St. Louis Cardinals 2022

[pruman91]

And the Brewers have a 7 game road trip out west to Colorado and Arizona. Those trips are always tricky. We have a good chance to push the lead to 8 games by the time the Brewers come to STL for a 2 game series. And that's where we can give them the knockout punch.

I like your way of thinking....................Cardinals have a tough uphill path to get to the WS , but their never say die attitude gives me pause to truly write them off in the playoffs..............As we all know , anything can happen in the playoffs and with TON getting hot and Albert's run to the 700 Club , anything's possible ................it really really is...............

 

[AdDoBe]

Albert can't add to his list with tonight's starter. From a quick search, it appears he's 3 for 8 all-time against Justin Dunn (all from 2020 when Dunn was pitching for SEA) with a double and a home run.

He was hitting .156 when he hit his HR in 2020, so here's hoping for #695 tonight!

 

[pruman91]

Jim Hayes with a great interview with Zack Thompson , asking good questions about his increase in velo and the rigors of being on the STL - Memphis shuttle.....

LETS GO CARDINALS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[AdDoBe]

Albert can't add to his list with tonight's starter. From a quick search, it appears he's 1 for 4 all-time against Justin Dunn (all from 2020 when Dunn was pitching for SEA) with a home run.

He was hitting .156 when he hit his HR in 2020, so here's hoping for #695 tonight!

I was a little off. He went 3 for 8 in games started by Justin Dunn, but was 1 for 4 with a home run facing him.

 

[pruman91]

reds with a whopping attendance tonight of , it looks to me , like 4-5 K......

Generous strike zone given to reds pitcher......Hope it bodes well for Hudson , as he needs all the help he can get........Walks will determine Hudson's fate for the future .............JMHO

And of course he walks the first reds batter...........lol

 

[pruman91]

Arenado with another dazzling play on a grounder that hit the 3rd base bag .......I think Donovan was off the bag at second....lol

Ump was generous for us also.....

 

[pruman91]

TOM-MY ED-MAN
TOM-MY ED-MAN

1-0 CARDINALS...............427 FT homer for TOM-MY ED-MAN.............

 

[BillyBob1]

Arenado with another dazzling play on a grounder that hit the 3rd base bag .......I think Donovan was off the bag at second....lol

Ump was generous for us also.....

Thought he was off too, until I saw that last replay and I think he kept it on.

 

[BillyBob1]

TOM-MY ED-MAN
TOM-MY ED-MAN

1-0 CARDINALS...............427 FT homer for TOM-MY ED-MAN.............

Tommy has been eating his Wheaties!

 

[pruman91]

My gut is telling me that De Jong and Hudson's names will be floated in the off season as far as trade bait .........De Jong for sure , and if Flaherty can ever stay healthy before he bolts to the Dodgers , then Hudson will be wearing another teams uni...................JMHO

 

[pruman91]

Goldie is in a rough stretch for him right now.......

Need to start a "" buttinsky meter "" for Jimmy Ball Game...............................His median butting in during a agme is 20 +....JMHO

 

[Knee brace]

My gut is telling me that De Jong and Hudson's names will be floated in the off season as far as trade bait .........De Jong for sure , and if Flaherty can ever stay healthy before he bolts to the Dodgers , then Hudson will be wearing another teams uni...................JMHO

I agree. I would replace Hudson with woodford until it happens

 

[pruman91]

I agree. I would replace Hudson with woodford until it happens

 

[BillyBob1]

Looks like they’re back to the follow-up a big offensive night with a dud.

 

[pruman91]

brewers at home against the pirates tied 0 - 0 in the bottom of the second......

 

[pruman91]

Very impressive outing by Woodford tonight....Throwing strikes and pitching with good pace......

 

[pruman91]

No need for my sleep aid pill tonight.....Cardinals doing that for me .........................ugh.................

 

[jmwillini]

So boring I started looking at Baseball Reference at Cardinals history. (Sorry, stat geek since a little kid.)



WAR

7 firsts / 12th career



WAR Position player

11 firsts / 9th career



Offensive WAR

12 firsts / 110th career



BAvg

7 firsts / 3rd career



OBP

9 Firsts / 10th career

2 time Triple Crown winner

2 time MVP

The player: Rogers Hornsby.

