I’m very happy for Tyler Greene. He has worked hard and overcome some injuries and in-effectiveness to earn this call up. I am glad the team has not given up on him. This will be a very good oppotunity to get an early look at him to get a gauge on just how much he might be able to help the Cardinals in the future.

Is he the SS of the future? I don’t think anybody is ready to make that determination yet, but this “cup of coffee” in the big leagues will go a long way I think in getting an idea of what this guy is capable of in the Big Leagues.

What if Khalil becomes the Wally Pip of the 21st century? Tyler comes up and turns into the next Cal Piken.

We can always dream.

Who the heck is Cal Piken? And why don’t these guys know that green is spelled with only 2 e’s? LOL Once again, something completely out of Tony’s control will force him to play a young man. Happy for Tyler.

Tyler Greene is a great power hitter for the shortstop position, and should make up for what the Cards are losing in Brendan Ryan. The Cards have certainly been preparing for some woes at short, as Greene was drafted 30th overall in 2005, then Pete Kozma of High-A Palm Beach was drafted 17th overall in 2007. Kozma, though not the power hitter that Greene (Tyler, that is), but is an excellent contact hitter, and hoists a .315 BA in Palm Beach.

Congrats to Tyler Greene, but, at the same time, keep an eye on the up-and-coming Kozma.

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Check the roster lists. Greene, spelled with 3 e’s - both Tyler and Khalil. Again, enough with the spell checker postings.

I’m not so sure, “he likely will become the Cardinals’ starting shortstop until Khalil Greene improves.” It’s more likely, Tony will try to hide him on the bench and force Thurston or Barden to play short stop.

Did you mean Cal Ripken? Wally Pip played first and was replaced by Lou Ghehrig. I certainly hope Tyler does well, I still like Brendans glove at short though.

I agree with you, BBKing. IMO, Brendan Ryan should be the starting shortstop. He made a great play again last night, and also doubled and scored. My heart went out to him when he pulled up lame. Khalil Greene’s sore forearm didn’t contribute to his lazy performance in game 2 in Atlanta, a performance I thought was pivotal in the Cards’ loss. Obviously Ryan has worked hard, and the hard work is paying off. At this point, there really is no comparison. I’m happy for Tyler Greene that he’s getting a chance to show his developing skills at the big league level. Just a note, though: I believe Lou Gehrig was already on the major league club when he subbed for Wally Pip and never looked back.

I agree with stlmojo. Tony will stick with Barden and Thurston. That said, both of those guys have been doing a great job! Tyler Greene is insurance only. I’m surprised they didn’t bring up a pitcher! I hope T. Greene gets a chance to play. This organization has not shown to be a good judge of talent. The only way to find out how good or, not so good the minor league talent is, is to get them here because of injury and let them play.

FWIW, I think the “green” comment was meant to be a joke along the lines of a double entendre….as in, he’s green.

Greene was good, but i think that Brian Barden should fill the role, b/c he was on a major role at the beginning, but hasnt got much playing time. So promote Greene, but let Barden take the majority of the work. Or promote David Freese, and let him take some 3rd base and Thurston and Barden split time at SS. Thats just what i think.

there are 13 pitchers on the roster, why would they need another? they need another infielder. schu often replaces dunc in left in the late innings. hope tyler does well.

Cal Piken always played the game the right way. He was a modern Iron Pony.

Of course, the Iron Equine will always be Lou Ghehrig.

(Not a spell checker post, just havin’ fun.)

I have Cal Piken’s rookie card–you can’t even put a price on it.

Man it really sucks that B. Ryan came up lame last night. Hamstrings are nothing to mess around with, so I hope he takes as much time as needed. I hope they stick with Barden because that guy is really growing on me. Comes in last night with a 2-2 count after sitting on the pine all night and gets a base hit. Also I am very interested to see this T. Greene kid because from the sound of it, it seems like this call-up is well deserved.

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I think we might see some rotation between the farm and the Bigs. I’m ok with Boggs getting another start– but I wonder if it might be time for Jess Todd. I like McClellan– but it concerns me that he can’t go consecutive nights. The bullpen will get lots of use with Carp out, Wellemeyer struggling, and Waino’s inability to pitch deep into games. Hopefully Adam turns it around– the others are bigger concerns. So far Piniero and Lohse have provided bullpen relief– but more than 2 out of 5 starters need to step up and pitch deep into their starts….

Brendan Ryan was bailing his pitchers out for 3 days before he got hurt last night. I haven’t seen Tyler Greene’s range but I know Barden can’t cover even close to the ground that Ryan does. The good side is that it’s supposed to be a 5 day injury with 15 days to heal. Let’s hope that the Greene’s can start raking to make up for the defense that will be sacrificed. It really seems that D. Duncan has his guys getting ground balls more than ever, and we really need to put a premium on middle-infield defense. The funny thing is that Schumaker has saved more runs with his defense than he’s given up, showing pretty good range and turning some key double-plays in pressure situations.

Ya know; I’m gonna leave the lineup and roster duties to Messrs. La Russa and Mozeliak. They have a whole lot more experience in these matters than I do, so if TLR wants to play Molina at SS in the interim, that’s his prerogative. That said, I hope the young(er) Mr. Greene does well while he’s with the big club.

This move doesn’t surpise me at all. Watching Tyler’s dedication and super attitude through Dbl-A, especially after his knee injury sidelined him for quite a while, and Triple-A has been a treat. Congrats, Tyler. Enjoy the time you’ll have there this time around and the next time will be even better!

Thats to bad because Ryan has been playing a good ss for us so fat not much hitting but great fielding and showing a good arm.

Hey, I’ve got a suggestion! The Cardinals might think of buying a uniform for Jason Motte that actually fits him!

And someone wrote:

“This organization has not shown to be a good judge of talent.”

Sure got that right. That’s why the 100+ years have been so filled with futility. Especially the last 14. (Which just happen to be the best stretch of the 50+ years that I’ve followed Cardinal baseball.)