Game 66 Open Thread- 17th June, 2009
by the red baron on Jun 18, 2009 6:19 PM EDT
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PrintDetroit Tigers at St. Louis Cardinals, Jun 17, 2009 8:15 PM EDT
E. Jackson The Colonel
The Tigers' attack
No match for our birds of prey
Dirt can't save you now
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"Dirt can't save you now"
there’s a poetry prize in this for you.
the truth can't hurt you, it's just like the dark/ it scares you witless, but in time you see things clear and stark -- macmanus
Let's start with some good news shall we...
TLR will be an All-Star coach this year, per Yahoo! Sports. Charlie Manuel picked TLR and Torre as his two coaches. So hopefully we’ll have 2 starters, a few pitchers, and Tony!
Yes, I am a proud to be a Hyperventilating Prospect Geek.
Sweet!
At least our guy will be in there to make sure Albert gets a quality AB in a crucial situation…..
I know a lot...
of people don’t care about the ASG b/c it’s not “real,” but I was furious at TLR when Rowand wasn’t called back…. maybe more furious than I have been at anything else he’s ever done.
Not even this?
"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer
by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions
PH Kerry Robinson for Mark McGwire in order to sac bunt
"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer
by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I still don't like it
That is not how you end a career, and McGwire just had to time one pitch to possibly win that game….I really don’t like thinking about this, back to my drink.
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
Exactly
Imagine if La Russa pulled back Pujols so Thurston could pinch-bunt. How would everybody feel?
"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer
by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't think anyone could argue with wanting Tony's head if that happened
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
I bet there's at least one poster on this blog who would
"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer
by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Imagine if Tony pulled back Ludwick so Brendan Ryan could pinch-hit instead
There's no "I" in team. There's also no "I" in "B-g Mac Land".
related note from mlb.com announcement
Keeping an eye on the players, St. Louis head athletic trainer Barry Weinberg and Chicago Cubs director of athletic training Mark O’Neal will tend to the NL All-Stars
Honestly, I would say it has to do
with Barry and Mark O’Neal having experience working in St. Louis. It wouldn’t make sense to have the Dodgers or Marlins head trainers come all the way to STL and not know the landscape of the medical community in town only to have a player get severely injured. This seems more of a logistics choice than a performance choice…
Yes, I am a proud to be a Hyperventilating Prospect Geek.
ENOUGH
with your logic and objectivity.
Because chicks dig the intentional base on balls.
by Felonius_Monk on Jun 18, 2009 6:34 AM EDT up reply actions
I guess he wanted all the ASG experience in the dugout he could get
"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer
by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Yep...
"In this game, don't nobody know nuthin' about nuthin'." -- attributed to Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra
by The Ol Goaler on Jun 17, 2009 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Well let's take a look...
here are the locations and hometown host coach picks (if applicable) picked within the past 10 years.
2008 – New York, Yankee Stadium, Joe Torre was picked as a coach by Terry Francona
2007 – San Francisco, AT&T Park, Bruce Bochy was picked by TLR
2006 – Pittsburgh, PNC Park, Jim Tracy was picked by Phil Garner
2005 – Detroit, Comerica Park, Alan Trammel was picked by Terry Francona
2004 – Houston, Minute Maid Park, Jimy Williams was picked by Jack McKeon
2003 – Chicago, US Cellular Field, Jerry Manuel was picked by Mike Scioscia
2002 – Milwaukee, Miller Park, No hometown host manager pick
2001 – Seattle, Safeco Field, Lou Pinella was picked by Joe Torre
2000 – Atlanta, Turner Field, Bobby Cox was the manager
1999 – Boston, Fenway Park, Jimy Williams was picked by Joe Torre
So long story short, yes, it is normal for the hometown manager to be picked…unless your from Wisonsin. =)
Yes, I am a proud to be a Hyperventilating Prospect Geek.
Lineup tonight
2B Skip Schumaker
CF Colby Rasmus
1B Albert Pujols
LF Chris Duncan
RF Ryan Ludwick
C Yadier Molina
3B Joe Thurston
P Todd Wellemeyer
SS Tyler Greene
Amazing lineup
St. Louis relievers... defying win expectancy since 2008
http://www.drivelinemechanics.com/
by vivaelpujols on Jun 17, 2009 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Wouldn;t go that far
but I like it.
That being said: COMMENCE SHUTOUT.
"I usually don’t read other peoples sigs." -Cuttah
This will be the day...
That we look back at the end of the season and say, “That was the game that Ludwick turned it around.”
I never like seeing Duncan starting (unless at DH) over Ankiel...but this is ok
by Willie McGee's Twin on Jun 17, 2009 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Is that what Ank told you?
/not a fan of TLR’s “day off” policy
by Willie McGee's Twin on Jun 17, 2009 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Dirt may not be able to save them
But Edwin Jackson is a pretty good start…
"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer
wellemeyer starts
edwin jackson counterpunch
what is in the cards?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 7:49 PM EDT reply actions
tv blackout
is there a reason that the last two games have been blacked out on fsn? this is really aggravating not being able to watch baseball now after everything so far has been fine. i live in champaign if that helps matters at all.
by Chicago Cardinals on Jun 17, 2009 8:04 PM EDT reply actions
it is probably your cable company's fault
a couple of the cable providers have about 20 games this year that they are blacking out. There are quite a few here that feel your pain.
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
not what i wanted to hear but probably the best news i could hope for thanks
by Chicago Cardinals on Jun 17, 2009 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I wonder how pissy Al will be tonight
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 8:11 PM EDT reply actions
intermingling?
i’m more of a fan of extramingling. or even intramingling
but intermingling? talk about gay
yay baseball!
hooray south-siders! go tribe! go birds!
i can’t believe the cards are only a game out. amazing.
cmon cards, turn on the heat
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 8:14 PM EDT reply actions
Whoa
Welley touched 94 on the second pitch of the game. Good!
