fangraphs.com - 5/12/2008
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The Cardinals offense this year was supposed to be Albert Pujols , Rick Ankiel , and not a whole heck of a lot else. Ryan Ludwick apparently had other ideas. He hit his 8th home run of the season last night and is now second in the National League in OPS behind Lance Berkman . Chipper Jones is getting a lot of notoriety, since he’s hitting .400 and all, but Ludwick is producing at a ...
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THT Live:St. Louis Bats
The Hardball Times —
St. Louis Bats by Matthew Carruth May 12, 2008 Dave Cameron brings Ryan Ludwick, the unexpected provocateur of helping St. Louis craft a winning team thus far, under the microscope to see if his early season performance is sustainable. Matthew Carruth is an editor for The Hardball Times. He welcomes any and all sorts of communication at his ...
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