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Game 152 Open Thread: September 18 2008

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St. Louis Cardinals @ Cincinnati Reds


Lohse Volquez
13-6, 3.80 16-5, 3.22

the cards are now almost as close to last place (14.5 games) as they are to first (13.5). they're also under .500 for the year on the road, after having been 9 games over through the first 5/6 of the schedule . . . .

but we love 'em anyway. c'mon fellahs, get a win.

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Just saw the pitching matchup

Who is gonna’ get buzzed by who?

"There is one word in America that says it all, and that one word is, 'You never know.'" Joaquin Andujar

by Big Mike on Sep 18, 2008 6:33 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I totally forgot about that

It doesn’t really matter if either gets suspended again right?

Anyways Lineup Per Yahoo sports

S. Schumaker cf
A. Miles lf
A. Pujols 1b
F. Lopez 2b
T. Glaus 3b
A. Kennedy rf
M. Johnson c
K. Lohse p
C. Izturis ss

4 middle infielders in the game

Guess Tony is just jacking with our minds

by madeintaiwan on Sep 18, 2008 6:38 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Huh, and here I was thinking that using players like Stavinoha and Barton might help. I’m sure glad that Tony is here to set the lineup straight! Who needs prospects when you can just use light hitting middle infielders everywhere!

I was a firm supporter of TLR until now. This lineup has sent me over the edge into the anti-Tony camp. Pardon my French, but this is b***sh**.

by mtzxc on Sep 18, 2008 6:45 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I wish the media would actuall call him out for it.

Like they would do in a real media market like NYC or even Chicago.

This lineup is pathetic.

by DriverZn on Sep 18, 2008 6:58 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Kennedy RF

WTF?!?

Delgado an MVP candidate!........seriously!?

by RunninRedbird on Sep 18, 2008 6:49 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

okay

no one can argue with THIS being the worst lineup of the year, right?

I would almost expect this lineup to produce a win it is so bad, but I am starting to believe we have seen the last big red W of the year.

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by mattyfrommo on Sep 18, 2008 6:51 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

lineups are fun to whine about

keeps my mind off of the results of the previous games.

So THAT is why he does it.

I am on to you now Tony!

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by mattyfrommo on Sep 18, 2008 6:55 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

One more W would be nice

Be one better than last seaon. Also like to see Lohse get his 14th.

That’s not too much to ask for is it?…..really, is it?

Delgado an MVP candidate!........seriously!?

by RunninRedbird on Sep 18, 2008 6:59 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

MMMMWWWWHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

"Crud, does that booger-eating spaz make me wanna puke!" - Tanner Boyle

by iron duke75 on Sep 18, 2008 6:52 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

rather than at 2b

and put lopez in right, or…

ah, fuck it!

seriously, he’s trying to send some kind of message here… not sure what it is, other than he doesn’t care to win any games. what the shit…!

by adiueordie on Sep 18, 2008 6:56 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Per Strauss via Bernie

he’s sending a message to DeWitt and Mozeliak.

Nothin'. A handful of nothin'. You stupid mullet head. He beat you with nothin'. Just like today when he kept comin' back at me......with nothin'.

Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.

by Tackle Box on Sep 18, 2008 6:57 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

so throwing games, while still in the playoff hunt, to send a message

that alone should get him fired. If that is the reason, I am on board with him getting canned now.

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by mattyfrommo on Sep 18, 2008 6:59 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

What's the message though?

Don’t bother developing any position player prospects in case people get hurt, because I’ll never ever play them?

I don’t see what Mo really could have done, except maybe get some bullpen help. And Tony is actually using some of the young bullpen guys.

Felipe Lopez - next year's Joel Pineiro

by DiscoJer on Sep 18, 2008 7:06 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Freese, Rasmus, Anderson?

Maybe he wanted some actual players called up? Or maybe he did want some bullpen help or that impact bat that could have come in handy the last month?

Nothin'. A handful of nothin'. You stupid mullet head. He beat you with nothin'. Just like today when he kept comin' back at me......with nothin'.

Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.

by Tackle Box on Sep 18, 2008 7:08 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No, more like trading all three for some OF slugger and signing Barry Bonds to play left. Tony doesn’t care about the future, he lives in the past and wants old veterans.

by mtzxc on Sep 18, 2008 7:10 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

either way

this team would be in a hell of a lot better position right now, in this playoff race that everyone here seems so concerned about with those players.

You can’t have it both ways. You can’t say you want to keep all the prospects and not sign Barry Bonds for league minimum and then complain that the team isn’t in contention when they made zero moves.

Nothin'. A handful of nothin'. You stupid mullet head. He beat you with nothin'. Just like today when he kept comin' back at me......with nothin'.

Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.

by Tackle Box on Sep 18, 2008 7:12 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No, it’s more like the team didn’t bring up prospects to play. If Rasmus was up we wouldn’t be seeing Kennedy in right or Miles in left.

