2020 Cardinals Game #11 – Tue., August 18 at Cubs

Tying run at the plate.

Carlson cutting his teeth. I’d rather he be tested now, than wait.

Maybe they’ll bring in wingy, erKimbrel.

C’mon guys. at ;east make Wick throw bunch of pitches.

No Edman hasn’t and the people who thought he hot start to his career was going carry over may have been dreaming. The broadcast team basically said and you can see he’s getting peppered with breaking pitches due to his semi long swing. Carlson I honestly think is a bit worn out and fatigue might be setting in a bit with not playing and having a lack of workouts.

Losing yesterday was a back breaker. Now we have to feel lucky just getting 1 win tomorrow and fly back and play the reds. Hopefully some reinforcements are coming because we could use them.

If there was ever a year for the Cardinals to tank, this is it…

No fans in the stands. All the double headers give them cover. Ability to draft Kumar Rocker.

https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/red-sox/plummeting-red-sox-could-land-one-these-monster-prospects-atop-2021-mlb-draft

Carlson I honestly think is a bit worn out and fatigue might be setting in a bit with not playing and having a lack of workouts.

You may be forgetting that Carlson has been at Springfield and getting work every day. Rather than fatigue I think it is a matter of nerves after being told he is the second coming of Babe Ruth and now trying to show it. His defense has been good but his bat shows that his first feet ABs showed a good eye and steady swing but now he is searching and in need of some good batting coach advice. I still like what I see. Other than Goldy, not many others are tearing the hide off the ball.

Those OPS numbers serve to remind us that with a short season many will not be made up as they could be with a regular 162 game year. They are playing now in the ‘dog days of summer’ so it is time to make hay while the sun shines but it has been very hot this year.

As an aside, yesterday after my telling a friend of my fondness for MLB baseball his response was “Oh, so you are one of those guys.” I asked what he meant and he said “Just reverse the spelling of MLB.” Yikes.