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Originally Posted by BigRedChief
Put down that crack pipe. 
We are not the Pirates and Royals. Maybe you should just take a break from the Cardinals this year?  |
I've been talking to my boss about this.
As Cardinals fans, we've spent the last 10+ years without never having dealt with a 'bad' team. We've had underachievers and injury problems, but never just 'bad' teams.
This is a bad team. It doesn't get on base. It doesn't have any depth in the lineup. It doesn't have a decent bullpen and the back of its rotation is mediocre at best. It has no speed and it's probably the 2nd worst defensive ballclub in baseball. However, unlike the worst defensive team in baseball (the Brewers), the Cardinals have built a pitching staff that relies on its defense to generate outs.
Yes - we're a bad baseball team. It has some good players, but it's a bad team. You cannot build this pitching staff and back it with this defense. You cannot have a team built around power in the middle then surround it with players that don't get on base (especially when part of the 'power' comes from Lance Berkman who is absolutely spent).
We're not the Royals or Pirates - they're a threat to lose 100. But the Cardinals aren't going to play .500 ball and if that's the case, they're only a handfull of loses along the way to losing 90.
They're absolutely a threat to lose 90 ballgames. And in the end, that's probably the best thing that could happen to this organization long-term.