Game 123 Overflow Thread
by yer dog first on Aug 13, 2008 9:25 PM EDT
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here we go
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 13, 2008 9:28 PM EDT reply actions
ok, so that didnt post how I typed it up
Jason LaRue hits
Pitching looking real solid
Fish on the barbee
A haiku, albeit not a very good one, for luck
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
we need to win this
all the haikus we can get
sudden victory
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 13, 2008 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
much better than mine
nice
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 13, 2008 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I had shrimp on the barbee with teriyaki rice last night
that was good
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 13, 2008 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
sounds like it
i dont like the asian cuisine much though.
more of a steak and taters guy, myself.
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 13, 2008 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I like both
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 13, 2008 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions
l love most cuisines
Will I ever stop loving my metabolism? I think not.
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
i love Italian
but it hates me. that’s the only type of food i can’t eat
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
I do too
but boy, it can cause some acid reflux on the wrong day
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 13, 2008 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
no matter what type of medicine i take
i cant eat it. it flat out tears my stomach to shreds.
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
I'm weird
one week I can eat Italian and Mexican and it doesn’t even bother me in the least. a week or two later, and my stomach’s on fire. it does this in cycles too so I can’t figure it out. I should probably just adopt a more consistent diet.
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 13, 2008 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions
fast metabolism
its a blessing and a curse
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 13, 2008 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
it's not good if you have low food supplies
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 13, 2008 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
very true
thus, the curse
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 13, 2008 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
that is why you keep ample
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by mattyfrommo on Aug 13, 2008 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah
I could eat 1/3 as much as my friend with high metabolism and still have twice as much body fat. hell, even when I worked out I still had some that just wouldn’t disappear. but then again, I drink tons of beer so that might have something to do with it too.
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 13, 2008 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
i guess ak
is trying hard to get ahead of flopez on the depth chart
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!
seems like it
last night the Marlins Announcers were talking about AK and made the observation that he was a “former ALCS MVP, now a Cardinal reserve”.
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 13, 2008 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Having watching that 19-17 game last night
I don’t feel safe with any lead. Let’s get a few more!
IZ2 AND AK with back to back hits?
am i drunk?
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
good point
if SKIPPY jacks a dong here, i’ll never be sober again
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
ran out of grit?
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 13, 2008 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
a question on the marlins broadcast
but no info
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!
Replaced by Izturis?
Bruised ego – considered day-to-day
Cardinal fan in the heart of Braves country
DFA Adam Kennedy and Randy Flores!
"Just because nobody understands you doesn't make you an artist."
Intentional Balk!
buncha crap!
took the bat right outta Alberts hands
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
hmm..
maybe I’m wrong.
I hope so.
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 13, 2008 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Hello?
is there anybody in here?
just nod if you can hear me.
is there anyone at home?
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
yeah
he’s pretty good
/sarcasm
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 13, 2008 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
how can you eat your pudding if you haven't eaten your meat?
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
not to nitpick...
How can you have any pudding if you don’t eat your meat?
"Them Cubbies can kiss my ass" -Dizzy Dean
i knew that sounded wrong
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
he should stay in the pen
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
yea
fakes the ump out easy enough
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!
holy crap that was right down the middle
damn blue what pitch were you looking at?
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
where's looper?
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!
dugout
K-mac was throwing pretty well, until the Hanley HBP.
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 13, 2008 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
how did we get the 5th run
my computer’s been all screwy
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 13, 2008 9:43 PM EDT reply actions
oh I see
Skip single
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 13, 2008 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
holy shit
joe the man
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!
HOLY GLOVE WORK JOEY BOMBS!
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
How can you not like this guy?
I mean seriously
I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang
by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 13, 2008 9:44 PM EDT reply actions
Web Gem nominee
right there!
second comment on one play, unheard of.
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
kmac seems to be losing it quick after the hbp
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!
the umps not doing him any favors, he was totally screwed on the Hanley at bat
he should have been out
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
Knuckle down k-mac
their top 5 can put a run on anyone, now just knuckle down and take care of business.
I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang
by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 13, 2008 9:47 PM EDT reply actions
well poop
you can’t throw down & in on a left KMac
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
yep, replay showed it back up right over the plate
you really can’t do that
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
well the late inning bug
gets em all
i am despondent
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!
