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Game 141 Open Thread: Sept 5 2008

Florida Marlins at St. Louis Cardinals, Sep 5, 2008 8:15 PM EDT


Nolasco Looper
13-7, 3.65 12-11, 4.27

in his last 16 starts (111.2 innings), nolasco has a k:bb of 115 to 13. he's 8-3 over that stretch with a 2.82 era. this is cy young-caliber stuff. he has the 3d-lowest walk rate in the league this year, the 4th-best WHIP, and the 12-highest strikeout total. the cardinals faced him last month and pounded out 10 hits against him ---- all singles ---- in a 6-4 win.

the brewers face san diego at home ---- cc sabathia against rookie josh geer, making only his 2nd big-league appearance.

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a better matchup
could be had regardlessly
unknown baseball fate

it's time to bring the rock!!!!!!!

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 5, 2008 7:32 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

worst haiku ever

it's time to bring the rock!!!!!!!

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 5, 2008 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

does that mean it is followed by

best .baseball game. ever. ?

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Sep 5, 2008 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

perhaps?

it's time to bring the rock!!!!!!!

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 5, 2008 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is also the Brewers best chance at avoiding a sweep

The rest of the matchups are:
Sheets vs Peavy
Parra vs Young

Then on Monday, they get
Bush vs Volquez

If they don’t win tonight, they have a real chance of losing 8 straight games.

by Hardcore Legend on Sep 5, 2008 7:33 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

4-0

bases loaded bot 2. one out.

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 Sep 5, 2008 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

5-0

2 outs.

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 Sep 5, 2008 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

you aren't doing a good job of keeping up.

jk

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 Sep 5, 2008 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

problem is

they’re getting Gustav and its raining pretty steadily. hope they get 4 1/2 in pretty quick. Through 2 with 2 1/2 to go.

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 Sep 5, 2008 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

don't need to bat

if home team is winning after four-and-a-half

by ccthemovieman on Sep 5, 2008 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

he meant in the batting cage for a little extra practice after the game

ummmm……..vance…..I’m trying to help you out…..

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 Sep 5, 2008 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

all the rain is passed the Natti

so they’ll get the game in without any problems

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

by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

lilly pad is being ph'd

damn, lou should have left him in

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

by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

wow

2 innings. Well, I guess you can get away with that when you are carrying 16 pitchers.

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 Sep 5, 2008 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Boers and Bernstein

r/e on your post on the day thread
mostly I like them except
1) the really make mountains out of molehills at times
2) they really condescend to cardinals nation

by vances law on Sep 5, 2008 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, they're really hard on both Cardinal nation

as well as Illini fans. I think it’s the whole Southern Illinois thing. But i don’t take it too seriously, mainly because they’res a little bit of truth in it even though it’s over-exagerrated (btw, I grew up in southern Illinois).

And Bernstein likes to argue semantics a little too much and often won’t let the caller talk. But sometimes if it’s some White Sox or Bears fan meatball, it’s pretty funny.

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 Sep 5, 2008 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

B & B MySpace

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=265014664

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 Sep 5, 2008 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

lineup

skippy
santa
apu
roy
ludwick
the rally killer
yadi
looper
izz2

by vances law on Sep 5, 2008 8:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Yay! Troy #2

Booo Ricky #4.

Our other MVP candidate gets bumped down to #5? Why?

by Hardcore Legend on Sep 5, 2008 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ouch

another game with both iztoo and ak7

it's time to bring the rock!!!!!!!

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 5, 2008 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is why I don't understand Strauss

saying that it is clear Kennedy won’t be back next year. We’ve got Miles, Lopez, Barden all on the roster who are better offensively and not that much worse defensively, yet we keep trotting out Adam Kennedy.

Strauss also said during ST that Kennedy was likely to get cut, yet here we are.

by Hardcore Legend on Sep 5, 2008 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

any one tried google chrome yet?

man it’s fast, but i still prefer firefox for veb

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

by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 8:14 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

yeah

firefox is the best one

it's time to bring the rock!!!!!!!

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 5, 2008 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've heard from some people who've tried it

and they all prefer firefox. It’ll probably be pretty good in time, but not right now. Plus, firefox just released an add-on called Ubiquity that is apparantly awesome. I haven’t checked it out yet but here’s a link that’ll tell you everything you need to know. People are freaking out about how cool it is.

http://labs.mozilla.com/2008/08/introducing-ubiquity/

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 Sep 5, 2008 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Personally cannot stand firefox

Chrome seems to work well with this site, not laggy at all.

by DriverZn on Sep 5, 2008 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Always seemed slow and sluggish to me.

Always had wierd compatibility issues and it appeared that the dev team prioritized adding feature after feature rather than getting the basics right like the irritating download manager window.

by DriverZn on Sep 5, 2008 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've had decent luck with IE

And have been using Chrome a lot since it came out. I really like how stable it is but it does have a few irritations such as the inability to force popups into new tabs (unless I have not found it).

by DriverZn on Sep 5, 2008 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

my beef with chrome is it doesn't work well with hotmail

it doesn’t block some adds, and the spell check isn’t half as good as Firefox’s.

