Game 100 Open Thread: July 20 2008
by lboros on Jul 20, 2008 1:45 PM EDT
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PrintSan Diego Padres at St. Louis Cardinals, Jul 20, 2008 2:15 PM EDT
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the padres acquired baek from seattle earlier this year. he's got extremely good control but not a whole lot else going for him. you'd anticipate a slugfest, based on who the two starting pitchers are . . . . . but how often have our anticipations proven out this year? the final score will probably be 2-1.
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if it's 2-1 cardinals
then i don’t care.
by stlcardinalsfang on Jul 20, 2008 1:45 PM EDT reply actions
If we won 2-1 then I'd be fine with it and happy Garcia did well
but if we lost 2-1, i’d be ticked. Pujols or no Pujols, this lineup can score more than 1 run agains Baek and the Pads.
yeah i'd be pissed as well
espcially considering TLR can use AP in any situation he wants today.
by stlcardinalsfang on Jul 20, 2008 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions
With you, bro
I’m really excited about Jaime Garcia starting. He went to high school at Sharyland in Mission, Texas. Looks like he’s filled out quite a bit, or maybe he spent extra time in the weight room after hurting the elbow in 2007.
Hasta la vista, vaqueros
Garcia prediction
5 IP 5 H 2 BB 4 ER
ND
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i'll counter
7 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 1 BB, 8 Ks, W
by stlcardinalsfang on Jul 20, 2008 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions
3 K's
Didn’t think to add that one to the line…I’d rather he put up yours
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i really, really
hope garcia doesn’t give up 4 earned to the lineup the Pads are trotting out today…first ml start or not.
aight
i’m out for an hour. hope to see garcia pitching well when i get back.
by stlcardinalsfang on Jul 20, 2008 2:02 PM EDT reply actions
Hard to say it
But go Backe today
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Maybe I should say
I hope Backe sucks less than Dempster today…25-24 final score (Houston of course)
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Hung one to D-Lee
Good thing he found the deepest part of the park, or it would be 2-0
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tackle box, tickle box
“Why doesn’t Backe just sign with the cubs. Everything would be much simpler.”
That was funny!
Gotta dump the free extra innings feed for mlb.tv
I simply can’t listen to Matt Vasgersian (unless he’s accompanied by Mark Grace) especially since it’s obvious this is broadcast in HD but the non-hd cable feed cuts off parts of the screen, that shouldn’t be cut off.
he's terrible
but isn’t Ricky Horton the alternative?
my computer screen is like 15” and my TV is 28” and includes a couch, so unfortunately the TV wins out today.
I have a love/hate relationship with the Cardinals' middle relief corps.
Honesly
the HD Channel 5 feed on mlb.tv (on only 800k) is better quality than whatever they’re trying to do with the feed on Extra innings. And, yeah, I’d rather listen to Ricky Horton and whoever is in the booth.
Never been a fan of Vasgersian.
Vasgersian
I remember intensely disliking the guy, and I thought I was going to hate him watching on Fox yesterday, but he actually was OK. Mark Grace is a pretty entertaining color guy…..he had a funny story about pulling off a successful hidden ball trick against Mike Scoscia, who then swore at him the entire time Grace was up to bat the next time…..
I just remember Vasgersian
from those 989 Sports video game commercials where he would host a fake “Sportscenter”. never knew he was a real broadcaster until the last couple of years.
they sort of fixed the blown-up HD screen problem after the first few minutes. I can see why Extra Innings almost never uses their feed.
I have a love/hate relationship with the Cardinals' middle relief corps.
It's nice to see it in HD...
I was wondering what the issue was…
I’ve got Claiborne and Moonman on the radio, with the San Diego TV feed on mute. The XM audio feed lags the video by about 10 seconds, but it’s an acceptable solution to hear Shannon call the game.
"Fortune favors the bold!" - Virgil
by player2bnamedl8r on Jul 20, 2008 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions
no Pujols
what sorcery is this?
I have a love/hate relationship with the Cardinals' middle relief corps.
did you see
the pads lineup? i think they are giving their entire MLB squad off and starting their AAA team. we should be fine.
I've seen their lineup
in Portland a few times this year already.
I have a love/hate relationship with the Cardinals' middle relief corps.
Phenom?
The mlb.com homepage has scrolling storylines and refers to Garcia as the “Cardinals Phenom.”
