The Cardinals

[Derwood]

They are such a mediocre team it makes me extra mad the Cubs are choosing to punt on multiple seasons. By the time they are ready to try, the Cardinals and the Brewers will be good again.

 

Mediocre? They're top 5-6 in both run scored and runs allowed. They're pretty clearly a good team

 

Derwood, they are playing in NL Central.

 

They are 30-17 in the division, below .500 against the West, 14-9 against the East, and .500 in interleague. They are a mediocre team.

 

lol, ok

[wekse]

They are such a mediocre team it makes me extra mad the Cubs are choosing to punt on multiple seasons. By the time they are ready to try, the Cardinals and the Brewers will be good again.

 

Mediocre? They're top 5-6 in both run scored and runs allowed. They're pretty clearly a good team

 

Derwood, they are playing in NL Central.

 

They are 30-17 in the division, below .500 against the West, 14-9 against the East, and .500 in interleague. They are a mediocre team.

 

I wish the Cubs were this mediocre.

[CubinNY]

 

Mediocre? They're top 5-6 in both run scored and runs allowed. They're pretty clearly a good team

 

Derwood, they are playing in NL Central.

 

They are 30-17 in the division, below .500 against the West, 14-9 against the East, and .500 in interleague. They are a mediocre team.

 

lol, ok

I don't know what you are loling about. They are a combined 2 games above .500 playing teams other than the Cubs, Pirates, Brewers, and Reds.

[soccer10k]

Paul Goldschmidt age 34:

 

-career high BA by 18 points

-2nd highest OBP

-career high SLG by 65 points

-career high OPS by 51 points

-on pace to hit over 40 HR for the first time in his career.

 

We've also got a 40 year old Adam Wainwright with a 3.11 ERA in 150 innings. Pujols now up to a .858 OPS. The only shocking thing is that Molina has been hurt most of the year and awful when he has played. I assume he'll have like 4 big hits in the playoffs though.

[d_money]

Paul Goldschmidt age 34:

 

-career high BA by 18 points

-2nd highest OBP

-career high SLG by 65 points

-career high OPS by 51 points

-on pace to hit over 40 HR for the first time in his career.

 

We've also got a 40 year old Adam Wainwright with a 3.11 ERA in 150 innings. Pujols now up to a .858 OPS. The only shocking thing is that Molina has been hurt most of the year and awful when he has played. I assume he'll have like 4 big hits in the playoffs though.

I didn’t realize how good of a year he’s having, 6.5 fWar. He’s owed $22m for each of his ages 35 & 36 seasons.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Can't knock the hustle; the trades for him and Arenado were incredibly fortuitous. Great players that were simply given away.

 

I am pretty much expecting them to trade for Tatis next.

 

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[The SABR Gamer]

 

Derwood, they are playing in NL Central.

 

They are 30-17 in the division, below .500 against the West, 14-9 against the East, and .500 in interleague. They are a mediocre team.

 

lol, ok

I don't know what you are loling about. They are a combined 2 games above .500 playing teams other than the Cubs, Pirates, Brewers, and Reds.

 

You do know most good teams get there by mostly beating the bad teams and not sucking against the good ones?

[CubinNY]

 

lol, ok

I don't know what you are loling about. They are a combined 2 games above .500 playing teams other than the Cubs, Pirates, Brewers, and Reds.

 

You do know most good teams get there by mostly beating the bad teams and not sucking against the good ones?

They're 24-28 against teams over .500. Come again? They have a bunch more games against good teams. We'll see how they do.

[squally1313]

I don't know what you are loling about. They are a combined 2 games above .500 playing teams other than the Cubs, Pirates, Brewers, and Reds.

 

You do know most good teams get there by mostly beating the bad teams and not sucking against the good ones?

They're 24-28 against teams over .500. Come again? They have a bunch more games against good teams. We'll see how they do.

2016 Cubs:

 

31-25 against over 500 teams.

72-33 against under 500 teams.

 

Like, you've been around for a while, you have to know this is how this works.

[CubinNY]

 

You do know most good teams get there by mostly beating the bad teams and not sucking against the good ones?