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

by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

too fucking fast

for me on VEB, but I still like it

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Sep 5, 2008 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

throws rh, signs lh

Motte was signing autographs at the ballpark?! Man, if only I’d known.

- Y.2.2

by Yadi2Second on Sep 5, 2008 8:16 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

were the last 2 words really needed?

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Sep 5, 2008 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i dont think he's has an original thought in ten years

now they are harping on the Fish’s low attendance. shut up.

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

by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

So am I

better put mine on.

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 Sep 5, 2008 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

there goes Albert trying to impress Brock

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

by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 8:27 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

There goes Al

trying to take his foot out of his mouth after insulting Lou.

by Hardcore Legend on Sep 5, 2008 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

he must work for no pay

because i’m shocked he’s the only former Cardinal that can be a color commentator for FNSMW

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

by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ok

for all those who say pitcher 8 and albert 3, here we go again with albert up with 2 outs nobody on—what a waste

plus, i’m ok with luddy 5th, but should be behind albert and rick should bat 3rd

just not sure why tony hasn’t called and asked for my advice

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

by sportsman on Sep 5, 2008 8:30 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

the pitcher 8th didnt have anything to do with albert up with 2 out and no one on.

if you want ludwick behind albert then just put ankiel in the 2 hole and bat glaus 6th. that will never happen bc Tony loves his left right left cadence.

by rlgosnell on Sep 5, 2008 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

sure it did

tlr bats pitcher 8 so that albert will be batting “4th” after the first inning, i.e., tlr wants albert 4 places after the pitcher. i just don’t think it is the most effective use of our personnel.

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

by sportsman on Sep 5, 2008 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rick should be on the DL

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

by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

no need to put him on the dl with the september expansion

but if that would be the only way to keep him out of the lineup, then I’m fine with 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 Sep 5, 2008 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

how much does it suck that almost all our OF's got hurt late in the year?

Dunk(i know not late but he did get hurt), Rick, Barton, Bombs, and yet, still no Colby.

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

by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

great AB here at least

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by gocards62 on Sep 5, 2008 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

almost

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

by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

AK got it out of the infield

at least

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by gocards62 on Sep 5, 2008 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jay Bruce Grand Slam

9-0 Reds. Bot. 4.

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 Sep 5, 2008 8:44 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Quentin's a dumbass

broke his wrist by punching his bat. Brilliant!

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 Sep 5, 2008 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

too bad the brew crew are still up 1-0 in the 3rd

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

by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm watching it live on tv in chicago suburbs.

assume you’re on mlb.tv or something.

I’ve probably got an advantage.

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 Sep 5, 2008 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

OT

who came up with the nickname ’ wagonmaker’ and what would it mean?

by rlgosnell on Sep 5, 2008 8:45 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Wain = anglo saxon term for "wagon"

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by gocards62 on Sep 5, 2008 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Its a craft

a wainwright makes wagons hence wagon maker.

by brindled on Sep 5, 2008 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

even though it's a slightly different name

Every time I hear “Wainwright” I think of this guy.

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 Sep 5, 2008 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Morning, guys Sawasdee from Thailand - let's get us some runs, here.

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 5, 2008 8:49 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

How are things in Thailand, akaitori?

school open?

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by gocards62 on Sep 5, 2008 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Open for two days. Sadly, nearby two university students were shot. Waiting to see which way the

military jumps. LIfe is not dull. . .

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 5, 2008 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Be safe

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by gocards62 on Sep 5, 2008 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

trying - so far the neighborhood has been very safe. . .but these things sometimes have a momentum of their own.

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 5, 2008 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

what time is it?

I know Beijing is 13 hours ahead of St. Louis time which would make it 9am there, I believe. What about were you are?

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 Sep 5, 2008 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's a little before 8:00 am Saturday morning. Sun's fighting the pollution for space in the sky

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 5, 2008 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

So, you're exactly 12 hours ahead of those of us in the Central time zone

that’s easy to remember.

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 Sep 5, 2008 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yup - trouble is with the start of school, prime innings during class. ..

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 5, 2008 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

no school on satuday, right?

Honestly, I’m clueless. I assume you’re a college student studying abroad, unlike Hardcore Legend who was a college student studying A BROAD!!!! HI-YO!!!!!!

