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Game 98 Open Thread: July 18 2008

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San Diego @ St. Louis


Maddux Looper
3-8, 3.90 9-7, 4.25

will this be the last time greg maddux pitches in st. louis? he has won 14 games in our city, and 26 against the franchise (against 20 losses). one of the best hurlers ever, and one of my favorite players.

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Lineups per STLtoday.com

SDP

Gerut CF
E. Gonzalez 2B
Giles RF
A. Gonzales 1B
Kouzmanoff 3B
Headley LF
Greene SS
Hundley C
Maddux P

STL

Schumaker LF
Ludwick RF
Pujols 1B
Glaus 3B
Ankiel CF
Molina C
Izturis SS
Looper P
Ryan 2B

Cardinal fan in the heart of Braves country
DFA Adam Kennedy and Randy Flores!
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by Mr Redbird on Jul 18, 2008 7:19 PM EDT   0 recs

interesting lineup

I like it. Ludwick is in the diet-of-fastballs position. Does Tony know something we don’t about Maddux?

by nota bene on Jul 18, 2008 7:45 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Maddux is one of the leaders in FB %

He throws mostly just FBs. My guess as to the player mostly likely to have sucess vs Maddux being Ankiel.

by DriverZn on Jul 18, 2008 8:26 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Well

How ‘bout that 3-run HR by Luddy tonight?

Cardinal fan in the heart of Braves country
DFA Adam Kennedy and Randy Flores!
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by Mr Redbird on Jul 19, 2008 3:57 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Really liking,

maybe even loving, that lineup.

Here’s a toast to Maddux pitching for another three years or so. He should be an automatic induction into the HOF for what he did during the steroid era. It’s insane.

My fellow Americans. As a young boy, I dreamed of being a baseball, but tonight I say, we must move forward, not backward, upward not forward, and always twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom.

by Alxfritz on Jul 18, 2008 7:47 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Agreed

Maddux is probably my favorite non-Cardinal pitcher of all-time (since I’ve been following baseball, at least :D)

Cardinal fan in the heart of Braves country
DFA Adam Kennedy and Randy Flores!
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by Mr Redbird on Jul 19, 2008 3:58 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Kyle McClellans wife is on the pre-game show

and she is quite attractive. Good job hometown.

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Jul 18, 2008 7:26 PM EDT   0 recs

One of my favorites too

and I wouldn’t mind if he was added at the trade deadline rather than Washburn.

by houstoncardinal on Jul 18, 2008 7:57 PM EDT   0 recs

Mrs. Goaler and I

are off to celebrate our 27th wedding anniversary (preferably somewhere with real! live! music!), so I’m leaving tonight’s other amusements to y’all…

Celebrate responsibly, genties and ladlemen… (Albeit I keep having thoughts of Greg Maddux wearing the Birds On The Bat myself! I really oughtta stop that, I s’pose…)

Go, Birds!

"In this game, don't nobody know nuthin' about nuthin'." -- attributed to Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra

by The Ol Goaler on Jul 18, 2008 8:03 PM EDT   0 recs

Congratulations

have a blast!

by liam on Jul 18, 2008 8:07 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Congrats on 27 happy years

Here’s to another 27 years for you and Mrs. Goaler

Cardinal fan in the heart of Braves country
DFA Adam Kennedy and Randy Flores!
Track 'em Tigers - An SB Nation Blog for Auburn Tigers fans

by Mr Redbird on Jul 19, 2008 4:02 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

good evening gents

it’s a perfect night for baseball here in the stl. hopefully some of you are around to chat with me.

by stlcardinalsfang on Jul 18, 2008 8:15 PM EDT   0 recs

Molina

Keeping him close.

by Evilfrog on Jul 18, 2008 8:16 PM EDT   0 recs

oh

Looked a little bit more than close.

by Evilfrog on Jul 18, 2008 8:16 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

crap

cmon blooper.

by stlcardinalsfang on Jul 18, 2008 8:17 PM EDT   0 recs

Crap x 2

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 Jul 18, 2008 8:18 PM EDT   0 recs

yikes

that ball was scorched. looper does not look good right now.

by stlcardinalsfang on Jul 18, 2008 8:19 PM EDT   0 recs

that one

surprised Ankiel.

by Evilfrog on Jul 18, 2008 8:19 PM EDT   0 recs

big out LOOP

now dont give koozy anything to hit or it’ll be 3-0 before you know it

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

by gdm426 on Jul 18, 2008 8:22 PM EDT   0 recs

No harm no foul

Looper didn’t look very good that inning. But he looked better than Lohse did in the 1st last night.

by Evilfrog on Jul 18, 2008 8:24 PM EDT   0 recs

Dodged a big inning. Good show Blooper!

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 Jul 18, 2008 8:25 PM EDT   0 recs

stay en fuego Troy

alright Ank,

DO NOT CHASE THE JUNK

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

by gdm426 on Jul 18, 2008 8:31 PM EDT   0 recs

niiiiiiiiice

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

by gdm426 on Jul 18, 2008 8:31 PM EDT   0 recs

super nice

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

by punchinjudy on Jul 18, 2008 8:32 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

roy!

him and santa are absolutly RAKING right now.

by stlcardinalsfang on Jul 18, 2008 8:32 PM EDT   0 recs

for those without eyes tonight

and Fox.com being slow on the refresh; could someone please help a brother out with some details?

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

by yer dog first on Jul 18, 2008 8:33 PM EDT   0 recs

two outs

pujols: single

glaus: double, AP to third

ankiel: 2 RBI single

out

by stlcardinalsfang on Jul 18, 2008 8:34 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Pujols hit a seeing-eye single

just out of the reach of kouzmanoff. Glaus reached out and smashed a line drive into the gap for a double fielded shy of the wall, and ankiel hit a line drive into CF that drove them both in.

"..and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped." -Sir Belvedere

by SleepyCA on Jul 18, 2008 8:34 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

thanks

to both of yall.

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

by yer dog first on Jul 18, 2008 8:36 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Check that horsehide

I think Maddux is using a wiffle ball.

by Red in Chicago on Jul 18, 2008 8:34 PM EDT   0 recs

that k pitch to luddy was wicked

I think it was still a bit outside, but it had some great movement.

"..and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped." -Sir Belvedere

by SleepyCA on Jul 18, 2008 8:36 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I don't think the Cards had anyone in scoring position yesterday. Nice start today!

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 Jul 18, 2008 8:34 PM EDT   0 recs

as someone said earlier

Santa sez: the batters box is my scoring position

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

by yer dog first on Jul 18, 2008 8:38 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

OK, seriously, raise the F'ing walls

thats the cheapest HR i’ve seen in Busch III

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

by gdm426 on Jul 18, 2008 8:37 PM EDT   0 recs

damnit

that was cheap.

by stlcardinalsfang on Jul 18, 2008 8:37 PM EDT   0 recs

Greene shit is bad stuff!

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

HL Mencken

by akaitori on Jul 18, 2008 8:37 PM EDT   0 recs

nick hundley

is a horrible hitter.

by stlcardinalsfang on Jul 18, 2008 8:39 PM EDT   0 recs

If this lineup played at Coors

they would set the major league record for losses.

by Red in Chicago on Jul 18, 2008 8:41 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Colby Rasmus

back in action for Memphis tonight.

by liam on Jul 18, 2008 8:43 PM EDT   0 recs

good

how’s he doin?

by stlcardinalsfang on Jul 18, 2008 8:44 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

0-1 so far

on a fly-out to CF, facing Elizardo Ramirez

by liam on Jul 18, 2008 8:47 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

0-2

lined out to 2B in his second turn at the plate.

Also committed a fielding error on a groundball through the infield. A little rusty.

by liam on Jul 18, 2008 9:03 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

1-3

Line drive single to right.

Freese jacked one out, too. Good to see.

by liam on Jul 18, 2008 9:31 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

It doesn't matter

He’s more worried about representing his country well

At least, I hope that’s what he’s doing!

Cardinal fan in the heart of Braves country
DFA Adam Kennedy and Randy Flores!
Track 'em Tigers - An SB Nation Blog for Auburn Tigers fans

by Mr Redbird on Jul 19, 2008 4:07 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

wow

dan talking about someone’s hands?

by stlcardinalsfang on Jul 18, 2008 8:44 PM EDT   0 recs

not just someone's hands

Lou F’ing Brock’s hands

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

by gdm426 on Jul 18, 2008 8:44 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Lou Brock's

He throw peanuts at him

by Evilfrog on Jul 18, 2008 8:45 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

suckiness

i hate kelvin jimenez more than baby killers and world hunger

by barry whiteteeth on Jul 18, 2008 8:44 PM EDT   0 recs

random

what about puppy kickers?

by stlcardinalsfang on Jul 18, 2008 8:46 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Shouldn't Ryan bat in the pitcher's spot?

With Looper hitting the ball the way he is?

by Red in Chicago on Jul 18, 2008 8:46 PM EDT   0 recs

Boog can't buy a hit

but at least he got the RBI

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

by gdm426 on Jul 18, 2008 8:46 PM EDT   0 recs

Are there some Whitey genes still left on the Cards? Good job!

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 Jul 18, 2008 8:48 PM EDT   0 recs

What's Edgar Gonzalez' OBP this series?

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 Jul 18, 2008 8:55 PM EDT   0 recs

100000000000000.000

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

by gdm426 on Jul 18, 2008 8:56 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

but we really shoulda called him up last season.

by liam on Jul 18, 2008 8:57 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

FSN really needs to show a reply

i’m fairly confident he was out

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

by gdm426 on Jul 18, 2008 8:58 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

as much as I like and respect Lou Brock

I’m about going to start breaking things if this doesn’t end soon

by Tackle Box on Jul 18, 2008 8:59 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

No kidding

I missed all that scoring… and mistook Brian Giles for Edgar V. Gonzales.

by liam on Jul 18, 2008 9:01 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Lou Brock is turning into a bad luck charm

thats twice this season he’s been in the booth and the Cards gave up the lead the first time, and just now they let the fathers tie it up.

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

by gdm426 on Jul 18, 2008 9:04 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs