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Probably getting to be about the late innings now, eh? This should be fascinating...

Or, Jo-El blew it and we're down by six. Either way.

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So, um

What the hell is going on? Can we play baseball now?

by mojowo11 on Aug 6, 2008 10:49 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Wainwright is officially the closer

By Perez pitching the 8th, that means Izzy/Franklin will be the closer tonight.

That means they are keeping the seat warm for Wainwright, who will be pitching Friday in Memphis.

I’d imagine that means Wainwright will come out of the bullpen in Memphis over the weekend and become the closer next week.

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Aug 6, 2008 10:53 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

maybe

may be that cp goes until he has trouble and then it’s springer. no formal 3 out/1 inning save tonight

If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!

by sportsman on Aug 6, 2008 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i figure

waino will start in memphis, i bet, just so he can get more pitches, see the strength of his arm and the effectiveness of his curveball.
then they can determine if he will be our cloer

"Them Cubbies can kiss my ass" -Dizzy Dean

by Molina4MVP on Aug 6, 2008 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

starting rehab games means nothing

izzy was starting games during his rehab.

by adiueordie on Aug 6, 2008 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

he was pitching 2 innings

not really the same thing, let’s see how long Wainwright goes in the minors first.

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by mattyfrommo on Aug 6, 2008 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i know

i was saying that i didn’t think waino would come out of the bulpen in memphis….

"Them Cubbies can kiss my ass" -Dizzy Dean

by Molina4MVP on Aug 6, 2008 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

We'll see

I see this as the Chris Perez audition. If he’s solid for his next few outings, he’ll probably get a look as the closer. Otherwise, Waino it is.

Should be interesting.

by mojowo11 on Aug 6, 2008 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

If Wainwright becomes the closer

it’s an indictment of LaRussa and Mozeliak. It is an indictment of LaRussa’s inability to allow Perez to be the closer and Mozeliak trying to coverup the fact he couldn’t acquire a reliever at the deadline by taking the teams best pitcher and making him only pitch 1 inning a night.

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Aug 6, 2008 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Perez coming out for the 9th

LOL YOU’RE GETTING WRONGER BY THE MINUTE!

Seriously though, I hope to hell you’re wrong. Just at LEAST let Perez try closing.

by mojowo11 on Aug 6, 2008 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

he's going to springer in the 9th

the begining of the closer by committee conundrum

by cardsfaninmass on Aug 6, 2008 10:53 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

he better be

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by mattyfrommo on Aug 6, 2008 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

love it

strikeouts from left-center

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 6, 2008 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

you can't hit what you can see Jeff!

Perez bringing the H E A T

I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!

by gdm426 on Aug 6, 2008 10:54 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

97 & 98 on gameday

same on FSN?

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by mattyfrommo on Aug 6, 2008 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

74

it better have been a changeup

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by mattyfrommo on Aug 6, 2008 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

sorry but

you reminded me of office space there

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

by punchinjudy on Aug 6, 2008 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

do you ever have to apologize

for referencing Office Space?

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by mattyfrommo on Aug 6, 2008 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

well since it was the O face line

i thought maybe O O O

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

by punchinjudy on Aug 6, 2008 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

3rd Bass?

Really?

So says, Titus Pullo (formerly The Dude)

by Titus Pullo on Aug 6, 2008 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

And by that I mean

this

So says, Titus Pullo (formerly The Dude)

by Titus Pullo on Aug 6, 2008 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pop Pop Goes the Weasel

I actually really liked MC Search.

In the world I see--you are stalking elk through the damp canyon forests around the ruins of Rockefeller Center. You'll wear leather clothes that will last you the rest of your life. You'll climb the wrist-thick kudzu vines that wrap the Sears Tower. And when you look down, you'll see tiny figures pounding corn, laying strips of venison on the empty carpool lane of some abandoned superhighway.

by Tackle Box on Aug 7, 2008 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jeez, who wants that guy as your closer?

I mean, he actually gets outs, he sucks.

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Aug 6, 2008 10:55 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

now that's how a reliever should pitch

takes notes Frank & IZZY

I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!

by gdm426 on Aug 6, 2008 10:55 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Five pitches, two outs

amazing

Testicle-exploding shit storm, circa 7/12/08 - We will never forget!

by bjork24 on Aug 6, 2008 10:55 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Good job, Perez

Keep him in 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."

by Mr Redbird on Aug 6, 2008 10:55 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

no - springer

Perez does better in one inning (which is why he should’ve come in in the 9th

by cardsfaninmass on Aug 6, 2008 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He threw five pitches

That’s like an extension of his warmups

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."

by Mr Redbird on Aug 6, 2008 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

5 pitches

Surely, he can go one more?

by punditmoi on Aug 6, 2008 10:55 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Inning

Not pitch, I mean.

by punditmoi on Aug 6, 2008 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

if cp pitches well, he'll close

if not, waino

it’s too deflating to lose the se leads. if it takes waino to stop the bleeding, then so be it

If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!

by sportsman on Aug 6, 2008 10:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

it's reviewed by the commish office

and if they agree with the dodger’s they restart the game from the protest point.

it never happens.

