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Birdos_avatar_tiny by lboros on Comment 496 comments

shouldn't izzy get a save for that performance?  . . . . .  i'm watching from a hotel room in portland, headed to a wedding in an hour. c'mon cards --- win it soon.

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whoaholy shizite!!!

welcome back izzzzzzzy!

Why don't we get glausy eyed and put back some franklin's....

by punksoulbrutha on Jun 22, 2008 6:14 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

did i mention....

whoaholy shizite!!!!
A WIN IS IN ORDER.

Why don't we get glausy eyed and put back some franklin's....

by punksoulbrutha on Jun 22, 2008 6:16 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It would be remarkable

if this game created a Phoenix…......

Westcoastbirdwatcher

by westcoastbirdwatcher on Jun 22, 2008 6:16 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

nice

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Jun 22, 2008 6:16 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

especially since

Duncan and AK came through when all of us were about ready to go do something else….

by nota bene on Jun 22, 2008 6:17 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Come on Glaus!

"My only regret is that I have boneitis." - That Guy on Futurama

by Wizards on Jun 22, 2008 6:16 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Leave Izzy out there

They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...

by Valatan on Jun 22, 2008 6:17 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

and yes, we have franklin

but we need to score some runs

They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...

by Valatan on Jun 22, 2008 6:17 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

funny thing is

I haven’t touched a franklin yet

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Jun 22, 2008 6:19 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

C'mon Santa!

bring us a present!

C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!

by yer dog first on Jun 22, 2008 6:17 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

a la

Lidge?

C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!

by yer dog first on Jun 22, 2008 6:18 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

totally ruin his career in the process

"My only regret is that I have boneitis." - That Guy on Futurama

by Wizards on Jun 22, 2008 6:19 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Izzy save

can’t pitch your way into a save.

by Tackle Box on Jun 22, 2008 6:17 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Franklin for the save (hopefully)

who would leave this game?

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:-D

by jealousblues on Jun 22, 2008 6:17 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

that hansen guy is looking nasty

"My only regret is that I have boneitis." - That Guy on Futurama

by Wizards on Jun 22, 2008 6:18 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Little Nicky

is going ot give us the win

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by jealousblues on Jun 22, 2008 6:19 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Is that the nickname for Stav?

If so, I’ve GOT to object. That movie is just horrible. I mean…an abomination! But seriously. Little Nicky is one of the worst movies of all-time.

by dj tanner on Jun 22, 2008 6:21 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

you mean

let it slide down your throat hole, isnt a comic classic?

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by jealousblues on Jun 22, 2008 6:22 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm going to say...

i’d rather watch Beautician and the Beast. Or, more timely, a double feature of The Love Guru and You Don’t Mess With the Zohan.

by dj tanner on Jun 22, 2008 6:24 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

the only other name I can think of

would be darling nikki…

and that would just be wrong

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by jealousblues on Jun 22, 2008 6:22 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

the nickname is obvious

Dr. Evil

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 22, 2008 6:24 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

little nick

does anyone think he looks alittle like a power hitting aaron miles? :)

....my quick smells like french toast...

by mstreeter06 on Jun 22, 2008 6:24 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

how can people hit him

that is the most fucked up delivery

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 22, 2008 6:20 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

lessons learned

what have we learned about pitchers that arent very good?

I think that they pretty much dominate us.

oh, great, now my TBS feed is jacked up. CRAPTASTIC!

C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!

by yer dog first on Jun 22, 2008 6:21 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah, a better looking miles.

Mile looks like a frickin hobbit.

Ludwick/Molina for 2008 All-Star team.

by tangledbrett on Jun 22, 2008 6:22 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

oops

sorry for the double post! just posted that.

....my quick smells like french toast...

by mstreeter06 on Jun 22, 2008 6:25 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I bet somewhere on a Redsox board

someone has posted a

“Mr. Glaus have a seat”

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by jealousblues on Jun 22, 2008 6:21 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

great ab from nick so far.

"My only regret is that I have boneitis." - That Guy on Futurama

by Wizards on Jun 22, 2008 6:21 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Stava is another

shoulder open, head pulling AAA monstrosity

Westcoastbirdwatcher

by westcoastbirdwatcher on Jun 22, 2008 6:21 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

dude

care to give him a chance first?

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Jun 22, 2008 6:22 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

not really

but he definitely needs to work on his strike zone judgment. He’s not working the count at all.

