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St. Louis Sports Online AUGUST.96.2 CONTENTS
1.0 StLSO News and Notes
2.0 StLSO Sports Shorts
2.1 Cardinals News by MIKE RAINEY
2.2 Blues News
2.3 Rams Report by JIM HUNSTEIN
2.4 StLSO Quotes of the Week
2.5 StLSO Headlines of the Week
3.0 StLSO Features
3.1 Post-Olympic Rumors You Should NOT Believe by JIM HUNSTEIN
4.0 StLSO Recaps
4.1 Cardinals Series-by-Series Summaries by JIM HUNSTEIN
4.2 Rams Lose Pre-Season Opener At Pittsburgh by JIM HUNSTEIN
5.0 StLSO Numbers
5.1 Cardinals Statistics (through 8.8.96)
5.2 MLB Standings (through 8.8.96)
6.0 StLSO Media Views
7.0 StLSO Interactivity
8.0 StLSO Editorial: Piling On
St. Louis Sports Online AUGUST.96.2
1.0 StLSO News and Notes
With the recent firing of Marlins' manager Rene Lachemann, another link
to Tony La Russa's past may be headed to St. Louis. We hear that Lachemann
may join the Cardinals soon...at least for the balance of this year, in
a scouting capacity. In addition to Lachemann's La Russa connection, Cards
GM Walt Jocketty is very high on Lachemann's baseball acumen.
Tom Henke's back has acted up on him again, and it seems unlikely that the
Missouri native will return to the majors this, or any, year. GM Jocketty
said he was close to one deal (before the recent no-waivers-needed deadline
passed)...but that he was unwilling to include any of the team's prized
prospects in a deal. One assumes that Jocketty worked hard to obtain a reliever,
lessening the pressure on the Cards' veteran relief corps (including a struggling
Dennis Eckersley).
Speaking of Eckersley, the veteran closer hasn't been the same since he
returned from the DL...and he was booed again at Busch Stadium after he
allowed a tenth-inning two-run homer. All three of the Cardinals' 40+ year-old
relievers (Eckersley, Rick Honeycutt, and Tony Fossas) have had up-and-down
seasons; look for wholesale changes in the bullpen this upcoming off-season.
The latest Brendan Shanahan rumors have the likeable power forward headed
to Montreal. And chatter out of Chicago indicates that 'Hawks owner (Dollar)
Bill Wirtz will match any offer made to superstar center Jeremy Roenick...and
then TRADE him in order to keep tabs on the payroll. Would Roenick play
in St. Louis for Iron Mike Keenan?
Very few (if any) boos were heard Friday night at the TWA Dome when Lawrence
Phillips made his first appearance in front of the hometown fans. When Phillips
hit pay dirt on a short run in the second quarter, many in the crowd of
55,626 went nuts. St. Louis fans have a long tradition of supporting underdog-types.
Whether Phillips even qualifies for underdog status is debatable, but if
the guy plays on the field, St. Louis will be a good place for him to play
NFL football.
2.0 StLSO Sports Shorts
2.1 Cardinals News by MIKE RAINEY
*The Cards were able to take the rubber game of the three-game series with
the Padres on Wednesday night. Gary Gaetti ended the pitchers duel with
a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth to give the Cards a 1-0 victory.
Tuesday night the Cardinals were on the receiving end of a 1-0 decision,
with Donovan Osborne the hard luck loser. Osborne allowed only a solo homer
to Ken Caminiti in the fourth inning of his seven inning stint. Tim Worrell
was too much for the Redbirds, allowing them only five hits during the seven
innings he pitched.
*Todd Stottlemyre's 10th victory of the season Friday night in New York
made this six out of seven years he has reached double figures in wins during
his career.
*Andy Benes has won his last eight decisions, which is the longest streak
for a Cardinal starting pitcher since John Tudor won 11 straight in 1985.
*The Cards were finally able to disable Miguel Mejia with a leg injury.
That allowed them to add Danny Jackson to the roster without sending out
a pitcher. Jackson, who hadn't pitched for the Cardinals in 360 days, tossed
a scoreless inning of relief Monday night in the Cards 8-2 win over San
Diego. Jackson will be in the bullpen for now. Benes has seen his ERA rise
to 5.55.
