Comments on: There’s Something About Tyler

By: Thad Scucchi

Thad Scucchi — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 22:20:21 +0000

Phillies-Braves Think Milwaukee-Arizona-San Fran: Pitching, Pitching Pitching : 80 % of baseball makes good defense-pitching. Speed never goes in a slump and when I see 10 games lost because Cards don't practice running in practice or just can't . Pitching , Pitching, Pitching - Lost 3 relief pitchers in August and Wain before 1st pitch. Pitching, pitching, pitching. If running helps pitchers get in the 8th inning let's start running & forget the batting practice. Great pitching makes the other eight players look great cause the pressure is off. Please run, bunt, pitch and let the kids use muscle memory-it works.. a

By: Thad Scucchi

Thad Scucchi — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 01:27:11 +0000

September line-up : Chambers-OF Greene-OF Swauger-OF 3B-Carpender SS-Jackson 2B-Jose Garcia 1B-Adams C-Charles Cutler C-Steven Hill SUBS.-Jamie Curtis and Zack Cox Extras- Brown-OF Stavinoha-1B Craig and Jay make 15.

By: shaneo69

shaneo69 — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 01:15:26 +0000

IllinoisCardinalFan: Greene has been playing SS nearly every day at Memphis; Kozma has played 2B.

By: Thad Scucchi

Thad Scucchi — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:53:15 +0000

At present Cards have 10 prospects 26-27-28-yr olds who will be free to fly away after next year. Can’t keep these guys in minors forever. I don’t see any reason in keeping these guys in AAA . Let them have a chance to play somewhere-please’

By: Jim H

Jim H — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:38:12 +0000

Ben Zobrist sound familier? Struggled his first couple of years being called up and getting sporadic ab’s. Got full time ab’s at the age of 28 and had a break out year. Not giving Tyler full time ab’s for the rest of this season would be silly, we have nothing to lose. However, with TLR at the helm it won’t be the first silly move made.

By: Lou Schuler

Lou Schuler — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10:01:28 +0000

I was thinking the same thing. If TLR wants a RH CF so bad that he’s playing Craig there, why not give Greene a shot? Isn’t he still one of the fastest guys on the 40-man roster?

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 06:01:26 +0000

We ignore the defense of everybody else at the major league level, why not Tyler? Ask Ryan Theriot and his sub-.700 OPS how much defense matters to the coaching staff.

By: Hugecardsfan

Hugecardsfan — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 04:25:18 +0000

I spit up a little the first time I heard Tony suggest that Greene should play some centerfield… But, I’m starting to wonder if he hasn’t been miscast all along. The guy has speed and a strong arm and we know he can hit in the minors. Just wondering if there is enough time to play him in center to see if that might not work. Then maybe let him play some winter ball.

I’m probably as convinced as LaRussa that he isn’t ever gonna be a major league SS.

By: akaitori

akaitori — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 03:52:14 +0000

It’s not like affording Greene PT will mandate the benching of Ozzie or Tulo. The current punchless Cards are in a meltdown and are limping to higher draft choices each dreary game. It may well be that Greene’s splits cast doubt on his abilities. It is a certainty, however, that the current alternatives are no better and have less upside. Play TG in the Bigs now, and then reach a (somewhat) more informed decision for next season.

By: sportsman

sportsman — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 02:19:15 +0000

true
it is in fact a multi-million dollar decision to find out of he can play well enough to remain on the 40 man roster

in fact, why will klohse and westie make every remaining start? this last month is a much better proving ground than spring training, and they really need to take advantage of it with several players, including greene (but not stav).