GDT : Cards vs. Braves (7/13) ~ 1:15pm CDT

[82birds]

So Pozo and Gorman both have good games yesterday and they get benched for a AAA middle infielder who they are starting in LF and a backup catcher with a .597 OPS?

Happy to see Noot draw pine today.

placed on 10-day IL

[MIDMOBIRDTWO]

So Pozo and Gorman both have good games yesterday and they get benched for a AAA middle infielder who they are starting in LF and a backup catcher with a .597 OPS?

Keeps everyone happy. Harmony: chemistry.

Little league manager.

It’s almost a written rule, much Jess an unwritten rule, that you ride the hot hand n any industry.

There is no making up the stupidity of the manager, he says it all with his moves every day.

[82birds]

Good to see Winn dropped down after posting a .258 OBP in the last 30 games. And a .311 SLG for a whopping .569 OPS. Just 6 walks in his last 130 PAs. That doesn't play in the 2 hole.

Great in the field, disappointing at the dish.

totally agree

[icon]

So Pozo and Gorman both have good games yesterday and they get benched for a AAA middle infielder who they are starting in LF and a backup catcher with a .597 OPS?

Happy to see Noot draw pine today.

placed on 10-day IL

No way he was going to make it through a season with at least one IL stint.

[sikeston bulldog2]

Oli would have stopped the DiMaggio hit streak.

[rockondlouie]

Nearing 12:30 and no rain or even threat out west!

Missed you. A shower downtown maybe. Should be good. Scattered small showers to the southwest.

Yes!

[scoutyjones2]

And they still lost, again! So your point is?

This team sucks no natter what garbage from their roster they put out there!

I get that you're joking, but we scored 6 runs and those two were responsible for half of them. Even if Grey has a good start, our offense has been pretty anemic lately. Not sure why they would be so quick to take a guy who can change a game with one swing of the bat for a guy with a career 59 OPS?

Because they lose either way...it makes no difference.

3-7 in July. Had a 500 run in June.

Do you see a pattern?

[Eyelids64]

Rule has always been The Bat Plays.

[RunSup]

One of Nootbaar or Arenado has to be placed on the IL if they are playing Fermin and Saggesse today.

Noot to the IL

[rockondlouie]

One of Nootbaar or Arenado has to be placed on the IL if they are playing Fermin and Saggesse today.

Noot to the IL

That's what Denton eluded to in his earlier post.

There goes any trade value he had, yet another trip to the IL.

TARP off the field

PLAY BALL!

[slimjay63801]

Be good today Sonny... Need a W...

[Clubmaker2]

So Pozo and Gorman both have good games yesterday and they get benched for a AAA middle infielder who they are starting in LF and a backup catcher with a .597 OPS?

You can't make this sheet up ronnie.

Yet many still want to defend Oli.........and yes Oli makes out the lineup, not Mo and his gang.

Keep telling yourself that. Very few managers in baseball today have total control over the lineup. It ain’t 1985 anymore.

Nope

He told Bernie that on KMOX redbaron, said he sets the lineup and Mo the roster.

yet, this org is driven by analytics so they likely hand him what he has to agree with lol

[Clubmaker2]

So Pozo and Gorman both have good games yesterday and they get benched for a AAA middle infielder who they are starting in LF and a backup catcher with a .597 OPS?

Keeps everyone happy. Harmony: chemistry.

Little league manager.

It’s almost a written rule, much Jess an unwritten rule, that you ride the hot hand n any industry.

There is no making up the stupidity of the manager, he says it all with his moves every day.

yep, given the goal of the season, this is inexcusable if NG is healthy and ready to go etc Hard to imagine this is just oli on his own saying, na, wont play that Gorman guy that this season is being wasted for lol. If it is, shouldnt the GM fire him for failing to work iaw organization goals.

[rockondlouie]

VSII w/the sliding catch

[82birds]

Victor chases that one down.

[gpe13579]

Lineup construction and playing time aside the biggest issue (and there are may) I have with Oli is the culture tone he sets.

Yesterday was a perfect example. They lose, Oli says sometimes that's baseball in the post game media deal.

Listen to Helsley and what does he say yesterday....(paraphrasing) that's just baseball...two feet the other way and its a double play ball.

That's the culture now....lose and it's "just baseball"...win and it's because they grinded so hard and Oli's staff really had them prepared. Thats Oli talk.

The reality yesterday for Helsley is the 0-2 pitch to Profar in the 9th was dreadful. Dreadful. No other description. That pitch was way to hittable at 0-2. Baseball is hard...I get it but there were literally dozens of other approaches for Helsley to take with Profar at 0-2...

But hey, that's baseball!