Game 75 overflow
by lboros on Jun 20, 2008 8:45 PM EDT
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Did I just hear that Kennedy was DH originally? Must have meant DFA
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
I'm wondering the same thing.
I’ve got the Boston telecast, but they haven’t mentioned anything.
by mikeonthecards on Jun 20, 2008 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions
They've talked plenty about
basketball, though… Worst baseball announcers I’ve seen in years …
by StanTheManFan on Jun 20, 2008 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I know
The pregame was all basketball too.
by mikeonthecards on Jun 20, 2008 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
fffkkkkkkkkkkkkk amazing
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
those sitting on the moster
better watch their cornholes
i take your signatures and use them as away messages
haha, that too
i take your signatures and use them as away messages
by ihavebadknees on Jun 20, 2008 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I leave for a minute and I miss LaRue going yard
Won’t have too many more chances to see that….
by BTown Birds fan on Jun 20, 2008 9:31 PM EDT reply actions
he may dh when yadi gets back behind the plate
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by ihavebadknees on Jun 20, 2008 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Knuckleballers don't really tire
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
Still,
I wouldn’t have guessed that many. But obviously I would have been wrong….
by BTown Birds fan on Jun 20, 2008 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Anyone know what N Ryan managed?
I wouldn’t be surprised if he had games close to that number while throwing in the upper 90s.
I knew he had some crazy games
You know the 12k, 12bb, 3h types. Still thats an insane number if true.
So I know that I'm supposed to hate everything about the Red Sox...
But I kinda think their bullpen drummers are cool. Just a bunch of big kids out there.
Boston Announcers & Players
The announcers are awful on MLB.COM which I have to watch in Tennessee. I cut down the sound and am listening to Shannon and Rooney via KTRS, but the idiot Red Sox are “playing” in the dugout doing some kind of routine that makes them look very unprofessional. Or could I be prejudiced? Anyway, great homerun, LaRue! Great game so far, Lohse! Let’s teach Boston about baseball!
"Unprofessional"?
Hardly. Bullpens all across baseball do stuff like that. Gives ‘em something to do—the idle mind and all that.
by StanTheManFan on Jun 20, 2008 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Looked clearly safe to me
but that it was even close was remarkable.
by StanTheManFan on Jun 20, 2008 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
on the Tivo
it looked like a tie, in real time it looked like an out
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how about that?
i take your signatures and use them as away messages
by ihavebadknees on Jun 20, 2008 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
good grief
can our pitchers get a break?
When cheese gets its picture taken, what does it say?
by RosevilleRedbird on Jun 20, 2008 9:46 PM EDT reply actions
What a freaking CIRCUS!!!!!
"It ain't braggin' if you can do it." -- Dizzy Dean
by '54 Cardinal Fan on Jun 20, 2008 9:46 PM EDT reply actions
It feels like the Sox scored seven runs there
come on dp!!
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
We can still get out of the inning unscathed...
I hope Loshe doesn’t mind getting four outs per inning.
by BTown Birds fan on Jun 20, 2008 9:46 PM EDT reply actions
and needing five strikes to get out of an AB
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
and another bad bounce
they lay down gravel before the game?
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whew
When cheese gets its picture taken, what does it say?
by RosevilleRedbird on Jun 20, 2008 9:48 PM EDT reply actions
yes, Hank Steinbrenner Brownie points
they are just the types to offer a Lohse, Ankiel and Reyes for Cano after a performance like this…
mattnj
I can't believe we go tout of that
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
gameday watchers
was that called third strike to manny a strike? the tv angle sux.
FIP > ERA, OBP > AVG
Looked like a strike to me
It certainly wasn’t as far out as the plot had it.
by StanTheManFan on Jun 20, 2008 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
on gameday
it had it almost on the other batters box, it looked much better on TV to me
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wow, the home plate umpire
just Chris Duncan’d manny. Payback for the walk the last time?
"the hardest decision to make is to do nothing; there is a terrible temptation to interfere." -gen patton
ummm
if the offense screws this on up to, then i give the pitchers permission to beat our position players…beat them mercilessly….good pitching loshe…..nice curve
dancing with the Cards!!!!
"It ain't braggin' if you can do it." -- Dizzy Dean
by '54 Cardinal Fan on Jun 20, 2008 9:52 PM EDT reply actions
booyaa!
When cheese gets its picture taken, what does it say?
by RosevilleRedbird on Jun 20, 2008 9:54 PM EDT reply actions
duncan has got those grounding into errors that score runs
down cold!
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by mattyfrommo on Jun 20, 2008 9:54 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Did he even step anywhere NEAR second on that play
"It ain't braggin' if you can do it." -- Dizzy Dean
by '54 Cardinal Fan on Jun 20, 2008 9:55 PM EDT reply actions
does it even matter?
I hate that they don’t have to touch the base, what I hate more is when they actually make the call right once a f-in year.
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I know the umps like to give the 2B the benefit of the doubt,
but, seriously, he was at least a FOOT away from the bag when he
caught and released.
It can drive one to drink. . .
not that this board needs any reason to do that.
"It ain't braggin' if you can do it." -- Dizzy Dean
by '54 Cardinal Fan on Jun 20, 2008 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions
correct
i take your signatures and use them as away messages
by ihavebadknees on Jun 20, 2008 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
touche
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by mattyfrommo on Jun 20, 2008 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
the NESN guy has a point
why the hell are hitting and running against a knucleballer.
Damn, Yadi robbed again
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
ironically
to whoever said we were lucky that ortiz wasn’t in, we’d probably be up 5 or 6-1 if manny was in LF…
"the hardest decision to make is to do nothing; there is a terrible temptation to interfere." -gen patton
Yeah, because that bases loaded jam to manny would then be followed up with Ortiz
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
Mclellan, Perez, Franklin
If Lohse can get through this inning
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
Does Flores
Perez , Franklin work too?
