http://www.CardsClubhouse.com CardsClubhouse.com: The Ultimate Community for the Best Fans in Baseball en-us Copyright 2005, CardsClubhouse.com roark1138@CardsClubhouse.com http://www.cardsclubhouse.com/img/cch_icon_16x16.gif http://www.cardsclubhouse.com 16 16 CardsClubhouse.com: The Ultimate Community for the Best Fans in Baseball http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=496135#496135 18-11 Martin Prado ATL Util [199 total replies] edk218 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:01:43 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=496134#496134 What can I say? There's a reason for "drop a player" on yahoo. lol [75 total replies] NJCards Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:04:48 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=496133#496133 Well the Hogs needs some stable pitching, and have enough bats to trade away. How about Andy Wilkins for Taylor Jungmann? [17 total replies] ABoyNamedSooie Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:27:10 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=496132#496132 [quote:6624101a34="yardbirdz"]or we can wait for another closer to get hurt or lose their job & play the waiver wire for free. :D[/quote:6624101a34] Shh... don't go giving away secrets now. Someone will want Rauch mid-season. If not, I'll take his 25 saves. [48 total replies] ABoyNamedSooie Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:22:07 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=496130#496130 That's a strong point. Please, if you haven't, get signed up on Yahoo today or tomorrow. It'll probably be tomorrow evening before I can get the rosters in. [189 total replies] Cardinal70 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:08:01 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=496129#496129 [quote:36388e3e9b="CrashDavis16"] The point was how some fans sit back and say things about other teams fandom yet do exactly what their making fun of other fans of doing, I just happened to use Mark's rating as an example.[/quote:36388e3e9b] Yeah Crash, I was biting my tongue. Didn't the Cubs smoke us for breakfast in 07 & 08? [15 total replies] chevyman58 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:49:47 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=496126#496126 [b:982a21a9c9]16-05: Jorge Cantu, Bench, Florida Marlins[/b:982a21a9c9] Next up: [b:982a21a9c9]STLPujols5[/b:982a21a9c9] [138 total replies] ok_cards_fan Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:10:50 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=496124#496124 16-3, Chris Iannetta, C, Colorado [151 total replies] CardsFanInArk Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:09:26 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=496119#496119 Rosters are in yahoo. [181 total replies] yardbirdz Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:51:11 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=496113#496113 I'll contribute to the list of trading block players... [url=http://csfbl.com/player.asp?playerid=2967443]RF Raymond Hofmann[/url], plenty of pop and RBI potential, should be batted in the meat of the order against lefties. [url=http://csfbl.com/player.asp?playerid=3146627]LF Thomas Lippert[/url], converted catcher has struck out just 13 times over last 939 at-bats, and he contends that at least 6 of them were bad calls. [url=http://csfbl.com/player.asp?playerid=3030718]P Jake McGray[/url], after years of under-performing his salary, he's got the potential to be a bargain in relief or as a 5th starter. [url=http://csfbl.com/player.asp?playerid=3030751]3B Neil Lopez[/url], havng a little bit of an off-year, but has been one of the better all around players in the Smooth Talkers last decade. The return isn't too important...but I'm pretty set at 3B in the LM and SS at the MLB level, although anyone who I can move to 2B would be awesome. PM me if you'd like to chat about players. [6136 total replies] YawkeyWay Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:47:00 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=496107#496107 [quote:e25c89a012="Edmonds_Owns_CF"][quote:e25c89a012="cardinalfan4life"]I miss Bob Carpenter calling games, hes deftinatly better than jay randolph[/quote:e25c89a012] Cf4l, Jack Buck could call a better game from the grave than Jay Randolph.[/quote:e25c89a012] I agree EOCF, I still remember Jack..the man who raised me as a kid on cardinal baseball [13 total replies] cardinalfan4life Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:45:31 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=496104#496104 22-11 Last Pick in the 2010 CCH Draft MacPujols Select Dexter Fowler Utl Rockies [214 total replies] MacPujols2505 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:41:20 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=496097#496097 The ninth inning just got more interesting for the Twinkies. [6 total replies] STLPujols5 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:35:59 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=496080#496080 What it's going to come down to is this. We know who the 3,4,5 guys are gonna be. We also agree that Yadi