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Third time through the order the Dodgers have Mikolas figured out. Our pitchers need to learn to be less predictable.
Three runs ain’t going to cut it.
And I see I made my Margarita just in time. I saw that coming. Always happens when the offense scores a few then stops.
Jason Heyward did not want to be a Cardinal. He made that clear. But Shelby had his issues too.
Not everyone wants to play in St. Louis so I don’t have hard feelings, but to me the trade was a wash.
Thankfully Heyward sucked for the Cubs, which they deserved.
I will pretty much drink any alcohol except beer.
I love lemons. I love anything sour. Whiskey sours are one of my favs.
I personally don’t care for Edman in the OF. He certainly is better than Yepez or Burleson, but I prefer him in the infield.
Obviously with O’Neill and Carlson both out, you have to get creative, but Yepez isn’t creative he is destructive. The fact is two of their three best outfielders can’t stay off the IL for an extended time. Mercado helps, but there is still a hole you have to fill and so it’s either Donovan or Edman if you can or Burleson if you have no choice. Yepez must never be a choice in the OF ever again.
As far as I am concerned, Carlson and Nootbaar in CF are interchangeable. Nootbaar hasn’t played CF as much but he is speedier than Carlson. Nootbaar just needs more time there.
Nevertheless, Nootbaar is fine in RF. Carlson is injury prone almost as much as O’Neill, so getting Nootbaar more reps in CF is a good thing.
Yepez is a disaster in the outfield. I have seen him butcher the OF too much in the minor leagues. He should never play there. Burleson isn’t great either but he is better than Yepez.
I’m happy we won, but some day I would like someone to explain to me why it takes a plethora of pitches nowhere near the strike zone and multiple baserunners to close a game? What happened to three straight outs and we’re done? When was the last time we had a closer who did this with any consistency?
Asked if he’s made changes to his preparation, Contreras told The Post-Dispatch’ @LWorthySports: “It’s all the same. I don’t think I had to change anything. It’s my game…” https://t.co/XKV0dnQ3Ud
— Derrick Goold (@dgoold) May 15, 2023
How long before MLB tweaks the pitch clock rule to stop Contreras from trolling pitchers?
You know other teams are complaining about him.
Might not want to pitch Kenley against us in the ninth again.
As I recall we beat up on him a few times when he was a Dodger.
This is a game I did not expect to win. Maybe I will have cosmopolitans again tomorrow.
Drink of the day is a cosmopolitan. https://photos.app.goo.gl/57qaEGj6E9gCufsM7
More Flaherty: "Whoever is behind the plate isn’t going to change that. It’s on me to execute. I love having (Contreras) back there & he gives you confidence with that competitiveness he has. I’m looking forward to it, it'll be fun & he & I attacked Milwaukee before."
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— John Denton (@JohnDenton555) May 13, 2023
Willson Contreras will catch Jack Flaherty on Monday. #STLCards
— Katie Woo (@katiejwoo) May 13, 2023
Jack Flaherty told the assembled media this evening that he would not answer any questions about his fastball velocity. Here's that dialogue: pic.twitter.com/5555uFTRxj
— Jeff Jones (@jmjones) May 10, 2023
What is your evidence, gscottar, that Waino had any part of this? He hasn’t even been affected.
Wainwright is the last person I would suspect to go after a teammate, that is not his nature.
The one member of the pitching staff who has publicly criticized Contreras was Jack Flaherty.
BP is getting in on the fun now.
Bedeviled Cardinals Scapegoat Willson Contreras
by @GinnySearle https://t.co/5ET6DlOynX pic.twitter.com/aozarYHhMJ— Baseball Prospectus (@baseballpro) May 8, 2023
Frankly, I don’t think Walker’s defense is any worse than that of Burleson or Yepez (hard to be worse than Yepez). Burleson isn’t hitting right now to boot.
The only guys in Memphis who are better defensively are Mercado and Hurst. Neither is on the 40 man, Hurst can’t hit and I think he is injured right now. Mercado is hitting at Memphis, but whether that will play out at the major league level is questionable. He hasn’t worked out at that level yet.
I would be on board with bringing Walker back but they would have to send someone down.
