Game 32 Overflow thread
by chuckb on May 10, 2009 2:30 PM EDT
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let's go redbirds!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 2:31 PM EDT reply actions
ewh
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions
no
don’t go!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions
ok then
sayonara
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions
cmon wainwright
quit giving up home runs
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 2:32 PM EDT reply actions
What the f'ing hell is getting into Wainwright
When the time comes for me to not be bothered by losing that is when I know it is time to retire my fandom
He is supposed to be an Ace dammit
ugh
When the time comes for me to not be bothered by losing that is when I know it is time to retire my fandom
he'll come around
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions
The energy release by Skip fielding a routine grounder
Can temporarily disable all electronics in a 3-mile radius.
Maybe his mom should tell him this
When the time comes for me to not be bothered by losing that is when I know it is time to retire my fandom
I'm really starting to get annoyed
that my feed keeps jumping in and out of HD… stupid Champaign networks.
ALBERTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
When the time comes for me to not be bothered by losing that is when I know it is time to retire my fandom
APU!
mang
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 2:40 PM EDT reply actions
He was 0-11
Not epically bad, but not typical either
by hannah_in_va on May 10, 2009 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Cmon redbirds
make this one stick
When the time comes for me to not be bothered by losing that is when I know it is time to retire my fandom
cmon Luddy
When the time comes for me to not be bothered by losing that is when I know it is time to retire my fandom
I was surpised Bruce has 10 home runs
but our guy has 12
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 2:42 PM EDT reply actions
Luddy is pissed at these umps
When the time comes for me to not be bothered by losing that is when I know it is time to retire my fandom
as well he should be
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Poor Luddy
it just aint fair
When the time comes for me to not be bothered by losing that is when I know it is time to retire my fandom
you won't like him when he's angry
"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
yeah
normally dude wouldn’t be having three strkeouts in a game so far
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions
well he does strike out a lot
When the time comes for me to not be bothered by losing that is when I know it is time to retire my fandom
especially today
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions
K zone is all over the place
I can see why players are mad. It’s a little ridiculous.
Welcome to Baseball Heaven.
Sauce Mom!
"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
lol
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions
nice play
mvpujols
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 2:53 PM EDT reply actions
first 1-2-3 inning for Wano right?
he’s right at 100, but i’d pull him for Boyer
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
What happened to Shannon?
He bow after after being jacked already in the 3rd?
watching the game with my mom
Khalil Greene is her favorite player
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 2:58 PM EDT reply actions
coolio. my mom hates watching sports
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
mi mama
has been to like 10 different ballparks over the years
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions
good for her
no woman in my life has ever had any interest in watching a game on tv, let alone seeing one live. i’m ok with that.
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
she's old school
plus my grandpa owned a sporting goods store, that might have something to do with it
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions
My wife loves watcing the Cards live, on tv and listening via game day audio
I’m pretty lucky. She gets really into the games and goes nuts when they score.
We’ve got a long way to go and a short time to get there.
Lord
If I could only get the men in my life to care about sports!
by peach concrete on May 10, 2009 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions
well if your looking, you've come to the right place
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
Heh
Just trying to balance out the gender talk…
by peach concrete on May 10, 2009 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions
i think we need more female's around here
there aren’t many that’s for sure
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
I suspect there are more than you think.
As someone noted in a thread last year, it’s likely that there are female posters who just don’t make their gender all that visible.
by peach concrete on May 10, 2009 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions
nice
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed. Very few of the guys I know are as into baseball as me.
One of the guys I’m talking to is really into cars and the other is obsessed with martial arts. Lame.
by hannah_in_va on May 10, 2009 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Cars? Lame.
Martial arts? That has the potential to be cool.
by peach concrete on May 10, 2009 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions
cars are not lame
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
I think they are
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions
you don't have a car right?
living in the city i thought you said last year you had a bike & take the L everywhere.
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
this is true
and if I did, I would have something nondescript and reliable
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions
nothing wrong with that
my brother is the same way. i’m like, obsessed with cars. as much as i love the Cardinals, i think i love cars just as much.
there’s always been three things that have my attention. Chicks, Cars & the Cards. i call them the 3 C’s.
yes, i am that lame.
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
don't get me wrong
I used to be obsessed with cars, my dad used to do the quarter mile and build his own drasters, and was quite successful at it. I just find them kind of like, too expensive for their worth, especially living in a large metropolitan area.
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions
no worries, didn't take it seriously
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
true
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions
My lady loves Skip
just to spite me.
by Hardcore Legend on May 10, 2009 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions
does she swoon as bad as Az does?
