Cards sign Felipe Lopez

[007]

Send out Brendan Ryan

http://www.stltoday.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=557488

[Cardz82]

IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kah]

Clearly we need to get both him and Ryan Franklin back on the 'roids.

[Glovey]

Anything that sends BRyan down to Memphis is A-OK with me.

[bigJOE]

when i saw he was released, thought it would be a good idea to sign him. dudes played on losers his entire career, maybe playing on a winner will get him back to his 2006 season.

[Can Of Corn]

Teh Cup is ours!

[Charlie Sheen]

Good to know Mozeliak is alive.

Unfortunately it came on a night that further reminded everyone that we have a good team with one of the greatest players of all time in the middle of the lineup and one of the greatest managers of all time at the helm, but that the bullpen still sucks and the season will slowly but surely go down the shitter because the problem was ignored.

[Jack Daniels]

Good to know Mozeliak is alive.

Unfortunately it came on a night that further reminded everyone that we have a good team with one of the greatest players of all time in the middle of the lineup and one of the greatest managers of all time at the helm, but that the bullpen still sucks and the season will slowly but surely go down the shitter because the problem was ignored.

Now he has ca$h flow to work with...

[007]

Good to know Mozeliak is alive.

Unfortunately it came on a night that further reminded everyone that we have a good team with one of the greatest players of all time in the middle of the lineup and one of the greatest managers of all time at the helm, but that the bullpen still sucks and the season will slowly but surely go down the shitter because the problem was ignored.

How many relievers were traded in the month leading up to the deadline again? Two or three?

[Jeffro]

How many relievers were traded in the month leading up to the deadline again? Two or three?

Can Ron Flores really be worse than Villone?

[Tazlaz]

How many relievers were traded in the month leading up to the deadline again? Two or three?

Working backwards...

Arthur Rhodes - 7/31, for Florida's #4 prospect
Craig Hansen - 7/31, part of Manny Ramirez deal
Kyle Farnsworth - 7/30, for Pudge Rodriguez
LaTroy Hawkins - 7/30, was DFA'd, acquired for minor league infielder
Damaso Marte - 7/26, part of Xavier Nady deal, acquired for 3 MLB pitchers and top outfield prospect
Jon Rauch - 7/22, for minor league 2B prospect
Chad Gaudin - 7/8, part of Rich Harden deal, acquired for MLB pitcher (Gallagher), OF Murton, and two minor leaguers

[Cardz82]

Good to know Mozeliak is alive.

Unfortunately it came on a night that further reminded everyone that we have a good team with one of the greatest players of all time in the middle of the lineup and one of the greatest managers of all time at the helm, but that the bullpen still sucks and the season will slowly but surely go down the shitter because the problem was ignored.

Bernie stats that a variety of sources have told him that the deal for Fuentes would have been McClellan, Garcia AND either another pitcher or Bryan Anderson.

Would you have traded those 3 guys for 2 months of Brian Fuentes. The same Fuentes who lost his closers job as recently as last season?

These were the type of ridiculous ransoms teams were asking for to get their bullpen guys in trade. There's a reason most of those guys didn't get traded. Mo wasn't the only one not willing to bite.

[007]

Working backwards...

Arthur Rhodes - 7/31, for Florida's #4 prospect
Craig Hansen - 7/31, part of Manny Ramirez deal
Kyle Farnsworth - 7/30, for Pudge Rodriguez
LaTroy Hawkins - 7/30, was DFA'd, acquired for minor league infielder
Damaso Marte - 7/26, part of Xavier Nady deal, acquired for 3 MLB pitchers and top outfield prospect
Jon Rauch - 7/22, for minor league 2B prospect
Chad Gaudin - 7/8, part of Rich Harden deal, acquired for MLB pitcher (Gallagher), OF Murton, and two minor leaguers

Fucking Mo....

[kah]

Can Ron Flores really be worse than Villone?

Villone is best used as a LOOGY. Basically he shouldn't see a right-handed batter. Although that doesn't excuse giving up a dinger to the dessicated corpse of Andruuuuuuuuuuw Jones.

[Tazlaz]

Bernie stats that a variety of sources have told him that the deal for Fuentes would have been McClellan, Garcia AND either another pitcher or Bryan Anderson.

Would you have traded those 3 guys for 2 months of Brian Fuentes. The same Fuentes who lost his closers job as recently as last season?

These were the type of ridiculous ransoms teams were asking for to get their bullpen guys in trade. There's a reason most of those guys didn't get traded. Mo wasn't the only one not willing to bite.

We've already tried the well-reasoned approach...