OK, we can still get out of this with the lead
Too bad Iz2 ran into an out last inning. Looks like we could have used more runs, as usual….
by BTown Birds fan on Aug 13, 2008 9:50 PM EDT reply actions
right
Glaus ran into an out at home a couple innings ago too.
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 13, 2008 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions
That's right - that wasn't close either
Damn, it would be depressing to lose another late inning lead, especially if it’s coughed up by McClellan
by BTown Birds fan on Aug 13, 2008 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Walk ugga?
I would
I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang
by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 13, 2008 9:50 PM EDT reply actions
to get to willingham?
not sure I would.
of course, I say this because I dont know a whole lot about willingham
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 13, 2008 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
bullpen trouble...
yet AGAIN!? When will this stop?
Yadi swings and hits a high fly ball... Endy Chavez goes back, to the track, to the wall... ITS A GUNNER!! Yadi gives St. Louis the lead in the top of the ninth!
I like KMac here & most of the time
but 0-2 to the 1st 2 hitters & they both reach, thats inexcusable really to be successful in the bigs. Ive said it 100 times on this board, these guys have no out pitch, either that or the pitch to contact is miserably failing. Where is a high fastball? I really dont think Dunc wants them to throw it, because they rarely do.
And, now they probably blow another lead…when will it end
kmac is fine
one bad outing does not change that. It happens to everyone
When the time comes for me to not be bothered by losing that is when I know it is time to retire my fandom
the ump didn't do KMac any favors as well
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
IMO, it happens to this whole staff ALOT
is all Im saying. Way too many hitters get on base that begin w/an 0-2 count.
And on that note, good job by Perez…HUGE
by buzzburton33 on Aug 13, 2008 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions
this is what part of why we carry so many pitchers
villone warms up for the lefty, but watches from the pen
now it’s a classic springer situation, but he can’[t throw 2 days in a row, so we blow our closer
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!
The bullpen this year has cost me five years
at least on my life.
we really need Perez to have his A game tonight
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
Is Perez going for the 5-out save
Or is he just finishing the 8th?
Cardinal fan in the heart of Braves country
DFA Adam Kennedy and Randy Flores!
"Just because nobody understands you doesn't make you an artist."
there is no one else throwing up in the pen
besides Marty of course
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
good
thatd be a lot to clean up if there were.
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 13, 2008 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
i suspect the latter
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!
i wish we could
make a linescore… from all runs scored and conceded this year. To compare our early inning production to our late inning breakdowns…
Yadi swings and hits a high fly ball... Endy Chavez goes back, to the track, to the wall... ITS A GUNNER!! Yadi gives St. Louis the lead in the top of the ninth!
let's get these guys
ok, now I get the fish on the barbee part, my bad
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 13, 2008 9:55 PM EDT reply actions
ugh, these Fish are another team that has the nack of winning at home
in the late innings.
come on Perez! they can’t hit what they can’t see!
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
Hope that was the ole unintentional intentional
40th anniversary of Gibson's 1.12 ERA, Think he could pitch in the bullpen now?
another friggin one run game!
ah, the stress
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 13, 2008 9:56 PM EDT reply actions
k him
plz.. ground ball… plz.. i dont care, just get out of this..
Yadi swings and hits a high fly ball... Endy Chavez goes back, to the track, to the wall... ITS A GUNNER!! Yadi gives St. Louis the lead in the top of the ninth!
B E A U T I FU L
well done Perez!
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
YEAH!!!!!!!
The stress is still killing me, though!!!!! ha ha
young pitcher had some great defense behind him
"..and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped." -Sir Belvedere
I really need to go add that to the list
but I am too lazy right now
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by mattyfrommo on Aug 13, 2008 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
he can stumble anytime he wants
shouldn’t Tony be used to that by now? Or actually happy that he “stumbled” OUT of an inning?
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by mattyfrommo on Aug 13, 2008 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
no doubt
how many saves have Frank & IZZY fell ass backwards out of this year again?
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
Oh, yeah!!!
Now let’s get a couple runs back!!
by BTown Birds fan on Aug 13, 2008 9:58 PM EDT reply actions
attaboy!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111
How depressing is it being you? Is it closer to being a lifelong cubs fan or being born without lips? - Janitor
Does Perez finish it, assuming we don't pile on a bunch of runs here?
