The Morning Tailgate
Tuesday night’s game in Arizona was a classic case of “what could have been”. Adam Wainwright pitched five 1/3 innings and Chris Carpenter came out of the bullpen for a scoreless inning to get the Cards back in the win column. What could have been if Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright each pitched 30 starts for the Cards this season. I’m not entirely sure, but I’d have to think the Cardinals would have more wins - and less blown saves.
Please stay healthy through the rest of the decade, fellas.
The Birds put up eight runs to snap the four game skid. [Yahoo!]
Joe Mather is out for the season with a broken hand. It’s that September injury curse, I tell you! [Canadian Press]
Along the injury front, Jaime Garcia may soon go under the knife. [STL Today]
Just for fun: some of Hungo’s “finest” quotes from the past two seasons. [JoeSportsFan]
Mike Martz’s fingerprints are all over the NFC West. Is that why the division continually sucks? [Chicago Tribune]
I appreciate it when Internet writers try to provide any shred of optimism in their season previews: “If the Rams can get two or three wins in those first seven games, they could end up moving in the right direction.” [Salon]
Jeremy Maclin and Stryker Sulak earned weekly awards from the Big XII for their efforts on Saturday. Something tells me they’ll make it again. [Missourinet]
A little info on the BMW Championship at Bellerive. [PGA]