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
No
she just cheers for him anytime she sees him on television because she knows he is the bane of my existence.
by Hardcore Legend on May 10, 2009 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions
If by "odd" you mean "good', then I agree.
(Although Skip is kind of an odd choice, to be honest.)
I have such a hard time explaining to male friends what makes Yadi adorable.
by peach concrete on May 10, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions
They don't get it,
but we understand. Yadi is adorable.
sit your whinning ass down dusty
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
sure sounded like meat
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions
it did sound like it...
But if that hit his shoulder right on, it went through the bat…its possible it hit his hand….but he would be hurting more than that…(maybe it glanced, does it still make that noise?)
unless Barden
is a lot tougher than he looks
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions
ouch
hit in the hand
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:05 PM EDT reply actions
Tiger couldn't hit the fairway
if you gave him 50 yards and let him throw it.
by Hardcore Legend on May 10, 2009 3:06 PM EDT reply actions
if i was a hitter, i think i'd use the pink bats more than once a year
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
i would too...
But I would also use a red and black bat if I was a Cardinal…so I wouldn’t be normal…
have mercy
i luv that hook
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
man
I love it when Wainer strikes people out with that nasty curve
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:12 PM EDT reply actions
should have thrown it there
geesh, another walk for Wano. is he hurt? what’s with all the walks?
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
still early in the season
they probably don’t want him to stress that pulley
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I wondered about that....
He supposedly hurt it while snapping off a curve, so maybe he still doesn’t feel real comfortable with it.
that's my guess
but the thing is, he’s not that special of a pitcher without it
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't hold back
tell us how you really feel.
by Hardcore Legend on May 10, 2009 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions
that dude in center for the braves is pretty fugly
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
I think as far as OFers go
Willie McGee is by far the ugliest of all time
"All baseball fans can be divided into two groups: those who come to batting practice and the others. Only those in the first category have much chance of amounting to anything."--Thomas Boswell
I kinda doubt that
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions
My wife kept telling me last night
that Aaron Herrang looks like a goober.
We’ve got a long way to go and a short time to get there.
I knew I spelled his name wrong as soon as I hit post LOL!!
We’ve got a long way to go and a short time to get there.
you highly underestimate the sluttyness of the girls in ohio
trust me, there are some jersey chasers out there for every player
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
you've really gotta get outta ohio
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions
from your lips to God's ears
i really, really do
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
I've had friends stuck there
and they always want out… 2 out of 3 of them escaped, one is still there (and terrified)
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions
make that two
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions
it's like a black hole of suck
once you get here, it’s hell trying to get out. i was sure i’d be gone by now. now i wonder if i’ll ever be able to leave.
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
it's like that sand pit in return of the jedi
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
yes, exactly
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
I saw a few really cute Ohio women last night at the game
We’ve got a long way to go and a short time to get there.
i did last year too. but i assuemd they were from the KY side of the river
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
Could be... KY was some FINE women that's for sure
We’ve got a long way to go and a short time to get there.
i was in awe last year when i visited my buddy in Lexington
i mean, WOW God bless em, there is just something about southern belle’s
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
Nope, all clear here
I’m not using nexdef if that matters
by cloistermaximus on May 10, 2009 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions
ooops
Reds’ network just showed Rosales’ son, who is in a uniform as a ball boy down the foul line. The poor kid was adjusting his wang thru his pants. Welsh even said words like, …boy he’s really getting big
dude should be useing a pink bat
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
cmon Luddy
get some revenge
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:29 PM EDT reply actions
another SB for Albert!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:29 PM EDT reply actions
you can't stop him
you can only hope you can contain his team mates
like our departed leader used to say
you can beat the Cardinals, but you can never beat Albert Pujols
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
Albert is just awesome
FNSNatti guys were saying he was going to steal, and he did
get him in StudWick
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
bye bye vquez
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:31 PM EDT reply actions
I'm surprised that wasn't strike two
But I guess the ump was a little more lenient to Lud this time.
Welcome to Baseball Heaven.
magic 8 ball says,,,,,,, ball
i’m shocked they got 5 runs off of Volquez. like really shocked.
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
yeah Baby Dunk!!!!
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
me too
although this is the first time I’ve been a fan of him this season
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, it's kind of a strange feeling.
by peach concrete on May 10, 2009 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions
it really is
he has looked better both on offense and defense this year
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions
baby dunc with the big hit
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:38 PM EDT reply actions
he's got a nice stroke to the opposite field going on
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
I think we can deem that surgery
a big success
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions
knock on wood
or should i say knock on adamantium?
