Game Thread #162 - CIN@STL - 09/28/08

Coop · September 28th, 2008, 05:51 AM

Probables: Kyle Lohse vs LH Adam Pettyjohn @ 1PM.

wins
Wellemeyer wins Cards' fifth straight | stlcardinals.com: News
STLtoday - Birds win fifth in a row

Schumaker - Miles .300+
STLtoday - Schumaker, Miles hover over .300

change
STLtoday - Time of change for Cardinals

MLB schedule
Live Major League Baseball Scores | MLB.com: Scoreboard

FSN schedule
FOX Sports on MSN - MLB - Schedules

Yahoo schedule
MLB - Scores & Schedule Sunday September 28, 2008 - Yahoo! Sports

Standings
Regular Season Standings | MLB.com: Standings
Won 85 Lost 76

Additions and corrections are appreciated.

Coop · September 28th, 2008, 05:56 AM

Yahoo.com
Reds-Cardinals Preview - MLB - Yahoo! Sports

Lineups and a live boxscore should be here by game time
FOX Sports on MSN - MLB - Game Trax

Coop · September 28th, 2008, 08:06 AM

This has been an interesting and enjoyable season.
Almost all of it has been good. Successful above all expectations.

Cardinals stats
USATODAY.com

I guess we will have the Cincinnati telecast on my TV today. I'm seeing their pre game.
I will need to go out, but I will check out the game when I get back. I can hear some with Shannon-Rooney.

Coop · September 28th, 2008, 09:14 AM

1. C Izturis, SS
2. F Lopez, 2B
3. A Pujols, 1B
4. R Ludwick, CF
5. T Glaus, 3B
6. J LaRue, C
7. B Barton, LF
* 8. B Thompson, P <? Where's Lohse?
9. B Ryan, RF

There seems to be word that Lohse is taking a physical. Speculation that there is a big effort to resign him!
You will be able to read about this. It is on several broadcasts.
The Tony LaRussa pre game radio show is about to start. I hope he tells something.

tulcard · September 28th, 2008, 09:25 AM

Per the PD....Lohse is scratched from his start today to undergo a physical....possibly a prelude to announcing his signing to remain a Cardinal?....I've read 3 yrs./28 million with an option for a 4th year....we'll have to wait and see what they say later today....

Coop · September 28th, 2008, 09:29 AM

Bird Land » Blog Archive » Lohse scratched from start, talking contract

Hummel just said that they are expecting Tony, Dunc and the rest of the staff back next year.
They are looking for a closer and bullpen help.
Lopez will be at 2B if he signs.

[I hope Looper comes back.]

Coop · September 28th, 2008, 10:03 AM

A Lohse press conference will be held tomorrow afternoon.

FSN play by play
FOX Sports on MSN - MLB - Play by Play

Yahoo play by play.
MLB - Cincinnati Reds/St. Louis Cardinals Box Score Sunday September 28, 2008 - Yahoo! Sports

I hope that there is good news when I get back home.

ArRedbird · September 28th, 2008, 11:06 AM

Oh, Coop.
Some good news.
Cards up 11-1 after 3.

Keep it up, Cards!

Ewttexas · September 28th, 2008, 12:42 PM

Fitting way to end the season. Cards win 11-4. They sweep Cinc and have their longest winning streak of the season at 6. Milw is about to take the WC and Houston won so we end up in 4th place.
Back with the recap in a few minutes.

tulcard · September 28th, 2008, 01:15 PM

GM John Mozeliak did say during today's game that there would be an "exciting announcement" tomorrow afternoon....

....and Coop, I hope Looper is back as well....

