GDT : Cards vs. Nationals (7/9) ~ 6:45pm CDT

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Re: GDT : Cards vs. Nationals (7/9) ~ 6:45pm CDT

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bccardsfan wrote: 09 Jul 2025 15:24 pm Dangerous putting Pozo at DH. That means either you lose the DH if Pages is injured or you have WC donning the gear. Why not just have Pozo catch and use a different DH?
I agree pozo should catch but only because pages is a weak bat. The "dangers of using backup cazcher at dh" are overblown. We did it with herrera and contreras several times last year before pages came up with minimal problems.

If you have to lose the dh you lose the dh. Unless pages goes down in the first inning, you just have to maybe pinch hit 1 or 2 times if it even happens at all.

Also contreras still knows how to catch im sure.
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stlbirdlover wrote: 09 Jul 2025 16:11 pm Why not try Fermin at 2B and Donny in LF and sit Noot. Fermin has hit well since being recalled.
Didn't Snoot just hit his team leading 12th HR?
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Re: GDT : Cards vs. Nationals (7/9) ~ 6:45pm CDT

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Wattage wrote: 09 Jul 2025 17:00 pm
bccardsfan wrote: 09 Jul 2025 15:24 pm Dangerous putting Pozo at DH. That means either you lose the DH if Pages is injured or you have WC donning the gear. Why not just have Pozo catch and use a different DH?
I agree pozo should catch but only because pages is a weak bat. The "dangers of using backup cazcher at dh" are overblown. We did it with herrera and contreras all the time last year with minimal problems.

If you have to lose the dh you lose the dh. Unless pages goes down in the first inning, you just have to maybe pinch hit 1 or 2 times if it even happens at all.

Also contreras still knows how to catch im sure.
+1 Contreras could catch for a couple of innings and still be able to block the ball better than pages
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Re: GDT : Cards vs. Nationals (7/9) ~ 6:45pm CDT

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4 LH bats against the LHP? And when you can't really argue against it, there is a roster problem.
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icon wrote: 09 Jul 2025 17:04 pm 4 LH bats against the LHP? And when you can't really argue against it, there is a roster problem.
The roster problem is they don't have better LH bats.
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Re: GDT : Cards vs. Nationals (7/9) ~ 6:45pm CDT

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Clubmaker2 wrote: 09 Jul 2025 16:33 pm
OldRed wrote: 09 Jul 2025 16:12 pm
bccardsfan wrote: 09 Jul 2025 15:24 pm Dangerous putting Pozo at DH. That means either you lose the DH if Pages is injured or you have WC donning the gear. Why not just have Pozo catch and use a different DH?
What would it hurt if you lost your DH? And what would hurt if Contreras had to catch an inning?
yea, this is the most super overhyped worry of nothingness. used to be burn the one backup as a pinch hitter late in the game, which they would do occasionally and no emergency catcher ever got used, and so what if you were losing anyway in the 8th? Now its still a problem if you have 3 catchers in the lineup lol This is the team that hit Fermin at DH recently right lol
It was a very, very long time ago
that teams had to pinch hit for pitchers.
Maybe it is still on YouTube somewhere.
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Re: GDT : Cards vs. Nationals (7/9) ~ 6:45pm CDT

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bccardsfan wrote: 09 Jul 2025 15:24 pm Dangerous putting Pozo at DH. That means either you lose the DH if Pages is injured or you have WC donning the gear. Why not just have Pozo catch and use a different DH?
It shows how they have more confidence in Pages catching. Plus I’m sure they want a right hand bat at DH. Not sure who that would be besides Pozo. WC could fill in if needed.
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bccardsfan wrote: 09 Jul 2025 15:24 pm Dangerous putting Pozo at DH. That means either you lose the DH if Pages is injured or you have WC donning the gear. Why not just have Pozo catch and use a different DH?
Can’t play scared
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OT:
Chisox beat the Blue Jays 2-1 today, stopping the Jays' 10-game winning streak
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How is Gorman ever going to hit lefties if he never plays against them?

F'n Oli

Great start, Pallante 8)
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and they're off.

Abrams, a good player, leads off with a double
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Great start Pallante :roll:
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Pallante hangs one, Lowe bangs it. 3-0 Nats.
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Even Kentucky Kid could hit that 8O
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There is nobody there!!

I have never seen so many empty seats. School is out, the weather is fair...
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