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PHEW... Robert was just coasting along the warning track like he was running 200's at about 75-80% just to warm up before the game and break a slight sweat.

Well, IF IF IF he is safe, yet another terrible defensive lack of focus/concentration out of our starting pitcher today. SELF-INDUCED. 1/13 with just one double against an aging Wainright, that's not so good...especially with the LONG layoff.

Impossible to reverse the out call from all the angles available so far...

I'm a bit concerned Jack Parkman might be the Zodiac killer at this point. (Just kidding...The Fugitive, Dr. Richard Kimball?)

Swung right through an 87 MPH sinker down. That next/following pitch was just in a location where it could have been kilt. EE 105.9 ball to LF. And Robert's down on strikes again on offspeed stuff, this time a 12-6 overhand curveball.

Well, seeing that this is the hallmark of the Hahn Regime since 2013...and Renteria for 2+ seasons, I guess anesthetized detachment is the best reaction when things never seem to change...at least not on a consistent basis.

Well, on the plus side there (I guess), Abreu error on that very difficult play makes the run unearned. Still seems like the first ball nubbed by Fowler by the mound was more of an error than the Abreu one where he couldn't make the flip on a fast runner hustling down the line.

Cue Jack Parkman about Lucas Giolito not giving up a hit out of the infield there...but still getting "killed" by a thousand cuts, mostly self-inflicted.

UGLY. Not much they could do there, but it didn't help when Abreu couldn't throw the ball cleanly. Defense continues to be inconsistent at best with this team.

Giolito ALREADY at 75 pitches, 3 1/3 IP.

Bullpen starter for Cards in Game 2, Dakota Hudson in Game 3, then Flaherty.

How does Dexter Fowler get a single there...Giolito clearly didn't field it cleanly. Shouldn't the home scorer (Rosenberg) be a bit friendlier?

Has to be an error...

Almost screwed that one up, a bit shaky there.

Wainright potentially getting just 50 pitches in this start.....13-14 left. Okay, there's 1 run.

Feels like they REALLY need to score at least 1 run here to stay engaged in the game...

Going to need more out of Mendick than a 643 OPS if the rest of the line-up isn't going to live up to expectations...because his defense is at best, slightly below average, overall. RIGHT ON CUE, lol...

It would have been nice had we been smart enough to pick up, say, Sonny Gray or Lance Lynn.

I was honestly trying to attain an 85-90% rate, sorry to disappoint...but this entire game so far has been exactly that, a HUGE/IMMENSE/MASSIVE/COLOSSAL disappointment. Oh, well.

Right now, Anderson's the only one over an 800 OPS. Moncada close at .790, but we were supposed to be a pretty scary offense when everyone was clicking together. Once again, continues the trend of not being able to get a clutch hit with RISP, especially with two outs. Another of the dreaded LHB pulled to 2B highlights.

Prime Garciaparra is more what we need.

On the plus side, nobody will care that much when their careers flame out, compared to the Dark Knight & Co.

Jimmy Edmonds is such a jackass. A trail of ex-wives and cheating and now he's got something like 7 kids at home trying to blend them into a single household. YUCK.

Jack, Jack, Jack...plenty of times when pitchers just don't have it and they get bailed out, bottom line is really good pitchers get of that inning by retiring Dexter Fowler with an 0-2 count. Extra rest of not playing for 3 days or whatever excuses we might hear in between games, just not buying it at all.

He's been 93-95 for awhile now...