Game 32 Bonus Baseball Thread
by DanUpBaby on May 10, 2009 5:12 PM EDT
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Your headline says it all
They defied win expectancy today, that’s for sure.
Welcome to Baseball Heaven.
I added that sig after Motte blew the save in the first game when we had a like a 98% chance of winning that game
St. Louis Cardinals... defying win expectancy since 2008
by vivaelpujols on May 10, 2009 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Unfortunately, this contains the words 'bonus baseball'
That was a terrible half inning to watch.
Welcome to Baseball Heaven.
BTW Micah Owings is probably the Reds best right handed hitter
St. Louis Cardinals... defying win expectancy since 2008
damn straight
way to start it off thursty
by CardsCentralChamps09 on May 10, 2009 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Unfortunately
A runner will score just as often at first base with nobody out, as he will score at second with 1 out. And there is always the chance that Welly doesn’t get the bunt down.
St. Louis Cardinals... defying win expectancy since 2008
by vivaelpujols on May 10, 2009 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions
see
St. Louis Cardinals... defying win expectancy since 2008
by vivaelpujols on May 10, 2009 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions
heh
welley pinch hitting
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 5:15 PM EDT reply actions
wtf
we have Greene on the bench
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by vivaelpujols on May 10, 2009 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions
tlr is saving him.
for the 15th inning
by CardsCentralChamps09 on May 10, 2009 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions
wow
wish he could hit like owings…
by CardsCentralChamps09 on May 10, 2009 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions
free out
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 5:17 PM EDT reply actions
bad bunting appearance there
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions
pitchers not being able to lay one down is unacceptable
by CardsCentralChamps09 on May 10, 2009 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions
there is a lot about this game that is unacceptable
but here I am accepting
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions
thanks razzms
both serious and sarcastic
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 5:18 PM EDT reply actions
no he was pinch hit for and threw 45 pitches
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on May 10, 2009 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions
I believe
he was PH for by the Colonel
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on May 10, 2009 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions
indeed
sorry mom!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions
b oyer
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on May 10, 2009 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions
right on.
I havent seen him pitch since we got him. how has he been?
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on May 10, 2009 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions
decent
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions
nope
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on May 10, 2009 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions
man
the guy hasn’t pitched forever
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Boyer for the save
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 think
I’m gonna be sick
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on May 10, 2009 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions
that was one bad appearence with atlanta
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on May 10, 2009 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions
his FIP is 2.92
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by vivaelpujols on May 10, 2009 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions
THROW STRIKES
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 5:21 PM EDT reply actions
except when they don't
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by vivaelpujols on May 10, 2009 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions
true
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions
FAIL
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on May 10, 2009 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions
WHY IS PEREZ NOT PITCHING
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 5:23 PM EDT reply actions
you have to get the out!
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on May 10, 2009 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions
get the f#@!ing out
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
Argh
I don’t think there is a play in baseball that aggravates me more, than when they try to get the out on second on a sacrifice bunt, when there’s clearly no chance to get him.
triple play time
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 5:26 PM EDT reply actions
this game is uglay
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 5:28 PM EDT reply actions
if by entertaining
you mean sickening, then yes, its entertaining
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on May 10, 2009 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions
nervewracking
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions
out PH'ing pitcher
did as good!
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on May 10, 2009 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions
K
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 5:28 PM EDT reply actions
come on one more out please
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
please
win
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 5:30 PM EDT reply actions
Don't F#@!ing walk him
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
@$$HOLE
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on May 10, 2009 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions
brian barton died
so that this game may live. come on, blaine.
by DanUpBaby on May 10, 2009 5:31 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
if philips stays standing up
that ball was a strike
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
LOL
the ump called that a strke
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 5:32 PM EDT reply actions
Nice.
I cannot believe how many twists and turns the game has taken in the last inning and a half.