I assume (and hope) so
by BTown Birds fan on Aug 13, 2008 9:59 PM EDT reply actions
I hope so
I don’t want Thompson, do you?
by ccthemovieman on Aug 13, 2008 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
So
K-Mac gets another hold even though that was a less than stellar outing
Cardinal fan in the heart of Braves country
DFA Adam Kennedy and Randy Flores!
"Just because nobody understands you doesn't make you an artist."
Yay. walkin Ugga' did some good
Yadi : “Damn Perez I thought you were going to lose it”
Perez: “Nah, I just had to get my trademark walk before greatness out of the way”
I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang
by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 13, 2008 9:59 PM EDT reply actions
glaus
for gold dlove? check the stats among third baseman, he deserves it
Yadi swings and hits a high fly ball... Endy Chavez goes back, to the track, to the wall... ITS A GUNNER!! Yadi gives St. Louis the lead in the top of the ninth!
glove
i meant
Yadi swings and hits a high fly ball... Endy Chavez goes back, to the track, to the wall... ITS A GUNNER!! Yadi gives St. Louis the lead in the top of the ninth!
give him another 12 HR
and he will, all while crossing his 300th.
Yeah, I’m pushing for a batting stat, ah the irony of the GG
I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang
by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 13, 2008 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
pretty sure aramis ramirez has more range
and he can jump higher, too.
"..and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped." -Sir Belvedere
lol
I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang
by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 13, 2008 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
well he should
he’s lost about 50lbs since he got off the juice
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
nope
because there’s a massive difference.
after that Walk™, there’s greatness.
I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang
by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 13, 2008 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I hope we don't go through this bullpen sh*t next year
too much STRESS for this old geezer.
+ whatever
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by mattyfrommo on Aug 13, 2008 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Psyche out?
I really hope so.
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 13, 2008 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Is it "bring your dog to the park day"?
buh-dum-chee
Cardinal fan in the heart of Braves country
DFA Adam Kennedy and Randy Flores!
"Just because nobody understands you doesn't make you an artist."
just in case this thing goes into extras
I’d assume
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 13, 2008 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Young Pitcher get ground ball
Young Pitcher throw like running bear after meal
How
/stereotype
Cardinal fan in the heart of Braves country
DFA Adam Kennedy and Randy Flores!
"Just because nobody understands you doesn't make you an artist."
studwick
missed his pitch there..
Yadi swings and hits a high fly ball... Endy Chavez goes back, to the track, to the wall... ITS A GUNNER!! Yadi gives St. Louis the lead in the top of the ninth!
oh come on blue!
that same pitch to Hanley was a ball
jerk
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
damn
he didnt get injured…
Yadi swings and hits a high fly ball... Endy Chavez goes back, to the track, to the wall... ITS A GUNNER!! Yadi gives St. Louis the lead in the top of the ninth!
I hope he didnt get injured. Hes a class a guy.
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 13, 2008 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
true
and they play the cubs next. last thing we want is for hanley to be injured before THAT series.
Given the Cubs’ luck this year, though, he’ll get hurt celebrating a walk-off HR tomorrow.
"..and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped." -Sir Belvedere
celebration
why would he celebrate a walk off/ go ahead homer for us?
yes, I know we cant hit a walk off, away, go with me on thisn.
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 13, 2008 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Karma dude
with the way this team has been hit by injuries, you just have to believe in it
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by mattyfrommo on Aug 13, 2008 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm glad he didn't get hurt,
but I laughed. It was especially funny when the guard opened the gate to let him back on the field. He was probably thinking, “Why didn’t you open the dang gate BEFORE I fell over it!”
by cardsgirl95 on Aug 13, 2008 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
haha
that actually made me laugh
rec
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 13, 2008 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
what happened to
the hot tubs the Fish used to have down the lines?
i bet he was hoping he’d fall into one of those
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
Hanley
didnt look like he felt too good after going over the rail.
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
6 for 21 since joining the team
that was his 1st XBH
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Poetic justice
Imagine this scenario. Game 7 of the NLCS in Wrigley. Cubs vs. whomever. Bottom of the 9th, bases loaded, 1 out, the Cubs are down by 1. Fukudome comes up to bat with the chance to send the Cubs to their first World Series in more than half a century (1945?). He proceeds to GIDP to clinch the pennant for the other team, and all the Cubs fans sitting out there in their “Fukudome Japanese apparel” just look like idiots.
Sorry to jack the thread
Cardinal fan in the heart of Braves country
DFA Adam Kennedy and Randy Flores!