doesn't belong at the top of the order. So that leaves Ras, Freese and Yadi for the 6,7,8th spots. I see no reason to hit Yadi in front of either of these guys at least to start off the season. Rasmus and Freese both have the potential to become good RBI guys and both have much better speed than Yadi. There's no need to put Yadi in front of them to slow them down. Let them get on base and have Yadi move them over which he is good at when not hitting into DP's. I vote Yadi batting eighth and pitcher 9th. Just my opin. [11 total replies] rasfan28 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:56:10 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=496072#496072 thank you MLBN, I'm scouting phenom Stephen Strasburg today. [68 total replies] cardinalfan4life Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:11:17 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=496063#496063 Ouch... the reason a league that starts this early is so difficult to predict! [url]http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/spring2010/news/story?id=4978634[/url] So my team gets only 2 keepers this season. Haha. I was really battling myself over whether to keep him or Zimmerman. I guess I lost that battle. [67 total replies] JET Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:25:26 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=496053#496053 A lot of this discussion is really just about who is #5 on opening day. Chances are one of the 5 starters will go in the DL and we will need a replacement so both will undoubtably get a few starts and their longevity in the rotation will be determined by that. Personally, I would like to see opening day with at least one lefty in the rotation and that should be Hill if he can find control. Then Mac replaces the first starter who is injured. And if Garcia is showing no ill effects to his surgery he or Lynn are there next in line. It's a long season. Unless Hill has lost the ability to throw strikes I'm betting both guys are on the roster at some point this year. [12 total replies] jimmybcool Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:49:35 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=496038#496038 Hmm thanks for the advice. I think I might go and rent it in the next couple of weeks. [18 total replies] HoosierCards4 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:13:22 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=496037#496037 I completely agree. No need to rush when we have much improved depth at the middle infield position because of the signing of FeLo. [36 total replies] HoosierCards4 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:09:57 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=495988#495988 [quote:deb21f6863="CrashDavis16"]I don't see how some have given McGwire such a high grade, the results are not in by any means.[/quote:deb21f6863] It's called support Freakster.... 8) [10 total replies] Tulcard Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:26:49 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=495965#495965 Stubhub works just fine CF4L.... Already bought my tickets proly6 or 7 weeks ago.. Paid around $109 for bleachers seats. [10 total replies] FireHawke Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:54:12 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=495963#495963 I want to see him win it just so we have a lefty in the rotation and I think the bullpen will be stronger with K-Mac in there, especially on the starter program he is on in ST. [48 total replies] CardsKid14 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:22:36 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=495957#495957 he doesn't really look any different between last year and this year. [9 total replies] OchoaSTL Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:22:47 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=495954#495954 Oh! i do love that outing by Joey Bomb Squad!! :D Nice to see McClellan take Round 1 with a KO [10 total replies] Cards_Champs_47 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:06:15 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=495949#495949 Agreed with the thoughts of what the farm is supposed to be doing, we'll be fine! [13 total replies] CrashDavis16 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:12:09 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=495948#495948 A few of the players will continue to join the major-league team in its games this coming week. Second baseman Descalso, for example, is headed to Fort Myers, Fla., for both of the upcoming games. Henley will also join the big-league team for the games on the Gulf Coast. [url=http://interact.stltoday.com/blogzone/commishs-hot-stove/commishs-hot-stove/cardinal-beat-updates/2010/03/cardinals-cut-10-send-them-to-minor-league-camp/][Link][/url] [4 total replies] Bizzy15 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:04:24 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=495941#495941 CHECKMATE! [55 total replies] CrashDavis16 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:18:46 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=495922#495922 Cardinals set