Game 20 Open Thread: April 21, 2008
by lboros on Apr 21, 2008 7:01 PM EDT
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PrintSt. Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers, Apr 21, 2008 8:05 PM EDT
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| Wainwright | Villanueva |
| 2-1, 2.78 | 1-2, 6.19 |
through three starts this year, wainwright has gone to 3-ball counts on only 12 batters --- half of them in the last 3 innings of his most recent start vs these same brewers. he threw 115 pitches in that game, a figure he's topped only twice in his career.
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Rasmus or bust.
Our best lineup today!
With Wainwright batting 8th!
"Get your hands off me you damn dirty ape!" -RIP Charlton Heston
Disagree
With the players TLR has in the starting lineup, Waino should be batting 6th, maybe even 5th.
I think if he ever completely loses his command, we could probably convert him into an outfielder, what do you think?
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Over/under
on Chris Duncan 1st pitch swings: 2.
Bonus – average number of angry comments written per swing on the 1st pitch: 5.
"Well, folks, this game began as a tiny worm and is blossoming into a large cobra." - Mike "The Moon Man" Shannon
by Tudor's Electric Fan on Apr 21, 2008 7:50 PM EDT reply actions
Waaaay over on that
"Well, folks, this game began as a tiny worm and is blossoming into a large cobra." - Mike "The Moon Man" Shannon
by Tudor's Electric Fan on Apr 21, 2008 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions
and if he hits a hr
that number will double.
by davethebutcher on Apr 21, 2008 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Lineups per Gameday
STL
Say Hey Schu RF
Natty Light LF
El Hombre 1B
The Natural CF
Santa Glaus 3B
AK7 2B
Funky Cold Molina C
Wagonmaker P
Izzy2 SS
MIL
Weeks 2B
Hardy SS
Fielder 1B
Braun LF
Hart RF
Hall 3B
Gross CF
Villanueva P
Kendall C
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Flip Braun and Fielder in the MIL lineup
My bad
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Line up
I was just thinking of our line up possiblities; what do you think of this?
Skip
Al
Ank
Santa
Dunc
Yadi Cakes
AK
pitcher
Iz2/Ryan when TLR lets him play
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
more AB for Al
and Ankiel, less GIDP by Dunc in the 1st inning swinging at 1st pitches and our 2 best hitters bat in the first inning.
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Think they pitched around Ank
to make Glaus beat ‘em?
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no
i think villanueva just didn’t want to throw another 17 pitch at bat in the first inning…
"Them Cubbies can kiss my ass" -Dizzy Dean
Oh yeah
I guess that was him, wasn’t it?
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Adam Kennedy Grand Slam
calling it
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Damn
It would have been nice to put a few on the board before AW threw a pitch
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at least he didn't swing at the first pitch
which was grooved.
And I awoke in California, far far from Spancilhill...
oh, thanks
I was only half listening to him and thought he said “the scouting report on skip” or somethng…
"Them Cubbies can kiss my ass" -Dizzy Dean
I just realized Kennedy is hitting ahead of Molina
I wonder why?
Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS
by Hardcore Legend on Apr 21, 2008 8:17 PM EDT reply actions
Brewers manager is consistent with his line-up
according to the BrewCrew broadcasters. . .
I wonder what that would be like!
by '54 Cardinal Fan on Apr 21, 2008 8:19 PM EDT reply actions
If there are any kids watching
and you want to play 2B.
Watch Kennedy closely and don’t do what he does.
Nice play by Kennedy
though after the top of the inning…
"You say the world has lost it's love. I say embrace what it's made of" - Dar Williams
That's the way you do it...
"The only thing you know about pitching is that you can't hit it." Bob Gibson to Tim McCarver
by player2bnamedl8r on Apr 21, 2008 8:22 PM EDT reply actions
Nice inning, Adam
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Dun CANN!N!!!!!
Eat it, you Duncan-hating Hosers!