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
nice
new nickname: wolverine
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Dunc has been legit so far this year
I am very happy with his production
When the time comes for me to not be bothered by losing that is when I know it is time to retire my fandom
he's just getting amped up...
to go on a tear for the next couple of weeks… do not anger make him angry
Albert angry
and headed to Pittsburgh?
Could be fun.
by peach concrete on May 10, 2009 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions
if by flu you mean all the balls that will be flying outta PNC, then yes
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
no, i've never been number curious
not that there’s anything wrong with that
is KSDK running that commercial now too?
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
They play it on the TVs
at Busch Stadium, too. I thought for sure I would escape it by being at the game. But no.
Classic underachiever.
whoever suggested the Iron browser
thanks, I’m liking it. also, Asus 64-bit laptops are the way to go
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:42 PM EDT reply actions
these announcers on this local station
said that Franklin’s beard looks like a civil war general’s beard
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:42 PM EDT reply actions
YADA!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:43 PM EDT reply actions
i just luv RBI's by Yadda
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
Kbot needs an EXBH in the worst way
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
yeah
it’s ridiculous
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Not the best of ways to end the inning
But we have a three-run lead. And by the way Randolph, it’s VOT-TO, not Voe-Toe.
Welcome to Baseball Heaven.
The pitch before that homerun should have been a strike...
That pitch was the umps fault…we paid for it…
why did they bring in mcclellan
I woulda went with someone else
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:50 PM EDT reply actions
Votto and Bruce kick our tails
They are, as I like/hate to call them, Cardinal killers.
Welcome to Baseball Heaven.
they are the two guys on this team
that you don’t pitch to
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions
where the hell is this umps strikezone
absolutely retarded
When the time comes for me to not be bothered by losing that is when I know it is time to retire my fandom
it's like that ATL series
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Great play by Barden
phew
When the time comes for me to not be bothered by losing that is when I know it is time to retire my fandom
nice play Bardo
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:54 PM EDT reply actions
that was an understatement
very important play
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh no it is Denny's
When the time comes for me to not be bothered by losing that is when I know it is time to retire my fandom
I like the quick hook here
Let’s hope Reyes can do his job
by cloistermaximus on May 10, 2009 3:55 PM EDT reply actions
+1
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions
nice positive thoughts
seen the sky falling much?
lucky basteeches
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions
what's wrong with breakfast?
he’s been very effective so far this season… you be freakin mang
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I've got the feeling
that this won’t go so well. Plus, he hasn’t pitched well lately.
Welcome to Baseball Heaven.
I feel pretty good about it personally
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions
haa
nice swing there
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:57 PM EDT reply actions
yessir
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I've got that one stevie wonder song in my head now
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 3:58 PM EDT reply actions
6 innings from wainer
not too bad
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:00 PM EDT reply actions
Ok, got lucky there
Now go bring Motte in
by cloistermaximus on May 10, 2009 4:00 PM EDT reply actions
Albert’s fast reflexes are not luck
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow
thank goodness for Albert
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
+1
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions
DUDE
DO NOT LET REYES PITCH TO A RIGHTHANDER! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD
by cloistermaximus on May 10, 2009 4:01 PM EDT reply actions
i don't like this Tony
he should only face lefty’s
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
tony likes the uibb
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:02 PM EDT reply actions
just throw up 4 fingers & don't make my blood boil Tony
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
have to say
I like the idea of Reyes vs Bruce, but not so much against Phillips….altho maybe Phillips is going to be pitched around and he’ll try to get Nix instead
heh
ump called it a strike
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:02 PM EDT reply actions
thank you magic 8 ball
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
here we go
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:03 PM EDT reply actions
yeah
I can hear the wheels turning
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions
where is Apple Sauce? or YP?
or Boyer?
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
dude
Denny’s earned his cheeseburger, take him out
When the time comes for me to not be bothered by losing that is when I know it is time to retire my fandom
strike one
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions
If this ends badly, I'm going to be very angry at Tony
by cloistermaximus on May 10, 2009 4:05 PM EDT reply actions
why wait? lol
When the time comes for me to not be bothered by losing that is when I know it is time to retire my fandom
strike 2
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I swear he gets leftys out
And gives up homeruns to every righthander he pitches to
by cloistermaximus on May 10, 2009 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions
there really is no making sense of this situation
When the time comes for me to not be bothered by losing that is when I know it is time to retire my fandom
niiiiiiiiiiiiiiice job Denny's
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
strike3
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:07 PM EDT reply actions
You get a pass this time Tony
Still think it was stupid
by cloistermaximus on May 10, 2009 4:07 PM EDT reply actions
it worked though
phew
When the time comes for me to not be bothered by losing that is when I know it is time to retire my fandom
Phew.
The Cards never fail to get your heart pumpin’ at crucial moments of the game.
Welcome to Baseball Heaven.
mmm
breakfast
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:08 PM EDT reply actions
luckily no grand slam
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions
bullpen is gonna be nicely rested after the day off tomorrow
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions
there's 45 guys out there, it's already well rested
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
yeah
I have no explanation, other than it worked somehow
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions
willpower
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions
getting sick of the announcers saying Barton
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:10 PM EDT reply actions
heh
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions
thurston has really cooled off
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:11 PM EDT reply actions
someone put some ice in his cola
but he did just get a walk, so he’s got that going for him
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
woooo!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions
when did this game slow down to a snails pace
speed it up guys!
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please just win this!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:14 PM EDT reply actions
nice!!!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:15 PM EDT reply actions
he clobbered it
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Those outfielders were playing him SHALLOW!
Little guy fooled ’em. Nice.
by cloistermaximus on May 10, 2009 4:16 PM EDT reply actions
10 rooks
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:17 PM EDT reply actions
cmon razzums!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:17 PM EDT reply actions
Robinson!
Gotta love to see the young guys
by CardsCentralChamps09 on May 10, 2009 4:17 PM EDT reply actions
i gotta go teach the nephews how to hit
bring us home a winner Birdos
and happy mother’s day to all your mom’s out there.
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
yeah
this thing is a marathon type game
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions
yep
at least he’ll pile up the walks and set more records
by CardsCentralChamps09 on May 10, 2009 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Classic Larussa vs. Baker
This game is going to last about 8 hours. Damn.. Need to leave for softball in 15 minutes
by cloistermaximus on May 10, 2009 4:20 PM EDT reply actions
yeah
it’s ridiculous… how can some games be just over 2 hours then games like this are 3 and a half or more
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Make em pay Luddy
Not just for Cardinals nation, but for my fantasy team…I’m talking about Geico. I’m saying even a caveman can do it here Luddy. Albert was PISSED at Rasmus cause he knew he’d be walked…If I’m up, I’m trying not to have Albert pissed at me too. Are we in good hands, Ludwick?
i agree
just seems a little extreme for the superstar to be all caps pissed at the rookie for not hitting
dang
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:23 PM EDT reply actions
I know you meant "swinging",
but I really like “swining.” Sounds sufficiently disturbing to represent that at-bat.
by peach concrete on May 10, 2009 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions
2 outs, bases laoded, 3rd line pitcher from the bullpen
Why not take a pitch and make sure the new guy can find the plate ? I wonder if there are stats for this sort of thing. Maybe it’s just selective memory, but it seems that the vast majority fo first pitch swinign in pressure situations ends up badly. I think the batters are overeager.
The Cardinls have never gone to a World series in a year ending in 9. Every other year they have: 1930, 31, 42, 82, 43, 34, 44, 64, 85, 26, 46, 2006, 67, 87 , 28 & 68. But no 9s, Could this be the year?
+1
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions
damn
man in scoring position one out
by CardsCentralChamps09 on May 10, 2009 4:30 PM EDT reply actions
well we have an off day tomorrow
so tlr is going to use the whole pen
by CardsCentralChamps09 on May 10, 2009 4:31 PM EDT reply actions
he really was
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions
this game is slower than frozen molasses
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:34 PM EDT reply actions
Uhh.. what?
I don’t understand. Is Votto not a lefthanded hitter?
by cloistermaximus on May 10, 2009 4:34 PM EDT reply actions
Tony is making some peculiar moves today
When the time comes for me to not be bothered by losing that is when I know it is time to retire my fandom
It's moments like this that TLR really irks me.
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a weird game for a weird manager
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:36 PM EDT reply actions
the beard is here
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This is dumb.
I don’t like it no matter how well Franklin is throwing.
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Agree, just TLR ovemanaging
Outsmarted by baker, ugh.
very late to the party
very nervous considering the last two games
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
why
When the time comes for me to not be bothered by losing that is when I know it is time to retire my fandom
why did they bring Franklin in to do that?
