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I was too wrapped up to come on here and complain, but yeah, Freese seriously got [expletive] by the ump there. Unfortunately, he should have known what was coming:


We're entering a new deadball era because of the ridiculous strike zone that umpires are getting away with thus far this season.

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It seems like the Cardinals rarely complete these come from behind victories, but always lose in this fashion. (Regular season)

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"They say its celestial, its all in the stars
Like Tony LaRussa on how you play your Cards" - Jay-Z "American Dreamin'

As sucky as some of these close losses have been, and obviously it's no consolation, but the Cardinals are a couple of semi-competent umpiring calls from 16 wins right now.

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Enjoying Cardinal Pixie Dust since 1982.

My hobby

This loss is not on the umpires. The Cardinals played like [expletive].

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I saw Nick Stavinoha's last major league homer and Mark Mulder's final major league pitch.

You're close - Pythag, before today, had them at 16-5 instead of 14-7; those two blown games to the Cubs, I presume.

In the meantime, Greene made the decision on who to send down this week when Craig comes back a lot easier.

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"You have to be concerned about the future, but you also have to be more concerned about the present. If you have to give up two or three young kids - who may not be able to play for several years - to get help for your team now, you have to do it." - Bing Devine, 1999

"They call baseball a game because it's too screwed up to be a business." - Jim Bouton, 1971.

"Big deal. Anyone can win games when the other team doesn't score any runs." - Curt Flood to Bob Gibson, circa 1968

Greene is out of options, so unless the club releases him I doubt he's going back down.

Beat me to it. I still think it will be Shane Robinson. Wouldn't shock me if it's Komatsu. It's awfully hard to hang on to a Rule 5 guy when you're trying to contend.

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What exactly is the timing involved? Is Craig coming back first, or is Berkman?

Either way, I suspect Carpenter is the one going down first - especially if Craig comes back, because Carp becomes rather superfluous. When Berkman comes back, we then have to decide between Robinson - who's hitting better and is a RH center field option - and Komatsu, who's not hitting as well but has that Rule 5 thing going. Since Robinson has options, it could very well be him.

But I do have the feeling that Greene is not long for this ballclub. Maybe they'll offer *him* to Washington so we can keep Komatsu.

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"You have to be concerned about the future, but you also have to be more concerned about the present. If you have to give up two or three young kids - who may not be able to play for several years - to get help for your team now, you have to do it." - Bing Devine, 1999

"They call baseball a game because it's too screwed up to be a business." - Jim Bouton, 1971.

"Big deal. Anyone can win games when the other team doesn't score any runs." - Curt Flood to Bob Gibson, circa 1968

Craig will be back on Tuesday (or so). Berkman later. And the guys during the broadcast implied that when he came back he might split time with Carpenter at first. Can't split time with him if he's not here.

I really don't think that Greene will get released. In fact, I would be shocked if he was. He's a backup infielder. And really, he provides pretty good value in that role.

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Robinson is the first to go.

Komatsu is on deck.

Any word from matheny on the game ending play?