Ewttexas · September 28th, 2008, 01:16 PM

This is Ewt's last game winning post of the year. Time to hibernate. Is it February yet? This will be a long winter's nap.
The Cards had 13 hits. Lopez led the way with 4 including 2 doubles. If he's not too expensive, he's worth a resign. Ludwick had 2 hits including his 37th HR. He ties Albert in that catagory but falls 1 point short of .300. Glaus had his 27th HR. He comes up short of 100 RBIs by 1. Ryan had 2 singles. Albert and Phelps each had a double. Izturis and Huckleberry each had a single.
Thiompson filled in admirably for Lohse. The word is that the Cards will announce a resigning of Lohse tomorrow. I like it. It gives a rotation of Wainwright, Lohse, Wellemeyer and Pineiro. Carp is still a question mark so I hope that the Cards add that LH starter I've been looking for. Willis might come cheap. I, also, hope that they go after Affeldt. Huckleberry went 5 innings giving up 3 runs on 4 hits with 1 BB and 1 K. He ended up 6-3. Jimenez pitched the 6th. H gave up 1 run on 1 hit with a BB. Franklin pitched a perfect 7th. Motte was a bit shaky. He pitched the 8th giving up 2 BB and Kd 1. Villone got the 1st 2 outs in the 9th with a K and Springer registered the last out of the year. ERAs. Franklin-3.55, Motte-0.82 and Springer 2.32.
The Cards finished 10 games over .500 which is amazing considering the obstacles they had to overcome. I hope that Albert gets the MVP but he might have some competition from CC. Of course I'm biased but I think that TLR was Manager Of The Year. Most knowledgeable prognosticators predict that it will be Sweet Lou but how much more could TLR have done with a 300M payroll?
That wraps up the year. It has been a good one for the Cards. Lots of what ifs but in all we can't complain. Let's hope that Mo keeps his promise and is really aggressive in the off season. Looking forward to 2009.
See ya later. MUCH LATER!!!

tulcard · September 28th, 2008, 01:19 PM

Well Ewt....I hope you have around 15 more Game Summarys to do next year....so get your rest....and be ready for the Hot Stove discussion soon....

Coop · September 28th, 2008, 05:28 PM

The guys did great!

Joy is doing good at the hospital in her little nice thyroid isolation suite.
She said they treat her like Queen For A Day. Breakfast in bed, etc.
They tell my little granny lady how young and pretty she looks.
She may not want to come home tomorrow afternoon.

win

Cards ride off into sunset with finale win | stlcardinals.com: News
STLtoday - Lopez, Thompson lead Cardinals in rout of Reds

Lohse contract press conference 4:30 tomorrow

Lohse scratched, 'close' to new contract | stlcardinals.com: News

Bleacher's 40 man roster thread with my dumb comments added.
Pitchers (24):

Boggs, Mitchell - I like this guy, too.
Carpenter, Chris - Praying that he is the real Carp next year. Our Ace.
Flores, Randy - Can he pitch after surgery?
Franklin, Ryan - I don't want to give him away. A good pitcher.
Garcia, Jaime (L) - surgery.
Hawksworth, Blake - Is his arm shot?
Isringhausen, Jason - DL* Low cost only. No guarantees.
? Jimenez, Kelvin - Tony likes him.
Johnson, Tyler - DL * We sure could use him!
* Kinney, Josh Could he be our closer?
4. Looper, Braden - He should not cost a fortune.
2. Lohse, Kyle
5. McClellan, Kyle
* Motte, Jason Could he be our closer?
Mulder, Mark - Just go away! I wanted him to do so good for so long.

Parisi, Mike - surgery.
*Perez, Chris - I hope that he gets it all together.
Piniero, Joel - I think he stays. Can he be consistantly good?
Springer, Russ - I hope that he comes back.
Thompson, Brad - I like him a lot, but if Tony won't use him, let him try somewhere else.
Villone, Ron - Just go away!
1. Wainwright, Adam

3. Wellemeyer, Todd

Worrell, Mark - Not ready.

Did you see Horton's plug for A.J. Burnett last night?
I wish that we had lefties!

Catchers (3):
Johnson, Mark
LaRue, Jason
* Molina, Yadier

Bryan Anderson may be traded.

