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Originally Posted by Pasta Giant Meatball
Of mistakes he made? Fire his ass. The pen collapse is coming too...This run is a mirage.
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Its not like they will keep winning 7 out of 10 the rest of the season but this isn't a mirage, but its probably too late. The Cards lost a lot of close games due to shitty hitting and bullpen meltdowns.
They still have the best record inside the division. They weren't that far off before. The toxic combo of Matheny and Mabry created this mess. (And I saw on the Star where the Royals are intrigued by Matheny
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Here is some interesting info on the new hitting approach. The dramatic drop in strike outs is not a mirage or a coincidence. A lot of the improvement is from actually hitting the damn ball.
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It might sound elementary, but Budaska’s arrival has coincided with a remarkable revival of the Cardinals’ offense. In the month since the team replaced manager Mike Matheny with interim manager Mike Shildt and replaced hitting coaches John Mabry and Bill Mueller with Budaska and George Greer, the team is first in the NL in runs per game (5.2), wRC+ (119) and last in strikeout rate (17.7 percent).
At the time of the change, the Cardinals were scoring 3.9 runs per game, good for 10th in the National League, and were seventh in both wRC+ (94) and strikeout rate (22.7 percent).
Budaska’s influence can’t be ignored in the sudden surge of scoring. Before his arrival, Cardinals hitters would sometimes describe their trips to the minors as “Buddha reboots,” according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Now they can save on the airfare.
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