by stlcardinalsfang on Aug 6, 2008 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

you forget the

George Brett pine tar game

New Member of the Skip Schumaker Fan Club

by cyko42 on Aug 6, 2008 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

mine too

but that is the most often used example of a game under protest being restarted from the point of contention

New Member of the Skip Schumaker Fan Club

by cyko42 on Aug 6, 2008 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

an nba game was restarted this year

after a player fouled out on his fifth foul.

by stlcardinalsfang on Aug 6, 2008 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm just saying

never is a long time….
It rarely happens and I doubt if the Commish does it in this situation

New Member of the Skip Schumaker Fan Club

by cyko42 on Aug 6, 2008 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

they were pissed about sweeney being announced

cuz they wanted to use kent….and then they both ended up being announced and sweeney got used.

by stlcardinalsfang on Aug 6, 2008 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

They accidentally burned through a pinch-hitter

Sweeney walked all the way to the box, then they decided to pull him back for Kent.

They ended up accidentally using both players. So Sweeney was wasted.

by mojowo11 on Aug 6, 2008 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sweeney came to PH

the pressbox announced him before he was officially in the game, Torre took him out and put in Kent, TLR argued that he had been announced, so the Dodgers lost Sweeney because the pressbox screwed up.

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Aug 6, 2008 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

was he in the batter's box?

doesn’t that count too? If not, it should

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by mattyfrommo on Aug 6, 2008 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's the rule

If a PH takes his place in the batter’s box, if a pitcher takes his place on the rubber, if a fielder reaches the position he’s entering in, or if a PR reaches the place of the runner he’s replacing, the sub is official even if not announced.

by whopperman on Aug 6, 2008 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

umps called sweeney in the game and torre says he never formally put him in

If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!

by sportsman on Aug 6, 2008 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

because TLR is smarter than Joe Torre

Torre sent up his batter too quick and wanted to change his mind.

It’s one of those “welcome to the NL” things. I remember when TLR got screwed by Bobby Cox his first year here for first signaling the pitching change before telling the ump of the double switch.

by enoscountry on Aug 6, 2008 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

he'll leave perez in

until a left handed batter comes up

by the Tewk on Aug 6, 2008 10:58 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

it would be stupid not to throw perez in the 9th

When the time comes for me to not be bothered by losing that is when I know it is time to retire my fandom

by ANDYAK47 on Aug 6, 2008 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dan just said that there's no one warming up right now

so yeah

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

by Valatan on Aug 6, 2008 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

triple here = cycle for pujols

"I have CDO. It's like OCD, but the letters are in alphabetical order. Like they should be."

by BigMOman on Aug 6, 2008 10:58 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

that was not a strike

i take your signatures and use them as away messages

by ihavebadknees on Aug 6, 2008 10:58 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

The rule on pinch hitters:

3.07-a-2, if the batter takes his place in the batter’s box, he is ruled as in the game even if he was not announced officially.

by whopperman on Aug 6, 2008 10:59 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

that's what happened

If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!

by sportsman on Aug 6, 2008 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that answered my earlier question

thanks

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by mattyfrommo on Aug 6, 2008 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Get that triple Albert-san

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."

by Mr Redbird on Aug 6, 2008 10:59 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Pujols

I love the line shown on TV:

“GS, 1B, 2B, BB, 2 R, 4 RBI”

by mojowo11 on Aug 6, 2008 10:59 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Make that:

"GS, 2 1B, 2B, BB, 2 R, 4 RBI"

Crowded.

by mojowo11 on Aug 6, 2008 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

actually dan knighted him b4 the GS

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

by punchinjudy on Aug 6, 2008 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

where are the rebounds and assists?

i take your signatures and use them as away messages

by ihavebadknees on Aug 6, 2008 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bout time?

Not pleased with Albert until now?

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by mattyfrommo on Aug 6, 2008 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I may not be in the majority.....

But I don’t think he’s been nearly as clutch this year. The GS was a step in the right direction.

by SoonerfanTU on Aug 6, 2008 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ha, right through the 5 hole

I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!

by gdm426 on Aug 6, 2008 11:00 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

chan Ho park

and all rangers fans cry

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

by punchinjudy on Aug 6, 2008 11:00 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

and all the Cardinals fan rejoice!

I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!

by gdm426 on Aug 6, 2008 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that has to be one of the worst

contracts ever

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

by punchinjudy on Aug 6, 2008 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

zito

"Them Cubbies can kiss my ass" -Dizzy Dean

by Molina4MVP on Aug 6, 2008 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mo Vaughn with the Mets

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

by Valatan on Aug 6, 2008 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

AP really CAN do it all...

He hits, he runs, he fields …

... And he performs vasectomies.

by StanTheManFan on Aug 6, 2008 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

cmon crazy train

get in on the dongjackery

by adiueordie on Aug 6, 2008 11:01 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Albert is now ten points from catching Chipper in the BA race

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

by Valatan on Aug 6, 2008 11:01 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

if chipper qualifies...

he has missed a decent amount of time this year.

"Them Cubbies can kiss my ass" -Dizzy Dean

by Molina4MVP on Aug 6, 2008 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Should start Friday

When his DL time is up…per my fantasy team’s notes

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."

by Mr Redbird on Aug 6, 2008 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

the more chipper plays

the better the chances for Albert, in my mind.