Perfectly played….
"Them Cubbies can kiss my ass" -Dizzy Dean
that wasn't pretty..
but I’ll take it. Add one to the annals of Duncan’s adventures.
"You say the world has lost it's love. I say embrace what it's made of" - Dar Williams
Not to be confused with
Duncan’s Anal Adventures
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duncan shows braun how it's done
i love it.
Off the bat I thought that ball was hit 500 feet…
And I awoke in California, far far from Spancilhill...
reminds me of
when me and my friends would play catch and purposefully do the most ridiculous things while catching the ball.
by davethebutcher on Apr 21, 2008 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions
thankfully so,..
I know a few head of cattle breathed a sigh of relief when he made that announcement this past spring
Pretty BS Ball 4 call there....
but Albert gets those same calls, so i guess it’s even
boo cubs, hooray beer
Looks like Wainer has been working on his change
it looks like it could be great with a little more work.
Jim Edmonds hit a HR for San Diego
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My favorite player when I was a kid
Even over Ozzie.
by Smokin Turkeys on Apr 21, 2008 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Darren Daulton will never forget it...
assuming he remembered it in the first place…
"The only thing you know about pitching is that you can't hit it." Bob Gibson to Tim McCarver
by player2bnamedl8r on Apr 21, 2008 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions
uh
I was still for the albert slide, but towles was in front of the plate and didn’t have the ball yet he was going to have the ball in a split second, but albert cleared him out before he got it in his hands. But that play was a little more different than pujols slide, both play were awesome though.
by from First to Third on Apr 21, 2008 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions
you're right
different play, Al was making the move to ensure he was safe and the catcher didn’t have the play on him. while at the same time possibly allowing ludwick to advance from 2nd to 3rd. Heads up baseball the way it should be played if given the oppurtunity. imbo
1u, RBI Baseball style
Duncan’s groundout reminded me of pressing B instead of A on tappers back to the mound
NOW
is time for santa clause’s first cardinal home run.
by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 21, 2008 8:47 PM EDT reply actions
Santa Glaus
is coming to town
Ankiel is Jesus!
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 21, 2008 8:48 PM EDT reply actions
DOUBLE DOWN GLAUS!
Ankiel is Jesus!
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 21, 2008 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Better make him pay for all the walks
we let Parra off the hook last week and it came back to bite us. Santa!
Can't come any closer than that
Wow.. Glad it went for a 2 rbi hit though
by cloistermaximus on Apr 21, 2008 8:48 PM EDT reply actions
He hit a 2 rbi double
and then adam kennedy lined out on a hard hit ball to center
"You say the world has lost it's love. I say embrace what it's made of" - Dar Williams
Hmm?
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he didn't get out
AK7 flew out to center on the first pitch.
by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 21, 2008 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh ok, i turned my head after his double, turned back and i saw him walking off the bases and he had a dejected look on his face
so i thought it was him who made the out
boo cubs, hooray beer
I haven't been able to get that program to work on any computer
and I have a laptop at home and two jobs. doesn’t work anywhere. I use the espn gameday
Ankiel is Jesus!
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 21, 2008 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions
oh yeah
I only use firefox, so maybe that’s the problem?
Ankiel is Jesus!
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 21, 2008 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, Works for me in IE
I can get it to work in IE but you know I don’t like to use IE
I normally use Gameday in Firefox no problem except this game
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 21, 2008 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
oh wait
my day job has IE but they have ancient computers
Ankiel is Jesus!
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 21, 2008 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
works fine for me
on my XP machine. For some reason I don’t have any text in linux.
