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god CT is a zoo... this place is tame compared to that one...

I just popped over there and was only on long enough to copy this...

"Is tomorrow a "must win"?

I think it is. I know it's too early in the season to call ANY game a "must win", but look at what lies ahead.

God help those people.

Richie Allen wrote:I just popped over there and was only on long enough to copy this...

"Is tomorrow a "must win"?

I think it is. I know it's too early in the season to call ANY game a "must win", but look at what lies ahead.

God help those people.

lol. I love it.

Leroy wrote:Did we give up when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?

ze germans?

I haven't seen any mention of the umpires 'ball four' call on the 3 and 2 count to send Reyes to 1st base in the very first inning. The ball looked like a strike to me as well as to Joe, Dan, and Al--one of the three remarked 'where was that pitch?'. There was no TV replay of the pitch in question! Does this mean that a replay was not available or that the call was too questionable to replay?

raddy wrote:The tone of the game was set in the first inning by the nbr 2 men in both lineups

LoDuca can handle the bat got the man over and they drew blood first

Cards nbr 2 man power/k hit into a DP--Pujols comes and a lines a double with 2 outs and nobody on.

Who ever made out the lineup has to take a lot of the blame IMO

What makes me wish Wainwright was starting vrs the Mets tomorrow night.

How would you change the lineup?

The offense is in a definate lull right now, but I don't think it's the fringe guys. We're getting men on base for the middle of the lineup. Pujols and Rolen are both starting slow. They both have an extra base hit, but they came with no one on.

And the DP's are killing us.

The team looks like it's playing with a collective hangover right now. A few years ago, it was said by a rival announcer that you have to go out there and beat the Cardinals, because they won't beat themselves. That's certainly not the case so far this season. The Mets have been executing nearly flawlessly--much like the Cardinals during the postseason run. The Cardinals right now just don't look confident out there.

--P--

I have the same feelings I had before the season.

1. I'm excited and optimistic about the pitching.
2. I'm concerned about the offense.

It would be nice to see Edmonds drive the ball against Maine tonight. We haven't seen it in the first two games.

TimeForGuinness wrote:

raddy wrote:The tone of the game was set in the first inning by the nbr 2 men in both lineups

LoDuca can handle the bat got the man over and they drew blood first

Cards nbr 2 man power/k hit into a DP--Pujols comes and a lines a double with 2 outs and nobody on.

Who ever made out the lineup has to take a lot of the blame IMO

What makes me wish Wainwright was starting vrs the Mets tomorrow night.

How would you change the lineup?

I would put Duncan in one of the power spots--probablly 5th and put Kennedy in the 2 hole at first because of his LH bat and speed

I would certainly put Pujols in the 4th spot --Rolen 3 --Edmonds 6th --Molina 7th and Skip/Taguchi in the 8 slot.

raddy wrote:

TimeForGuinness wrote:

raddy wrote:The tone of the game was set in the first inning by the nbr 2 men in both lineups

LoDuca can handle the bat got the man over and they drew blood first

Cards nbr 2 man power/k hit into a DP--Pujols comes and a lines a double with 2 outs and nobody on.

Who ever made out the lineup has to take a lot of the blame IMO

What makes me wish Wainwright was starting vrs the Mets tomorrow night.

How would you change the lineup?

I would put Duncan in one of the power spots--probablly 5th and put Kennedy in the 2 hole at first because of his LH bat and speed

I would certainly put Pujols in the 4th spot --Rolen 3 --Edmonds 6th --Molina 7th and Skip/Taguchi in the 8 slot.

That actually sounds like a pretty good lineup. At this point its all the DP's that are killing the team. Any time you think they might get something going by putting the leadoff guy on the next AB is a DP.