Originally Posted by Marcellus:
If you look at that list he is top 10 in almost every stat and when you are talking SO/per 9 etc...that's not a longevity stat.
Actually as average as he has been for years it hurts his overall stats in some ways. Pretty impressive he is still in the top 10 on many of those lists.
Chris Carpenter is on many of those lists too even with all the injuries. Miss that guy.
SO/9 isn't a bad stat but just looking at who he's with there, eh.
I like Waino, and his last 5 years taints my memory of him I'm sure, but he's really only had like 5 really good seasons out of 13.
He's been a good Cardinal. Probably get into the Cardinals HOF, even though I don't think he's been near the player some of the others in there have. [Reply]
Originally Posted by O.city:
It's been a similar thing with Pujols as well. He's fallen so hard, it's hard to remember what he was. I hate that guys hang on that long.
I remember being really pissed when he went to Anaheim. Now, not so much. [Reply]
Originally Posted by O.city:
It's been a similar thing with Pujols as well. He's fallen so hard, it's hard to remember what he was. I hate that guys hang on that long.
l could understand Pujols hanging around situation a little better. He had a chance at HOF history, 600 home runs and 3000 hits.
We got to see the best 11 years a baseball player has ever had. And he was on our team. When he comes back to Bush next year, he deserves the best and loudest reception any player has ever received. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BigRedChief:
l could understand Pujols hanging around situation a little better. He had a chance at HOF history, 600 home runs and 3000 hits.
We got to see the best 11 years a baseball player has ever had. And he was on our team. When he comes back to Bush next year, he deserves the best and loudest reception any player has ever received.
Originally Posted by O.city:
I appreciate what he did in STL.
But he also chose to leave.
it was just business. He still kept his charity work going in the community. He stays either Molina or Waino walks in their prime. It worked out well for us. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BigRedChief:
it was just business. He still kept his charity work going in the community. He stays either Molina or Waino walks in their prime. It worked out well for us.
Yep. We got the best years of his career, and the idiot fuck Angels paid for them. [Reply]
Originally Posted by O.city:
It's been a similar thing with Pujols as well. He's fallen so hard, it's hard to remember what he was. I hate that guys hang on that long.
He's still a .304 career hitter, 620/3000/1900 rbi he's still one of the all time greats. [Reply]
Originally Posted by :
A list of reasons explaining the root cause of the Cardinals’ offense must begin with Carpenter and Fowler. How severe are their slides? Answer: Among 171 qualifying MLB hitters, Fowler ranks 170th with a .146 batting average, and Carpenter is at No. 171 with a .145 average. Fowler ranks 165th in slugging percentage (.285), one spot above Carpenter (.282). In OPS, Carpenter (.576) is No. 162, with Fowler (.541) at No. 166.
Here’s another way to look at it. Let’s do a composite. If we combined the Fowler-Carpenter rate stats and compared 2017 to this season, this is how it looks:
2017: .252 average, .374 OBP, .467 slug, .841 OPS
2018: .146 average, .274 OBP, .283 slug, .557 OPS
Last season Fowler was 21 percent above league average offensively in park-adjusted runs created. Carpenter was slightly better at 23 percent above average.
Tommy Pham, CF
Matt Carpenter, 1B
Jose Martinez, DH
Marcell Ozuna, LF
Jedd Gyorko, 3B
Paul DeJong, SS
Harrison Bader, RF
Kolten Wong, 2B
Carson Kelly, C
WTF is the worst hitter in baseball doing batting 2nd? You want to “get him going”? I understand that. Carp is not the worst hitter in the game. But, Bader is hot with speed. He should be batting 2nd. Let Carp get his act together down with Kelly in the lineup.