"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer
A bird of prey cannot open fire when she's cloaked!
Anyway. It would be nice to see a continuation of last night’s offensive exploits? What say you, Los Vivi Birders?
There's no "I" in team. There's also no "I" in "B-g Mac Land".
clearly you haven't seen the undiscovered country yet
by Scarecrow7775 on Jun 17, 2009 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
All things being equal, Mr. Scarecrow7775, I would agree with you. All things, however, are not equal.
There's no "I" in team. There's also no "I" in "B-g Mac Land".
by mattybobo on Jun 17, 2009 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Groan
Gets him to 1-2, walks him. Bad start (even with a 94 and a 93 in there)
"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer
making the colonel work
let’s go, welley
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 8:20 PM EDT reply actions
93
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 8:21 PM EDT reply actions
93-MPH sinkers...
tough to hit!
"In this game, don't nobody know nuthin' about nuthin'." -- attributed to Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra
by The Ol Goaler on Jun 17, 2009 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions
not watching TV
but I recall in one of his recent well-pitched games he was making a point of starting his windup with his hands over his head.
He's cut down on his windup...
…& trying to go “straight” towards the plate (as opposed to throwing “across” his body.)
"In this game, don't nobody know nuthin' about nuthin'." -- attributed to Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra
by The Ol Goaler on Jun 17, 2009 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Throw strikes, Welley
"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer
Need more noms
"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer
by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
K
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 8:24 PM EDT reply actions
that's one way to back him off the plate
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 8:25 PM EDT reply actions
nice pitch
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 8:26 PM EDT reply actions
Welley at 25 pitches......
"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer
welley 2K
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 8:28 PM EDT reply actions
sounds like
the worst video game ever
by prophetjohn on Jun 17, 2009 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
lol
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Rec
"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer
by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions
We're in the Welley-ennium
"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer
by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
28-pitch innings make baby Jesus cry
"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer
on the other hand
not giving up runs in any giving inning… that’s about all we can ask from Welley, pitch-count be damned
by Scarecrow7775 on Jun 17, 2009 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Lets see if Tony's crazy expirement of starting Ludwick works out
by TheBirds on Jun 17, 2009 8:30 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
ANY team...
(unless your name is Yogi Berra, Vlad Guerrero, etc.)
"In this game, don't nobody know nuthin' about nuthin'." -- attributed to Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra
by The Ol Goaler on Jun 17, 2009 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions
yes, but do MLB hitter need to be told that
base on performance, I guess I’d have to say “yes”
by Scarecrow7775 on Jun 17, 2009 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Question of whether "plate discipline"
is a learned skill, or not… (I think it is, but hard to do the further along one goes in pro ball…)
"In this game, don't nobody know nuthin' about nuthin'." -- attributed to Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra
by The Ol Goaler on Jun 17, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
colby got robmus
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 8:33 PM EDT reply actions
"I feel nothing"
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 8:34 PM EDT reply actions
give me a break
that’s what Albert said when he hits long home runs
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Seems like we took a few strikes that half-inning
Maybe we’re starting to be more patient?
"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer
One pitch, one out...
helps the under!
"In this game, don't nobody know nuthin' about nuthin'." -- attributed to Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra
by The Ol Goaler on Jun 17, 2009 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm gonna guess 16
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Push
"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer
by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
FAIL
"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer
by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
wow
very efficient so far
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions
how many was that?
9?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I think it was 9
He was at 28 after 1, at 37 now
"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer
by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions
now that was a fast out
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 8:37 PM EDT reply actions
Push
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Interesting to SEE the Cards now that I am back in Japan with access to AFN media.
Overall the team looks sluggish – despite yesterday’s slugfest. Sort of reconfirms the impression that I’ve had listening this year. Is sluggish an accurate perception?
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
yesterday did not look sluggish
i would have preferred the term feckless to describe the O, but that’s just me. Sluggish, incapable, feckless, depressing, whatever floats your boat.
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
Dunc whiffs. . . Surprise
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
he is going up against one of the best pitchers in the AL
fwiw
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions
wow!
Al just said that Rasmus should be playing every day
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 8:45 PM EDT reply actions
Anybody notice the huge amount of moths swarming on the field tonight?
Two times they have shown Tony swatting at them.
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Isn't Larue Wellly's personal catcher?
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
Glad he's NOT, now!
Atta boy, Yadi!
"In this game, don't nobody know nuthin' about nuthin'." -- attributed to Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra
by The Ol Goaler on Jun 17, 2009 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions
YAMO!
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
YADI!!!!
knew that one was going out
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 8:46 PM EDT reply actions
Yadi!!!!
Huzzah!!!!
"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer
turned around that 95 MPH Fastball
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"Twas up,
but not up enough!
"In this game, don't nobody know nuthin' about nuthin'." -- attributed to Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra
by The Ol Goaler on Jun 17, 2009 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Nice, Yadi - maybe a new day . . .
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HL Mencken
anyone surprised Thursty offered at the first one?
something new, though. A bunt attempt
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After watching Thirsty
ground out on 97 MPH heat, I’ll give him a pass on the 2-out bunt… (grin)
"In this game, don't nobody know nuthin' about nuthin'." -- attributed to Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra
by The Ol Goaler on Jun 17, 2009 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
And Everett's bunt
weas ‘cause he can’t hit!
