Game 49 overflow I
the cards with RISP tonight: 5 for 8 with two walks. and there is still a RISP (ludwick) as i type this with two outs in the top of the 4th. pujols might be a tad distracted out there; hope those two injured padres heal up quick. cards lead it 6-2.
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shit
it came up as me being first…............damn!
by stlcardinalsfang on May 21, 2008 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, go lakers
can’t stand detroit or the spurs and really sick of boston winning all the time
e'rebuilding mang
this thread feels better
the last thread was some bad effing luck.
by stlcardinalsfang on May 21, 2008 11:40 PM EDT reply actions
For the Padres
The only one who liked the Cardinals so much he became a St. Louis Cardinals football fan.
by coachnick39 on May 21, 2008 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
nice fresh thread.
no hurt pitchers. no hurt catchers. nice and clean.
I am the only/last Anthony Reyes fan!
Luddy was positioned in Skipland
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Hopefully
those two on strikeouts help Looper settle down, he’s got the run support which he didn’t have last time. Let’s get him a win.
Worse case scenario we have a rested pen with a day off looming. let’s take this series
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by AdjustedExpectations on May 21, 2008 11:43 PM EDT reply actions
if the k's don't settle him down
the 430 foot drive to center should…
And I awoke in California, far far from Spancilhill...
just glad it didn’t cost us anything
I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang
by AdjustedExpectations on May 21, 2008 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
haven’t heard any updates on him as of late, though.. with the history of the Cardinals and medical, maybe hearing nothing at all is a good thing (as opposed to hearing great hopes and comeback tales only to be fallacies)
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by AdjustedExpectations on May 21, 2008 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
don't read too much into the sidebar
it’s written by a cubs fan after all.
by stlcardinalsfang on May 21, 2008 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
The next time you feel like complaining
about how much pro ballplayers are paid, think about this game. How much money would you want to make if you were exposed day in, day out to what happened to those two Pads?
still doesn't really justify their pay
hell, by that logic, Police and Firemen should make in the billions
boo cubs, hooray beer
if i got to play a game i loved and get paid
i think i could deal with the hazards.
Rick Ankiel could throw out Chuck Norris. Easy.
hmmm
a junior enlisted guy in the army makes 13-25K, and he gets shot at.
And I awoke in California, far far from Spancilhill...
sounds a lot like school teachers
My first memory of Cardinals baseball is seeing Darrell Porter jump into Bruce Sutter's arms on October 20, 1982!
+1
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by AdjustedExpectations on May 21, 2008 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
That's as much as I make right now as a graduate research assistant
But without the bullets. It’s sad.
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don't want to get all political,
but if we paid soldiers 5% of what we paid baseball players, there wouldn’t be many wars.
e'rebuilding mang
less politics more baseball
It could be worse, you could be on fire.
by themanthemyth on May 21, 2008 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions
The Blackwater guys aren't making what the baseball players do
but they’re clearing more than 100K.
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
yeah, but then we'd only have
700 guys on our major league army roster, and Canada would conquer us.
And I awoke in California, far far from Spancilhill...
lol
I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2
by punchinjudy on May 21, 2008 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Huh?
But the Canadian army would only have 25, and they wouldn’t be very good.
by StanTheManFan on May 21, 2008 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
LaBatt = shit
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Obviously
You have been weaned on Bud, and don’t know what real beer tastes like.:)
by kkkkathmandubirdsview on May 22, 2008 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Not me man
I’m a European beer fan, but LaBatt still sucks
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Regional beers
There are so many in Canada (I’m Canadian). I prefer Okanagan Pale Ale, but there are hundreds, and none of them are called Labatts!
by kkkkathmandubirdsview on May 22, 2008 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Guys
It’s a reference to the movie Canadian Bacon.
PS I’m not a Bud fanboy in the least…
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Guess
I need to see a few movies to catch up.
by kkkkathmandubirdsview on May 22, 2008 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh
That’s what they sell down here, along wih Molson (never had it before)
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Molson Export
Was my preference years ago, but the BC microbrews are great.
by kkkkathmandubirdsview on May 22, 2008 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions
well
they’d be predicted to challenge in each war, then fall flat and rely on a couple of guys going whole campaigns in order to save face.
