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Game 119 Open Thread- 9th August, 2008

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Wellemeyer_todd_medium Zambrano_carlos_medium

   Wellemeyer            Zambrano

8-4, 4.01                12-4, 2.76

See now the Colonel

Building steam, forging ahead

Comes to take Wrigley

 

An old nemesis

Returns to torture the 'Birds

Not a must win, but...

 

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Lineup per Bernie:

Schumaker 8
Kennedy 4
Pujols 3
Ludwick 9
Lopez 7
Glaus 5
Molina 2
Wellemeyer 1
Miles 6

-B

Lopez hitting 5th, still no Rick….Many franklins early in the day today.

by RiverRat on Aug 9, 2008 2:47 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

TLR

I have noticed he likes to play certain matchups he thinks hitters will hit well. That’s why guys like Lopez and Kennedy get playing time because they have ‘success’ against opposing pitchers. Whether these matchups are true or not is up for debate.

by 916baller on Aug 9, 2008 3:54 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

holy shit

how long of a deal is TLR on because this is getting absurd.

by lopey986 on Aug 9, 2008 2:54 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

LOPEZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111111!!!!!!!!!!!

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 9, 2008 2:57 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Gotta be fucking kidding me

"Regression to the mean is so much more fun to watch when it’s a Cub who is regressing." SleepyCA

by joker24 on Aug 9, 2008 3:27 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No Aniel still?

This org manages a roster like an asshole.

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 9, 2008 2:53 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ankiel, damn it

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 9, 2008 2:54 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

how does one manage

his butthole?

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

by punchinjudy on Aug 9, 2008 2:57 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wipes it clean?

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 9, 2008 2:57 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I have really been looking forward to this weekend

but this just makes me sick….WTH is the love affair with Lopez.

by RiverRat on Aug 9, 2008 2:56 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The kast time i was

was Wed and we won that one.

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 9, 2008 2:59 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

he supposedly has played

a few OF games…mayeb in hs or something

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

by punchinjudy on Aug 9, 2008 2:58 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

the same mather who seems

to be hitting well..the logic thing is to sit them..because then they become hot and then you cant send them back down.

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

by punchinjudy on Aug 9, 2008 3:03 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

he played

some outfield in washington this year.

seriously. play mather. lopez at short if you really want him in and miles at second. kennedy does not need to play ever.

by lopey986 on Aug 9, 2008 2:59 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   1 recs

I'm playing MLB2k8 last night

Waino cruisng alon in WA and all the sudden his back goes out. So I bring in welley fro 2 innings of releif. and some shawn marshal who itraded kennedy for him and fontneot. Then the 9th comes im up 5-1. I had switched b4 yhis game to pro cause winning 24-5 wasnt cool. So i bring in a guy i traded loop for and he sucks it up..long story short.. i bring in Izzy up 5-4 2 guys on one out…he loads the baes. I eventually lose 6-5…yup my pen gave up 5 runs in the 9th..I can’t even escape the pen woes on XBOX..haha

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

by punchinjudy on Aug 9, 2008 2:56 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My haiku

Felipe Lopez
The “impact bat” we needed
Is it ‘09 yet?

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 9, 2008 3:00 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

and in the 5 hole

just give Glaus a hand written memo : I HAVE NO FAITH IN YOU AT THIS POINT!!!! so now you have two outs in the middle of the line-up

by doug_4409 on Aug 9, 2008 3:02 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Glaus 0-29

against the cubbies..id still trot im out there though

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

by punchinjudy on Aug 9, 2008 3:04 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It's in his head, methinks

Remember how he started the year cold? He eventually snapped out of it, and there was never an 0-29, but it seemed like he’d never get going. This reminds me of 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 9, 2008 3:08 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

dont yall know

Felipe Lopez is 9-for-31 (.290) against Zambrano with a .405 on-base percentage and a .581 slugging percentage. TLR is a genius i tell you, a genius.

by rlgosnell on Aug 9, 2008 3:50 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

great no rooney today

not a big fan of his fill in when it isnt ricky h

by doug_4409 on Aug 9, 2008 3:13 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You'd take

Claibes over Rooney?

