Ah, the smell of ballpark hotdogs, freshly cut grass, the sound of the vendors: COOOOOOOLLLLDDDDDD BEEEEEEEEEER HEEEEEEEEEERRRRE!!, the sight of Holliday dropping a ball in left field to lose the NLDS last season. Anyone else have a hangover? I sure do. Combine that with Mizzou's loss to Nebraska and you have two reasons I'm avoiding Harpo's in Chesterfield like Tiger Woods avoids text messages.
So, where does that leave the Redbirds for 2010? Assuming we stay relatively healthy; right back into the playoffs as far as I can tell. Hopefully, Holliday will take a little outfield before the playoff games and avoid ruining my 2010 perfect sports night out.
Obviously, the two key free agent signings are Holliday and Brad Penny. Both of these acquisitions really shore up the lineup and staff respectively. Here is your potential lineup:
2B Schumaker
CF Rasmus
1B Pujols
LF Holliday
RF Ludwick
3B Freese
C Molina
SS Lugo
P
Backed up with a rotation of Carpenter, Wainwright, Penny, Lohse and either Rich Hill, Kyle McLellan, or Jaime Garcia (my personal favorite unless Hill benefits from Dave Duncan's magic) and the same bullpen we had last year (Provided McLellan doesn't get the fifth starter spot) and we are looking very solid.
With several nice players being groomed in the minors, the Cardinals have enough to plug some holes as they arise. Here are my predictions for the 2010 season:
Division Winners:
NL East Phillies
NL Central CARDINALS
NL West Dodgers
WC Braves
AL East Boston
AL Central Twins
AL West Angels
WC Yankmes
Series: Cardinals beat the Angels in 6. Take it Vegas baby...
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