Game 113 Open Thread- 2nd August, 2008
by the red baron on Aug 2, 2008 6:00 PM EDT
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Blanton Looper
5-12, 5.13 10-8, 4.38
Hamels defeated
The Phils turn to their import
Which Loop will we get?
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Matt Clement
released by the Cardinals today. Also, Waino felt great after an 80 pitch bullpen session today.
I wonder
why they released him. Hadn’t they already moved him off the 40 man roster?
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 2, 2008 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe
Wanted to promote someone from Springfield and he was taking up a spot? Salas?
by FlimtotheFlam on Aug 2, 2008 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe
they plan on keeping Jaime up for the rest of the season and they are bringing Todd up to finish the season as a starter at AAA. Salas being promoted makes sense as well, though.
Lineup
Skip
Mather
Pujols
Ludwick
Glaus
Molina
Kennedy
Looper
Miles
How long before the first complaint about Miles starting at SS?
Dammit!
Why is Miles starting at shortstop?
by Red in Chicago on Aug 2, 2008 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions
it's a wash
although I think kennedy is better hitting
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 2, 2008 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Wasn't Iz2 hitting pretty well lately?
play him while he’s hot. It doesn’t happen that often.
by ccthemovieman on Aug 2, 2008 6:40 PM EDT up reply actions
.237/.275/.263/.538
is his line in the past 10 games (well, ten that he had an at bat).
Hot it is not.
I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang
by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 2, 2008 6:45 PM EDT up reply actions
exactly
and the slg is very representative of what the bat is doing. most of the hits are dead weak
I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang
by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 2, 2008 6:52 PM EDT up reply actions
with a goodly chunk of those hits
dancing through meekly just inches away from a middle infielder’s glove.
by infallibleopiniongenerator on Aug 2, 2008 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions
shouldn't take long
he’s terrible defensively + it puts Kennedy in the starting lineup. Two wrongs don’t make a right!
mother of ass Tony!
stop doing this shit!
JEBUS!
take a break
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
I am to the point to where i don't care anymore this season
about Miles starting at SS. You are either gonna have Izturis in there dragging you down with his bat, or ryan doing the same, or Miles with his defensive deficiencies. I am just gonna have to settle for the fact we are not going to have a decent MIF combination this season.
I can still complain about craptacular combos we can put in there, right?
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
I see a high scoring affair coming tonight
Two incredibly hittable righties on the mound.
boo cubs, hooray beer
it'll probably be a shootout
hopefully Loop’s brought a few “get out of jam free” cards with him…..Philly will get their licks in on him, but if he can just prevent crooked numbers we’ll have a chance…..
I'm not sure if anyone knows this, but...
11 is not a crooked number.
Testicle-exploding shit storm, circa 7/12/08 - We will never forget!
by dan on Aug 2, 2008 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Note to Looper:
Don’t give Howard anything he can hit!! A little reminder: He already has 3 Hrs off you.
Just note:
They do that to other teams too.
I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang
by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 2, 2008 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Anyone notice..
looper’s game numbers when LaRue is behind the plate? Now it clearly has a small sample size warning (approx 120 PA vs 423), but there is a 200 point drop in OPS
I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang
by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 2, 2008 6:58 PM EDT reply actions
jesus
.964 stolen base % for rollins
that is a mind explosion
i take your signatures and use them as away messages
impressive start LOOP
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
good swing
skip does swing at every first pitch
i take your signatures and use them as away messages
skippy
hit that ball pretty hard. Looks like the day i had in the show today. Hard hit balls to the warning track for a whole freakin month.
Skippy has to learn to take some pitches
especially against a guy the Cards haven’t seen so far
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
Izturis
Hitting well against LH pitching. I would not play Izturis against RH pitching. Nothing wrong with this lineup.
how was strike one a strike?
looked low & outside blue
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
uh, isn't that what i said?
