St Louis Cardinals 2026

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pruman91
Dobbins looks good , throwed strikes , good velo , good movement on secondary stuff...........
 
#478      
pruman91
Dobbins went to full windup with bases loaded.......
 
#479      
pruman91
5-1 good guys going to bottom of 5th......Skenes probably done for Pirates with 95-100 pitches.......
 
#480      
Boomauer
Cardinals are last in runs scored in division and last in runs given up. Record may be an illusion but they keep winning close games.
 
#481      
pruman91
Dobbins 4.1 IP , 5 W , 2H , 3 ER , 4 K's
 
#485      
pruman91
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THAT'S A WINNER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...................

Cardinals complete the 4 game sweep winning 10-5 against the Pirates and beating Mr. Skenes again....... J J Wetherholt got it started with a leadoff smashed tater and after Herrera got an infield hit Jordan Walker got his 9th HR......

Dobbins went 4.1 IP , 2 H , 3 ER , 5 W , 4 K's...............

Wetherholt 2-4 , 2 R , 1 RBI , 1 HR.....
Herrera 1-4 , 2 R , 1 H .....
Burleson 3-5 , 1 R , 3 RBI..........
Walker 2-5 , 1 R , 3 RBI , 1 HR........
Gorman 2-5 , 1 RBI............
Church 1-5 , 2 RBI,,,,,,,,
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LET'S GO CARDINALS !!!!!!!!..............
 
#488      
MikeTisdale
Boomauer said:
Cardinals are last in runs scored in division and last in runs given up. Record may be an illusion but they keep winning close games.
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Oh it's definitely an illusion with a -3 run differential but 5 games over .500, but... those wins still count, so they could play like a 78 win team from here on out instead of a 94 win team they're on pace for and still finish .500, which would be a huge accomplishment for this squad.

The offense is legitimately good. Herrera and Burleson are performing well and have the track record, JJ's line looks sustainable. Walker will come back down to earth a little (has a .358 BABIP), but the fact that his solid contact rates have stayed this high for 130 PAs while keeping his ground ball rate down is really promising.

They'll start to lose more games because their pitching is bad (especially the bullpen, they're atrocious), and the front office doesn't have much incentive to keep the good bullpen guys around at the deadline, but a legitimate shot to stay around .500 with the young roster and money to spend is a not a bad spot to be.
 
#489      
Illwinsagain
MikeTisdale said:
Oh it's definitely an illusion with a -3 run differential but 5 games over .500, but... those wins still count, so they could play like a 78 win team from here on out instead of a 94 win team they're on pace for and still finish .500, which would be a huge accomplishment for this squad.

The offense is legitimately good. Herrera and Burleson are performing well and have the track record, JJ's line looks sustainable. Walker will come back down to earth a little (has a .358 BABIP), but the fact that his solid contact rates have stayed this high for 130 PAs while keeping his ground ball rate down is really promising.

They'll start to lose more games because their pitching is bad (especially the bullpen, they're atrocious), and the front office doesn't have much incentive to keep the good bullpen guys around at the deadline, but a legitimate shot to stay around .500 with the young roster and money to spend is a not a bad spot to be.
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It's more fun watching a rebuild as the team is winning with the young core. (DAH). It also appears that the fielding has been good. I think it is easier fixing the pitching staff than the line up.
 
#490      
Second place is 1st loser
Illwinsagain said:
It's more fun watching a rebuild as the team is winning with the young core. (DAH). It also appears that the fielding has been good. I think it is easier fixing the pitching staff than the line up.
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Absolutely not. There's no such thing as a quick fix when it comes to pitching for all teams, but one. It's a complete dedication to development and even then, most prospects don't pan out. When I say you can't fix it, it's because signing a good pitcher in free agency has become an absolute fortune that only a couple of teams have the luxury to do. To trade for a starter requires trading half of a farm system.

You can fix a lineup. There are plug and play guys out there via free agency, via trade or via development (especially international players) that don't require Dodgers money or the bleeding out of a farm system.

There are VERY few teams that are stocked to Ace to Closer on a pitching staff. Heck, even if you include the mega spenders, it's not the case. However, there are a lot of teams that have a 1-9 that will really, really give you problems. There are a lot of very good offensive players out there that don't cost $200M. Really good quality starters....not so much.
 
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