Anyone out there agree with that assessment? Maybe we did last year, but that seems like an overstatement at this point.
Anyway, I’ll throw my prediction in like so many have already done:
Garcia: 6 innings, 3 walks, 5 Ks, 5 hits, 2 ER
My first memory of Cardinals baseball is seeing Darrell Porter jump into Bruce Sutter's arms on October 20, 1982!
Isn't there some kind of law
against playing the national anthem on a saxophone? If not, WHY not?
You got a problem with the saxophone?
Don’t judge the instrument just on Kenny G
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I don't object to nudity, either, but
if you went to the Vatican, would you want to see a naked priest celebrate Mass?
by StanTheManFan on Jul 20, 2008 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh come on
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if we had duncan out there instead of first
He would have fell down and it would have only been a double.
Bad call.
"When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out on the field and it's one big glove. " -Vance Law.
go cards.
Well
this should be a nice, long day…
"Fortune favors the bold!" - Virgil
by player2bnamedl8r on Jul 20, 2008 2:24 PM EDT reply actions
Yeah
let’s hope it’s nerves…
"Fortune favors the bold!" - Virgil
by player2bnamedl8r on Jul 20, 2008 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions
He's throwing up
on the mound…
"Fortune favors the bold!" - Virgil
by player2bnamedl8r on Jul 20, 2008 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Hoooo boy
I think my Garcia line prediction may have been generous
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c'mon
just gotta get through the first inning and get all the adrenaline out and settle down. double play ball…
Giles play yesterday is still painful to listen to.
"When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out on the field and it's one big glove. " -Vance Law.
go cards.
he just looks bad.
hopefully he’s got pure adrenaline going through him – i know i would – and he’ll settle down after he somehow gets out of this inning.
e'rebuilding mang
hey joe.
"When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out on the field and it's one big glove. " -Vance Law.
go cards.
by thecoolalonzo on Jul 20, 2008 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Go talk to him Dave
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3 batters - no outs
Are we just sacrificing this game just to see what this kid has?
speed
what is Garcia clocking? my local Cards channel isn’t showing any speeds today for some reason.
Hey Jaime
Watch out for yer cornhole bud
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Why are they starting him today?
Am I wrong in saying that he’s only had 1 outing (closing)?
Seems like a pretty high pressure situation for a new guy. Maybe relief would have been better? At, least less risky.
"When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out on the field and it's one big glove. " -Vance Law.
go cards.
He's conditioned to start
I would think we’d’ve brought Boggs back up. Guess he still needs to check things off of his to-do list.
I dunno why
they don’t bring Reyes back up
I think it’s pretty clear the org. has given up on him
by Pitchers Hit Eighth on Jul 20, 2008 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Nothing wrong with starting him today
he’s been a starter since he was drafted.
boo cubs, hooray beer
the Cards' unceasing tendency
to convert pitchers from rotation to bullpen and back drives me nuts, and I’m sure it drives the pitchers nuts too.
they were hardly
trying to convert garcia to anything. he has been a starter his entire minor league career.
give em time
if he stinks at starting in the majors they’ll convert him. He’ll be a lefty version of B Thompson….
you honestly complaining about this?
do you realize that almost EVERY middle reliever was a starter in the minors? not just for our team but every team
Converting Looper to starter
was a brilliant move that worked out far, far better than I would have thought.
Seems that with a new guy
it makes sense to try them out at relief, and when we have a lead. Then, when they prove themselves, they can have a start. I thought that’s what they were doing with Garcia, when they brought him in the other day to close.
"When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out on the field and it's one big glove. " -Vance Law.
go cards.
by thecoolalonzo on Jul 20, 2008 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey
an out. K, even.
"Fortune favors the bold!" - Virgil
by player2bnamedl8r on Jul 20, 2008 2:29 PM EDT reply actions
can't you use
gameday for minor league games as well? try going to the springfield team page and see if they have a gameday going today.
God, I really hope he's gonna be okay.
When he and the Wagonmaker get back, our rotation will be sick!
