Trade Deadline

So the trade deadline is 3pm CST tomorrow. I think the Cards did the best they could in solving our problems at 2B without having to sacrifice too much. Belliard should be an adequate bat and consistent glove in the field. Plus, his contract is up after this year, and Luna was locked up through 2010. This will at least give us the option of upgrading in the offseason if Belliard is not the answer.

I'm hoping that Walt isn't getting too much sleep tonight and is hitting up the phones to sure up the Cards lineup for the playoff stretch. After and absolutely embarrassing 4 game sweep on the north side this weekend, it apparent the Cardinals still have a few holes to fill. I like Duncan in the starting lineup, but we still need an upgrade defensively in left, and a proven bat on top of it would be great too. To me, Sean Green fits perfectly, and I don't think we'd have to give up too much. Also, it would be great to have Duncan's bat coming off of the bench in the playoffs. Obviously, if we make the WS again, we'll need to have some pop in the lineup for any road games.

Here's the latest update from CBS Sportsline:

"According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, GM Walt Jocketty has been in touch with the Phillies about a combination of pitchers. Two names mentioned by the Post-Dispatch are lefties Rheal Cormier and Aaron Fultz as well as Cory Lidle and Jon Lieber. Jocketty has also been in touch with Arizona about Shawn Green and Luis Gonzalez, Pittsburgh's Craig Wilson and Jeromy Burnitz and Baltimore's Jeff Conine among others. "

Just a little over 15 hours to go though...we'll see what happens.

Also, congrats to Sutter on his induction to the Hall today!

Wild Rumors

Cards Fans get wild, there are some wild rumors out there and with the trade deadline fast approaching, Walt is sure to surprise us all. There are many Blogs out there reporting that the Birds are VERY interested in offering the farm for one MR. Dontrell Willis. WRONG ANSWER if you ask me. OFFER THE FARM FOR A-ROD. Let the Yankee fans boo and ruin his life. One weekend series full of standing O's and curtain calls in a Red Bird Uni would cure all of A-Rod's ills. Sure I've been drinking tonight, but move Eck to 2nd, and imagine a line-up of 1. Eck 2. A-Rod 3. Pujols 4. Rolen 5. Edmonds 6. Duncan 7. Encar 8. Yadi 9. (Pitcher). Sorry, THAT'S A WINNER!

Moe's on Friday

For all of you interested, and for those of you who are looking forward to a 4 day work week like I am, let's plan on a post game celebration at Moe's Cantina on Friday. For the out-of-towners, the address is 3518 N. Clark...steps away from the stadium. No drink specials this time...just hoping to get tons of Cardinals fans together in one place.

Hopefully we'll be the first to see a new acquisition to the team. Bobby Abreu or Carlos Lee would look great in a Cardinals uniform! We'll see what kind of magic Walt has up his sleeves.

Also, if anyone has bar suggestions for Thursday night, I'm open to suggestions. Just post a response. Hope to see everyone on Friday. Go Cards!

Thursday, July 13th

No outcome on the Cards game yet, as it's in the 11th inning. I'll just assume that we win on an Albert Pujols hit in the bottom of the 12th.

Some good signs in the first game back though. Marquis went deep for his 3rd start in a row, and Wainwright battled through some tough innings. Jimmy continued to swing a hot bat too! Good start...let's see if we can continue through the week.

Cards are back in town 2 weeks from tonight. We may set up another bar event. If anyone has ideas, feel free to share them.

Picking it up in the 2nd half

So, not only do the Cardinals need to pick it up in the 2nd half, so do we. I apologize for the lack of postings, events, and fun comments over the last two months. I'm opening the posting permissions to a few of the more talented writers I know, and things should start to pick up.

What's up w/ the National League losing again??? 1 strike away and we couldn't close the deal...how dissappointing!

Anyway, Ponson is gone and Jeff Weaver will hopefully be an adequate replacement. The Birds had a good series to close out the first half. After a few days off, I'm thinking they're ready to get 'er done! Aubrey Huff going to the Astros was a big move, but I'm sure we're all pretty confident that Jockety has a little bit of magic up his sleeves to add a big bat to the lineup. We'll see in the next few weeks.