Infielders (10):
* Barden, Brian - Tony won't give him a chance. We need a SS! Leadoff hitter.
3B. Glaus, Troy
Hoffpauir, Jarrett
Izturis, Cesar

Kennedy, Adam - I hope that he is brings some return value.
2B. Lopez, Felipe
* Miles, Aaron - My favorite player!

Our real closer!
Phelps, Josh
1B. Pujols, Albert !

Ryan, Brendan

Outfielders (8):
Ankiel, Rick How much will Rick cost?
Barton, Brian - AAA at Memphis.
Duncan, Chris - * I think that he should be an AL DH. Not much value.
Encarnacion, Juan - * Gone.
* Ludwick, Ryan

Mather, Joe - Come back, Joey Bombs!
Schumaker, Skip I think a LOT of Skip. He didn't hit lefties. It hurts me to say, I hope that the gets a good trade return.
Stavinoha, Nick - AL DH ?

* Colby Rasmus should get a real shot in ST. Is he in the doghouse for a trade?

I appreciate y'all putting up with me this year.
I hoped that we could keep up the best Cardinals links on the internet.
Wishful thinking when STLToday is there. I hope I helped.
I make many mistakes. I always have a weird sense of humor (?).

I am often guilty of gross exaggeration.
I kept hoping that we would get a lot of posts.
I hope that I didn't run people off. I had good intentions.
I apologize to everybody that I offended for all my offenses.
Now that the season is over,
I will start a whole new set of horrendous blunders on my next post.

Lily Tomlin Quotes - The Quotations Page
No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up.

ArRedbird · September 29th, 2008, 09:42 AM

You did great, Coop, and I really appreciate all you've contributed to this forum. No complaints from me!

And... I hope, also, that your lady is feeling better soon.

September 28th, 2008, 05:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
Coop Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Memphis Posts: 5,350	Game Thread #162 - CIN@STL - 09/28/08 Probables: Kyle Lohse vs LH Adam Pettyjohn @ 1PM. wins Wellemeyer wins Cards' fifth straight \| stlcardinals.com: News STLtoday - Birds win fifth in a row Schumaker - Miles .300+ STLtoday - Schumaker, Miles hover over .300 change STLtoday - Time of change for Cardinals MLB schedule Live Major League Baseball Scores \| MLB.com: Scoreboard FSN schedule FOX Sports on MSN - MLB - Schedules Yahoo schedule MLB - Scores & Schedule Sunday September 28, 2008 - Yahoo! Sports Standings Regular Season Standings \| MLB.com: Standings Won 85 Lost 76 Additions and corrections are appreciated.

September 28th, 2008, 08:06 AM	#3 (permalink)
Coop Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Memphis Posts: 5,350	This has been an interesting and enjoyable season. Almost all of it has been good. Successful above all expectations. Cardinals stats USATODAY.com I guess we will have the Cincinnati telecast on my TV today. I'm seeing their pre game. I will need to go out, but I will check out the game when I get back. I can hear some with Shannon-Rooney. Last edited by Coop; September 28th, 2008 at 09:13 AM.

September 28th, 2008, 09:14 AM	#4 (permalink)
Coop Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Memphis Posts: 5,350	1. C Izturis, SS 2. F Lopez, 2B 3. A Pujols, 1B 4. R Ludwick, CF 5. T Glaus, 3B 6. J LaRue, C 7. B Barton, LF * 8. B Thompson, P <? Where's Lohse? 9. B Ryan, RF There seems to be word that Lohse is taking a physical. Speculation that there is a big effort to resign him! You will be able to read about this. It is on several broadcasts. The Tony LaRussa pre game radio show is about to start. I hope he tells something. Last edited by Coop; September 28th, 2008 at 09:24 AM.

September 28th, 2008, 09:29 AM	#6 (permalink)
Coop Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Memphis Posts: 5,350	Bird Land » Blog Archive » Lohse scratched from start, talking contract Hummel just said that they are expecting Tony, Dunc and the rest of the staff back next year. They are looking for a closer and bullpen help. Lopez will be at 2B if he signs. [I hope Looper comes back.] Last edited by Coop; September 28th, 2008 at 09:41 AM.

