GDT : Cards @ Rays (8-21) ~ 6:35pm CDT

[Braund241]

What a staff. Pitching and coaching. Simply brutal.

[scoutyjones2]

You can't walk a 143 hitter to load bases...again!

[82birds]

4-pitch walk to a .143 hitter re-loads the bases

[gpeeps22]

Dusty Blake just has to be fired. The walks are losing them so many ballgames.

[Cusecards]

Is the Cards BP strategy to walk everybody with a big lead??

[82birds]

Leahy was just plain bad
Svanson BARELY good enuf

[slimjay63801]

Sonny Gray is about to stroke out

Gray is not an ace
Most starting pitchers are way over paid now. Starters need to go six or morning innings. Maybe owners to use that on paying big bucks to starters

Starting pitches are highly paid due to limited supply and high demand. Gray has been a consistent starter for 13 years with a 3.57 ERA Not a ton of pitchers get that many years.
At age 35, he has declined as years taken its toll.

Not easy to find guys that have a variety of pitched that can go even 5 or 6 innings every 5th day. Most pitchers cannot and become relievers .

Agreed but salaries cannot continue to increase when starters throw less innings. Lower the velocity and pitch more to location like they used to. Saves the arm some wear and tear as well. Try to pitch 6 plus.

[cardstatman]

Nothin' Church still hitless after 16 trips to the plate. Poor guy!

[82birds]

hey Chip
Houser is not lefthanded

[ramfandan]

Leahy was just plain bad
Svanson BARELY good enuf

And Chaim Bloom, Rob Cerfolio, and Matt Pierpont are all taking notes
On all these relievers. A few of these guys will be gone for next year.

[scoutyjones2]

Snoot walks so what does Ivan the Turrible do? Swings at first pitch, up and away outside

What a dumb[ash]

[cardstatman]

Nootbar Tootblan #2

[butsir01]

O’Brien to close?

[DickyBennett]

No lead safe in that bandbox

Right field is a joke

[swatski]

Nootbar Tootblan #2

What did he do?

[ramfandan]

No lead safe in that bandbox

Right field is a joke

Same dimension as Yankee Stadium . Short RF down the line.