Empoleon8771
Registered User
Jordy Mercer is doing everything in his power to make me not hate him. I guess I'll just need to add more hate to Locke 
OT: Raise the Jolly Roger: Jordy Mercer Isn't Completely Useless
- Thread starter Big McLargehuge
- Start date
- Status
DJ Spinoza
Registered User
- Aug 7, 2003
- 25,435
- 3,931
Chip Hale is going to ritually decapitate some reporter after this Dbacks-Rockies game.
Would be nice to see the Cubs lose, but in fairness, the Angels are pretty much just Mike Trout plus a bunch of garbage players.
It would be very sweet to take the sweep tomorrow and at least begin on a dominant note vs the Cardinals. Their offense looks pretty lackluster, but it should be more fluid vs RHP. Mike Leake is an eminently hittable pitcher who we never seem to hit, but the offense seems pretty keyed in, except Marte.
Would be nice to see the Cubs lose, but in fairness, the Angels are pretty much just Mike Trout plus a bunch of garbage players.
It would be very sweet to take the sweep tomorrow and at least begin on a dominant note vs the Cardinals. Their offense looks pretty lackluster, but it should be more fluid vs RHP. Mike Leake is an eminently hittable pitcher who we never seem to hit, but the offense seems pretty keyed in, except Marte.
Coastal Kev
There will be "I told you so's" Bet on it
Jordy Mercer is doing everything in his power to make me not hate him. I guess I'll just need to add more hate to Locke
There is absolutely nothing to hate about Mercer. He is a solid MLB player. Can you upgrade?? Sure. But you can't have an all star at every position. And he was a major upgrade over the Barmes.
DJ Spinoza
Registered User
- Aug 7, 2003
- 25,435
- 3,931
Synced up video for the walkoff with Greg Brown, a nice nightcap after listening to the simultaneously boring and insanely homer Cardinals announcers:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BD18kJUQ27Z/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BD18kJUQ27Z/
ImporterExporter
"You're a boring old man"
madinsomniac
Registered User
Quoted for truth..... if we end up with Mercer as the top infield backup when Kang gets healthy, we are in great shape
Empoleon8771
Registered User
I love watching that comeback video. It's even better with the Pirates Pennant Run video:
Penguins23
Le Magnifique
I'll take the win but pretty frustrating mistakes in that game. The one that bothers me the most is still sending Cutch home with no outs AND the runner not advancing to second on that throw. That whole play screams amateur baseball.
Luckily the Cards made some HUGE mistakes like that botched double play and pop up bunt in extras. It seems like the Cards always get the breaks so it's not to steal this one.
Luckily the Cards made some HUGE mistakes like that botched double play and pop up bunt in extras. It seems like the Cards always get the breaks so it's not to steal this one.
Winger for Hire
Praise Beebo
I woke up to a text from a friend this morning complaining about Serpico already. Yinzers are already in midseason form.
I was happy with Neise's start last night. Nothing fancy, but effective. Certainly hurt some by a lot of defensive miscues. But in term of pitching, everything looked fine. My only observation, and it's only 1 start so it could just be some preseason rust hanging around, but he could stand to tighten up his misses out of the zone. A lot of the balls I saw where Cervelli set-up on the edge of the zone missed by enough to not entice the hitters. Tighten that up a bit to get some swing and missed and/or some weak contact and I don't see much to complain about from Neise.
I was happy with Neise's start last night. Nothing fancy, but effective. Certainly hurt some by a lot of defensive miscues. But in term of pitching, everything looked fine. My only observation, and it's only 1 start so it could just be some preseason rust hanging around, but he could stand to tighten up his misses out of the zone. A lot of the balls I saw where Cervelli set-up on the edge of the zone missed by enough to not entice the hitters. Tighten that up a bit to get some swing and missed and/or some weak contact and I don't see much to complain about from Neise.
Last edited:
Big McLargehuge
Fragile Traveler
I agree 100%.
That one pissed me off...there's nothing I can't stand more than making the first out on the base paths. To be fair to Sofield on that one, though, I don't think Cutch looked at him once. He was going home from the second he saw the ball leave the bat, and that's on him for being over-aggressive. It required a perfect throw to get him, but Piscotty is the one Cardinals outfielder capable of just that.
I love how people can honestly expect the bench to be that deep, especially with a starter on the DL. The Cardinals ended the game with their only available players being their back-up catcher and a Rule 5 pitcher. Nobody is 25 men deep on April 5.
Penguins23
Le Magnifique
There's some outs that are worse than others.....if you're out trying to stretch a single into a double I can probably live with it....even a double into a triple with 0 outs I can live with. Having a guy on 3rd with no outs is almost an automatic run.
3rd out at 3rd base or 1st out at home plate are my pet peeves though. Just inexcusable. The only positive for Cutch going home there is that it allowed the batter to get to 2nd base on the throw which didn't even happen so there was absolutely no benefit there. If we don't trust our 4-5-6 guys to cash in a runner on 3rd with no outs then we need to re-do our lineup.
On that note, tte way Polanco is smacking around the ball I wouldn't oppose switching him with Marte actually.
Winger for Hire
Praise Beebo
Penguins23
Le Magnifique
Yeah I know that's the 'ol saying but I can still live with it....way more than the 1st out at home.
Winger for Hire
Praise Beebo
Penguins23
Le Magnifique
- Status
