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Game 82 Open Thread- 28th June, 2008

Trigun_001_tiny by the red baron on Comment 413 comments

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Boggs                       Davies

         2-0, 5.40                   3-0, 3.12        

Well, I suppose we'll get to see once again if the Cardinals can finally figure out a way to somehow scrape out a victory against the modern day equivalent of the 1927 Yankees, the 2008 Kansas City Royals. You know, there's something wrong with that sentence, I know, but I can't quite figure out what it is...

Last time the Cards faced Davies, just a little over a week ago, the results weren't pretty. 7 IP, 1 R, 5 H. Not so good. Let's hope that seeing him for the second time in such a limited time will give them a better idea of what to do against him this time around.

 

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Here's hoping. On paper the matchup does not look promising, however. Cards seem to mirror Duncan who seems to mirror the Cards recently. . .

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 28, 2008 6:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

mulder interview

Just saw Shannon’s interview with Mulder. He(mulder) seems like he’s in pretty good spirits and ready to pitch out of the bullpen. Hope he doesn’t get rocked!

by Bahamaredbird on Jun 28, 2008 6:19 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

On Mulder - which signing was more dubious? Mulder, Kennedy, Martinez?

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 28, 2008 6:21 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

FSN Midwest is killing me with these Jack Buck tributes

it’s really hard to watch that stuff

you have to have no soul to not get chocked up by them

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 6:28 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I’ve seen his september 11th poem on youtube about a thousand times and it still gives me goosebumps.

by Bahamaredbird on Jun 28, 2008 6:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

How do you post images? Good show!

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 28, 2008 6:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hah

I thought I saw that during the broadcast but they switched away so fast that I was not sure. Wonder what that was all about

They say I look like yadier molina

by ANDYAK47 on Jun 28, 2008 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

heh. what was the context?

FIP > ERA, OBP > AVG

by astrostl on Jun 28, 2008 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

K/9 down to 5.64

He’s going to blow it

"Regression to the mean is so much more fun to watch when it’s a Cub who is regressing." SleepyCA

by joker24 on Jun 28, 2008 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hooray for standing corrected!!!

"Regression to the mean is so much more fun to watch when it’s a Cub who is regressing." SleepyCA

by joker24 on Jun 28, 2008 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

so adam dunn just hit a scorching line drive home run off of paul bird

no big surprise i know

but in keeping with the theme of the wood picture, as he got to third, he spit his gum out into his hand & threw it into the stands.

classiness knows no bounds today

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 7:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

no apparent mention in the reds’ sbnation game thread – do you have a public source for this?

FIP > ERA, OBP > AVG

by astrostl on Jun 28, 2008 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

(throwing gum into the stands from 3B sounds hard to me off the top of my head)

FIP > ERA, OBP > AVG

by astrostl on Jun 28, 2008 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah, i was watching the game live

i saw it with my own two eyes

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

by gdm426 on Jun 29, 2008 1:51 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

are your eyes public? :) i’m not saying you’re a liar, i’m asking for a way to see or read about it.

FIP > ERA, OBP > AVG

by astrostl on Jun 29, 2008 6:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

What's with the delay?

I thought this game was supposed to start 3 minutes ago?

by cloistermaximus on Jun 28, 2008 7:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

GameDay says

“Delayed (ceremony)”, whatever that means.

by punditmoi on Jun 28, 2008 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

they are doing a ceremony for some royals guy.

a bunch of old players and stuff are speaking… its pretty boring. They are celebrate the royals. Part of it was a video of Bo Jackson talking amonst other former Royals greats

That was a real test," Soriano said of the play. "He didn’t call the ball, I didn’t call the ball, but I saw him close to the ball and I let him get the ball."

by Cardsfan_inCHI on Jun 28, 2008 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just for the heck of it they should have George Brett, Frank White & Willie Wilson

play for an inning….hell we’ll even loan them Hal McRae back for a night…lord know we won’t miss him too much.

by KYCards on Jun 28, 2008 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i think FSN pushed it back so they could show the Cards

top ten plays of the first half

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

scratch that

the royals inducted art stewart into their hall of fame

who ever that was

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

art stewart was the scout who found bo jackson, johnny damon, carlos beltran and others.

by Bahamaredbird on Jun 28, 2008 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's pretty worthy

I guess. None of those players, though, brought the Royals success.

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Jun 28, 2008 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Proof people don't care about the Midwest

Remy’s ceremony for Boston got the feed on Extra Innings to come on BEFORE the normal start time, as noted on bottom of schedule screen.

For the Royals? I’m staring at the schedule at 7:20 when the game should have already started.

