NLCS Preview
by chuckb on Oct 15, 2009 7:00 AM EDT
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| Dodgers | wRC | PA | RC/PA | UZR/150 | Phillies | wRC | PA | RC/PA | UZR/150 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furcal | 74.3 | 680 | 0.109 | 6.7 | Rollins | 79 | 725 | 0.109 | 2.3 |
| Kemp | 101.1 | 667 | 0.152 | 3.9 | Victorino | 97.7 | 694 | 0.141 | -1.9 |
| Ethier | 105.3 | 685 | 0.154 | -13.1 | Utley | 123.8 | 687 | 0.180 | 8.8 |
| Ramirez | 75.7 | 431 | 0.176 | -14.7 | Howard | 122 | 703 | 0.174 | 1.4 |
| Loney | 79.7 | 652 | 0.122 | 0.7 | Werth | 110.7 | 676 | 0.164 | 5.7 |
| Blake | 79.5 | 565 | 0.141 | 7.0 | Ibanez | 91.2 | 565 | 0.161 | 8.1 |
| Belliard | 36.9 | 287 | 0.129 | 3.9 | Feliz | 61.3 | 625 | 0.098 | 3.1 |
| Martin | 60 | 588 | 0.102 | Ruiz | 48 | 379 | 0.127 | ||
| Total | 1.084 | Total | 1.153 |
The Phils’ potent lineup averages about .07 runs created per PA more than the Dodgers’ balanced lineup does. The Phils’ defense, overall, is better than the Dodgers’ – even historically wretched fielders such as Howard and Ibanez were above average this year by UZR – but the Dodgers’ is better up the middle (2B, SS, and CF). Let’s now look at the pitching.
| Dodgers | RAR | IP | RAR/IP | Phillies | RAR | IP | RAR/IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kershaw | 38.9 | 171 | 0.227 | Hamels | 35.5 | 193.2 | 0.183 |
| Wolf | 29.2 | 214.1 | 0.136 | Happ | 17.4 | 166 | 0.105 |
| Kuroda | 20.6 | 117.1 | 0.176 | Lee | 61.8 | 231.2 | 0.267 |
| Padilla | 20.4 | 147.1 | 0.138 | Martinez | 5.6 | 44.2 | 0.125 |
| Kuo | 3.9 | 30 | 0.130 | Blanton | 21.2 | 195.1 | 0.109 |
| Belisario | 7.0 | 70.2 | 0.099 | Eyre | -0.3 | 30 | -0.01 |
| Sherrill | 13.6 | 69 | 0.197 | Madson | 13.3 | 77.1 | 0.172 |
| Broxton | 27.3 | 76 | 0.359 | Lidge | -7.2 | 58.2 | -0.123 |
The Dodgers have the home field advantage, a lot of lefties to match up w/ the Phils’ hitters, and the advantage of being in a better position to set up their rotation. The Phils have the more potent offense and the better defense. It sets up to be a great, evenly matched series but I see that the Dodgers have 2 major advantages.
First, the Dodgers have a ton of lefthanded pitchers ready to face Rollins, Victorino, Utley, Howard, and Ibanez. They’ll start 3 lefties in 6 games and they’ve got Kuo and Sherrill – 2 very good lefties – ready to give them innings out of the pen. As a team the Phils have actually performed slightly better against lefties this year than against righties. In fact, Utley and Ibanez have crushed lefties this year from the left side and Werth and Victorino have been solid from the right side. However, for his career Ibanez has given up about 90 points of OPS against lefties and Utley’s given up about 30. Howard just isn’t good against lefties and there’s only so much damage Victorino – a very good player – can provide. Plus, Kershaw and the rest aren’t ordinary lefties. Sherrill and Kuo, for example, would right now be the best two pitchers in our pen.
The other advantage is at the back end of the pen. Brad Lidge has been absolutely awful this year and has barely survived the series against the Rockies. Broxton, though he wasn’t dominant against the Cardinals, was the best closer in the NL over the course of the season. I’d take him over any closer in the NL at this point. It helps also that the Dodgers have the home field advantage. As I said, it’ll be a great series but I’m going to take the Dodgers in 7 – surviving 2 starts against Lee – to advance to the World Series.
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lol lidge
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
by rocKStark5 on Oct 15, 2009 8:45 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Lidge looks like he's about to shoop da whoop
“Oh noes Imma chargin mah lazer”
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
by mattybobo on Oct 15, 2009 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
How is this not a fathead yet?
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
by ducttape16 on Oct 16, 2009 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This really needs to be a fathead...
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
by ducttape16 on Oct 16, 2009 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No... wrong... fail...
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
by ducttape16 on Oct 16, 2009 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
sorry for the kinda double post
my internets are being cranky. I will go hang my head in shame.
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
by ducttape16 on Oct 16, 2009 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
As my dad would say
this series is a big WC!
Milt Thompson FTW!
by gossard56 on Oct 15, 2009 9:04 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Dodgers pen
As Chuck said, Broxton wins the closer battle and I feel the overall bullpen comparison. Torre has shown that he will use Broxton in eighth inning situations and Sherrill spent the last year and a half closing games for the O’s. If the Dodgers starters can keep the Phillies from blowing games open early, I like LA’s chances to close out games, especially the home games.
The Phillies best starter, Lee, is not scheduled to go until game 3, but because of the numerous days off can come back on normal rest and pitch game 6, if necessary. Depending on the results after game 3, Torre could ask Kershaw to pitch game 4 on short rest, then be available on normal rest for game 7. Should be a good series and at least half the games in the LCS won’t be impacted by snow and freezing rain.
by ubeddie on Oct 15, 2009 9:15 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Since it is going to be
a November World Series for the better part, why not make it an all California series where the climate will permit baseball to be played as it should be played.
by ridgesee on Oct 15, 2009 10:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Bud Selig hates you.
"Everyone in here comes to the yard ready to play every day. I’ll take this group, any day until the day I die."
"This whole Cardinals thing.....I don’t know if you guys are a believer, but I’m a believer."
~ Ryan Fucking Ludwick
by RiverRat on Oct 15, 2009 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If he hates me, too
Then the feeling is mutual
John Smoltz for Cardinals' closer 2010!!
by jd is legend on Oct 15, 2009 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's actually a big fan of yours JD
by dcfcblues on Oct 15, 2009 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
of course he is
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by gdm426 on Oct 17, 2009 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fixed
Bud Selig hates you baseball.
"Baseball has been good to me since I quit trying to play it." - Whitey Herzog
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Oct 15, 2009 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fixed
Bud Selig hates loves baseball Adam Dunn
Mizzou 37 - Illinois 9
by STLRegalia on Oct 15, 2009 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why has Belliard been starting so much for the Dodgers?
Was there an injury or something that I missed?
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
by mattybobo on Oct 15, 2009 10:58 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
he's been "hot"
He’s half the player Hudson is but Torre’s locked onto him like a pit bull onto a poodle. If the Dodgers win, it’ll be despite Torre, not b/c of him.
by chuckb on Oct 15, 2009 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ya i was hoping this would cost him against us
didnt seem to matter much
by FunkeeC on Oct 15, 2009 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
someone bust out the photo
for old time’s sake
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"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." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 15, 2009 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
better late than never?