They're 24-28 against teams over .500. Come again? They have a bunch more games against good teams. We'll see how they do.

2016 Cubs:

 

31-25 against over 500 teams.

72-33 against under 500 teams.

 

Like, you've been around for a while, you have to know this is how this works.

24-28 against teams over .500

[Transmogrified Tiger]

So you give the Cardinals the same number of games(it'll actually be more when the season ends), and they're ~5 games behind the Cubs team that won 103 games and is one of the best teams of the last 10-20 years.

 

The Cardinals are not one of the top 3 teams in the NL, and they're a beneficiary of the division(which itself is just a couple games out of 162 difference compared to playing the NL East/West), but that doesn't mean they're mediocre or not having a legitimately good season.

[CubinNY]

So you give the Cardinals the same number of games(it'll actually be more when the season ends), and they're ~5 games behind the Cubs team that won 103 games and is one of the best teams of the last 10-20 years.

 

The Cardinals are not one of the top 3 teams in the NL, and they're a beneficiary of the division(which itself is just a couple games out of 162 difference compared to playing the NL East/West), but that doesn't mean they're mediocre or not having a legitimately good season.

10 games as of right now, but who's counting? I guess it all depends on what you think is a good team. The 2016 Cubs weren't playing teams with a .420 and below winning percentages (in their division). The Cardinals would be in 3rd place in the NL East, 2nd place in the NL West. The only division they would be leading other than the NL Central is the AL Central. They are the king of the dipshits, a wildcard team. The definition of mildly ok.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

So you give the Cardinals the same number of games(it'll actually be more when the season ends), and they're ~5 games behind the Cubs team that won 103 games and is one of the best teams of the last 10-20 years.

 

The Cardinals are not one of the top 3 teams in the NL, and they're a beneficiary of the division(which itself is just a couple games out of 162 difference compared to playing the NL East/West), but that doesn't mean they're mediocre or not having a legitimately good season.

10 games as of right now, but who's counting? I guess it all depends on what you think is a good team. The 2016 Cubs weren't playing teams with a .420 and below winning percentages (in their division). The Cardinals would be in 3rd place in the NL East, 2nd place in the NL West. The only division they would be leading other than the NL Central is the AL Central. They are the king of the dipshits, a wildcard team. The definition of mildly ok.

 

I was talking about against .500+ teams when mentioning 5 games since that's the record you were quoting.

 

At the same point in their schedule(after game 120), the 2016 Cubs had teams with a .433 and .425 record in their division, and the Reds finished at .420. But also we're putting too much emphasis on how much of an impact that has on another team's record. The difference between a .400 winning percentage and .450 at this point in the season is around 7 games out of 120, it's meaningful but not the difference in playing a playoff team vs. Eastwestern State University. The difference across a division schedule is only a couple of games on the high end, and this year it's mitigated by the NL Central being matched with the toughest AL division(the AL East) in interleague.

[soccer10k]

So you give the Cardinals the same number of games(it'll actually be more when the season ends), and they're ~5 games behind the Cubs team that won 103 games and is one of the best teams of the last 10-20 years.

 

The Cardinals are not one of the top 3 teams in the NL, and they're a beneficiary of the division(which itself is just a couple games out of 162 difference compared to playing the NL East/West), but that doesn't mean they're mediocre or not having a legitimately good season.

10 games as of right now, but who's counting? I guess it all depends on what you think is a good team. The 2016 Cubs weren't playing teams with a .420 and below winning percentages (in their division). The Cardinals would be in 3rd place in the NL East, 2nd place in the NL West. The only division they would be leading other than the NL Central is the AL Central. They are the king of the dipshits, a wildcard team. The definition of mildly ok.

 

The Braves are 26-28 against teams over .500. The Padres are 20-27, the Phillies are 29-34, the Jays are 34-43 and the Rays are 34-37. All of these teams are currently in the playoffs. Are none of them good either?

[CubinNY]

So you give the Cardinals the same number of games(it'll actually be more when the season ends), and they're ~5 games behind the Cubs team that won 103 games and is one of the best teams of the last 10-20 years.

