5-1 Post "Game" Thread: Optimists Tread Lightly

EastonBlues22 · Post by **EastonBlues22** » May 1 07, 9:05 pm

I'm not at all convinced that the Cards have just been unlucky...they've displayed some terrible baseball fundamentals this season. Very, very uninspired ball for the most part...just no spark at all at the plate, on the mound, or in the field.

Not at all what I used to seeing from TRL's teams...

Post by **Radbird** » May 1 07, 9:06 pm

I'm not saying this is a good team, but they are not this bad. Or at least they won't be this bad all season.

The fact that they are in the NLC means they can contend. There are no powerhouse teams in the division.

Cronos · Post by **Cronos** » May 1 07, 9:07 pm

Already struggling team has a teammate pass away for the second time in 5 years?

Yep. It's going to be ugly for awhile, and because of the situation I don't really care.

Post by **Michael** » May 1 07, 9:07 pm

Let's remember they just had a teammate die. It has to be tough going out on to the field.

jagtrader · Post by **jagtrader** » May 1 07, 9:11 pm

Cronos69 wrote:Already struggling team has a teammate pass away for the second time in 5 years?

Yep. It's going to be ugly for awhile, and because of the situation I don't really care.

That's pretty much how I see it.

ToughGuy_BlueShirt · Post by **ToughGuy_BlueShirt** » May 1 07, 9:11 pm

Wow, THIS TEAM IS BAD.

G. Keenan · Post by **G. Keenan** » May 1 07, 9:13 pm

Michael wrote:Let's remember they just had a teammate die. It has to be tough going out on to the field.

Who hasn't even been buried yet.

Elphie15 · Post by **Elphie15** » May 1 07, 9:18 pm

They don't want to be out there and quite frankly, I wouldn't want to be either if I were them.

I'm surprised at the lack of sensitivity or sympathy on here. If I had a close friend who passed away, I would call in sick to work for a week and not want to be bothered. I respect them for going out and doing their job, despite the grim circumstances.

ThatGuy · Post by **ThatGuy** » May 1 07, 9:21 pm

We've been spoiled for quite some time now (although last year wasn't great up until the last few weeks of baseball), so I guess there had to be a downturn somewhere.

Still, I don't think we're going to be like this all season. And for me, as others have said, losing a baseball game is secondary to the death of a teammate. I don't enjoy seeing them play this badly, and I certainly hope for better games in the future, but if this isn't their year, it won't be the end of the world.

clement · Post by **clement** » May 1 07, 9:28 pm

They are still only a few games below .500 and only a handful of games out of first place. They have plenty of time to turn this ship around. I imagine they need to get through the next few weeks emotionally, and winning a few games along the way will help them accomplish that. They need someone to step up and show leadership, and they probably need a bit of luck too.

But Rolen, Pujols, Edmonds, and even Eckstein and Kennedy were hitting way below their expectations before the tragedy, and this team will have to do all it can to avoid being in the cellar if they all continue to hit a collective .230. I doubt that will happen, but honestly, apart from Albert, I don't think it's that far out of the realm of possibilities.