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by gdm426 on Oct 17, 2009 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he'll come through, sooner or later
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"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." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 17, 2009 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
anyone seen this?
http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/184094/UZR-CoverageView-STL-2009_medium.png
Booooooog and Colby, HFS.
I think Skip will definitely improve…. but I would like a real third baseman for Christmas, thanks.
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"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." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 15, 2009 11:18 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
sorry
Earlier, thus more cheerfully data-oriented:
http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2009/10/6/1069692/introducing-uzr-targetview-graph
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"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." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 15, 2009 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone have thoughts on...
replacing Holliday w/ Mike Cameron? We’d definitely see some improvement on the chart from him.
by IA Card on Oct 15, 2009 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i haven't yet made it my sig, but
He’s suspect #1 for replacing holliday, for me.
the truth can't hurt you, it's just like the dark/ it scares you witless, but in time you see things clear and stark -- macmanus
by tom s. on Oct 15, 2009 12:31 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
I started to look at OFer's for next year
Cameron’s defense and his abilities to hit lefties at a .850 OPS clip would make our OF so smooth. Colby could shade to the right to help Ludwick on range.
by FlimtotheFlam on Oct 15, 2009 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You guys convinced me
Sign Cameron! I already liked the guy anyway
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 15, 2009 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He'd look really weird
as the only team member with an untucked shirt though…
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
by ducttape16 on Oct 16, 2009 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i don't see how anone could like him after he started that shit
no thank you. we don’t need a old overrated OF taking at bat away from Cody
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by gdm426 on Oct 17, 2009 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like Mike Cameron. A lot.
But dude is involved in some freaky accidents. Not sure I want him and Boog running into each other in short (or deep) LF.
by spants on Oct 15, 2009 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh the mental pictures.
and will Colby be calling for his catches yet, I wonder…
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"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." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 15, 2009 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ZOMG NO
NO CARDNALZ UNTUCKING SHIRTZ LOL
John Smoltz for Cardinals' closer 2010!!
by jd is legend on Oct 15, 2009 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Carp will just luggage him.
it’ll be awesome.
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"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." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 15, 2009 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dye
Has been some talk about signing Jermaine Dye to play left if Holliday doesn’t resign. I’ve always loved Dye as a player but he is really starting to show his age.
by CRay on Oct 15, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No thanks.
His defense is beyond awful and his decent-but-not-that-impressive-offense is augmented by a small home park. He’ll also probably be more expensive than people who are more valuable but derive a lot of that value from defense.
"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus
by hazel on Oct 15, 2009 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you forgot to mention old too
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by gdm426 on Oct 17, 2009 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
OF free agents that could be decent values:
Mike Cameron- 37, but still posts good offensive and defensive numbers. Probably will be somewhat expensive, but he still has an undervalued skill set. Will he sustain his performance? 3.5 WAR seems like an irrationally optimistic projection, yet that’s around what he’s pegged for.
Marlon Byrd- 32, powerful RH bat who plays decent center field, with extremely limited plate discipline. Should sign well below market value, but is a candidate for offensive collapse.
Brian Giles- 39, coming off of a terrible year, should hopefully be very cheap with a good shot at a bounce back from a woeful (.250 wOBA) but unlucky (.214 BABIP, 2.8% HR/FB) season. Is he a LF or is he going to displace Ludwick from RF? Ludwick is probably the better RF going forward, and Giles’s main defensive soft spot is his arm, which would be tougher to exploit in LF. His career OBP is .400- an awfully sexy number to plug into the second spot in the order, but he’s a lefty who doesn’t hit lefties particularly well.
"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus
by hazel on Oct 15, 2009 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Giles on a real cheap deal
Is a risk I think might worth taking
by FlimtotheFlam on Oct 15, 2009 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Giles
will retire or be playing in San Diego. He has absolutely no desire to leave the West Coast.
"I just wish that the late Harry Caray were still around so I could hear him mispronounce 'Kosuke Fukudome' every fukun' night" -- Dennis Miller
by fourstick on Oct 15, 2009 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not true
I still think I could be a good, productive major league player," Giles said. "If it’s not in San Diego, then I have a feeling it’s going to be somewhere else. I’ve got to believe there are teams willing to take a chance as long as you’re healthy.
by FlimtotheFlam on Oct 15, 2009 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am worried thought about his
negative 15 runs on defense though.
by FlimtotheFlam on Oct 15, 2009 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, he's only bad defensively
every other year. In even-numbered years, he’s worth like +10 runs defensively per year, if you ignore the arm (IE move him to LF).
;)
it's Clydesdales vs Goats. Actually sums up Cards vs. Cubs quite nicely. -all4tookie
by SleepyCA on Oct 15, 2009 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He could mean
With the Angels, since Abreu will be gone after the season. He could also mean with the Giants or D-Backs who both have corner outfield issues.
I don’t know what about that statement makes my statement not true. Until he signs with a club not on the West Coast I’ll be holding my breath.
"I just wish that the late Harry Caray were still around so I could hear him mispronounce 'Kosuke Fukudome' every fukun' night" -- Dennis Miller
by fourstick on Oct 15, 2009 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't see any reason for the Padres to try to resign him,
but most of the other Californian teams could use him. It just depends on money and opportunity- remember when Russ Springer was going to play in STL or retire?
"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus
by hazel on Oct 15, 2009 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Springer..
Wish the Cards signed him last offseason because he wanted to stay and was willing to do anything to stay in STL.
Looking forward to Cardinals baseball in 2010!
Cards must-signs: Holliday, DeRo
Cards should let these guys walk: Ankiel, Pineiro, Glaus, Thurston, Wellemeyer, K. Greene
by zoomzoomj88 on Oct 15, 2009 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The end of your sentence must've cut off...
will retire or be playing in San Diego, LA, San Francisco or Arizona.
Hate it when that happens.
"Don't do anything till I get back!" - Jesus to the Cubs
by cardzfanbub on Oct 15, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm pretty sure he stays in San Diego
and I’m pretty sure he takes less to stay there.
"I just wish that the late Harry Caray were still around so I could hear him mispronounce 'Kosuke Fukudome' every fukun' night" -- Dennis Miller
by fourstick on Oct 15, 2009 6:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
sd or angels
with his preference being sd. i say that based on the fact he nixed a trade to bosox.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
by cardball on Oct 15, 2009 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
why is abreu leaving the angels?
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by gdm426 on Oct 17, 2009 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He rejected their offer of an extension
I guess he thinks he can get more money somewhere else.
"She gone! Airplane time! Airplane Time!! AIRPLANE TIME." Boog
"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
by andi_k on Oct 17, 2009 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
neat!
Although rationally I know it’s not correct, it’s hard to keep my brain from thinking those circles are an actual physical representation of the ground they cover.
It’s awesome, though.
"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion
by andi_k on Oct 15, 2009 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
they say they're going to change the color coding
at which point I lost them. but it would still make a nice wallpaper or something.
maybe name it “man stew”.
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"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." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 15, 2009 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kind of neat but kind of misleading...
because looking at representations like this obscures that UZR is relative.
In other words, a player’s UZR can change, sometimes substantially, without that player getting any better/worse in the field, but just by changing who you are comparing that person to.
