Thad Bosley

Keep those grounders comin’, Keuchel!

Sign me up! 😃

This game is a good test for our young team. Rebuild teams don’t come back and win this game, but good teams can and often do. It’s what differentiates the two

Ultimately I think that’s going to happen.

Games aren’t over at least until the 9th, or the 7th in doubleheader’s now. So relax and enjoy a possible, exciting comeback.

I love Nicky Two Strikes!

Part of the learning curve. He’ll be fine. He’ll make the adjustment. The good ones always do.

Great post!

With Boras as his agent and Reinsdorf as our owner, I wouldn’t count on it.

Bravo! 🙌

Nice, Yermin!

On April 14th, this is the only answer. There won’t be any trades for anyone this early in the season, nor should there be. There are many a World Series champion which were slow to get out of the gate. We have the pieces. TA will be back soon. Yermin is at least filling the offensive void left by Eloy for now. Just be patient and watch our very talented roster catch fire, and we’ll all be off to the races to what will be a very exciting season. But LaRussa needs to start playing Vaughn more regularly and soon.

We are going to be one helluva force to be reckoned with once everything comes together and clicks, which it will.

Of course I do. But this trio of newbies with their explosive stuff is really going to take our bullpen experience to another level.

This bullpen with Heuer, Kopech, and Crochet is going to really be something to behold this summer.

I remember being very fond of Jim Fregosi as a manager after six annoying years of watching early LaRussa, who was too stubborn in my view and whose strategic decisions often left you scratching your head. Literally immediately after arriving I found Fregosi’s style of managing and decision making to be a refreshing change from that of LaRussa. Unfortunately for Fregosi he was Hawk’s choice, and his style didn’t mesh with Hawk’s successor, Larry Himes. Almost like oil and water, those two. Fregosi’s days were numbered not too long into Himes’ tenure as GM.

Great post. Thank you.

So sorry to hear you didn’t like or appreciate the great Harry Caray, he of the wildly popular Caray’s among not one, not two, but three fan bases AND Hall of Fame Caray’s. Easily one of the best broadcasters of all time.

+1000

Excellent job by Carlos to grind it out and get out of the inning with no damage.

I will be interested in hearing his logic for not challenging there.

Good teams get out of jams like that. Rebuild teams don’t. I’m enjoying the difference.

100% agree. Even if it doesn’t work out, I’m confident this was the smart move by LaRussa. I’ll take my chances on this logic every single time.

Good bullpen call by LaRussa.

Love Stone. Great analysis of Gio’s slider overall despite an overall terrific performance thus far by Gio.