Cards/Cubs Avoid Brawl, TWO HANDS, Rams Draft

April 27, 2009 | Clark | Comments 1

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Several thoughts running through my head today, we’ll start with the Cards-Cubs series.  First two game were great – I’ll talk about one-handed catches shortly.  Yesterdays game was rough to watch, especially Soriano getting plunked in the head.  I’m really hoping Welly gets back on track, but things don’t look good and one has to wonder if Boggs keeps pitching the way he did, who’s going to lose out when Carp gets back.  Waino, Pinero and Lohse have been spectacular and steady respectively.

Speaking of the game, the only reason I kept watching so late was to see if a Cardinal pitcher would return the favor for Harden throwing at Pujols three times, finally connecting on the third.  I expected it and was a little disappointed when nothing happened to protect Pujols.

After reading the Rick Hummel article today, I’m more than satisfied and have to commend the Cubs on how they handled the situation.  LaRussa said he didn’t have a problem with what the Cubs did and felt it was handled in a professional way.  It gave me a certain appreciation for the way both managers handled the situation, not letting it escalate into a very nasty MMA event on the telly.  That being said…there is still a lot of Cards/Cubs ball to play…

TWO HANDS PLEASE.  Skip is going to be the latest on my two hands watch list.  If he used two hands the other night he would have caught the damn ball and not cost Wainwright the game.  I can not for the life of me imagine why the Cardinals outfielders feel the need to be so cool they can’t use good fundamentals to play the game.  To echo Bernie, I also don’t understand why LaRussa allows it.  I see one more Cardinal outfielder drop a ball because they use one hand and I’m going to start an online petition…

New Rams OT Jason Smith

RAMS DRAFT.  Right now a lot of folks are giving the Rams draft a C – or Draft looks OK, as Bernie puts it.  Personally, I like what they did, at not only filling needs, but drafting players with some upside and attitude.  I’ve stopped paying too much attention to the before and really only focused on the after as there are simply too many players that flame out.  Don’t get me started on rookie contracts while veterans get released like used (insert what you will here).

Hey, it could be worse, we could be Raiders fans.  Apparently Al Davis went into the Raiders draft war room and rearranged months of work by his staff to make players with the fastest 40 times their targets.  The Raiders second round pick was a projected non draftee by every other team in the league.  Still laughing about that one…

Clark

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