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go cards!

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funny...I finally am ready to move on from the Illini and was about to start a thread claiming NL Central champs. (Clarkmeister is right on in his assessment of the league.)

I don't know what to expect.
Rolen back is nice.
Will Edmonds bounce back or will age kill him?
How good will Molina's back-up be? He cannot be worse than Einar Diaz. Is Molina going to continue to improve his hitting? That would be sweet.
Carpenter has looked real good in spring training. I'm pumped for him.
The drunk Aruban has looked surprisingly good as well.
The rotation is shaping up nice.
Will the bullpen gel?
I really wish the Cards could have picked up someone good for the outfield. But, Reggie and Larry didn't really play all that much last year, so hopefully all is well.
I've looked into opening day tix in the New Busch...kinda steep. I'll pick sometime in the first homestand to get down there and report back.

So, really good things
Starting rotation
Izzy
C Molina
1B Pujols
SS Eckstein
3B Rolen
CF Edmonds

Alot of question marks, but that looks like a solid core.