No more Teixera behind him and his injuries should lower his average.

by enoscountry on Aug 6, 2008 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Isn't Toronto a dome?

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

by Valatan on Aug 6, 2008 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sorta

that dome is retractable and it’s REALLLY high up. Not like the Trop or the Metrodome.

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Aug 6, 2008 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

didn't he just get away from playing in a dome?

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by mattyfrommo on Aug 6, 2008 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

for a second I thought luddy had gone oppo homerun

When the time comes for me to not be bothered by losing that is when I know it is time to retire my fandom

by ANDYAK47 on Aug 6, 2008 11:01 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Per the FSN guys

No action in the pen. Perez has the 9th.

by mojowo11 on Aug 6, 2008 11:02 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Whole new back of the pen

I know that most folks want AW back in the rotation, but even when Joel P has stunk it up our biggest problem has been our bull(s**t)pen. So here is my suggestion:

If we can only count on our starters for 5 innings then the 6th belongs to K-Mac, the 7th Springer, the 8th Perez,and Waino to finish it up.

by BobaSchrute on Aug 6, 2008 11:02 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I hope to God Perez doesn't blow this.....

First b/c my favorite team, the Cards, need the win. Secondly b/c 75% of the people on this board would have to eat crow.

by SoonerfanTU on Aug 6, 2008 11:03 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

if you dont like us

then why are you trying to talk to us?

I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!

by gdm426 on Aug 6, 2008 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

he's a cranky old man

don’t knock ‘em off his rocker.

/complete joke

by stlcardinalsfang on Aug 6, 2008 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

how can i twist 75% of the people on this board would have to eat crow?

it just sounds like you are trying to pick a fight

I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!

by gdm426 on Aug 6, 2008 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

why?

Because Perez has to be perfect for us to be wrong about Izzy and Franklin?

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by mattyfrommo on Aug 6, 2008 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Perfect?

No. But what happens when he blows 2-3 saves, which is likely if he remains in that role?

by SoonerfanTU on Aug 6, 2008 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Right

he’s probably the best option, but we shoudl realize that his control problems are going to catch up to him every once in a while

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

by Valatan on Aug 6, 2008 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Reyes

keeping track of the game on gamecast, judging by the comments it seems like we have someone we can trust. Just wanted to drop by and say Reyes is gonna pitch friday for the tribe. keep a heads up…also I say ludwick hits 30 and 100 while keeping .300, not much of a prediction for right now, but if I predicted that in april I’d be called a homer!

by Yadi on Aug 6, 2008 11:03 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

he did great in his frist

AAA start for them..jk

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

by punchinjudy on Aug 6, 2008 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Do it Perez

Slam that door shut

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."

by Mr Redbird on Aug 6, 2008 11:04 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

it is gonna happen

Perez or bust, actually it is Perez or Waino

When the time comes for me to not be bothered by losing that is when I know it is time to retire my fandom

by ANDYAK47 on Aug 6, 2008 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Waino as closer would be a bust

He’d be good, but wrongly utilized

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."

by Mr Redbird on Aug 6, 2008 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Perez

Take the reins

by riotmute on Aug 6, 2008 11:05 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

+1

If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!

by sportsman on Aug 6, 2008 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He is

Ump isn’t calling them

Testicle-exploding shit storm, circa 7/12/08 - We will never forget!

by bjork24 on Aug 6, 2008 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

whenever he comes in for a second inning, he is wild

tlr is trying to sabatoge him to quiet the perez for closer talk

by cardsfaninmass on Aug 6, 2008 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh brother

sabatoge seriously this inst jr high..

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

by punchinjudy on Aug 6, 2008 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You see, Izzy is a freemason

and the elders have said that he needs to stay in the closer’s spot

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

by Valatan on Aug 6, 2008 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

LOL

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

by punchinjudy on Aug 6, 2008 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

did i miss something?

did al call pierre a HOF? or was he talking about someone else

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

by punchinjudy on Aug 6, 2008 11:07 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

i need an easy drinking busch light

i take your signatures and use them as away messages

by ihavebadknees on Aug 6, 2008 11:07 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

it is all good

go perez

When the time comes for me to not be bothered by losing that is when I know it is time to retire my fandom

by ANDYAK47 on Aug 6, 2008 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

shoot

When the time comes for me to not be bothered by losing that is when I know it is time to retire my fandom

by ANDYAK47 on Aug 6, 2008 11:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Yuck

Walking Juan Pierre = not good

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."

by Mr Redbird on Aug 6, 2008 11:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

how hard is he throwing?

i take your signatures and use them as away messages

by ihavebadknees on Aug 6, 2008 11:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

95s

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

by punchinjudy on Aug 6, 2008 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Perez is not a 2 inning pitcher

TLR is a moron.