travel rosters for Fort Myers trip The Cardinals will have a bus leaving Monday morning at 7:30 a.m. for Fort Myers to play the Red Sox. After the game, some players will return to Jupiter while a group will stay overnight for Tuesday's game in Fort Myers against the Red Sox. Another bus will leave on Tuesday morning at 7:30 a.m. for a group who are only making the trip for Tuesday's game. Players staying in Fort Myers for both games on Monday and Tuesday Chris Carpenter (starting Monday) Adam Ottavino Francisco Samuel Evan MacLane Bryan Anderson Matt Pagnozzi David Freese Tyler Greene Mark Hamilton Skip Schumaker Jon Jay Joe Mather Colby Rasmus Shane Robinson Nick Stavinoha Players making the trip for Monday's game only Yadier Molina Felipe Lopez Ruben Gotay Albert Pujols Trever Miller Jason Motte Eduardo Sanchez Tyler Henley Donovan Solano Players making the trip for Tuesday's game only Adam Wainwright (starting pitcher) Shelby Miller Fernando Salas Julio Lugo Daniel Descalso Pete Kozma Matt Holliday Ryan Ludwick http://www.globe-democrat.com/news/2010/mar/07/live-vs-marlins-fifth-starter-competition-gets-goi/ [829 total replies] Bizzy15 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:01:40 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=495914#495914 Listened to the game on the radio and don't really have to much to say about, it other than it was pretty sloppy on the Cards' part :( [20 total replies] MadHungo Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:52:38 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=495899#495899 [color=darkred:3e18c04437]I did too..... :lol: [img:3e18c04437]http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100220/capt.7ce83c86ccb44214bc8e9df9e4f0ee4d.rangers_spring_baseball_azcn105.jpg[/img:3e18c04437] Rich Harden decides to try meditation to try and combat injuries[/color:3e18c04437] [41 total replies] catch108stchs Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:54:27 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=495891#495891 [quote:afb3f1caf3="CardsFanInArk"]Mark Twain was tight.[/quote:afb3f1caf3] I thought Twain was a racist even for his time. [19 total replies] CardinalJayhawk Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:26:11 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=495833#495833 Sorry guys, I got tickets for these games. I will however think about going to the finale of the series and will give your tickets some thought [3 total replies] cardinalfan4life Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:21:09 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=495830#495830 One thing that I have always admired about Pujols is the fact that he honestly seems to never take any of his success foregranted. The way he talks about almost being star struck and his admiration for other great players makes him always come across just like a kid who is going through success for the first time. It could be just words, but I never feel like it is with him. In a day and age when star athletes should hardly ever be looked up to, he is true break in the mold. [1 total replies] PLauderdale30 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:50:22 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=495826#495826 Mets win 7-3 ............. Cards winless ............. season's over ............. :no: :no: :no: [i:863fb1d79c]"when Nick Stavinoha leads off the seventh inning with an infield single"[/i:863fb1d79c] ???? What'd Stavi do, hit it into an open sprinkler box or somethin' ???? [18 total replies] chevyman58 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:28:11 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=495794#495794 I have bleacher tickets to sell for the 2010 season. 4-589 row 13 and 4 - 503 row 7 I have them price $5 less than face value Mon - Thur $20 Fri - Sun $25 Opening Day I use myself. [0 total replies] slr44 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:35:11 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=495784#495784 Not sure why this was even brought up, I've moved on from it. Limiting my time here until the season begins because I can't say much anymore.....it's been rehashed so much I'm sick of it. [188 total replies] CrashDavis16 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:01:33 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=495775#495775 [quote:6680b839e1="JAmos"]Our season is over.