OT: OT: Lets Go Cardinals! (All Baseball Talk Here) Part 2

[Linkens Mastery]

The opening day is tomorrow, and this should be the expected opening Lineup against a righty, unless something crazy happens.

SP - Mikolas
C - Contreras
1B - Goldy
2B - Donovan
3B - Arenado
SS - Edman
LF - Walker
CF - O'Neill
RF - Nootbaar
DH - Gorman

 

[Mike Liut]

The opening day is tomorrow, and this should be the expected opening Lineup against a righty, unless something crazy happens.

SP - Mikolas
C - Contreras
1B - Goldy
2B - Donovan
3B - Arenado
SS - Edman
LF - Walker
CF - O'Neill
RF - Nootbaar
DH - Gorman

let’s predict the order

 

[Linkens Mastery]

let’s predict the order

Too much work. Noot is probably leading off tho.

 

[Mike Liut]

Here’s mine vs a righty

Noot
Gorman
Goldy
Arenado
Contreras
Walker
oneil
Edman
Donovan

or

Donovan
Noot
Goldy
Arenado
Contreras
oneil
Gorman
Walker
Edman

 

[542365]

Go Cards. Excited for the season. Almost positive we’re going to have to trade for a starter or two at the deadline again. Clearly the team’s biggest weakness. Have plenty of assets to get it done though and nobody is going to run away with the Central so the birds should still be in contention by then.

 

[bleedblue1223]

Yep, SP could use a boost, but should be good enough for most of the season. Lineup has some big time potential if Walker/Gorman/Noot perform well, or if O'Neill/Carlson bounce back.

 

[Allens Five Hole]

Here’s mine vs a righty

Noot
Gorman
Goldy
Arenado
Contreras
Walker
oneil
Edman
Donovan

or

Donovan
Noot
Goldy
Arenado
Contreras
oneil
Gorman
Walker
Edman

Not saying you're wrong, but I would really like to try and break up the right handed brigade that seems to always end up in the middle of our order. Just not sure how to do that, honestly. All our LH bats are guys you don't really want in the middle besides Gorman and I don't think he's really ready for that responsibility.

 

[542365]

Yep, SP could use a boost, but should be good enough for most of the season. Lineup has some big time potential if Walker/Gorman/Noot perform well, or if O'Neill/Carlson bounce back.

I love Yadi, but it’s nice to not have a black hole offensively behind the plate too. So many options in the outfield, some combination has to pan out. I think it will ultimately be Walker-Carlson-Noot. I don’t have much faith in O’Neill. Hopefully I’m dead wrong.

 

[hockeywiz542]

 

[BadgersandBlues]

Opening Day! Let's goooooooo. Should be a national holiday. Make it happen Congress!

 

[542365]

Our starting pitching sucks. Who could’ve possibly seen that coming except everyone ever?

 

[TheDizee]

mikolas was awful today

Our starting pitching sucks. Who could’ve possibly seen that coming except everyone ever?

dont worry, wainwright will save the rotation. not like he had dead arm in september and then got hurt in a stupid preseason tourney.

 

[Linkens Mastery]

DONNIE BOMB!!!

 

[Linkens Mastery]

Both teams starting pitchers were not good tonight. Pretty upset with the ERs and ERA for Mikolas, but, I'm pretty happy with his strikeouts. 6 SOs in 3.1 innings is a decent.

 

[Linkens Mastery]

Drew VerHagen is a waste of a roster spot. Should have been DFAd and JoJo should be in the Majors

 

[542365]

Offense is going to have to be top 5 in the Majors to make any sort of noise. This staff, too to bottom, is abysmal. Elite defense can only do so much.

 

[AVictoryDive]

Good old hot take reactions. Some pretty notable starting pitchers struggled today. Sometimes the offense has to carry a team until the pitching can settle down.

 

[542365]

What time does the Blues game start? At least when they pathetically throw away leads it’s a bit entertaining.

EDIT:Nice of Wilson to throw the game away before hobbling off to the showers.

 

[hockeywiz542]

 

[542365]

The staff you built allowed 20 hits and double digit runs Hope the money saved was worth it.

 

[Vladys Gumption]

Lol this has to be the worst pitched game I’ve ever seen.

 

[Linkens Mastery]

This has to be one of the highest scoring Opening Days. A lot of the Starting pitchers around the league have been getting shelled today.

 

[TheDizee]

19 hits given up.

good job Mo!

Lol this has to be the worst pitched game I’ve ever seen.

welcome to the 2023 cardinals season.

 

[542365]

Feel bad for Arenado. Turned down a nine figure deal just to be stuck on a team that runs clowns like Mikolas and Verhagen to the mound on Opening Day.

 

[TheDizee]

Feel bad for Arenado. Turned down a nine figure deal just to be stuck on a team that runs clowns like Mikolas and Verhagen to the mound on Opening Day.

but but but wainwright sang the national anthem!!!