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Game 86 Open Thread- 2nd July, 2008

Lewishine_newsiespic-close_tiny by the red baron on

Martinez_pedro_medium Pineiro_joel_medium

Martinez                  Pineiro

 2-2, 7.12                  2-4, 4.33

 

Pedro, soon Hall bound

Now fighting onrushing age

Patient bats needed.

 

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nice

Open thread haiku

by thisgirllovesbaseball on Jul 2, 2008 7:09 PM EDT   0 recs

Indeed

With no Chris Duncan
To butcher and flail at balls
Crimson Birds prevail

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Jul 2, 2008 7:18 PM EDT   0 recs

...

I’m stuck at work, any news on a rain delay?

I’m looking at the webcams and it looks dreary…
and I ponder weak and weary….
over quaint and curious volume of forgotten VEB Lore.
Pedro will be good, nevermore.

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

by rocKStark5 on Jul 2, 2008 7:21 PM EDT   0 recs

Screw You ESPN

Tampa has enough beauties

the Cards needed Erin Andrews

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

by gdm426 on Jul 2, 2008 7:22 PM EDT   0 recs

Metropolitans
Pineiro is due his win
Time to lose at home

strikeouts from left-center

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 2, 2008 7:33 PM EDT   0 recs

that was a haiku

I’m telling the Mets to lose at home because Pineiro is due (lots of no decisions even though he pitched well)

strikeouts from left-center

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 2, 2008 8:12 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

ok

I slept so little last night I thought they were playing in New York. doh

strikeouts from left-center

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 2, 2008 8:12 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

yes

thank you for that. I am so sleepy that I didn’t realize how easy that was

strikeouts from left-center

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 2, 2008 8:15 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

HA!

It’s the old home-and-home series.

“As the series shifts to the Big Apple…”

I can’t stop myself, because that is legitimately funny.

by Tackle Box on Jul 2, 2008 8:23 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Brew Crew Ball interloper here

How do you guys feel about your streaker?

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jul 2, 2008 7:37 PM EDT   0 recs

it seems like it would be a hoax

who the hell would tell everyone that they are going to streak? it takes the spontaneity out of it.

strikeouts from left-center

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 2, 2008 7:44 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

the type of person

who is accepting donations to “offset the cost of being arrested.”

by Evilfrog on Jul 2, 2008 7:47 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

$

Just send money to her paypal account. Advertising, gotta love it.

by hex706f726368 on Jul 2, 2008 7:47 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Sorry can't do it...

All my money is tied up with that Nigerian guy who sends me the e-mails…I’m getting a lot of money, you know!

by tbell61 on Jul 2, 2008 7:49 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Not for

Not for the other 40K people. I just wouldn’t want to be consindered to be a sexual offender the rest of my life. Which most likely would happen to you.

by FlimtotheFlam on Jul 2, 2008 7:46 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I'd

hit it.

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

by showmejoe on Jul 2, 2008 7:48 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I figured I probably did

I searched the comments cursorily but must have missed it. Sorry.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jul 2, 2008 7:51 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

yeah were not allowed to talk about

attractive women or post their pics here

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

by gdm426 on Jul 2, 2008 7:59 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

let it drop gdm

if you don’t like the rules, there are lots of other cardinal blogs to read

by lboros on Jul 2, 2008 8:07 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

what i'd say?

i was just informing them of what you said yesterday

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

by gdm426 on Jul 2, 2008 8:14 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

no, what i said was

that certain members of the community were uncomfortable with the direction the erin andrews worship was going - i thought their complaint was legitimate, and i asked other members of the community to be respectful and stop posting the pictures.

you have a problem w/ my decision, and you’re entitled to your opinion. you had your say about it last night. but just let it go now, ok? everyone else has made peace with my decision, whether they like it or not, and moved on. ya’ll can look at erin andrews picture all you want elsewhere on the internet - just not here.

by lboros on Jul 2, 2008 8:25 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

i considered it dropped yesterday

i was just trying to let those that missed yesterdays posts what was expected of every one from now on. i’m sorry if you picked up on any sarcasm, none was intended.

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

by gdm426 on Jul 2, 2008 8:31 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

YOU WILL HAVE NO IMPURE THOUGHTS!!!

And you will like it!!!!!!!!!!

Juuuuuust kidding…..

by Tackle Box on Jul 2, 2008 8:25 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

gdm

i had as much fun as anyone during the thread on monday night with her pics but when game threads and main threads get mixed up the results are never very good.

by stlcardinalsfang on Jul 2, 2008 8:12 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

interesting thread
baseball forum meets kaiku
let’s beat this pond scum

by Shadybird on Jul 2, 2008 7:40 PM EDT   0 recs

Ponson

Is pitching for the yankees right now. Which is good. They need a pitcher who knows how to turn corners.

by Evilfrog on Jul 2, 2008 7:46 PM EDT   0 recs

Main thread today-pitching woes

Just a thought. Why can’t we start stretching out Kyle McClellan? I wouldn’t mind seeing his “stuff” in the second half of the season.

