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royals19 · 01-12-2014, 04:13 PM

It's been a while since we've discussed the standings so here's a little graphic about the Wild Card race a.k.a. the only race that matters to St. Louis at this point. At this point, it looks like if we remain around .500 then we have a shot in this race and maybe, maybe if we get above .500 we have a shot to win this thing.

But that's really pushing it. Look at all the teams above .500 in this Wild Card race.

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Originally Posted by Matt Holliday


	It can't be this easy... First the Cubbies and now the 'Stros? Son...

Couldn't have said it better myself. The quality of teams we've been playing lately has been lacking... severely.

But wait.

Lookie, lookie... the Astros came to play.

I know, I know. We can't expect every team we play to just lay down and die. There's always those try hards, the little pockets of resistance that will fight to the death.

Ahem... anyway, once we found out the Astros came to play, Lance Lynn came to pitch.

Lynn threw a decent game, I'll give him that. 6 strong innings but way too many hits. He'd start them out with that running fastball then mix in an offspeed pitch then polish them off with either a challange fastball or a breaking pitch.

Lynn might have the best overall stuff on the roster because he's on every single game. Shelby Miller might have the best when he's on his A-Game though.

Regardless though, 98 MPH heat that moves like nobody's business is nearly unhittable... unless you are in fact the Huston Astros.

See this is what we get for expecting a blow out. The Astros came in and played an unbelievable game. We came in here looking for an easy win; and let me tell you, it wasn't easy.

They tried to break Yadi's back, made great plays and got the hits when they needed. They just couldn't capitalize on it.

We got a couple clutch hits, Lance Lynn did work and the rest is history.

joshrmlb · 01-16-2014, 05:22 PM

Nice couple of wins vs rivals (I'm pretty sure the Astros where rivals to the Cards when they where in the NLC). Keep up the winning!

royals19 · 01-17-2014, 09:36 PM

And we're back folks with a little live Cardinals action. Since we last came to you 5 or so days ago, a lot has transpired in the Cardinal world. Legends have been brought back, the rumor mill is beginning to churn and best of all, we've been winning games.

Yeah, it's been quite a time to be a Cardinal's fan. So now, grab a glass of water, get yourself a snack and sit back and take a look at the latest updates from St. Lou.

Actually, we'll be coming to you from the land of milk and honey down in SoCal.

The Angels have themselves a nice squad this year. Albert Pujols is turning it around, Mike Trout is doing Mike Trout stuff and Mark Trumbo is chasing 80 homeruns.

On the other hand you have our Cardinals platoon lead by Jon f'n Jay. Not Allen Craig, not Yadier Molina, not Carlos Beltran... Jon F'n Jay. The roster is oozing with talent yet, we're somehow a fringe contender. The problems that we're encountering this year deserve their own post and unfortunately, that is not the point of this one.

We're here to see a little live action between the Cards and Angels.

How 'bout we start here?

The Angels have the best outfield in the game. Hands down. End of story. Josh Hamilton sucks defensively but to compensate, they have Mike Trout and Peter Bourjos. With that outfield, they can afford to have Hamilton sleep his *** off in right field.

As exemplified in the play above, Bourjos is arguably one of the best defenders in baseball. With that being said, he's one our targets heading on into the trade deadline. While he obviously a defensive upgrade for us, he is by no stretch of the imagination an offensive upgrade and it's crucial we add to our club defensively as well as offensively.

Going back to the game, we had trouble right from the get go. Surefire double's were taken away by spectacular sprinting plays, bloop singles were snatched away by incredible diving catches and even a pair of homeruns were robbed by a jackknifing Mike Trout.

The only way to get runs across was to blast them a good 100ft over the fence... just as a precaution.

So while the offense managed to plate a few runs, Jake Westbrook was doing work. Westbrook has arguably been our most consistent arm outside of Adam Wainwright. In a contract year, Westbrook has gone all out and has carved up nearly all the teams that he has faced.

Tonight vs. Jarred Weaver and the Angels was no different. They were fooled by the sinker-circle change combo. End of story.

One individual in particular looked silly.

Yes, you guessed it. Mike Trout was a complete non-factor offensively tonight. Heading into the waning days of the first half, it's imperative that we continue to pile onto the wins. Most importantly to keep us in the postseason race which is gradually slipping out of our hands.

royals19 · 01-17-2014, 10:05 PM

On Wednesday, July 3rd, the Cardinals got the best news they've had in weeks. Carlos Beltran is back in the saddle! It's about damn time. We need that big middle of the order bat to get a better punch from our lineup.

By hold your horses right there, he ain't back in the saddle just yet.

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	Rule #1 All players that suffer injuries for an extended period of time will be required to complete a rehab assignment. Rehab assignments will be determined on a case to case basis.

You can't just take somone who's torn their shoulder and been away from baseball activities for nearly 3 months, you have to ease them back into things; shake out the cobwebs and that's why we have the rehab assignments.

But see we encountered early problems in the early day of Beltran's rehab assignment with the AA Memphis Redbirds.

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