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Jun 28, 2008 7:19 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

you gotta get DTV EI dude

i hate DTV, but i love what they’ve done with EI

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

actually, the DTV keeps it's signal longer than my DISH Network

the same line came through here a few hours ago & we didn’t lose the signal. i thought you lived up near cleveland? there’s hardly any thing on the radar up there now

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's gotta be a massive storm for me

And the blackout lasts 5 minutes tops. DTV is the way to go.

"Regression to the mean is so much more fun to watch when it’s a Cub who is regressing." SleepyCA

by joker24 on Jun 28, 2008 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love, love, love, love

seeing Brendan Ryan in the lineup. Just makes me giddy, thinking about not having Kennedy in, or Miles at SS. So, BR, go ahead, prove to Tony that you can play every day!

by fuegophil on Jun 28, 2008 7:24 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I want to see Alex Gordon busted inside to night

I’m not advocating hitting the guy, because that would be stupid. But he’s clearly waaay to comfortable at the plate and needs to be backed off.

by cloistermaximus on Jun 28, 2008 7:27 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

de jesus needs some chin music as well

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

If we can get a lead,

I don’t mind hitting him. Nothing malicious, but let him know you think of his crap last night.

by fuegophil on Jun 28, 2008 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That isn't Larussa's way

He clearly states in 3 Nights in August that he never hits a guy, “Because he’s hitting good against us”

by cloistermaximus on Jun 28, 2008 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I remember that,

But I sure wouldn’t mind it. ;-)

by fuegophil on Jun 28, 2008 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good grief

You’d think we could win just ONE game, like, on accident or something.

by cloistermaximus on Jun 28, 2008 7:30 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Albert needs to jack a dong right here

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 7:31 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

damnit, he juuuuuuuuuust missed it

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 7:32 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

bad start

I do not like skip swinging at the first pitch, he needs to make the pitcher throw some before taking a hack

They say I look like yadier molina

by ANDYAK47 on Jun 28, 2008 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

skip is hitting .390 against first pitches over 82 ABs. i’ll take anything close to that!

FIP > ERA, OBP > AVG

by astrostl on Jun 28, 2008 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Miracle - Game live in Japan. Can't wait to see Mulder (barely) alive in the third or fourth.

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 28, 2008 7:34 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Also, did the Royals really just induct a scout

into their HOF? Must have been a scout during the 70s and 80s because whoever was scouting in the 90s wasn’t doing so hot.

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Jun 28, 2008 7:37 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Well they did have Beltran, Dye, Damon, & others

but traded them away and didn’t get much for any of them, and never really had all of them at the same time.

by KYCards on Jun 28, 2008 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

They didn't draft Dye

Atlanta did and then inexplicably traded him away because of his 1996 Posteason performance.

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Jun 28, 2008 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jesus, was Ryan playing on top of third base?

How the hell was there that much room to his right?

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Jun 28, 2008 7:37 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

no team has more out of position infielders than the Cardinals

and i have no idea why that is

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love that shot from behind home plate

Where you can’t see where the ball is going in the strike zone. That’s entertaining.

by cloistermaximus on Jun 28, 2008 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

a new perk with DTV

you can choose between the home & away tv feeds

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

FSN Detroit

was pretty bad, too, the other night. When Schumaker and Ankiel both hit their HRs in the top of the first, the camera wasn’t able to follow either ball.

I have a love/hate relationship with the Cardinals' middle relief corps.

by madding on Jun 28, 2008 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Like this CF camera

that starts at the plate on the left side and shows us a whole bunch of the crowd behind the hitter.

They almost get the pitcher in the shot.

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Jun 28, 2008 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes,

yes he did. Said something about ‘Yeah tell em Lou…”

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Jun 28, 2008 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

DP

truly a pitchers best friend

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 7:40 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Nice comback by the Swampman. First time I have seen him. Normal velocity mid 90s?

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 28, 2008 7:42 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Our batters better change their approach at the plate

or it is gonna be a long game

They say I look like yadier molina

by ANDYAK47 on Jun 28, 2008 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rather a quick one

"Regression to the mean is so much more fun to watch when it’s a Cub who is regressing." SleepyCA

by joker24 on Jun 28, 2008 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

how did that not go out?

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

weather.com says its a north west wind

gusting from 18-32MPH

i thought home plate faced west?

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah that sucked

They say I look like yadier molina

by ANDYAK47 on Jun 28, 2008 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The fates owe Albert and Glaus, maybe we'll be repaid when Kennedy, Duncan and Izzy crash simultaneously chasing a pop up

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 28, 2008 7:47 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

FSN Midwest has refered to it as that all weekened

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It must be rough for fans who live near

KC for the Cardinals to lose to the Royals.

