2024 MLB Season Thread ⚾

[JGibson]

RIP Whitey Herzog. #STLCards #ForTheLou 
https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1780265172252107106

[100% pro-life no matter what]

The Rangers are calling up former VandyBoy and #2 overall pick, Jack Leiter.  In the first sports game I went to after covid, Leiter pitched a no-hitter for Vandy against South Carolina.

[dead0man]

RIP Whitey Herzog. #STLCards #ForTheLou 

he was the coach of my favorite team when I cared the most about baseball, so he's special to me.  When I play baseball video games to this day, I usually play "Whitey ball" (good D, high OBP, lots of movement on the basepaths).

[GeorgiaModerate]

Odd play in last night's Braves-Marlins game.  In the first inning, with Ronald Acuña Jr. at third base and Michael Harris II at first, Marlins pitcher Sixto Sánchez spun around toward second -- but there was nobody there!  He was called for a balk because he attempted to throw to an unoccupied base, allowing Acuña to score and Harris to move up to second. 

Then in a sort of bookend to the game, the Braves won 4-3 when Harris doubled in Acuña in the bottom of the 10th.

[JGibson]

Marlins trade 2B/1B/DH Luis Arráez to the Padres.

https://twitter.com/Padres/status/1786765499449381083

[dead0man]

when the hell did it become common place to have lineups with multiple sub .200 hitters?  Back in the day, even (most) soft hitting SS and C would give you .225.  And  unless your CF runs like Bolt, catches like glue and throws like Marino, there is never a reason to have an outfielder in your lineup with a .180 BA and a sub .500 OPS.  But the Cardinals do it every freaking day.

[dead0man]

and now the one of two hitters on the team just broke his arm.  le sigh

[JGibson]

Heads need to roll at Busch Stadium, as the Cardinals lose again for the 6th game in a row.

[dead0man]

Heads need to roll at Busch Stadium, as the Cardinals lose again for the 6th game in a row.

I went home (Alton area) this weekend, and that was certainly the talk of the town.  They all think the manager needs to go, and I agree.  They started a mofo today how is 1-20.  .050!  NO, you don't get to do that.  I'm going to list the Cardinals in order of plate appearances.
Donovan-.209avg,644ops
Arenado-270,703 (if this is your 5th best hitter, he's doing great)
Godly-190,530 (showing his age)
Gorman-.192.643 (I still think this kid will get there, but sheesh)
Contreras-280,950 (and he just broke his arm because his manager told him to stick his glove out there)
Winn-275,694 (a rare bright spot)
Nootbar-198,648

yeah, there is a lot of baseball to play and the team is better than how they are playing, but it needs to change/get fixed and soon.  They did manage to hold off getting swept in Milwaukee today.