Pedro Feliz traded to the Cardinals

[cardslesson101]

ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals got some help at third base on Thursday, acquiring Pedro Feliz from the Houston Astros for minor league pitcher David Carpenter.

 

The Cardinals also placed catcher Jason LaRue on the 60-day disabled list. LaRue sustained a concussion in a fracas with the Cincinnati Reds earlier this month.

 

Felipe Lopez has been starting at third base since David Freese was sidelined by injuries in June. He's slumped at the plate and in the field lately, committing two errors on Wednesday, prompting the Cardinals to go after the 35-year-old Feliz.

 

He started for the Philadelphia Phillies' 2008 World Series team and has played 97 games for the Astros while batting .221 with four homers and 31 RBIs. Feliz also has the second-best fielding percentage among third baseman since 2007 at .967.

 

He's made 60 starts at third base and 10 at first base for Houston.

 

"It's been a tough year for him, and with the changes that we've made, his playing time would continue to be limited," Astros general manager Ed Wade said. "This deal puts him back into a pennant race and his veteran presence should help the Cardinals."

 

Carpenter was 5-3 with a 2.36 ERA and 20 saves at Class A Palm Beach.

 

"We've acquired a power arm for our system and we'll give him every chance to develop into a major leaguer," Wade said.

 

The Astros also reinstated infielder Tommy Manzella from the disabled list. Manzella hit .366 (15-for-41) in 11 games during a rehab stint from a fractured left index finger. He was batting .212 in 59 games with Houston, with one homer and 16 RBIs.

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5476778

 

:banghead: Of all the 3B on waivers, Mozeliak just had to get this one.

[SouthSideRyan]

Brain-dead Caribbean swinging at slop

 

I imagine his defense has fallen off some too

[cardslesson101]

Brain-dead Caribbean swinging at slop

 

I imagine his defense has fallen off some too

 

I wouldn't be mad at this if Lopez was hitting, but a combination of Craig/Lopez/Feliz/Miles at 3B doesn't seem like it will fix the Cards problems at 3B. Feliz has 8 errors at 3B this season, adding to the Cardinals total of 24 errors at 3B this before acquiring Feliz.

[lumafia]

Brain-dead Caribbean swinging at slop

 

I imagine his defense has fallen off some too

 

Please stop talking about Aramis like that.

[SouthSideRyan]

Somebody better act offended so I can post the origin of it or some people are gonna think I went all jaydee on the Caribbean

[NonProfitCow]

Somebody better act offended so I can post the origin of it or some people are gonna think I went all jaydee on the Caribbean

my initial notice was that he was physical appearance black

[erik316wttn]

Somebody better act offended so I can post the origin of it or some people are gonna think I went all jaydee on the Caribbean

 

Fine.

 

I, sir, am offended at your comment!

[MWV]

Somebody better act offended so I can post the origin of it or some people are gonna think I went all jaydee on the Caribbean

Too late now. Felipe Alou will never forgive you.

[Banedon]

I'm here to steal SSR's thunder, and chew bubble gum. And I'm all out of bubble gum.

 

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/08/06/SPG5CE459H1.DTL

 

Saturday, August 6, 2005

 

Derogatory comments by KNBR's Larry Krueger about the Giants' Latin players and Felipe Alou evoked an impassioned response from the club's manager on Friday and led to the talk-show host getting suspended for a week without pay.

 

Krueger set off a firestorm with his remarks about "brain-dead Caribbean hitters'' and his likening of Alou's mind to "Cream of Wheat,'' part of an extended rant about the Giants' failures this season following their 3-2 loss to the Rockies on Wednesday night.

[SouthSideRyan]

Oh damn, I forgot about the part about Alou's brain being cream of wheat. That was the best part.

[illiniguy]

Larry Krueger is a speical kind of idiot.

[Magnetic Curses]

felipe alou is an incontinent old man who lives in the clubhouse and has cream of wheat brains. i love it.