if they're not going to play taveras full-time then he shouldn't be in the majors. he was awful in st. louis this year, but his ceiling is still a lot higher than grichuk's, and he's only 22.
jay put up offensive numbers almost identical to carpenter's this year, and totally worth $6-7m. obviously he's not the fielder that bourjos is, but the latter has really only ever had one good year, and that was a while ago now. and it would seem that with a strong pitching staff, holliday and yadi in decline, and peralta unlikely to match his awesome 2014 season, the cardinals could use jay's offense more than bourjos' defense.
kinda funny that jay was hit nearly as many times as he walked this year, tho.
lackey has intimated that he'd retire rather than play for $500k, and tbh i think the cards have better options anyway.
― mookieproof, Monday, 20 October 2014 21:24 (nine years ago) link
mozeliak and matheny held a press conference the other day that went from meh to bleh to agonizing.
meh - jay will be the starting outfielder. i like jon jay. i feel bad for bourjos. i do think he's a wasted asset, and one of the few sources for speed on the slow-ass cardinals. every year i think jay's bubble is going to burst because his BABIP is always through the roof, but...he does his thing year after year.
bleh - taveras will compete for RF with grichuk and piscotty, "with 2014 performance, completion of offseason goals and Spring Training all factoring into the decision." bleh because yes, grichuk performed better than taveras in the MLB in 2014, but it's clear that taveras has the higher ceiling:
http://i.imgur.com/YLjDhUx.jpg
it's way too easy to see grichuk opening the season as the starting RF and matheny sticking with him half the season, with taveras getting a start every 6 games and only starting 3 games in a row when he gets a "hot hand". bleh.
agonizing - carlos martinez is the 8th inning guy in 2015. he's not in the rotation plans. at all. in the event of injury to wainwright/lynn/lackey/miller/wacha, marco gonzalez would most likely be the next guy in the rotation. fuck. FUCK. another lost season for carlos martinez. i don't understand.
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 14:26 (nine years ago) link
go 6 man rotation. Need to lighten up on Wacha and Waino. Give Martinez as much of a look as you would Justin freakin Masterson.
awful part is going to be Spring Training when Martinez outpitches everyone AGAIN and gets put in the bullpen.
offense is really still missing 2012 Allen Craig :(
― bnw, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 16:30 (nine years ago) link
I would love a 6-man rotation, and it makes total sense with this group. Unfortunately I don't think it a 6-man rotation is listed as an option in the 1979 edition of How to Manage a Team that Matheny consults, so I can't see it as a possibility.
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 16:40 (nine years ago) link
Oh wait, he's obsessed with really defined setup and closer roles, so I guess he's moved on to the 1993 edition
maybe send him a Stengel bio for the holidays
― this horrible, rotten slog to rigor mortis (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 22 October 2014 16:42 (nine years ago) link
Oscar Taveras (Pinch Hitter, USA)Am I in StL next season or do they trade me? Should they trade me?
Klaw (2:04 PM)I thought the trade of Allen Craig was designed to force Matheny to play Taveras, but in the NLCS it seemed like Mozeliak was backing up his manager's decision not to play the better player (especially with a RHP on the mound for SF). So I don't think they should trade him, but now I'm wondering if they will trade him because they think he's not fully committed to keeping himself in playing shape.
― this horrible, rotten slog to rigor mortis (Dr Morbius), Friday, 24 October 2014 16:01 (nine years ago) link
tbf i don't see how taveras was the better player during the nlcs -- he was -1.3 war in 80 regular-season games, after all. he just has more potential
― mookieproof, Friday, 24 October 2014 17:09 (nine years ago) link
'minor' elbow surgery for waino
― mookieproof, Friday, 24 October 2014 20:32 (nine years ago) link
https://sports.vice.com/article/mike-matheny-little-league-and-baseball-fundamentalism
the "co-author" of the upcoming Matheny book is the guy who co-wrote the Left Behind series.
― Karl Malone, Monday, 27 October 2014 00:29 (nine years ago) link
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/10/oscar-taveras-dies-in-car-accident.html
― Karl Malone, Monday, 27 October 2014 00:46 (nine years ago) link
holy shit
― mookieproof, Monday, 27 October 2014 00:56 (nine years ago) link
that is really awful and sad
fuck
― mookieproof, Monday, 27 October 2014 01:01 (nine years ago) link
terrible indeed.
― this horrible, rotten slog to rigor mortis (Dr Morbius), Monday, 27 October 2014 01:05 (nine years ago) link
Wow - as sad as it was unexpected.
― AKA Thermo Thinwall (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 27 October 2014 01:11 (nine years ago) link
he was my favorite baseball player. a lot of people's favorite ballplayer, already. i always stopped whatever i was doing to watch his PAs, and at work i'd slip on headphones and listen to the radio broadcast whenever his turn in the lineup came up, if it was a day game. i'm not one to pay attention to the aesthetics of baseball swings very often, but imo he had the most beautiful swing. i'm glad he got to enjoy that moment in the NLCS when he had a pinch hit HR to tie the game, and the cards' fans made him come out and wave his hat. i was honestly looking forward to watching him for a very long time. so tragic. RIP Oscar.
