A festivus for the rest of us

by erik on Dec 23, 2006 11:02 AM EST in St. Louis Cardinals News

It's December 23rd, and you know what that means. Today is Festivus! A Festivus for the the rest of us! Be sure to gather around the Festivus Pole, enjoy a meal with your family and be sure to air your grievances. Remember, Festivus is not over until you pin your old man.

After the last 2 Festivuses, I expect some sort of deal to go down today to keep with the tradition of Festivus Miracles. This day last year, the Cardinals signed Junior Spivey and Juan Encarnacion. Festivus '04 they signed David Eckstein. (And if you go back even further, on Dec. 23rd '95 the Cards finalized deals for Ron Gant and Andy Benes.) What will happen this year? Well, right now it looks like the only thing that might get done is a Mark Mulder signing. Mulder reportedly is down to the Cardinals and Rangers, and if he's looking for a 2 year deal so he can get back to form and boost his stock, then Texas just isn't the right place for him.

Brian Lawrence, a forgotten name by everyone but Liam, recently had an open throwing session which scouts from several teams attended, including a scout from the Cardinals. In a world gone nuts for average pitching, Lawrence could be a steal if his shoulder is sound. Lawrence is a junkballer, his fastball tops out at 84, but he relies heavily on location with his sinker/slider combo and a deceptive delivery. He's like the Eckstein of pitching, he doesn't look like anything, but frustrates hitters with his mix of locations and off-speed junk, making them look like fools. In his past 4 seasons he averaged 200 innings per and his career ERA is 4.10. He missed last season due to a torn labrum, which of course is never a good thing.

And now for the Airing of Grievances. I can't complain against the team, winning the World Series does a lot to heal the woes suffered from a poor regular season. My grievance is against the Cardinal organization for jumping another ship, going to KSDK from KPLR this winter and slashing the amount of free games in half, moving them to Fox Sports Midwest. I can't get Fox Sports Midwest where I live, so it's really cutting into the amount of televised games I get. But besides all that, what about the fan who can't afford cable who lives right in St. Louis? I realize that sports just in general is moving to dish and cable, but I'm getting sick of all the freebies being taken away.

Keeping with the Festivus theme, it's now time for the Feats of Strength. No, not wrestling your dear ol' dad to the ground, we'll keep this baseball related. If you haven't checked out the Hit Tracker, it's pretty cool stuff. They've tracked down the distance of all the homeruns the past 2 seasons. So who hit the longest HR in the new stadium? Albert Pujols. Who else could it have been? The longest bomb in the new Busch came on Albert's Easter Sunday Extragavanza against the Reds, where his walk off homerun went a whopping 455 feet! But Albert's longest homerun of the year actually came on the road against the Diamondbacks, 9/10, when he hit a monster blast 459 feet down the left field line. Hit Tracker also measure speed of the bat, and Albert had the fastest homerun to leave the yard of any Cardinal in 06, hitting a 121 mph screamer in Kansas City. But Hit Tracker's 'Golden Sledgehammer' award for a Cardinal player goes to Chris Duncan. His 22 homers averaged a distance of 396 feet, and included a 451 footer in Dodger Stadium off of Brad Penny on 7/26. So yeah, Dunc's power just might be for real. Now who would win in a wrestling match, Duncan or Pujols? Or for that matter, Dave verses Chris? Enjoy your Festivus everyone!

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Happy Festivus

Maybe our Festivus present will be re-signing Mark Mulder. I think I've changed my tune on that one. It may be a good deal after all.

As for the switch to FSN for more games, I'm selfish. I only get to see the games on my MLB Extra Innings package and the free TV keeps me from seeing them. So this means more games for me! Yeah!

OTOH, I understand the complaint of people w/o cable who now miss out on the games. That makes for an expensive season. But the MLB extra innings package is great. I get to watch maybe 3 out of 4 Cards games for I think $180 per season.

by chuckb on Dec 23, 2006 11:18 AM EST reply actions

yeah

If I had to leave Saint Louis, that would seem like a relative bargain.

I pay $10 a month to bring my cable package up 1 notch, only for the benefit of FSN, so it feels like FSN is a premium channel to me.

by Fitz on Dec 23, 2006 12:29 PM EST up reply actions

the thing

that sucks, is that all of the games are blocked on all the FOX Sports channels even if you have the upgrade (with DirecTv) until you get the sport-specific package that would allow you to watch those games.