That’s why it can be the case that a player’s UZR has gone down even if his defensive prowess remained constant (or even went up) merely because the players against whom he was being compared to got better or were replaced by better defenders (through trades, FA, promotions, injuries, etc.)
by Willie McGee's Twin on Oct 15, 2009 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
they're compared across positions, yes?
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"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." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 15, 2009 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I understand your question, the answer (I think) is no.
I guess my point is this…
UZR is not relative to an objective, average player at his position. It’s relative to the actual average player at the position. So, in a world full of Jeff Keppingers at shortstop, Derek Jeter looks great (say +15). In a world full of Elvis Andruses at shortstop, Jeter looks terrible (-15). This is so even if derek Jeter’s performance is the exact same in both examples.
So, by way of example, if Matt Holliday was a +2 LF one year and -2 the next year, it’s not necessarily the case that Holliday got “worse” defensively – he may in fact have gotten better, just not relative to those players he was competing against during the respective years. Indeed, combining leaguewide talent changes with random fluctuation could easily subsume changes in true talent level.
by Willie McGee's Twin on Oct 15, 2009 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's interesting
so you could improve at your position and “decline” and vice versa, depending on how the competition does? so it’s really just a relative ranking of those at that position? this makes it less informative, imo, as any sort of hard statistic,
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
by cardball on Oct 15, 2009 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, you could.
UZR is informative, it just depends on how you’re using it.
And remember that UZR is a component of WAR and thereby affects calculations you’re going to see in the coming months about this or that FA being “worth” X amount of dollars on the market.
So, when you hear that the Cards should sign X player because he’s worth $6MM, and not Y player because he’s only worth $3MM, when UZR makes up a large component of the difference in WAR, you have to appreciate that the underlying precision and accuracy of the numbers probably doesn’t support such a conclusion.
by Willie McGee's Twin on Oct 15, 2009 6:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Quibble
So, when you hear that the Cards should sign X player because he’s worth $6MM, and not Y player because he’s only worth $3MM, when UZR makes up a large component of the difference in WAR, you have to appreciate that the underlying precision and accuracy of the numbersprobably doesn’tmight not support such a conclusion.
Free Milton
by all4tookie on Oct 15, 2009 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, I'm pretty confident that...
the error bars will subsume a “WAR to $” determination that’s trying to accurately and precisely parse the difference between hypothetical $3MM and $6MM players.
In any event, you can bet that we’ll see people conclude (vociferiously so) that X player “worth” $6MM is worth “twice” as much as Y player worth $3MM, even though the underlying numbers aren’t capable of making such distinctions. It’s the false patina of statistical analysis that annoys me.
by Willie McGee's Twin on Oct 16, 2009 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I understand your argument
and realize that it goes back to the classic error of coming up with an answer to more significant digits than the data/equation provides.
Still though, I think that directionally the stats are going to be generally valid in player valuation because of the amount of empirical data that is behind the positional adjustments applied. Now, in a perfect world these positional adjustments would be reformulated year to year, but unless we see a massive revaluation of defense, the changes would be small enough to be immaterial IMO.
I agree that it is likely impossible to definitively state that in general a 5 WAR player is truly better than a 4 WAR player. But if we are judging 2 players at the same position over the same time period (as a lot of hot stove banter is), a difference of a factor of 2 is likely indicative.
Free Milton
by all4tookie on Oct 16, 2009 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, meant to link to this as well
Its from FanGraphs about their positional adjustments. Money quote:
If Carl Crawford was put into a room of 5′5 people, he’d appear tall. If he was put into a room of 6′5 people, he’d appear short. Think of left field, right field, first base, and designated hitter as positions of short people. You don’t have to actually be the best defensive player in the league to look like a defensive whiz when the standard you’re being held to is so low.
This is why, when you see us talking about total value of a player, you’ll see position adjustments come up in the discussion. Since each player is being rated by UZR relative to average at that position, we have to come up with a scale that neutralizes all of the averages so that they’re somewhat similar to each other.
I really don’t think that they would assume these positional adjustments to be static, but they are probably rounded.
Free Milton
by all4tookie on Oct 16, 2009 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't mind UZR per se...
though random fluctuation probably accounts for more variation than the relative nature of the stat.
It just gets me when people dump UZR into WAR and then into “1 marginal win is worth $4MM” and then jump to the conclusion that X player at 3.7 WAR is $2MM more valuable than Y player whose only worth 3.2 WAR. By the time you get that far, you’ve dumped so much error into the analysis that you have no longer have any basis for making the conclusion.
You’d be better off, from a statistical-analysis perspective, to just conclude that the players are similar and then use “grit factor” to decide who’s more “valuable.”
by Willie McGee's Twin on Oct 16, 2009 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
works for me
so long as grit can be eyeballed and needn’t be calculated
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
by cardball on Oct 16, 2009 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ahh, I gotcha.
thanks.
in a way, yeah, the graphic is misleading (I’m hoping to see what they come up with in later versions), but it tells me what I want to know — how effective each player is relative to the rest of the field. It would be less useful, methinks, if it weren’t hot stove season.
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"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." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 15, 2009 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
also, they've got to do something about the dodgy use of "area" and colors.
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"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." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 15, 2009 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anybody else think the Cards should dump McRae
and sign up Jaramillo, whom Texas let walk recently?
If this has been discussed, sorry, I’ve not been around in recent days.
Matt Holliday. Nuff said.
by SoonerfanTU on Oct 15, 2009 12:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Can we have our hitters bat in Arlington for all their home games?
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by azruavatar on Oct 15, 2009 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think the rules allow for that.
Sorry.
Matt Holliday. Nuff said.
by SoonerfanTU on Oct 15, 2009 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
f'in rules
Albert would hit 100HRs a year if he played in Arlington
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by gdm426 on Oct 17, 2009 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But I’d prefer at run at Don Mattingly
by BCinVA on Oct 15, 2009 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wish...but I think no chance in hell
"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion
by andi_k on Oct 15, 2009 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
how about
Larry Walker or Big Mac?
by lawman3842 on Oct 15, 2009 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd take either or both
"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion
by andi_k on Oct 15, 2009 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Free Larry Walker.....
Well pay him, but free him.
"Everyone in here comes to the yard ready to play every day. I’ll take this group, any day until the day I die."
"This whole Cardinals thing.....I don’t know if you guys are a believer, but I’m a believer."
~ Ryan Fucking Ludwick
by RiverRat on Oct 15, 2009 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well if he agreed to do it for free
they should maybe accept.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Oct 15, 2009 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've always referred to LW
as Professional Hitter. Whether he can teach that, I don’t know, but I’d be willing to find out.
"Everyone in here comes to the yard ready to play every day. I’ll take this group, any day until the day I die."
"This whole Cardinals thing.....I don’t know if you guys are a believer, but I’m a believer."
~ Ryan Fucking Ludwick
by RiverRat on Oct 15, 2009 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like Larry Walker.
I’d love to see him as a coach.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Oct 15, 2009 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's said that he doesn't want to teach hitting.
by spants on Oct 15, 2009 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Would Piez help?
"Everyone in here comes to the yard ready to play every day. I’ll take this group, any day until the day I die."
