Game 47 Overflow
by the red baron on May 27, 2009 2:45 PM EDT
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atg...
gamel and catallanato were both lefties….
by duncans_army on May 27, 2009 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions
DFA!
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
by sirensofsilence on May 27, 2009 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Grood.
I mean great. And good. Great and good.
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I'm going back to New Orleans, to wear that ball and chain
Did someone say Peacey P?
I looooooves the Peacey P!
by Andyfantastic on May 27, 2009 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Check out my new album that's coming out on Sursdai
Y’all biscuitheads
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by jd is legend on May 27, 2009 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions
What a goofy game.
Albert with an error and two strikeouts.
Larue and Stav with the RBIs.
Nothing makes sense anymore!
by peach concrete on May 27, 2009 2:56 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Dogs and cats, living together
Mass hysteria!
by Andyfantastic on May 27, 2009 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions
it is
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions
The Brewers have a mean case of...
Stavinfection.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
Yeah
Pujols sucks, he’s no longer producing any more RBIs either. I once heard a fan say (he was being serious too), that we should trade Pujols for Roy Oswalt. Oswalt is on the block now, something we should consider???
Start Colby Rasmus
No.
Just no.
"In this game, don't nobody know nuthin' about nuthin'." -- attributed to Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra
by The Ol Goaler on May 27, 2009 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions
No
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
by sirensofsilence on May 27, 2009 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe if they threw in Pence, Berkman, and a large sum of cash
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by jd is legend on May 27, 2009 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Still no
haha.
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
by sirensofsilence on May 27, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Game 6 2005 NLCS
Oswalt > Pujols.
I think you have to make that deal. I really do.
by Hardcore Legend on May 27, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Is this Khalil's last AB as a Cardinal?
Start Colby Rasmus
all year?
give the guy a couple weeks, send him to a shrink, and send somebody to get the california nugs he’s obviously used to smoking. The midwestern green is probably depressing the hell out of him.
It ain't that easy...
if KG is suffering from a mental disorder, medication might help… but it might not. Chemical imbalances in the brain are just as much a physical problem as a psychiatric one…
"In this game, don't nobody know nuthin' about nuthin'." -- attributed to Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra
by The Ol Goaler on May 27, 2009 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I doubt it
Judging from Cardinal Beat, it looks like he’ll go to the DL.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
Trade him to the A's
That would be a sick double play combo, Greene and Adam Kennedy
Start Colby Rasmus
Skip vs. LHP in 2009 coming into today (26 PA)
Adequate.
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So did anybody explain where they heard that Mozeliak was going to make a deal? Or was that just speculation?
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by FredbirdisaDork on May 27, 2009 3:01 PM EDT reply actions
I think he must have been on Bernie's show
I don’t know if it was today or yesterday.
by Hardcore Legend on May 27, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions
basically it sounded like he was leaning towards doing it
probably very early stages though
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions
does anybody else think that he (mozeliak) sounds like Nicholas Cage?
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by FredbirdisaDork on May 27, 2009 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I didn't notice that
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions
next time you hear him speak listen for it
its not dead on… but it is in the same way that Wayne Krivsky sounds like David Puddy (Patrick Warburton)
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by FredbirdisaDork on May 27, 2009 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Boog leading off is starting to not look too bad
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 3:01 PM EDT reply actions
On-base three times in four PAs is very good.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
The Brewers are just setting Albert up
for a crippling triple play.
by Hardcore Legend on May 27, 2009 3:01 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
The rare 4-out inning
For extra cripplage
by Andyfantastic on May 27, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions
With one out
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by jd is legend on May 27, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions
He's not a machine, okay?
He’s just Boog…
by vexedtechie on May 27, 2009 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Rec
For a slight chuckle at my desk
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by jd is legend on May 27, 2009 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions
YahtzeeJackADongDuncBling
Just sayin
Mang Says...
"There is no "I" in team, or in B g Mac Land, either."
Would it be too much to ask for OBP on Gameday?
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
That premium package is so annoying
In the middle of The Great Recession, we’re going to charge you for video highlights on Gameday. How obnoxious.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
i hate the recession
just coke. no strippers.
by Expatcardfan on May 27, 2009 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Great Recession for the Gameday folks, too
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by jd is legend on May 27, 2009 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions
And deal with their Stavinfection?
They do this at their own peril.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
Are you ready for a Slaminoha?
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by jd is legend on May 27, 2009 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes!
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
by sirensofsilence on May 27, 2009 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Pujols getting a lot of baserunning practice
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 3:05 PM EDT reply actions
He's gonna get
a cuppa Coffey here…
"In this game, don't nobody know nuthin' about nuthin'." -- attributed to Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra
by The Ol Goaler on May 27, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions
man, is this like 6 in the last 3 games?
by longhornscardinals on May 27, 2009 3:05 PM EDT reply actions
Stav time!
Make ’em pay!
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
by sirensofsilence on May 27, 2009 3:06 PM EDT reply actions
Ken Macha's botched double switch in Game 1
ended up winning them the game.
by Hardcore Legend on May 27, 2009 3:06 PM EDT reply actions
Not sure I agree with that
If he had correctly done the double switch, there’s still a great chance they win that game. The batter that was involved in the botched double switch knocked in the game-winning run, but I wouldn’t necessarily say that it was the botched double switch that won the game…
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by jd is legend on May 27, 2009 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions
how does stavi only have 8 rbi's?
seems like more
I'm glad Stavinoha is hitting w/ bases juiced
but he could hit a grand slam w/ the bases empty
Start Colby Rasmus
As far as this game goes, is walking Albert a mistake?
