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The Stretch Run
Carpenter, Wainwright, Pineiro, Lohse and ... SMOLTZ ?!!??!!
Smoltz or no Smoltz I like the Redbirds down the stretch. In the Central it's only the Cards and the Cubs, the rest have thrown in the towel, and in a stretch run put your money on St. Louis. Today is the 40th anniversary of Ken Holtzman's no-hitter against the Atlanta Braves at Wrigley Field. The win gave the Cubs an 8 game lead in the NL and it looked like they had the '69 pennant all locked up. Holtzman looked untouchable and the Cubs fans could almost taste the World Series. Of course, down the stretch run the Cubs folded like a cheap lawn chair and the Mets, the hapless Mets who had never even had a winning season to that point, won the pennant. Yeah, I like the Cards in the Central and I like our chances in the playoffs with Carpenter and Wainwright at the top of the rotation. Gawd, I love baseball. -- Ken Fortenberry |
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On Aug 19, 9:03*am, Ken Fortenberry
wrote: Carpenter, Wainwright, Pineiro, Lohse and ... SMOLTZ ?!!??!! Smoltz or no Smoltz I like the Redbirds down the stretch. In the Central it's only the Cards and the Cubs, the rest have thrown in the towel, and in a stretch run put your money on St. Louis. Today is the 40th anniversary of Ken Holtzman's no-hitter against the Atlanta Braves at Wrigley Field. The win gave the Cubs an 8 game lead in the NL and it looked like they had the '69 pennant all locked up. Holtzman looked untouchable and the Cubs fans could almost taste the World Series. Of course, down the stretch run the Cubs folded like a cheap lawn chair and the Mets, the hapless Mets who had never even had a winning season to that point, won the pennant. Yeah, I like the Cards in the Central and I like our chances in the playoffs with Carpenter and Wainwright at the top of the rotation. Gawd, I love baseball. -- Ken Fortenberry Smoltz! Bwaaaahaaaahaaaa! He's part of the reason the Red Sox are struggling for a wild card spot instead of challenging the Yankees. Good luck with that. ......although, given the Sox past experience with castoff pitchers, he'll probably win every game for the rest of the season. |
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The Stretch Run
george9219 wrote:
On Aug 19, 9:03 am, Ken Fortenberry wrote: Carpenter, Wainwright, Pineiro, Lohse and ... SMOLTZ ?!!??!! Smoltz or no Smoltz I like the Redbirds down the stretch. In the Central it's only the Cards and the Cubs, the rest have thrown in the towel, and in a stretch run put your money on St. Louis. Today is the 40th anniversary of Ken Holtzman's no-hitter against the Atlanta Braves at Wrigley Field. The win gave the Cubs an 8 game lead in the NL and it looked like they had the '69 pennant all locked up. Holtzman looked untouchable and the Cubs fans could almost taste the World Series. Of course, down the stretch run the Cubs folded like a cheap lawn chair and the Mets, the hapless Mets who had never even had a winning season to that point, won the pennant. Yeah, I like the Cards in the Central and I like our chances in the playoffs with Carpenter and Wainwright at the top of the rotation. Gawd, I love baseball. Smoltz! Bwaaaahaaaahaaaa! He's part of the reason the Red Sox are struggling for a wild card spot instead of challenging the Yankees. Good luck with that. Dave Duncan, the Cardinals pitching coach, works wonders with castoffs and rejects. Smoltz wants to be a starter and the Cards have six 5th starter spots available the rest of the season. The Cards need both a 5th starter and a right-handed setup man for Ryan Franklin. Smoltz can be the 5th starter for six appearances, which will make him happy, and then become the right-handed setup man out of the bullpen for the post-season, which will make the Redbirds happy. If all goes well. We'll see. .....although, given the Sox past experience with castoff pitchers, he'll probably win every game for the rest of the season. No disrespect to the Bostons, but I sure hope so. -- Ken Fortenberry |
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On 19-Aug-2009, Ken Fortenberry wrote: Smoltz or no Smoltz I like the Redbirds down the stretch. In the Central it's only the Cards and the Cubs, the re Lets go Mets! (Next year) Fred |
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