7/14 Cards (Wainwright) @ Cubs (Wood) 7 p.m. CT, ESPN

[Castros trade value]

Barney, you magnificent bastard.

Pat sounded dumbfounded on his call.

 

Hughes sucks now. Overly excited on opposing teams getting hits, scoring, etc.

[Soul]

Can someone explain to me what suddenly happened at age 28 to turn Molina into a good hitter.

[Andy]

Can someone explain to me what suddenly happened at age 28 to turn Molina into a good hitter.

He just wanted to. You need further justification for a St. Louis player?

[Andy]

Good [expletive] lord

[Sammy Sofa]

Can someone explain to me what suddenly happened at age 28 to turn Molina into a good hitter.

 

He wasn't a terrible hitter before 28, so it's not like it came out of nowhere. He's been a good all-around player from 24 onwards.

[Soul]

Can someone explain to me what suddenly happened at age 28 to turn Molina into a good hitter.

He just wanted to. You need further justification for a St. Louis player?

 

No, I've got a bunch of 27-year-olds in AAA who are dying to know.

[Soul]

Can someone explain to me what suddenly happened at age 28 to turn Molina into a good hitter.

 

He wasn't a terrible hitter before 28, so it's not like it came out of nowhere. He's been a good all-around player from 24 onwards.

 

The OPS jump is pronounced starting in 2011.

[Schwarber Fan]

God damn

[Guest]

Why even get Russell up if you're going to let Guerrier face the back to back LH that came up?

[Andy]

Valbuena got one, Castro got one...I figure it's Barney's turn to have a bogus duck-snort RBI hit get put somewhere in his area

[bhogg]

Am I a bad person for wanting yadier Molina to die in a fire?

[Sammy Sofa]

Can someone explain to me what suddenly happened at age 28 to turn Molina into a good hitter.

 

He wasn't a terrible hitter before 28, so it's not like it came out of nowhere. He's been a good all-around player from 24 onwards.

 

The OPS jump is pronounced starting in 2011.

 

So what? It looks more unusual because of 2010, but other than that he was basically getting better as he got older. It's hardly unheard of.

[Andy]

Can someone explain to me what suddenly happened at age 28 to turn Molina into a good hitter.

 

He wasn't a terrible hitter before 28, so it's not like it came out of nowhere. He's been a good all-around player from 24 onwards.

 

The OPS jump is pronounced starting in 2011.

 

So what? It looks more unusual because of 2010, but other than that he was basically getting better as he got older. It's hardly unheard of.

His career-high OPS shot up 100 points in 2011 after having already played six full big-league seasons. I'm thinking that's pretty unheard of.

[Soul]

:banghead:

[Schwarber Fan]

Whatever. Cubs haven't had a single lefty that could hit a LHP in 10 years but the Cards have this douche. Edited July 15, 2013 by Rondon Fan

[Soul]

Can someone explain to me what suddenly happened at age 28 to turn Molina into a good hitter.

 

He wasn't a terrible hitter before 28, so it's not like it came out of nowhere. He's been a good all-around player from 24 onwards.

 

The OPS jump is pronounced starting in 2011.

 

So what? It looks more unusual because of 2010, but other than that he was basically getting better as he got older. It's hardly unheard of.

His career-high OPS shot up 100 points in 2011 after having already played six full big-league seasons. I'm thinking that's pretty unheard of.

 

Maybe not unheard of, but I definitely want to know how he did it.

[mul21]

Whatever. Cubs haven't had a single lefty that could hit a LHP in 10 years but the Carda have this douche.

 

You'll be even more pissed when you go look at his MiLB numbers.

[Andy]

His career-high OPS shot up 100 points in 2011 after having already played six full big-league seasons. I'm thinking that's pretty unheard of.

 

Maybe not unheard of, but I definitely want to know how he did it.

Slight correction, it was around a 70-point jump, which he then bettered by 60 more points in 2012.

[Guest]

Can someone explain to me what suddenly happened at age 28 to turn Molina into a good hitter.

 

He wasn't a terrible hitter before 28, so it's not like it came out of nowhere. He's been a good all-around player from 24 onwards.

 

The OPS jump is pronounced starting in 2011.

 

So what? It looks more unusual because of 2010, but other than that he was basically getting better as he got older. It's hardly unheard of.

 

Catchers do have a late aging curve, but even for them going from "one above average offensive season through age 28" to "Top 20 of all hitters since the beginning of 2012" is extreme.

 

And of course, even that would be easier to bear if it weren't in conjunction with Carpenter, Jay, Craig, and Adams all meeting(if not exceeding) even optimistic projections for their careers to date.

[mul21]

 

Maybe not unheard of, but I definitely want to know how he did it.

 

Neck tattoo.

[Sammy Sofa]

Can someone explain to me what suddenly happened at age 28 to turn Molina into a good hitter.

 

He wasn't a terrible hitter before 28, so it's not like it came out of nowhere. He's been a good all-around player from 24 onwards.

 

The OPS jump is pronounced starting in 2011.

 

So what? It looks more unusual because of 2010, but other than that he was basically getting better as he got older. It's hardly unheard of.

His career-high OPS shot up 100 points in 2011 after having already played six full big-league seasons. I'm thinking that's pretty unheard of.

 

Yeah, it's not like Derrek Lee's shot up 200+ points for his age 29 season. ONLY THE CARDINALS.

[InconspicuousZ28]

Runs given up in the half inning immediately after scoring runs. It's a Cubs tradition.

[Castros trade value]

Can someone explain to me what suddenly happened at age 28 to turn Molina into a good hitter.

 

He wasn't a terrible hitter before 28, so it's not like it came out of nowhere. He's been a good all-around player from 24 onwards.

 

The OPS jump is pronounced starting in 2011.

 

So what? It looks more unusual because of 2010, but other than that he was basically getting better as he got older. It's hardly unheard of.

 

Catchers do have a late aging curve, but even for them going from "one above average offensive season through age 28" to "Top 20 of all hitters since the beginning of 2012" is extreme.

 

And of course, even that would be easier to bear if it weren't in conjunction with Carpenter, Jay, Craig, and Adams all meeting(if not exceeding) even optimistic projections for their careers to date.

 

Geovany Soto

[Andy]

His career-high OPS shot up 100 points in 2011 after having already played six full big-league seasons. I'm thinking that's pretty unheard of.

 

Yeah, it's not like Derrek Lee's shot up 200+ points for his age 29 season. ONLY THE CARDINALS.

I love the people that act like a team that never wins shouldn't ever bitch about the lucky breaks their rival that always wins catches because the team that never wins gets like a third of those same breaks.

[Guest]

Catchers do have a late aging curve, but even for them going from "one above average offensive season through age 28" to "Top 20 of all hitters since the beginning of 2012" is extreme.

 

And of course, even that would be easier to bear if it weren't in conjunction with Carpenter, Jay, Craig, and Adams all meeting(if not exceeding) even optimistic projections for their careers to date.

 

Geovany Soto

 

I have no idea what you're referring to.