I don’t want the team to make moves for aging vets…I want them to use the resources that they have: playing actual outfielders such as Barton and Stavinoha and calling up the top prospect in Rasmus.

by mtzxc on Sep 18, 2008 7:14 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

if that his his message

then he should come on out and say it. This stuff cannot be good for team morale.

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by mattyfrommo on Sep 18, 2008 7:13 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

maybe that's his point?

do you think that playing Bardon or Stavinoha or even Barton gives the team a much greater chance to win?

Besides, just because the team was mathematically still in the “hunt” doesn’t mean they actually had a chance.

Nothin'. A handful of nothin'. You stupid mullet head. He beat you with nothin'. Just like today when he kept comin' back at me......with nothin'.

Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.

by Tackle Box on Sep 18, 2008 7:06 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

c'mon, you know it wouldn't have made one bit of difference

Nothin'. A handful of nothin'. You stupid mullet head. He beat you with nothin'. Just like today when he kept comin' back at me......with nothin'.

Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.

by Tackle Box on Sep 18, 2008 7:08 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wait, what?

If the argument is Brian Barton vs Adam Kennedy in RF, I take Brian Barton 100 times over. And it would make a difference.

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Sep 18, 2008 7:09 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

To win the wild card?

no.

Nothin'. A handful of nothin'. You stupid mullet head. He beat you with nothin'. Just like today when he kept comin' back at me......with nothin'.

Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.

by Tackle Box on Sep 18, 2008 7:10 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I don't buy that

if you put the best player available at the place where they best can succeed, you increase your chances of actually winning.

Not doing so leaves a great deal of doubt.

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Sep 18, 2008 7:12 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

then do it

what’s your outfield? what’s your infield? who’s your catcher?

Nothin'. A handful of nothin'. You stupid mullet head. He beat you with nothin'. Just like today when he kept comin' back at me......with nothin'.

Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.

by Tackle Box on Sep 18, 2008 7:16 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

if you are gonna play AK

at least play him where he can be a plus defender

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by mattyfrommo on Sep 18, 2008 7:08 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

So that would be the bench right?

Delgado an MVP candidate!........seriously!?

by RunninRedbird on Sep 18, 2008 7:09 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No, that would be on another team. Close though…

by mtzxc on Sep 18, 2008 7:10 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

but they did

if they could have won a handful of these last 10 games, they definitely had a chance. But lineup dancing must be prioritized

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by mattyfrommo on Sep 18, 2008 7:08 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

right, but like i said,

this team constructed the way it is, isn’t going to win crap.

Nothin'. A handful of nothin'. You stupid mullet head. He beat you with nothin'. Just like today when he kept comin' back at me......with nothin'.

Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.

by Tackle Box on Sep 18, 2008 7:09 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

still, with basically no chance of winning anything

give me a lineup you think would be good enough to make it to the playoffs. A lineup constructed of players currently on the roster keeping in consideration that Glaus wasn’t available for a big chunk of the time.

Remember, Freese wasn’t on the roster.

Nothin'. A handful of nothin'. You stupid mullet head. He beat you with nothin'. Just like today when he kept comin' back at me......with nothin'.

Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.

by Tackle Box on Sep 18, 2008 7:14 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Lineup?

Well, without looking at specific matchups

Skippy CF
Miles 2B
Pujols 1B
Ludwick RF
Lopez/Glaus 3B (since you said Glaus was injured)
LaRue C
Izturis SS
Pitcher
Barton LF

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Sep 18, 2008 7:17 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

okay,

so you’re saying for that week without Glaus, you play Lopez at 3rd, right? Well, they lost all 5 of those games. Is Skip now playing against lefties? LaRue batting 6th? Followed by Izturis?

That’s not a good lineup.

Depending on where you want to say the slide began you could say either August 29 or September 10. Outside of Barton, that’s basically the same lineup we saw get swept by Houston and blew 2 of 3 to Arizona, right? Then they had a good series against Florida (that I think should have probably been a sweep, right?), and then Glaus and Molina got hurt against the Cubs and they’ve sucked since.

So, while i agree that that is the best lineup they could put out there, I doubt those guys could or would play every single day and be any better than what we’ve seen.

Nothin'. A handful of nothin'. You stupid mullet head. He beat you with nothin'. Just like today when he kept comin' back at me......with nothin'.

Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.

by Tackle Box on Sep 18, 2008 7:30 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I never said they would

but now you are making two arguments, how we lost games and what the best lineup would be. Bullpen decisions and pitch-hitting decisions factored into those loses as well.

And I said that wasn’t a game by game basis. But Aaron Miles has started more games during that stretch than Brian Barton and Nick Stavinoha in the OF. That’s disgusting.

