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Game 38 Open Thread: Brewers at Cardinals

Jack_benny_tiny by DanUpBaby on Comment 680 comments

Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals, May 18, 2009 8:15 PM EDT


Looper and Lohse today in the makeup game--if you're reading this abbreviated game thread, it's because I'm in the process of moving out of my apartment and avoiding speeding tickets all along US 54. 

Here's hoping Rasmus gets that homer back tonight. 

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cards serious brewers 0

that’s my bet

gonna need more franklins to get through this one.

by hoofhearted-pujols on May 18, 2009 7:25 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

AWESOME

Classic underachiever.

by spants on May 18, 2009 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

freaking awesome

i want it

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 18, 2009 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Honestly I wanted to spend more time on it

But I have to do some real work too

Stat Whore

by FlimtotheFlam on May 18, 2009 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

BRILLIANT

"Your Holiness, I'm Joseph Medwick. I, too, used to be a Cardinal."-Joe Medwick, to Pope Pius XII.

by redbirdnation8206 on May 18, 2009 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

well done, flim.

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 May 18, 2009 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Any way you can send me a file that's desktop size?

1440 X 900??

This looks like a kick ass desktop theme….

"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 May 18, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah send me an email

FlimtotheFlam at gmail dot com

Stat Whore

by FlimtotheFlam on May 18, 2009 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's friggin amazing

but what does the Latin mean?

My avatar is 3 years into the future for sure...

by Taskmaster on May 18, 2009 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Read the top of the comment

Patiently awaiting the day Colby Rasmus does this: .275/.381/.551/.932, 29HR, in St. Louis...and I'm wanting an Allen Craig call-up!

by RunninRedbird on May 18, 2009 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rickie Weeks is done

Mr. Weeks was starting to show off his talent, and it sounds like he’s done now with that wrist injury he suffered the other night. LINKY .

Damn shame.

"Your Holiness, I'm Joseph Medwick. I, too, used to be a Cardinal."-Joe Medwick, to Pope Pius XII.

by redbirdnation8206 on May 18, 2009 7:37 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Sort of a damn shame

As a player I am disappointed to see Weeks gets hurt as a Brewer I am less disappointed

Stat Whore

by FlimtotheFlam on May 18, 2009 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

boo injuries

that’s no fun.

I always hate rooting against a team that loses a starter, it means if you beat them it isn’t as sweet, and if you lose to them it stings that much more….

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well these wins must taste like shit to the Brewers

When they notice we are missing Ludwick, Ankiel, Glaus, and Carpenter

Stat Whore

by FlimtotheFlam on May 18, 2009 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Shit never tasted so good

Patiently awaiting the day Colby Rasmus does this: .275/.381/.551/.932, 29HR, in St. Louis...and I'm wanting an Allen Craig call-up!

by RunninRedbird on May 18, 2009 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

But think of all the all-stars we'll get back without losing anything!

/never gonna stop making this joke

I've got one foot on the platform, the other foot on the train
I'm going back to New Orleans, to wear that ball and chain

by jd is legend on May 18, 2009 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

and you never should!

Patiently awaiting the day Colby Rasmus does this: .275/.381/.551/.932, 29HR, in St. Louis...and I'm wanting an Allen Craig call-up!

by RunninRedbird on May 18, 2009 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

PK was on the pre game with the Cat talking about his new puppy

i was sooo sure the Cat was going to ask him if he kicked it because it’s a jack russell mix & it barks a lot. that would have been epic.

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 18, 2009 7:39 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Lineup anyone?

Patiently awaiting the day Colby Rasmus does this: .275/.381/.551/.932, 29HR, in St. Louis...and I'm wanting an Allen Craig call-up!

by RunninRedbird on May 18, 2009 8:05 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Cardinals \

Schumaker, 2B
Stavinoha, RF
Pujols, 1B
Duncan, LF
Molina, C
Rasmus, CF
Barden, 3B
Lohse, P
T. Greene, SS

http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/commishs-hot-stove/commishs-hot-stove/cardinal-beat-updates/2009/05/mondays-batting-order-vs-brewers/

Didn’t list the brewers though.

by Evilfrog on May 18, 2009 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks

Stav in the 2-spot. I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.

Patiently awaiting the day Colby Rasmus does this: .275/.381/.551/.932, 29HR, in St. Louis...and I'm wanting an Allen Craig call-up!

by RunninRedbird on May 18, 2009 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not bad

If they switched Rasmus and Stav, I would have a stroke.

St. Louis Cardinals... defying win expectancy since 2008

by vivaelpujols on May 18, 2009 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You see

that would put our best 5 hitters 1-5. That is just too much logic for Tony.

Patiently awaiting the day Colby Rasmus does this: .275/.381/.551/.932, 29HR, in St. Louis...and I'm wanting an Allen Craig call-up!

by RunninRedbird on May 18, 2009 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

trying to think happy thoughts here:

1. Barden over Thurston
2. TG over KG
3. Duncan over Robinson

The rest of it I’m not going to comment on….

Question—Have we detected a pattern in the pitcher/eighth lineups yet?

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't detect one yet...

It hasn’t happened very often though right?

by WyoCardsFan on May 18, 2009 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

nope

seems like there might be one though, as to when he uses the pitcher/8th thing.

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

wtf?

ok, suddenly, i can’t find the game on tv. according to comcast, apparently there are no games tonight starting in the central time zone

by Expatcardfan on May 18, 2009 8:06 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

same here

but i’m in TN so i figure it’s cause it’s a make-up game. i’d be very mad about this if the team was playing well but as is, meh

by kalmavet on May 18, 2009 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Huh?

Patiently awaiting the day Colby Rasmus does this: .275/.381/.551/.932, 29HR, in St. Louis...and I'm wanting an Allen Craig call-up!

by RunninRedbird on May 18, 2009 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that picture's so disturbing. i wish those guys were still alive so we could trounce them.

and, expat, how can you ask that question knowing that baseball was segregated until after WWII?

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 May 18, 2009 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It gets better

They actually played the Hebrew All Stars on Labor Day in 1926

Stat Whore

by FlimtotheFlam on May 18, 2009 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE tell me the hebrew all-stars won.

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 May 18, 2009 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i'll answer my own question, thanks to google.

sadly, no.

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 May 18, 2009 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

My question is

How many times did the benches clear?

I've got one foot on the platform, the other foot on the train
I'm going back to New Orleans, to wear that ball and chain

by jd is legend on May 18, 2009 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

3 HBP. just sayin.

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 May 18, 2009 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

If only that picture had their black ringer in it

I've got one foot on the platform, the other foot on the train
I'm going back to New Orleans, to wear that ball and chain

by jd is legend on May 18, 2009 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

or one of our middle infielders, or one of the loogy's

Patiently awaiting the day Colby Rasmus does this: .275/.381/.551/.932, 29HR, in St. Louis...and I'm wanting an Allen Craig call-up!

by RunninRedbird on May 18, 2009 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

unfortunately, yes

Patiently awaiting the day Colby Rasmus does this: .275/.381/.551/.932, 29HR, in St. Louis...and I'm wanting an Allen Craig call-up!

by RunninRedbird on May 18, 2009 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't have the game on TV

But gameday says home plate is Prince Fielder sized.

