Game 48 Overflow
by the red baron on May 30, 2009 12:00 AM EDT
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I just wanted to tell you both Good Luck
We’re all counting on you.
by Hardcore Legend on May 30, 2009 12:00 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
You ever seen a grown man naked?
recommended for the funniest movie of all time
HE SAID WITH A SMIRK
Did we really get Mora or was that a joke?
"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
pretty sure it was a joke...
thankfully
"Greene over to Schumaker, on to first! Double Play!!"
by The Ghost of Todd Burns on May 30, 2009 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm guessing that it was a joke
Just hope that Thurston would no longer start at 3B
Welcome to Baseball Heaven.
by zoomzoomj88 on May 30, 2009 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
That was the upside to the news. The downside was the Mora part.
"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
thank God it was a joke
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
Mattyfrommo: BB has made 1 2/3
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2 innings
why IS WonderBrad in the pen?
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there will never be another KMac
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
kudos
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
that was brought up in the first thread
I believe the common consensus was so Tony can make sure he isn’t out kicking puppies.
I’m hoping it’s to raise is trade value.
trying to upgrade from the bag of balls to a pitching machine?
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by mattyfrommo on May 30, 2009 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
wow, just WOW
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by mattyfrommo on May 30, 2009 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions
hopefully my new avatar will lighten things up a bit
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:02 AM EDT reply actions
that's creeeeeeeepeeeeeee
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
nice
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Nice outing from Blaine.
See, now that’s how you use a middle reliever/ long man. Again, why is Thompson on this team?
New nickname for Boyer: the Monorail?
If you've got a blacklist, I want to be on it.
Tyler Greene up Brad Thompson Down....
anyday now, right?
"Greene over to Schumaker, on to first! Double Play!!"
by The Ghost of Todd Burns on May 30, 2009 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Allen Craig up, BT down
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At this point
I’d be happy giving Fredbird the roster spot… at least he does something at the damn stadium.
Dude.
Watch it with that shit. You know that Azru comes around these threads sometimes. You want to blow his circuits?
If you've got a blacklist, I want to be on it.
by the red baron on May 30, 2009 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Come to think of it,
we already have a Lud. This thing needs to happen, like, yesterday.
If you've got a blacklist, I want to be on it.
by the red baron on May 30, 2009 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
The problem is that Thurston hustles
which TLR will love him no matter how bad he is
Mo will need to pry Thursty from TLR’s cold dead hands
it’s frustrating
Premptive
Beltre Sucks. I don’t see how he is an upgrade.
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by FlimtotheFlam on May 30, 2009 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Better than Barden and Thurston
He’s got better defense, and while he isn’t the old Beltre, he still has decent offense
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by zoomzoomj88 on May 30, 2009 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
He is currently the worst hitting 3B in baseball right now
That is not decent
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by FlimtotheFlam on May 30, 2009 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
he hits better away from safeco
(swap “safeco” for “petco” and you’d think i was talking about KG – i don’t know what to think…)
R.P.O.F.Y.M.
And look how that worked out
For the record I was against acquiring KG for the same reason. I just thought he was done.
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by FlimtotheFlam on May 30, 2009 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions
For one thing,
he can actually throw the ball all the way over to first base without it bouncing. For another, look at his home/ road splits. He’s been badly hurt by Safeco since going there. Is he a world beater? No. Is he better than what we’re currently running out there? Abso-lutely.
If you've got a blacklist, I want to be on it.
by the red baron on May 30, 2009 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
No he doesn't.
He’s really underrated. People hate him because of his high contract, which he definitely isn’t worth, but he’s much better than what we have.
He’s a guaranteed 20+HR, 80 RBI guy with close to a .265/.320/.460 line. He’s also one of the best defenders in baseball. Take it from a guy who lives in Seattle . . . he’s not actually that bad.
On with the (good) youth movement!
like i said in the other thread
i usually watch the Mariners after the Cards game are over, and i think he’s lost everything & he’s not even as good as Thurston is. i really want the Cards to have nothing to do with 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
he's having a rough start to the year
but don’t ride him off yet. He’s much more consistent than people think and tends to get off to a slow start.
I’ve seen this year after year (well, I’ve only been in Seattle for three, but for all three of those years), and this is the same old story. He will turn it around, and he will put up the same numbers that he has EVERY season since his big year in LA. It’s not like he’s old or anything. The guy is 30.
On with the (good) youth movement!
if the M's will eat half or more of his contract,
i might be persuaded to come around on him. i just haven’t seen anything productive from him this season. i know he starts slow, but i’ve never seen him play this badly
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
Actually he has been worth substantially more than his contract has paid.
Space.
It's a problem we face.
So we never go anywhere.
We just stay in one place.
Can't we just play two shortstops?
"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
Brendan Ryan
But we need to call up T. Greene and DFA Thurston
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by zoomzoomj88 on May 30, 2009 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Can't we just see if Craig/Wallace
are better than Thursty/Barden???
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he's the anti-holliday
his numbers are good on the road
by prophetjohn on May 30, 2009 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions
I am settling this right now
Cardinals 3B vs Beltre
UZR: Cardinals 0.9
Beltre: 7.7
RAA: Cardinals: -4
Beltre: -13.6
Total: Cardinals: – 3.1
Beltre: -5.9
Hence why I said Beltre Sucks.
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by FlimtotheFlam on May 30, 2009 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Beltre
is a notoriously slow starter. But he always comes around and puts up similar career statistics, so you should look at that.
If anything, we may successfully dodge his rough time of the year and in addition get him for a cheaper price because of his early on statistics.
On with the (good) youth movement!
BABIP- 2009 (.243), career (.291)
HR/FB- 2009 (4.8%), career (13.5%)
by NorseKaiser on May 30, 2009 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions
I can play that game too
14.6 % LD (2009) 19.1% Career
4.1 % BB (2009) 7.2% Career
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by FlimtotheFlam on May 30, 2009 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions
hahaha…..saw those too…..just trying to play devil’s advocate
by NorseKaiser on May 30, 2009 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions
I am tired of getting under acheiving players
Can’t we just get someone that is good NOW
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by FlimtotheFlam on May 30, 2009 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Yes, let's trade for young,
cost-controlled, consistently good, sustainable-peripherals pitchers and position players.
Awesome strategy.
So when you buy stocks i assume you see which ones are up today and then buy as many of them as possible. Buy high, and then they go even higher! Regression doesn’t exist and there is no such thing as an undervalued commodity.
Space.
It's a problem we face.
So we never go anywhere.
We just stay in one place.
Beltre would be a short term buy only for this season
Now Brandon Wood on the other hand would be a dream come true
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by FlimtotheFlam on May 30, 2009 4:23 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't know about that
His OPS at the end of April 2008 was .938 than dropped all the way down to .625 by May of 08
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by FlimtotheFlam on May 30, 2009 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions
I just looked over the last couple years
And it varies way too much to say he is just a slow starter
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by FlimtotheFlam on May 30, 2009 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
there's little debate
over whether Beltre is an upgrade over Thurston/Barden etc. The money might be an issue, but the defense alone would be an uprade – i dont understand how this is even a discussion. The offense is either going to be a plus or not, but right now we dont have a solution on either side so fixing one or the other is a good idea. If we can solve either one of them that’s better than what we have currently. I’m for either one – Mark Reynolds or Adrian Beltre. We have holes and if we want to play against an AL team if October we need to fill as many of them as possible.
Wow
Well, at least Boyer looks good today.
Now if only our offense can break our lately max of 3 runs per game . . .
On with the (good) youth movement!
tlr
must be thursty for grit
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he'd marry grit if he could
grit is fine, provided it comes with a guy who is good
by Scarecrow7775 on May 30, 2009 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
grit without good is even OK at times, when there is good elsewhere in the lineup
by NorseKaiser on May 30, 2009 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
I got a fever and the only cure is more grit ?
"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'll have some Sauce with the Diner
"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 30, 2009 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
stav time
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:06 AM EDT reply actions
Brendan Ryan = starter for now
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:08 AM EDT reply actions
I'm oddly in favor of that
for lack of a better option I suppose
by Scarecrow7775 on May 30, 2009 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
he seems like he's been playing good enough to be the 2nd leadoff hitter
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
I see T. Greene
as at least equal to Ryan with more pop and potential
"Greene over to Schumaker, on to first! Double Play!!"
by The Ghost of Todd Burns on May 30, 2009 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
time for beer four
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:10 AM EDT reply actions
havent had that one, it any good?
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by mattyfrommo on May 30, 2009 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
this Bell's Amber Ale I am tasting tastes quite excellent
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
I can't remember whose blog it was off here that I saw The Sixth Glass on
but whoever it was, I might love you…
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by mattyfrommo on May 30, 2009 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions
You're welcome.
hecanthithecanthithecanthithecanthit
by Alxfritz on May 30, 2009 8:42 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Really Awesome beer
I am not sure my liver loves you though
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by mattyfrommo on May 30, 2009 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions
HEY BRENDAN RYAN!!!
Get off Al’s lawn!
by Hardcore Legend on May 30, 2009 12:10 AM EDT reply actions
I am playing My Bloody Valentine so loud right now I cannot hear anything they are saying
but I can hear the crowd and the pitches, etc
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Nice.
That’s good baseball music right there.
If you've got a blacklist, I want to be on it.
by the red baron on May 30, 2009 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Loveless + all the b-sides and stuff
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions
You should move on to some Ride after that.
Just keep a swirly Manchester shoegaze thing going. I hear that ballplayers are way into that sort of thing.
If you've got a blacklist, I want to be on it.
by the red baron on May 30, 2009 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
oh yeah
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Thank you for not sliding, Skip.
n/t
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on May 30, 2009 12:11 AM EDT reply actions
it was getting old
Welcome to Baseball Heaven.
by zoomzoomj88 on May 30, 2009 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
You know,
my father made an interesting point the other day. He was wondering aloud, while we were watching a game together, how Al Hrabosky has a job. He said he’s literally never heard a person say they like Al. I had to agree. I’ve never heard anyone say they like him, yet he’s a fucking fixture. The hell?
If you've got a blacklist, I want to be on it.
former cardinal
otherwise, i doubt he’d be there. shouldn’t be.
Welcome to Baseball Heaven.
by zoomzoomj88 on May 30, 2009 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions
blackmail
"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 30, 2009 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions
sounds like a good father
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions
they'll fire Hagen after a couple seasons
but keep AL forever, it is frustrating
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by mattyfrommo on May 30, 2009 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Hagen was pretty damn annoying too
"Greene over to Schumaker, on to first! Double Play!!"
by The Ghost of Todd Burns on May 30, 2009 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions
I might be the only Card fan who actually liked Hagen
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by mattyfrommo on May 30, 2009 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
hagen had some pretty strange calls...
the one that always sticks with me was after the cards snapped like an 8 game losing streak…he exclaimed “Ding dong the wicked witch is dead!!”
"Greene over to Schumaker, on to first! Double Play!!"
by The Ghost of Todd Burns on May 30, 2009 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
yes, yes you are
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
Eh.
I didn’t mind Hagen, but I didn’t think he and Shannon ever really meshed all that well. I’ve certainly heard worse.
If you've got a blacklist, I want to be on it.
by the red baron on May 30, 2009 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions
you could definitely tell him and the Moonman had no chemistry
but I thought he did a good job on the Sunday KPLR games
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by mattyfrommo on May 30, 2009 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Al has to have some pics of someone
he just has to
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
This is my first season getting regular Cards games on TV, after listening for years and years on the radio. I find it quite shocking that they have such a high standard on the radio side but not the TV announcers.
by NorseKaiser on May 30, 2009 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
My lady likes him
much like she likes Skip, just to annoy me.
Really, the only time people ever enjoy listening to Al and Dan is when they get pissy with each other and embarrass themselves on-air.
by Hardcore Legend on May 30, 2009 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
My wife said the same about Hadley last night
while listening to the radio, making dinner.
(I put a comma in there so it didn’t read like our radio was making our dinner, which would have been awesome.)
I’ll tell you the same as I told her: “You are severely overestimating the intelligence level of this market.”
hecanthithecanthithecanthithecanthit
way to hustle skip
this isn’t weird at all
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:13 AM EDT reply actions
that was not a strike!
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
C'mon Dunc
be patient. Get on base for Albert
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Chris Duncan should not be swinging
in that situation. He should strike out looking.
by Hardcore Legend on May 30, 2009 12:14 AM EDT reply actions
that was NOT helpful, Dunc
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what?
he hit a rocket and it was caught on a nice play
by prophetjohn on May 30, 2009 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
without the goatee
I will start calling him Duncan the Younger
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:14 AM EDT reply actions
it's the chew man, all his powar was in the chew
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
still have never tried that stuff
but I gave snus a try, never again
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
sometimes he does though
that’s why he’s weird
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions
that was outside
cmon ump
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:15 AM EDT reply actions
one of those pitches
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions
keep drinking
by beer twelve they all look the same
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
that's been one of my mistakes lately
haven’t been drinking enough. heck, this is friday and I didn’t even start drinking until the game started!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions
can Thurston's new nickname be
Costanza?
