GDT : Cards @ Mariners (9/8) ~ 8:40pm CDT

[Charles King]

Not paying attention to the base runner didn't help

[82birds]

Mikolas deserves better.

[MIDMOBIRDTWO]

Not paying attention to the base runner didn't help

Yep. Details matter.

[82birds]

Not paying attention to the base runner didn't help

Yep. Details matter.

pretty big detail

[Whatashame]

The game was on the line there in the 6th inning. Graceffo wasn’t the call. We needed someone to put that fire out.

[cbcardsfan]

...good managing by Oli... Mikolas was squeezed in the zone by the HP ump, and that started the inning. The Cards may not win this game, but Mikolas won't take the loss. BP gotta step up here and save this for Miles...

except he brought in the wrong pitcher.

...Hindsight...wish managers could use that...make their job a lot easier...

They could have pulled within 3 1/2 of the Mets if they won. Using a pitcher who has stunk in that situation was awful, Oli shouldn’t need hindsight in that situation. He made a horrible call.

[82birds]

The game was on the line there in the 6th inning. Graceffo wasn’t the call. We needed someone to put that fire out.

+1000
Oli is unaware

[cardstatman]

...good managing by Oli... Mikolas was squeezed in the zone by the HP ump, and that started the inning. The Cards may not win this game, but Mikolas won't take the loss. BP gotta step up here and save this for Miles...

except he brought in the wrong pitcher.

...Hindsight...wish managers could use that...make their job a lot easier...

Go back and look. I said it before Graceffo faced his first batter. Graceffo has not been good in quite a while.

Past 88 batters are hitting .346 .386 .531 .917 against him for the last 5 weeks and many of those hitters were AAA hitters against him at Memphis.

[smilinjoefission]

Can Graceffo limit it to 1 run?

Afraid he will fan the flames.

the Floodgates have been opened 2 Run Double

3-2, M's

Graceffo is not very effective, but you can't pitch Svanson every day.

He's got Svanson, O'Brien, Leahy, and Jojo...but I have no problem with this because Graceffo might have a future and this season is already over so why not him???

[Cusecards]

Mikolas deserves better.

He did.
Little run support and got boned on the leadoff walk before the seeing eye single.
I wondered about going to Graceffo myself?
Then I thought....guess we have to find out who can or can’t pitch??
Svanson has been superb!
O’Brien has potential.
Leahy looks solid.
Alcala? TBD
Roycroft and Fernandez have been atrocious.
Graceffo and so on???????

[freed5179]

The game was on the line there in the 6th inning. Graceffo wasn’t the call. We needed someone to put that fire out.

Somehow I'm sure they are "short" again in the 'pen--despite having 9 relievers. Yet some write that Marmol is a master with the bullpen.

[Ozziesfan41]

...good managing by Oli... Mikolas was squeezed in the zone by the HP ump, and that started the inning. The Cards may not win this game, but Mikolas won't take the loss. BP gotta step up here and save this for Miles...

except he brought in the wrong pitcher.

...Hindsight...wish managers could use that...make their job a lot easier...

Go back and look. I said it before Graceffo faced his first batter. Graceffo has not been good in quite a while.

Past 88 batters are hitting .346 .386 .531 .917 against him for the last 5 weeks and many of those hitters were AAA hitters against him at Memphis.

I’m shocked anyone needs hindsight to think maybe the guy with the 5.45 ERA who’s given up 42 hits and 10 walks in 38 innings isn’t the guy you want to bring in with a 2 run lead and runners on base lol I mean that was impressively dumb by oli

[craviduce]

fun fact about Raquet...the Cards released after last season, then signed him again this spring.

I hope you do well, Raquet. GG on your promotion!!!

[Charles King]

Leahy has been over used but bring him in to finish the sixth
Then someone else to open the 7th

[cardstatman]

fun fact about Raquet...the Cards released after last season, then signed him again this spring.

I hope you do well, Raquet. GG on your promotion!!!

Yes, definitely a guy to root for. He's been very, very effective for Springfield and Memphis this year. He earned this look.

[Eyelids64]

That fateful inning was ballgame. Oli needed the very best he had and it wasn’t that yahoo.