What does this team need?

07/20/2012

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Dear Cards,

WHAT DOES THIS TEAM NEED!?!

Last month we needed starting pitching. Now they are doing well.

And do we really need a starter with Jaime Garcia coming back sometime in August (is this still the case with him on the 60 day DL)?  When he comes back, hopefully he'll be strong enough to pitch well and deep into games, and we can move either Joe Kelly or Lance Lynn into the bullpen which would be a huge help.

But how much longer will Waino be able to pitch?  The Nationals are setting down Stephen Strasburg once he reaches the inning limit the doctor put on his surgically repaired arm.  (Though, now the Nationals are saying if they have a chance at the Series, he will still pitch).

If the Cardinals make the playoffs, will they be able to count on Adam Wainwright to be the workhorse Chris Carpenter was last season?

We need better relievers.  We need the offense to shake this funk they're in.  Last night was the first time since July 8 that the team has scored more than three runs.

I say this all the time, but sometime very soon everything will actually click and this team will roll along winning games like the machine they should be, right?

It will be so awesome if they emulated the 2002 Oakland A's and go on a 20 game win-streak.  I'll love to see that, especially through August, which has typically been the worse months of Cardinals baseball these last few years.

Til Later.