The 2006 World Champions! St. Louis Cardinals

stripmallp · 11-30-2006, 04:09 AM

Any other champs out there?

I like the Miles deal. Welcome back Eli Marrero. Kip Wells, there is someone I'd like you to meet. We call him the pitcher whisperer.

windseer90 · 11-30-2006, 10:16 PM

The Kennedy deal I think was a step in the right direction. Eckstein and Miles know eachother so they should be able to have a nice DP combination. Kip Wells is an okay pitcher. He's not great, but could be a solid 4 or 5 starter.

BigRed · 12-01-2006, 10:21 AM

Personally, I like the deals so far. Look at the Marrero deal as equivelant to the Spiezio deal last year. Nothing to lose. And Wells should do fine at the end of the rotation.

But, basically the steal of it all was Kennedy. He'll be playing for 2.5 mil this year (btw, Henry Blanco, the Cubs BACKUP catcher will be making 1.8 this year and 2.8 next year...to be a backup catcher).

What Jock did was solidify the lineup while basically not spending anything. He's still got about 20 MILLION to spend on this roster (based on reported 100 Million dollar payroll). And I'm sure he's looking at pitching with that 20 MIL.

stripmallp · 12-04-2006, 11:58 PM

Carpenter signed an extension for 5 years at 65 mil. What a bargain! Glad the Cards didn't insult him by offering mediocre pitchers more money than Carp was getting paid. Anyway he is still a bargain at that price.

The GIGGAS · 12-05-2006, 12:00 AM

Let's go Cards!

stripmallp · 02-20-2007, 08:17 PM

Let's go CHAMPS! Lets shock'em again!

Jitters_1981 · 02-27-2007, 01:47 AM

hell yea, Lets go Cards!!! What people don't understand is that it comes down to chemistry more than anything and there is something about putting on that white and red that makes even the most average player a superstar. Everyone dissed us for grabbing Weaver and look what he did for us. Somehow every deal that we make (no matter how minor) seems to work well for us. We won over 100 games in 2005 with several injured players. No matter how the numbers play out I see us going for another 100 win season and a WS appearance. I can't wait for Mulder's return and I'm looking forward to the 07 season. Lets go Cardinals, lets go!!

TheGamingChef · 02-28-2007, 08:15 PM

Winning the first game of the season cant hurt either! (Even if it is spring training)

I am liking how we are looking right now. The pitching's got me a little wary, but it did last year too. I'm excited about the young guns we have, especially Wainwright and Reyes. I can see us competing for the division and the pennant again, as usual, and that's where we have to be.

TheGamingChef · 04-01-2007, 07:08 PM

Where all my Cards fans at?

Opener tonight. It'd be nice to start it all off with a win and never look back, but really tonight is all about the festivities. World Series Champions... just feels good to say.

Birdsonbat · 04-03-2007, 02:56 PM

Here are my pics from opening day (night). I was using a new camera and unfortunately, half of my pictures came out corrupted. I have no idea what happened. The camera has a hell of a zoom though as I was in 167, row 22.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8304641...7594511717441/

11-30-2006, 04:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
stripmallp Rookie OVR: 3 Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 303	The 2006 World Champions! St. Louis Cardinals Any other champs out there? I like the Miles deal. Welcome back Eli Marrero. Kip Wells, there is someone I'd like you to meet. We call him the pitcher whisperer. __________________ "My favorite word in English is 'youneverknow.'" - Joaquin Andujar

11-30-2006, 10:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
windseer90 Nova Nation OVR: 31 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Houston or Villanova Posts: 1,704	Re: The 2006 World Champions! St. Louis Cardinals The Kennedy deal I think was a step in the right direction. Eckstein and Miles know eachother so they should be able to have a nice DP combination. Kip Wells is an okay pitcher. He's not great, but could be a solid 4 or 5 starter.