Welcome to Baseball Heaven.
bizarro world game
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 5:32 PM EDT reply actions
boyer sucks
I want Barton back… at least perez is coming in
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 5:33 PM EDT reply actions
Perez is not the guy to bring in
when you’ve got a clutch situation. Normally, he stinks in situations like this. Let’s hope that this is an exception.
Welcome to Baseball Heaven.
I don't think clutchiness is real
but the issue is that there’s no place to put a BB, as Grover Cleveland Alexander would say. Perez isn’t exactly a strike-thrower.
Oh great...
Are we trying to be dramatic? Should I call the bullpen the cowpen?
Heres come Perez….Sit this AA hack down.
this game is making me sick
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 going to join you, puking my guts out
Especially if the game doesn’t end or ends badly.
Welcome to Baseball Heaven.
I am both pissed and pumped right now
what an ugly but much needed win
When the time comes for me to not be bothered by losing that is when I know it is time to retire my fandom
at least this is interesting now
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 5:35 PM EDT reply actions
THATS A WINNER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
WINNER!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 5:36 PM EDT reply actions
daaamn
even though we won, that felt like a loss.
by Phizzle on May 10, 2009 5:36 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I need some valium after that one
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions
like a bayer
but this will give you the headache
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on May 10, 2009 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn it.
Too slow.
If you've got a blacklist, I want to be on it.
by the red baron on May 10, 2009 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions
It's like a Bayer,
but it just makes all your symptoms worse.
If you've got a blacklist, I want to be on it.
by the red baron on May 10, 2009 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions
A Franklin
chaser. I only joined in the 7th and feel like I have been through the wringer. I can’t imagine what it was like enduring the whole game, although the end result is +. Good thing tomorrow is an off day for restore the nervous system to some sort of normality..
by kkkkathmandubirdsview on May 10, 2009 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions
good god
that was ridiculous
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 5:37 PM EDT reply actions
happy mother's day!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 10, 2009 5:37 PM EDT reply actions
Two amish, more likely...
Actually though, he looks just like the guy in the MST3k feature, The Great Spider Invasion.
No
Frank does. He was the pitcher of record when the Cards went ahead.
it was all a blur
I didnt follow very well.
Thanks, Yall
C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!
by yer dog first on May 10, 2009 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions
what's with the bat boy
giving all the coaches five and then going onto the field??
isn’t that a cincinnati kid anyway?
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Hey
we survived the first blown save of the season by Franklin. 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
So how many of the Reds' homers...
were Great American Ballpark specials? I didn’t see anything before the 10th…
if only you guys had trusted in LaRussa's master plan
he had this all planned out
by CardsCentralChamps09 on May 10, 2009 5:41 PM EDT reply actions
LaRussa didn't care to give us thrills, apparently
He did a good job of having us crap our pants more than once.
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happy momup day momup
call your moms
"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
Thank you.
Dan called to wish me Happy Mothers Day. He knew I would be in a good mood after they won and I had time to recover from the game.
are you really dan's mom?
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 am
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by vivaelpujols on May 10, 2009 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Whew - seems like I missed a hell of a game. How did the Cards manage a win despite . ..
giving up a dozen hits, six walks and a pinch-hit home run (to a pitcher). Was Franklin just poor today? Unlucky? Innings starting to take their toll?
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
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but at least they did pull it out. The offense seems to be a little more back on track. Our pitchers seem to all be getting blasted lately, tons of homers, etc. ’Course part of that today is the ballpark. Glad to see Albert finally hit one that last 10 feet or so. How many warning track flies did he hit in that hitless streak?
by ArkansasTravs on May 10, 2009 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions
he was just off today
hung a pitch to Hairston, and Owings just had a great piece of hitting to hit his out.
We are playing bad baseball and a lot of it seems to be mental
defensive errors and handing out free passes. This team is lacking some serious focus and it is costing them games. Whatever Tony said in the closed door meeting last night didn’t seem to help today.