Guys like Bradley are exactly why we can't have a pumpkin patch anymore.

by liam on May 18, 2009 8:20 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Welley's walkitis is contagious

Patiently awaiting the day Colby Rasmus does this: .275/.381/.551/.932, 29HR, in St. Louis...and I'm wanting an Allen Craig call-up!

by RunninRedbird on May 18, 2009 8:25 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Naw, something wrong with the FSN feed

They are showing yesterdays game with Loshe super impossed over it.

by Evilfrog on May 18, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

good to know our pitching still sucks

/obligatory

How depressing is it being you? Is it closer to being a lifelong cubs fan or being born without lips? - Janitor

by themanthemyth on May 18, 2009 8:26 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

where is everyone?

St. Louis Cardinals... defying win expectancy since 2008

by vivaelpujols on May 18, 2009 8:26 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

i agree

very odd with almost NO comments

Milt Thompson FTW!

by gossard56 on May 18, 2009 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i was here

and then i vanished

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 18, 2009 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I am not sure

But I was thinking the same thing

Stat Whore

by FlimtotheFlam on May 18, 2009 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was

at the game.

Classic underachiever.

by spants on May 19, 2009 12:50 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

what could possibly be the reason

for batting Stav 2nd in this lineup????

Milt Thompson FTW!

by gossard56 on May 18, 2009 8:27 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

yes, right in front of Pujols

maybe he gets an extra fastball to hit in front of Pujols…but i’d like to put someone i expect to be onbase occassionaly in front of pujols.

Milt Thompson FTW!

by gossard56 on May 18, 2009 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think the idea is

to guarantee that he’ll see a bunch of strikes batting in front of Pujols….I would rather see Rasmus there. TBH I’d rather see either Duncan or even Molina there….

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

First - first and last ugly inning

An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.

HL Mencken

by akaitori on May 18, 2009 8:28 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

at least Skip took a couple pitches

and hey, Stavi with a single! nice

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 8:31 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

man

that comment had a whole bucket of different fails in it

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

bucketoffail.com seems to be available.

i suggest you grab that URL.

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 May 18, 2009 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I figure

accidentally posting a three-line URL and replying to the wrong comment in the same post should at least get me a t-shirt or something….

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Or a FLAG'D!!!

/empty threat

I've got one foot on the platform, the other foot on the train
I'm going back to New Orleans, to wear that ball and chain

by jd is legend on May 18, 2009 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pujols 1-4 now.

Guys like Bradley are exactly why we can't have a pumpkin patch anymore.

by liam on May 18, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He’s gonna do it his way, his way, make all his dreams. Come true.

Guys like Bradley are exactly why we can't have a pumpkin patch anymore.

by liam on May 18, 2009 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

give him any chance he'll take it, give him any rule he'll break it. . . .

my childhood was so misspent.

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 May 18, 2009 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

curses!!!!!

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 May 18, 2009 8:33 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I think Poogy is going to hit a homer

St. Louis Cardinals... defying win expectancy since 2008

by vivaelpujols on May 18, 2009 8:33 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

nvm

St. Louis Cardinals... defying win expectancy since 2008

by vivaelpujols on May 18, 2009 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Poogy?

Guys like Bradley are exactly why we can't have a pumpkin patch anymore.

by liam on May 18, 2009 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It stems from a comment that referenced APOOGy (Albert Pujols One Out Guy)

and it just seemed like it fit.

St. Louis Cardinals... defying win expectancy since 2008

by vivaelpujols on May 18, 2009 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

now see,,,,that's just not fair

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 18, 2009 8:33 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Willing to wager

this will be the only game in history that sees Kendall and Stavinoha both getting base hits.

Guys like Bradley are exactly why we can't have a pumpkin patch anymore.

by liam on May 18, 2009 8:40 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

And gameday informs me that was Kendall’s 2000th hit. Historic day already!

Guys like Bradley are exactly why we can't have a pumpkin patch anymore.

by liam on May 18, 2009 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

shut the hell up Al

Walrus will destroy all who dare pitch to 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

by gdm426 on May 18, 2009 8:40 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

what is he saying about wallace

Al really tries to destroy prospects status

by VolsnCards5 on May 18, 2009 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

what did he say?

St. Louis Cardinals... defying win expectancy since 2008

by vivaelpujols on May 18, 2009 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

They were just going on about Wallace's size

Primarily his legs

Patiently awaiting the day Colby Rasmus does this: .275/.381/.551/.932, 29HR, in St. Louis...and I'm wanting an Allen Craig call-up!

by RunninRedbird on May 18, 2009 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

New VEB T-Shirt Ideas?

I am thinking of making a new shirt design. The current one is awfully ugly (no offense). The problem is that I can’t use any trademarked Cardinal logo’s. All I got so far is getting a Red and White baseball cut t-shirt with Viva El Birdos on the back with the numbers 67.

Anyone got any ideas for the front?

Stat Whore

by FlimtotheFlam on May 18, 2009 8:45 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

or maybe

one of TLR’s lineup cards on it

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

heh

I was thinking from some sort of classic game, like from the 06 WS, maybe Game 7 against the Mets, or maybe one of the Astros series….

maybe a picture of Seat Cushion Night, that would be friggin righteous….

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

TESS?

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 18, 2009 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

if there was a way to put a GIF on a shirt, that curveball to beltran would be my pick.

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 May 18, 2009 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Turn it into a hologram

I’d wear it with my L.A. Lights

I've got one foot on the platform, the other foot on the train
I'm going back to New Orleans, to wear that ball and chain

by jd is legend on May 18, 2009 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

"grittier than thou"?

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 May 18, 2009 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

My colleagues in the Spanish department

have a hard time figuring out what El Birdos Son Todos is supposed to mean.

Guys like Bradley are exactly why we can't have a pumpkin patch anymore.

by liam on May 18, 2009 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

"Viva El Birdos: Abusando El Espanol Desde 2005"

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 May 18, 2009 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Me gusta la frase

Patiently awaiting the day Colby Rasmus does this: .275/.381/.551/.932, 29HR, in St. Louis...and I'm wanting an Allen Craig call-up!

by RunninRedbird on May 18, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

maybe a picture of

Molina picking a guy off of first would be cool….

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

how about a picture of Albert, Ank, and Yadi

on top of a mountain, ripping their shirts off, and firing lightning bolts from their eyes. something really epic and awesome.

by Expatcardfan on May 18, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

azru already has that painted on the side of his van.

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 May 18, 2009 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions   2 recs

He's bringing

van murals back, single-handedly.

Believe it.

Guys like Bradley are exactly why we can't have a pumpkin patch anymore.

by liam on May 18, 2009 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

In his van...

DOWN BY THE RIVER!!!

by calico30 on May 18, 2009 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

no, Skippy's the only one on the van

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 18, 2009 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

azru has no van

He is a robot. Robots do not have vans.

"Your Holiness, I'm Joseph Medwick. I, too, used to be a Cardinal."-Joe Medwick, to Pope Pius XII.

by redbirdnation8206 on May 18, 2009 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

his feet transform into wheels and he rolls to where he wants to go

Patiently awaiting the day Colby Rasmus does this: .275/.381/.551/.932, 29HR, in St. Louis...and I'm wanting an Allen Craig call-up!

by RunninRedbird on May 18, 2009 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Anyone listening to Shannon? He sounds as bored as the rest of the team

An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.

HL Mencken

by akaitori on May 18, 2009 8:49 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Starts 0-2

then draws a walk. Nice job Raz.

Patiently awaiting the day Colby Rasmus does this: .275/.381/.551/.932, 29HR, in St. Louis...and I'm wanting an Allen Craig call-up!

by RunninRedbird on May 18, 2009 8:49 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

We drew a walk!! we drew a walk!!!

nice accomplishment with our offense lately.

Milt Thompson FTW!

by gossard56 on May 18, 2009 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Woohoo

Rasmus takes a walk. I was getting worried about that…

by DiscoJer on May 18, 2009 8:50 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

do fsn read VEB?

i swear there was someone bitching about them not showing obp with the normal stats and then ever since a couple days later, they show obp with the rest of the stats

by prophetjohn on May 18, 2009 8:51 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Damnit! FSN never shows a pitcher's FIP with the rest of the stats!

Patiently awaiting the day Colby Rasmus does this: .275/.381/.551/.932, 29HR, in St. Louis...and I'm wanting an Allen Craig call-up!

by RunninRedbird on May 18, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

And they NEVER show HR/FB ratio

St. Louis Cardinals... defying win expectancy since 2008

by vivaelpujols on May 18, 2009 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that was close enough

I think he had to swing at it

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cut him some slack

He’d been locked up in a basement for weeks.

Guys like Bradley are exactly why we can't have a pumpkin patch anymore.

by liam on May 18, 2009 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

good point

having tlr throw lotion down the hole in the floor and threaten barden w/ a hose would make me ‘aggressive’ too

by FunkeeC on May 18, 2009 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was really glad Cards Fan

decided to let him go free on the game I got to go watch

Patiently awaiting the day Colby Rasmus does this: .275/.381/.551/.932, 29HR, in St. Louis...and I'm wanting an Allen Craig call-up!

by RunninRedbird on May 18, 2009 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

so, just checking in

lohse hasn’t sucked so far, that’s nice to see.

by stlcardinalsfang on May 18, 2009 8:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

aww fuck

you just jinxed it!

Patiently awaiting the day Colby Rasmus does this: .275/.381/.551/.932, 29HR, in St. Louis...and I'm wanting an Allen Craig call-up!

by RunninRedbird on May 18, 2009 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Lots of walks in the first

But all I’ve got is gameday until I head to ye olde satellite equippede watering-hole.

Guys like Bradley are exactly why we can't have a pumpkin patch anymore.

by liam on May 18, 2009 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

dammit

leadoff double….3 innings in a row they’ve had a guy at 2nd now

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 8:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

grr. boo consecutive doubles.

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 May 18, 2009 8:58 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

The guy's a Grade-A D-Bag

Patiently awaiting the day Colby Rasmus does this: .275/.381/.551/.932, 29HR, in St. Louis...and I'm wanting an Allen Craig call-up!

by RunninRedbird on May 18, 2009 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

What, you mean...

being a douche after a 3rd inning double in a game in May is uncalled for? Ryan Braun would never…

by LukeMP1186 on May 18, 2009 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

interesting

1st time thru the order every single one of them was taking, now they’re swinging at the first pitch….

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 8:59 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

So is that the game?

Should we pack it in?

I've got one foot on the platform, the other foot on the train
I'm going back to New Orleans, to wear that ball and chain

by jd is legend on May 18, 2009 9:00 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Except our injuries are not fake

I've got one foot on the platform, the other foot on the train
I'm going back to New Orleans, to wear that ball and chain

by jd is legend on May 18, 2009 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not yet...

but it might about to be…

by LukeMP1186 on May 18, 2009 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

We need to score some runs in this game

It’s freaking Looper – our pitchers know we are in a funk – the offense needs to contribute in some way

by riotmute on May 18, 2009 9:00 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Cameron pops up

that helps….now let’s see a nice 6-4-3

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 9:05 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

What about him throwing across the diamond? Didn't he blow out his arm? Bad elbow and the like?

An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.

HL Mencken

by akaitori on May 18, 2009 9:05 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

99.99

Patiently awaiting the day Colby Rasmus does this: .275/.381/.551/.932, 29HR, in St. Louis...and I'm wanting an Allen Craig call-up!

by RunninRedbird on May 18, 2009 9:05 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

please?

Patiently awaiting the day Colby Rasmus does this: .275/.381/.551/.932, 29HR, in St. Louis...and I'm wanting an Allen Craig call-up!

by RunninRedbird on May 18, 2009 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

a K works

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by RunninRedbird on May 18, 2009 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

What was he looking for?

He looked late on a breaking ball…

by LukeMP1186 on May 18, 2009 9:07 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

ATG

KL threw him 4 sliders and 1 curve (#4) and all of those pitches were 84-86….hard to figure….maybe he was waiting so long for a fastball that he psyched himself out….

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

AWFULLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.

HL Mencken

by akaitori on May 18, 2009 9:09 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

shit

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by RunninRedbird on May 18, 2009 9:09 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

ballgame!

How depressing is it being you? Is it closer to being a lifelong cubs fan or being born without lips? - Janitor

by themanthemyth on May 18, 2009 9:09 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

aw crap.

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 May 18, 2009 9:09 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

soccer game is over folks

I stood where no man goes...

by Desert_Rat on May 18, 2009 9:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

GGGOOOOAAAAAALLLLLLL!!!!!!!!

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by RunninRedbird on May 18, 2009 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow

Some idiot on STLTODAY predicted that that dude would hit his first tonight – that idiot was correct. Pathetic

by riotmute on May 18, 2009 9:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Probably the best hitting prospect in baseball outside of Matt LaPorta

Dude can flat out rake.

Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.

by Power Slurve on May 18, 2009 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

FML

I've got one foot on the platform, the other foot on the train
I'm going back to New Orleans, to wear that ball and chain

by jd is legend on May 18, 2009 9:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

whore

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by vivaelpujols on May 18, 2009 9:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

2-0 feels like a blowout

This feels like a Marquis start

I've got one foot on the platform, the other foot on the train
I'm going back to New Orleans, to wear that ball and chain

by jd is legend on May 18, 2009 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don’t mind so much if they lose, but I hate it when they don’t look like they even belong on the field.

Remember those long-ass losing streaks the 06 team would have? That’s what the last two weeks have looked like.

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Haven't gotten to sit down and watch a game in four or five days

I’m watching this one to the glorious come from behind victory.

