What a boon for the Cards-- now they can start Carpenter in games 2 & 6 instead of 3 7. Plus, the Mets rotation is totally screwed up now. Glavine will either have to pitch on short rest in game 5 or extra rest in game 6. If the Mets don't want to pitch Glavine on 3 days rest, who starts game 5? Darren Oliver?
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The rainout stinks. It means no off day Friday, our rotation is compressed (not only for this series, but we may not have time regroup the way we want for WS). Also, as Fredo mentions, this means carpenter in 2&6 (hopefully it doesn't get to 6), and probably suppan tonight instead of weaver. We should still win glavine vs. suppan, but glavine v. weaver was almost a gimme.
Do you pitch to pujols, pitch around him, or just go straight up IBB?
Who on our lineup can you see handling 100+ MPH fastballs from verlander, zumaya, etc?
Hopefully just like in 2000 we take this series in 5, since it looks like Tigers are going to sweep (or at least have a short series, and they're already 2 games up on us).
Suppan has been dominant for the last month. His ERA was 2.15 over 6 starts in September. He was touched up a bit by the Pods in his one post-season start. I don't know that a Glavine v. Suppan matchup is a huge advantage. It all comes down the hitters. I expect Glavine, in all situations, to be able to deliver a quality start, 6+ IP, 3ER's or less, but I don't automatically assume a shut-down outing.
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