Game 120 Open Thread --- August 10, 2008
by chuckb on Aug 10, 2008 7:18 PM EDT
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I'm not sure what needs to be said. Carp's making his third start since returning from the DL and, if Wainwright's going to be relegated to the pen and replaced w/ Braden Looper, Carp's going to have to pitch like a #1. He was pretty salty the last time out and he figures to get better as the season goes along.<p>
Dempster's been tremendous this year -- worthy of his selection to the All-Star game. He's a free agent this year and is earning big money w/ his performance this year. He's also been sensational at home this year -- 10-2, 2.77 w/ 66 H and 4 HR in 91 IP. He has been somewhat vulnerable to the base on balls -- 40 in those 91 IP -- so if we can get some runners on base, maybe we can put a couple crooked numbers on the board. BTW, he's 2-1 w/ 29 K's and 0 HR in 26 IP since the All-Star break. There's a good argument to be made that he's passed Zambrano for the top spot in the Cubs rotation.<p>
I'll get a couple overflow threads up so there's plenty of space to discuss the game. Hopefully, Cards' hitters can unclog the bases the way I'm planning to unclog the site and we can claim a series victory.
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Lineup
Schumaker 8
Mather 7
Pujols 3
Ludwick 9
Glaus 5
Molina 2
Kennedy 4
Carpenter 1
Izturis 6
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 10, 2008 7:24 PM EDT reply actions
I'd say.....
There really isn’t much difference between Lopez, Mather, Izturis (better defensively), and Kennedy at this point. I assume TLR saw something in the history. You know he’ll have a reason, if asked.
No difference between Mather
and the light hitting MIF’ers? Really?
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 10, 2008 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm wondering
would be rather see Lopez playing over Izturis? I’m not so sure that I can say yes to that.
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2008 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions
be=we
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2008 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Without seeing Lopez's D at SS.....
It’s hard to say.
If he is somewhere between Miles and Izturis defensively, and Izturis stops hitting, I’d say yes.
looking at his RZR in the past at SS there are a lot of sub 800 numbers
so SS seems out of the question. As far as tonight Im sure TLR is thinking that Carp is going to pitch to contact and hed rather have a strong defensive MIF.
Power isn't everything.....
How many times has Mather K’d in the last two weeks, with less than two out and a guy in scoring position?
A 950 ops!?!
Get him out of here!
My fellow Americans. As a young boy, I dreamed of being a baseball, but tonight I say, we must move forward, not backward, upward not forward, and always twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom.
Right now
I think Mather in LF and Lopez at 2B at least deserves a shot. They must have a really poor scouting report on Lopez in the MIF.
I don't think we will ever see Lopez play
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 10, 2008 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Then I would have to ask what the hell is the point in picking him up.
I would rather see Barton up here while Ankiel is hurt. Picking up Lopez to play in our strongest area makes a ton of sense.
lopez at short/miles at second
miles has no business playing short and adam kennedy has no business being on this team. iz2 should merely be a late game defensive sub.
it's dumb
if they put him at second and miles at shortstop.
if they want to play iz2 at short and lopez at second…fine, i guess, but keep lopez out of the outfield.
on another note, i do love TLR and the great job of managing he has done this year, but his lineups get increasingly ridiculous each year.
Kip Wells was DFAed
to make room for Livan Hernandez. The Rockies sure have made some strong moves this year.
That would be pretty amazing for the guy
to go from A ball all the way up to MLB in 1 season.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 10, 2008 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions
He will destroy us all
My fellow Americans. As a young boy, I dreamed of being a baseball, but tonight I say, we must move forward, not backward, upward not forward, and always twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom.
all kidding aside, well not ALL
I will never get tired of that!
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Tonight's game will give one of the clubs the series lead
As of right now, we’re tied at 4 wins a piece.
Testicle-exploding shit storm, circa 7/12/08 - We will never forget!
For those in the South...
FSS has Springfield Cards vs. Corpus Christi on.
SPR vs. CC
Cards up 1-0; bot 2
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 10, 2008 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Prince Fielder looked funny on that webgem
in mid-air catch, kind of looked like a flying blob
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2008 7:53 PM EDT reply actions
Barton has to come back Tues
Who goes down? I really hope it’s not Mather.
Just another reason why that Jose Lopez signing makes no sense whatsoever.
THE SKIP IS LEGIT!!
Seriously... what were Rich Harden's parents thinking?!?!?!
they are going to keep Mather up, right?
I am not sure I could handle it if it was Joey who is sent down. For a team that has offensive “problems”, don’t you have to keep the guy with the most offensive upside going into the stretch run?
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September is still gonna be
over 20 days away. It might not be soon enough.
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hahah YES
3 minutes into the broadcast and Joe Morgan has already said “I’m not big on statistics, but…”
I have a love/hate relationship with the Cardinals' middle relief corps.
beat me to it
nicely done.
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 10, 2008 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Morgan
Joe just said: “You know, Jon, I’m not big on statistics…”. Really Joe?
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
I hope Dempster gets rocked early
I dont want to watch his stupid glove twitch any longer than I have to
i don't know if i can take this flub love fest thats about to happen
the Big FOX was bad enough yesterday.
thank GOD for the mute button
give em hell Carp
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
First Pitch,
Comin up!
Lets take em behind the woodshed early boys!
10 RUN SUNDAY!
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
Cesar Izturis
plays for the Cubs, according to Jon.
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
musted be plugged into wgn's
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he just bites
at the breaking pitches…hard. easiest way to get him out is to throw something that will break outta the zone on him.
Mather can't hit good pitching.
He just doesn’t seem to know what to do with it, consistently swinging at outside sliders. He needs some more time learning.
Right, but Mather doesn't force the pitcher to come to him.
The pitchers are in total control of his at-bats. When he gets a hit, it is usually a mistake.
I know that is the case for a lot of Major Leaguers, but that is not the case for anyone in the starting lineup on the Cubs. It is hard for us to compete when we put Mather in LF and they put Soriano.
um, okay..
but we put albert at first base and they put derek lee. we put ludwick in right and they put kosuke fukudome.
you can make this argument both ways for different positions.
There is no one starting on the Cubs that can be dominated by a pticher the way Mather can.
We are relying on AAAA type players and they are relying on multi-millionaires.
and besides
you are talking about dempster dominating a kid. not some bottom of the rotation #6 starter dominating and established veteran. how about some patience, not every hitter can be albert and destroy from day 1.
When those 3-4 at bats are from our #2 hitter, the guy in front of Albert ...
It matters.
And, I will give you Ronny Cedeno. No idea why they are starting him.
go with the flow
you have to realize, some of what has happened with our lineup is dictated because of injuries (the injury to ank being a big one, mather wouldn’t be playing as much if ank were healthy). it’s not like there are a lot of in-house options to plug in and get anks production out of the 2hole.
Maybe, but I don't think so.....
Plus, plenty of young hitters don’t struggle. Some do, I just think Mather, if he is to be anything more than a reserve, will have to change some things.
plenty of young hitters?
really? i’m half tempted to go through a list of first year players and sort the ones who have struggled from those who haven’t and i guarantee the list will be far longer for those who have struggled than for those who haven’t.
Uh.....
That isn’t the argument. The argument is that Mather is going to struggle nearly ALL the time against the good pitchers, b/c of his swing. Not just struggle, but struggle against a certain type of pitcher.
you said
plenty of young hitters struggle. i replied. that seemed like a pretty big part of your argument if you mentioned it.
This is a very important game...
I don’t like saying any one game in a 162 game season is all that important, but I think in terms of the mental edge the Cards bring to the stretch, this game is pretty huge. D.GOOCH
-- GOOCH
StudWick cannot be stopped!
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everytime i see Aram
at third base for the cubs, i cannot help but think of what a piss poor franchise the pittsburgh pirates are.
i hate
how games on mlb tv are blacked out when you are traveling…no espn on this cable where im staying
there is a cable outfit
with no ESPN, how did that happen?
