…then you haven’t seen anything yet!
So apparently, just to spite me and my post from last night, lambasting the amount of walks surrendered by the Cards’ bullpen this season, {{bbref|p/perezch|Chris Perez}} went out this afternoon and one-upped me.
Yes Chris, you have proven your point.
Giving up a walk is not the worst thing you can do. Giving up a walk AND THEN a home run? Far, far worse.
Not that I think it mattered, the Cards’ post-Pujols-to-the-DL adrenaline appears to have worn off, as they scored a measly four runs in three games against the Royals. When I said a few times over the last two weeks that the Cards needed a sweep, apparently I needed to clarify that they shouldn’t be on the receiving end of said sweep.
{{bbref|t/thompbr|Brad Thompson}} wasn’t horrible in his start, but he didn’t seem to be the answer everyone was looking for to buoy the rotation until they get some juice back either. Hopefully {{bbref|w/welleto|Todd Wellemeyer}} can bounce back for his next turn.
Probably more importantly, hopefully the Cards staff is right when they believe that {{bbref|p/pujolal|Albert Pujols}} will be back sooner than later. Bernie Miklasz over at the Post-Dispatch said it succinctly and accurately: The Cards aren’t the same without Pujols.
In the meantime, I still think it will be interesting to see how the bullpen shakes out as Wellemeyer comes back, and {{bbref|m/muldema|Mark Mulder}} tries to push his way back onto the big club. Perez didn’t help his case for staying up any with today’s performance. Thompson figures to stick in the long relief/spot start role. Is that the end of the changes?
I have a sneaking suspicion after today’s move to put {{bbref|r/reyesan|Anthony Reyes}} on the disabled list that it is nothing more than a “reason” to send Reyes back to Memphis when he is “healthy” rather than option him outright, further admitting to teams that might be interested in trading that he is increasingly reaching a lower and lower sell price for Mozeliak.
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Wow, I’m just setting everyone up to fail by mentioning their names, huh?
Mulder at Memphis tonight was an ugly sight.