mulder 10 tational

mark mulder’s great performance yesterday had athletics fans waxing nostalgic. a sampling: "Dan Haren is a great young pitcher, but he will never be able to do this. This is a one of a kind performance that i would only expect out of Mark Mulder."

the game put cardinal fans at the birdwatch in mind of a masterful 10-inning sho by john tudor in the heat of the ’85 pennant race: "A left-handed #30, going against a Cy Young winner, shuts out a division rival for 10 innings and one of the great stretch drive pick-ups in history drives home the game's only run for the Cardinals."

astro-fan blogger throws like a girl attended the game yesterday and brain-dumped mucho about clemens, mulder, busch, stl fans, etc.: "I don't know if I would call the St. Louis faithful the best fans in baseball, but they are certainly attentive and also courteous. . .. . It is weird and disheartening to see this casual disregard for their ballpark, especially considering the Cardinals' apparent infatuation with their illustrious history."

also worth a read: an early stat-alysis of eckstein’s fielding (a big concern of mine) at redbird reasoning: "So far this year . . . Renteria is getting to 86% of the balls that he should, while Eckstein is getting to 81%. Renteria's numbers are in line with his career mark, which is .851. Eckstein, on the other hand, has been quite a bit below his career average of .868. (Yes, that's right - over their careers, Eckstein has a better ZR than Renteria. Go figure.)"