Larry Walker traded to the Cardinals

nyy26wc · 08-06-2004, 09:58 PM

Right after the Yankees game ended, I turned to Extra Innings package to find a new game to watch.

As I started to scroll through the choices, the first one I flipped to was the Rockies-Reds. And I did so just as the screen displayed a graphic showing the news that Larry Walker has accepted a trade to the Cardinals for 3 minor leaguers.

Sidewinder · 08-06-2004, 10:10 PM

Only 1 minor leaguer (Jason Burch, Reliver in A ball) was named. The Rockies are picking up about half of Walker's remaining contract.

mgoettsche · 08-06-2004, 10:32 PM

Holy guacamole, Batman...

If Walker is healthy (and the waters of Busch have the same restorative effect on Walker as they had on Rolen/Edmonds), the Cards can legitimately run the table this year.

Going from the Big Three to the Four Horsemen...what a lineup.

Makofan · 08-07-2004, 12:15 AM

Wow!! That is one heck of a line up

KCBOOMER · 08-07-2004, 12:41 AM

Nice pickup, but they would be better off if he was a good pitcher.

Crash Course · 08-07-2004, 11:35 AM

I just hate it when a team has the resources to play an All-Star at all eight starting positions.

Sidewinder · 08-07-2004, 12:31 PM

Tony Womack isn't an All-Star

mgoettsche · 08-07-2004, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crash Course

I just hate it when a team has the resources to play an All-Star at all eight starting positions.

A true Mastercard moment...

Crash Course · 08-07-2004, 05:01 PM

mgoettsche
Sidewinder - IIRC, he once was.

Sidewinder · 08-07-2004, 10:16 PM

Bernie Miklasz from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch is reporting that John Gall and Chris Narveson are the other two minor leaguers.

Crash - you're right, Womack was an All-Star in 1997. Mike Matheny, on the other hand, has never made an ASG.

Crash Course · 08-07-2004, 10:26 PM

So close!
I like Gall. Once had a thread on him somewhere in the forum. I'm surprised the Cards gave him up.

Sidewinder · 08-07-2004, 11:00 PM

He seems to have some pop, but the Cardinals never really seemed that high on him. His numbers tailed off in Memphis after a hot start this year, and he's supposed to be pretty awful in the field. Plus, he's old for a prospect.

Crash Course · 08-08-2004, 10:32 AM

Coors will help all that.

Sidewinder · 08-08-2004, 11:09 AM

Although the big outfield in Coors might expose his defensive shortcomings further. Of course, if Dante Bichette could last a few seasons in that outfield, maybe Gall can too.

nyy26wc · 08-08-2004, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crash Course

mgoettsche
Sidewinder - IIRC, he once was.

No, he really never was.

Look at those RCAA. Look at those OBA. Look at those OPS. Look at those SLG. Look at those OWP.

All he really would have been was a guy invited to a some star game with him standing out as an example of why I refer to it that way.

08-06-2004, 09:58 PM	#1
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KCBOOMER NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Home of the T-Bones Posts: 11,116	Nice pickup, but they would be better off if he was a good pitcher. __________________ KCBOOMER *Buck O'Neil: The Monarch of Baseball*

08-07-2004, 11:35 AM	#6
Crash Course NetShrine Creator & Curator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NetShrine WHQ Posts: 10,070	I just hate it when a team has the resources to play an All-Star at all eight starting positions. __________________ Steve, Forum Admin Hit Grass, Win Salad Man, this is baseball. You gotta stop thinking. Just have fun. - Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez, in The Sandlot I've been going to games since August 8, 1973....and on August 22, 2004, finally, a foul ball came my way. I had to reach for it, and it deflected off the tip of my right index finger. Shoot, if I was only 4 inches taller! Have you read The Baseball Same Game?

08-07-2004, 05:01 PM	#9
Crash Course NetShrine Creator & Curator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NetShrine WHQ Posts: 10,070	mgoettsche Sidewinder - IIRC, he once was. __________________ Steve, Forum Admin Hit Grass, Win Salad Man, this is baseball. You gotta stop thinking. Just have fun. - Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez, in The Sandlot I've been going to games since August 8, 1973....and on August 22, 2004, finally, a foul ball came my way. I had to reach for it, and it deflected off the tip of my right index finger. Shoot, if I was only 4 inches taller! Have you read The Baseball Same Game?

08-07-2004, 10:26 PM	#11
Crash Course NetShrine Creator & Curator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NetShrine WHQ Posts: 10,070	So close! I like Gall. Once had a thread on him somewhere in the forum. I'm surprised the Cards gave him up. __________________ Steve, Forum Admin Hit Grass, Win Salad Man, this is baseball. You gotta stop thinking. Just have fun. - Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez, in The Sandlot I've been going to games since August 8, 1973....and on August 22, 2004, finally, a foul ball came my way. I had to reach for it, and it deflected off the tip of my right index finger. Shoot, if I was only 4 inches taller! Have you read The Baseball Same Game?

08-06-2004, 10:10 PM	#2
Sidewinder NetShrine MVP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Tucson,AZ Posts: 218	Only 1 minor leaguer (Jason Burch, Reliver in A ball) was named. The Rockies are picking up about half of Walker's remaining contract.

08-06-2004, 10:32 PM	#3
mgoettsche All-NetShrine Team Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 375	Holy guacamole, Batman... If Walker is healthy (and the waters of Busch have the same restorative effect on Walker as they had on Rolen/Edmonds), the Cards can legitimately run the table this year. Going from the Big Three to the Four Horsemen...what a lineup.

08-07-2004, 12:15 AM	#4
Makofan Inducted Into The NetShrine Assembly of Fame Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 791	Wow!! That is one heck of a line up

08-07-2004, 12:31 PM	#7
Sidewinder NetShrine MVP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Tucson,AZ Posts: 218	Tony Womack isn't an All-Star

08-07-2004, 10:16 PM	#10
Sidewinder NetShrine MVP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Tucson,AZ Posts: 218	Bernie Miklasz from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch is reporting that John Gall and Chris Narveson are the other two minor leaguers. Crash - you're right, Womack was an All-Star in 1997. Mike Matheny, on the other hand, has never made an ASG.

08-07-2004, 11:00 PM	#12
Sidewinder NetShrine MVP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Tucson,AZ Posts: 218	He seems to have some pop, but the Cardinals never really seemed that high on him. His numbers tailed off in Memphis after a hot start this year, and he's supposed to be pretty awful in the field. Plus, he's old for a prospect.

08-08-2004, 10:32 AM	#13
Crash Course NetShrine Creator & Curator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NetShrine WHQ Posts: 10,070	Coors will help all that. __________________ Steve, Forum Admin Hit Grass, Win Salad Man, this is baseball. You gotta stop thinking. Just have fun. - Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez, in The Sandlot I've been going to games since August 8, 1973....and on August 22, 2004, finally, a foul ball came my way. I had to reach for it, and it deflected off the tip of my right index finger. Shoot, if I was only 4 inches taller! Have you read The Baseball Same Game?

08-08-2004, 11:09 AM	#14
Sidewinder NetShrine MVP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Tucson,AZ Posts: 218	Although the big outfield in Coors might expose his defensive shortcomings further. Of course, if Dante Bichette could last a few seasons in that outfield, maybe Gall can too.

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