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cards lead it 5-0 heading into the bottom of the 4th; that ought to settle the rookie. just throw strikes, kid.

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thanks Mitchell

for giving us a chance to win today

Ankiel is Jesus!

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 10, 2008 8:24 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

d'uh

who will be the new MV3?

by sprfldcard on Jun 10, 2008 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah

I shouldn’t have started the new thread with that

Ankiel is Jesus!

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 10, 2008 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Aw shit

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by Mr Redbird on Jun 10, 2008 8:25 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

well shit

left that one up…votto doesnt swing very hard to generate a ton of power

by VolsnCards5 on Jun 10, 2008 8:25 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

d'uh

Walk followed up by a HR. Don’t let it get to you kid. Happens to the best of them.

by Evilfrog on Jun 10, 2008 8:26 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

mattyfrommo

ah yeah, I forgot about barden, he doesn’t get mentioned a lot, how is he doing?

by from First to Third on Jun 10, 2008 8:26 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

looks like he is having a pretty good year down there

I think he is worthy of another call-up

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Jun 10, 2008 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

well then that means we should give ryan howard a standing O

and show him how his hometown fans are, too bad kid we got it locked up though, can you play 2nd?

by from First to Third on Jun 10, 2008 8:27 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

You guys sho8ld pay me to stay away. I go to Gameday - 5-0 Cards next sequence

as a long on – 4-pitch walk, HR, double. . . . Dame desu! (bad stuff)

An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.

HL Mencken

by akaitori on Jun 10, 2008 8:28 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Lesson #1

Don’t pitch around guys with a 5 run lead.

by Tackle Box on Jun 10, 2008 8:28 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

at least the Braves

seem to have the Cubs number so far. up 3-0 and just got a triple

Ankiel is Jesus!

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 10, 2008 8:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

You forget

This is the Cubs we’re talking about, and they’re playing at Wrigley…they’ll win 15-7

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by Mr Redbird on Jun 10, 2008 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I just don't like Mitch Boggs

The guy has one semi-decent pitch, a fairly crappy curveball, and a slider that must be worse than the curve ‘cause he never throws it. They should send him back to the Texas League and leave him there until he develops at least an average breaking pitch.

by guayzimi on Jun 10, 2008 8:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

as long as he gets the job done

I don’t care how he does it

Ankiel is Jesus!

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 10, 2008 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

from what I have seen

I would have to disagree

They say I look like yadier molina

by ANDYAK47 on Jun 10, 2008 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i am thinking

that a 93-96 fastball with plenty of movement is more than just a semi-decent pitch

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Jun 10, 2008 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

it's pretty sad that you would decide that you don't

like the guy before he’s ever done anything at this level. Give the guy a chance

by TxCardFan on Jun 10, 2008 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah

seriously

Ankiel is Jesus!

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 10, 2008 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i would say he's got a plus fastball and an average curve

i agree about the third pitch, but since his fastball breaks in a couple different directions…he’s allright…i mean we aren’t expecting an ace…but he could be a solid 4 or even a 3

by VolsnCards5 on Jun 10, 2008 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

While I'll agree with duncan

He does need to refine his offspeed stuff. Which is why he was still in the minors. But I wouldn’t say I don’t like him just because the cardinals are bring him up a half(full?) season early.

by Evilfrog on Jun 10, 2008 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good job, kid

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by Mr Redbird on Jun 10, 2008 8:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

yeah

that play where Pujols just got to that ball and threw it to him showed he’s a heads up player

Ankiel is Jesus!

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 10, 2008 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Who?

Boggs? He’s supposed to cover first on that play…how does that make him a heads up player?

by Tackle Box on Jun 10, 2008 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

he had some hustle at least

barely beat the runner

Ankiel is Jesus!

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 10, 2008 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I would actually agrue

that he was caught off guard and was late getting to first base. Oh well.

by Tackle Box on Jun 10, 2008 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah

thought that too. Then again, I bet he’s never played in front of a first baseman who makes that play before, either.

"the hardest decision to make is to do nothing; there is a terrible temptation to interfere." -gen patton

by SleepyCA on Jun 10, 2008 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice to see AK on the bench today. Sort of rhymes with D F A

An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.

HL Mencken

by akaitori on Jun 10, 2008 8:34 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

hahahahaha

thats funny stuff right there

by VolsnCards5 on Jun 10, 2008 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

strike zone got REAL big that inning...

"the hardest decision to make is to do nothing; there is a terrible temptation to interfere." -gen patton

by SleepyCA on Jun 10, 2008 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was doing dishes durring the commericals

Then I came back and and we were done.

by Evilfrog on Jun 10, 2008 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I knew it would be a revenge game for Mike Lincoln

That, and it fits in with our pattern of abusing a starting pitcher, then getting shut down by the long reliever.

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by Mr Redbird on Jun 10, 2008 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

What do you guys think?

2 more innings for boggs?