"If thats bad luck, lets DFA our luck away." -DriverZN

by SleepyCA on Jun 22, 2008 6:35 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

saw him play last week

noticed that shoulder, too, and the head, too. Didn’t like it, but some players can hit like that. He’s 26, so I don’t imagine he’ll stop.

by random on Jun 22, 2008 6:50 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Stav may not have it in numbers

but aside from the first swing pitch his last at bat, he’s battled off some badass pitches this game

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jun 22, 2008 6:22 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

geez,

at least if you are going to lose dont lose on your worst pitcher, you know?

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:-D

by jealousblues on Jun 22, 2008 6:24 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

mind qualifying that?

besides franklin who will close, by the stats Villone is clearly the best option.

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jun 22, 2008 6:26 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I don't need it

we have 4 available pitchers in the pen coming into this inning.

Flores and Parisi both have stats that don’t compare.

Franklin will close.

There’s my cards, your turn?

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jun 22, 2008 6:29 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

noted: small sample sizes really hide toolset.

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jun 22, 2008 6:36 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

large sample sizes

at a 5.86 ERA don’t necessarily instill confidence

Pitchers Hit Eighth

by Pitchers Hit Eighth on Jun 22, 2008 6:36 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

indeed, but take out the philly game where clearly he ended up being a sacrificial lamb (on the back of Parisi’s start no less) and it shaves almost 2 runs off that great old era

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jun 22, 2008 6:42 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ok

get rid of the Colorado game in May where Parisi cleaned up Lohse’s mess for three innings

we can play this game all night :)

Pitchers Hit Eighth

by Pitchers Hit Eighth on Jun 22, 2008 6:47 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

stats win it all it seems when you ignore the starting stats

as clearly he just shown?

starts don’t negate IP, especially when he’s never been classed a reliever (as far as I know).

nonetheless, no dramas now

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jun 22, 2008 6:50 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

what stats are you guys comparing anyway?

FIP > ERA, OBP > AVG

by astrostl on Jun 22, 2008 6:52 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

classed?

not really sure what that means, but I’m pretty sure that when he comes into a game later than the first pitch, he’s a reliever

IMO, it’s a shame they keep Brad Thompson-ing him, because I think he can be effective if you just tell him what the hell his role is

is he a starter or a reliever? if he’s a starter and not in the rotation, leave his ass in Memphis – if he’s good enough to be a reliever with the big club, then don’t make him start

either way – tough way to lose

Pitchers Hit Eighth

by Pitchers Hit Eighth on Jun 22, 2008 6:58 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

highly agree

classed = I think he’s always been a starter and he comes up in a true bullpen situation if there is one. besides with the club I don’t think he’s ever pitched in relief (though I’m sure I’m probably wrong).

was speaking from the gut on the stats, didn’t look anything up and yeah Parisi on the stats as a reliever has been better than villone. scraping by on a few areas, but better.

but what I was saying is that we’re dismissing his starting innings just because he pitched in the first and not in the long role he was coming up here for.

either way, not good for the kid. but then again we had several chances to win this game, and chanced loss quite a few times

agreed on the role comment

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jun 22, 2008 7:03 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

this is why

I don’t want to see the “McClellan considered for a start” BS

the kid is currently good at what he does – stop f**king with your bullpen guys who are actually getting the job done

Parisi is back to Memphis as soon as someone is eligible to take his roster spot coming off the DL (maybe sooner) – hopefully they will straighten him out, but he may not be longed for MLB

his story seems eerily similar to Reyes for me, he pretty much dominated two starts in Memphis during his time down there between big league appearances

Pitchers Hit Eighth

by Pitchers Hit Eighth on Jun 22, 2008 7:07 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

agreed

highly actually, and if you search my past starts I’ve done a fair share of noting those starts (CG and 7 inning gem).

I’d say it’s closer to a true Thompson role than anything as he’s getting used for whatever the club wants and put out of sorts as he’s doing it.

Thompson is actually pretty good at it, Parisi may not have the mental aptitude to handle it.

and one thing you’ll never see from me, voting K-Mac as a starter. setup guy? anyday. trouble spot guy? if springer isn’t avail. closer? not for a while.

if we need to win it in the 7th, we win it there and K-Mac having the ability to roam innings is a very good thing

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jun 22, 2008 7:11 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Finally, its back (my tv feed that is)

just in time to see the third out. yuck!

C’mon Cards! We need to have this game!

C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!

by yer dog first on Jun 22, 2008 6:23 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

hmmmm...

who is left in each pen?
We have Franklin? Parisi?

They have Aardsma? Who else?

by duncans_army on Jun 22, 2008 6:24 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hopefully this game goes on 'til Thursday...

cause without Albert, it doesn’t appear any more runs will be scored today…

by LukeMP1186 on Jun 22, 2008 6:24 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

2 homeruns, all he’s allowed the entire year.