Rimshot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0PIdWdw15U

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 Sep 5, 2008 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dan wants some type of personnel move so badly

he’s comparing Lohse’s year to Looper’s. poor guy.

by rlgosnell on Sep 5, 2008 8:52 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Troy really is doing his best to make us forget Rolen

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

by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 8:52 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

not forget

but realize how irretrievably injured he was

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

by sportsman on Sep 5, 2008 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

he sop choi

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

by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

whatever,

i knew it was one of us korean guys.

by rlgosnell on Sep 5, 2008 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

and Alex Cintron

ESPN Management (CT): Umm…...what does this have to do with the Red Sox and Yankees?
SportsNation Jerry Crasnick: Management, Let’s take a break with the sarcasm, OK?

by Smokin Turkeys on Sep 5, 2008 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah, he started it all

although Rolen made a play the other day that was vintage Rolen. diving stop going to his right, threw a very fast runner out from his knees. it’s a damn shame he got hurt as badly as he did. a real damn shame

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

by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cintron was the dumbass who ran into him during the playoffs in Arizona.

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 Sep 5, 2008 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

Cintron = 2002 derailed.
Godfather of Seoul = 2005 derailed.

by Hardcore Legend on Sep 5, 2008 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Choi was a wrecking ball

Ruined Rolen and ran into Prior, although Choi got the worst of that 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 Sep 5, 2008 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ooooh, 4-6-3

I don’t think Miles or Lopez makes that one.

the ******* plane has crashed into the mountain.

by SleepyCA on Sep 5, 2008 8:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

that was a very nifty play

I did not think they had a chance to get the guy at first

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 Sep 5, 2008 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It was sexy

although, I’m not sure what exactly the runner was doing. It looked like he stopped to say he was safe.

by Hardcore Legend on Sep 5, 2008 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Al, please don't talk about the farm system

like you actually pay attention to it.

We are lucky you even know the AAA affiliate is in Memphis.

by Hardcore Legend on Sep 5, 2008 8:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

speaking of memphis

anyone know if are they going to reup their deal? i’ve heard rumors about them leaving. i’d love for them to come out east here to columbus because the Nats are leaving town, but the Indians are leaving Buffalo & want to come down here, so it probably wont happen. but if the Cards leave Memphis, where will they go?

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

by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

albuquerque

is open i hear

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

by sportsman on Sep 5, 2008 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

If they went to Columbus

I’d consider getting season tickets and dealing with the drive.

I hope they stay in Memphis, though.

by Hardcore Legend on Sep 5, 2008 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i'm about 30 min from the new park

and i’d love it if they come, but they said on the news yesterday & today the Indians already put in a bid to come, so i they they are a lock. but i’d love it if the Cards did move. my buddies dad has 4 season tickets, so i can go almost any time i want to. but if they Cards did by some chance come here, i’d get my own tickets & never miss a game.

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

by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

never?

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 Sep 5, 2008 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Shamless movie qoute

“Never give up, never surrender!” – Peter Quincy Taggert

Name that film!

by brindled on Sep 5, 2008 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

haha

BY GRABTHARS HAMMER, BY THE SONS OF WARVAN! YOU SHALL BE AVENGED!!!

by brindled on Sep 5, 2008 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice stadium open in Bangkok. Public transportation directly into the parking lot. BK might be a distraction to some of the prospects, however.

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 5, 2008 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Now Al thinks that Colby Rasmus should start in Memphis

so he can get his ‘slow start’ out of the way down there.

Of course, this ignores the fact that he is asking for an impact bat in the OF, which means he is actively campaign for Skip, Rick, Ryan, Chris and/or Joe to lose their jobs.

Prime stuff from Al tonight!

by Hardcore Legend on Sep 5, 2008 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice K, Looper

racking up the pitches but throwing pretty well

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by gocards62 on Sep 5, 2008 9:06 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

solid outing so far

getting his usual run support though

by vances law on Sep 5, 2008 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

truly

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by gocards62 on Sep 5, 2008 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

good job loop

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by ANDYAK47 on Sep 5, 2008 9:07 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

wow, al is a real bundle of joy

“more than 2 players away from being as good as the brewers and cubs”

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by SleepyCA on Sep 5, 2008 9:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Don't worry

next inning he will tell us about how we are right there with them if we’d just stop blowing saves!

by Hardcore Legend on Sep 5, 2008 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh, he went there

in the sentence after the doom and gloom sentence. nice lead in by dan.

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by SleepyCA on Sep 5, 2008 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah

6 bullpen arms

ESPN Management (CT): Umm…...what does this have to do with the Red Sox and Yankees?
SportsNation Jerry Crasnick: Management, Let’s take a break with the sarcasm, OK?

by Smokin Turkeys on Sep 5, 2008 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

well...

starter – 1
lockdown closer – 2

by rlgosnell on Sep 5, 2008 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

+1

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by Smokin Turkeys on Sep 5, 2008 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

TLR has no confidence in anyone else in LF, I guess

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by gocards62 on Sep 5, 2008 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

truly

i wouldnt mind seeing Barton getting some regular PT there to end the season

by rlgosnell on Sep 5, 2008 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

still hurt

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by gocards62 on Sep 5, 2008 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

with no one on, that's a double/triple

just bad luck :(

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by SleepyCA on Sep 5, 2008 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

damn

that was an okay struck ball.

by stlcardinalsfang on Sep 5, 2008 9:14 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

damn sabathia

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by ANDYAK47 on Sep 5, 2008 9:16 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

our offense sucks so far today

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by ANDYAK47 on Sep 5, 2008 9:17 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

bases loaded...

i guess the brewers streak couldnt last forever

by rlgosnell on Sep 5, 2008 9:18 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

reyes left the indians game after three innings.

by greenback06 on Sep 5, 2008 9:18 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

he has to be hurt, he has a 2-0 lead

what happened?