12-01-2006, 10:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
BigRed MVP OVR: 9 Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 1,636	Re: The 2006 World Champions! St. Louis Cardinals Personally, I like the deals so far. Look at the Marrero deal as equivelant to the Spiezio deal last year. Nothing to lose. And Wells should do fine at the end of the rotation. But, basically the steal of it all was Kennedy. He'll be playing for 2.5 mil this year (btw, Henry Blanco, the Cubs BACKUP catcher will be making 1.8 this year and 2.8 next year...to be a backup catcher). What Jock did was solidify the lineup while basically not spending anything. He's still got about 20 MILLION to spend on this roster (based on reported 100 Million dollar payroll). And I'm sure he's looking at pitching with that 20 MIL. __________________ Pecos Pete

12-04-2006, 11:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
stripmallp Rookie OVR: 3 Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 303	Re: The 2006 World Champions! St. Louis Cardinals Carpenter signed an extension for 5 years at 65 mil. What a bargain! Glad the Cards didn't insult him by offering mediocre pitchers more money than Carp was getting paid. Anyway he is still a bargain at that price. __________________ "My favorite word in English is 'youneverknow.'" - Joaquin Andujar

12-05-2006, 12:00 AM	#5 (permalink)
The GIGGAS Kubuntu: Linux for Humans OVR: 64 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Radford, VA Posts: 17,704	Re: The 2006 World Champions! St. Louis Cardinals Let's go Cards! __________________ The Coaching Career of Mike Snider (Currently at Radford University) Official The C Fan Club Member Cent Sports (Free Sports Betting) Referral Link NFL: Jacksonville NCAA: Virginia Tech/Radford NBA: Washington MLB: St. Louis NHL: Detroit

02-20-2007, 08:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
stripmallp Rookie OVR: 3 Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 303	Re: The 2006 World Champions! St. Louis Cardinals Let's go CHAMPS! Lets shock'em again! __________________ "My favorite word in English is 'youneverknow.'" - Joaquin Andujar

02-27-2007, 01:47 AM	#7 (permalink)
Jitters_1981 Rookie OVR: 2 Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 181	Re: The 2006 World Champions! St. Louis Cardinals hell yea, Lets go Cards!!! What people don't understand is that it comes down to chemistry more than anything and there is something about putting on that white and red that makes even the most average player a superstar. Everyone dissed us for grabbing Weaver and look what he did for us. Somehow every deal that we make (no matter how minor) seems to work well for us. We won over 100 games in 2005 with several injured players. No matter how the numbers play out I see us going for another 100 win season and a WS appearance. I can't wait for Mulder's return and I'm looking forward to the 07 season. Lets go Cardinals, lets go!!

02-28-2007, 08:15 PM	#8 (permalink)
TheGamingChef MVP OVR: 17 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In between Big 10 and Big XII country Posts: 2,706	Re: The 2006 World Champions! St. Louis Cardinals Winning the first game of the season cant hurt either! (Even if it is spring training) I am liking how we are looking right now. The pitching's got me a little wary, but it did last year too. I'm excited about the young guns we have, especially Wainwright and Reyes. I can see us competing for the division and the pennant again, as usual, and that's where we have to be.

04-01-2007, 07:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
TheGamingChef MVP OVR: 17 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In between Big 10 and Big XII country Posts: 2,706	Re: The 2006 World Champions! St. Louis Cardinals Where all my Cards fans at? Opener tonight. It'd be nice to start it all off with a win and never look back, but really tonight is all about the festivities. World Series Champions... just feels good to say.

04-03-2007, 02:56 PM	#10 (permalink)
Birdsonbat MVP OVR: 8 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: St. Louis Posts: 1,381	Re: The 2006 World Champions! St. Louis Cardinals Here are my pics from opening day (night). I was using a new camera and unfortunately, half of my pictures came out corrupted. I have no idea what happened. The camera has a hell of a zoom though as I was in 167, row 22. http://www.flickr.com/photos/8304641...7594511717441/

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