I have DirecTv, the Extra Innings package, and all of the FOX Sports channels. Somehow, I wasn't able to watch any of the Cards WS replays this week, as the Extra Innings channels aren't available right now, and they block baseball games on my FSMW.

Needless to say, once I ran out of supervisors at DirecTv tech support, no one was happy. They never could explain it to me.

by plh903 on Dec 23, 2006 12:35 PM EST up reply actions

re Extra Innings

I wonder if it was because of KSDK, maybe KPLR will have their games on the Extra Innings package.

I have to admit, like you, selfishly, I thought this was great news.

by plh903 on Dec 23, 2006 12:30 PM EST up reply actions

The Easter Game 2006 will always be

one of my favorite stories to tell my children about the legend of Albert Pujols.

"And kids, so it came to pass, that in 2006...you could beat the St. Louis Cardinals, but you still couldn't beat Albert Pujols."

Walk your dog, not Pujols.

by Hardcore Legend on Dec 23, 2006 11:58 AM EST reply actions

narveson

Resigning Mulder might also help with the Narveson issue. He's out of options and we already have three other lefties in the pen. Let Narveson start for a few months until Mulder is ready (remembering that the 5th starter gets skipped often the first month). This gives the kid a two month tryout before we have to decide what to do with him. But D. Duncan might have a brain aneurysm with 3 starters that young to begin the season.

by jjray on Dec 23, 2006 11:59 AM EST reply actions

Not if they listen....

....Dave seems to just want pitchers that understand that by listening to him, they'll pitch better.

Walk your dog, not Pujols.

by Hardcore Legend on Dec 23, 2006 12:17 PM EST up reply actions

My grievance..

The organization for switching from KMOX to KTRS. I live 300 miles from St. Louis, and go to school about 250 miles from St. Louis, and before KTRS, on a good night I could barely pick up Mike on KMOX to listen to games.

Of course, then I got XM radio, so it really doesn't matter anymore. But still.

by Jhusk on Dec 23, 2006 12:33 PM EST reply actions

It's bullshit that fans can't get 162 games LIVE

ONLINE!

Fuck paying for cable. Fuck blackout restrictions.

We are at a point where technologically, the Cardinals should be able to offer their fans - from St. Louis to Antarctica - live online video of every game.

They could charge $100 for a season, or $1/game ala cart. This would be a HUGE cash cow for the team and give them an advantage over other teams with less of a following - especially as more people gain access to high speed Internet.

But no. The Cardinals are complicit in the corporate mess that requires fans to purchase expensive cable/satellite packages that force them to pay for tons of shabby content (including channel after channel of infomercials and advertising masked as geniune entertainment).

Forget about the KMOX to KTRS switch - broadcast radio is a declining media. The fact that each and every Cardinals fan with high speed Internet can't even PAY to get all 162 games is only going to get more absurd as the years go on.

by musial6 on Dec 23, 2006 1:01 PM EST reply actions

they do ;)

it's actually only $79 for the season. Go to "stlcardinals.com" and click on the "media" link.

I watched every game of 2006 on a laptop hooked up to my tv with an svideo cable.

"...in winter, when there's no baseball... I stare out the window and wait for spring." -Rogers Hornsby

by SleepyCA on Dec 23, 2006 1:45 PM EST up reply actions

That isn't true

because games during Fox's Saturday blackout aren't availible, and if the game is nationally broadcast (ESPN, FOX, ESPN2) I believe it is also blacked out.

Walk your dog, not Pujols.

by Hardcore Legend on Dec 23, 2006 2:16 PM EST up reply actions

oh yeah

forgot about those, i did miss a couple because of that. i remember whining incessantly.

"...in winter, when there's no baseball... I stare out the window and wait for spring." -Rogers Hornsby

by SleepyCA on Dec 23, 2006 2:23 PM EST up reply actions

Broadcasts TV and Radio

I think the reason for these switches has a lot to do with the growth of on-demand media.

I live in SoCal, so its rare that I get to see a regular-season Cardinals game. This year I finally tried MLB.TV and found it quite worthwhile. Anyway, I imagine many clubs see growth (and revenue) in fans like myself.

BTW, there is no way I could listen to KMOX out here, but when I lived on the east coast in Myrtle Beach, SC I could often pick up Cardinals games on KMOX. Its a shame they switched.