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by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

no word on the indians telecast.

by greenback06 on Sep 5, 2008 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe the Indians

were smart and traded him when is value was up a little.

by chicagocardfan on Sep 5, 2008 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Luis Perdomo doesn't look so bad anymore, does he?

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by Tackle Box on Sep 5, 2008 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

if the indians hired dave d this offseason

imagine the sounds arey would make…

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by SleepyCA on Sep 5, 2008 9:18 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I would laugh my ass off simply due to the irony.

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 Sep 5, 2008 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I left a rimshot up the thread a little

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 Sep 5, 2008 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

wow

i am impressed.

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

by effin fisk on Sep 5, 2008 9:28 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

damn, hell of a diving play

of course that would happen to AK.

take it as a sign dude, it’s time to hang up the spikes.

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by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 9:28 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

wasn't there some exchanging last winter about how bad a defensive player cantu is?

he seems to be holding his own and tossing in more bombs than troy for many fewer dollars, i would guess

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by sportsman on Sep 5, 2008 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

cantu has a .785 OPS

and he has 19 errors so far this season. With a .665 RZR.

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by SleepyCA on Sep 5, 2008 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Can anyone speculate why Kennedy is playing? Clearly no future in St. Louis. Why not give anyone else ABs?

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by akaitori on Sep 5, 2008 9:30 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

kennedy was 1 for 1 with 2 RBI's

vs nolasco, so TLR assumed he’d go 4-4 today. With 8 rbi’s.

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by SleepyCA on Sep 5, 2008 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

okay.

yeah that would make sense.

by stlcardinalsfang on Sep 5, 2008 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

stlcardinalsfang

i was thinking more along the lines of these…

by rlgosnell on Sep 5, 2008 9:34 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

i know right

the white dress is my personal fav

by rlgosnell on Sep 5, 2008 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i think that link is broken

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by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

it's pretty easy, just click the little thing beside the tree

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by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

and for whatever reason, that link wont cut & paste

so if you want anyone to see it, you are going to have to post it again. i recommend this time not putting it in the subject line

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by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i am retarded then

because i kept getting the link is for this thread when i did it twice.

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by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

nice job Al of showing how well AK fielded that groundball

seriously, are they really out of stuff to talk about? i’m about to switch to the Fish broadcast.

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by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 9:34 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

fish guys

seem to know much more about cardinal history than one would expect. i think they could swap booths and not miss a beat.

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by sportsman on Sep 5, 2008 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love it when TLR flips robot Looper's switch

to “Pitcher’s Duel” mode. It’s much more appealing than “Sorta sucky” mode.

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

by effin fisk on Sep 5, 2008 9:34 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Got to hand it to Nolasco, too. Two-one strikes to balls, low pitch count as well.

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by akaitori on Sep 5, 2008 9:40 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

he's got them all off balance

lotta pop-ups tonight.

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by SleepyCA on Sep 5, 2008 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

nice innuendo, dan

al was flustered.

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by SleepyCA on Sep 5, 2008 9:40 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Troy braks more bats than anyone i've seen in years

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by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 9:40 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I love when Dan and Al make fun of Shannon

as if they don’t understand that more people like Moonman than like those two nattering nabobs.

by Hardcore Legend on Sep 5, 2008 9:44 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Al dumbs everything & everyone he's around down

i’ve heard a lot of Dan away from him & he’s actually pretty good. surprisingly good.

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by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i personally like Dan. I like him better than Bill Brown who does the Astros play by play.

and it’s not like we have to listen to matt vaskersian or however you spell it.

by rlgosnell on Sep 5, 2008 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well

Loops done his job:7ip 4 hits, 6Ks. Good work loop

by brindled on Sep 5, 2008 9:47 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Gameday way ahead of audio. How does it compare to TV?

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by akaitori on Sep 5, 2008 9:47 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

10-1 Reds botom 7

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 Sep 5, 2008 9:48 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I love how Dan acted depressed

that Pujols just led the inning off banging a double off the wall.

I feel the same way, though. We need him to score!

by Hardcore Legend on Sep 5, 2008 9:50 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Bert

Is doublin’ monster tonight.

by brindled on Sep 5, 2008 9:51 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

sheesh Albert, again with the doubles

where’s you powar?