LOOP isn’t getting the high & inside strike tonight either
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
aw come on LUD, dont be a dud
you gotta swing at that man
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
jason bay is diggin his new home
he just hit another HR, a 3 run jack over the monster
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
could have sworn he hit one in his first game
but it was a triple off the monster that i was thinking about
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
Damn. Howard had Loop's number
Scribbled hastily on the inside of his hand before the test.
Testicle-exploding shit storm, circa 7/12/08 - We will never forget!
niiiiiiiiice pitch LOOP
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
his stuff looks very good today
When the time comes for me to not be bothered by losing that is when I know it is time to retire my fandom
He's consistently calling the inside strike
as he should. Them’s the rules.
lucky dp luckwick
but we will take it, way to make the play
i take your signatures and use them as away messages
GloveWick!
nicely done DP!
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
Dear Loop
A very nice start, but please, please don’t put any more sliders that high the rest of the game.
Thanks
Cards Nation
I use statistics much as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – as support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang
by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 2, 2008 7:38 PM EDT reply actions
awesome job by pujols to sell it
"..and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped." -Sir Belvedere
can anyone give a little more info about the DP?
all I’ve got is gameday
My first memory of Cardinals baseball is seeing Darrell Porter jump into Bruce Sutter's arms on October 20, 1982!
diving catch by LUD
caught Howard napping & doubled him off first
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
what the hell blue?
that was way low & outside!
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
yadis line going into tonight
308/355/390 – i wonder how many other everyday players have hit over 300 but slugged under 400?
yeah it seems more prevalent than i thought
theriot, polanco and grudz are all doing the same thing this year
If he had any speed ...
I wouldn’t have a problem with it. Unfortunately, I’ve seen him passed by old ladies using walkers on the basepaths.
geesh LOOP,,,,
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
nice play there AK & LOOP
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
homer was too bad
but I like the way Looper is pitching
When the time comes for me to not be bothered by losing that is when I know it is time to retire my fandom
there you go SKIPPY
now we’re in business
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
but i think he
swung
i take your signatures and use them as away messages
by ihavebadknees on Aug 2, 2008 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions
he should have asked for help
no doubt about it he was hit
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
why aren't you posting the same thing about Albert?
seems like you have an agenda against Mather, as you make an anti-mather post about once a game.
boo cubs, hooray beer
or can they.....
i take your signatures and use them as away messages
by ihavebadknees on Aug 2, 2008 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions
meat ball
doesnt look like he will walk
i take your signatures and use them as away messages
by ihavebadknees on Aug 2, 2008 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions
i think it was last night they showed a highlight of Albert's first career hit
it was interesting to see how different his batting stance is now compared to then
so let me see if i get this straight blue
Blanton gets just about everything inside called a strike, and LOOP does not?
perfect*
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
i dont think any one doesn't think it was a strike
the problem i’m having is LOOP has thrown about 10 pitches inside to Phillies hitters & all but one have been called a strike.
right now Blanton is getting a lot more balls called strikes
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
I'm guessing what you said is not what you meant.
I’m guessing you meant only the one to Burrell was CALLED a strike, right?
yes
in my head the words made sense. how they came out ass backwards is beyond me
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
mother of ass LOOP
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
Full count & you go inside...not smart
low & away to Howard, ONLY!
Howard is unbelievable
When the time comes for me to not be bothered by losing that is when I know it is time to retire my fandom
Against US
Against other teams, he’s a strikeout machine
by cloistermaximus on Aug 2, 2008 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions
what's unbelievable is that
the rest of the league holds the guy to a .230 average
why can’t we?
My first memory of Cardinals baseball is seeing Darrell Porter jump into Bruce Sutter's arms on October 20, 1982!
Maybe
We should revise the gameplan against him…something to the effect of NOT throwing him seven straight fastballs…at least according to gameday.
looper is going to single-handedly
take the MVP away from albert and give it to Howard…
"..and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped." -Sir Belvedere
Howard, 4 for 5
4 Homeruns. Uhh, just walk him. Seriously.
by cloistermaximus on Aug 2, 2008 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't think Albert is really going to get the MVP this year, anyway.
He may end up leading the league in BA, but he is third on his own team in both HRs and RBIs. He is not even in the top 15 of the NL in either category. I know that there are many other stats to view, but the voters are still looking at those.
There must be a sign posted in the visitor's clubhouse reading:
Please pose and/or admire any and all home runs. Thank you.
come on offense
put some tallies on the board
When the time comes for me to not be bothered by losing that is when I know it is time to retire my fandom
Just so some of you know.....
If you swing, and the ball hits you, it’s a strike. Mather went around, no question.
Wrists may not have broken.....
But I think the bat crossed the plate. Either way, that was the call. Some folks above acted like they didn’t understand the rule.
That was the call.
Sorry, your post sounded pretty condescending; and I was one of those posting up above. I knew the rule, but I don’t believe he swung.
of the first 15 batters Blanton has faced...
he’s thrown 12 of them first pitch strikes
My first memory of Cardinals baseball is seeing Darrell Porter jump into Bruce Sutter's arms on October 20, 1982!
Even though there's 15 outs to go...
the offense is really putting off that lethargic, destined to get shut out-type vibe, ugh…
i blame the heat
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
That's no Phillie's pitcher!
runs out to mound, rips off Blanton’s mask
See! It’s old man Santana from the New York Mets!!!
crowd gasps
Dagnabit! I would’ve pulled off a complete game too, had it not been for you nosy kids!
Testicle-exploding shit storm, circa 7/12/08 - We will never forget!
mother of ass
AK is the very definition of suck
seriously how do you get doubled up right there? pay attention
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
Worst. Baserunner. Ever.
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little late to the party this evening
which loop are we gettin tonight?
by stlcardinalsfang on Aug 2, 2008 8:30 PM EDT reply actions
always seems to happen to looper
/no evidence to back that up
by stlcardinalsfang on Aug 2, 2008 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
2008 Howard against Cardinal righties coming in to tonight
.455, 5 dingers, make that 6 now & just owning Loop. Wow, they have to find a different approach to pitching him.
I suggest a fastball right at the fanny
To start off the 7th
by cloistermaximus on Aug 2, 2008 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
1-2-3 sixth
good job, Looper.
Top of the order coming up
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very good job by looper so far
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 think the first person to get seriously injured and sue MLB
is going to use a montage of Dan’s broadcast clips in their case
it has already happened
MLB’s policy is that when you buy a ticket, you assume the risks associated by balls or bats leaving the field of play
a woman in LA got seriously injured by a flying broken maple bat
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
truly. the second coming of Cy Young
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There've been a decent number of line-outs, right?
At least that’s the impression I get from Shannon, but he might be exaggerating how hard the balls are hit….
by BTown Birds fan on Aug 2, 2008 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
there are alot of line drives
right at them
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by ihavebadknees on Aug 2, 2008 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
this game is going to be over before it's dark outside
book it
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
sweet
that means i get to stay up for the whole game.
by stlcardinalsfang on Aug 2, 2008 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, that was over before it began
Top of the order too…
by BTown Birds fan on Aug 2, 2008 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Seriously, just put Howard on
Either 4 pitches, or 1, doesn’t matter to me. Sick of seeing that guy tee off and pose.
Cy Blanton
made albert look awful
When the time comes for me to not be bothered by losing that is when I know it is time to retire my fandom
just what the Dr ordered LOOP
nice DP
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
that was easy.
if only izzy could erase his walks with DPs.
by stlcardinalsfang on Aug 2, 2008 8:43 PM EDT reply actions
Can't fault Looper for this
Absolutely no excuse for not hitting Blanton, an absolutely terrible pitcher.
boo cubs, hooray beer
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