Look, when you lose to the Cubs you have to try to look on the bright side. Either that or you drink… a lot. If you focus on the fact that the Cards left a flock on base you’ll be instinctively led to a bar. If you think about how the Cards have committed more errors lately than Herold Reynolds with ESPN interns, you’re bound to end up staring at the bottom of a shot glass. Since tomorrow still involves going to work, I’m going to try and look on the bright side.

First of all, we got to a pitcher who really should probably be in AA ball… Hill had a 9 something ERA coming into the game tonight so had we turned him into a 2 hit ace like we did for Francis the other night I think I’d have lost it.

Second of all, Eckstein and Encarnacion had good nights. Eck had been struggling as of late but went 2 for 4 tonight. Encarnacion went 3 for 5 with a homer and 3 RBIs. Chris Duncan also racked up another couple of hits which was good to see. As long as Encarnacion and the young Duncan continue to produce, they make Walt Jockety’s job that much easier.

While it would still be nice to add an impact bat to the lineup, its no longer the pressing need it was before Duncan’s emergence in left. That leaves Walt free to seek out pitching help to either bolster the bullpen or perhaps land a top shelf starter. I could go on and on about the trade rumors floating around but when have we ever been able to guess what Walt the Wizard was up to? Never… exactly.

So, the only bright point left to mention is that we still get to play the next three games against the Cubs, a team with one of the worst records in the league. Let’s hope this phenomenon of Cub wins gets brought back to reality and we take the final three games of the series.

In other news: Look for that interview I mentioned yesterday tomorrow on CubsCast.com. It was a lot of fun to record and I’m sure you all will enjoy it as well… even if they are Cubs fans.

This entry was posted on Friday, July 28th, 2006 at 12:16 am and is filed under Cards/Cubs. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Look, when you lose to the Cubs you have to try to look on the bright side. Either that or you drink… a lot. If you focus on the fact that the Cards left a flock on base you’ll be instinctively led to a bar. If you think about how the Cards have committed more errors lately than Herold Reynolds with ESPN interns, you’re bound to end up staring at the bottom of a shot glass. Since tomorrow still involves going to work, I’m going to try and look on the bright side.

First of all, we got to a pitcher who really should probably be in AA ball… Hill had a 9 something ERA coming into the game tonight so had we turned him into a 2 hit ace like we did for Francis the other night I think I’d have lost it.

Second of all, Eckstein and Encarnacion had good nights. Eck had been struggling as of late but went 2 for 4 tonight. Encarnacion went 3 for 5 with a homer and 3 RBIs. Chris Duncan also racked up another couple of hits which was good to see. As long as Encarnacion and the young Duncan continue to produce, they make Walt Jockety’s job that much easier.

While it would still be nice to add an impact bat to the lineup, its no longer the pressing need it was before Duncan’s emergence in left. That leaves Walt free to seek out pitching help to either bolster the bullpen or perhaps land a top shelf starter. I could go on and on about the trade rumors floating around but when have we ever been able to guess what Walt the Wizard was up to? Never… exactly.

So, the only bright point left to mention is that we still get to play the next three games against the Cubs, a team with one of the worst records in the league. Let’s hope this phenomenon of Cub wins gets brought back to reality and we take the final three games of the series.

In other news: Look for that interview I mentioned yesterday tomorrow on CubsCast.com. It was a lot of fun to record and I’m sure you all will enjoy it as well… even if they are Cubs fans.

This entry was posted on Friday, July 28th, 2006 at 12:16 am and is filed under Cards/Cubs. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.