Overflow thread #2
by chuckb on Aug 8, 2008 4:37 PM EDT
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Here comes Ankiel, just a couple of days before he'd be scheduled to come of the DL, but I digress.
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Izturis is such a good
basestealer.
I wish he could reach base more.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 8, 2008 4:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
we really need to stop doing these switches during our rallies
by hockeyno93 on Aug 8, 2008 4:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
yeah
my computer was really bogged down
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 8, 2008 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Izturus is owning these bases...this guy is wild too...he might throw one to the screen
by hockeyno93 on Aug 8, 2008 4:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
with two out?
I guess he wasn’t being held AT ALL
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
by Valatan on Aug 8, 2008 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
as hard as he's throwing
it’ll probably bounce all the way back to Soto before Izturis could score
by chuckb on Aug 8, 2008 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
whoo!
Okay, now I’m a believer.
by thefutureofamerica on Aug 8, 2008 4:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
They just gave him the base.
Thanks Cubs.
by Egyptian on Aug 8, 2008 4:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The umpire
has misplaced the strikezone.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 8, 2008 4:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
drat
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 8, 2008 4:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Unfortunately
Izturis < Edmonds, in terms of revenge performance
by enoscountry on Aug 8, 2008 4:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Shit
Why do we do this stuff TODAY instead of times that make more sense?
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 8, 2008 4:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Skip I love you
but you are a total idiot today.
by TheBirds on Aug 8, 2008 4:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
that was a hard play that DeRosa barely made
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
by Valatan on Aug 8, 2008 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he's hitting .350 against rigties
and I doubt that bunt gets him there that often.
So yeah, dumb.
by TheBirds on Aug 8, 2008 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
wasn't a bad play
just got too much of the 95 mph heater. if it’s a little softer, DeRosa doesn’t make the play.
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 8, 2008 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Couldn't we have picked that guy up at some point?
He always seems to play well against us.
by Egyptian on Aug 8, 2008 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
what happened with ank?
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 8, 2008 4:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
popout to 2b
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
by Valatan on Aug 8, 2008 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
popped out to SS
but DeRosa tackled Theriot and still caught the ball.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 8, 2008 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
no
it’s just your computer registers it ahead of the script on the server.
by enoscountry on Aug 8, 2008 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
it'd be a lot better
if we weren’t fans. It’s really a pretty damned good game. We’ve just got too much invested in it.
by chuckb on Aug 8, 2008 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
When Edmonds takes Perez deep here
the intertubes on the Post-Dispatch website will explode.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 8, 2008 4:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
So
was he anywhere close to safe on that 2-out bunt?
by liam on Aug 8, 2008 4:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
bunt on 2-0?
i’m sorry, but that’s a horrible decision when you’re a .346 hitter vs. righties…
by LukeMP1186 on Aug 8, 2008 4:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Perez
We are going to find out now if the kid can handle the pressure. He has plenty of it right here.
by Egyptian on Aug 8, 2008 4:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
izzy.. aaahhh!
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 8, 2008 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You are thinking too far ahead.
But good question.
Maybe we will score 4 or more. .
by Egyptian on Aug 8, 2008 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh man
Time to crack open a Franklin. C’mon, Chris!
by iwannarock24 on Aug 8, 2008 4:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The hell
Someone explained that bunt that just happened.
by mojowo11 on Aug 8, 2008 4:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Bunt for a hit
DeRosa barehands it and barely gets Skip.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 8, 2008 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
no fucking walks
seriously. I might defenstrate myself.
by Cedar Plank on Aug 8, 2008 4:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, be careful of defenstration
So says, Titus Pullo (formerly The Dude)
by Titus Pullo on Aug 8, 2008 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know if I can take
JEd winning this game with a walk-off
by Yellow Dog on Aug 8, 2008 4:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
THAT WAS A STRIKE YOU FOOL
just because Yadi dropped it, doesn’t mean it wasn’t a strike.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 8, 2008 4:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
They don't need any help from the ump
to have Perez throw balls
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
by Valatan on Aug 8, 2008 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Too bad
this isn’t a save opportunity. Tough game.
by liam on Aug 8, 2008 4:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Perez needs wolverine burns
or a braided beard
by Harknights on Aug 8, 2008 4:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
or a shark-tooth necklace
like Turk Wendell!
by chuckb on Aug 8, 2008 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He needs something.