"In this game, don't nobody know nuthin' about nuthin'." -- attributed to Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra
by The Ol Goaler on Jun 17, 2009 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I think he was just trying to catch them off guard
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions
he could do that by swinging at the second pitch
and taking the first one
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there's a lot of options
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions
He would have got on if he kept if fair
by YesWeOquendo on Jun 17, 2009 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
thing that bothers me is that the pitcher is still on deck
So unless there is a much better of a chance of Thursty getting on base through a bunt (which I doubt), he might as well just swing the bat and hope to get an XBH.
D'oh
Micah Owings just hit a 3-run HR to put the Reds on top of ATL 4-2. I think when judging Micah Owings as a valuable pitcher on your team, you have to include his hitting ability. Like take his OPS given up, and subtract (his batting OPS * 1/9). That will give a more accurate count of what he does.
"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer
nice play there
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 8:51 PM EDT reply actions
Dear lord, Albert let some of those danger zone throws go. . ..
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HL Mencken
maybe Derosa will hit another home run
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions
colonel 3000
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 8:53 PM EDT reply actions
What's cooler than being cool?
"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer
by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
taking rap to the year 3000
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions
crap
at least it was a solo shot
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 8:54 PM EDT reply actions
The colonel giveth
The colonel taketh away
"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer
good news though.
tribe just tied it up vs suppan. 3-3 in through 4.
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
ok welley
don’t throw it right down the middle
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 8:55 PM EDT reply actions
"I never had the problem of being a cerebral pitcher out there"
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 8:56 PM EDT reply actions
Welly just doesn't have good stuff, the guy can't make a mistake with out getting creamed
and he makes a lot of mistakes.
and away we go. . . . .
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HL Mencken
Smellemeyer . .
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
cmon welley
just get one more out
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 8:57 PM EDT reply actions
Hey now
He had a no-hitter through 2.2
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions
the problem seems to be throwing the ball down the middle does not miss bats
The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be
Get this guy
and rattle some bats, boys!
"In this game, don't nobody know nuthin' about nuthin'." -- attributed to Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra
the colonel needs to get his groove back
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:00 PM EDT reply actions
idk
it has always seemed to me that welly does not have command
The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be
he did last season
in his one good season
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions
He has the same command he's always had
Only this year, his misses are right down broadway
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Seems to me he IS in his groove
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HL Mencken
that last guy barely checked his swing
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions
64 through 3 not good
still……..
no runs
and getting out of jams
by YesWeOquendo on Jun 17, 2009 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
One run
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
there we go
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:02 PM EDT reply actions
Skip flipping that to second rather than taking it himself
almost gave me a heart attack. I worry to much, and I just expect everything to go wrong that can. I couldn’t believe Welly was actually going to get out of that inning.
that home run was well placed
given the context
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
he got kinda lucky there
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
wooo hit!
you really need to work on your OBP though, Tyler
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:06 PM EDT reply actions
Hey, hits count toward OBP
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions
true
so it’s over .300 now
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions
nice D, Tigers
thanks for the WS, btw
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:07 PM EDT reply actions
heh
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Such a pretty wife sitting with that man...
Its a shame, really….Atta boy Rasmus
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idiocracy!
it’s got what plants crave
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions
yah
these guys always talk about the stupidest stuff but jeeeeez. any more mentions of the champions club and its going on mute
tonights broadcast from the champions club
Is really goddamn annoying. I mean the broadcasts are always insip but this i’m about to mute this crap.
razzles!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:10 PM EDT reply actions
Yeah Colby!
Keep the inning going for Al!
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with runner aboard
lets not get too crazy
by Expatcardfan on Jun 17, 2009 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
watch it, buddy
you don’t want a 1000 fans charging you on the field
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:12 PM EDT reply actions
haha, I have this mental image
of albert getting plunked in the head and then a riot ensues on the field, and someone comes out of the scrum with Jacksons severed head on a pike
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lol!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Coach Leyland?
“I’m part of the mob!”
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
now I have a mental image
of someone bringing a pike to a baseball game, sort of like steve carrol in anchorman
by YesWeOquendo on Jun 17, 2009 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions
hahahaha, yea
after I typed that. I was like…who the hell brings a pike to a baseball game?
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forget a fan riot
if Pujols gets pissed he will hit a 900-run homer. If you doubt him he might hit two. In the same at bat.
Tony got hit in the head twice
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:12 PM EDT reply actions
yikes
ATG Jackson’s strike 1 to Pujols is a fastball (@ 95)….it started over the inside edge of the plate and tailed a few inches towards Pujols….that’s tough to hit, I’m impressed (if that trace is accurate) that even Pujols managed to foul it off….
he's pounding that inside part of the plate
by Expatcardfan on Jun 17, 2009 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
that's what I thought
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions
seriously
it looks like it broke the wrong way. GD sez 4" break, 13" pfx, whatever that’s worth.
I haven’t been at the computer all game—I keep wandering off to do other stuff—so that AB was the first time I was really watching GD closely….does Jackson feature that reverse breaking pitch or what?
damn
he keeps pitching up and in
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:14 PM EDT reply actions
I remember last year
Albert hit a line drive that was literally 3 inches from killing Edwin Jackson.
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Great PA, Al
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Dig the new sig.
Did you see that the Braves do, in fact, put OBP on the scoreboard?
Mang Says...
"There is no "I" in team, or in B g Mac Land, either."
Yes
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions
apparently they've been doing it for awhile
if Marcus Giles is on the scoreboard
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Yeah
Furcal, Giles, Andruw Jones, Franco, Estrada, Kelly Johnson in LF (maybe?)
Probably 2005
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions
a lot of guys look terrible against edwin jackson
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions
and a nice loud f bomb
I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2
made him work, Apu
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:17 PM EDT reply actions
Damn it Dunc
We had him on the ropes! Make him throw a pitch or two!
