Laughing at the Schedulers
GAME 137 IN-GAME DISCUSSION THREAD [PARACHAT]
CHICAGO CUBS (66-70) @ ST LOUIS CARDINALS (87-50)
BUSCH STADIUM, 1:15 pm CDT, TV: WGN, FSMW
Fifteen of the Cubs' last twenty-seven games are against either the St Louis Cardinals or the Houston Astros, for there was supposed to be a big three horse race down the stretch. But none of the teams have kept their end of the bargain. The Cubs fell out of things far too soon, and the Astros have had serious problems scoring runs. The Cardinals, meanwhile, just picked up where they left off last year, and ran away with the division before the others had even noticed it was gone. What the Cardinals have done so far this year is remarkable. This is a team that's been without Scott Rolen, Reggie Sanders, Larry Walker and Yadier Molina for large chunks of the season, that's had to weather the decline of Jim Edmonds, and that was thoroughly ripped off in the Mark Mulder trade. And yet, regardless, they've put the excuses aside, and have simply got on with the business of winning, day in and day out. As much as I hate to say, I wish our Cubs were more like these Cards.
Mark Prior and his frigging home runs. His last time out in Busch stadium, he allowed three home runs in a single inning, and on the year now he's up to 23. That's the biggest reason that his ERA stands at 3.72, not exactly the ace-like figure we were hoping for.
Fifteen of the Cubs' last twenty-seven games are against either the St Louis Cardinals or the Houston Astros, for there was supposed to be a big three horse race down the stretch. But none of the teams have kept their end of the bargain. The Cubs fell out of things far too soon, and the Astros have had serious problems scoring runs. The Cardinals, meanwhile, just picked up where they left off last year, and ran away with the division before the others had even noticed it was gone. What the Cardinals have done so far this year is remarkable. This is a team that's been without Scott Rolen, Reggie Sanders, Larry Walker and Yadier Molina for large chunks of the season, that's had to weather the decline of Jim Edmonds, and that was thoroughly ripped off in the Mark Mulder trade. And yet, regardless, they've put the excuses aside, and have simply got on with the business of winning, day in and day out. As much as I hate to say, I wish our Cubs were more like these Cards.
Jeff Suppan, RHP 13-10, 3.90 ERA 88/52 K/BB, 21 HR in 161.2 IP |
Mark Prior, RHP 10-5, 3.72 ERA 154/45 K/BB, 23 HR in 138.0 IP |
LF Jerry Hairston Jr | SS David Eckstein |
SS Ronny Cedeno | 3B *Abraham Nunez |
1B Derrek Lee | 1B Albert Pujols |
RF *Jeromy Burnitz | CF *Jim Edmonds |
3B Nomar Garciaparra | RF *Larry Walker |
2B *Todd Walker | 2B Mark Grudzielanek |
C Henry Blanco | LF *John Rodriguez |
CF *Corey Patterson | C Einar Diaz |
P Mark Prior | P Jeff Suppan |
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