"When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out on the field and it's one big glove. " -Vance Law.
go cards.
by thecoolalonzo on Jul 20, 2008 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I think it's unbelievable
that this team could lose three pitchers of the caliber of Carpenter, Wainwright, and Mulder and still compete.
i think he is just nervous
so he is pumping fastballs to avoid leaving something else hanging…he’ll settle down if he can get outta this.
that one looked grooved too
lucky for it to be hit right at Schu
by Pitchers Hit Eighth on Jul 20, 2008 2:33 PM EDT reply actions
OK Jaime
Exhale
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All things being even
One run out of that mess ain’t too bad
by Pitchers Hit Eighth on Jul 20, 2008 2:34 PM EDT reply actions
I'll take it
The kid settled down, but with almost 30 pitches, it looks like another busy day for the ‘pen.
whew
got outta it with only 1 run given up after a homer and first and second no outs. good composure. now hopefully the adrenaline rush is over and he can start locating his pitches a little better instead of just pumping fastballs.
nice damage control
hopefully he’ll settle down.
when is the last time the Cards swept a 4 game series where they trailed in each game?
I have a love/hate relationship with the Cardinals' middle relief corps.
His sinker would be deadly on one day's rest
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Ok fellas, you should crush this Baek guy
please don’t make him look like a good pitcher
boo cubs, hooray beer
Well, that bodes well.
"When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out on the field and it's one big glove. " -Vance Law.
go cards.
Anyone have any information about Encarnacion?
I haven’t heard anything in like, 6 months. I know he won’t ever play again, but I wonder what’s up with him.
"When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out on the field and it's one big glove. " -Vance Law.
go cards.
Barton?
Ricky just mentioned him – I had almost forgotten about him – has he begun his rehab assignment yet?
by Pitchers Hit Eighth on Jul 20, 2008 2:38 PM EDT reply actions
that's why he doesn't run more Ricky
by Pitchers Hit Eighth on Jul 20, 2008 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions
looks really stupid now
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Dunc is at 1B
Pujols on the bench
by Pitchers Hit Eighth on Jul 20, 2008 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions
tie game if Schu's not running
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i dont think schu makes it to third on miles single
because it hung up in the air, so he’d of had to wait for it to drop , so he wouldn’t of made it to 3rd
boo cubs, hooray beer
local channel cards trivia question...
who was the last left handed hitter to lead the cardinals in home runs?
I'll
go with Stan
"Fortune favors the bold!" - Virgil
by player2bnamedl8r on Jul 20, 2008 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks
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by player2bnamedl8r on Jul 20, 2008 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Ricky got it right
Ray Lankford
by Pitchers Hit Eighth on Jul 20, 2008 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Pujols wasn't in the majors in 2000
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Was looking at the Lopey answer up yonder.
Had the year wrong.
Pujols only hit 19 in 2000, as we all know.
Ank!
"When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out on the field and it's one big glove. " -Vance Law.
go cards.
If he played for the Astros
A bunch of people in LF would recreate “The Unknown Rebel” at Tiananmen Square
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Rick Ankiel
He better win NL player of the month in July
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he's got close competition
on his own team
by Pitchers Hit Eighth on Jul 20, 2008 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Ank
real hot right now – let’s hope it keeps up
by Pitchers Hit Eighth on Jul 20, 2008 2:43 PM EDT reply actions
So who gives up more runs, Jaime or Baek?
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I hope jaime cools off after the first few innings.
Iike all of our pitchers have been doing lately.
"When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out on the field and it's one big glove. " -Vance Law.
go cards.
by thecoolalonzo on Jul 20, 2008 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Do you think KSDK is not showing the MPH of the pitches due to Cardinals request?
boo cubs, hooray beer
LaRue could do better
about giving him a target. He doesn’t have the glove spotted until the last second.
no tv
who’s injured?
My first memory of Cardinals baseball is seeing Darrell Porter jump into Bruce Sutter's arms on October 20, 1982!
There you go
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Padres' catchers must be glad they're done with us this year
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K!
Good job, jaime!
"When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out on the field and it's one big glove. " -Vance Law.
go cards.
solid inning
now let’s go terrorize Baek
by Pitchers Hit Eighth on Jul 20, 2008 2:51 PM EDT reply actions
He's pretty lucky we didn't last inning
One out we ran into on a botched hit-and-run
Glaus flied out on a pitch he should have knocked out of the stadium
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He doesn't throw a slider, does he?
Maybe that’s why he’s had the reverse split in Memphis this year, because usually a LHP throws sliders to lefties and curves to righties
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whew
GD showed him throwing a Darryl Kile Special there…..like it would have moved even more if the ground wasn’t there…..