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Sep 18, 2008 7:35 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

+1

"All I am saying is give Freese a chance!" -- nmstar

by SleepyCA on Sep 18, 2008 7:37 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm not disagreeing about what the best lineup would be

I just don’t think it would have made much of a difference.

Nothin'. A handful of nothin'. You stupid mullet head. He beat you with nothin'. Just like today when he kept comin' back at me......with nothin'.

Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.

by Tackle Box on Sep 18, 2008 7:41 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

the the game, no

but 7 or 8 games, to the professional development of brian barton? It could make a real difference there.

"All I am saying is give Freese a chance!" -- nmstar

by SleepyCA on Sep 18, 2008 7:42 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I will always be of the mindset

that just getting into the playoffs is a good thing.

I don’t have a problem with the losing right now, but why the hell don’t the real players that need to be given a chance, given that chance. This stuff is pissing me off so much I don’t even understand that last sentence.

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by mattyfrommo on Sep 18, 2008 7:12 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

other than Barton

is there another player you really need to see play? Stavinoha? No. Barden? No. Ryan? No. Who else isn’t playing that deserves to play?

Nothin'. A handful of nothin'. You stupid mullet head. He beat you with nothin'. Just like today when he kept comin' back at me......with nothin'.

Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.

by Tackle Box on Sep 18, 2008 7:17 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yeah, why don't I need to see Barden or Stavinoha?

Barden has gotten all of 6 ABs this season since his callup. 6 ABs is enough to know what kind of player he is?

Stavinoha has all of 44 ABs this season. I suppose 44 at bats is enough to prove to some people that he has nothing, but it doesn’t to me.

If they are gonna piss away the rest of this season, then Barton, Stavinoha, and Barden should get extended playing time to see if with regulat at bats, maybe they might actually be worth something?

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by mattyfrommo on Sep 18, 2008 7:23 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Brian Barton is in the organizational

doghouse apparently, to paraphrase Strauss.

That’s what being the smartest guy in the room gets you.

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Sep 18, 2008 7:24 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

for what?

any clue?

I’m sick of hearing about players in frigging doghouses. Just play baseball.

"All I am saying is give Freese a chance!" -- nmstar

by SleepyCA on Sep 18, 2008 7:30 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

you gotta be f'ing kidding me

do you think he dared questioned the way he was handled when he came off the DL & sat around for what was it? two weeks on the bench with nothing to do & Tony kept telling him he wasn’t ready to play?

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

by gdm426 on Sep 18, 2008 7:44 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i agree with that

i’d much rather watch youngsters get a legitimate shot

than watch super scrubs playing all over the field

My first memory of Cardinals baseball is seeing Darrell Porter jump into Bruce Sutter's arms on October 20, 1982!

by 82Special on Sep 18, 2008 7:25 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

an/or not using what is left of his own

"No matter where you go, there you are" Buckeroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension

by sportsman on Sep 18, 2008 7:20 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Pujols spot

I wish TLR would consider putting Mang in the #2 spot in the lineup. Keep the pitcher in the 8 hole. Skip gets on base a lot it seems, though I didn’t look up stats, but Albert has come up in the 1st with 2 outs and no runners.

"Here's how I look at the choice Americans face in this election. In politics, there are some candidates who use change to promote their careers," she said. "And then there are those, like John McCain, who use their careers to promote change."-Sarah Palin

by showmejoe on Sep 18, 2008 6:59 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I wish Pujols would walk off the field

to protest this BS

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by mattyfrommo on Sep 18, 2008 7:01 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I wish he would get a hit

this week

defy, cards, defy. hey logic --- you suck.

by effin fisk on Sep 18, 2008 7:03 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

he's a professional

he wouldn’t sabotage his team’s chance to win to send a message.

"All I am saying is give Freese a chance!" -- nmstar

by SleepyCA on Sep 18, 2008 7:31 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I would think not

i will still reserve the right to be angry at these types of lineups

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by mattyfrommo on Sep 18, 2008 7:34 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i was talking about albert

not our amazing $4M random lineup generator. Be as mad at him as you want to be.

"All I am saying is give Freese a chance!" -- nmstar

by SleepyCA on Sep 18, 2008 7:39 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ahh, how did i miss that

I have to agree, I can see why he is slumping, this has to be wearing on him,

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by mattyfrommo on Sep 18, 2008 7:41 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

TLR is resigning

that would be better

"Here's how I look at the choice Americans face in this election. In politics, there are some candidates who use change to promote their careers," she said. "And then there are those, like John McCain, who use their careers to promote change."-Sarah Palin

by showmejoe on Sep 18, 2008 7:05 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

scared me

read that as “re-signing”

by random on Sep 18, 2008 9:23 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I can not wait

to see if AL and Dan are going to make an excuse for this travesty of a lineup, or Tony’s message sending

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by mattyfrommo on Sep 18, 2008 7:05 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Did Dan and Al

really just discuss Pujols vs. Howard for MVP?