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jun 22, 2008 6:26 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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by jealousblues on Jun 22, 2008 6:26 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

huh?

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:-D

by jealousblues on Jun 22, 2008 6:27 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Easy now...just an opinion...

Good game going on here…friendly banter…these aren’t the Post message boards.

by dj tanner on Jun 22, 2008 6:30 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

since when?

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:-D

by jealousblues on Jun 22, 2008 6:32 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

since when

to the constantly spewing negativity.

most of the things im saying are in serious jest (i suppose this doesnt come out well over a board though, but I do try to make it obviously silly).

Though I admit I dont like Villone much. I think he is the only guy I knocked all day (that I can remember). If I did say something else negative I dont remember it which tells you how non serious I was about it.

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by jealousblues on Jun 22, 2008 6:34 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

after you took the time to post a picture of Chris Williams

telling Troy Glaus to sit down and then you typed out 6 lines of pleasedontsuck, I had had it. Maybe it’s the two instances, but the whole effort in doing so is annoying.

by Tackle Box on Jun 22, 2008 6:37 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

way too much time

lol

C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!

by yer dog first on Jun 22, 2008 6:26 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

We probably lose this game

but it did show a fighting team…..which is more important than a win sometimes…....

Westcoastbirdwatcher

by westcoastbirdwatcher on Jun 22, 2008 6:28 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

what, Ron, you didnt read my post?

geez.

The freaking Win expectancy graph should have changed just when he entered the game

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by jealousblues on Jun 22, 2008 6:27 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

wow

me likey

Ankiel is Jesus!

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 22, 2008 6:28 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

great play

miles!

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by jealousblues on Jun 22, 2008 6:28 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

SWEET FREAKING HEAVEN

WHAT A PLAY!!!!!

"It ain't braggin' if you can do it." -- Dizzy Dean

by '54 Cardinal Fan on Jun 22, 2008 6:28 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Aaron Freakin Miles

WOW!

WAY TO KEEP YOUR HEADS ON A SWIVEL BOYS!

C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!

by yer dog first on Jun 22, 2008 6:28 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

WOW!

what a great play.

by TNTinCO on Jun 22, 2008 6:28 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

omg

wow what a play!

....my quick smells like french toast...

by mstreeter06 on Jun 22, 2008 6:28 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Can anyone seriously believe this is how are season is going?

I told my girlfriend before the season started we weren’t going to be very good this year. I didn’t think I would be watching a game with this much emotion at the end of June.

by birdsonthehat on Jun 22, 2008 6:29 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Two things

Izzy is the man, and so is Miles. Never thought I’d say that.

Miles in '08

by Zoop on Jun 22, 2008 6:29 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Villone deflected a ball to the shortstop, that wouldve more than likely made its way to CF. Miles picked it and made the throw to third for the tag.

C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!

by yer dog first on Jun 22, 2008 6:31 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

more specifically

miles picked it while running to his left, turned, and threw to third base off his feet

by adiueordie on Jun 22, 2008 6:33 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

thanks for picking me up

I’m not very good at color commentary.

C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!

by yer dog first on Jun 22, 2008 6:33 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ball hit up the middle

off a jumping Villones bare hand,

while runner hesitates, like he is going back to second…then goes to third

Miles gets it and throws him out by a mile

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:-D

by jealousblues on Jun 22, 2008 6:31 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

fwiw

I dont think I described it half as well as the other posters ;-)

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by jealousblues on Jun 22, 2008 6:36 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Neat graphic on the runner

"It ain't braggin' if you can do it." -- Dizzy Dean

by '54 Cardinal Fan on Jun 22, 2008 6:30 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This is a character builder.

People taking on the champs….....win or lose….....

Westcoastbirdwatcher

by westcoastbirdwatcher on Jun 22, 2008 6:31 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yeah

this is going to be a chemistry booster for the team

Ankiel is Jesus!

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 22, 2008 6:32 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

omg

amazing

Ankiel is Jesus!

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 22, 2008 6:32 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nice DP

right there.

Ok boys, lets do this!

C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!

by yer dog first on Jun 22, 2008 6:32 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I take back all the bad things I said about Villone

who definitely didnt suck

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:-D

by jealousblues on Jun 22, 2008 6:32 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

damnit no overflow announcement in previous thread

FIP > ERA, OBP > AVG

by astrostl on Jun 22, 2008 6:33 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ummmmm

Lboros made the announcement toward the bottom.

C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!

by yer dog first on Jun 22, 2008 6:34 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

false accusation – it just said “new thread” and no link :P

FIP > ERA, OBP > AVG

by astrostl on Jun 22, 2008 6:34 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I don't think I've ever seen anything like this.

