America
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 26 August 2017 03:13 (six years ago) link
Jack Flaherty, 21 (Harvard-Westlake HS), tonight becomes youngest starting pitcher to debut for Cardinals since Rick Ankiel in 1999.— Bill Shaikin (@BillShaikin) September 1, 2017
― mookieproof, Friday, 1 September 2017 20:37 (six years ago) link
now 2 behind the Rockies for WC2
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 7 September 2017 11:49 (six years ago) link
lance lynn is outperforming his FIP at a historical level (ERA of 2.99, FIP of 4.71)
https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/st-louis-cardinals-sabermetrics-analysis/2017/9/7/16248452/cardinals-lance-lynn-earned-run-average-fielding-independent-pitching-luck-peripherals
my condolences to whoever wins the Lance Lynn free agent sweepstakes
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 7 September 2017 16:56 (six years ago) link
(to be clear, i think he'll be a solid #3 in someone's rotation for a few more years at least. but i can also imagine a team overpaying for that shiny sub-3.00 ERA)
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 7 September 2017 17:00 (six years ago) link
pham picked up both his 20th SB and 20th HR today
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 14 September 2017 19:17 (six years ago) link
it's been about a minute since he hit the HR, and somehow the broadcasting team has not made a reference to 20/20 vision. i don't understand why it's taking them so long since they talk about his vision every single game
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 14 September 2017 19:18 (six years ago) link
tommy pham, despite missing the first month because mike matheny thought it was a better move to play matt adams in left field, is 10th in the NL by fWAR. and by fWAR/600, he's second, just ahead of harper and behind only rendon. definitely a bright spot in an otherwise frustrating year
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 20 September 2017 16:21 (six years ago) link
http://mediadownloads.mlb.com/mlbam/2016/06/16/images/mlbf_818435583_th_45.jpg
look you don't know any better, Matheny gets up close views of his players in action, he knows their strengths
― nomar, Wednesday, 20 September 2017 16:32 (six years ago) link
Juan Nicasio batted with two runners on in the 9th inning of a pennant race. WITH A 40 MAN ROSTER. https://t.co/edzYDcRjPf— stlCupofJoe (@stlCupofJoe) September 23, 2017
of course it worked out because the pirates WAIVED A DECENT RELIEVER LEST HE BE CLAIMED BY A DIVISION RIVAL
FOR WHOM THE PHILLIES AT LEAST GOT SOME SHITTY PROSPECT
jfc
― mookieproof, Saturday, 23 September 2017 03:38 (six years ago) link
man i know Bryant is hot right now but Matheny just IBB'd him to load the bases with 1 out and Rizzo and Zobrist on deck
― na (NA), Thursday, 28 September 2017 00:55 (six years ago) link
ha and it paid off of course
― na (NA), Thursday, 28 September 2017 00:56 (six years ago) link
bad process / passable results is the matheny way
congrats to the cubs btw
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 28 September 2017 01:52 (six years ago) link
Players with at least 23 HR, 23 SB, .410 OBP since 1987:AltuveTroutTOMMY PHAMA-RodD WrightAbreuChipperBagwellL WalkerRickey— viva el birdos (@vivaelbirdos) September 28, 2017
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 28 September 2017 22:35 (six years ago) link
arb eligible at 31, free agency at 34 ;_;
― mookieproof, Thursday, 28 September 2017 23:23 (six years ago) link
RIP 2017 cardinals, and america
that final play was a perfectly agonizing, fitting end to the season
― Karl Malone, Friday, 29 September 2017 03:15 (six years ago) link
will they be *spoilers*, like America?
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Friday, 29 September 2017 15:18 (six years ago) link
i think they'll be half spoilers. wild (card) prediction: i think they'll take 1 of 3 from the brewers, and the rockies will manage to pick up at least one from the dodgers. even if matheny plays his B squad all weekend, that's still a pretty decent team, capable of winning at least one from the brewers.
"high floor, low ceiling" will be the epitaph of the 2016-17 cardinals
― Karl Malone, Friday, 29 September 2017 15:28 (six years ago) link
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there's always next year! as a Cubs fan, watching Matheny and the Cards dugout was "good times", i'm sorry to admit...
https://media.giphy.com/media/8TNHNwBEhhc4g/giphy.gif
― nomar, Friday, 29 September 2017 16:32 (six years ago) link
ICYMI
https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/9/29/16388812/busch-stadium-cardinals-protest-stockley-verdict
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 30 September 2017 11:26 (six years ago) link
fuck yeah, they're bringing oquendo back to 3rd base coach and giving willie mcgee some sort of job
― Currently (Karl Malone), Monday, 23 October 2017 20:02 (six years ago) link
happy willie mcgee's birthday
― mookieproof, Thursday, 2 November 2017 15:53 (six years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/jEG0gNL.jpg
cardinals figurative boner is getting impossibly hard this offseason
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 10 December 2017 19:06 (six years ago) link
Cardinals "Bitter" After Being Turned Down by Giancarlo Stanton
― omar little, Sunday, 10 December 2017 19:09 (six years ago) link
wow guess he wasn't ready for the cardinal way(TM)
― k3vin k., Sunday, 10 December 2017 19:10 (six years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/oDYy5Hy.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/H2uBVJo.jpg
luke gregerson, 2 years/$11 million
i think i like this deal? all of his troubles last year seem to come from a huge spike in FB% + HR/FB, plus a jump in BABIP. the rest of his peripherals seem to be in line with the rest of his career, so he seems like a good bounceback guy
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 10 December 2017 23:31 (six years ago) link
I'd think the only thing would be a second year on a reliever at age 33. He was always good with the Padres.
― earlnash, Monday, 11 December 2017 00:01 (six years ago) link
also he can tell the cardinals all of jeff luhnow's secrets
― mookieproof, Monday, 11 December 2017 00:05 (six years ago) link
yeah, ideally all relievers could all be signed for a single year given how volatile they are, but that's the risk you run i guess...
encouraging to see that 3 of his HRs last year were of the minute maid bullshit variety (http://www.hittrackeronline.com/detail.php?id=2017_6059&type=pitcher) and a 4th wouldn't have been a HR in almost half of MLB stadiums.
― Karl Malone, Monday, 11 December 2017 00:06 (six years ago) link
cardinals/astros and yankees/marlins should hold a secret-sharing slumber party
― Karl Malone, Monday, 11 December 2017 00:07 (six years ago) link