GDT : Cards @ Royals (5/18) ~ 1:10pm CDT

[craviduce]

CARDINALS (26-20)

Lineup

1. Lars Nootbaar (L) ~ RF
2. Masyn Winn (R) ~ SS
3. Brendan Donovan (L) ~ 2B
4. Nolan Arenado (R) ~ 3B
5. Willson Contreras (R) ~ 1B
6. Ivan Herrera (R) ~ DH
7. Alec Burleson (L) ~ LF
8. Yohel Pozo (R) ~ C
9. Victor Scott II (L) ~ CF

LHP Matthew Liberatore (3-3, 3.11 ERA)

[craviduce]

[OldRed]

CARDINALS (26-20)

Lineup

1. Lars Nootbaar (L) ~ RF
2. Masyn Winn (R) ~ SS
3. Brendan Donovan (L) ~ 2B
4. Nolan Arenado (R) ~ 3B
5. Willson Contreras (R) ~ 1B
6. Ivan Herrera (R) ~ DH
7. Alec Burleson (L) ~ LF
8. Yohel Pozo (R) ~ C
9. Victor Scott II (L) ~ CF

LHP Matthew Liberatore (3-3, 3.11 ERA)

So, Walker drives in the winning run and then sits? How many at bats has Gorman gotten in the last 10 days?

[craviduce]

Enjoy your Sunday, folks!!!

Get the SWEEP!!!

GO CARDS!!!!!!!!

[sikeston bulldog2]

CARDINALS (26-20)

Lineup

1. Lars Nootbaar (L) ~ RF
2. Masyn Winn (R) ~ SS
3. Brendan Donovan (L) ~ 2B
4. Nolan Arenado (R) ~ 3B
5. Willson Contreras (R) ~ 1B
6. Ivan Herrera (R) ~ DH
7. Alec Burleson (L) ~ LF
8. Yohel Pozo (R) ~ C
9. Victor Scott II (L) ~ CF

LHP Matthew Liberatore (3-3, 3.11 ERA)

So, Walker drives in the winning run and then sits? How many at bats has Gorman gotten in the last 10 days?

All this talk Oli has learned? Dude just got a shot of momentum, and you cool him down/ huge strategy mistake. Never sit a hot hand.

[ramfandan]

CARDINALS (26-20)

Lineup

1. Lars Nootbaar (L) ~ RF
2. Masyn Winn (R) ~ SS
3. Brendan Donovan (L) ~ 2B
4. Nolan Arenado (R) ~ 3B
5. Willson Contreras (R) ~ 1B
6. Ivan Herrera (R) ~ DH
7. Alec Burleson (L) ~ LF
8. Yohel Pozo (R) ~ C
9. Victor Scott II (L) ~ CF

LHP Matthew Liberatore (3-3, 3.11 ERA)

So, Walker drives in the winning run and then sits? How many at bats has Gorman gotten in the last 10 days?

Maybe Walker partied late last night after hitting the HR and had ‘headache’ this morning. Just kidding
Gorman at bats ? Count them on one hand
With Donovan shining at 2nd so not playing some in LF, Gorman had lost chances for playing time.

[blackinkbiz]

CARDINALS (26-20)

Lineup

1. Lars Nootbaar (L) ~ RF
2. Masyn Winn (R) ~ SS
3. Brendan Donovan (L) ~ 2B
4. Nolan Arenado (R) ~ 3B
5. Willson Contreras (R) ~ 1B
6. Ivan Herrera (R) ~ DH
7. Alec Burleson (L) ~ LF
8. Yohel Pozo (R) ~ C
9. Victor Scott II (L) ~ CF

LHP Matthew Liberatore (3-3, 3.11 ERA)

So, Walker drives in the winning run and then sits? How many at bats has Gorman gotten in the last 10 days?

All this talk Oli has learned? Dude just got a shot of momentum, and you cool him down/ huge strategy mistake. Never sit a hot hand.

