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St. Louis Cardinals at Kansas City Royals, Jun 20, 2009 4:10 PM EDT


 

Carpenter Bannister
2.85 FIP 3.85 FIP

Carp has yet to give up more than 3 runs in a start so far this season, but he's given up 3 in each of his last 2 starts. It helps his cause today that only the White Sox and Mariners in the AL have scored fewer runs per game than the Royals. I hate Brian Bannister. He shut us down earlier this year and, though he has a 4.01 ERA against us for his career, he's 3-1 against us. I hate getting beat by slopballers like him. Hopefully we can find a way to score a few runs and Carp can be Carp and then we can play for the sweep tomorrow.

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Any prognosis

on how long the rain delay will last?

by StanTheManFan on Jun 20, 2009 4:02 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

the radar map doesn't look good

looks like storms back to Topeka

by Expatcardfan on Jun 20, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

not good at all

Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.

he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.

by bearcatcardfan on Jun 20, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

what unit of measurement is

dBZ? is it measuring rainfall amount?

Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

by jacksonian on Jun 20, 2009 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

cloud tops i believe

which correlates into heavier rainfall

Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.

he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.

by bearcatcardfan on Jun 20, 2009 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

so it should be negative

because a replacement cloud would get the game in

Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.

he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.

by bearcatcardfan on Jun 20, 2009 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

here ya go

Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.

he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.

by bearcatcardfan on Jun 20, 2009 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that helps

thanks

Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

by jacksonian on Jun 20, 2009 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

glad you understood it

Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.

he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.

by bearcatcardfan on Jun 20, 2009 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

looks like another 30-45 min plus field preperations

Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.

he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.

by bearcatcardfan on Jun 20, 2009 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ugh

What am I supposed to do this afternoon? Not drink beer and watch baseball? That leaves…shudder…reading????!

by leefyg on Jun 20, 2009 4:18 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

US Open

Always a fall back, doesn’t require much reading.

by Expatcardfan on Jun 20, 2009 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

aren't they in a rain delay also or close to one

Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.

he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.

by bearcatcardfan on Jun 20, 2009 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Barf...

Even if the game does get going, it won’t be with Carp on the hill.

by guayzimi on Jun 20, 2009 4:19 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

why no carp? the game hadn't started yet and once it stops raining it shouldn't do it again.

Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.

he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.

by bearcatcardfan on Jun 20, 2009 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

game hasn't started

he’ll still start

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by dcfcblues on Jun 20, 2009 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

lolz

Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.

he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.

by bearcatcardfan on Jun 20, 2009 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wonder if his throwing arm is the same arm he douches with.

"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

by Red Blazer on Jun 20, 2009 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Admit it.

You would LOVE to have Ryan Braun on this team. He’s young. He’s very good at what he does-and figures to be for years to come.

She isn't crazy, she's just not impressed.

by jillsinmo on Jun 20, 2009 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

just like i would love to have Aramis Ramirez or Carlos Marmol

It doesn’t mean I have to like them until they are on my team, right?

Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

by jacksonian on Jun 20, 2009 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Naw

Im one of those guys who develop unnatural feelings towards players. I’ll never cheer for Braun just like I’ll never cheer for Brady. Having Villains makes it much more entertaining.

by Evilfrog on Jun 20, 2009 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

but it would be red remetee

that has to count for something, right?

- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc

by SleepyCA on Jun 20, 2009 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He's ambidextrous...

…some might call him a “switch hitter”, ehh? Ehhhh? elbow nudge

by vexedtechie on Jun 20, 2009 4:52 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

you gotta give Bannister props...

… for being one of the few major-leaguers who pays attention to sabermetrics. he studies as hard as any pitcher in the game. if it weren’t for that, he probably wouldn’t’ve made it this far.

for those interested, an interview with Bannister where he explains what stats he looks at, and how he hopes to keep his BABIP below the average:

by kindred on Jun 20, 2009 5:07 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

these are the kind of players

that need to become coaches or managers after their career. People, even if they are not math-inclined, but are aware of the advanced statistics are the ones who can advance the game. It seems like many managers are clinging to tradition (batting order, player profile, etc) and if players today understand why certain traditional tenets of baseball are wrong, when they become coaches and managers and correct them, hopefully using more efficient methods.

Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

by jacksonian on Jun 20, 2009 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just got here...

but I’m in the KC area and the sun has been shining here for at least 30 minutes now. So I would think the game would start soon….

"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."

by sirensofsilence on Jun 20, 2009 5:17 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

When facing the cubbies.

Valbuena es muy bueno!

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.

by Tackle Box on Jun 20, 2009 5:18 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Fucking Indians

what a pathetic bunch of losers. How did they take 2 of 3 from us???

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by dcfcblues on Jun 20, 2009 5:26 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Mother fucking Indians.

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.

by Tackle Box on Jun 20, 2009 5:26 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Wondering what FOX does.

At what time do they decided to not put the game on TV?

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.

by Tackle Box on Jun 20, 2009 5:28 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Kerry Wood is really starting to piss me off.

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.

by Tackle Box on Jun 20, 2009 5:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

0.655 WPA for Kosuke today

yeesh.

- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc

by SleepyCA on Jun 20, 2009 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Kelly Shoppach should be fired.

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.

by Tackle Box on Jun 20, 2009 5:32 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Kerry Wood is so pathetic

just retire.

loser.

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by dcfcblues on Jun 20, 2009 5:32 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Indians looks like they need a close

Perez for Cliff Lee and DeRosa. The price is going to go up every week Cleveland.

by cloistermaximus on Jun 20, 2009 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

done

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by jacksonian on Jun 20, 2009 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mo already said he won't trade Perez for DeRosa

and it wouldn’t be enough to land Lee also.

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by dcfcblues on Jun 20, 2009 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ah!

but he never said he wouldn’t for DeRosa and Lee….

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.

by Tackle Box on Jun 20, 2009 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

I know, but in my fantasy world I'll ask for the moon

They have to feel pretty desperate to get a reliever who doesn’t completely blow at this point.

by cloistermaximus on Jun 20, 2009 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

fine, throw in Todd too

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Jun 21, 2009 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cubs have had like 5 walk off wins in the past week

and we still haven’t had one

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by dcfcblues on Jun 20, 2009 5:34 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

in a row.

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.

by Tackle Box on Jun 20, 2009 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sorry, not in a row.

3 in a row and 4 out of their last 5 have been of the “walk off” variety.

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.

by Tackle Box on Jun 20, 2009 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Gosh darnet, all I want to do is fly my blue L flag!

Is that too much for a Cardinal fan to ask for?!

Yes, I am a proud to be a Hyperventilating Prospect Geek.

by mtzxc on Jun 20, 2009 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fly it anyway.

They’re all still losers.

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by Tackle Box on Jun 20, 2009 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

any team ever go an entire season w/o a walkoff win?

would B-ref be the place to find that?

Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

by jacksonian on Jun 20, 2009 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

YES

Went to do an hour and a half of yardwork and missed nothing!

Time to ice my blistered hands with cold beer!

by leefyg on Jun 20, 2009 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Alright Albert; take a pitch here

and deposit it over the wall, there..

by Evilfrog on Jun 20, 2009 5:42 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Pujols' 1000th R scored last night

Didn’t hear that on a broadcast, haven’t read the news..for anyone else that missed it

by leefyg on Jun 20, 2009 5:42 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

And they'e off

You know, the Royals powder blue home jersey may be hideous, but at least it looks gay.

Not that there’s anything wrong with that…

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 5:42 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Albert Pujols - Admirer of long fly outs

arghhhh, stop it Albert. You always get my hopes up, then crush them when it falls to the track.

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by dcfcblues on Jun 20, 2009 5:43 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

sooo....

is anybody else not getting the game televised now???

by njmcelh on Jun 20, 2009 5:46 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Not getting it here

was supposed to..but they are keeping the Brewers/Tigers on.

We’ve got a long way to go and a short time to get there.

by KYCards on Jun 20, 2009 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Anyone on MLB.TV

All I’m getting is Audio right now for some reason.

by cowcards on Jun 20, 2009 5:49 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Not true

I got ways around it. I’m just not getting it for some reason now.

by cowcards on Jun 20, 2009 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

In Springfield we are still seeing Detroit and Milwaukee :(

by spfldbird on Jun 20, 2009 5:50 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Illinois or Missouri?

Doesn’t surprise me if you can’t in Central Illinois since it’s Comcast Cable if I’m not mistaken…they never were on top of things when I lived there.

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by mtzxc on Jun 20, 2009 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm in Springfield MO

When the telecast started about 2:45 they said that in was raining in KC and the game would be delayed and we could watch the Milwaukee Detroit game until then. grrrrrrr

by spfldbird on Jun 20, 2009 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

If fox switched to the Cards now,

 they won’t get to show two and a half men later, Tragedy!

by bobohilario on Jun 20, 2009 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey now.

Two and a half men is an outstanding show and IMO is not on enough times throughout the day.

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.

by Tackle Box on Jun 20, 2009 6:16 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

say hi to my cousins will ya?

they won’t return my calls or texts for some reason.

It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan

by gdm426 on Jun 21, 2009 2:32 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good solid hit by Yadi, just a gem of a play by Hernandez at short...

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by mtzxc on Jun 20, 2009 5:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

6 eh?

Thats the fingers on my hand plus my thumba! Oh wait, i dont have a thumba…i have a thumb…damn…i guess i wont get my 25 cent slushy…

by brindled on Jun 20, 2009 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Like 8, 31,

and twenty two-oo

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

If you've ever been number curious...

…this number 6 stuff is “surrious”

by vexedtechie on Jun 20, 2009 6:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think this

thread has gone on long enough

"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring" -Rogers Hornsby

by stlwcards on Jun 20, 2009 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Alright boys

lets channel the offense of june 19th, 2009…

by brindled on Jun 20, 2009 5:58 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

gonna be very embarassing

to be no-hit by brian bannister.

- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc

by SleepyCA on Jun 20, 2009 5:59 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I don't know if it's been mentioned

But Brian Bannister is a dashing young man. What a looker.

by cloistermaximus on Jun 20, 2009 6:04 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

this game

is gonna be over in like 45 minutes. bannister’s thrown 16 pitches through 2 innings. wow!

by cdc81 on Jun 20, 2009 6:05 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

You know, 3B may be a perfect fit for Khalil

less to worry about, he’s familiar with the position from playing there at Clemson, and takes away playing time from Thurston. Perfect fit!

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by mtzxc on Jun 20, 2009 6:06 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

yeah

last time he played third, he batted something like .450. Maybe there’s some linkage there.

If skip doesn’t slide there, he’s safe, dammit.

- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc

by SleepyCA on Jun 20, 2009 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

NO THURSTON

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It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan

by gdm426 on Jun 21, 2009 2:33 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

"Even with dementia or alzheimers, life can be fun"

…what are they talking about on the radio?!?!

by vexedtechie on Jun 20, 2009 6:06 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I was just thinking that

that must be one of the stranger things Rooney’s had to read over the air

by nota bene on Jun 20, 2009 6:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ryan

suddenly able to hit with men on base.

i’m liking this boog

by TNTinCO on Jun 20, 2009 6:07 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Thanks FOX

“To Kansas City…Err I beg your pardon. We will go to Detroit.”

WTF.. Really? Detroit has a 5 run lead. Total BS. Fox Saturday Baseball is pathetic.

WTF.. Really? Detroit has a 5 run lead. Total BS. Fox Saturday Baseball is pathetic./End Rant

by El Hombre on Jun 20, 2009 6:07 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

The have to keep it open for the primetime line up

Two and a half men reruns and Cops
It would be terrible if viewers missed that

by bobohilario on Jun 20, 2009 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

well,

good news. The Brewers are down by 5

by Evilfrog on Jun 20, 2009 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love me some Brendan Ryan

He might be the only positive to come from Greene’s unfortunate illness.

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by azruavatar on Jun 20, 2009 6:07 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

do you love him enough to let him lick your shoulder?

do you love him enough to add his image to your Skip mural on the roof of your van?

It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan

by gdm426 on Jun 21, 2009 2:35 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that second bluff by bannister

looked an awful lot like a balk to me.

- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc

by SleepyCA on Jun 20, 2009 6:09 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Morning, CN. Tuned in to hear the 5-4-3 dp. Amazing how players out of their position can pick it up.

How did KG and Skip look on that play?

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

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by akaitori on Jun 20, 2009 6:09 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Khalil was fluid with a good throw to second.

He played back on the ball but made the routine play with ease. Skip looked good as well. God I love that cannon of an arm at second.

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by mtzxc on Jun 20, 2009 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, it gets to first in a hurry.

Thought he had some Steve Sax like diease early in the year, but he’s got a rocket over to Albert.

Me likey

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 6:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

And accurate at that. He's really started to settle in now...

Just think, if he played as deep as Belliard did, he could range further out and still use his arm to make most of the plays.

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by mtzxc on Jun 20, 2009 6:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

thanks - sucks having to see the game through Shannon's often distracted eyes. . .

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

HL Mencken

by akaitori on Jun 20, 2009 6:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i'd glady see through those blurry eyes any day of the week

and twice on sunday

It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan

by gdm426 on Jun 21, 2009 2:40 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

what can cure our ails?

Kansas City

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by azruavatar on Jun 20, 2009 6:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Come on Colby, base hit.

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by dcfcblues on Jun 20, 2009 6:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

or swing at a ball in the dirt :(

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by dcfcblues on Jun 20, 2009 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

you don't have to swing at every pitch, colby

sheesh.

- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc

by SleepyCA on Jun 20, 2009 6:11 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

That SUKT

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

HL Mencken

by akaitori on Jun 20, 2009 6:15 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

How can a guy that runs like

a Peterbuilt on the Poplar at rush hour get to third?

When Ryan Ludwick wears his 50 pound anvils…for the traction.

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 6:15 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

that curveball missed?

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by azruavatar on Jun 20, 2009 6:15 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I hate the disappearing high strikezone

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by azruavatar on Jun 20, 2009 6:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

didn't even look high, though

that looked right down the middle.

- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc

by SleepyCA on Jun 20, 2009 6:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

wow, where was that second pitch?

- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc

by SleepyCA on Jun 20, 2009 6:15 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

it was a strike ATG

didn’t matter though, K’d him anyway

by nota bene on Jun 20, 2009 6:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow. Uncle Charlie looks pretty good fro Carp today

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 6:16 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

K!

We’ve got a long way to go and a short time to get there.

by KYCards on Jun 20, 2009 6:16 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

On three pitches

Good morning, good afternoon, good night!!

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Woo hoo!!

Almost out of it

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 6:18 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

and out of it

strands a lead-off triple.

by TNTinCO on Jun 20, 2009 6:20 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Leadoff triple due to bad route...

“don’t worry Ludwick” says Carpenter, “I happen to be Chris Carpenter.”

by Evilfrog on Jun 20, 2009 6:20 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

Strands the triple !:)

We’ve got a long way to go and a short time to get there.

by KYCards on Jun 20, 2009 6:20 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

nice work Carp

and Albert has to have more range than any other first baseman in baseball

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by dcfcblues on Jun 20, 2009 6:20 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

YES!!

strands the runner on third

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 6:20 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

skip says

play your own damned position, albert, you’re killing my UZR/150.

- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc

by SleepyCA on Jun 20, 2009 6:20 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

epic

leadoff triple, no runs in the inning

by nota bene on Jun 20, 2009 6:20 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm Chris F. Carpenter

And I will cut out your heart with my uncle Charlie.

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 6:20 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

speaking of Carp

the walk to Jacobs was just the eighth walk issued by Carp all year, in his 9th start (that’s against 39 Ks so far….)

by nota bene on Jun 20, 2009 6:24 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

That's just re-damn-diculous

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

new rule

take the 8th pitch of the inning. No matter what. make him throw 9 at least once.

- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc

by SleepyCA on Jun 20, 2009 6:25 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

If you like Pina Colada

Great song. Gonna have to download that.

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 6:26 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Rupert Holmes

Escape (The Pina Colada Song) 1980

by cloistermaximus on Jun 20, 2009 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Now a Taco Bell jingle

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, isn't that every low level boss in the country?

Actually made me laugh

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

And of course the Viagra jingle...worst one yet today.

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by mtzxc on Jun 20, 2009 6:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

VIVA VIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIAGRA

i would think we would embrace such a jingle

It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan

by gdm426 on Jun 21, 2009 2:43 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Crapola.

Just thought of another reason to not like Saturday Fox Baseball. No highlights on gameday.

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by Tackle Box on Jun 20, 2009 6:27 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

K #3

We’ve got a long way to go and a short time to get there.

by KYCards on Jun 20, 2009 6:28 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

correction: K #4

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by mtzxc on Jun 20, 2009 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

#4

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

This game is going to catch up with the Brewers/Tigers game soon

We’ve got a long way to go and a short time to get there.

by KYCards on Jun 20, 2009 6:30 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Nice pitch count through four. I think Carp had 19 pitches in the first - meaning 30 in the next three.