Me, I don’t really care other than the embarrassment of losing to an awful team like the Royals. No extra added regional shame.

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Jun 28, 2008 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

it is, i have close family in springfield

and they hate it with a passion. it’s the only time the royals fans get to talk trash

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

With rumors of the Brewers wating to go back to the AL

I wonder if KC will be asked to join the NL? They turned it down once already.

by KYCards on Jun 28, 2008 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Brewers should

They’re going to need to open up a spot for Gamel/LaPorta…

"Regression to the mean is so much more fun to watch when it’s a Cub who is regressing." SleepyCA

by joker24 on Jun 28, 2008 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

They won't have to

since Prince will be leaving when his contract time comes up.

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Jun 28, 2008 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Unfortunately that's in 4 years

And those guys are ready now.

"Regression to the mean is so much more fun to watch when it’s a Cub who is regressing." SleepyCA

by joker24 on Jun 28, 2008 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes

but he is going to start getting Ryan Howard money in arbitration, which is going to get him double digit pay every year.

They can’t afford that and afford to resign Sheets, especially with Jeff Suppan making $12.5 M each of the next 2 years.

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Jun 28, 2008 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

From what I gather they're gonna let Sheets walk

They probably aren’t trading Fielder and no team would be dumb enough to non-tender a monster like Fielder. He’s going to be there for his 6 years and Gamel/LaPorta are probably going to end up getting dealt.

"Regression to the mean is so much more fun to watch when it’s a Cub who is regressing." SleepyCA

by joker24 on Jun 28, 2008 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I hope they do

Hart is criminally underrated. I’d heard they were thinking of a Braun-Hart-LaPorta outfield but that’d be brutal, and now that Gamel is establishing himself as elite they have quite the conundrum. I might deal LaPorta or Gamel + I don’t know their system that well but some mid level pitcher + an A-Baller for Sabathia and take the picks when he walks.

"Regression to the mean is so much more fun to watch when it’s a Cub who is regressing." SleepyCA

by joker24 on Jun 28, 2008 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

speaking of the brew crew

they are beating up on livian, its 5-0 middle of the 3rd

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

God knows what the Twins were thinking

"Regression to the mean is so much more fun to watch when it’s a Cub who is regressing." SleepyCA

by joker24 on Jun 28, 2008 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

150 hits

he’s given up over 103+ IP.

by dj tanner on Jun 28, 2008 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's awesome

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i can totally see the sawx backing up a brinks truck to his door

big pappi ain’t going to be clutch forever

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It seems like

a promotional device for the teams. Both official team sites refer to the “I-70” series.

by dj tanner on Jun 28, 2008 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is it just me

or is there a dust storm going on on the field

They say I look like yadier molina

by ANDYAK47 on Jun 28, 2008 7:51 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

nice, dan & al killing the royas for the pre game induction of a scout

they’re argument is it’s messed up boggs, because you know, starters are creatures of habit & cant change their pre game warm up schedule

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 7:52 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

oh come on that's a strike!

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 7:55 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Son of a Denk on the third base ump. Gload should have been called out.

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 28, 2008 7:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

still under construction

If you’re at the stadium you can see the new crown pieces laying out past right field

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

by BigMOman on Jun 28, 2008 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's good to know

That scoreboard has always been awesome. Such a waste to have such a great stadium in the middle of nowhere.

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Jun 28, 2008 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

+100000

I went to go see the Yanks play there last year….there isn’t A THING around that stadium other than woods, a shitty gas station and some section 8 homes.

The stadium grounds do not have ONE vendor cart…nothing…no beer, soda, memorabilia, etc. I thought it was going to be like a game at Busch so we went 3 hours early….we spent the entire 3 hours just standing in line waiting to get in…brutal.

"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"

by rocKStark5 on Jun 28, 2008 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

really?

I kinda hate it. Their fans don’t show up, and when they do, they don’t really seem to know anything about baseball. Every 2 minutes they were playing some “get loud” or “make some noise” graphic in the huge screen

I do like the actual structure. I”m sure it’s fun this weekend packed out with Cardinal fans.

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

by BigMOman on Jun 28, 2008 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

you can say the same for the pirates

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The INSIDE of the stadium yes,

But the hallways and the stadium grounds are far far below replacement level….to the point I’d wanna get there 3 minutes before the first pitch, get in my seat and not leave there until the last pitch.

"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"

by rocKStark5 on Jun 28, 2008 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah not much to see outside

other than Arrowhead and parking lots galore. But there is a Gates BBQ down the road this always a MUST stop for me.

by KYCards on Jun 28, 2008 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

holy crap

that’s a strike????

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 8:00 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

they really need to bat someone like Brendan Ryan in front of Yadi

so that they can put the “steal and hit” sign on. With a man on first and 0 or 1 out you almost have to hit-and-run, since Yadi hits ground balls 48% of the time and can’t beat out a double play ball, but it would be nice if he could just take the pitch and bat with a guy on second 75% of the time.

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

by SleepyCA on Jun 28, 2008 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

O/T: Firefox 3

Anyone having trouble logging into SB Nation using the new browser? Whenever I try to sign in, it takes me to the SportsNation homepage (and I am signed in), but then when I try to get back to Birdos, I am no longer signed in. (On Safari, right now…no problems.)

Thoughts?

by dj tanner on Jun 28, 2008 8:03 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

no problems here

I have a love/hate relationship with the Cardinals' middle relief corps.

by madding on Jun 28, 2008 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

cubs lost… so you know what that means for us.

by Bahamaredbird on Jun 28, 2008 8:05 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

How can someone SO mediocre be tossing a no-hitter through three? Wretched

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 28, 2008 8:06 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

brewers are up 5-0 on the twins in the 3rd inning

by Bahamaredbird on Jun 28, 2008 8:07 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

al just said dave is watching chris hit during BP & giving him hitting advice

uh, isn’t that the hitting coaches job?

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 8:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Hal was more than likely to busy

talking to his buddies George Brett & Frank White to bother about his “coaching”.

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

fire Hal hire Larry Walker

by Bahamaredbird on Jun 28, 2008 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that was a good pitch Boggs

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 8:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

great inning kid

dude struck out the side

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 8:12 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm begining to believe

that if there was ever a pitcher that could have a WHiP of 4.00 and an ERA under 1.00, Mitchell Boggs might be it.

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Jun 28, 2008 8:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Nice inning. Any notice, however, on the strike-three pitch to Gordon, Yadi set up off the plate, and Boggs more or less grooved one.

Living dangerous to be wild in the zone

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 28, 2008 8:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I said to the missus

“I guess the plan is to throw the fastball THROUGH Gordon’s bat. Then he can’t hit HRs off us”

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Jun 28, 2008 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Boggs is impressive

Fastball has good movement and his offspeed stuff looks crisp tonight

by riotmute on Jun 28, 2008 8:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

wtf skip, that was ugly

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 8:15 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

skip, that swing sucked

by Bahamaredbird on Jun 28, 2008 8:15 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

leave it to Aaron F'ing Miles to break up the no hitter

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 8:15 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

watch what you say about THEE BEST interleague hitter in the HISTORY of the game!!!111!!

(Prime example how you can take a random sampling of anything and attach a pattern to it)

"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"

by rocKStark5 on Jun 28, 2008 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh my god, a hit!

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Jun 28, 2008 8:15 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Al is doing every thing he can to hit a HR

stop trying to hard Al

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 8:18 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

i have no idea way i refered to Albert as Al

glad he got a hit though

come on Rick, do some major damage here

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

damn you HL

should he have been rewarded 2nd because the ball went into the stands & came back into play?

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

nope, you were right on your first guess

and technically, it was still a DP

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Jun 28, 2008 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes

Tagged at 2nd.. Run still scored

by cloistermaximus on Jun 28, 2008 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Woah

that was crazy. We really did want to get out of the inning in a hurry.

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Jun 28, 2008 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

unsure of run

ankiel out but rooney says miles scored; FSN showed 0-0. have to wait and see.

by thatsawinner on Jun 28, 2008 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

we get it

you don’t like Ankiel

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 28, 2008 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice night

for Brandon Dickson for high-A Palm Beach. He went toe to toe with Ian Kennedy and got the W with the following line:

8IP, 2H, 0R, 1BB, 3K

by punditmoi on Jun 28, 2008 8:21 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Does McCare TEACH hitters to swing at the first two pitches regardless, or has the team figured that OUT on their own?

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 28, 2008 8:21 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

at this point it's safe to say

Hal is just collecting a pay check these days

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yep, i noticed that last year too

"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"

by rocKStark5 on Jun 28, 2008 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

if he told the Cards he'd work full time, he'd have a job tomorrow

too bad for us he’s enjoying retirement so much

i really don’t know what it’s going to take to get rid of Hal. the guy does nothing to help the O

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't know

Our team is #2 in the NL in OBP, and a big part of that comes from the patient approach he was advocating in spring training. It seems that they’ve kind of fallen off that now, though.

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

by SleepyCA on Jun 28, 2008 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hal isn't helping anyone on this team..I wish he would stay in KC

Anyway we can get George Hendrick or Mitchell Page back?

by KYCards on Jun 28, 2008 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ludwick at one point this season

credited McRae with helping him shorten his swing over the winter, as well.