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by AdjustedExpectations on May 21, 2008 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions
In the future, wars won't be fought by armies
they will be fought by elite Robot Jox
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
Looper
What are we at, 75 pitches? This is just about where Looper heads severely downhill.
I’m hoping the 4th was his last inning, though I know Tony will probably trot him out there in the 5th so he can qualify for the win. If we send Loop out there again, this game could get tight really quick. I just hate it that we always wait to change the pitcher after bad shit goes down.
The logic of the pay
We’re watching this game: TV rights money.
We pay for the tickets.
We buy the merchandise.
We buy the concessions etc etc.
They’re taking their cut, or would you rather it go to a 5 person ownership group?
It’s such a pet peeve of mine when anyone complains about salaries (not that anyone was really doing it, but it’s the principle of the thing damnit…)
With no evidence to the contrary, Colby Rasmus is clutch
I almost thought Looper was pitching that AB
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if the playoffs started today the cards would be the wild card
thanks for that bit dan. it’s really relevant right about now on may 21st.
by stlcardinalsfang on May 21, 2008 11:52 PM EDT reply actions
OT: Is it possible for all 4 of the remaining NBA teams to lose
and we just declare the Grizzlies the NBA Champions just because?
by Hardcore Legend on May 21, 2008 11:52 PM EDT reply actions
seriously...
i have to decide ‘who i hate the least’...
probably pierce, garnett, and allen since none have won a championship before.
by RedbirdAvenger on May 21, 2008 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah but Garnett does all that ridiculous screaming around and whatnot
So annoying. I’ve grown to like Kobe, he’s just so deadly at the end of the games, he’s just going to beat you I love that fire.
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no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no and no
no no no no no no.
nothing more for boston.
by stlcardinalsfang on May 21, 2008 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
no kidding
whose left? i know it’s four teams i hate.
by stlcardinalsfang on May 21, 2008 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions
i do not want LA to win
I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2
by punchinjudy on May 21, 2008 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
basketball
ended for me last weekend, the two teams I even cared to watch were knocked out, so my attention has shifted
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by AdjustedExpectations on May 21, 2008 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd be down for that
Off of your off topic:
Why don’t teams change nicknames when they change cities?
Los Angeles Lakers – because the lakes are so plentiful in SoCal
Memphis Grizzlies – because the southern part of the Mississippi is the Grizzlies’ natural habitat
And the best…
Utah Jazz – because if there’s one thing Mormons know, it’s jazz music
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lol!
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by AdjustedExpectations on May 21, 2008 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
speaking of which
I still want the goddamn Arizona Cardinals to change their name….cardinals don’t live in the desert!
it’s odd when you seen an ex st louis guy Warner down there on the cardinals team, I’ll give you that
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by AdjustedExpectations on May 21, 2008 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
there's something wrong with people out west
Utah… Jazz?
Not to mention LA, which is known for its many and varied lakes
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
They actually started as the Chicago Cardinals and played at old Comiskey
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by coachnick39 on May 21, 2008 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually, they do.
I’ve seen them in the southwest, not in Phoenix itself but in the sticks. Surprised me greatly.
by StanTheManFan on May 22, 2008 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
u ripped off baseketbal
I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2
by punchinjudy on May 21, 2008 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I've never seen it
And it came out in 1998, while the Grizz moved to Memphis in 2001 :P
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Or Raptors in Toronto
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I was living in TN when the Oilers came over
and the “nashville oilers” jokes abounded. Wish I could remember some of them…
And I awoke in California, far far from Spancilhill...
Yeah that was funny
Kudos to the other three major leagues for (generally) changing nicknames after moves
Washington Expos, Colorado Nordiques, Carolina Whalers, etc. wouldn’t sound very good
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Mississippi?
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by coachnick39 on May 22, 2008 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions
River
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You put that something about Grizzlies in Mississippi
Memphis is in Tennessee, lol
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by coachnick39 on May 22, 2008 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
On the Mississippi
As in on the Mississippi RIVER
Memphis is pretty damn close to Mississippi the state, too :P
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OK, I was just really confused
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by coachnick39 on May 22, 2008 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
LOL
i was just about to say that exact thing.
anything but that final and i’m cool.
spurs-pistons wouldn’t be much better. how bout one from each side.
by stlcardinalsfang on May 21, 2008 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
How about I'm not watching any more NBA this season no matter what
In the conference semifinals, every team I wanted to win lost
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Just switch to hockey
It’s a better sport anyway. Crosby is a whiner but the Pens have 2 of the best 3/4 players in the league that’s fun to watch.