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 9, 2008 3:14 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Good news, though:

At least the score is tied right now.

by Red in Chicago on Aug 9, 2008 3:13 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Will this be the game our offense

finally figures out how to hit Zambrano? I think the key will be to take a few pitches and not try to swing at first pitches. Big Z can get wild at times and it is a must to make him work. If the Cards don’t make him work then it will be an easy win for him.

by KYCards on Aug 9, 2008 3:14 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Exactly

As many times as we have faced him now you would think they would pick up on his weakness. If they make him work and get his pitch count up he will start to loose his cool and get a little wild after a few innings. There should be no hacking at the first pitch with him.

by KYCards on Aug 9, 2008 3:18 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Also if guys get on base or than Glaus

they need to run on him. Zambrano really starts to loose his cool when guys steal off him. And he looses his concentration and tends to get wild.

So game plan: Be patient at the plate and be agressive on the bases. Don’t let Zambrano control the game.

by KYCards on Aug 9, 2008 3:31 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

my haiku

Tony LaRussa
still our best fit manager?
Oquendo 09

by doug_4409 on Aug 9, 2008 3:18 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

so far having really seen one positive thought going into today's game

can only hope the player’s are singing the same tune in the clubhouse

by doug_4409 on Aug 9, 2008 3:23 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Legend of old, now just a Cub

Why, Jimmy Baseball
To Chicago have you gone?
Thief of our dreams.

Free Colby

by Oregonian Redbird on Aug 9, 2008 3:28 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

because he was done
so said Tony LaRussa
Jimmy Ballgame Lives!!!

by doug_4409 on Aug 9, 2008 3:33 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ken Rosenthal is explaining the instant replay system

I love the idea of instant replay, but this proposal is just going to make everyone angrier: They’re routing every game through a central location (I think in NYC, but I don’t remember), and the crew chief can phone it into there. The crew chief gets first call and last call, and the umpire can veto the manager’s request for a replay for any reason, at his own discretion.

This is a really horrible system. It will just produce more angry yelling matches as egos collide.

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

by Valatan on Aug 9, 2008 3:38 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That's how the NHL works it

It does OK. There are frequently terribly long delays as calling a goal with as many obstructions as there are in the way of the cameras in hockey is hard to do but with baseball the clear view should alleviate that. And if they actually hold to the “if you can’t see it clearly/quickly you can’t change it” that is actually the way to go.

"Regression to the mean is so much more fun to watch when it’s a Cub who is regressing." SleepyCA

by joker24 on Aug 9, 2008 3:47 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

haha

love foxs opening..making fun of peopels court with brynes wearing all hats..pointed to the cubs and said..”they are the cubs something si goign to go wrong”

and have wapner on

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

by punchinjudy on Aug 9, 2008 3:42 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

and a my cousin vinny ref.

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

by punchinjudy on Aug 9, 2008 3:43 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

except they picked the

cubs and angels are the picks for the series

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

by punchinjudy on Aug 9, 2008 3:43 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

gawd adam.

you suckkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

by rlgosnell on Aug 9, 2008 3:58 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Albert

just needs to bide his time and wait for his pitch

by CardsFan85 on Aug 9, 2008 3:58 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

+1

he looked real impatient yesterday…

by duncans_army on Aug 9, 2008 3:59 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

idiot announcers...

“power numbers for pujols not where they usually are”

pujols currently #2 in slugging, .610

by duncans_army on Aug 9, 2008 4:00 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

"Albert normally doesnt swing at that pitch" or

“albert usually doesn’t look off balance” have been said an awful lot this year.

by rlgosnell on Aug 9, 2008 4:01 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Fox announcers are

almost as bad as Channel 5

by CardsFan85 on Aug 9, 2008 4:01 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Not really

I dont believe he played against the Cubs much last year and only once this year

by CardsFan85 on Aug 9, 2008 4:02 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i'd imagine Zambrano is pretty tough on righties

and until this year, Luddy has been a platooner

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Aug 9, 2008 4:02 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah, that's true

I’ve tried to block out the painful memory of how much he’s sat, even earlier this year.

by BTown Birds fan on Aug 9, 2008 4:04 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Luddy on his way to 100 ribbies!

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

by bjork24 on Aug 9, 2008 4:03 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And it showed there

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

by bjork24 on Aug 9, 2008 4:04 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

he struck out, yes, but in a decent sized sample size he has owned Zambrano

so it’s not a bad move on TLR’s part

trust me, i’m the first to rip TLR, but he isn’t making a mistake putting Lopez in the 5 hole

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Aug 9, 2008 4:05 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

especially...

considering glaus’ disappearing act against the cubs…

by LukeMP1186 on Aug 9, 2008 4:06 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

31 ABs is not a decent sized sample.

Not even remotely close. What if he’d gone 8 for 31 against him instead of 9 for 31, would we still be saying .258 would be hitting well????