Oh, I get it. I’ve entered the bizarro world.

Delgado an MVP candidate!........seriously!?

by RunninRedbird on Sep 18, 2008 7:07 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Alright

Im out for this thread. Im going to be playing spore.

by Evilfrog on Sep 18, 2008 7:12 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

that game looks both really awesome

and really time consuming.

Nothin'. A handful of nothin'. You stupid mullet head. He beat you with nothin'. Just like today when he kept comin' back at me......with nothin'.

Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.

by Tackle Box on Sep 18, 2008 7:18 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

What sucks is...

this lineup will probably score like 10 runs and Tony will be praised for his “genius” and how innovative he is.

"Here's how I look at the choice Americans face in this election. In politics, there are some candidates who use change to promote their careers," she said. "And then there are those, like John McCain, who use their careers to promote change."-Sarah Palin

by showmejoe on Sep 18, 2008 7:12 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

good grief

I just got here, and I agree with most of you. This lineup is stupid.

Maybe Tony’s too proud to quit and wants to get canned.

How would you feel if you were one of our young outfielders and looked out there at Miles and Kennedy?

Really, really stupid move by Tony. He’s quickly losing my support. And I’ve been a big supporter of his for a long time. This, however, is spitting in our faces.

My first memory of Cardinals baseball is seeing Darrell Porter jump into Bruce Sutter's arms on October 20, 1982!

by 82Special on Sep 18, 2008 7:16 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Lineup

Tony’s explanation during the pre-game was: “We’ve lost a bunch of games in a row so we need to do something to shake it up. I put every left-handed bat I could into the lineup.” Or something pretty close to that.

At first I thought, well, OK, but why not AK at 2b and Lopez in RF? Maybe they finally decided that Lopez CAN NOT play OF?

by ArkansasTravs on Sep 18, 2008 7:18 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

thanks. i didn't know that

but it doesn’t change my mind about my earlier comments. i still think it’s a stupid move.

My first memory of Cardinals baseball is seeing Darrell Porter jump into Bruce Sutter's arms on October 20, 1982!

by 82Special on Sep 18, 2008 7:21 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ok, i understand the words, but not the moves

if you were interested in knowing about ak in right field, for reasons i can not fathom, that’s what spring training is for. why the hell is he looking at this now? think somebody will want ak more if he has played 3 games in right field or first base? whole thing is idiotic and mo needs to carry some of this water too for restricting the callups.

"No matter where you go, there you are" Buckeroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension

by sportsman on Sep 18, 2008 7:28 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i don't have a problem with the restricted call ups

but we have outfielders on the bench! actual players who spend all their time playing in the outfield

LaRussa’s explanation seems to say that the most important thing in formulating a lineup is righty / lefty matchups. If he believes that…

My first memory of Cardinals baseball is seeing Darrell Porter jump into Bruce Sutter's arms on October 20, 1982!

by 82Special on Sep 18, 2008 7:31 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

wow, the brillinat lineup move paid off the first time through

oh, wait, Caesar hasn’t hit yet

forgive the bottomless sarcasm tonight
a lost season does that to me

My first memory of Cardinals baseball is seeing Darrell Porter jump into Bruce Sutter's arms on October 20, 1982!

by 82Special on Sep 18, 2008 7:36 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No but he has committed

and error…glad our backup MIF are in the OF, so our starters can be in their regular positions.

Delgado an MVP candidate!........seriously!?

by RunninRedbird on Sep 18, 2008 7:38 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

+1

"No matter where you go, there you are" Buckeroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension

by sportsman on Sep 18, 2008 7:52 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I just wanna know

what AK’s reaction was when he found out he was in RF.

Delgado an MVP candidate!........seriously!?

by RunninRedbird on Sep 18, 2008 7:49 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

he said

what part of the bench is that?

"No matter where you go, there you are" Buckeroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension

by sportsman on Sep 18, 2008 7:53 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Al: "they are very high on david freese"

THEN WHERE THE HELL IS HE, AL? DID YOU EVEN ASK THE QUESTION?

"All I am saying is give Freese a chance!" -- nmstar

by SleepyCA on Sep 18, 2008 7:49 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

freese

is too old to worry about his clock. he should have been here

"No matter where you go, there you are" Buckeroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension

by sportsman on Sep 18, 2008 7:53 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

volquez walks the first two

so aaron miles swings at a first pitch ball.

"All I am saying is give Freese a chance!" -- nmstar

by SleepyCA on Sep 18, 2008 7:53 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

hey

is there room up there for me too?

"No matter where you go, there you are" Buckeroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension

by sportsman on Sep 18, 2008 7:55 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He's batting

too close to schumaker in the lineup.
It’s contagious

Delgado an MVP candidate!........seriously!?

by RunninRedbird on Sep 18, 2008 7:54 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

good thing we don't have any outfielders

who are good at getting on base by working the count. It would be an awful idea to start one of them against a guy with control problems. Wouldn’t send the right message.

