Comments on: 2009 Cardinals Fantasy Baseball Preview

By: Pitchers Hit Eighth

Pitchers Hit Eighth — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:26:59 +0000

@Grey: Heh, thanks Grey. Hopefully they keep Tony around a while longer!

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:59:32 +0000

@Pitchers Hit Eighth: Just wanted to say great URL.

By: Pitchers Hit Eighth

Pitchers Hit Eighth — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:29:33 +0000

@Cardinal70

Thank goodness for that!

(slips LaRussa another hundred bucks…)

By: Cardinal70

Cardinal70 — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:56:23 +0000

@Rudy Gamble: I don't think many people expect 25 HR or 85 RBI out of Greene, but maybe more like .260/15/60. The question is where he'll hit in the lineup. If he had a better OBP, there'd be a case for him hitting second. As it is, he'll probably be in the seventh spot. And, before you ask, yes, LaRussa is going to keep the pitcher hitting eighth in the coming year.

By: Rudy Gamble

Rudy Gamble — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:42:23 +0000

Don’t forget that the Cardinals picked up Khalil “K before H” Greene to play SS. I predict he surpasses Ozzie Smith’s career total of HRs this year as well as his career utterances of ‘dude’, ‘mellow’, and ‘gnarley’. I wonder if the LaRussa/St. Louis magic could bring him back to .260/25/85 numbers….

By: big o

big o — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:50:47 +0000

@Cardinal70: ha . is the 7th inning stretch song of choice L-O-L-A LOLA down there in st. louisville ?

By: BigFatHippo

BigFatHippo — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 03:20:04 +0000

@Cardinal70: Yeah, but we loved Miles man, now he's a Cubbie. I remember when we got Eckstein from Anaheim, an Angel fan wrote a letter to the PD telling us how much we would appreciate him. They loved him there and he turned out to be a fan favorite here. Welcome to Razzball btw, we're one big happy family here. Could use some help with all these Cub/Sox/Yanks/Reds/etc, etc, etc. And all those frickin Canadians, damm foreigners........ @Grey: Greystache, maybe?

By: Cardinal70

Cardinal70 — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:57:55 +0000

@BigFatHippo: But that's the Cardinal way now. Outfielders in the infield. Infielders in the outfield. Starters as relievers. Relievers as starters. Besides, Mather is quite a bit cheaper than Miles and hits better as well.

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:56:38 +0000

@BigFatHippo: Or Greystoke?

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:54:53 +0000

@BigFatHippo: Hmm... Maybe Greydar?

By: BigFatHippo

BigFatHippo — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:38:54 +0000

@Grey: 4 spots left, are you in? Don't see any team called "Grey Being Grey".

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:05:16 +0000

@Chase: You should join the slow mock draft in the forums.

Open to anyone, even lurkers (http://razzball.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=1156)

By: BigFatHippo

BigFatHippo — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:58:17 +0000

@Chase: Re; RCL smacktalk. Whenever you want to start. I find it hard to talk smack when I don't even know who my team is yet, though.

By: Chase

Chase — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:50:33 +0000

@BigFatHippo: Yeah I cried myself to sleep that night...Lidge was never the same, until he got better in Philly? Quick Q- When does the RCL smacktalk begin? I would love to throw in my 2 cents for the losers this year.

By: BigFatHippo

BigFatHippo — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:12:11 +0000

@Cardinal70: Seems a little ridiculous to me to try outfielders on the infield when they could have just re-upped Miles. Isn't Mather a little too tall for middle infield? Keep Mather in the outfield and trade Duncan for a jelly doughnut, IMHO.

By: Cardinal70

Cardinal70 — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:43:23 +0000

Probably not, unless it’s really deep. An NL-only league, maybe. Mather’s got plenty of power potential, but unless he becomes a utility guy that can play some infield on a semi-regular basis, I’m not sure he’ll get the at-bats with Rasmus, Ankiel, Ludwick, Duncan and Schumaker all vying for time.

That said, watch him in ST, because I think he did play a little infield during the off-season. If he starts getting time at second and short, he might be a little bit of a sleeper.

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:37:02 +0000

do you think Mather is a guy worth keeping on our radar in 5×5 mixed leagues?

By: IowaCubs

IowaCubs — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:19:59 +0000

I think the Cardinals are a great team for me to poop on.

By: BigFatHippo

BigFatHippo — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:51:07 +0000

@Chase: I suggest you go to the Cardinal blog link Grey provided and read "Pujols at the Bat" at the top. Good times man, good times.

By: Grey

Grey — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:44:38 +0000

@BigFatHippo: Why I oughta. @Chase: Good to see you again!

By: Chase

Chase — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:38:19 +0000

Did everyone from razzball think I died or something? Poppycock!

Question #6 How bad will the Astros beat the Cardinals by in the NL Central?
25 games.

By: BigFatHippo

BigFatHippo — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:20:44 +0000

This may be your best writing yet Grey, haha. I keed I keed.

Pretty much agree with everything he says, but as for Cardinal hitter converting to pitcher? There’s a guy in the outfield named Ankiel that has a hell of a………..

Wait, never mind.