I Don't Get It

No sir, I just don’t get it.

- I don’t understand the delay in putting Matt Holliday on the 15 day disabled list. It is a foolish decision not to do it and bring up another bench player. The reason the Cardinals are waiting, is because they think he might be ready in 10-12 days, although they have no idea really. And if he’s back in 12 days, they would get an extra 3 days use out of him that they wouldn’t have if they put him on the DL. I’ve had appendicitis, although not laparoscopically. He may try to play in 12 days, but he’ll be weak and sore. And as much as Tony LaRussa like to err on the side of caution when it comes to injuries, you would think he would suck it up for 3 more days and bring up a bench player. In these late inning, close ballgames, an extra pinch hitter would be nice about now.

- In the Cardinals 3 losses, they’ve scored 3 runs in each game. In their 1 victory, they scored 2. Go figure. They’re not exactly ripping the cover off the ball, are they?

- This team is swinging at a lot of pitches out of the strike zone. They’re being busted inside off the plate by fastball after fastball. And they’re swinging at them. Must – lay – off. Can’t – hit – them.

- I must admit, I thought that the Pittsburgh Pirates would be a welcome tonic for what ails Albert Pujols. But last night he was in the same batting swamp that everyone else in red uniforms resided. Fooled on pitches down the middle and let them go by. And then, swing at a pitch out of the zone. I’m not used to seeing this from the Mang. But knowing Sir Albert, he’ll get it straightened out pretty quickly.

- At least the starting pitching is showing some promise. Chris Carpenter, Jaime Garcia and Kyle Lohse gave us plenty of reason to hope. I felt bad for Lohse; he was lights out last night except for 2 pitches in the sixth inning that he got up. He made 2 mistakes all night and they both got hammered.

- Signs of the times: Last night’s announced attendance was 32,007, the lowest ever for Busch Stadium III. That’s not bad attendance on a cold Monday night vs. the Pirates, but it’s still not a good trend