Game 6 stunk...
Wasted opportunities.
For all of the team’s struggles this season, are we really going to be thinking about missed opportunities this winter? Our Ace against John Maine. Baseball is a strange game.
It seemed unlikely two weeks ago that we’d have any playoff success. It seemed unlikely five hours ago that we’d end our season in the NLCS. Now, everything seems likely.
Carpenter looked great. The Mets were fortunate to have their two runs. The Cards had plenty of opportunities to score, and just didn’t come close to putting forth a decent effort. It seemed we were waiting for the Mets to roll over.
In the past two years, you got a similar vibe from the Cards. In each series against Houston, the Cards looked like a team that expected its opponent to kow tow to it. The Birds seemed to think the Mets might not show.
I didn’t expect that from this team, that seemed to have found its comfort zone in pressure situations.
Even more disconcerting about the loss in Game 6 is the team looked out of gas. Edmonds, Spezio, Encarnacion, Rolen, Belliard, and Eckstein all took lousy at-bats until the 9th. The top of the order started four innings, and scored zero times.
Rolen did an outstanding job boosting TLR’s case that
The Cards continuously forced their at-bats, swinging at bad pitches. They played poor defense. They played poor baseball.
Molina failing on the pitchout was unexcusable. Did it cost the Cards the game? Perhaps. When Molina came to the plate with runners on second and third in the 9th, he was in the unique position to drive in two runs, thus making the two he let in an inning earlier the difference in the game.
If he came through, he’d be the goat. He didn't, but suddenly streaking So did. Which was followed by a third poor at-bat by Eckstein. He doesn't look any healthier than Rolen.
So now it’s Suppan against Oliver Perez on three days rest. If Oliver faulters, we’ll see Oliver, Darren. If that Oliver fails, Glavine will be used. We may not see a righty again in this series.
If the trend for this team's ability to confound holds, we’ll win 11-0.
Nothing shocks me now.
posted by Union Commish @ 9:22 PM
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It's a world gone mad!!!!! My gemeral refrain for this Cards post season has been 'up is down and down is up'. I noted that TLR caught this bug in game 5. Kinney against the Carlos's, Wainwright for Valentin instead of staying with Flores. And, of course, the Duncan PH.
Now, Randolph is subsribing. Pulled Mota out of the pen instead of the lefty, even though both were warm, to face Duncan in game 6.
All these moves have worked. Dogs and cat living together, mass hysteria!
By our 'up is down and down is up' criteria, Suppan will mow them down early but tire in the 4th and 5th. Perez will throw 44 strikes in a row to open the game, but, the Cards will hit him even though he's a lefty. The Carlos's will combine to go 0-8 but Endy Chavez will hit a three run dinger. Wagner will blow the save and we will win in the 16th inning on a homer by Aaron Miles.
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