Glaus sits, but triceps injury not serious

Era Ending? Edmonds Exits

Peter@BaseballReflections posted 5/10/2008 from www.cardinal70.com

The Padres have released Jim Edmonds . I don't think many of us really expected that when he was traded back in December . Sure, the contract was up at the end of 2008, but he should be able to put together the semblance of a decent year. Even last year, a down year by his standards, he stroked 12 homers and hit .250. Apparently, that wasn't the case. After a .178 average

The Great One

Peter@BaseballReflections posted 5/10/2008 from www.cardinal70.com

With the great ones, you just know. You just know when they are going to do something to win the game. Albert Pujols , in case anyone reading was wondering, counts as one of the great ones. I've noted before when it was just obvious he was going to hit a home run . Last night was another one of those situations. Seeing the lead that Pujols was getting off second and how long .

Lineup Creativity

Peter@BaseballReflections posted 5/10/2008 from www.cardinal70.com

I don't think very many people have accused Tony LaRussa of not being creative and open to new ideas. I mean, we've got the pitcher batting eighth, redefining the way relief pitchers are used, stuff like that. And now, he's showing that he's not bound by convention with his leadoff man. Tonight's lineup, via Bernie : Ludwick 9 Ankiel 8 Pujols 3 Duncan 9 Glaus 5

Rattled Isringhausen removed as Cardinals' closer

Stan Musial's Stance found this 5/10/2008 on sports.espn.go.com

After blowing his major league leading fifth save on Friday night in a 4-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers, the Cardinals' embattled reliever Jason Isringhausen will no longer close games, manager Tony La Russa said Saturday.

The save speculator: St. Louis Cardinals

The Hardball Times found this 5/10/2008 on www.hardballtimes.com

Saturday, May 10, 2008 The save speculator: St. Louis Cardinals Posted by Derek Carty at 3:11pm We're gonna shorten this "Save speculator" up since the decision actually came down while I was in the process of writing this article. Jason Isringhausen is being temporarily removed from the Cardinals' closer role, as one could have surmised from his quote last night (hat tip to Andy ...