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This phrase is on the tip of my tongue
I can’t think of it, but I think it somehow involves acorns and blind squirrels. Any help? :P
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions
ugh...telling juxtaposition
Albert makes Jackson labor and almost gets himself plunked in the head to do it, Dunc comes up hacking and just gives his PA away.
welley
you want a double play right about now
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:19 PM EDT reply actions
yay
signing old lady boots!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:20 PM EDT reply actions
Al Hrabosky was actually a player
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions
and isn't this Ricky Horton talking, also?
who was a mediocre pitcher in the late 80’s for Whitey?
by Expatcardfan on Jun 17, 2009 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
oh yeah
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
of all the former players of the last 20-25 years, who would you most like up there?
Mark Whiten comes to mind. Or Ray Lankford.
by Expatcardfan on Jun 17, 2009 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Big Mac
lulz
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Willie is too nice. I want some sort of jackass in the booth.
by Expatcardfan on Jun 17, 2009 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I think it would be cool if they had a different guest announcer every series
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I could dig a Mark Whiten/Ray Lankford announcing team
I’d go with Willie McGee and Mike Matheny
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions
how did i forget this?
Hands down my pick
by Expatcardfan on Jun 17, 2009 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
how about Andujar/Keith Hernandez duo
granted we’d have to steal Keith back from the Mets, but who knows
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
how about Terry Pendleton/Jack Clark?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
So Taguchi/Ray King
Forget as an announcing team. I want to see that sitcom!
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
lol
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
which begs the question
why did you ask?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
sometimes I search for things that are not there
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Dan and Ricky in the booth doesn't work
you can’t have 2 color guys and no play by play man.
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And certainly more entertained
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
4K
or is it 5?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:21 PM EDT reply actions
50/50
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions
40/60
not as angry about it by then
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
On purpose or on accident?
Because he’s probably got a better chance of hitting him if he isn’t trying
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Wellemeyer would be the worst starter on this team
if Joel Pineiro hadn’t lost 13 of his last 15 starts.
by Hardcore Legend on Jun 17, 2009 9:22 PM EDT reply actions
yeah
depressing that Welley is not our worst starter
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
let's talk FIP
welley has much more upside though
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
The Edsel had upside
But didn’t work out either. I’m just sayin’…
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woooo! got the dp!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:23 PM EDT reply actions
Skies are looking nasty
Radar isn’t showing anything too close, but it looks like something could happen pretty soon (about 15 miles west of downtown).
Luddy struggling
Might he see the sombrero tonight?
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Yadi making up for not hitting lately
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:28 PM EDT reply actions
indeed
granted Luddy is struggling, but it is real nice to someone else hitting
by Scarecrow7775 on Jun 17, 2009 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Yadi!
Slump busted?
/just one game
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No
Had to work on a computer science assignment
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
computer science ... ew
That’s what I have my B.S in as well. What language are you learning?
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Well
My bachelor’s is in Chemistry (though I took 3 freshman-level CS courses), but I’m getting my master’s in bioinformatics. The course is a database management course that’s using Java.
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
ah....cool
I went the MBA route….after taking 4 years of programming, I came to the realization that I hate writing code.
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Ah
After 4 years in the lab, I came to the realization that I hate being in the lab.
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Really?
You could have become a mad scientist. The world needs more of those.
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Eh
Not for me
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
i shudder at the thought of Yadi "slump busting"
by Expatcardfan on Jun 17, 2009 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
The Jason Giambi way or the Mark Grace way?
Forget that question, either way is a shudder
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Al just totally jinxed that one
“that’s gonna stay in the park”
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:34 PM EDT reply actions
Fuck!
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Curtis Granderson is a poopy head
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Welley is just trying to cure prostate cancer tonight
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:35 PM EDT reply actions
Mike Shannon has to be drunk or something
He is making less sense than normally.
DId theat really not look like a HR at all. Cause that was not a HR call. Sounded like a fly ball than he was like oh that is a HR
Stat Whore
OK, five innings and Welley has only given up 2
not that it has been pretty, but I think this is the best we can expect from him
Does anyone ever want to see
Khalil at short again? These two kids are so much better defensively. Anxious or not, KG’s range is gone at a young age.
The time has come for someone to put his foot down and that foot is me
mental issues aside
3rd is probably Greene’s best option from the team’s standpoint
by Scarecrow7775 on Jun 17, 2009 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Think Welly might want to reconsider his game plan vis a vis Granderson.. . .
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skip
you did not look good there
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:40 PM EDT reply actions
wWOOOOOOO
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:42 PM EDT reply actions
I LOVE COLBY RASMUS
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Al dumping on Rasmus again
and then the kid makes him look like fool
The time has come for someone to put his foot down and that foot is me
that was some, uh, interesting fielding there ordonez
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Colby wanted an inside the park HR
I thought he might get it after they misplayed the ball in RF
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he could have got it
if he was running out of the box. He didn’t turn on the jets until after rounding third.
that's what I thought
if he was hustling the whole time it would have been a play at the plate
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
he was jogging down to first
then started running after he turned the corner
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
this is a reason u need a solid guy behind AP
I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2
Does Detroit have any RHP that don't throw 98?
If only we could hit against stupid heat every series
thats the problem
we always draw the soft-tossing, junk-balling, sinister, AA stalwart, who can’t reach 90. the fireballers are the ones we can handle.
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Wonder why teams walk AP with Cards' cleanup batters . . .
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Just terrible
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Damnit
You are so worthless Duncan *
*except for last night
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which will keep him in the lineup for another month
I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2
Dink by Dunc, ______ by Lud
you fill in the blank
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K coming?