 

The Cardinals are not one of the top 3 teams in the NL, and they're a beneficiary of the division(which itself is just a couple games out of 162 difference compared to playing the NL East/West), but that doesn't mean they're mediocre or not having a legitimately good season.

10 games as of right now, but who's counting? I guess it all depends on what you think is a good team. The 2016 Cubs weren't playing teams with a .420 and below winning percentages (in their division). The Cardinals would be in 3rd place in the NL East, 2nd place in the NL West. The only division they would be leading other than the NL Central is the AL Central. They are the king of the dipshits, a wildcard team. The definition of mildly ok.

 

The Braves are 26-28 against teams over .500. The Padres are 20-27, the Phillies are 29-34, the Jays are 34-43 and the Rays are 34-37. All of these teams are currently in the playoffs. Are none of them good either?

Who said the Cardinals weren't good? I know It's a common tactic here to move the goalposts in the middle of arguments, but I'm keeping them in place. They are mildly good, the definition of mediocre.

[soccer10k]

10 games as of right now, but who's counting? I guess it all depends on what you think is a good team. The 2016 Cubs weren't playing teams with a .420 and below winning percentages (in their division). The Cardinals would be in 3rd place in the NL East, 2nd place in the NL West. The only division they would be leading other than the NL Central is the AL Central. They are the king of the dipshits, a wildcard team. The definition of mildly ok.

 

The Braves are 26-28 against teams over .500. The Padres are 20-27, the Phillies are 29-34, the Jays are 34-43 and the Rays are 34-37. All of these teams are currently in the playoffs. Are none of them good either?

Who said the Cardinals weren't good? I know It's a common tactic here to move the goalposts in the middle of arguments, but I'm keeping them in place. They are mildly good, the definition of mediocre.

 

I mean, you literally just did say they aren’t good by calling them the definition of mediocre. You said it a few days ago too.

 

They are such a mediocre team it makes me extra mad the Cubs are choosing to punt on multiple seasons. By the time they are ready to try, the Cardinals and the Brewers will be good again.

[Backtobanks]

Maybe that's why the Cubs aim for mediocrity.

[Bertz]

 

The Braves are 26-28 against teams over .500. The Padres are 20-27, the Phillies are 29-34, the Jays are 34-43 and the Rays are 34-37. All of these teams are currently in the playoffs. Are none of them good either?

Who said the Cardinals weren't good? I know It's a common tactic here to move the goalposts in the middle of arguments, but I'm keeping them in place. They are mildly good, the definition of mediocre.

 

I mean, you literally just did say they aren’t good by calling them the definition of mediocre. You said it a few days ago too.

 

They are such a mediocre team it makes me extra mad the Cubs are choosing to punt on multiple seasons. By the time they are ready to try, the Cardinals and the Brewers will be good again.

 

 

[The SABR Gamer]

LOL CubinNY is owning himself in this thread and keeps digging in deeper.

 

ETA: This guy annoys me so much with his hot takes, he's got me defending the damn Cardinals.

[CubinNY]

Who said the Cardinals weren't good? I know It's a common tactic here to move the goalposts in the middle of arguments, but I'm keeping them in place. They are mildly good, the definition of mediocre.

 

I mean, you literally just did say they aren’t good by calling them the definition of mediocre. You said it a few days ago too.

 

They are such a mediocre team it makes me extra mad the Cubs are choosing to punt on multiple seasons. By the time they are ready to try, the Cardinals and the Brewers will be good again.

 

 

Good meaning good, not mildly good. It's a semantic game. Like 90 wins

[CubinNY]

LOL CubinNY is owning himself in this thread and keeps digging in deeper.

 

ETA: This guy annoys me so much with his hot takes, he's got me defending the damn Cardinals.

Well stop then.

[CubinNY]

apologies for the imprecise use of language. I know we are sticklers for precision, especially when it comes to the Cardinals.

[NOLA]

[17 Seconds]

what a fun season for the cardinals

[Derwood]

Pixie Dust Supreme hit HR 700