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by mattyfrommo on Jun 20, 2008 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Lets not think about it
I’m at my parents tonight, they don’t have any beer…
New Member of the Skip Schumaker Fan Club
After what happened with the Royals...
I have beer ready for every inning.
by mikeonthecards on Jun 20, 2008 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
luddy with the cheap OOZ pickup.
"the hardest decision to make is to do nothing; there is a terrible temptation to interfere." -gen patton
crap
lugo isn’t supposed to hit home runs
When cheese gets its picture taken, what does it say?
by RosevilleRedbird on Jun 20, 2008 10:04 PM EDT reply actions
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
crap on a crap cracker
When cheese gets its picture taken, what does it say?
by RosevilleRedbird on Jun 20, 2008 10:05 PM EDT reply actions
poop stain on a bagel
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by mattyfrommo on Jun 20, 2008 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
The Larue Ryan Schumaker Combo
Ankiel is Jesus!
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 20, 2008 10:08 PM EDT reply actions
Hey, that's half of our offense tonight!
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
that's more gritty than Grit!
Ankiel is Jesus!
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 20, 2008 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
D'Artagnan?
Really? Well, at least he won’t be entering the game with runners on
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
normally i would agree
but it worked….larue hit a homerun as well…this game=bassackwards
by VolsnCards5 on Jun 20, 2008 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Villone in the pen equates to Sox crossing home plate
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
give us 10 more
I am greedy
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by mattyfrommo on Jun 20, 2008 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
We need more
Altered Beast references
"Well, folks, this game began as a tiny worm and is blossoming into a large cobra." - Mike "The Moon Man" Shannon
by Tudor's Electric Fan on Jun 21, 2008 12:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Prepare for your doom!
first video game i ever played
ESPN Management (CT): Umm…...what does this have to do with the Red Sox and Yankees?
SportsNation Jerry Crasnick: Management, Let’s take a break with the sarcasm, OK?
by Smokin Turkeys on Jun 21, 2008 2:57 AM EDT up reply actions
at least Flores will be coming in with the bases empty
so he can’t let any inherited runners score. we have that going for us
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by mattyfrommo on Jun 20, 2008 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm beginning to think that Skippy is just a streaky hitter
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
definitely causing me to revise
my opinion of him. if he can hit 10-12 home runs a season, he’s a pretty valuable guy.
"the hardest decision to make is to do nothing; there is a terrible temptation to interfere." -gen patton
But even a platoon guy who can play defense is pretty useful
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
he is a gold glove outfielder
sarcasm
i take your signatures and use them as away messages
by ihavebadknees on Jun 20, 2008 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
if Skips hits 10-12 HRs
we might actually get something good for him this off season, especially is he can get that OBP up a little more
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by mattyfrommo on Jun 20, 2008 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey we scored more then 3 runs.....
aren’t we pretty good when scoring more then 3?
New Member of the Skip Schumaker Fan Club
Bring Lohse back for the 7th?
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
Might as well see if he can get an out or two
but he needs to be on a short leash
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
but if he does let anyone get on base
Flores is warming up
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by mattyfrommo on Jun 20, 2008 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
So, is Flores in just to face Ellsbury and Drew?
I really hope so
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
wow, i go grab some dinner & it's 1-0 bad guys
i get back & now it’s 4-2 good guys
saweeeet
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
Dude, Flores pitching now
Maybe you better go eat some more
by cloistermaximus on Jun 20, 2008 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
umm no offense
but go get some dessert until we take randy out…don’t want to tempt fate anymore than we have too
by VolsnCards5 on Jun 20, 2008 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, that one didn't break so much
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
Cmon Randyd
don’t get a double play ball
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by mattyfrommo on Jun 20, 2008 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
fuck you Randy
and Fuck you too Reverse Psychology…and fuck you too Tweak
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by mattyfrommo on Jun 20, 2008 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Dear Randy
Please don’t make me sink even further into the hatred of LH RP that I am in.
Thank you,
VolsnCards5
D'Artagnan time.
and no inherited runners to score. Springer’s up? I wonder why we’re not seeing Perez or McClellan
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
it has begun
How depressing is it being you? Is it closer to being a lifelong cubs fan or being born without lips? - Janitor
Flores = Scoreonus
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
i really hate the left side of our pen
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
the god damned plane
has crashed into the mountain.
"the hardest decision to make is to do nothing; there is a terrible temptation to interfere." -gen patton
by SleepyCA on Jun 20, 2008 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
randy needs to go punch a TV
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
by gdm426 on Jun 20, 2008 10:23 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
i feel like every time flores pitches...
someone is going to score.
by RedbirdAvenger on Jun 20, 2008 10:23 PM EDT reply actions
for fucks sake
why haven’t they dfa’d this clown.
How depressing is it being you? Is it closer to being a lifelong cubs fan or being born without lips? - Janitor
was he just pitching around the righty?
Come on, get Drew. Let’s just get Drew. Please?
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
death by papercuts
How depressing is it being you? Is it closer to being a lifelong cubs fan or being born without lips? - Janitor
by themanthemyth on Jun 20, 2008 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
why does he remind me
of my little brother’s friend Randy?
Ankiel is Jesus!
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 20, 2008 10:24 PM EDT reply actions
Nice control
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
to be fair
at least half the balls called balls were strikes
"the hardest decision to make is to do nothing; there is a terrible temptation to interfere." -gen patton
is he getting squeezed?