He called fate's bluff on a cool New York night, October 19th, 2006.

by Number47 on Dec 23, 2006 1:05 PM EST reply actions

Yeah,

I could pick it up in Austin, TX about half of the time. Still can, but hearing traffic and Rush Limbaugh is hardly exciting to me these days.

by Valatan on Dec 23, 2006 2:08 PM EST up reply actions

BTW, Eric is the baby here?

I had a feeling that he was arriving this weekend...

He called fate's bluff on a cool New York night, October 19th, 2006.

by Number47 on Dec 23, 2006 1:06 PM EST reply actions

not yet

hope your feeling proves correct, though

Go Crazy, Folks!

Future Redbirds

by erik on Dec 23, 2006 2:53 PM EST up reply actions

MLB.TV

The Cardinals have no say in the matter. Major league baseball, in the form of MLB.com, holds broadcast rights for all online live video of games. That's why all major league official team sites look the same - they are all created and operated by Major Leauge Baseball itself, not the team.

by Dweeze on Dec 23, 2006 1:09 PM EST reply actions

Wrong Place

That should, of course, have been a response to Musial06

by Dweeze on Dec 23, 2006 1:10 PM EST up reply actions

and that's Musial6 not Musial06

learn to fucking read.

best. festivus. ever.

by musial6 on Dec 23, 2006 1:56 PM EST up reply actions

Musial 6

1. I'm going to ask you to cool it a bit on the f bombs. 2. It was a simple mistake, there's no need to be a jerk. Cool it, or go find somewhere else to post.

Go Crazy, Folks!

Future Redbirds

by erik on Dec 23, 2006 3:06 PM EST up reply actions

I said complicit, not responsible

No shit they don't control it - but it wasn't always this way.

I remember the old stlcardinals.com site - the one that had awesome photo galleries and didn't look like every other official team site.

see for yourself

http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://stlcardinals.com

The 'switch' occured around the start of the 2001 season. The most recent version of the old site is from February 2001:

http://web.archive.org/web/20010202083300/http://stlcardinals.com/

It was still an 'official' site - an arm of the Cardinals PR department - but at least it was an arm of the Cardinals and not of MLB. MLB (and it's corporate partners) is getting rich off this deal and the fans are getting fucked over by blackout restrictions.

Does this not bother anyone besides myself that the game is rigged like this?

by musial6 on Dec 23, 2006 1:48 PM EST reply actions

It bothers everyone

and is the reason I refuse to pay for mlb.tv. If they won't fix the FOX blackout restrictions, even on games that aren't aired locally, then I'm keeping my money.

by Valatan on Dec 23, 2006 2:11 PM EST up reply actions

MLB Extra Innings

I refuse to pay to watch games online. There's absoultely no reason why I shouldn't be able to see every Cardinals game in 2007 on Extra Innings. I have a 42 inch plasma HDTV and I saw something like 120 games between Fox, ESPN, and MLB Extra Innings last year. I really only missed the Sunday home games that were on KPLR. I should be able to get the KSDK games in 2007 since I live out of market.

MLB needs to fix their blackout restrictions. It's a product of a bygone era but I don't think the dinosaurs in charge of MLB will remedy the situation anytime soon.

Bench Juan Encarnacion!

by STLCardinalsFan on Dec 24, 2006 3:30 PM EST up reply actions

I have a seperate war on Cable TV

I refuse to pay $40/mo for basic cable, and then on top of that pay for games. Especially after all the problems I've had with Time-Warner's customer service.

by Valatan on Dec 24, 2006 7:22 PM EST up reply actions

Well...

That's why I have DirecTV :)

Bench Juan Encarnacion!

by STLCardinalsFan on Dec 24, 2006 8:43 PM EST up reply actions

I loved that site

I used to keep up with the games live from work via a scorecard that they'd update during the game. I wish they'd still do it. It was a good thing for teaching orphans how to keep score and to check your own scorecard with the official scorekeeper's.

by liam on Dec 24, 2006 7:35 PM EST up reply actions

Shannon Stewart

I know the guy has battled injuries, but Id make a pitch at him...not sure how much younger he is than jimmy but might be a good cf after he leaves. or platoon guy now. Hes very fast and when healthy can be a decent bat too.

Kenny is a "dirt" bag?

by punchinjudy on Dec 23, 2006 1:58 PM EST reply actions

btw i think duncan

But it depends on the style. Pujols doesn't have a great physique; his power is in his hips, so he'd probably dominate under greco-roman rules. I can see him having a very powerful hip toss, 5 points every time. Duncan has long, wiry arms and legs, which helps a lot with standing defense; he would probably beat Albert in a freestyle or collegiate match.

