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Game 89 Open Thread- 5th July, 2008

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 reply actions   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

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

Apparently

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

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

and

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

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by cyko42 on Jul 5, 2008 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions   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 reply actions   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 up reply actions   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 reply actions   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 reply actions   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 up reply actions   0 recs

MLB.com

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

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

yikes

a 69 mph curve? eek

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

yeah

i was giving him credit.

by stlcardinalsfang on Jul 5, 2008 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions   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 reply actions   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 up reply actions   0 recs

Suprisingly

Iowa doesn’t get screw and I get cards cubs

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by cyko42 on Jul 5, 2008 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions   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 up reply actions   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 up reply actions   0 recs

edge of warning track.

I am the only/last Anthony Reyes fan!

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

boo him 2day??/

I am the only/last Anthony Reyes fan!

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

Edmonds Power Surge

Has anyone read anything about why he’s been able to get the bat going after going to the cubs?

by Tim O on Jul 5, 2008 4:16 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

time.

he had no real ST

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jul 5, 2008 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

and PetCo

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

by Valatan on Jul 5, 2008 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rooney said when Jimmy was let go by San Diego

that he was in TOO good of shape and that after years of being out of shape and beat down, his swing wasn’t adjusted.

Maybe he was right because 3 weeks later he started tearing the cover off the ball.

by Hardcore Legend on Jul 5, 2008 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

only 1 career home in Petco

limited games I know, but the Padres should have wondered.

by enoscountry on Jul 5, 2008 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

hes healthy now

he was hurt all of spring training with a leg ailment, the pads cut him and he ahd time to heal up. now, hes jimmy again… sometimes at least

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

by yer dog first on Jul 5, 2008 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Also said stopped taking concussion meds

and his vision cleared up.

Proud sponsor of the Official 2008 StL Cardinal theme song: "Beautiful Day" by U2

by gocards62 on Jul 5, 2008 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Easier stadium for power hitters.

Long flies go out at Wrigley, as opposed to barely making it to the warning track in PETCO.

by notmorganfreeman on Jul 5, 2008 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Opposite Field

his swing is meant for Wrigley, and he mostly hits them to opposite field. Just look at the MLB hit tracker by stadium.

by enoscountry on Jul 5, 2008 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

9 pitch 2nd!

"It's such a beautiful sport, with no politics involved, no color, no class. Only as a youngster can you play and as a pro can you win. The game has kept me young, involved and excited and for me to be up here with gems of baseball"- Jack Buck

by CurtainCall on Jul 5, 2008 4:16 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Gameday showed Molina

flying out to Edmonds nearly at the shortstop position there…

by stlfan on Jul 5, 2008 4:19 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

it went up a ton

edmonds had plenty of time to charge in (hobble?)

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jul 5, 2008 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

How many pitches will it take Lohse to dice up

Skippy? Will he waste one and make it 4? He makes Edmonds look like a LHB specialist.

by Hardcore Legend on Jul 5, 2008 4:21 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Hardcore.......

I agree with you that I would like to have seen Barton starting today….. He has not played in a while. Heck TLR could bring skip in later for D..

by ICbirdfan on Jul 5, 2008 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol

GG Lee?

Not today.

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jul 5, 2008 4:24 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

for those who can't see

pick off, Kennedy caught.

lee dropped it in transition to turning to second

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jul 5, 2008 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

haha

gold glove defense right there.

by stlcardinalsfang on Jul 5, 2008 4:24 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

lets take advantage

make them pay for a mistake

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by cyko42 on Jul 5, 2008 4:24 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

All Star FB Dereck Lee!

Nice play

"It's such a beautiful sport, with no politics involved, no color, no class. Only as a youngster can you play and as a pro can you win. The game has kept me young, involved and excited and for me to be up here with gems of baseball"- Jack Buck

by CurtainCall on Jul 5, 2008 4:24 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

It's hard to tell which was worse

Kennedy getting caught like that, or Lee’s dropping the ball

by Tim O on Jul 5, 2008 4:25 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Time to go fishin

Heres to a Cards Win!

GO CARDS!

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

by yer dog first on Jul 5, 2008 4:27 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

u gonna catch nething?

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

by punchinjudy on Jul 5, 2008 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

fish caught

nothing worth keepin though. just some small croakers, speckled perch, sheepshead, and a drum or two.

