08-01-2009, 12:46 AM
<!--quoteo(post=54550:date=Jul 31 2009, 09:33 PM:name=rok)-->QUOTE (rok @ Jul 31 2009, 09:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Until we start beating teams with winning records, I'm gonna have to reserve judgment on our team, even after the hot start post-All Star break. We look very average against good teams, lifeless even.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
But we haven't played good teams since April with Soriano hitting like this, Aramis playing, Kosuke batting leadoff, Bradley getting on base like crazy, etc. I think our team is completely different(offensively at least) than the one we saw in May and June.
This is going to be a rough stretch though, I've been worried about it for awhile. We're an average road team, we don't play the Fish well, we'll have an unknown in Gorzelanny going in Cincy and at Colorado, 4 games at Colorado which is a nightmare for anybody, and then 3 vs. Philly at Wrigley. Need to find a way to play around .500 ball. The Cards are probably going to beat up on this cake schedule for a bit and I expect us to be 2 or 3 out at the end of this stretch. Still, we'll be plenty in it and have some favorable stretches coming up as well, won't be worth freaking out over.
But we haven't played good teams since April with Soriano hitting like this, Aramis playing, Kosuke batting leadoff, Bradley getting on base like crazy, etc. I think our team is completely different(offensively at least) than the one we saw in May and June.
This is going to be a rough stretch though, I've been worried about it for awhile. We're an average road team, we don't play the Fish well, we'll have an unknown in Gorzelanny going in Cincy and at Colorado, 4 games at Colorado which is a nightmare for anybody, and then 3 vs. Philly at Wrigley. Need to find a way to play around .500 ball. The Cards are probably going to beat up on this cake schedule for a bit and I expect us to be 2 or 3 out at the end of this stretch. Still, we'll be plenty in it and have some favorable stretches coming up as well, won't be worth freaking out over.
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