"Just because nobody understands you doesn't make you an artist."
I knew there was a reason I like TLR
he got his Law degree from Florida State!
GO NOLES!
AND GO CARDS!
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
are you saying Bobby has been in Tony's ear this whole time?
why i,,,i,,,i just don’t believe it
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
Hurricanes Blow!
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 13, 2008 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
OK, we gotta bring home the dude on third with one out
At least a sac fly, Glaus
by BTown Birds fan on Aug 13, 2008 10:06 PM EDT reply actions
Mr. Doubles strikes again!
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
who would have thought
the mi would hit so much tonight?
Looks like either Perez bats for himself
Or someone else comes on for the 9th
Cardinal fan in the heart of Braves country
DFA Adam Kennedy and Randy Flores!
"Just because nobody understands you doesn't make you an artist."
Wait nevermind
Missed the double switch
Cardinal fan in the heart of Braves country
DFA Adam Kennedy and Randy Flores!
"Just because nobody understands you doesn't make you an artist."
With the well documented eye issues
I wonder how much of a correlation there is on various weather data vs his stats for the game, I’d bet they’d have some common ground. He looks great today
I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang
by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 13, 2008 10:08 PM EDT reply actions
aw crap
they saw right threw Tony’s plan
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
Rooney said Yadi was coming up to bat for Perez
and Villone was getting ready to come in. Then he said Yadi sat down and Perez was batting for himself.
by BTown Birds fan on Aug 13, 2008 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Oops, sorry - false alarm
Rooney said Yadi was coming up
by BTown Birds fan on Aug 13, 2008 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Tony was trying to get them to pitch to Bombs by doing that
but i didn’t work, the IBB’d him
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
Wouldn't you?
Cardinal fan in the heart of Braves country
DFA Adam Kennedy and Randy Flores!
"Just because nobody understands you doesn't make you an artist."
No way pitch #5 was a strike
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Perez has to be giggling
You call that a fastball? It’s 88 MPH!
I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang
by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 13, 2008 10:13 PM EDT reply actions
love the guy in the stands
who comments on every pitch. need to get him a VEB account.
"..and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped." -Sir Belvedere
What's he been saying?
Is he like that guy in Tampa a few years ago?
Cardinal fan in the heart of Braves country
DFA Adam Kennedy and Randy Flores!
"Just because nobody understands you doesn't make you an artist."
no, just banal stuff
“that’s a ball”
“this guys batting zero zero zero!”
etc
"..and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped." -Sir Belvedere
Looked inside to me
on strike 2
then, he put strike 3 right there too.
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
1-2-3 Please Perez
That would be b-e-a-utiful
Cardinal fan in the heart of Braves country
DFA Adam Kennedy and Randy Flores!
"Just because nobody understands you doesn't make you an artist."
beautiful
like eagle
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 13, 2008 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Bottom of the order Perez, let's do this
Keep H-Ram on the bench
I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang
by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 13, 2008 10:16 PM EDT reply actions
There's that slider!
Cardinal fan in the heart of Braves country
DFA Adam Kennedy and Randy Flores!
"Just because nobody understands you doesn't make you an artist."
too bad LaRue didn't go w/Chris
to Memphis to learn how to catch it
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yuck
that really stinks!
that slider dove hard to the dirt!
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
That's two outs
we could have had. I’m getting nervous. Hold that DP thought, yer dog
holding
trust me
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 13, 2008 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
still has potential
now, lets do this!
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 13, 2008 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
haha, i read that wrong
i thought you said “hold me yer dog”
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
Curveball?
Perez has one?
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 13, 2008 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
apparently
what are these pitches in the dirt getting swings and misses? They look like izzy curveballs
by cardsfaninmass on Aug 13, 2008 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
the dirt pitches are sliders
I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang
by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 13, 2008 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
FSN said it was 97
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by mattyfrommo on Aug 13, 2008 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
fb
I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang
by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 13, 2008 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
c'mon people
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by mattyfrommo on Aug 13, 2008 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
feel the noise?
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
I was channeling Joe Morgan
and no one called me out on it.
Disappointing!
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by mattyfrommo on Aug 13, 2008 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Hanley
I really dont wanna see him come to the plate.
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
seeing perez run his fingers through his hair
before throwing that- wonder if he’s been working on his spitball?
"..and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped." -Sir Belvedere
Hanley dont hurt 'em!