And I awoke in California, far far from Spancilhill...
not with gameday
but half of the time i try to log onto any mlb site on my computer it looks up firefox and forces a shut down of the browser
in firefox
in your navigation bar
type in about:config
in filter type pipe
click on boolean and change false to true
click on integer and change 4 to 10
this should both speed up your browser and
help you with the gameday
by '54 Cardinal Fan on Apr 21, 2008 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
any idea why
Viva el birdos would start acting up after i changed that stuff, Changed it back and everything went back to working
"If I managed the Cubs, I'd be an Alcoholic." - Whitey Herzog
No clue,
I’ve run it with those settings for two years now
and both systems work for me.
Give me a minute or two to think about it.
"It ain't braggin' if you can do it." -- Dizzy Dean
by '54 Cardinal Fan on Apr 21, 2008 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
it keep getting hung up and not loading completely so i was stuck reloading to get the new messages. Its not a big deal, but I love me my firefox, plus I’m kinda a computer junky so I’m curious why that setting change what was happening with the programming
"If I managed the Cubs, I'd be an Alcoholic." - Whitey Herzog
Question,
did you restart the browser after you made the change?
Just running down some options.
"It ain't braggin' if you can do it." -- Dizzy Dean
by '54 Cardinal Fan on Apr 21, 2008 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
restarted the browser a couple of times
and restarted the computer
"If I managed the Cubs, I'd be an Alcoholic." - Whitey Herzog
glaus needs a new number
that’s why hes slumping, he should take 3
by from First to Third on Apr 21, 2008 8:51 PM EDT reply actions
so when does luddy get some playing time
by from First to Third on Apr 21, 2008 8:54 PM EDT reply actions
only when he starts hitting a HR every at bat
Ankiel is Jesus!
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 21, 2008 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Can we have Rickie Weeks for our team? Please?
She isn't crazy, she's just not impressed.
Why?
"The only thing you know about pitching is that you can't hit it." Bob Gibson to Tim McCarver
by player2bnamedl8r on Apr 21, 2008 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Randy Flores needs a facial hair twin
"You say the world has lost it's love. I say embrace what it's made of" - Dar Williams
I think that's JJ Hardy...
but doesn’t he have one with Lohse anyway?
"The only thing you know about pitching is that you can't hit it." Bob Gibson to Tim McCarver
by player2bnamedl8r on Apr 21, 2008 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions
It's almost like Molina
is daring Weeks to run…he’s let a couple balls skip a couple feet away
not to knock on him
but I’ve never thought of duncan having anywhere near a plus arm, dan just confused me there with that statement
That's what I mean
everyone wants to show off the arm and the runner goes to second. I hate that crap!!!
goddamnit
you guys said wagonmaker was doing so well when i checked in.
by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 21, 2008 9:03 PM EDT reply actions
oh shit
you’re probaly right. i am the offcial wainwright jinxer.
by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 21, 2008 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
either that
or you’re really a cubs fan! j/k
Ankiel is Jesus!
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 21, 2008 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Blech
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I love it when fan (us, too) boo teams for making
good pitching decisions.
by '54 Cardinal Fan on Apr 21, 2008 9:03 PM EDT reply actions
Man, nothing is more frustrating then when you score...
and your ace can’t come out the next half inning and hold the lead.
boo cubs, hooray beer
i blame TLR for last inning
without him, Yost would never have thought to bat Kendall 8th.
And I awoke in California, far far from Spancilhill...
Over/Under on batters sent to the plate for the top of the 4th
3
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guys, guys, guys, please. . .
3-4 pitchers per AB.
Thank you for your kind attention.
by '54 Cardinal Fan on Apr 21, 2008 9:08 PM EDT reply actions
izturis makes me want to play frogger on 44
by from First to Third on Apr 21, 2008 9:09 PM EDT reply actions
Ba-zing!
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word,
havent seen the iz2 apologist on here lately, guess he waiting til his BA gets over .200 to write how we all are not high enough on him. least he has been playing decent defense
No Iz2 apologist, but...