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

by SleepyCA on Jun 28, 2008 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

phew

glad to see that—they showed replay with miles scoring just before ankiel out.

by thatsawinner on Jun 28, 2008 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i don't know

but that hook was beautiful

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

no kidding

Where did that thing come from?

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 28, 2008 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

don't know but

i saw him take a shutout into 9th inning at des moines against iowa cubs then sat in front of him two days later. nice guy. i told him it was good luck because i’d talked to adam wainwright right before he got called up. then the next week or so boggs was called up. i have no control of them once they get there. ;)

by thatsawinner on Jun 28, 2008 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

do not understand the strike zone

They say I look like yadier molina

by ANDYAK47 on Jun 28, 2008 8:26 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

KC Broadcaster in the 4th inning:

“Boggs hasn’t walked anybody since back in the 2nd”...

Really? That long ago?

by cloistermaximus on Jun 28, 2008 8:26 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Nasty Boggs

Nasty!

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 28, 2008 8:26 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm hanging up

K signs in my apartment. (Full disclosure.)

by dj tanner on Jun 28, 2008 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that is a devoted fan

you might need help

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 28, 2008 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm taking shots

This 13.5 K/9 thing is hurting.

"Regression to the mean is so much more fun to watch when it’s a Cub who is regressing." SleepyCA

by joker24 on Jun 28, 2008 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

suck it up nancy

a true fan doesn’t whine about drinking

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hurting doesn't equal whining

No complaints here.

"Regression to the mean is so much more fun to watch when it’s a Cub who is regressing." SleepyCA

by joker24 on Jun 28, 2008 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh, my bad.

keep on drinking my friend

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

at that pace

it won’t hurt for long

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 28, 2008 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bad business

management. Though the idea makes me sad.

by dj tanner on Jun 28, 2008 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bud doesn't make vodka as far as I know

"Regression to the mean is so much more fun to watch when it’s a Cub who is regressing." SleepyCA

by joker24 on Jun 28, 2008 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that thing is going to get ugly

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 28, 2008 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thing =

InBev and Budweiser?

by dj tanner on Jun 28, 2008 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yes

i need to look out for the double entendres, huh?

If InBev does a hostile takeover, things are going to get seriously ugly, and not just in the Boardroom

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 28, 2008 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah...

but Bud’s strategy to acquire (fully?) Grupo Modelo and push it’s stock price over InBev’s price point is a horrible idea.

Bud already screwed the pooch by letting the Modelo brand lose a ton of market share after they purchased the initial interest.

I feel bad about the jobs that were lost and for St. Louis losing a landmark, but that company’s been in a funk for a while.

by dj tanner on Jun 28, 2008 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Last sentence

should not be in the past tense.

by dj tanner on Jun 28, 2008 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

if the Modelo thing is their focus

it is a terrible idea. From what it sounds like AB would have to do a hostile takeover to try to prevent a hostile takeover.
I think it is going to end up being a shit ton of jobs lost over this no matter which way it goes.

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 28, 2008 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agree 100%

And the working man (woman) suffers…same as it ever was.

/Talking Heads reference

by dj tanner on Jun 28, 2008 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

never a bad thing working in the Talking Heads

TRB should work them into a post sometime.

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 28, 2008 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Boggsy is striking out too many people

expect him back on a bus to memphis later this week :P

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Jun 28, 2008 8:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Ludwick looks so bad up there

He looks like he has absolutely no clue what’s going on

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Jun 28, 2008 8:30 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

i've been saying the same thing about DUNK all season long

if we had half a hitting coach i wouldn’t be as worried as i am now

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, he looked terrible those first 2 swings

but made up for it with a double

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Jun 28, 2008 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i love it when the players make me look like a jackass

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 8:32 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Please

Say terrible things about all of them!

by cloistermaximus on Jun 28, 2008 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

say something about Duncan

something nasty

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 28, 2008 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i screwed your woman DUNK because she says you can't handle the stick any more

that’s not too far over the line is it?

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

hey, whatever works man, right?

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

heck if actually screwing Duncans' old lady

would work then go for it

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 28, 2008 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

never

whatever works

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 28, 2008 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Duncan looks even worse up there

i’d be surprised if he ever gets another hit!

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Jun 28, 2008 8:33 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

i did it again!

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Jun 28, 2008 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

here comes a K

by Bahamaredbird on Jun 28, 2008 8:34 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

wow, lil dunc gets a rbi

When cheese gets its picture taken, what does it say?

by RosevilleRedbird on Jun 28, 2008 8:35 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

2 RBIs

in June

Wooo!