"All I am saying is give Freese a chance!" -- nmstar

by SleepyCA on Sep 18, 2008 7:56 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Albert shaved

He always seems to do that when he’s in a funk. Hope it works.

defy, cards, defy. hey logic --- you suck.

by effin fisk on Sep 18, 2008 7:55 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yes it does!

Delgado an MVP candidate!........seriously!?

by RunninRedbird on Sep 18, 2008 7:56 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

the anti-playoff beard!

defy, cards, defy. hey logic --- you suck.

by effin fisk on Sep 18, 2008 7:56 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He looks 5 years younger

I think this is ‘the other Pujols’, from 2006. He went the other way, like the young Pujols used to do, so I think we have irrefutable evidence that there are, indeed, 2 Albert Pujols’

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Sep 18, 2008 7:56 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

will the real Albert Pujols please stand up?

please stand up, please stand up

(nsfw language)

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

by gdm426 on Sep 18, 2008 7:58 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ap my man

way to go.

"No matter where you go, there you are" Buckeroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension

by sportsman on Sep 18, 2008 7:56 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

BOMB GOES THE DYNAMITE

how’s that for your first hit in a week?

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

by gdm426 on Sep 18, 2008 7:56 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

is troy

the pop up king of the nl?

i like him, but it seems the pop up is his favorite form of making an out

"No matter where you go, there you are" Buckeroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension

by sportsman on Sep 18, 2008 7:58 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

only dusty the geneius knows

"No matter where you go, there you are" Buckeroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension

by sportsman on Sep 18, 2008 8:02 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I haven't poseted in a while, but that play pissed me off

Fire TLR?

Are people finally willing to go along with that sentiment?

by TheBirds on Sep 18, 2008 8:05 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i think the hahaha

goes to tlr. miles did what he could, but he ain’t no outfielder. unfortunately, only tlr doesn’t know that

"No matter where you go, there you are" Buckeroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension

by sportsman on Sep 18, 2008 8:06 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

"Hasn't earned it"

We need to trade him to another team for his cheap peak years. Then once he has earned it we can trade for him back or pay top dollar for decline years via FA.

by DriverZn on Sep 18, 2008 8:08 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

can we trade him

for anthony reyes?

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by sportsman on Sep 18, 2008 8:09 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nah.....

Cleveland likes Reyes. They wouldn’t do that to him on a human level. They actually treat their players, even the ones they don’t want anymore, with respect.

I know you’re kidding; but I’m not. They really wouldn’t do it.

She isn't crazy, she's just not impressed.

by jillsinmo on Sep 18, 2008 8:16 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The question shouldn't be what has Rasmus done do deserve it

It is what have I done to deserve having to watch Miles in left?

by TheBirds on Sep 18, 2008 8:10 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

you outta know not to kick one of TRL's puppies

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

by gdm426 on Sep 18, 2008 8:11 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I don't like Miles (as a player)

but I’m not blaming him for that one

by TheBirds on Sep 18, 2008 8:11 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i don't know, but

christmas must be looking pretty bleak under your tree

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by sportsman on Sep 18, 2008 8:11 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

he's 21

if we brought him up now, his peak years would not be cheap at all. He’d probably be somewhere else for all but one of them.

"All I am saying is give Freese a chance!" -- nmstar

by SleepyCA on Sep 18, 2008 8:10 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No,

It’s TLR’s fault.

Delgado an MVP candidate!........seriously!?

by RunninRedbird on Sep 18, 2008 8:07 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

but shouldn't he have the metal to tell that to Tony?

oh wait, that’s not his job either. i wonder who’s job that is?

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

by gdm426 on Sep 18, 2008 8:08 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

holy shit

even miles couldn’t get that one

i’m sure lohse understands

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by sportsman on Sep 18, 2008 8:04 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He looked like an IF

playing that ball. Oh, wait he is!

Delgado an MVP candidate!........seriously!?

by RunninRedbird on Sep 18, 2008 8:04 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

"Reds beat the Cards defensive aligment"

Translation, didn’t hit the ball to 1st.

by DriverZn on Sep 18, 2008 8:05 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

they better not give him a double on that

that was an easy out for an outfielder.

"All I am saying is give Freese a chance!" -- nmstar

by SleepyCA on Sep 18, 2008 8:06 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

you can bet your bippy

it was

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by sportsman on Sep 18, 2008 8:08 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

that is

hilarious…

"Baseball is like church. Many attend, but few understand." -Wes Westrum

by nomar34 on Sep 18, 2008 8:13 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

cool

he’s only 150 points ahead of me

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by sportsman on Sep 18, 2008 8:13 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

So then shouldn't he

be on the bench right next to a struggling Ludwick. I swear TLR, I just don’t get you.