As long as he’s taking walks, he’s at least giving some value to this team. His defense is pretty steady and he gets to balls that Eckstein never would have. He’s rarely a threat for extra bases, so there’s really no reason he should be a free swinger. He has taken his walks so far this season, and because of that, his OBP (entering tonight’s game) is sitting at .344, which is excellent out of the 9-hole. As I mentioned, since his XBH are so rare, his BA is of no consequence in regards to his OBP.
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I guess if he can get on base for the front of the lineup it isn't the worst
but I would like to see him get some doubles to make it easier to move him over
by from First to Third on Apr 21, 2008 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Well if he doesnt start hitting
no one will walk him, and his OBP will head down to his career norms. At which point he will be useless with Ryan around.
if he can take walks
and hit .250, that is true. but he isn’t hitting well enough for the “taking walks” caveat to take effect. he’s also not really taking that many walks any more; his OBA is only .227 in the last 7 games, 2 walks in his last 24 PA or so.
And I awoke in California, far far from Spancilhill...
well,
that was an exciting half-inning
by '54 Cardinal Fan on Apr 21, 2008 9:10 PM EDT reply actions
Not playing Ludwick against righties
is a gisgrace to baseball managing.
The guy kills righties whenever he has extended playing time his whole career. This year he is not just killing righties, he’s KILLING righties.
Pathetic. No way justify leaving him on the bench. No way.
I like the emphasis on Killing righties there, larusa is KILLING my fantasy team too
plus he doesn’t freak out on a ball inside like dunc does
by from First to Third on Apr 21, 2008 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Why so many one-pitch outs
When their pitcher has as many BB’s as IP?
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Our offense has been really ... bad, lately
and Chris Duncan should’ve got to second there, where was the hustle? jeebus
boo cubs, hooray beer
I almost think a single is better
now albert gets to hit
"You say the world has lost it's love. I say embrace what it's made of" - Dar Williams
maybe we should shake things up
and start Ludwick against a fucking righty then!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i could careless
the way ludwick is hitting, take turns sitting all three of the lefties and get him in the lineup.
that was bizarre
"You say the world has lost it's love. I say embrace what it's made of" - Dar Williams
Grr!!!
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Do they still teach patience at the plate????
"It ain't braggin' if you can do it." -- Dizzy Dean
by '54 Cardinal Fan on Apr 21, 2008 9:22 PM EDT reply actions
not at our practices, we didn't have the money
its to be used for an impact bat, or top of the rotation starter
by from First to Third on Apr 21, 2008 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Ankiel has not been hitting.....
Just hope Glaus keeps it up!
"Get your hands off me you damn dirty ape!" -RIP Charlton Heston
9 pitches to get through that half-inning
And we got a hit! 9 pitches for 4 batters.
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Wainwright is over throwing
Buzzards are circling…......
Westcoastbirdwatcher
by westcoastbirdwatcher on Apr 21, 2008 9:25 PM EDT reply actions
wow
just read through the thread. you’d think we’re down by 5 from the tone in here. Is the game really that terrible to watch?
It's not that bad
Just a few discouraging things.
The most notable thing is that, in the first inning one of the brewers hitters hit a towering shot to lf, duncan caught it at the warning track, only he completely fell over on his back and rolled over, for almost no reason.
"You say the world has lost it's love. I say embrace what it's made of" - Dar Williams
For one thing
It sucked giving up the lead right after we got it.
Also, Villanueva walked 4 in the first 3 innings, and all of a sudden we’ve lost any and all plate discipline.
I’m enjoying the game, would like to be ahead by about ten, but hey it beats homework!
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plate discipline?
They are swing at good pitches to hit. A few of them have been line drives. The only bad pitch swung at was Pujols’ piych.
I've been happy about anything good we can do this year
thats why I get so mad when we make dumb moves or beat ourselves, wins will be hard to come by this year I think, and when we do things like that it’s frustrating. Its just funny to see all the people who got over-hyped when we started off amazingly
by from First to Third on Apr 21, 2008 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I can understand that. I’m just the eternal optomist that is happy with whatever we can do. And I don’t expect this team to be near perfect. I see the club finishing the year with a slightly overall upward trend in their level of play. with several deep valley’s and high peaks in between. After all that seems to be the way cardinals baseball has been played for several years.
