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  • in reply to: 2018 Reg Seas Game #54 – vs. Pirates – Thu 5/31 #54654
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    LOL. If Luke Voit is the hero after being roundly panned for being called up today…well, that would be something.

    in reply to: 2018 Reg Seas Game #54 – vs. Pirates – Thu 5/31 #54652
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    Same ol, same ol. The bullpen harpoons the team early and by the time they get their head out of their collective behinds, it’s too late.

    Sell at the deadline (Norris, Gyorko, maybe see what you can get for Lyons, Fowler, kick the tires on trading Wacha and Ozuna), let the kids fill out the bullpen, fire Matheny and Mabry, retool around the rotation and make a serious run at an elite bat in the offseason and maybe 2019 won’t be a bust.

    in reply to: 2018 Reg Seas Game #54 – vs. Pirates – Thu 5/31 #54645
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    That was like the entire Milwaukee series. It was as if the entire staff suddenly couldn’t get that last strike on any batter. Seems to be continuing tonight.

    in reply to: 2018 Reg Seas Game #54 – vs. Pirates – Thu 5/31 #54643
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    Tie game. Go ahead run in scoring position.

    in reply to: 2018 Reg Seas Game #54 – vs. Pirates – Thu 5/31 #54640
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    The game is blacked out here in PA…was that pitch on the double play as comically low as it looked on Gameday?

    in reply to: 2018 Reg Seas Game #54 – vs. Pirates – Thu 5/31 #54638
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    While I agree that he may never mash RHP, he is at .250/.318/.400 against them this year. If he could stick around .700 OPS against the righties, couldn’t his ability against LHP and his defense add up to a pretty decent starter?

    IMO it would be worth a try if Fowler’s turnaround never happens.

    in reply to: 2018 Reg Seas Game #54 – vs. Pirates – Thu 5/31 #54634
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    I’d also like to add that Jose Martinez is a great story, probably a great guy and, deployed properly, could be an excellent offensive weapon to have. I’m not in the camp that wants him traded.

    Rather, I’d like to see him DHing in AL parks, spot starting at 1B against LHP and maybe in the OF if there’s a rash of injuries. There’s nothing wrong with having a bat like his available to pinch hit late in the game.

    But the defense suffers too much when he’s in the lineup every day at 1B. It forces Carp off the one position he’s actually decent at and really makes things a pain.

    350-400 AB for league minimum and let him put up his .850 OPS with minimal defensive damage and I’m happy.

    in reply to: 2018 Reg Seas Game #54 – vs. Pirates – Thu 5/31 #54633
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    By bWAR, Harrison Bader is more valuable than Tommy Pham in half the PA. By fWAR, Pham is slightly more valuable by WAR/PA but after tonight that may change.

    Would be nice to have both of them starting full time, and Pham to get back to something closer to his full season numbers.

    in reply to: 2018 Reg Seas Game #54 – vs. Pirates – Thu 5/31 #54630
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    Yep…a classic case of counting chickens.

    The Cards have two starters who will probably be 5 inning type pitchers all season (Flaherty and Weaver) and a bad, bad bullpen. What could possibly go wrong?

    in reply to: Minor league thread – Thu 5/31 #54623
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    Cmart has given up two homers tonight in the second inning of the AA rehab start. One other hit and two Ks so far.

    in reply to: 2018 Reg Seas Game #54 – vs. Pirates – Thu 5/31 #54622
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    Pham has now lost over 100 points of batting average from his peak this season. Seems like something must be up.

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    If Reyes is back before September, it’ll be a surprise. And only then because he’s probably not had as severe a strain as the first opinion said.

    Like I said, a crushing blow. End of the season? No. But this is not an exciting bunch right now and the Cubs haven’t hit their stride yet. We are 5 behind Milwaukee. Pretty much second wild card material at this point.

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    Noah Syndergaard had a grade 2 lat injury and missed nearly 5 months last year. It’s not hard to make the comparison of the two in terms of being hard throwing, big righties. There’s a good chance this is a season ending injury.

    I have to admit that this is a crushing blow to my enjoyment of this team this year. They are not a great team and watching the offense is as exciting as watching paint dry. The bullpen is infuriating. I was really looking forward to watching Alex ply his trade 20 more times this year. It looks like we may not get even one.

    I signed up for MLB.tv over the weekend and I think I’ve got one more day to cancel and get a refund. Today’s news has me seriously considering it. ?

    in reply to: 2018 Reg Seas Game #54 – vs. Pirates – Thu 5/31 #54536
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    This series starts a stretch of 13 games against struggling (Pirates) to bad (Marlins, Reds, Padres) teams before the schedule gets considerably tougher heading to the All Star break.

    Ideally, this team would go 9-4 or at worst 8-5 to give a little cushion for the tough stretch.

    in reply to: 2018 Reg Seas Game #53 – at Brewers – Wed 5/30 #54496
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    The strategy of forcing Knebel to throw strikes failed as he pulled him to sleep and then blew a fastball by him.

    Cards fail, 3-2.

    in reply to: 2018 Reg Seas Game #53 – at Brewers – Wed 5/30 #54490
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    Tui doing his best to make sure this one is out of reach. This team just appears to be mentally out of it.

    in reply to: 2018 Reg Seas Game #53 – at Brewers – Wed 5/30 #54477
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    I should add that Norris and Hicks can stay. The rest can go.

    in reply to: 2018 Reg Seas Game #53 – at Brewers – Wed 5/30 #54475
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    Once again, our side of a bullpen can’t hold up. I’d be in favor of sending every one of em to Memphis and bringing up the young guys there to be our bullpen. If they don’t have options…oh well. DFA for you.

    in reply to: 2018 Reg Seas Game #53 – at Brewers – Wed 5/30 #54463
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    Great to get the two runs, but Gyorko got hosed again on the 3-2 pitch.

    in reply to: 2018 Reg Seas Game #53 – at Brewers – Wed 5/30 #54434
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    I don’t mind pulling Reyes. He didn’t have his best stuff at all today. I don’t think he struck out a batter after the first inning and this ump is squeezing Cardinal pitchers.

    That one run will probably hold up with the 7 foot strike zone Guerra is getting.

    in reply to: Manny Machado thread #54427
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    Mud, can you do some research and tell us 5 teams with better track records than St Louis in free agent signings the last five years?

    I’m genuinely curious because generally I think this team has done a decent job getting value for the $$.

    in reply to: 2018 Reg Seas Game #53 – at Brewers – Wed 5/30 #54425
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    Twice with the runner on third and one out…two Ks.

    This ump must have some money on the Brewers because this has not been an evenly called game. Guerra is getting 2-4″ down and in on lefties too. Ridiculous

    in reply to: 2018 Reg Seas Game #53 – at Brewers – Wed 5/30 #54418
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    Reyes sitting more like 93-94 right now. Seems he’s struggling to find the zone and trying to easy off to find it. Gonna need more punchouts too. Milwaukee is giving nothing on pitches that aren’t right down the pipe and Alex isn’t given the big zone that Guerra is so far.

    in reply to: 2018 Reg Seas Game #53 – at Brewers – Wed 5/30 #54416
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    Jager, Milwaukee chose not to challenge. Had they, it was an easy overturn. Not sure why they didn’t.

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    Absolutely atrocious work by the ump there. Hopefully Reyes can get some of those calls 4″ down off the zone.

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