NOW it can rain ..

"who is the randy winn of utility infielders?"

Aaron Miles

artie_fufkin wrote:

"who is the randy winn of utility infielders?"

Aaron Miles

ah, but he's taken.  i guess we'll have to wait until the dodgers release him.  are they even allowed to do that under their mlb stewardship?

seriously, i think the young bench guys are all playing pretty decent defense, but all have looked pretty bad on offense, often enough, that i would guess they're working their way onto la russa's shit list.

That's inexcusable. Walking Descalso.

bright side, i think salas is looking really good, too.  so suddenly, with the addition of sanchez and salas, and with sidelining franklin for boggs, our bullpen is looking like it could become a big strength.

Boggs still scares me. Not as much as he used to. But he still scares me.

Max wrote:

artie_fufkin wrote:

Has Booby Valentine said anything remotely insightful in the past 2 1/2 hours?

yeah, maybe.  was that valentine who just commented that boggs's fastball "comes in straight"?

That'll be him. The same guy who wanted to send 48-year-old Miggy Cairo against the catcher with the best arm in baseball.

Max wrote:

artie_fufkin wrote:

That's inexcusable. Walking Descalso.

not that they could make him pay.  in hindsight that inside pitch, whether intentional or not, seemed to have caused molina to back away from the plate a bit.

Dusty showed his true colors on that one.  He couldnt let this pissing match go.  I dont know if anything happend that I missed this series because I didnt get a chance to watch much of it.  However I dont recall the Cardinals doing anything.  Chapman was throwing at Molina.  I dont know if Molina did something on the HR to egg it on or not but TLR will resond to this.  Molina is one of his boys.  He hits in the lower part of the lineup that likely couldnt have burn a hard thrower like Chapman.  Dusty also knew that TLR wouldnt risk screwing up the 9th inning by getting his closer tossed.   


Good 9th inning by Boggs, BTW.

artie_fufkin wrote:

Has Booby Valentine said anything remotely insightful in the past 2 1/2 hours?

No, and it started early by saying the Cardinals don't have anyone good defensively outside of Pujols, Molina and Rasmus. Theriot and Berkman are not very good, but Matt Holliday is, and both Descalso and Punto are on the roster because of their defense. What an idiot.

As for saying that Boggs throws a fastball without movement, he's apparently thinking of Motte.

APRTW wrote:

Max wrote:

artie_fufkin wrote:

That's inexcusable. Walking Descalso.

not that they could make him pay.  in hindsight that inside pitch, whether intentional or not, seemed to have caused molina to back away from the plate a bit.

Dusty showed his true colors on that one.  He couldnt let this pissing match go.  I dont know if anything happend that I missed this series because I didnt get a chance to watch much of it.  However I dont recall the Cardinals doing anything.  Chapman was throwing at Molina.  I dont know if Molina did something on the HR to egg it on or not but TLR will resond to this.  Molina is one of his boys.  He hits in the lower part of the lineup that likely couldnt have burn a hard thrower like Chapman.  Dusty also knew that TLR wouldnt risk screwing up the 9th inning by getting his closer tossed.   


Good 9th inning by Boggs, BTW.

he took a curtain call.

Max wrote:

tkihshbt wrote:

artie_fufkin wrote:

Has Booby Valentine said anything remotely insightful in the past 2 1/2 hours?

No, and it started early by saying the Cardinals don't have anyone good defensively outside of Pujols, Molina and Rasmus. Theriot and Berkman are not very good, but Matt Holliday is, and both Descalso and Punto are on the roster because of their defense. What an idiot.

As for saying that Boggs throws a fastball without movement, he's apparently thinking of Motte.

not sure if you've been watching, tk, but motte's fastball has picked up a little bit of movement this season.

Motte is doing well, moving the fastball. Still not much commitment to anything but the fastball (though he is trying the occassional offspeed pitch). I would love to see him really develop a reliable changeup... With his velocity, he could have a 15-20 mph difference between the two, and if he could locate them both? That's almost unhittable.

"well, i gotta agree with bobby v, then, 'cause i think his fastball comes in straight."

Max, everyone's fastball comes in straight.