Screw MLB for inexplicably blacking out the TBS feed in Memphis.

by LukeMP1186 on Jun 22, 2008 6:33 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

lboros will never get to see the end of this game

with the pace villone is going. ridiculous. nice to see him get out of it, though

Amaury translates into "Punisher of Spheroids" in the lost tongue of Atlantis. Marti means "Belgian Waffle."

by erik on Jun 22, 2008 6:33 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

if i can opt out at any time

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by themanthemyth on Jun 22, 2008 6:34 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No

Face tattoos for all.

Miles in '08

by Zoop on Jun 22, 2008 6:36 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Stringent Requirements for your club...

Can my tattoo be an artist’s rendering of an Eckstein-Miles love-child to maximize gritty-ness?

by dj tanner on Jun 22, 2008 6:39 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sure

We love grit.

Miles in '08

by Zoop on Jun 22, 2008 6:48 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

the Aaron Miles (High) Fan Club

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Jun 22, 2008 6:37 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

cuz the dude can just flat out do it

all

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Jun 22, 2008 6:37 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

gotta love extra inning fangraphs

pulling back to the center after every inning :-)

by DarkHelmut on Jun 22, 2008 6:34 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Asked this in the old thread...

But shouldn’t it be slightly favored toward’s the BoSox?

by duncans_army on Jun 22, 2008 6:35 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Don't have the stat

But I believe the Home team wins xtra inning games like 55% of the time…
and WPA is based off historical stats? at least that was my understanding

by duncans_army on Jun 22, 2008 6:38 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

0.657 for the home team in extra innings, no outs, bases empty

FIP > ERA, OBP > AVG

by astrostl on Jun 22, 2008 6:40 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ahh thank you... wow so even higher than I remember....

can you explain why it goes back to 50:50 at the start of each inning though?

by duncans_army on Jun 22, 2008 6:41 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

it doesn’t go back each inning

0.520 for the visiting team in extra innings, no outs, bases empty

it only resets to around 50% when it’s the cards’ turn

FIP > ERA, OBP > AVG

by astrostl on Jun 22, 2008 6:44 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

it sort of is

if you did some curve-fitting from the 7th inning on, it would look like the trend was going towards the Boston side…..

by nota bene on Jun 22, 2008 6:37 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

amazing game...

What a bunch of unlikely heroes… Chris Duncan, Adam Kennedy, and even Ron Villone!

by kblakestl on Jun 22, 2008 6:35 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

miles too

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 22, 2008 6:35 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

oops, forgot about miles.

yeah, a 5-hit game is pretty good criteria for that.

by kblakestl on Jun 22, 2008 6:40 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Miles doesn't swing the bat

He twists the Earth with his feet to give the illusion of him swinging.

less dunca(i)n', more ludwickin'

by bjork24 on Jun 22, 2008 6:37 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

wouldn't it be interesting if the pitchers had to bat

I think I would have enjoyed the wrinkle that would have added to this game.

But it is awesome so far as it is.

by TeddyRugby on Jun 22, 2008 6:37 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

hank steinbrenner says

you need to grow up. strategy is for kids, dontcha know ;)

"If thats bad luck, lets DFA our luck away." -DriverZN

by SleepyCA on Jun 22, 2008 6:47 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This game is so good...

I turned off OK Computer just to listen to it again. I turned it off while I was on the phone, then turned on the music because I didn’t want to jinx it.

Hot damn do I love this team!

by mattisnotfrench on Jun 22, 2008 6:38 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Paranoid android

ftw!

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by jealousblues on Jun 22, 2008 6:39 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ha!

The climax of that song came during the double play. The Cardinals or Radiohead-that’s a tough choice!

by mattisnotfrench on Jun 22, 2008 6:40 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

is it just me?

or does Buck Martinez have the most annoying voice ever?

no wonder none of his players ever listened to him.

Pitchers Hit Eighth

by Pitchers Hit Eighth on Jun 22, 2008 6:39 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

hes annoying period

and his comments are gay..noone wants to lose now…as if they did before..having homfield you get to bat last

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

by punchinjudy on Jun 22, 2008 6:39 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I've been playing a lot of MLB '08 lately

and, seriously…the pre-programmed Tim McCarver in that video game is more insightful than ‘ol Bucky.

by dj tanner on Jun 22, 2008 6:41 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

just hit a damn HR Duncan

you can do it!

