryan is a superior defensive shortstop, of course, but the team chemistry was a real concern. Last year’s team fell flat. There were many listless games against lesser teams and no-name pitchers. La Russa had a clear vision for changing the team mix. He got his way. Punto is a guy he really, really wanted. I see him playing a lot against lefties, presuming he hits closer to .280 overall than .230. Punto will get every chance to win a key role here.
Westy, its unrealistic to think Boras didn’t misjudge the Damon/Yankees thing.
It also seems unrealistic to blame Brendan for what has all the signs of a failure of effective leadership. But that is what the Cards are selling, and Gordon sells it pretty well.
He didn’t misjudge……….for the sake off profit, he let his reputation buffer the players lack of marketability………..he does that…….he took the blame, disguising an over the hill super star…. while the Rays appear to be paying something, that deal could have some fine print………….
It appppppppppppppears, that there is more to the Brendan story than has made the “press”….. let it go……………..
And Manny is a productive player? Seems like he turned into a banjo bat with the Sox.
Another thing to think about is how long will Manny stay interested if TB falls behind Yankees and The Boston buyboys.
The full slate of games has been announced and run tonight and each Monday over the next month.