Too many people are in too big of a hurry to judge. After reading all of the posts, there is simply too much pouting. Too many of you get wound up on any story or speculation. Too many people are stuck on the past at third base. What offensive production did we get out of third base last year? Glaus has 11 doubles already. And, without checking the numbers, he probably hasn’t left anymore runners on base than anyone else in the lineup. Give up on the bashing and give the guy a chance.

Before all the bashing gets worse, remember, he hasn’t criticized the fans, that was Tino Martinez. Who would you rather have right now? Rolen or Glaus?

I hope this really is the problem and that it gets fixed. Hey Troy, try Claritin or Allegra or similar.

Could be worse, he could have been a WR everybody expected to go in the 3rd or 4th round go #32 overall.

How much longer do you think La Russa will put up with Glaus’ excuses for striking out so much and not hitting for power? My eyes have been watering ever since the Cardinals traded Rolen to Toronto for Glaus also!

Thoses people who booed Izzy Friday night are probably drunks and/or Cub fans in disguise. Izzy is one of the games greatest closers and anyone who doesn’t realize that obviously doesn’t remember the pain he went through in 2006 trying to get us to postseason. That bullpen full of youngsters helped us to win a World Series because Jason Isringhausen taught them what they had to know to complete the deal; just ask Wainwright! If you are a real Cardinal fan, don’t boo the guy and tell the hecklers around you that they are idiots.

Ok, first off, I’d like to address the fact that Izzy was booed off the field Friday night. I mean, seriously, I’d like to echo some of the other pro-Izzy sentiments that are going on here. The man has been mostly lights out since he came over to this ball club from Oakland and, other than 2004 and 2006, he has pitched well for most of the seasons; as everyone knows, in ‘04 and ‘06, he was dealing with a hip injury. When most pitchers rely on their legs to throw, I’d like to see the fans that booed him out of the stadium try to do better. Besides, it seems to me that LaRussa’s been overusing him and McClellan (at least earlier on in the spring anyway), so of course they’re going to show signs of fatigue somewhere down the line.

As far as Glaus goes, I don’t like him one bit and that won’t change even if he wins the triple crown this year. At the same time, I’m not going to ream him endlessly because, regardless of whether or not I like him, I want to see this team win. If that means supporting a player I dislike, then so be it. It’s not like the guy’s Jeff Kent or anything.

Also, remember, there’s 162 games in a season. There’s plenty of time for players to come alive or go by the wayside. People seem to forget that sometimes.

ok, i give up. Glaus isn’t done. My mistake.

Glaus either saw that ball well enough to drive it over the fence this afternoon or, as my cousin always tells me, “even a blind hog finds an acorn every now and then!”

Why don’t we just give the man the benefit of the doubt for now and see what happens. I was a huge Rolen fan and hated to see him go, but I think his attitude was a downer in the dugout and everybody, including Rolen, are better off now. Glaus has big shoes to fill and we need to wait this out. (Sure was a lot of cheering today when he hit the homer, probably from some of the same people that have been booing him.) And on another subject, BOO NFL DRAFT COVERAGE by the Post. Let’s see, the Cardinals won today, had another bench clearing incident and all you can find on the main page of STLTODAY is draft coverage. Sheesh, is there ever a time of year when we don’t have to talk football?

Being an allergy sufferer and a medical doctor, I can tell you that what Troy Glaus is going though may be a very real problem. It may only be seasonal, or it could be something that is used around home plate. Many allergies,for example asthma, are worse as night.
Some xyzal or another non sedating antihistamine might be a short term option, or an eye drop for allergies might be considered for the next night game as a trial. If successful, then continue them, but either way have the eyes checked out throughly by a qualified person and find a suitable solution. We know he can hit and so far, he has looked better than advertised on defense. Give the guy a break.

MaryAnne, probably a bit of both. But if you didn’t catch the game today the other two outs he had were screamers, very well hit. He’s had a lot of those too. And statistically he’ll have some of those drop at some point. Matter in fact just about everytime he gets a hold of the ball he’s pounding it, sadly it’s usually to a glove. Good to see the HR though. Albert looked as excited as he was. Good chemistry forming from how it looks.

Matt,
I totally see what you’re saying, heck, I’m not even sure I like Glaus. But when it comes down to what he’s going through, giving him such a hard time didn’t feel right. Put it this way - I don’t like Juan Enc., as a player, at all. But you’ll never see me laying anything negative on him because he’s costing us quite a bit of coin. He too has a health issue going on (while more severe), and it wouldn’t be fair in any manner.

I do have a hearsay contact with someone who follows Toronto quite closely, and from what I can gather Troy came across thrilled to come here. He really wants to play, Toronto meant half if not most a season of pain and lots of bench time. The Rolen Glaus switch was a blessing in a lot of ways because no one else would want to take on his salary. We didn’t have to obviously, we’re paying the same for whomever we have, without the inhouse drama.

When it comes to Glaus here’s what I expect as a fan.

Him to play hard, that’s a given. And if you’ve watched him in particular, even in struggles he’s really doing that one quite well.

Not to become a liability at 3rd. We’re a ground ball inducing team, in no way would I want the younger pitchers now having to take care of errors or worry about getting protection. So far he’s playing quite well compared to the other 3b in the league. And as far as defensively, defending Rolen’s shoes quite nicely.

Be open about any medical issues. Last thing we need is him hiding some pain and having him on the 15 DL because he didn’t talk.

Put contact on the ball. Most of his strikeouts are under the night game at home umbrella. If he continues to hit the ball and hard, they’ll start missing gloves. Doubles, HR, doesn’t matter. Just hit the damn thing.

He does that and as a player he’s ok in my book.

Side note:
Morris has been let go from the Pirates. Is a student of Duncan’s ways. Would love to see him be a pitching coach down in the minors. Springfield would be a good fit for him. Don’t know if he’d take the job or not.