They say I look like yadier molina

by ANDYAK47 on Jun 10, 2008 8:37 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Better have someone ready

I hope it’s a short leash for him

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by Mr Redbird on Jun 10, 2008 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I hope so

He is only at 65 pitches. Would be nice to get a QS.

by Evilfrog on Jun 10, 2008 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just dropped in for a second

We’re leading. That’s good. How is Wade Mitchell Boggs looking?

less dunca(i)n', more ludwickin'

by bjork24 on Jun 10, 2008 8:38 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

like a talented rookie

leaving some pitches up…but is bearing down when he needs two…his fastball is pretty nasty, but the rest of his pitches are average…still a good start thus far

by VolsnCards5 on Jun 10, 2008 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good to hear...

and even better to see the offense giving him some wiggle room. GO CARDS!

less dunca(i)n', more ludwickin'

by bjork24 on Jun 10, 2008 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

true

But this is Dusty Baker we are talking about.

by Evilfrog on Jun 10, 2008 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i know

i heard vloquez goes wed, and thur

by from First to Third on Jun 10, 2008 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bruce

Didn’t want to test Ankiel?

by Evilfrog on Jun 10, 2008 8:39 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Btw

cubs on the board with 3 straight hits to lead off the 2nd. glavine looks to be laboring since the first pitch.

by Tackle Box on Jun 10, 2008 8:39 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

just hope the braves can

at least win one game of this series. I think they are not that good

Ankiel is Jesus!

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 10, 2008 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

They should be good though

But they have the worst road record in the NL and the Cubs have the best home record in the NL…should be a sweep

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by Mr Redbird on Jun 10, 2008 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good job, Mitch

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by Mr Redbird on Jun 10, 2008 8:42 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

7 pitch inning?

third time through the lineup. Keep up the good work!

"Give a man a fire, and he’ll be warm for a night. Set him on fire and he’ll be warm for the rest of his life."

by BigMOman on Jun 10, 2008 8:42 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

good evening all

i’m checking in a few minutes late here (6 PM starts are way too early for me). how’s the kid looking?

by stlcardinalsfang on Jun 10, 2008 8:44 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

he just came out

but to reiterate:

nasty fastball
good movement
all other pitches pretty average

Ankiel is Jesus!

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 10, 2008 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Solid work, Mitch

5 IP, 2 R

Not much more we could ask for

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by Mr Redbird on Jun 10, 2008 8:45 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

boggs is done

would have liked to leave him one more inning…but nicely pitced

by VolsnCards5 on Jun 10, 2008 8:45 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

+1

"the hardest decision to make is to do nothing; there is a terrible temptation to interfere." -gen patton

by SleepyCA on Jun 10, 2008 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah

you’d think TLR would have left him in longer… but maybe the kid has been given a short leash by the MGMT

Ankiel is Jesus!

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 10, 2008 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think's a good move for the kid

He can not lose this game now. Only win it.

by Evilfrog on Jun 10, 2008 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

why can't we hit Lincoln?

isn’t that guy ancient?

Ankiel is Jesus!

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 10, 2008 8:45 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Revenge game

No question

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by Mr Redbird on Jun 10, 2008 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

his stuff is nasty

that breaking ball is near unhittable right now

by TxCardFan on Jun 10, 2008 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

the good news is...

we won’t see him again this series. Well, we shouldn’t; dusty may see him as “expendable”.

And they have to use another “decent” reliever this game, maybe two or three, since it’s close enough to win.

"the hardest decision to make is to do nothing; there is a terrible temptation to interfere." -gen patton

by SleepyCA on Jun 10, 2008 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

lets see 2 doubles and 2 rbis

i guess luddy gets an off day 2morrow

by from First to Third on Jun 10, 2008 8:46 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I hope this isn't one of those

“got ahead by too much too early” games.

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by stltrav09 on Jun 10, 2008 8:47 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

who we bringing in

worrell…or is it too high leverage spot….prolly springer

by VolsnCards5 on Jun 10, 2008 8:48 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Theriot hit a ball 10 feet short of warning track with the bases loaded

and the crowd went wild.

Braves still up 3-2. I think Glavine’s thrown like 100 pitches through 2.

by Tackle Box on Jun 10, 2008 8:50 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

ugh

did i mention i can’t stand ron villone?

by stlcardinalsfang on Jun 10, 2008 8:53 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

did i mention i hate these umps?

this strike zone is f’ed up

I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!

by gdm426 on Jun 10, 2008 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

got lucky there

thought for sure he was gonna put two men on the lead off the inning

by VolsnCards5 on Jun 10, 2008 8:54 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Just to clarify....

I’m not rooting against Boggs, I just see him as something in between Marquis and Thompson. It’s not possible to be an effective starter with just a hard sinker, no matter the quality of that pitch. He might hang on as a AAAA guy or a long man, but that’s it. If you look at his record, he’s never dominated at any level. He only just gets by.

by guayzimi on Jun 10, 2008 8:54 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Gosh - he hasn't been in pro ball very long, has he?

An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.

HL Mencken

by akaitori on Jun 10, 2008 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He only just gets by

yeah, that’s exactly what the Cards needs from him right now.

over all he had a good game. give the kid some props. it ain’t easy to hold the Reds to two runs in that park.

I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!

by gdm426 on Jun 10, 2008 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

not really

his era is high 4s or low 5s.

They say I look like yadier molina

by ANDYAK47 on Jun 10, 2008 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

When

I’m sitting here watching my team in disarray from a pitching staff prospective. I’ll take a “5th starter” just getting by anyday of the week.

I don’t care for an ace, if he trainwrecks he’s disposable back to Memphis. But if he’s giving me 5 innings on 2 earned with that much movement and we can’t win those games, we need to go find a puppy to kick. For lack of a better reaction.

I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang

by AdjustedExpectations on Jun 10, 2008 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He is.....

30-18 with a 3.61 Era since he was drafted. He never will be an ace or a #2 starter but i think he good be a solid innings eater in the middle of a good rotation. He has never missed a start.

Yadi is my hero

by Big Phil on Jun 10, 2008 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

geez

i didn’t think that was as short a porch as it is. that was an excuse me swing and almost got to the track.

by stlcardinalsfang on Jun 10, 2008 8:55 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

and then the homer announcers

were like “what prodigious power he has, hitting it 250 feet to the warning track on a bad swing…”

"the hardest decision to make is to do nothing; there is a terrible temptation to interfere." -gen patton

by SleepyCA on Jun 10, 2008 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

of course

i despise the cincy broadcasters, the dude has the most annoying voice ever.

by stlcardinalsfang on Jun 10, 2008 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

thom or jeff?

did you hear what marty said when albert & rick hit their home runs?

he said some thing, “it never ceases to amaze me. you put 30,000 fans in front of this team, and they play like junk”

all season long the Reds announcers have been killing this team. i don’t know what’s gotten into them, but they take shots at them every chance they get.

I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!

by gdm426 on Jun 10, 2008 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i don't know

the dude who always says “he got it, he got it!”

by stlcardinalsfang on Jun 10, 2008 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

after adam dunn leaves this year

and they win 72 games next year, it’ll be interesting to see whose fault they decide it is.

"the hardest decision to make is to do nothing; there is a terrible temptation to interfere." -gen patton

by SleepyCA on Jun 10, 2008 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh boy

The pitching carousel has started. I hope Miles is ready to go a couple tonight…

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by Mr Redbird on Jun 10, 2008 8:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Villone was pissed when tony came out to take him out

but he should know by now. Mayabe he was just mad at himself for walking dunn

They say I look like yadier molina

by ANDYAK47 on Jun 10, 2008 8:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

he was ticked

because of the Dunn walk – that was his job to get him out.

by enoscountry on Jun 10, 2008 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

in his defense

he threw 2 strikes to him that the ump didn’t call

I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!

by gdm426 on Jun 10, 2008 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

lets go k mac

i take your signatures and use them as away messages

by ihavebadknees on Jun 10, 2008 8:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

uh yeah...

Boggs faced 22 hitters and got three swinging strikes.

Three.

by guayzimi on Jun 10, 2008 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

why are you such a hater man?

They say I look like yadier molina

by ANDYAK47 on Jun 10, 2008 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

no harm

if it’s a reverse jinx, it work for the guys first major league start.

I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang

by AdjustedExpectations on Jun 10, 2008 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

worked*

I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang

by AdjustedExpectations on Jun 10, 2008 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Glavine is losing his stuff

This could get ugly in a hurry

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by Mr Redbird on Jun 10, 2008 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

not taking shots,

but i really could care less about the f’ing flubs right now.

we, the Cards have enough on our plates to worry about, than what those north side losers are doing at every at bat.

again, i’m not taking shots at you. i’ve been guilty of giving updates on them too. but for now, i personally just want to focus on the Cards.

I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!

by gdm426 on Jun 10, 2008 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'll take those updates tho' ;)

call it multitasking…

I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang

by AdjustedExpectations on Jun 10, 2008 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's just one of the things I love about baseball

I love that we’re in a heated rivalry. I enjoy pulling hard for the Cardinals every night and pulling hard against the Cubs every night. So even though I know it’s unlikely we’ll catch them this season, I’m not going to ignore them.

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by Mr Redbird on Jun 10, 2008 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

nice job KMac

I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!

by gdm426 on Jun 10, 2008 9:01 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

lets see,

kyle finishes this inning and pitches the next, perez for the eighth and frankenstein fo close it out. hopefully we get some more runs

They say I look like yadier molina

by ANDYAK47 on Jun 10, 2008 9:01 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Franklins on ice now. . .. or Franklin's on ice now

where are the grammar cops?

An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.

HL Mencken

by akaitori on Jun 10, 2008 9:03 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Depends on the context

Do you mean Franklin as in beer or Franklin as in our de facto closer?

Beers on ice now
Ryan’s on ice now

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by Mr Redbird on Jun 10, 2008 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Perhpas both. . .just wanted to see if anyone was paying attention. . . . happens rarely. . .

An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.

HL Mencken

by akaitori on Jun 10, 2008 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

luddy has to answer pujols

homer

i take your signatures and use them as away messages

by ihavebadknees on Jun 10, 2008 9:04 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

unfrigingleashed

STUDWICKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They say I look like yadier molina

by ANDYAK47 on Jun 10, 2008 9:04 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

all the k's sum up his game

but i’ll take the strikeouts if he keeps hitting

by VolsnCards5 on Jun 10, 2008 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i love ryan ludwick

like it kinda worries me how much of a man crush i have on him

by VolsnCards5 on Jun 10, 2008 9:05 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

oh FUCK

no pujols

i take your signatures and use them as away messages

by ihavebadknees on Jun 10, 2008 9:05 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

evening all

just checking in now … LOVE the smackdown ankiel gave the reds announcers by going back-to-back. they were talking trash about the non-pujols members of the lineup, and then – uh oh!

e'rebuilding mang

by nycbirdo on Jun 10, 2008 9:05 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

OHHHHHHHHHHH KUSO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.

HL Mencken

by akaitori on Jun 10, 2008 9:06 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I just Therw up

twice

Yadi is my hero

by Big Phil on Jun 10, 2008 9:07 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I remember when Tatis went down. Radio guys pessamistic

An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.

HL Mencken

by akaitori on Jun 10, 2008 9:07 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

crosses fingers

just a cramp, just a cramp, just a cramp….

by streamman on Jun 10, 2008 9:07 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

What's the diagnosis?

How did it look? What was it?

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by Mr Redbird on Jun 10, 2008 9:07 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

It doesn't look minor

He was in a lot of pain. It doesn’t look like a cramp. It looks like at least a strain.

by mojowo11 on Jun 10, 2008 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

even the fingers are trouble - ask AW

An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.

HL Mencken

by akaitori on Jun 10, 2008 9:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

time to bring up phelps

he was the yankee’s first baseman of the future

by VolsnCards5 on Jun 10, 2008 9:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Or

they could sign the Walrus and move him up like Winfield.

by guayzimi on Jun 10, 2008 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

screw that

I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang

by AdjustedExpectations on Jun 10, 2008 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

boy, the GOB are sure

gonna make us earn it this year, eh?

Please be a cramp.

"the hardest decision to make is to do nothing; there is a terrible temptation to interfere." -gen patton

by SleepyCA on Jun 10, 2008 9:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

AP rolls over one

and then started running to first and didn’t get far.

looks like a calf pull

by stlcardinalsfang on Jun 10, 2008 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

AP swings

at a pitch – tips it. Runs out of the box – 5 out of the box screams and grabs left calf. couldn’t put weight on it. carried to the dugout by Yadi and Villone.

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by bukowski on Jun 10, 2008 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

pujols hits soft grounder to second

tries to get out of the box quickly, but only takes about three steps before tumbling to the ground in pain. He was grabbing at his calf.

by TxCardFan on Jun 10, 2008 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

unless there's trust in Mather

I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang

by AdjustedExpectations on Jun 10, 2008 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

mather would be the best option

he was very good at first in the spring. Phelps was an awful defender.

"the hardest decision to make is to do nothing; there is a terrible temptation to interfere." -gen patton

by SleepyCA on Jun 10, 2008 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

jesus

nowhammynowhammynowhammynowhammy

e'rebuilding mang

by nycbirdo on Jun 10, 2008 9:09 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

same calf as in Washington?

it doesn’t look like a cramp to the point they weren’t stretching it – he swung on the outer half of the plate lunged and his left leg came up lame.

by enoscountry on Jun 10, 2008 9:09 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I was talking about the Cards the other day with some friends

And I said I thought they could content barring injuries to Waino/Pujols.

Sigh.

by mojowo11 on Jun 10, 2008 9:09 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Pujols

just got carried off the field after collapsing and holding his left calf

They say I look like yadier molina

by ANDYAK47 on Jun 10, 2008 9:09 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

i mean, the actual swing

didn’t look that bad. it’s hard to see how what happened could have caused a serious injury.

e'rebuilding mang

by nycbirdo on Jun 10, 2008 9:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Disagree

He slipped backward on the front foot. Something was wrong from moment one.

by StanTheManFan on Jun 10, 2008 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

clarification

agree that it was a very ugly/clumsy swing. but it wasn’t, e.g., violent, at least to my eye.

e'rebuilding mang

by nycbirdo on Jun 10, 2008 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

did Al just say

that MO said duncan would be up sometime this week , before the injury even happened?
Why exactly would they be thinking of bringing him up , he hasn’t done anything in AAA?
If ALbert isn’t DL’s then who did they plan on sending out?

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 10, 2008 9:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

craziness

I heard that as well, supposed to be up some time this week. That makes no sense at all, even with the possible Pujols DL.

by dralexp on Jun 10, 2008 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

agree

they should leave Duncan where he is and bring up Phelps to split time with Mather at 1st. Unless, they want to showcase Duncan at 1st?

by Tackle Box on Jun 10, 2008 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

No Phelps please

Bring up Freese, he looks almost ready and he has to be better than Phelps.

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 10, 2008 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Giants

Showcase him for SF? I hear they are looking for a lefty 1st baseman.

by dralexp on Jun 10, 2008 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I regret suggesting that trade now

Its taken on a life of its own here..

by DriverZn on Jun 10, 2008 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yes

he was interviewed before the game. said they need duncan with all the righthanders they’re going to be facing soon.

by adiueordie on Jun 10, 2008 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

so whatt were they gonna do

send mather back down?

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 10, 2008 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fuck me

Please, Mang, be ok

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by Mr Redbird on Jun 10, 2008 9:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

DISASTER!

I had this same injury last (softball) season with the calf. It would feel fine until I tried to run and especially when I was coming out of the box. I tried to play through it but I pulled it again and again trying to run out of the box. It literally took me 4 months before I didn’t feel it when I was running. Not. Good. D.GOOCH

-- GOOCH

by GOOCH24 on Jun 10, 2008 9:11 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Not only is the season over

if Albert misses a significant amount of time, but so is my fantasy team(s). Is that bad to say?

Don't judge me!!!

by BigdJC on Jun 10, 2008 9:11 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Alright

Mather can play 1st base. That’s good to know.

by Evilfrog on Jun 10, 2008 9:11 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

well

if pujols is dead for the season, he can get that elbow surgery too, and take care of that

thats something right????im so sad

i take your signatures and use them as away messages

by ihavebadknees on Jun 10, 2008 9:12 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Sad

but I immediately thought the same thing.

by Tackle Box on Jun 10, 2008 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

which has a catch 22

I hope they don’t dick around if it could be season ending and actually get started on both (and his feet too right?) because he’ll need as much time to regroup before next season.

I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang

by AdjustedExpectations on Jun 10, 2008 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

damn

feet, calf, elbow.

the machine could be a machine before it’s all over :(

I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang

by AdjustedExpectations on Jun 10, 2008 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Don't borrow trouble

That one didn’t look like a season-ender to me.

by StanTheManFan on Jun 10, 2008 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

he strained his calf in washington

which means his tendon was already stressed(slight tearing)
very susceptible to further tearing….if thats the case, then his season is over

pray for a cramp, but it certaily didnt look like it

by VolsnCards5 on Jun 10, 2008 9:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

well screw duncan then

if mather can play first there’s no need to call up duncan.

unless barton continues to suck.

by stlcardinalsfang on Jun 10, 2008 9:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

+1

I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang

by AdjustedExpectations on Jun 10, 2008 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't care about the season

we’re in a rebuilding year and not trying to win it anyway.

I think the big concern is wanting no tears on that calf that would hurt him long term.

by enoscountry on Jun 10, 2008 9:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I agree

I’ve been saying I don’t want them to rush Wainwright back for the same reasons.

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by Mr Redbird on Jun 10, 2008 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

you're right

i thought of him, but he will have been absent for roughly 2 years when he returns. point taken (and agreed with).

by effin fisk on Jun 10, 2008 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

take what is given

I thought expectations were pretty much see what happens – maybe we get lucky with rotation second half – but focus on developing Ank, Schu, Dunc, Waino, and even Rasmus. Then go for next year.

My concern remains for Albert’s career – not whether we win this year.

by enoscountry on Jun 10, 2008 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeahat the least

APu should be on the DL RIGHT after the game ends

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 10, 2008 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ya i think

going into the season noone thought winnwer it was rebuild..then they started playing well and that word got lost…to me though with the line up and rotation i am like you wait and see

I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2

by punchinjudy on Jun 10, 2008 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Can Hrbosky

SHUT THE FUCK UP. Seriously…he is the worst when it comes to injuries. You’d think that AP has a compund fracture of the femur with the bone sticking in his eye. Sheesh.

I have discovered in twenty years of moving around a ball park, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats. ~Bill Veeck

by bukowski on Jun 10, 2008 9:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

If we hold on and go 12 over, may well be the high point of the year. . .

An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.

HL Mencken

by akaitori on Jun 10, 2008 9:14 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I hate to say but the other day when baron posted the season's over thread...

the title seemed to be a little to ominous to me, almost as if we were asking for something to happen. And well now he we are down waino and pujols a week later. No, I’m not trying to call out baron, it just seems ironic…

by streamman on Jun 10, 2008 9:15 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I certainly don't think the season is over.

I mean it sucks, but the rest of this line up has some fight. We’ve won plenty of games with minimal AP production.

by Cardsfan_inCHI on Jun 10, 2008 9:16 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

but pujols

has been the reason they have hit – that number 2 spot average is huge this year.

by enoscountry on Jun 10, 2008 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree, but I think it's too soon to call it all over.

I mean we could be 12 over after today. It’s not time to give up.

by Cardsfan_inCHI on Jun 10, 2008 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree

I don’t want to call it over – heck, i’d probably enjoy them winning the wild card with a bunch of nobodies more than I enjoyed 2005.

by enoscountry on Jun 10, 2008 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's what they say

but this year our number 2 is hitting as good as our number 4 – sure there are a lot of similar players in that spot but Kennedy, Barton, Miles, ... have all batted number two and they’re swinging like our clean up hitter.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/pi/bsplit.cgi?team=STL&year=2008

by enoscountry on Jun 10, 2008 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't disagree with you.

I don’t really buy into the fact that protection is a myth. I think it has more of an impact than what some say. It may be statistically difficult to discern unless dealing with outstanding hitters such as Williams, Musial, Bonds, or Pujols.

by etp_stl on Jun 10, 2008 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

whats going on in memphis?

rain delay or my gameday frozen?

by longhornscardinals on Jun 10, 2008 9:16 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

i think its gameday

i live 5 minutes from autonzone…and its not raining here

by VolsnCards5 on Jun 10, 2008 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

tendon is technically muscle

so the strain in washington makes his muscle likely to tear

by VolsnCards5 on Jun 10, 2008 9:17 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

hmm...

Not that I have any doubts, but you’re not currently employed in the medical field are you?

by guayzimi on Jun 10, 2008 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

no not currently

but i am in physica therapy school

by VolsnCards5 on Jun 10, 2008 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ah good...

you can apply my five hypothetical internet dollars…. Looks like I’m gonna lose that one.

by guayzimi on Jun 10, 2008 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'd rather see mather at first and glaus put

i like freese and I’ve seen him a couple of times this year. His numbers aren’t over the top yet, but he looks like he could fill out well and with some seasoning in memphis be someone in contention post Glaus

I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang

by AdjustedExpectations on Jun 10, 2008 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You must be from StL

You still talk about where you went to High School.

:)

I have discovered in twenty years of moving around a ball park, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats. ~Bill Veeck

by bukowski on Jun 10, 2008 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Haha I know.

I really don’t talk about it much. I just think it’s cool to see my peers in the big leagues

by Cardsfan_inCHI on Jun 10, 2008 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

sigh

I only have Grant Winstrom, and Tracy, but he was kinda a flop.

I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang

by AdjustedExpectations on Jun 10, 2008 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ironically though

we have dominated the 4a state champs in various sports over the past 15, go figure

I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang

by AdjustedExpectations on Jun 10, 2008 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I always

thought the Ryan Howard blew. Now we have proof.
:)

I have discovered in twenty years of moving around a ball park, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats. ~Bill Veeck

by bukowski on Jun 10, 2008 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

none cool went to mine

cept me..jk

I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2

by punchinjudy on Jun 10, 2008 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

naw

you’re cool cuz you said jk.

harry caray went to my high school.

so did michael devlin.

by stlcardinalsfang on Jun 10, 2008 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Gary Gaetti

although he graduated about the same time I was born.

by Tackle Box on Jun 10, 2008 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

U.S. Congressman representing Alabama's 5th district

Robert E. “Bud” Cramer

That’s all I got

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by Mr Redbird on Jun 10, 2008 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Lafayette

they both went to Lafayette high school, right?

by soccerfreak on Jun 11, 2008 2:34 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Post Glaus

pre-Wallace?