(No, because he is hustling the Brewers into thinking hes having an off day)
I caught on to what you are doing Albert, time to start hitting again.
No. Coffey in to pitch to Stav...
"In this game, don't nobody know nuthin' about nuthin'." -- attributed to Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra
by The Ol Goaler on May 27, 2009 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions
At 108 pitches...
I hope so.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
coffey sprint instead
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions
No, Coffey
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
by sirensofsilence on May 27, 2009 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions
they are amused at the coffey sprint
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 3:09 PM EDT reply actions
I missed it!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Coffey is the antibiotic for the Stavinfection
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
Todd Coffey = Penicillin
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I'm going back to New Orleans, to wear that ball and chain
can't wait til Friday
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 3:12 PM EDT reply actions
I can't wait until Saturday evening!
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
by sirensofsilence on May 27, 2009 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions
what's happenin?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions
yes!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn, I had all these new Stavinoha nicknames ready to go, too!
I've got one foot on the platform, the other foot on the train
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Slam infection
Stick Navinoha
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by jd is legend on May 27, 2009 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Stick is great...
Now pitching, Pokemotte (see file photo)
Mang Says...
"There is no "I" in team, or in B g Mac Land, either."
Yeah, good idea to go with righty vs. righty matchup...
And you could have gotten a defensive upgrade in the outfield too, but NOOOOOO, never with the easy managing decisions.
Double switch, to save the PH later...
Stav had been having a good day to that point.
"In this game, don't nobody know nuthin' about nuthin'." -- attributed to Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra
by The Ol Goaler on May 27, 2009 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
but I’m still taking solace in the fact we’re up a run. I’m trying to bring some positive outlooks to this thread.
i think positivity is against community guidelines
by Expatcardfan on May 27, 2009 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions
do you have AIDS? no. are you positive?
life threatening disease jokes never get old to me
by Expatcardfan on May 27, 2009 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions
This milkshake commercial is disturbing.
by Hardcore Legend on May 27, 2009 3:13 PM EDT reply actions
Does it bring all the boys from the yard?
by Andyfantastic on May 27, 2009 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I think it brings PETA wondering
why they are fondling those cows.
by Hardcore Legend on May 27, 2009 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I wish I had funds for an anti-PETA campaign
I would pay girls who eat meat to pose nude and just have a bunch of people eating and loving meat. I might even show slaughterhouse footage and talk about all the jobs it creates. The possibilities are endless. man do I hate PETA
Motte already?
97 mph!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 3:15 PM EDT reply actions
he mowed him down
that strikeout pitch was a beaut
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions
93 on FSMW
So, it’s anyone’s guess.
"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter
mlb.tv just said 97 again
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions
and the glove pop sounded like it
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions
That time
FSMW said 99.
"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter
wow
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Dan said he's hitting 99 on their gun
and 97 on the stadium gun.
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
by sirensofsilence on May 27, 2009 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions
But on an earlier pitch
it was 97 at stadium, 93 on their gun.
"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter
Yeah, that's interesting
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
by sirensofsilence on May 27, 2009 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions
"Why throw that pitch?" - Al
Because LaRue called for it?
by Hardcore Legend on May 27, 2009 3:18 PM EDT reply actions
A 91 mph curveball?
I don’t think so, Al.
by Hardcore Legend on May 27, 2009 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Motte vs. Braun
This should be interesting
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cmon sauce
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 3:20 PM EDT reply actions
99
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 3:21 PM EDT reply actions
THAT'LL do!!!
"In this game, don't nobody know nuthin' about nuthin'." -- attributed to Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra
by The Ol Goaler on May 27, 2009 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Jesus, Harris
let’s not start a Holy War.
by Hardcore Legend on May 27, 2009 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh please no...
the third one with the Twins was awful… I’m wondering if they intentionally did that or someone ordered the wrong unis.
Yep,
Dan and Al said during the Monday game that Uke told them #4 was coming. I’ll save my $7.
by ArkansasTravs on May 27, 2009 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Dunno...
As far as I know, He never had the chance…
"In this game, don't nobody know nuthin' about nuthin'." -- attributed to Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra
by The Ol Goaler on May 27, 2009 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions
fuck yeah!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 3:22 PM EDT reply actions
Whoo!
Motte!
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
by sirensofsilence on May 27, 2009 3:22 PM EDT reply actions
so Motte's pitches have a radar scrambling function?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions
or they are so fast that they are teleporting
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Motte throws so hard...
the radar can’t catch up with it!
"In this game, don't nobody know nuthin' about nuthin'." -- attributed to Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra
by The Ol Goaler on May 27, 2009 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I read a book a few years ago by Ron Luciano (a long time American League Ump)
He wrote that he was physically unable to call Nolan Ryan’s games at the plate because his eyes were not capable of following the ball from his hand to the plate. He threw it so hard that the guy couldn’t see where it was caught.
SlamalamaJackADongWick cares very little about your draft pick standing-by gdm426
by FredbirdisaDork on May 27, 2009 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions
awesome
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions
he also has some absolutely hilarious earl weaver stories
If you ever want to read a very very funny baseball book, read “the umpire strikes back”
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by FredbirdisaDork on May 27, 2009 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions
heh
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions
It's really anyone's guess
The guns seem to be all over the place. Has to be upper 90s though….