*With Jackson's return the Cards currently have 12 pitchers on the 25-man
roster.
*Tom Henke's comeback is all but over. While trying to get into pitching
shape for a potential return to the Cardinals this season, he experienced
back pain and is considering calling it quits for good.
*The San Francisco Giants are in town for a four-game series this weekend
at Busch. The Giants come into the series with a record of 47-65, and are
12 games behind the Padres. With slugger Matt Williams out the Giants are
basically trotting out a Triple-A lineup on a nightly basis, and hence are
getting hammered. Only Barry Bonds and Glenallen Hill currently remain from
the opening day lineup.
2.2 Blues News
*Recently-retired Blues left-wing Greg Gilbert, whose back injury effectively
forced his retirement, was named head coach of the Worcester Ice Cats. The
Ice Cats are the Blues AHL affiliate.
2.3 Rams Report by JIM HUNSTEIN
*Heading into their first ever home pre-season game in St. Louis (all four
were on the road last year due to uncertainty about their address when the
schedule was made), The Rams are battered as they prepare to square off
against the Jacksonville Jaguars. That's the only team the Bighorns beat
in last year's pre-season. Definitely out for the game are TE Troy Drayton
(knee; drained twice but the fluid keeps returning), DT D'Marco Farr (left
ankle), S Toby Wright (hamstring), DE James Harris (groin), DL Brad Ottis
(knee), and LB Thomas Homco (knee). Doubtful are OT Darryl Ashmore (knee)
and LB Roman Phifer (hamstring).
*Two players have been cut; WR Rodney Harris and DL Troy Ridgley. Actually,
Ridgley was designated as having been "waivered-injured", which
means the team has to make an injury settlement that counts against the
salary cap.
*By the way, the trade with Green Bay for DE Wendall Gaines is not officially,
well, official. He has yet to pass his physical and he missed a few practices
with the Packers due to a knee problem.
*The Rams bolstered their injury-riddled defensive line with a trade this
week. They acquired DE Wendall Gaines from the Packers for a conditional
draft pick. Gaines, 24, is 6-5, 290 pounds and was originally drafted by
the Arizona and/or Phoenix Cardinals for their 1994 practice squad. He was
activated for the last 7 games. He switched to tight end for the 1995 season,
the position he played in college at Oklahoma State, before switching back
to defensive end when he signed with Green Bay before this season.
*For the record, the Rams purchased their 27.011-acre site in Earth City
in September 1995 for $1,225,288. Only 15.577 acres of the tract are useable
due to nearby creeks and waterways.
*OT Gerald Perry, a free agent signed from the Raiders, may have retired.
He has definitely left the team for his home in Atlanta. He blames arthritis
in his knees.
*DT D'Marco Farr suffered an injury to his left ankle in the first quarter
and didn't return. It turned out to be a sprain, from which he might have
come back in a regular season game.
*Training camp quotes:
--QB Steve Walsh, on Mark Rypien's absence from camp and how it effects
his approach to training camp: "I'm here to do my best and compete
with the guys that are here. When Mark's not here, I'll compete and show
that I deserve to be the starter. When Mark's here, I'll compete and show
that I deserve to be the starter. It's not really that big a difference."
DT D'Marco Farr, on having DE Leslie O'Neal on the line with him: "It's
nice. It's going to help me out a lot. It's going to help everyone out a
lot. We're going to have some fun out there this year."
Farr, on how the average fan can appreciate life in the trenches: "I
wouldn't condone this, but if you really want to appreciate what we do,
go into any bar in the middle of the night after the boys have had a few
drinks. Go in there and talk about their mothers. And then try to make it
out of there. That's what we have to go through."
2.4 StLSO Quotes of the Week
*"This is a scary series," said Cardinals' manager Tony La Russa
prior to the start of the Cards' four-game set with the banged-up, last-place
Giants.
*"It's humiliating, but that's the way the game is," said Cardinals'
closer Dennis Eckersley after allowing a tenth-inning two-run homer to the
Giants David McCarty.