"Regression to the mean is so much more fun to watch when it’s a Cub who is regressing." SleepyCA

by joker24 on Aug 9, 2008 4:08 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

+1

the sluggin pct is encouraging though. I just dont like the idea of playing some scrap heap guy over one of your own who has shown ‘some’ positives offensively

by rlgosnell on Aug 9, 2008 4:09 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

and besides, it's not like this team ever hits Zambrano well

TLR might as well try to switch things up and hope for the best.

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Aug 9, 2008 4:11 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My only problem with it is that

Most of those AB are from when Lopez was with the Reds, so therefore, back when he was good, and when all of the AB would have either been in Wrigley or the GAB

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

by Valatan on Aug 9, 2008 4:15 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Which is why you don't use batter/pitcher matchups in the first place

You never actually get a sample size. It’s utterly ridiculous, terrible, stupid, [insert negative adjective] and dumb to say 9/31 makes him a better option than a better hitter. Again, what if ONE hit hadn’t blooped in and he was 8/31? He’d be on the bench for hitting .258 against him.

"Regression to the mean is so much more fun to watch when it’s a Cub who is regressing." SleepyCA

by joker24 on Aug 9, 2008 4:14 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oh not to mention

His defense in left is going to suck as HE ISN’T AN OUTFIELDER.

"Regression to the mean is so much more fun to watch when it’s a Cub who is regressing." SleepyCA

by joker24 on Aug 9, 2008 4:15 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

What about Albert vs. Odalis Perez?

and there are guys who are something like 2/31 against a pitcher. Perhaps that really is a sign to bench them.

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

by Valatan on Aug 9, 2008 4:16 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

We can debate that one another time

Maybe I shouldn’t have used never---what is clear is that regarding a player in STEEP decline, 9/31 over the course of 5 years has next to nothing to do with what he’s going to do today.

"Regression to the mean is so much more fun to watch when it’s a Cub who is regressing." SleepyCA

by joker24 on Aug 9, 2008 4:17 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah

the real problem is that most of those AB were from a time when he was a very good hitter.

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

by Valatan on Aug 9, 2008 4:18 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

They looked at that in THE BOOK

and found that all single batter v. hitter stats were meaningless and would regress back to something resembling their true talent level.

by azruavatar on Aug 9, 2008 4:46 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It's just so contrary to reason to me

certain batters SHOULD be able to see certain pitches well. A fastball hitter should be able to hit randy johnson better than the average joe, and a guy who likes low curveballs should have fared better against Darryl Kile. I can see how most of the time, it’s just random fluctuation stuff, but…

Maybe a better way to look at would be ‘batter vs. pitch type’ stats

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

by Valatan on Aug 9, 2008 4:48 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

There are small GB or FB pitcher "platoon" splits

On that note, Lopez in his career has hit .253 .310 .359 vs. groundballers (88 tOPS+) and .239 .315 .393 (98 tOPS+) vs power pitchers.

"Regression to the mean is so much more fun to watch when it’s a Cub who is regressing." SleepyCA

by joker24 on Aug 9, 2008 4:52 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

you can only go so far with splits and opposing stats.

Do I think it’s a good move to put lopez in the 5 hole and sit Mather? No I dont. I dont care that Z eats up righties. A guy who sucks against everyone except one guy is still a guy who sucks.

by rlgosnell on Aug 9, 2008 4:07 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

In play runs scored my good friend

Cannot watch the game today because it is blacked out on mlb.tv because of fox

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 9, 2008 4:04 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

OMG

announcers: “cards haven’t been great in one run games, 21-21”
so if we’d won one more 1 run game, we’d be at basically the same win percentage as the rest of our games….

by duncans_army on Aug 9, 2008 4:05 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Have the Cards

ever had a real good series at Wrigley? I mean it seems like every time I watch theses games we always struggle. Is it the stadium, the placement of the sun, the cheating by the home team?

by CardsFan85 on Aug 9, 2008 4:05 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

uhh...

7/19 and 7/20/2004. One of the best times I’ve ever had watching baseball.

by mattisnotfrench on Aug 9, 2008 7:28 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Errrrrrrrr.....

Nice to see the value of the Notre Dame education.

by notmorganfreeman on Aug 9, 2008 4:07 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

he feels lost without his better half...

who’s toiling away holding a clipboard somewhere in ohio…

by LukeMP1186 on Aug 9, 2008 4:09 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yep but he can pitch.

"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"

by rocKStark5 on Aug 9, 2008 4:07 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

he wasn't that good in the minors

and they rushed him up, we’ll see how good he is.

