8/9 GDT: Pirates(Archer) vs Cardinals(Hudson) 7:15 PM CT

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heyzeus wrote:Archer has been so, so bad this year. That Austin Meadows/Glasnow for Archer trade is just...man. Ow. Sorry, Pirates fan posters that hang out here.
The worst part about it is that the Pirates threw in a Player to be Named Later... That player ended up being the Pirates 2017 1st round draft pick, who currently has a 3.34 ERA and strikes out more than 1 batter per inning in Single A, and he just turned 20.

So eventually this could turn out to be even worse than it already is if that kid turns into a good pitcher.
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my thoughts on this game and lineup using only suggested words by Siri:

The Best has come to the end.
We are going to have to get some more money.
We are just not going to make it.
I don’t think we can do this because we don’t have any idea.
The Cards have been so much better than this.

Even Siri is pessimistic.

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cardsfantx wrote:
lukethedrifter wrote:Maybe i should head down to the game. It’s at home?
don't sit too close to the dugout; Shildt may throw you in the OF
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Can anyone think of anything comparable to the Tommy Edman/Lane Thomas/Randy Arozarena situation we have right now in recent Cards history? A player that consistently started out of position over another, more qualified player, all while keeping a potentially dynamic player off the roster?

I can’t think of any examples off the top of my head, unless there were big salary implications.

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Fat Strat wrote:Can anyone think of anything comparable to the Tommy Edman/Lane Thomas/Randy Arozarena situation we have right now in recent Cards history? A player that consistently started out of position over another, more qualified player, all while keeping a potentially dynamic player off the roster?

I can’t think of any examples off the top of my head, unless there were big salary implications.
Not quite similar but reminds me of them putting Wong in CF/LF in 2016 a bunch while Pham was OPSing .901 just to get Jedd Gyorko/Moss/Adams (puke) bat in the lineup regularly. I know Wong was still a player they had high hopes for and Edman isn't, but that's all that's coming to mind. While having Carpenter play 2B at times too... 2016 was just a [expletive]-show of a year with guys out of position.

A fun game is trying to find the statistical edge or angle Mo and Shildt seem to be going after. I usually assume splits but maybe there are other scouting factors?
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I'm looking forward to Dan McLaughlin's mid-game chatter with Ricky Horton about Tommy Edman's weekly conversations with Aaron Miles.

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Jocephus wrote:would anyone notice if his name was Thomas Lane?
Tommy Layne pitched for Memphis to begin this season.

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Bases loaded w nobody out. And 6-4-3. Amazingly consistent.

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Fat Strat wrote:Can anyone think of anything comparable to the Tommy Edman/Lane Thomas/Randy Arozarena situation we have right now in recent Cards history? A player that consistently started out of position over another, more qualified player, all while keeping a potentially dynamic player off the roster?

I can’t think of any examples off the top of my head, unless there were big salary implications.
There was the year we tried to make Skip Schumacher a second baseman.

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