"...in winter, when there's no baseball... I stare out the window and wait for spring." -Rogers Hornsby

by SleepyCA on Dec 23, 2006 2:42 PM EST reply actions

Pujols' hip rotation

is very similar to how martial artists generate speed and power. Core power. Maybe he's a ninja.

by RedbirdRay on Dec 23, 2006 2:58 PM EST up reply actions

Pujols doesn't have a very good physique?

Did you SEE the picture of Duncan humping the World Series trophy? lol

by Jhusk on Dec 23, 2006 6:13 PM EST up reply actions

Rangers Acquire Brandon McCarthy

The White Sox have traded starter Brandon McCarthy to Texas for top prospects John Danks and Nick Masset.

That gives the rangers:

Millwood
Padilla
McCarthy
Tejada
?

They are still going after Zito and have an offer to Mulder. One would have to think this gives us a better shot to retain Mulder. Lets hope Zito wants to go to Texas!

by El Hombre on Dec 23, 2006 3:09 PM EST reply actions

Ugh.

I was hoping that there would be a way to swing a deal for that guy. Ozzie Guillen always seemed weirdly down on him. Good for Texas. Looks like they're finally trying to fix things down in Coors, Jr.

by Valatan on Dec 23, 2006 3:18 PM EST up reply actions

And probably

so much for the rumor regarding Buehrle for Hawksworth+

by RedbirdRay on Dec 23, 2006 4:11 PM EST up reply actions

And let's be thankful...

for that. What is it with Cardinal fans and formerly-dominant-but-now-washed-up starters?

Acquire Jason Johnson!

by guayzimi on Dec 23, 2006 5:01 PM EST up reply actions

History is easy, future is hard.

Its easy to know what somone did. The stats are all there. Predicting what someone will do is much harder.

Humans are also conditioned to go with the known instead of an unknown even if the probability is the unknown will be more productive.

by DriverZn on Dec 23, 2006 5:37 PM EST up reply actions

A surprising trade

It'll be interesting to see if Gavin Floyd gets his game together in the first half. Danks could be ready for the second half and Williams could unload another of his vets. The ChiSox are the anti-Cardinals in a lot of ways.

It would be unsurprising if Massett breaks camp in the big leagues. White Sox fans are probably freaking out right now, but my money is that'll be a solid trade for both teams long-term.

by liam on Dec 24, 2006 7:38 PM EST up reply actions

Airing of grievances

"I got a lot of PROBLEMS with you people! And now you're gonna hear about it!"

How exciting would it be for Erik and his wife to have their baby today?!? It'd be a Festivus miracle!

Happy Festivus everyone!

There are 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary, and those who don't.

by Mr Clean on Dec 23, 2006 4:05 PM EST reply actions

My grievance...

Here's a few posts from NOVEMBER 17th when I mentioned Brian Lawerence and Kip Wells, not than anyone noticed or cared...

"This is why I'm advocating...
A dumpster diving type back-of-the-rotation option like Kip Wells, or a surgically repaired Brian Lawrence.

Lawerence, before the shoulder injury was a Dave Duncan/ Tony La Rusa dream....

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by ilillillli on Fri Nov 17, 2006 at 10:39:55 AM EST
[ Parent ]

awh, that's right...
no tables? whatever the point is Brian Lawrence used to get a lot of ground balls, keep the ball in the park, and be durable. Then his shoulder went, so whatever.

o8o88o888o

by ilillillli on Fri Nov 17, 2006 at 10:41:41 AM EST
[ Parent ]
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o8o88o888o

by ilillillli on Dec 23, 2006 6:24 PM EST reply actions

Don't steal my thunder,

Yo.

by liam on Dec 24, 2006 7:41 PM EST up reply actions

Happy Festivus VEB

I got no problem with any of you, but rest assured, I ripped everyone a new one that I did have grievances with during the year. It was,

L E G E N,

wait for it,,,,

D A R Y.

