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Originally Posted by jd1020
Cardinals go into the bottom of the 9th tied 2-2 if your defense didn't go full Bill Buckner. If the Cardinals were playing at normal depth on Segura's hit I'm still not convinced they turn that for 2 to end the game, given that Edman was still going to be running away from 2nd to field that ball and Segura's not thaaaat slow, but at least they get 1 out and then on Stott's grounder all Goldschmidt would have to do is step on first the end the inning. Even with Edman playing half way in, he still should have at least stopped that ball, it looked like he actually over ran the ball and it went behind his glove, and gotten Segura out at first and then Goldschmidt just has to step on first to end the inning. Helsley blew the save, but as ugly as he was exiting that game, the defense lost the game. And I didn't even get to the part where Arenado completely whiffed on a chest high hop.
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Yeah, the Cardinals all year were, in general, one of the best defenses in baseball. When Arenado is whiffing on a ball he fields 99/100 times you know the collapse is on.
We wouldn't have been in this position if the offense had woke up. We had a player that was in the minors most of the 2nd half bail us out. Goldy is a legit contender for MVP. If he doesn't snap out of this slump starting tomorrow, we are toast.