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Game 109 Overflow 2/Postgame

Cards take this one 8-3. A decent pitching performance by Wellemeyer after the early stuggles. The bullpen did unusually well, with Franklin shutting them down in the eighth when it really mattered. The offense has finally broken out of their recent stuggles with 20 runs in 2 games. The Cards are now 3.5 games out of first and 1.5 game out of the wild card pending the outcome of the Cubs vs. Brewers game.

 

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YES

No save situation. Brilliant.

by mojowo11 on Jul 29, 2008 10:04 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

freebies!!

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

by sportsman on Jul 29, 2008 10:04 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

+1

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by gocards62 on Jul 29, 2008 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wouldnt exactly call this an offensive uprising

We have had three walks and poor defense help us out this inning

by 1brdon on Jul 29, 2008 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's cool

Pythagoras is dead, man.

by liam on Jul 29, 2008 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

walks come

from not swinging at balls and fouling off pitches. Like in Ludwicks AB. There were a few good hits too. (izturis and yadi.)

by Evilfrog on Jul 29, 2008 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

whee

Molina is possibly a more dangerous hitter at the moment than Glaus is….

by nota bene on Jul 29, 2008 10:05 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

now Braves fans know

what we’ve felt like when a BP melts down late

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by gocards62 on Jul 29, 2008 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yadi! Yadi! Yadi!

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by gocards62 on Jul 29, 2008 10:05 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

i like Gonz

would have liked to see him in a cards jersey but he is recovering from TJ

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

by punchinjudy on Jul 29, 2008 10:05 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

He'd fit right in!

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by Mr Redbird on Jul 29, 2008 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'd rather Izzy pitch tonight

Just for the “9th inning stigma” even if we’re up by like 15 when it’s all said and done

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by Mr Redbird on Jul 29, 2008 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

With this lead

Miles could close it out. Or maybe Speez.

by rencelas on Jul 29, 2008 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i like insurace

too bad for izzy i guess.

by stlcardinalsfang on Jul 29, 2008 10:07 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Yadi!

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Jul 29, 2008 10:07 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Why use KMac

in a 6 run game

WHY TLR?

by TheBirds on Jul 29, 2008 10:07 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

emergency backup for Carp tomorrow

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by gocards62 on Jul 29, 2008 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

thats usually Puppy Kicker

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

by gdm426 on Jul 29, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah what the hell

why isn’t it puppy kicker? jiminez is max 3 innings.

by stlcardinalsfang on Jul 29, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm completely down

with having Thompson fresh for tomorrow.

If Carp leaves with a lead in the fifth or sixth, Thompson’s the guy I want in the game nibblin’ innings.

by liam on Jul 29, 2008 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Franklin probably won't be available

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by Mr Redbird on Jul 29, 2008 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I knew I wanted Franklin to go 2 tonight

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Jul 29, 2008 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

what?

it isn’t a good idea to use your best RP with a 6 run lead?

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Jul 29, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

batting around in the 9th

maybe we should save kmac and have miles pitch.

by Evilfrog on Jul 29, 2008 10:07 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Incoming!

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by gocards62 on Jul 29, 2008 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sending a message

They don’t like those socks

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by Mr Redbird on Jul 29, 2008 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

TLR will remember

look for some chin music later in the series

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by gocards62 on Jul 29, 2008 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nah

TLR hates BR, remember? He probably ordered the chin music

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by Mr Redbird on Jul 29, 2008 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

are you serious or being sarcastic?

They say I look like yadier molina

by ANDYAK47 on Jul 29, 2008 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

A little bit of both ;)

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by Mr Redbird on Jul 29, 2008 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

and had reyes

thorugh bad in clevland today or for there AAA i mean

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

by punchinjudy on Jul 29, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i like mac here

it’s the 9th, albeit with a big lead, it is the ninth and he’s got to be next in line if iz does ‘t do the job

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

by sportsman on Jul 29, 2008 10:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

sorry, but that makes no sense. There's nothing magic about the number nine in the inning.

What makes the closer role exist is the psychological requirement of being able to come in in a high-stress situation with little margin for error and perform.

Pitching the ninth inning up by six runs does not qualify or prepare you to close more than pitching the sixth.

by tom s. on Jul 29, 2008 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

managers

do unload the bench in the ninth, so a closer can be expected to… holy carp, Izturis!

by liam on Jul 29, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fast forward two weeks

“Coming out of the pen for the Cardinals: Adam Wainwright!”

Shudder.

by mojowo11 on Jul 29, 2008 10:11 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

me too.

except he pitched yesterday. i would probaly use springer. or hell throw FRANK out there again.

by stlcardinalsfang on Jul 29, 2008 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Don't BB the first guy KMac

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by gocards62 on Jul 29, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jeez

total suckage from both teams defensively today.

by TheBirds on Jul 29, 2008 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Walking people when up by 6

key to TLR’s dog house

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Jul 29, 2008 10:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

the first of these 4 game series

I’ve actually liked

strikeouts from left-center

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 29, 2008 10:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

You didn't like the San Diego sweep?

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by Mr Redbird on Jul 29, 2008 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm talking about the recent stretch of 4 games series'

look it up on the schedule; we have a rare string of a lot of 4 game series

strikeouts from left-center

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 29, 2008 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

UUUUUUUUuuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhh,

by liam on Jul 29, 2008 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

shit

when did it start? it was before the AS Break wasn’t it?

strikeouts from left-center

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 29, 2008 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

forget it

I’m retarded

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 29, 2008 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

WTF IZ2

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Jul 29, 2008 10:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

nice D IZ2

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

by gdm426 on Jul 29, 2008 10:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

infielders getting fancy

leads to throwing errors

i take your signatures and use them as away messages

by ihavebadknees on Jul 29, 2008 10:14 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

that made me think of that one Miles amazing stop

which he threw no where near APu

strikeouts from left-center

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 29, 2008 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

hmm...

Izzy2 wants to give izzy1 a save?

by Evilfrog on Jul 29, 2008 10:14 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

ok iztoo

they pay you not to do that!

strikeouts from left-center

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 29, 2008 10:14 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

they also pay him to hit

but,,,,

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

by gdm426 on Jul 29, 2008 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i get your point

but they really don’t.

by Phizzle on Jul 29, 2008 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah

it’s not like he makes a shit load of money… wait, he kinda does.

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 29, 2008 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not really.

He makes pretty low money for a MLB player.

by etp_stl on Jul 29, 2008 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

true

but he still makes a shitload of money to me

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 29, 2008 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i dont know about you

but i’ll take $2.85 MILLION dollars any day of the week

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

by gdm426 on Jul 29, 2008 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Perspective.

If you pay a MLB player $2.85M in this day and age, then he is

A) A young player that is still establishing himself
B) A one-dimensional veteran player.

Izturis clearly fits in the B) category. They are paying him to play defense. For the most part, he has been pretty good at that, though I would expect fewer errors than the 9 he is currently sporting.

by etp_stl on Jul 29, 2008 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think that's understood

he should be on Wizard level of defense though, especially now when hitting is so competitive

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 29, 2008 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed.

I don’t think that he has been stellar enough to hold the job down for next year. He has been a decent stop gap, but I hope we can find a considerable upgrade for next year.

by etp_stl on Jul 29, 2008 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that would be awesome

although I guess one could argue that he provides just enough offense (looking at this season) to make him legit

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 29, 2008 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

For a while, I would have agreed.

Looking at it now, though, I don’t think he is providing much. He was hitting under .230 coming into tonight, and his OPS was barely above .500. That is pretty ugly with the bat. I’m not an hater, but I’m still trying to be realistic as to what he is providing.

by etp_stl on Jul 29, 2008 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

good point

I didn’t realize that he was so low… but maybe now that he’s not switch hitting, he’ll do better for the rest of the season

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 29, 2008 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I would love to be

a one dimensional MLB player, making nearly 3 mil a yr

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by MilCardFan on Jul 29, 2008 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'd take the rookie minimum, myself.

It is a business that brings in a great deal of money. Neither you nor I could earn the league minimum, though. That’s why Izturis gets paid $2.85M, and you and I do not. I enjoy watching the games, and hell I even like trying to play arm-chair GM. Neither makes me worthy of that salary.

by etp_stl on Jul 29, 2008 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

genius coach ryan

told him to

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

by sportsman on Jul 29, 2008 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agree

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by gocards62 on Jul 29, 2008 10:15 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

DP Plz

let get outta here, KMac

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by gocards62 on Jul 29, 2008 10:16 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Good win fellas

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by Mr Redbird on Jul 29, 2008 10:17 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

AND THAT'S A WINNER!!!!

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

by gdm426 on Jul 29, 2008 10:17 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

win

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Jul 29, 2008 10:17 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Thats a winner!

Franklin with the win!

by Evilfrog on Jul 29, 2008 10:18 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

+1. These wins are nice but unsatisfying.

The Braves put the bulk of their offense on the DL or sent it to Anaheim. They’ve run up the white flag on 2008. Still, the games count. 35 more wins to 95.

by tom s. on Jul 29, 2008 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah

too much of a pattern this year…. we look amazing against bad/faltering teams, but then we shut down a lot of the time in big series

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 29, 2008 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

exactly

The Cards need to beat all these bad teams because I don’ t like their chances head to head vs. the Cubs and the Brewers

by ICbirdfan on Jul 29, 2008 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

actually

we have looked pretty good against the Red Sox; The Tigers; The Cubs; The Philes; And until last week the Brewers and Mets were on that list too.

However; the Pirates and the Nationals gave us some issues.

by Evilfrog on Jul 29, 2008 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

and the Giants

hopefully the Brewers were just on a roll when we played them. the cubs have definitely thrown water on the fire though

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 29, 2008 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

we only lost one game to the Nats this year

I know. I was there.

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by gocards62 on Jul 29, 2008 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It was epic and almost satisfying

until Franklin blew it in the 10th.

The Worrell HR was priceless

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by gocards62 on Jul 29, 2008 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wouldn't call it unsatisfying, though.

You can’t pick your opponents, and sometimes pounding a bad team can get a team restarted. That, and wins are wins.

by etp_stl on Jul 29, 2008 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

no

they are teh suck right now!

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 29, 2008 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

nice win guys!

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 29, 2008 10:18 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

man the brewers are doing like the cards

have done..not help themselves..

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

by punchinjudy on Jul 29, 2008 10:20 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Do you think ...

Welley went through a dead-arm stretch? This has been a lot of innings for him. Maybe he just went through a bit of a lull.

by etp_stl on Jul 29, 2008 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I didn't think he looked good at all tonight

he just faced a terrilble terrible lineup

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Jul 29, 2008 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

coming from u

grain of salt

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

by punchinjudy on Jul 29, 2008 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

then please, go back and watch the game yourself

he didn’t look good at all.

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Jul 29, 2008 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He didn't have a good game

But he show some improvements.

2 swinging strike outs from his slider.
2 swinging strike out from his fastball
1 swinging strike out from his change up.

All the strike outs came after his runs too. Rough start. But the swinning strike outs on his offspeed stuff is something he hasn’t had in his last few games. I know the Braves are not an offensive power house. But it’s something to build on.

by Evilfrog on Jul 29, 2008 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He looks tired.

He isn’t really finishing his pitches. He did kinda pitch out of his head at the beginning of the year, so he may be coming back to earth a little, as well.

by etp_stl on Jul 29, 2008 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Really great scenario for him though

Braves not so good right now

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by Mr Redbird on Jul 29, 2008 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jurjenns is tough, though

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by gocards62 on Jul 29, 2008 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm looking forward to it

I’ve wanted to see Jurrgens pitch for a while too. Not expecting a whole lot out of Carp, but it’ll be great just to see him working again.

by liam on Jul 29, 2008 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

George Sherrill gave up 3 runs tonight

hopefully his stock has dropped enough so that we can get him

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Jul 29, 2008 10:22 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

i kinda wanted to see how Izzy looks tonight

even with a 5 run lead. hopefully not pitching after a full warmup doesn’t do damage in the long term

by bornin82 on Jul 29, 2008 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

+1

i was kinda dissapointed.

by stlcardinalsfang on Jul 29, 2008 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

his stock will be highest this season

for a guy whose been a specialist, then making the ASG, and being a closer..on XM radio they were saying it’d be smart to deal him while it’s high, and he’s under contract..

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

by punchinjudy on Jul 29, 2008 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Adam Everett DFA'd

even hurt, he’s better than Kennedy…yet Kennedy lives to laugh another day.

by Hardcore Legend on Jul 29, 2008 10:36 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Everett = Izturis

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by Raconteur on Jul 29, 2008 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

u saying they should take a flyer?

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

by punchinjudy on Jul 29, 2008 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

No, he's hurt

I thought they should have signed Everett instead of Izturis (as Everett is the better defender) but apparently Carlos Lee trying to eat Adam has derailed his career.

by Hardcore Legend on Jul 29, 2008 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Everett is definitely a better fielder

than Izturis. Maybe about the same with a bat.

by Red in Chicago on Jul 29, 2008 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Kyle Lohse

has more upside offensively.

by Red in Chicago on Jul 29, 2008 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ouch

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 29, 2008 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The last time Everett posted greater than a .600 OPS was 2004.

That was only a .702 clip. That was also the last time he hit greater than .250. Izturis has virtually the same offensive numbers, outside of the RBI category. Even then, it has been a long time since Everett really provided any RBIs, either.

by etp_stl on Jul 29, 2008 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm sorry, I meant above a .700 OPS.

I was trying to say a number that didn’t start with a .600.

by etp_stl on Jul 29, 2008 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Everett is probably the best defensive SS in baseball when healthy

Sadly, he is not healthy. So…whatever. If he were, I’d say we should pick him up—but then again, if he were he probably wouldn’t have been DFA’d.

by mojowo11 on Jul 30, 2008 9:22 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

IMO, this is not enough of an upgrade to justify spending the money.

I know that you’ll get him for the league minimum, but you are simply adding marginally better defense. There is no offensive upside to adding Everett, and as such there is no reason to pick up another .600 OPS MIF.

by etp_stl on Jul 29, 2008 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yep

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 29, 2008 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

not really

both are extremely solid with the glove, and neither can hit worth a damn.

I suppose Everett is a bit of a better defender, but it’s a marginal difference.

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Jul 29, 2008 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Late of the Minnesota Twins Adam Everett?

Isn’t that guy raking at something like a sub .200 clip?

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by MilCardFan on Jul 29, 2008 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I assume he is going to the Dodgers

They are just looking for a warm body over there

by FlimtotheFlam on Jul 29, 2008 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

How lucky are we

that we have got to face the worst Braves line-up since they had the likes of Oddibe McDowell, Gerald Perry & Jeff Treadway. I am excited to see Carp tomorrow night….at least he won’t be facing a real tough line-up….although I think we will need to score 6-7 runs to give him a little cushion…I doubt he will be lights out this soon…

by KYCards on Jul 29, 2008 10:48 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

we're lucky to still be in the race

after all the injuries we’ve had

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 29, 2008 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You can'r forget the worst SS of all time...

Rufino Linares!!!

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by MilCardFan on Jul 30, 2008 8:11 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Question

Me and my sis are looking to go to a game here in the next week and were looking for tixs, but neither of us has used Stub hub before. Anyone have any experience with it? Is it pretty safe and reliable? Do you get your tickets mailed to you or do you pick them up from the box office? any help would be appreciated

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by cyko42 on Jul 29, 2008 11:07 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I've used it

a few times. i’ve found it to be completely reliable – way more so than eBay. they’ll mail/fedex the tix to you.

by TNTinCO on Jul 29, 2008 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You can also get then the day of

If you order your tickets within 48Hrs of the event they wont ship them to you but will hold them at a “pick up” location, for the IL side of the river that is the Ramada Inn next to Lotawata Creek near the Mall, not sure where the MO side is.

by StLHugo on Jul 30, 2008 7:45 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Another method

I haven’t used Stubhub, so can’t speak to it. But depending on where you [live or are staying in StL], and depending on whether you have the time, you can get a ticket if you can get to the park around 8:30 or 9:00 in the am the day of the game. Wait in line a while and they’ll sell you a couple tickets for ridiculously cheap, $11 for the pair, and they could be box seats or they could be standing room. You take your chances there. I think it’s called the First Pitch program.

I stayed downtown in late September a couple years ago, when I was visiting my daughter at parents’ weekend at SLU, and I walked over to the park and got us a pair of tickets (face value $45 apiece) for a Saturday afternoon game. Turned out to be Wainer’s second save of that season, the game where Spiezio hit the 8th-inning bases-clearing triple with 2 outs. I just thought the whole deal was pretty cool, since tickets were hard to come by at late notice.

by Youneverknow on Jul 30, 2008 1:17 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'll have to try that

Metrolink up in the morning, get some cheap tickets, Metrolink back, Metrolink up at night, watch game, Metrolink back…

by mojowo11 on Jul 30, 2008 9:25 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was at that game too

I’ve used stubhub in the past and was happy with it.

I’ve heard good things about RazorGator.com, but used them myself.

by liam on Jul 30, 2008 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

USed stubhub for the Cards plaoff game

in ‘06, and had no issues with it. The pick up location was the Millenium hotel lobby.

I’d use them again.

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"No, it;s Iowa."
"I could've sworn it was Heaven."

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