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Aug 6, 2008 11:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

agree

whenhe has to go two innings in the future, TLR should have him run laps while his team bats in the outfield on the warning track like they do in spring training…

"..and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped." -Sir Belvedere

by SleepyCA on Aug 7, 2008 2:35 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh yeah

strikeouts from left-center

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 6, 2008 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's what I'm sayin Raco

that’s what I’m sayin

strikeouts from left-center

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 6, 2008 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

no and no

allow me to disagree with you there

When the time comes for me to not be bothered by losing that is when I know it is time to retire my fandom

by ANDYAK47 on Aug 6, 2008 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

apparently Perez

is a one inning pony

strikeouts from left-center

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 6, 2008 11:09 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

The Cards BP is like watching Roy McAvoy get a 12 on the final hole of the US open

on a nightly basis…you know whats gonna happen, but you still have to watch

by buzzburton33 on Aug 6, 2008 11:09 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Nice grounder, Perez

another, please

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

by Valatan on Aug 6, 2008 11:09 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

ugly swing

i like

i take your signatures and use them as away messages

by ihavebadknees on Aug 6, 2008 11:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

WOW

I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!

by gdm426 on Aug 6, 2008 11:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

gas face?

O O O

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

by punchinjudy on Aug 6, 2008 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

gameday said 97mph on last two

"I have CDO. It's like OCD, but the letters are in alphabetical order. Like they should be."

by BigMOman on Aug 6, 2008 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's humpin it!

If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!

by sportsman on Aug 6, 2008 11:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

wow

he looks like a real closer? it’s been a looooooong time

strikeouts from left-center

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 6, 2008 11:11 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

And the three headed monster that is VEB

simultaneously rears its “Perez is our closer” and “Perez stinks” and “Perez cannot go past 1” heads in one inning.

by enoscountry on Aug 6, 2008 11:11 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

three heads

nota bene

hardcore legend

raconteur

by stlcardinalsfang on Aug 6, 2008 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

cant argue with you much

him or K Mac should have been given a shot but hes been used a lot

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

by punchinjudy on Aug 6, 2008 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

u dont like them

find a nother blog

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

by punchinjudy on Aug 6, 2008 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh snap!

My fellow Americans. As a young boy, I dreamed of being a baseball, but tonight I say, we must move forward, not backward, upward not forward, and always twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom.

by Alxfritz on Aug 7, 2008 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like all our heads

it was just funny to see them so close to each other all at once.

by enoscountry on Aug 8, 2008 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Swing and miss at a pitch in the zone is the best thing to watch

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

by Valatan on Aug 6, 2008 11:11 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

hell yeah

CP’s fastball rocks

by random on Aug 6, 2008 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Smell that?

I’ll tell you what it is in a second.

Testicle-exploding shit storm, circa 7/12/08 - We will never forget!

by bjork24 on Aug 6, 2008 11:11 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

i dropped a stinky duece

i take your signatures and use them as away messages

by ihavebadknees on Aug 6, 2008 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

No

It’s a winner!

Testicle-exploding shit storm, circa 7/12/08 - We will never forget!

by bjork24 on Aug 6, 2008 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

we could be jumping the gun

with manny on deck

"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson

by Bahamaredbird on Aug 6, 2008 11:11 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

na

Yadi is my hero

by Big Phil on Aug 6, 2008 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow

What a play by Glaus

by saladdays on Aug 6, 2008 11:12 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

thats a winner

i take your signatures and use them as away messages

by ihavebadknees on Aug 6, 2008 11:12 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

mine too!

high five

strikeouts from left-center

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 6, 2008 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

+1

except he’s on the freakin’ bench.

by stlcardinalsfang on Aug 6, 2008 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh yeah

mine too with what used to be a NA by his name

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 6, 2008 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yup

he won’t be on the bench tommorrow.

by stlcardinalsfang on Aug 6, 2008 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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!

by gdm426 on Aug 6, 2008 11:12 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

ok

there it was

by adiueordie on Aug 6, 2008 11:12 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

okee dokee

If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you haven't grasped the situation!

by sportsman on Aug 6, 2008 11:12 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

thank the lord.

that man needs to be our closer.

by stlcardinalsfang on Aug 6, 2008 11:12 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

OMG

Did we just convert a save opportunity?

by BobaSchrute on Aug 6, 2008 11:12 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Nice Win!!

although it shouldn’t have been so close

"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson

by Bahamaredbird on Aug 6, 2008 11:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Smells like a winner!

Testicle-exploding shit storm, circa 7/12/08 - We will never forget!

by bjork24 on Aug 6, 2008 11:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

woooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

when was the last time we had a flame throwing closer? Lee Smith?

strikeouts from left-center

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 6, 2008 11:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Hell of a play by Glaus to end the game, too

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

by Valatan on Aug 6, 2008 11:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Free Autograph Signing tomorrow

Jason Isringhausen will be at the Jefferson County Unemployment Office from 9 am until 3 pm for those interested in stopping by.

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Aug 6, 2008 11:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I laughed

Nicely done sir

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."

by Mr Redbird on Aug 6, 2008 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

while that may be true

I will be POd id Izzy collects unemployment!

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by mattyfrommo on Aug 6, 2008 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't even want to think about that

it would induce cromiting

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by mattyfrommo on Aug 6, 2008 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ah yes

Cromit the Frog

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."

by Mr Redbird on Aug 6, 2008 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that game wasn't so bad was it

it gave us T.E.S.S. and Cromit the Frog

was it worth it? I think so

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by mattyfrommo on Aug 6, 2008 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It was at the time

But the laughs I got reading the postgame thread made it bearable

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."

by Mr Redbird on Aug 6, 2008 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think most of us got our sanity back that night

or like the one a couple weeks ago when the game went 14

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by mattyfrommo on Aug 6, 2008 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Our new closer's first save!!

and we go for the sweep tomorrow!

by KYCards on Aug 6, 2008 11:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

What a relief!

