CARDS Series

[sadoug]

I am not on campaign here, I just dont think the man is getting his due or the proper respect for what he has done. Q is a backup. Thats all he will ever be. I also hate slow players.I love to see steals, extra bases, and fieling errors caused by having to hurry .

That said, has anyone watched what Q has done this year?In limited playing time he has picked more guys off at ist base with snap throws in half a year than most catchers do in 3 years.He got 2 in one game once. Have you ever seen that even from Johnny Bench?...no....I am not comparing him to Bench, but he has been a damned good fill in for us, and in fact the best catcher we have had in years......We need to give Castro time behind the plate to develop, but to this point, Q is a better hitter as well.....Castro will be better, but not today.

[cangrejero]

I like Q as a backup a lot. Redding for this guy was a good move by Astros.

Now, i will continue to give Castro the at bats, this is the time to do it, we are developing the young guys. Is a pity Paulino got injured.

[changeup]

Vega, what will be a pity is when they activate Moehler and put him back on the pitching staff. He should be offered a job as a minor league coach and if he doesn't want it, let him go. We don't need to be wasting innings on a BP pitcher when they young guys need the work.

[Ken]

Happ isn't fooling ANYBODY today. 4-0 after the 1st inning. Hopefully our bats can save us.

[cangrejero]

i prefer to see what wright can or can't do.

[iowafan]

You may get sick of seeing Wright pretty soon. We may need Moehler and he doesn't cost that much. I am not against Moehler. He is just a pretty lousy relief pitcher. Starting he does pretty well.

[iowafan]

I guess we finally got our bubble burst today. If he would have pitched another 6 innings of shutout it would have freaked out the whole league. Still, the team did alright. The relief came in and did well. There are lots of interesting things going on.

[changeup]

Happ looked like he quit last night. Mills should have pulled him before allowing him to give up that home run to Pujols.