redssince75
08-12-2010, 01:43 PM
A quote from Bronson Arroyo on the enquirer website clued me into this idea.
On the pressure of facing three pitchers like Chris Carpenter, Jamie Garcia and Adam Wainwright:
“It’s closer to a playoff atmosphere. That’s what you’re going to face. When you get down to the nuts and bolts, you don’t expect anyone to throw their No. 4 and 5 guy at you."
I don't think the series will help us make the playoffs...but say we do make the playoffs. This series could help us be ready for the 5-game series, or the next 2 7-game series. "You remember how the Cardinals came in here and threw their best 3 guys at us and kicked our tails? Well, that's going to happen again if we approach this series the same way."
Last year the Cardinals had a good team but went 3-and-out against the Dodgers. Theoretically, we could have already had our 3-and-out against a good playoff-caliber team the last 3 days....and we know to make adjustments to avoid another one when we make the real playoffs.
On the pressure of facing three pitchers like Chris Carpenter, Jamie Garcia and Adam Wainwright:
“It’s closer to a playoff atmosphere. That’s what you’re going to face. When you get down to the nuts and bolts, you don’t expect anyone to throw their No. 4 and 5 guy at you."
I don't think the series will help us make the playoffs...but say we do make the playoffs. This series could help us be ready for the 5-game series, or the next 2 7-game series. "You remember how the Cardinals came in here and threw their best 3 guys at us and kicked our tails? Well, that's going to happen again if we approach this series the same way."
Last year the Cardinals had a good team but went 3-and-out against the Dodgers. Theoretically, we could have already had our 3-and-out against a good playoff-caliber team the last 3 days....and we know to make adjustments to avoid another one when we make the real playoffs.