GDT : Cards @ Phillies (5/14) ~ Game 2 ~ 5:15pm CDT

[craviduce]

look at all you doubters now...

Roycroft ROCKS

[Absolut]

Roycroft....13 pitch walk with the big bats coming up....

Danger, Will Robinson, Danger

He looks like Nazi number 3 from a john singleton movie.

[ramfandan]

Very nice stretch and scoop by Willson!!

Never realized he could do the 'splits' so easily ... Very flexible guy .. A real plus at 1st base. I know Oquendo worked with him in Juppiter on his 1st base techniques etc. Would love to see a feature on all the things he worked on . Has done excellent job !

[BMoreCardsFan]

Terrible umpiring but thank you Ump for that low strike call.

[greyhawk]

gotta be romero next --- right?

[12xu]

look at all you doubters now...

Roycroft ROCKS

He came thru this time, vs a very good batter!!

[82birds]

Terrible umpiring but thank you Ump for that low strike call.

yup

[cbcloud]

LOL @ Sonny Gray

ace my [ash]

Nola is an ace too. Sonny outpitched him 9-7 .
Left with a 2 run lead for his team.

Neither pitcher particularly effective tonight, but I believe the Gray situation with the Cards is much better than Nola's is with the Phils. Gray is owed 25 million in 2025 and 65 mil more thru 2027, for a 90-mil for the 3-year contract.

Nola signed a 6-yr contract in 2024, for a whopping $147,428,574 bucks. Counting 2025, Phillies owe Nola 122,857,145 through 2030.

[Wattage]

Very nice stretch and scoop by Willson!!

Never realized he could do the 'splits' so easily ... Very flexible guy .. A real plus at 1st base. I know Oquendo worked with him in Juppiter on his 1st base techniques etc. Would love to see a feature on all the things he worked on . Has done excellent job !

Its worth noting that contreras has played some 1b before over the years albeit not much(as well as corner outfield)

Also worth noting is that when contreras was drafted, he was originally a 3b in the early minors that the cubs converted to catcher.(he also played a couple minor league games at 2b at age 19).

So while it was forever ago, he used to be a 3b and he has got to play a few 1b innings over the years.

[Joseph-Magrane]

Chip just called Mark “Sween-Dawg”

[craviduce]

Wish we would've scored more runs, but I guess we're committed to the Hope and Prayer with Blindfold strat.

Let's go BP!!!! No Runs, 3 More innings!!!

[12xu]

Gorman hits a home run in a silo.

[ramfandan]

Gorman has a nice arm...that was a good play!

Agree ! Gorman has always had a legit 3rd baseman arm. He has that natural plus power too .. unfortunately has not developed his overall hitting ability.

[blackinkbiz]

Not that it'll ever happen, but if the Cards wanted to bring in the fences at Busch, do they have to get league permission or do they just do it write a letter to MLB indicating why?

They have to do it before the season starts, but I think the dimension changes must be OK'd by the league.

if they would ok that stupid/dangerous Tal's Hill at Minute Maid I'm sure they would ok almost anything

I agree, that was dangerous and should not have been approved.

Haha! I forgot that was actually a real thing for a while. That was taking the "classic baseball" feel a few steps too far.

[82birds]

LOL @ Sonny Gray

ace my [ash]

Nola is an ace too. Sonny outpitched him 9-7 .
Left with a 2 run lead for his team.

Neither pitcher particularly effective tonight, but I believe the Gray situation with the Cards is much better than Nola's is with the Phils. Gray is owed 25 million in 2025 and 65 mil more thru 2027, for a 90-mil for the 3-year contract.

Nola signed a 6-yr contract in 2024, for a whopping $147,428,574 bucks. Counting 2025, Phillies owe Nola 122,857,145 through 2030.

uffda

[12xu]

OK JoJo way to go......now get this punch and judy hitter..........