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by akaitori on Jun 20, 2009 6:31 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

8 pitch inning

this game is gonna be over in fifteen minutes at this rate…..we need to see Ank take one of those 17 pich ABs….

by nota bene on Jun 20, 2009 6:31 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

He doesn't see 17 pitches in a three game series this year

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

THAT is impressive - the AB and especially you're ability to conjure that display at a moment's notice

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by akaitori on Jun 20, 2009 6:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have it saved on my computer...hahaha

I was following on Gameday, screencapped it, and never deleted it. You never know when it’ll come in handy.

by vexedtechie on Jun 20, 2009 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

How many in a row did he foul off?

That was an awesome at bat.

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 6:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Plate appearance

Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.

he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.

by bearcatcardfan on Jun 21, 2009 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

so != means

does not equal?

Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.

he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.

by bearcatcardfan on Jun 21, 2009 1:18 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

you could do

=

Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.

he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.

by bearcatcardfan on Jun 21, 2009 1:19 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

well that didn't work

Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.

he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.

by bearcatcardfan on Jun 21, 2009 1:19 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

of course

I say that and he pops up the first pitch…..

by nota bene on Jun 20, 2009 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

man

i’ve got the ktrs feed synced up nicely with mlb.tv

fuck you, fox people

by prophetjohn on Jun 20, 2009 6:34 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

What, Eric Karros not good enough for you?

He’s pretty good sucky.

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

milcardfan didn't get the memo either

i blame chitown. he’s in charge of VEB memo’s right?

It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan

by gdm426 on Jun 21, 2009 2:47 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

If Greene didn't have bad luck

he’d have no luck at all.

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by dcfcblues on Jun 20, 2009 6:37 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

How close was it?

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by Tackle Box on Jun 20, 2009 6:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well the LF hit the wall as he caught it so just about a foot shy I'd say.

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by mtzxc on Jun 20, 2009 6:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Who's slower, Molina running the bases

or Luddy cutting off a ball in the gap?

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 6:38 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Since Teahn's triple today.

Looked like he was wearing cement shoes while dragging an anchor.

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 6:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

At least he's hitting the ball and not trunks and walls

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by akaitori on Jun 20, 2009 6:38 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Khalil

hitting the ball hard…..I’ll take the loud outs over feeble groundouts….

by nota bene on Jun 20, 2009 6:38 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I hope he has a good game today

Maybe this third base thing will work for him.

by spfldbird on Jun 20, 2009 6:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that would be insanely awesome

since third base has been such a clusterfuck for us this year….if he can post an .800 OPS and consistently field the position we’ll be in better shape than we were…..

by nota bene on Jun 20, 2009 6:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

a walk? WTF? Good time for $99.99

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by akaitori on Jun 20, 2009 6:44 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

how about a pop up instead?

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by mtzxc on Jun 20, 2009 6:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

meatball

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by dcfcblues on Jun 20, 2009 6:47 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Uncle Charlie hung on that one

C’mon Carp, get out of this

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 6:48 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Looked good on TV

Carp and Molina started walking toward the dugout

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 6:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

then strike 3 was out of the zone

guess it was a makeup for the 2 before it.

- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc

by SleepyCA on Jun 20, 2009 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

atg it was in

and he only threw two balls that ab

by prophetjohn on Jun 20, 2009 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

how in the world can you tell balls and strikes atg?

I can never do it. if you’re right behind the plate, you can’t tell if it’s high or low, and if you’re off to the side you can’t tell if it’s over the plate…

- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc

by SleepyCA on Jun 20, 2009 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nope, your iphone

I’m sure there’s a gameday app for that.

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

so now we're

according to gameday at the game?

rofl

by prophetjohn on Jun 20, 2009 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

If my understanding is correct

atg = at the game.

So I’m asking, are you sitting directly behind the plate right now?

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by Tackle Box on Jun 20, 2009 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

dah!

nevermind.

