What can you say, really? A day after losing their fifth straight to a Pittsburgh/Washington combination, the Cardinals threw up a 10 spot in the 5th inning against the Padres on Monday night. In the previous 5 loses, they scored a combined 11 runs. It's a complete crap shoot at this point.
"Falls down a well, eyes go crossed. Gets kicked by a mule, eyes go back again. I dunno...." - Cousin Eddie, "Christmas Vacation"
Headed to the ball-yard tonight? Tell your sweat glands to bring their A-game. [Weather.com]
Cards insider, Matthew Leach, reports that lefty Tyler Johnson has been activated from his rehab stint in Memphis...and newly acquired Mike Maroth has been placed on the DL with "left elbow tendinitis". Riiight. [You're Not A Golfer]
There's nothing better (and by better, I mean extremely finger-pointing good) than a well-crafted St. Louis summer baseball mullet. [JoeSportsFan.com]
Fungoes.net tells us that, despite the Cardinals' current subpar record....they may have even been slightly lucky this year. Nothing like getting kicked when you're down. [Fungoes.net]
Cards' centerfield prospect, Colby Rasmus was added to Baseball America's "Hot Sheet" this past week. [Baseball America]