How depressing is it being you? Is it closer to being a lifelong cubs fan or being born without lips? - Janitor
maybe on pitch was a strike
the rest weren that close…especially ball four to pedroia….didn’t even make it to the plate…and it was a fastball
by VolsnCards5 on Jun 20, 2008 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
MY GOD.
you are terrible, randy flores.
by RedbirdAvenger on Jun 20, 2008 10:25 PM EDT reply actions
what are the chances
The Firestarter is on the roster in the morning?
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by mattyfrommo on Jun 20, 2008 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, NOW he comes and gets him
Well Springer, hope you have your A game today. Bases loaded, no outs.
by cloistermaximus on Jun 20, 2008 10:25 PM EDT reply actions
salami time
How depressing is it being you? Is it closer to being a lifelong cubs fan or being born without lips? - Janitor
Ugh. Ugh. Ugh.
All right, springer, be the anti-flores
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
Flores still sucks
but he threw two strikes straight down the pipe, at least according to gameday
less dunca(i)n', more ludwickin'
After Flores' last couple of outings
I was really rooting for him to kick ass. Damn.
by mikeonthecards on Jun 20, 2008 10:26 PM EDT reply actions
Flores should be made to pay for his bus ticket to Quad Cities
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
Fuck that shit
we don’t want him in Iowa, this place is enough of a disaster area
Pardon me whoever it was I stole that line from
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by mattyfrommo on Jun 20, 2008 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
that bus is for closers, randy
/ glen garry glenn ross
How depressing is it being you? Is it closer to being a lifelong cubs fan or being born without lips? - Janitor
by themanthemyth on Jun 20, 2008 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
now that was nice
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by mattyfrommo on Jun 20, 2008 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
if they lose this
im done. until they fix the freaking bullpen.
How depressing is it being you? Is it closer to being a lifelong cubs fan or being born without lips? - Janitor
I do not understand tony larussa sometimes
how dumb can you be. anyone can see that the guy just cannot throw strikes. And now this game is potentially lost because you are addicted to lefty lefty matchups
They say I look like yadier molina
I'll take the run there
come on, russ, one more out.
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
spencer?
"the hardest decision to make is to do nothing; there is a terrible temptation to interfere." -gen patton
It's getting to the point
where I’d rather see Miles warming the pen than Flores.
Ludwick/Molina for 2008 All-Star team.
only 1 run would be amazing
after Flores
Milt Thompson FTW!
i cant believe we have nothing
in the minors to replace Flores
Milt Thompson FTW!
Springer is effing money
He should go pop flores in the eye now.
by cloistermaximus on Jun 20, 2008 10:32 PM EDT reply actions
can't it be both?
Randy has two eyes, and kick him in the junk too
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by mattyfrommo on Jun 20, 2008 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Awesome
Now let’s get about half a dozen insurance runs….
by BTown Birds fan on Jun 20, 2008 10:32 PM EDT reply actions
Springer our savior
Flores is the bullpen goat de jour
40th anniversary of Gibson's 1.12 ERA, Think he could pitch in the bullpen now?
Nice DP and K - Tony you might want to compare that to say Flores
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
Put him and Adam Kennedy on a rocket and aim it at the sun
or just DFA them. Your choice Mo.
boo cubs, hooray beer
i think we should trade them for sabbathia
by VolsnCards5 on Jun 20, 2008 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
now that is trade suggestion
I can get behind
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by mattyfrommo on Jun 20, 2008 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
YADDA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
booyah!
When cheese gets its picture taken, what does it say?
by RosevilleRedbird on Jun 20, 2008 10:36 PM EDT reply actions
Welcome back man
Man do I love me some Molina.
by cloistermaximus on Jun 20, 2008 10:36 PM EDT reply actions
Aftershock from the concussion!
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
OK, let's see back-to-back-to-back dong jackings
by AK and LaRue!!
by BTown Birds fan on Jun 20, 2008 10:37 PM EDT reply actions
Ugh... So many haters!
I hate to try and play the “rational” card on the in-game log, I know it’s more impassioned and a “what are you doing for me now” type environment.
But seriously:
Flores has a career 2:1 K/BB, and a 200 IP to 20 HR given up…
FOr the record, the IP/HR is better than:
Franklin
Springer
McClellan
Thompson
The guy’s hit a rough patch, but there is definitely a reason he is on this team…
Hell this year that would be good
this year 1.87
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by mattyfrommo on Jun 20, 2008 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
he may have been good in the past
that doesn’t mean he is going to turn it around. Hasn’t he been pure suckage for about 2 years now?
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by mattyfrommo on Jun 20, 2008 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Last year:
2 hr in 55 IP
47 SO to 15 BB
by duncans_army on Jun 20, 2008 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Advanced Stats
I don’t have the LD/GO/FO splits, but if he is giving up Hits, but not HR’s, that often has to do with bad luck….
by duncans_army on Jun 20, 2008 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
seriously?
you can watch him pitch and call it bad luck?
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by mattyfrommo on Jun 20, 2008 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
But all of 2007 and 2008?
If thats bad luck, lets DFA our luck away.
I guess we disagree on whether he was bad in 2007
He posted a low HR rate (discussed below), but a 3:1 K:BB ratio as well…. certainly not bad…
by duncans_army on Jun 20, 2008 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
WXRL of -0.482 in 2007
Thats not good. Its really hard to find a stat to make the guy look good. He did/does strike a few people out but he also walks quite a few.
Yeah....
I guess I don’t really understand how that number comes up, cause his VORP in 2006 was -1.0, but his WXRL was 1.1
In 2007 his VORP was 5.0, but his WXRL was -.482?
by duncans_army on Jun 20, 2008 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
inherited runners
he allowed 19 of 34 (56%) of inherited runners to score in 2007.
with risp in general, he allowed a line of .347/.407/.507. the two home runs he allowed were a 3-runner and a grand slam.
it only seems that way
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by mattyfrommo on Jun 20, 2008 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
bad luck that the plate isn't 3 feet wide?