Delgado an MVP candidate!........seriously!?

by RunninRedbird on Sep 18, 2008 8:14 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

wait wait wait

Miles is playing and Ludwick isn’t.

Seriously, i just started watching the game, that can’t be true…….

by TheBirds on Sep 18, 2008 8:15 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

LOL AND AK IS IN RF!

I seriously couldn’t have made that up!!!

by TheBirds on Sep 18, 2008 8:16 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

the Reds guys are giving Albert the credit for Vatto making that play

saying Albert was teaching him before the game yesterday how to play 1st.

so i gotta ask, why was Albert teaching the Reds kids how to play the game? i can’t be the only one who finds that weird can i?

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

by gdm426 on Sep 18, 2008 8:16 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

They talked about it last night

he came out an hour before the game, looked for Votto and then worked with him on how to field certain situations.

I personally think Votto is going to be a special player, even better than Bruce so it worries me that Albert is making him an even better player.

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Sep 18, 2008 8:18 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

exactly. why would Albert do that?

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

by gdm426 on Sep 18, 2008 8:19 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

planning future job

manager of mlb team

- Y.2.2

"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And they absolutely will not stop, ever, until there is one on every Major League roster." - HBT

by Yadi2Second on Sep 18, 2008 10:36 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Based on this lineup alone

Can we fire TLR?

I realize games don’t count for anything now, but this shouldn’t happen EVER!

by TheBirds on Sep 18, 2008 8:18 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i don't know

but i’d like to know his poll numbers about now

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by sportsman on Sep 18, 2008 8:21 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

is fangraph's the site that has the win expectancy for each games?

wouldn’t it be cool if they or another site had manager’s, pitching coaches, GM’s, owner’s, etc approval ratings?

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

by gdm426 on Sep 18, 2008 8:24 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You guys want Lopez back?

I think his OF with us is just a fluke and I’m not a fan of his D.

by TheBirds on Sep 18, 2008 8:27 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Floppy?

hellz to the knowz. he’s just going threw a hot streak & getting his #’s up to his normal suckyness

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

by gdm426 on Sep 18, 2008 8:28 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Another soft hitting MIF

who we stick in the OF. No thanks.

Delgado an MVP candidate!........seriously!?

by RunninRedbird on Sep 18, 2008 8:30 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

no

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by sportsman on Sep 18, 2008 8:30 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i'm sick of Thommy & Chris kissing Tony's ass

for this line up. shut the hell up already.

good RBI Floppy. nice to see your not totally useless.

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

by gdm426 on Sep 18, 2008 8:35 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

the look on volquez face was hilarious

"All I am saying is give Freese a chance!" -- nmstar

by SleepyCA on Sep 18, 2008 8:36 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

that was brilliant Floppy

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

by gdm426 on Sep 18, 2008 8:36 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

what did floppy do?

I decided to turn the game off while I was ahead

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Sep 18, 2008 8:38 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

let the catcher

throw the ball to 2nd so it would be there when he arrived

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by sportsman on Sep 18, 2008 8:39 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

think he was safe

didn’t look like he got tagged, but they didn’t do a replay…

"All I am saying is give Freese a chance!" -- nmstar

by SleepyCA on Sep 18, 2008 8:38 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Grounder up the middle

Miles scored from second.

Delgado an MVP candidate!........seriously!?

by RunninRedbird on Sep 18, 2008 8:38 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yahoo

he hit hit it to an outfielder
not easy to do tonight

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by sportsman on Sep 18, 2008 8:44 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That's bad luck

finding an OF’er to hit the ball to is just random chance tonight.

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Sep 18, 2008 8:46 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Morning - been away for a while and see that I have not missed much. Lord what an AWFUL line up

If this line up starts in St. Louis I hope the fans walk out after the first pitch. .. .

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 Sep 18, 2008 8:47 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

would that include skip?

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by sportsman on Sep 18, 2008 8:50 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

they wont

their scrappiest players are on the field. they blue hair’s will be very happy.

if only Stubby & Bo Hart were still around they’ll say. the Cards would never lose again they’ll say.

and then they’ll try & start the wave in the bottom of the 8th, when the Cards are down by one with runners at the corners & 1 out.

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

by gdm426 on Sep 18, 2008 8:50 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i vote no on both for 09

iz2 in particular seems to have gone off the last couple of weeks with errors

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by sportsman on Sep 18, 2008 8:56 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

you field it! NO i don't want it! you field it!

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

by gdm426 on Sep 18, 2008 8:55 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

a defensive lapse involving lopez?

no way.

"All I am saying is give Freese a chance!" -- nmstar

by SleepyCA on Sep 18, 2008 8:56 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Horton: That was inexcusable. This line up is inexcusible. . .