September 28th, 2008, 05:28 PM	#13 (permalink)
Coop Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Memphis Posts: 5,350	The guys did great! Joy is doing good at the hospital in her little nice thyroid isolation suite. She said they treat her like Queen For A Day. Breakfast in bed, etc. They tell my little granny lady how young and pretty she looks. She may not want to come home tomorrow afternoon. win Cards ride off into sunset with finale win \| stlcardinals.com: News STLtoday - Lopez, Thompson lead Cardinals in rout of Reds Lohse contract press conference 4:30 tomorrow Lohse scratched, 'close' to new contract \| stlcardinals.com: News Bleacher's 40 man roster thread with my dumb comments added. Pitchers (24): Boggs, Mitchell - I like this guy, too. Carpenter, Chris - Praying that he is the real Carp next year. Our Ace. Flores, Randy - Can he pitch after surgery? Franklin, Ryan - I don't want to give him away. A good pitcher. Garcia, Jaime (L) - surgery. Hawksworth, Blake - Is his arm shot? Isringhausen, Jason - DL* Low cost only. No guarantees. ? Jimenez, Kelvin - Tony likes him. Johnson, Tyler - DL * We sure could use him! * Kinney, Josh Could he be our closer? 4. Looper, Braden - He should not cost a fortune. 2. Lohse, Kyle 5. McClellan, Kyle * Motte, Jason Could he be our closer? Mulder, Mark - Just go away! I wanted him to do so good for so long. Parisi, Mike - surgery. Perez, Chris - I hope that he gets it all together. Piniero, Joel - I think he stays. Can he be consistantly good? Springer, Russ - I hope that he comes back. Thompson, Brad - I like him a lot, but if Tony won't use him, let him try somewhere else. Villone, Ron - Just go away! 1. Wainwright, Adam 3. Wellemeyer, Todd Worrell, Mark - Not ready. Did you see Horton's plug for A.J. Burnett last night? I wish that we had lefties! Catchers (3): Johnson, Mark LaRue, Jason Molina, Yadier Bryan Anderson may be traded. Infielders (10): * Barden, Brian - Tony won't give him a chance. We need a SS! Leadoff hitter. 3B. Glaus, Troy Hoffpauir, Jarrett Izturis, Cesar Kennedy, Adam - I hope that he is brings some return value. 2B. Lopez, Felipe * Miles, Aaron - My favorite player! Our real closer! Phelps, Josh 1B. Pujols, Albert ! Ryan, Brendan Outfielders (8): Ankiel, Rick How much will Rick cost? Barton, Brian - AAA at Memphis. Duncan, Chris - * I think that he should be an AL DH. Not much value. Encarnacion, Juan - * Gone. * Ludwick, Ryan Mather, Joe - Come back, Joey Bombs! Schumaker, Skip I think a LOT of Skip. He didn't hit lefties. It hurts me to say, I hope that the gets a good trade return. Stavinoha, Nick - AL DH ? * Colby Rasmus should get a real shot in ST. Is he in the doghouse for a trade? I appreciate y'all putting up with me this year. I hoped that we could keep up the best Cardinals links on the internet. Wishful thinking when STLToday is there. I hope I helped. I make many mistakes. I always have a weird sense of humor (?). I am often guilty of gross exaggeration. I kept hoping that we would get a lot of posts. I hope that I didn't run people off. I had good intentions. I apologize to everybody that I offended for all my offenses. Now that the season is over, I will start a whole new set of horrendous blunders on my next post. Lily Tomlin Quotes - The Quotations Page No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up. Last edited by Coop; September 28th, 2008 at 06:00 PM.