I give credit to iztoo
eck woulda not made that throw
by from First to Third on Apr 21, 2008 9:28 PM EDT reply actions
I'll see your nine pitch inning
Jimmy steps in to lead off the bottom half of the inning... with nobody on base... It could happen... just not tonight.
he just might get through the seventh yet
"You say the world has lost it's love. I say embrace what it's made of" - Dar Williams
i love how Waino battles
that’s what defines a great pitcher. doesn’t have his best stuff but still manages to get late into a game.
6-7-8-9-1 is killing us tonight
Dunc is 1 for 3
Pujols is 1 for 2 with a BB
Ankiel is 0 for 1 with 2 BB’s
Glaus is 1 for 2 with a BB
Pretty encouraging, if we could just get the rest of the lineup in gear tonight!
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I dunno...
I think part of the issue is that other than Pujols, everyone on the team is a streaky hitter. With a lot of guys it’s either 2 for 4/5 or 0 for 4/5.
Bench Skippy, start Ludwick
And its going to lead to lots of LOB
2-5 put them on, 6-1 leave em there.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2008/03/blocked-prosp-2.html
ss problem?, interesting piece
by from First to Third on Apr 21, 2008 9:41 PM EDT reply actions
I love hearing that Waino
wanted his contract to be a ten year deal because he wants to be a cardinal forever! Sweet!!
Hell of an inning Wainwright
keep it up, one more
"You say the world has lost it's love. I say embrace what it's made of" - Dar Williams
Mets vs. Cubs
Definitely a meteor game
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Man, it's sad when I have more faith in Wainwright at the plate, then I do Izturis.
boo cubs, hooray beer
Maybe one day we shall have a good SS
Not today…....
Oh and great sig!
"Get your hands off me you damn dirty ape!" -RIP Charlton Heston
Brendan Ryan
can’t come soon enough. I know he’s not spectacular but he is a definite upgrade over izturis.
Not in the eyes of TLR
Doubt that he gets more than 1 out of 4 starts over Izturis.
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and he can lead off
allowing us to play Ludwick over skip…
And I awoke in California, far far from Spancilhill...
my 6 year old cousin plays first base in t-ball...
and he is an upgrade over izturis…atleast at the plate.
boo cubs, hooray beer
*Second basemen
Ray Durham (37)
Mark Ellis (32)
Marcus Giles (31)
Mark Grudzielanek (39)
Orlando Hudson (31)
Tadahito Iguchi (34)
Jeff Kent (41)
Felipe Lopez (29)
Mark Loretta (37)
Aaron Miles (32)
Jose Valentin (39)
Shortstops
Orlando Cabrera (34)
David Eckstein (34)
Adam Everett (32)
Rafael Furcal (31)
Cristian Guzman (31)
Cesar Izturis (29)
Felipe Lopez (29)
Edgar Renteria (33) – $11MM club option for ‘09 with a $3MM buyout
Juan Uribe (30)
Omar Vizquel (42) – $5.2MM club option for ‘09 with a $0.3MM buyout
*Starting pitchers
Jeremy Affeldt (30)
Tony Armas Jr. (31)
Kris Benson (33)
A.J. Burnett (32) – can opt out after ‘08 season
Paul Byrd (38)
Roger Clemens (46)
Matt Clement (33) – $8.75MM club option for ‘09 with a $0.25MM buyout
Ryan Dempster (32)
Chad Durbin (31)
Josh Fogg (32)
Jon Garland (29)
Tom Glavine (43)
Mike Hampton (36)
Mark Hendrickson (35)............
by from First to Third on Apr 21, 2008 9:50 PM EDT reply actions
there's a recommended diary
in which this is discussed in depth.