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 28, 2008 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

another run because of a royals miscue

by Bahamaredbird on Jun 28, 2008 8:35 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Ok Raconteur

Let’s hear about how awful Molina is.. bring it!

by cloistermaximus on Jun 28, 2008 8:36 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Or

just assumed, since it was Joey Gathright, that a gaffe would be made.

by dj tanner on Jun 28, 2008 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

gathright did some thing like that last weekend as well

he really gets some terrible jumps some times

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Gathright is the ultimate 1 tool player

ungodly speed, and that’s it

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Jun 28, 2008 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

On MLB 06 for PS2

I swear he could catch a ball hit to left coming from RF.

by dj tanner on Jun 28, 2008 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

they need to pull a jose rijo and yell

‘I AM STRONGER THAN THE WIND!”

every time they come up to the plate

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

What the hell is up with this freaking wind?

Molina destroyed that ball, and once again, nothing

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Jun 28, 2008 8:37 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Can you imagine

Duncan in left field trying to field that ball?

by StanTheManFan on Jun 28, 2008 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I just spent

five minutes searching for the Canseco “HR-off-the-head” video, but was unsuccessful.

by dj tanner on Jun 28, 2008 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

gameday say 12mph left to right

by Bahamaredbird on Jun 28, 2008 8:38 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

kids these days

they got statistics for everything. This game was a lot more fun when you could just spout off whatever you wanted and no one could check it. Heck, Jon, they’ve even got statistics for wind now!

-joe morgan

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

by SleepyCA on Jun 28, 2008 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

the wind speed doesn't change

it is consistent, just like Joe

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 28, 2008 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Damn, that new Gameday really is awesome

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 28, 2008 8:46 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

well in his defense, he leared from the master of falling down in center

Jimmy Baseball

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Don't agree

that Jimmy always caught it, though.

by dj tanner on Jun 28, 2008 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

surely they can afford to buy him some shoes with all those 8.25 beers I bought at busch last week

by Bahamaredbird on Jun 28, 2008 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

worse than last nite

would be an achievement

If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!

by sportsman on Jun 28, 2008 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

seems like we say that every night

it’s just amazing how bad it is this year, though. And a lot of it is umpires who have been around for a long, long time.

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

by SleepyCA on Jun 28, 2008 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

and i think thats the problem

they’ve all gotten lazy, and it’s hurting the game

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I question their education level myself

And I bet none of them love baseball.

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

by SleepyCA on Jun 28, 2008 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

MLB Umpire Union:

“Hating Baseball since circa 2006.”

by dj tanner on Jun 28, 2008 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that one too

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

wow

now that is a good one

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

I look forward to the offseason

Tim McClelland does a radio show in Des Moines. I am so going to ask him if there was a pact to suck as much ass as possible this year

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 28, 2008 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

what always frustrates/annoys me is the apparent arrogance factor

which seems to be steadily increasing as the accuracy and consistency decline, especially on balls and strikes. last nite had some pretty pitiful excuses for strikes called irregularly

If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!

by sportsman on Jun 28, 2008 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ha!

That is funny. Bud doing something constructive? When was the last time that happened?

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 28, 2008 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

another high pressure situation where Ank sucks

"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"

by rocKStark5 on Jun 28, 2008 8:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

we've already went over the numbers

he does suck when the game is close and late

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Jun 28, 2008 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can flip a coin

100 times and come up with all kinds of fun patterns.

"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"

by rocKStark5 on Jun 28, 2008 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

When you're talking 40 AB's??

Yes. If we didn’t, you’d think Ramon Santiago was Barry Bonds lite based off of this year.

"Regression to the mean is so much more fun to watch when it’s a Cub who is regressing." SleepyCA

by joker24 on Jun 28, 2008 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i aim to ignore the unimportant ones too

FIP > ERA, OBP > AVG

by astrostl on Jun 29, 2008 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

plus the Dude is just halfway

into his rookie season as a hitter. I have a feeling this will change
IIRC he was decently clutch last season (before the September soon that is)

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 28, 2008 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ankiel!

4-0 good guys

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 8:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Ankiel never homers when we need him to

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 28, 2008 8:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

well yeah, he's not an everyday player.

He’s clearly below replacement level…he’s just a feel good story.

"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"

by rocKStark5 on Jun 28, 2008 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i wonder how it would take for some one to say that

i think that guys a flub fan here trying to f with us

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wouldn't have such a problem with him

if he would show up at other times too
That act got old in a hurry

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 28, 2008 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

or one of those really cool analysts that don't need the use of fancy stats, only his EYES

"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"

by rocKStark5 on Jun 28, 2008 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

A "real" player

would have hit a 3-R bomb there. That guy sucks!

by dj tanner on Jun 28, 2008 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yep, if he wasn't so anti-clutch

he would have saved that HR for when 2 runners were on

Way to go Ricky

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 28, 2008 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

About freaking time

No wind in Right field! Way to go Ricky.

by cloistermaximus on Jun 28, 2008 8:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

i love ankiel

but his hair looks funny when he takes his batting helmet off

When cheese gets its picture taken, what does it say?

by RosevilleRedbird on Jun 28, 2008 8:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

the Stick!!!

i love the teenage mutant ninja turtle/superhero grit face he makes before he swings.