Let the hair keep growing.
by Egyptian on Aug 8, 2008 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
sounds like 2009 to me
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 8, 2008 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why Perez now?
Who’s gonna pitch the 10th?
So says, Titus Pullo (formerly The Dude)
by Titus Pullo on Aug 8, 2008 4:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
True, but
the same applies to the 10th
So says, Titus Pullo (formerly The Dude)
by Titus Pullo on Aug 8, 2008 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know who is going to pitch...
you know it…. and it makes kicking puppies look nice by comparison
by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 8, 2008 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the cubs are getting a taste of our 8th and 9th in 2009
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 8, 2008 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So many chances to win this game
it will be heartbreaking if we lose.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 8, 2008 4:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
No kidding
Talk about giving runs away
So says, Titus Pullo (formerly The Dude)
by Titus Pullo on Aug 8, 2008 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow
that’s awesome. a few more of those please, Chris.
by effin fisk on Aug 8, 2008 4:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That was the ol'
Spin Around Fuku Strikeout. No one does it better.
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 8, 2008 4:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Mike Shannon:
“Here comes, uhhh, FOOKadomo”
by lightbulb on Aug 8, 2008 4:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He says uh...
...so he has time to throw back a Franklin.
by mojowo11 on Aug 8, 2008 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gameday's pitch-type classifier
labeled Perez’ fastball as “Fastball (Nasty)”
by liam on Aug 8, 2008 4:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ha!
So says, Titus Pullo (formerly The Dude)
by Titus Pullo on Aug 8, 2008 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's a swing?
I’ll take it. BTW, good f-ing slider!
by chuckb on Aug 8, 2008 4:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I know it goes against any baseball statistics or common sense
but when Edmonds comes up, I don’t pitch to him.
by TheBirds on Aug 8, 2008 4:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He's so streaky
That I might have to agree with you.
by thefutureofamerica on Aug 8, 2008 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But at the same time
you have to face this order again, and you might be walking Edmonds to pitch to Lee in a high leverage situation.
by thefutureofamerica on Aug 8, 2008 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man....when chris can locate
he is nasty
by ViperLjs on Aug 8, 2008 4:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I was wondering when the catcher was going to start killing us
a cubs catcher going hitless just doesn’t happen.
by TheBirds on Aug 8, 2008 4:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Edmonds only hits solo shots
He should be grounding into DP here, eh?
by liam on Aug 8, 2008 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I dont think Edmonds can catch up with the heat
by hockeyno93 on Aug 8, 2008 4:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I have no words
should have sent a poet
by Harknights on Aug 8, 2008 4:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
sometimes i think...
this cardinal pitching staff has turned more 0-2 counts into baserunners than any staff in history…
by LukeMP1186 on Aug 8, 2008 4:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Please, please, please
Don’t make Jimmy the hero today.
by augustdragon on Aug 8, 2008 4:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
throw that damn fastball six feet over the plate
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
by Valatan on Aug 8, 2008 4:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Mix in some strikes please
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 8, 2008 4:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
is he our Wild Thing?
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 8, 2008 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is he
pitching around JEd, or just missing?
by glennrwordman on Aug 8, 2008 4:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
missing
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 8, 2008 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Throw the high heat one more time, Chris!!
by iwannarock24 on Aug 8, 2008 4:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Lou wandered onto the field again.
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 8, 2008 4:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Pinella has wondered
onto the field again.
Someone get him his meds!
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 8, 2008 4:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
or at least some bottled water
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
by Valatan on Aug 8, 2008 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's like Dusty Baker's kid
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 8, 2008 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Interesting time to send out the PR
Piniella’s no fool!
by chuckb on Aug 8, 2008 4:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think the idea must have just occurred to him
So says, Titus Pullo (formerly The Dude)
by Titus Pullo on Aug 8, 2008 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Please
In play, outs, not out.
by thefutureofamerica on Aug 8, 2008 4:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
got him
walk DeRosa…no—they’ll use Daryl Ward. I’d rather pitch to DeRosa.
by chuckb on Aug 8, 2008 4:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
DeRosa makes me nervous
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 8, 2008 4:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
everything about this game makes me nervous
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
by Valatan on Aug 8, 2008 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
this whole situation is making me nervous
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 8, 2008 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't work but that's a smart play by the Puj...
