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04-11-2018, 01:52 PM | #556 |
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04-11-2018, 02:16 PM | #557 |
Has a particular set of skills
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Cards are on a 1-22 with RISP streak. Ouch.
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04-11-2018, 02:18 PM | #558 |
In Search of a Life
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Can't hit.
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04-11-2018, 02:20 PM | #559 |
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When the ghost of Adam Wainwright gives up 3 runs in 5+ you need to find a way to win that.
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04-11-2018, 02:52 PM | #560 |
Hung off the Night Train
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It's official: these guys suck.
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04-11-2018, 06:53 PM | #561 |
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04-11-2018, 09:23 PM | #562 |
Hung off the Night Train
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04-12-2018, 05:24 PM | #563 |
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In MLB our Cardinals:
Leadoff/Fowler is batting 28th/32 teams 2nd/Pham is batting 17th/32 teams 3rd/Carp is batting 27th/32 teams Matheny is still sticking with this same lineup. What’s the point? We have a known history with this lineup and players in those spots. We know Carp does well in the leadoff position. If I’m remembering it right, Fowler did good last year batting 3rd. Am l missing some WAR #’s or something here? |
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04-12-2018, 06:09 PM | #564 |
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS
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Mattheny would **** up the '27 Yankees.
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04-12-2018, 06:13 PM | #565 |
Consuming CP souls
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That top three is an abomination in the current MLB state. Dan and Tim jerk to it every night though...
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04-12-2018, 06:24 PM | #566 | |
Now you've pissed me off!
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04-12-2018, 06:27 PM | #567 |
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04-12-2018, 06:33 PM | #568 |
Now you've pissed me off!
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I'm not going to argue that Carpenter doesn't have some kind of mental block about hitting anywhere other than leadoff, but I don't see it affecting anyone else.
Pham was the 9th best hitter in baseball last year. Better than Goldschmidt, Charlie Blackmon, and Kris Bryant. Second is the perfect place for him. Considering that Carpenter, Pham, and Fowler all get on base at a very high clip, having them on in front of Ozuna makes a ton of sense. You can flip Carpenter and Fowler, but Molina, DeJong, and Wong at the bottom of the lineup all create some kind of issue. In that last inning if you have the bases loaded and one out, DeJong is worrisome because he K's so much, which kills the rally, Molina is a GIDP machine, and Wong is really a #8 hitter. Aside from switching Fowler and Carpenter, there just isn't much you can do. Unfortunately, there are times when multiple guys in your lineup are cold at the same time, which makes it hard to string together rallies, but that's baseball. |
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04-12-2018, 06:47 PM | #570 | |
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