With no evidence to the contrary, Colby Rasmus is clutch
I love the Stanley Cup playoffs
I hate the Red Wings though
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Pens are going to win anyway
There’s no way to stop BOTH of those two ridiculous lines. Think, one of the best lines in hockey is going to be going against second line defenders no matter what. No way Osgood holds it together for three series anyway.
With no evidence to the contrary, Colby Rasmus is clutch
fuck hockey
they lost me with that gayass lockout.
by stlcardinalsfang on May 22, 2008 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
And baseball didn't?
Or basketball for that matter?
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i'm not really a basketball fan
and i was 4 in 1994…...so no.
by stlcardinalsfang on May 22, 2008 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
the nhl handled that INCREDIBLY poorly
no lockout is good, but at least the other sports didn’t have complete chaos as far as player movement from team to team in conjunction with the lockout. it’s one thing to come back from a play stoppage and try to get fans back and excited again. it’s another thing to try to bring them back to a completely different group of players, with no idea who they’re rooting for or against.
in addition, the nhl was absolutely moronic about its tv deal. i know, let’s have a strike, lose a lot of our fan base, have half of each roster swapped out, and then put all our games on the outdoor channel. brilliant.
i know previously die-hard hockey fans who haven’t watched a game since the lockout.
e'rebuilding mang
I didn't really pay much attention to the NHL lockout
Although I got sick of there only being NBA highlights from the Super Bowl to Opening Day…
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Regardless
Once they got the early rule-tweaks smoothed out (the hooking started out ridiculous) it’s a better on-ice product. They’ve butchered the business side, but the person who likes the game yet complains too much about that isn’t much of a fan to begin with.
With no evidence to the contrary, Colby Rasmus is clutch
it's just hard to be a fan
when you can’t find games on television – really, at this point you should be able to find your local games in HD.
e'rebuilding mang
Oh I'm aware
But it’s easy enough to find these playoff games on there. It’s not THAT hard to remember where Versus is…
They’ll get it eventually, the biggest hurdle is that they’ve let it become chic to bash hockey.
With no evidence to the contrary, Colby Rasmus is clutch
exactly
which is one reason MLB >>>>>>>>>> NHL
by stlcardinalsfang on May 22, 2008 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Not gonna debate that in the least
But watching NHL >>>>>> NBA
With no evidence to the contrary, Colby Rasmus is clutch
go lakers
i can’t stand anything boston and i’m sick of detroit and the spurs winning everything.
by stlcardinalsfang on May 21, 2008 11:55 PM EDT reply actions
speaking of off topic?
do you think we can hold this lead, i want to go see Indiana Jones at midnight!
I am the only/last Anthony Reyes fan!
consider it held
as noted, padres’ minds are elsewhere, understandably.
by RedbirdAvenger on May 21, 2008 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Indiana Jones and His Balky Back?
Ford looks like he’s in a retirement home in the promos.
With no evidence to the contrary, Colby Rasmus is clutch
everyone starts bashing skippy
skippy comes back with 3 hits. he deserves playing time no matter how much you people hate it.
by stlcardinalsfang on May 21, 2008 11:57 PM EDT reply actions
dude,
I LOVE SKIPPY! DONT SKIP THE SKIP
I am the only/last Anthony Reyes fan!
by dangpenguins on May 21, 2008 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I love it when he gets hits
Just hasn’t done much of that lately.
If he could play second base, he’d be my favorite player on the team.
And I awoke in California, far far from Spancilhill...
In a results based platoon
I have no issues with Skip in if he’s giving results, it’s the 13 game stretches where he didn’t where I argued otherwise.
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by AdjustedExpectations on May 21, 2008 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions
damnit
sucks to be on the other side of those.
by stlcardinalsfang on May 21, 2008 11:58 PM EDT reply actions
bogus link for tonights game
I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2
by punchinjudy on May 22, 2008 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
for ..
gamecast?
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by AdjustedExpectations on May 22, 2008 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3407357
says Pujols takes out pitcher catcher
I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2
by punchinjudy on May 22, 2008 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions
ah
that makes albert sound like he charged the mound or something and kicked the catcher on his way.
by stlcardinalsfang on May 22, 2008 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
is terrible wording
I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2
by punchinjudy on May 22, 2008 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions
it'll get changed i'm sure
or just fall off the front page before many people see it (tommorrow morning).
by stlcardinalsfang on May 22, 2008 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
great catch by duncan on that line drive
looked like a hit off the bat.
And I awoke in California, far far from Spancilhill...
Was Hopeful
but does it seem like we’re just on the lucky side of Looper’s junk tonight? He seems to be a lot like his usual night game self and we’re catching the hard hits
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by AdjustedExpectations on May 22, 2008 12:05 AM EDT reply actions
Sigh
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by AdjustedExpectations on May 22, 2008 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Dan: Miles came up juuuust a bit short!
lol
The only one who liked the Cardinals so much he became a St. Louis Cardinals football fan.
when that was hit
I was like great, this guy dings one last night and gets within one with another tonight. phew
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by AdjustedExpectations on May 22, 2008 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
SKIPPY
WHAT A CATCH!
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
Skip with the dive
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skipppyyyy!!!!
When cheese gets its picture taken, what does it say?
by RosevilleRedbird on May 22, 2008 12:08 AM EDT reply actions
Good game for the Cards so far..
Looks like you’ll be in it all year. Just wondering, if the Bears lose Urlacher, if we can borrow AP for a few months?
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Edmonds
Still looks good on D, but I hope he shows somthing with the bat soon..
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by Bump Bailey on May 22, 2008 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Give us Marmol for the rest of this season
And we’ll talk
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After his arm falls off....
Which may be soon
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by Bump Bailey on May 22, 2008 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
he's on a pace
for over 100 innings ..
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by Bump Bailey on May 22, 2008 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Would you?
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i wouldn't be giving my young future closer 100 innings
i’d find more faith than that in SOMEONE.
e'rebuilding mang
Now that Howry
is rounding into form Marmol should be rested more..
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by Bump Bailey on May 22, 2008 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Your new reliever
looks good…throws some serious heat..
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by Bump Bailey on May 22, 2008 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
perez? yeah he's a stud.
though i found him much more intimidating before i knew what he looked like. the sooner they can get perez throwing late innings and motte up here too, the better, as far as i’m concerned.
e'rebuilding mang
Perez?
Yeah we’re all excited about him. Closer of the (maybe not-so-distant) future
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Minor league hitters batted .130 off him last year
Intimidating enough?
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Perez
Right. He def looks like the real deal from what I’ve seen so far. I’d be excited too..
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by Bump Bailey on May 22, 2008 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Lou
just loves his faves….that’s why Theriot and Reed Johnson, and now Edmonds will play all the time..
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by Bump Bailey on May 22, 2008 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm guessin Lou just doesn't like Pie?
That’s why you guy snow have JEd?
As seen on Bleed Cubbie Blue message board... "Wait until the Cardinals call up Rasmus..."
by urgeernieball on May 22, 2008 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Exactly
Lou was a hitter and he hit when he first came up. No patience for young guys unless they hit right away. And he’s said in so many words, he’s always had a man crush on JEd…
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on May 22, 2008 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions
whoa..
I did not know about the man crush… Seems like if JEd is going to stink it up at the plate they may as well let Pie get those ABs… doesn’t he provide great (if not better than Edmonds) defense?
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by urgeernieball on May 22, 2008 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Kidding about the man crush thing..
But you can tell Lou really likes him….for the time being, it’s gonna be a straight platoon with R. Johnson and JEd. But yeah, over at BCB everyone is screaming about Pie being sent down. Not much we lose if JEd doesn’t pan out, but we did waste an option on Pie, who is amazing on defense.
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by Bump Bailey on May 22, 2008 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions
ah yes.. sarcasm =)
sounds like Lou and Tony may have a few things in common when it comes to young players with upside and giving chances to washed up vets…
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by urgeernieball on May 22, 2008 1:52 AM EDT up reply actions
the stros got themselves out.
they showed Brekmans AB on the K zone and not one of the 8 pitches was even close to the zone. He did that for 3 batters
That should silence some of you
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HA!
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Many of the defensive rating systems say that
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you weren't here
for our little argument the other day then.
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PUT SKIP ON THE BALLOT!!!
what the frick!
who would ever say that???
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by dangpenguins on May 22, 2008 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions
well, to be fair
ankiel likely glides over and catches that without diving.