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by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 9:51 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

more the "kennedy 6th" bit

that seems bizarre to me. TLR needs to be worried about getting Luddy some protection.

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by SleepyCA on Sep 5, 2008 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

or a good umpire

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by sportsman on Sep 5, 2008 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

wow, how do you blow that call

missed by 6 inches.

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by SleepyCA on Sep 5, 2008 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Elsewhere, did the team recall Kiminez again? If so, WTF for?

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by akaitori on Sep 5, 2008 9:52 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

expanded rosters

really doesn’t matter.

by stlcardinalsfang on Sep 5, 2008 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

this is why ap should hit fourth

in the first he comes up with 2 down no body on. give that at bat to rick and if he fails, ap (and his high obp) bats first in the 2nd or he bats with 1 on in the first. gotta believe those are better situations for us to score

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by sportsman on Sep 5, 2008 9:53 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

there's wouldn't be anyone one 2nd right now if he hit 4th

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by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

no way,

no f’ing way

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by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 9:54 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Awful...

ESPN Management (CT): Umm…...what does this have to do with the Red Sox and Yankees?
SportsNation Jerry Crasnick: Management, Let’s take a break with the sarcasm, OK?

by Smokin Turkeys on Sep 5, 2008 9:54 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

al just realized

that the RBI wild pitch by villone mattered…

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by SleepyCA on Sep 5, 2008 9:55 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

i'm sick of this crap

get instant replay on everything. LUD was just f’ed out of an at bat

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by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 9:55 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

but it's more important to keep the game moving

than to get calls right.

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by SleepyCA on Sep 5, 2008 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

what ajoke

i take your signatures and use them as away messages

by ihavebadknees on Sep 5, 2008 9:55 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

They threw one in on Ludwicks hands

and he kinda checked his swing (barley moved it) but pulled his hands in. The ball was caught by the catcher a foot below Ludwick’s hands but Chuck said it was a foul tip strike 3, even though the ball was never near the bat.

by Hardcore Legend on Sep 5, 2008 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

HAHAH

that is funny.

by brindled on Sep 5, 2008 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

beats the crap out of me

it’s amazing we score as much as we do with these line-ups

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by sportsman on Sep 5, 2008 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

also,

this is possibly going to be the momentum-changing play in this game.

by Phizzle on Sep 5, 2008 9:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Did Ludwick get thrown out?

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by Tackle Box on Sep 5, 2008 9:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

then why was he and LaRussa allowed to argue for so long?

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 Sep 5, 2008 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Foul ball

not really arguing strike call but rather asking if Chuck could ask for help.

by Hardcore Legend on Sep 5, 2008 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i see.

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 Sep 5, 2008 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

good job by tony to keep Luddy in the game

Luddy was about to get tossed.

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by SleepyCA on Sep 5, 2008 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i can feel it too

but it must be something else.

by Phizzle on Sep 5, 2008 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i don't believe it

i really don’t believe it

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by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ok

i’m heading to vegas with you

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by sportsman on Sep 5, 2008 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

goodness

i LOVE it when you predict things

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by SleepyCA on Sep 5, 2008 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

hey, didn't you say the same thing about me earlier in the week?

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by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

don't be jealous

i can love me two different run predictors.

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by SleepyCA on Sep 5, 2008 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i didn't know we had that type of thing going on

now that i know, i’m OK with it.

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by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

thats a run

wow, didnt think he would come in

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by ihavebadknees on Sep 5, 2008 9:58 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

if i hadn't see it with my own eye's

i never would have believed he actually did that

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by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

for whatever reason

ak found his mojo earlier this year and has hit at about his career average, ie, what they expected. he is also our best defensive 2nd baseman. as often as i was for dumping him earlier, i think we might have done well with a straight platoon with him and miles. in fact, i’m not sure that combo wouldn’t get us by next year, if we had a real ss. problem is i just don’t trust floppy to sustain his performance and be that ss, which may be an attractive (cheap) solution to management

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by sportsman on Sep 5, 2008 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah

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 Sep 5, 2008 9:59 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

???

this inning baffles me.

by Phizzle on Sep 5, 2008 9:59 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Bout time for Shannon: Here's your run, big boy. Now hold um

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by akaitori on Sep 5, 2008 10:00 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

let me see that again please

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by ihavebadknees on Sep 5, 2008 10:00 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

just out...JUST i think

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by ihavebadknees on Sep 5, 2008 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

INSTANT REPALY FOR EVERY CALL ALREADY

he was safe, dude tagged his elbow

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by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

are you sure?

hell i don’t know, my head hurts & my eyes are a little fuzzy, i could have sworn he tagged his elbow

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by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i only saw one replay

but he looked out to me

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by ihavebadknees on Sep 5, 2008 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

+1

screw you, dan, for not only not being a homer, but for being wrong.