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

by punksoulbrutha on Jun 28, 2008 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dunc on a roll today. Broken bat and a walk. Shannon will be homering for him soon!

Still nice to be up 4-0

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 28, 2008 9:01 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Duncan looks much better at the plate the last few days

getting on base a bit more

They say I look like yadier molina

by ANDYAK47 on Jun 28, 2008 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

hush your mouth

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

true

a natural for the AL

If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!

by sportsman on Jun 28, 2008 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Caution:

Small sample size alert! Danger…Danger

by dj tanner on Jun 28, 2008 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

a really cool graphic thing is available

on ESPN’s generic gameday app; in the area where it shows pitch location, if you check the “hit zones” box, it will show a shaded grid for the player’s babip on balls hit on a given area of the plate.

Ankiel was hitting .472 on balls thrown where that pitch was thrown ;) Glorious. But he’s awful everywhere else, except right down the middle.

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

by SleepyCA on Jun 28, 2008 9:03 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

he hit the same pitch

piniero gave gordon last night

If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!

by sportsman on Jun 28, 2008 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

another interesting bit

if you mouse over the field, it shows the percent of balls a player hits into that quadrant. Yadi actually hits more balls to right field than to center or left…

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

by SleepyCA on Jun 28, 2008 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can believe that

it seems he tries to go opposite field a lot

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 28, 2008 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i like this Boggs kid

i really like how he really jammed jose there

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 9:03 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

ok, i give up

who is using boggs’ uni tonite?

If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!

by sportsman on Jun 28, 2008 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I know

Imagine that, a pitcher improving as he goes along in a season. Wow

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 28, 2008 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

mitchy mitch!!!

this is truly an impressive performance so far. I thought his off-speed pitches weren’t developed yet… looking awefully sweet tonite!

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

by punksoulbrutha on Jun 28, 2008 9:05 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

You are jacking a dong Duncan

you bad ass

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 28, 2008 9:09 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

not with those swings

If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!

by sportsman on Jun 28, 2008 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

so the reverse psychology

only works once a night with Dunc. Good to know!

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 28, 2008 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He's

Casey at the Bat up there, w/ that telephone poll in his hands and those movie-length swings.

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

it's about time some things started rollin' our way

When cheese gets its picture taken, what does it say?

by RosevilleRedbird on Jun 28, 2008 9:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

HAhaha Ludwick, nice

horrible play by olivo

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Jun 28, 2008 9:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

There's some Royals Baseball

"Regression to the mean is so much more fun to watch when it’s a Cub who is regressing." SleepyCA

by joker24 on Jun 28, 2008 9:14 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

wow, LUD just knocked that ball right out of his hand

that wasn’t even that hard of a hit

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 9:14 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Parisi won't be able

to ruin this one.

I have a love/hate relationship with the Cardinals' middle relief corps.

by madding on Jun 28, 2008 9:14 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

tough to do from memphis

If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!

by sportsman on Jun 28, 2008 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

he said Parisi wouldn't be ruining it

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 28, 2008 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

just checking

on his super powers

If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!

by sportsman on Jun 28, 2008 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

if that is his super power

he isn’t going to be much of a hero

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 28, 2008 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He could easily, if given the chance

Luckily, his terribleness is in memphis

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Jun 28, 2008 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Now, now...

let’s not give credit where it isn’t due.

by dj tanner on Jun 28, 2008 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that wouldn't have happened to yadi

"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"

by rocKStark5 on Jun 28, 2008 9:14 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

they would have hit yadi in the head though

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 28, 2008 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

touche

Yadi can get a concussion and hold onto the ball, he is just that good

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 28, 2008 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yadi would have gave LUD the concussion....

Yadier Molina’s tears cure cancer….to bad he has never cried.

"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"

by rocKStark5 on Jun 28, 2008 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

See

Yadi holds on to the ball and gets the out at the plate. Maybe Olivo should be taking notes.

by cardsgirl95 on Jun 28, 2008 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

is that what you are supposed to do?

Oh yeah, Olivo is having a bad night

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 28, 2008 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well,

I haven’t been impressed with his abilities behind the dish so far tonight.

by cardsgirl95 on Jun 28, 2008 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

me either

I think he might be valued more for his O
he didn’t look good at all

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 28, 2008 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fates paying back one for the almost-Jacks of Albert and Glaus!

