Cardinals Eager For Ryan Ludwick To Heat Up (Game Notes 5-31-09)

As good as Albert Pujols is, even he needs protection.

Enter Ryan Ludwick, who came off the disabled list Friday after missing 14 games with a strained right hamstring. Yes, the same Ludwick who spent parts of seven seasons at the Triple-A level before hitting 37 big league home runs and earning an All-Star appearance in 2008.
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Managers often rely on statistics to concoct their lineups, but typically they confine their analyses to batter-against-pitcher matchups or lefty-against-righty figures. Ballpark factors and whether the sun or moon is in the sky usually aren't considered.
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