2.5 StLSO Headlines of the Week
*From the 8.4.96 P-D: "Banks' Impressive Showing Overshadows Rams'
Loss"
*From the 8.6.96 P-D: "Gaetti's Shot Ends Filibuster In Ninth"
*From the 8.9.96 P-D: "Relief Can't Spell Cardinals in 5-3, 10-Inning
Loss To Giants"
3.0 StLSO Features
3.1 Post-Olympic Rumors You Should NOT Believe by JIM HUNSTEIN
*John Tesh is actually popular.
*The modern pentathlon is being truly modernized to include mall-walking,
rollerblading, mosh-pitting, check-kiting, and drive-by shooting.
*After being struck by lightning, Bill Walton's mouth has been coterized
shut.
*NBC will start yet another cable TV network for insomniacs; all gymnastics,
all the time.
*Billy Payne and Tim McCarver are actually the same person.
*Gail Devers has let her fingernails grow into complete circle and painted
them in the Olympic colors, only to be sued for trademark infringement by
the IOC.
*Irish swimmer Michelle Smith is going into business with a shopping mall
snack mogul to sell a line of performance-enhancing munchies called Michelle
Fields Cookies.
*The Rams have signed 412-pound weight-lifter, man-mountain Mark Henry to
shore up, no to be, the offensive line.
*Diver Mary Ellen Clark has gotten another case of vertigo and has to crawl
around for the rest of her life.
*Many of the women gymnasts are lobbying to have a trampoline routine included
in the Olympics so when they land on their butts it'll mean something.
*Gold medalist archer and potential teen-heartthrob Justin Huish is starring
in the new motion picture based on the Green Arrow comics.
*Oliver Stone is working on a new investigative mystery about how Dominique
Moceaneau (if that's her real name) of the US (if that's her real citizenship)
tanked in the team competition, purposely falling on her vault attempts
to force the injured Kerri Strug to vault and hurt herself, thus putting
Moceaneau into the individual competition. (working title of the film: "Degree
of Difficulty")
*Muhammad Ali is coming out with a new line of punching bags featuring the
likeness of Joe Frazier.
*In an effort to boost David Letterman's ratings, Janet Evans has accused
Jay Leno of having a chin implant.
*Carl Lewis and Nike are putting pressure on the US Park Service to replace
Thomas Jefferson on Mt. Rushmore with Carl.
*Based on the popularity (read: ratings) of gymnastics, Tom Brokaw will
do the nightly news in tights on a pommel horse.
*Dani Tyler, the absent-minded would-be home run hitter for the women's
softball team who forgot to touch home plate, is so proud of her gold medal,
she had it bronzed.
4.0 StLSO Recaps
4.1 Cardinals Series-by-Series Summaries by JIM HUNSTEIN
4.1.1 Cardinals at New York (August 2 - August 4)
IN THE ARCHIVES: The Cards entered the 3-game series in first place and
finished in second place despite winning 2 of 3 from the Mets.
ON THE SCOREBOARD: G1: 4-2 Cards (4-run 5th); G2: 5-4 Mets (Alan Benes gave
up all 5 in 4 innings); G3: 4-1 Cards (4-run 6th) Hey, that's three 4s.
Yhatzee!
GOING IN: Cards were 57-51 and a half a game ahead of the Astros.
COMING OUT: Cards were 59-52 and a half a game behind the 'Stros.
AT THE PLATE: Royce Clayton played in the two wins and went 4-for-9, breaking
an 0-for-21 slump over the previous 5 games. Ray Lankford had a hit in all
3 games for a 4-for-12 series, as did Brian Jordan for 3-for-12. Jordan
continues to lead the known universe in hitting with runners in scoring
position (a lofty .444) as he singled in the go-ahead run in G3. Ron Gant
(#21) and Gary Gaetti (#14) went deep in G1 and G2 respectively. Gant had
5 RBI in the series.
ON THE BASEPATHS: Lankford took over the team lead in steals with 3 in the
series, including 2 in G2. He now has 29 to Clayton's 26, who was nailed
in G3. Jordan swiped his 16th in G1 for third on the team.