Guys like Bradley are exactly why we can't have a pumpkin patch anymore.

by liam on May 18, 2009 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is starting to get depressing

Odd how one goes from high to low so so fast

by riotmute on May 18, 2009 9:12 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Just ready for them to be healthy more than anything

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by RunninRedbird on May 18, 2009 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yea

but it’s like they aren’t even trying, just going through the motions. Look at the Blues for a team that was decimated by injuries, yet, the guys who stepped in, actually cared and stepped up their game. This team is just lifeless and utterly dull to watch.

by Cuttah on May 18, 2009 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

baseball's a little different than hockey

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by RunninRedbird on May 18, 2009 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

3 pitches

That was an epic AB from Tyler Greene

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by RunninRedbird on May 18, 2009 9:15 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

aaaaaaaah

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by vivaelpujols on May 18, 2009 9:17 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

geez

i give up…..i just give up.

whatever.

by stlcardinalsfang on May 18, 2009 9:17 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Nice play

fucking d-bag!

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by RunninRedbird on May 18, 2009 9:17 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Regression to the Mean

If the Cardinals’ pitching staff released an album this year, that would be the title.

Braun, you bastard.

Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.

by Power Slurve on May 18, 2009 9:17 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

My goodness is Braun an absolute prick

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by ANDYAK47 on May 18, 2009 9:18 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

somehow, i don't think it will have an effect on him

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by RunninRedbird on May 18, 2009 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ironic...

…a Cards pitcher wouldn’t even be allowed to throw a four-seamer to drill a guy!

/this is a joke and not intended to be an accurate summary of BOB pitchers’ pitches.

"Your Holiness, I'm Joseph Medwick. I, too, used to be a Cardinal."-Joe Medwick, to Pope Pius XII.

by redbirdnation8206 on May 18, 2009 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

pathetic how some of these athletes have no humility

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by ANDYAK47 on May 18, 2009 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Made a great play...

and instead of getting up and running back to the dugout, he rolls over on his back and extends his arms and legs like he was shot or something…

by LukeMP1186 on May 18, 2009 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

hard to explain exactly, but he basically just showboated after he made a great catch

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by ANDYAK47 on May 18, 2009 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i wish he was our prick.

wait, that didn’t sound right.

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 May 18, 2009 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

we suck

right now…we are not a good team

by VolsnCards5 on May 18, 2009 9:19 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

ankiel to be activated too.

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 May 18, 2009 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

hopefully all this bad luck runs out by the time carp gets back

if he gets injured, I will have to believe that we are just doomed this year.

by TheBirds on May 18, 2009 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

This pretty much happens every year

I’m not even fazed by the rash of injuries any more.

Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.

by Power Slurve on May 18, 2009 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hopefully

it gives this team a shot in the arm

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by RunninRedbird on May 18, 2009 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

fantastic

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by vivaelpujols on May 18, 2009 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

most likely to depart: thompson and . . . stavinoha?

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 May 18, 2009 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

who cares?

but it’ll be stav

pk is out of options

by prophetjohn on May 18, 2009 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

"pk is out of options"

To repeat your subject…who cares?

I've got one foot on the platform, the other foot on the train
I'm going back to New Orleans, to wear that ball and chain

by jd is legend on May 18, 2009 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

An option covers the entire year I believe...

So Thompson is in his last option year, so he can go up and down the rest of this year.

by LukeMP1186 on May 18, 2009 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

pk is out of options

people keep syaing this, but it doesn;t make any sense to me. An iotion still lasts all year, right?

hecanthithecanthithecanthithecanthit

by Alxfritz on May 18, 2009 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

wow

can;t get a break

great catch

by prophetjohn on May 18, 2009 9:23 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Craig Counsell is officially out

that is a break in my book.

he’s the Nyjer Morgan of the Brewers.

by TheBirds on May 18, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

wait

what happened there?

by prophetjohn on May 18, 2009 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

a 4 run lead feels like a 10 run leauge when things are going this bad

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by ANDYAK47 on May 18, 2009 9:23 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

it also feels like a 1 run lead, which feels like a 10 run lead

Cubs vs. a pitcher that used to play for them. Can’t do jack.

by TheBirds on May 18, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's not "things are going bad"

It’s, "our team is filled with a bunch of replacement level players (Greene, Stavinoha, Barden), unseasoned guys (Rasmus), two decent players, Yadi, and Pujols.

Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.

by Power Slurve on May 18, 2009 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

some of these guys

aren’t even playing at “replacement level” recently….

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

what we really need is a comeback victory

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by ANDYAK47 on May 18, 2009 9:24 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

If they're gonna put me through this shit this year like 2006

They better win the fuckin’ Series again

I've got one foot on the platform, the other foot on the train
I'm going back to New Orleans, to wear that ball and chain

by jd is legend on May 18, 2009 9:24 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Alright

Fat Miles, Pujols and Duncan next inning. I look forward to seeing Razzums hit a grand slam.

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by vivaelpujols on May 18, 2009 9:25 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

fuck

St. Louis Cardinals... defying win expectancy since 2008

by vivaelpujols on May 18, 2009 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why would you ever swing at that pitch, Albert?

Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.

by Power Slurve on May 18, 2009 9:28 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

gosh

even pujols SUCKS right now. there’s no other way to put it right now.

by stlcardinalsfang on May 18, 2009 9:28 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

uhhh. i'm just going to imagine this to be an overheated statement in the moment.

there’s a difference between saying “that was not a good plate appearance” and expecting hitters to get a hit at every opportunity.

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 May 18, 2009 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Seriously...

Jeff Suppan…Manny Parra…Braden Looper…this is disgusting.

by LukeMP1186 on May 18, 2009 9:28 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I don't

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by vivaelpujols on May 18, 2009 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He's awful, tonight nonwithstanding.

Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.

by Power Slurve on May 18, 2009 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

wellemeyer -- not last year.

pineiro — not this year so far.

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 May 18, 2009 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

barely

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by vivaelpujols on May 18, 2009 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

the level he's pitched the last few years

is much better than most of what we throw out there.

by TheBirds on May 18, 2009 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

+1

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by vivaelpujols on May 18, 2009 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's because he's pitching against the Memphis Redbirds

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I'm going back to New Orleans, to wear that ball and chain

by jd is legend on May 18, 2009 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

nobody else is hitting

so Albert feels like he needs extra bases every time he’s up, he’s not content with the walk these days….

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 9:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

wow

that was a strike.

by stlcardinalsfang on May 18, 2009 9:31 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

there have been a bunch of those tonight

for both teams. we’re just not taking ours

by Expatcardfan on May 18, 2009 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ATG

it was close but just off the plate

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Even the umps feel bad for us

I've got one foot on the platform, the other foot on the train
I'm going back to New Orleans, to wear that ball and chain

by jd is legend on May 18, 2009 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

WALK WALK WALK WALK

St. Louis Cardinals... defying win expectancy since 2008

by vivaelpujols on May 18, 2009 9:32 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Our hardest hit balls go foul

On top of lackluster offense, and so-so pitching, we have zero breaks going our way.

Pa. Thet. Ic.

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by RunninRedbird on May 18, 2009 9:32 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

you know, for all the good press the Cards farm system has gotten recently

i find it really hard to believe this is the best they can call up when the shit hits the fan

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 18, 2009 9:33 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Who in AA or AAA recently is worthy of getting good press, aside from Rasmus or Wallace (not ready)??

I don’t really see a place for Anderson, and for some unfathomable reason, Todd is now a reliever.

Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.

by Power Slurve on May 18, 2009 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Steven Hill has been crushing the ball in Springfield

Darryl Jones?

