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I'm Bryan Webber underdog all of that we're pleased to be too. Sports dot com senior baseball etiquette rules and it looks like bottles of locked up the league central Saint Louis appears to be that would their pitching rotation but. At any -- about line. Actually I don't but in general manager I spoke with this week's you know what I think the Cardinals are deep to right handed. I look at it. Yes they are rather right hand. Kobe rap is really -- only left handed slugger Schumacher all those left handed but other than that -- there's not much there. And I looked at this that and that's that's tell you that even though the Cardinals are predominantly right. They flush right handers and actually have trouble with left -- Now why is this all relevant. It's relevant because in the post season. The Phillies and the Dodgers to others wrong teams in the National League too -- division winners. Are both predominately left handed in the rotation. The Dodgers two best starters Randy Wolf Clayton -- off. The Phillies possibly will have three left handed starters quickly Cole Hamels and it happen. Obviously when you've got Albert Pujols Holliday Mark DeRosa. -- concerns aren't that great. But it will be interesting to see in the final weeks if the Cardinals a warm better against left handed pitching as that you're with the playoffs. And you alluded to the Dodgers they made a pair of trades and improve their roster picking up left handed slugger Jim -- pitcher Jon Garland -- like the -- I like the -- The told anyone is curious there's no question about that he might only get fifteen at bats the rest of the regular season. Yes he would be available as a DH if the Dodgers made the World Series but that's getting a little bit ahead of ourselves. At the same time it's like just last night and the value of having a guy like told -- on the bench. Colorado a rock and a -- it from Jason Giambi. In what choate or he likes about having only is the sheer presence. -- ability to influence matchup and of course the character that he brings to the clubhouse. It is not something to be underestimated. Jon Garland though is by far the bigger move. The Dodgers badly needed more starting pitching. He knew exactly at the deadline thought they were getting Cliff -- at the deadline. Of course didn't happen and their rotation looks a little bit all the Billingsley has been recent starts Randy Wolf and cars are -- good road remains on the DL though he is working his way back. Dodgers badly needed a starting pitcher. Jon Garland was about the best they can view on August 31. Finally a number of teams will be looking for new kipper in the -- he's -- who's hot manager and pitching coach can have your caring about right now. There is a tandem that will intrigue a lot of teams should they start looking around their next manager and possibly the next pitching coach. That's in the Willie Randolph and Rick Peter. Randolph currently the bench coach in Milwaukee. Peterson currently not working in baseball. But think about them together again just as they weren't with the Mets. Randolph is considered a competent manager but this is the best pitching coaches around frankly he should be working right now. He's the guy -- Kazmir fix his mechanics. Are the result of Kazmir in his most recent starts. So which teams are we talking about here which teams could use Willie Randolph and Rick Peterson. All I can think only about five up atop my head. Look at the Brewers are Randall right now as the bench coach for him certainly could use that company's. The nationals -- wriggle into the Orioles -- differently is the guy that could be fired. Indians with Eric Wedge and the Astros with Cecil Cooper in trouble. All five of those clubs lost others will be really interest if indeed they make a change. Either way off and -- Two guys who are tied today it. -- Okay can I always for the and writes for Ken Rosenthal I'm Bryan Webber will act now.