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What is Ludwick's splits against RH pitchign this year?
They’ve got to be terrible.
by Willie McGee's Twin on Jun 17, 2009 9:47 PM EDT reply actions
Looked out to me
but it was really close. Looked like he got the shoulder
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Luddy has been lunging at the ball
he needs to be smooth
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:47 PM EDT reply actions
Ludwick has been swinging through the low breaking ball like crazy lately.
He must not be picking up the spin very well.
and they got him
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:49 PM EDT reply actions
Fuck man
Luddy with the hat trick already! It’s only the 5th!
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wellemeyer is still beating him
oh wait, he’s not a pitcher
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Can we have Kerry Robinson pinch hit for Lud?
by Willie McGee's Twin on Jun 17, 2009 9:49 PM EDT reply actions
Maggs pic looks like
a fat samoan(sp)
I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2
Raise your hand if you think the lead is fragile with Welly at 80+ pitches . . . or any other number
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Well, the good news is
Every time they’ve scored, we’ve answered
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Until Luddy gets it going
Rasmus should be hitting 4th.
"I remember once talking to one guy on the Cardinals and asking him what Pujols was like as a teammate. He said something that’s really special, if you think about it. He said: "Albert is so good that you feel like you let him down when you screw up." I thought that had to be the ultimate line that could ever be said about a ballplayer. I build my baseball team around that ballplayer."
Why not hit Luddy 2nd then?
Let him see some pitches to get him out of his slump? Isn’t that the way La Russa does it for everyone else?
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
here comes the sauce
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That's it
I wonder how many managers in history have made decisions based on a player’s personal stats.
The time has come for someone to put his foot down and that foot is me
Motte in the 6th?
"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer
Not saying that at all
In fact, I wish Walters wasn’t on the 25-man at all right now, but that’s not the point of this.
It’s just weird seeing him come in in the 6th.
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
I’m never against Motte coming in. Especially when he’s hitting 99.
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
hot sauce
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99
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
Beautiful!!
High heat!!!!!
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Cards' four and five hole indistinguishable from A hole
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Strikeouts may be fascist,
but when they look like that I REALLY don’t mind.
by peach concrete on Jun 17, 2009 10:00 PM EDT reply actions
Things I didn't need to know about Jason Motte.
Thanks announcers.
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I hope we don't trade for Inge
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I... what?
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Awful execution. . . .Thursty looking seriously at the Memphis option. . .
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why not just give yourself up
and ground out to 2B??
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it's a huddle.
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thurston
that was pretty darn awful. please do better next time; bunt it farther or just hit it. Thanks
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Good thing we have 13 pitchers!!!!!!!!!
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Pull a Worrell
None of this bunting nonsense
There's no "I" in team. There's also no "I" in "B-g Mac Land".
is moment of fame. Now squarely on the DL . . . . for a long, long time. . .
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don't knock the hat-smeller
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Jason Motte is about to go Mark Worrell all over this bitch
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I saw the Worrell shot
in DC. Motte is no Worrell (thank God)
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Once again
WHY THE FUCK DO WE HAVE 13 PITCHERS ON THE ROSTER!!!!??!!!!!!
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again, there's a reason he isn't catching anymore
I think we just saw it. He was standing a good 2 feet away from the plate.
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Run into some more fucking outs
you worthless bastards.
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Ummm, I'd say that was a bad inning for Thurston.
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I hope Boog can play tomorrow
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we are such studs on the basepaths
right guys?
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Classic f up inning. . . .
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couldn't he have saved us the trouble
And done that during Motte’s AB? Because if you’re gonna be that way, at least have better timing.
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Just.....awful
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9 sonsecutive homers
followed by a blown call at the plate where dunc steamrolled laird, who REALLY dropped the ball, but recovered too quick for the ump to see it.
i like that personally
R.P.O.F.Y.M.
He's made some boneheaded baserunning errors this year
Not saying the caught stealing was a boneheaded move, but man, evertime he does something good, he trips over his own ass on the basepaths.
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It's not like Motte was struggling last inning either
by YesWeOquendo on Jun 17, 2009 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Exactly
99 is 99 regardless of whether you’re a RHB or LHB
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Just remember, he used to be a catcher.
One that couldn’t hit, but still.
by StanTheManFan on Jun 17, 2009 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
and now he pulls Motte after letting him hit
I’m going to punch a dog right in the face , and it’s all your fault TLR
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what the hell just happened
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Grrrr
Tony La Russa is the best bad manager I’ve ever seen
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so, Oquendo isn't going to start doing this, right?
by Expatcardfan on Jun 17, 2009 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
The Jose Oquendo Era can't start soon enough
by YesWeOquendo on Jun 17, 2009 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Why is it such a lock that Oquendo will be Tony's heir?
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
the tigers just subbed in a LH hitter so that's why Dennys is coming in...
by Willie McGee's Twin on Jun 17, 2009 10:14 PM EDT reply actions
B/C of course Motte can't pitch to a LH
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'specially not the dreaded JOSH ANDERSON OH NOES
There's no "I" in team. There's also no "I" in "B-g Mac Land".
only?
St. Louis relievers... defying win expectancy since 2008
http://www.drivelinemechanics.com/
by vivaelpujols on Jun 18, 2009 2:44 AM EDT up reply actions
Ok....
Didn’t notice the Pinch hitter. That makes a little bit more sense. Tony Does have two LOOGYs for a reason.
I'm just angry he'd let Motte bat for himself, then not let him throw a pitch in the next inning
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I know
But sometimes I just think he outthinks himself
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
actually
I liked the idea of Motte hitting for himself, to see how far Tony could stretch him in the 7th. Then Leyland threw up the lefty and Tony’s matchup reflex kicked in.