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Jun 22, 2008 6:39 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

so close

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Jun 22, 2008 6:40 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Lopez vs. Duncan

this should be a weird AB

by nota bene on Jun 22, 2008 6:39 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

DUNC

showing high flys two abs in a row

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

by punchinjudy on Jun 22, 2008 6:40 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Duncan just got a double... :O

I’ve literally seen it all!

less dunca(i)n', more ludwickin'

by bjork24 on Jun 22, 2008 6:40 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

there ya go

hit the monstah

Ankiel is Jesus!

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 22, 2008 6:40 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hoh, YES!

"It ain't braggin' if you can do it." -- Dizzy Dean

by '54 Cardinal Fan on Jun 22, 2008 6:40 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nice Double Dunc~!

Good AB there.

Good Job Buddy!

C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!

by yer dog first on Jun 22, 2008 6:40 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

woohoo

go lil dunc!

Maybe this will get him out of his funk.

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by jealousblues on Jun 22, 2008 6:40 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Duncan!

You worthless son of a bitch! Congratulations!

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 22, 2008 6:40 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

hey, he scored the tying run against Papelbon, too

They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...

by Valatan on Jun 22, 2008 6:41 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

A double for us!

They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...

by Valatan on Jun 22, 2008 6:40 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

leadoff double

for the good guys this time.

WTG Duncan…maybe this is just what he needed, a 13 inning nail biter.

by nota bene on Jun 22, 2008 6:41 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ok, Kennedy, listen up:

Jack this here dong, you lousy son of a bitch!

less dunca(i)n', more ludwickin'

by bjork24 on Jun 22, 2008 6:41 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

nesn

i guess the game wasn’t interesting enough, so they had to get a guest in the booth

by adiueordie on Jun 22, 2008 6:41 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

that was gay

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

by punchinjudy on Jun 22, 2008 6:41 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

How about the slide Dunc?

you had a clear path to the plate.

C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!

by yer dog first on Jun 22, 2008 6:41 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

but

McRae would.

C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!

by yer dog first on Jun 22, 2008 6:42 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hindsight...

20/20 since 1,000000000000000000000 BCE

by dj tanner on Jun 22, 2008 6:42 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

that was excieting

sucks to be on the losing end though.

Vtec is tough

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by jealousblues on Jun 22, 2008 6:42 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i butchered my McCrae comment

wow, I’m on fire today!

Dangit Oquendo!

C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!

by yer dog first on Jun 22, 2008 6:43 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oh,

Oquendo…shakes head

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 22, 2008 6:42 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Duncan, I take back the point I gave you earlier

You too Oque

less dunca(i)n', more ludwickin'

by bjork24 on Jun 22, 2008 6:42 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yep

dammit.

They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...

by Valatan on Jun 22, 2008 6:43 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Did Oquendo really send him?

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 22, 2008 6:43 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

not at all

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jun 22, 2008 6:44 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The only close part was that Duncan just tunneled through Varitek

but Varitek held onto it.

They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...

by Valatan on Jun 22, 2008 6:44 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

if ten feet is close

by adiueordie on Jun 22, 2008 6:44 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

About as close

as the US invading Canada.

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 22, 2008 6:44 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

jose

apparently didn’t expect the perfect throw from drew

by adiueordie on Jun 22, 2008 6:43 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

on that play

the only explanation is if he didn’t expect ANY throw

Pitchers Hit Eighth

by Pitchers Hit Eighth on Jun 22, 2008 6:45 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

OK, evidently you CANNOT score a run in this game

if you get a lead-off double.

Triples, HR’s or NOTHING!

"It ain't braggin' if you can do it." -- Dizzy Dean

by '54 Cardinal Fan on Jun 22, 2008 6:43 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

in all fairness

ours wasn’t a leadoff double. Molina popped up leading off.

by Phizzle on Jun 22, 2008 6:44 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yeah

I think we all missed that somehow….

by nota bene on Jun 22, 2008 6:45 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

At the end of this game, keep all of this in mind

because we’ve earned to lose it just as much as we’ve earned to win it.

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jun 22, 2008 6:44 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Also keep in mind...

“No one on the field wants to lose this game right now.”
-Buck Martinez

by dj tanner on Jun 22, 2008 6:45 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Skippys ball

Would have scored duncan from third.

by Evilfrog on Jun 22, 2008 6:45 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

maybe

or maybe he lays down a squeeze play that doesn’t work out. who knows.

by adiueordie on Jun 22, 2008 6:46 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yup

see the hindsight comment

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

by punchinjudy on Jun 22, 2008 6:46 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Can anyone remember a better

Regular season game in the past two years?

by Evilfrog on Jun 22, 2008 6:45 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

the Giant comeback

was fun too.

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