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by RunninRedbird on May 18, 2009 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's not like these guys are putting up 1.000+ OPS in AAA

They are having good, not great years in AA.

Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.

by Power Slurve on May 18, 2009 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

have you looked at their numbers? hill and descalso both had 1.000+ ops at AA for quite

a while. not sure where the numbers are now.

they were having seasons pretty much as good as they come.

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 May 18, 2009 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well you didn't specify

you said “good press”. And just for reference Albert never put up a 1.000 OPS in the minors. Joe Mather did.

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by RunninRedbird on May 18, 2009 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

stop if you've heard this one before

Lohse is already @ 89 pitches thru 4 innings….

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 9:34 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

and whaddaya know, Tony yanks him for the 5th. ouch

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

….but I guess that’s too much to ask….

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I would normally...

but it doesn’t really matter much right now…

by LukeMP1186 on May 18, 2009 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Lohse out after 4

Because he pitched a couple of innings on Friday? Or should I be concerned?

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I'm going back to New Orleans, to wear that ball and chain

by jd is legend on May 18, 2009 9:35 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I think that's slightly weird

that Tony would pull him like that for the top of the 5th….it’s not like he pulled him for a pinch hitter.

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

especially after KL went 1-2-3 in the 4th….granted Looper lead off that inning but still.

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yadda's pissed at YP

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 18, 2009 9:36 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Yay Beer!

Too bad I don’t drink, though.

by DiscoJer on May 18, 2009 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

alcohol just isn't enough, i need some drugs

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 18, 2009 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Kyle Lohse--Contract Year Killer

Gets guys like Mozeliak fired.

Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.

by Power Slurve on May 18, 2009 9:37 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I do not understand why Braun was not hit in the ribs

it would be the perfect thing to do, because 1 it is warranted and 2 the cardinals need to get heated

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by ANDYAK47 on May 18, 2009 9:39 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

don't worry

our next series is with the Cubs….

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

lawl

they are easy

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by ANDYAK47 on May 18, 2009 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

is Zambrano still out?

he might find a way to get TLR’s goat, which would be fun….I’ve been kind of hoping for some sort of entertainment out of La Russa at some point….

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

We get to face Lilly tomorrow. Hooray!

Oh wait……

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by RunninRedbird on May 18, 2009 9:40 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

yeah, hard to find a game they'll win in the imediate future.

there is a rotation that is pitching very poorly, when they have no margin for error. Give up 1 run and it’s basically game over.

by TheBirds on May 18, 2009 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jesus...

Lilly vs. Pineiro tomorrow…should they even play the game?

by LukeMP1186 on May 18, 2009 9:40 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Fielder's 3rd walk in 3 PAs

this sounds like a job for tequila!

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 9:41 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

This is a truly dreadful game. . . .How many walks now? Hit batters?

An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.

HL Mencken

by akaitori on May 18, 2009 9:41 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Are we having fun yet?

For the love of god, anything but a return to the doldrums of early 90’s Cardinals baseball.

"Well, folks, this game began as a tiny worm and is blossoming into a large cobra." - Mike "The Moon Man" Shannon

by Tudor's Electric Fan on May 18, 2009 9:41 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

My goodness though, even Albert sucks right now

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by ANDYAK47 on May 18, 2009 9:43 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

this is why i can't stand these game threads.

ugh. enjoy the rest of the game.

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 May 18, 2009 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Aight folks, I'm out

Hopefully I’ll miss the awesome comeback that propels us on a 10-game winning streak, but I’m not confident. I’ve got some groceries to go buy. Peace.

I've got one foot on the platform, the other foot on the train
I'm going back to New Orleans, to wear that ball and chain

by jd is legend on May 18, 2009 9:44 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

get me a snickers please

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by vivaelpujols on May 18, 2009 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I got it

But then I ate it :(

I've got one foot on the platform, the other foot on the train
I'm going back to New Orleans, to wear that ball and chain

by jd is legend on May 19, 2009 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Don't worry JD...

SEC football is right around the cor…shit, we both went 5-7 last year…

by LukeMP1186 on May 18, 2009 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i need brownies & bacon

mmmmmmmmmm,,,,,bacon brownies,,,,,,,mmmmmmmmmmmmm

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 18, 2009 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Corey Hart wears his sunglasses at night.

And his elephantitus 24-hours a day. God I’m so bitter right now…

"Well, folks, this game began as a tiny worm and is blossoming into a large cobra." - Mike "The Moon Man" Shannon

by Tudor's Electric Fan on May 18, 2009 9:44 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Matt Gamel = Brett Wallace

St. Louis Cardinals... defying win expectancy since 2008

by vivaelpujols on May 18, 2009 9:45 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

We can only hope.

Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.

by Power Slurve on May 18, 2009 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

both of whom we'll never see playing for the Cards?

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 18, 2009 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I hear Gamel is rough in the field

But wouldn’t surprise me if he stuck at 3rd longer than Wallace. Hope I’m wrong, though.

by Kind_Al on May 18, 2009 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Seems like the Brewers have a prototypical infielder type

Other than Hardy, their products have had quite the adventures in the field. Though, it’d be nice if we had some young infielders who could hit, I guess…

by Kind_Al on May 18, 2009 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wallace

Craig

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by vivaelpujols on May 18, 2009 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Silver lining

at least we aint the Oakland Athletics… Haha they picked up Adam Kennedy

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by ANDYAK47 on May 18, 2009 9:47 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

hahahah

ya

The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be

by ANDYAK47 on May 18, 2009 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Another walk. . . now time for a cuple of errors, maybe a balk . .

An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.

HL Mencken

by akaitori on May 18, 2009 9:47 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Walking a crap ton of guys.

have a hard time believing this will be the one time it doesn’t result in something terrible.

by TheBirds on May 18, 2009 9:47 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Wait...

Is this Chris Perez or Oliver Perez?

Is Perez trying to become a three true outcomes pitcher?

"Your Holiness, I'm Joseph Medwick. I, too, used to be a Cardinal."-Joe Medwick, to Pope Pius XII.

by redbirdnation8206 on May 18, 2009 9:47 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Woo woo

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by ANDYAK47 on May 18, 2009 9:48 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

naw

just a fourth insurance run…

by stlcardinalsfang on May 18, 2009 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love baseball YAY

The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be

by ANDYAK47 on May 18, 2009 9:49 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

it's a great sport when it's going right

but boy, it does suck when it’s played SO poorly.

by stlcardinalsfang on May 18, 2009 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not to worry - Pinata on the mound tomorrow . . .

An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.

HL Mencken

by akaitori on May 18, 2009 9:49 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

IK RIGHT

The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be

by ANDYAK47 on May 18, 2009 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

vs Lilly

a dream matchup.

I’m sure the bats will show up tomorrow too.

by TheBirds on May 18, 2009 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

the fastball looks like it's working

none of the breaking shit is happening though

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 9:49 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

SWEET

The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be

by ANDYAK47 on May 18, 2009 9:50 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

The way it's going right now...

