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Phil Rogers was right

...in his col about the Cards

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He has consistently written that St. Louis was a hosue of cards and the team only got back into NL Central because of Cub/Brewer follies and starting pitching that overperformed for a period of time and would revert to mediocre form.

It sure looks like he's right now that Redbirds are riding a nice losing streak right out of the race...so many times writers get taken to task for being "wrong'' and Rogers has had his mis-reads on players, siutations many times, but this one looks spot on.

Of course, having grown up in Cub-Card territory in so. Illinois I still fear the Cards whenever we play them they will be tough this weekend no matter what, maybe even tougher now they are due for a slight "upturn'' from their woes...but with two better teams solidly in front of them by 4-5 games Cards have only the longest of shots to return to the postseason now.

I still think LaRussa, Duncan & Co. did a helluva job to get as much as they did out of this year's team...the late addition of Ankiel provided a tremendous boost, but their core--Pujols, Rolen, Edmonds--performed even worse than ours of A-Ram, Lee and Soriano, and their pitching was far worse esp. in the first half.

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Just took an
hgh scandal.  Rick Headcase hasn't done much since.
SORIANO! YESSSSSSSS! JIMBO!!!

by CubFaninCA on Sep 12, 2007 8:49 PM CDT reply actions  

? Rogers Was Right?
Well even a blind squirrel can find a nut, but the problem that the Cards have had is that the team's position players have been decimated by injury.   They collapsed when they lost Encarciaon.   Right now they have four position players on the DL who were all expected to be important contributors -- Encarcion, Kennedy, Duncan and Rolen.  And Preston Wilson.  

They collapsed, but it wasn't just the pitching.  And  I wouldn't count them out yet.   They do play very well at home and could close much of the ground this weekend.

by frustratedfan on Sep 12, 2007 9:36 PM CDT reply actions  

Let's not forget though
Encarnacion was on the bench anyway cause HGH had supplaced him.
MMMMM...Mannys corned beef and a latke

by Kinky Reggae on Sep 13, 2007 7:55 AM CDT up reply actions  

punked by the Ankiel HGH story
It seems to me that their current losing streak has happened since that Rick Ankiel and HGH story broke last week. It might be sheer coincidence, but it seemed to drain the Cards mojo.
I was saying Boo-urns.

by jrm78 on Sep 12, 2007 10:42 PM CDT reply actions  

Hmm..
I mght agr, b ph rog is so rarely rght. Cards r fadi qckly
MARQUIS! YES, MARQUIS!

by thekansasian on Sep 13, 2007 1:14 AM CDT reply actions  

WHAT????????
MMMMM...Mannys corned beef and a latke

by Kinky Reggae on Sep 13, 2007 7:52 AM CDT reply actions  

Phil's not right too often
and he didn't exactly go out on a limb with this one either.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel

by MPH73 on Sep 13, 2007 11:15 AM CDT reply actions  

Cubs and Cards....
and for that matter, Cubs and White Sox, are just like any big rivalry.  Red Sox/Yankees, Bears/Packers, North Carolina/Duke, Ohio State/Michigan, etc.  Throw the records out the window because they are meaningless.  The games will be hard fought and if there is a clearly superior team in any such rivalry, the inferior team will oftentimes knock them off.  
"Don't complain to me about the stormy weather, boys. Just bring the ship into port." --Steve Stone, September 2004

by ctcoff99 on Sep 13, 2007 1:02 PM CDT reply actions  

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