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by mattyfrommo on Jun 20, 2008 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
55 of those innings were pitched in 2007, and he sported a ridiculously unsustainable 3.7% HR/FB. HR/FB is considered to be a simple property of fly balls allowed and park effects, not a pitcher skill. i would hope for more than 2:1 K/BB out of a LOOGY because he’s primarily brought into the game for extreme matchups.
FIP > ERA, OBP > AVG
it does seem like he had a really good year that year
Or lucky…
but he also put up a 3:1 K:BB ratio, so while one stat may be a fluke, the other was still pretty high!
by duncans_army on Jun 20, 2008 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I
cannot stand listening to people from the N.E. talk. That accent drives me bananas. Im no one to talk about accents really, I have a pretty strong southern accent.
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
hot girls with a souther accent are my kryptonite
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
you and me both...
you and me both
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Jun 20, 2008 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Do you, by chance drive a Toyotor
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
nope
I drive a Ford F-250.
and, yes, it’s 4 wheel drive
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Jun 20, 2008 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
but does it have a lift kit
and 44 inch tires, grill guard, roll bars in the bed & KC lamps?
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
no
but my 79 bronco had 44’s, a 460 Cobra Jet, 10” lift, PIAA lights above and on the grill guard, tracking lights below the doors, and a gun rack.
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Jun 20, 2008 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
now that's a truck
i have a 77 F-150 special edition in arkansas just waiting to be restored. i’ve got all kinds of ideas about what i’m going to do, but no cash as of yet to make it happen.
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
whatever you do
DONT cut a hole in the roof thinking a sunroof will be cool.
my dad did that to my grandfather’s truck after my grandfather passed away; I still havent let him live it down.
TERRIBLE IDEA!
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Jun 20, 2008 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, that's not going to happen
it was my grandpa’s truck & i’m not cutting any holes in it.
i’ve already got one my suv now any way
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
damn, that ball was smoked
to the wrong part of the park
the only one this guy is fooling is the ump
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
From Over the Monster:
Stop using Okajima in situations that matter
Just stop.
by soxaholic on Jun 20, 2008 9:36 PM CDT reply reply actions actions 0 recs
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
no doubt
i hear he’s been really good
glad he’s not tonight
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
I can hear those guys in the stands heckling Okajima now
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
with a strike zone like I've been seein
I could be Okajima, but from the right side.
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
Ank, Flores, Molina, and Pujols
Only four guys who were on the team when we were here for the WS in 2004.
less dunca(i)n', more ludwickin'
September callup
Was soemwht effective in the ‘pen, didn’t make the postseason roster
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
Dame Okkajima - koree wa dame desu!
Makes sense if you’re in Japan
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
well, I'm not
care to explain?
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Jun 20, 2008 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
two innings for FRANK?
God help us all
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
Err... what does it mean that Franklin's coming in now?
Is he going two innings, or is someone else (Izzy…?) coming in for the 9th?
by BTown Birds fan on Jun 20, 2008 10:46 PM EDT reply actions
If Izzy's cutter's working (and it seems to be, at least in the one outing I saw)
The he probably should be the closer
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
Izzy has had 2 good outings in a row
yu wouldn’t be surprised if Tony put him back in the closer role would you? It is Tony we are talking about
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by mattyfrommo on Jun 20, 2008 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
they said izzy pitched 2 and a third last night
so he was not avaliable today
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by ihavebadknees on Jun 20, 2008 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Perez
lets see him then
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Jun 20, 2008 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
hell yeah!
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by mattyfrommo on Jun 20, 2008 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
He's been hit pretty hard twice in a row
What about Miles?
by BTown Birds fan on Jun 20, 2008 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
I think that Perez,
last couple outings notwithstanding, is of preference to Super Mario.
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Jun 20, 2008 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I didn't really know what to think
I’m pretty crappy at predicting TLR’s moves; but he did just pitch 2+ innings. I guess maybe he was efficient enough (26 pitches) that he can come back tonight.
by BTown Birds fan on Jun 20, 2008 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
hey.... if franklin is pitching the bottom of the 8th
who’s closing?
When cheese gets its picture taken, what does it say?
by RosevilleRedbird on Jun 20, 2008 10:46 PM EDT reply actions
oh shit
I completely forgot, whats a number for a cab in boston…shit shit shit…i sitll got time
Obama/Pujols 2008.
by davethebutcher on Jun 20, 2008 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
take the duck boat!
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HL Mencken
great DP FRANK
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
my feed
must be lagging a good bit behind yours
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Jun 20, 2008 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
i've got DTV EI
are you on MLBTV?
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yep
and I’m not watching the HD either. Usually the 800k isnt that slow.
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Jun 20, 2008 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, we've already outscored our total run output for the KC series
That’s a definite plus
less dunca(i)n', more ludwickin'
all season we have been playing to the level of our opponent
except in the washington series
by VolsnCards5 on Jun 20, 2008 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
well
the Larussa lineup in the last game of the last series was definitely playing down to the opponent
Ankiel is Jesus!
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 20, 2008 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
am i the only one that thinks franklin has a g.i. joe beard?
When cheese gets its picture taken, what does it say?
by RosevilleRedbird on Jun 20, 2008 10:51 PM EDT reply actions
with a kung fu action grip
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Jun 20, 2008 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
If it's the old school foot tall gi joes
I agree
Ankiel is Jesus!
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 20, 2008 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
come on FRANK, get this guy out already
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
Another blast from the past: last time we were here, our five highest paid players were...