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by SleepyCA on Sep 5, 2008 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Blooper and Izzy 2 to follow. Think maybe you try to be aggressive and hope the Fish misplay the ball

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by akaitori on Sep 5, 2008 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe

he wanted to make sure that molina made it to first base safely, so he tried to get third and drew a throw…its kinda like a sac…single…or something..? yeah i dunno

by brindled on Sep 5, 2008 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

NEVER

make 1st or 3rd out at 3rd base

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by sportsman on Sep 5, 2008 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yup

that’ll get your ears boxed in little league. Good hustle though.

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by SleepyCA on Sep 5, 2008 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

VERY SHORT leash here, Tony

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by gocards62 on Sep 5, 2008 10:03 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Pen today? Motte? K-Mac next?

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by akaitori on Sep 5, 2008 10:05 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Springer

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by gocards62 on Sep 5, 2008 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Al said you go back to your veterans

I’m assuming he meant as a way to lose the game.

by azruavatar on Sep 5, 2008 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe Al wants to get in there. . . .

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by akaitori on Sep 5, 2008 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

could work

better than Franklin in the 9th

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by gocards62 on Sep 5, 2008 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Say it ain't so . . .

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by akaitori on Sep 5, 2008 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

no worries

bullpen session.

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 Sep 5, 2008 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Springer

even if he fails, I’ll take this move better than Franklin.

by Hardcore Legend on Sep 5, 2008 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Tony must finally be listening to you

Russ is in

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by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

no FLO JO either

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by gocards62 on Sep 5, 2008 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

loop cant lose

i take your signatures and use them as away messages

by ihavebadknees on Sep 5, 2008 10:09 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

wait,,what?

oh, i see what you did there.

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by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

good game LOOP, heck great game

too bad Tony’s pulling all the wrong strings & the win is going to get blown for you

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by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 10:09 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

tough to lose with 10 men on your team, eh?

Kinda how i felt watching peavy pitch a year or two ago when he was on that streak of 10-k games. Anything close to the plate was called a strike.

the ******* plane has crashed into the mountain.

by SleepyCA on Sep 5, 2008 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

3 outs

eye-high strike called on a 3-2 pitch. Ankiel might have even taken that one…

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by SleepyCA on Sep 5, 2008 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Couple more Ws, would that make Bloooper a type B FA?

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by akaitori on Sep 5, 2008 10:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

he is type A in my heart

which means nothing

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by ihavebadknees on Sep 5, 2008 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

this isnt a situation where we need a K or anything.

hmm, who do we have that has strikeout stuff….oh yeah Springer and Franklin.

by rlgosnell on Sep 5, 2008 10:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

have you told tony?

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by sportsman on Sep 5, 2008 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He only listens to Dun and Rin Tin Tin

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by akaitori on Sep 5, 2008 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

chucky is screwing Russ right now

that was a strike

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by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 10:14 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

how did we get a run?

it's time to bring the rock!!!!!!!

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 5, 2008 10:15 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

awh yeah

let’s not forget boston

it's time to bring the rock!!!!!!!

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 5, 2008 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Anyone track what percentage of batters are successful against the first relief pitcher the Cards trot out?

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by akaitori on Sep 5, 2008 10:17 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

TLR probably didn't send Springer out there to face Gonzo

the other manager gets to make changes, too

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by 82Special on Sep 5, 2008 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that was weird

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by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 10:17 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Perez,plz

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by gocards62 on Sep 5, 2008 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

nice play iz2

lets win

i take your signatures and use them as away messages

by ihavebadknees on Sep 5, 2008 10:19 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

never been a question about his glove

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by gocards62 on Sep 5, 2008 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

iz2

for president

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by sportsman on Sep 5, 2008 10:19 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

the only good thing about IZ2?

that right arm of his.

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by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 10:19 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

and the glove attached to the left? No?

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by 82Special on Sep 5, 2008 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

eh, it's alright

but i wouldn’t go as far as saying it’s “good”

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by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

it's good man

it's time to bring the rock!!!!!!!

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 5, 2008 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

nice

it's time to bring the rock!!!!!!!

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 5, 2008 10:19 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Cubs lose 10-2

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by Tackle Box on Sep 5, 2008 10:20 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

don't you mean

isn’t it going to be great when they fall all the way out?

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by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's Gonna Happen.

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 Sep 5, 2008 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

russ!

bring in chris for the S!!!!

and my computer says it’s time for a new thread.

by stlcardinalsfang on Sep 5, 2008 10:20 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

the whole road trip, for that matter

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by gocards62 on Sep 5, 2008 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

aw, it's okay

the previous similar events have long ago left a Texas-sized callous on the old backside

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by 82Special on Sep 5, 2008 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Perez in the 9th? Hrobosky? Miles? Ank? Franklin? In that order of preference

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HL Mencken

by akaitori on Sep 5, 2008 10:23 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Watch the highlight shows tonight

Kouzmanoff made a great play on a ball down the line by Braun in that Milwaukee game.

by Hardcore Legend on Sep 5, 2008 10:24 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

i hate ryan braun

in case you didn’t know.

by stlcardinalsfang on Sep 5, 2008 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ok, but

what’s so hard about that?

