Comments on: Now that Beltran is gone, everyone wants … Ryan Ludwick?

By: chadh88

chadh88 — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:41:49 +0000

I would have been fine with Uggla and fifth starter for Rasmus.

By: foreverchipper10

foreverchipper10 — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 22:07:20 +0000

I actually wanted them to get Rasmus this year.

By: kingbuccaneer

kingbuccaneer — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:38:21 +0000

BJ Upton is here for the taking. PLEASE take this POS off our team. Desmond Jennings is our man.

By: chadh88

chadh88 — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:55:00 +0000

I get the feeling that arguing with LaRussa is pretty much status quo for being a Cardinal. You just have to know where the line is.

By: chadh88

chadh88 — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:53:47 +0000

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/article_7de7436b-9ab9-565e-a9f0-01a4739afd77.html?print=1

By: chadh88

chadh88 — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:53:19 +0000

So they will target Rasmus in a couple years.

By: chadh88

chadh88 — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:52:45 +0000

I understand Berkman didn’t come until 2011. But people were still complaining about the trade and the fact that Westbrook only went 4-4 and Jay slumped saying we were screwed in the outfield for this year and that we would have made the playoffs last year had we kept Ludwick. And most people (myself included) were skeptical of Berkman being much of an improvement over Jay and thought he would be platooning left with him.

I was just saying that once the season started nobody in STL even mentions Ludwick as a loss anymore. I’m sure Westbrook’s 9-4 record helps, even though he has the highest ERA among our starters.

By: foreverchipper10

foreverchipper10 — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:14:04 +0000

JD Drew, Rick Ankiel, now Ryan Ludwick. If the Braves bite on him t just proves their lust for former Cardinals outfielders who just aren’t that good.

By: Chris Fiorentino

Chris Fiorentino — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:54:14 +0000

He’s marginally better than Brown…and I would rather have Brown play and learn at the expense of a couple meaningless regular season games than stunt his growth AGAIN and put in a middling player like Ludwick. Maybe the Braves will get Pence and NinJr will swoop in and get Kemp from the Dodgers for a package including Worley and Brown.

By: Jonny 5

Jonny 5 — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:09:15 +0000

Ludwick is probably a fine hitter plugged in with the Phillies. And probably a better OF than Brown is now. I think he could be an improvement, it’s risky though.

By: Jonny 5

Jonny 5 — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:05:53 +0000

Braves are the last team standing on Pence I heard. I’m pretty sure the package offered by Philly was probably better than it should have been. Worst non move ever? Maybe?

By: paperlions

paperlions — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:58:29 +0000

No, I don’t remember that, because Ludwick wasn’t considered a good clubhouse guy because he was regularly arguing with LaRussa about playing time.

By: thefalcon123

thefalcon123 — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:22:19 +0000

Yeah, Berkman really helped the failing offense that kept the Cardinals out of the postseason in 2010. Ludwick had a 125 OPS+ at the time of the trade. His replacement, Jon Jay, hit .244/.309/.314 after that trade. That was a biiiiiiiiiiiig problem.

By: RK

RK — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:20:21 +0000

As a Tribe fan I’d rather have Ludwick than Fukudome. Sigh…

By: elmaquino

elmaquino — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:08:28 +0000

He was traded for a par starter in Jake Westbrook. Berkman didn’t come until the offseason.

By: metalhead65

metalhead65 — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:03:48 +0000

how shocking walt jocketty would be interested in yet another ex- cardinal. yea that will solve all the reds problems and get them on that hot streak dusty keeps talking about.

By: chadh88

chadh88 — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:03:20 +0000

Yes, Ryan Ludwick. Remember when Cards fans wanted to revolt because we traded such a good clubhouse guy with decent power out of the 5 hole? Guess Berkman has made all those folks disappear this year.

By: icanspeel

icanspeel — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:44:58 +0000

He’s a decent hitter, was just a horrible fit for the Padres. After watching just about every Padres game since Ludwick joined the club there were countless balls he hit in Petco that would leave other parks, even 1 that hit the very top of the wall and bounced back in. He hits .255 with 6 HR and 39 RBI’s away from Petco compared to .213 5 HR 23 RBI’s at Petco.

By: bigxrob

bigxrob — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:39:09 +0000

giddy up.

By: b7p19

b7p19 — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:38:16 +0000

YES!!! Who’s got prospects? Anybody? Hello…?

By: halladaysbiceps

halladaysbiceps — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:36:50 +0000

I used “us” as a Philly fan base. What’s wrong with that? Do you take umbrage that I am not a member of the Phillies organization and yet used “us”.

What’s your problem? Keep the smart alec shit to yourself.

By: xpensivewinos

xpensivewinos — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:33:56 +0000

Based on the headline, was anyone else expecting to see a picture of Billy Squier?

By: bigxrob

bigxrob — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:32:58 +0000

easy with the “us” stuff there Mr. Bicepts
(I’m keeping the “t”)

By: halladaysbiceps

halladaysbiceps — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:21:18 +0000

Can’t imagine the Phillies being interested in Ludwick. He provides no significant upgrade over what they already have. The Braves could use him more than us.

By: Chris Fiorentino

Chris Fiorentino — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:20:46 +0000

He isn’t as good as Dom Brown or John Mayberry Jr. He would be a wasted pickup in my opinion. Let the Braves have him.

By: kopy

kopy — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:20:25 +0000

Anyone who walks up to the Beastie Boys gets free cool points. I always loved Jason Kubel walking up to the intro of Sabotage.

By: thefalcon123

thefalcon123 — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:16:58 +0000

What Ludwick may lack in talent, he makes up for in making your team a lot cooler. This is the guy who changed his batting music from “Brass Monkey” to “I’m Not As Good As I Once Was” during a prolonged slump (this is awesome despite my hatred of Toby Keith).