Ninja Scooter
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pinch hitting your back up catcher? What a terrible roster.
pinch hitting your back up catcher? What a terrible roster.
Allen Craig's sudden demise is still costing this teamCan't believe Cruz is our best RHB off the bench
Allen Craig's sudden demise is still costing this team
Our bench is just below the level of shitty.Lackey is more valuable but they had to have SOMEONE better there.
Tavares?Lackey is more valuable but they had to have SOMEONE better there.
Could they have reviewed the balk?
Still a terrible call. We need that for our offense.No. It's not reviewable. If it was they would have gotten the umps to do it because it was the 7th inning.
I'm not complaining about the trade. But the roster construction in the offseason was done with the idea that Craig would be the backup 1B. Then he completely fell off the cliff.Lackey is more valuable but they had to have SOMEONE better there.
Tavares?
he gets eaten alive by lefties
He's far more talented than Cruz but there's no way Matheny is going against the platoon with a guy who hasn't proven anything at the major league level. The whole reason AJ is on the roster is so Cruz can PH without burning the backup catcher.He only has a .040 OPS difference in his major league splits
He was without a doubt the best option but Matheny thinks you have to go righty-on-lefty (but somehow doesn't think this with regard to his pitching changes)
He only has a .040 OPS difference in his major league splits
He was without a doubt the best option but Matheny thinks you have to go righty-on-lefty (but somehow doesn't think this with regard to his pitching changes) even when the righty is Tony Cruz
He's far more talented than Cruz but there's no way Matheny is going against the platoon with a guy who hasn't proven anything at the major league level. The whole reason AJ is on the roster is so Cruz can PH without burning the backup catcher.
He's never had much of a split in the minors except for his injury-shortened season last year.And he has a whopping 45 PAs against LHPs to back that split up.
Not pinch hitting Tavares says all you need to know about where he sits with the Cards.
He got the one HR off a fat hanging curveball from a tiring pitcher. Albeit, a really good pitcher.Adams had the worst swings all night against Bumgarner, can't believe he got some hrs against Kershaw
I really like this alt-broadcast of the game tonight. I've been a baseball fan my entire life and I've learned so much more about the game and the statistics that drive it in these past few hours. I hope the broadcast does well in ratings I'd love to have more of these types of broadcasts.
Adams had the worst swings all night against Bumgarner, can't believe he got some hrs against Kershaw
SMH Nomar!!Great pitching by the Gigantes.
2 to go! What happened btw?Nice, I have some of the old seats from Kauffman like that (they renovated in 2002 or so).
Also, I wasn't in a good place to post during the Royals game, so a delayed OMG
Watched the game in these candlestick seats.