IGT 6/1/12: Cardinals at Mets (Wainwright/Santana)

sluger11787 · **Joined:** Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:27 pm **Posts:** 16916

METS:
Mike Baxter - LF
Kirk Nieuwenhuis - CF
David Wright - 3B
Lucas Duda - RF
Daniel Murphy - 2B
Ike Davis - 1B
Josh Thole - C
Omar Quintanilla - SS
Johan Santana - P

CARDS:
Rafael Furcal - SS
Carlos Beltran - CF
Matt Holliday - LF
Allen Craig - RF
David Freese - 3B
Yadier Molina - C
Matt Adams - 1B
Tyler Greene - 2B
Adam Wainwright - P

nmigliore · **Posted:** Fri Jun 01, 2012 3:08 pm

Lots of lefties.

CJE15 · **Posted:** Fri Jun 01, 2012 3:18 pm

We're so banged up we have to have Beltran in CF.. this should be fun... that said it's our best lineup in who knows how long this season.

G'luck this series guys and girls!

sluger11787 · **Joined:** Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:27 pm **Posts:** 16916

TC is basically using three platoons.

LF: Baxter/Hairston
CF: Nieuwenhuis/Torres
1B: Davis/Rottino (not strict platoon, but Turner was getting starts there too)

I wonder what he'll do when Bay returns, because Hairston still deserves to play against LHP.

nmigliore · **Posted:** Fri Jun 01, 2012 3:38 pm

It's going to be an interesting roster jumble when Bay returns, both from a playing-time standpoint and roster management standpoint.

Shiloh · **Joined:** Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:31 pm **Posts:** 2165

CJE15 wrote:

We're so banged up we have to have Beltran in CF.. this should be fun... that said it's our best lineup in who knows how long this season.

G'luck this series guys and girls!

And to you CJE! Soooo looking forward to seeing that guy in CF again. I miss him.

Steve The Original · **Joined:** Mon Aug 17, 2009 2:16 pm **Posts:** 5486

CJE15 wrote:

We're so banged up we have to have Beltran in CF.. this should be fun... that said it's our best lineup in who knows how long this season.

G'luck this series guys and girls!

Wasn't his knee barking coming into this series? And they are putting him back in CF? Why take a chance?

CJE15 · **Posted:** Fri Jun 01, 2012 4:43 pm

Steve The Original wrote:

CJE15 wrote:

We're so banged up we have to have Beltran in CF.. this should be fun... that said it's our best lineup in who knows how long this season.

G'luck this series guys and girls!

Wasn't his knee barking coming into this series? And they are putting him back in CF? Why take a chance?

Yes it was.. Craig is returning from his injury (his defense in RF may not even be good right now).. they wanted Matt Adams still in the lineup.. Schumaker lately was the CF with Jon Jay out.. was placed on the DL.. They could go with Shane Robinson or Adron Chambers but their offense is nowhere this season.. which is why the Cards have to do this.

There was talk when he signed with the Cards they'd have him in CF at times with Jay out of the lineup and Craig in RF... just didn't expect it to be this early, if any.

The Cardinals are coming off a really bad stretch in May but there is one positive (which may not be for ya all), Adam Wainwright has looked very sharp his last 2 games.

ya gotta believe · **Posted:** Fri Jun 01, 2012 7:03 pm

Welcome Back Carlos Beltran

thebull · **Joined:** Wed Sep 20, 2006 3:37 am **Posts:** 8252

I hope the foolish Mets fans don't boo Beltran, that'll really ruin my night.

thebull · **Joined:** Wed Sep 20, 2006 3:37 am **Posts:** 8252

This lineup is probably Johan's biggest test to date.

chinabox · **Posted:** Fri Jun 01, 2012 7:12 pm

Good to see Thole back!

He's wearing the hockey mask.

IGT 6/1/12: Cardinals at Mets (Wainwright/Santana)

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