One Series Down, 51 To Go

Being that not only was I working yesterday during the game, but working out of the office, I was able to catch about 10 minutes on the radio and that was it.  All of my observations will have to come from reading game stories and various other discussions.

From what I see, though, there's little doubt that the Hero for Thursday was starting pitcher Brad Thompson.  Six and 2/3 scoreless, plus an RBI single?  Without looking it up, I'd say that has to be the best game Thompson has ever pitched in the majors.  Doing it against the Rockies is pretty impressive as well.

Other positive notes included the first appearance of Anthony Reyes this season.  Three up, three down, all on strikeouts.  And even Tony gave him his due, saying, "You kept saying, 'Wow.' Three times."  It will be interesting to see when he pitches again, whether he'll get a longer stint, whether he'll be ready to go tonight.  The pitching has looked very good so far this season, but Braden Looper goes tonight against a team that's been hitting the ball pretty well.  Long relief may be something the Cards are needing today.

Also, apparently Troy Glaus reads the blog (Hey, Troy!) because after saying yesterday that a bit of offense wouldn't go amiss from him, he has two hits and drove in a run.  Maybe that will relax him and get his bat going.

It also sounds like Skip Schumaker and Jason LaRue combined on a nifty play throwing out Todd Helton at the plate.  This series had hitting, pitching and defense--keep that up and there are going to be some disappointed people writing for Yahoo.

Examining the box score, it's a little difficult to come up with a Goat.  Most of those that didn't get a hit made a play in the field.  Almost by default, today's Goat goes to Cesar Izturis.   0-3 plus an error will get you that on a lot of days.  Though I will say Izturis has played better so far this season than I expected.

Cards start a series with the Nationals tonight.  You can participate in the CardsClubhouse YNOT for the series if you get your picks in by first pitch.


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