I’m a little surprised Looper didn’t just deposit a grand slam in Big Mac Land…

by LukeMP1186 on May 18, 2009 9:51 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Not that I've ever been a fan of pitching to contact,

but it seems like this team has completely abandoned that. They just nibble nibble nibble until they’ve walked a crap ton of guys.

by TheBirds on May 18, 2009 9:51 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I could go for a reverse-TESS sometime this evening.

What exactly would the inverse of TESS be?

"Well, folks, this game began as a tiny worm and is blossoming into a large cobra." - Mike "The Moon Man" Shannon

by Tudor's Electric Fan on May 18, 2009 9:52 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Why pitch to contact with a T-ball defense?

An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.

HL Mencken

by akaitori on May 18, 2009 9:52 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

7 guys in the infield?

"Well, folks, this game began as a tiny worm and is blossoming into a large cobra." - Mike "The Moon Man" Shannon

by Tudor's Electric Fan on May 18, 2009 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

might be worth it

just razzums in the of

by prophetjohn on May 18, 2009 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I just wish we'd teach some guys a change up

Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.

by Power Slurve on May 18, 2009 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

wow are we lucky

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by ANDYAK47 on May 18, 2009 9:54 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

this is retarded

The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be

by ANDYAK47 on May 18, 2009 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that bunt got me excited yo

The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be

by ANDYAK47 on May 18, 2009 9:55 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Reverse-TESS occurred on...

5/2/05. With our luck/starting pitching/offensive ineptitude, it may never happen again…

by LukeMP1186 on May 18, 2009 9:55 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

That was meant to be a reply above...

but whatever, my posting is about as good as the team right now…

by LukeMP1186 on May 18, 2009 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

the 04-05 teams

were NEVER out of a game….funny that was one of Carp’s rare crappy outings….

it seems like we could really use John Mabry right about now….the classic TLR utility guy that can actually hit OK….

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

look at those relievers

we had some goofy relief pitchers back then….Cali? Journell? Oh man

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

man

jimmy freakin’ journell, that’s a ride down memory lane right there.

by stlcardinalsfang on May 18, 2009 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I had a beach volleyball game that night

at the same bar we ended up at for game 5 of the ’05 NLCS. Remember it like yesterday. Great game.

hecanthithecanthithecanthithecanthit

by Alxfritz on May 18, 2009 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

If the Cards were to string together about 25 successful bunts . . . .

An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.

HL Mencken

by akaitori on May 18, 2009 9:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

i quit

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 18, 2009 9:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I am so depressed right now

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by ANDYAK47 on May 18, 2009 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Barden's OPS for May is

.290…..that’s OPS, not a typo

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 9:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Honestly though...

did anyone actually believe those guys were going to wind up being any good in the long run? There’s a reason they’re career minor leaguers…

by LukeMP1186 on May 18, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

one hit

IT’S BRADEN LOOPER!!!!

MEMO TO THE CARDINALS:

YOU KNOW THIS GUY, NOW HIT HIS STUFF!!!!

by stlcardinalsfang on May 18, 2009 9:58 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

No wonder we cant win...

Other teams always bring their A game….We also make bad pitchers look good…

by The_teague on May 18, 2009 9:58 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Why are you guys so surprised, don't you realize Looper basically either dominates or is knocked out early.

he’s Jason Maquis 2.0.

And if Marquis pitches against us, he will shut us out too. That’s just what happens.

by TheBirds on May 18, 2009 9:59 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Dear Mo

Sign Mike Piazza and hide him in left field. Play shumaker as a short outfield sweeper of sorts positiong towards left.

by VolsnCards5 on May 18, 2009 10:01 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

It's nothing to have a meltdown over. It is what it is

We are missing our 2nd, 3rd, and 4th best sources of power, three of our starting pitchers regressed heavily back to the mean, and we have no production (nor should we expect any) from any infielder to Albert’s right.

Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.

by Power Slurve on May 18, 2009 10:02 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Duncan is healthy

Never again will Ankiel be a bigger source of power than Duncan. He is our 4th best outfielder, at best.

by Midwestside on May 18, 2009 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He's leading the team in doubles and triples

and is only behind Ludwick and Pujols, are top 2 sources of power, in Slugging. In ISO, he has been 3rd in 2009, 3rd in 2007, and 2nd in 2006. He was obviously very low last year.

by Midwestside on May 18, 2009 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

this is a pretty lofty statement

considering what we’ve seen of both, i’d say it’s pretty much a toss up

by prophetjohn on May 18, 2009 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i don't know

what’s more ridiculous about this statement

by prophetjohn on May 18, 2009 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i thought you were talking about ank

i have no idea what your point is, then

by prophetjohn on May 18, 2009 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

If the power is a wash, and really it is,

Duncan’s minus-minus defense precludes him from being a top 3 OF on this team.

Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.

by Power Slurve on May 18, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i mean

the point is, we lost a guy who was on pace to hit 40 hrs last year before injury

seems like a loss of a source of power to me

by prophetjohn on May 18, 2009 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

When did I ever say it wasn't?

It’s pretty clear that I was lamenting the loss of Glaus, Ankiel, and Ludwick.

Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.

by Power Slurve on May 18, 2009 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

pretty sure there was a mix up here

go back to the top and look at who i was initially quoting

no wonder this exchange made no sense

by prophetjohn on May 18, 2009 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Then it fits right in with this series

An abortion.

Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.

by Power Slurve on May 18, 2009 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Considering it makes no difference whatsoever...

I wouldn’t mind Braun going deep and being a tool again. I’m pretty sure he’d get drilled after that…

by LukeMP1186 on May 18, 2009 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

all righty

i think i’m just about one with this one. swept by suppan, parra, and blooper. gotta love that! TWO runs scored in three games. that’s like the blues vs the canucks right there.

by stlcardinalsfang on May 18, 2009 10:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Just a terrible series, terrible month

Welcome back to mediocrity Cards fans…

by The_teague on May 18, 2009 10:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

20 BB, 4 HBP this series, apparently.

and we’ve scored in one inning. No wonder we’re all bummed out.

by Kind_Al on May 18, 2009 10:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

we're bummed out

cause of all that you mentioned, plus we’re coming off back-to-back series losses to Cincy and Pittsburgh, now we’re going to get swept by Milwaukee and then the Cubs are coming to town. We were in first place two weeks ago and now we’re looking at third if not fourth.

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is reaching bizarro-levels...

How do you walk this many guys? What in the holy hell is going on lately?

by LukeMP1186 on May 18, 2009 10:11 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Used to be a good Wes Montgomery blues called "Mr. Walker" - maybe Ernie Hays on the organ . . .?

An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.

HL Mencken

by akaitori on May 18, 2009 10:11 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

*9th

R.P.O.F.Y.M.

by BVHeck on May 18, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh god

i might need a case of franklins for tonight.

by stlcardinalsfang on May 18, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good on him

best of luck

hecanthithecanthithecanthithecanthit

by Alxfritz on May 18, 2009 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Indeed

I will always be an Izzy fan.

by calico30 on May 18, 2009 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

good for him

i would like to see him get 300

by Evilfrog on May 18, 2009 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Think he could catch a flight

and get to the game in time to shut down the Cards in the 9th? That would be a heart-warming end to a series of getting bitch-slapped by ex-redbirds.

