Game 126 Open Thread- 16th August, 2008
by the red baron on Aug 16, 2008 7:14 PM EDT
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5-5, 4.82 3-12, 5.17
A Reds team remade
The pickings should be easy
Attack, men! Attack!
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ATTACK!
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 16, 2008 7:15 PM EDT reply actions
oh well, skippy
cures all ills
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!
F. Lopez at short
it will be interesting
to see his defense
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 16, 2008 7:16 PM EDT reply actions
Sorry for the late GT, everybody
Running a bit late. I believe Roseville Redbird was first in the other thread.
Why don't you just make like a tree, and get out of here?
congratulations RR!
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 16, 2008 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Haikus and late game threads are double the good look
look it up!
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Silence...
I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang
by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 16, 2008 7:18 PM EDT reply actions
11 pitch first innings
will do that to ya.
"..and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped." -Sir Belvedere
sigh
yeah
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by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 16, 2008 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions
i was thinking...
this looks like our best offensive lineup on paper…so we’ll probably get shut out…
Thought that was a double play
When the time comes for me to not be bothered by losing that is when I know it is time to retire my fandom
does joel know
we are not in the lead?
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!
that's a double play if kennedy's at second
or brendan ryan. Or, probably, pujols.
"..and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped." -Sir Belvedere
Fish grab an early jump on the Cubbies
Just as the Reds get one on us
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by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 16, 2008 7:23 PM EDT reply actions
buckle down guys
Marlins are already up 1-0 vs. cubs
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 16, 2008 7:23 PM EDT reply actions
Shoulda been ball 4 to Rick
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by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 16, 2008 7:27 PM EDT reply actions
oh well, got it on 3-2
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by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 16, 2008 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions
good ab Rick
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Good eye, Rick
let’s go Santa!
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wow
that second called strike to ankiel was a bit wide. high too, maybe.
Good job not letting it get to ya, ank.
"..and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped." -Sir Belvedere
good atbat ANK!
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son, just make the catch... stop thinking about the web gems...
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by RosevilleRedbird on Aug 16, 2008 7:28 PM EDT reply actions
Don't Regress now Lopez!
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by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 16, 2008 7:29 PM EDT reply actions
floppy got a good shot
at an easy rbi
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That was a Strike??
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Man that outside strike is getting called soooo wide
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by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 16, 2008 7:30 PM EDT reply actions
same for yaddi
just no dp please!!!!
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good job yadi...
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by RosevilleRedbird on Aug 16, 2008 7:33 PM EDT reply actions
great
pinata bats 8th
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!
piniero is such a terrible bunter, though
can’t trust him to bunt :(
"..and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped." -Sir Belvedere
alright grit, time to be gritty
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by RosevilleRedbird on Aug 16, 2008 7:35 PM EDT reply actions
well, that's sort of gritty
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by RosevilleRedbird on Aug 16, 2008 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions
this is exactly why pitcher 8th
is not a winning decision. the team that scores first wins a high percentage of the games. we already lost that one and now we don’t optimize a bases loaded situation because pinata can’t hit his way out of a pinata
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really?
how did the position of the pitcher matter there?
If Miles had GIDP and ended the inning, it would have mattered, but we scored the same number of runs as we would have with the pitcher hitting 9th, except that with men on 1st and 3rd piniero probably would have bunted instead of K’ing.
Wow, skip!
"..and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped." -Sir Belvedere
having no offense out of multiple slots in your lineup is not a winning decision.
TLR is just doing what he can
skippy!!!!!!!!
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by RosevilleRedbird on Aug 16, 2008 7:37 PM EDT reply actions
nice
nice nice nice. that was nice.
I have a love/hate relationship with the Cardinals' middle relief corps.
wonder if he would have got to that ball in the first
lacking evidence to the contrary, I say yes.
"..and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped." -Sir Belvedere
I hope Jo-el can hold the lead
God, Harang sucks. I drafted him in one of my fantasy leagues, hoping he’d be one of the anchors of my rotation. That did not work out very well…
cruel
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!
he's pitching injured
Along with Corey patterson being on the team and Adam Dunn gone, that’s Dusty’s contribution to the 2008 reds.
Harang probably deserved the cy young a couple years ago, though.
"..and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped." -Sir Belvedere
Anyone remember all of the good pitching duels
we had against harang in the past? It seems like he always beat us by one run. Not the case in 08!