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by mattyfrommo on May 30, 2009 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions
it does get in your head
byyyyyyyyyyyy mennen
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
Tamale!
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by mattyfrommo on May 30, 2009 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions
was that wrong?
should i not have done that?
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
I WAS IN THE POOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
my personal fave
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
You're killing independent George.
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by mattyfrommo on May 30, 2009 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions
bring us good fortune
McClellan
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:18 AM EDT reply actions
The entire Giants coaching staff looks like
they sleep on the beach at night. Those creepy old guys that are cougar hunting with half unbuttoned Tommy Bahama shirts showcasing their frosted chest hair over tanned leather skin.
I bet they all have coffee breath too.
by Hardcore Legend on May 30, 2009 12:19 AM EDT reply actions 12 recs
that deserves a rec I think
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions
It does.
If you've got a blacklist, I want to be on it.
by the red baron on May 30, 2009 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions
is it green yet?
cause that was awesome
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
gonna have to steal your line....
its green bitches!!
"Greene over to Schumaker, on to first! Double Play!!"
by The Ghost of Todd Burns on May 30, 2009 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions
i had to refresh the page to see i
up to 11 rec’s
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
You just described my father
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by FlimtotheFlam on May 30, 2009 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions
he just described me
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by mattyfrommo on May 30, 2009 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions
I just imagine that every one of them were drinking buddies with Bruce
and that’s how they got the job. Their cheeks have the weird red plastic texture to them.
Must be nice living in perpetual sunshine.
by Hardcore Legend on May 30, 2009 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions
whoops, meant to reply to HL
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I think Ludwick might be good for a solo shot at least
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:22 AM EDT reply actions
why can't the giants
hit groundballs to the infielders like cards do?
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McRae must coach hit to contact.
"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
weird
my mlb.tv connection just showed the renteria hit over again
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:23 AM EDT reply actions
mlb.tv is chaffing my ass
I’m having real problems with it
by Scarecrow7775 on May 30, 2009 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions
I guess that means I'm 15 seconds late now
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm about to go supersonic
on those fucks in the league office
by Scarecrow7775 on May 30, 2009 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions
nice pitch
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:26 AM EDT reply actions
rally hats folks
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:26 AM EDT reply actions
khalil is a robot...
therefore…k-bot for short
"Greene over to Schumaker, on to first! Double Play!!"
by The Ghost of Todd Burns on May 30, 2009 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Really?
I thought he really liked plants and it was abbreviated for Khalil the Botanist.
by Hardcore Legend on May 30, 2009 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
heh
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions
san diego thing
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions
son of a,,,,
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
couldn't do it
w/o our help
"No matter where you go, there you are" Buckeroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension
Question: If Ryan Ludwick believed he was healthy enough
to play all of last week, why didn’t he go on a rehab assignment and get ABs?
by Hardcore Legend on May 30, 2009 12:29 AM EDT reply actions
probably because he never wants to go back to AAA again
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 30, 2009 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Eh
He could have gone to Single A or extended ST if he wanted.
by Hardcore Legend on May 30, 2009 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions
double fuck
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 30, 2009 12:29 AM EDT reply actions
that's illegal in california now
"No matter where you go, there you are" Buckeroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension
that might be illegal in SF
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by The Ghost of Todd Burns on May 30, 2009 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions
heh
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions
not that there's anything wrong with that
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
If Jesus can have two fathers
Why Can’t I?
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by FlimtotheFlam on May 30, 2009 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions
I have 6.
"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 thought you could get Medical Renteria if you had a prescription from your Doctor?
"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
is anyone else hearing this crap about Carp
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No, I am on the radio
How can you talk shit about Carp?
