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Old 01-25-2013, 05:27 PM  
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***OFFICIAL*** 2013 STL Cardinals Thread

From Bernie's column:

People have asked me why we’re not more emotional,” Matheny said in his office after Sunday’s game. “They say that we look subdued, always intense. That our actions are methodical, robotic at times. That’s what got us here. This isn’t the time to change it.”

It’s hard to argue with the manager’s assessment. The Cardinals finished with 97 victories, most by a Cards team since 2005, and tied with Boston for No. 1 in the majors this year.


Their 54-27 showing at Busch Stadium matches the 1985 team for the best single-season home winning percentage (.667) by the Cardinals since 1944.

A postseason theme has emerged, and it echoes the mantra that surfaced before the start of 2013: remember the fall of 2012. Remember falling to San Francisco in the NLCS.


The Cardinals’ veterans still haven’t forgotten. They still aren’t over it. It’s why Matheny resists GM John Mozeliak’s urgings to smile and put on a happier face.


Here's the most impressive aspect of the Cardinals' division championship: they prevailed over two other outstanding teams, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati.



The 97-win Cardinals were better this year (regular season) than they were in 2011, when they won 90 games, and 2012, when they won 88.
Here are a few numbers that help put the Cardinals' Central title and No. 1 NL seed in perspective:



* Since MLB switched to a three-division format in each league in 1994, this was only the sixth time that a division had three 90-plus win teams. St. Louis won 97, Pittsburgh 94, and Cincinnati 90.
* Since the format change, this was only the second time that an NL division had three 90-win teams. In 2002 the NL West had Arizona (98 wins), San Francisco (95) and Los Angeles (92).
* The 2013 Cardinals faced more esteemed and difficult competition at the top of the division than any of the division-winning teams managed by Tony La Russa.

The Pirates were hardly pushovers; the Cardinals had to work like mad and kick in with a strong finish to put the division away, and didn't clinch until Game No. 160.



The Cardinals went 9-10 against Pittsburgh this season and were 11-8 vs. Cincinnati.


The Cardinals won only three of 10 games at PNC Park in Pittsburgh and split the 10 games at Cincinnati. The Cardinals were 6-3 against both teams at Busch Stadium.


The Cardinals (1st), Pirates (3rd) and Reds (5th) ranked among the top five in wins in the NL. The three teams were among the top 11 in wins in MLB. All three teams finished in the top five in the majors for best overall ERA, and each were in the top five MLB for best starting-pitching ERA.


The original purpose to this piece was to point out that the Cardinals managed to finish with the league's best record while competing in a division that had three 90-win teams for only the second time in the last 19 years of National League baseball.



The Cardinals really earned this.
Thanks for reading ...
— Bernie

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Old 08-05-2013, 06:47 PM   #3661
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Waino hasn't been good for a bit
Overworked.

And what a great play by MCarp.
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Old 08-05-2013, 06:47 PM   #3662
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He did. Matheny's managing didn't help, and as crazy as it sounds, part of me considered pinch hitting for Waino in the 4th, because he's been mediocre at best since the break.
I don't mind bunting there, it was a terrible bunt
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Overworked.

And what a great play by MCarp.
100% agree
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Old 08-05-2013, 06:53 PM   #3664
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I don't mind bunting there, it was a terrible bunt
I understand the logic, but it was a chickenshit move. Wainwright can handle the bat.

He should have shown bunt, drawn back, and then tried to hit the pitch into the OF if Greinke tried to elevate to cause the bunt pop up.
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I understand the logic, but it was a chickenshit move. Wainwright can handle the bat.

He should have shown bunt, drawn back, and then tried to hit the pitch into the OF if Greinke tried to elevate to cause the bunt pop up.
Delcasco screwed us that inning, not Matheny or Waino.
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Delcasco screwed us that inning, not Matheny or Waino.
They all screwed us. You wanna put most of the blame on Descalso, I'm fine with that, but the other two definitely still ****ed us over. You can't execute a normal bunt with a runner on third and one out. It's a terrible tactic.

They are just playing stupid baseball tonight.
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Old 08-05-2013, 07:06 PM   #3669
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Didn't like sending him there
No one else in baseball probably gets him out. It was a great play, but you do have to be aware of who is out there.
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No one else in baseball probably gets him out. It was a great play, but you do have to be aware of who is out there.
Especially with Craig running
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Another game where he stays 1 inning too long
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Another game where he stays 1 inning too long
He did cruise through the sixth, but Matheny should have had a "one runner and done" policy, especially w/ his pitch count and location tonight.

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You gotta be ****ing kidding me. Your best power hitter is up with two men on down two, he's been crushing the ball and you ****ing BUNT?
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Beltran has been mashing as if late, I didn't see it they had him bunt?
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