Outshined_One

Dusty...it's pouring rain and Z has been overworked in the past month. Please for the love of all that is holy take Z down after this inning.

Um...some one should get that radar gun checked.

I can see now why the Angels DFA'd Yan.

This is one of those days where Z has very good stuff, but it's all over the place.

That was a K, one way or another.

Mulder had pitched in four postseason games in his life when the Cardinals had traded for him. Four games. Can you really judge a guy based on that?

So what exactly are you doing with Haren, then?

That was one of the more enjoyable yellow cards I've seen.

Ditto. They've had a ton of opportunities down there and hadn't converted until then.

Give those men an Emmy! It's hard to find acting that good these days.

Argentina has mastered the art of the flop.

If the guy who is offsides isn't involved in the pass/play, there's no call. Yeah, that was written in response to the play when it happened, not the replay, haha. Ivory Coast has no defense, needless to say.

What, no offsides???

Looked like he slipped and fell. Man, Ivory Coast is getting plenty of opportunities down near Argentina's goal, but they can't pull the trigger.

That shot, on the other hand, definitely crossed the line.

Does Dusty have any concept of what splits are? I really have to wonder that with this lineup...

I can't bring myself to being upset over that call because I really hate Argentina.

Ivory Coast is running at will against Argentina in the opening minutes. Let's see how they keep this up over the course of the game.

I'm not alone in saying that I can't watch soccer when the announcers are both American, am I? It's like they can't bring themselves to be genuinely excited about anything. This is why I thoroughly enjoy Telemundo and Telefutura. :D

Tivo is a godsend for soccer fans.

Hey, I got an idea! Let's pull a Rick Ankiel and move Wood into RF!

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Anyone else think the Cubs rushed him back from his surgery, considering what's been happening lately? Seriously, this team has so poorly mismanaged Wood's arm during his time here. It's a miracle he hasn't pulled a Dave Dravecky yet.

At the time, this was fair justification for the trade. Nobody knew what to make of Haren in terms of his potential as a starter while Barton didn't seem like he was going to stick at catcher. However, as time goes on, this trade has gotten worse for the Cardinals. Haren for Mulder has been, at best, a wash. Imagine if they had Haren performing the way he has been in Oakland over the past two years and were in a similar position to where they are now. Don't you think that the Cardinals would have absolutely loved to have Barton in their system, considering how badly they need another outfielder? He's been in a bit of a funk this season, but he's still a Top 50 prospect considering how good his bat is. Heck, he's been at that level for some time now. He would have made a really nice trading chip for some one like, say, Bobby Abreu. This trade is only going to look worse as time goes on. It already looks pretty bad on the Cardinals' end, considering what could have been.

Sorry about the weirdness the past two days. I was visiting Case Western in Cleveland yesterday and today and thought I'd have wireless internet access. Too bad the Hyatt saw fit to want to charge $10 for it... Box Scores Iowa lost a game continued from 4/25 2-1 in the 13th Box Score CF F. Pie 2/6 2B R. Theriot 0/4, 3 BB, E (3, throw) RF B. Coats 0/6, BB 1B M. Hoffpauir 0/2, 2 BB 1B/3B C. McGehee 2/6, R, K C G. Soto 3/7, 2B (4), K 3B M. Fontenot 0/2, BB, K PH L. Montanez 0/1 LF M. Restovich 2/3, BB, 2B (6), K SP R. Hill 6 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 10/2 K/BB, 5-3 GO-FO Iowa won a 7 inning game 2-1 Box Score SS R. Theriot 0/2, BB, K 2B M. Fontenot 0/3, 2 K RF M. Restovich 2/3 1B M. Hoffpauir 0/3 3B C. McGehee 1/3 CF B. Coats 0/1, 2 BB, R, K LF L. Montanez 2/3, R SP R. Hill 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 9/2 K/BB, 6-3 GO-FO West Tenn won 5-2 Box Score RF C. Walker 1/4, R, RBI, K, 2 SB (20), CS (7), PO 2B E. Patterson 1/4, R, RBI, 2B (14), K LF N. Jackson 2/4, RBI, 2 2B (15) DH B. Dopirak 0/3, BB, K 3B S. Moore 0/3, BB, K 1B B. Sing 1/3, BB, R, RBI, HR (2), K CF M. Negron 3/4, 2 R, 2B (3), 3B (1), K SP C. Shaver 7 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1/1 K/BB, 11-9 GO-FO Daytona lost 7-1 Box Score CF S. Fuld 1/5, KSB (17), 2 Assists (3B, Home) DH J. Fox 0/3, BB 1B M. Craig 1/3, BB, SB (4) RF R. Harvey 1/4, 2 K, Assist (1B) 2B N. Spears 0/3, BB, 2 K SS J. Simokaitis 0/3, HBP SP S. Gallagher 6 scoreless, 4 H, 6/3 K/BB, 7-5 GO-FO Peoria won 4-1 Box Score 2B R. Chirinos 0/3, BB, R C M. Reed 2/3, BB, 2 R, 2B (7), SB (9), E (3, missed catch) LF J. Valdez 0/3, RBI, K, Assist (Home), HBP 1B R. Norwood 2/4, 2 RBI RF Y. Carter 0/3, RBI 3B K. Reynolds 1/4, K DH A. Garcia 1/3 SS D. Johnston 0/3, 2 K SP D. Veal 6 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 8/2 K/BB, 5-5 GO-FO RP E. Campusano 1 hitless and scoreless, 1/1 K/BB, 2-0 GO-FO OVERALL: 3-2