"Regression to the mean is so much more fun to watch when it’s a Cub who is regressing." SleepyCA
by joker24 on Aug 8, 2008 4:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Careful now
DeRosa can feast on low expectations
by enoscountry on Aug 8, 2008 4:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ugh DeRosa
The guy we passed on to signed AK
by TheBirds on Aug 8, 2008 4:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Dan Pleasac agrees with you.
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 8, 2008 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's been a strike
all afternoon.
by thefutureofamerica on Aug 8, 2008 4:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Me likey Perez
"Regression to the mean is so much more fun to watch when it’s a Cub who is regressing." SleepyCA
by joker24 on Aug 8, 2008 4:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
was that really less of a swing that Glaus-s 3-0 disaster?
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
by Valatan on Aug 8, 2008 4:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
No, I was just about to say that
the bat head even snapped forward. He swung.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 8, 2008 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
YES!
Now let’s put a few on the board.
by thefutureofamerica on Aug 8, 2008 4:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He's probably gonna get
a Gold Glove this year
by ViperLjs on Aug 8, 2008 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
nope
it goes to Wright thanks to his +100 votes from NY
by enoscountry on Aug 8, 2008 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He probably isn't
Because the award is given more on reputation than actual performance.
Wright’ll probably get it.
by mojowo11 on Aug 8, 2008 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was thinking that too,
but Ken Rosenthal mentioned Glaus ass the favorite in an article. Makes me think the national media are taking notice.
by ViperLjs on Aug 8, 2008 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're right Tony, Perez can't handle presure.
by Harknights on Aug 8, 2008 4:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
honestly
the whole “young players can’t keep it together under pressure” theory is such BS…
Mather, McClellan, Perez, ice in their collective veins
by duncans_army on Aug 8, 2008 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Back to 50% win probabibility!!
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
by Valatan on Aug 8, 2008 4:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
should be the bottom part of the Cub order next inning
by hockeyno93 on Aug 8, 2008 4:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
pitcher's spot is due up
And then Soriano… So we’re gonna have to earn this one.
by thefutureofamerica on Aug 8, 2008 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd vote Perez to close
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by gocards62 on Aug 8, 2008 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Molina is really crossing these hitters up
by waiting until the last possible second to set up.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 8, 2008 4:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Pujols is due to hit one out of the park.?
by KYCards on Aug 8, 2008 4:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'd say so.
He can only wear the collar for so long (knock wood)
by thefutureofamerica on Aug 8, 2008 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
cool
now Samardzjia can get intimately acquainted with AP
by Cedar Plank on Aug 8, 2008 4:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That was the last of our good, young relievers
all we have left now is Springer.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 8, 2008 4:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
anybody else listening to 1380 right now?
That actually cares what the guy from Gateway internation has to say??? I’m not anti-Nascar… but who the F cares right now?
by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 8, 2008 4:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Why would they do an interview
in the 10th inning? Did they have this one planned?
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 8, 2008 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
it was bad both ways most of the game...
now it’s tilting one way…
by LukeMP1186 on Aug 8, 2008 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Too bad we couldn't have scored another run in the 6th
this game would be over
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by gocards62 on Aug 8, 2008 4:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Good
Franklin’s up in the pen. Glad we have the top of the lineup up.
by chuckb on Aug 8, 2008 4:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If we don't score
I’m considering turning this off. I can’t watch Franklin give it up again.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 8, 2008 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm officially
a sad sad Panda
by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 8, 2008 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just watched that this morning
had it DVR’d
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 8, 2008 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
heh...
even in the thick of this game… i still smile thinking about it
by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 8, 2008 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
keep Perez in
he can ptich another inning, can’t he?
by ccthemovieman on Aug 8, 2008 5:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
No
too many pitches, he loses his effectiveness.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 8, 2008 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
freaking cardinals vs cubs games
It’s like they’re scripted. EVERY time. I love it. (and sometimes hate it.)
by effin fisk on Aug 8, 2008 5:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
the change is his out pitch
cannot locate the FB
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by gocards62 on Aug 8, 2008 5:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ugh
No Franklin.
