St. Louis Cardinals 2022

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This approach of having Waino pitch his way out of the dead arm has clearly not worked. They probably should have abandoned it after his last start, if not sooner. Typical dead arm treatment option #1 is rest, and Waino never skipped a start. I worry that decision may have ramifications on us in the playoffs.
 
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pruman91

Paducah, Ky
I had the privilege of watching Gibby pitch a complete game in St. Louis. Beat the Cubs. Hit a home run as well. What an athlete.
I'm pretty sure the season when Gibby had the ridiculously low ERA and had an effect on lowering the mound his record was
22-9.....8 of his losses were by the score of 1-0

Maybe off somewhat but it was something crazy like that
 
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This approach of having Waino pitch his way out of the dead arm has clearly not worked. They probably should have abandoned it after his last start, if not sooner. Typical dead arm treatment option #1 is rest, and Waino never skipped a start. I worry that decision may have ramifications on us in the playoffs.
They were more concerned with setting the battery record than getting Waino's arm healthy
 
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pruman91

Paducah, Ky

Rick Hummel


When Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol came to the mound with two outs in the fifth inning Sunday and the Cardinals down 6-5, Adam Wainwright knew he was done. He didn’t know that his longtime catcher and first baseman were going to walk to the dugout with him.
“That was a surprise,” Wainwright said. “I thought that was cool.”
But he added, “I was done. I needed to be done.”
Wainwright, who hasn’t announced any retirement plans as have Yadier Molina and Albert Pujols, allowed six hits and four runs in 4⅔ innings of the Cardinals’ 7-5 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Some were bloops. But a leadoff walk bedeviled him in the second, as did a Ben Gamel three-run homer off a bad sinker.

The plan had been for Wainwright, who has one win in exactly a month, to throw 50 or so pitches, “get on track and get out of there,” he said.
But he ended up throwing 86 pitches, 53 for strikes.
“I was proud to walk off the field with those guys even though I was pouting a little bit,” he said. “It still was a good moment for me to say I was teammates with two of the greatest ever. That was a cool time for Albert and Yadi and our whole team to see how St. Louis celebrates some of the greatest players, not just Cardinals, but players ever.”
 
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pruman91

Paducah, Ky


Rick Hummel


The Cardinals’ postseason rotation isn’t any clearer than it was before their 7-5 loss at home Sunday to the Pittsburgh Pirates. But manager Oliver Marmol did offer up Sunday morning that starters Miles Mikolas and Jose Quintana would work shorter stints than normal when they pitch on Monday in Pittsburgh, and that Dakota Hudson will start on Tuesday.
But who will start and who will come in second on Monday is to be determined, Marmol said.
“Maybe I’ll let them play rock, paper, scissors,” he said.
Both hurlers likely are to pitch three innings, according to Marmol.
Mikolas smiled and said, “I don’t know if I’m allowed to discuss such secret information. For whatever reason, they’ve got some cloak-and-dagger games going here. I just think it’s best to hold my tongue. I’m going to throw whenever they give me the ball.

“Sorry I don’t have a better answer.
“I’m going to give you my political answer. I’m going to pitch at some point because I’m a pitcher and if there’s pitching to do, then I’ll pitch. And that will be the pitching that I do when it’s my turn to pitch.”
As for the more pressing question — the two or three starters for the wild-card-round series to be played in St. Louis this coming weekend, Marmol said he really had no idea. Or not much of one, anyway, other than there were five legitimate candidates including left-hander Jordan Montgomery and right-handers Jack Flaherty and Adam Wainwright. If Flaherty doesn’t start, he seems destined for a key mid-game role in the bullpen.
 
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pruman91

Paducah, Ky

Benjamin Hochman


They say St. Louis English teachers used to write in and complain about Cardinals broadcaster Dizzy Dean, who sometimes would butcher the language, such as describing a player who “slud into third.”
With that in mind, consider my apologies to St. Louis math teachers as I share this:
4+5=314
Yadier Molina and Albert Pujols are St. Louis. They epitomize our city’s passion. They honorably represent baseball’s best fans, while performing some of baseball’s best baseball. And they exude an unflinching toughness that has provided civic pride.
And on Sunday, they fittingly were celebrated in a pregame ceremony, on the occasion of their final regular-season game at Busch Stadium. It was a pitch-perfect event with speeches and gifts (golf clubs and art). And it appeared that many fans had ordered hot dogs with freshly sliced onions.

