The CT Doom and Gloomers are sure happy

[hugeCardfan]

You all know it is just one game. Right? Normally when you give up 7 runs you lose. Fortunately they came back in a big way. I'm upbeat about Church. He did a nice piece of hitting. Walker's drive to center should have been caught but those things happen. JJ crushed it today. Good looking talent there. The Cards relief was shaky at best. How often do you walk 3 in the 9th and not give up a run? A little disappointed in Libertore. I was hoping for a more dominant outing but it was opening day. Just hope the big games don't become a problem for him. Funny the Cards were actually outhit I think, but they hit the bombs. Anyway, when/if the run off about 7 or 8 losses in a row will you all be crowing? Not likely. One last thought, Scott II showed what he's capable of and why he was rated so highly. I hope he keeps it up, he could be a game changer for this offense. A good day for the Cards though and nothing makes me happier.

Certainly not. That's when you will be crowing.

[Ozziesfan41]

You all know it is just one game. Right? Normally when you give up 7 runs you lose. Fortunately they came back in a big way. I'm upbeat about Church. He did a nice piece of hitting. Walker's drive to center should have been caught but those things happen. JJ crushed it today. Good looking talent there. The Cards relief was shaky at best. How often do you walk 3 in the 9th and not give up a run? A little disappointed in Libertore. I was hoping for a more dominant outing but it was opening day. Just hope the big games don't become a problem for him. Funny the Cards were actually outhit I think, but they hit the bombs. Anyway, when/if the run off about 7 or 8 losses in a row will you all be crowing? Not likely. One last thought, Scott II showed what he's capable of and why he was rated so highly. I hope he keeps it up, he could be a game changer for this offense. A good day for the Cards though and nothing makes me happier.

lol when they give up 7 runs the usually don’t win is doom and gloom talk for they didn’t win the right way. And if they win 7 or 8 games in a row the doom and gloomers will dismiss it. And I was very impressed by liebratore he didn’t have his best stuff but made big pitches when he needed to and gutted through 5 innings giving up just 1 run. Good pitchers bend but don’t break when they don’t have their best stuff I was impressed. Last season when he didn’t have it all working he got lit up this shows improvement

[JuanAgosto]

The relief pitching was shaky today. Hopefully it improves as guys settle into roles. I think it should.

The offense stuck with it after falling behind big. That was great to see.

I think the defense should be solid.

Now will this lead them to a NLC championship? Maybe, maybe not. Hopefully it propells them to some momentum.

For everyone who says im only negative, there is some positive for you. I point out the good and bad that I see.

I will say this though. It was opening day in St Louis and I'm sure a lot of those pitchers had a severe case of the butterflies in the belly. We'll see how they progress once the games get more mundane.

I agree with that. Once roles settle, I think they'll be ok.

[JuanAgosto]

You all know it is just one game. Right? Normally when you give up 7 runs you lose. Fortunately they came back in a big way. I'm upbeat about Church. He did a nice piece of hitting. Walker's drive to center should have been caught but those things happen. JJ crushed it today. Good looking talent there. The Cards relief was shaky at best. How often do you walk 3 in the 9th and not give up a run? A little disappointed in Libertore. I was hoping for a more dominant outing but it was opening day. Just hope the big games don't become a problem for him. Funny the Cards were actually outhit I think, but they hit the bombs. Anyway, when/if the run off about 7 or 8 losses in a row will you all be crowing? Not likely. One last thought, Scott II showed what he's capable of and why he was rated so highly. I hope he keeps it up, he could be a game changer for this offense. A good day for the Cards though and nothing makes me happier.

lol when they give up 7 runs the usually don’t win is doom and gloom talk for they didn’t win the right way. And if they win 7 or 8 games in a row the doom and gloomers will dismiss it. And I was very impressed by liebratore he didn’t have his best stuff but made big pitches when he needed to and gutted through 5 innings giving up just 1 run. Good pitchers bend but don’t break when they don’t have their best stuff I was impressed. Last season when he didn’t have it all working he got lit up this shows improvement

Spot on regarding Liberatore. He did what tor guys do. Keep the team in the game without your best stuff.