Try something else. Maybe bring the fungo and bully the players like you do the press. Maybe the young guys will be so scared, they’ll stop booting the ball.
by Hardcore Legend on May 10, 2009 9:09 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I love Rick "Dick" Ankiel but this quote from Raz has me caring less about losing Dick to free agency..,
“I just play how I play,” said Rasmus, an everyday presence since the club placed regular center fielder Rick Ankiel on the disabled list last week. “I don’t look at it as little ball early then a big hit late. I just look at doing what I can whenever I’m up there to help the team win.”
This quote has Tonys fingerprints all over it. For anyone that says Tony doesn’t develop young talent all I have to say is Albert Pujols. Rasmus will be a good player but the longer he plays under Tonys direction the better he will be.
*Rasmus is to CF as Longoria is to 3B*
How did Tony develop Albert?
Albert was already all world with great morals and amazing work ethic?
by Hardcore Legend on May 10, 2009 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
By making sure Bobby Bonilla got hurt?
haha
or by playing him multiple positions?
or by … hm… i got nothing
he opened the box
read the instructions
no assembly necessary
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by Yadi2Second on May 10, 2009 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
You don't think Tony had anything to do with keeping Albert on his game?
Tony always talks about hitting for average no matter how strong a guy you are and Pujols seems to play that way.
I may be stretching it a little bit but do you really think all Tony does is show up an fill out a line-up card?
*Rasmus is to CF as Longoria is to 3B*
I wish that was all he'd do
preferably two pre-printed cards: one for righties and one for lefties.
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by azruavatar on May 11, 2009 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
LOL.
I don’t get it though…
We have this winning atmosphere that has been around for the last few years.
It all starts with the manager. You can put together a team of the greatest players and give them a so/so manager and they will fail but yet teams with good players and a great managers will always be competitive. The more chances you have of getting to the playoffs the greater chance you have of winning a world series. It is about being consistant and playing competitive baseball the whole year and keeping your players sharp/healthy.
Tony keeps winning. He’s a winner and that is all I meant about him helping with developing young players. That attitude rubs off on young players. I would never say that Albert owes his swing to Tony but I will say that he has to have had an effect on his mental approach to the game.
One of the things I admire most about Albert is his mental toughness and yes I do think Tony helped develop that aspect of Alberts game.
*Rasmus is to CF as Longoria is to 3B*
good to see my sun burn wasn't a total waste
i don’t know if i’m happy i missed the end of that game or not. i knew franky was going to blow up eventually. it was bound to happen. here’s hoping he doesn’t make a habit of it.
all i know is, enjoy the off day.
oh & my 4 & 5yr old nephew’s hate baseball. can i trade them for some that don’t?
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
sucks about the nephews
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by vivaelpujols on May 10, 2009 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
tell me about it
they wanted to play soccer all afternoon. ugh
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
at least get them into hockey
It’s like soccer, except cooler.
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by vivaelpujols on May 11, 2009 1:03 AM EDT up reply actions
why?
basketball is an awful sport, played by guys afraid to get their hands slapped. Teach them to wrestle and make real men out of them, imo.
- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc
they hate baseball Sleepy
b a s e b a l l
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
by gdm426 on May 11, 2009 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
BASEBALL
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by vivaelpujols on May 11, 2009 1:02 AM EDT up reply actions
I can't stand jonathan papelbon.
reallly can’t stand him.
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Carp figures out what's wrong with Wagonmaker
who needs Dave Duncan when we have Carp? i wonder if that’s really all that’s wrong with him? it sounds too simple to be true.
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
hmm
Wainwright was alarmed to learn his arm slot is “three to four inches, probably, five inches maybe” more vertical than typical last season.
Seems like something pretty easy to see using pitch/fx, if true.
- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc
anyone know if more vertical
= less likely to an injury issue? seems like if it was injury-related the arm slot would be lower? someone smarter than me (ie., any of you) please tell me i don’t have to worry about him being hurt too
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