Try Springer or lets see what Garcia can do.
by JMedwick on Aug 8, 2008 5:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Now that
is the kind of utility man we need.
by iwannarock24 on Aug 8, 2008 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he'll hang a change here
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by gocards62 on Aug 8, 2008 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you know if ludwick hits one ot the walll that pujols will be running through any stop signs that oquendo puts up
by hockeyno93 on Aug 8, 2008 5:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oquendo probably wouldn't bother
He’d just cross his arms and be like, “Whatever, it’s not like what I think matters.”
by mojowo11 on Aug 8, 2008 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
cmon Luddy!!!!
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 8, 2008 5:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Albert is probably the only guy
Who I think could steal home from first.
by thefutureofamerica on Aug 8, 2008 5:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
he tried.
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 8, 2008 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Drat
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 8, 2008 5:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Retarded
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 8, 2008 5:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
what other goofy thing
is going to happen to us today?
by ccthemovieman on Aug 8, 2008 5:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sigh
I wish our outfielders were not so strikeout prone. It hurts the team in situations like this.
by JMedwick on Aug 8, 2008 5:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm going outside
I hope in 20 minutes, the game is still going.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 8, 2008 5:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
me too
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 8, 2008 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't blame ya...this one is not going to end well I'm afraid
too many missed chances against a team like this.
by KYCards on Aug 8, 2008 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Misread that one
Didn’t you, Albert?
by augustdragon on Aug 8, 2008 5:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That would be the bad side...
of Albert’s aggressive baserunning
by Yellow Dog on Aug 8, 2008 5:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yep....
I think it’s a net positive, though
by Andyfantastic on Aug 8, 2008 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I smell a Glaus HR in the 14th
right now its just a little scent, though.
by effin fisk on Aug 8, 2008 5:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Some kind of nose
you’ve got there.
I was trying to smell chicken, but it just smells like missed opportunities . . .
So says, Titus Pullo (formerly The Dude)
by Titus Pullo on Aug 8, 2008 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He smells, alright
but, at 0-for-forever against the Cubs this year, he’s due!
by ccthemovieman on Aug 8, 2008 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Comcast hasn't replayed it it
I thougth maybe balk, but Pujols didn’t complain.
by sdrone on Aug 8, 2008 5:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It better not be frankline here or its over
by ViperLjs on Aug 8, 2008 5:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Its Franklin
Not over until the Cubs score a run.
by augustdragon on Aug 8, 2008 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
someone's gotta pitch
should be Springer, I guess.
by chuckb on Aug 8, 2008 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And franlkin's more able to go more than one inning than anyone
and we have no idea how long it’ll take the cardinals to score
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
by Valatan on Aug 8, 2008 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Everybody strap in!!
It’s about to hit the fan.
by iwannarock24 on Aug 8, 2008 5:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
make it quick franklin...
i don’t want to suffer…
by LukeMP1186 on Aug 8, 2008 5:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
quick enough?
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by gocards62 on Aug 8, 2008 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
3 baserunners lost today
if we lose, that’s a big reason why
by chuckb on Aug 8, 2008 5:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes, but....
If we lose, the main reason will be that the other team scored more runs.
Sorry, just doing my best sports broadcaster imitation.
by augustdragon on Aug 8, 2008 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Love those Flyballs
like Russian roulette
by enoscountry on Aug 8, 2008 5:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Really we are doing a better job
of beating ourselves than the Cub are.
by Harknights on Aug 8, 2008 5:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
especially when considering we are giving Edmonds $2,000,000
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 8, 2008 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
C'mon Franklin
They’ve got Howry warming up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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 8, 2008 5:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
great, i get to turn on the game just in time to see Frank blow it
i can’t believe Jimmy’s hit two HR’s today. both went in that stupid basket didn’t they?
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
by gdm426 on Aug 8, 2008 5:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
neither one did
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 8, 2008 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
really? no doubters uh?
interesting
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
by gdm426 on Aug 8, 2008 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is that a new beard?
By Cracky!
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 8, 2008 5:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
can't take it anymore
that and it’s time to go home from work. unfortunately i walk to work, so i can’t listen to the game on the radio until i get home. here’s hoping i’m actually bad luck and by leaving i’ll be addition by subtraction.
by mattybobo on Aug 8, 2008 5:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Your right
You can tell by the way he held it in his glove
by 1brdon on Aug 8, 2008 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
thank god
i saw him slam the bat to the ground!
by chuckb on Aug 8, 2008 5:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
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 8, 2008 5:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
wow how did he hit that?
that was ball 4
I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2
by punchinjudy on Aug 8, 2008 5:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh my God...