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by sportsman on Sep 5, 2008 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

you are not alone

there is no love for el douchey here

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by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i don't believe it

i was watching Gagne, IZ2 must have gotten hit. there’s no way he got a hit.

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by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

time for a stolen base

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by ANDYAK47 on Sep 5, 2008 10:24 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

better

than flying out to center

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by sportsman on Sep 5, 2008 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

you had to say it

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by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

easy to do when you look Fastball all the time

and get something like a slider like he just did

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by 82Special on Sep 5, 2008 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I finally figured out Skippy's hitting approach

He believes that you only get 2 strikes per AB

that’s whey he never looks at more than one

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by 82Special on Sep 5, 2008 10:26 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Anyone know why ESPN has a game on tonight?

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by Tackle Box on Sep 5, 2008 10:27 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

yeah, but the DBacks & Dodger's aren't going for any records

college football & MLB in one night on a Friday is definitely odd for them.

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by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

you know

he’d probably have a.950 OPS if TLR benched him after his first tantrum of each game. Seems like he always gives up 2 or 3 outs after the first explosion.

the ******* plane has crashed into the mountain.

by SleepyCA on Sep 5, 2008 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Carp or Perez here?

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by gocards62 on Sep 5, 2008 10:28 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Perez

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 Sep 5, 2008 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Carp hasn't pitched yet from the 'pen

I think

it's time to bring the rock!!!!!!!

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 5, 2008 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yes he has

in the Wainwright game

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 Sep 5, 2008 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh

missed it, how did he do?

it's time to bring the rock!!!!!!!

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 5, 2008 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

fine

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by Tackle Box on Sep 5, 2008 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

the best part about his slumps is how he comes out of 'em.

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by Tackle Box on Sep 5, 2008 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Like the guy hitting himself in the head with a hammer. "I do it because it feels so good when I stop."

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HL Mencken

by akaitori on Sep 5, 2008 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i guess you missed his two HR's in the desert?

LUD is the one who is slumping mightly

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by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

94 on the next one,

ground ball.

Where is the velocity? He isn’t throwing a 2 seamer, is he?

by Hardcore Legend on Sep 5, 2008 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

gameday says 95,96

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by Smokin Turkeys on Sep 5, 2008 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

the guns at Busch are completely useless.

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by Tackle Box on Sep 5, 2008 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

OMG, Izzy is having season ending elbow surgery!

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by mattyfrommo on Sep 5, 2008 10:30 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

iz2

for vp too

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by sportsman on Sep 5, 2008 10:30 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Duncanized

it's time to bring the rock!!!!!!!

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 5, 2008 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

in right field bleachers

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by sportsman on Sep 5, 2008 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

nice pick by APu

the ******* plane has crashed into the mountain.

by SleepyCA on Sep 5, 2008 10:31 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

at least we get to see Albert bat again

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by 82Special on Sep 5, 2008 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

GAmeday says 95

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by gocards62 on Sep 5, 2008 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

velocity is okay

it’s the pitch that was up…and over the middle

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by 82Special on Sep 5, 2008 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

it wasnt up

it was down and over the middle

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by mattyfrommo on Sep 5, 2008 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Exactly...

Even Al mentioned this, it was down and right in the middle of the plate. Just like Duncan wants pitchers to throw.

Of course, it only works when you have a 80 mile per hour fastball, not 93+

by DiscoJer on Sep 5, 2008 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

"right down the middle"

and “down and right in the middle of the plate” are two different things.

the ******* plane has crashed into the mountain.

by SleepyCA on Sep 5, 2008 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

right, because if there anything i know about Chris Perez

it’s that he has impeccable control over location.

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by Tackle Box on Sep 5, 2008 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He's hitting 94 on the stadium gun

that’s only a 1 or 2 off of his normal velocity

by azruavatar on Sep 5, 2008 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

its the stadium gun which has always been wrong and slow.

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by Tackle Box on Sep 5, 2008 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

mother of ass

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by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 10:32 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

shitty

it's time to bring the rock!!!!!!!

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 5, 2008 10:32 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Looper screwed again!

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by gocards62 on Sep 5, 2008 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

you're right!

he gets no respect

it's time to bring the rock!!!!!!!

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 5, 2008 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I ask that question once a week.

the answer: 2006

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by Smokin Turkeys on Sep 5, 2008 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yup, just keep having him throw it down...

Keep using that pitch to contact, even though it’s not what he’s good at.

by DiscoJer on Sep 5, 2008 10:33 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

that wasn't down

that was right down the middle.

the ******* plane has crashed into the mountain.

by SleepyCA on Sep 5, 2008 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

it was right at or below the knees

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by mattyfrommo on Sep 5, 2008 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

right in a lefty's wheel house

damn you Daddy Dunk for messing with a good thing

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by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

mid-thigh on gameday

and a little on the outside part of the middle of the plate.

the ******* plane has crashed into the mountain.

by SleepyCA on Sep 5, 2008 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

well gameday is wrong

unless my DVR is lying to me. Of course it might just be my eyes, but I have it on now and it is right at the knees

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by mattyfrommo on Sep 5, 2008 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

well

the ******* plane has crashed into the mountain.

by SleepyCA on Sep 5, 2008 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Question to Shannon: Where's old Abner tonite?

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by akaitori on Sep 5, 2008 10:33 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

you read my mind

ESPN Management (CT): Umm…...what does this have to do with the Red Sox and Yankees?
SportsNation Jerry Crasnick: Management, Let’s take a break with the sarcasm, OK?

by Smokin Turkeys on Sep 5, 2008 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Relax guys!

at least we get more baseball! yay!

by brindled on Sep 5, 2008 10:34 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Like I said earlier today.....

Even if Perez is named the closer earlier, our record is probably around the same. He isn’t anywhere near a finished product.

In time, I expect greatness, but he’d be better off as a part time closer next years.

by SoonerfanTU on Sep 5, 2008 10:34 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

that last fastball was the first one I saw up in the zone

his velocity looks fine to me but I don’t understand why he’s throwing so many balls down in the zone with his stuff. It plays better moving it throughout the zone top to bottom.

by azruavatar on Sep 5, 2008 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Even if he has the

96-96 mph fastball, he still needs the slider. MLB hitters, the average ones, can sit on that fastball if that is all he has.

by SoonerfanTU on Sep 5, 2008 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Most teams don't have a rookie closer.....

Or a guy needing this much work.

I said part time, b/c if Izzy has that surgery, and will accept a small dollar contract, I wouldn’t mind letting the two of them save games next year. Split the time, b/c neither probably needs to save 100% of the time. But a healthy Izzy saves something above 90% of his chances.

by SoonerfanTU on Sep 5, 2008 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

waste of a roster spot

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by 82Special on Sep 5, 2008 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Uh.....

When they aren’t closing, they can still pitch, you know?

by SoonerfanTU on Sep 5, 2008 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Izzy may never be healthy again

and what work does Perez need that taking him out of the 9th is going to teach him. His slider has looked a lot better. He obviously has the best stuff out of the pen. Beyond command, which will only come with time and regular usage, what is there to learn?

by azruavatar on Sep 5, 2008 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You named it.....

Control and improving his slider.

How can you improve your slider constantly throwing in 1 run games? You can’t. You improve it in lower leverage situations. If he is only saving games half the time, say another 1/4 of the time he’s in more of a setup role, then another 1/4 he’s getting into games that are blowouts or something. Takes the pressure off him to not be the full time closer (unless he clearly earns it).

by SoonerfanTU on Sep 5, 2008 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

this seems like nonsense

the As have been taking rookies and plugging them into the closer spot successfully for a while. You are making too much out of the 9th inning. Perez will be fine.

by azruavatar on Sep 5, 2008 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Izzy is having surgery

I am guessing he wont be back at all next year

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by mattyfrommo on Sep 5, 2008 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

my head hurts

Tony’s going to be using this as the reason to pay KRod $120Million in the off season. or worse, resigning IZZY.

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by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 10:35 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

the scroll just went across on ESPN saying Izzy is having elbow surgery

so he can’t be the closer. At least I hope he can’t

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by mattyfrommo on Sep 5, 2008 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It is bad, but he is fine for now

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 Sep 5, 2008 10:36 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I can't take extra innings tonight

was really looking forward to this game being over.

I’m really getting tired of this crap.

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by Tackle Box on Sep 5, 2008 10:36 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

it never ends

it's time to bring the rock!!!!!!!

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 5, 2008 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

who'd of thunk that?

not Dunk that’s for sure

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by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh well

it really was not that bad of an outing

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 Sep 5, 2008 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

gotta score more than one run

vs. the Fish

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by gocards62 on Sep 5, 2008 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I know.

I just kinda feel bad for the kid. Two consecutive blown saves can’t bode well in the old confidence department.

by mikeonthecards on Sep 5, 2008 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

How many blown saves is this? What's the team, MLB record?

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by akaitori on Sep 5, 2008 10:38 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

30, the most in the bigs

i have no idea what the record is

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by gdm426 on Sep 5, 2008 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

they were just talking about that

they say it is 34 and we have 30 right now

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 Sep 5, 2008 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

leaders

marlins 1200 strikeouts
cards 30 blown saves

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by sportsman on Sep 5, 2008 10:39 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

ank would be fine with me

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 Sep 5, 2008 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

new thread?

or here

it's time to bring the rock!!!!!!!

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 5, 2008 10:41 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

wow, a 5 pitch inning

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