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Game 89 Open Thread- 5th July, 2008

Lewishine_newsiespic-close_tiny by the red baron on

Lilly_ted_medium Kyle_lohse_medium

  Lilly                          Lohse

       9-5, 5.46                 10-2, 3.67

Of late, home is cruel.

The hunted turn to strike back,

Pressure and pursue.

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Most important game this season so far.

The Cards really should have a chip on their shoulder after the umpire shanigans and loosing the first game at home to the Cubs. If they don’t come out today and beat up Lilly and take control of this game….I will have big doubts about this team being a “real contender”.

by KYCards on Jul 5, 2008 3:04 PM EDT   0 recs

FREE BRIAN BARTON!!!!

Today’s lineup:

Ryan 6
Ankiel 8
Pujols 3
Glaus 5
Ludwick 9
Molina 2
Kennedy 4
Lohse 1
Schumaker 7

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Jul 5, 2008 3:09 PM EDT   0 recs

ryan lead off?

woa

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

by punchinjudy on Jul 5, 2008 3:20 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

ryan is actually having a solid year

against lefties .339/.381/.390
I think having him lead off is a good choice…......maybe TLR is starting to believe in stats as well as what his eyes can see

Barton would be a better choice over Skippy though for the 9th spot and LF

by vances law on Jul 5, 2008 3:27 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Garth...

that was a haiku…

I once shot a man just to see him die...then I got distracted and missed it.

by TheDuke32 on Jul 5, 2008 3:10 PM EDT   0 recs

WHY DOES MAJOR LEAGE BASEBALL SCHEDULE YANKEES-RED SOX OVER CARDINALS-CUBS???!!!!!

And also, why does FOX Austin choose Yankess-sox over the Astros’ two division rivals, sitting atop their division?

They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...

by Valatan on Jul 5, 2008 3:19 PM EDT   0 recs

same reason on the NW market

we have yanks red sox

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

by punchinjudy on Jul 5, 2008 3:20 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I just don't get why mlb wants to schedule two games that they KNOW should be highly rated

on top of each other. I can at least get why, thanks to the ESPN-ification of sports coverage, why most affiliates would opt for yanks sox, even if I find their reasoning faulty.

They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...

by Valatan on Jul 5, 2008 3:25 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

plus

it should be semi regional… In the northwest if the Ms,As,LAD,LAA,or SF arent playing then why not Cubs cards plus as you menitoned its a rivalry and top 2 in the division.

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

by punchinjudy on Jul 5, 2008 3:29 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

At some point I am going to write about this as a fan post or something

but the media really is killing baseball for the whole country by only focusing on the two East Coast teams all the time. It really is a shame that MLB seems to sit on their hands about this. To me this is a FAR bigger problem than instant replay and maybe even steroids. MLB can learn a lot from the NFL about promoting other teams around the country and getting more coverage for teams in other markets other than the NY/Boston area.

by KYCards on Jul 5, 2008 3:32 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

+1

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

by punchinjudy on Jul 5, 2008 3:34 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

May

Albert walk past that honorable number in a Manny like fashion passing the number and returning to season form.

May Glaus bring his emotions from the 9th inning last night and carry them through his at bats for a while. A mad Glaus could storm very well towards his own mark. #300 and doing it as a Cardinal. (ever had two #300 marks hit in the same year, same team before?)

May Lohse correct the lores of his past and attack the Cubs in a different fashion than he did in the past, as he’s our standing ace.

Let’s even this up and take it to a deciding Sunday.

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jul 5, 2008 3:25 PM EDT   0 recs

good afternoon gents

kenny albert? are you serious? we couldn’t even get thom brennamen?

by stlcardinalsfang on Jul 5, 2008 3:54 PM EDT   0 recs

I'm stuck at work listening to it on El Radio...

Can’t wait to hear all kinds of bullshit like “setting the tone” and “momentum”.

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

by rocKStark5 on Jul 5, 2008 3:58 PM EDT   0 recs

what really sucks are blackouts...

not only is the cards game blacked out on MLB.tv (obv.) but so is the Yanks/Sox game…$20 bucks a month well spent.

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

by rocKStark5 on Jul 5, 2008 4:27 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Lohse seems to be hitting his spots

"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 Jul 5, 2008 4:00 PM EDT   0 recs

Indeed

2 Ks in 1 IP. Me like!

Patiently awaiting Mulder's return, circa 2012

by bjork24 on Jul 5, 2008 4:00 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Eric Karros thinks the Cubs...

have had a rough travel schedule lately. A nine-game trip with the first three IN Chicago? How about back-to-back nine-gamers?

by LukeMP1186 on Jul 5, 2008 4:00 PM EDT   0 recs

Very. Nice.

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jul 5, 2008 4:00 PM EDT   0 recs

Apparently

Dave Duncan can work well with every type of pitcher, except Anthony Reyes…...