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 10, 2008 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah'ish

that’s why I said contention, depending on where they both shake out.

I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang

by AdjustedExpectations on Jun 10, 2008 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I am ready to see Freese

let Duncan get his swing back first
Freese has some major power

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 10, 2008 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

with Wallace now coming in

I’m kinda curious if Freese may have the feet for a 2b transition.

I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang

by AdjustedExpectations on Jun 10, 2008 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

where Is Azru when you need him

can you imagine the Cards with a power hitting 2B?

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 10, 2008 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol

it’s why I’m pushing Freese over to 2nd (and will prolly be a stretch). But yes, I can. bliss I’d say

I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang

by AdjustedExpectations on Jun 10, 2008 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

major power

= 17 HR as a 24yo in A+, in a joke of a hitters park (1.14 park factor)?

"the hardest decision to make is to do nothing; there is a terrible temptation to interfere." -gen patton

by SleepyCA on Jun 10, 2008 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

my comments wasn't stat based

I truly think Freese is going to be a late bloomer, and really fill out. but there’s a hint of bias in there

I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang

by AdjustedExpectations on Jun 10, 2008 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

so maybe I got ahead of myself

but he is starting to hit some prodigious shots in Menphis, not bad for someone who skipped AA.

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 10, 2008 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah, and I'm a bit biased myself

i was pretty mad when he got AAA and Allen Craig got stuck at AA this year.

"the hardest decision to make is to do nothing; there is a terrible temptation to interfere." -gen patton

by SleepyCA on Jun 10, 2008 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

so when the hell is Craig getting moved up

He is catching too, right? I wonder what his arm is like behind the plate.

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 10, 2008 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'd rather Mather for that matter. . . .

An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.

HL Mencken

by akaitori on Jun 10, 2008 9:20 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

some good news

perez is warming up for the eighth.

by stlcardinalsfang on Jun 10, 2008 9:21 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

So says Yahoo:

ST. LOUIS FIRST BASEMAN ALBERT PUJOLS LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH INNING DUE TO LEFT CALF CRAMPING.

by guayzimi on Jun 10, 2008 9:22 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

no kidding

They say I look like yadier molina

by ANDYAK47 on Jun 10, 2008 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

not the Reds announcers...

"the hardest decision to make is to do nothing; there is a terrible temptation to interfere." -gen patton

by SleepyCA on Jun 10, 2008 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wouldn't put too much confidence into that

don’t you think if anything was known, the guys on tv would know before yahoo?

by Tackle Box on Jun 10, 2008 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

you would think

but it is AL and Dan we are talking about

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 10, 2008 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

thank god if thats true

but he looked likethe patients i have seen wih achilles ruptures…no weight…you can put weight on a cramp…and tehy would have stretched it on the field

by VolsnCards5 on Jun 10, 2008 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I appreciate

your input, but let’s not talk about things like that.

I have discovered in twenty years of moving around a ball park, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats. ~Bill Veeck

by bukowski on Jun 10, 2008 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

No

you’re being realistic and your diagnosis so far is spot on imo.

by Tackle Box on Jun 10, 2008 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

IMO

it isn’t a doagnosis when made off TV from a couple replays

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 10, 2008 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yea i'm not diagnosing

just telling you what i think

by VolsnCards5 on Jun 10, 2008 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Semantics?

Okay, maybe “diagnosis” isn’t the correct term to be used there. Forgive me.

by Tackle Box on Jun 10, 2008 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yahoo:

JFK rushed to Dallas hospital with massive headache

The Cards at night, are big and bright, deep in the heart of Texas

by texbird on Jun 10, 2008 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

omg

funniest post ever

by VolsnCards5 on Jun 10, 2008 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

noone could possibly ever know that

I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2

by punchinjudy on Jun 10, 2008 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

true

but that was hilarious

by VolsnCards5 on Jun 10, 2008 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

no, i double checked

it was the funniest post ever. I was skeptical at first too, but it’s been proven.

Obama/Pujols 2008.

by davethebutcher on Jun 10, 2008 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

it was a quote guys

napolean dynamite geeesh

I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2

by punchinjudy on Jun 10, 2008 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

not cool

I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2

by punchinjudy on Jun 10, 2008 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

what

too soon?

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 10, 2008 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

lmao

now that was brilliant

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by AdjustedExpectations on Jun 10, 2008 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

nice

no just a little distasteful thats all

I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2

by punchinjudy on Jun 10, 2008 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I hope

That would mean it’s just a cramp. Unless he’s just hungry.

by Phizzle on Jun 10, 2008 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Without trying to be too optamistic

if this is a serious injury to AP it might give him time to get the elbow worked on also. If he is out only a month the team just need to play .500 ball till he gets back. It will also give Mather more plate appearences god forbid we have to suffer through the AP injury and watch Duncan fall all over himself at first. This is a big test for some of the younger players to see what thier made of. I’m not quite ready to throw in the towel on the season not with Carp coming back some of our young pitchers throwing well and possibly Clement making a return to the majors

by poohrat on Jun 10, 2008 9:25 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

why not

They say I look like yadier molina

by ANDYAK47 on Jun 10, 2008 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why barf?

He is not pitching like he was pre-injury anymore.
Check it

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by Mr Redbird on Jun 10, 2008 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dontrelle Willis sent to Class A ball

Oh the humanity

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by Mr Redbird on Jun 10, 2008 9:32 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

he should be a hitter like ank

i take your signatures and use them as away messages

by ihavebadknees on Jun 10, 2008 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Class A?