“It is extraordinary when you have the opportunity to see two young players play together and you watch their friendship become a brotherhood. …” said John Mozeliak, the president of baseball operations and the man who drafted both players more than two decades ago. “It is a special friendship that became family.”
And on Yadi’s day and Albert’s day, Yadi and Albert got their own days. St. Louis mayor Tishaura O. Jones presented official proclamations. Oct. 4, 2022, will honor No. 4 as “Yadier Molina Day,” while Oct. 5, 2022, will honor No. 5 as “Albert Pujols Day.”
 
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pruman91

Paducah, Ky
NL # 3 is wearing her Illini cheerleader outfit tonight..........orange wig ..........orange fingernails and toenails...........yummy, it really really is..............
 
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pruman91

Paducah, Ky

Jeff Gordon
The long-frustrated Philadelphia Phillies are finally back in postseason play.
It remains uncertain who they will play -- maybe it will be the Cardinals, or maybe not -- but they are in.
They have not been in the bracket since 2011. They have been in “win now” mode for some time now, thanks to their ambitious ownership, but money couldn't buy them postseason access.
This season brought more frustration with a 22-29 start that led to manager Joe Girardi’s dismissal. Rob Thomson took over on an interim basis and settled the team down.
The team dealt with myriad injuries through the course of the season -- and it suffered a September fade that nearly let the Milwaukee Brewers pass them for the final National League wild card slot.

But then the Phillies righted themselves, again, and got to bust out the champagne after clinching their berth Monday.
“This is very satisfying because you know what -- it's a long [backside] season,” slugger Kyle Schwarber told reporters during the Phillies celebration. “It's unbelievably long and to see the things that we went through as a team, where you go through a manager change, you go through the MVP being down, you go through [Jean Segura] being down, you go through [Zack] Wheeler being down, you go through the naysayers saying we can't catch the baseball, it makes it that much more satisfying to be where we're at.
“And you know what -- the September that we had, it wasn't the September that we wanted it to be, but to be in the position we are and be able to celebrate at the end of the year, that's what it's all about.”
 
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pruman91

Paducah, Ky

Derrick Goold


PITTSBURGH — The joke within the Cardinals’ dugout for the past few months as Albert Pujols stood on base after another RBI or circled them after another home run was waiting for a baseball to be rolled jollily to the dugout for authentication.
“You just stand on the dugout and wait for them to ask for the ball,” pitcher Jordan Montgomery said a few weeks ago. “And then ask who he just beat.”
With one swing, that answer was many and mighty Monday night.
Babe Ruth.
Barry Bonds.
Tied Hank Aaron.
And Bryan Reynolds even scored a cameo.

In the sixth inning of a scoreless game, Pujols drove a line drive into the seats beyond left field for his 703rd career home run and a 2-0 lead for the Cardinals. Those two RBIs vaulted him ahead of Ruth and into second place all-time with 2,216 RBIs, behind only Aaron’s 2,297. The home run was Pujols’ 370th on the road in his career, and that tied Aaron for the second-most to Bonds in Major League Baseball history. On the same swing in the city Bonds once called home, Pujols launched over him with his 263rd go-ahead home run.
That is the most in the majors since 1961.
A ballgame that the Cardinals used to keep two starting pitchers, Jose Quintana and Miles Mikolas, trucking toward their postseason assignments this weekend turned into a test of the bullpen late. Giovanny Gallegos, ink on his two-year contract extension still drying, got them out of trouble in the eighth inning only to plunge them into worse in the ninth. A bases-loaded walk gifted ONeil Cruz on four pitches escorted the Pirates to a literal walk-off 3-2 victory. But with the Pirates playing to avoid a 100th loss and the Cardinals playing because the schedule says to, the evening bent like so many recent ones — inevitably to the will of Pujols and his swings into history.
 
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pruman91

Paducah, Ky

Ben Frederickson
Yadier Molina was crying.
Albert Pujols was beaming.
Cardinals chairman Bill DeWitt Jr., president Bill DeWitt III and president of baseball operations John Mozeliak were attempting to put into words what two retiring future Hall of Famers have meant to a historic organization.
Watching from the rows reserved for Cardinals Hall of Famers was Matt Holliday, his still-new red jacket proudly on display.
Did your eyes make it to the Cardinals’ dugout Sunday afternoon, where current players observed the pregame pomp and circumstance of the retirement ceremony for Molina and Pujols?

Nolan Arenado was taking it in.
Leave?
Come on.
No way.

To be clear, the National League MVP candidate has made no official announcement of how he will handle the second and final opt-out of his contract that arrives after this season ends, and he has indicated that he will say nothing official on the matter until the offseason arrives.
With the stellar season he’s having, it’s natural that Arenado has popped up in coverage and conversation of players who could shake up the free-agent pool if they decide to opt out and grab the leverage an open market can reward. The third baseman has five years and $144 million left on his current deal with the Cardinals. He could eject and seek the highest bidder. He could leverage the Cardinals to sweeten the pot on an updated deal, holding the opt-out over the head of the front office as leverage. Or, he could simply decline the opt-out and play on.

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Love this line in the article...............................He's a baseball junkie in a town of seamheads. They love him, and he loves them right back.
 
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pruman91

Paducah, Ky

Derrick Goold
PITTSBURGH — His role has changed some since Giovanny Gallegos and the Cardinals initially had momentum for a contract extension, but that only added to the appeal of finalizing one.
Once the closer, now the setup man and always utilized in a variety of high-leverage spots, the versatile right-hander and the club finalized a two-year contract extension Monday afternoon. The deal covers all of Gallegos’ remaining arbitration-eligible seasons and includes a team option for 2025, which would otherwise be the 31-year-old relievers first crack at free agency.
“Right now,” Gallegos said, “with the extension my confidence is 100%, 200%.”
But he had a rough outing Monday night. After coming in and recording the final out of the bottom of the eight inning in a tie game, he walked all three men he faced in the ninth. He was replaced by JoJo Romero, who walked the next batter as Pittsburgh won 3-2.

Gallegos opened the season as the Cardinals’ closer and eventually yielded the ninth to All-Star Ryan Helsley. Still, Gallegos has tied a career high with 14 saves, and in 57 appearances he has a 3.05 ERA and 73 strikeouts in 58 2/3 innings. He has proved adept at handling assignments in the seventh, eighth, or multiple late innings.
At his best, Gallegos gives the Cardinals a way to shorten games with Helsley by as many as three innings, and that will become apparent with the expected aggressive use of the bullpen in this weekend’s wild-card series.
 
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pruman91

Paducah, Ky

Bring your Cards questions and comments to Monday’s 11:30 a.m. live chat.


18 hours ago
I'm guessing that Rick Hummel is running a bit late; he had a morning appointment. Please be patient. Thanks!

18 hours ago
Greetings,
Sorry about the computer and on-line issues but we're back in business.
Looks as if Phillies will be in town this weekend. for the start of the playoffs. Tell me what's on your mind.
Commish
 
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yep , PDJ with that stellar defense..................................Oh wait , now it's can't hit AND can't field ..........................He watches the playoffs from the dugout or at home , not on the roster,,,,,,,,,,,,,,JMHO..............................

I agree with IlliniFan85.......that's an error all the way..........
I can’t see a post season roster without DeJong. Other than Edman, who else has played SS? They must add another SS next season. I do agree with your opinion about Wainwright out of the rotation. I love Waino but now is not the time to sacrafice quality for sentiment and my guess is Waino knows it.
 
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dgcrow

Kelso, WA
I can’t see a post season roster without DeJong. Other than Edman, who else has played SS? They must add another SS next season. I do agree with your opinion about Wainwright out of the rotation. I love Waino but now is not the time to sacrafice quality for sentiment and my guess is Waino knows it.
Agreed. Waino out of the rotation. Maybe even keep him off the wild card roster. Rested up, perhaps he'll be of use if the Cardinals advance.
 
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pruman91

Paducah, Ky
Cardinals finally win in a topsy turvy game against the pirates by a score of 8-7 in 10 innings.......

Felt , at times , like a spring training game with the up's and down's , but a good game regardless.......

The play by Donovan and Knizner in the bottom of the 10th was outstanding , with Donovan making a heady play off the grounder mishandled by Burleson at first , firing a one hop strike to Knizner who applied a great tag.......

Donovan is my starting second baseman and lead off hitter.....he is the Cardinals rookie of the year , in my opinion , and should garner some votes for NL ROTY....He won't win , but should be recognized nationally with some votes.....

THAT'S A WINNER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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pruman91

Paducah, Ky
I hope we have enough pitching for the rest of the season.....
Hicks says he's ready...........................Haven't heard if TON will be ready for Friday................
Helsley left tonight with a jammed finger , NOT a blister as first thought..........................