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 13, 2008 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
With our bullpen, you got to pray just to make it today
by BTown Birds fan on Aug 13, 2008 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
nice
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 13, 2008 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
it's a slider
a definite slider
I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang
by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 13, 2008 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm still mad they pitched to him last night with first base open
But they have no choice tonight. I have CONFIDENCE, though!
While I didn't want this matchup
it’s gonna be droolworthy. Comeon Perez!~
I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang
by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 13, 2008 10:22 PM EDT reply actions
olympic connectione
should we enter joey glovebomb in a michael phelps look alike contest?
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!
Perez is getting no luv from the ump
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
Hanley was talking to himself after that one
pay attention Daddy Dunk
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
unfortunately
didn’t need to
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!
yeah
theres always that
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 13, 2008 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
C'mon Chris
one more
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Gonzo is 55 years old Chris, he can't hit your heat!
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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!
Yes!!!!
The Perez era officially is here!!!!! (We hope!!!)
Never a dull moment!!!
that’s a winner!
by cardsfaninmass on Aug 13, 2008 10:27 PM EDT reply actions
Way to go, C-Per!!
C-Per doesn’t really work, does it?
by BTown Birds fan on Aug 13, 2008 10:27 PM EDT reply actions
CP are you with me?
Oh yeah we are the church we ain’t going nowhere
Eh…weak sauce
Cardinal fan in the heart of Braves country
DFA Adam Kennedy and Randy Flores!
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i like cp
holla if ya hear me
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by themanthemyth on Aug 13, 2008 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
No, no, no
it’s already decided: Young Pitcher
As in “Young pitcher did a good job in getting out of the jam created by the SO/PB”
by ArkansasTravs on Aug 13, 2008 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
nice to see
but gotta lay off the izzy juice
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!
WINNER!
Great range there by Iz2!
Huge Save by the Bulldog!
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
NOW Tony should have no excuses
nice job Perez
Come on people
we have to admit – Perez is shaky….
but his stuff is so electric…his fastball so overpowering….he can get by…until
by cardsfaninmass on Aug 13, 2008 10:28 PM EDT reply actions
...
I thought you were WCBW for a minute, then I saw your name.
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 13, 2008 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
until,,, when?
of course he is shaky, he is a rookie with less than 5 career saves
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by mattyfrommo on Aug 13, 2008 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
until he blows a save...
...which is inevitable (always), but even more inevitable when you walk people like he does.
The big test will be how he bounces back from a blown save.
by cardsfaninmass on Aug 13, 2008 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
he has blown 2 already
I think he has bounced back pretty well, agreed?
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by mattyfrommo on Aug 13, 2008 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
don't recall boston?
if I recall correctly, you’re looking at a little meltdown there.
he’s grown up since going back down, and he’s trusting his stuff.
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by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 13, 2008 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't think he was put into a 9th inning save situation in Boston
he melted down plenty of times when he wasn’t the closer, but it didn’t necessarily lose the game….
by cardsfaninmass on Aug 13, 2008 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
how could you forget TESS?
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
how can you not forget TESS?
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by mattyfrommo on Aug 13, 2008 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah - he blew that one in the 8th
it’s very different
by cardsfaninmass on Aug 13, 2008 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
how is the 8th different from the 9th?
it was the key moment of the game up to that point. And he blew the Pittsburgh game too. You won’t get more of a letdown than that game
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by mattyfrommo on Aug 13, 2008 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
b/c when your entrusted as the CLOSER by TLR it's just a totally different
ballgame…
...plus, if you blow it, the game is (or can be) over….
I know everyone poo poos the whole closer idea around here, but in the cardinal clubhouse it means a lot
by cardsfaninmass on Aug 13, 2008 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't poo poo the closer
but tonight Perez came in in the 8th, I just don’t see the difference. I thought at that point in time it was closer by committee
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by mattyfrommo on Aug 13, 2008 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Perez came in tonight to get 5 outs
no doubt about it.