That’s quite a demotion. Certainly fitting though after an 8 run, 3 hit effort over 1.1 innings.

by Cardsfan_inCHI on Jun 10, 2008 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

they need to have him check his weight

along with A jones, and Cabrera

I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2

by punchinjudy on Jun 10, 2008 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Four-run lead, Springer in the pen - good call to try to manufacture a run ..

. . it will most likely be needed

An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.

HL Mencken

by akaitori on Jun 10, 2008 9:32 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Where there's life. . .

there’s Lud!

"I don't know how we did it, but we did it." -- Jim Edmonds

by vico on Jun 10, 2008 9:33 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

never heard that

heard the BAMF but not GAM

I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2

by punchinjudy on Jun 10, 2008 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

who called for more steals?

sweet

I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2

by punchinjudy on Jun 10, 2008 9:33 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

alright

springer for the ninth isn’t so bad with us up by 5.

by stlcardinalsfang on Jun 10, 2008 9:33 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I'll give Tony credit

for that run: 1b, sac, sb, then hit.

by enoscountry on Jun 10, 2008 9:33 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Good execution all the way around there.

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by stltrav09 on Jun 10, 2008 9:34 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

holy crap

holy crap

holy crap

holy crap

i run upstairs to grab a quick bite to eat & i come back & Albert is gone with a calf pull.

seriously, what other bad thing can happen to this team?

wasn’t last season bad enough?

how much more do they have to go through?

I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!

by gdm426 on Jun 10, 2008 9:35 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

upstairs to eat?

do you live in a dungeon?

by VolsnCards5 on Jun 10, 2008 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i wish, a dungeon woutd be an upgrade

I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!

by gdm426 on Jun 10, 2008 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

well he's on a blog

so he’s obviously living in his mom’s basement.

by stlcardinalsfang on Jun 10, 2008 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah, arent we all?

I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!

by gdm426 on Jun 10, 2008 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

you bet!

but i’m still a minor, so i actually get to live in the house part too!

by stlcardinalsfang on Jun 10, 2008 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

rub it in why dont you kid

I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!

by gdm426 on Jun 10, 2008 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I blame dusty for AP

i mean didnt he manage the cubs when Nomar went down?

I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2

by punchinjudy on Jun 10, 2008 9:36 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

these broadcasters are stupid

Ankiel thinking “if i could throw strikes I wonder if I would be that good” on afeldt are u kidding?

I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2

by punchinjudy on Jun 10, 2008 9:37 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Affeldt

couldn’t carry Anks jockstrap when Rick was at his best.
Even if he wanted to, and I heard he had a mancrush back then , so…...........................

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 10, 2008 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Postgame show on FSN Midwest

may be the most watched postgame in FNS MW history.

I have discovered in twenty years of moving around a ball park, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats. ~Bill Veeck

by bukowski on Jun 10, 2008 9:39 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

ah, i wish that mlb.tv

would show ‘em.

Obama/Pujols 2008.

by davethebutcher on Jun 10, 2008 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

They won't know anything yet

And even if they did they wouldn’t say anyway. But you’re right – I know I’ll be watching, just not expecting much in terms of info.

by Merry CRasmus on Jun 10, 2008 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

according to Mike Shannon

Left calf strain, re-evaluated tomorrow

Take some motrin AP.

"There is one word in America that says it all, and that one word is, 'You never know.'" Joaquin Andujar

by Big Mike on Jun 10, 2008 9:41 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

How about take all the time you need to fully heal, AP

Because we need you for the next several years

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by Mr Redbird on Jun 10, 2008 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

+

I couldn’t do the plus one thing, but I couldn’t agree more.

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 10, 2008 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that would be oh sooooo sweet

They say I look like yadier molina

by ANDYAK47 on Jun 10, 2008 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Assuming

that Mike’s not knocking ‘em back in the booth, and that the Cards are using full disclosure, that would be ok.

I have discovered in twenty years of moving around a ball park, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats. ~Bill Veeck

by bukowski on Jun 10, 2008 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

if that is true

I still don’t want to see Albert in a game for at least 2 weeks

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 10, 2008 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

eh...

play him into the ground. He’s on the other side of the mountain, even if we don’t like to think that.

by guayzimi on Jun 10, 2008 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

seriously

what the fuck are you on?
I haven’t decided if i want any or not

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 10, 2008 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yahoo said it was a cramp...

I feel I’ve been lied to.

by guayzimi on Jun 10, 2008 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

according to Mike Shannon..

or according to 5 and a half cold Busch lights?

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by texbird on Jun 10, 2008 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The mountains win again

They always do

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by Mr Redbird on Jun 10, 2008 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

thom on fsn natti just said the same thing

I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!

by gdm426 on Jun 10, 2008 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mike doesnt drink the light stuff buddy

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 10, 2008 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Reds broadcasters

say the same thing.

