Kyle Lohse
I had a lot more fun writing my regular Sunday piece at Baseball Digest today than I thought I would. All of the anxiety and distaste for in-game decisions that I had last night had faded. I had read the various game stories telling of Tony LaRussa and his staff applauding the team in the […]
The Cardinals head to Milwaukee tonight to take on the team that swept St. Louis in the final three regular season games of 2009. Both teams took two of three in their respective opening-season series, and this weekend could be a rather significant matchup, as many picked Milwaukee to be one of St. Louis’ main […]
While not something I originally planned on including today, it is important for all of us here at PH8 to express our condolences to the Walters family. We were fortunate to get to know P.J. while interviewing him on UCB Radio, and I look forward to watching him overcome this tragedy and again honor his […]
Posted in: 2009 Cardinals Player Grades,Current Cardinals,Former Cardinals,Minor League Cardinals,Offseason
Tagged with: Adam Wainwright, Chris Carpenter, Chris Perez, Dennys Reyes, Jason Motte, Joel Pineiro, Kyle Lohse, Kyle McClellan, Mitchell Boggs, Ryan Franklin, Todd Wellemeyer, Trever Miller
With names from Cardinal teams past popping up everywhere – Mark McGwire is the team’s new hitting coach and possible pinch-hitter (depending on whether Tony would ever really push for such a thing), and now Jim Edmonds has “challenged” LaRussa to give him a roster spot (believe what you will there) – I thought it […]
Posted in: Cardinals Coaches,Current Cardinals,Former Cardinals,Fun
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I am firmly in the camp of saying no to no-trade clauses. I think they are never a smart idea for the team giving them (see: Lohse, Kyle) and generally are only a way for players to either a) be able to guarantee they can finish their career in one place (certainly understandable), b) add […]
[Ed. note – As a charter member of the St. Louis Cardinals chapter of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance (BBA) (along with fellow UCB members C70 at the Bat, Fungoes, and Stan Musial’s Stance), PH8 been afforded the honor of carrying an official vote for a couple of the BBA’s 2009 MLB Awards. You can find […]
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Tagged with: Adrian Gonzalez, Bud Black, C70 at the Bat, Chris Carpenter, Clint Hurdle, Colorado Rockies, Fungoes, Jim Tracy, Kyle Lohse, Matt Holliday, NL Manager of the Year, Ryan Ludwick, San Diego Padres, Stan Musial's Stance, The Hardball Times, Tony LaRussa
The revelation that Kyle Lohse is closer to returning than anyone thought has me pondering when John Smoltz should be moved to his permanent spot with St. Louis. It really has nothing to do with K-Mac last night or Motte for the last couple of months but rather October. Don’t get me wrong — I […]
Ok, fine. I give. I’ve been through the splits. I have convinced myself that John Smoltz doesn’t have the bullets left to be a starting pitcher. I even made a pros and cons list! Word has been filtering through Twitter via Joe Strauss: Barring waiver claim, Smoltz to Cardinals Wednesday: STL Post-Dispatch #stlcards (Strauss also […]
Matt Capps should be thankful that Albert Pujols cannot throw a 100 mph fastball. Or that he would likely never bat versus the Cardinals in a situation to be hit anyway. Or that Albert just didn’t feel like maiming a guy who could arguably be laughed at for calling himself a closer in the first […]
Posted in: 2009 Cardinals Game Notes
Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Bernie Miklasz, Joel Pineiro, John Russell, Johnny Cueto, Khalil Greene, Kyle Lohse, Matt Capps, Pittsburgh Pirates, Scott Rolen, Tiger Woods, Todd Wellemeyer, Tony LaRussa
I learned a new baseball term (or maybe just a local one) on Thursday night, when Derrick Goold Twittered back at yours truly explaining that Adam Wainwright’s getting out of another bases loaded situation on Tuesday night in Milwaukee was known as a ‘Houdini’. (Get it? Escape? Good.) Well, of course, the Play Index at […]
Posted in: Current Cardinals,Former Cardinals,Media,Non-Cardinals,Stat Tools
Tagged with: Adam Wainwright, B-R Play Index, Brad Thompson, Chris Perez, Derrick Goold, Houdini, Jason Kendall, Jason Motte, Kyle Lohse, Kyle McClellan, Ryan Franklin, Todd Wellemeyer, Trever Miller, Twitter, Twodini