Walt Jocketty
Same song, different verse, eh Walt? MVP-caliber first baseman with bright future? Check. Injury prone third baseman? Check. Potentially talented pitching staff led by innings eater who is signed through the next several seasons? Check. Talented young nucleus mixed with veteran leadership and experienced bullpen help? Check. Sound familiar? We’re either talking about the current [...]
Posted in: Cardinals Front Office,Non-Cardinals,Offseason
Tagged with: Brandon Phillips, Bronson Arroyo, Cincinnati Reds, Edgar Rentaria, Jay Bruce, Joey Votto, Johnny Cueto, Scott Rolen, Walt Jocketty
Reds. How can I get past the basebrawl thing and provide an unbiased preview of the Reds? Easy. There are a lot of players on that team worthy of respect, and I won’t let Cueto and Phillips detract from that respect. On to the preview… I expect a very slight decline from 2010 and a ceiling of [...]
[Ed. note - As part of our vacation reading, I asked my Twitter buddy Jake Wagman, political reporter for the St Louis Post-Dispatch, to do a Q&A with us. Happily, Jake obliged. Extensively. We couldn't have asked for better responses. Jake gave us some great insight into the political workings that go along with a [...]
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Tagged with: Adam Kennedy, Albert Pujols, All-Star Game, Ballpark Village, Bernie Miklasz, Bill DeWitt, Bill DeWitt III, Bowling Hall of Fame, Brian Barden, Busch Stadium, Carl Pavano, Centene, Cordish, Dave Duncan, Derrick Goold, ESPN Zone, Governor Jay Nixon, Jeff Weaver, Jim Edmonds, Joe Strauss, Joe Thurston, KTRS, Matthew Leach, Mayor Francis Slay, Mike Matheny, Ozzie Smith, Rick Hummel, Robin Carnahan, Roger Clemens, St Louis City, St Louis County, Stifel Nicolaus, STLToday.com, Troy Glaus, Walt Jocketty, Yadier Molina
Today marks that usual part of the year where we try like hell not to be homers, and usually fail to some extent. Without further delay, our predictions for the NL Central standings in 2009: Chicago Cubs – Anyone not picking the Cubs at the top of this division is fooling themselves (sorry Sarah!). That’s [...]
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Tagged with: Adam Wainwright, Barry Bonds, Chicago Cubs, Chris Carpenter, Chris Duncan, Cincinnati Reds, David Freese, Drayton McLane, Dusty Baker, Houston Astros, Jason Motte, Jim Edmonds, Kerry Wood, Lance Berkman, Mark DeRosa, Milton Bradley, Milwaukee Brewers, Neal Huntington, NL Central, Pittsburgh Pirates, Predictions, Pudge Rodriguez, Roger Clemens, Roy Oswalt, Troy Glaus, UCB, UCB Radio, United Cardinal Bloggers, Walt Jocketty, Yovani Gallardo
As part of yet another great United Cardinal Bloggers project, I give you my top five stories of 2008 as pertains to the St Louis Cardinals. 1. Lohse signs late, then signs early Kyle Lohse was on the rader of GM John Mozeliak for most of the winter prior to the 2008 season. Lohse was [...]
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Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Busch Stadium, Chris Perez, Colby Rasmus, Dave Duncan, Jason Motte, Jeff Luhnow, John Mozeliak, Jose Oquendo, Kyle Lohse, MVP, Pop Warner, Rico Washington, Ryan Howard, Scott Rolen, Stan Musial, Tony LaRussa, Toronto Blue Jays, Troy Glaus, UCB, United Cardinal Bloggers, Walt Jocketty
Ok, save the “duh” comments. I know I’m behind the news here. Fact is, my tardiness was somewhat intentional. I’ve set myself down at the keyboard several times since Sunday night/Monday afternoon, all set to unleash my true thoughts on the Kyle Lohse signing, only to think better of it and continue to read other [...]
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Tagged with: Adam Eaton, AJ Burnett, Ben Sheets, Braden Looper, CC Sabathia, Chris Carpenter, Dave Duncan, Jason Marquis, Jeff Suppan, Joel Pineiro, John Mozeliak, Jose Lima, Kyle Lohse, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Ricky Bones, Scott Boras, Sidney Ponson, St Louis Cardinals, Todd Stottlemyre, Walt Jocketty
Put aside for a minute the fact that he wants to be traded (or for that matter, thinks he’s a tradeable commodity at this point). Adam Kennedy had another ho-hum two-for-four last night with one run batted in. The effort raised his season batting average to .271. Sure, he’s not hitting for power, as his [...]
As if watching the late-August and early-September swoon of the Cardinals hasn’t been bad enough, it appears no one else wants to take the NL Wild Card spot in the playoffs. The Mets lost to the Cubs tonight, allowing the Cardinals to mathematically remain “in the race” regardless of their outcome versus Arizona tonight (and [...]
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Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Arizona Cardinals, Bud Selig, Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, Hurricane Ike, John Mozeliak, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, NL Wild Card, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, St Louis Cardinals, Tony LaRussa, Walt Jocketty
Now, before everyone attacks me about this being a rebuilding year and the Cards shouldn’t be giving up propects for rentals, don’t sell the farm, they’re in this position because Walt Jocketty mortgaged the future for now, etc., please listen. It doesn’t have to be a big move. I’m not talking about shipping out Colby [...]
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Tagged with: Adam Wainwright, Anthony Reyes, Arthur Rhodes, Baltimore Orioles, Braden Looper, Brendan Ryan, Brian Fuentes, Bullpen, CC Sabathia, Chicago Cubs, Chris Carpenter, Chris Duncan, Colby Rasmus, Damaso Marte, Doug Melvin, George Sherrill, Jack Wilson, Jarrod Washburn, Jason Bay, Jay Gibbons, Joe Mather, Joel Pineiro, John Grabow, John Mozeliak, Jon Jay, Kelvin Jimenez, Ken Rosenthal, Kyle Lohse, Kyle McClellan, Matt Holliday, Milwaukee Brewers, Mitchell Boggs, Randy Flores, Ray Durham, Ron Villone, Shane Robinson, Todd Wellemeyer, Tony LaRussa, Viva El Birdos, Walt Jocketty