"This whole Cardinals thing.....I don’t know if you guys are a believer, but I’m a believer."
~ Ryan Fucking Ludwick
by RiverRat on Oct 15, 2009 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it's more like, he doesn't know why he was a good hitter, he was just talented
Because he was a natural at hitting, there’s no knowledge to pass on. I think he’s done other instruction for the Cards, like defense or baserunning or other stuff like that.
I wouldn’t mind some McGwire action, but that’s pretty unlikely. I think he’d much prefer to chill out away from the public eye and continue doing instruction one on one with players during the offseason.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
by mattybobo on Oct 15, 2009 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Larry! Larry!
Looking forward to Cardinals baseball in 2010!
Cards must-signs: Holliday, DeRo
Cards should let these guys walk: Ankiel, Pineiro, Glaus, Thurston, Wellemeyer, K. Greene
by zoomzoomj88 on Oct 15, 2009 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Big Mac
was a great help to Holliday in the offseason.
by redbirds34 on Oct 15, 2009 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
actually
it was only when he stopped giving advice to Holliday that his swing came back.
it’s Skip who works out with him.
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"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." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 15, 2009 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and CDunc.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
by Alxfritz on Oct 16, 2009 2:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hm...
I don’t want Mattingly on this team until he shaves those sideburns.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
by mattybobo on Oct 15, 2009 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did you see Jason Giambi's facial hair in the playoffs
by FlimtotheFlam on Oct 15, 2009 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
they were frozen in place
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"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." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 15, 2009 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
A comment that fits your avatar, nice.
“Where do you think you’re goin’, Saxy boy.”
"But as the leadoff guy that inning, my job is to get on base and let guys drive me in." - Albert Pujols 8/20/09, base-clogger.
by lightbulb on Oct 15, 2009 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I heard somebody got killed up in New York City, and they never found the guy who did it.
But you wouldn’t know anything about that, would you Sax?
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
by mattybobo on Oct 15, 2009 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
McRae's job is supposedly on the line,
but I haven’t heard any actual candidates for the opening. Jaramillo makes more sense than McGwire.
"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus
by hazel on Oct 15, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would hope so
I would like a good. proven hitting coach, not someone who might be nothing more than a gimmick.
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
by mattyfrommo on Oct 15, 2009 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Plus I think Mac is happy
being away from the public… I don’t think he really has any desire to come back to deal with all the steroids questions that will be asked by every person with a press pass and a note pad…
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
by ducttape16 on Oct 16, 2009 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can see his speech now..
“I wasn’t hired to talk about your plate discipline in the past.”
"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus
by hazel on Oct 16, 2009 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
hee hee
"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion
by andi_k on Oct 16, 2009 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it should merit some discussion
Not the McRae part, that should have been done yesterday. It’s obvious that the ballclub struggles offensively last season, so I think that they need to move in a different direction with the hitting coach.
There are other desirable candidates out there besides Jaramillo though. I think he would make a good fit here, as he’s dealt with some headstrong managers like TLR during his career in Texas (Buck Showalter comes to mind).
"I just wish that the late Harry Caray were still around so I could hear him mispronounce 'Kosuke Fukudome' every fukun' night" -- Dennis Miller
by fourstick on Oct 15, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ruh-roh
“I’m not desperate to sign a contract extension. I still have one year remaining in my contract for 2010 and a club option for 2011. I leave the rest in God’s hands,” Pujols told a Dominican radio station (CDN 92.5 FM) Wednesday during an interview on the sports program “Manana Deportiva.”
via ESPN
Free Milton
by all4tookie on Oct 15, 2009 1:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
""I’m not desperate" is a big difference from "I'm not interested."
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
by Alxfritz on Oct 15, 2009 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Albert + unsigned contract extension + time = nervous all4tookie
I just can’t help it. I look way too far into everything that is said.
Free Milton
by all4tookie on Oct 15, 2009 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why would he sign after this season?
Keeps the Cardinals on their toes this way.
by spants on Oct 15, 2009 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Albert Pujols Freakout #2?
Any idiot would know that.
by Epic on Oct 15, 2009 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think this is APu's way of saying
go out and sign Holliday (or another power-hitting LF) first. Let me see what kind of team you plan to build around me, and I’ll commit.
Also, I don’t think he’d really leave unless we didn’t try to put a competitive team out there. I think he’s just encouraging the FO to keep making moves.
"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion
by andi_k on Oct 15, 2009 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
He’s a competitor and he wants to see who’s going to be competing around him. It’s going to make me more nervous for the next 12-18 months, but hopefully the front office is ready to keep the team moving towards playoff berths and it’ll be a moot point. Though I think not putting together an extension now makes it makes it critical to make the playoffs in 2010.
Red Means Go.
by bigwilley18 on Oct 15, 2009 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
from the same article (emphasis mine)
Pujols signed a seven-year contract for $100 million after the 2003 season, but the two-time MVP said money will not be the central issue in his next contract.
“We have not sat down to talk about contracts yet. Last week, the GM [John Mozeliak] called me and I told them to talk to my lawyer. But I reiterate that money is not everything, it’s better to have a competitive team that can go to the postseason,” he added.
I don’t think it’s time to worry yet.
"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion
by andi_k on Oct 15, 2009 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Talk to my lawyer?
Way to be a dick, Albert.
by Hardcore Legend on Oct 15, 2009 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Umm
That’s kind of what lawyers are for.
by Mulliganstew on Oct 15, 2009 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
translation
could account for that. i read one quote where it said “agent”.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
by cardball on Oct 15, 2009 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you boss came to you and said
“Hey, I’d really like to talk to you about staying on here and working for awhile” and you said “Talk to my lawyer”, you’d be a dick.
by Hardcore Legend on Oct 15, 2009 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
not if your boss were offering you hundreds of millions of dollars
by DanUpBaby on Oct 15, 2009 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It still sounds dickish
I’m not saying Albert Pujols should negotiate his own contracts but he seems to put his foot in his mouth every other opportunity he gets with the media.
by Hardcore Legend on Oct 15, 2009 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
what's so dickish about this? seriously
unless you spend all your time inventing new lawyer jokes “I’ll have to have my billion-dollar employer talk this $100-200 million contract over with a guy who I pay to read contracts” seems totally reasonable.
This isn’t a cost-of-living increase, this is the biggest contract he will ever sign, the absolute peak of his earning potential.
by DanUpBaby on Oct 15, 2009 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That,
and I’m sure they exchanged pleasantries and had a talk about it. It probably didn’t go like this:
Mo: Albert, we want to talk to you about a new contract.
Albert: Talk to my lawyer. (click)
by spants on Oct 15, 2009 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
i doubt albert speaks legalese. someone has to translate for him, and that’s his lawyer’s/agent’s job, to be the intermediary.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
by cardball on Oct 15, 2009 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Im sure he said meant agent
the interview was done in Spanish.
by Evilfrog on Oct 15, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
According to ESPN Deportes, he did say "abogado,"
which translates directly as “lawyer,” but that may not necessarily have the same connotations in Spanish. Also, I haven’t taken Spanish since junior high, so what do I know?
link (playing el abogado del diablo)
"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion
by andi_k on Oct 16, 2009 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Suppose that's really how it went down....
I can’t decide whether that’d be awesome or not.
by Willie McGee's Twin on Oct 16, 2009 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm guessing he said agent
As cardball said above, I read it like that somewhere else.
by mojowo11 on Oct 15, 2009 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
How about if your boss said...
“I’d like to talk to you about signing an exclusive employment contract for the next 10 years with a value approaching the GDP of Somaliland”?
by Willie McGee's Twin on Oct 15, 2009 6:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"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." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 15, 2009 6:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd say sure
let’s talk but I’m not agreeing to anything.
by Hardcore Legend on Oct 15, 2009 6:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ok, but when the cops tell you they just want to "talk"...
you know they don’t mean it, right?
hint: Never, ever talk to the cops without a lawyer.
by Willie McGee's Twin on Oct 16, 2009 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Note: Don't talk to my sister's husband or wife's dad without a lawyer.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
by Alxfritz on Oct 16, 2009 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you're fakesgiving is going to be awkward
pretzels pretzels pretzels pretzels
by gdm426 on Oct 17, 2009 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
or awesome!
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
by mattyfrommo on Oct 18, 2009 9:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
in fairness, it's possible that quite a number
Of posters to this board make an annual salary equal to the GDP of somaliland.
the truth can't hurt you, it's just like the dark/ it scares you witless, but in time you see things clear and stark -- macmanus
by tom s. on Oct 15, 2009 11:41 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
If my boss said that,
the ink of my signature would already be dry by the time he finished the sentence. I’m just sayin’.
"Baseball has been good to me since I quit trying to play it." - Whitey Herzog
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Oct 16, 2009 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But the GDP of Somaliland is only $137.92!!!
And that’s why you hire lawyers.
by Willie McGee's Twin on Oct 16, 2009 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
D'OH!
Stupid fine print….
"Baseball has been good to me since I quit trying to play it." - Whitey Herzog
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Oct 16, 2009 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think I'd be worried
if he was desperate to sign an extension.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
by Alxfritz on Oct 15, 2009 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
If he is going to talk like that
he better realize he has 2 years left on that deal. Team isn’t going to cut him a break if he is going to go to FA.
by Hardcore Legend on Oct 15, 2009 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just busted out the SNES
Going to play Super Punch Out
by FlimtotheFlam on Oct 15, 2009 1:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Boog could probably kick your ass
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"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." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 15, 2009 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
have you played punch out for the wii yet?
it’s fantastic
by DanUpBaby on Oct 15, 2009 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I knew full well what I would be getting when I bought it:
three or four awesome first party games a year, maybe fifteen good third party games over the life of the console. so far it’s met my expectations, and also supported by addiction to super smash brothers.
by DanUpBaby on Oct 15, 2009 6:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just liked the 360 better
I had like 30 games for the WIi and never played it
by FlimtotheFlam on Oct 15, 2009 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"PFFT Brawl is trash, Melee is where it's at"
“I can’t wave dash on Brawl = Brawl sux”
/my hardcore Smash Bros tournament-playing nerd friend
by mojowo11 on Oct 15, 2009 6:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's another language.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Oct 15, 2009 6:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
wavedashing is for tools
brawl made ness usable again, so I will be forever in its debt.
by DanUpBaby on Oct 15, 2009 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't remember what wave dashing is.
However, I’m way better with Lucas for some reason. It’s probably at least half psychological like how I always did better with Ken than with Ryu in Street Fighter. Or maybe I just hate Japanese guys.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
by mattybobo on Oct 16, 2009 8:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Excellent description
The downloadable content is very nice as well, but there’s lots of crap to sift through.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
by mattybobo on Oct 16, 2009 8:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Goold tells it like it is: Carpenter KICKS. ASS. KEEP HIM 4EVER.
And Albert Pujols is who we think he is.
[fake blockquote to panic-inducing title]
Pujols spoke this season — and last season, for that matter — about wanting to embrace a larger role as leader on the team. That comes with being the face of the franchise, but also the longest consecutively tenured Cardinal. You have to take him at his word, especially if he views his role as leader as leading on the field more than leading around the clubhouse. That said, it’s quite clear that one of the people who sets the tone in the clubhouse is Chris Carpenter, not Pujols. Carpenter is able to lead and, in his words, "kick a little (butt)" when necessary, and he does so mostly with pitchers, but also with position players. He reaches across the aisle. He’s available to his teammates. I am also careful not to judge a player and his relationship with his teammates based on his relationship with the media. How a player treats a reporter isn’t necessarily a good barometer. That said, teammates notice when a player leaves them to handle the media scrum on bad days, awful days and even mundane days and only holds court when there is some happy talk to be had. Often leading is a synonym for being accountable and being reliably accountable is something teammates notice. Especially when they have to answer for an absence.
As for La Russa: He has a system that he describes as "points." Think of its as credibility. Players earn cred by their actions with him, and that does lead to different rules for different players but no more so than in any other work place. There are players who have earned the right — or "points" — the argue their way into the lineup, and those who haven’t. Etc.
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"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." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 15, 2009 2:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I threw up a little bit
when I read that title this morning.
"Everyone in here comes to the yard ready to play every day. I’ll take this group, any day until the day I die."
"This whole Cardinals thing.....I don’t know if you guys are a believer, but I’m a believer."
~ Ryan Fucking Ludwick
by RiverRat on Oct 15, 2009 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like Goold... but he is a horrible, horrible man.
stop doing that, competent-reporting-guy.
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"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." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 15, 2009 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why would we trade him anyway....
Just DFA!
"Everyone in here comes to the yard ready to play every day. I’ll take this group, any day until the day I die."
"This whole Cardinals thing.....I don’t know if you guys are a believer, but I’m a believer."
~ Ryan Fucking Ludwick
by RiverRat on Oct 15, 2009 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
keep in mind
writers don’t usually write the headlines, someone else generally does.
I have a love/hate relationship with the Cardinals' middle relief corps. | Cards on Cards
by madding on Oct 15, 2009 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
....that's his blog.
Given the way 10@10 is posted, I am under the impression that it’s Goold plus enter button.
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"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." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 15, 2009 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That reminds me of something funny
Back in 06, after the Cards won the 3rd NLDS game against the Padres, I remember an RB Fallstrom AP article that had the headline, “Padres go up 2-1” even though the Cards won. Had me shaking my head and laughing at the same time.
Looking forward to Cardinals baseball in 2010!
Cards must-signs: Holliday, DeRo
Cards should let these guys walk: Ankiel, Pineiro, Glaus, Thurston, Wellemeyer, K. Greene
by zoomzoomj88 on Oct 15, 2009 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
One of the only problems with Albert is that he seems a bit too nice sometimes.
I can’t see him ever getting into a fight after getting HBP or something. It makes me kind of want a guy like Mike Cameron or Bret Myers or Milton Bradley who will jump up and start throwing bows (or beanballs in Myers’s case) when Albert gets plunked.
