The
Reigning World Champion St Louis Cardinals were in town this
weekend. To fill us in on what has
been going on since then, we are talking with Kerry from Cards on Cards.
1) Which player needs to step up for the Cardinals to return to the World Series?
Clearly,
Albert Pujols needs to step up big time if they’re going to make a
repeat run. Why, he hasn’t done so much as score
a single run for St. Louis this year! In all seriousness, though, I
don’t have a lot of complaints about the offense or the rotations right
now, and Jason Motte has been on a nice run lately. I don’t think you
can expect much from Rafael Furcal right now and
Lance Berkman may be at the end of his career, so of the able bodied
Cardinals I’d like to see more from Jon Jay. It feels like the offense
works best when Jay is hitting, and they really need someone to step up
and take hold of the leadoff spot with Furcal’s
physical struggles.
2) What is your favorite release for airbursh cards?
My
favorites are probably some of the Traded sets from the ‘80s. I used to
get one of the Traded sets each year for my birthday,
and it always fascinated me to see players in their new uniforms. It
also didn’t take me long to notice how ridiculous some of them looked.
3) What are your thoughts on Rick Ankiel's recently being DFAd?
It’s
really unfortunate. I was a huge fan of Ankiel’s when he was a sudden
star pitcher as a rookie. To see him come back
and succeed, if only for a season or two, as an outfielder was pretty
amazing. I’m sure that he could walk away from the game right now and
know that he’s done things very, very few could ever hope to achieve. I
read recently that he helped Strasburg with
his curveball, though, and some part of everyone who has followed him
will always wonder what would happen if tried to pitch again
competitively.
4) Has there been any word on Minor League Ball returning to Portland ?
The
Yakima Bears, a short season A-league team is moving to the area next
season, to play in Hillsboro which is a suburb
to the west of Portland . AAA baseball has left Portland several times
before and always returned, but the big difference this time is that
they have no stadium to return to as their former home became a
soccer-only facility last year. A new minor league stadium
in Portland proper would have to be built from the ground up, and in
the current political and economic climate, that’s about as likely as
Pujols being traded back to the Cardinals for Marc Rzepczynski.
5) What is your favorite perfomance by a Cardinals player on TV or Film?
As
an actor or player? I’m not sure that I’ve actually watched any
Cardinals act, although I know that David Freese was supposedly in some
awful sitcom episode last season on
a show that I believe had already been cancelled by the time it aired.
As far as performance in a game, it’s tough to think of anything more
enjoyable than watching Chris Carpenter shut down the Phillies in the
NLDS clinching game last year. Collectively,
I’ve never seen anything more exciting than Game 6 of last year’s World
Series, but as an individual performer, Carpenter sweated and cursed
and hurled his way to the NLCS last year. He hauled the entire team on
his back on his way to pitching more innings
than anyone in professional baseball last season. And he’s paying for
it dearly this year, where he’s basically getting the season off due to
having a rib removed in someone experimental surgery to relieve pain
he’s dealt with for a long time. I have a short
memory, though. Ask me on a different day, and I might bring up the
Pujols blast off of Brad Lidge or any number of amazing defensive
displays by Jim Edmonds and Ozzie Smith.
ScoreCard
Have
to ding ConC for #5. Any mention of 2011 NLDS game 5 and stomachs start
turning for team Phungo. Still a respectable 4 of 5 for ConC and
we thank Kerry for is always thoughtful responses.
Replay - 2012 Phungo 5 Postings
Philadelphia Phillies -
The Phillies Room.
Atlanta Braves -
Cardboard Junkie
Miami Marlins - 30-Year Old Cardboard
New York Mets - Paul's Random Baseball Stuff
Chicago Cubs - Wrigley Wax
Pittsburgh Pirates - Pirates Treasure Room
Los Angeles Dodgers - Night Owl Cards
San Diego Padres -
Padrographs
Kansas City Roayls -
Autograph Cards
Oakland A's -
The Fuji Chronicles
Seattle Mariners -
Emeral City Diamond Gems
Texas Rangers - Play at the Plate
Cards on Cards replays
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