But it was a great catch, nonetheless.
And I awoke in California, far far from Spancilhill...
He had a ton of way to go
and didn’t take a bad route
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Web Gem #1
Holy crap. Go ahead and get picked off 1st again.. hot damn that was a nice catch.
by cloistermaximus on May 22, 2008 12:08 AM EDT reply actions
This has been a very eventful game, tht's for sure
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LOOP owe Skippy a steak & a Rolex for that catch
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
since the edmonds catch in houston in '06
or the one he made in cincy in ‘04
by stlcardinalsfang on May 22, 2008 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions
an over-the-shouldver diving catch
blows an over-the-wall jumping grab out of the water in my book. But both spectacular. no doubt.
+1
3-for-4 in front of Pujols, plus the huge BA…have to say I’m pleasantly surprised
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Aaron Miles does not belong in the major leagues
I’ve read that on this board from informed sources more than once….
i still have trouble believing that story with miles
and the gunman in the hotel room. i guess that is true grit.
e'rebuilding mang
just make sure you catch SportsCenter
or Baseball Tonight sometime tonight or tomorrow
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PUT SKIP ON THE BALLOT!!!
You haven't seen a Molina inside the park HR
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robin ventura used to say
that for him to get an inside-the-park home run, someone would have to go to the hospital. for yadi to get one, i think someone would have to go to the morgue.
e'rebuilding mang
Im a glass half full guy
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by coachnick39 on May 22, 2008 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions
looked like he ripped a line drive
past a diving third baseman to me.
And I awoke in California, far far from Spancilhill...
Dunc with an RBI double off of a lefty!!!!!!!!!!
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I'll take some crow for my remarks earlier
Probably doubled his OPS vs. LHP right there
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DUNK
who knew?
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
does anyone know
who the SD play by play man is? he sounds so familier.
by stlcardinalsfang on May 22, 2008 12:19 AM EDT reply actions
matt vascursen?
i know i didn’t spell his last night right.
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
bingo!
he does rams games sometimes and is the face of FOXs BCS coverage. he’s a decent broadcaster when he’s not with that douchebag JC pearson.
by stlcardinalsfang on May 22, 2008 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions
He's also the play-by-play man
on the MLB: The Show games.
Dunc with an awesome slide!!!!!!!!!!!!
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and i really don't like Molina swinging at a 3-0 pitch, even though the outcome was nice
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my thought exactly
He makes good enough contact to look at one before becoming a 3-0 hitter
by hoofhearted-pujols on May 22, 2008 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions
If the pitcher isn't on deck
i doubt he does it.
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dunc! awesome slide dude!
good call ump! didn’t assume anything!
by stlcardinalsfang on May 22, 2008 12:20 AM EDT reply actions
GREAT SLIDE DUNCAN!!
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no doubt
great freaking slide
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Not gonna lie...I have always wanted to see Dunc plow over a catcher
like he runs into walls…not tonight though
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yeah that would have been awful.
glad he didn’t do it there.
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Still wanna see it at some point
I can only imagine how violent it could get
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by coachnick39 on May 22, 2008 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Obviously the injuries are a factor
But MAN is this game slow. Clocking 2:15 and we’re only in the top of the 6th so far. I don’t think I’ll make it to the end of this one.
by cloistermaximus on May 22, 2008 12:22 AM EDT reply actions
As a Cardinals fan, I would not be happy
Up by 5, he’s the run that makes it 6. Totally would have been uncalled for.
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you play the game hard
all the time. no exceptions.
by stlcardinalsfang on May 22, 2008 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
it is major league baseball
it’s not called hardball for nothing. But if it wasn’t necessary and he scored anyway, probably better that he didn’t…..
i agree on that
and it wouldn’t have been a smart play that time anyway.
i’m just saying that you never let up. it can be bad for your psyche.
by stlcardinalsfang on May 22, 2008 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions
All for playing hard all the time
But it’s unnecessary to plow over the catcher, or throw at a batter (for another example), when the game is all but decided.
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it the catcher would have dove in front of him
then all bets are off
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how can you compare throwing at a batter with plowing a catcher?
by stlcardinalsfang on May 22, 2008 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions
You don't have to do either
Listen. If it’s a tie game, and he’s the winning run, and that’s the only way he scores, he damn well better plow that catcher over. Let’s say we were losing by 5 runs late in a game and someone rocked Molina. You wouldn’t be mad?