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by FlimtotheFlam on May 30, 2009 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions
what crap...
and you better not say he’s hurt
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by The Ghost of Todd Burns on May 30, 2009 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions
what?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Waterboards Viva to get information about Carp out
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by FlimtotheFlam on May 30, 2009 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions
pretty much!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions
this might call for ...
the electrodes
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by The Ghost of Todd Burns on May 30, 2009 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions
ouch
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by vivaelpujols on May 30, 2009 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions
While Waterboarding
I like your style
Sincerely,
CIA
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by FlimtotheFlam on May 30, 2009 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions
They were saying that Carpenter was the reason the rest of the rotation pitched so well in the past 2 weeks
That stuff just kind of pisses me off. /shuts up
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by vivaelpujols on May 30, 2009 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions
that's all?
sheesh
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah
I figured I should have made something up when I saw the reaction from everyone here.
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by vivaelpujols on May 30, 2009 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions
VEP has been flagged
for scaring us shitless
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
by mattyfrommo on May 30, 2009 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
yea...
that is a bunch of crap
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by The Ghost of Todd Burns on May 30, 2009 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Now I feel kind of bad about Waterboarding you with Electrodes attached
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by FlimtotheFlam on May 30, 2009 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions
so do I!
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by vivaelpujols on May 30, 2009 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions
don't knock it till you try 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
He's the reason that Adam Wainwright and Chris Carpenter pitched better
so I’ll give him 40% of the credit.
by Hardcore Legend on May 30, 2009 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions
he had to take a crap?
don’t leave us hangin’ man
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
by mattyfrommo on May 30, 2009 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm not confident in
the Yadi-Thursty-Stav lineup to get two runs in the 9th
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Stav's been hot
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by vivaelpujols on May 30, 2009 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions
good pitching by Howry
+ amazing defense = what can you do?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:35 AM EDT reply actions
true
but this lack of runs has been going for awhile now
by Scarecrow7775 on May 30, 2009 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Why do they even throw strikes to Sandoval?
He has 3 walks this year.
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yes
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions
not about Carp persay
read my comment above
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by vivaelpujols on May 30, 2009 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Don't worry, we've got Molina
Thurston and someone else coming up next inning.
by Hardcore Legend on May 30, 2009 12:35 AM EDT reply actions
Thurston is due for a walk.
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Is there a stat for DFAs
"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
He is not that bad
He has a higher OPS Rasmus
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by FlimtotheFlam on May 30, 2009 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions
heh
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions
He's hitting well this year
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by vivaelpujols on May 30, 2009 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions
he's bad enough
With Rasmus, we have growing pains bcuz he’s the future and can be tolerated
Thruston is barely the present
by Scarecrow7775 on May 30, 2009 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
he's bad enough
With Rasmus, this is prep for the future, so his lack of production can be tolerated
Thurston, who tries hard enough, isn’t the future, he’s barely the present
by Scarecrow7775 on May 30, 2009 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Thurston was the AAA batting avg champion last year
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by FlimtotheFlam on May 30, 2009 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions
which means absolutely nothing
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by vivaelpujols on May 30, 2009 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions
How bout he has the 6th highest OPS on the team?
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by FlimtotheFlam on May 30, 2009 12:47 AM EDT up reply actions
That seems utterly impossible
I feel like someone forgot to carry the 2.
by Hardcore Legend on May 30, 2009 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions
I agree that he's hitting well this year
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by vivaelpujols on May 30, 2009 12:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Perez sighting
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:36 AM EDT reply actions
Perez is looking like a wizard
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:38 AM EDT reply actions
exactly
and the way he holds the baseball before he pitches looks cool
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions
They have over 3,000 locations in this state alone.
by Hardcore Legend on May 30, 2009 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions
lol
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Did you actually get the reference?
Or are you just drunk?
:)
by Hardcore Legend on May 30, 2009 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Shakes?
You don’t know what your getting!
by Hardcore Legend on May 30, 2009 6:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Juan Uribe, making sure young children have a reference point
for how guys like Kirby Puckett and John Kruk could be professional athletes.
by Hardcore Legend on May 30, 2009 12:40 AM EDT reply actions
Dan is bird watching now.
He knows it is a 2-run game and these are the Giants, right?
by Hardcore Legend on May 30, 2009 12:40 AM EDT reply actions
heh
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by vivaelpujols on May 30, 2009 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions
get some new stories Dan
enough with the damn birds
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
I wanna hear the one about Ankiel being a former pitcher
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
by mattyfrommo on May 30, 2009 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions
I like it best
when Al talks about the zoo
by TNTinCO on May 30, 2009 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'd rather here how Skip used to be an outfielder
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by vivaelpujols on May 30, 2009 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions
i've seen some sick shit in my day
but even i dont wanna to see that
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
Has anyone else
had about enough of Colby’s bat?
