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Hey BikeMike…Yep, every team suffers through one of those at some point during a season. I forget about these types of losses in a big hurry. The ones that really sting and linger are the sort of which would have Mikolas working a nice 7 IP and departing with a 3-1 advantage only to have the BP squander the lead and throw the game into the fire. Those games are slow and painful deaths. Last night’s loss was quick and relatively easy in comparison. How the Redbirds respond tonight will be a pretty good measure of their heart and determination.
Hey Brian…Entirely true, but in my view, no Redbird manager has had any substantial degree of influential input concerning Redbird roster decisions since TLR quit the building.
Woodford? I’m beginning to believe he may be stashed away in a safe house somewhere outside of the Western hemisphere. I’m reasonably certain there’s been no mention of him in the sports section or anywhere else in the StL. newspaper for months. Speaking of which, Hummel’s still okay, but the other guy who reports on the Redbirds is entirely incoherent. Every time I attempt to read one of his game recaps, I feel as though I’ve taken a sedative in order to counter the effects of vodka…I sure do miss Joe Strauss.
C27…Yeah, I don’t know how the Cardinals stay with him, but he’ll probably latch on somewhere. LHP’s who make a living out of the BP have a knack for finding work.
If there’s ever a high leverage situation in an upcoming ballgame that dictates handing the baseball to a lefty out of the BP, I’m not going to be overwhelmed with confidence.
Pugs…Ha Ha! Yeah, I could have swore I saw the bat boy lace one into the gap. I know it’s bad when I’m reduced to simply hoping we can keep them from putting 20 on the board.
All you can say is that all teams have nightmare games like this over the course of a season. I’d rather put one like this in the L column than to let a slim lead slip away late after a nice pitching performance by a member of the rotation. Lace ’em up tomorrow and press on.
Sorry to bail on eveyone with the PBP in that 9 run home half of the 3rd, but it’s hard to type when I’m breaking furniture…
Pugs…Thanks man! I’m wounded…We still have enough frames left to pull this one out of the fire…One word, “youneverknow.”
Black Hills…Heck the BP only surrendered 2 ER’s. Think he may have left Mikolas in there too long? I thought the ref was going to stop the fight before Marmol came out to get him. The line? 10 ER’s in 2.2 IP to balloon his ERA to 3.50. Brutal outing to say the least.
Bling…I’m not sure even Packy can save us tonight. I don’t remember a half inning by the opposition like this one all season. Brutal.
Pugs…You had better look for someone else to call the action. After this home half, I’m sitting here with shell shock and the thousand yard stare…
Mikolas gets McMahon on a routine ground ball to Eddie for the fist out of the home half of the 3rd.
Grich ropes a belt high offering right back up the middle and into CF for a one out base hit.
Montero loops a single over Edman’s head and into RF for a base hit. Runners at the corners with 1 out.
Mikolas needs a ground ball, but he’s leaving a lot of pitches up in the zone tonight. That’s no good in this league.Diaz lines a double down the RF line. One run in and runners at 2nd at 3rd. Not good.
Line drive off of Mikolas and into CF for base hit abd another run scores…Aw heck, I can’t keep up. I’m having almost as bad of an outing as Mikolas…Take me out coach, I’m through!
Hey Bling…Nice little peaceful town with the exception of when those C-130 turboprops would fly over after taking off from Ramstein. My neighbor worked at Landstuhl hospital. I used to go with her to the BX at Ramstein all the time. Let’s get these bats going and claw our way back and win this thing.
I saw some banter related to the possibility of the Redbirds dealing Eddie over the off season. He’s crossed HP 70 times thus far this season and has a decent chance to get to the 100 runs scored plateau, especially if he can improve his OBP, which he needs to do as of late. He’s tied with Yelich for 5th in runs scored in the NL. That’s why I was curious if the Cardinals have ever dealt a guy after a season in which he scored 100 times. I just have a hard time envisioning that happening. Runs are still fairly important in this game. I really like Eddie’s entire game and hope he remains a Redbird for a while.
Watching a live pre-game interview with Nado on Bally Sports. Nolan wants to win real bad. He’s all business and no nonsense. I look for him to rip it up in this 3 game set.
No question about it. I think Eddie will be the catalyst for the big bats to push across down the stretch run and if O’Neill can amp up his bat anywhere close to what we saw in the last third of ’21, opposing pitchers are going to be in trouble when they face this Cardinal line-up.
I’m hoping for Kniz to have a nice game tonight. Cardinals need to fill that black hole of a bat coming from the C position.
You guys are killing me with the steak and eggs, ribs etc…I’m in the midst of the not so pleasant process of receiving denatal implants which require some oral surgery procedures. Pasta salad for me tonight…
The “Gasthof” eh? I once lived on a street @ #9 Kelterstrasse which means wine press road in the small town of Steinbach am Glan. I spent a lot of quality time and money in a place called Zum Grunen Tal which was a little pub that they called a Gasthaus. I can almost taste the cold bottles of Bitburger beer as I key this in. I was quite a bit younger then, but I’m getting a bit dizzy simply thinking about it…I like your pups name! Maybe he could give Marmol a tip or two. Take care and GO REDBIRDS!