And I awoke in California, far far from Spancilhill...
Supp PH?
So says Gameday….
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Gotcha
I figured it was a gameday error or something
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I can't believe they only have 3 bench players
That could get very ugly
by hannah_in_va on Apr 21, 2008 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
place holders for their 1,000,000 injured players
"You say the world has lost it's love. I say embrace what it's made of" - Dar Williams
Damn....Cubs
are looking pretty good, I was dogging them so far this season because they kept playing the Pirates, but they are looking to be a hell of an offensive team, I hate to say it.
You do know
that they had a 5 run 8th that was started off with an error don’t you, and 3 pf those 5 runs were a bomb off of jorge sosa (possibly only man izturis could go deep off of)?
I agree though, it appears to be a very good team. But it’s the cubs, they always find a way to screw it up. I’m not worried.
What is going on?
Gameday is frozen on the fact that Kendall hit it in play, out(s)...not saying what he did, though…
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Excellent
Muchas gracias
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He leads off next inning
I’d be shocked if he isn’t done. Good job, adam. You fought through subpar stuff today.
"You say the world has lost it's love. I say embrace what it's made of" - Dar Williams
He led off last inning
Dunc is up first in the 8th
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gameday
says the last one to hardy was number 99
by VolsnCards5 on Apr 21, 2008 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Thats it for Wainwright
He is out of gas now. Hope they get him a run here.
Westcoastbirdwatcher
by westcoastbirdwatcher on Apr 21, 2008 10:01 PM EDT reply actions
yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dammit tony i didn’t have him in my lineup, argh!!!!!!!!!!!!1
by from First to Third on Apr 21, 2008 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Tony
and Ludwick…defy the odds…
"The only thing you know about pitching is that you can't hit it." Bob Gibson to Tim McCarver
by player2bnamedl8r on Apr 21, 2008 10:03 PM EDT reply actions
Corey Hart - That's why you wear your sunglasses at night
boo cubs, hooray beer
by Raconteur on Apr 21, 2008 10:03 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
nice hustle luddy
very gritty, running all the way to third.
And I awoke in California, far far from Spancilhill...
and would have slid backwards at every base to up his grit to a +3
by from First to Third on Apr 21, 2008 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
shush
i’m trying to start a meme. Ludvig = scrappy.
And I awoke in California, far far from Spancilhill...
everytime i see mota or loduca
i think of all the whining the media and fans did about the dodgers trading them for penny. dumb asses
Shoulder open, chin pointing at he left field line. Christ
Westcoastbirdwatcher
by westcoastbirdwatcher on Apr 21, 2008 10:12 PM EDT reply actions
I'd be worried with the force at home, though
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let's add another one first
"You say the world has lost it's love. I say embrace what it's made of" - Dar Williams
what days are they in town
I might head down from ames
"If I managed the Cubs, I'd be an Alcoholic." - Whitey Herzog
Franklin was the one warming up
and it’s been longer since he’s had work
"You say the world has lost it's love. I say embrace what it's made of" - Dar Williams
Franklin
Tony trusts him
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Braun's slump is over, I guess
"You say the world has lost it's love. I say embrace what it's made of" - Dar Williams
"not great arms in the OF"
did i actually just hear that?
And I awoke in California, far far from Spancilhill...
off topic
I saw that you sponsored Brendan Ryan’s BaseballReference page. I was pissed because I wanted to do that.
kudos.
"Them Cubbies can kiss my ass" -Dizzy Dean
WTF
was that…
"The only thing you know about pitching is that you can't hit it." Bob Gibson to Tim McCarver
by player2bnamedl8r on Apr 21, 2008 10:27 PM EDT reply actions
Luddie tried to pull a duncan, apparently
"You say the world has lost it's love. I say embrace what it's made of" - Dar Williams
I'd prefer
the Duncan…
"The only thing you know about pitching is that you can't hit it." Bob Gibson to Tim McCarver
by player2bnamedl8r on Apr 21, 2008 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
man, he overran that, though
"You say the world has lost it's love. I say embrace what it's made of" - Dar Williams
Guess that's karma
"The only thing you know about pitching is that you can't hit it." Bob Gibson to Tim McCarver
by player2bnamedl8r on Apr 21, 2008 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
this game is rigged!
what are the chances?
by Smokin Turkeys on Apr 21, 2008 10:27 PM EDT reply actions
is the dome down?