Still a slave to the L/R matchup. I don't mind as Burly's been hitting well and FWIW Wacha's been good this season.

Speaking of Wacha, I can't be the only one who thinks he looks so much like Waino they could be siblings, can I?

When they were both starters for STL their pitching stances and windup were so identical I had to look close to differentiate between the 2.

[moose-and-squirrel]

CARDINALS (26-20)

Lineup

1. Lars Nootbaar (L) ~ RF
2. Masyn Winn (R) ~ SS
3. Brendan Donovan (L) ~ 2B
4. Nolan Arenado (R) ~ 3B
5. Willson Contreras (R) ~ 1B
6. Ivan Herrera (R) ~ DH
7. Alec Burleson (L) ~ LF
8. Yohel Pozo (R) ~ C
9. Victor Scott II (L) ~ CF

LHP Matthew Liberatore (3-3, 3.11 ERA)

So, Walker drives in the winning run and then sits? How many at bats has Gorman gotten in the last 10 days?

All this talk Oli has learned? Dude just got a shot of momentum, and you cool him down/ huge strategy mistake. Never sit a hot hand.

or... you let him feel good about himself and confident.. that being said, I don't see Wacha as the type of pitcher (sweeping breaking balls) that would give Walker fits

[sikeston bulldog2]

CARDINALS (26-20)

Lineup

1. Lars Nootbaar (L) ~ RF
2. Masyn Winn (R) ~ SS
3. Brendan Donovan (L) ~ 2B
4. Nolan Arenado (R) ~ 3B
5. Willson Contreras (R) ~ 1B
6. Ivan Herrera (R) ~ DH
7. Alec Burleson (L) ~ LF
8. Yohel Pozo (R) ~ C
9. Victor Scott II (L) ~ CF

LHP Matthew Liberatore (3-3, 3.11 ERA)

So, Walker drives in the winning run and then sits? How many at bats has Gorman gotten in the last 10 days?

Maybe Walker partied late last after hitting the HR and had ‘headache’ this morning. Just kidding
Gorman at bats ? Count them on one hand
With Donovan shining at 2nd so not playing some I’m LF, Gorman had lost chances for playing time.
[/aquote]

It used to be, I remember Jack speaking of it, that you ride the hot horse into the ground. Then rest. Never cool a hot player. Sitting changes the mindset. What ever was in walkers mind needs to stay there. Maybe he gets a pinch hit opportunity.

[sikeston bulldog2]

CARDINALS (26-20)

Lineup

1. Lars Nootbaar (L) ~ RF
2. Masyn Winn (R) ~ SS
3. Brendan Donovan (L) ~ 2B
4. Nolan Arenado (R) ~ 3B
5. Willson Contreras (R) ~ 1B
6. Ivan Herrera (R) ~ DH
7. Alec Burleson (L) ~ LF
8. Yohel Pozo (R) ~ C
9. Victor Scott II (L) ~ CF

LHP Matthew Liberatore (3-3, 3.11 ERA)

So, Walker drives in the winning run and then sits? How many at bats has Gorman gotten in the last 10 days?

All this talk Oli has learned? Dude just got a shot of momentum, and you cool him down/ huge strategy mistake. Never sit a hot hand.

or... you let him feel good about himself and confident.. that being said, I don't see Wacha as the type of pitcher (sweeping breaking balls) that would give Walker fits

I know you’re a ball player. You come to the clubhouse after hat game on a high. Game face city. You can’t buy that level of natural intensity- focus.

And you sit. This is a product of timing- Oli had this lineup in mind several days ago, but suddenly one of the pieces got hot. He failed to adjust his plan.

[moose-and-squirrel]

CARDINALS (26-20)

Lineup

1. Lars Nootbaar (L) ~ RF
2. Masyn Winn (R) ~ SS
3. Brendan Donovan (L) ~ 2B
4. Nolan Arenado (R) ~ 3B
5. Willson Contreras (R) ~ 1B
6. Ivan Herrera (R) ~ DH
7. Alec Burleson (L) ~ LF
8. Yohel Pozo (R) ~ C
9. Victor Scott II (L) ~ CF

LHP Matthew Liberatore (3-3, 3.11 ERA)

So, Walker drives in the winning run and then sits? How many at bats has Gorman gotten in the last 10 days?