"Well, folks, this game began as a tiny worm and is blossoming into a large cobra." - Mike "The Moon Man" Shannon

by Tudor's Electric Fan on May 18, 2009 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

12 bullets to get 7 or more runs

The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be

by ANDYAK47 on May 18, 2009 10:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Punt...

I’m sorta confused by TLR’s using both Perez and Motte here. Their whole careers they’ve been late inning guys. I know a pitcher should just go out and pitch, but there is something wrong here. Why is he burning them up this way with the Cubs coming in?

by deweydell on May 18, 2009 10:15 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

because thomspon and boyer

took the brunt of Welly’s short start last night

by Evilfrog on May 18, 2009 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Didn't take charge on a fly ball to left...

Hardy ran way out there and Braun just tailed off, dropped for a hit. Braun’s ball all the way…

by LukeMP1186 on May 18, 2009 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

haha

we haven’t even been having much of that kind of stuff go our way recently it seems like.

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

wow

just noticied greene is wearing #27. sigh.

by stlcardinalsfang on May 18, 2009 10:15 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

oooo

comon

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by ANDYAK47 on May 18, 2009 10:16 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

comeback

The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be

by ANDYAK47 on May 18, 2009 10:16 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

hey

an XBH….haven’t seen many of those lately

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 10:16 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

If we get nine consecuttive walks to balance out the game - we'll still be 2 runs down.

An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.

HL Mencken

by akaitori on May 18, 2009 10:17 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

nice

St. Louis Cardinals... defying win expectancy since 2008

by vivaelpujols on May 18, 2009 10:17 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

wooooooooooooooo

The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be

by ANDYAK47 on May 18, 2009 10:17 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm amazed he's on a major league roster.

Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.

by Power Slurve on May 18, 2009 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

wth man

learn how to play baseball Stavinoah

The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be

by ANDYAK47 on May 18, 2009 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wish Dan would say something racist...

so he could get fired and we could get someone new.

by LukeMP1186 on May 18, 2009 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

put in thurston at 3rd?

might egg some us on, at least…

R.P.O.F.Y.M.

by BVHeck on May 18, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

uh

us = veb’ers
us ≠ derrick from the first half of american history x

for clarity?

R.P.O.F.Y.M.

by BVHeck on May 18, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Or just show up on the air before first pich...

wearing the “Zambrano mows my lawn” tee-shirt…

by LukeMP1186 on May 18, 2009 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

"Just convince yourself

it’s not as bad as it seems."

I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and, doggone it… people like me.

by calico30 on May 18, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You know?

It really is.

"Well, folks, this game began as a tiny worm and is blossoming into a large cobra." - Mike "The Moon Man" Shannon

by Tudor's Electric Fan on May 18, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Last time a game was this bad was July when Cards blew a huge lead in Pittsburgh. . .

at least that was exciting

An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.

HL Mencken

by akaitori on May 18, 2009 10:20 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

1st and 3rd NOBODY OUT

2-3-4 UP, how many runs we get? NOT SHIT? WHAT THE FUCK?

by The_teague on May 18, 2009 10:21 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

not surprising.

i really don’t know what you’re surprised about.

by stlcardinalsfang on May 18, 2009 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm surprised

whenever Pujols grounds out with RISP

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not surprising? Who cares if its surprising...

I could give two shits about surprises, Im talking about middle of the order guys who CANT GET RBIs. Its fuckin terrible and someone needs an ass chewing.

by The_teague on May 18, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

the approach is the problem

The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be

by ANDYAK47 on May 18, 2009 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol I bet dan and al both drop tons of F bombs when it goes to commercials

Ik I would

The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be

by ANDYAK47 on May 18, 2009 10:21 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Hey, commercials the best part of this game.

An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.

HL Mencken

by akaitori on May 18, 2009 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

what the fuck happened

I went to take a piss with runners on the corners and nobody out, and I come back to see 3 outs and no runs scored. wtf

St. Louis Cardinals... defying win expectancy since 2008

by vivaelpujols on May 18, 2009 10:23 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

The shit has hit the fan

something drastic needs to be done

The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be

by ANDYAK47 on May 18, 2009 10:23 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

nope

the shit can’t be properly said to have hit the fan til we get swept by the Cubs. That’s when people are gonna start booing at the ballpark.

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wonder if they will stay away from the ballpark? At some point even baseball heaven will be as lonely as the regular heaven

An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.

HL Mencken

by akaitori on May 18, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions   2 recs

heheh

rec’d

"Well, folks, this game began as a tiny worm and is blossoming into a large cobra." - Mike "The Moon Man" Shannon

by Tudor's Electric Fan on May 18, 2009 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ugh

The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be

by ANDYAK47 on May 18, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

A little Out there But.........

What kind of month would it take for management to make a coaching change?

by jxmetal1 on May 18, 2009 10:25 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

they won't

if they fire TLR it’ll be during the offseason, even if they go 30-100 from here on out

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Kind of

the way I was thinking. It’s almost an unfortunate thing in a way.

You can be absolutely terrible, but when you have such a lengthy career you kind of get a free pass.

by jxmetal1 on May 18, 2009 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I dunno

I don’t see the point in bringing some hack mid-season.

Plus if TLR goes so does Pujols.

Chew on THAT for a minute.

I’d like to see TLR stay on for as long as possible, flaws and all. Usually he gets better pitching than this, at least….and lo and behold, Wainwright threw 7 IP 1R the other day, we just got shutout.

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

LaRussa is going to go at some point

wouldn’t it make sense to have a new manager for 2 seasons of Pujols in St. Louis to see if he can have the same relationship with that man?

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on May 18, 2009 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree

With both posts. Larussa won’t coach the entire time Pujols plays.

Is Larussa the only coach he will play for? Will he play for Oquendo? Will he be consulted when a new coach is appointed?

I don’t believe the organization would bring in some random hack. They know they have the resources to be a contender.

by jxmetal1 on May 18, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don’t believe the organization would bring in some random hack.

I’d like to agree to that but the way things have been done there recently (how’s that Ballpark Village coming?) I can’t say I’m certain I agree….

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The cost

between coach a and coach b is a lot less than financing a commercial center and financing a grass field with a softball diamond.

I can’t see relating a multi multi million dollar establishment to a difference of maybe a couple million for a coach/staff.

by jxmetal1 on May 18, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

it was more of a joke….hard to get tone across on the internet and all that

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

sorry

should’ve turned up my volume :)

by jxmetal1 on May 18, 2009 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can't predict the future

but if you were Pujols would you stay in this environment with a new coach?

Now, everybody thinks the heir apparent is Oquendo, and I don’t know how Pujols would feel about Oquendo running the team. It’s not guaranteed to be Oquendo either, and Oquendo’s not guaranteed to be a successful manager.

I just think Pujols wants to be on a competitive team and if we can’t provide him with that, he should leave and get the payday that’s coming to him.

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pujols and Jose

get along quite nicely, thank you.

hecanthithecanthithecanthithecanthit

by Alxfritz on May 18, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

c'mon man

that’s a cheap shot….

