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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
But unlike you, there are probably only 5 managers in baseball I'd less like to have on this squad than LaRussa. There's no excuse for the Cardinals not making the playoffs last season with the squad they had and his continued insistence on things like Schumaker at 2b and Nick Punto on the roster has simply worn out his welcome. He was once great, that time has passed.
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Should the Cards have made the playoffs last year? Yes, no one's arguing that. Mozeilak should get more of the blame for a few reasons. When Freese went down, Lopez got playing time at 3B and sucked at it. The Cards didn't have any insurance(even though Felipe was supposed to be a UT guy, but I think he would have done better if he split time with Skip at 2B) at 3B. He traded for Pedro Feliz. The Cards were also unprepared for Penny going down, that falls on Mozeliak for not having any 6th starter(Waltsworth doesn't count).