by St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Does anyone still question why Joe Thurston spent eight years in the minors? He can't hit. He can't throw. He runs the bases like Lonnie Smith played left field - on skates.

Frank Chase - Bridgeton

Time for change

After watching Chris Duncan hit into another double play and take a third strike with the bases loaded Wednesday night, I wonder what Tony La Russa is thinking by continuing to put him in the lineup. Duncan is a mediocre outfielder at best, and looks terrible at the plate. Do we keep from trading him because no other team wants him? Or is the La Russa/Dave Duncan relationship that strong that it affects the outcome of games? It is time for Cardinal management to step up to the plate and make a change.

Roy Baum - St. Louis

Hitting the Mark

I have been admittedly hard on ( Cardinals GM) John Mozeliak over the last year, and I believe rightfully so. However, I am more than pleased to offer Mozeliak and the ownership due props for stepping up and getting Mark DeRosa. As DeRosa stated at his news conference, he is a piece to the puzzle. Now, I urge Mozeliak to stand by his comments and not take a "lunch break" or stand on his laurels. Let's go get Holliday, or a solid pitcher. Great job on the DeRosa acquisition!

Scott Ritchie - Chesterfield

Skip's routine works

Some guys say they don't like Skip Schumaker tightening his batting gloves before every pitch. Some other guys say that's his routine, he's getting in a zone, visualizing a base hit, or maybe mind-melding with Yoda. Whatever the reason, he's batting .295 and has averaged .298 in five seasons with the Cardinals . Perhaps tightening his gloves is simply his way of focusing, but I like to think he's doing it just to irritate the guys who whine about it.

Mark Horner - Wildwood

St. Louis needs Rams

I want to thank Bryan Burwell for writing good things about keeping the Rams here. Some people tend to be negative about football here and it is usually the non- or bandwagon fans that make dumb comments. St. Louis County official Mike Jones says football is not oxygen - duh! Why say that? From the looks of TV or even the paper, the Rams want to get out of town and no one cares. Well, a lot of people do care - 50,000+ PSL holders to start. Football is an industry, jobs, No. 1 sport in popularity. I'm afraid STL is going to cut its own throat again!

Todd Swope - St. Charles

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