I thought that ball from Soriano was gone off the bat
by ViperLjs on Aug 8, 2008 5:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh ye of little faith
Franklin looking pretty good today
by ccthemovieman on Aug 8, 2008 5:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Phew!
One more.
So says, Titus Pullo (formerly The Dude)
by Titus Pullo on Aug 8, 2008 5:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
attaboy, Ryan
at least Ludwick leads off! (sarcasm!)
by chuckb on Aug 8, 2008 5:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
were jimmys hrs wrigley specials?
I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2
by punchinjudy on Aug 8, 2008 5:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
the first was a classic pull shot to right
the second was a cheapie opposite fieldy bs piece of crap
by cardsfaninmass on Aug 8, 2008 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the first was a bomb to right
the second was to left into the front row - a Jimmy special!
by chuckb on Aug 8, 2008 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
no
especially since the wind is blowing in at like 13 mph
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 8, 2008 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
one
was towards that short left center porch,
but the wind is sort of blowing in so they were legit.
by enoscountry on Aug 8, 2008 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like jimmy
hate seing him in a cubs jersey, but jimmy this yr=no mather, possibly luddy…I like to see what we have and I really like Mather
I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2
by punchinjudy on Aug 8, 2008 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I bet Jimmy would have half of those HR back
if he were playing in Busch
by ViperLjs on Aug 8, 2008 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
imagine if he was at Houston
those Crawford boxes would be painted white.
by enoscountry on Aug 8, 2008 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
1-2-3
HELLOOOOOOOOOOOO BOB HOWRY!!!
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 8, 2008 5:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Just about anyone in this freakin' lineup is a walkoff waiting to happen
We gotta score.
by Andyfantastic on Aug 8, 2008 5:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Izturis
Star of the game in my book. Certainly doing everything he can to help us win.
by augustdragon on Aug 8, 2008 5:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
slider away, slider away
maybe I can get him to swing.
by chuckb on Aug 8, 2008 5:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
time for Glaus
to make up for his cubby sucking
by ViperLjs on Aug 8, 2008 5:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
In retrospect
maybe not the best choice of words
by ViperLjs on Aug 8, 2008 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
is brenly in today?
who is the guy for the cub broadcast?
I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2
by punchinjudy on Aug 8, 2008 5:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Dan Pleasac
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 8, 2008 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
hes the one talking
bout breaking balls for 5 min? did they fire brenly?
I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2
by punchinjudy on Aug 8, 2008 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
no
just a day off, i guess
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 8, 2008 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he just talked about dominating fastball
its hitting 91
I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2
by punchinjudy on Aug 8, 2008 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Howry used to have a dominating 91-93 mph fastball
could never figure it out. He basically throws nothing but 4-seamers.
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 8, 2008 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Its more about movement and deception than velocity
See: Chris Young, Sid Fernandez,...
by DriverZn on Aug 8, 2008 5:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
santa please....
I’ve been good… all Freaking Day!!!!! please!!!!!!
by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 8, 2008 5:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This is starting to remind me of the All Star Game
Testicle-exploding shit storm, circa 7/12/08 - We will never forget!
by bjork24 on Aug 8, 2008 5:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Minus the Uggla performance
Testicle-exploding shit storm, circa 7/12/08 - We will never forget!
by bjork24 on Aug 8, 2008 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
but with lots of cubs
oh nm
I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2
by punchinjudy on Aug 8, 2008 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't look now
Iz2’s batting average is climbing toward .250…
by mojowo11 on Aug 8, 2008 5:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
oh, troy
please get a 2-strike hit. does that ever happen?
by RedbirdAvenger on Aug 8, 2008 5:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sheesh!
if he had rolled it, Troy, would you have swung?
by chuckb on Aug 8, 2008 5:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
dude can't buy a hit off the flubs
geesh
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
by gdm426 on Aug 8, 2008 5:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
How high did the helmet bounce this time?
Testicle-exploding shit storm, circa 7/12/08 - We will never forget!
by bjork24 on Aug 8, 2008 5:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
if hitting against the cubs is clutch...
glaus is the anti-clutch.
by RedbirdAvenger on Aug 8, 2008 5:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It's funny because Troy has been very clutch this year
just not vs. the small bears
by ViperLjs on Aug 8, 2008 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'm guessing troy is in line for the day off tomorrow...
and the lopez show hits the hot corner…
by LukeMP1186 on Aug 8, 2008 5:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
am I that far behind?
or are you predicting the future?