ON THE MOUND: As it should be, the to wins went to the starters, Todd Stottlemyre
in G1 and MIke Morgan in G3. Stottlemyre (10-7) joined the Brothers Benes
as the team's double-digit winners with a 7 2/3-inning performance in which
he gave up only 2 runs on 6 hits. Morgan evened his record at 4-4 with a
similar outing. Alan Benes continues the downside of his ebb and flow season.
He lasted only 4 innings and gave up 5 runs on 6 hits and 4 walks. He is
the only Redbird hurler with an ERA over 5.00 with a 5.55 mark.
FROM THE BULLPEN: Dennis Eckersley continued to struggle, nearly blowing
G1 by giving up 3 singles a run in the 9th even though he fanned two. He
is still pressing to earn his 341st save to tie Rollie Fingers for third
on the all-time list (behind Lee Smith at 471 and Jeff Reardon at 367).
Rick Honeycutt stepped in to save the game, his third on the season. After
that, the relievers were perfect in 8 innings not even giving up so much
as a single. Eck came back in G3 to earn big No. 341 with a 5-pitch strike
out of Butch Huskey, strike three being a great jam-job on the wrists.
CATCH-ALL: Miguel Mejia was Kevorkianed to the disabled list to make room
for Danny Jackson, who heads to the bullpen.
OVERALL: Tony La Russa has managed Eckersley for all but 3 of his 341 saves.
Eck had 2 in 1975 and 1 in 1976 for the Indians, his first two years in
the majors, when he was still a starter.
IN THE HOUSE: G1: 34,091; G2: 28,594; G3: 24,595
ON THE CLOCK: G1: 2:45; G2: 2:59; G3: 2:21
ON DECK: A three-spot at home with the NLW-leading Padres. More play-off
implications?
IN THE HOLE: Four with the Giants at Busch
4.1.2 Cardinals vs. Padres (August 5 - August 7)
IN THE ARCHIVES: The Cardinals took 2 of 3 from the NLW leadering Padres
and got themselves back into first place in the Central.
ON THE SCOREBOARD: G1: 8-2 Cards (4-run 3rd) G2: 1-0 Padres (homer by Ken
Caminiti) G3: 1-0 Cards (turnabout's fair play; homer by Gary Gaetti in
the 9th)
COMING OUT: Cards were 61-53, back in first place, 1 game ahead of the Astros
and 4 games ahead of the Reds
AT THE PLATE: The bats came alive in G1; 5 players had a multi-hit game
on the way to 13 hits. John Mabry and Brian Jordan were both 3-for-4. Gary
Gaetti was 2-for-3 with 3 RBI and his 15th homer in the 2nd inning to tie
the game. Mike Gallego also had a pair of hits to boost his average to .211
(15-for-71 on the season). One of the hits in G1 belonged to Andy Benes,
who now has an 8-game hitting streak, the longest current one for a pitcher
in the majors. Only 5 hits in each of G2 and G3. The biggest of the 10 had
to be Gaetti's homer (number 16 of the year) with one out in the bottom
of the 9th to win the game 1-0.
ON THE BASEPATHS: Lankford's steal of second in the 3rd inning of G1 was
his 14th in a row. He still leads the team with 27. In G2, Clayton stole
his 24th and Gant nabbed his 10th. On the other hand G3 was not a how-to
video on baserunning. The lowlight was when Gaetti fell for the old fake-a-throw-to-third-fake-a-throw-to-first
when Mabry was on third. Gaetti was trapped off first and got caught in
a rundown as Mabry decided he thought he could make it home. Wrong. The
truly ironic part was that StLSO Godfather Jeff Gordon had named falling
for exactly that hoax as the Lunkhead Play of the Week in his Wednesday
Inside Baseball section of the Post. Ouch.
OFF THE BENCH: Talk about talent off the bench, both teams sent in former
batting champs. The Cards sent in Willie McGee and the Padres sent in Tony
Gwynn. Both grounded out in G2. McGee was in search of his 2,000th hit.
He didn't get it in as a starter in G3.
