On the odd chance someone actually checks, I’ll go ahead and start a thread.

If nothing else, we can laugh at the low attendance. A record low crowd on Monday followed by a new record low on Wednesday. St. Louis is really embracing what the ownership is selling. 😂😂

Jeez. I thought there was a better chance of finding life on Mars than life on this board.

Very cool that you got to see 696, but you'll be a bit late for 700. 

APIAD wrote:

Hard to write it up better then that.  I love the Sac flies, stolen base and good outing by waino.  Pujols had a good game.  Held his own vs righties and was in the right place to face a lefty

Pujols is a perfect example of why I disagree with the idea that RBIs are a meaningless stat. Some people just know how to drive in runs. Players like Joey Gallo hit 40 HR and drive in 75 because they can’t shorten up and make contact with a runner on 3rd and less than 2 out. Pujols comes up in that situation, even at 42, and you assume he’ll get the run home.

artie_fufkin wrote:

Tommy Pham and Joc Pederson apparently got into an argument tonight about which one of them is more obnoxious. No punches thrown, but they agreed to meet on the playground after school to settle things once and for all.

Hey, the fantasy football waiver wire is serious business.

Reportedly Gorman and Liberatore are joining the team in Pittsburgh

I haven’t read any of the articles, but have any of these geniuses like Jeff Passan considered that the reason offense is at an historic low might be because for a decade or more the sport has completely abandoned fundamentals like putting the ball in play, advancing runners and going the other way in favor of the “3 true outcomes” and telling guys not to abandon their approach when they’ve either struck out or pulled the ball into the shift for the 53rd time in a row?

All part of the Revenge Tour

APIAD wrote:

For the decent upside to the lineup I don't mind dejong.  If him and out of shape molina are your worst hitters I will take it.  If dejong sucks again Sosa will infiltrate his way in.  Also I don't see Trevor story as the answer to ss. 

Imo, the reason this team will miss the playoffs is starting pitching.  The money shouldn't have been spent on ss but instead on pitching imo.

Sosa is a better offensive SS and a much better defensive SS. He also brings speed. If you take out his rookie season, DeJong is a career .229 hitter. The only reason he’s playing over Sosa is his contract and the fact Moz unnecessarily signed him to a stupid extension.

I’m not saying they should have signed Story. I’m saying simply play the best player on your roster, not the one you’re paying the most. Completely agree they should have went after more pitching.

APIAD wrote:

Not a bad game but the pirates suck

You’re probably being too kind. I’m not sure what comes below “suck,” but they’re somewhere down there.

I am curious to watch the kid who pitches for them on Saturday. He was really bad last year, but he was a pretty highly regarded prospect with a good arm who had a good spring.

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forsberg_us wrote:

APIAD wrote:

I think it works. In the short term. However you are adding alot of innings onto your pen. You better have some breathing room in the minors if you are going to give the bullpen 30 starts a year.

I don't think the plan is to do it for the entire year.  But during April, rosters are increased to 28 players, and the Cardinals are carrying 15 pitchers.  

I knew rosters expanded but I thought it was 26 not 28. Hell I can't keep up.

I admitted it isn't the worst thing in the world and might be the best option right now. Maybe they will even work hicks into a larger inning role. Idk. I question their rotation. It looks weak to me. If you are going to be weak at the top I think you should at least be strong at the back end. They are neither.

They should have went after another starter.  San Diego got Sean Manaea for virtually nothing, and they're likely still willing to move Frankie Montas.  The Cardinals are also about $25-30M below last year's salary, so they could have gone after a free agent also.

Going into the season, the rotation was 40-year old Wainwright, Flaherty (returning from injury), Hudson (returning from injury), Mikolas (returning from injury) and Matz (who almost always has an injury each year).  They wanted the fans to believe that with Reyes, Liberatore, Oviedo and Woodford they had depth.  Anyone with a brain knew that wasn't the case.

You and I are on the same page that they should have done more to address it before spring training ever began.  They've already lost Flaherty (and I'll bet anyone right now he doesn't make 10 starts this season).  They were fooling themselves that Reyes could become a starter, and it seems very foolish to assume Mikolas, Hudson and Matz will make 30 starts each.  You see a number of teams now going to 6-man rotations.  The Cardinals would have been smart to have done the same thing, that way they could have gone back to 5 when someone (in

APIAD wrote:

forsberg_us wrote:

APIAD wrote:

Jordan hicks is the 5th starter I guess.  Likely a bullpen game.  Talk about poor roster set up.

I won’t write it off yet. With the expanded rosters in April, they can probably make an occasional bullpen game work. Tampa and Milwaukee have done it pretty successfully the past few years.

What is hicks going to give you?  2 innings?  I think the Brad Thompson bullpen games.  A semi starter.

Initially, yeah that’s probably about it until he gets a little stretched out.

Tampa does it all the time. Starter goes 2-3 innings. The question is whether the bullpen is good enough to make it work. I’m not saying it’s ideal, but it’s almost certainly a better option than Juan Oviedo.

APIAD wrote:

forsberg_us wrote:

AP, remind me again what part of Illinois you’re in.

We’ve been making the tour of many of Illinois’ finer stops because my daughter is playing softball for a JUCO over there. Most of her conference is south of Springfield. For some reason I’m remembering you being further north.

Nope I'm further south, thankfully. Near Olney il.
 

Really??  Weather permitting, we play at Olney on Friday