September 28th, 2008, 05:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
Coop Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Memphis Posts: 5,350	Yahoo.com Reds-Cardinals Preview - MLB - Yahoo! Sports Lineups and a live boxscore should be here by game time FOX Sports on MSN - MLB - Game Trax

September 28th, 2008, 09:25 AM	#5 (permalink)
tulcard Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,012	Per the PD....Lohse is scratched from his start today to undergo a physical....possibly a prelude to announcing his signing to remain a Cardinal?....I've read 3 yrs./28 million with an option for a 4th year....we'll have to wait and see what they say later today....

September 28th, 2008, 10:03 AM	#7 (permalink)
Coop Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Memphis Posts: 5,350	A Lohse press conference will be held tomorrow afternoon. FSN play by play FOX Sports on MSN - MLB - Play by Play Yahoo play by play. MLB - Cincinnati Reds/St. Louis Cardinals Box Score Sunday September 28, 2008 - Yahoo! Sports I hope that there is good news when I get back home.

September 28th, 2008, 11:06 AM	#8 (permalink)
ArRedbird Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Arkansas Posts: 881	Oh, Coop. Some good news. Cards up 11-1 after 3. Keep it up, Cards!

September 28th, 2008, 12:42 PM	#9 (permalink)
Ewttexas Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 883	Fitting way to end the season. Cards win 11-4. They sweep Cinc and have their longest winning streak of the season at 6. Milw is about to take the WC and Houston won so we end up in 4th place. Back with the recap in a few minutes.

September 28th, 2008, 01:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
tulcard Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,012	GM John Mozeliak did say during today's game that there would be an "exciting announcement" tomorrow afternoon.... ....and Coop, I hope Looper is back as well....

September 28th, 2008, 01:16 PM	#11 (permalink)
Ewttexas Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 883	This is Ewt's last game winning post of the year. Time to hibernate. Is it February yet? This will be a long winter's nap. The Cards had 13 hits. Lopez led the way with 4 including 2 doubles. If he's not too expensive, he's worth a resign. Ludwick had 2 hits including his 37th HR. He ties Albert in that catagory but falls 1 point short of .300. Glaus had his 27th HR. He comes up short of 100 RBIs by 1. Ryan had 2 singles. Albert and Phelps each had a double. Izturis and Huckleberry each had a single. Thiompson filled in admirably for Lohse. The word is that the Cards will announce a resigning of Lohse tomorrow. I like it. It gives a rotation of Wainwright, Lohse, Wellemeyer and Pineiro. Carp is still a question mark so I hope that the Cards add that LH starter I've been looking for. Willis might come cheap. I, also, hope that they go after Affeldt. Huckleberry went 5 innings giving up 3 runs on 4 hits with 1 BB and 1 K. He ended up 6-3. Jimenez pitched the 6th. H gave up 1 run on 1 hit with a BB. Franklin pitched a perfect 7th. Motte was a bit shaky. He pitched the 8th giving up 2 BB and Kd 1. Villone got the 1st 2 outs in the 9th with a K and Springer registered the last out of the year. ERAs. Franklin-3.55, Motte-0.82 and Springer 2.32. The Cards finished 10 games over .500 which is amazing considering the obstacles they had to overcome. I hope that Albert gets the MVP but he might have some competition from CC. Of course I'm biased but I think that TLR was Manager Of The Year. Most knowledgeable prognosticators predict that it will be Sweet Lou but how much more could TLR have done with a 300M payroll? That wraps up the year. It has been a good one for the Cards. Lots of what ifs but in all we can't complain. Let's hope that Mo keeps his promise and is really aggressive in the off season. Looking forward to 2009. See ya later. MUCH LATER!!!

September 28th, 2008, 01:19 PM	#12 (permalink)
tulcard Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,012	Well Ewt....I hope you have around 15 more Game Summarys to do next year....so get your rest....and be ready for the Hot Stove discussion soon....

September 29th, 2008, 09:42 AM	#14 (permalink)
ArRedbird Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Arkansas Posts: 881	You did great, Coop, and I really appreciate all you've contributed to this forum. No complaints from me! And... I hope, also, that your lady is feeling better soon.