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
by sirensofsilence on May 27, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Sit down, douche
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
Motte threw two offspeed pitches in that inning
One was Hardy’s double, one was a ball to Braun. This is the Motte we thought we had in ST!
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
I'll give Al a bit of credit here (and it pains me to do so)
He said early in the year that flamethrowers take a while to get going. It seems true with Motte.
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
You're right.
I feel all dirty inside.
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
If you want to crown him, then crown his ass!
I've got one foot on the platform, the other foot on the train
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by jd is legend on May 27, 2009 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Give the credit to Larue catching
Molina works better with our junkballers but he seems to not work to the strengths of Perez, Motte, or Welly.
I predict that larue will hit a 3-run HR here
to make that happen
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
by sirensofsilence on May 27, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn, I thought the 'stache was going to do it for us
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
by sirensofsilence on May 27, 2009 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions
message from Al
don’t let the ball play you
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 3:26 PM EDT reply actions
OT: So I love Lifehacker sometimes
last week they ran an article about the website runpee that tells you when you can go take a bathroom break during movies and not miss much, now they have an article up about the website moviestinger that tells you when there is stuff after the credits of a movie….ok what “omg that is awesome” movie website is now missing?
"People call me El Hombre," Pujols said. "But only Stan is the Man."
a website that tells you the ending and all the important plot points
to chick flicks so you can ruin them for your significant other as to avoid having to see it?
by Hardcore Legend on May 27, 2009 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions
you're in a loving relationship, aren't you?
by Expatcardfan on May 27, 2009 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Those
movies have important plot points?
"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter
Nope
they just all have Matthew McCaunahey (sp?) shirtless in them. That is all most women care about anyway.
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
So?
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
by sirensofsilence on May 27, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions
You know what I love about high school girls?
The older I get, they stay the same age.
Alright, alright, alright.
by Hardcore Legend on May 27, 2009 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions
THAT version of Matthew
is currently serving 15-20 for pedophelia and supplying minors with alcohol.
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
does anybody else find it hard to watch Adrian Grenier in a movie?
He might be the only person in America who can say “i’m not a movie star, but I play one on tv”. Any time I see him in a movie I’m confused, and am wondering how Vinnie Chase fell so far
by Expatcardfan on May 27, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't want to take all the credit
for Duncan getting some hits lately, but I did drop him from my fantasy baseball team. Unfortunately, I also dropped Milton Bradley, and he appears to be turning things around as well.
By "turning things around"
do you mean 3 consecutive games without a suspension?
I swear next year I am going to draft the entire Cubs roster to my fantasy team.
They may go 0-162 and every one of them will get hurt.
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
Dear Lord
The field’s center of gravity is currently somewhere between the pitcher’s mound and the left hand batter’s box
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
what is the greatest combined weight of pitcher, batter and catcher?
"People call me El Hombre," Pujols said. "But only Stan is the Man."
David Wells
+ whoever + Mo Vaughn.
"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter
It's a wonder the field didn't cave in
or even ripple a little.
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
by sirensofsilence on May 27, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Interesting delimma.
Would you rather have the Cards win another world series, or the Flubs go 0-162
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
Cards win.
Not a tough decision at all.
"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter
I don't
want the Cubs and their fans to have any more reasons to be “lovable” losers. Besides that whole not winning the WS thing.
"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter
I am not following.
"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter
I don't know how sober folks can enjoy that team
I think the only reason people are Cubs fans is the outdoor bar they play in.
That may
be true. I’m okay with the Cubs spending out the yin yang and year after year having nothing to show for it. In perpetuity.
"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter
I just get frustrated
when everyone tells me how great Wrigley is… I hate that place. It’s a terrible place to watch a game, and I just want someone to start admitting as much.
I've been there once, and I hated it
And not because I’m a Cards fan. I was actually excited to go to Wrigley and see a game, but then it turned out to be cold, windy, and miserable. I was 17 then, so I couldn’t get shit housed. Maybe I’d enjoy it more now.
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 27, 2009 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I've been there twice
Infield lower bowl was awful cause you’d lose a ton of pop ups… bleachers were awful cause you had a bunch of douche nozzles surrounding you.
I actually have a cubs fan buddy
who hates Wrigley. sounds far-fetched, but I will attest to it’s truthfulness
That's a sign you pick good friends...
except for the Cub fan thing, but I’m in the same boat there.
Personally, I'm unsure.
We have won 10 WS titles. Nobody has EVER gone 0-162.
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
Exactly
As long as part of the 0-162 is that the Cards can still win a WS, just it’s not promised….
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 27, 2009 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I read it as never win another WS again or see the Cubs go 0-162
If that’s the case and you pick 0-162 there is something seriously wrong with you.
Cards win, easy
Different question: What would be the best way for the Cubs to lose?
Would you rather the Cubs go 0-162 or lead the league for the entire season only to lose the last 30 in a row, the last 4 to the Cardinals, and fail to make the playoffs by 1 game?
by peach concrete on May 27, 2009 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions
The other teams in the division would have to fail pretty hard
for the Cubs to be 29 games up with 30 to play.
But I can dig it. Assuming they miss the playoffs by a game to us.
by Ferociousaurus on May 27, 2009 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions
why would they have to be up by 29?
they could be up by 10 and still only lose by 1 if they lose their last 30, it just means the rest of the division has to lose lots of games too
"People call me El Hombre," Pujols said. "But only Stan is the Man."
Actually, that scenario might not be mathematically possible. Nevermind.
by peach concrete on May 27, 2009 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions
i love the nerdiness of this board
some of you guys actually did the math on this. admit it, you did
by Expatcardfan on May 27, 2009 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions
In my head
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 27, 2009 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions
nice try
i know there is a spreadsheet out there, though
by Expatcardfan on May 27, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I would rather the cards
beat the cubs in game 7 of the NLCS, with every call going in the cubs favor during the series, and then go on to win the W.S.
because then what can they bitch about?
shit I would love for the Cubs to switch to the AL
and lose the WS to us in 7 in chicago
"People call me El Hombre," Pujols said. "But only Stan is the Man."
cards win a series
I don’t care about the cubs losing/winning unless they are playing the cards or are in contention with the cards
"People call me El Hombre," Pujols said. "But only Stan is the Man."
Cards win, def
but both simultaneously would be pretty awesome, not going to lie.
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
by sirensofsilence on May 27, 2009 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions
some of my best friends are Cubs fans
its cute, how they have to wear helmets in public. annoys me that i can’t use the real silverware around them, though.
by Expatcardfan on May 27, 2009 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions
What if I said the Cubs go 0-162
And then the Cardinals win the WS anyways? If I picked the Cards winning another Series, I know the Cubs wouldn’t go 0-162. That’s history I’m not sure I’d pass up.
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I'm going back to New Orleans, to wear that ball and chain
by jd is legend on May 27, 2009 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions
0-162
a new team wins a World Series every year.
162 losses is a stank you can never wash off.
by Hardcore Legend on May 27, 2009 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Every time I would talk to a Cubs fan, I would say:
“Hey, remember when you guys lost 162 straight games AND did not win a WS for over a hundred years? Boy, that sucks. Here, let me get you a sippee cup.”
WS
duh
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions
4 out save for Franklin
Do 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
Al is not amused that all of Colby's hits
have been for XBH.
by Hardcore Legend on May 27, 2009 3:45 PM EDT reply actions
Fuck Al
That is all.
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 27, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Looks like we have a mini Rob Deer on our hands.
Minus a few of the strikeouts.
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
XBH aren't
scrappy, manufactury, or small bally enough for him.
by Ferociousaurus on May 27, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Al does like Colby's new haircut, though
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
by sirensofsilence on May 27, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Mitchell Boggs is broken
that’s two really bad starts in AAA since being sent down.
by Hardcore Legend on May 27, 2009 3:47 PM EDT reply actions
Gak!
Craig’s home run ball flew RIGHT OVER MY HEAD and I still couldn’t get to it. I was standing outside the stadium since I got out of work in the sixth inning and didn’t have time to see more than a couple innings. Craig hits the ball completely out of the stadium, right over my head, and it bounces off 18th Ave and across the street right to the foot of a middle aged couple who looked like they could care less about baseball. Of course, they pick it up while I’ve run to within three feet of them and pocket it.
Wankers. It was a fun few innings at least. I got to see Craig’s homer over my head, John Jay CRUSHED his homer, there was a collision in the outfield and Josh Kinney pitched. Way more fun than Monday’s game.
It’s a good thing I work two blocks from the park.
by mattisnotfrench on May 28, 2009 2:05 AM EDT up reply actions
It's up to crappy, crappy, no-good, terrible, worthless Ryan Franklin now.
He is also very unattractive.
There was much wailing
and gnashing of teeth, rest assured.
by Andyfantastic on May 27, 2009 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I can't take another walkoff
they’re bad for my soul (when we’re wearing the road greys, anyway)
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
by sirensofsilence on May 27, 2009 3:53 PM EDT reply actions
Fuuuuuuck
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
But if he doesn't put anyone on base
the worst they can do is tie…
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
by sirensofsilence on May 27, 2009 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions
this is the most nervous i've been about a 9th inning
in a long time. I don’t think i can handle another walkoff
TRADE FOR DEROSA!!!
uh
I missed
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions
why are we still watching?
obviously fooked
Mang Says...
"There is no "I" in team, or in B g Mac Land, either."
I hate it when they bring Franklin in for 4 outs
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 3:54 PM EDT reply actions
easy, killer
I mean, cutter
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Franklin sucks
Boyer should be closing
by Expatcardfan on May 27, 2009 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Thanks for that LOL
Lowered my blood pressure for just a sec, needed it
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by jd is legend on May 27, 2009 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions
me too!
i know it shouldn’t matter at all, but i hate it. his worst outing was the one vs the reds where he blew it after coming in during the 8th
exactly
just reserve him for the 9th, I think it throws his rhythm out of whack when he gets one out in the 8th, then sits
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I think it's a mental thing
you can’t always treat the game as sterile stats
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions
They aren't supposed to be that way all the time?
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
walk to gamel, followed by popout by gerut
Mang Says...
"There is no "I" in team, or in B g Mac Land, either."
