Speaking of FanFest, it's a testament to how the walls between casual bloggers and professional media are blurring somewhat, but your humble correspondant has been put on the media credentials list for Friday, when I will be up in St. Louis visiting FanFest. If I'm able to be coherent enough to actually do an interview, I'll be sure to get it up somewhere, though it may be after I return. Then again, the odds of all that are pretty slim if the past is any indication.
Tuesday's game was a wonderful thing. Even after Adam Wainwright had thrown 120 pitches against the Giants, he was able to come back and shut down the Brewers, though again, it was with 120 pitches. You have to hope that the extra workload won't cause him many problems down the stretch. When he's on, though, he's a bulldog, and it's great to see him and Chris Carpenter running back to back like that, at least if you are a fan of great pitching.
It's also good to see Wainwright being so tough on a divisional rival. He's only allowed two runs in three games to the Brewers so far this year, so if they start thinking he had their number, that could play into the Cardinals' hands down the stretch.
If it wasn't for Wainwright, Colby Rasmus would have gotten the Hero nod. (Ironically, last time Wainwright pitched, Rasmus edged him out for the honor.) Three hits, including a home run and a double, really helped set the tone and solidify him as possibly the biggest, most consistent bat outside of Albert Pujols on this team. I hope he's rested up, because Rasmus won't see too many off days the rest of the year.
A good night for Ryan Ludwick as well. Getting that three-run homer early helped keep Yovani Gallardo from really settling in. I still think Ludwick is going to have a strong second half.
Our Goat is pretty easy too. When you go 0-5 with the golden sombrero of four strikeouts, plus leave five men on base, well, you are the goat. C'mon down, Rick Ankiel! Possibly the most mindblowing thing I've seen recently happened in last night's game, where the Brewers walked Ankiel intentionally. Talk about giving up an out! You can hear us go on about it close to the end of last night's UCB Radio Hour.
Last night's game was pretty disappointing. To get up 4-1 against the team closest to you in the standings and then immediately cough it up is a terrible thing. It never should have gotten to needing a bases-loaded hit against Trevor Hoffman. I think the world of Yadier Molina and he's the guy I'd want up there in the situation (if it wasn't Pujols), but that's not what you want to see after such a lead. Even with the grounder in the ninth, Molina's two for five night still gets him Hero status.
You really hate to realize that you lost because you couldn't throw Prince Fielder out. If he hits one deep, that's one thing, but this is not a guy that you'd expect to be beating out an infield single.
There's got to be a strong chance that Todd Wellemeyer
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