Sox Part II

Another dissappointing loss, and I'm wondering if I should start loosening up for a bullpen spot with the birds. I was hoping Wainwright would be in the rotation from this point forward, but obviously not given that he pitched an inning of relief tonight. I'm hoping Reyes can spare some dignity for Cards fans in Chicago!

Hopefully this is just a small slide...and Edmonds is okay. By the way, that was an amazing attempt, and I expect nothing less from a Cardinal great! Kudos to Edmonds!

Anyway, who cares about records....we're still 4 games up in the NL Central Division. That really got to Sox fans in the Bullpen Bar as they were trying to rub in the two ass-kickings these last two days. Really worked 'em up when my response to the "Are you going to bring Pujols back tomorrow?" comment was "nah, we really don't need him...we can afford to lose these next few games."!

Go Redbirds!

Sox Series

There have been a few people wanting to get together for a game during this series. We don't have any plans, as most people we talked to are going to a few of the games. I'll be at the next two. ESPN Zone would be a good time, and if anyone wants to coordinate, please post a response to this message.

Thoughts as the Sox Thump the Cards

So, the Cards/Sox game is going into the 5th inning, and we are getting whipped. I'm typing thankful that I didn't waste my money going to the game tonight, and hope that we can turn it around the next two nights on the southside.

Getting Albert back is going to be huge for us, and hopefully we'll have him for the Tigers this weekend. Initially I thought our pitching would be a huge strength for us this year, but we obviously have a lot of questions to answer there. Mulder has been nothing short of dissappointing in his last 6 starts, and Ponson has at least temporarily moved to the pen.

My suggestion is to move Wainwright to the rotation and bring up Reyes for another spot. Ponson would be fine in the bullpen, and if Mulder's stock hasn't gone down too much, we need to deal him for a bat. The Rangers, Mets, and Devil Rays all seem to have some interesting outfielders to deal, but I'm wondering if they'll want to much.

There just a month left until the trading deadline...I'm interested to see who agrees with my thoughts, and what other ideas might be out there. The Cards are still kicking ass in the Central Division, but this is the year to go all the way! Go Birds!

ps. Good to see Ponson had some balls and finally threw inside to a few batters!

BUS TRIP CANCELLED

Due to lack of responses on the bus trip, we had to cancel as we could not foot the entire bill for it. It would still be fun to meet up with everyone for tailgaiting beforehand. If possible, try to park on the left field side of the stadium. I think there is a Robin Yount statue and a commemorative statue to the workers that built the stadium...plenty of room for tailgaiting!