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And vivisected him. Runners on 1st and 3rd so really nowhere to put him, McFarland comes right at him, gets ahead 1-2 in the count and Walker hits a tapper to SS, as is his custom. There is no better matchup for Walker that can possibly exist. McFarland throws from a low 3/4 angle so everything comes at Walker. His breaking stuff is cement mixer on a good day. His fastball is nothing of any note. He doesn't even hide the ball all that well. He's a bullet catcher and little else. And Walker couldn't could do a damn thing with him. And what is truly jarring is that the As knew all this and sent him to the bump anyway. Because NOBODY thinks Walker is going to hit them right now. And of course, he didn't. Bad luck has nothing to do with Walker's poor performance. He's not a major league ballplayer at the moment. And that's been the case for more of his big league career than it hasn't been. |
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For instance, Walker showed some signs of life on Saturday. Look at the MLB.com summary. Walk, flies out sharply to center (102 mph), lineout in three plate appearances. And what do the Cards do? They bench him on Sunday and Monday. No plate appearances. If they're going to do that, he might as well be in Memphis. That's just terrible decision making. No excuse for that. |
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My god, "Development Malpractice" is the operating mantra this team has worked from over 10 !@#$ing years. What pisses me off most about Walker is that he's put me in the position of having to defend these assholes, tepid though that defense may be. They TOLD him this was a problem. They demoted him LAST year and told him to work on it. He gave them the bird. In virtually every other case this organization has ****ed up, they're primarily responsible. As it relates to Walker, he's had a hand in his own demise here. But truthfully, I was serious when I said I'd consider sending him to Springfield. Hammond Field down there (and the Texas League in general) plays small. You can really be rewarded for lifting the damn ball. Get him in a spot where that benefits him. I don't think AAA is still using that rocket ball, though if they are - sure, leave him in Memphis. In either event, send him wherever he can get the most positive feedback from getting his legs into a swing and elevating the stupid baseball. Right now he thinks hard grounders are some sort of marker of success. That cannot stand. |
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A rookie being insubordinate to their employer that's being done for their own benefit. Surely he knows if he doesn't change his swing, he's never going to live up to his raw talent. He needs some tough love for his own benefit. Until he changes, leave him down, He's 21. Plenty of time to blossom if he elevates the ball. |
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I am still pissed off how they handled Magneuris Sierra. |
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That guy should've been a set and forget 35 HR, 25 SB player. And instead he appeared to have spent his every waking moment doing fence drills and learning new ways to jam himself to the point that the only thing he could hit with any authority was a pitch down and away that REQUIRED him to extend his arms. Vlad Jr is doing some of the same stupid stuff. These guys that just will not use their attributes because they have convinced themselves that they could be Albert Pujols and hit for power without ever striking out are just maddening. Guys - use your tools. Albert Pujols was Albert Pujols and you are not that. Stop trying to be more than you are because in the process you're making yourself far LESS than you could be. |
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They were GOING to hammer him into a bullpen and turn him into a raw thrower with poor command and a 2-pitch arsenal. He'd have never found the feel for his pitches in small doses, he'd have seen some success by throwing hard, but he'd have never had the command for the 9th. So he'd have been an erratic but enticing 7th/8th inning guy. He'd have been Hicks before Hicks. Or Rosenthal after Rosenthal. It's hard to get too upset about what he became in Miami because he'd have never been that guy in a million years in St. Louis. Because this organization just has its head jammed up its ass. Which is gonna happen when you just cannot get enough of the smell of your own farts. God I ****ing hate these guys. |
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From 9-2 with the best record in baseball to 13-14 after a wonderful 4-12 run that including being swept twice. Trying hard to push you Cards out of last place. Hahahaha Like that Tom Petty song: "And I'm free Free fallin' Yeah, I'm free Free fallin'" |
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Paul Skenes is still in Triple-A despite having 34 K and 5 BB in 17 IP. I don't think the Pirates have quite enough to compete with the Reds, Cubs and Brewers, but they do look better when Skenes arrives to join Jared Jones. |
Flaherty just skull ****ed them. 6.2 IP with 14Ks on 93 pitches and no runs.
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Damn you for making me cheer for Jack Flaherty. |
Gibson walks Carson Kelly and his sub .200 BA to load the bases.
Just pitchin' to the scoreboard again... |
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