[/quote:6680b839e1] Someone posted that over on STLtoday boards and almost no one gets it. It quite funny really since a stems from a guy way back in 2004.... [31 total replies] FireHawke Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:55:12 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=495758#495758 [url=http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100304&content_id=8675004&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl]Quad sidelines Craig through weekend[/url] [quote:98355f8a30]Left leg injury holds prospective utility candidate out By Matthew Leach / MLB.com 03/04/10 2:35 PM EST PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Cardinals infielder/outfielder Allen Craig was scratched from the team's trip on Thursday due to soreness in his left quadriceps muscle. He is expected to be out through the weekend. Craig, hoping to make the Cardinals' roster as a utility player and bat off the bench, was originally included on the travel roster that was posted in the team's clubhouse on Wednesday afternoon. However, his name was scratched off the list on Thursday morning, a result of the discomfort in his leg. Craig worked out at the Cardinals' complex in Jupiter. [/quote:98355f8a30] Tough break for Craig, neither he, Mather or Greene can afford to miss AB's. [14 total replies] Edmonds_Owns_CF Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:15:58 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=495734#495734 Agreed with others. Gonzalez could be dealt to an AL team and then it's a bad deal for you. [8 total replies] STLPujols5 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:26:33 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=495694#495694 This game is amazing if anybody wants to play a game my psn is dressed2im-PRESS [12 total replies] SoSoTaGuch Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:57:11 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=495677#495677 [url=http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/03/dodgers-agree-to-terms-with-garret-anderson.html]Dodgers sign veteran Garrett Anderson on minor league deal[/url] [429 total replies] Cards_Champs_47 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:58:35 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=495664#495664 I'm sure he'll be ok.. from his Scout.com page "2008 Season Robinson got off to a great start at Double-A Springfield, often leading the Texas League in hitting and being named to the Texas League All-Star Team in June. He played 63 games for the Springfield Cardinals hitting .352 with four home runs and 32 RBIs before being promoted to Memphis. Robinson finished the season at Triple-A, hitting just .220 in 42 games and 141 at-bats. Robinson played for the Peoria Saguaros in the Arizona Fall League at the end of the season where he appeared in 26 games and batted .280 (30-107) while leading the team in runs (27) and at-bats (107). Shane had two HRs and 24 RBI and tied for 3rd in the AFL with eight stolen bases." So he hit .282 in A ball in 06; .253 in Palm Beach in 07; .352 in Springfield in 08; .220 in Memphis in 08; and .238 with Memphis last year and .240 in limited in STL.. http://www.rotowire.com/baseball/player.htm?id=9426 That said I like the move and I wouldnt write him off since he's only been in the minors a few years.. there arent many 2Bs in our farm system currently.. [156 total replies] Bizzy15 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:28:29 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=495660#495660 One of the first kids to show up to ST, one of the first ones to leave... Good luck to him, TJ is such a streamlined surgerey anymore, I expect we'll see him back. [2 total replies] Edmonds_Owns_CF Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:53:28 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=495643#495643 [quote:3e82505761]Amauris Capellan may not be Wagner Mateo, but the 17-year-old native of the Dominican Republic is the St. Louis Cardinals’ highest-profile amateur signing this season. The club announced this past week that the outfielder inked his name on a contract that reportedly calls for a signing bonus of $450,000. Capellan’s deal was the first indication to most outside observers that the Cardinals’ Latin American initiatives had not been dormant since last fall. On July 2nd, the first day 16-year-old foreigners are eligible to sign each year, the club announced that Mateo, a 16-year-old highly-coveted prospect, had agreed to terms on what was lined up to be a record-breaking contract. The new signees are led by Capellan. The resident of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, is an outfielder like Mateo. [color=red:3e82505761]In their internal rankings of the current signing class, the Cardinals placed Capellan among the top five hitters[/color:3e82505761]. Others include Mateo and Miguel Angel Sano, a shortstop signed by the Minnesota Twins for $3.15 million in September. “Of all the players we have signed this year, Capellan is the one with the most upside, the guy who can provide the most impact in a short period of time,” Rodriguez said. The stocky, 6-foot-0, 180-pound right-handed hitter drew a favorable comparison. [b:3e82505761]“He is a strong-bodied, stocky-build Raul Mondesi-type outfielder,” Rodriguez offered, referring to the 12-year former major leaguer. “That is everybody’s favorite comparison. Similar tools… He’s got a lot of lower-half strength, but he still has some room to grow… He is aggressive and plays the game hard.”[/b:3e82505761] While not stretching the Cardinals’ budget nearly as much as Mateo’s contract would have, Capellan’s bonus was still significant, yet was likely a better deal for the organization due to its timing.