St. Louis Cardinals @ Atlanta Braves GameThread, Jul 28, 2008 7:10 PM EDT

Cards @ Braves: Waiting for the Trades, Day 1

by gondeee on Jul 28, 2008 6:25 PM EDT in Open Threads Comment 56 comments

St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves, Jul 28, 2008 7:10 PM EDT

Just sitting around, waiting on trades, just waiting around.

Hey, by the way our lineup is going to look a little wacky tonight -- no Chipper, no McCann. I am glad that Clint Sammons is back in the big leagues. I was pretty impressed with him during his callup last season, though he hasn't been that good this year at Richmond, so we'll see. Also, it's good to see Charlie Morton back in the bigs. Let's hope he can do a better job then Jo-Jo Reyes. After a good June (3.58 ERA), Jo-Jo has been particularly bad in July (11.48 ERA).

Let's go get them Cardinals (and try not to blow a multirun lead).

Current Series

4 game series vs Cardinals @ Turner Field

St. Louis Cardinals Viva El Birdos @ Atlanta Braves Talking Chop Monday, Jul 28, 2008, 7:10 PM EDT Turner Field Braden Looper vs Tim Hudson Clear. Winds blowing in from center field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Near 95. Complete Coverage >
Tue 07/29	Todd Wellemeyer vs Tim Hudson Partly cloudy. Winds blowing out to center field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 85.	7:10 PM EDT
Wed 07/30		7:10 PM EDT
Thu 07/31		7:10 PM EDT

Ignore that starting pitcher listed above (for both days), tonight's starter is really Charlie Morton and tomorrow's is a big fat TBD.

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Tonight: Morton
Tommorrow: Campillo
Wed: Jurrjens
Th: Hampton
F: ????

by 10-4 on Jul 28, 2008 6:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

LINEUPS

The Pujols-led Cardinals:

S Schumaker CF
A Miles 2B
A Pujols 1B
R Ludwick RF
T Glaus 3B
Y Molina C
J Mather LF
B Looper P
C Izturis SS

YOUR Atlanta Braves:

G Blanco LF
Y Escobar SS
M Teixeira 1B
M Kotsay CF
K Johnson 2B
O Infante 3B
J Francoeur RF
C Sammons C
C Morton P

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 28, 2008 6:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Kotsay in the cleanup spot...

Oh boy, this could get interesting folks.

by mburris1 on Jul 28, 2008 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Seriously

- Oh, Bobby. -

by sdp on Jul 28, 2008 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Brian Jordan thinks he's being showcased.

He is an expert analysis after all. it is good to see FYF back in the seven spot.

by 10-4 on Jul 28, 2008 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i don’t even wanna come to atlanta anymore. its gonna be depressing to see milwaukee WAX us

by bigjoe on Jul 28, 2008 7:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

paying tuition is depressing

by bigjoe on Jul 28, 2008 7:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Ay, it is.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 28, 2008 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I get paid to go to school

Hooray for the Chickasaw Nation!

by mburris1 on Jul 28, 2008 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i kinda do…considering its my dad’s money, and he always rounds up when he transfers me the money

by bigjoe on Jul 28, 2008 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

So do I, now...

Not related to the Chickasaw Nation though.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 28, 2008 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Free college is the least I should get.

What with the raping and pillaging of the land.

Oh, and the smallpox.

/sarc

by mburris1 on Jul 28, 2008 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh my, Pujols!

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 28, 2008 7:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

albert pujols…if the cardinals make the playoffs, he’s gotta be the MVP, right?

by bigjoe on Jul 28, 2008 7:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

At least we can allow people like Charlie to get plenty of time in the rest of this year. Hopefully that will translate to him being more comfortable/prepared to be consistant next year!

by clemsonfan on Jul 28, 2008 7:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Blessed be

Small miracles.

by mburris1 on Jul 28, 2008 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Gotta take comfort

in the small things

by clemsonfan on Jul 28, 2008 7:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

41 rookie starts...

The fact that were as close as we are is astounding after hearing that!!

by clemsonfan on Jul 28, 2008 7:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

no shit...

Think about it, next year we are only a few pieces away and some good luck with injuries from being a contender.

That is why we need to resign Tex, get an OF, and starter.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 28, 2008 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Resign Tex?

Bwahahaha.

Funny guy.

by mburris1 on Jul 28, 2008 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I agree completly..

I think resigning Tex is a pipe dream though

by clemsonfan on Jul 28, 2008 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well, ya know what...

I’m going to dream.

Maybe we trade him, then sign him as a FA in the offseason?

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 28, 2008 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You're on a roll.

by mburris1 on Jul 28, 2008 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nice curve Chuck!

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 28, 2008 7:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

man, i wish we didn’t trade adam wainwright

by bigjoe on Jul 28, 2008 7:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

But we got a year of J.D. Drew

What a RF.

Not to mention a great person…

by mburris1 on Jul 28, 2008 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

he got us a division title and almost won the MVP. and apparently we DIDN’T get a draft pick for him…genius work from the braves. are we even sure we’re gonna offer tex arbitration?

by bigjoe on Jul 28, 2008 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

No

We will probably ship him out.

by mburris1 on Jul 28, 2008 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

maybe we CAN trade him and re-sign him, because our pick will most likely be a protected top 15. woooooooo

still praying for adam dunn though

by bigjoe on Jul 28, 2008 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I still don't understand

Why do people hate on Adam Dunn, I would love to have him in the lineup.

His OPS is through the roof year after year.

by mburris1 on Jul 28, 2008 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

you know how everyone loves ryan howard? adam dunn is like ryan howard, except he walks more and strikes out less

by bigjoe on Jul 28, 2008 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

what are gas prices like down in ATL? we’re down to like 3.75 here

by bigjoe on Jul 28, 2008 7:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

3.86 was the lowest I saw tonight driving home. That’s reg. unlead.

by Lizziebeth on Jul 28, 2008 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

d'oh

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 28, 2008 7:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

joe mather? WHO IS JOE MATHER?

by bigjoe on Jul 28, 2008 7:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

i wonder if ned coletti is dumb enough to do kershaw/laroche/loney for ohman’tex

by bigjoe on Jul 28, 2008 7:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

He's dumb

But probably not that dumb.

by mburris1 on Jul 28, 2008 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

is he really though?

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3506150

i mean…REALLY!?

by bigjoe on Jul 28, 2008 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I said probably

mostly because I am trying to give him the benefit of the doubt.

The situation in Chavez Ravine is not a good one, with the owner, McCourt, and the assistant GM, Logan White, meddling in just about everything that Coletti has tried to do.

So I guess we could run it by him and see what comes of it.

by mburris1 on Jul 28, 2008 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs