Jaime Garcia
Number 2. Numero dos. Deux. The 2 spot. Second in command. The backup to the lead man. Best supporting actor. That was what Chris Carpenter was supposed to be this season. Instead, he’s been pushed to the forefront, and he’s suddenly perceived as being the “ace” once again to many fans. There’s just one problem. […]
Notice the way this shot was framed magnificently against the backdrop of the Busch Stadium crowd at night. The warning sign for “Interfering With Ball” marks the boundary, and the foul/fair pole with its ghastly school bus yellow color is matched in the background by its twin. More importantly, check out the guy in front […]
Posted in: 2011 Cardinals Game Notes,Busch Stadium
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Cardinals fans at Busch Stadium this weekend have been treated to three starting pitching gems so far in just two games – two for the good guys (Jaime Garcia and Kyle Lohse) and one by the opposing Brewers (Yovani Gallardo). Lohse’s required a bit more wiggle work, but he was outstanding again nonetheless. We enter […]
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I’m BACK! After over a two week “hiatus” which consisted primarily of being forced to do what’s known in some circles as “work”, I’m back and worse than ever. Fear not, though. It’s not like I used my time wisely and tried to make the world a better place or volunteered to help Carlos Lee […]
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Tagged with: Aaron Miles, adrian beltre, Albert Pujols, ECI Stat, Jaime Garcia, Jake Westbrooke, Jason Motte, Kyle Lohse, Lance Berkman, Mitchell Boggs, Ryan Franklin
For those of you who follow on Twitter, you know that I announced I was going to err on the side of “blinded optimism” for a while. At least one respondent argued that I had already gone crazy. Yet, as Tony La Russa is quick to inform us, the season is young. Matt Holliday returned […]
Posted in: 2011 Cardinals Game Notes,Cardinals Coaches,Current Cardinals
Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Batting average on balls in play, Colby Rasmus, Dave Duncan, David Freese, Jaime Garcia, Jake Westbrook, Kyle McClellan, Lance Berkman, Matt Holliday, Miguel Batista, Ryan Franklin, Ryan Theriot, Tony La Russa
After scoring just 15 runs in the first 6 games of the season, it’s fairly safe to say that the Cardinals are not lighting anybody up on offense. With the Redbirds sitting at 2-4, I’m willing to look at the bright side of things for a moment, though. They’ve wasted two pretty good outings by […]
As the Tweet community knows, TLR was kind enough to put Jaime Garcia in the No. 8 hole for today’s game. Garcia has responded for the PH8 crew by dominating San Diego through two innings. Stay tuned for updates from Nick, Dennis, and I all day!
It’s one thing to look at the 2011 Cardinals and think about tweaking one thing here or making an adjustment there. Rebuilding is an altogether different approach, but few people really want to think about the “R” word right now. What about looking at the team by deconstructing it first? It’s like taking apart your […]
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Sometimes you have to laugh to keep from crying. With that in mind, let’s hope that the M*A*S*H unit in Jupiter, Florida can patch Carp and Boggs back together without either one missing significant time. I’m not actually all that familiar with the training staff, but I’m not above calling in Dr. “Hawkeye” Pierce, Winchester, […]
Blame the guy who hired the messenger. I’m nearly the last person on Earth who would normally consider defending sports agents, because I don’t exactly consider them to be the last bastion of altruism. Agents represent clients. More precisely, agents attempt to represent their clients’ interests. They do a lot of other things such as […]