I also have grievanecs with the other 29 teams in MLB for not being willing and most importantly FAIR trade parteners. they are trying to steal our best guys(Anthony, Adam,Duncan,Colby,etc)for bottom of the barrel MLB players. I'm lookin right at you Pittsburgh. and also at FNS Midwest for blocking out the World Series replays and post game shows. That's low. very very low. just because I live in ohio does not mean I don't want to relive the great Red October Miracle. Also to FSN Cincinnati and FSN Pittsburgh for not airing all games the reds&pirates play aginst the Cardinals. Eventhough I pay $149 each year to DishNetwork for the MLB Extra Innings package. if those games are not on eather of the local FSN channels, they are blocked out on Extra Innings. how I am in the Local area for Pittsburgh I'll never figure out since I'm 20 miles north of Columbus OHIO. and to everyone who is involved with, or pulling for the orginazation on the north side of chicago. I don't like you, nor do I respect you or anyone who is a fan of yours. you are a disgrace to all real fans of teams that actually put forth the effort each and every year to win ball games. and that's why they play the game. to WIN. something you just don't seam to get. it's not about who can drink more beer, or over pay players who only care about which teams will pay them the most. it's about winning. you play to win the game. that's it. same goes for everyone in houston. other than that, I'm good.

I would not mind a low cost one year deal for Shannon Stewart. when healthy he is above average with a bat and in the field. but just lke Griffel Jr, he just can't seam to stay healthy for the whole season. fingers are still crossed that Walt & Co will make a deal dumping Juan for a good pitcher. although that seams unlikely at the moment.

Happy Festivus VEB.

The 2006 St.Louis Cardinals. WORLD CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD. My Blog: And That's A Winner!

by gdm426 on Dec 23, 2006 6:44 PM EST reply actions

can my grievance be

that we weren't able to land Schmidt...

that seems like an appropriate grievance for me...

it's not really against the cardinals, more against Schmidt...

Best wishes to all VEB-ers this Christmas season and a special Merry Christmas to Lboros, Erik and Val!

by azruavatar on Dec 23, 2006 7:18 PM EST reply actions

happy festivus everyone

that has to be one of my favorite seinfelds ever

i have no real grievances with the cards, i am willing to go with whatever five starters they choose, because of winning the series i guess i am getting soft, but i do feel they will get either mulder, weaver, or a lawrence, ohka, armas, thomson type

it looks like pineiro will be too high of a pickup, as there are other suitors

pavano would be ok if cheap, both in prospects and money

Pujols is the greatest Cardinal in my lifetime.

by bigcardsfan5 on Dec 23, 2006 10:00 PM EST reply actions

bi-polar betty

did any of you listen to the interview on xm radio (thursday night i think) with the former Cardinal/now cub pitcher who will remain nameless? i really was glad to see him go but i have to admit he handled questions about his being benched in the playoffs with quite a bit of class. i still think he will fail miserably and i'm glad it's the cubs that will be spending over $20mm on him.

merry christmas to the world champion Cardinals and all their fans!

"You can't worry if it's cold; you can't worry if it's hot; you only worry if you get sick. Because then if you don't get well, you die." Joaquin Andujar

by Red State Redbird on Dec 24, 2006 12:44 AM EST reply actions

Final word? Or more spin?

Sounds like Walt & Co are done with their Xmas shopping when it comes to pitchers.

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/cardinals/story/881C39F585486A5E8625724E0015C55F ?OpenDocument

Walt says that the fans don't want to hear that the Cardinals are ready able and willing to not add any more starting pitchers. well, that is true and untrue. it is true if the Cardinals are as serious as they say they are about Loop being made into a starter. it's obvious to everyone but them that Loop as a starter is a bad, BAD idea. unlike most of VEB, I actually like him coming out of the bullpen from the 6th inning on. I think especially now that he is over a full year removed from surgery that he will get better. not that he was ever a sure fire lock down closer. but he was well better than average. and I feel if they leave him in that roll he will be much better than he was last season.

but, that does not mean he will be a good starter. no matter what kind of Kool Aid they are trying to get us to drink, nothing they can say will convice me that Loop will be a better starter than Mulder, Sup or Weaver. I am not saying that the Cardinals should over pay to get a starter. and I think that was Walt's main point. they are willing to add a starter or two, but only at their set price. which is fine. but don't try and spin it to the fans that one season after winning a World Series that their starting rotation will be filled with 1 clear ace of the staff, a cy young winner no doubt, and then after him are 4 unproven starters. the first one is not quite back from injury. and was never that good to begin with. one has been inconsistant because the team had him shuttling back and forth from memphis so much that he could not get his feet underneith him. the other has been a good starter, sometimes great starter in the minors. and don't forget was a shut down closer in the playoffs, saving game 7 in the NCLS, and game 5 of the World Series. and the last one a newly converted closer/late inning relief pitcher who has not thrown more than 3 innings in a game in over 10 years.