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 8, 2008 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
With that result
I don’t have to worry about Dec 12, 2012 anymore
by 1brdon on Aug 8, 2008 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cubs are kryptonite
to Glaus. Unbelievable.
by augustdragon on Aug 8, 2008 5:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He came back 2 or 3 days ago
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by Tackle Box on Aug 8, 2008 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
why haven't they used him yet?
I guess when Bob Howry can mow down your 4, 5, and 6 hitters, you don’t need your closer, huh?
by chuckb on Aug 8, 2008 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
they did
last game i think. Might have even got the save.
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 8, 2008 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh
not sure.
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 8, 2008 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
use the reply button so your comment doesnt get lost
oh, and I hope hes right.
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on Aug 8, 2008 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yadi
2 strikeouts today.
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by Tackle Box on Aug 8, 2008 5:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
man
please win this won guys
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 8, 2008 5:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This game is wringing me out!
So says, Titus Pullo (formerly The Dude)
by Titus Pullo on Aug 8, 2008 5:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
+1
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 8, 2008 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Franklin and Howry both clutch
Is there something in the water in Chicago?
by mojowo11 on Aug 8, 2008 5:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
chlorine?
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 8, 2008 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
if we win this game...
it will be truly miraculous, on a day where everything seems to be going chicago’s way.
by RedbirdAvenger on Aug 8, 2008 5:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
just got one.
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 8, 2008 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
is he really throwing a knuckleball?
nice pitch!
by chuckb on Aug 8, 2008 5:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
yup
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 8, 2008 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's the one
that gameday’s classifying as the 75mph slider.
by liam on Aug 8, 2008 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
In other news,
It looks like the Chinese are going to dominate the Olympics this year . . . .
So says, Titus Pullo (formerly The Dude)
by Titus Pullo on Aug 8, 2008 5:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
why is he throwing a knuckleball?
does he have that little faith in his other stuff?
by chuckb on Aug 8, 2008 5:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i sure dont
his control is starting to go now. hold on to your butts
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
by gdm426 on Aug 8, 2008 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
When the hell?
Did he start throwing a knuckleball and why is he debuting it in this situation?
by AndyB83 on Aug 8, 2008 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
not a debut
he threw one to sory last inning
I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2
by punchinjudy on Aug 8, 2008 5:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What the heck franklin?
has he gone insane?
by TheBirds on Aug 8, 2008 5:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Time to get Franklin out of there.......
hes losing it
by ViperLjs on Aug 8, 2008 5:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Brilliant stats, Al!
apparently, the Cards lose most of their games when they score 2 runs or less. Wow! That’s some valuable insight.
by chuckb on Aug 8, 2008 5:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
and we thought WE had no confidence in franklin...
he’s out there throwing new pitches, ha…
by LukeMP1186 on Aug 8, 2008 5:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
new gamethread might change our luck
I’m still thinking bases loaded 2 out walk will lose it this inning.
by enoscountry on Aug 8, 2008 5:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i prefer Garcia
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 8, 2008 5:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
what's with steroid guys and knuckleballs?
first canseco, then cody mckay, now franklin
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
by Valatan on Aug 8, 2008 5:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Damn it
It’s gonna take a miracle now
by iwannarock24 on Aug 8, 2008 5:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
NIce 10 hopper Lud
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by Tackle Box on Aug 8, 2008 5:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
franklin, you are now public enemy #1
I would rather see izzy in close games at this point..
by TheBirds on Aug 8, 2008 5:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
was really good in his first inning.
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 8, 2008 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Franklin sucks so bad!
It’s so frustrating!
by ViperLjs on Aug 8, 2008 5:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Except for the previous inning when you were good!
Dammit!
by Andyfantastic on Aug 8, 2008 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's bad the vast majority of the time
need i remind you
by ViperLjs on Aug 8, 2008 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't in his first inning
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 8, 2008 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn! We're in a tight spot!
So says, Titus Pullo (formerly The Dude)
by Titus Pullo on Aug 8, 2008 5:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
YUKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
by akaitori on Aug 8, 2008 5:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
No way...
... that Franklin pitches out of this. I just don’t see how it’s possible.
by AndyB83 on Aug 8, 2008 5:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
why walk fukudome?
he’s been terrible
by Cedar Plank on Aug 8, 2008 5:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
We'd rather pitch to Soto
He’s 1/2. We figure there’s no point in dragging this out, I guess.
by mojowo11 on Aug 8, 2008 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And by Soto, I mean Henry Blanco.
I’m a mess.
by mojowo11 on Aug 8, 2008 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait, is this Franklin's second
inning?
Why is the announcer saying Franklin is a knuckleballer? What did I miss?
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 8, 2008 5:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Game Over.
Izturis just misses it.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 8, 2008 5:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Not really.
If this was Franklin’s second inning, it was obvious Tony gave up. If Tony gives up, it don’t hurt so bad.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 8, 2008 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can we let the kids close now TLR?
by greenwichvillagecard on Aug 8, 2008 5:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This game was not lost by the bull pen!!!
It was lost by base running errors, and a stupid, mangled suicide squeeze call
So says, Titus Pullo (formerly The Dude)
by Titus Pullo on Aug 8, 2008 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
how many fucking breaks can go one way?
by LukeMP1186 on Aug 8, 2008 5:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Breaks?!
Purposefully sending Franklin to the mound is a BREAK?
by sdrone on Aug 8, 2008 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
iz2 whiffing on a line drive...
obviously franklin just sucks…
by LukeMP1186 on Aug 8, 2008 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
aaaggggggggggggggggggahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
this makes my heart hurt….
When cheese gets its picture taken, what does it say?
by RosevilleRedbird on Aug 8, 2008 5:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sigh
Jim Edmonds 1, St. Louis Cardinals 0.
by mojowo11 on Aug 8, 2008 5:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Well at least Franklin has a new pitch that he can't throw for a strike.
that’s something.
by TheBirds on Aug 8, 2008 5:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The kids did pretty much.
McClellan and Perez were used first.
by AndyB83 on Aug 8, 2008 5:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Formula for failure
Walk, hit, intentional walk. Don’t know of any reliever that can succeed like that.
by augustdragon on Aug 8, 2008 5:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
When will Tony learn
2 innings of Franklin DOES NOT END WELL
by iwannarock24 on Aug 8, 2008 5:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
+1
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 8, 2008 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can we get rid of Franklink yet?
And can we EVER let a relief pitcher pitch more than 1 inning?
by sdrone on Aug 8, 2008 5:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
KMac Perez, 1 inning
Franklin 2…
Yep, I’ll say it again, This team is better w/o TLR.
by TheBirds on Aug 8, 2008 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you kidding?!
TLR gets more out of teams than Swift Meat gets out of a cow carcass. Nobody predicted the cards would even be in contention. But here we are, based upon rookies, reclamation projects, duct tape, and some fishing line.
TLR may make frustrating decisions, but nobody gets performance out of a team like TLR.
So says, Titus Pullo (formerly The Dude)
by Titus Pullo on Aug 8, 2008 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
people keep saying that, but it's not like this team sucks
The only weakness is the pen, which TLR has handled horribly.
by TheBirds on Aug 8, 2008 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Technically
Franklin only threw 1 inning.
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 8, 2008 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We lost with the hitting
not the pitching
by saladdays on Aug 8, 2008 5:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
+1
I said in the 6th inning when we were blowing opportunities to put up runs that this would come back on the hitters
by hockeyno93 on Aug 8, 2008 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well for what it's worth
The Cubs did not outplay us.
by Harknights on Aug 8, 2008 5:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Worth a loss
and 7 games back.
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 8, 2008 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's worth
exactly 1 more game back :)
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
by rocKStark5 on Aug 8, 2008 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
A warm bucket of spit
which I happen to have a lot of since I puked after every Edmonds homerun . . .
So says, Titus Pullo (formerly The Dude)
by Titus Pullo on Aug 8, 2008 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, when you piss away scoring opportunities
and your 3-6 hitters get like 1 hit between them (plus a huge 0-fer Glaus/Yadi), not much you can do.
Too bad for Loop and the bullpen…..Tony could deservedly blow his top on the offense after today’s mess.
by goodymobb on Aug 8, 2008 5:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
IT's almost like Tony wants the relievers to fail
“Ryan great job of not sucking today in that first inning of relief. Guess what, you are going back out there until you do”
Why did Franklin get 2 innings? If they had 2 on and no outs with a LHB coming up, why walk the bases loaded instead of going to the LH reliever? You essentially throw up the white flag.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 8, 2008 5:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
We've got two more games
TLR’s saving the pen for the rest of the series.
