Cardinals vs. Pirates, 23 April 2008
by Charlie Wilmoth on Apr 23, 2008 3:01 PM EDT
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PrintSt. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates, Apr 23, 2008 7:05 PM EDT
Todd Wellemeyer and Ian Snell kick off a two-game set at 7:05 at PNC. As always when Snell pitches against the Cardinals, watch out for Albert Pujols, who's 9-for-16 lifetime with four homers against Snell.
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Scary start...
...great ending!
I’d also like to thank the Texas Rangers for making me feel a little better about the Bucs’ last few drubbings. Ah, the sweet smell of schadenfreude...
.500 or bust...
Re: Texas Rangers
I run a Texas Rangers fan site, and I was coming here to post something. Much to my surprise, there was already a Texas Rangers remark here. :)
Anyway, I was going to post this link. Pirates fans might find it amusing.
http://www.rangerfans.com/archives/2008/04/g22_rangers_serve_up_a_heaping_big_pile_of_suck.html
I feel for you...
... it kinda seemed that the Tigers were taking out the frustrations of their dismal first week on the Rangers.
I don't know a ton about Kevin Thompson,
but he should be on the mlb team right now. Can anyone tell me why he isn’t occupying the bench OFer spot instead of Nyjer Morgan? I know this has been talked about a lot before, but I was hoping some Nyjer fan out there will be able to make a good argument for me.
I'll play Devil's advocate
Nyjer is a significantly better defender than Thompson, and his baserunning gives him added tactical value. Thompson is basically the same type of hitter as Gomez and Dougie M and Paulino: decent average and doubles power, but not a big thumper. As such, he’d be redundant on the team, with the way the roster is currently constructed. He made notional sense as a platoon partner for Nate this spring, but since Nate’s hitting .335/.412/.484 against LHP so far this year, that isn’t really a pressing need at the moment.
That said, once I go back to being myself, I’d probably still make the switch.
That is a good argument, though
Are Nyjer’s baserunning abilities that much more than Thompson’s? Apparently he can outrun him in the 60, but can Nyjer steal second in a big situation or take third on a single to right frequently?
Hard to say.
Nyjer is definitely faster in terms of straight-line speed, but he doesn’t seem to get good reads/jumps, at least to my eyes.
Just read something at the Hardball Times
Posted today—”Ten things I learned from the THT team page”
To see a highlight of something we all already knew, scroll down to number eight.
FWIW, Pujols is now 11-for-19 (.579) lifetime vs. Snell...
... but his OPS dropped from 2.088 to 1.982
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