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Aug 9, 2008 4:09 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The most obvious part of Fox's scouting report

Eat Innings. Bullpen needs a rest. Well DUH!!

by CardsFan85 on Aug 9, 2008 4:08 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Come on Welly

for me it is a moral victory anytime we keep Soriano in the park

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 9, 2008 4:10 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

wow, how close was that to being out of the park

I was rooting for a double play from watching game day

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 9, 2008 4:13 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yeah, it tells you how ridiculous Wrigely field is

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 9, 2008 4:16 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

god

it always seems like glaus is going to over throw pujols.

by stlcardinalsfang on Aug 9, 2008 4:15 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I still hate the Pirates

for trading Ramirez to the Cubs, what a stupid trade.

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Aug 9, 2008 4:16 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

this pirate front office...

isn’t half as inept as the last…

by LukeMP1186 on Aug 9, 2008 4:19 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

sdkfl;sadlkfjsd

omg, a fly ball hit to deh outfield. let’s cheer real loud and will it out. sdflkjsdlfkhsdlfk

go cubz!!! dey are ayesome dude!

by stlcardinalsfang on Aug 9, 2008 4:19 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Was that as close to being a homerun as gameday indicates?

stupid FOX. I hate you. I hate you.

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

by Valatan on Aug 9, 2008 4:19 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yes, but only because it's Wrigley field

routine fly ball anywhere else

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Aug 9, 2008 4:21 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yankees/Angels

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

by Valatan on Aug 9, 2008 4:32 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ummm

you live in an nl central area and you get an AL west team and an Al east team?

i’m lost.

by stlcardinalsfang on Aug 9, 2008 4:33 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That's FOX. They are horrible with this

It doesn’t matter. So long as you’re not in the market area of the two teams in the alternate game, you always get Yanks or Red sox

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

by Valatan on Aug 9, 2008 4:34 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

well you know

you don’t like baseball if you don’t root for the yankees or the red sox.

by stlcardinalsfang on Aug 9, 2008 4:35 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah

and I could even live with THAT if they didn’t have this coverage that tries to turn baseball into football. Ah well. I still like my idea of a fan movement to buy the contract back for NBC. Id’ totally donate $50 to that cause

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

by Valatan on Aug 9, 2008 4:37 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i live in tennessee

and i’m getting cards/cubs…

really no idea how they decide which game to show.

by adiueordie on Aug 9, 2008 4:38 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah, it's crazy

bcb’s theory

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

by Valatan on Aug 9, 2008 4:42 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

So down in Houston they play this game every year on talk radio.

If you could pick one player from any team to put on your roster. Who is it? meaning who would be the best addition to the team you currently have.

by rlgosnell on Aug 9, 2008 4:24 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

or Utley or ARod...

... with ARod moving back to SS.

but i’d still take Hanley. he’s younger, still has room to improve (esp. defensively), and much cheaper.

by kindred on Aug 9, 2008 4:26 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

for 2008?

k-rod

long term?

hanley ramirez

by LukeMP1186 on Aug 9, 2008 4:25 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

What ridiculous wind

I’ll give soto some credit, trying to catch foul pop ups at Wrigley as a catcher must be an adventure

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Aug 9, 2008 4:24 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yea, but that was a good at bat

made z throw pitches and hit a foul ball moon shoot

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Aug 9, 2008 4:26 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yea, and he's really only been terrible versus the Cubs

I wonder what his #’s look like for us versus the rest of the season if you take out the games against the cubs.

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Aug 9, 2008 4:27 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

well, everybody's #s will improve...

... if you remove the toughest competition from their numbers.

his complete disappearance vs. the Cubs has really hurt us this year. i still think the trade was awesome (and did at the time), but these are big games, and we need our best players to perform in them.

by kindred on Aug 9, 2008 4:29 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ken Rosenthal

should stick to writing about sports not talking

by CardsFan85 on Aug 9, 2008 4:26 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I hate that fake smile he does on tv

he is so much better on the radio – he looks positively uncomfortable on tv

by cardsfaninmass on Aug 9, 2008 4:27 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yeah

doesn’t have the TV sparkle and it seems like he knows it.

by stlcardinalsfang on Aug 9, 2008 4:28 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I just cant stand the way he talks.