Boggs through 7, Perez 8, Springer 9?

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 28, 2008 9:17 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

this is the time to use Villone

or Mulder. Up by 5 runs, with springer ready to come in to clean up the mess if necessary.

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

by SleepyCA on Jun 28, 2008 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow...

I really just shuddered after reading those names and thinking of possible outcomes.

by dj tanner on Jun 28, 2008 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah getting Mulder in a no pressure situation to get him back is the way to do it for sure

"Regression to the mean is so much more fun to watch when it’s a Cub who is regressing." SleepyCA

by joker24 on Jun 28, 2008 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

August

is the time to use Villone

I have a love/hate relationship with the Cardinals' middle relief corps.

by madding on Jun 28, 2008 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dan made a good point

why not use Barton right there? If the situation was reversed, TLR would’ve brought in Skip

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Jun 28, 2008 9:18 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

barton

won’t be playing defense in a 4 run game

If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!

by sportsman on Jun 28, 2008 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

why was skip left in to face a lefty?

where the hell was barton?

Tony pulled him two days ago for skip, why didnt he do the same tonight?

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

by gdm426 on Jun 28, 2008 9:18 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Skippy's the better defensive player

and it’s reached the time of game where that matters. Right decision to leave him in, IMO.

by StanTheManFan on Jun 28, 2008 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I still haven't figured out

how Barton is such a bad defender.
I think you have to go for more offense there

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 28, 2008 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

not THAT much better

if at all, and the batting split is pretty huge.

But if the idea was to give Skip an AB against a lhp for developmental reasons, it makes sense.

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

by SleepyCA on Jun 28, 2008 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

But he won't let Barton get ABs against righties for developmental reasons...

"Regression to the mean is so much more fun to watch when it’s a Cub who is regressing." SleepyCA

by joker24 on Jun 28, 2008 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah, not defending that move

I was pretty mad when Barton got pinch hit for the other day, even if it worked out.

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

by SleepyCA on Jun 28, 2008 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

kinda hope it's for that reason

kinda sucks to see so much catering for splits when you have a younger player involved, how can they get better unless they have at bats

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jun 28, 2008 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Boggs looks mighty good tonight.

Guess it was the fact that his lines represented going up against two of the best offenses in the game, rather than needing 7 runs to compete.

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jun 28, 2008 9:20 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

boggs

is going to get bogged down soon at this rate. not the time for walks

If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!

by sportsman on Jun 28, 2008 9:22 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

When he gets tired

he falls off a cliff. I’ve seen it before in the minors. Good to get him out of there, but I wish McC had started the inning.

by StanTheManFan on Jun 28, 2008 9:25 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

excellent job by ryan

If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!

by sportsman on Jun 28, 2008 9:27 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

on the relay

If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!

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

"Luis Guerrero gambled...

[sending Olivo] there.”
-KC announcer

I think it’s probably Olivo who has action on this game. He’s really helping out our cause tonight.

by dj tanner on Jun 28, 2008 9:28 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

yadi sold it

shannon talking about how yadi acted like the ball wasn’t coming. “veteran move.” ironic it was olivo—that’s how it’s done.

by thatsawinner on Jun 28, 2008 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Shoulder Licker

just looks smooth out there at SS

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 28, 2008 9:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

the bullpen could easily f*ck this one up now that there within slam range

by Bahamaredbird on Jun 28, 2008 9:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

no negative energy please

this game is going good

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 28, 2008 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Preach it brotha!

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jun 28, 2008 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

And then he said

“bringith on thy sorry attempt to run on birds on the bat with thou sloweth catcher…foolishness my friend, foolishness”

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 28, 2008 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

+1

They say I look like yadier molina

by ANDYAK47 on Jun 28, 2008 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

+100

for “Slam Range”

by dj tanner on Jun 28, 2008 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

nice to make it out of that one

with just the one run on the board.

I have a love/hate relationship with the Cardinals' middle relief corps.

by madding on Jun 28, 2008 9:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

the Bullpen put the clamp down

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 28, 2008 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah, I don't know where I was going there

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by mattyfrommo on Jun 28, 2008 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Who pitches in the 8th? Kma? Perez? I'd like to hold Springer for the 9th

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 28, 2008 9:31 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

ahahah i love when camera's stalk a hot girl

"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"

by rocKStark5 on Jun 28, 2008 9:32 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Overflow's up, everybody.

Why don't you just make like a tree, and get out of here?

by the red baron on Jun 28, 2008 9:32 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

the cardinal killer is 0 for tonight.

by Bahamaredbird on Jun 28, 2008 9:40 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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