[/quote:3e82505761] [url=http://www.globe-democrat.com/news/2010/mar/03/minor-league-notebook-cardinals-sign-dominican-out/][Link][/url] [2 total replies] Bizzy15 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:41:29 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=495596#495596 In case you haven't already, post your PS3 username so we can get some MLB 10 action going. [11 total replies] RedbirdVA Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:27:37 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=495595#495595 I invited some friends who aren't on CCH, I hope this is okay... [6 total replies] RedbirdVA Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:26:27 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=495577#495577 Carpenter definitely decides the outcome of the NL Central along with Pujols and Waino. Carp makes most of his starts and dominates like usual, the NL Central is most likely a lock. Should he returned to an injury-riddled season, things get interesting. [2 total replies] STLPujols5 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:37:41 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=495543#495543 [b:d688031032]Edmonds is getting his second wind BY RICK HUMMEL ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH 03/02/2010[/b:d688031032] [img:d688031032]http://images.stltoday.com/stltoday/resources/edmonds625march22010.jpg[/img:d688031032] [quote:d688031032]MARYVILLE, Ariz. — The question presented, simply, to Jim Edmonds was "Why?" His answer, not quite as simply, was, "I don't know." Why, indeed, is the former Cardinals Gold Glove center fielder trying a comeback in the majors after sitting out the 2009 season — and at age 39? Edmonds, in the Milwaukee Brewers' camp on a non-roster look, said there were at least a couple of reasons. Edmonds, a Cardinals star for eight seasons from 2000 to 2007, followed up with a couple of text messages to La Russa suggesting that he would accept the minimum as a bench player. "I figured they had a spot for me," Edmonds said. But negotiations to that end didn't get very far, as the Cardinals couldn't promise Edmonds the at-bats he wanted and they didn't really make an offer to him. Edmonds had been working out but not in baseball fashion ("I hadn't touched a ball yet,") until that January night in St. Louis. Edmonds, who also wanted to come back to the Cardinals to be with McGwire, said, "I figured I'd be a perfect fit. But they just said they couldn't give me but 100 or so at-bats. That wasn't exactly what I was looking for. That's a big park and playing part-time there would be tough. I've heard people say that once you've played every day, it's hard to play part-time and I agree with that." Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak, back in Jupiter, Fla., said, "It really came down to playing time. And I do think he had a lot more upside (financially) in Milwaukee than we would have been able to provide."[/quote:d688031032] [url=http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/cardinals/story/814316E21224C799862576DA0014B697?OpenDocument][Link][/url] [122 total replies] Bizzy15 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:20:23 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=495541#495541 Blake's Grandpa passed away, but was a [url=http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/cardinals/story/D4C5CC20CFE41A09862576DA00133A99?OpenDocument]huge reason the Olympics were in Vancouver this year[/url]. [9 total replies] Bizzy15 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:17:50 -0500 http://www.CardsClubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=495540#495540 [b:6d98078947]Swinging McGwire's praises Ludwick looks past steroid admission, credits 'good teacher' for fixing hitch By DAVID ZALUBOWSKI/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS[/b:6d98078947] [quote:6d98078947]There are still a lot of questions Mark McGwire won't answer, but none of them involves how to hit a baseball. Despite reports that the admitted former steroid user has been a distraction in his first spring training as the St. Louis Cardinals' hitting coach, McGwire already has helped outfielder Ryan Ludwick at the plate. After breaking down video of the former Durango High School and UNLV star's previous two seasons with St. Louis, McGwire fixed a loop in Ludwick's swing. "He kind of attacked my back side (of the swing). It got a little loopy last year," said the 31-year-old Ludwick, who batted .265 with 22 home runs and 97 RBIs in 139 games last season. "We worked on staying on top of the baseball and driving down through the ball. "It allows you to be shorter to the ball, and from there it's just about staying in the strike zone as long as possible with the barrel of the bat head. 'Short to it, long through it,' that's kind of what he's been preaching to me." Ludwick, who signed a $5.45 million, one-year contract in January, said he's completely healthy entering this season, his fourth with the Cards. "Honestly, I feel better this year than I have the last four years coming into camp," he said. "My body's not sore, my knees feel great, and my hips feel good. It's the best I've felt in a while."[/quote:6d98078947] http://www.lvrj.com/sports/swinging-mcgwire_s-praises-85938832.html [0 total replies] Bizzy15 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:15:59 -0500