When the time comes for me to not be bothered by losing that is when I know it is time to retire my fandom
please
just leave frank for the 9th inning tlr
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:38 PM EDT reply actions
that'll work
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:40 PM EDT reply actions
thank you ridiculously huge strikezone
cannot wait to get a normal ump
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on the corner ATG
These umps definitely have sucked, but I think part of the strikezone weirdness is the angle of the centerfield cam at GAB.
is the strike zone as wide as it looks like it is being called on gameday?
by CardsCentralChamps09 on May 10, 2009 4:46 PM EDT reply actions
ok
cmon and win this!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:50 PM EDT reply actions
with the way tlr is managing
im surprised he didnt take franklin out here…
by CardsCentralChamps09 on May 10, 2009 4:52 PM EDT reply actions
just wondering
when was the last time Perez pitched?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:53 PM EDT reply actions
did he do bad the last time?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions
me too
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions
wtf
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions
jesus f christ
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:54 PM EDT reply actions
what yadi was thinking you mean?
by CardsCentralChamps09 on May 10, 2009 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions
franklin either ain't got it today
or he was thrown off by being brought in the 8th inning
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:56 PM EDT reply actions
probably just a bad pitch
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by vivaelpujols on May 10, 2009 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions
he has pitched the 8th and 9th at least one other time this year
he is a baseball player. that is his job. he can pitch to one batter outside of the ninth
by CardsCentralChamps09 on May 10, 2009 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions
nice pitch frank!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:57 PM EDT reply actions
+1
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions
2 down...
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 4:57 PM EDT reply actions
The Cards never fail to amaze in the late innings
They’ve got the skill (which is NOT a good thing)
Welcome to Baseball Heaven.
here comes the pinch hitting pitcher
gotta love it
by CardsCentralChamps09 on May 10, 2009 4:58 PM EDT reply actions
good pitcher
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by vivaelpujols on May 10, 2009 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions
how can there be such bad umps in mlb?
by CardsCentralChamps09 on May 10, 2009 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions
It's
kind of like being a Supreme Court justice. They don’t quit their jobs even when they should. Further, unless they make some SERIOUSLY questionable calls or have terrible reviews, they just don’t get fired.
However, MLB will get rid of umps they don’t want.
Classic underachiever.
longest. game. ever.
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 5:01 PM EDT reply actions
noon
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions
how on earth
can you blame this on franklin, a guy who spent most of his career as a starter, having to get an extra out in the eighth inning, which he did without any issue at all.
what does 4 years ago have to do w/ his coniditioning now?
closers are fickle beasts. i don’t know why but the come on in the 8th and get the save thing seems to be a bad idea more times than not
he was a setup guy last year
what if he gets in trouble and faces that many hitters in the ninth inning? Pitchers cannot possibly be conditioned to pitch to just three batters—it’s not that granular. It’ll be amazing if we decide we can get on the guy who invented the three out closer for occasionally stretching him past that
bringing franklin in during the 8th inn was a bad idea
you said so above!! as did azru.
and it’s not about the amount of hitters persay but the break between inn and total pitch count. you don’t think 43 is high for a RP. You think that had nothing to do w/ 2 pitches on tees?
i’m not saying 3 out closers is the god’s gift to the 9th inn. i wish we could do away w/ closers altogher and just play the matchups, using the best RP against their best, etc (which also doesnt apply to having him in during the 8th vs lefty to walk him on purpose but i digress). I know that typically this doesn’t work for whatever reason and it didn’t work again.
bringing franklin in to face a lefty
when your lefty specialist was on the mound already was the bad decision we were criticizing. I wish managers would bring their closers in for 4 and 5 outs more often.
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Got ya
and i agree on the lefty part, anyone could’ve thrown the pitches to walk him. or you could let the lefty face Votto and perhaps get the final out.
I haven’t crunched the numbers and I’m open to being wrong but I think the 4-5 out saves are not a high percentage success rate. It’s silly that it doesn’t seem to work but I think that’s the case. I don’t know if it’s cause of the break while the offense bats or what the deal is. Maybe it’s all mental. I’m curious as the save % for all of baseball generally and Franklin in particular when called on for more than an inning.
Um...
Of course 4 and 5 out saves are much harder than 3 out saves. After all 6 out saves are twice as hard to get as 3 out saves. Even adding one more out should and does make a significant difference in save success percentage.
by Willie McGee's Twin on May 10, 2009 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions
not to mention that if a closer is being brought in for 4 outs
it’s likely already a high leverage situation with a lower probability of winning.