But I must say…one game does not a closer make

He’ll probably be unavailable tomorrow since he threw 1.2 tonight

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."

by Mr Redbird on Aug 6, 2008 11:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

he's our closer, I tell you

and I’ll love him for all of enternity….this is THE ONE. THE ONE! I Love him so!

by cardsfaninmass on Aug 6, 2008 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

21 pitches?

"I have CDO. It's like OCD, but the letters are in alphabetical order. Like they should be."

by BigMOman on Aug 6, 2008 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

But I’d expect Tony to think about the 1.2 before the 21 pitches

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."

by Mr Redbird on Aug 6, 2008 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ya

me too…

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

by punchinjudy on Aug 6, 2008 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

day game too, for what its worth.

mcclellan and springer will be available though!

by adiueordie on Aug 6, 2008 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yep

McClellan and Springer will be available…WOO HOO!

Izzy and Franklin will be too…neat!

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."

by Mr Redbird on Aug 6, 2008 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Know what is more annoying than the bullpen blowing a lead?

people getting on here to complain because some of us complain about the bullpen blowing a lead

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by mattyfrommo on Aug 6, 2008 11:14 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Even more annoying is people getting on

here to complain about people getting on here because some of us complain about the bullpen blowing a lead.

:D

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Aug 6, 2008 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'd complain about your complaint, but I'm confused

And busy being happy about Perez throwing smoke

by random on Aug 6, 2008 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

confused by me

or the smoke?

I even confused myself there

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by mattyfrommo on Aug 6, 2008 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

even more annoying?

someone getting on here to say he is complaining about the bullpen blowing a lead when the bullpen didnt even blow the lead.

Sometimes I even get to myself.

ahh relief

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by mattyfrommo on Aug 6, 2008 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

more annoying than that?

complaining after a 16 pitch ninth and a Cardinals win!

"I have CDO. It's like OCD, but the letters are in alphabetical order. Like they should be."

by BigMOman on Aug 6, 2008 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

well at least I did it before Gameday told me the game was over

I am not that messed up

great sig!

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by mattyfrommo on Aug 6, 2008 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

so that's how that's supposed to work?

nothing against walk off home runs, but we should try it this new way more often.

by adiueordie on Aug 6, 2008 11:14 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I can get on board that train

of thought

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by mattyfrommo on Aug 6, 2008 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Damnit not another blown save

wait nvm just kinda got use to saying that

Yadi is my hero

by Big Phil on Aug 6, 2008 11:15 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

2 very satisfying wins in a row

let’s sweep manny and his dodgettes!

strikeouts from left-center

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 6, 2008 11:16 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

we won

didn’t we? I’m a simple man.

strikeouts from left-center

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 6, 2008 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wasn't satisfied after last night's game

I was still pretty pissed

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."

by Mr Redbird on Aug 6, 2008 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

the MOST satisfying part

is it might have caused the call up of Overlord Perez

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 6, 2008 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'll give you that

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."

by Mr Redbird on Aug 6, 2008 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dodgettes

Why not call them the Bridegrooms?

by liam on Aug 7, 2008 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

If Cordero in Washington is the Chief

Then why not Emporer Perez?

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."

by Mr Redbird on Aug 6, 2008 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I will bow down to the Emporer

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by mattyfrommo on Aug 6, 2008 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

you think he will stick after one game?

or will he be given the same length of rope as izzy?

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

by punchinjudy on Aug 6, 2008 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I am fine with that rope

if he gets the same rope as Izzy or Franklin he has what…10 blown saves to work with? Or des it only seem like that many?

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by mattyfrommo on Aug 6, 2008 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Great win

With Lohse going tomorrow, a sweep would be welcomed before this weekend’s series

by riotmute on Aug 6, 2008 11:19 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Isn't Carp going Sunday?

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."

by Mr Redbird on Aug 6, 2008 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Looper and Preston Wilson

single handedly, or is that double handedly got us a win in Wrigley last year. I’ll take it.

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Aug 6, 2008 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

loop is the new

bi polar betty

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

by punchinjudy on Aug 6, 2008 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Negatory

At least when Loop pitches I know he’s going to give it 100%. Sometimes I think Marquis got lost in his own head.

In the world I see--you are stalking elk through the damp canyon forests around the ruins of Rockefeller Center. You'll wear leather clothes that will last you the rest of your life. You'll climb the wrist-thick kudzu vines that wrap the Sears Tower. And when you look down, you'll see tiny figures pounding corn, laying strips of venison on the empty carpool lane of some abandoned superhighway.

by Tackle Box on Aug 7, 2008 1:07 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Don't forget

Franklin and Isringhausen finishing it out in vintage 07 fashion.

by adiueordie on Aug 6, 2008 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Was that the game

where one of the Cubs stole 2nd on ball 4 and slid to far to get tagged out?

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Aug 6, 2008 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not sure

but that was Ronny Cedeno and one of the headiest plays by David Eckstein I’ve ever seen. Ump called him safe and when Eck told him the rule, he was like “Oh yeah…......OUT!”

Btw, I think Cedeno got called out on a similar play again this year. And then got demoted or something. Lou really doesn’t like Ronny.

In the world I see--you are stalking elk through the damp canyon forests around the ruins of Rockefeller Center. You'll wear leather clothes that will last you the rest of your life. You'll climb the wrist-thick kudzu vines that wrap the Sears Tower. And when you look down, you'll see tiny figures pounding corn, laying strips of venison on the empty carpool lane of some abandoned superhighway.

by Tackle Box on Aug 7, 2008 1:09 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Looper at Wrigley 2007

4/20 – W, 7 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 5 K
8/17 – L, 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 4 K

not bad at all.

by adiueordie on Aug 6, 2008 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

actually thats pretty good

i was referring to this yr seems without looking at stats hes stellar like 7 innings good or gets shelled

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by punchinjudy on Aug 6, 2008 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

it would have been nice

for astros to win 2 or 3 from CHI..this weekend is a tough series..

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

by punchinjudy on Aug 6, 2008 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

perez feels more comfortable closing

im sold

i take your signatures and use them as away messages

by ihavebadknees on Aug 6, 2008 11:20 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

hey

if that’s how he feels, I like it

strikeouts from left-center

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 6, 2008 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Matchup for cubbies

loopvs lilly
Wellyvs big Z
Carp Dempster

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

by punchinjudy on Aug 6, 2008 11:23 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

We could take 2 of 3

We could also get unceremoniously swept out of there

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."

by Mr Redbird on Aug 6, 2008 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Going to be a good series

hopefully, we come out on top

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

by Valatan on Aug 6, 2008 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ditto

strikeouts from left-center

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 6, 2008 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

he wasnt too shapr at home last time out..

but only gave up 2 runs

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

by punchinjudy on Aug 6, 2008 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Does Joel keep his job?

I didn’t watch most of the game, but his linescore looks decent

by saladdays on Aug 6, 2008 11:24 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

for now maybe

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 6, 2008 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He pitched well after we gave him a five-run lead

I’d still rather stick him in the pen when Wainwright gets back

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."

by Mr Redbird on Aug 6, 2008 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He was shaky for the first couple of innings

then looked pretty impressive after the albert grand slam

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

by Valatan on Aug 6, 2008 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Albert must have said something to him in the dugout after the SLAM

I am pretty sure we don’t want to know what it was

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by mattyfrommo on Aug 6, 2008 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

what makes u say that

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

by punchinjudy on Aug 6, 2008 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Piniero

settled down after that. Albert must have scared him into pitching better

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by mattyfrommo on Aug 6, 2008 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Heh

I’d say that would make almost any pitcher calm down.

by saladdays on Aug 6, 2008 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

he was ugly early

but settled in. Ramirez homered in his first at bat and didn’t really do much after that….

by nota bene on Aug 6, 2008 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

cakewalk

I dunno what everyone was so worried about…..bwahahaha….

by nota bene on Aug 6, 2008 11:25 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

hmmm

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 6, 2008 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not THAT game!

I think it’s from 7/21/08

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."

by Mr Redbird on Aug 6, 2008 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

he made a funny

hahaha

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 6, 2008 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wait

Dyslexia kicking in, make that 7/12/08

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."

by Mr Redbird on Aug 6, 2008 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh!

I thought that was a strange request…..here:

yikes

by nota bene on Aug 6, 2008 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That looks like the EKG of someone who was declared legally dead

And then shocked back to life

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."

by Mr Redbird on Aug 6, 2008 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think that was the diagnosis of the team

dead…alive….dead…alive

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by mattyfrommo on Aug 6, 2008 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I passed out 3 times

looking at that graph. Luckily, each time I hit my head on the desk and woke myself back up.

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Aug 6, 2008 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh please No

NOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

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by mattyfrommo on Aug 6, 2008 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

what point do the graphs serve?

being serious.

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

by punchinjudy on Aug 6, 2008 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just wait till he gets the 7/21 game graph up

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."

by Mr Redbird on Aug 6, 2008 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The horizontal axis is the at bat

the vertical axis is the home team’s win probabability before that at bat

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

by Valatan on Aug 6, 2008 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

it's a Win Expectancy per play graph

when your W.E. is 100% you win. Game starts @ 50-50 and eventually somebody gets to 100. Big swings in the graph are exactly what make for interesting/exciting/cardiac-inducing games.

I was joking about the graph of tonight’s game….if you just looked at the graph it would seem like the Cards were in cruise control when in fact we were anything but….

by nota bene on Aug 6, 2008 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

they are interesting

but if we have learned from the 08 cards they cant be placed in a box..or graph..

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

by punchinjudy on Aug 6, 2008 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

true

strikeouts from left-center

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 6, 2008 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

for any of you savvy music listeners out there

how’s about godspeed you flamethrowing emperor!

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 6, 2008 11:34 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

so will I

so will I… flamethrower=redeemer

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 6, 2008 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

damn you're good

and family-friendly, too

by random on Aug 6, 2008 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I try to go for a wide appeal on here for the most part

I want to start a bbs though where we can talk politics, be disgusting and retarded, etc

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 6, 2008 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm interested

if Sophie Trudeau & Thymme Jones are on-topic….and Chris Perez, of course.

by random on Aug 6, 2008 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh yes

only in that place will Thymme Jones and Chris Perez be discussed simultaneously

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 6, 2008 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

if you are still there

it is at hypertextation.ning.com
try to see if there’s a feature that says join hypertextation or something to that effect

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 7, 2008 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

we are in the belly of a giant machine

and the machine is bleeding to death, or something like that.

(I want to see that band live one of these days, I’ve never gotten the chance.)

by nota bene on Aug 6, 2008 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've seen them at least twice

and they were fucking transcendtal. they are no longer playing together though

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 6, 2008 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

just in case anyone is wondering

the band is called godspeed you black emperor! and they play instrumental rock that sounds like an apocalyptic orchestra that will run shutters up your spine every time

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 6, 2008 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

thanks, i was wondering what the heck you guys were talking about

what songs of their to you recommend for down loading?

I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!

by gdm426 on Aug 6, 2008 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

don't remember song titles

but you could check out the album ‘lift your skinny fists like antennae to heaven’ to start out. it’s a double album, so there’s plenty there to absorb

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 7, 2008 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

will do, thanks

I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!

by gdm426 on Aug 7, 2008 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Favre apparently traded

to Jets. Now we can stop the watch… at least until his plane takes off for NYC

by TNTinCO on Aug 6, 2008 11:49 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

oh great

favre traded to a new york team. now we might actually be able to get some coverage of him. thank goodness!!

gonna need more franklins to get through this one.

by hoofhearted-pujols on Aug 6, 2008 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

doesnt make them better

Min it would of TB maybe..the bears for sure..NYJ..eh

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by punchinjudy on Aug 6, 2008 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yay for favreh

you get to be a jet now

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 7, 2008 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Gotta love Cubs fans!

Over on BCB they’re complaining about us being sore losers for suggesting they are stealing signs at Wrigley, then talk about how Ryan Ludwick should be tested for steroids. A few bad apples for sure, but there’s a lot more validity to the sign stealing theory than there is to Ludwick being a steroid user.

Blech. I await their impending collapse with great joy. I just hope to all the gods there are it comes at our expense.

by mattisnotfrench on Aug 6, 2008 11:54 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

we explored the sign theory b4

and there is no real proof to it..

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by punchinjudy on Aug 6, 2008 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Cubs have done it before.

They did it in 2002, they did it in 1984. It isn’t out of the realm of possibility.

Apparently, VEB isn’t the only one that believes the Cubs are doing it.

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Aug 6, 2008 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i did a fan post on it

saying i didnt believe it and asked for proof..was asked to delete it..i think they win the games they should personally

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by punchinjudy on Aug 6, 2008 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not of the belief that they steal signs

But their late-inning heroics this year have been remarkable to say the least. I’m looking forward to the series this weekend, but really don’t want to see them against our bullpen in the late innings.

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."

by Mr Redbird on Aug 7, 2008 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sure....

But at least it’s not completely implausible. I’m calling them out more for hypocrisy.

by mattisnotfrench on Aug 6, 2008 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

why even go over there?

we all know what their fans are like, so why even give them the satisfaction that we acknowledge their stupidity?

dont take that i’m slamming you, i’m not. their fans just make my head hurt & i avoid them like the plague. i dont understand the need or desire of Cardinals fans to try & get some validation from their side when i’m pretty sure it will never come.

I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!

by gdm426 on Aug 7, 2008 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm curious more than anything.

Really, I like to read their reactions. At least 50% of my good friends are Cubs fans (hey, I’m from central Illinois, what am I supposed to do?) and it makes me happy that they’re happy, but it doesn’t mean I have to like the majority of Cubs fans. That, and I like to read what they say about the Cardinals, because it amuses me.

by mattisnotfrench on Aug 7, 2008 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

look at the schedule though

the beat the teams they should and have won against even good teams they are a good team..i think what was pointed out b4 was the late inning heroics after being shut down a lot..

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

by punchinjudy on Aug 7, 2008 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't dispute that fact...

They are a good team. This is the best team I can ever remember them having, to be honest. I just find it amazing how good they are at home…

by mattisnotfrench on Aug 7, 2008 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

well now i understand your thinking better. my brother in law lives on the far north side

and he’s from ohio, went to school up there & never left. he’s a bandwagon fan if there ever was one. he knows nothing about baseball & only goes to that dump of a park to drink & look at hot chicks.

living in ohio i dont deal with die hard fans, they are all bandwagon jumpers because most MLB teams close by suck. talking to them is a waste of time. i’ve had better conservations with a brick wall. i’ve gone over to bcb before & the stuff i’ve read sounds just like the bile that comes out of the mouths of the morons i live around. so thats why i dont go there any more. nor do i care about what they say. when they pop up here nothing good comes of it. they do nothing but try & start fights. quite honestly it’s pretty sad, pathetic & boring on their part.

i feel bad for the genuine true fans of that team because they have gone through nothing but heart break & sadness. but you really gotta wonder if they dont like it like that. why else would they pull for a team who’s won nothing their entire lives?

I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!

by gdm426 on Aug 7, 2008 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

don't they test for 'roids?

how would Ludwick be exempt? give me a break

strikeouts from left-center

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 7, 2008 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

man why is Albert so jerky to the press?

he used to be so happy when he had a good game, and now it seams like he’s mad that he has to waste his time & talk to the media? who pissed him off so much?

and to the STL media, stop talking about the flubs already! geesh. they still have a game left tomorrow vs the Beach Boys!

I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!

by gdm426 on Aug 7, 2008 12:06 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

but that was only the 2 Fox wasn't it?

and i thought he said he patched things up with them? i dont know, it just seams odd he has a great game, but during the post game he’s for lack of a better word, surly.

I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!

by gdm426 on Aug 7, 2008 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Someone said that he was asked about

being labeled as ‘not a homerun hitter anymore’ and that set him off.

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Aug 7, 2008 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah that was Joe Strauss of the Dispatch

that set him off a couple weeks ago. and i think his article was about how Albert hadn’t hit a lot of HR’s this season & Albert dropped the “i’m a line drive hitter with power” line.

i dont know. maybe i’m nit picking here. i just remember him as this happy guy who was always smiling a few years ago & now it doesn’t seam like he’s that guy any more when he’s so confrontational with the press some times.

I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!

by gdm426 on Aug 7, 2008 12:51 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He's been this way

Since about ‘03/4. He’s not a rook anymore, definitly a vet now, and from time to time a surly vet at that.

My fellow Americans. As a young boy, I dreamed of being a baseball, but tonight I say, we must move forward, not backward, upward not forward, and always twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom.

by Alxfritz on Aug 7, 2008 1:04 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i really think not winning the mvp in '06

when he was clearly the most valuable player in the league by any non-neanderthalian measure, really screwed with him. After that it seems like he was like “f it, i’m not playing the game anymore”.

Bernie’s recent bs article after the rough phillies series can’t have helped either.

"..and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped." -Sir Belvedere

by SleepyCA on Aug 7, 2008 3:01 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yep

strikeouts from left-center

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 7, 2008 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think this means that it’s even more important than we’d thought for Chris Perez to nail down the ninth inning in his next few outings.

by liam on Aug 7, 2008 12:53 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I was just going to post that

I hope he goes 5 for 5 in save opportunities (not just because it means we win games) but so that the Cardinals end this farce of putting our best starting pitcher in the GD BULLPEN!

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Aug 7, 2008 1:02 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Amen

to that.

by liam on Aug 7, 2008 1:09 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Favre to the Jets.

The long national nightmare is over (and I’m a huge cradle Packer fan).

My open letter to Brett upon his being traded:

Dear Brett:

WTF? Um, well, ok. Er, Good luck with that?

I have discovered in twenty years of moving around a ball park, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats. ~Bill Veeck

by bukowski on Aug 7, 2008 12:55 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Thoughts from Busch III:

Perez bringing the Latin heat tonight was a joy to watch. The crowd left the stadium with an obvious hop in our step. Looks like we got ourselves a closer.

Pinata was terrible through three and lights out from four through seven. Maddeningly frustrating, he is.

Lopez’s swing looked like it belongs in maybe AA. Taking away just two ABs from Joey Bombs was two too many.

Albert is the mang, Ludwick is the manwick.

That Tanner 08 is no Josh 06. Get new bats faster, slacker!

Why in the hell are we booing manny? I just don’t get it. I asked a couple guys who actually were booing and they both just shrugged their shoulders.

As much as I was dreading the game, based on the lineup and who was on the hill, it was a great game to be at.

My fellow Americans. As a young boy, I dreamed of being a baseball, but tonight I say, we must move forward, not backward, upward not forward, and always twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom.

by Alxfritz on Aug 7, 2008 1:31 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Mangwick

thanks man, now i’m hungry

I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!

by gdm426 on Aug 7, 2008 1:42 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

hungry huh

just when I think i can’t laugh any harder than I do at Fritz and Liam, you had to go and prove me wrong.

Thanks

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Aug 7, 2008 6:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I miss Josh 06

Is it a sign you are a die-hard when you make nightly references to bat boys past and present?

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Aug 7, 2008 2:00 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

poor Josh got too old & had to retire

damn ageist Cardinal rules forced him out, otherwise we’d still have him. who cares if he was 65? we’ll never have another bat boy like him!

and yes, it’s a definite sign your a die hard fan. that & posting after 2am est.

I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!

by gdm426 on Aug 7, 2008 2:24 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Didn't Manny try to fight Yadi

at the end of the 2004 World Series?

Maybe the fans don’t like Manny being a lazy arse?

Maybe they are taking their frustration over the lack of EA MVP Baseball games since 2005, when Manny donned the cover?

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Aug 7, 2008 2:03 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

brilliant

if i could remember my BR subscription password, I’d update Luddy’s page to say that.

To me, manny just seems like he is trying too hard to be manny. He was never really all that good at it in the first place, except for the “hitting the baseball” part.

"..and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped." -Sir Belvedere

by SleepyCA on Aug 7, 2008 3:11 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

BR password

Try each of the following:

Albert
Pujols
Wainwright
Wagonmaker
Cardinals
Ludwick
Luddy

Pretty good guesses, eh?

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."

by Mr Redbird on Aug 7, 2008 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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