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stlcard25 – I will watch, I will cheer and I will eat crow if need be, but for those watching the last few years with Matheny and MO in charge, we are seeing the same issues. We have a lineup that strikeouts out way to much, batters that roll over and ground out weakly on outside pitches, starting pitching that struggles to get through 5 or 6 inning, misuse of a bullpen, and key decisions botched by a manager who should have cut his teeth at the single A level.
“Greg Holland walked four of the five batters he faced in his Cardinals debut Monday night against the Brewers. One of those was an ill-advised intentional walk called by manager Mike Matheny, who probably should have noticed that Holland wasn’t ready after his first couple of pitches. Matheny instead allowed Holland to throw 19 pitches, only six of which were strikes. Holland loaded the bases, then walked Orlando Arcia to give the Brewers the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th inning. Dominic Leone, Bud Norris, or Jordan Hicks should probably handle the Cardinals’ save opportunities until Holland proves more fit for MLB action, but who knows with Matheny at the helm?”
Really hard to argue with any of this.
Starter NEED to be able to go more than 5. They let Lynn walk and keep Wacha who is only going to get 5 innings per start.
Disagree on the 4 man bench when you have zero pop at the plate on the bench. Munoz and Garcia really are the same guy in terms of what they give you. We need a RF and a !B with some punch.
Why should Molina’s seat be hot? MO’s seat should be on fire and time for the owners to thank the 3 million fans that will come through the turnstiles by spending some of that money on players.
TC agree, we needed a bigger bat when he hit but by golly we have 8 relievers and we just put in a guy who has not pitched yet in a big spot.
