Game Thread - Wednesday, September 5 - PIT @ STL

Coop · September 5th, 2007, 05:14 AM

Probables: Mark Mulder vs Tony Armas at 7PM on FSN MW.

Yesterday's boxscore
FOX Sports on MSN - MLB - Game Trax

Wells, etc. There is still hope.
The Official Site of The St. Louis Cardinals: News: St. Louis Cardinals News

STLtoday - Sports - Cardinals

The Official Site of The St. Louis Cardinals: Homepage
STLtoday - Sports

Standings
The Official Site of Major League Baseball: Standings: Regular Season Standings

All teams forums.
http://www.fanhome.com/forums/3_baseball

Additions and corrections are appreciated.
Thank you.

Coop · September 5th, 2007, 12:42 PM

FSN preview.
FOX Sports on MSN - MLB - Game Trax
The lineups should be here before game time.

I appreciate y'all putting up with my looney comments.
I think Wells is crap for the Cardinals. I will be happy if I am proven wrong.
I hope I post something helpful and worthwhile sometimes.
I mean well. I want the Cardinals to win, how ever it is.

AutobodyCAD · September 5th, 2007, 12:57 PM

don't worry. I think Mulder might surprise us all tonight, and Armas, Jr is ready for another rough-up!

Coop · September 5th, 2007, 05:14 PM

Weather
AccuWeather.com - Saint Louis, MO - Weather Forecast - Local Weather Forecasts

If they play
US
SS.Eckstein
RF.Ankiel
1B.Pujols
CF.Edmonds
LF.Duncan
C.Molina
3B.Branyan
P.Mulder
2B.Miles

Them
3B.Izturis
CF.Bautista
2B.Sanchez
1B.LaRoche
LF.Bay
RF.Pearce
C.Paulino
SS.Wilson
P.Armas

Coop · September 5th, 2007, 05:52 PM

Bernie on the 6 man rotation.
STLtoday.com Blogs - Sports - Bernie's Extra Points - La Russa’s Six-Man Rotation

Yahoo coverage
MLB - Pittsburgh Pirates/St. Louis Cardinals Box Score Wednesday September 5, 2007 - Yahoo! Sports

BleacherBum593 · September 6th, 2007, 10:30 AM

Mulder started the game very well. 9 pitch 1st inning. 2nd inning he did his Kip Wells impression (if you know what I mean). 3rd inning he looked fine and 4th inning he reverted back to Wells impressions.

Overall, I thought he did fairly well for his 1st major league game in over a year. Hopefully, he can build on his first and third innings performance in his next start.

On Offense - other than Ankiel's shot into the right field stands, it was pretty boring. Duncan needs to sit. 3 K's - 2 looking.

GoCrazyFolks · September 6th, 2007, 11:32 AM

Mulder looked pretty good at times last night. He hit as high as 93 on the FSMW gun (which is rumored to be slow). Unfortunately he couldn't maintain that velocity. I hope that is remedied with a few more starts.

Of note though is; he threw very few breaking balls. I don't recall a single 12-6 curveball. I would guess that he wasn't able to locate it in his warm-ups, so they abandoned it.

The biggest problem was just not finishing his pitches. He was leaving balls up in the zone and didn't have good command. All-in-all, IMHO, it was an encouraging start. It looks like the tools are there he just needs to fine tune the mechanics and build some stamina.

September 5th, 2007, 05:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
Coop Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Memphis Posts: 4,184	Game Thread - Wednesday, September 5 - PIT @ STL Probables: Mark Mulder vs Tony Armas at 7PM on FSN MW. Yesterday's boxscore FOX Sports on MSN - MLB - Game Trax Wells, etc. There is still hope. The Official Site of The St. Louis Cardinals: News: St. Louis Cardinals News STLtoday - Sports - Cardinals The Official Site of The St. Louis Cardinals: Homepage STLtoday - Sports Standings The Official Site of Major League Baseball: Standings: Regular Season Standings All teams forums. http://www.fanhome.com/forums/3_baseball Additions and corrections are appreciated. Thank you.

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Coop Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Memphis Posts: 4,184	FSN preview. FOX Sports on MSN - MLB - Game Trax The lineups should be here before game time. I appreciate y'all putting up with my looney comments. I think Wells is crap for the Cardinals. I will be happy if I am proven wrong. I hope I post something helpful and worthwhile sometimes. I mean well. I want the Cardinals to win, how ever it is. Last edited by Coop; September 5th, 2007 at 12:47 PM.

September 5th, 2007, 05:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
Coop Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Memphis Posts: 4,184	Weather AccuWeather.com - Saint Louis, MO - Weather Forecast - Local Weather Forecasts If they play US SS.Eckstein RF.Ankiel 1B.Pujols CF.Edmonds LF.Duncan C.Molina 3B.Branyan P.Mulder 2B.Miles Them 3B.Izturis CF.Bautista 2B.Sanchez 1B.LaRoche LF.Bay RF.Pearce C.Paulino SS.Wilson P.Armas Last edited by Coop; September 5th, 2007 at 05:31 PM.

September 5th, 2007, 05:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
Coop Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Memphis Posts: 4,184	Bernie on the 6 man rotation. STLtoday.com Blogs - Sports - Bernie's Extra Points - La Russa’s Six-Man Rotation Yahoo coverage MLB - Pittsburgh Pirates/St. Louis Cardinals Box Score Wednesday September 5, 2007 - Yahoo! Sports Last edited by Coop; September 5th, 2007 at 05:54 PM.

September 6th, 2007, 10:30 AM	#6 (permalink)
BleacherBum593 Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: St Louis (LF Bleachers) Posts: 1,903	Mulder started the game very well. 9 pitch 1st inning. 2nd inning he did his Kip Wells impression (if you know what I mean). 3rd inning he looked fine and 4th inning he reverted back to Wells impressions. Overall, I thought he did fairly well for his 1st major league game in over a year. Hopefully, he can build on his first and third innings performance in his next start. On Offense - other than Ankiel's shot into the right field stands, it was pretty boring. Duncan needs to sit. 3 K's - 2 looking. __________________ "Build it and they will come"

September 5th, 2007, 12:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
AutobodyCAD Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 376	don't worry. I think Mulder might surprise us all tonight, and Armas, Jr is ready for another rough-up!

September 6th, 2007, 11:32 AM	#7 (permalink)
GoCrazyFolks Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 167	Mulder looked pretty good at times last night. He hit as high as 93 on the FSMW gun (which is rumored to be slow). Unfortunately he couldn't maintain that velocity. I hope that is remedied with a few more starts. Of note though is; he threw very few breaking balls. I don't recall a single 12-6 curveball. I would guess that he wasn't able to locate it in his warm-ups, so they abandoned it. The biggest problem was just not finishing his pitches. He was leaving balls up in the zone and didn't have good command. All-in-all, IMHO, it was an encouraging start. It looks like the tools are there he just needs to fine tune the mechanics and build some stamina.