All this talk Oli has learned? Dude just got a shot of momentum, and you cool him down/ huge strategy mistake. Never sit a hot hand.

or... you let him feel good about himself and confident.. that being said, I don't see Wacha as the type of pitcher (sweeping breaking balls) that would give Walker fits

I know you’re a ball player. You come to the clubhouse after hat game on a high. Game face city. You can’t buy that level of natural intensity- focus.

And you sit. This is a product of timing- Oli had this lineup in mind several days ago, but suddenly one of the pieces got hot. He failed to adjust his plan.

not sure Walker is 'hot' just because he ran into one last night. that being said, he IS making more contact, which is the 1st step

I'm not sure a manager that has what.. 12 wins out of the last 13?.. is the problem

[Futuregm2]

While it’d be nice to see Walker after hitting a HR yesterday I like that Oli is going full throttle and not sitting any of the good regulars when going for the sweep. Statistically this is the best offensive lineup we can put out there.

[sikeston bulldog2]

CARDINALS (26-20)

Lineup

1. Lars Nootbaar (L) ~ RF
2. Masyn Winn (R) ~ SS
3. Brendan Donovan (L) ~ 2B
4. Nolan Arenado (R) ~ 3B
5. Willson Contreras (R) ~ 1B
6. Ivan Herrera (R) ~ DH
7. Alec Burleson (L) ~ LF
8. Yohel Pozo (R) ~ C
9. Victor Scott II (L) ~ CF

LHP Matthew Liberatore (3-3, 3.11 ERA)

So, Walker drives in the winning run and then sits? How many at bats has Gorman gotten in the last 10 days?

All this talk Oli has learned? Dude just got a shot of momentum, and you cool him down/ huge strategy mistake. Never sit a hot hand.

or... you let him feel good about himself and confident.. that being said, I don't see Wacha as the type of pitcher (sweeping breaking balls) that would give Walker fits

I know you’re a ball player. You come to the clubhouse after hat game on a high. Game face city. You can’t buy that level of natural intensity- focus.

And you sit. This is a product of timing- Oli had this lineup in mind several days ago, but suddenly one of the pieces got hot. He failed to adjust his plan.

not sure Walker is 'hot' just because he ran into one last night. that being said, he IS making more contact, which is the 1st step

I'm not sure a manager that has what.. 12 wins out of the last 13?.. is the problem

Not the manager. His decision. Again for Walker, we must consider this hot. He is doing more with the bat. We must ride it, not cover it.

I think you ride the hot hand, hot being subjective.

[Monsieur De Treville]

CARDINALS (26-20)

Lineup

1. Lars Nootbaar (L) ~ RF
2. Masyn Winn (R) ~ SS
3. Brendan Donovan (L) ~ 2B
4. Nolan Arenado (R) ~ 3B
5. Willson Contreras (R) ~ 1B
6. Ivan Herrera (R) ~ DH
7. Alec Burleson (L) ~ LF
8. Yohel Pozo (R) ~ C
9. Victor Scott II (L) ~ CF

LHP Matthew Liberatore (3-3, 3.11 ERA)

I hate it. If Walker never plays against righties, might as well trade him today. Same with Gorman.

Why not give NADO a game off and let Gorman play third while giving Contreras a rest and letting Walker get another start.

Might as well trade these guys if you're not going to play them. Or send them to Memphis.

[rockondlouie]

Thx Duce

Nolan Arenado ~ Cleanup

Oli:
I'm right, you're all wrong

GO CARDS!

[82birds]

Enjoy your Sunday, folks!!!

Get the SWEEP!!!

GO CARDS!!!!!!!!

Amen to that !