Walker, Matty Mo, Jed, Rolen, Izzy
less dunca(i)n', more ludwickin'
yea i would mind him being our hitting coach
maybe he could fix some of ank’s holes
by VolsnCards5 on Jun 20, 2008 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
Remember that time he had the whole team shake hands with the dodgers after that playoff series. Dude was a class act.
Ludwick/Molina for 2008 All-Star team.
by tangledbrett on Jun 20, 2008 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
that was a strike two innings ago
MLB has to do something about these umps not calling strikes
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looks like the ump is trying to tell him something
i take your signatures and use them as away messages
by ihavebadknees on Jun 20, 2008 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
When you play at Boston or NY
the strike zone changes – it’s not just the NBA
by enoscountry on Jun 20, 2008 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Bad, very bad. Please no Villone
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HL Mencken
good work FRANK
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+1
LETS SCORE SOME MORE RUNS!
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Jun 20, 2008 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I think we'll be seeing Izzy in the 9th
I don’t know how I feel about that. Anybody else?
by cloistermaximus on Jun 20, 2008 10:57 PM EDT reply actions
i'm pretty sure it's FRANK's game to win or save
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not available
he pitched a couple + the other night.
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Jun 20, 2008 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
but how many pitches??
wasn’t it only 30. He threw that in 2/3 of an inning before he went down.
by chicagocardfan on Jun 20, 2008 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
RE: who saves
We could just put it out of save range with some dong-jackery.
by BTown Birds fan on Jun 20, 2008 10:58 PM EDT reply actions
Franklin starts the 9th, then? ? ??
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HL Mencken
LUD had no chance there
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Aaron is supposed to be first, right?
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by mattyfrommo on Jun 20, 2008 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
it looks like
the strike zone is of no mind to ANK. He is just hacking at everything.
ok, check swing.
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Jun 20, 2008 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
gotta lay off the high heat
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
Ank needs to learn
how to go the opposite way with those pitches, ala JED.
by chicagocardfan on Jun 20, 2008 11:01 PM EDT reply actions
Wonder if Ank just had a flashback to when he threw like that?
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HL Mencken
someone needs to take him aside
and explain to him, “dude, when you were a pitcher, and up 0-2 on a guy, what did you think of the guys who swung at your high fastballs?”
“uh, i thought they were suckers”.
“yeah”.
"the hardest decision to make is to do nothing; there is a terrible temptation to interfere." -gen patton
You know what
I would not be surprised if tony sent villone out there for the ninth considering who is coming up
They say I look like yadier molina
we really are trying to get this game over with
Ok boys, lets swing at everything even within a half mile of the dish.
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
F U BLUE
that wasn’t a strike for FRANK
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well
when you dont have to throw an actual strike to get 45134534534534 swings and misses in one inning, that shouldnt be too hard to accomplish.
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Jun 20, 2008 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
wow...lets get aardsma and replace flores with him
i’m sure the redsox will take hoffpauir for him….they love the small middle infielders
Buckle up, boys it's going to be wild ride!
Mae West
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HL Mencken
alright FRANK,
no worries dude, just go get em 1-2-3
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
i thought it was YO JOE
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
Great example of a kid
that fits the ballpark. Ever take that kid out of Fenway Park and he is just a little better than Aaron Miles.
oh shit, here we go
hold on to your asses
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tough
but possible
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Jun 20, 2008 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
love these announcers
the ball bounces 20 feet up off the ridiculous 250ft deep wall, and they criticize the angle Luddy took.
Dude, it’s your ballpark that is screwed up…
"the hardest decision to make is to do nothing; there is a terrible temptation to interfere." -gen patton
nice K FRANK
froze him
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"this line-up" meaning Boston, not STL
unless we’re talking about 2004 STL, and not during the World Series except game 1.
by BTown Birds fan on Jun 20, 2008 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
this camera angle os so bad
looked right down the middle, and it was on the outside corner…
"the hardest decision to make is to do nothing; there is a terrible temptation to interfere." -gen patton
that camera
is like on the fuckin monster isnt it…close anyway
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by mattyfrommo on Jun 20, 2008 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
don't give him any thing to hit
ANYTHING
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JD (L) - we hardly knew ye
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i think you mean back down
and walk him
i take your signatures and use them as away messages
by ihavebadknees on Jun 20, 2008 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
or just plunk him in the arse
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
first i'd shave it
then i’d light it on fire & dance around it
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
+1
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Jun 20, 2008 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
then I would wipe my ass with it
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by mattyfrommo on Jun 20, 2008 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I never understood the token
3-0 pitch right down the middle and why guys like manny don’t piss all over ‘em.
fuck me
man that sucks
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
Oh
maybe I didnt see him not able to put people away without throwing sixteen pitches
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Jun 20, 2008 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
it would be nice
if we had a pitcher who could blow batters away
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by mattyfrommo on Jun 20, 2008 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
grows up?
Because he is a rookie? DO we have to get into this again?
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by mattyfrommo on Jun 20, 2008 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
No
But Perez is not ready yet and Izzy is probably going to be the closer again. You put Perez in that role at the beginning of a season, in the middle a pennant race.
Franklin gets by, I will give him that
I wish we could give the rookie Perez the chance we gave the rookie Wagonmaker during the playoffs and world series.
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by mattyfrommo on Jun 20, 2008 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
gotta do that movie
at some point in the near future…
"the hardest decision to make is to do nothing; there is a terrible temptation to interfere." -gen patton
youre right
we dont exactly have the Aardsma’s of the league running around out there, but it didnt look to me that Franklin was taking charge out there. He did fine though, and I’ll have my crow with a tangy barbeque sauce. Thanks.
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Jun 20, 2008 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
aardsma was released
by the cubs; we could have had him for a minor league deal in the ‘06 post-season. One of WJ’s towards-the-end bad moves, imho.
