GDT : Cards vs. Pirates (5/7) ~ 12:15pm CDT

[Futuregm2]

No Gorman vs a RHP? Kind of surprised Walker in there instead.

Gray has a 5.09 ERA in day games this year, but he had a 2.43 ERA in day games last year and 1.80 ERA the year before. Hope he’s more like last 2 years than this year today.

That’s a huge stat. Day games. Did his day game starts come on the road?

3 home/1 road

5 IP 4 H 2 R vs MIN Opening day
6 IP 5 H 5 R vs LAA
6 IP 6 H 3 R @ NYM
6 IP 7 H 3 R vs MIL

[82birds]

Thx duce

Get the sweep boys before heading out on the dreaded road trip

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[MrPostman01]

Walker needs to stay on the ball and drive it to right center. Hes out of sorts like Contreras was last month.

do you think he can be fixed? His swing...not his _____

Maybe it's his eyes. He looks scared at the plate.

[82birds]

No Gorman vs a RHP? Kind of surprised Walker in there instead.

Gray has a 5.09 ERA in day games this year, but he had a 2.43 ERA in day games last year and 1.80 ERA the year before. Hope he’s more like last 2 years than this year today.

That’s a huge stat. Day games. Did his day game starts come on the road?

3 home/1 road

5 IP 4 H 2 R vs MIN Opening day
6 IP 5 H 5 R vs LAA
6 IP 6 H 3 R @ NYM
6 IP 7 H 3 R vs MIL

I assume those are EARNED runs?
2 quality starts out of 4, by definition

[Futuregm2]

Thx duce

Get the sweep boys before heading out on the dreaded road trip

I think we have a winning record on this upcoming road trip.

Good news is we are projected to miss Wheeler in the Phillies series.

[Monsieur De Treville]

Walker needs to stay on the ball and drive it to right center. Hes out of sorts like Contreras was last month.

do you think he can be fixed? His swing...not his _____

Yes. He's still extremely young. I'm hoping one day it just clicks! Look at the turnaround Libby has made at age 25. Still hope...

[sikeston bulldog2]

No Gorman vs a RHP? Kind of surprised Walker in there instead.

Gray has a 5.09 ERA in day games this year, but he had a 2.43 ERA in day games last year and 1.80 ERA the year before. Hope he’s more like last 2 years than this year today.

That’s a huge stat. Day games. Did his day game starts come on the road?

3 home/1 road

5 IP 4 H 2 R vs MIN Opening day
6 IP 5 H 5 R vs LAA
6 IP 6 H 3 R @ NYM
6 IP 7 H 3 R vs MIL

Ok skewed by the Angels start. Two good starts against Mets and Brewers. Also more recent.

I say he has a good day, not great, because that issue of avoiding a sweep is deeply engrained in the pirates mind.

[rockondlouie]

Thx duce

Get the sweep boys before heading out on the dreaded road trip

I think we have a winning record on this upcoming road trip.

Good news is we are projected to miss Wheeler in the Phillies series.

That is good news but Phils always tough in Philly.

Royals are playing well, need to make hay vs the Nats.

[rockondlouie]

No Gorman vs a RHP? Kind of surprised Walker in there instead.

Walker 2/6 .333 vs Keller

Norman does have 2 HR's off him but hitting .235 in 17 AB's

[sikeston bulldog2]

No Gorman vs a RHP? Kind of surprised Walker in there instead.

Walker 2/6 .333 vs Keller

Norman does have 2 HR's off him but hitting .235 in 17 AB's

Interesting stat. That’s two players who have barreled his pitches. Tells me either- he has or loses movement on some pitches, or a location problem.

Either way, means, he can be hit.

[scoutyjones2]

Walker needs to stay on the ball and drive it to right center. Hes out of sorts like Contreras was last month.

do you think he can be fixed? His swing...not his _____

Yes. He's still extremely young. I'm hoping one day it just clicks! Look at the turnaround Libby has made at age 25. Still hope...

Ones a pitcher and ones a hitter. What's the toughest thing to do in sports? Hot a baseball. Also, LH pitchers progress slower

[sikeston bulldog2]

Walker needs to stay on the ball and drive it to right center. Hes out of sorts like Contreras was last month.

do you think he can be fixed? His swing...not his _____

Yes. He's still extremely young. I'm hoping one day it just clicks! Look at the turnaround Libby has made at age 25. Still hope...

Ones a pitcher and ones a hitter. What's the toughest thing to do in sports? Hot a baseball. Also, LH pitchers progress slower

What’s the toughest thing in sports- score a hockey goal. And hitting a baseball.

[Monsieur De Treville]

Walker needs to stay on the ball and drive it to right center. Hes out of sorts like Contreras was last month.

do you think he can be fixed? His swing...not his _____

Yes. He's still extremely young. I'm hoping one day it just clicks! Look at the turnaround Libby has made at age 25. Still hope...

Ones a pitcher and ones a hitter. What's the toughest thing to do in sports? Hot a baseball. Also, LH pitchers progress slower

Agree...but...I remember the Cards giving up too soon on Jose Cruz & Andy Van Slyke...they eventually matured into star players.

[Monsieur De Treville]

Walker needs to stay on the ball and drive it to right center. Hes out of sorts like Contreras was last month.

do you think he can be fixed? His swing...not his _____

Yes. He's still extremely young. I'm hoping one day it just clicks! Look at the turnaround Libby has made at age 25. Still hope...

Ones a pitcher and ones a hitter. What's the toughest thing to do in sports? Hot a baseball. Also, LH pitchers progress slower

What’s the toughest thing in sports- score a hockey goal. And hitting a baseball.

Golf is the hardest sport. As Sam Snead once told Ted Williams...golfers have to play their foul balls!

[3dender]

No Gorman vs a RHP? Kind of surprised Walker in there instead.

Gorman and Walker haven't started a game together since April 30th... kinda odd in a season when both of them are allegedly being given "runway" to see what they can do.

As far as today seems pretty easy to just give Noot or Donovan a day off if you want to get both Gorman and Walker in.

[sikeston bulldog2]

Walker needs to stay on the ball and drive it to right center. Hes out of sorts like Contreras was last month.

do you think he can be fixed? His swing...not his _____

Yes. He's still extremely young. I'm hoping one day it just clicks! Look at the turnaround Libby has made at age 25. Still hope...

Ones a pitcher and ones a hitter. What's the toughest thing to do in sports? Hot a baseball. Also, LH pitchers progress slower

Agree...but...I remember the Cards giving up too soon on Jose Cruz & Andy Van Slyke...they eventually matured into star players.

Andy van Slyke seemed to do well here for several years before Pittsburgh. I don’t recall why we traded him, but I’m betting contract was in play.

Yes forgot golf. Maybe the toughest. Tennis??