"You say the world has lost it's love. I say embrace what it's made of" - Dar Williams
I was in the middle of agreeing with you when the groundball happened
"You say the world has lost it's love. I say embrace what it's made of" - Dar Williams
Still tied
Pull down the fort, Franklin
"You say the world has lost it's love. I say embrace what it's made of" - Dar Williams
Thank you
again, Corey Hart…
"The only thing you know about pitching is that you can't hit it." Bob Gibson to Tim McCarver
by player2bnamedl8r on Apr 21, 2008 10:30 PM EDT reply actions
+1
for the ‘nad’... =)
"The only thing you know about pitching is that you can't hit it." Bob Gibson to Tim McCarver
by player2bnamedl8r on Apr 21, 2008 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
god
this would be our second loss to them this year where we had a great chance to win
come on and win cards!
i take your signatures and use them as away messages
I'm second-guessing again
which is bad, but with the tying run on third and one out, and a guy like Hall on deck who hits a lot of ground balls, why didn’t we walk Hart to get to Hall in the first place, setting up the DP?
And I awoke in California, far far from Spancilhill...
We get Turnbow if the game is tied?
Come on guys, hold it
"You say the world has lost it's love. I say embrace what it's made of" - Dar Williams
didnt they say Gange was unavailable?
by Smokin Turkeys on Apr 21, 2008 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
yea
they said he has pitched 4 days in a row.
and he sucks.
"Them Cubbies can kiss my ass" -Dizzy Dean
that's not how the brewers announcers are talking
"You say the world has lost it's love. I say embrace what it's made of" - Dar Williams
oh, maybe
mlbtv is completely unwatchable tonight, I’ve kind of got it on but I only catch 10 seconds out of every minute.
And I awoke in California, far far from Spancilhill...
I'll take Turnbow any time
Even if he’s throwing good, he’s still an adventure
by cloistermaximus on Apr 21, 2008 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
drinking franklins.....
but its not franklin’s fault just feels so wrong
"If I managed the Cubs, I'd be an Alcoholic." - Whitey Herzog
i went from drinking
to chugging franklins
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by ihavebadknees on Apr 21, 2008 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Can't Chug
Shiner Black, maybe I should start drinking weaker beer for cardinal games
"If I managed the Cubs, I'd be an Alcoholic." - Whitey Herzog
a late observation, but how many catchers make a
snap throw to third in a tie ballgame in the 8th inning?? Gotta love Yadi
yea
great throw by yadi
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by ihavebadknees on Apr 21, 2008 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Man, poor Franklin
he has to get five outs this inning
"You say the world has lost it's love. I say embrace what it's made of" - Dar Williams
and he comes through
I”m much happier with you, Franklin. Fantastic job.
Let’s kill Turnbow now!
"You say the world has lost it's love. I say embrace what it's made of" - Dar Williams
cool, hopefully we see barton and het hits it to hart
he could get an inside the park HR
by from First to Third on Apr 21, 2008 10:36 PM EDT reply actions
i gave up
i take your signatures and use them as away messages
by ihavebadknees on Apr 21, 2008 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Dan said
this is “Daric” barton.
think he wishes that mulder trade never happened?
"Them Cubbies can kiss my ass" -Dizzy Dean
Sweet!
"The only thing you know about pitching is that you can't hit it." Bob Gibson to Tim McCarver
by player2bnamedl8r on Apr 21, 2008 10:38 PM EDT reply actions
And he can design flying machines...