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again
you play the game hard all the time. no exceptions. if playing the game hard is plowing the catcher with a 5 run lead so be it.
throwing at a batter is never playing the game hard.
by stlcardinalsfang on May 22, 2008 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Agree to disagree
I think it’s excessive, but maybe that’s just me
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Nice to see us pouring it on
But my cheering is still a little subdued after the events earlier
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Seriously?
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Ah
Just wasn’t sure if that was sarcasm or a real question. Would have been happy to answer for you.
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yes sir
I find myself looking for something freakey rather than just enjoying the game
by hoofhearted-pujols on May 22, 2008 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Alright Barton
time to get going here…
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Nice hit BB
I’m rooting hard for you
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Padres announcers...
said that Bard only had an ankle sprain…I thought he snapped it. Thats good news.
great news
looked broken to me as well.
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Fantastic news
Surprising, too. Maybe it’s like they’re only talking about his ankle, and not mentioning the knee or something
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Don't get too cheerful about this
There are sprains and sprains. A severe, “high” sprain is as bad for a player as a fracture, since fractures (eventually) heal completely. I agree, almost certainly it’s better than the worst possible fracture, but it could still be bad.
by StanTheManFan on May 22, 2008 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions
man barton looked overmatched
on that line drive to the opposite field ;)
And I awoke in California, far far from Spancilhill...
anyone see the cover on SI this week
it’s cartoon like.
ryan ludwick made the all-bizzaro team in RF. they called it a fluke though.
by stlcardinalsfang on May 22, 2008 12:28 AM EDT reply actions
it's an article on how bizzare the start to the '08 season has been.
and then they compile an all-bizzaro team.
by stlcardinalsfang on May 22, 2008 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Got mine today.
Cover was pretty cool, I have to say. Felt like I was getting SI Kids all over again for a second.
I didn’t buy their rationale on Ludwick though. I wasn’t so upset that they said he was a fluke, but they didn’t back it up very well.
Yeah it was like
Ludwick and Carlos Quentin are having similar years, but Ludwick is 29 so he’s a fluke.
agree on both parts
i was grabbin mine out of the mailbox and thought they sent me SI kids on accident.
by stlcardinalsfang on May 22, 2008 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Barton pinch hitting gave TLR a chance to rest Albert
might’ve been a good idea
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wow
do you kiss your wife with that mouth blue?
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The hitting coach
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by coachnick39 on May 22, 2008 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions
What the hell is going on now?
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the ump just let loose with a string.....
of very clear cuss words that would make a sailor blush at the Pads batting coach
Um, that was awesome
love hearing the ump swear clear as day.
by Hardcore Legend on May 22, 2008 12:33 AM EDT reply actions
i love it how FSN
left the mic live too.
it is cable after all
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you know its an empty stadium
when all you can hear is the ump yelling “Don’t you f*ing yell at me!”
Don't fucking stare over at me
I can see you and I don’t give a shit.
Love it.
by Hardcore Legend on May 22, 2008 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions
On the one hand, I love that an ump can dish it as much as he's always getting it
but on the other hand, lighten up, dude. This Padres team is devastated. They just lost their best (healthy) pitcher and catcher in the span of 5 minutes, and they’re down by 6 runs. They’re in a tailspin. Who cares if the freaking pitching coach stares at you?
Hitting coach
he probably figured the guy would be fired before he could file an appeal.
by Hardcore Legend on May 22, 2008 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions
I wish like Extra Innings or something offered the "adult version" with full field audio
With no evidence to the contrary, Colby Rasmus is clutch
I hope there's a youtube of that up soon
I doubt we get a Gameday video
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He heard Mather hit another HR
and he doesn’t want to get DFA’d.
by Hardcore Legend on May 22, 2008 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Yes, of course
but it’s fits the logic that a guy with a sub 350 OBP gets on 5 times much nicer. :D
by Hardcore Legend on May 22, 2008 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions
On base all 5 times
We need that like whoa out of the leadoff spot. We definitely need him to heat up if he’s gonna play as much as TLR has played him so far…
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No time to IBB in a 6-run game
Just get the guy at the plate out
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which is really interesting considering...
he has a scary cleanup hitter and a hot glaus hitting behind him.
and by interesting i mean ‘sucks.’
by RedbirdAvenger on May 22, 2008 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Whats the obp of our outfield tonight??