ON THE MOUND: Very good outings all around. Andy Benes took over the staff
lead with his 11th win in G1 after giving up only 2 runs on 4 hits in 6
2/3 innings. He's close to breaking the 4.00 ERA barrier at 4.01. Donovan
Osborne had his start in G2 cut short with some muscle cramps. He's becoming
another Jose Deleon; he pitches well but doesn't get the W. He gave up only
one run (a homer in the 4th) in 7 innings. Todd Stottlemyre was also robbed
of a win in G3 after posting 8 shutout innings, striking out 6 and scattering
4 hits.
FROM THE BULLPEN: No saves, but solid pitching by the bullpen.Mark Petkovsek
picked up the win in G3. He is now 8-2 on the season.
IN THE FIELD: The highlight of the series had to be in G2 when Pagnozzi
threw out all three Padre would-be basestealers, including Rickey Henderson
on the back-end of a strike-out/throw-out double play. The best part was
that he was out by a mile. G3 was a virtual highlight film for the defense.
It featured great diving catches by Lankford and Jordan and a couple spectacular
plays by Ozzie.
OVERALL: Unless you're a chiropractor, don't hold your breath about any
relief from Tom Henke. He's been throwing in an attempt to make a comeback,
but he's being bothered by a bad bad. He had a disc problem when he was
with the Rangers in 1994. Doesn't look like we'll have him riding to the
rescue.
IN THE HOUSE: G1: 28,653; G2: 25,782; G3: 24,823
ON THE CLOCK: G1: 2:49; G2: 2:43; G3: 2:34
ON DECK: 4-games at home against the Giants, currently last in the NLW (12
games out) and loser of 7 of their last 10.
IN THE HOLE: A day off followed by a 3-game set with the Dodgers at Busch
4.2 Rams Lose Pre-Season Opener At Pittsburgh by JIM HUNSTEIN
The dark cloud is that the Rams lost their first preseason game 16-10 to
the Pittsburgh Steelers, a loss easily attributable to bone-headed play.
To the tune of 13 penalties for 123 yards, including 93 in the first half.
The silver lining was the play of the quarterbacks. That was going to be
one of the big question marks without Mark Rypien in camp. But Steve Walsh
and rookie Tony Banks were outstanding. Walsh played most of the first half
and was 6-for-9 with 137 yards, a touchdown (5-yarder to WR Todd Kinchen)
and no interceptions. He appeared very comfortable in the pocket, probably
because it was never collapsing around him. Banks looked even better playing
the last quarter-plus. He finished 12-for-15 for 118 yards, no TDs or INTs.
He should have had a couple of sixes but both times the zebras ruled that
WR Jermaine Ross had only one foot in the end zone.
Rookie WR Eddie Kennison, in spite of missing most of training camp and
not having any one in the entire state of Louisiana to throw him passes
during his protracted negotiations, showed he still has the moves that earned
him first round draftee status. He caught 5 passes for 55 yards, but also
showed some great moves returning kicks. WR Isaac Bruce was almost a non-factor,
with only one catch for 22 yards.
But penalties killed the Bighorns. On their first play from scrimmage, starting
with good field position at their own 40, they got hit with a holding penalty.
Two plays later was an illegal procedure penalty. They ended up kicking
on 4th and 15. Not a good way to begin. Later in the second quarter, CB
Maurice Hurst was called for a 44-yard pass interference call, which led
to the Steelers only TD of the game.
RB Lawrence Phillips made a rather inauspicious debut at the beginning of
the second quarter. He ended the day with 6 carries for only 17 yards. He
tended to cutback a little too much at the line, which might have worked
in college, but that dog won't hunt in the bigs. When he did have a hole,
he hit it fast, accelerating on his cuts.
All in all, it was a pretty good game. The offensive line was very solid
in pass defense, but they didn't open up too many holes for the runners,
who gained only 84 yards in the game. The passing game was clicking for
a total of 303 yards. But losing 123 yards to yellow flags is a good way
to drive a coach, and the fans, nuts.
