St Louis Cardinals Fans Sound Off!

qwerty1500 · 05-19-2012, 06:03 AM

Salas walked in the winning run? On four pitches?

688sonarmen · 05-19-2012, 06:23 AM

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Salas walked in the winning run? On four pitches?

Yeah, WTF? It's bad enough that injuries are popping up left and right. I really thought that Matheny was being overly cautious early on my giving so many days off to the guys. But the Cards have to get the basics together like they were in the beginning of the season. Also I'm betting that Beltran ends up on the DL shortly with he knees.

qwerty1500 · 05-19-2012, 07:32 AM

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Also I'm betting that Beltran ends up on the DL shortly with he knees.

Maybe it would help if he just stood still out in right field. I doubt if we would notice the defensive difference. Sorry ... kinda grumpy.

688sonarmen · 05-19-2012, 07:37 AM

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Maybe it would help if he just stood still out in right field. I doubt if we notice the defensive difference. Sorry ... kinda grumpy.

Mornings can be a b*tch at times.

I think Beltran is very good in the outfield. He is very smooth and natural out there and has a cannon for an arm. It may be that for the past few weeks he has kept the knees under wraps and that is hampering his efforts

qwerty1500 · 05-19-2012, 08:18 AM

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Mornings can be a b*tch at times.

I think Beltran is very good in the outfield. He is very smooth and natural out there and has a cannon for an arm. It may be that for the past few weeks he has kept the knees under wraps and that is hampering his efforts

It's not that he is missing balls that are hit right to him. He's just not able to get to a lot of balls that a lot of outfielders could reach. That leaves a sizable gap down the right-field line (saw this last week when we were at the game) and forces the centerfielder to cover more ground than is humanly possible (saw this last night with balls hit into a "gap" that shouldn't have been there).

688sonarmen · 05-21-2012, 04:40 AM

Looks like my prediction was a little off

Realistically who would have expected the Cards to stay on top for the whole season? It's still very early and I think it is somewhat of a good thing for the wheels to come off at this point so they can figure it out. But this bullpen needs to remember last year and get it together. And Mathney should reconsider giving so many int walks, I have faith!

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688sonarmen Shipmate! Join Date: Mar 2009 First Name: Jake Location: Norwich, Ct Posts: 2,698 Trading: (17)	Re: St Louis Cardinals Fans Sound Off! Looks like my prediction was a little off Realistically who would have expected the Cards to stay on top for the whole season? It's still very early and I think it is somewhat of a good thing for the wheels to come off at this point so they can figure it out. But this bullpen needs to remember last year and get it together. And Mathney should reconsider giving so many int walks, I have faith!