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cardvolfan said:
The Cards start Steven Matz, who really had a solid spring, but when the Braves see the Birds on the Bat, all they know how to do is crank a bevy of long balls.
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That may be the case recently but all I’ve known growing up is the Cards being a thorn in our side in the playoffs.
 
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VolPack22 said:
On April 4 in Baseball History...​

  • rd by appearing in his 26th season (a mark Nolan Ryan later surpasses). John also wins his 287th game, 4-2 over the Twins.

  • 1994 - Cubs outfielder Karl Rhodes, who hit three home runs in all of 1993, wallops three home runs off Mets starter Dwight Gooden on Opening Day at Wrigley Field. New York holds on for the 12-8 win, however.

  • 1997 - Turner Field opens and the Braves christen it with a 5-4 come-from-behind win against the Cubs.

  • 1998 - Mark McGwire hits a home run in his fourth consecutive game to start the season to tie the mark set by Willie Mays in 1971. McGwire's homer, which ties another league mark as his seventh in a six-game stretch (dating back to 1997), helps lead the Cardinals past the Padres, 8-6.
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watched this game on tube in disbelief
this was tuffy's big year 8 HRs in 94 and total of 13 over 6-year career
Karl Rhodes Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
 
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VolPack22 said:
4/4 Holidays

Vitamin C Day
Jeep 4x4 Day
SAAM Day of Action
Chicken Cordon Bleu Day
School Librarian Day
Hug a Newsperson Day
Walk Around Things Day

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card pitchers need their vitimins to kick in

rough night for woodford.. he had been on upward trajectory.
matz needs to be in Mad Max mode
 
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VolPack22 said:
That may be the case recently but all I’ve known growing up is the Cards being a thorn in our side in the playoffs.
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Yes, true, but the Cards were also a royal pain to the Dodgers and Kershaw as well. I kind of look at it as if the Braves and Dodgers were the favorite and the underdog came in and got all the breaks, especially against the Braves.
 
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Hey @chuckiepoo have never asked an Astros fan about this before, but what do you think about all the stuff that happened between the Astros and Cardinals with regards to all the stolen data and accusations that went on between the two organizations? They were joined at the hip as far as philosophy goes and many employees migrated between the two franchises. Of course, then a rogue Cardinals’ guy literally broke into the Astros database. Interestingly, that guy still says to this day that the Astros stole the Cardinals data.
 
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cardvolfan said:
Hey @chuckiepoo have never asked an Astros fan about this before, but what do you think about all the stuff that happened between the Astros and Cardinals with regards to all the stolen data and accusations that went on between the two organizations? They were joined at the hip as far as philosophy goes and many employees migrated between the two franchises. Of course, then a rogue Cardinals’ guy literally broke into the Astros database. Interestingly, that guy still says to this day that the Astros stole the Cardinals data.
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The guy that went to prison over it?

Hard to separate. I can see a developer leaving a back door for administrative purposes as well as to protect proprietary information. I guess it would go to intent and motive. Even old data would have value but with a relatively short shelf life.

The systems to which the public currently has access, are amazing. I regularly read posts at thecrawfishboxes.com which blow the mind with details and statistical analysis. Not sure what was available during the period in question. 2014-2015? That stuff was still pretty new.

I witnessed the depths and rebuild when (2011) they (Jim Crane, new owner and Luhnow) moved all in on the rebuild. It was fascinating. Much attention was focused on the farm while the local fans suffered through three or four years of keystone cops baseball. A couple of those years there was no coverage due to a bankruptcy of the local cable carrier. It was a mess.
 
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chuckiepoo said:
The guy that went to prison over it?

Hard to separate. I can see a developer leaving a back door for administrative purposes as well as to protect proprietary information. I guess it would go to intent and motive. Even old data would have value but with a relatively short shelf life.

The systems to which the public currently has access, are amazing. I regularly read posts at thecrawfishboxes.com which blow the mind with details and statistical analysis. Not sure what was available during the period in question. 2014-2015? That stuff was still pretty new.

I witnessed the depths and rebuild when (2011) they (Jim Crane, new owner and Luhnow) moved all in on the rebuild. It was fascinating. Much attention was focused on the farm while the local fans suffered through three or four years of keystone cops baseball. A couple of those years there was no coverage due to a bankruptcy of the local cable carrier. It was a mess.
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They’ve built quite the baseball empire.
 
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Good Lord .... I was thinking theses morons at the NCAA corporate HQs had already made a decision on the former idiot Vols coach and sent down some penalties or none at all. What takes so long to move on this .... it's been over two years now hasn't it?

 
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W.TN.Orange Blood said:
Good Lord .... I was thinking theses morons at the NCAA corporate HQs had already made a decision on the former idiot Vols coach and sent down some penalties or none at all. What takes so long to move on this .... it's been over two years now hasn't it?

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He’s a Bammer. Ain’t gonna bend over and take it unless it’s fam. 😂
 
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