"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus
by hazel on Oct 15, 2009 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Albert holds it in
he’s got a bit of a Superhero complex. his kids are watching, and not just his biological kids. what we see — what Albert allows us to see — is strictly what’s on stage, and after ten years I don’t doubt he’s got the routine down to the last detail.
the flashes of temper we’ve seen do not speak to a mild-mannered guy.
which is why I think he shouldn’t leave his teammates out to dry but he should get the opportunity to take a breather and duck out every now and then. because I have a feeling all the times he doesn’t want to talk to reporters are the times he wants to hulk!smash someone.
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"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." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 15, 2009 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree.
I’m no more an expert then the next guy but his mannerisms on the field do not strike me as a “mild-mannered man” who is difficult to enrage. Look at what he does on instinct such as bat flips (and I love me some bat flips) and staring down pitchers in the heat of the game. Again, I am not an expert and am going only on my gut.
But we can’t forget Albert is human. And on top of that he’s looked up as a baseball God. That would go to anyones head. I have no doubts he has his diva moments just like Michael Jordan or Babe Ruth and he gets passes for things that John Mabry would probably be given a Code Red for. But that’s the game. Special players get special treatment.
I put no faith in any ballplayer being “good” people off the field. This keeps the dissapointments to a minimum.
by Tom_Lawless_Bat_Flip on Oct 15, 2009 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's easier to accept
When one’s out of the country when the hammer falls. Season series record, as proven in every sport’s playoffs, means nothing.
Problems abound. We are hamstrung by the contract given Franklin. Albert seems to be taking (hopefully) playful shots at the dead end the rest of his career in St Louis will be. Unfortunately, if he wants to win, there is a better fielding and a slightly lesser hitting 1B getting overpaid in New York for the next 9 years (unless Albert would consider playing left field in the Bronx?), so the Yankees are no longer an realistic option to flee to for him.
by olddomination on Oct 15, 2009 3:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
don't agree
with timing of franky’s extension, but how in the world does it hamstring the org? we’re not exactly talking a soriano deal here.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
by cardball on Oct 15, 2009 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Go Dodgers!
But I not so secretly wish to see some badassery from Cliff Lee.
by spants on Oct 15, 2009 3:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
it's almost Carpenterian.
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"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." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 15, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Go Cliff!
My whiteboard says Go Cliff Lee and Angels now. I don’t like either of the NL Teams but I like Cliff and I want to see him pitch as long as possible so if that means the Phillies have to win the NLDS, fine.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Oct 15, 2009 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe we should of listened to VEP and traded for him instead of Holliday
by FlimtotheFlam on Oct 15, 2009 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
where the eff was Fredbird's van that whole time
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"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." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 15, 2009 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I waited all my life to here those words
Too bad you are not Mo.
by vivaelpujols on Oct 15, 2009 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh totally.
I’d rather have that extra year.
by spants on Oct 15, 2009 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
hindsight is a biatch
but i couldn’t agree moar.
pretzels pretzels pretzels pretzels
by gdm426 on Oct 17, 2009 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
OT: why is it, when I hit to reply, it sends me back to the top of the page?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsh on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Oct 15, 2009 3:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
glitch
I’ve had that happen before. or the random switch to several comments up trick
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 15, 2009 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks, evidently it works now.
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsh on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Oct 15, 2009 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's happened to me before.
It went away after awhile.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Oct 15, 2009 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
For those who want to re-live the good days of 06
NLCS game 7 against Mets is on MLB Network right now
Looking forward to Cardinals baseball in 2010!
Cards must-signs: Holliday, DeRo
Cards should let these guys walk: Ankiel, Pineiro, Glaus, Thurston, Wellemeyer, K. Greene
by zoomzoomj88 on Oct 15, 2009 4:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I got the dvd.
I buzz thru it every once in a while.
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsh on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Oct 15, 2009 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
epic
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
by rocKStark5 on Oct 15, 2009 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
did they find the kid?
because if he’s missing/dead, this is …. well.
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"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." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 15, 2009 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They think he never got in the balloon in the first place.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Oct 15, 2009 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Starting to come to that conclusion
If it takes approximately 15 cubic feet of Helium to lift 1 lb. Assuming the 6yr boy is 40 lb. That will be about 600 cubic feet of helium. I doubt that balloon in the picture can hold 600 cubic feet of He.
If the craft was been tracked on radar and the kid was in it and then fell out, the flight path data would show a rapid change after the weight was removed therefore the area to search for him could be determined very accurately.
I call bullshit on this story until I see the radar data.
by FlimtotheFlam on Oct 15, 2009 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just general bad parenting.
Which was probably obvious when they discovered the family was on Wife Swap, not once, but TWICE. And those shows always choose the most extreme family situations ever. I mean, they thought there was a legitimate chance their 6 year old son was in a balloon that they were building in their garage, when in reality he is probably just wandering around somewhere near their house. Just bizarre.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Oct 15, 2009 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
aha
didn’t have the scale.
those parents are asking for social services to step in
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"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." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 15, 2009 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They aren't even sure there was ever a kid inside
by Hardcore Legend on Oct 15, 2009 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he's alive
johnny 5 is alive.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
by rocKStark5 on Oct 15, 2009 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He was never in it.
It’s a publicity stunt, I’ll guarantee it.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
by Alxfritz on Oct 15, 2009 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's looking that way.
Just a weird family. Link.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Oct 15, 2009 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now, this is a story all about how
My life got flown all around
And I liked to take a minute
Just sit right there
I’ll tell you how I flew in a ballon filled with hot air.
In… west Colorado born and raised
in the backyard is where I spent most of my days
soarin and swoopin all cool
and flyin a balloon instead of bein in school
when a couple of tethers
where up to no good
made me fly up out my neighborhood
Went on one little flight and my dad got scared
said “My sons in that basket up in the air”
So.. whistled for a chopper and when it came near
The side said ‘Channel 9’ and it had guys in there
If anything i could say that this situation was rare,
but i thought ’ ah forget it, jump out, no care.’
I landed on the ground from about over 7 or 8
and yelled to the news crew “yo homes, find me later”
I was finally there,
to sit in my basket as the king of hot air.
by FlimtotheFlam on Oct 15, 2009 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
Rec'd.
Simply amazing.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Oct 15, 2009 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice Flim.
"Everyone in here comes to the yard ready to play every day. I’ll take this group, any day until the day I die."
"This whole Cardinals thing.....I don’t know if you guys are a believer, but I’m a believer."
~ Ryan Fucking Ludwick
by RiverRat on Oct 15, 2009 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Make it rain.
"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus
by hazel on Oct 15, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
(917): half the nation just spent an hour watching a balloon fly around. we are officially the dumbest fucking country.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
by Alxfritz on Oct 15, 2009 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i didn't watch one second of it, but i did find this cool pic
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by gdm426 on Oct 17, 2009 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Needs some minor revision to fit the meter better
but so far excellent work. Rec.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
by mattybobo on Oct 16, 2009 9:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
made it green
damn funny.
"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion
by andi_k on Oct 16, 2009 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
man, fuck the phillies
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by prophetjohn on Oct 15, 2009 9:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
wow, a man fucking the phillies
you thought this would have gotten more media attention!
by Hardcore Legend on Oct 15, 2009 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Was it in a balloon?