Obama/Pujols 2008.

by davethebutcher on Jun 10, 2008 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ouch

I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2

by punchinjudy on Jun 10, 2008 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

no way it was a cramp

and i dont think the cards would say it was a strain unless they knew it wasnt a complete tear…pretty simple to test for achlles tear, so i would think it is just a strain…but i agree, give him AT LEAST two weeks off

by VolsnCards5 on Jun 10, 2008 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

'the test for a tear is just too easy...no way it hasn't been peformed yet

if it was positive…they would have said nothing or that they don’t know yet…they wouldnt have said strain…maybe i’m jaded

by VolsnCards5 on Jun 10, 2008 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

one word to define Russ Springer...

unappreciated. He’s very solid when not injured.

by longhornscardinals on Jun 10, 2008 9:41 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

completely agree

he was mr. reliable last year.

by TxCardFan on Jun 10, 2008 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

plus...

his ERA isn’t misleading like Flores’, he doesn’t allow many inherited runners to score.

by longhornscardinals on Jun 10, 2008 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

+1

I feel like it’s been my responsibility to stand up for Russ when others on this blog have dogged him lately. He’s been great since coming off the DL. His appearances before that blew hard, but injuries tend to do that…

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by Mr Redbird on Jun 10, 2008 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

alright

you are correct, he looks damn good.

by stlcardinalsfang on Jun 10, 2008 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Indeed

Kennedy is the one that needs the “I’m not injured anymore, and I still suck” flag

I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang

by AdjustedExpectations on Jun 10, 2008 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

bravo

IMO he should be the one closing games out, not franklin- though franklin is also very under-appreciated here.

The springer-franklin-izzy team last year was one of the most amazing combinations of players I have ever seen.

"the hardest decision to make is to do nothing; there is a terrible temptation to interfere." -gen patton

by SleepyCA on Jun 10, 2008 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Gameday is too politically correct sometimes

Show the Pujols injury video

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by texbird on Jun 10, 2008 9:42 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

well, thats a W

FUCK

i take your signatures and use them as away messages

by ihavebadknees on Jun 10, 2008 9:44 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Rotowire also says cramp

http://www.rotowire.com/baseball/player.htm?id=6642

“Pujols left Tuesday’s game in the bottom of the seventh inning with cramping in his left calf.”

by punditmoi on Jun 10, 2008 9:44 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

if that is true

i will be so happy, I won’t know what to do with myself

by TxCardFan on Jun 10, 2008 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

|<

The Cards at night, are big and bright, deep in the heart of Texas

by texbird on Jun 10, 2008 9:45 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Good game

But dammit a loss with Pujols not getting hurt wouldn’t suck like this.

Don't judge me!!!

by BigdJC on Jun 10, 2008 9:45 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

AND THAT'S A WINNER

but it sure doesn’t feel like one

I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!

by gdm426 on Jun 10, 2008 9:45 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Excellent

Going to need to pile those on.

Obama/Pujols 2008.

by davethebutcher on Jun 10, 2008 9:45 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Annnnnd

I need a drink.

Obama/Pujols 2008.

by davethebutcher on Jun 10, 2008 9:45 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Twelve over .500

even with the injuries. These guys don’t give up. Neither should we.

by gocards62 on Jun 10, 2008 9:46 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Unless it's really really hard

... then we can give up

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by texbird on Jun 10, 2008 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That is what is important

You are right. This team fights.

by Tackle Box on Jun 10, 2008 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bam!

Russ Springer strikes out the f’in side.

Also, a big congratulations to Mitch Boggs on winning his first MLB start

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by Mr Redbird on Jun 10, 2008 9:46 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

what do you think:

Player of the game: luddy, APu, or Boggs?

"the hardest decision to make is to do nothing; there is a terrible temptation to interfere." -gen patton

by SleepyCA on Jun 10, 2008 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Boggs

1st start, real quiet in general. Nice game and we needed it.

BAMF? Luddy, easy

I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang

by AdjustedExpectations on Jun 10, 2008 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Luddy

the guy single-handedly beat the Reds.

Tip of the cap to Boggs for the 1st win.

AP is AP. Hits HR and plays GG defense.

by gocards62 on Jun 10, 2008 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'd say Ludwick

4-5 with a HR

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by Mr Redbird on Jun 10, 2008 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice win, boys!

Let tomorrow worry about tomorrow.

Leading the NL wildcard race
12 games over .500

Good win. Let’s do it again tomorrow.

by effin fisk on Jun 10, 2008 9:46 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

"Let's do it again tomorrow"

But I thought you said let tomorrow worry about tomorrow? Which one is it? Oh god I’m so confused!!

hehe

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by Mr Redbird on Jun 10, 2008 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Springer for closer?

I kid. But damn. Nice to see someone strike out the side in the 9th.

by paposse on Jun 10, 2008 9:46 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

had it just

a couple/few games ago, Franklin iirc

I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang

by AdjustedExpectations on Jun 10, 2008 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

just like Franklin did sunday

but still
Perez for closer
At least I didn’t have to do a funnel

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 10, 2008 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

forgot about that

and i was watching…

but i agree. perez by july.

by paposse on Jun 10, 2008 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You know...

We were pretty damn big dogs in Oct. ‘06, we walked into this season as huge dogs as well. I don’t wish anyone injuries let alone our own guys, but if anything this needs to send a signal that 12 over .500 doesn’t mean jack shit.

Our guys by design need to play a hard nine for 162 games.

For the most part they’ve done that, as a unit. If they continue they’ll mount pressure on the cubs. It may not be our year, but if there’s a secondary door prize it’s making Cubs feel us all the way til Oct and feeling the result in their campaign.

Injuries or not, we’re still there. We’ve been up against worse. Enjoy each game and let’s see where we go.

I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang

by AdjustedExpectations on Jun 10, 2008 9:52 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Hey guys! I just got back!!!

So what’s this I hear about AK tearing his calf?! That’s awful! Say goodbye to 2008, boys!

less dunca(i)n', more ludwickin'

by bjork24 on Jun 10, 2008 10:40 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

if only it was AK

not that I wish an injury on anyone

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 10, 2008 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh. It wasn't AK?!!

Phew! Thank you Jesus!

less dunca(i)n', more ludwickin'

by bjork24 on Jun 10, 2008 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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