I’m starting to think Tony can’t psychologically handle a baseball world in which he doesn’t know who he will go to for the final outs
Whatever happened in that conversation between Dunc, TLR and MO, Tony decided Perez was going to be the closer
by cardsfaninmass on Aug 13, 2008 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
and thank goodness
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by mattyfrommo on Aug 13, 2008 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Mo may have said
give chris a chance and we’ll start the rehab on Adam with a smaller pitch count just in case
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by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 13, 2008 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
the kid has been a closer all his life
he’s blown saves, he has the mentality to bounce back. jesus christ, try and be happy that we have a legit closer finally.
boo cubs, hooray beer
he needs to show it in the big leagues
minor difference from college ball, I know…but I just thought I’d make the point
by cardsfaninmass on Aug 13, 2008 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
and the minors.
he’s a pure closer and built as such. and I would say he is showing it in the big leagues. When there’s that much natural movement in his pitches it’s going to be hard to keep them in the zone. The only difference he’s now getting is that the batters are generally more disciplined. Thus the walks.
However, unlike the previous time he’s up, he’s trusting his stuff and continues to refine and locate the slider. Now he’s getting to the point where a walk doesn’t change anything and the coach/catcher is looking for the truest out pitch (short of K-Mac’s and Adam’s curve) on the team, his slider.
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by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 13, 2008 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
all hail overlord young pitcher!
I’m impressed too…I really am….but I just want to see how he bounces back after blowing his first save WHILE HE IS TLR’S CLEAR CLOSER.
That will be a test. Anyone who thinks he’s already cleared that test b/c he’s done it in the minors is kidding themselves.
by cardsfaninmass on Aug 13, 2008 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
and what you may want to try and understand
is that he won’t be defined on any manner as Tony’s “clear” closer. Tony and Dunc will let the old school attitude show up and won’t give him that label, they’ll continue to push a little and put him in a place to prove.
I’d say it’s because while Tony isn’t the best at all times, he’s really trying to protect Perez from the stress as a closer in a pennant race.
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by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 13, 2008 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
tony can say whatever he wants
he’s defining Perez as the closer by his in-game decisions over the last 1.5 weeks
I do agree that I think he’s diplomatically trying to protect him
by cardsfaninmass on Aug 13, 2008 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
both were not situatiions where he was TLR's closer
by cardsfaninmass on Aug 13, 2008 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
TLR didn't have a closer
you really can’t nitpick, a blown save is a blown save. Well a blown save in a high pressure situation is a blown save
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by mattyfrommo on Aug 13, 2008 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah he did - his name was Ryan Franklin
Tony has to have a closer…
I actually bought this ‘committee’ bs at first, but nope…Perez is now the closer.
by cardsfaninmass on Aug 13, 2008 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
your right -
I think that was the “lets try izzy” just this once idea….total disaster
by cardsfaninmass on Aug 13, 2008 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Tony may have thought that
and others may have thought that, but if Franklin doesn’t think of himself as a closer, he isn’t really a closer.
He had someone in the closer’s role, I will give you that
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by mattyfrommo on Aug 13, 2008 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
If Franklin didn't think of himself as the closer
he was probably wondering, “why in god’s name does tony keep calling me for the 9th inning???”
by cardsfaninmass on Aug 13, 2008 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Franklin said in many post game interviews
that he was just holding fort until Izzy came back and felt the change of mentality in the role harder than he thought. Said it almost the entire time Izzy was in Jupiter.
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by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 13, 2008 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
of course...
....but that didn’t change that he was THE MAN that TLR turned to in the 9th inning for almost 2 months.
You have to have a different mentality at that point
by cardsfaninmass on Aug 13, 2008 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
ok, I meant THE CLOSER, not the closer
IMO, they are different
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I'd argue that given a one run lead bottom of the 10th is closing
That was what happened v PITT on July 12th. He didn’t come through, went down to Memphis, worked on the slider and is back up as the unannounced closer.
except Ryan Franlin was TLR's closer a the time....
...totally different role for Perez at that time, compared to now.
by cardsfaninmass on Aug 13, 2008 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
He has shown bouncing back
from a blown save, being demoted before pitching again then being promoted into the closer role three weeks later. I’d say he’ll handle a blown save just fine.
I hope your right....
he just hasn’t shown it yet…time will tell
by cardsfaninmass on Aug 13, 2008 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
bounced down to Memphis and
back to the closer spot so I would agree he bounced very well.
Following the Izzy/Franklin scary as shit closer style vs the lights out style I’d like more often considering the weak heart and all.
If hes gonna be the future closer, let him finish the rest of the season and if he takes some
lumps, so be it, then that will make him stronger for next year
by buzzburton33 on Aug 13, 2008 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Dios la bandega
mi amigo
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 13, 2008 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
6 18 1
this does feel like april again.
nice job, young’in.