5.0 StLSO Numbers
5.1 Cardinals Statistics (through 115 GAMES (August 8))
5.1.1 Batting
AB HIT 2B 3B HR SLG RUN RBI BB SO OBP SB CS E AVG Mabry,John 393 121 23 2 11 .461 50 56 28 66 .354 1 2 5 .308 Jordan,Brian 365 109 26 1 14 .490 65 79 19 66 .333 16 3 2 .299 McGee,Willie 235 67 10 1 3 .374 37 30 14 45 .325 3 1 2 .285 Pagnozzi,Tom 265 74 16 0 8 .430 31 39 15 55 .318 3 1 6 .279 Clayton,Royce 357 99 15 3 3 .361 48 23 26 72 .326 24 13 10 .277 Smith,Ozzie 146 40 5 1 0 .322 20 9 14 5 .338 6 3 5 .274 Lankford,Ray 398 108 24 5 18 .492 78 63 53 93 .357 27 3 0 .271 Gaetti,Gary 350 94 17 1 16 .460 50 56 26 63 .319 1 2 8 .269 Sweeney,Mark 136 36 8 0 3 .390 23 18 25 23 .379 2 0 3 .265 Gant,Ron 270 69 9 2 22 .548 51 62 52 61 .376 10 3 4 .256 Sheaffer,Danny 157 40 8 2 2 .369 9 17 7 21 .287 2 3 5 .255 Alicea,Luis 275 67 17 0 4 .349 36 30 36 56 .331 7 2 22 .244 Gallego,Mike 78 15 1 0 0 .205 5 2 5 17 .241 0 0 0 .192 TOTAL 3906 1034 196 18 105 .405 543 507 346 793 .325 106 43 93 .265
W L IP HIT RUN ER BB SO ERA SA BS HR G ST C Jackson,Danny 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 1 0 0 Fossas,Tony 0 4 32.1 31 15 10 13 27 2.78 2 4 6 47 0 0 Mathews,TJ 1 4 59.1 42 23 19 26 53 2.88 4 3 5 46 0 0 Osborne,Donovan 9 8 142.2 136 60 51 32 91 3.22 0 0 15 21 21 2 Stottlemyre,T 10 7 166.0 146 69 66 68 141 3.58 0 0 22 24 24 4 Bailey,Cory 3 1 36.2 40 17 15 18 30 3.68 0 0 1 32 0 0 Honeycutt,Rick 2 1 34.2 34 15 15 7 25 3.89 3 3 3 45 0 0 Morgan,Mike 4 4 89.0 86 41 39 34 42 3.94 0 0 11 14 14 0 Benes,Andy 11 8 164.0 153 80 73 46 106 4.01 1 0 21 25 24 3 Eckersley,D 0 5 39.1 46 21 18 5 36 4.12 18 2 7 41 0 0 Petkovsek,Mark 8 2 58.1 59 28 27 24 27 4.17 0 3 8 31 4 0 Benes,Alan 10 7 136.2 142 94 81 63 95 5.33 0 0 20 24 24 2 TOTAL 61 54 1026.2 989 513 458 370 724 4.01 28 17 128 392 115 11
American League National League Eastern Divisions Team Won Lost GB PCT Team Won Lost GB PCT New York 68 45 - .602 Atlanta 70 43 - .619 Baltimore 59 54 9.0 .522 Montreal 63 50 7.0 .558 Boston 53 61 15.5 .465 New York 55 61 16.5 .474 Toronto 53 62 16.0 .461 Florida 52 63 19.0 .452 Detroit 40 74 28.5 .351 Philadelphia 48 67 23.0 .417 Central Divisions Team Won Lost GB PCT Team Won Lost GB PCT Cleveland 70 45 - .609 Houston 61 54 - .530 Chicago 63 52 7.0 .548 CARDINALS 61 54 - .530 Minnesota 55 59 14.5 .482 Cincinnati 55 55 3.5 .500 Milwaukee 55 60 15.0 .478 Chicago 55 58 5.0 .487 Kansas City 53 63 17.5 .457 Pittsburgh 51 64 10.0 .443 Western Divisions Team Won Lost GB PCT Team Won Lost GB PCT Texas 63 52 - .548 San Diego 62 55 - .530 Seattle 60 53 2.0 .531 Los Angeles 59 55 1.5 .518 Oakland 57 59 6.5 .491 Colorado 59 55 1.5 .518 California 52 62 10.5 .456 San Francisco 48 65 12.0 .425
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F Rams 0 7 3 0 10 Steelers 3 10 3 0 16