If not then it’s not a story.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
by mattybobo on Oct 16, 2009 9:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
TWSS
(That’s what Secretariat said)
MB for LF in 2010!
by guayzimi on Oct 15, 2009 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Nice.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Oct 15, 2009 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who's the tool color guy?
Not Darling.
by thepainguy on Oct 15, 2009 9:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
is it just me
or is Ron (you don’t have to call me darling) Darling’s voice kinda lugubrious. It’s like he needs to blow his nose, or clear his throat or something. Makes me feel so icky I can’t concentrate on WHAT he is saying.
by the Tewk on Oct 15, 2009 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's very lugubrious
in fact, i can’t think of a different to describe it. very lugubrious
lugubrious
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by prophetjohn on Oct 15, 2009 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
lugubrious
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
by prophetjohn on Oct 15, 2009 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
if this were the cards,
furcal would have hit a 5 run homer there
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by prophetjohn on Oct 15, 2009 10:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
wow
is NOBODY watching the nlcs?
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by prophetjohn on Oct 15, 2009 10:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I am.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Oct 15, 2009 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
just tuned in to hear that kuo struck out five rockies
in the NLDS
by DanUpBaby on Oct 15, 2009 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, i heard that
but it was some guy named “hong chee koo-oh”
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by prophetjohn on Oct 15, 2009 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am
just not commenting via electrical type writer at the same time.
And 30 Rock ruled!
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
by Alxfritz on Oct 15, 2009 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
agreed. the office wasn't at its best either, it was like two b-plots.
but I loved all the self-aware mentions of josh somehow being both invisible and a star on TGS.
by DanUpBaby on Oct 16, 2009 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm just glad it's back.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
by Alxfritz on Oct 16, 2009 2:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
community is way better
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by gdm426 on Oct 17, 2009 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think so yes
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by gdm426 on Oct 17, 2009 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
f'in gdm
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
by mattyfrommo on Oct 18, 2009 9:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
let me feel my feelings matty! we've talked about this!
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by gdm426 on Oct 18, 2009 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I haven't watched it, but I love Joel McHale
I don’t know if he can carry a whole show that isn’t The Soup. Guess I should watch and find out, huh?
"She gone! Airplane time! Airplane Time!! AIRPLANE TIME." Boog
"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
by andi_k on Oct 17, 2009 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he's not caring the show, that's what's making it work
he was the focus of the pilot, but the last few shows the other characters are the focus & it’s really good i think. Chase is awesome in it too. that dude can be so funny.
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by gdm426 on Oct 17, 2009 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe I should start DVRing it,then
"She gone! Airplane time! Airplane Time!! AIRPLANE TIME." Boog
"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
by andi_k on Oct 17, 2009 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Modern Family on ABC is another new show i like
it’s easily the best new show on TV this year. i highly encourage everyone to watch it. you’ll be lol’ing all over the place. the big gay dude cracks me up every time. he is so funny.
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by gdm426 on Oct 17, 2009 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am, too
But it sucks because I want both teams to lose.
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
by IHeartBoog on Oct 15, 2009 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It does make it hard to cheer for anyone.
I usually just cheer when I see Cliff Lee in the dugout and then realize he can’t really do much in this game.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Oct 15, 2009 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe there will be...
an earthquake.
/kidding.
MB for LF in 2010!
by guayzimi on Oct 15, 2009 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I do not in any way hope for this to happen
but what would MLB do if somehow the Phillies and the Dodgers were wiped out? Would the Cardinals and Rockies play?
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
by IHeartBoog on Oct 15, 2009 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think they may cancel the playoffs.
Or at least postpone them.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Oct 15, 2009 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, they would at least be postponed
But eventually they would play, right? They couldn’t just cancel baseball, though I guess it would be completely justified.
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
by IHeartBoog on Oct 15, 2009 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well that is kind of unprecedented.
Entire teams being eliminated from the face of the earth, I don’t think that’s happened. They may have to use their farm teams.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Oct 15, 2009 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you guys are tempting the GOB in the worst way.
they do all travel in one plane all the time, you know.
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"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." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 15, 2009 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I do not want this to happen.
It would be terrible. I would probably cry. Maybe for days.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Oct 15, 2009 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ibanez
just decimated the Phillies with a bomb. Does that count?
by redbirds34 on Oct 15, 2009 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Phillies?
Or the Dodgers? I think the Phillies may be happy about that.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Oct 15, 2009 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually...
I’ve heard TLR sends Brad Thompson on a seperate jet, just in case.
That dude thinks of everything.
MB for LF in 2010!
by guayzimi on Oct 15, 2009 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
is he like the Secretary of the Interior or something?
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"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." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 15, 2009 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
or Veterans Affairs... I don't quite remember...
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"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." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 15, 2009 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think he's the Secretary of...
we have no one else.
MB for LF in 2010!
by guayzimi on Oct 15, 2009 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
sounds reasonable
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
by cardball on Oct 15, 2009 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i want the dodgers to win
i scared my roommate when manny went yard
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
by prophetjohn on Oct 15, 2009 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm watching
And I have to say it’s enjoyable watching the postseason when you don’t have a horse in the race. When Manny hit his home run, I didn’t cry or scream or anything.
by spfldbird on Oct 15, 2009 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I comment here, it means less actual watching for me,
as I have no laptop.
"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion
by andi_k on Oct 16, 2009 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm in the same boat...
it sucks.
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
by ducttape16 on Oct 16, 2009 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I really should get one.
I run up and down the stairs a lot (between desktop and TV) instead. Good exercise, I guess.
"She gone! Airplane time! Airplane Time!! AIRPLANE TIME." Boog
"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
by andi_k on Oct 16, 2009 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
In the end, its gotta be the Dodgers
At least then the Cards can say they lost to the best team. Plus, the Phillies won last year. Plus: Brad Lidge.
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
by IHeartBoog on Oct 15, 2009 10:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
the yankees give me someone to cheer for
the angels. i have them winning it all.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
by cardball on Oct 15, 2009 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
See I can't get into this losing to the best team thing.
It makes perfect sense but I currently hate the Dodgers and want them to lose at all costs. However, that is usually how I feel about the Phillies except on days that Cliff Lee pitches so I am having a hard time with this series.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Oct 15, 2009 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
plus: fuck the phillies
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by prophetjohn on Oct 15, 2009 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can Ethier be as much of a butcher...
in left as his UZR says? Seems like an anomaly.
MB for LF in 2010!
by guayzimi on Oct 15, 2009 11:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
he plays RF
and has an awful, awful arm…
it's Clydesdales vs Goats. Actually sums up Cards vs. Cubs quite nicely. -all4tookie
by SleepyCA on Oct 15, 2009 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ballgame
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by prophetjohn on Oct 15, 2009 11:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
aint over til its over
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
by IHeartBoog on Oct 15, 2009 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah 6ly.
This game is getting crazy.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Oct 15, 2009 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, i forgot things can happen late
you understand why
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by prophetjohn on Oct 15, 2009 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well you just forgot that the phillies BP = suck.
much worse than the Cardinals.
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
by IHeartBoog on Oct 15, 2009 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Madson's on the job...
and Lidge has his back.