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hopefully we can pull out a w-l record to match
ran the numbers in a fan post last week, if we split all even numbered series (4, 2) we need to win all but one of the rest of the series to finish with 20 games over (91) wins.
that “but one” was the cubs, so now we can’t settle for breaking even on the 4 game sets, we need tomorrows game
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by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 13, 2008 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
God damn Brew-Crew
already up 1-0
Enough for CC?
by cardsfaninmass on Aug 13, 2008 10:32 PM EDT reply actions
cc is the chuck norris of the national league
he’ll hit two jacks in his first at bat
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by themanthemyth on Aug 13, 2008 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
The strike two pitch
to Hanley (the one he swung through) was evil looking. What was that?
"just" a fastball
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by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 13, 2008 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Seemed like it moved
quite a bit for a fastball.
by cardsgirl95 on Aug 13, 2008 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
that's why his fastball is considered brillant
it’s not just speed, but can get some nice action as well
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by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 13, 2008 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, I was impressed.
And I think Hanley was too.
by cardsgirl95 on Aug 13, 2008 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
it actually looked like it tailed up & in
if he can perfect that pitch, no one will hit it
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by mattyfrommo on Aug 13, 2008 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
it started at the hitters ankles and ended up at his shoulders
by cardsfaninmass on Aug 13, 2008 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
that pitch is gonne get me way excited
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by mattyfrommo on Aug 13, 2008 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
is that a fast ball in your pants?
or are you just happy to see me?
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I don't know how to reply to that
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by mattyfrommo on Aug 13, 2008 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
very carefully
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by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 13, 2008 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah
once he perfects it when he’s amped, the walks will hardly ever be there, it’s that action that gets him wild.
and add a slider that scares the hell out of moles, you have something
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by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 13, 2008 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
a forbidden
high fastball
it does not follow
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 13, 2008 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
well, if you can throw 97 it's ok
Reyes tried to pump those past hitters at 92
by cardsfaninmass on Aug 13, 2008 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
a 97 mph FB
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by mattyfrommo on Aug 13, 2008 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
THERE's a guy who could hit
a 97 MPH fastball
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Not that we actually need him right now
but why hasn’t Motte got a look yet, I know people will say he only has a fastball, but has anyone ever seen Broxton through anything but a FB? ( I haven’t )That Nelson guy for the Marlins looks pretty effective only throwing the heater.
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I don't know
Nelson’s fastball has some decent, if not good movement. Motte’s is quite straight. Motte is developing secondary pitches however, and should get a look in Sept.
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by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 13, 2008 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I haven't seen Motte's
is it straight? Have you? I am willing to believe that. I am just asking because when I think straight fastball, I think one that is right down the pipe.
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by mattyfrommo on Aug 13, 2008 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
it's fk'n fast
but yeah, it’s quite straight. It’s one of those fastballs that you’ll grow to love if it hits the bottom third of the zone, bite nails when it’s up, and drop your head when it’s in the middle third.
and yes, I have. a couple of times. one one inning stint and a two inning stint
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by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 13, 2008 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
here's a link that has a motte tidbit
worth a read i thought he was working on a slider, didn’t know it was a cutter.
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by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 13, 2008 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
that kinda bums me out
let’s just hope as he learnsto pitch, that it will become as nasty as CP’s
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by mattyfrommo on Aug 13, 2008 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Listening to Buck Showalter and John Kruk talk about the draft makes my head hurt
"Regression to the mean is so much more fun to watch when it’s a Cub who is regressing." SleepyCA
Oh, and by the way
Great Job tonight Tony! Way to have faith in Perez! I am thinking Tony is liking Perez as the closer.
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knowing Tony over the years
I think he may enjoy what Perez offers, but I would hazard to guess that he likes what the alternatives have to offer less, so Perez gets the ball. But it was great to follow through with a 5 out save with a couple of runners on in the 9th and having faith.
I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang
by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 13, 2008 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Right, he had the chance to pull him for a PH, but he didnt
therefore I give Tony a thumbs up
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by mattyfrommo on Aug 13, 2008 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
agreed
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by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 13, 2008 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
great win everyone
good game! dang cubbies won 2 today… and brewers won, so we’re 3.5 back from them. an interesting thing I just looked up, we’ve played 3 more games than the brewers
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 13, 2008 11:28 PM EDT reply actions
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