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Now we can't go get swept in chicago or lose 2 of 3
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08-15-2013, 05:34 PM | #4023 |
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The Cardinals had more walk off wins in this series than they did all season up to that point.
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08-15-2013, 06:32 PM | #4024 |
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08-15-2013, 07:43 PM | #4025 |
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Maybe the spark this team needs?
@dgoold: This is happening. #Cardinals mum RT @HawaiiAthletics Former #HawaiiBSB Rainbow Kolten Wong called up by the Cardinals.
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08-15-2013, 09:17 PM | #4026 | |
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Surely they aren't so desperate that they force him to learn SS at the ML level.
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It's either playing 2nd and batting 2nd(eventually) or making him learn SS on the fly at the major league level (highly doubtful and foolish) Has to be Freese is going to sit more often. Carp moves over or Molina plays 3rd and rests his knees?
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08-15-2013, 09:38 PM | #4028 |
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Why are we still chasing David Freese with pitchforks?
Y'all are aware that he's had a really good August, yes? Honestly, the only rationale I can see for this is that they're moving Descalso to SS for the remainder of the year and Wong ends up as the backup 2b with Danny D moving over. Maybe that's just wishful thinking because I cannot handle another AB from Pete Kozma. I've never seen someone give so many terrible ABs. It's not even the results, his approach is just miserable. He's clearly a raw guess hitter and would do a better job of guessing if he flipped a coin.
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This offense needs help. I think the Cardinals have a better offense and defense with Wong in the lineup than Freese. I will always love Freese for 2011. But, he is just not producing. He is dragging the team down.
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Wong will not be a better hitter than Freese, and Descalso at short makes this the worst defensive team in the league, but it's still a move that absolutely has to happen. Kozma just cannot be allowed to play anymore. It also allows you this option: If you want to insert a defensive replacement for Freese late in the game you can shift Carpenter to third and put Wong in at second, keeping Descalso at SS. This team was kneecapped by two Kozma ABs late in the game. And DJ is right--he's a complete guess hitter, like Rick Ankiel. The only difference is he has absolutely no power. If Ankiel guessed right the ball was getting hit with authority. If Kozma guesses right it's a hard grounder to short.
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08-15-2013, 10:48 PM | #4031 |
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This was just a huge series that I'm really not sure how we won. We were a hairs length from being 6 games out of this thing.
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Again, in August he's had a .400+ OBP, a .900+ OPS and has already had as many doubles this month than he had in any month up to this season. He's dragging this team down? Like hell - black holes like Pete Kozma and untimely slumps from throughout the order have been the cause of our offensive decline. Also a problem is that nobody on the team is hitting HRs; it's not just Freese. With zero speed and sub-par power, it's just hard to put crooked numbers up with any regularity. Getting beyond just this month, In 2012 he had an .840 OPS and again a very good .370 OBP for the entire season. He's still in the lineup because he was a good player with a great post-season in 2011 that then improved on his 2011 season with a very good 2012. He's still in the lineup because even in a year where he's struggled to hit the ball with authority, he's managed a strong .350 OBP. I'd be shocked if Wong was a comparable offensive player. Moreover, Carpenter's a pretty cruddy defender in his own right at 3b. Moving him to 3b mid-season (thus shifting him down the defensive spectrum) is just not what a winning team does. Hamas is right though - his defense has gone from adequate to flout out abysmal this year. But the kid's a solid offensive player. And in the end, he's been playing very well of late. We've seen him perform when the lights were brightest. We've seen him perform over a full season. We know that the skills are there and right as he's starting to come around, you folks are looking to bury him. Like trying to hammer Rosenthal into the 9th, folks have been looking to supplant Freese with Wong all season and it just doesn't make sense.
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08-16-2013, 12:33 AM | #4033 |
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For further example, look at Holliday. He struggled mightily for the first 1/2 of the year but ultimately the skills re-surfaced and he's been among the best players in the NL since the AS break.
Freese will do the same. Players usually play to the back of their baseball card until the skills erode. I don't think Freese's skills have eroded. He, much like Holliday, seems to finally be finding his groove a little bit. I don't think the power will come back because I don't think he can get the leg drive off that bad ankle, but he's still a solid hitter with a good approach and strong nerves. It's too early to bury him
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08-16-2013, 08:44 AM | #4034 |
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Freese starts driving it to right center, I think the power will be back. Thats where his power has always been.
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I can see Wong getting some starts at short just to make sure he gets in the lineup. I don't think they completely shut down Freese. They may think giving him more rest will revive him. If Freese is in and Carpenter at second, they might put Wong at short so he can get at bats.
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