Decades of Excellence -- Cardinal Center Fielders
Erik posted this over at Beyond the Boxscore and it fits in line w/ my series on Cardinal greats by position. As always, his work is first rate. Enjoy!
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well well well
Brendan Ryan starting and leading off at 2B
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 19, 2009 1:02 PM EDT reply actions
3 run HR by Ludwick!
C’mon, big guy, break out of that slump!
by BTown Birds fan on Mar 19, 2009 1:17 PM EDT reply actions
probably
hatred is the only thing that gets him up in the morning
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 19, 2009 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions
this is an interesting test run for what our lineup might look like against lhp.
mather-ankiel-ludwick
barden-greene-ryan-craig [pujols]
if perez doesn’t look like he’s ready for opening day, I bet this is what we look like on opening day (subbing pujols for craig).
Shannon on Ankiel's massive HR:
“He can chop that one up and get a couple!”
by BTown Birds fan on Mar 19, 2009 1:34 PM EDT reply actions
I know this doesn't mean anything
but we have the third best record in the major leagues in ST
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 19, 2009 1:34 PM EDT reply actions
weird seeing pineiro with a 0.00 ERA
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 19, 2009 1:39 PM EDT reply actions
I have to get these out of my system before the regular season begins
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 19, 2009 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions
calling a freese home run
sheesh, is hardly anyone on here today? or is everyone staring at me?
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 19, 2009 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm sporting the trash stache these days as well
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 19, 2009 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions
oh yeah
I always got the goat thing going, 15 years in a row with very few breaks
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 19, 2009 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions
my goal in life
is to some day grow a mustache and connect it accross with some chops
but i’m 25 and still cant grow either
I'm almost there
but am 33…. so you may have a ways to go
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 19, 2009 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm 24
and at the rate I"m going I think I’ll consider myself lucky if I can ever manage the Randy Flores “D’Artagnan” look. Chops are absolutely out of the question with my genetic makeup.
when I was that age
the only hair that would grow was on my chin. now at least I can grow sideburns and stache, but there are patches that won’t come in. maybe I should get some hairclub stuff for a huge beard
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 19, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions
who is in charge of product development?
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 19, 2009 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions
just take some of my DNA & go nuts
i’ve got so much hair it’s not even funny.
two months ago i stopped shaving & let the goatee grow into a full force beard. i’d look like the red version of those beards YP, AppleSauce & Frank wore during their commercial if i didn’t trim it 3 times a week.
BEN MOTHERHUSHYOURMOUTH SHEETS
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
My beard
I have a red beard (with brown, blonde & black hairs thrown in, just for fun), but I have a light brown / dirty blonde hairstyle. I’d love to have my hair match my beard, but i’m not going to try to color it myself or get it done elsewhere.
That said, the Cubs do deserve my pity, but never my support.
I'm kinda the same way
but a little less extreme. I’ve got dark brown hair, with lighter brown facial hair splotched by red patches all over. That is if I let it grow out, but I’ve been clean shaven for several months now.
Patiently awaiting the day Colby Rasmus does this: .275/.381/.551/.932, 29HR, in St. Louis...
by RunninRedbird on Mar 20, 2009 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions
my Irish blood has my hair deep red
ya me! i’m a pale, freckled, red haired mess
BEN MOTHERHUSHYOURMOUTH SHEETS
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
ah
I don’t know why, but I just don’t care that much about that thing
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 19, 2009 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I recomend
that you watch one pod of games and if a 14 beats a 3 seed, a 13 beats a 4 or a 12 beats a 5, you will be hooked.
when illinois went to the championship a few years back
i got pretty into it. and i was in south carolina when the championship game went on… so everyone there was rooting for illinois as well, of course.
I'm just so cardinal-centric
that the only thing that could get me to watch it is there were no spring training. that and I don’t have cable and I’m at work
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 19, 2009 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions
You can watch games on cbs.com for free.
The even have a boss button that will change the viewer to a spread sheet when you press it.
I guess it's a combination of factors as to why
but it’s very hard for me to get interested in basketball. St. Louis not having a team is a big part of it.
basketball is boring compared to baseball
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 19, 2009 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions
did you just + yourself?
and good basketball can be just as exciting as baseball. I hate the Big East, but that 6 OT game was awesome to watch
mainly because you're watching
ok…. I will go no further than that!
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 19, 2009 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Lol
This wouldn’t be a good forum if people took themselves too seriously. Good to see you didn’t take offense to us giving you a little shit.
sweet
I am usually neutral, kinda serious, kinda goofy, all good
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 19, 2009 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
I am really goofy though
Stat Whore
by FlimtotheFlam on Mar 19, 2009 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions
life is too short to be too serious all the time
just be zen & do what makes you happy
BEN MOTHERHUSHYOURMOUTH SHEETS
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
Did you just give yourself a "+1000000"?
There has gotta be some kind of rule against that. Or maybe we could just banish you to the Post-Dispatch forum but that kind of punishment would fall under cruel and unusual.