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 Sep 18, 2008 8:57 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Tony: "I know you are, but what am I?"

“Stop hitting yourself! Stop hitting yourself!”

defy, cards, defy. hey logic --- you suck.

by effin fisk on Sep 18, 2008 8:58 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

thank god for albert pujols.

"All I am saying is give Freese a chance!" -- nmstar

by SleepyCA on Sep 18, 2008 8:59 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yup

As someone said here recently, without Albert, the Cardinals would basically be the Pirates.

Felipe Lopez - next year's Joel Pineiro

by DiscoJer on Sep 18, 2008 9:03 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

why the hell is Kyle hitting?

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

by gdm426 on Sep 18, 2008 8:59 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

correction

batting, not hitting

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by sportsman on Sep 18, 2008 9:00 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Tony doesn't want this

person to win at the Hyundai long drive inning.

Delgado an MVP candidate!........seriously!?

by RunninRedbird on Sep 18, 2008 9:00 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

hence, letting Miles bat

and then replacing him with Barton in LF.

"All I am saying is give Freese a chance!" -- nmstar

by SleepyCA on Sep 18, 2008 9:08 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Thommy boy just said that was the most mystifying at bat he's seen a Red take all year

i guess he forgets the time Dusty had Dunn try & bunt in the bottom of the 9th

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

by gdm426 on Sep 18, 2008 9:10 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Thommy Boy exaggerates most things

I loved the last month or so he had with the Cubs some years back, when the aptly-named Steve Stone knifed him every chance he got

by the Tewk on Sep 18, 2008 9:14 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

TLR just looks bored in there

"All I am saying is give Freese a chance!" -- nmstar

by SleepyCA on Sep 18, 2008 9:14 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

he makes most Reds fans want to donkey punch Dusty

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

by gdm426 on Sep 18, 2008 9:17 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Bako also pisses them off to no end

but it’s really Hairston & Patterson who piss them off the most.

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

by gdm426 on Sep 18, 2008 9:23 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And then Kyle Lohse walks him

BREAKING NEWS: JERRY HAIRSTON JR. DISCOVERED TO BE AN AWFUL BASEBALL PLAYER.

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Sep 18, 2008 9:18 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Whoa

just got back online.
We are really winning in the bottom of the 7th?

Is this like May or something? Did I find a time machine?

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Sep 18, 2008 9:20 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

an odd night

we’ve got more runs than hits

My first memory of Cardinals baseball is seeing Darrell Porter jump into Bruce Sutter's arms on October 20, 1982!

by 82Special on Sep 18, 2008 9:21 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

hey look!

IZ2 can call for a ball! who knew?

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

by gdm426 on Sep 18, 2008 9:24 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Cubs Magic # is 2

Please GOB… Don’t let them clinch at home against our guys!

"There is one word in America that says it all, and that one word is, 'You never know.'" Joaquin Andujar

by Big Mike on Sep 18, 2008 9:26 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Moose is throwing a 4 hitter in the Bronx tonight

just an fyi for whoever it was who asked a couple weeks ago if the Cards should offer him a one year deal with a second year option this winter.

if he pitches like this, i wouldn’t mind that at all.

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

by gdm426 on Sep 18, 2008 9:27 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Mike Mussina is my favorite pitcher

until there was Wainwright. I would probably own a home, away, batting practice, pajamas and whatever other jersey they offered of him should he sign here.

I’m still holding out hope he wins tonight and his last 2 starts for his first 20 win season.

He threw 29 pitches in the 1st inning and then 64 over the next 5. Guy is nails.

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Sep 18, 2008 9:29 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i used to have a dog named Moose

but i had to give him away when i moved. i really loved that dog.

i’d probably get a home & away Moose jersey as well if he came over.

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

by gdm426 on Sep 18, 2008 9:32 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I like Mike

Had always hoped he’d play in the NL so I’d see more of him.

by random on Sep 18, 2008 9:36 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Mr Doubles is back!

back again.

tell a friend.

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

by gdm426 on Sep 18, 2008 9:30 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

So we can not even see Luddy PHing

for AK in this situation? Why the hell not man, why?

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Sep 18, 2008 9:31 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

never fear

ak is here

"No matter where you go, there you are" Buckeroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension

by sportsman on Sep 18, 2008 9:31 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ufb

i guess i need to rag him more often, since none of you will help!

"No matter where you go, there you are" Buckeroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension

by sportsman on Sep 18, 2008 9:32 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

wait, what happened?

i was too busy replying to HL, did AK do something good?

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

by gdm426 on Sep 18, 2008 9:33 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

holy shit

we have outfielders in all 3 outfield positions

of course, franks let him hit it where even ak could not have caught it

"No matter where you go, there you are" Buckeroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension

by sportsman on Sep 18, 2008 9:37 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Frank is back.

back again.

he still sucks.

someone tell Tony.