And further proof that some people are idiots:

Hall of Fame Voting​

1936 BBWAA (46.5%)

1937 BBWAA (26.4%)

1938 BBWAA (17.6%)

1939 BBWAA (64.2%)

1942 BBWAA (78.1%)

 

[jmwillini]

Also, thinking of the near future. If we can make the World Series, please not Toronto.

 

[pruman91]

Cardinals lose to the reds 5-1 tonight .......Next game is tomorrow @ 5:40 pm CDT............\
brewers up on pirates 2-1 at home in the bottom of the 4th .....................

Dud of a game except for Edman's homer and Woodford excellent 3 + innings of relief.........I would set Woodford up to replace Hudson's next scheduled start......

Oh well , maybe Quintana can give us a quality start tomorrow.......Time to go watch a movie with NL # 3 and enjoy our new Bose soundbar......it is excellent ....
it really really is ......................

 

[pruman91]

So boring I started looking at Baseball Reference at Cardinals history. (Sorry, stat geek since a little kid.)



WAR

7 firsts / 12th career



WAR Position player

11 firsts / 9th career



Offensive WAR

12 firsts / 110th career



BAvg

7 firsts / 3rd career



OBP

9 Firsts / 10th career

2 time Triple Crown winner

2 time MVP

The player: Rogers Hornsby.

And further proof that some people are idiots:

Hall of Fame Voting​

1936 BBWAA (46.5%)

1937 BBWAA (26.4%)

1938 BBWAA (17.6%)

1939 BBWAA (64.2%)

1942 BBWAA (78.1%)

Great job , my brother...........................

Alexa just asked Al about Hudson and Al first said Hudson was pitching from behind the plate ...........lol...............then he corrected it to behind in the count....
.I think he was right the first time .....jmho

Night night all...........................

 

[whatahack]

I had high expectations for Hudson but has shown very little...

 

[BillyBob1]

Just turned on to see the Pirates turn a DP to beat the Brewers!

 

[jmwillini]

Great job , my brother...........................

Alexa just asked Al about Hudson and Al first said Hudson was pitching from behind the plate ...........lol...............then he corrected it to behind in the count....
.I think he was right the first time .....jmho

Night night all...........................

Just to say there is a typo there, 10th, not 110th career offensive WAR.

Also...



OP% Career 10th

Slugging Career 14th

OPS+ Career 10th

How in the H E Double Hockey sticks did it take 5 votes to get into the Hall of Fame?!?

 

[pruman91]

Quick hits: Reds riddle Dakota Hudson and Cardinals' offense goes quiet in quick loss

Hudson allows five runs on nine hits and cannot complete the fifth inning, throwing his spot into the rotation back into question after 5-1 loss to Cincinnati.

www.stltoday.com

Derrick Goold

CINCINNATI — The Cardinals’ offense, one of the most robust in baseball over the past month, has spent August extinguishing uncertainties about its depth, its looks, its leadoff spot and its dexterity beyond the twin powers of Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado.
One serene night along the Ohio River with so few ripples on the scoreboard isn’t going to resurface questions.
The same cannot be said for Dakota Hudson.
Less than a week after his assertive start against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, Hudson couldn’t complete the fifth inning and spent most of his start swarmed by base hits. The Cincinnati Reds rapped nine of them against the right-hander on their way to a 5-1 victory Tuesday night at Great American Ball Park. A four-run third inning against Hudson (7-7) overwhelmed the Cardinals’ brief lead provided by Tommy Edman’s solo homer, and the Cardinals offense did little from there.

A night after facing eight different Reds pitchers, the Cardinals struggled to muster four hits against five Reds pitchers, only one of whom they saw the night before.
Five of Hudson’s past six starts have been five or fewer innings, and though he had a quicker pace to Tuesday’s outing, that only seemed to accelerate the Reds offense. Where that leaves Hudson as the Cardinals look to rewrite their rotation in the coming weeks will be clearer as Jack Flaherty arrives Monday.