I just like baseball
that is all
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 19, 2009 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions
chuck's probably twirling his mustache right now.
by mattybobo on Mar 19, 2009 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Motte's the front runner at this point?
From PD, Strauss:
Duncan confirmed Motte’s standing Wednesday, saying, “Anyone who’s been following what’s been going on would notice that among those receiving consideration (to close), Motte has been the most impressive. There’s a ways to go in camp. But that’s where it stands for me.”
I think I like this scenario: Motte closer, Franklin setup, and others for 6th/7th/8th & LOOGY duties. Hopefully, YP will not be too down on himself, since he has had physical conditions that’s been keeping him away.
born Dodger blue, now dyed Cardinals red
He has to be leading
He still hasn’t walked anyone yet in Spring
Stat Whore
by FlimtotheFlam on Mar 19, 2009 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions
he has now
But he also came in and saved the game and struck out two. I didn’t watch game game so I don’t know to much about the BB.
perez was on the morning after on 1380 a couple days ago
they asked if he had to guess what role he would be in if the season started today, and he answered setup in the 8th. they followed up with who he thought would be closing, and he answered franklin.
interesting, i guess, but i’m all aboard the motte train right now.
he just has a wide stache
on my avatar pick it looks like it is covering half his face
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 19, 2009 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I think my gameday must be behind like an inning or two
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 19, 2009 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions
mather strikes out.
i hope he can get those seven saves this year. i’ve been a big fan of his since his college days at lewis & clark community college, which i grew up living less than a mile from.
and he was super cool when i ran in to him in a bar in alton on my 21st birthday.
funky cold throws out another runner
thats two in as many innings
by adiueordie on Mar 19, 2009 2:32 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
aaaaahhh
Franklin, bring me a beer
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 19, 2009 2:40 PM EDT reply actions
On a scale of 1 to 10....
how excited is everyone about this team? I think I am at about a 9.5 right now with the way Carpenter is looking. I haven’t been this excited since the MV3 days.
i have tickets to the april 7th (day after opener) game
any guesses as to who’ll be starting? i know it will be carp or waino. i just wonder which they’ll give the opener to
Lohse
Wainer is pitching opening day with Carp set to go game 4.
4th game of the season
I’ve seen several articles placing Carp in the 4th spot to start the year. Sorry, no links.
This makes sense when you look at the schedule.
The Cards have 14 games in a row before an off day. That would mean the 5th spots turn would come up on the off day, in this scenario it would be Piniero. You can skip Pineiro’s turn and have Waino pitch the next game on his regular 4 day rest. It would also put Carpenter and Waino back-to-back in the rotation from then on.
I think it depends on Carp's conditioning.
Didn’t he get skipped the the first time through the rotation? If he did, I could see them going Waino, Lohse, Wellemeyer, Piniero, Carp. Anybody know his pitch count compared to our other starters in the last turn through the rotation?
his pitch count was like, 64.
or something. it was in the recap.
by longhornscardinals on Mar 19, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions
He was in CG form yesterday
Think Game 3 of the 2006 World Series
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by jd is legend on Mar 19, 2009 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Slotting Carp in at 5th is like having that second leadoff starter
Tony’s actually always wanted to try pitching his back-of-the-rotation guy 4th.
by mattybobo on Mar 19, 2009 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions 13 recs
Definite rec
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by jd is legend on Mar 19, 2009 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Rec'd
You’ve been on fire lately
Patiently awaiting the day Colby Rasmus does this: .275/.381/.551/.932, 29HR, in St. Louis...
by RunninRedbird on Mar 19, 2009 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I am really excited to start watching baseball
Cardinal’s don’t seem to be getting a lot of love in the media which is fine by me. This team is just young and seems to have so much upside. I bet Ankiel just has a ridiculous good year to make him the premier CF free agent next year.
It is just so good to see the question marks doing good so far. Between Carpenter, Duncan, and K Greene it is all good.
Stat Whore
by FlimtotheFlam on Mar 19, 2009 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
it's like last season
they got ignored, yet did really well most of the season. I hope our injury bug has left!!!!!
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 19, 2009 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions
We are a hard team to predict
We have so many guys moving around, young guys and weird careers that it makes them hard to predict with stuff like CHONE and PECOTA.
Why is everyone predicting the Reds to be the 2008 Rays? I look over their roster and don’t see any OBP guys and noticed Baker is managing them.
Stat Whore
by FlimtotheFlam on Mar 19, 2009 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, after looking at the Reds more closely I think people are getting ahead of themselves
Lots of pitching upside… but the OBP/Baker comment is spot on.
Votto and Bruce would have to have truly amazing seasons
for them to even have a chance… plus their bullpen doesn’t exactly say awesome to me
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 19, 2009 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions
got it
I just think that if they are to contend, they need a bullpen. it’s not like they have the Giants starting pitching
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 19, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Right
I also totally agree with you actually. If Volquez continues, and Cueto improves, and Arroyo and Harang bounce back, etc etc. It could be a very good rotation, but it’s far from a sure thing. Meanwhile, Lincecum/Cain/Johnson look like a nice 1-3
if zito remembers how to pitch...
and sanchez figures things out sooner than later…
big ifs, but, damn.
exactly
if there’s one team that is unpredictable, it would be us. lots of young guys, people like Welley and Ludwick and Ank that don’t fit into projection systems, people like skip that play 2B
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 19, 2009 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I am quite excited
Definitely at least a 9 out of 10. I am not ready to lay down money we’ll make the playoffs yet but I think we could really surprise people for the second year in a row. Our lineup will just rake is everything comes together (big “if” of course)
maybe Ank saw that I changed my avatar
and decided to go 3 for 3 with a walk
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 19, 2009 3:12 PM EDT reply actions
I haven't figured that out yet either.
I knew it was trouble when he didn’t have a name on the back of his jersey.
he is also faceless
bow to your knees, before the phantom loooooooooorrrdd!!!!
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 19, 2009 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually everyone looks good today
except defensively.
Too many balls getting through the infield and off outfielder's gloves.
Quite a few to our benefit, and maybe that infield is in poor shape, but sloppy nonetheless.
at least the rays
are making our defense look better
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 19, 2009 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I never post
Except when I’m watching a game with a sleeping cat on my lap.
I have met two VEBers in person so far...
hopefully I can make it to stl this summer and meet some more
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 19, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Aug 15th is the Free Hotel Party
Stat Whore
by FlimtotheFlam on Mar 19, 2009 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions
alas
I do not have plastic card for room
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 19, 2009 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions
You don't have a CC or a Debit Card what so ever?
What about even a paypal account?
Stat Whore
by FlimtotheFlam on Mar 19, 2009 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions
nopers
I know it sounds shady, but I don’t. I lost a lot of money because of that stuff, ie bounce check fees of over $30 for a $4 meal, stuff like that. plus I had some money stolen, I had a really bad bank. now I am happy with not having money that people can take from me electronically
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 19, 2009 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions
You could buy a prepaid card and it would still work
But the deal ends April 1st
Stat Whore
by FlimtotheFlam on Mar 19, 2009 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions
oh
I didn’t know that it would work, I thought they would want a card with my name on it
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 19, 2009 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I still think it would work since they are not actually charging anything to it
Stat Whore
by FlimtotheFlam on Mar 19, 2009 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I am but a caveman
I do not understand your modern ways
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 19, 2009 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I should just check out
couchsurfing.com
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 19, 2009 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah
I think at least one person did it
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 20, 2009 1:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Besides Me?
I used this last weekend in Chicago and few times before that. But here is the thread where I got the idea for all of this.
Stat Whore
by FlimtotheFlam on Mar 20, 2009 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, unless we have ourselves as our avatars
Like me!
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by jd is legend on Mar 19, 2009 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions
what is this facebook you speak of?
BEN MOTHERHUSHYOURMOUTH SHEETS
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
it's like being stuck in purgatory or limbo
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 20, 2009 1:20 AM EDT up reply actions
The discussions on there
are sometimes worse than the P-D boards. I’ve never commented on them, just read. The first day of ST this year was obscured by several guys having an argument about whether or not you’re a true fan if you misspell a player’s name or type “Go Cards!” at the end of your post. Seriously, the first day of ST and these guys were bitching on and on about names. They know almost nothing of sabermetrics (minus those of us who are on this site and the Facebook site). It truly is a purgatory, I wouldn’t waste anytime on the Cards’ Facebook site.
Patiently awaiting the day Colby Rasmus does this: .275/.381/.551/.932, 29HR, in St. Louis...
by RunninRedbird on Mar 20, 2009 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions
That is why they got rid of Izzy
Too many people could not spell his last name and he was making people look bad.
Stat Whore
by FlimtotheFlam on Mar 20, 2009 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions
A wise move
Actually what drives me crazy are all the interviews & ignoring the action on the field (only while we are batting of course)
On the other hand
They did have that line “Memo to Rays dugout, Molina has a good arm.” after the second cs
I love his mugshot he looks like an oversized cheery/drunk dwarf.
*Rasmus is to CF as Longoria is to 3B*
Anybody watching the WBC?
Doofy color announcer guy just said something to the effect of “The last time joe west was behind the plate, he expanded the zone. He called the balls up in the zone strikes to righties and the balls low and away on lefties. And that was by design; he wanted players going up and swinging the bat, a more international kind of play”.
If I’m not misinterpreting this, and I don’t think I am, the last time joe west was behind the plate he deliberately called pitches strikes that weren’t strikes, and then bragged about it.
"i have a feeling the answers are bigger than the questions" -Dr Heyward Floyd
The don't call him the Singing Cowboy
by Hardcore Legend on Mar 19, 2009 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
If Shane Robinson
and Dustin Pedroia were in a lineup for murder, the witnesses would have a tough time figuring out who was who.
by Hardcore Legend on Mar 19, 2009 11:55 PM EDT reply actions
one of the reasons i hope the schumaker experiment works out
is so they will do the same thing with robinson…
"i have a feeling the answers are bigger than the questions" -Dr Heyward Floyd
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