I disagreed with both decisions
First, why not hit for Motte? Second, if you’re going to bat a relief pitcher so he can pitch the next inning, then you shouldn’t care whether it’s a lefty or righty coming up.
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
PHing for Motte = totally understandable
I just like Motte (I think it’s cause he looks stoned as hell in his GD pic….that and he throws 97-99) coming back out after throwing 7 pitches, might as well stretch him since you have to go 3.2 with the bullpen tonight.
But, yeah, when you let him bat for himself it’s silly to take him out without facing another batter, even if he is a lefty.
yeah
typical Tony MO….something bizarre (pulling Motte after he batted for himself) but at least there was a discernible reason (lefty PH). I’da left him in there all the same, but at least it’s something that can be understood….
or leyland is jerkin tony around
knowing exactly what he’s gonna do in a situation like that
R.P.O.F.Y.M.
Been kinda avoiding the gd thread tonight
but man, what a dumb series of events….
1. Leadoff runner on 2nd, 0 outs. We don’t score. In fact, we lose 3 outs basically without taking a swing.
2. A reliever (who looked pretty good) hit for himself
3. then Tony pulls said reliever.
Glad things are back to normal!
now another switch
hope kmac is on tonight
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Well
Tigers fans are saying “Yadier Molina, huh?”
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
heh
Billy Wagner sure did….
Got 06 on the brain with the Tigers in town and throwing the ball all over the diamond….
*Aaron Heilman
Billy Wagner would have said “So Taguchi, huh?”
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
glad pork chop
stayed in for him
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McClellan, THROW STRIKES
It’s placido polanco, not fucking ted williams
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kmac
walking down a bad road again
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let's hope YP comes on next inning
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but courted
kmac starting to make me nervous when he comes in. just can’t seem to find the plate often enough
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Whew
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Man, why is McClellan still out there
nevermind
There's no "I" in team. There's also no "I" in "B-g Mac Land".
experience
is a good teacher
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Tony's headscratching moves don't help matters any
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
The baserunning and player switches
have been ridiculous
by YesWeOquendo on Jun 17, 2009 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
i think tony
thinks no left handed batter should face a right hander with a man on after the 6th
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Can we as a group create a letter
to be sent to FSN Midwest about Al’s behavior towards Rasmus? It’s blatantly disparaging and disgusting.
by Hardcore Legend on Jun 17, 2009 10:26 PM EDT reply actions
I'll be that letter's John Hancock
I’ll sign big enough so that Al doesn’t have to put on his reading glasses to read it
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I've seen constant reference to this tendency. What's he saying? Alluding?
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He said Colby wasn't running hard on a contact play
at the plate.
When the replay showed Colby was actually safe, he quickly made mention and went back to a stroy about a hitting coach no one gives a crap about.
by Hardcore Legend on Jun 17, 2009 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks - what's he saying now that Colby has three hits?
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"he coulda turned that into a double if he werent so dang lazy"
which of course would lead to an AP IBB…
R.P.O.F.Y.M.
He's not on
Ricky Horton is and he tried to explain that basically “We critique him because we know better and because we care”.
by Hardcore Legend on Jun 17, 2009 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Rasmus vs. Zumaya will be interesting
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Rasmus will launch one of those 100 mph fastballs over the arch
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Motte hitting 98 - second best time at the ol' stadium today . . .
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helping my fantasy team to boot
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Here we go, boys
this is gonna be fun
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Colby can hit it at 100
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Ricky Horton, it isn't your job to teach Colby Rasmus how to
be a better player. Just because you have experience doesn’t give you carte blanche to hammer the guy any time in a slow-mo replay you think he did something wrong.
by Hardcore Legend on Jun 17, 2009 10:31 PM EDT reply actions
Make this shit serious Albert!
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Albert, he was going to walk you
and you swing at that shit
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thought he'd take at least one strike
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Brain dead to give Albert anything to hit with DunK on deck. . . and Dudwick to follow
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Is Chris Duncan really a better cleanup option
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Zima pretty cautious w/little Dunc
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after that fastball
his curve looks about as hard as i throw a wiffle ball
by Expatcardfan on Jun 17, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Take a walk Dunk
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Oh dear.
I’d rather not have Ludwick up here.
by peach concrete on Jun 17, 2009 10:34 PM EDT reply actions
I'd rather have him over Ankiel
or Stavinoha.
by Hardcore Legend on Jun 17, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I prefer
my special baseball rules where I get to slide right past a player I’d rather not have bat.
More seriously, I’m not saying we have a better option, just wishing that we did. But here’s hoping he does something good!
by peach concrete on Jun 17, 2009 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
we have no good options here
after Pujols and Colby, it’s just a bunch of crap
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What is with everyone wanting to swing at that high strike
I guess when a guy throws 100, you make up your mind before he throws the pitch that you’re going to swing
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Holy cameltoe!
101!
I hope that’s binary
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But it's easier to throw (roll) one 5 mph!
Anyone can do that!
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Will he swing on the first?
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Unreal with a 100 mph wild man
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I saw from Bernie that Lud has terrible stats against RH fastballs this year
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fortunately Z is in love w/his curve
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I hate the Emergency Alert System
it has gone of FIVE FUCKING TIMES tonight interrupting the game.
Let the damn tornado hit me, just stop cutting out the television I paid for!
by Hardcore Legend on Jun 17, 2009 10:36 PM EDT reply actions
I get Amber Alerts blasted at me through the alert system
I appreciate the idea, but it’s really annoying.
/might be going to hell
OMG
IT WENT OFF AND THEN CAME BACK ON 10 SECONDS LATER.
by Hardcore Legend on Jun 17, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I wouldn't figure the Pittsburgh area to see alot of tornadoes
Maybe that’s why they’re freaking out. Like the two times a year we get snow predicted down here, all the bread, milk and water is gone from the grocery stores
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
The worst is the tests
we get the weekly tests 12 times a week. Apparently, it isn’t just once a week for the entire system, every area that uses the system gets to test it. I’ll be watching TV at 2 am and all of a SUDDEN
WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
THIS IS A TEST
by Hardcore Legend on Jun 17, 2009 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Sr. Ludo lookng at the sombraro
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over under on ballpark village being completed by the ASG
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BADASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSs
The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be
Yeah!!
When’s the last time we scored a run on a bases loaded walk?
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Aw shit
For real? I didn’t get to watch yesterday
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
me neither
I was busy =(
I did read thru the game threads though and I about busted a rib laughing….VEB was in rare form last night….
freebie
from mib(lue)
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not pretty but hey
ill take it
I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2
neither can gameday
stopped recording velocity
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what's the clockspeed son that beast
like 3.2 THz?
by prophetjohn on Jun 17, 2009 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
dude
I trust molina against fireballers maybe even more than Albert
The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be
did Chris sabo have baseball IQ?
I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2
K-Mac- YP - Loogy-Franklin??
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Kinda depressing we only got 1 R
between the last 2 innings. We were set up for oh so much more.
Oh well, hold ’em pen! (and please god no KMac for a 2nd inning)
zing
Seriously though….isn’t there a good bit of evidence that KMac pretty much sucks when asked to take the mound for a 2nd inning?
Walking Miguel Cabrera isn't the worst he could do
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Did anyone else notice in Strauss's Chat
That Mo mentioned he thought Mather will be out for the remainder of the season?
Bummer
Here’s hoping he comes back strong, whenever that is
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I dunno think so
Ludwick was running straight thward home. Ramsus had to adjust a little after the catch. But I don’t think Ludwick would have thrown him out either.
no way ludwick is running toward home
unless in right center and closer to center than right
and they’re both lefties. raz had better momentum to make the throw
by prophetjohn on Jun 17, 2009 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Sac fly
I’ll take it, I guess. Just get the next guy, K-mac
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because he started off the season awesome
but he’s been terrible in June.
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8-8 Brewers/Indians
Hoffman blew the save.
by Hardcore Legend on Jun 17, 2009 10:50 PM EDT reply actions
Nice!
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
i guess no one is perfect
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Seems like Hoffman's been due to blow one
He gets hit hard every time out, seemingly
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
awesome
brewcrew gettin worked
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Please explain to me why Motte is pulled after seven unhittable pitches and K-Mac
still in the game. . . . . Team survived that stroke of genius by grace of Luddy not swinging. .
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Listen, it's not about you trying to understand it
it’s about the Genuis being at peace with it.
Respect, man. Respect.
by Hardcore Legend on Jun 17, 2009 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Boggs had a pretty terrible game today
2.2 IP, 8 R, 5 ER, only 1 BB though. Weird, guess he was just really hittable.
Halladay hits DL today
All five Blue Jays starters are out. Ouch.
by Willie McGee's Twin on Jun 17, 2009 10:52 PM EDT reply actions
I was just about to say
“Think they’d give us our 3B back?”
by Hardcore Legend on Jun 17, 2009 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Rolen would immediately have the 2nd best OBP on the team
And by a large margin
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd take him back
but Tony would walk out to CF, sit down and hold his breath in protest.
by Hardcore Legend on Jun 17, 2009 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I originally read that as
Tony was going to play Rolen in center.
….makes as much sense as anything else….
At first I thought he meant Rasmus would get benched because of it
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I figured Rasmus would start once a week
because a power bat on the bench is too valuable to waste as a starter.
by Hardcore Legend on Jun 17, 2009 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
that makes it easy
fire tony, get rolen back.
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by SleepyCA on Jun 18, 2009 1:53 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
that is less anti-Tony
and more pro-Scotty. Man, do I miss Rolen.
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
maybe we can make package
with tlr as the centerpiece
by prophetjohn on Jun 17, 2009 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I know
a lot of people on this board have a man crush on McC but it seems to me he’s just not that good. It’s only June and if overuse wears him down, it could be a very long season for him.
The time has come for someone to put his foot down and that foot is me
he really has a hard time of it
since midway or so last season
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kudos two our two rookies of the year
motte and rasmus (or is ’sauce ineligible?)
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 10:53 PM EDT reply actions
YAY NATS WON!!!! first time a Nats starting pitcher got a victory in over a month!!!!!!
Cardwash Definition: Birds on the Nat.
OHHH YEAHHHH!!!!!!!
I've read that when they tear down the rest of the old stadium
there will be even more home runs to right
by YesWeOquendo on Jun 17, 2009 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
It has to do with the right field wall
and apparently is going to be fixed this offseason.
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is the problem definitively identified?
I hadn’t heard that….what are they going to do, move the wall back?
It's not just the RF wall.
It’s the whole wall. It’s angled instead of a smooth curve, and I believe – though I may be misremembering – that the wall is shorter in some places.
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thurston should probably be a bench guy
any word on boog’s ankle?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 10:54 PM EDT reply actions
or whatever he did last night
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Let the KGreene at 3B experiment begin!!!
by Willie McGee's Twin on Jun 17, 2009 10:55 PM EDT reply actions
Think he's anxious about it?
/too soon?
by Willie McGee's Twin on Jun 17, 2009 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
nah
/not bad timing
Just want him to defend….Please god…
My avatar is 3 years into the future for sure...
Gee - a lefty baffling the Cards. Whodda' thunk it?
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The last two innings are Cardinals baseball in a microcosm
We make the lights-out righty who throws 101 work for almost 30 pitches, scratch across a run, and generally do a good job.
The shitty lefty who tops out in the low 90s comes in, throws 6 pitches, and gets a 1-2-3.
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think the micorcosim exstends to the Motte --Reyes - KMac situation. Absolutely befuddling management
with some good luck tossed in
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Check it out. Cleveland's come back - now at eights in the tenth . .
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I dunno
McCellan still looks like our third best Reliever. Behind Franklin and Motte. And it’s pretty close between him and Motte.
I think Perez has better stuff by far
he just needs to figure out location.
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is Perez 100% destined for the bullpen, or is there some chance he could start?
by Expatcardfan on Jun 17, 2009 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
...what?
Perez wasn’t even a starter in college, was he?
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Let's do this Frank
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Amish Lincoln
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 11:00 PM EDT reply actions
make it a red lincoln hat with a giant StL logo on it
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
hahahaha!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
it's a spy
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
a truly bad ass bug
would not have run under the book case
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I just saw Gary bertier get paralyzed in Remember the Titans
Not a good sign either
My avatar is 3 years into the future for sure...
some food in there
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
yes
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh Lord
Just realized Granderson will bat again
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Franklin vs Granderson
an epic battle is about to take place.
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I would be ok with Granderson getting a hit
as long as he fell down behind 2B and was tagged out.
by Hardcore Legend on Jun 17, 2009 11:03 PM EDT reply actions
Go Frank!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 11:03 PM EDT reply actions
I'm telling you
he’s channeling Sutter w/that beard!!!!
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he confuses the batter with the beard
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
deceptive beard?
sounds like a superhero
by YesWeOquendo on Jun 17, 2009 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
deceptibeardo
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
HOLY CRAP!
WE WON!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 11:04 PM EDT reply actions
Wiinah!
First time we haven’t lost a series to the Tigers since 2003?
by cloistermaximus on Jun 17, 2009 11:04 PM EDT reply actions
NICE
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Sorry. Regular season
They did ok in 2006?
by cloistermaximus on Jun 17, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually, 2006 regular season was AWFUL
Carpenter got shellacked in Game 1
Izzy blew a 2 run lead in Game 2
Randy Flores and Brad Thompson ended Ponson’s Cardinals career despite him pitching 7 innings of great ball in Game 3.
by Hardcore Legend on Jun 17, 2009 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I think that played into the whole "Tigers in three" attitude
heading into the WS….they’d already faced each other in interleague play and the Cards got smacked around
Ponson
effectively ended his Cardinal career by plunking a batter in the head, which is the equivalent of matricide in TLR’s world.
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by Tudor's Electric Fan on Jun 17, 2009 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
doggycide
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by Yadi2Second on Jun 17, 2009 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
winner
that is all
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and go tribe
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a franklin for franklin
is in order
go tribe!!
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Whew- star of the game - Motte - I want him to explain his role tonight. . .
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Rasmus is my star of the game
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah
i thoguht he might get the player of the game award
by prophetjohn on Jun 17, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Just looked at that
Weren’t the Indians down like 5 runs? Wow
by cloistermaximus on Jun 17, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
That's tough...
It was only a matter of time before someone got to Hoffman.
The same will happen to us by ASB.
Now let's bash Porcello for the sweep!
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by jd is legend on Jun 17, 2009 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe call up Kozma to show the wisdom of selecting him over Porcello . . .
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ugh
we probably had the pieces to trade for jackson this offseason…would not have minded that
by VolsnCards5 on Jun 17, 2009 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
proof that luck exists
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 17, 2009 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm beginning to think
The Cards are their Pirates.
"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 Jun 17, 2009 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Except they don't play us 18 times a year
"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer
by jd is legend on Jun 18, 2009 9:33 AM EDT up reply actions
heh
Our counterparts: “oh great… now even pitchers who weren’t in the 2006 world series are doing it”
They’re in the closet, it seems.
"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 Jun 18, 2009 10:06 AM EDT up reply actions
if the Cards had managed to avoid running into so many outs on the basepaths
probably wouldn’t have been a close game
cameron IBB after the runners advance
bases loaded on out for hardy
by prophetjohn on Jun 17, 2009 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
sac fly
but it was worth it seeing prince fielder sprint home
oh well we’ll get 1st place tomorrow
by prophetjohn on Jun 17, 2009 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Still nice to see Brewers go through their pen and see Hoffman blow one. .
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
that guy's not bad
maybe we should trade for him or something
by nota bene on Jun 17, 2009 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
My cornflakes taste like pee.
I hate you, Cleveland Indians.
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by Tudor's Electric Fan on Jun 17, 2009 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
haikutastic
onward colonel
the mouse takes the cheese
while the tiger sleeps
How depressing is it being you? Is it closer to being a lifelong cubs fan or being born without lips? - Janitor
drunk haiku is missing two syllables... damn
How depressing is it being you? Is it closer to being a lifelong cubs fan or being born without lips? - Janitor
by themanthemyth on Jun 18, 2009 1:26 AM EDT up reply actions
I count 3 missing syllables
I have a very, umm...photographic brain. A lot like Ansel Adams but in color and with a lot more, uh.....insertion and pubic hair.
dpeends on how you pronounce colonel, i suppose
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by themanthemyth on Jun 18, 2009 1:40 AM EDT up reply actions
how do you pronounce it?
kur-nel.
I have a very, umm...photographic brain. A lot like Ansel Adams but in color and with a lot more, uh.....insertion and pubic hair.
thats just like your opinion, man
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by themanthemyth on Jun 18, 2009 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions
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