September 5, 201016 yr Here it is... http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=jp-rasmuspujols090510 ST. LOUIS – The feud between St. Louis Cardinals center fielder Colby Rasmus(notes) and manager Tony La Russa turned from passive-aggressive to possibly unsalvageable Sunday morning when the 24-year-old inferred he’d like to leave St. Louis, prompting star first baseman Albert Pujols(notes) to tell Yahoo! Sports “we need to figure a way to get him out of here.” The gradual degradation of Rasmus’ relationship with the Cardinals has been a leading subplot in the team’s self-destruction. They currently sit eight games behind National League Central-leading Cincinnati and 6½ games back of Philadelphia in the wild-card chase. After the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Sunday morning that Rasmus earlier this season requested a trade, he was asked whether he likes it in St. Louis, to which he replied: “I’d rather not answer that if I don’t have to.” More From Jeff Passan The implication did not sit well with Pujols, who has spent the first 10 seasons of his surefire Hall of Fame career in St. Louis. “If he doesn’t want to be here next year, we need to figure out a way to get him out of here and find somebody that wants to be here and play,” Pujols told Yahoo! Sports before Sunday’s game against the Reds. “That’s a reality. “That’ll show you right there a young player that doesn’t respect what he’s got,” he added. “He needs to find out the talent and ability that he has and pretty much keep his mouth shut and play the game. Let the organization make those decisions, not himself.” Before Rasmus’ comments, La Russa did his best to deflect any suggestion of conflict. The longtime manager, who has clashed with numerous players during his 15-year tenure in St. Louis, confirmed that Rasmus had requested a trade last year as well as this season. Still, La Russa said, “he’s grown up this year quite a bit. He’s on his way. … I think he’s thinking that probably the grass is not greener other places. This is a good situation, a great organization, teammates, everything. That’s what I think. You can ask him.”
September 5, 201016 yr If there are two outs and Carpenter steps to the plate I'm hitting him even without hitting Rolen first. Carpenter just sucks.
September 5, 201016 yr If there are two outs and Carpenter steps to the plate I'm hitting him even without hitting Rolen first. Carpenter just sucks. Turn the lineup over instead of getting the 3rd out. Brilliant...
September 5, 201016 yr Turn the lineup over instead of getting the 3rd out. Brilliant... We're not strategizing here, we're simply hitting a real whiny girl. Simple as that.
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