It’s gotta be nuts
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10 times to reach base out of 14 PA
I believe that comes out to .714
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More impressive
Schu and Miles (1 and 2) on base 8 out of 10 times
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Sounds like a good tradeoff to me
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im not complaining just pointing it out
even while racking up runs they can still be focused on the record
Excellent
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It's a little early, but 2009 is going to be very exciting
You get Motte, Mather, Garcia, and Rasmus (assuming he ever breaks out of this terrible slump)
Going to Memphis this weekend to visit family
The Redbirds are playing Nashville this weekend, and I’m gonna try and make a game (it all depends on what the family wants to do, I’m at their disposal without a car). If I do, I’ll let everyone know how it went.
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I'm most excited to have two guys who can throw cheddar out of the pen for the first time like ever
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NEVER TO EARLY
it wasn’t too long ago we were complaining about our farm system and what a crash we would have when our run came to an end
by hoofhearted-pujols on May 22, 2008 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, you could argue that last year was a pretty hard crash
But we’re back in business already, 1 year turnover isn’t bad.
agreed...
youth and/or energy can bring you back quicker than we often realize
by hoofhearted-pujols on May 22, 2008 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions
i think this rasmus thing...
is more serious than people think.
it’s one of the most epic slumps i’ve ever seen; if you can call it that…
by RedbirdAvenger on May 22, 2008 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Do not forget about Springfields Closer
a youngster by the name of Fernando Salas. Keep an eye on him, he’s manhandling AA right now.
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who the hell told that guy that “Fill thy horn with oil!” is clever? Its driving me nuts.
I googled it the other day
It’s from a Bible verse that I’d never seen or read before. I’d assume it’s more like Phil thine horn with oil…because he always does it for the Phillies
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OT: i never realized you could pretty much read SI in its entirety online
pretty much negates the need for a subsciption
by stlcardinalsfang on May 22, 2008 12:52 AM EDT reply actions
no gameday vid of the ejection
but it was on the pads station. should be up.
by stlcardinalsfang on May 22, 2008 12:53 AM EDT reply actions
Skip #1 WebGem on BBTN
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good
anything else would’ve been BS
by stlcardinalsfang on May 22, 2008 12:55 AM EDT up reply actions
GRR! no game day, no audio - typical on day of a Cards blow-out. Loud and clear for
funeral and super market commercials and Shannon calling a game only he can see
now that was a solid hit
just wish he would start hitting dongs again.
by stlcardinalsfang on May 22, 2008 12:56 AM EDT reply actions
Rick Ankiel sighting
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Yeah Ankiel!!
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RICK!!!!
guess the shoulders all healed up
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Injured shoulder, what?
Welcome back Roy
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Our whole outfield is raking right now
Even Barton got a hit tonight
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Since when is Petco a cure for our offensive woes?
The first and third game of this series, we’ve raked
boo cubs, hooray beer
ANKIEL IS HEALTHY
this report just in, Rick Ankiel is okay
by hoofhearted-pujols on May 22, 2008 12:59 AM EDT reply actions
well, dunc's been on base 4 times out of 5
It’s a good problem to have, i suppose.
And I awoke in California, far far from Spancilhill...
I wouldn't say he's back necessarily
Throwing will probably be more painful on the shoulder than swinging. But that HR was a good sign.
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Oh ok
Didn’t see that
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Just rain on my parade why don't ya
haha
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If Rick, Luddy, and Dunc
could all be hot at the same time, could you imagine how much power we would have in the lineup
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Where did ball one to Schu miss?
Gameday has it thigh-high over the heart of the plate
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Figures...
I dropped Ankiel in fantasy and picked up Ludwick after I dropped Francour who had to go crazy tonight too…
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
Harrison Ford is on Conan right now
And it’s hilarious
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related
I watched part of temple of doom and all of Last Crusade today, my roomate is at a midnight showing for the new Indiana Jones right now, and I would be with him if I didnt have to get up at 6. I wish the middle school I work at’s last day had been today instead of tomorrow….
"Them Cubbies can kiss my ass" -Dizzy Dean
If tomorrow is the last day
then I think that is a pretty weak excuse for not going tonight. the last day at a middle school can’t be that hard!
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