"the hardest decision to make is to do nothing; there is a terrible temptation to interfere." -gen patton
he wasn't that good for the cubs
and he wasn’t released, he was traded to the white sox for neal cotts. and he wasn’t any good with the white sox either. He has bad bouts of wildness that lasts for weeks and weeks.
precisely.
Tonight was his best night ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by chicagocardfan on Jun 20, 2008 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
all of em
sorry, couldnt resist
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Jun 20, 2008 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions
hmmm.
I swear i remember MLB trade rumours talking about that in ‘06. Guess maybe he was DFA’d, and the acquired for beans? i definitely remember thinking “WJ dropped the ball on that”, cuz the guy has always has potential out the wazoo.
His sister is extraordinarily hot; i think we can all agree on that...
"the hardest decision to make is to do nothing; there is a terrible temptation to interfere." -gen patton
Yeah she's hot
And I’m not exactly sure how the trade went down. I know it was in the offseason though, maybe spring training last year, and both were minor leaguers. Heck, at the time, the cubs had talked about putting Cotts in their rotation. Don’t think he made any starts though.
And AAAAAAAArdsma was part of the “big arms” bullpen Kenny Williams put together with him and McDoughal and Jenks. Didn’t work out so well when two of those guys cant throw strikes.
oh good
its only kevin youkilis….
How depressing is it being you? Is it closer to being a lifelong cubs fan or being born without lips? - Janitor
oh adam
we needed to do something special right there…
Not your fault, but you coulda done it.
"the hardest decision to make is to do nothing; there is a terrible temptation to interfere." -gen patton
FRANKs at 44 pitches
Tony, seriously?
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Youkilis
looks like Guile from Street Fighter the way he dances in the box.
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
glorious!!!!
Ryan Franklin is the frigging man.
"the hardest decision to make is to do nothing; there is a terrible temptation to interfere." -gen patton
compare Albert in the box and Youkilis
"It ain't braggin' if you can do it." -- Dizzy Dean
by '54 Cardinal Fan on Jun 20, 2008 11:18 PM EDT reply actions
AND THAT'S A WINNER!!!!
great job FRANK
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
Kung-fu action grip that game
Well done Frank, well done.
by cloistermaximus on Jun 20, 2008 11:19 PM EDT reply actions
I would say great game
but yeah…see you guys tomorrow…unless FLores is still on the team.
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i gotta tell ya
i am a cardinal fan first and foremost, but i am also a red sox fan (i have a lester t-shirt and an ortiz jersey) but that win tonight was SWEET!!
When cheese gets its picture taken, what does it say?
by RosevilleRedbird on Jun 20, 2008 11:19 PM EDT reply actions
2004 was a heart breaker...
When cheese gets its picture taken, what does it say?
by RosevilleRedbird on Jun 20, 2008 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
the laws of baseball forbid you from rooting for such a great time like the Cards,
and a evil empire team like the one from bean town.
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i find it very hypocritical how they trash the Yankees for having a high pay roll
all the while, they are spending money like they are printing it as well
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The Sox
are just the Yankees 2.0
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by mattyfrommo on Jun 20, 2008 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
only worse
because they are, you know, from boston
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seriously?
I’ve always figured gdm to be an irish name…
Boston > NYC, but just barely.
"the hardest decision to make is to do nothing; there is a terrible temptation to interfere." -gen patton
I gotta agree with GDM
if only because NYC has Law & Order
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by mattyfrommo on Jun 20, 2008 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
you're pretty good
irish, german & french actually
but just because i’m irish, doesn’t mean i like any thing or any one from boston
my dads family are all Cardinals fans, while my moms family is all Yankee fans. so i think i was heavily influenced in my younger years by the best of both worlds. the two greatest teams in all of MLB history.
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better than being a Cub fan though
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by mattyfrommo on Jun 20, 2008 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I am so glad we are not in the AL
that ball park is ridiculous. IT is like a little league game. Any schmo benchwarmer can hit it out.
shots fired at YADDA & Porn Stache right out of no where
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Good Game
Winner, Winner!
ok Tony, your evil geniousness pays off again. How bout lets not give everyone a heart attack when the lineups are released pre game. Thanks.
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
Swept at home by KC
then we go straight to Fenway and gut one out. Whoodathunkit?
by BTown Birds fan on Jun 20, 2008 11:20 PM EDT reply actions
dude should get something
seriously, if I was mo, I’d send him a 50K bonus check for that deal. There’s been a couple of times in his tenure in which he’s been brought into a jam and he’s done that, and it’s always flat-out amazing.
"the hardest decision to make is to do nothing; there is a terrible temptation to interfere." -gen patton
OK
so I’m not a huge WPA fan, but springer got .271 WPA points for his job tonight, and franklin got .190 for his (also awesome, imho) 2 IP, 1 ER “save”. And why can only one player get a save, per game? Springer tonight was awesome. He deserves a “something”, and that something should be more than a “hold”.
What if the rule for saves was changed, from “x IP vs x runs”, to “x WPA”? Where should the cutoff be—.100? .200?
"the hardest decision to make is to do nothing; there is a terrible temptation to interfere." -gen patton
actually
after this season, If I’m lohse, i might do the bonus check thing, too ;)
Cuz every win that Springer or whoever “saves” for him is probably close to another $M in the offseason for lohse.
"the hardest decision to make is to do nothing; there is a terrible temptation to interfere." -gen patton
Don't know where the old post came from, but how does this team drop three at home
and win on the road against Boston?
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HL Mencken
John Mozeliak had better be on the phone with Pittsburgh and Toronto
Willing to give up what it takes to get Marte and Downs for our bullpen.
boo cubs, hooray beer
but not the Raz or Garcia, right?
