February 2007
Monthly Archive
TLR: Will he be in the Cards in '08?
Posted by admin on 20 Feb 2007 | Tagged as: Cardinal Small Talk
I think Tony will walk away after this year. He has spent 12 years in STL, he has won a WS and the article below indicates he is not motivated by money. He has his detractors but where will we find a better manager?
From the Post dispatch:
La Russa, 62, is also entering the last season of a three-year contract worth about $9 million without ongoing talk of an extension.
A similar situation surrounding New York Yankees manager Joe Torre has stirred something bordering on hysteria. La Russa insisted Thursday that his case should not cause a ripple.
“I’m willing to wait and see,” said La Russa, who enters the season with two World Series titles and 2,297 career wins, including 977 with the Cardinals. “It’s not an issue to me.”
La Russa, who suggested as recently as last September that the team’s market may be tiring of him, remained vague about whether he intends to manage beyond this season either in St. Louis or elsewhere.
“I’ll keep saying it until people get it right, because it’s the truth,” La Russa said. “If the players, the fans or the organization want somebody different — whatever the contract says — the person shouldn’t hang around. Whether it’s the first, second or third of three years, I feel no different.”
La Russa traditionally has waited for his contract to expire before negotiating the next. However, entering a lame-duck season in possession of a World Series championship and the third-most managerial wins in the game’s history offers a unique set of circumstances.
“This is 12 years (in St. Louis). That’s one issue,” La Russa said. “Another is, even if you go year to year, if you’re going to do a good enough job in a new situation, you have to be ready to commit yourself to three to five years. I
wouldn’t sign a three-year contract here or someplace else if I didn’t think I had theree years in me.
Will Cards Trade for Pitching?
Posted by admin on 19 Feb 2007 | Tagged as: Cardinal Small Talk
The focus is again on Jon Lieber, or Carl Pavano. The Cardinals don’t really need any of these guys, but rumors will probably float about all spring because much of their rotation is unproven. I say, trust the youth! PECOTA has Reyes at a 3.89 ERA, Wainwright at 4.00. Thus the team has one ace, two very solid youngsters, a nice project in Kip Wells in the #4 slot, and a host of solid candidates for the last. I know there’s a faction of Cardinals fans who think their rotation is better than last year’s.
I agree.
The starting staff
Posted by admin on 18 Feb 2007 | Tagged as: Cardinal Small Talk
9 days and 20 hrs from the time I write this is the start of SPRING TRAINING GAMES! I am PUMPED!
The biggest question facing the Cardinals is the pitching staff, primarily the starters. Is Looper really a starter? I know I am not drafting him in my fantasy draft. Right now, without them pitching in Spring Training, I am hoping for Ryan Franklin to emerge as the #5 starter. Not Narveson, Looper or Thompson…keep them in the pen or back to AAA.
When they actually pitch, things may change. Carpenter, Reyes, Wells and Wainwright can hold the fort until the return of Mark Mulder.
Tomorrow: More starting pitcher talk
Jim Edmonds
Posted by admin on 17 Feb 2007 | Tagged as: Cardinal Small Talk
Does he still have it? Can he regain prominence as a Top 5 Centerfielder?
Aging or not, Edmonds is still one of the more dominating outfielders in the game, and he is one of the more clutch hitters on the team. The Cardinals will continue to gamble on Edmonds’ health, but he should be able to make winners out of Walt Jocketty and company in 2007, in what could be his second-to-last season in pro baseball.
Look for a stellar year from JimEd.
This becomes a daily affair starting today.
Posted by admin on 17 Feb 2007 | Tagged as: Cardinal Small Talk
I start blogging daily…today. It is baseball season with pitchers and catchers reporting. I am off and going. I am listing some of MY favorite websites for baseball and the Cardinals.
- CardsClubhouse http://www.cardsclubhouse.com/index.php
Is Izzy ready or is it hype? He’s ready. He was embarrassed last year.