Man, this Baek guy makes me want to go up there with a bat
i mean, he’s just throwing BP
boo cubs, hooray beer
he's lucky he didn't hurt himself
he hit it so awkwardly. The fans gave him a round of applause, too, which I thought was nice.
yea, it looked really bad.
But he came in and hit the next inning.
"When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out on the field and it's one big glove. " -Vance Law.
go cards.
by thecoolalonzo on Jul 20, 2008 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions
His facial hair
is especially fluffy today. i think a LaRue HR is in order.
"When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out on the field and it's one big glove. " -Vance Law.
go cards.
Garcia's first MLB AB right?
Hit one out kid
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And Wainwright
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Sweeeeeet
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walk works!
"When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out on the field and it's one big glove. " -Vance Law.
go cards.
by thecoolalonzo on Jul 20, 2008 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm liking the positivity!
"When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out on the field and it's one big glove. " -Vance Law.
go cards.
by thecoolalonzo on Jul 20, 2008 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions
LaRue almost took one out....
who’s to say Kennedy can’t?
by voltronchris on Jul 20, 2008 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Kennedy is gonna find a gap here
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The Cardinals will try and try to get him to shorten and flatten his swing
And then one day he will sign with the Cubs and finally do it, and catch fire
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Or go to the Red Sox
and become an all-star?
by voltronchris on Jul 20, 2008 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions
and another well hit ball
that gets caught
Baek has absolutely nothing up there, Pujols must be droolin and wanting to get in there
boo cubs, hooray beer
sweet
local affiliate is showing some great Ozzie Smith plays before they fade to commercial today. loving it.
What is with
the gold glove outfield for SD?
lame....
"When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out on the field and it's one big glove. " -Vance Law.
go cards.
by thecoolalonzo on Jul 20, 2008 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Nah
That was a laser, a well-hit ball
Backe sucks
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I want to punch
Coco Crisp in the face every time I see him on that MLB.tv commercial
by Pitchers Hit Eighth on Jul 20, 2008 3:03 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Aw man, I want to smack that smug grin off his face
by voltronchris on Jul 20, 2008 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Just hamming it up
which, frankly, is better than that commercial deserves.
by StanTheManFan on Jul 20, 2008 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Whenever I watch that replay in slo-mo though
It’s pretty awesome…looks kinda like the Matrix
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Ashley Russell on the other hand
no punching her in the face
by Pitchers Hit Eighth on Jul 20, 2008 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions
is it just me?
or does Shannon’s voice sound more and more like John Madden every year?
by Pitchers Hit Eighth on Jul 20, 2008 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions
maybe it's just the gruff
chuckles that sounds increasingly alike
by Pitchers Hit Eighth on Jul 20, 2008 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, God...
I didn’t hear it until now…And now I’ll never be able to stop.
“What Jaime is gonna do, is throw the ball, and then the batter is gonna hit it.”
"When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out on the field and it's one big glove. " -Vance Law.
go cards.
by thecoolalonzo on Jul 20, 2008 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Come on Jaime!
I believe!
"When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out on the field and it's one big glove. " -Vance Law.
go cards.
Didn't want to throw him another curve
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he's throwing plenty of strikes
just not being efficient….the Padres are taking a lot of pitches too it seems.
GRIT!
amazing.
"When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out on the field and it's one big glove. " -Vance Law.
go cards.
I like that they're talking to Ozzie about it...
"When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out on the field and it's one big glove. " -Vance Law.
go cards.
I guess when you're Aaron Miles...
It’s not that far of a jump for you to get back on your feet from the ground…
now, that was just mean.
I laughed.
"When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out on the field and it's one big glove. " -Vance Law.
go cards.
by thecoolalonzo on Jul 20, 2008 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions
attaway kid
settling down and throwing some filthy breaking balls
by Pitchers Hit Eighth on Jul 20, 2008 3:10 PM EDT reply actions
Astros loaded the bases with 0 outs
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apparantly he was tipping his pitches or something
so they started having him do that. but I don’t know how that could help since he hasn’t pitched out of the windup in like 3 years and he’s been doing this thing all season.
Good defense that half-inning
Garcia might go six or seven if that keeps up.
Top of the order coming, bringing a crooked number.
Damn it J.R. Towles
Quit swinging at shit in the dirt
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He's in the Cardinal fold
just not the LaRussa fold.
by Red in Chicago on Jul 20, 2008 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd like a few backflips in the infield...
not gonna lie.
"When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out on the field and it's one big glove. " -Vance Law.
go cards.
by thecoolalonzo on Jul 20, 2008 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions
That was a pathetic AB
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Izzy
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I've done it once, and I'm not ashamed
It was Kip Wells, and he deserved it
by voltronchris on Jul 20, 2008 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I boo'd Tino
but not at the stadium, and only because Pujols should have been playing first instead of that fool.
Lil' Dunc
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by player2bnamedl8r on Jul 20, 2008 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Looked like Baek changed his pitching order up
Throwing alot of first pitch off-speed stuff
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holy crap
the ump just fleeced backe. that was way below his knees and backe was HOT! that ump better watch out for a 90mph heater aimed right at his head.
Terrible call
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From gameday
the first pitch looked like it shoulda been called a strike. Bad strikezone all around there.
Miles is having a great game.
"When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out on the field and it's one big glove. " -Vance Law.
go cards.
He is
good footwork on that one.
Now he just needs to hit a grand slam or something.
by liam on Jul 20, 2008 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
He's 1-2.
So, the O isn’t too bad so far…We’ll see what he can bring.
"When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out on the field and it's one big glove. " -Vance Law.
go cards.
by thecoolalonzo on Jul 20, 2008 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions
wow
Obviously I’m replying after the fact, but if I could give you 5 ‘recs’ for that comment I would.
garcia
must be hiding the ball well…a lot of the padres’ hitters are checking or half assed swinging.
Dunc
has been pretty good defensively at 1B through his career, according to a lot of the metrics. Problem is, the position is occupied.
by StanTheManFan on Jul 20, 2008 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions
That's not the reports I've heard
and the only minor-league defensive statistic worth a damn I know of is SFR, and don’t think it was around back when he was playing first as a minor leaguer.
Skip didn't step up quite enough on the first play of the game :P
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have been all season
highly underrated reason for the Cards’ success so far, IMO
by Pitchers Hit Eighth on Jul 20, 2008 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Duncan
he’s a better first baseman that he’s been given credit for.
If only Dave McKay could work the magic that Oquendo can.
it seems Duncan
is actually a more than serviceable first-baseman
surely some team would find worth in the potential of his bat and his glove as a 1B?
by Pitchers Hit Eighth on Jul 20, 2008 3:23 PM EDT reply actions
YEA!
A team with a power bat in middle infield.
"When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out on the field and it's one big glove. " -Vance Law.
go cards.
by thecoolalonzo on Jul 20, 2008 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions
no more nono
Teagarden (For Texas) broke up a perfect game in Minnesota in the 6th with a solo HR. it was his first major league hit.
"Them Cubbies can kiss my ass" -Dizzy Dean
so...
where does that leave salty? probably DH or something if Bradley is healthy enough to play the field.
I think our offense
made an agreement with the padres offense so that our pitchers don’t look horrible.
"When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out on the field and it's one big glove. " -Vance Law.
go cards.
by thecoolalonzo on Jul 20, 2008 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions
just woke up like 10 min ago
garcia 1 run through 4…nice
i take your signatures and use them as away messages
gonna score w/o a hit
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I can hear people at Busch III doing the wave
that seems silly during a rookie start.
"When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out on the field and it's one big glove. " -Vance Law.
go cards.
And a 1-1 game
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Can't put all the blame on him
LaRue’s not exactly helping his confidence in throwing good breaking balls.
How stupid is that
before the game if you had said 5 innings 3 runs most everyone here would have been happy with that. blame our offense for this one so far….
Or after the first
I think we should all be tickled pink.
He’s still on pace to go another inning or two with a little luck… None of which we’re having this inning with that ball staying fair.
GIDP
if the Cards can’t put up more than 3 runs off of this hose-bag, they don’t deserve to win
by Pitchers Hit Eighth on Jul 20, 2008 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Duncan just made another nifty play
nice tag after the wide throw by Miles
by Pitchers Hit Eighth on Jul 20, 2008 3:36 PM EDT reply actions
dammit.
well, how can we win if we aren’t behind?
And, why is the home crowd booing?
"When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out on the field and it's one big glove. " -Vance Law.
go cards.
OTHER
than the fact that that was the pitcher.