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

by showmejoe on Jul 2, 2008 7:47 PM EDT   0 recs

No

He is not conditioned to be a starter. He would have to be sent down to Memphis first

by FlimtotheFlam on Jul 2, 2008 7:49 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

then when Clement or Carpenter come back to the pen

send him down the the Memphis rotation

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

by showmejoe on Jul 2, 2008 7:52 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

i was all for that

earlier in the season. but at this point, we need him more in the bullpen i think. let him stretch out this winter and make a run at the rotation next spring.

by adiueordie on Jul 2, 2008 7:53 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I responded

but I’ll tell you here what I said there.

McClellan has been our best reliever (save Russ Springer) and Jason Motte goes really, really wild at times.

by Tackle Box on Jul 2, 2008 7:53 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I know he would be greatlty missed in the pen

but it would seem easier to replace him there than find a good starter

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

by showmejoe on Jul 2, 2008 7:54 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

It would take him the better part of the month to get stretched out

That’s a better part of a month he’s not helping the team at all. No thanks.

by Tackle Box on Jul 2, 2008 7:58 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Let’s not take a Joba cue from the Yankees and try this half way through the season. K-Mac allows Russ to not be overused, which allows us to have a 1-2 punch should we need it in mid relief. We’re losing games with the pen, let’s not make it weaker, thanks:)

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jul 2, 2008 8:02 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

er, reply went to the wrong person, bump it up one.

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jul 2, 2008 8:02 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

yeah I was

did it on the other thread too.

don’t remove something that works when you have as a unit something that doesn’t.

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jul 2, 2008 8:28 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

very fast*

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jul 2, 2008 8:17 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

haiku made happy
this English teacher ball fan
so, thanks for that Red.

mel

by mel1975 on Jul 2, 2008 8:02 PM EDT   0 recs

viva el birdos
favorite blog when at work
it’s been a long day

strikeouts from left-center

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 2, 2008 8:10 PM EDT   0 recs

Andrew Brown

Does anyone know anything about this guy? He is the 1B for Springfield batting .957 OPS. He started in Quad Cities and he is already in Springfield. He is batting .914 for the season and we just drafted this guy in 07.

by FlimtotheFlam on Jul 2, 2008 8:12 PM EDT   0 recs

Alot like Steve Hill

He’s really a non-prospect because of his age/draft status, but you hope that he’ll continue to rake and prove he is for real.

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Jul 2, 2008 8:13 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Hill and Brown are 23 and in AA

is that really too old to not be a prospect?

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Jul 2, 2008 8:44 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

He's batting .914?

Send his ass up now. Even if he regress 50%, I’ll take it

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Jul 2, 2008 8:13 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Sorry

.914 OPS in the minors this year

by FlimtotheFlam on Jul 2, 2008 8:15 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

good evening gentlemen

i’m back to the planet earth after 2 days of camping.

LETS GO CARDS!

by stlcardinalsfang on Jul 2, 2008 8:15 PM EDT   0 recs

Wow

When i first read that, I thought it said “cramping”.

by Tackle Box on Jul 2, 2008 8:29 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

grit sucks

send his ass down.

by stlcardinalsfang on Jul 2, 2008 8:15 PM EDT   0 recs

i suppose

better than kennedy.

however, i’m probaly a better option than kennedy.

by stlcardinalsfang on Jul 2, 2008 8:16 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Eh

Its a wash either way. 3rd start in a row.

by Evilfrog on Jul 2, 2008 8:17 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I like that idea

strikeouts from left-center

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 2, 2008 8:17 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

AK's gotta be mad

dude finally started to hit a little & Mini Me goes bat crap crazy at 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 Jul 2, 2008 8:17 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Miles...

If he keeps up the way he’s been lately, I have no gripes with him starting.

Anything is an upgrade over AK.

...basically.

by Epic on Jul 2, 2008 8:18 PM EDT   0 recs

holy crap i thought that was gone

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

by gdm426 on Jul 2, 2008 8:19 PM EDT   0 recs

most be a sign

of his 2 and half years playing in the field.

by Evilfrog on Jul 2, 2008 8:20 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

considering the quality coming from his pure inexperience, I could find the situation a lot worse.

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jul 2, 2008 8:20 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

wtf

my mlbtv isn’t working

THE SKIP IS LEGIT!!

by stltrav09 on Jul 2, 2008 8:20 PM EDT   0 recs

mine is

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

by showmejoe on Jul 2, 2008 8:21 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs