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Glaus returns, but at-bats likely sparse

Troy Glaus rejoined the Cardinals on Tuesday and pronounced himself ready to play, but exactly how much he’ll get to play is in question.

Glaus, who has dealt with one injury after another this year, was most recently sidelined with pain in his left oblique. He was not with the team on the first two stops of its current three-city road trip, instead staying in St. Louis to get treatment. He made improvement, though, so he caught up with his teammates at Great American Ball Park.

“I’ve been hitting for six days,” he said. “Taking grounders, throwing, doing everything.”

Click here to read the full article – By Matthew Leach of MLB.com

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September 30, 2009 Posted by GameSetMatch | Cardinals Stuff | Baseball, cardinals baseball, Cardinals News, MLB, St. Louis, St. Louis Cardinals, Troy Glaus | No Comments Yet

Cards appear built for deep playoff run

Baseball’s two seasons present dramatically different tests for a team. The six-month, every-day regular-season push reveals a club’s depth, requiring clubs to get something from all 25 roster spots. The playoffs, meanwhile, reward something different entirely. The first 10-15 places on the roster become magnified: the front of the rotation, the everyday lineup and the back of the bullpen.

La Russa, like many, tends to look at starting pitching first when assessing his ballclub or another. In that area, no team in the National League is stronger than St. Louis, and the advantage becomes even more pronounced in a short series. The Cardinals rank second in the NL in starters’ ERA, and that likely does the team a disservice, since it did without Chris Carpenter for a stretch early in the year and without Kyle Lohse for two stints.

Click here to read the full article – By Matthew Leach of MLB.com

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