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yes that much is intuitive regarding the % overall and i should have clarified that i mean in the 9th after suceeded in the 8th
the point is why is that the alleged best pitcher in the ‘pens of their respective teams so often fail in the extended role? someone has to get those outs. Why can’t closers make 4-5 out saves more consistently? Conditioning? Why does conventional wisdom say there needs to be setup guys? (i know, i know a lot of us hate such conventional thinking but still there’s a reason managers think in those terms). Higher leverage is certainly a factor but setup guys deal w/ it all the time as well. And the issue is not getting the final out of the 8th but getting 3 in the 9th after coming in during the 8th. so in that sense the leverage increasing the % of failure isn’t a big deal (perhaps i should never have mentioned % above). or put another way, what % does the closer blow in the 9TH not the 8TH. Leverage in the 8th would then be largely unimportant as having no bearing on the 9th. It seems to me that something beyond “more outs” creates the problem—like the break while the team bats, having to warm up again, etc.
Pitch counts could be an issue too. Franklin was well over 30 by the time that Ownings hit the hr. Could someone else have gotten the final out in the 8th? that’s the main issue here. and the answer is to use the LOOGY vs the left-handed hitter. Thus, the closer is fresh for the 9th. Maybe Franklin still gives up the HRs but maybe he would’ve been less tired, and thus sharper overall and would not have given up the HRs. I don’t know.
Closers are heady too. Look at Franklin closing this year vs last? what’s the difference exactly? Any verifiable reason for him being better? Sure his stats are better but why? Cause Izzy isn’t there? Cause he thinks tony has more confidence in him so he’s less worried about losing the role? who knows? it’s all hyopthetical, but the point is we know these guys tend to be heady (all but the absolute best of them) and any change in their role/routine runs the risk of messing them up. Not very sabremetric of me but you only need to watch the games to see that. Thus, use the guys in their proper roles which is LOOGY vs Votto, 3 out save for Franklin
unbefuckinglievable
yr killin me cards
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 5:03 PM EDT reply actions
I knew that would happen.
It had the look of it. I had the feeling all at-bat.
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What a jagoff of a stadium
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get franklin outta there
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 5:04 PM EDT reply actions
perez
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions
it was going to happen sooner or later
I think he thinks that he can only pitch in the 9th
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions
I jinxed it by saying longest game ever
now it’s probably going to be 8 hours long
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions
it doesn't get any worse than that
i don’t care if it’s micah owens. you get that dude out. jesus christ
what did he do wrong?
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by vivaelpujols on May 10, 2009 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Can someone please hold a shotgun to my head?
While I can’t stand to watch the rest of the inning?
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37 pitches to get 3 outs
fuck that
by CardsCentralChamps09 on May 10, 2009 5:06 PM EDT reply actions
good grief
When the time comes for me to not be bothered by losing that is when I know it is time to retire my fandom
good pitch
Franklin.
Please get two more without incidence
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
who thinks franklin will blow the game to someone batting 200?
by CardsCentralChamps09 on May 10, 2009 5:07 PM EDT reply actions
no, says I
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on May 10, 2009 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions
please no
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions
now what
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 5:09 PM EDT reply actions
thank you
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions
If anyone gets on next inning Pujols will bat
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by vivaelpujols on May 10, 2009 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I was talking about the pitch
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by vivaelpujols on May 10, 2009 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Got out of the inning.
But not without damage. Can’t believe it – we’re one strike away and give up a homer to a PITCHER. How bad is that?
Welcome to Baseball Heaven.
Owings
is not your normal pitcher.
that guy can hit the ball a long, long way.
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on May 10, 2009 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions
his batting average is over .300 too
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
His career ISO before tonight’s game was .241.
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by vivaelpujols on May 10, 2009 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually,
it would be better for us if the Cubs win, as far as the standings are concerned. Brewers – 1 game back, Cubs – 2.5 games back.
43 pitches for 4 outs
who wins? predictions?
by CardsCentralChamps09 on May 10, 2009 5:10 PM EDT reply actions
it would have been great
to take one from the reds. not so sure now
by CardsCentralChamps09 on May 10, 2009 5:12 PM EDT reply actions
I think you can tell, cardscentral
The way the game has gone, it looks like the Reds – especially after that half-inning. It’s gonna be deja vu of last year. All frickin’ over again.
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its amazing
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on May 10, 2009 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions
if we win 86 or more
I’ll be happy
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions
i like our chances with cordero.
he has been shaky lately
by CardsCentralChamps09 on May 10, 2009 5:13 PM EDT reply actions
wow
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yes and no at the same time
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