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basic cable
im on vacation in a town outstide of boston…cable company must rip them off
they dont need espn
they have a local all boston, all the time channel up there, undoubtedly.
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 10, 2008 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions
That may be coming to an end...
there’s a proposal to seriously revise the blackout rules for MLB and it has quite a bit of traction. Is probably going to happen, which will mean teams can no longer blackout where they don’t have a local channel broadcasting their games. D.GOOCH
-- GOOCH
That is good to hear.
For years I have hated the blackout rules when there was no game broadcast in Southern Indiana, yet MLB was also blackedout. I guess they expected us to drive 6 hours to the game.
swung at a lot of balls though
plus schu really could’ve taken a few more pitches there… god knows the bottom of the order is 1-2-3 on ~10 pitches….
by duncans_army on Aug 10, 2008 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
and to finish the thought:
’s go Carp!
by glennrwordman on Aug 10, 2008 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions
ugh Troy, you suck
what have you done for me lately?
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from your lips to GOD's ears!
nice call!
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thanks
Thats the Carp I remember!
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 10, 2008 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
umm, sure
Carp 7 IP, 5H, 2R (1ER), 3BB, 6K
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 10, 2008 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions
you asked
haha
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 10, 2008 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm looking for a big game from Yadi...
... could be on offense; could be on defense. but i think it’s coming.
nice first inning Carp
lets have 7 more!
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Five pitches, Carp?
Jeez. I was hoping for some efficiency!
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glaus
.988 fielding isn’t that why we kept rolen around
i have no idea who these kids are for Springfield
because they dont have the names on their jerseys.
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Easy
Now that I’m over the “Oh, s**t, will Carp’s arm explode on the next pitch” state, it’s nice to have the feeling that The Ace is back in town. They haven’t had that since he went down, no matter how good some of the other guys have been in Carp’s stead…
Wainwright was close
But never was there. I had a feeling he would have been if he would have stayed healthy this year.
Agreed.
There were definitely moments where ADAM was heading toward being The Man, but…between Carp’s track record, and Wainer’s recent injury, the jury is still out. I certainly think he will be an Ace, but…Carp’s been there, again and again. When he’s pitching, I sort of feel like, “well, guys, get three and we’re gold.”
by glennrwordman on Aug 10, 2008 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
anyone know when ankiel might be back
i miss that guy a ton
i take your signatures and use them as away messages
so how come dumpster is getting the outside corner & Carp is not?
granted Carp only threw one there. but still,,,,
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I noticed it too.
The first pitch from Carp concerned me. If he doesn’t get that call, might be a long night for him.
Hopefully it was just that inning.
it's obviously the source of his success this season
so they must talk about it
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Kennedy eeks one out
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2008 8:29 PM EDT reply actions
and a steal
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2008 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions
haha
wow carp, didnt know you have been working on the looping bunt over the first base guy…almost
i take your signatures and use them as away messages
holy hell AK
sheesh your ass is L U C K Y
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Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good
Gotta be AK’s motto
by Andyfantastic on Aug 10, 2008 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions
no he's swinging away
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2008 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions
yes i know...
... i meant a bleeder as in “a little bleeder that finds its way through the infield”.
Carp's single-handedly pushing up Dumpster's count
Go go go! How high can it go!
Testicle-exploding shit storm, circa 7/12/08 - We will never forget!
walk carp
to get to iz2. i mean…iz2 can’t be more dangerous than a guy with a .093 career average…right? right?
good point
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2008 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions
or strikeout it is
i take your signatures and use them as away messages
by ihavebadknees on Aug 10, 2008 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
ball 4
strikeout.
d’oh
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 10, 2008 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah
tire out glove wagger!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2008 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
No doubt - if Iz2 can at least have a 2 pitch at-bat, Dempster's already at least 40 through 2
by BTown Birds fan on Aug 10, 2008 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
god he sucks ass
i really really dislike him
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he leads the team in steals at least
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2008 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
his defense
helps me like him more than AK at this point. although, and it may just be me, it seems kennedy gets a lot of timely hits that produce runs.