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

by yer dog first on Jul 5, 2008 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuudge

"It's such a beautiful sport, with no politics involved, no color, no class. Only as a youngster can you play and as a pro can you win. The game has kept me young, involved and excited and for me to be up here with gems of baseball"- Jack Buck

by CurtainCall on Jul 5, 2008 4:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Sigh

Soloshotitis

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jul 5, 2008 4:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I don't understand it

It is better than 3 run shots, but this is ridiculous. Every pitcher on the staff likes to give up solo homers? Is Duncan encouraging them to be too aggressive with no one on base?

by Egyptian on Jul 5, 2008 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think it's more of a case

that 8 of them have the true ability to hit something over the wall. You’re not going to win them all mentality.

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jul 5, 2008 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, but it is not just against the Cubs.

This has been a recurring theme for years. Even Carpenter regularly gave up solo shots.

by Egyptian on Jul 5, 2008 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think it's more of a random distrobution of HRs

Then again I believe in clutch about as much as I believe in a sober mike shannon and a coherent Joe Morgan.

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

by rocKStark5 on Jul 5, 2008 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Damn Flubs

Patiently awaiting Mulder's return, circa 2012

by bjork24 on Jul 5, 2008 4:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

ummm

I think I saw this show last night, didn’t like it then either

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by cyko42 on Jul 5, 2008 4:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Right?

No summer reruns!

"It's such a beautiful sport, with no politics involved, no color, no class. Only as a youngster can you play and as a pro can you win. The game has kept me young, involved and excited and for me to be up here with gems of baseball"- Jack Buck

by CurtainCall on Jul 5, 2008 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

shake it off Lohse

Lilly’s looking hittable today. Just keep us in the game.

"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 4:30 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Geez.......

One too may fastballs, Kyle?

by fuegophil on Jul 5, 2008 4:31 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

doh.

“many”, not may

by fuegophil on Jul 5, 2008 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol

I’m surprised the cards/cubs game doesn’t get interrupted via split screen non stop.

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

by rocKStark5 on Jul 5, 2008 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

7 HR in over 100ip

I won’t complain about a solo shot. We need to be scoring as well.

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jul 5, 2008 4:33 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

i don't recall any

but I tend to ignore MSM Media Market Orgies

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jul 5, 2008 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

mlbtraderumors

saying that cars interested in Garcia…should we be surprised.. hes coming off an injury.. http://bellevillenewsdemocrat.typepad.com/viewfromthecheapseats/2008/07/rumor-mill-fred.html

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

by punchinjudy on Jul 5, 2008 4:35 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

No suprise

interested in an old reliever and an injured pitcher. We have ‘options inside the organization’ but we all know none of those will be considered until September.

by Hardcore Legend on Jul 5, 2008 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I am sort of surprised we have never picked up Garcia already.

It seems like he is the type of pitcher we regularly pick up.

I would not be surprised at all by this.

by Egyptian on Jul 5, 2008 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

We will probably

get a solo shot of our own tonight at some point.

Not enough to win, however.

by Egyptian on Jul 5, 2008 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

hello captain optimist

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

by punchinjudy on Jul 5, 2008 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

you misspelled obvious.

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

by rocKStark5 on Jul 5, 2008 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

haha

ya heard that joke too

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

by punchinjudy on Jul 5, 2008 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

well then...

we’d better not put any guys on base! It might prevent us from scoring!

"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 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Exactly.

Albert on base now … inning over.

by Egyptian on Jul 5, 2008 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

darnit!

how are we supposed to score runs when we keep putting these guys on base EVERY INNING!

"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 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

touche

so much optimism today… cant.. handle.. it..

"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 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bad luck for hard-hit balls

so far for the Cards. Ryan would ahve had a single to most part of the park with that one.

"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 4:37 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Glaus looks to be going into a slump

I don’t like his attitude after at bats lately.

by Egyptian on Jul 5, 2008 4:42 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Weird

I could’ve sworn he just had a 2 homerun game a few nights ago :P

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Jul 5, 2008 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

So a couple bad at bats

means a slump? Interesting logic.

Alot of players get mad when they strike out, and Glaus is probably still a bit ticked over the horrendous calls last night in his last at bat.

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Jul 5, 2008 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

But, that is what I think will send him into the slump.

A lot of the game seems to be in Glaus’ head. Not like Albert who you know can shake it off in the next at bat. It sticks with Glaus, though. The at-bats transfer into the next at-bats. A couple go bad and a whole lot can go bad.

by Egyptian on Jul 5, 2008 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He was just mad at himself

for missing. He’ll come around.

by Red in Chicago on Jul 5, 2008 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He looked lost because he couldn’t see well.

As someone who has followed Glaus his entire career, rest assured that this isn’t “slump” Glaus.

The Glaus who slumps gets a lot of called strikes (not seeing a strikezone), then first pitch swings.

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jul 5, 2008 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Man

must have been a really quick slump to fall into?!?

by Hardcore Legend on Jul 5, 2008 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

maybe you're only as good as your last AB...

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 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i hate aramis ramirez

but my fantasy team loves him.

by stlcardinalsfang on Jul 5, 2008 4:47 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

lately?

isn’t he 0 for his last 20 something?

"Them Cubbies can kiss my ass" -Dizzy Dean

by Molina4MVP on Jul 5, 2008 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

When I follow the games on Gameday

whenever I see “Singles on linedrive to RF Ryan Ludwick” I envision him diving and not catching the ball every time.

by Hardcore Legend on Jul 5, 2008 4:48 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

if edmonds hits a homerun here

I’m going to find erik karros and kick him in the nuts

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by cyko42 on Jul 5, 2008 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Come on Lohse!

Give him his fourth K

Patiently awaiting Mulder's return, circa 2012

by bjork24 on Jul 5, 2008 4:50 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Thank you!

Patiently awaiting Mulder's return, circa 2012

by bjork24 on Jul 5, 2008 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ahh, good old Edmonds we know.

Argue about the strikezone and then strike out.

Beautiful.

by Egyptian on Jul 5, 2008 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

now can you ask for some runs, that would be awesome

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by cyko42 on Jul 5, 2008 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice! battle back there Lohse. 3 badass pitches

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jul 5, 2008 4:50 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

12%?

you’ve got to be kidding me.

by stlcardinalsfang on Jul 5, 2008 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I guess the rest of the nation

is getting to look at Giambi’s gay mustache.

Ludwick/Molina for 2008 All-Star team.

by tangledbrett on Jul 5, 2008 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

...he looks like a pron star...

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 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

none of my gay friends

would be caught dead with that mustache. just sayin’.

by six on Jul 5, 2008 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can see that,

But what about LaRue?

Ludwick/Molina for 2008 All-Star team.

by tangledbrett on Jul 5, 2008 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

gayer than LaRue's?

"It's such a beautiful sport, with no politics involved, no color, no class. Only as a youngster can you play and as a pro can you win. The game has kept me young, involved and excited and for me to be up here with gems of baseball"- Jack Buck

by CurtainCall on Jul 5, 2008 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's a toss-up

Ludwick/Molina for 2008 All-Star team.

by tangledbrett on Jul 5, 2008 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Giambi's = Gay

LaRue’s = White Trash.

HEY PETER, MAN

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

by rocKStark5 on Jul 5, 2008 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

No kidding.

Two best teams in the NL, but Sox-Yanks is all that matters. In the media’s eyes, MLS might as well be European soccer. Only a couple teams matter.

by Egyptian on Jul 5, 2008 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wait

Are there other teams in baseball BESIDES the sawx & yanks? I had no idea!

"It's such a beautiful sport, with no politics involved, no color, no class. Only as a youngster can you play and as a pro can you win. The game has kept me young, involved and excited and for me to be up here with gems of baseball"- Jack Buck

by CurtainCall on Jul 5, 2008 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

But, I think that is a crock.

I intentionally do NOT watch the Sox-Yanks games -even if there is nothing else on because I hate those two teams.

It would seem like a large portion of the country feels the same way. I mean, are people in Minneapolis really going to watch Sox-Yanks over Cards-Cubs … I doubt it.

But, I guess the coasts are all that matter.

by Egyptian on Jul 5, 2008 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is this a rebroadcast

of yesterday’s game?

Ludwick/Molina for 2008 All-Star team.

by tangledbrett on Jul 5, 2008 4:51 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

J.K. Edmonds

we’re grateful for all you’ve done, and two more strikeouts would please us even more.

by tom s. on Jul 5, 2008 4:52 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

why is ludwick sitting against Z (RHP) and starting against lily (LHP)?

career .291/.357/.508 vs RHP, .218/.296/.441 vs LHP – a big reverse split over a moderate sample.

FIP > ERA, OBP > AVG

by astrostl on Jul 5, 2008 4:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

on both sides of the ball

K-Mac’s on his splits as well

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jul 5, 2008 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

hey!

i believe in the tooth fairy!

by stlcardinalsfang on Jul 5, 2008 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

tell the internet

to show me the Cards game for free somehow. thanks.

I have a love/hate relationship with the Cardinals' middle relief corps.

by madding on Jul 5, 2008 5:03 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I would like a strikeout

and then a pop-up to the catcher, please.

And internet, show madding the game for free.

by six on Jul 5, 2008 5:04 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

...nooooooooooooothiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnngggggg....

...you must have hit post inadvertantly…

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 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

hit f5 and see if it helps?

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jul 5, 2008 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

fukudome

how did he get in the all star game with that line? i know ludwick has a much better season, and id be willing to bet some other outfielders do too?

10.27.06..greatest day of my life

by steveo61086 on Jul 5, 2008 5:09 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

you get a lot of MSM lovin'

and numbers as they regress no longer matters

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jul 5, 2008 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i don't think he is

seems like since the triple it he was trying to overlocate

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jul 5, 2008 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

and had Ank

not lost the ball for a second after he missed it

he would of had a play on 3rd I’d reckon.

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jul 5, 2008 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree

The plan was to be careful, strike out Lilly and then get out of it. He made a decent pitch and they scored a run.

Good teams will score runs. The fact Lohse (or Looper) only gives up a couple runs is good. In order to be a good team, however, we also have score, which at the moment we are incapable of except for the occasional solo homer.

by Egyptian on Jul 5, 2008 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dear Cardinals

Please score some runs…...

New Member of the Skip Schumaker Fan Club

by cyko42 on Jul 5, 2008 5:12 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Cards v Angels could be the first scoreless game in history.....

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 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

2 runs might be enough for the Cubs today

and thus far we are showing we are not worthy of being even a wild card team. I guess I was expecting a little more fire out of our boys today….we can’t continue to be owned by the likes of Ted Lilly and expect to get anywhere..

by KYCards on Jul 5, 2008 5:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

we've always been owned by the likes of Lilly

soft tossing left handers = Cardinals Killer.

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jul 5, 2008 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Then we have no buisness being considered contenders..if we have no chance to beat

the Cubs pitching…we have to face these guys several more times.

by KYCards on Jul 5, 2008 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

We're 2-2

on the season so far, how about we play them a few more times, hell, let’s get through a little more of the season before we doom and gloom :)

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jul 5, 2008 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

We are just not playing our best baseball at the moment.

Not sure how that is going to change, but hopefully it will.

by Egyptian on Jul 5, 2008 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

One word

Injuries (+mental – Izzy).

Injuries have wrecked the SP, put the bullpen in disarray to a point of using our solid peices a lot more than we should have.

Injuries have made our offense have issues as well as Luddy became over exposed. Iz made Miles over exposed.

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

by AdjustedExpectations on Jul 5, 2008 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is where Ludwick was helping us earlier in the year

and he is not now. Ludwick can’t do it on his own, understandably, but he was helping us win a lot of these games earlier in the year.

by Egyptian on Jul 5, 2008 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

so far on the internet

I’ve found the yankees/red sox and the yankees/red sox

I have a love/hate relationship with the Cardinals' middle relief corps.

by madding on Jul 5, 2008 5:17 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Shannon

Did he just say that Lilly is making the Cardinals pitchers look like they are standing in a field of daffodils, or did I mis-hear?

by six on Jul 5, 2008 5:21 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Nice Job McCarver

It’s Grace Kelly in Rear Window, not Kim Novak (Vertigo).

by Hardcore Legend on Jul 5, 2008 5:22 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

eric karros

Just to let you know…..
Albert Pujols is that consistent

New Member of the Skip Schumaker Fan Club

by cyko42 on Jul 5, 2008 5:24 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Overflow up.

Why don't you just make like a tree, and get out of here?

by the red baron on Jul 5, 2008 5:26 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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