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10/26/2005: "I must admit,"


Had the Cardinals been eliminated by the Padres, or by some other trick of fate avoided losing to the Killer B's, I would feel sorry for the Astros at this point. After all, it's not like Cardinals fans would have difficulty relating to a team whose greatest asset collapses on them in the World Series after carrying them all the way to it.

Needless to say, however, I can not feel sorry for them, because they are the Astros and they did eliminate the Cardinals and it's a nice sort of poetic justice that this loss occurs right after the Juice Box is pried open with the Commish's own can-opener. If asked, though, I will continue to maintain that I always preferred Frank Thomas anyway, as far as those two similar first basemen went.

First on the random linking agenda, Bobby V. says he'd like to see a Japan-U.S. World Series. Your pull quote:

{{customtwo}}Watching our guys all season and the World Series on TV, I can tell you the level of play is equal. Such a competition would be great, and it’s time to do battle.

I’m not talking about all-star exhibition games. I’m talking about two battle-proven teams who have played a season together and know how to play baseball.


I like Bobby Valentine, really, but equal? I hate to pick on Tuffy Rhodes twice in as many posts, but here's his career major league line: .224/.310/.349. And here's his Japanese mark through 2004: .288/.380/.557. Now, obviously, that's an outlier case, but Ichiro, the Matsuis, Tsuyoshi "Remember My Cool Wristbands? Those were cool, right?" Shinjo--really, our own So Taguchi's one of the few Japanese players to improve (eventually...) on his hitting after coming here.

That said, I'm all for the series; Japanese baseball has always interested me, and I'm sure it would be an interesting series--just not as competitive as Captain Spalding suggests.

On the Cardinals front, of course, we're left with nothing but the continued Brian Giles speculation. Not that there's anything wrong with speculating about your team landing one of the best hitters of the last five years. Of course I have my usual worries about the deal--the Cardinals aren't getting any younger, and replacing Walker with Giles--even though there is a five year age difference there--is kind of cheating in that regard. If they replace Matt Morris with Anthony Reyes I suppose they will have done a good job there, but the rotation isn't really the problem; the afore-mentioned elder statesman, after all, will be all of 32 next season.

In Matthew Leach's latest mailbag the issue is brought up as to how long you would sign Giles; he's pretty agile as far as big hulking outfielders go, having played in center field even as recently as last year. He hits for a good average, has played more than 150 games in five of his last six seasons, and has no indications of undergoing a continued decline. I would be hesitant to go for more than three years, but the last agile/hulking guy we got to man right field did pretty well for himself at 39, didn't he?

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on Wednesday, October 26th, CalvinPitt said

Outfield wise, I would really like to see the Cards go with what they have. So, Gall, JRod, and Skip in platoon in the corners, with Skip or So spelling Jimmy as necessary. At least for the first half of the season. Then if it's not working. . . well that would Jock's mess to clean up, but no Kearns or Dunn! Their career numbers to me look a lot like Jim's numbers this year, which isn't bad, but I'd like a little more contact, a little less whiffing, and more compentence with the glove.

And "hulking"? I was always under the impression Giles was kind of small, like Eck's height, but more muscular. Not sure why.



on Wednesday, October 26th, Dan said

No, you're right, he's built more like Ray Lankford looking back on it.



on Wednesday, October 26th, Lisa said

Thanks Dan - I've found my off season Cardinal info spot! I'm allowing myself to watch the World Series for the first time tonight. My last dose of baseball I guess. But I was too mad to watch anything before this.



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