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by mattyfrommo on Jun 20, 2008 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
what ever it takes?
yeah i don’t think so. but yeah i agree, get some new lefty’s MO.
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Well duh
Of course not Rasmus/Anderson/Garcia
but anyone else in the system should be expendable.
boo cubs, hooray beer
some people might have been ok with losing the Raz
If he keeps it up, I might include Todd on that list, That fucker might be in the rotation by september
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by mattyfrommo on Jun 20, 2008 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
i can't see anyone trading rasmus for a loogy
Probably the only trade right now that I would include Raz in would be for sabathia and peralta.
And I’m probably the lowest on rasmus out of everyone on this board.
"the hardest decision to make is to do nothing; there is a terrible temptation to interfere." -gen patton
any one else notice the Rangers & Nats are in the 15th inning
over in DC right now?
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
buddy, heh
yeah, all us Cards fans are real buddy buddy with good old Elijah*
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This team really needs to go back to its patient ways when we face Daisuke
The guy CANT throw strikes. The only way he’ll beat us is if we go up there hacking.
boo cubs, hooray beer
this team be patient without APu
it is like they forgot how to take a walk since Albert went down
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by mattyfrommo on Jun 20, 2008 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, man ...
Check out the photo of Ankiel and Ryan over at yahoo.com:
Great stuff!
Definitely gotta give a franklin to whoever comes up with the best caption for that one!
by StanTheManFan on Jun 20, 2008 11:48 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Enjoy Mars, Brendan!
Cardinal fan in the heart of Braves country
DFA Adam Kennedy!
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Don't have ESPN on but
has anybody heard what they had to say about their favorite team loosing? Did they give the Cards any credit?
last i checked, the college world series game is still on the WWL
i’m sure the lowly Cards beating the unstoppable red sox will be the lead story though**
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hopefully Lugo will be the goat
and they’ll end up making a stupid “lugo for reyes”, or thereabouts.
"the hardest decision to make is to do nothing; there is a terrible temptation to interfere." -gen patton
I expect to be all about Shilling being out for the year
and they will just show quick highlights of the Celtics celebration before the game and then play where our outfiled looked like the keystone cops and show the score.
shocking********
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
My man Springer came in again and was stone cold
For everyone in the past few weeks that has been bitching about him, just look at what he did tonight. He might be the best option we have in the ‘pen at this moment. Manny GIDP and Lowell K. Awesome job, Russ!
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DFA Adam Kennedy!
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so did you find DUNK, Ank & AK some slump busters at the bar or not?
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
Heh I wish
Actually my crew decided not to go to the bars, that’s why I came home a little earlier than I wanted.
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DFA Adam Kennedy!
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so out in Oakland,
Houston Street also tried to have a 2 inning save tonight, and so far he’s given up a 2 run go a head HR. and once the A’s got the lead back in the bottom of the 8th, he’s given up a solo shot to let the Fish tie it up.
FRANK was really lucky tonight. or good. i’m not sure which
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
it's funny how FRANK
seems to somehow be lucky, over and over and over and over. And over. And over.
I’m still hesitant to count on him- by all the holy numbers, as azrubot has shown, in ways cannot argue with, (though i suck with figgerin’ pitching), he should be toast- but he just keeps gittin’r’dun, and I love him for it. And i trust him, in my heart, which is scary cuz i know it is due to be broken and I just have to hate that…
Hopefully he’ll have one incredibly bad outing, where he gives up 7ER on 9 hits and 3 walks and 2 solo HR (don’t ask how) to even the books, and the “almost blowout win” will become a tie game won in the 11th with a walkoff by Schumaker, with Thompson or parisi getting the win, and the books will be balanced, and we won’t have to worry about “sample size” again until 2010.
After that he can go on and do what he’s been doing and none of us will question it.
"If thats bad luck, lets DFA our luck away." -DriverZN
i'm not going to ask how FRANK could do all that in one inning
that’s too scary to even talk about.
i to hope he just keeps on keeping on
btw, the A’s finally won it in extra’s. louis gonza dropped a deep fly to the wall off of eric chavez. and the catcher doubled him home.
in LA, borwoski is blowing it big time. bottom 9, 4-3 indians, runners at 1st & 3rd. one out. Cliff Lee is going to kill him when this of over.
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
with my spelling, you'd think i've one too many franklins tonight
sadly, thats not the case.
joe has now walked the bases loaded to face Kent who’s 3-4 on the night
good luck indians fans
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
borowski, otoh
hasn’t been gittin’r’dun for a long, long time. if only the indians had accepted my Izzy-for-peralta proposal in april…
"If thats bad luck, lets DFA our luck away." -DriverZN
you are correct sir. joe just gave up a slow roller to short
it’s all tied at 4 with 2 outs & the bases still loaded.
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
deep fly to center
but grady ran it down
going to the 10th
i dont know why, and i don’t care who the teams are, but i love watching late baseball games out on the west coast.
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
just root against the dodgers
and especially against laRoche and hu. We want them to fail, so that Coletti trades ‘em for nothing to Mo. And cuz it’ll be STL, ATL, or LAD for the wild card.
[Hu especially, imho. The guy has been bad offensively this year, but he looks like a guy who could be a monster at the plate, glaussian even, and though he not as fast as Ryan, he plays iz2-level or better defense at short. if he can figure out the “hitting MLB changeups” thing, he’ll be truly great.]
"If thats bad luck, lets DFA our luck away." -DriverZN
saito failing, otoh
was pretty much unexpected… but welcome.
"If thats bad luck, lets DFA our luck away." -DriverZN
Don't tease me with LaRoche
I read that real quick and thought something was in the works.