That was a real test," Soriano said of the play. "He didn’t call the ball, I didn’t call the ball, but I saw him close to the ball and I let him get the ball."
by Cardsfan_inCHI on Aug 16, 2008 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Im talking about 1 or 2 run games...
not the case here… no knocking on wood necessary. I don’t see this as a pitcher’s duel
That was a real test," Soriano said of the play. "He didn’t call the ball, I didn’t call the ball, but I saw him close to the ball and I let him get the ball."
by Cardsfan_inCHI on Aug 16, 2008 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions
oh well
skippy cures all ills and picks up pinata big time
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!
I would feel comfortable with a little more cushion
That was a real test," Soriano said of the play. "He didn’t call the ball, I didn’t call the ball, but I saw him close to the ball and I let him get the ball."
by Cardsfan_inCHI on Aug 16, 2008 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions
ah
joel still has that magic
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who's the long man tonight?
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yep
10 grit points for that
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!
is ten a lot of grit points
When the time comes for me to not be bothered by losing that is when I know it is time to retire my fandom
I wonder if Pinata leads the league
in putting the lead-off man on following an inning where his team scores him some runs.
-5
grit points
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!
great save by Albert
When the time comes for me to not be bothered by losing that is when I know it is time to retire my fandom
gosh darn it Molina
When the time comes for me to not be bothered by losing that is when I know it is time to retire my fandom
pretty gritty k there though
gotta give him credit ;)
"..and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped." -Sir Belvedere
i don't know about -100, but
the grit total is headed negative pretty quick
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!
agree
was about to post the same thing.
"..and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped." -Sir Belvedere
looks like luke and I are watching one
and tewk and Molina another.
To me it looks like Lopez was surprised the ump didn’t give him the “vicinity” call.
"..and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped." -Sir Belvedere
big k there pin
wtg
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Geez
Hell, we don’t truly have a long man tonight anyways, do we? Unless Garcia is avail.. doubtful
And for those who say Miles isn’t a SS, he’s not a 2B either.
Twice two innings.. Ugh
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by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 16, 2008 7:49 PM EDT reply actions
lol
well, until you want to bunt on him, then it could be trouble.. he may have to field it
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by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 16, 2008 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions
it will be interesting what happens with miles and his more expensive twin, floppy
over the winter. ’bout 10x salary difference i think, but floppy is the better athlete and maybe player. we would have grudz at 2nd now if they had paid him floppy money
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hopefully we will have a real SS & 2B next year
and won’t need so many redundant parts. I am a firm believer that the farm teams could provide at least one decent bench player at a much lower cost than either Miles, Izturis, Kennedy, or Lopez
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the pinata cracked
but did not break
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Reds will beat on him again next inning
hope he doesn’t crack then either
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he didn't even crack really
i hate pineiro more than any other cardinal, but that inning was the result of bad luck and bad defense.
boo cubs, hooray beer
great catch by luddy there
"..and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped." -Sir Belvedere
very nice save pin
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nice to get outta that inning
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 16, 2008 7:50 PM EDT reply actions
Offering some love for Luddy
making a nice catch to end the inning.
boo yaaaa!!!!!!
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by RosevilleRedbird on Aug 16, 2008 7:52 PM EDT reply actions
Hell yeah!
APu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 16, 2008 7:52 PM EDT reply actions
APu better keep on struggling like the last couple games huh
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Keep it up, guys
Harang’s not gonna be in the game much longer
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Harang
Is he trying to play the “I can throw a fastball middle-in and beat everyone in your entire batting order” game? Because it is not working.
nah
he’s playing the “dusty made me throw 108+ pitches 5 times before may 6th, and now my elbow hurts” game. harang’s been abused in the past, and it’s caught up to him.
I’d put money on an off-season TJ.
"..and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped." -Sir Belvedere
is he signed long term?
if not I could see the Cards making a run at him after his seemingly inevitable TJ
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unfortunately
07:$4.25M, 08:$6.75M, 09:$11M, 10:$12.5M, 11:$12.75M ($2M buyout)
(source: cots contracts)
"..and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped." -Sir Belvedere
Are those figures
how much he will be paid, or how many pitches Dusty will make him throw? ;-)
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Poor Reds
Hopefully he comes back strong. I like that ugly SOB
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He is ugly for sure.
But what has happened to him? He used to be good, real good.
I do too
although I’m not sure why. He just seems like a classy player…but I can’t remember what gave me that impression…
"Crud, does that booger-eating spaz make me wanna puke!" - Tanner Boyle
Was Skip's HR longer? I think it was
it must be the elbow
/sarcasm
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by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 16, 2008 7:53 PM EDT reply actions
WW just scored from 1st...
on a Daryl jones 3B…scary…been 84-85 on the fb so far
"Baseball is like church. Many attend, but few understand." -Wes Westrum
I have seen 91 87 88
Maybe 84 is a change but he is throwin a lot of them
"Baseball is like church. Many attend, but few understand." -Wes Westrum
every time I look
floppy’s on base again
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maybe a change of teams
helped a bit
I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2
What--Elijah Dukes' not your idea of a role model?
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OK...little stretch, but...
Everyone was chirping about not going out and getting a Will Clark (a low cost, possible high reward guy) at the trade deadline. Well, Clark came over to the Cardinals at the end of the 2000 season to try and get us to the playoffs/world series and hit .345/.426/.655 in the 51 remaining games. I don’t think ANYONE expects “floppy” to do that, but Lopez has hit .357/.400/.500, before being on base twice tonight on walks, in his 9 games since coming over. Add in the walks and he’s sitting at .357/.438/.500. If he keeps up .938 OPS, I think this will be a fun team to watch down the stretch. (Hell, it’ll be fun anyway, but this will help.)
If Lopez finishes up anywhere near where Clark did on his binge
in AVG and/or OBP, I will really like that signing
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Cards are only one game above 500
against central opponnents wow
I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2
Pirates
Well, our annual punching bags, aka the Pittsburgh Pirates, have been kicking and biting back at us this year…that makes it harder.
then against the brew crew and cubs
explains the defict for sure
I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2
3 best teams in NL
cubs,crew,cards
I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2
considering the 4th place team in the central
could be in the division chase in the west, I’d say that it’s understandable
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by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 16, 2008 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions
ya its funny how the ctral
was the “worst” division
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Lopez should steal 2nd
perfect time to chance it
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now!
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!
if floppy
would have paid more attention to veb instructions, we’d have 7
plus another plus for pitcher bats 8th
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!
double lead off does have 4 RBIs
tonight
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ok
but it took a homer from skip, not a regular outcome and only because pinata was bad enough not to hit into a double play. i still think its not the way to go.
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!
skip was irrelevant
swap the #8 and #9 in the 2nd inning and the exact same outcome occurs, regardless of what skip does.
"..and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped." -Sir Belvedere
as long as no dp
lucky for us pinata did not hit the ball
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!
our pitchers have GIDP twice this year
I think we can consider that a rare enough outcome to have a negligible effect on run scoring.
"..and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped." -Sir Belvedere
interesting
i guess yadi’s 17 has affected that stat for pitchers, still surprising though
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!
yup
hurt us that time, assuming Miles would have gotten a hit in his next PA.
(Of course, if miles made an out, then we’d be starting the next inning with the P leading off as an automatic out)
"..and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped." -Sir Belvedere
of course that assumes they don't IBB or UIBB miles (hitting 8th)
to get to piniero hitting 9th, in which case it’s the same outcome as what just happened except you don’t have 2 leadoff men in front of albert. I guess it lets you skip the Miles PA, which is a positive thing, but not huge.
"..and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped." -Sir Belvedere
and I agree with AL
why not send Lopez with 2 outs and Pin at the plate? Haven’t they seen Pin hit?
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yes, Piniero on deck
I blame that brain fart on them not sending Lopez….or that awesome nickname Cards fan in Chitown has for him
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i'm thinking the RFer made a real nice play on it
because Molina was almost dead to rights at second
boo cubs, hooray beer
I do not understand why they did not have Lopez running
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Why visit the mound when the pitcher is at bat?
I mean, what’s the coach to say? If you have to calm your pitcher down to pitch to the other pitcher.. something is wrong.
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by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 16, 2008 8:02 PM EDT reply actions
Oh well
you cannot complain too much there, I just think it is a wasted oppurtunity
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huh? lol
why would I complain, i don’t care who visits harang. just struck me as humurous
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by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 16, 2008 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions
humorous even
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by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 16, 2008 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions
ah, fair enough
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by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 16, 2008 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Something IS wrong
That’s exactly why. In his last 5 starts before tonight Harang has given up a .355/.424/.720 line to the Dodgers, Blue Jays, Pirates, Cubs and Astros. That includes 9 homers in 26 innings and a WHIP of 2.038.
He’s been worse this game.
i know he's stinking up the joint
but i can’t recall the last visit to the mound with 2 outs when the pitcher was up to bat. Just struck me odd
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by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 16, 2008 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions
"What's the coach to say?"
“Aaron, you know you still have 85 pitches to throw, right?”
"Crud, does that booger-eating spaz make me wanna puke!" - Tanner Boyle
Hanley Ramirez halfway to the cycle
needs a triple and a single
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and a caught stealing (?)
was he picked off, or did he try to steal 3rd?
"..and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped." -Sir Belvedere
what kind of pitch count
is Wainwright on tonight?
I have a love/hate relationship with the Cardinals' middle relief corps.
Pineiro is dealing
and… they need to stop the Joe Buck commercials.
I have a love/hate relationship with the Cardinals' middle relief corps.
Whoa, Pin had 1-2-3
way to go, Jo-el
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5 Ks for Wainwright through 3 1/3
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Yonder allosno
maybe with all that cash he can change his name…over yonder..wooo
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Miles
just gritted the ball right out of Phillip’s glove.
who would have thought
grit was so slippery
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the reds need to waive harrang
maybe Dunc could fix him..cough
I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2
is that the common thought hes
hurt? something aint right…mayeb he’s just back to being harrang
I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2
if he was back to being harang
…he’d be pitching a good game right now. He’s definitely hurt – time on the DL this year, lowered velocity, etc.
I wish they would DFA him
that would be so worth picking him up if the Reds were on the hook for that contract!
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studwick!!
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by RosevilleRedbird on Aug 16, 2008 8:17 PM EDT reply actions
luddites rejoice
for the 31st time
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Luddy does it again!!!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 16, 2008 8:18 PM EDT reply actions
they should just shut him down for the year
and figure out what’s wrong with him
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About time
Was starting to feel a litle sorry for him…
"Crud, does that booger-eating spaz make me wanna puke!" - Tanner Boyle
a question I'd love to hear an announcer ask a draft pick like yonder
“Do you feel that holding out to the last minute to sign, over half a million or so, or even 1-2M, makes up for the fact that you lost half a year’s development time in the minors this year?”
Hate the frigging softball BS.
"..and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped." -Sir Belvedere
Did you see what Brett Wallace said to that question?
“I want to start playing as soon as possible.” He has his head on straight.
by Red in Chicago on Aug 16, 2008 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
agree
seems to me the only reason to hold out is that you don’t have faith in your own abilities. They are going to pay you well regardless, if you’re a first-rounder.
"..and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped." -Sir Belvedere
hell, he would have signed even sooner if it wasn’t for the CWS getting in the way. said in his first radio interview that there was no doubts on the signing, on either end
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by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 16, 2008 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Wainwright - 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K, 55 pitches
I have a love/hate relationship with the Cardinals' middle relief corps.
just go ahead and make it MVP-Wick
Studwick is so all-star-breakish
"..and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped." -Sir Belvedere
Luddy
Does it seem like every time AP hits one early in a game, Luddy follows it with another of his own?
Distance on that one?
Glaus warning tracked one earlier, with a lil more umph could have had 4 out of 5 in the top 5 of the batting order with hr
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by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 16, 2008 8:20 PM EDT reply actions
Ryan Ludwick is my HERO
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8 HRs, 1.211 OPS this month
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Albert back to back
Wow
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Pujols
coming in on 30 fast!!! he has no power anymore though….
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 16, 2008 8:21 PM EDT reply actions
yeah
he needs surgery ASAP
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 16, 2008 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
my nickname for him is The Fliz
but I’m not sure if I like it that much though
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 16, 2008 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions
tonight it's
Felipe Getonbasepez
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 16, 2008 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions
hits keep on coming like out of a Pez dispenser?
oh, LoPEZ
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nice
let’s call him pez then
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 16, 2008 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Anyone in the STL area
know if the Rams game is on tv today?
"Them Cubbies can kiss my ass" -Dizzy Dean
It's going to be on at 10:30 because it wasn't sold out
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loves GA Ball Park
12 HRs in Cincy
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Pujols has beyond the warning track power
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Hey madding
Is your profile picture taken from the old Nintendo basketball game? Just wondering…
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yes it is...
Double Dribble!
I have a love/hate relationship with the Cardinals' middle relief corps.
Thought so...
Been many moons ago. I remember thinking that was so damn cool…. :-)
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man, I loved Double Dribble
I was unstoppable ! , just like Luddy
yeah , I like Luddy, get over it
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It was fun
My older brother used to beat the crap out of me though when we played. I seem to remember one of those baseball games where you could control the pitch after you threw it… :-) Terrible…
"Crud, does that booger-eating spaz make me wanna puke!" - Tanner Boyle
Albert how's that elbow
Albert: “Sometimes some bloggers can be like MSM, sigh”
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by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 16, 2008 8:22 PM EDT reply actions
give you explosive
diahrea?
I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2
Did he really say that?
To which bloggers was he referring?
by Red in Chicago on Aug 16, 2008 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
uh, no
but the elbow has been a game thread, fan post discussion the past few weeks
I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang
by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 16, 2008 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I am just gonna give you
a virtual slap on the forehead right now
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
lol
I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang
by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 16, 2008 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Albert does read stuff on the Internet actually
Probably not too much, though. I know he did post some stuff on John Rodriguez’s MLB blog in the run-up to the 2006 WS.
by Red in Chicago on Aug 16, 2008 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
El Hombre's Blog:
“I just try to wait for a good pitch…then whack the crap out of it. Then I thank the Lord.”
Signed,
Albert.
by Red in Chicago on Aug 16, 2008 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
do any players on the cardinals
keep blogs?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 16, 2008 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Ankiel has a website
and I think some of the minor leaguers have put up some things in the past. I’m not aware of anyone doing a day-by-day kind of thing. Schilling’s blog is kind of interesting in a non-controversial sort of way.
by Red in Chicago on Aug 16, 2008 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions
J-Rod did in '06
and maroth in ’07- based on those two samples, hope no one else considers it!
"..and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped." -Sir Belvedere
Didn't someone do one in 2004, too?
Steve Kline, maybe?
by Red in Chicago on Aug 16, 2008 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions
He'll have to close down comments.
And block Raconteur’s IP address.
by Red in Chicago on Aug 16, 2008 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I may be wrong
but I think this would be the first year since 2000 (when Albert wasn’t even on the team) that someone other than Pujols has led the team in HRs. I guess Albert could still overtake Ludwick but I’m skeptical.
you were not wrong
and I hope Albert makes a serious run at him, especially if Luddy stays THIS hot
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
I think there's a little competition between those two going on
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 16, 2008 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Cubbies tied Fish 1-1
in the 4th
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I don't even pay attention to Cubs games anymore
catching them is a pipe dream. They have to be a bit concerned about Zambrano though, looks injured to me
boo cubs, hooray beer
Yeah. I don't know if he's a Stage 1
type injury or more advanced. But he’s not their ace anymore. The real question is whether both he and Harden can stay healthy through October.
by Red in Chicago on Aug 16, 2008 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions
The cubs are a way better team
we aren’t going to make up any games against them in an extended period of time. We’ve got to hope to win the WC and win in a 7 game series.
Don't forget to hope for injuries
sorry, but after the Cubs fans booing injured Carp, I feel fully validated in rooting for every one of their players to have limbs amputated.
boo cubs, hooray beer
they have to have a rash of injuries, losing a key player won't really hurt them that much.
See Soriano.
would have to be both at this point
and probably soriano, edmonds and Lee as well.
"..and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped." -Sir Belvedere
75-47 as of today
49-22 when he starts
26-25 when he’s not starting
I wouldn’t say rolling if they lose a key piece.
I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang
by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 16, 2008 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
To the guy who was watching Waino's start in SPFLD
why was he removed after 64 pitches? pitch count?
boo cubs, hooray beer
He gave up a leadoff single
Got the next guy on a line-out, and the next guy struck out on a foul bunt. Then WW was pulled…
"Crud, does that booger-eating spaz make me wanna puke!" - Tanner Boyle
Probably, 64 sets him up for 80 i guess if he feels like it.
No need to be overly cautious IMO, his arm is fine.
I prefer they be overly cautious
but that just might be me
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
I prefer that Adam can pitch beyond this year
no need for the team to possibly be without both of their top of the rotation starters who are signed to long term contracts. I love Carp and all, but who knows how much trust you can have in him for the future
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
And A.D.A.M. is done
4.2 IP, 3 hits, 7 K’s, 0 R
"Crud, does that booger-eating spaz make me wanna puke!" - Tanner Boyle
seriously
why would a finger injury impact his velocity?
"..and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped." -Sir Belvedere
well you fingers are they last part of your body to touch the ball and tension and wrist snap
can definitely make a difference in velocity
His velocity was fine when I saw him during the first rehad start
it was location and the break on the curve that were lacking.
fox mulder i assume
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!
yeah, it was AAA that mulder got killed at
guess he was OK at AA, if a bit lucky.
"..and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped." -Sir Belvedere
The truth is out there
Unless you’re talking to the Cards medical staff… ;-)
"Crud, does that booger-eating spaz make me wanna puke!" - Tanner Boyle
nomar34
but he wasn’t positive it was the FB and said he also saw 91 being hit. I’m assuming the 85 was his change
boo cubs, hooray beer
85 sounds more like a cutter or a slider
I heard AW had developed a new pitch
When the time comes for me to not be bothered by losing that is when I know it is time to retire my fandom
Doesn't sound right.
If he was only hitting 85 then his arm is injured, too.
by Red in Chicago on Aug 16, 2008 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
If it was a 2-seamer its no big deal.
He’s in the mid to high 80’s when he takes a little off quite often. As long as he was touching 91-92 as well i think its not big deal.
Mark Bulger is a terrible QB
talk about a guy who got his contract, then flat out stopped caring. (I suppose it didn’t help that he got his brains knocked out last season)
boo cubs, hooray beer
I really don't think that he's careless.
He’s gotten beaten up so badly he has become skittish. He’s constantly throwing off of his back foot now.
I dunno, I think he gets paid a fitting amount
to basically stand there and take hits because the offensive line can’t stop anyone.
That's true I guess
I’m hoping it’ll be better this year with a HOPEFULLY healthy Pace, the FA we picked up whose name is escaping me, and then maybe one of those draft picks stepping up
boo cubs, hooray beer
Jacob Bell is the FA O-lineman.
To do better this year we need three things: a healthy pace, a healthy Little, and Jackson in uniform.
he's unproven, so don't know if he'll work out
but I hope so.
Wouldn’t it be nice to have kept Kevin Curtis.
I'm actually more intrigued by Burton.
He’s not quite as fast as Avery, but is bigger and is more polished. Better hands, too.
yeah, i've heard he's been surprising people
in the limited amount i’ve followed the rams this preseason.
Really want to see these guys in action.
yeah, just pay him already.
Although they do say guys who hold out are more of an injury risk, which makes me think that deep down they know they aren’t going to stay healthy. So they want to get paid before they go down.
ok, got 2 grit points back
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!
well, the Reds aren't putting up much fight tonite
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Re Adam's start
Just keep in mind that he wasn’t just pitching to AA, but Corpus Christi is downright awful.
As long as he feels fine and gets another rehab start or two, I’m fine
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by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 16, 2008 8:40 PM EDT reply actions
pinata
needs to get down looking targeting radar recalibrated
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!
looked good there
struck out Dickerson 3 times
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just checked out rickankielonline.com
I like the quote “Those who endure, conquer”
I didn’t know Rick ate dolphins…
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 16, 2008 8:46 PM EDT reply actions
my buddy is an Astros fan and we were about 20 feet from him warming up with Ludwick at Minute Maid
him: ‘I hate Rick Ankieil.’
me: ‘Why?’
him: ‘He looks like the kind of guy who would steal your girlfriend and laugh at you afterward.’
that's pretty funny
he seems like he might be too nice to do that though.
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 16, 2008 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah. He seems really nice and laid back to me.
He looks like the type to really kick a guy’s ass in a fight, though. Has a “brawler” aura around him I think.
he's probably like one of those guys that would give you the shirt off of his back
but would knock someone’s lights out if they messed with his friends
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 16, 2008 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
i'll find out for sure tomorrow night
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
Does your buddy
look like Aaron Harang?
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