don't try and spin it to us that a team with that kind of rotation will be able to contend for a World Series. because all of us are not that stupid to belive such nonesence. and that's what it is. total and complete nonsence. if the Cardinals think a starting rotation of Carp Wells AW Reyes and Loop will contend for anything other than 3rd or 4th place in the weak central division, then they are drunk on their own Kool Aid. and they think that their fans are as stupid, dumb and uneducated as cub fans. and personally, that insluts me greatly. I do not mind it at all if they are unwilling to over pay for anymore starting pitching. with this crazy market I don't blame them. especially since Schmidt burned then, and Zito was never even an option because of his asking price and lenght of the deal he wants. but don't try and fool me with the spin that with Loop, Wells and two talented but unproven young guns in the rotation the 2007 Cardinals will be in the hunt for another World Series ring. I'm not that stupid.

I'm not drinking their red Kool Aid on this one.

Now, if one, or two of the 3 come back then fine, ok I'll belive that the 2007 Cardials will be in the hunt for another World Series ring. With their offence with a fully healthy Scotty and Jimmy. and the addition of Kennedy at 2nd. Yadda has to improve on last year. he showed us in the playoffs that he can hit. Duncan should improve as well. and maybe Juan will shock the world and do better. heck, he might even cut off a ball or two in the corner keeping doubles from turning into triples. But don't tell me that if the Cardinals do not add at least one more starter that they will be a team that can win the World Series. Because that simply is not true. And unless I am mistaken, that was Walt's main point.

The 2006 St.Louis Cardinals. WORLD CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD. My Blog: And That's A Winner!

by gdm426 on Dec 24, 2006 5:26 AM EST reply actions

I guess I read it differently

seemed to me Jock said they would try to re-sign either Weaver or Mulder...and maybe make a trade later. I think that's what he meant by not signing any of the crap left on the free agent market and what he meant by the market opening up a little in spring.

by RedbirdRay on Dec 24, 2006 9:20 AM EST up reply actions

Tend to Agree

I think they see the rest of the FA market as crap. SO they will try to get the Cardinal FA's or go into ST without them. Then during the season, they will trade for Gil Meche for a bag of peanuts while KC eats most of his salary. (This is because KC will be 2-45 and need to dump some payroll) Am I a bit worried? Yes. However, if Looper does have more than 2 pitches, I think he is a Duncan apprentice. He's old enough to listen to the quiet assassin. Just my 2 cents.

Official member of the Willie McGee fan club.

by OKCardsfan on Dec 24, 2006 10:25 AM EST up reply actions

Airing of Grievances

A'Pu, we love you. But please quit with the Bonds-like admiration of your own homeruns. Knock off the batt flipping.
J'Ed, we love to too. But please quit the melodramatics on every pitch that is more than an inch inside. There is no need to do an off-balance shuffle backward when the ball is still 6 inches away.
Ya'Mo, we love you also. But please learn to hit a bit better. When you came up we were all worried you couldn't hold Matheny's glove. Turns out you can't hold his bat. How pathetic is that?
Sco'Ro, we love you as well. But please never repeat the silent treatment you gave TLR. You got benched for a day 'cause you were playing poorly and looked hurt. If you acted more like the big leaguer you are, maybe you would have won the World Series MVP.
C-Dunc, we love you like a fat kid loves cake. But please could you possibly learn to catch a ball? I mean you dropped a ball 'cause Edmonds spooked you? It's not like it was halloween and he was dressed in a white sheet.

Grievances have been aired... Now who wants to wrestle TLR to the ground?

He called fate's bluff on a cool New York night, October 19th, 2006.

by Number47 on Dec 24, 2006 2:37 PM EST reply actions

x-mas eve reflections

As long as Pujols keeps hitting 40+ HR, I'm fine with him doing 40+ bat flips.

Yadi's career line is .238/.291/.342. Matheny's career line is.239/.293/.344. How so can Yadi not hold Matheny's bat?

by Fitz on Dec 24, 2006 4:25 PM EST up reply actions

A'Pu & Ya'Mo (and Matheny)

Fans in San Fran, don't mind Bonds' bat flips either...

As for Matheny, I guess absence make the heart fonder. It seemed like he was good for a .240-ish batting average when he was here. But in any case Ya'Mo's .216 is below both their career averages.

He called fate's bluff on a cool New York night, October 19th, 2006.

by Number47 on Dec 24, 2006 5:18 PM EST up reply actions