One of the fun parts of the first week of the season is seeing all the players in different uniforms. It's fun for fans especially to see someone like Johan Santana suit up in their favorite teams' duds and take the field. In St. Louis, Troy Glaus is the big new acquisition, and he made his official debut last night after Monday's partial game was washed out. Opposing him on the mound was another welcome site for Cards' fans: Kip Wells wearing a new uniform. Unfortunately, things didn't exactly go according to plan for the Cardinals last night. Kip Wells, he of the 7-17 record and 5.70 ERA in Cardinal red last year, held the Cards to one run over 5 and 1/3 innings despite three walks. In the eighth inning, Troy Glaus made a throwing error that allowed a run to score and ended up extending the inning and allowing the Rockies to score 2 more and give them their 2-1 win.
Now, I'm not really one to judge seasons by one game, but it's not really an encouraging start to the season for the Cardinals. Being held to one run by Kip Wells is never anything to brag about, but it does highlight just how thin the Cards' lineup is right now. At least Kyle Lohse was fairly solid in his debut, holding the Rockies to just three hits and no runs in his five innings. That patch-working pitching staff is going to have to be solid this year if the Cardinals want to hang with the Brewers and Cubs instead of the Pirates.