It sounds way to rehearsed and not at all natural.

by CardsFan85 on Aug 9, 2008 4:28 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Gammons funbles half of what he says too

but I would listen to him talk about baseball all day long

by rlgosnell on Aug 9, 2008 4:30 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Alert the presses

the Cardinals have made a good pitcher throw 34 pitches through 2 innings, as opposed to the usual 15 through 2

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Aug 9, 2008 4:28 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I could see it

No replacement really in their system

by CardsFan85 on Aug 9, 2008 4:30 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Maybe Pie.

But it seems like they dont like him anymore

by CardsFan85 on Aug 9, 2008 4:30 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Depends

On whether he’s injured between now and October. 50-50.

by Red in Chicago on Aug 9, 2008 4:31 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i'll expound...

... the Cubs are paying him a pro-rated portion of the league minimum this year. next year, they won’t be able to do that.

even the Cubs’ wallets aren’t bottomless.

by kindred on Aug 9, 2008 4:31 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Cuban will NOT own the Cubs

Trust me, MLB won’t let it happen and neither will the other owners.

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Aug 9, 2008 4:33 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

If Cuban is actually offering 200 million more than anyone else they'll be his

Aside from the fact that money talks, you don’t piss off a motivated billionaire into lawsuits that threaten your anti-trust exemption.

"Regression to the mean is so much more fun to watch when it’s a Cub who is regressing." SleepyCA

by joker24 on Aug 9, 2008 4:34 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

In a reference to the Dark Knight

“Let me get this straight: Your bidder, one of the wealthiest, most powerful men in the world, is out-bidding all the other ‘richest men’ by 200 million dollars. He just threw away mounds of money in legal fees by taking his former coach to court almost exclusively so it would become public that said coach sleezeballed his way out of town. And your plan is to anger this person? Good luck. “

"Regression to the mean is so much more fun to watch when it’s a Cub who is regressing." SleepyCA

by joker24 on Aug 9, 2008 4:43 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

thats the edmonds i remember

10.27.06..greatest day of my life

by steveo61086 on Aug 9, 2008 4:30 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

sit down edmonds

and why don’t you do that 3 more times today.

by stlcardinalsfang on Aug 9, 2008 4:30 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sigh

Derosa

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

by bjork24 on Aug 9, 2008 4:31 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Is the wind blowing out?

that looked like a freaking routine fly ball off the bat

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Aug 9, 2008 4:32 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i would kill to have derosa on our team..

he’s actually a utility player, which is what larussa love, that can hit.

10.27.06..greatest day of my life

by steveo61086 on Aug 9, 2008 4:32 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Juxtaposition/Contradiction
which is what larussa love
that can hit.

"Regression to the mean is so much more fun to watch when it’s a Cub who is regressing." SleepyCA

by joker24 on Aug 9, 2008 4:33 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

mark freakin' derosa

it’s their jokers that kill us.

by stlcardinalsfang on Aug 9, 2008 4:32 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Can anybody see this? Blacked out here.

Where was the second ball to Soto? GameDay has it right on the corner at the knees.

by StanTheManFan on Aug 9, 2008 4:35 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

If Wellsie keeps on controlling the strike zone like this

I don’t mind the odd solo HR

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

by Valatan on Aug 9, 2008 4:35 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This is the inning we need to get another run

and put some pressure on Z. If not there is a good chance he will get in a groove. Important inning here.

by KYCards on Aug 9, 2008 4:36 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He's throwing strikes today

it’s hard when that happens, because sitting on him and watching pitches doesn’t really help you

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

by Valatan on Aug 9, 2008 4:39 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

So no matter how much I hate the Cubs

why is it that I still like Lou Pinella as a manager?

by CardsFan85 on Aug 9, 2008 4:40 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

because he's crazy

and crazy’s fun from a manager (but obnoxious from a player)

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

by Valatan on Aug 9, 2008 4:41 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Skippy!

he’s on Z today

by kindred on Aug 9, 2008 4:40 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

SKIP!!!!

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

by Valatan on Aug 9, 2008 4:40 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Schumaker doing some yard work

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 9, 2008 4:41 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

if i had no morals...

... i’d hire a hitman to take out Theriot. and Pedrioa, probably. but definitely Theriot.

oh, and thank you Albert

by kindred on Aug 9, 2008 4:42 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Albert get out

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 9, 2008 4:42 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sweeeeet!

I needed an excuse to jump off the couch and make a fool of myself on this lovely summer day.

by effin fisk on Aug 9, 2008 4:42 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Come on Luddy, get in on this

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 9, 2008 4:43 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

he usually does not swing at the first pitch

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

by ANDYAK47 on Aug 9, 2008 4:44 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs