forsberg_us wrote:

Garcia is in good position to win ROY unless . . .

he goes all Wainwright and implodes for his final few starts, as he did on the previous one.

artie_fufkin wrote:

Anyone else think Heyward has Joe Morgan's vote locked up?

More importantly, who gave Joe Morgan a vote?

Hey Artie what is that red X under your name?  The picture doesnt show up on my computer.

"did anyone else in the booth mention Garcia?"

Yes, and favorably. One of them said there ought to be two separate awards for rookie player of the year and rookie pitcher of the year, with Garcia winning the latter this season.

Max wrote:

But Garcia has a very good chance to beat out people like Heyward and Posey if his last few starts are strong.

One other variable to consider is whether or not Garcia gets a "few more starts."  The Cardinals are 6 out with 21 games to go.  If they are 6 or more out 10 games from now, it might makes sense to shut down Garcia for the rest of the year.  Assuming 2 starts of average length, he probably finishes the season with 170 IP.  I seemed to remember they were targeting him for somewhere in the neighborhood of 150.

If either Posey or Heyward makes a big push to get his team into the playoffs, and Garcia is sitting idle, I think Garcia would be in trouble.  But even it that's the case, I'm not sure I can see them pushing his inning total for the sake of individual accomplishment--nor do I think it would be wise.

Garcia may have only 2 more starts to prove he deserves the award.  Here's hoping he throws a good one tonight.

don.rob11 wrote:

Garcia at home vs. Smardzija (18.90) . I like our chances .


<http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/article_88ce7fba-bf55-11df-9d67-00127992bc8b.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter



....ummm, How do you copy and paste here ?

You'd think so Don, but how often has this team lost to a pitcher it should beat?

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/article_88ce7fba-bf55-11df-9d67-00127992bc8b.html

forsberg_us wrote:

don.rob11 wrote:

....ummm, How do you copy and paste here ?

I think you copy and paste the normal way.  Your link may not have worked as well since it covered 2 lines.  Or maybe because it came from Twitter rather than the original story.

Refer to the "cheat sheet" at the very bottom of the screen.  I can't show you the syntax because it gets interpreted as a link and the prefix/suffix disappear.

Yeah just copy and paste the "URL" captiopns and put your link inbetween. 

[url]<http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/article_88ce7fba-bf55-11df-9d67-00127992bc8b.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter[/url]

The same rule applies to images, quotes or if you want to add bold or underlined lettering.

Expect the link doesnt lead you anyplace.  Or at least it didnt me.

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don.rob11 wrote:

....ummm, How do you copy and paste here ?

I think there was a copy and paste symposium on the Cubs board a few years back. Too bad you missed it, Rob. LOL!!

Max wrote:

forsberg_us wrote:

You'd think so Don, but how often has this team lost to a pitcher it should beat?

. . . and down the stretch here, how many times have we lost with one of our "good pitchers" on the mound?

"There was a time, earlier in the season, when they were continually referring to the Cards won-loss record in games started by Carp, Wainwright, and Garcia . . . and it was impressive.  I'll bet if you go back to the end of the series with Cincy in mid-August, that stat looks HORRIBLE."

Looks like a repeat again tonight .

KC_Card_Guy wrote:

I think there was a copy and paste symposium on the Cubs board a few years back. Too bad you missed it, Rob. LOL!!

That was the second of three instructional sessions on the Cubs' board, the first being "How walks and hits affect WHIP," and the third being "Behavioral Science with Adorable Gracie."
I don't think the "Big Ben is a Clock?" discussion ever rose to the level of a tutorial.

Cardinals are skipping Garcia again

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/article_2b52875e-38c2-5252-99cc-d32e6b0b4cb9.html