So says, Titus Pullo (formerly The Dude)
by Titus Pullo on Aug 8, 2008 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
By burning up Ryan Franklin for 2 innings?
If everybody pitches 1 inning, the pen is effectively saved.
Why have two LOOGY’s if you aren’t going to use any? He tried to milk Franklin for 2 innings, it didn’t work. Now move on to the next reliever.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 8, 2008 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Loogy
I don’t understand the LOOGY comment, since we faced all right-handers in the 11th. By the time we didn’t score in the 11th, we needed to get six outs. Who’s gonna get them? If we get the lead in the 12th, presumably we use Izzy. (think about that for a second). Or springer. If you remove franklin after one inning, you likely use both.
In any event, the bull pen decisions did not lose this game. Our bullpen is thin. Once we get into extras, every second it get prolongs, our chances of winning diminish. Once you play McClellen and Perez, everyone else is a gamble.
So says, Titus Pullo (formerly The Dude)
by Titus Pullo on Aug 8, 2008 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, we didn't
We intentionally walked Fukudome. We could have brought Garcia in to face Fukudome, intentionally walked Blanco to face Edmonds.
Or, we could leave Franklin in who hadn’t gotten an out yet that inning to see if he could do the opposite.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 8, 2008 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Walked Fukudome
so that there’d be a force play at home and Yadi wouldn’t have had to put a tag on.
by liam on Aug 8, 2008 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The cubs threw up the white flag.
it’s got a big blue “W” on it.
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 8, 2008 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well...that was the toss up game....now tomorrow, we'll lose, and hopefully Carp can salvage one on Sunday
by hockeyno93 on Aug 8, 2008 5:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Why will we automatically lose tomorrow?
by saladdays on Aug 8, 2008 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
zambrano vs Welleymeyer....big advantage to the cubs
by hockeyno93 on Aug 8, 2008 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Welley has pitched pretty well
the last couple of games.
by Yellow Dog on Aug 8, 2008 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it'll be another good one
as long as the offense doesn’t fall asleep again
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 8, 2008 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
obviously nothing is "automatic"
but you can certainly understand the frustration. We get 7 solid innings from Loop, an admirable job by the bullpen, and we can’t muster 3 effin’ runs against the Cubs? Now we get to face their All-star starters over the next 2 days.
by goodymobb on Aug 8, 2008 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Name a Cards hitter
who does well against the Cubs.
I think that will answer your question.
by sdrone on Aug 8, 2008 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
.274, .317, .368
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 8, 2008 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
a pretty good one
those numbers are much better than what he does against everyone else.
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 8, 2008 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well
at least the Nationals are on a tear. they swept Colorado. hopefully they can put up a fight against the Brewers
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 8, 2008 5:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I've been afraid of this stretch...
MIL has 10 games against 3 last place teams and we get 7 versus FLA and CHI
then 7 with ARZ while MIL has a bunch w/the Brandon Moss-led Bucs.
This was 100% on the offense but please use the kids with a lead going forward. TLR says you’ve got to earn it, but Franklin and IZZy don’t have it. Its like 2006 all over again
by greenwichvillagecard on Aug 8, 2008 5:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
except we don't have any ground to give
please don’t put Franklin in 2 innings in a row again, TLR
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 8, 2008 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
nobody gets more out of this team though.........
This team is above average in all facets except MIF and BP, yet we all blindly accept that Tony is the reason we are winning.
This game had poor execution and poor handling of the BP. Seems to be he hurt us a lot today.
by TheBirds on Aug 8, 2008 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tony is a double edged sword
he does things to get the most out of certain guys like Miles, Skippy, etc but then does head scratching stuff that only he know the answer to why he does it.
He’s always been like that and he isn’t going to change. It does seem like he is fighting the ‘use the young guys’ a bit more this season than usual, which may be a reflection of a dislike for everything in the organization changing around him.
But, again…I think he has completely mismanaged the bullpen this year out of loyalty but the record speaks for itself.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 8, 2008 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I feel bad for Looper
the guy just hasn’t been getting much run support
strikeouts from left-center
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 8, 2008 5:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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