"When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out on the field and it's one big glove. " -Vance Law.
go cards.
by thecoolalonzo on Jul 20, 2008 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Because he was just about walking around the bases
ESPN Management (CT): Umm…...what does this have to do with the Red Sox and Yankees?
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by Smokin Turkeys on Jul 20, 2008 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Baek
walked around the bases.
I have a love/hate relationship with the Cardinals' middle relief corps.
Didn't El Duque do that last year against us and it sparked a rally?
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I seem to remember something like that
might need a Pujols appearance to get this offense going though.
I have a love/hate relationship with the Cardinals' middle relief corps.
they spent a bunch of money on tickets
funky cold molina and hombre the giant aren’t playing, and now the team is losing.
yea,
but Pujols almost always sits on Sundays,
And, if you’ve been watching lately, you knew Molina wasn’t going to play today.
"When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out on the field and it's one big glove. " -Vance Law.
go cards.
by thecoolalonzo on Jul 20, 2008 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Well,
they still get to see Ankiel.
Can’t complain about that.
"When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out on the field and it's one big glove. " -Vance Law.
go cards.
by thecoolalonzo on Jul 20, 2008 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions
a friend of mine
had tickets to today’s game, was trying to sell them.
i told him he should go. i figured albert would be out, which meant duncan would play first, therefore insuring that ankiel and ludwick would be playing. yeah. ankiel rules.
and he could say he was there jaime broke his hymee
According to Shannon, it's because Baek is taking his sweet time getting around the bases
by BTown Birds fan on Jul 20, 2008 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I just watched it on Gameday
It looked like he was going to take a nap after he rounded second base. That was pretty obnoxious. Would’ve been nice to jump on him in the bottom of the inning, but I guess we still have a little time.
by BTown Birds fan on Jul 20, 2008 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Barf
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pretty sure that was the case
30 seconds for him to get around the bases – he was almost walking
by Pitchers Hit Eighth on Jul 20, 2008 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions
dp helps him out though
i take your signatures and use them as away messages
by ihavebadknees on Jul 20, 2008 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd rather the offense take it out on him starting next inning
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+1
"When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out on the field and it's one big glove. " -Vance Law.
go cards.
by thecoolalonzo on Jul 20, 2008 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah
a line drive in the ear would serve the same purpose
by Pitchers Hit Eighth on Jul 20, 2008 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions
let APu bat...
Pad’s pitchers gotta be afraid of him
As seen on Bleed Cubbie Blue message board... "Wait until the Cardinals call up Rasmus..."
by urgeernieball on Jul 20, 2008 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions
that's unlikely
with LaRue, Pitcher, Kennedy coming up
but I suppose stranger things have happened
boo cubs, hooray beer
Nice DP
"When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out on the field and it's one big glove. " -Vance Law.
go cards.
does Garcia get pinch-hit for
this inning?
by Pitchers Hit Eighth on Jul 20, 2008 3:43 PM EDT reply actions
k, Comeon!
Stache attack!
"When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out on the field and it's one big glove. " -Vance Law.
go cards.
FALSE
more women die of heart disease than breast cancer.
What do i win?
"When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out on the field and it's one big glove. " -Vance Law.
go cards.
lol. i think that may be a man's disease too.
"When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out on the field and it's one big glove. " -Vance Law.
go cards.
by thecoolalonzo on Jul 20, 2008 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions
There aren't blonde jokes for men...
"Regression to the mean is so much more fun to watch when it’s a Cub who is regressing." SleepyCA
Well, I just got some good news
Dazed and Confused is on :)
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DFA Adam Kennedy and Randy Flores!
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Yes they do
That’s my Halloween costume this year
Cardinal fan in the heart of Braves country
DFA Adam Kennedy and Randy Flores!
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Last halloween
we dressed up as characters from internet movies. A friend of mine was an Ottoman (from the video where the strange teenagers hump an ottoman, trying to show off their sex moves); I was a decorative sword from Cautionary Tales of Swords.
Easy costume
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This offense is way too streaky
they should be embarassed for not scoring on this asshole
boo cubs, hooray beer
It's Kelvin time!!!!
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DFA Adam Kennedy and Randy Flores!
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I like it when they talk to the player's parents.
This guy drove 17 hours to watch Jaime.
"When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out on the field and it's one big glove. " -Vance Law.
go cards.
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