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playoff Scenarios and SPs

Just for S&G's, and because I don't relly have to post the bank's staffing report for an hour or so, here's my projected rotation for these the 2009 National League Playoffs, during October, of which there is not more than one.*

NLDS
10/07 - Carpenter
10/08 - Wainwright
10/10 - Piniero
10/11 - Smotlz
10/13 - Wainwright

NLCS
10/15 - Carpenter
10/16 - Piniero
10/18 - Wainwirght
10/19 - Smoltz
10/21 - Piniero (unless we're down 3-1)
10/23 - Carpenter
10/24 - Wainwirght

A few things jump out at me.
1) Not really scarred about any of this except potential for NLCS GM#2 in Philly with Smoltz on the mound.**
2) How awesome it is to have virtually no preferrence between Carp and WW.
3) How it is also awesome that our #3 doesn't scare me either

That's enough chicken counting - I won't deign to carry this over to the WS.

*anyone else feel ripped off that the 2006 logo was so lame? Last years WS/postseason logo could beat the shit out of 2006's

**As a Stl fan living in Philly, I am torn; of course I would love the chance to attend a Cardinals Postseason game, but I don't want anything to do with the Philles, unless I'm guaranteed at least 2 Lidge Pujols showdowns.

2 months ago Tiny PhillyRedbird 0 comments 1 recs

Shifting from Trade targets to FA targets

Tiny by PhillyRedbird on Comment 171 comments


I haven't contributed any hairbrained ideas, and am feeling left out.  i also needed to put something in the body of this fanpost apparently.

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Roster for August

Tiny by PhillyRedbird on Comment 2 comments

I'm bored at work thinking about the Cards' rotation for the rest of the month, and see a nice opportunity for going to a 4 man rotation w/o Looper or Piniero after 8/13 @FLA. If it were up to me, I might give Garcia one more start in place of one of them on either 8/11 or 8/13, but I don't envision TLR doing that.

8/8-10 @ CHC - Looper/Colonel (big start v Big Z)/Carp

811/-14 @ FLA - Piniero/Lohse/Looper/Colonel

8/15-17 @ CIN - Carp/Return of Waino (too late/soon?)/Lohse

8/19-20 PIT - Colonel/Carp

8/22-24 ATL - Waino/Lohse/Colonel

8/26/27 MIL - Big Guns Carp & Waino

8/28-31 @ HOU - Lohse/Colonel/Carp

During this time we move Loop into a 7th/8th inning role with Piniero as more of a long reliever.  Who goes off the 25 man when Waino comes back?  Well, I'd love for it to be Lopez, but seeing as he just got here and it would leave us with 3 bench players, so I knid of doubt that.  That leaves a problem of who gets bulleted down to AAA from the bullpen.  The worst performers have been Izzy/Villone but I can't see either of them shipping out.  Even though I feel maybe Joel would be the best to go, it seems that Brad is more likely to lose his spot.  What are your thoughts?

Starting 12(yadi,pujols,kennedy,iz2,glaus,lud,rick,skip,carp,waino,colonel,lohse)

Bench 4 (lopez,miles,larue,mather)

Bullpen 9 (perez,mcclellan,springer,garcia,looper,villone.franklin,izzy,piniero)

I'd like to think that adding Looper and Piniero to the BP would help a lot, but I just don't see it. 

I know the price was too steep, but holy hell would a Fuentes/Sherril whoever have whipped this pen into shape.  Is Burger King still available?  Maybe lure Kliner out of retirement?  Maybe one of these days we'll see McClellan take over in RF, Skip move to center and have Ricky come in to face a lefty.

 

 

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