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

by gdm426 on Sep 18, 2008 9:37 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

whew, that could have been ugly

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

by gdm426 on Sep 18, 2008 9:40 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

well what do you know?

Frank got out of it.

think TRL will let YP close this puppy out?

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

by gdm426 on Sep 18, 2008 9:42 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

LinedriveWick!

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

by gdm426 on Sep 18, 2008 9:44 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

have to

miles is out of the game

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by sportsman on Sep 18, 2008 9:44 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Itz can't even bunt

does he think he’s Paul Bako?

by the Tewk on Sep 18, 2008 9:46 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

3rd botched bunt in 2 weeks

aren’t light hitting MIFs supposed to , you know, know how to f-in bunt?

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Sep 18, 2008 9:52 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

iz 2

to the rescue

"No matter where you go, there you are" Buckeroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension

by sportsman on Sep 18, 2008 9:48 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

was that ball fair?

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

by gdm426 on Sep 18, 2008 9:48 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i think it was foul, and thats a play for the home ump to call

what the heck was he doing?

Skippy grounded out. shocking.

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

by gdm426 on Sep 18, 2008 9:51 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Young Pitcher is in

throw gas young man

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

by gdm426 on Sep 18, 2008 9:54 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

maybe i should have said throw stikes Young Pitcher

sheesh. does it always have to be this hard?

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

by gdm426 on Sep 18, 2008 9:56 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

the prez

is giving out free passes tonight

patterson tried to refuse, but the prez nsisted

"No matter where you go, there you are" Buckeroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension

by sportsman on Sep 18, 2008 9:56 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

so do i

but takes 2 to tango

"No matter where you go, there you are" Buckeroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension

by sportsman on Sep 18, 2008 9:57 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

you gotta be freaking kidding me

how can he have the balls to demand a trade? after his piss poor play, he’s damn lucky to have a job.

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

by gdm426 on Sep 18, 2008 9:59 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

“We sat down and he told me, ‘I’m honestly not going to play you because this guy can do the job better.’”

Can’t Ludwick play right field better than Kennedy?

by adiueordie on Sep 18, 2008 10:00 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Best news I have heard in 3 weeks.

"I remember once talking to one guy on the Cardinals and asking him what Pujols was like as a teammate. He said something that’s really special, if you think about it. He said: "Albert is so good that you feel like you let him down when you screw up." I thought that had to be the ultimate line that could ever be said about a ballplayer. I build my baseball team around that ballplayer."

by Smokin Turkeys on Sep 18, 2008 10:01 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

think we could trade him for jim edmonds again?

"All I am saying is give Freese a chance!" -- nmstar

by SleepyCA on Sep 18, 2008 10:03 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

"playing great, then I wouldn't play for a while"

Uh get in line, AK.

- Y.2.2

"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And they absolutely will not stop, ever, until there is one on every Major League roster." - HBT

by Yadi2Second on Sep 18, 2008 10:40 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i just read the article

love the title: “Kennedy wants Cards to trade him”

Mo: “Dude, I’ve been trying, believe me I have…”

Seriously though, i feel bad for the guy; he’s never not tried, never not hustled or been lazy; he played through pain and did everything he could to help the team win. he’s just not good at hitting a baseball anymore. He was very diplomatic about the whole thing in his real quotes, imho (the one in your title is a bit misleading, but funny given the way the team is playing ;). It’s sad that he’s gonna be replaced by a jerk like Lopez, who will have to put up close to an .850 OPS to replace AK’s glove with his own and whose attitude seems to be much more volatile.

Also, and this is pretty banal, but it says he “asked” to be traded, it didn’t say he “demanded” to be traded. Actually, I don’t think he has the right to demand a trade, since you have to have been traded while under a long-term contract to have that right. Since he signed as a free agent, he’s stuck with his lot in life unless Mo feels charitable.

An interesting riposte would be if Mo publicly offered to void his contract and let him become a free agent. If Kennedy qualified for the “demand a trade” clause of the CBA that AK signed under, that is what Mo’s response would have to be, if he couldn’t find a mutually suitable trade partner.

"All I am saying is give Freese a chance!" -- nmstar

by SleepyCA on Sep 18, 2008 11:15 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I do feel bad for him

he has to know that none of the fans like him. He goes through life looking so miserable, it can’t be fun being Adam Kennedy.

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Sep 18, 2008 11:39 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

playing baseball for a living

and making $3.5 mil this year…nope doesn’t sound like very much fun…

"Baseball is like church. Many attend, but few understand." -Wes Westrum

by nomar34 on Sep 19, 2008 7:35 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

don't get the

let him take 2nd lose the double play approach

"No matter where you go, there you are" Buckeroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension

by sportsman on Sep 18, 2008 9:59 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

never have got that

it just makes no freakin sense

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Sep 18, 2008 10:00 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs