Cardinals lost to the Reds, 5 to 1.
Adam Wainwright had a tough night (obviously). Three home runs - Ouch. Wainwright was the losing pitcher because the runs scored on him and he turned the game over to the relief pitcher in a losing status. Now, if the relief pitcher had won the game AFTER that, the relief would be credited with a save. As it was, the relief pitcher was given a losing position and stayed there.
Thursday, June 7, 2007
Pitchers - HItting the batter...
The Redbirds beat the Reds thanks in large part to Albert Pujols. He hit a 2 run homer (that's him and another guy already on base) in the seventh inning.
Tony La Russa has long been an advocate of pitchers being suspended for hitting a batter. Seems to want the accountability. The pitchers are professional and the idea of "sending a message" by hitting or almost hitting a batter with a near deadly weapon is untenable. The Card's other catcher, Gary Bennett, was struck in the head by a fast ball the other night and had to leave the game. He says he's okay, but the long term impact hasn't been determined.
Tony La Russa has long been an advocate of pitchers being suspended for hitting a batter. Seems to want the accountability. The pitchers are professional and the idea of "sending a message" by hitting or almost hitting a batter with a near deadly weapon is untenable. The Card's other catcher, Gary Bennett, was struck in the head by a fast ball the other night and had to leave the game. He says he's okay, but the long term impact hasn't been determined.
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Pinch Hitters
So Taguchi was pinch hitting when he singled over the outfielder's to get an RBI and put the Cardinals ahead of the Cincinnati Reds on 6/5.
Pinch Hitters are subsitutes in the line-up (list of active players, their positions, and their batting order) while a team is batting (on the offensive). Usually, a pinch hitter is subbed in for a pitcher, but cna be anyone that will be replaced next time the team takes the field. You can't bat unless you are in the line up, but you can subsitute players. For example, pitchers are notoriously bad hitters, so Taguchi was subbed in to bat, then the next time out, a different pitcher was subbed in for Taguchi.
Ayway, the outfield came in close because they expected Taguchi to hit it just over the infield. He hit it over their heads and got on base, but also advanced a runner home, an RBI - Run Batted In. That means he gets credit for assisting the runner to score.
Pinch Hitters are subsitutes in the line-up (list of active players, their positions, and their batting order) while a team is batting (on the offensive). Usually, a pinch hitter is subbed in for a pitcher, but cna be anyone that will be replaced next time the team takes the field. You can't bat unless you are in the line up, but you can subsitute players. For example, pitchers are notoriously bad hitters, so Taguchi was subbed in to bat, then the next time out, a different pitcher was subbed in for Taguchi.
Ayway, the outfield came in close because they expected Taguchi to hit it just over the infield. He hit it over their heads and got on base, but also advanced a runner home, an RBI - Run Batted In. That means he gets credit for assisting the runner to score.
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Fall from Grace
So what's happened to the Cardinals? From getting to the World Series to barely getting out of Houston, the fall from grace has been phenomenal if not disheartening. I still love those Red Birds, but gosh, it would have been hard to imagine this would happen after the thrill of victory last October.
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