The Cardinals could manage only two field goals against the swarming Dodger’s defense in Saturday’s pre-season contest, losing 20-6. Meanwhile, the Dodgers marched up and down the field and finished with a two touchdown victory, with Rafael Furcal racking up 183 yards in total offense. Meanwhile, Braden Looper was sacked four times and hurried all day. After the game, head coach Tony LaRussa commented, "Shoot, we'll get that figured out."
If you have been trying to watch the St. Louis Blues attempt to play hockey of late it would be hard to believe the word optimism could ever be in play. The losses continue relentlessly, often in the "never in the game" style, but increasingly in a "lose from winning position" flair which is enough to make someone turn on the news for an upbeat change of pace. (Wow, plane crashes and LUNACY!) This team still can't score with the regularity needed to win consistently in this league. The coaching staff knows they have precious few natural goal scorers (one is precious few), so they attempt to make up for it by getting what I call "process" goals, i.e. goals scored by virtue of constant pressure, crazy bounces, accidental deflections, etc. Basically, any goal you can get from a player who doesn't have the knack for scoring them on their own. The Blues are something like zero for their last 12-15 breakaway chances, and zero for their last 25-30 2 on 1...
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