25 Jun
When Lohse returns, who is the #5 Starter? The two candidates, Brad Thompson and Todd Wellemeyer, have been pretty aware that they are fighting for this rotation spot in their last couple starts. They’ve both been working with Dave Duncan, and appear to be approaching each start the same way: Warm up, pitch poorly, repeat.
Posted in Boggs, Thompson, Wellemeyer by: ramseymark
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11 Jun
Coming off one of the worst stretches of Cardinal baseball I’ve ever witnessed, the Redbirds came to my town in hopes of getting back on track against the Marlins. I was in attendance for all three games of the series.
Game one was a nail biter that ended badly with a walk off homer from Jeremy [...]
Posted in Ankiel, Franklin, Motte, Pineiro, Pujols, Rasmus, Wellemeyer by: mikewest
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20 Apr
Here’s a real tongue twister:
Brian Barton to Braves for Blaine Boyer to boster bullpen.
That’s right. In somewhat of a surprise move today, the Cardinals traded outfielder Brian Barton to Atlanta for right-handed reliever Blaine Boyer.
During their most recent road trip, the Cards found themselves long on innings, but short on arms. The club shuffled pitchers [...]
Posted in Barton, Boyer, Franklin, Lohse, Springer, Wellemeyer by: mikewest
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08 Apr
After my trip to St. Louis for another exciting (but dissappointing) Opening Day, and being on an airplane during last night’s game, I was pretty excited to watch my first Cardinal telecast tonight. More on my trip in a minute.
The Cards were hoping to get a solid performance from tonight’s starter Todd Wellemeyer en route [...]
Posted in Ankiel, Carpenter, Duncan, Franklin, Freese, Hrabosky, La Russa, Miller, Rasmus, Thompson, Wellemeyer by: mikewest
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