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10-28-2013, 04:02 PM | #3091 |
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Robinson still hitting 2 for some reason in a lineup with Beltran (4) and Craig (6). Matheny'd once again.
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10-28-2013, 04:03 PM | #3092 |
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I was still stuck in parking lot traffic when we got the obstruction call. I didn't even raise my head off the dash. I just couldn't bring myself to care. Had a fish fry at Arrowhead, beautiful weather and a W in KC. Didn't care. By about the 6th inning of last night's game I realized I didn't so much give a shit about who won or lost. Saturday night may have been my darkest moment as a sports fan. I couldn't even get to angry, I just sat there shattered. I did decide that my child(ren) will absolutely not be Mizzou fan(s). I won't subject an innocent life to this torture.
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10-28-2013, 04:06 PM | #3094 |
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I'm okay with that, if Craig has to be pulled you want the top to keep the possibility of a big inning at the top of the order there in late innings. Craig isn't a liability batting in front of Freese on the bases.
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10-28-2013, 04:07 PM | #3095 |
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I'm sorry, but he was last night.
Congrats, your guys did what needed to be done, but the Cardinals should've battered that ****ing kid like a pinata. He was throwing 85 mph cockshots that were simply being blown by people. Let's face it, the bottom 1/3 of our order is an inning off. Worse still, Carpenter and Adams have been struggling mightily. Getting through the lineup essentially requires that you survive 3 guys - Beltran, Holliday and Molina. The other 6 people are virtual non-entities right now. We should've murdered Peavy - didn't. Should've put Buchholz out after 2 - didn't. The Cardinals absolutely shit the bed yesterday against a guy that's generally a very very good pitcher but last night was a shell of himself.
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He's not a good fit higher than about 7th in the back of the order so unless you want to put him behind Freese, 2 is a pretty good spot for him. His skill-set and the matchup makes the 2 hole a pretty good place for him.
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10-28-2013, 04:16 PM | #3097 |
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Joe Kelly's personality seems just crazy enough to not fold under the pressure of a game 7. He might not have the best stuff but it seems really hard to rattle him.
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But we're not talking about averages, we are talking about tonight. He's seeing the ball extremely well and he'll likely see the ball pretty well against Lester. In a situation like this, the most recent history matters more than career ABs (which are wholly irrelevant almost all the time; give me the season's worth of numbers in October - that's who that player is this year). Recent performance has Robinson as a guy that's likely to give you quality ABs early in the lineup in front of a very limited number of RBI hitters. I'll take that.
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10-28-2013, 04:19 PM | #3100 |
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Sure, but Craig can't run, this is the best option due to his running liabilities. Robinson can score on two hits. It would take at least 3 for Craig to score.
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Everything I've read is that the Cardinals still consider Miller a core part of their future and not trade bait.
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10-28-2013, 04:24 PM | #3103 |
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They had the camera on Craig the whole time he was out there live on MLB network. They were talking about the game and watching him field grounders.
Craig did not look good at all. Balls hot right at him he was good. When he had to move, he looked bad. He looked like a guy in a lot of pain and in no way ready to play a baseball game in a couple of hours,
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Also on MLB network they were speculating that Waino was tipping his pitches. Mitch and others said that maybe the Reds told Gomes what Waino was tipping.
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