8/3 GDT: Cardinals(Pallante) @ Padres(Cease) 3:10 PM CT

[sighyoung]

The offense seemed decent at the beginning of the year. Now every opposing pitching staff has a good chance to toss a shutout, and a reasonable shot at a one-hitter.

[sighyoung]

This reminds me--time to pick up some beer.

[Mary1966]

I just got back from a volunteer job and it looks like this game was over once the Padres scored one run. You can’t win if you don’t score.

[Mary1966]

Well, we’re not going to get shut out. Gorman singles with the bases loaded. 7-1 San Diego.

[Mary1966]

Walker singles. 7-2 San Diego.

[Radbird]

Man I remember when the Cardinals had a legit playoff/WS shot most years. We eroded so quickly.

I was there for the ‘70s, the transition decade between El Birdos and Whiteyball. But this is different as it entails the rebuilding all aspects of the organization from the top down (“top” meaning “ownership”). While optimistic about Bloom taking care of fixing the baseball side of things, I have a high degree of concern with ownership. Are we going into a downward spiral of limited budget Impacting payroll, the resulting mediocre play impacting attendance which results in lower revenue which means reduced budget yada yada yada before new ownership arrives.

I would love to see another golden era of Cardinals baseball but feels like it’s going to take more time to fix things than I have left.

[Mary1966]

That’s it for Morejon, Suárez in to pitch for the Padres.

[Mary1966]

Nootbaar SAC fly scores Contreras. 7-3 San Diego.

[Mary1966]

Winn lines out to Suárez for the 3rd out. Final score: San Diego 7, St. Louis 3.

[Radbird]

I hope Gorman and Walker stay healthy and put up good numbers over the next two months.