"The only thing you know about pitching is that you can't hit it." Bob Gibson to Tim McCarver
by player2bnamedl8r on Apr 21, 2008 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Man, what WHEELS!!!!!
"It ain't braggin' if you can do it." -- Dizzy Dean
by '54 Cardinal Fan on Apr 21, 2008 10:39 PM EDT reply actions
NOW will we see the squeeze?
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Nope!
Even better!
I love Derrek Turnbow!
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Skipster!
"The only thing you know about pitching is that you can't hit it." Bob Gibson to Tim McCarver
by player2bnamedl8r on Apr 21, 2008 10:40 PM EDT reply actions
we have GOT to stop
swinging at first pitches.
OK, maybe not…
And I awoke in California, far far from Spancilhill...
Depends on who's at bat...
If Alberts gets a pitch he can drive, I’m all for it.
"The only thing you know about pitching is that you can't hit it." Bob Gibson to Tim McCarver
by player2bnamedl8r on Apr 21, 2008 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow negative nancy
I think that was played perfectly. I’d have called for Iz2 to bunt in that situation every time.
by cloistermaximus on Apr 21, 2008 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I think it is a wrong move
to bunt a man from second to third just about every time. and I am “mr optimistic”
I disagree
Tie game, speed on second, no outs. But him over to 3rd, then he can score on a sac fly, wild pitch, well placed groundout. Any time you can score a run without the benefit of a hit, you should.
by cloistermaximus on Apr 21, 2008 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Err.Bunt.
Yesh.. Gotta read before I post.
by cloistermaximus on Apr 21, 2008 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks to Dan
we have Barton’s new nickname.
Forget Crabman, let’s just call him Daric.
"Them Cubbies can kiss my ass" -Dizzy Dean
barton is so fast he was already in the dugout as soon as skip hit the ball
by from First to Third on Apr 21, 2008 10:41 PM EDT reply actions
my quick owes his quick 10 dollars
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by ihavebadknees on Apr 21, 2008 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Ok Bullpen, no more screwing around
shut ‘em down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the 9th.
Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS
by Hardcore Legend on Apr 21, 2008 10:42 PM EDT reply actions
Thank God for Derrick Turnbow
The Brewers need to DFA him ASAP if they want to win this division.
Of course, then we probably pick him up and make him a starter.
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wow
they just removed the corey hart error and awarded Luddy a triple!
"Them Cubbies can kiss my ass" -Dizzy Dean
backwards...
removed the ludwick error and gave hart a triple
by longhornscardinals on Apr 21, 2008 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
that is terrible
and welcomed
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by ihavebadknees on Apr 21, 2008 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Does wonders for his SLG
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I love this team
they really don’t ever seem to give up. They’ll fall back to earth, but if they keep on fighting like this, I’ll be happy with them.
"You say the world has lost it's love. I say embrace what it's made of" - Dar Williams
How'd you like to be Ned Yost?
You’ve got Ted Simmons (your likely replacement) in the dugout with you and in a tie game, you have the choice of Turnblow or Gagne on his 6th straight day.
Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS
by Hardcore Legend on Apr 21, 2008 10:45 PM EDT reply actions
Pujols 4-5
He has only made one out in 5 ab. Unbelievable
"...but If I can do some damage and help my team win, I'm going to stay in there" -Albert
Roy...
It’s been a while, let’s see what you can do.
"...but If I can do some damage and help my team win, I'm going to stay in there" -Albert
if you follow power hitters closely
they will almost always look like that. 20-30 AB’s (5-6 games) without a HR, then 2 HR’s in 1-2 games. lather, rinse, repeat; that’s why Adam Dunn gets booed 4 days out of 5 in Cincinnati.
2 BB’s tonight are a good sign.
And I awoke in California, far far from Spancilhill...
Shannon
“Izzy trying to close it out here. Jason Kendall will be his first victim.”
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