It ain’t over
MB for LF in 2010!
by guayzimi on Oct 15, 2009 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My friend the Dodgers fan
told me yesterday he was worried about Ruiz. I laughed at him because he seemed more concerned about him than Rollins, Utley, Howard, or Werth. I guess he knew what he was talkin about. He didn;t mention Ibanez though.
by redbirds34 on Oct 15, 2009 11:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Funny...
the Dodgers shut-down bullpen doesn’t seem to work against this team.
MB for LF in 2010!
by guayzimi on Oct 15, 2009 11:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Heyman tweets
and
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"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." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 15, 2009 11:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
290/390/430 with atrocious defense in right is "MVP caliber"?
wtf?
MB for LF in 2010!
by guayzimi on Oct 15, 2009 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
team mvp?
outfield mvp?
right field mvp?
by redbirds34 on Oct 15, 2009 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
don't look at me
I’m just repeating the twitt.
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"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." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 15, 2009 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This an awesome game...
MB for LF in 2010!
by guayzimi on Oct 15, 2009 11:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i know!
i forgot how fun baseball can be
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by prophetjohn on Oct 15, 2009 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
shitacular bullpens...
really make for exciting games.
MB for LF in 2010!
by guayzimi on Oct 15, 2009 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
both bullpens are actually pretty good
just not tonight
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by prophetjohn on Oct 15, 2009 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Boy the Dodgers really like to score with 2 outs.
here comes Manny.
by spfldbird on Oct 15, 2009 11:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
BRING IN LIDGE FOR A 4 OUT SAVE
DO IT DO IT DO IT
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by prophetjohn on Oct 15, 2009 11:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
stop swinging at that garbage, manny
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by prophetjohn on Oct 15, 2009 11:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
why is Manny's helmet so dirty?
Any body know?
by spfldbird on Oct 15, 2009 11:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
pine tar
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by prophetjohn on Oct 15, 2009 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The hormones are spreading to his helmet...
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
by ducttape16 on Oct 16, 2009 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
random thought
what are the odds we bring glaus back and offer Derosa arbitration just so he can leave and we get a draft pick?
by redbirds34 on Oct 15, 2009 11:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
probably not that good
i def like offering dero arb. glaus would be good if he’s not done. after watching him for a few weeks, though, i think he might be done. maybe if he got back into shape
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by prophetjohn on Oct 15, 2009 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He only 33
if it was a cheap 1 year deal with incentive and Freese waiting in the wings I’d do it.
That said, I’d just as soon just go with Freese, I want to see what he can do.
by redbirds34 on Oct 15, 2009 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not sure about Glaus...
but I don’t think the Cards would ever offer arbitration to get a draft pick. They’re quite risk averse.
If they’re willing to take a guy on a one year contract with the worst case scenario playing out at the hearing, they’ll offer. Otherwise, they won’t. For DeRosa, worst case is probably $8 or $10 million. At that price, I think they’ll offer.
MB for LF in 2010!
by guayzimi on Oct 15, 2009 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
arb to derosa is a great idea
he’s not a bad guy to have around, so if he accepts, no big deal. if he walks, we get a pick and we’re not missing out on a player we desparately need
i think they sign him to a 2Y/15MM deal
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
by prophetjohn on Oct 15, 2009 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
this is not the worst idea
An incentive-laden contract, of course, for Glaus. But he was a very good hitter in ‘08, and his defense is quite good. If he’s healthy, he’s the better option at 3B. I guess then you have Freese to come in if Glaus can’t do it.
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
by IHeartBoog on Oct 15, 2009 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The more I think about it
I think I just want Freese to play. Assuming we sign Bay/Holliday.
by redbirds34 on Oct 15, 2009 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
how many times has that same guy yelled
“COME ON BLUE”?
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by prophetjohn on Oct 15, 2009 11:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
how many times has the umpire blew a strike call tonight?
Probably about that number, times 2, minus 10.
it's Clydesdales vs Goats. Actually sums up Cards vs. Cubs quite nicely. -all4tookie
by SleepyCA on Oct 15, 2009 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
we really should've done that umpire fantasy league
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"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." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 16, 2009 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he was pretty consistent, though
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by prophetjohn on Oct 16, 2009 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm reading what the Blues fans think about baseball.
It’s fairly amusing.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Oct 16, 2009 12:24 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Blues fans in general are fairly amusing...
they keep thinking the team will do something only to be disappointed year after year… They’re really like Cub fans in that respect…
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
by ducttape16 on Oct 16, 2009 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh the Blues lost.
Sad. Also the baseball conversation stopped so I was no longer amused. Although they are pretty funny by themselves.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Oct 16, 2009 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oooo... baseball discussion is back!
Fun.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Oct 16, 2009 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Guys, I don't know what to do!
I turn on the TV and all I hear and see is balloons flying around, talk about some football game where they hardly use their foot, talk about some soccer thing where they ONLY use their feet, some orange bouncing thing flying into an orange circle. And to top it off, when there’s a smidgen of baseball talk, it’s about some pinstripey team in the Northeast!
I’m going insane.
BOYCOTT HASS AVOCADOS
by vexedtechie on Oct 16, 2009 12:48 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Drink heavily???
Wait that’s how I suggest to deal with all problems so that may not be the best advice.
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
by ducttape16 on Oct 16, 2009 12:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I did that last night... a lot.
After a month of no drinking and then a half-month of minimal drinking, that half-a-handle of Captain in an hour hurt.
Somehow made it to class…
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by vexedtechie on Oct 16, 2009 1:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Love the sig.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Oct 16, 2009 1:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
how in the world did you get through that last couple of weeks without drinking?
and what awfulness caused you to regress to the mean last night?
it's Clydesdales vs Goats. Actually sums up Cards vs. Cubs quite nicely. -all4tookie
by SleepyCA on Oct 16, 2009 1:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tonight I watched this silly game
where there is the little black disc that these people hit around while skating (?!) and then hit each other in the process. I don’t know how to deal with this. Months and months…
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Oct 16, 2009 12:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
physical violence sounds neat.
What’s skating? Is that similar to what Colby does in CF? Just kinda a gliding motion?
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by vexedtechie on Oct 16, 2009 1:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well it's on ice.
I think gliding may be a good comparison. Colby would be pretty good at it I’m sure, since he’s so smooth.
I’m beginning to wonder if it’s okay to like baseball and be a member of St. Louis Game Time (Blues Blog), there’s some serious baseball hate going on over there.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Oct 16, 2009 1:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i hate hockey
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by gdm426 on Oct 17, 2009 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I usually do too.
Lately I’ve been finding it fairly amusing to watch if I’m bored. I usually have no idea what’s going on.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Oct 17, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i tried to get into it, but i just can't
it’s soccer on ice to me
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by gdm426 on Oct 17, 2009 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They allow you to watch hockey at Clemson...
crazy…
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
by ducttape16 on Oct 16, 2009 6:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
MLBTraderumors
angels offer abreu 2 year extension, 16
giants unlikely to offer hitting coach job to will clark. should we?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
by cardball on Oct 16, 2009 1:58 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Right now I'd be happy with anyone else
8 year old kids from Tibet who’ve never seen the game, a blind man, my mother, your mother, washed up hitting coaches not being renewed by other teams… anyone.
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
by ducttape16 on Oct 16, 2009 6:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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