Kennedy is quite clearly the better hitter
and his defense is almost as good as iztoo’s. I like Kennedy more
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2008 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Me too
it is kinda sad when we are to the point of trying to decide if we like AK or IZ2 better, isn’t it?
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hah
i think kennedy is messing with dempster right now. getting in his head a little after that steal.
Probably right.
The guy must let things like that get to him if he is willing to look like an idiot shaking his glove just to avoid tipping his pitches.
isn't that a good thing
to rather look like an idiot than to tip your pitches?
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that just makes no sense
who would rather sell jerseys than be a good pitcher?
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yes
because, not like he ever backed up his jersey sales with good seasons or anything. he just sells jerseys because he strikes a pretty pose at homeplate from time to time.
and everyone sure loved the poses when he was wearing cardinal red instead of cubbie blue.
There is your little slowup Willie Mays catch.
Could he have just ran though it and caught it normally? Sure, but that is not ESPN material.
Exactly.
When it was our team, we liked the attention and I am sure the Cubs hated it. Edmonds on ESPN all the time made more people in StL like him and buy more jerseys and whatnot.
Now that he is with Chicago, even though he is an average CF these days with reduced range, they all think he is God.
you think Edmonds
cares more about how many of his jerseys that sell than whether or not he helps the team out? Am I missing your meaning on this?
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Why?
Lebron and Kobe both just got threw saying they would rather play in Europe for more money and to expand their brand than help their current teams.
You think it is different for baseball? You think they guys are not concerned about their image?
They said they'd do it for 50 million for one year...
Anyone would be a fool not to consider (that’s all they’ve said they’d do) taking 50 mil for one year.
"Regression to the mean is so much more fun to watch when it’s a Cub who is regressing." SleepyCA
sure they are
image IS a big part of todays game with the increased media scrutiny of everything. but you make it sound like all dempster/edmonds care about is looking pretty. these guys have put up terrific numbers (edmonds throughout his career/dempster this year) to go along with their images.
I am saying Demptser does not. Edmonds does.
Exhibit A was the last play.
And the little hop from Soriano.
how much does our SS suck that our pitcher can work the count better than he can?
seriously
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42 pitches after two innings for Dumpster
Me likes
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through 2
right?
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 10, 2008 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Am I seeing things, or do the Cubs not have a single .300 hitter?
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Soto was over .300
for most of the season.
by Red in Chicago on Aug 10, 2008 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I think he was out
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2008 8:38 PM EDT reply actions
I was wrong
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2008 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions
He was safe on the replay
That was just POOR fielding…
by voltronchris on Aug 10, 2008 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions
looked really bad there
cubs got a break
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2008 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
throw him nothing but HIGH gas Carp!
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crap
runner at 3rd already
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2008 8:40 PM EDT reply actions
not so fast Hollywood
nice pose though
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Consistent with PitchF/x too
90-94.
"Regression to the mean is so much more fun to watch when it’s a Cub who is regressing." SleepyCA
Side note
Carpenter drops the world’s greatest F-bombs.
"Regression to the mean is so much more fun to watch when it’s a Cub who is regressing." SleepyCA
There's just such perfect form and volume
But really what makes them #1 is the timing. It’s so instantaneous after he screws up—-it really is remarkable.
"Regression to the mean is so much more fun to watch when it’s a Cub who is regressing." SleepyCA
94mph fastball there
according to espn
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2008 8:41 PM EDT reply actions
That's the kind of hit
I’m used to seeing Jimmy make these last few years. I like them a lot better now that its for another team.
Someone needs to rough up Dempster
Carp didn’t give an 11 pitch at bat for nothing
by voltronchris on Aug 10, 2008 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions
after that play on Ramirez, we should just be thankful he caught the damn ball
boo cubs, hooray beer
I felt like it was on time, just not in the right spot
by voltronchris on Aug 10, 2008 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions
ya had it not been up the line
it was def in time
I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2
well im leaving something tells me I wont liek th eoutcome of this game anyway
I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2
pretty good movement on the fastball
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2008 8:43 PM EDT reply actions
So is that an earned run?
Because, if Ludwick hadn’t misplayed that ball, no run would’ve scored
boo cubs, hooray beer
I'd say that was an error
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2008 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
scored an E
doubt it wouldve been if the baby bears were fielding at the time though.
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 10, 2008 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions
was a hit then an error
according to miller…if thats what ya meant..but ya
I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2
yep
official scorer scored an E
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 10, 2008 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions
ERA is not the best stat I've heard
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2008 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions
dunno
it was a single then an error..but not sure.
I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2
go offense!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2008 8:44 PM EDT reply actions
Springfield is in trouble
they are down 3-1.
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who cares?
all that matters in minor league games are individual performances, not team results
boo cubs, hooray beer
how do you know he is 10x better?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2008 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions
but Ankiel is an above Major League average center fielder...
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2008 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Ankiel takes terrible routes on balls
Rasmus doesn’t. Rasmus is a natural CFer. Ankiel should play right where his arm will be put to better use.
boo cubs, hooray beer
by Raconteur on Aug 10, 2008 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
+1
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 10, 2008 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions
but Ankiel has the better arm
and the longest part of the park to throw from is in center
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2008 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Have you seen Rasmus play?
If not, you don’t really have ground to stand on in this argument
boo cubs, hooray beer
has Rasmus played in the major leagues?
no, he hasn’t
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2008 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I beg to differ
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2008 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions
different ballparks
different pitcherss, different action, different stress
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2008 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
thanks!
guess we shall have to wait and see who will actually be starting CF next year
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2008 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll wager it will be Ankiel
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2008 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions
you are going to have
different ballparks and different pitchers no matter what level you are playing at. i can agree with the different stress argument, but any guy who gets so weighed down under all the stress that he can’t play isn’t going to be much of an asset to us anyway.
"i've seen"
is a horrible argument.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
i actually agree, for once
ank is good, he has range and a strong arm, but he still doesn’t seem to have a natural feel for where the ball is going to land. his athleticism makes up for it most of the time, but i feel rasmus is better suited for center with ank in right and lud in left. skip can spell some guys from time to time.
blasphemy!!! rasmus is the second coming of christ and there can be no other CF greater.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
platoon
of course
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2008 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I will be SHOCKED
if there isn’t another OF platoon next year…sigh
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your so smooooth Hollywood
and sooo pretty
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This ballpark won't hold these
loud outs Dempster is giving up. The runs will come. Hopefully Carp keeps us in it long enough.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 10, 2008 8:48 PM EDT reply actions
Yeah, but it won't hold Carp's loud outs for long, either...
by voltronchris on Aug 10, 2008 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions
What long outs?
The Edmonds one is the only loud out.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 10, 2008 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Haha
Dempster living on a wing and a prayer.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 10, 2008 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions
your pretty too Soriano
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Hope thing?
Do Cubs fans hurt themselves every year with that?
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 10, 2008 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions
yep
and Im still just baffled as to why he continues.
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 10, 2008 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah
that was one of the most humorous injuries not involving the humorus.
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2008 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
and considering
he is a horrible, horrible fielder when doing things normal…it will probably come back to hurt him (hopefully literally, as in the ball will miss his glove and hit him right on the noggin, deion sanders style)
I would
watch that replay a billion times.
by glennrwordman on Aug 10, 2008 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
3 Hard hit balls
and nothing to show for it, it’s too bad the wind isn’t blowing out (although, if it were, Jimmy would have another HR)
boo cubs, hooray beer
Am I the only one excited...
that I could see K-Mac pitch again today? And Perez, for that matter
damn
Pujols has such a sweet swing. It’s almost too sweet because it always make me think he’s blasting one out of there, but then it just stays in play . . .
On with the (good) youth movement!
i need the Cards to score...
... and not K anymore. my opponent in fantasy has Dempster, and ERA & Ks are very close.
will it be OK to laugh
when Soriano blows out his achilles or hi calf again?
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
only if he does it while doing the hop
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2008 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions
thats what i'm talking about
he’s so freaking stupid
oh & shut the hell up Pete. no matter how much you want it, these f’ing flubs will never be the Yankees.
and your stupid sawx aren’t a national team jackass
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
Pete?
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2008 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Gammons
talking about the Cubs future.
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 10, 2008 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
i like Gammons...
... yeah, he’s a bit of a homer, but i sort of look at him like i look at the Commish: great commentary and sense of history, and not afraid of new methods of examining the game.
lol @ bartman
my favorite part of that whole fiasco is the fact that EVERY fan surrounding that poor guy was reaching for the ball, he just happened to touch it.
And the funny thing is, to this day, most Cub fans still blame Bartman for not going to the series
that year
by buzzburton33 on Aug 10, 2008 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
As a true cubs fan
I like to read what ya’ll write, I feel like Cardinal fans are up there in the most knowledgeable fanbase there is in Baseball, however I disagree with that comment.
I feel like most true Cubs fans don’t blame it on Bartman, rather the booted double play ball. I feel like in the heat of the moment thats what we blamed it on right then, but then we realized it was good old Alex at short.
The only reason that’s still the way the public views it is because ESPN needs something to use and that was it in 2003, so it is constantly shown again and again.
by cubsfaninatl on Aug 10, 2008 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I hate after a Cubs win, all the articles include a photo of them jumping and bumping hips
I hope someone hurts themself (or at least gets a nasty bruise) doing that stupid move.
Testicle-exploding shit storm, circa 7/12/08 - We will never forget!
TLR to Carp: We're keeping you on an 80 pitch leash tonight
Carp: Ok, I’ll just have to get my CG in 80 or less.
TLR: Wha… wha… what?!!!! (falls over)
Testicle-exploding shit storm, circa 7/12/08 - We will never forget!
Pitching
Carp – 24 pitches – 1 run
Dumpster – 53 pitches – 0 runs
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 10, 2008 8:57 PM EDT reply actions
Also
Cards = 1 E = 0 R
Cubs = 0 E = 1 R
Testicle-exploding shit storm, circa 7/12/08 - We will never forget!
Edmonds had no idea where that ball was
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 10, 2008 8:57 PM EDT reply actions
I don't think he even knows where HE is
by voltronchris on Aug 10, 2008 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
haha
one day he wakes up and realizes that he’s a Cub, “What the . . .”
On with the (good) youth movement!
Dumpster should send all 7 fielders
out onto the warning track.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 10, 2008 8:58 PM EDT reply actions
yeah....
but the swinging at balls, the swing and misses that lead to the runners being thrown out by 20 feet….
shudder
by duncans_army on Aug 10, 2008 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Nice Hit and Run
Yadi!
Way to stay out of the ball’s way Santa! Im so glad that didnt hit you!
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
If we win tonight
Cubs home wining percentage drops to .710, which…would be nice to help it get below .700.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 10, 2008 9:00 PM EDT reply actions
Adam Kennedy is such a terrible hitter
that they didn’t even both pitching around him to get to Carp with a base open
boo cubs, hooray beer
I can't help it
but despite how long he’s played here, whenever I see Adam Kennedy I think of this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh-WIUGKk98
On with the (good) youth movement!
what's sad
is the acting done by the ballplayers is on par with the paid “actors” in that show.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
Adam 6-4-3
is up. If you make an out Adam, please make a productive one.
ok, K, thats fine.
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
It is not really fine when the pitcher is up next.
I would rather he hit it at the shortstop, at least he has a chance to beat it out.
short bench
we don’t have very many IF’ers on the roster.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 10, 2008 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Carpenter has 5 career RBIs
the likelihood of him driving this one in is nil.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 10, 2008 9:01 PM EDT reply actions
I officially hate you now Edmonds
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2008 9:02 PM EDT reply actions
boo!
thats rediculous.
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 10, 2008 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions
that is way beyond the bounds
read the community guidelines if you need to but that is way out of line.
i'm not arguing that is what in poor taste
but of all the things i’ve read around here, you are going to break out the guidelines on this one?
heck, 3 seconds before this someone said JED can burn in hell, that is in better taste?
Freaking Edmonds
isn’t it time to fake a toe injury again?
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 10, 2008 9:02 PM EDT reply actions
not as exciting as
jojo reyes
I have discovered in twenty years of moving around a ball park, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats. ~Bill Veeck
Come the eff on
"Regression to the mean is so much more fun to watch when it’s a Cub who is regressing." SleepyCA
Edmonds..
always slowing up so he can make diving catches.
THE SKIP IS LEGIT!!
Seriously... what were Rich Harden's parents thinking?!?!?!
first thing i thought
hollywood.
I have discovered in twenty years of moving around a ball park, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats. ~Bill Veeck
yeah tip of the cap on that one....
I’ll always enjoy watching the guy field…
Just keep in mind folks, we have the best outfield in the game pretty much, we had no use for edmonds or the 8 million dollars we’d probably have had to pay him…
by duncans_army on Aug 10, 2008 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
great catch, Jimmy
now let’s hear some howling about how he didn’t have to dive and he was just showboating, yada, yada, yada.
That was a good catch.
Necessary to dive there.
Not necessary to do the basket catch earlier, though.
I wonder what
all of my Cubs fan friends who always said “Edmonds is nothing more than a showboat” are saying now.
On with the (good) youth movement!
They're saying
“yes, but he’s OUR showboat.”
by glennrwordman on Aug 10, 2008 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Not
that the last catch was showboating. It was a helluva play.
by glennrwordman on Aug 10, 2008 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
man....
Fukudomes numbers are awful now.
by longhornscardinals on Aug 10, 2008 9:03 PM EDT reply actions
that's read "man...fukudome has regressed now"
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
God, I love the man...
but can’t he save all this crap for AFTER we leave town???
LaRussa refuses to give Jed
credit. Love it.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 10, 2008 9:04 PM EDT reply actions
larussa...
chronic hater, hate, hate, hate…
by duncans_army on Aug 10, 2008 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
GOOD
Tony is an ass but I’m sick of this friendly rivalry BS. I liked the bean ball war days better.
THE SKIP IS LEGIT!!
Seriously... what were Rich Harden's parents thinking?!?!?!
+1
I bet those are the words etched on gibson’s tombstone…
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
he didn't even acknowledge he was playing
heh
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2008 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Boy, Tony
just isn’t going to say anything nice about Jimmy. It’s like it would kill him to do so. Real classy, Tony!
I'd rather him say nothing at all
that say something even more tacky
by voltronchris on Aug 10, 2008 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Tony does not like Jimmy.
I dont think that means he has no class. Falling asleep at the wheel of a car, different story.
if you can't say anything nice
don’t say anything at all
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2008 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions
overflow coming up soon?
my computer is dragging ass, no thanks the the massive collection of porn i have assembled i’m sure.
Walk Lee
to set up the 1 pitch double play?
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 10, 2008 9:07 PM EDT reply actions
Nevermind
Gold Glove Glaus has it. Triple G!
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 10, 2008 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions
how weird it must be for carp..
almost the last time he was pitching, edmonds was probably playing center field for HIM.. then he flies out to him.
okay
A-Ram is quickly becoming a candidate for tonight’s bean ball.
On with the (good) youth movement!
Kennedy's last AB could very well place ahead of Izz2's faiure to bunt this week
as the worst AB this season…he had NO chance
It's too bad Ank's not playing...
then we’d have our own spectacular catches to watch
Just drill
Edmonds and pitch to DeRosa.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 10, 2008 9:09 PM EDT reply actions
There's that patented Carpenter comebacker 2-seam
"Regression to the mean is so much more fun to watch when it’s a Cub who is regressing." SleepyCA
what the hell did i miss?
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
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