What they said
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
by sirensofsilence on May 27, 2009 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions
doh
missed the DP
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 3:58 PM EDT reply actions
Bad call on ball 2 to Rivera ATG
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
Sigh
Boog! More stress now…
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
by sirensofsilence on May 27, 2009 3:58 PM EDT reply actions
Another play
not made… hope it doesn’t bite us in the butt…
"In this game, don't nobody know nuthin' about nuthin'." -- attributed to Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra
Please get Hardy
PLEASE
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
Damn you Counsell
Heres JJ Hardy, who has been beating us up today. PLEASE DO NOT LET THIS GO TO RYAN BRAUN.
4th batter
and we’re still winning… not the same
this is great milk
we don’t have a cow… we have a bull
eegads
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I feel a little sick
one more strike….please….
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
by sirensofsilence on May 27, 2009 4:02 PM EDT reply actions
it's
OK!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions
that's a winnah!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 4:03 PM EDT reply actions
That's a WINNER!
"In this game, don't nobody know nuthin' about nuthin'." -- attributed to Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra
EXHALE
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
Oh thank god
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
by sirensofsilence on May 27, 2009 4:03 PM EDT reply actions
Plus,
Cubs are (temporarily at least) 4.5 back. I hadn’t realized the Reds had passed them!
by ArkansasTravs on May 27, 2009 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions
wooohooooooooo
And the Lord did grin, and the people did feast upon the lambs, and sloths, and carp, and anchovies, and orangutans, and breakfast cereals, and fruit bats…"
depends on which side of the shirt he licks
"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
My god, that was way too much stress over a regular season game
TRADE FOR DEROSA!!!
A regular season game in May
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by jd is legend on May 27, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions
one less you have to win in September
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much rejoicing!
we finally took a series from the Brewers!!!! wooooooo!!!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 4:04 PM EDT reply actions
and we're in first!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Woot, never a doubt in my mind!
sarcasm.
Franklin channeling his inner Izzy, although to his credit he should have been out of the inning w/ a double play and hung in there.
man....
i never get any work done during these day games… especially games like these :)
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by FredbirdisaDork on May 27, 2009 4:04 PM EDT reply actions
heh
me neither, well, not as much anyway ;)
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm with ya
ate my lunch at my desk so I could listen to the start of the game, ended up listening to the whole things and chatting here. Guess I can work on that report tonight since there’s no game.
by ArkansasTravs on May 27, 2009 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions
First place! Bring it on, San Francisco!
And we don’t even have to face Lincecum while we’re there!
by BTown Birds fan on May 27, 2009 4:05 PM EDT reply actions
shannon said the other day that we were gonna see him sunday
shannonism or true?
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by FredbirdisaDork on May 27, 2009 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions
He pitched yesterday (Tuesday)
Sunday is five days after that, so it could be right
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by jd is legend on May 27, 2009 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions
He just pitched yesterday, so unless they're moving him up a game because of an off-day
he shouldn’t be up again until the day after we leave SF.
by BTown Birds fan on May 27, 2009 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Shannon also said Lohse was starting
so don’t believe much of what the moon man says.
TRADE FOR DEROSA!!!
*raises virtual goblet*
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 4:06 PM EDT reply actions
fuck this virtual shit
excuse me while i kiss the sky
has all of this really occured just because carp came back?
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by FredbirdisaDork on May 27, 2009 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions
no
carp corrected those problems before he came back
look at the ERA of the members of our bullpen
outside of puppykicker and Boyer, they are great.
TRADE FOR DEROSA!!!
plus welley
those are the only ones over 5
"won 7 of last 9 games
while not allowing more than 3 runs in any game during that stretch"—AP recap
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And we still won?
That’s kinda awesome.
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by jd is legend on May 27, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Esp with Albert not hitting and the mistakes made
Mang Says...
"There is no "I" in team, or in B g Mac Land, either."
thats why i get a good feeling about this year
i dont know how to explain it.. but its like 2004… somehow they find ways to win all while not really experiencing too many extended losing streaks
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by FredbirdisaDork on May 27, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions
This team is many things but ...
“like 2004” isn’t one of them. That team was a juggernaut beginning in late May. This team is going to have struggles all year.
by MdRedbirdFreak on May 27, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions
i didnt mean to imply that they are as good as the 2004 team
but i get the same feeling that this team will find ways to win when they aren’t firing on all cylinders… such as this abysmal offense in may and they are now back in first place
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by FredbirdisaDork on May 27, 2009 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I hear you
but that 2004 team was always hitting on all cylinders. I’d watch the box score thinking “just hold them to less than, say, 8 (note: exaggerating for effect), and MV3 will take over in the last 3 innings.”
They just steamrolled
people, night after night. Even though they were very different teams, the 2004 and 1985 Cardinals were similar in that way. You just knew they were going to win damn near every day.
by MdRedbirdFreak on May 27, 2009 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions
And they both lost the World Series :(
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by jd is legend on May 27, 2009 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Now really,
that was just uncalled for. Thanks for harshing my post-victory mellow.
by MdRedbirdFreak on May 27, 2009 6:02 PM EDT up reply actions
don't you remember the 04 series being cancelled?
cause i do. something about crappy weather or over hyped AL opponent too full of themselves to play the games.
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
yeah, rent the movie
"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
The most underrated
thing about the 2004 team was the pitching. If you have five average to above average starters taking the mound for 95% of your games, you’re going to win a lot of games.
That’s where I hope we can emulate the 2004 squad.
(Until we trade K Greene for Hanley Ramirez plus cash.)
hecanthithecanthithecanthithecanthit
the pitching is great, and it should stay at a pretty hihg level all year
and the offense well be at worst average when Ludwick comes back.
I don’t see them struggling, maybe they don’t have an easy time with the division, but they’ll be near the top of it.
Yep. When pitching is
reliable, even marginal improvements in offense can make a huge difference. And the hitters can relax knowing they don’t have to score 6 every night.
by MdRedbirdFreak on May 27, 2009 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions
i don't know if i'm the only one, but
i don’t think ludwick alone will solve our offensive problems IMO.
Colby still won’t know that left field exists.
Albert seems to be striking out more (you could argue lud’s protection may lower this – i argue not: they were pitching to him weren’t they? and they struck him out.
Ankiel sucks – i don’t know why such a big deal was made of him coming back.
Molina hits singles – which is kinda bad cuz he can’t run. i’m not fooled by the 3 SBs :P
Dunc has cooled significantly – when was his last HR prior to yesterday?
we still have a bunch of AAAAers after that
just sayin…
R.P.O.F.Y.M.
LaRue's been decent all year
for Yadi’s backup
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well, all year is 29 ABs
I think he handles Welly pretty well though.
Just don’t expect all the RBIs to be from a AAAA player and the backup catcher.
Haha
Big Z throws a WP and the run scores. Tie game.
by ArkansasTravs on May 27, 2009 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions
big z wild pitch to tie it up
man… the collective buttholes of all cub fans must be so puckered up that you couldnt drive a nail through with a sledge hammer
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by FredbirdisaDork on May 27, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Double haha
I didn’t stay on gameday long enough for that to post. What’d he do to get the thumb?
by ArkansasTravs on May 27, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Bumped the ump
but the ump made contact w/ Z first.
Wow, Zambrano bumped the ump
and then ‘threw’ the ump out of the game.
by Hardcore Legend on May 27, 2009 4:13 PM EDT reply actions
that rule is kind of dumb
I think there is a difference between physically threatening an ump and accidentally touching the ump when the ump decides to get as close as possible to you.
But hey, it’s Zambrano, i’ll live.
Physical contact
Doesn’t that also come with an automatic suspension?
by ArkansasTravs on May 27, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Just noticed the in the Chi/Pitt game
the LaRoche brothers are batting back-to-back. That could get a bit confusing for drunken Cubs fans in the bleachers, huh?
i believe that's called double the fun
wait… what??
that's what she said
"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
If the Pirates win today
they’ll only be a game behind of the Cubs.
Think Lou’s job is in trouble?
by Hardcore Legend on May 27, 2009 4:19 PM EDT reply actions
I think the GM should be at fault.
"Rasmus doesn't hit lefties. Instead he bashes them over the head with their own bleeding arm he just raced to the mound to rip off before the ball arrives to the plate. He then smashes that baseball with the pitchers bloody arm over the wall because he does not hit lefites he bashes them." Ted Lilly
I think we should be at fault
For keeping them down there
Mang Says...
"There is no "I" in team, or in B g Mac Land, either."
You don't think Mark DeRosa for Milton Bradley
and Aaron Miles was a good idea?
by Hardcore Legend on May 27, 2009 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions
its funny....
because, in a wierd way, it seems like the cubs making bad moves is a wierd or abnormal thing… when, for most of my life, them making bad moves was a way of life and the occasional good move was shocking… its like bizarro cubs
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by FredbirdisaDork on May 27, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions
can't blame Piniella for injuries
and lack of hitting
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When does rationality matter
in Cubbiedom?
by Hardcore Legend on May 27, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions
true
I’m just sayin’ it would be foolish to blame Lou for the slide
but managers are hired to be fired. Lou learned that in NY.
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Lou's also in his walk year
of his contract.
I wouldn’t be surprised if he gets canned.
Plus, maybe he wants out of the pressure-cooker with an aging roster of malcontents.
by Hardcore Legend on May 27, 2009 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions
i thought that he just reupped for a couple more years
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by FredbirdisaDork on May 27, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Is it weird...
That I usually root for the Pirates, as long as they aren’t playing the Cardinals? They’re like our little brother who’s sort of a screwup, but it’s always nice to see them get something right.
I do too
but that’s because I go and watch their ineptitude in person.
They’ve got the best ballpark in baseball and I’m digging the new unis.
by Hardcore Legend on May 27, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions
And if any team could use new unis, it would be the Pirates.
(I really disliked those sleeveless vest tops.)
And that is good news for all of baseball
The vests are dying out!!
+1
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, but now
more and more teams are going for the dark solid-color jerseys. YEECH. I shudder to think about the Cardinals giving in and going down that road.
by MdRedbirdFreak on May 27, 2009 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Uggg
I do not care for the solid tops over white or gray pants either. Just give me home whites and road grays, like the Cards have right now. Classic.
Do the Dodgers or Giants do that?
Because to me, the best NL unis are, in order, STL, LA and SF. It would be a shame to blemish any of them with that style.
by MdRedbirdFreak on May 27, 2009 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't like SF's off-white home jerseys
Just make it regular white
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by jd is legend on May 27, 2009 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey hardcore,
when are you gonna find all the 1985 regular season games?
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
When someone sends them to me
I haven’t found a single new one in over a year.
by Hardcore Legend on May 27, 2009 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I've got "Heck of a Year"
on VHS. Sums that whole damn thing up nicely.
hecanthithecanthithecanthithecanthit
Two Cub pitchers ejected this week.
Lily got himself ejected from the bench Monday Night!
Woo Hoo! Were back in 1st place. Next month we need to do the offense thing and the pitching thing at the same time.
"Rasmus doesn't hit lefties. Instead he bashes them over the head with their own bleeding arm he just raced to the mound to rip off before the ball arrives to the plate. He then smashes that baseball with the pitchers bloody arm over the wall because he does not hit lefites he bashes them." Ted Lilly
+1
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions
What a novel concept -
both pitching AND hitting!?! I wonder if anyone has tried that yet? ;)
Should the pitching continue
going and playing San Fransisco, the worst offense in the National League?
by Hardcore Legend on May 27, 2009 4:21 PM EDT reply actions
I hope so
And I hope they win on Saturday when I am at the game!!
if you can’t trust a southern lawyer cooking a kosher meal in a dumpster,
well, then, the world has grown far too cynical
by RosevilleRedbird on May 27, 2009 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Does MLB locally blackout Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN?
by Hardcore Legend on May 27, 2009 4:23 PM EDT reply actions
Maybe its because yesterday was Tuesday?
Mang Says...
"There is no "I" in team, or in B g Mac Land, either."
The reason I ask is because I never get Indians games here
except on FOX and they play the Indians next month on FOX Saturday and ESPN Sunday.
by Hardcore Legend on May 27, 2009 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Yesterday was Tuesday night baseball
I believe Sunday nights are always blacked out for ESPN, but not any other night of the week, because they aren’t weekly features.
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by jd is legend on May 27, 2009 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions
In Chicagoland, when the Cubs play on Sunday night baseball
they are not on WGN or Comcast sports net.
they're showing Z on fsn
Wow, that’s… wow.
"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
he was trying to throw the umpire out?
….
"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
the umpire was in the Marines
And weren’t we joking about that Gatorade machine? There it went.
(Reply footnotes!)
"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
It's moot after next week
when it’s confirmed Santa Glaus won’t be coming back to StL town
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If they're making a move on K Greene
tomorrow, I expect Craig to come up. I also really, really, hope they send Thompson down for anyone. 13 P’s is just ridiculous right now.
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Today(the tomorrow Fritz was talking about) is an off day
so I would expect a Greene to DL Ludwick up move, but they might also bring up Craig and send someone else down.
"People call me El Hombre," Pujols said. "But only Stan is the Man."
So I found myself singing the "6 is a serious number song" in the shower this morning
What has my life come to?
SlamalamaJackADongWick cares very little about your draft pick standing-by gdm426
by FredbirdisaDork on May 27, 2009 4:35 PM EDT reply actions
i know....
i need to watch the “mini sirloin burgers” commercial a few times on youtube to get that song stuck back there
SlamalamaJackADongWick cares very little about your draft pick standing-by gdm426
by FredbirdisaDork on May 27, 2009 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I was signing it at work today
but replacing about 4/5’s of the words in the jingle with the word “poop.”
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BtB Rankings
http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2009/5/27/889905/btb-power-rankings-through-tuesday
BtB has the Cards as the 5th best NL offense (by wOBA) and the 4th best pitching staff (by FIP), how bad is the rest of the NL?
"People call me El Hombre," Pujols said. "But only Stan is the Man."
The thing is...
we can rarely get the 5th best offense and the 4th best pitching staff to show up at the same time.
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
If they do play together, there is bound to be a SkipDunc error or five somewhere
Mang Says...
"There is no "I" in team, or in B g Mac Land, either."
anybody else unable to stomach reed johnson?
I don’t know what it is about the guy… but he is so annoying (not in a personal way, just as an opposing ballplayer)
SlamalamaJackADongWick cares very little about your draft pick standing-by gdm426
by FredbirdisaDork on May 27, 2009 4:41 PM EDT reply actions
I don't mind him that much
4B - beer baseball bands blog
"OOHHHHH!!!! He knocked out the I in Big Mac Land!!"
by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Nah, he's a sparkplug type of guy
and when you see him in the dugout standing next to Z and Soriano you think “eh, he’s alright.”
I should add
I like defense and he’s a defender on a team that doesn’t defend.
maybe it's because his name is
Dick Dick
by STLRegalia on May 27, 2009 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Tough schedule between Friday and the All Star break
After tomorrow’s off day, there are 44 games over the next 45 days. Offdays on June 15th & July 6th with a double header on July 12th. Bet Tony asks Mo for another bullpen arm.
why do we get these weird schedules...
does this mean we will have a ton of off days in the second half?
4B - beer baseball bands blog
"OOHHHHH!!!! He knocked out the I in Big Mac Land!!"
by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Probably. And it also
means we need to get used to the 13-man pitching staff too.
by MdRedbirdFreak on May 27, 2009 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions
season got off to a late start
thanks to the greatest exhibition event this side of the all-star game, the WOOOOOOORLD BASEBALLLLL CLASSSSSIC*
meant to be yelled like bruce buffer ( I apologize, me and the wife went to a fayetteville slumdogs game tonight and they yelled fayetteville slumdogs like that about a million times)
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
I don't think the WBC is to blame...
