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Originally Posted by BigRedChief
That was a good win. Nice to beat the Cubs in a close game, one we came from behind to win. At Wrigley. That’s a rarity the last few years.
Seeing a little different managing from Shildt. Bringing in Hicks early. Seems like a no brainer to bring your best pitcher in with the bases loaded and the heart of the lineup coming up to hit but that never happened with Matheny. Meathead brings in some scrub because it’s the 6th inning and the game is over.
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There's one thing you're missing here: he brought Holland in to a one-run game and left him in for multiple batters despite him going full Holland.
Holland needs to be summarily executed at the team hotel tonight. It's been 100 games at this point. His K/9 is 7.92, which incidentally is also his BB/9. There are 428 pitchers that have thrown more than 20 innings. His xFIP is 422/428. One of the six that is worse is Brett Cecil. The Cardinals are literally paying two pitchers who are in the first percentile of performance over 20 million dollars. How in the **** is that even possible?
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