New Member of the Skip Schumaker Fan Club

by cyko42 on Jul 5, 2008 4:00 PM EDT   0 recs

and

Would have 18 strike outs….
Lets get some runs, It will make me feel a lot better

New Member of the Skip Schumaker Fan Club

by cyko42 on Jul 5, 2008 4:01 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

15 pitch first.

2 K’s. I love it.

by fuegophil on Jul 5, 2008 4:00 PM EDT   0 recs

heh

Um, Ryan threw his bat almost as far as he hit that foul

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jul 5, 2008 4:04 PM EDT   0 recs

now THAT is power!

"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 Jul 5, 2008 4:04 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Ank is slowly battling back

until his next bad streak

Patiently awaiting Mulder's return, circa 2012

by bjork24 on Jul 5, 2008 4:04 PM EDT   0 recs

If Gameday was correct about that pitch's location

Lilly is lucky that meatball isn’t a feast for someone in the stands

They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...

by Valatan on Jul 5, 2008 4:05 PM EDT   0 recs

And then a changeup at the letters to Pujols?

They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...

by Valatan on Jul 5, 2008 4:06 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

MLB.com

boy, I am getting my money’s worth today. facists.

by birdsonbat on Jul 5, 2008 4:06 PM EDT   0 recs

Here's to a ticked off Glaus

losing one right now.

by fuegophil on Jul 5, 2008 4:06 PM EDT   0 recs

for the 6 people who cannot see the game, Bosox fail to score top first...

...as reported by Joe Buck who doesn’t like baseball…

You may send an outline of my new assignment to the mental ward at Charity Hospital. The solicitious nuns and psychiatrists there can help me decipher it between shock treatments.

by Ignatius J Reilly on Jul 5, 2008 4:06 PM EDT   0 recs

who gives a crap about the bosox

they’re responsible for not being able to see the game today!

by stlcardinalsfang on Jul 5, 2008 4:07 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

my point exactly...

You may send an outline of my new assignment to the mental ward at Charity Hospital. The solicitious nuns and psychiatrists there can help me decipher it between shock treatments.

by Ignatius J Reilly on Jul 5, 2008 4:08 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

yikes

a 69 mph curve? eek

by stlcardinalsfang on Jul 5, 2008 4:08 PM EDT   0 recs

it was a very nice pitch though.

to be fair.

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jul 5, 2008 4:09 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

yeah

i was giving him credit.

by stlcardinalsfang on Jul 5, 2008 4:10 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Fox?

Is Fox playing the Yank Red Sox game in most regions?

by Tim O on Jul 5, 2008 4:09 PM EDT   0 recs

Fox

has it in Houston.

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

by yer dog first on Jul 5, 2008 4:10 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Suprisingly

Iowa doesn’t get screw and I get cards cubs

New Member of the Skip Schumaker Fan Club

by cyko42 on Jul 5, 2008 4:10 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

no, just in the United States and remaining parts of planet earth...

You may send an outline of my new assignment to the mental ward at Charity Hospital. The solicitious nuns and psychiatrists there can help me decipher it between shock treatments.

by Ignatius J Reilly on Jul 5, 2008 4:10 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

+10000000000000000.9

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

by rocKStark5 on Jul 5, 2008 4:28 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

edge of warning track.

I am the only/last Anthony Reyes fan!

by dangpenguins on Jul 5, 2008 4:11 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

ten feet off the track

round abouts

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jul 5, 2008 4:12 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

was a gapper

that hung up a second too long

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jul 5, 2008 4:13 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

good news

Luddy was patient. Hit the ball hard. thats good.

I am the only/last Anthony Reyes fan!

by dangpenguins on Jul 5, 2008 4:11 PM EDT   0 recs

Nice contact Luddy

lil less loft and we’re ok. or more and we’re really ok

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jul 5, 2008 4:11 PM EDT   0 recs

my heart

aches

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

by yer dog first on Jul 5, 2008 4:13 PM EDT   0 recs

boo him 2day??/

I am the only/last Anthony Reyes fan!

by dangpenguins on Jul 5, 2008 4:14 PM EDT   0 recs

sounded like

more cheers than boos.

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

by yer dog first on Jul 5, 2008 4:14 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

well, after the standing o yesterday

now he’s just a Cub

"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 Jul 5, 2008 4:14 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

you know

i really liked bernie’s column yesterday but today’s column was just garbage.

by stlcardinalsfang on Jul 5, 2008 4:15 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

eric karros....

...maing excuses for jim edmonds since 2008

"You cannot fully understand the relations of choice and time until you are beyond both."

-cs lewis

by Crentist on Jul 5, 2008 4:15 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

jimmy!

now strike out!

by stlcardinalsfang on Jul 5, 2008 4:15 PM EDT   0 recs

or fly out.

me likey. 0-5 for the series now?

"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 Jul 5, 2008 4:16 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

yeah, w/ 3ks

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jul 5, 2008 4:16 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs