Playoff Prospectus

San Diego Padres vs. St. Louis Cardinals

by Dayn Perry

It’s the best team in baseball this season against arguably the worst playoff team ever to roam the earth. Let’s also not forget that the Padres’ underwhelming 82-80 record was assembled in spite of a –42 run differential and against the weakest schedule in all of baseball. So it’s a mismatch on paper and according to common sense; however, the brevity of a five-game series can wreak havoc on expectations.

The best, the worst, Pujols, Hoffy, Giles, Carp and the pee-colored wonders that are the Padres’ road unis--this one has it all …

Lineups (AVG/OBP/SLG/EqA/VORP)

St. Louis Cardinals

SS-R David Eckstein (.293/.359/.395/.270/41.6)
RF-L Larry Walker (.289/.384/.502/.295/29.9)
1B-R Albert Pujols (.330/.430/.609/.343/100.9)
CF-L Jim Edmonds (.263/.384/.533/.307/52.1)
LF-R Reggie Sanders (.271/.340/.546/.294/28.5)
2B-R Mark Grudzielanek (.294/.334/.407/.256/24.4)
3B-B Abraham Nunez (.285/.336/.361/.247/11.6)
C-R Yadier Molina (.251/.290/.358/.228/4.3)

San Diego Padres

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