With Opening Day always being a Monday, it was either March 30th or April 6th. Just looking back over the last 25 seasons or so on baseball-reference, Opening Day has never been as early as March 30th. It’s fallen on the 31st two or three times, but it’s fallen on the 5th or 6th a bunch of different times. So I think it was just the calendar…
V, b.
they won?
with that line up?
how?
wow,,,,
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
Brad Thompson
Last pitched May 17 and has only pitched 8 innings for the entire month. How long must we endure this 13 pitchers experiment? I’ve got to think that an additional hitter could’ve helped at some point in the last ten days (particularly if said additional hitter can actually hit esp. lefthanded pitchers).
I suppose with Lohse missing a start we won’t be able to live without 13 pitchers until he is healed up.
I detect high levels of questioning regarding the Great Tony's genius in sector 7-G
"Every epoch dreams its successor" - Jules Michelet
by Tudor's Electric Fan on May 27, 2009 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I have no idea how this is
St. Louis has the best ERA in MLB
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
it's called 7 ER
in the past 8 games
TRADE FOR DEROSA!!!
It's not a matter of performance
It’s a matter of…
We’ve had Carp on the DL longer than we’ve had him active this season
Wainwright has been ineffective (but got the job done) for most of the year
The rest of our rotation is composed of Kyle Lohse, Todd Wellemeyer, Joel Pineiro
Ryan Franklin is our closer
Going into this year, if you had told me all of those things would happen, I’d peg our team ERA at around 20th in the majors
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 27, 2009 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Didn't get to see the game today...
but let me just express how much I love the fact that I have to watch a 30-second commercial for fucking Ice Road Truckers before EVERY SINGLE highlight clip on mlb.com…
V, b.
That show made me want to be an ice road trucker
those guys make tons of money
TRADE FOR DEROSA!!!
i would totally do that job
hell my dads family were all truckers, it’s probably in my DNA
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
for future reference
What’s this about LaRue vs. the sausages?
"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
LaRue was heading to the plate
between innings and somehow didn’t see four giant sausages running toward him. He had to dodge through them to keep from taking them out.
he'd totally block the plate
[insert additional puns here]
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT
by Yadi2Second on May 28, 2009 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Here's video of Big Z
losing his shit. Close call, but I’m pretty sure the runner was safe (got his left arm in before Z got the tag down on his right arm).
by BTown Birds fan on May 27, 2009 7:59 PM EDT reply actions
what an idiot
4B - beer baseball bands blog
"OOHHHHH!!!! He knocked out the I in Big Mac Land!!"
by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 27, 2009 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Game days are tough to follow from Thailand, but this would have been a great one.
What’s the speculation on K Greene, Luddy and other moves? If KG goes on the DL can T Greene be brought up in less than ten days? Thompson seems useless at this point. If TLR thinks he needs 13 pitchers, surely someone in Memphis can add more than Thompson. . .
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
I'm guessing.....
Luddy gets activated, with Thompson or Boyer going down.
We’ll likely need the extra MR again before the ASB though. 44 games in 45 days with a double header? Crazy.
Say you were standing with one foot in the oven and one foot in an ice bucket. According to the percentage people, you should be perfectly comfortable." - Manager Bobby Bragan
Yes on TGreene
A player cannot be recalled from the minors unless he is replacing a player who goes on the disabled list. In KG’s case, he would probably have to accept the “assignment” to the DL.
I don't think that would be a tough sell
“Hey, K-Bot. Go get help.”
“Finally.”
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Nice thanks for the post (al). Maybe Milton Bradley can exert a calming influence during the suspension.
Nice, too, if some fans sue for melee caused by the stampede chasing the ball Z chucked in the stands. … sweet way to start a day in Bangkok
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
Completely OT:
You know that time that Ray Lankford mauled Darren Daulton at home plate? Does anyone know where I can find that footage or even a photo to show my husband? Poor guy needs to know these things.
I know they showed a clip during a game this season.
"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter
I did some sleuthing.
A search for “Darren Daulton” in the VEB comment archive revealed that the clip was shown during the game that aired April 12, 2009.
If any of you MLB.tv subscribers want to see it, it’s in the bottom of the 5th right after Schumaker grounds out.
"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter
are u the diehard and your hubby is not?
that Lank play is etched in my mind course i was in HS at the time, and baseball was everything.
I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2
by punchinjudy on May 27, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
He's become
a huge fan since we’ve been together. He’s not at the same level as me.
"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter
The Busch Stadium Memories book
that came out when the stadium was torn down has a series of photos from that moment.
by Hardcore Legend on May 28, 2009 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Thanks for the info.
"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter
LaRue v Sausages
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on May 27, 2009 11:30 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
I am in the mood to gloat a tiny bit
at least, it feels like gloating. I’ve got tickets to Saturdays game in San Francisco- thought we were going to see Pinata vs. Zito…. found out this afternoon that at long last-
I GET TO SEE CHRIS CARPENTER start!!! so excited!
if you can’t trust a southern lawyer cooking a kosher meal in a dumpster,
well, then, the world has grown far too cynical
by RosevilleRedbird on May 28, 2009 12:26 AM EDT reply actions
Fortune has smiled on you
or, in other words – LUCKY!
by cardsgirl95 on May 28, 2009 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Aww man!
Why’d you have to talk about Carpenter? Now a piano is going to fall on his pitching arm while he’s walking down the street today.
by cloistermaximus on May 28, 2009 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Oops!
Forgot that the first rule of Carpenter is… (don’t talk about Carpenter.)
by cardsgirl95 on May 28, 2009 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions
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