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Unnecessary

My avatar is 3 years into the future for sure...

by Taskmaster on May 18, 2009 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

might as well swing away when you're up a touchdown

but it is nice to somebody, anybody, not let anybody on for one whole inning

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 10:26 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

ok

Here we go…. It aint over til it is over

The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be

by ANDYAK47 on May 18, 2009 10:28 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Yeah!

hecanthithecanthithecanthithecanthit

by Alxfritz on May 18, 2009 10:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

NICE D, PRINCESS!

"Well, folks, this game began as a tiny worm and is blossoming into a large cobra." - Mike "The Moon Man" Shannon

by Tudor's Electric Fan on May 18, 2009 10:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

funny how

just about the only one on our team who has no memory of Looper is the one to bash him…

R.P.O.F.Y.M.

by BVHeck on May 18, 2009 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Time for a storm, rain out and revert to the last inning

An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.

HL Mencken

by akaitori on May 18, 2009 10:30 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

got that one back

hallelujah, something to cheer about

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 10:30 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

dude

we is coming back bitches

The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be

by ANDYAK47 on May 18, 2009 10:30 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Maybe I'm just projecting my frustration...

but I have a hard time seeing the Brewers sustaining this over the long run. They’re hot right now, but the rotation is still not anything impressive, and the defense isn’t either. They can hit, but I still think the Cubs and maybe the Reds are better teams.

by LukeMP1186 on May 18, 2009 10:31 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

The Brewers aren't really this good,

and the Cardinals aren’t really this bad. They’re hot while we’re ice cold. The way of the game sometimes, but damn if it isn’t frustrating

by ViperLjs on May 18, 2009 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

sustaining this pace?

Hell no. They’re on pace for 101 wins. Not a chance.

by mattyp on May 18, 2009 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well clearly...

but I don’t think they’re even a playoff team…

by LukeMP1186 on May 18, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

At Last!!!

by Elpot on May 18, 2009 10:31 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

come to think of it

Looper did just hit 100 pitches…..

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 10:31 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Woot Woot

cmon baby

The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be

by ANDYAK47 on May 18, 2009 10:31 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I knew Rasmus was gonna go bomb after i turned the game off to follow on gameday...

"I remember once talking to one guy on the Cardinals and asking him what Pujols was like as a teammate. He said something that’s really special, if you think about it. He said: "Albert is so good that you feel like you let him down when you screw up." I thought that had to be the ultimate line that could ever be said about a ballplayer. I build my baseball team around that ballplayer."

by Smokin Turkeys on May 18, 2009 10:32 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

i switched to yahoo from GD

here’s to it treating you better than it was treating me…

R.P.O.F.Y.M.

by BVHeck on May 18, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

But seriously guys

The doctor prescribed a comeback for my problems

The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be

by ANDYAK47 on May 18, 2009 10:34 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

cmon porn stache

take a walk

The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be

by ANDYAK47 on May 18, 2009 10:34 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

dont swing

The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be

by ANDYAK47 on May 18, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

dumbass

The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be

by ANDYAK47 on May 18, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ah the man with the 82mph cutter

and no one can hit it…

R.P.O.F.Y.M.

by BVHeck on May 18, 2009 10:36 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

When is he going to get drilled?

Tony used to not put up with this kind of crap…

by LukeMP1186 on May 18, 2009 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I do too

He’s like a more arrogant Edmonds.

by TNTinCO on May 18, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

fantastic

St. Louis Cardinals... defying win expectancy since 2008

by vivaelpujols on May 18, 2009 10:37 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm no Braun fan

But anytime Al spouts one of these get-off-my-lawn-you-kids rants it makes me mad. It gets worse when he criticizes a guy for diving when they may or may not have needed to when the Cardinals CFer from 2000-7 was one James Edmonds.

Oh, a Skippy bomb…nice.

"Your Holiness, I'm Joseph Medwick. I, too, used to be a Cardinal."-Joe Medwick, to Pope Pius XII.

by redbirdnation8206 on May 18, 2009 10:38 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Jim Edmonds...

never dreamed of being the kind of tool Braun is. It’s not close…

by LukeMP1186 on May 18, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You're kidding, right?

Don’t get me wrong, I loved watching the guy do great things for the Cardinals. But all the unnecessary basket catches and dives, skips down the line, staredowns, and unnecessary stumbles around the batters box on pitches that were maybe inside got on my nerves.

Our players are just as bad as anyone’s, we just don’t care because they’re our guys.

"Your Holiness, I'm Joseph Medwick. I, too, used to be a Cardinal."-Joe Medwick, to Pope Pius XII.

by redbirdnation8206 on May 18, 2009 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

That's very debatable

The guy is one of my alltime favorit players but his 5th tool is being a tool.

hecanthithecanthithecanthithecanthit

by Alxfritz on May 18, 2009 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey guys!

we scored two runs off of Looper

St. Louis Cardinals... defying win expectancy since 2008

by vivaelpujols on May 18, 2009 10:38 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

well that works

St. Louis Cardinals... defying win expectancy since 2008

by vivaelpujols on May 18, 2009 10:38 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

YES

somebody finally hit the slowball

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 10:39 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

YA

CMON

The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be

by ANDYAK47 on May 18, 2009 10:39 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

C'mon Guys...

i prefer to win than 0 strikeout…

by Elpot on May 18, 2009 10:39 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

if only Larue had taken the walk that was given to him

The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be

by ANDYAK47 on May 18, 2009 10:39 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

okay Stav

now just get on base….

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 10:40 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

F&%# YEAH

St. Louis Cardinals... defying win expectancy since 2008

by vivaelpujols on May 18, 2009 10:40 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

skip swung

and then he just ran all the way around the bases

what is that?

by prophetjohn on May 18, 2009 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

why even pitche near AP?

An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.

HL Mencken

by akaitori on May 18, 2009 10:41 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

On another note...

…The Braun hate is getting old. Beaning a guy for diving for a ball he may or may not have needed to? Jim Edmonds deserved to get hit 15+ times for that per season. Staring down home runs? Well shit Pujols, despite sprinting around the bases, does that damn near every time. Once again, Edmonds bat flipped every bomb and hopped down the line. If Braun was a Cardinal, no one would say a damn thing.

"Your Holiness, I'm Joseph Medwick. I, too, used to be a Cardinal."-Joe Medwick, to Pope Pius XII.

by redbirdnation8206 on May 18, 2009 10:41 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

... but he's not

you should join us. it’s fun ;)

R.P.O.F.Y.M.

by BVHeck on May 18, 2009 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

So because I'm expressing my view...

I’m not a Cardinals fan? Really?

"Your Holiness, I'm Joseph Medwick. I, too, used to be a Cardinal."-Joe Medwick, to Pope Pius XII.

by redbirdnation8206 on May 18, 2009 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol

/not meant as insult

R.P.O.F.Y.M.

by BVHeck on May 18, 2009 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

+1

somewhat related: I don’t think I understand the entire shirt-untucking controversy, maybe in part because my shirt is never ever tucked in

by nota bene on May 18, 2009 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

I have no problem admitting

that the five years I spent in the Marine Corps undoubtedly attributes to my hatred of untucked jerseys. You’re in uniform, for crying out loud!

hecanthithecanthithecanthithecanthit

by Alxfritz on May 18, 2009 10:59 PM EDT up reply