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 Post subject: Re: St Louis Cardinals
PostPosted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 10:45 am 
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Only 8 spots open.


Good thing he played almost as many games at 3B then and some at 2B.

Yeah, it's not like he's going to the bench. If you want to argue it will hurt them defensively moving him to third base that has some merit. (Edit: I see you did) But to brush of this trade as no big deal because Goldschmidts are a dime a dozen is just a bad sports thought.

Never said that.

Is this really that hard to comprehend? Power hitting first baseman (i.e. a guy who will hit 20-25 homers) are extremely common.

Goldschmidt is great and it makes them better, but it's just not as significant as adding a great hitter at a position like SS, 3B, 2B, CF, or Catcher.

It's why Machado is such a big deal and more valuable than Harper (RF another position full of power hitters...not as much as 1B though)

If you are talking in baseball generalities you are correct. The Cardinals have been mediocre the past couple years largely due to the lack of a thumper in the middle of their line-up. They have that now, regardless of position.

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 Post subject: Re: St Louis Cardinals
PostPosted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 10:49 am 
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So managers are just wasting their time when they look at past success against teams in deciding who to play, setting their lineup, positioning their defense, deciding on bullpen matchups, etc.? I doubt that he has sucked against the Cubs and Brewers the past couple years.

Yes.

Look at history against a specific pitcher. But against a team? Dumb.

Against Cubs pitchers "[i]n 43 career games...Goldschmidt is hitting .353 with 14 home runs, 39 RBIs, a .471 on-base percentage and a 1.170 OPS." I think that matters, you don't. That's fine.

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 Post subject: Re: St Louis Cardinals
PostPosted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 11:41 am 
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Those career vs. opponent stats are idiotic.

The Cubs need Austin Kearns so he stops beating us

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 Post subject: Re: St Louis Cardinals
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So managers are just wasting their time when they look at past success against teams in deciding who to play, setting their lineup, positioning their defense, deciding on bullpen matchups, etc.? I doubt that he has sucked against the Cubs and Brewers the past couple years.

Yes.

Look at history against a specific pitcher. But against a team? Dumb.

Against Cubs pitchers "[i]n 43 career games...Goldschmidt is hitting .353 with 14 home runs, 39 RBIs, a .471 on-base percentage and a 1.170 OPS." I think that matters, you don't. That's fine.

You're being intentionally dim


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 Post subject: Re: St Louis Cardinals
PostPosted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 12:39 pm 
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Kirkwood wrote:
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So managers are just wasting their time when they look at past success against teams in deciding who to play, setting their lineup, positioning their defense, deciding on bullpen matchups, etc.? I doubt that he has sucked against the Cubs and Brewers the past couple years.

Yes.

Look at history against a specific pitcher. But against a team? Dumb.

Against Cubs pitchers "[i]n 43 career games...Goldschmidt is hitting .353 with 14 home runs, 39 RBIs, a .471 on-base percentage and a 1.170 OPS." I think that matters, you don't. That's fine.

You're being intentionally dim

Well, then I guess a lot of baseball writers are too.

In 99 plate appearances against the 2017 Cubs pitching staff he has a .950 OPS, including a career 1.321 OPS against Jon Lester, 1.931 against Jose Quintana, 1.556 against Marrow, 1.229 against Montgomery, 1.000 against Strop. I assume they will be pitching for the Cubs next year?

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 Post subject: Re: St Louis Cardinals
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Much more informative and relevant!


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 Post subject: Re: St Louis Cardinals
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Well, then I guess a lot of baseball writers are too.

Yup.


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 Post subject: Re: St Louis Cardinals
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Sorry for your loss Cub fans. It was a great run though.

It is still ongoing, thank you very much.

In fairness sox fans dont know anything about a run.

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 Post subject: Re: St Louis Cardinals
PostPosted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 3:25 pm 
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Kirkwood wrote:
Look at history against a specific pitcher. But against a team? Dumb.

Carlos Lee v. Cubs pitching
Mike Sweeney v. White Sox pitching

It has been a thing before...not dumb.

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 Post subject: Re: St Louis Cardinals
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Havent viewed this yet, will later. Figured some may be interested.


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 Post subject: Re: St Louis Cardinals
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Sorry for your loss Cub fans. It was a great run though.

It is still ongoing, thank you very much.

In fairness sox fans dont know anything about a run.

Your response is expected and understandable, but we both know the Sox know quite a bit about the single greatest postseason run in modern MLB history.

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 Post subject: Re: St Louis Cardinals
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RFDC wrote:
In fairness sox fans dont know anything about a run.
Cubs fans know plenty about a run. Perhaps, if your team was able to score two or three runs, they would have played more than two games in October.

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 Post subject: Re: St Louis Cardinals
PostPosted: Fri Dec 07, 2018 4:24 pm 
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Frank Coztansa wrote:
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In fairness sox fans dont know anything about a run.
Cubs fans know plenty about a run. Perhaps, if your team was able to score two or three runs, they would have played more than two games in October.

:lol: Let me know the next time your team plays any games in October

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