Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
Spot-starter extraordinaire Brad Thompson once again rescued the Cardinals with a fine fill-in performance Saturday, this time for perennially disabled Chris Carpenter. Fungoes
Grub Street - New York Magazine's Food and Restaurant Blog (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
Tonight is D-Day for Brad Thompson at Lever House. Photo courtesy Culinary Vegetable Institute The James Beard Award–winning Bradford Thompson makes his New York debut tonight at Lever House with a menu that is finally his own. The moment of truth is here. Having eaten his food, we know the man can cook. We've had his grilled veal tenderloin with crispy sweetbreads; what will his chanterelle and mascarpone...
View from the cheap seats (Free subscription) | 08/16/2008
The Cardinals offense continues to scratch out just enough runs to win. But the pitching seems to really be coming together. Brad Thompson allowed a lead-off homer to some guy I've never heard of before, but then settled down and...
Red Reporter (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
Next Game St. Louis Cardinals @ Cincinnati Reds Friday, Aug 15, 2008, 7:10 PM EDT Great American Ball Park Brad Thompson vs Bronson Arroyo Clear. Winds blowing from left to right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 80. Complete Coverage > W-L ERA WHIP K BB 2008 - Brad Thompson 4-2 4.34 1.44 26 16 W-L ERA WHIP K BB 2008 - Bronson Arroyo 10-9 5.44 1.51 120 48 This is probably the biggest...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
When: 7:10 Friday and Saturday, 1:15 Sunday Where: GABP TV: FSN Ohio all three games (Saturday in HD) Radio: 700 WLW Records: Reds 54-69 (DEAD LAST N.L. Central); Cardinals 68-56 (3rd place N.L. Central) Pitching Matchups: Friday-Reds RHP Bronson Arroyo (10-9, 5.44) vs. Cardinals RHP Brad Thompson (4-2, 4.34) Saturday-Reds RHP Aaron Harang (3-12, 5.17) vs. Cardinals RHP Joel Pineiro (5-5, 4.82) Sunday-Reds...
Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
The Cardinals do not expect to do any last-minute deals with their draft picks before today’s signing deadline because a vast majority of their picks are already signed, assigned and have long since been playing. STL Today
Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
With Chris Carpenter unable to make his scheduled Friday start against the Reds due to a muscle strain in his right posterior shoulder, the Cardinals have opted to use fellow right-hander Brad Thompson in his place. Cardinals Official Site
Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
... and some days, it isn't even worth coming to work. Henry Blanco was the last batter both yesterday and today -- with very different results and impact. Yesterday he won the game. Today, he hit a comebacker to Cardinals reliever Brad Thompson in front of about half of the crowd, to end the Cubs' 12-3 blowout loss to the Cardinals, a game which matched the worst margin of loss of the season (nine...
The Turner Report (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008
The Los Angeles Dodgers are pounding the Cardinals' bullpen once again, scoring two runs in the eighth to trim St. Louis' lead to 9-6 with a runner on base and one out. Brad Thompson has given up two runs and is still on the mound.
Hot Foot (Free subscription) | 07/27/2008
The Cardinals defeated the Mets by a score of 10-8 this evening in 14 innings. Brad Thompson got the win for the Cards and Aaron Heilman took the loss for the Mets. The game lasted over five hours and featured both teams going ahead back and forth. Brandon Knight was OK in his first major league [...]
Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
Cardinals: Need a left-handed reliever and could add a starter to answer the Brewers and Cubs, but that's not going to happen when the best St. Louis can offer are RHPs Anthony Reyes and Brad Thompson and OF Chris Duncan. Farm system has few prospects, and management wants to hang on to Colby Rasmus and Co. Rocky Mountian News
Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
The Brewers expect to activate Jeff Suppan from the disabled list to make tonight's start against his former team. Suppan went on the 15-day DL after hyperextending his right elbow taking a swing earlier this season. STL Today
Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
Buyers Cardinals: Adding a quality left-handed reliever is their top priority, and the Rockies’ Brian Fuentes is at the top of the list. Among the players they would be willing to trade are right-handed swingmen Anthony Reyes and Brad Thompson, and left fielder Chris Duncan. Baseball Prospectus
Widget Blog - Sexy Widget (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
My friend Brad Thompson, who writes the incredibly awesome San Francisco food blog Food Crusader, recently approached me for some help in building a widget for an upcoming Slow Food event. Not too long ago, I probably would have put...
Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
The sprained middle finger on Adam Wainwright's right hand no longer requires the support of a splint, and the St. Louis Cardinals' right-hander expects good news next Monday after another MRI exam. Belleville News-Democrat