A tad late, but I was distracted by VEP giving me a heart attack.
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by The Ghost of Todd Burns on May 30, 2009 12:42 AM EDT reply actions
He did drive in a run.
"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
sorry
And I’m not worried about Rasmus. His approach is still good, he’s just in a bit of a slump.
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by vivaelpujols on May 30, 2009 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
he only has 3 walks in may
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by The Ghost of Todd Burns on May 30, 2009 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions
sorry...
i meant….Argh! Joe Thurston! Rabble Rabble Rabble!
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by The Ghost of Todd Burns on May 30, 2009 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions
I do believe it's a case of learning to make adjustments
I truly hope McR and APu are working with him
I’m not too worried about it- he needs some space to make mistakes and work on his game
I think he’ll be fine
by Scarecrow7775 on May 30, 2009 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions
ditto
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions
man that looked good
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
that was purty
me likey
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
Strike #7
was the last straw. The umpire was tired.
by Hardcore Legend on May 30, 2009 12:46 AM EDT reply actions
woh
tony through the camera monitor trips me out
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:46 AM EDT reply actions
and now it's stuck in my head all night
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
I'm always amazed ...
that theres is a commercial about the cardinals and the number 6….but no mention of stan the man
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by The Ghost of Todd Burns on May 30, 2009 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions
I think the same thing.
And then I think how glad I am that they didn’t tarnish The Man like that.
"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter
by spants on May 30, 2009 12:50 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
rec'd
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by The Ghost of Todd Burns on May 30, 2009 12:51 AM EDT up reply actions
lets make this serious
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on May 30, 2009 12:47 AM EDT reply actions
the umps give perez a hard time
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:47 AM EDT reply actions
BP tonight--not too shabby
4 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 4 Ks
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by vivaelpujols on May 30, 2009 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions
juuuuuuuust a bit high
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by vivaelpujols on May 30, 2009 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions
first time we've laid off
that pitch
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We should try to get him the throw the masterbator
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by vivaelpujols on May 30, 2009 12:50 AM EDT up reply actions
I'd never get a hit off of Wilson
those eye-high fastballs would make me crap my pants.
by Hardcore Legend on May 30, 2009 12:49 AM EDT reply actions
beer 5 gonna bring some luck
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:49 AM EDT reply actions
oh
it’s well underway
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:50 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm lying in bed
just like Brian Wilson did.
by Hardcore Legend on May 30, 2009 12:50 AM EDT reply actions
It's the 6th best hitter!
Come on Thurston, you can do it.
by Hardcore Legend on May 30, 2009 12:51 AM EDT reply actions
mother of ass
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
is it just a gameday problem,
or is the strike zone a little here there and everywhere tonight?
In the poker game of life, women are the rake.
by el birdo in soko on May 30, 2009 12:52 AM EDT reply actions
her ya go
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on May 30, 2009 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Im really proud of our pitching and all
But i could really go for knocking an other teams pitching around for awhile…
3 pop ups really all we could do there
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on May 30, 2009 12:52 AM EDT reply actions
guy is throwing serious heat
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Thurston & StavInfection aren't exactly world beaters
and Yadda’s in a hell of a slump
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
leaving the bases loaded in the 4th
after getting the first two on really has come back to bite us
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by Hardcore Legend on May 30, 2009 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
anything involving thurston
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
9th inning..
bases loaded, 2 out….ankiel at the plate
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by The Ghost of Todd Burns on May 30, 2009 12:57 AM EDT up reply actions
that is just plain mean
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by mattyfrommo on May 30, 2009 12:59 AM EDT up reply actions
to both Stavinoha and Ankiel
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 1:01 AM EDT up reply actions
the truth, it hurts
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"Joe Thurston to get it to Stavinoha?"
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Duncan for Cain straight up?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:55 AM EDT reply actions
I think I get it
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 1:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Ludwick's return
Albert was getting pitched to tonight, and that helps, but the Birds need to make a deal
I’m not sure if they can wait on Glaus assuming he returns, which I have a feeling he won’t
both the glaus and k. greene camps have been strangely silent
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 12:58 AM EDT up reply actions
There's just very little life in the lineup
which is really bad considering APu is on the team.