― Karl Malone, Monday, 27 October 2014 01:21 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/UxCmlcJ.gif
― Karl Malone, Monday, 27 October 2014 01:31 (nine years ago) link
awful
― bnw, Monday, 27 October 2014 01:33 (nine years ago) link
jesus christ....so horrible
― LIKE If you are against racism (omar little), Monday, 27 October 2014 01:34 (nine years ago) link
That hat tip was great, he was eating something and seemed, def not annoyed, but just like "guys I just hit a dinger, I do that sometimes, chill." I really liked his style, was looking forward to lamenting his hits for a long time. RIP.
― ENERGY FOOD (en i see kay), Monday, 27 October 2014 01:36 (nine years ago) link
Man, terrible news. RIP.
― Pict in a blanket (WilliamC), Monday, 27 October 2014 01:59 (nine years ago) link
Shocking and sad. RIP.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Monday, 27 October 2014 02:26 (nine years ago) link
holy fuck
so easy to forget these things can happen
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Monday, 27 October 2014 02:59 (nine years ago) link
RIP
this is the worst
― franklin, Monday, 27 October 2014 03:53 (nine years ago) link
woah - had no idea he was also a Canadian citizen
― AKA Thermo Thinwall (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 27 October 2014 04:12 (nine years ago) link
Me neither ... he lived in Montreal from ages 12 to 16.
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/07/08/top-prospect-has-canadian-passport-to-wbc
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Monday, 27 October 2014 10:32 (nine years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B09u5_6IMAAlHCy.jpg
― mookieproof, Monday, 27 October 2014 15:47 (nine years ago) link
dang, his girlfriend died too. brutal.
― polyphonic, Monday, 27 October 2014 18:53 (nine years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B1Ebx89IUAEyFOb.jpg
Cardinals leave right field light on to honor Oscar Taveras
o man
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 15:42 (nine years ago) link
http://cdn2.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/1n8KkXNzUsZvyQRw4YnPN2lImBE=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn1.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/2415500/xW956Yv.0.jpg
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 2 November 2014 18:17 (nine years ago) link
happy 56th birthday to willie mcgee
#51 4eva
― mookieproof, Monday, 3 November 2014 02:38 (nine years ago) link
lol
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B1yvA_fIIAAwD93.jpghttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/B1yvA_hIAAAnggJ.jpghttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/B1yvA_eIQAIM8TW.jpg
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 6 November 2014 22:48 (nine years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B6O5CmHIMAAoG7p.jpg
― mookieproof, Thursday, 1 January 2015 03:26 (nine years ago) link
released today!
http://mikematheny.com/book-matheny-manifesto
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 3 February 2015 15:30 (nine years ago) link
with an afterword by Bob Costas.
*fart noise*
― ♪♫_\o/_♫♪ (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 3 February 2015 15:57 (nine years ago) link
i vote to wait a few days, start a new cardinals 2015 thread, and pretend the matheny book never, ever happened
― ♪♫_\o/_♫♪ (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 3 February 2015 16:00 (nine years ago) link
Matheny’s tough-love philosophy contained his throwback beliefs that authority should be respected, discipline and hard work rewarded, spiritual faith cultivated, family prioritized, and humility considered a virtue. In The Matheny Manifesto, he builds on his original letter by diagnosing the problem at the heart of youth sports—Hint: it starts with parents and coaches—and offering a hopeful path forward. Along the way, he uses stories from his smalltown childhood, as well as his career as a player, coach, and manager, to explore eight keys to success: Leadership, Confidence, Teamwork, Faith, Class, Character, Toughness, and Humility.
we can't bring him in, tie-game situation. we're on the road.
― slothroprhymes, Tuesday, 3 February 2015 16:05 (nine years ago) link
should have been the title of the book
― ♪♫_\o/_♫♪ (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 3 February 2015 16:06 (nine years ago) link
The Matheny Manifesto is co-written with Jerry B. Jenkins, author of the Left Behind series
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 3 February 2015 19:21 (nine years ago) link
LEFT BEHIND
http://www4.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Trevor+Rosenthal+World+Series+Media+Day+rxjqmwwNBhdl.jpg
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 3 February 2015 20:15 (nine years ago) link
― ♪♫_\o/_♫♪ (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 3 February 2015 16:00 (2 days ago) Permalink
Amen, preparing for the rapture of a new thread.
― bnw, Thursday, 5 February 2015 16:13 (nine years ago) link
You know I'm going to post about that book right at the top of the 2015 thread once you start it, right? Nothing personal; it's just a Cards thing
― Evan R, Friday, 6 February 2015 03:03 (nine years ago) link
^^^
― mookieproof, Friday, 6 February 2015 03:30 (nine years ago) link
From “The Coach Is Always Right, Even When He’s Wrong” to “Let Your Catcher Call the Game,” Matheny’s old-school advice might not always be popular or politically correct, but it works.
Take that, PC police!
― Evan R, Friday, 6 February 2015 16:40 (nine years ago) link
"Carlos is going to be the recipient of baseball talk."
http://m.mlb.com/news/article/109429988/with-new-role-cardinals-right-hander-carlos-martinez-gets-new-locker-near-catcher-yadier-molina
― Andy K, Tuesday, 17 February 2015 00:52 (nine years ago) link