I live about 40 miles from Busch stadium. My wife is a Cardinal NUT.
They do not have near the team this year as they did last year when they did not win the series.
Isringhausen has never really recovered from off season surgery. Edmonds
is still experiencing some lack of feeling in his hand , even after the cortisone injection & rest. Fear is the numbness is caused by a disc in his neck & not
an arm problem. Disc surgery would probably end his season. It is very doubtful it will come to that but it is fair to say Edmonds will NOT be 100% this year.
The Cards bullpen totallt changed, save for Izzy. Larry Walker retired. Mark Grudzelanik, Reggie Sanders, Woody Williams, John Mabry, and Matt Morris joined the bullpen in leaving town for more $$$.
Pujols literally carried the Cards on his back in April, setting a ML record doing so. Albert cooled off the start of May & the Cards dropped 4 in a row for the first time since 2004. They never lost more than 3 all of last year.
I think they will be very ,very fortunate not to have a streak longer than four this year.
The future looks even worse, as ALL the starters save for Ponson who they just got become free agents the end of this season. NOT good planning to have your whole rotation go free agent at once!
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