Maybe Ankiel and Ludwick can help get something going, but I would feel better if it wasn’t just on their shoulders.
we gotta wait
until those guys get going again, they haven’t been hitting ML pitching
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 1:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Looper is 5-3 on the season
not that would change things much
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 1:05 AM EDT reply actions
He also has a 5.77 FIP
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by vivaelpujols on May 30, 2009 1:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Luke Scott is on fire
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 30, 2009 1:07 AM EDT reply actions
you gotta be kidding me Tony
there’s no way you really believe Pinata pitched better & didn’t deserve to give up 4 runs.
no
fucking
way
i get you are his manager & some times you need to have your starters back. but this was not one of those times. he was lucky to only give up 4, not the other way around.
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
I didn't see the first half of the game
so I missed Pinata, but his FIP this game was 2.77.
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by vivaelpujols on May 30, 2009 1:31 AM EDT up reply actions
and albert should have turned two on that two-RBI grounder in the first
the grounds crew was late preparing the field, then hosed the hell out of the first base area, so it was basically muck over at first base. 9 times out of 10 he gets to that ground ball.
- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc
Someone check that man's blood-alchohol level
that sounds like .025 talk.
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by Tudor's Electric Fan on May 30, 2009 2:18 AM EDT up reply actions
From Tony's perspective
While Colby DID cut his hair, he did not run face first into the wall to catch that cold-weather triple and Skip Schumaker downgraded himself to a 3 defensively in Tony’s eyes because he did not catch the 11 singles hit through the right side.
Pinero got the contact Tony was hoping for. The rest of his team let him down.
He regrets giving the start to Ludwick. He feels that he should have made him earn his way back into the lineup and it was unfair to take the playing time away from Aaron Miles as Aaron has apparently grown 7 inches in the offseason and lost his ability to switch hit. Tony thinks that may be why he is wearing the shin guard in all his at-bats and calls himself Nick.
by Hardcore Legend on May 30, 2009 2:25 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
agree with "tony's perspective" on that triple
it absolutely should have been caught. It was a towering fly ball that Colby got a terrible jump on and then gave up on when he thought it was out of the park. The dude was halfway to second before it hit the wall; ludwick almost could have run over from RF to catch it. That has to be caught.
Also thought Skip should have gotten to at least a couple of those, but he was lined up way in the hole. WHether that was his fault or oquendo’s is something TLR should know better than us.
- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc
actually, UZR disagrees with us
unless they haven’t updated fangraphs yet. His UZR at 2B was -6.9 going into the game last night, and is minus 6.9 today. So those were legit seeing-eye singles that (per the FIP assumptions) won’t be hits much of the time.
- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc
UZR isn't very effective in "real time"
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by vivaelpujols on May 30, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions
it uses discrete data...
so why would the “real time” thing be an issue?
- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc
The error bars in UZR are more pronounced in a small sample size
meaning those grounders might have been seen as really hard or really easy to make depending on the information used to determine that. Also, FanGraphs doesn’t update UZR daily, they do it every week.
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by vivaelpujols on May 30, 2009 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions
right, there would be error
but we aren’t trying to determine Skip’s true talent level, we’re looking at whether UZR thought those specific ground balls should have been caught. It should be fine for that, just not useful to project future results.
I didn’t realize that UZR@FG updates weekly. Looking at the “innings played at 2B” data, it’s the same as BR, which updates nightly, which is interesting. They must update everything but the actual UZR number nightly.
- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc
probably
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by vivaelpujols on May 31, 2009 12:51 AM EDT up reply actions
love the bit about aaron/nick, btw ;)
- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc
samesies
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by vivaelpujols on May 30, 2009 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I just wanted to tell you both Good Luck
We’re all counting on you.
by Hardcore Legend on May 30, 2009 2:22 AM EDT reply actions
Having just watched this game on replay
my desire to ever see Joe Thurston playing third base for the Cardinals again is pretty much at its lowest ebb.
Please, please, please, Mo, can we get a third baseman? I don’t mind the odd shortstop who can’t hit, but a poor fielding third baseman who seems to have no clue how to hit major league pitching is just fugly.
Because chicks dig the intentional base on balls.
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