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Funny.

What's really funny is people who take 1 game of 162 and draw conclusions.

It was a great comeback win. How many wins this team will end up with is very much up in the air.

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Funny.

There is always tomorrow

He probably posted the same last year after they swept the Twins.

[mattmitchl44]

Always a net positive when they win, but it was a bit of a mixed bag today:

The good:

Burleson continuing his hitting from 2025
Church having a really good game both offensively and defensively
Scott getting on base and making the most of his running ability
Wetherholt with his first ML HR
Gorman and Walker showing some life offensively with 1 hit each

The not so good:

Liberatore got away with only giving up one run, but he can't live on a WHIP of 1.80, one HR per 5 IP, and only 2 K per 5 IP and be successful
The bullpen, outside of O'Brien, really looked bad as well. The others combined for 2 2/3 IP, 9 hits, 4 walks, 6 runs, and 3 K

[2ninr]

The Cardinals aren't going to score nine runs every game and they aren't giving up 17 hits either.
But if Scott and Church can both play anything close to what they did yesterday, they may score enough runs to take advantage of what should be pretty good pitching. Move one of them to leadoff and set the middle of the lineup so they can't pitch around Burleson.

[alw80]

You all know it is just one game. Right? Normally when you give up 7 runs you lose. Fortunately they came back in a big way. I'm upbeat about Church. He did a nice piece of hitting. Walker's drive to center should have been caught but those things happen. JJ crushed it today. Good looking talent there. The Cards relief was shaky at best. How often do you walk 3 in the 9th and not give up a run? A little disappointed in Libertore. I was hoping for a more dominant outing but it was opening day. Just hope the big games don't become a problem for him. Funny the Cards were actually outhit I think, but they hit the bombs. Anyway, when/if the run off about 7 or 8 losses in a row will you all be crowing? Not likely. One last thought, Scott II showed what he's capable of and why he was rated so highly. I hope he keeps it up, he could be a game changer for this offense. A good day for the Cards though and nothing makes me happier.

Lib is a backend starter on a good team. Hes not going to go much deeper than 5 innings most outings.

[OldRed]

It was a fun game to watch. I enjoyed the comeback.

[Jatalk]

Some would say I’m doom and gloom but I’m not. I just don’t drink the koolaid like many do. I also evaluate the team and players based on more of a sample size than one game. Great game yesterday. Some really good performances by several players. Could not post yesterday because I have a life beyond CT and I was busy.

[alw80]

Some would say I’m doom and gloom but I’m not. I just don’t drink the koolaid like many do. I also evaluate the team and players based on more of a sample size than one game. Great game yesterday. Some really good performances by several players. Could not post yesterday because I have a life beyond CT and I was busy.

"Im not mad"

[Jatalk]

Some would say I’m doom and gloom but I’m not. I just don’t drink the koolaid like many do. I also evaluate the team and players based on more of a sample size than one game. Great game yesterday. Some really good performances by several players. Could not post yesterday because I have a life beyond CT and I was busy.

"Im not mad"

Not sure what you meant???

[Cranny]

The boo birds are in hiding. But they’ll come out in force with the first loss.

[Hoosier59]

What I think we should take away from yesterday’s game.
Liberatore’s first opening day start, hopefully not his last. Not his best pitched game, but with his nerves on edge, he pitched pretty well, and will learn from the experience.
The bullpen, yes they gave up some runs, but very few, if any balls were hit hard. There was definitely some luck with the Rays that inning.
On the other hand, in the Cardinals half of the inning, a lot of balls were hit hard, and luck had very little to do with the runs they scored!
I loved their demeanor after getting down 6 runs. They didn’t pout, or hang their heads, they went to work!
I’ll also say, I don’t believe Oli had much to do with it. Right now these guys are motivating each other. They are having fun, sure winning makes that easy, but it also breeds confidence, not only within themselves, but with each other. It was a fun game, and can’t wait to see how things keep playing out.

[sikeston bulldog2]

There’s danger in the air. Danger. Such a strange emotion.