Ted Lilly. A Cub.

[Rooster]

Great, let's see him throw at one of our guys' hands and knock him out for the year. That'd be swell.

If they come up and in on one guy tonight Pujols needs to take one in the dome. I know he'll just up his HGH dosage to get back into the line-up quicker but Piniella needs to go right to the nuclear option if LaRussa decides to dust somebody.

Harden got any history of drilling dudes?

All that time in the Bay area?

[Quality Start Machine]

I want to know if Z feels threatened that he's not the team's #1 badass any more, and if he intends to do something to reclaim his title?

This.

[Dave B]

More Cardinals hi-jinks from over the weekend:

"It may actually be past that point. In the eighth inning, Villone elbowed his way into the center of an on-field squabble between infielder Aaron Miles and Pirates infielder Doug Mientkiewicz. With the Pirates leading by five runs, Mientkiewicz swatted the ball out of Miles' glove and spoiled a would-be double play. Miles later called it a "dirty play."

"The guy swiped — he swiped it," said La Russa, who exchanged words with Mientkiewicz when he went out to argue the call. "He's acting like he's innocent. The tape doesn't lie. A swipe like that — that's a double play, that's what it is."

The next batter hit a soft liner to shortstop Brendan Ryan, who pivoted and threw to second to catch Mientkiewicz straying. As he tapped the base, Miles chided, "You're out. You're gone. You're out of here." He then trotted off as umpire Gary Darling held back a raging Mientkiewicz. Dugouts emptied. Villone entered the exchange when he thought Mientkiewicz said something to him. At one point, it took four teammates to restrain Villone.

He and Mientkiewicz were ejected.

"With the crazed animal that Ronny is, that's not exactly the guy you want to make mad," Mientkiewicz joked after the game. He came clean on the play. "I went after the glove to try to knock the ball out. ... We were up five, and I think we all know that a five-run lead for us is not exactly insurmountable."

[LoneStarCubFan]

More Cardinals hi-jinks from over the weekend:

"It may actually be past that point. In the eighth inning, Villone elbowed his way into the center of an on-field squabble between infielder Aaron Miles and Pirates infielder Doug Mientkiewicz. With the Pirates leading by five runs, Mientkiewicz swatted the ball out of Miles' glove and spoiled a would-be double play. Miles later called it a "dirty play."

"The guy swiped — he swiped it," said La Russa, who exchanged words with Mientkiewicz when he went out to argue the call. "He's acting like he's innocent. The tape doesn't lie. A swipe like that — that's a double play, that's what it is."

The next batter hit a soft liner to shortstop Brendan Ryan, who pivoted and threw to second to catch Mientkiewicz straying. As he tapped the base, Miles chided, "You're out. You're gone. You're out of here." He then trotted off as umpire Gary Darling held back a raging Mientkiewicz. Dugouts emptied. Villone entered the exchange when he thought Mientkiewicz said something to him. At one point, it took four teammates to restrain Villone.

He and Mientkiewicz were ejected.

"With the crazed animal that Ronny is, that's not exactly the guy you want to make mad," Mientkiewicz joked after the game. He came clean on the play. "I went after the glove to try to knock the ball out. ... We were up five, and I think we all know that a five-run lead for us is not exactly insurmountable."

Awesome.

[Uncouth Sloth]

More Cardinals hi-jinks from over the weekend:

"It may actually be past that point. In the eighth inning, Villone elbowed his way into the center of an on-field squabble between infielder Aaron Miles and Pirates infielder Doug Mientkiewicz. With the Pirates leading by five runs, Mientkiewicz swatted the ball out of Miles' glove and spoiled a would-be double play. Miles later called it a "dirty play."

"The guy swiped — he swiped it," said La Russa, who exchanged words with Mientkiewicz when he went out to argue the call. "He's acting like he's innocent. The tape doesn't lie. A swipe like that — that's a double play, that's what it is."

The next batter hit a soft liner to shortstop Brendan Ryan, who pivoted and threw to second to catch Mientkiewicz straying. As he tapped the base, Miles chided, "You're out. You're gone. You're out of here." He then trotted off as umpire Gary Darling held back a raging Mientkiewicz. Dugouts emptied. Villone entered the exchange when he thought Mientkiewicz said something to him. At one point, it took four teammates to restrain Villone.

