Which Cards team do we see this weekend? Let's hope it's the team that's on a mission.
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Fellas need to try something different for Friday night to get their mojo backWhich Cards team do we see this weekend? Let's hope it's the team that's on a mission.
Yeah like getting an outstanding performance on the mound. 😀😎. Not to mention excellent defense up the middle from the SS and 2nd base spots.Fellas need to try something different for Friday night to get their mojo back
There are a lot of factors that play a role but I think Dan will tell you the injuries to the pitching staff both starters and relievers have been the undoing of this team.Trending not so favorably, again. So much talent. Strange team.
IMO, Dan’s teams always play with a chip on their shoulder and a bit of arrogance. They back it up with their strong pitching and usually aggressive offense (stealing bases). It’s hard to keep that up if your pitching can’t keep up and your defense is not as stellar. We are playing like Eeyore. Poor pitiful me, what’s going to happen next.It's just not Louisville's year. This game tonight is a perfect example. UNC has had at least five hits just out of the reach of Cards defenders while every Cards similar at bats UNC defenders have just enough space to make the play. The Cards extra base hits just go foul.
This has been the norm these past few weeks. It's like we have the shortest arm infielders in the game. So it's not just been subpar pitching and defense, this team just hasn't had much good luck at all.
Yeah, the bats.Ok, I get the difficult pitching situations this year. What blows my mind is the way our bats seem to just disappear in certain games. Some real head scratching??
Hitting the nail on the head. I don't get it. Seems like something is amiss with this group.Trending not so favorably, again. So much talent. Strange team.
There is still a lot of baseball to be played and as bad as it seems to get it can turn around quickly or then again, maybe it won’t.Have to say this is the worst pitching staff of the McDonnell era. I love Cards baseball so I watch these games, but in all honesty I'm not looking forward to any post season games. This team I believe is done.
Unfortunately I do think this team knows that it doesn’t or is not going to have the pitching they need to go very far.I think this team has quit.
Like what? Or was that sarcasm?Just take Davis striking out on a change up in the dirt when its all that pitcher has been throwing. Then getting thrown out at 3rd base for the 3rd out down three runs.
They're going through the motions and they're competitive minds are on cruise control. After all, they're all in their early 20's and there's a lot of stuff going on in the world to distract them.
It is clearly a down year. fits right in there with football and basketball.
NOT THE YEAR OF THE CARDS.
Yeah, and early season I had banked on our baseball team to get me out of the Cards funk. Now just more funked. 😩
I think there are other pieces to work with. Brown and Bowman have consistently been above or around .300. Add Davis of course, who until recently was hovering around .400. But all of these guys are loaded at the top of the lineup so opponents can work around these guys. I will say that I have always been a proponent of having your best at the top but offensively it’s not working. I don’t like Davis hitting in the 2 hole now. Dan is trying different things but he really is limited to what he can do. An example is Usher and Leonard. Usher steals bases but he can’t get on base. He strikes out as much as Binelas. Leonard swings at every thing. He only has 6 BB’s so his base stealing ability is negated as well. The answer is Masterman, who has some pop but is in a horrendous slump. Dan is stuck somewhat but I think you go back to Rushing at DH. Even in his limited play, he has more RBIs than Usher or Leonard. Isn’t that what we need? Runs? I would only use Usher or Leonard as a pinch runner or as a late defensive sub.Davis is the only pure hitter on the roster. He can hit to all fields. The SS is going to be a really good hitter. The rest of the lineup aren’t going to hit for average. The other coaches, it appears, has figured out how to pitch them.
It has been the biggest surprise of the season. I thought it was the year layoff early on but they have not improved.
They are an OK team. I am sticking to they will not make the tournament.