Defense!
Posted by: kdc
What seems to have been forgotten by some (*AHEM!*)
commentators is though the heart of the Cardinals lineup
was only 2 for 11 last night (Of course Pujols got his one hit
when there was a man on base, thereby scoring him - but
then that’s why he’s otherworldly.), it is the defensive fundamentals
that ground this team in the success of 100 victories. It was
the near-flawless defense that kept “a clutch hit or two”
(as stated by one (*AHEM!*) commentator) from occurring.
These two articles back that up.
These skills are reminiscent of the 3 Cardinals teams that
went to the World Series in the 1980s. Those teams had
very little power, but they were defensed by numerous
Golden Gloves.
Strong defense gets even less attention in baseball than
synchronized swimming does in the Olympics, but it might
be more important than power hitting and just below
dominating pitching.
Watch and marvel at this underrated aspect as the Cardinals
go up 2-0 in the series tonight.
What seems to have been forgotten by some (*AHEM!*)
commentators is though the heart of the Cardinals lineup
was only 2 for 11 last night (Of course Pujols got his one hit
when there was a man on base, thereby scoring him - but
then that’s why he’s otherworldly.), it is the defensive fundamentals
that ground this team in the success of 100 victories. It was
the near-flawless defense that kept “a clutch hit or two”
(as stated by one (*AHEM!*) commentator) from occurring.
These two articles back that up.
These skills are reminiscent of the 3 Cardinals teams that
went to the World Series in the 1980s. Those teams had
very little power, but they were defensed by numerous
Golden Gloves.
Strong defense gets even less attention in baseball than
synchronized swimming does in the Olympics, but it might
be more important than power hitting and just below
dominating pitching.
Watch and marvel at this underrated aspect as the Cardinals
go up 2-0 in the series tonight.