He and Mientkiewicz were ejected.

"With the crazed animal that Ronny is, that's not exactly the guy you want to make mad," Mientkiewicz joked after the game. He came clean on the play. "I went after the glove to try to knock the ball out. ... We were up five, and I think we all know that a five-run lead for us is not exactly insurmountable."

Awesome.

Dougie Eyechart +1

[Kerm]

More Cardinals hi-jinks from over the weekend:

"It may actually be past that point. In the eighth inning, Villone elbowed his way into the center of an on-field squabble between infielder Aaron Miles and Pirates infielder Doug Mientkiewicz. With the Pirates leading by five runs, Mientkiewicz swatted the ball out of Miles' glove and spoiled a would-be double play. Miles later called it a "dirty play."

"The guy swiped — he swiped it," said La Russa, who exchanged words with Mientkiewicz when he went out to argue the call. "He's acting like he's innocent. The tape doesn't lie. A swipe like that — that's a double play, that's what it is."

The next batter hit a soft liner to shortstop Brendan Ryan, who pivoted and threw to second to catch Mientkiewicz straying. As he tapped the base, Miles chided, "You're out. You're gone. You're out of here." He then trotted off as umpire Gary Darling held back a raging Mientkiewicz. Dugouts emptied. Villone entered the exchange when he thought Mientkiewicz said something to him. At one point, it took four teammates to restrain Villone.

He and Mientkiewicz were ejected.

"With the crazed animal that Ronny is, that's not exactly the guy you want to make mad," Mientkiewicz joked after the game. He came clean on the play. "I went after the glove to try to knock the ball out. ... We were up five, and I think we all know that a five-run lead for us is not exactly insurmountable."

Aaron Miles is such a badass.

[Dave B]

Yeah, Miles came across like a douche there, but I'd take him over Ronny Cedeno as a utility infielder for 2009.

[morpheus]

More Cardinals hi-jinks from over the weekend:

"It may actually be past that point. In the eighth inning, Villone elbowed his way into the center of an on-field squabble between infielder Aaron Miles and Pirates infielder Doug Mientkiewicz. With the Pirates leading by five runs, Mientkiewicz swatted the ball out of Miles' glove and spoiled a would-be double play. Miles later called it a "dirty play."

"The guy swiped — he swiped it," said La Russa, who exchanged words with Mientkiewicz when he went out to argue the call. "He's acting like he's innocent. The tape doesn't lie. A swipe like that — that's a double play, that's what it is."

The next batter hit a soft liner to shortstop Brendan Ryan, who pivoted and threw to second to catch Mientkiewicz straying. As he tapped the base, Miles chided, "You're out. You're gone. You're out of here." He then trotted off as umpire Gary Darling held back a raging Mientkiewicz. Dugouts emptied. Villone entered the exchange when he thought Mientkiewicz said something to him. At one point, it took four teammates to restrain Villone.

He and Mientkiewicz were ejected.

"With the crazed animal that Ronny is, that's not exactly the guy you want to make mad," Mientkiewicz joked after the game. He came clean on the play. "I went after the glove to try to knock the ball out. ... We were up five, and I think we all know that a five-run lead for us is not exactly insurmountable."

Aaron Miles is such a badass.

I know.  The St. Louis Cardinals' fans told me so.  http://www.stltoday.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=5814799

Although, you appear to have misspelled bada55.

[Philberto]

Theodore on his way to perfection???

[Jon]

I want to know if Z feels threatened that he's not the team's #1 badass any more, and if he intends to do something to reclaim his title?

This.

Man, TR does NOT like to be shown up.

[Philberto]

Mark Loretta = Dead tomorrow

[Jon]

Mark Loretta = Dead tomorrow

THey'll be finding pieces of him for years to come.

[Taylor2]

Mark Loretta = Dead tomorrow

THey'll be finding pieces of him for years to come.

Only after Ted shits them out.

[JD]

How bout the cold-blooded effort from Lilly today?  The Brewers look at the cubs lineup and think they're gettin' a gift win.  Then, Ted Lilly decides to shove it up their booty holes for 6 innings.

[Irwin Felch]

Reed doesn't slip and Pie isn't lazy, Lilly might still be rolling along.