I’ll take either, really. I’ve been a LaRoche fan for awhile but I’d settle for Blake DeWitt.
by Hardcore Legend on Jun 21, 2008 2:12 AM EDT up reply actions
LaRoache is a name every one has tossed around for a while now
i’m not sold on him just yet, but i see the potential.
i fully agree with the blake dewitt statement. he’d also be another home town boy who comes back to play for the Cards. even though he’s from Sikeston. that’s only 2 1/2 hours south of the STL. so it’s close enough.
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Having watched LaRoche this winter playing for Team USA
having him and Rasmus on the team by 2010 would be a dream.
by Hardcore Legend on Jun 21, 2008 2:16 AM EDT up reply actions
our dude dewitt just ended the game on a grounder to SS
and i think the guy who wins the hot dog eating contests at Nathan’s in NYC every 4th of July got the save.
joe borowski got the W. he’s owes Cliff Lee big time
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
outside of baseball, he’s generally a good kid.
I’ve talked to him a few times, he was a solid football player in HS as well.
I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang
by AdjustedExpectations on Jun 21, 2008 2:21 AM EDT up reply actions
would you do
rasmus for hu and laroche? Or rasmus + ...? (anything but Todd)?
If not, iterations on the above?
"If thats bad luck, lets DFA our luck away." -DriverZN
with that deal I’d be willing to talk anything outside of our pitching prospects. Easily.
I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang
by AdjustedExpectations on Jun 21, 2008 5:13 AM EDT up reply actions
i've seen Hu a lot, and the dude can't hit
his swing is really slow & he gets himself out by swinging at junk low & away all the time. are you sure you think he can turn it around?
btw, a two out double but johnny peralta puts the tribe up 6-4
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
dangit
need peralta to fail, cuz i have plans for him, but also need the dodgers to fail ;)
This is worse than the “root for chipper/but against the braves” thing…
anyway hu is HUGE. I had no idea he be as big as he is, and his defense is ++. how to project hitting from that is hard, but his swing does really remind me of early glaus this year. To me, a “bad swing” can always be fixed….
"If thats bad luck, lets DFA our luck away." -DriverZN
well, glaus fixed it.
and hu is a frigging SS.
"If thats bad luck, lets DFA our luck away." -DriverZN
This is worse than the "root for chipper/but against the braves" thing…
That scenario showed up a lot for me in sports betting. No matter how hard I tried I got myself into a situation where I was rooting for a player and against the team.
You can make a lot of coin that way, but it’s going to make me bald.
I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang
by AdjustedExpectations on Jun 21, 2008 2:28 AM EDT up reply actions
What about Milwaukee?
They’re coming on strong. Much more worried about them than the Braves, at this point anyways
Cardinal fan in the heart of Braves country
DFA Adam Kennedy!
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I bet we see Mulder in Detroit
Going by the article on MLB.com it sounds like Duncan is ready to see what Mark can do.
I won’t be suprised to see him get a start.
http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080620&content_id=2969225&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl
As long as it's not Clement
3IP 8H 6ER 3BB 2K 2HR in a rain shortened game in Memphis tonight.
Stavinoha got his 16th double and Freese hit him in, otherwise it was looking to be a one sided affair.
I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang
by AdjustedExpectations on Jun 21, 2008 2:02 AM EDT up reply actions
That's not a bad idea
two reasons: 1, he pitched better than his stat line showed. 2, if he fails, he can easily replace Flores, who despite the soft spot in my heart for him, needs to be left in Boston.
by Hardcore Legend on Jun 21, 2008 2:11 AM EDT up reply actions
As long as it's Flores and not Villone
Ignoring the ‘tudes seen recently about Villone, he’s generally been pretty decent with a workload that is quite heavy compared to recent times for him. Flores is the one that should be considered on the outs within those two.
I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang
by AdjustedExpectations on Jun 21, 2008 2:34 AM EDT up reply actions
how exactly
do you have a soft spot for Flores? going back to 2004, his name has pretty much been synonymous with “irritable bowel syndrome” for me.
I have a love/hate relationship with the Cardinals' middle relief corps.
So there are 3 schools of thought on using Franklin two innings, right?
1- TLR wanted this win desperately (although using Flores contradicts that) and could only trust Franklin to get any of those last 6 outs.
2- TLR wanted a legit excuse to use Izzy in a save situation and by burning your closer out for the next day (atleast), you give yourself a chance to re-instate Izzy for at least a day.
3- TLR knew that Mitchell Boggs will be standing in a puddle of his own creation by the 9 batter of the first inning tomorrow and that a closer will not be necessary.
by Hardcore Legend on Jun 21, 2008 2:14 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I hope it's not #3
Although I have a bad feeling that Boggs will struggle to get through 4 innings tomorrow.
#4 we actually put up more than three runs, hope like hell we can win it
I think Boggs will be adequate tomorrow, trying to be hopeful.
I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang
by AdjustedExpectations on Jun 21, 2008 2:32 AM EDT up reply actions
I was at the game last night
and it was sweet. So many crowd-deflating plays – the Manny strikeout, the Yadi homerun. Also heartwarming to see Cardinals fans everywhere, even one in an Ozzie Smith jersey. It wasn’t surprising to see Lohse eat Wakefield’s lunch, but I was happy our relief came through in the end. Satisfying evening of baseball.
by cardinalinboston on Jun 21, 2008 8:08 AM EDT reply actions
two years ago I went to Fenway enviroms and paid all-time-good-rate ticket of $85
for one seat. Of course was direclty in front of Pesky poles. Waited until the7th, then fled across the street to a waterhing hole with 2million ” screen.
Best deal have had in years! Go bids, for the VLB crowd
todo del ‘spera a ganar!
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