Miller with a far more economical 8-pitch inning, though he did yield a single.

Alvarez walks, goes to third on a double and scores on what one would assume was a deep sacrifice fly.
Marlins 2, Cardinals 1, end 6.

artie_fufkin wrote:

4-1, final.
A non-roster invitee named Mike Hauschild coughed up two runs in the eighth.
When do we start to worry about the seemingly anemic offense?

3 months ago.
 

Mags wrote:

For some reason, I'm not being notified when there is a new posting.  But maybe that will change in a day or two.

There is a box above the submit button that causes this.  Idk how to turn it off once its been activated.

Mags wrote:

artie_fufkin wrote:

4-1, final.
A non-roster invitee named Mike Hauschild coughed up two runs in the eighth.
When do we start to worry about the seemingly anemic offense?

3 months ago.
 

I've been preoccupied with the Boston Bruins and the Arizona State men's basketball team, but I'll be able to focus on the Cardinals starting Sunday. The Bruins' sieve of a goaltender - and if you think I dislike Matt Carpenter, he's my hero compared to Tuukka Rask - apparently looked at a calendar, saw the playoffs are approaching are turned to pudding again, so I won't have to worry about them.
ASU's season ends if the Sun Devils don't win the Pac 12 tournament - which they won't.  ESPN has decided this is a "down year" for Pac 12 and it will only get one bid to the NCAA tournament, at the expense of the 44 teams from the ACC which will be selected by the committee.

artie_fufkin wrote:

4-1, final.
A non-roster invitee named Mike Hauschild coughed up two runs in the eighth.
When do we start to worry about the seemingly anemic offense?

Its just spring training but;

Carp - 3hr 4rbi .208 ba
Gold - 0hr 2rbi .308
Ozuna - 0hr 1rbi .130
Dejong - 1hr 3rbi .148
Yadi - 0hr 0rbi .300
Fouler - 0hr 1rbi .185
Bader - 0hr 1rb .179
Wong - 1hr 2rbi .192

Jmart - 0hr 2rbi .250
Oniell - 4hr 6rbi .200
Munoz 0hr 1rbi .349
Winters - 0hr 3rbi .188
Robinson - 0hr 4rbi .158

For those of you who aren't watching the game or taping it for later, Wacha has thrown five scoreless innings so far. The Cardinals' offense, however, has managed one hit, an infield single by Bader, so far off Hall of Famer Zach Wheeler. 

Cardinals tie! Cardinals tie! Cardinals tie!

forsberg_us wrote:

I try not to get to worked up be spring training numbers because you never know what a hitter or pitcher is trying to do.  I remember one year Scott Rolen hadn't had a hit, and he then revealed that for a certain number of at-bats each spring he didn't swing the bat because he simply wanted to watch pitches and work on his pitch detection.  I remember one game where Wainwright threw something like 90% curveballs because he wasn't happy with how he'd been throwing the pitch.

With that said, they have something like 10-11 game against Milwaukee in the first month of the season.  They could easily put themselves in a huge hole in the division if they aren't ready when the season begins.

Batting .200 isnt much to expect

Too bad the Cards didn't need another outfielder:

"Acquired last summer from the Cardinals in exchange for outfield prospects Conner Capel and Jhon Torres, Mercado was known for his speed and his defensive ability but has impressed the big league staff with his offensive performance this spring. He's hitting .400/.400/.771 with three homers in 35 at-bats."

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JV wrote:

Mags wrote:

artie_fufkin wrote:

Cardinals tie! Cardinals tie! Cardinals tie!

You're beginning to remind me of the Sally Kellerman version of Hot Lips.
 

Thankfully, I don't know what Artie looks like so my mental image of Sally Kellerman remains unadulterated.
 

I can tell you I'm not a natural blonde.

Mags wrote:

artie_fufkin wrote:

JV wrote:

Thankfully, I don't know what Artie looks like so my mental image of Sally Kellerman remains unadulterated.
 

I can tell you I'm not a natural blonde.

It's been awhile since I last saw the movie but I was thinking that the guys who thought Hot Lips was a natural had to pay up.
 

Maybe, but I'm not googling that on my work computer.

No-hitter broken up by Fouler