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.

by Tackle Box on Jun 20, 2009 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

strike 3 was borderline

close enough to swing at….tough to say what the ump would have called it had he not swung

by nota bene on Jun 20, 2009 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

according to gameday, i think

it’s a pretty dumb acronym if you ask me

by prophetjohn on Jun 20, 2009 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

but much easier than typing

according to gameday over and over

by TNTinCO on Jun 20, 2009 6:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

it should be ATGD

According

To

Game

Day

It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan

by gdm426 on Jun 21, 2009 2:49 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

it's better than typing out gameday constantly though.

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.

by Tackle Box on Jun 20, 2009 6:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah..

I like “gameday called strike” or something better, or GD says at the least

by leefyg on Jun 20, 2009 6:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

.

GD strike
GD ball

then you can justify “that was a gameday strike!!” and “that was a goddamn strike!!” with the same acronym..

by leefyg on Jun 20, 2009 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah, ATG means "at the game".

Need to find a different acronym for gameday.

- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc

by SleepyCA on Jun 20, 2009 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's even worse

who goes to the game and hops on veb?

by prophetjohn on Jun 20, 2009 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

depending on the phone

If they have an iPhone S3 6000 DX or whatever the hell they have now, they probably have a better browser and internet connection than some of us do

by leefyg on Jun 20, 2009 6:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah

i have an iphone.

i’m not questioning the logistics, i’m questioning the rationale. enjoy being at the ballpark

by prophetjohn on Jun 20, 2009 6:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

it's typically used as a

“i was ATG, and saw Duncan humping the foul pole” etc.

- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc

by SleepyCA on Jun 20, 2009 7:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i understand

For the most part, it annoys me when I see people using their cell phones constantly at a game…the worst I’ve seen is a teenager who read a book and never really looked up, didn’t move or clap even for a home run, etc.

Anyway, I went to the Cardinals game last Thursday when Rasmus was called out at the plate. I only know a few people I could call or text (don’t want to call in the stadium, don’t want to annoy other people talking or try desperately to hear what they’re saying) to find out if he was safe or not, and I wished I was able to log onto VEB real fast to hear the results. Same on the Ludwick walk in the 9th where he looked to be out multiple times.

by leefyg on Jun 20, 2009 7:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Those are some pretty good looking fastballs on the inside part of the plate

he’s definitely spotting it.

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by mtzxc on Jun 20, 2009 6:50 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

borderline

but Carp got the call!!

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by gocards62 on Jun 20, 2009 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

K

have a seat, Maier

by nota bene on Jun 20, 2009 6:51 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

There ya go!

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by Tackle Box on Jun 20, 2009 6:51 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Thank you, GsOB

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by akaitori on Jun 20, 2009 6:51 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Eric Karros must be Spanish for 'stupid penis licker'

BEcause he was just saying how Carp’s curve wasn’t effective, just as he struck out Myers with two wicked curveballs.

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 6:52 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Today

Personally, other than one or two that hung, it’s been pretty nasty

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 6:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He was saying he was having trouble locating it today

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by mtzxc on Jun 20, 2009 6:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

what

a

douche

It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan

by gdm426 on Jun 21, 2009 2:50 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Skippy!

Good thing he didn’t hit a homer, it would’ve killed this impending rally.

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 6:54 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

swung at ball 4 it looked like

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by dcfcblues on Jun 20, 2009 6:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Buh BYE!!!

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 6:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

thanks for not pitching around Albert, Trey

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by dcfcblues on Jun 20, 2009 6:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

er...

Why didn’t they just let him hit that off of a tee?

by Evilfrog on Jun 20, 2009 6:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

SWEET!

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by mtzxc on Jun 20, 2009 6:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

MUST NOT WALK

-colby

Goodness, albert, take it easy mang.

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by SleepyCA on Jun 20, 2009 6:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

APU!

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by gocards62 on Jun 20, 2009 6:58 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Sounded like

Shannon talked that one into going over the wall

by TNTinCO on Jun 20, 2009 6:58 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

It was a no doubter

Crushed it into the waterfalls in left

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

of course it was

I’ve heard him call a “long-fly ball into left”

that the 3rd baseman settles under to catch.

by TNTinCO on Jun 20, 2009 7:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

What's wrong with AP today? No HRs or walks!

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by akaitori on Jun 20, 2009 6:58 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I love that Chitown'd

has now become standard language around here.

by TNTinCO on Jun 20, 2009 7:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yes,

it’s awesome. also, it’s pretty awesome when chitown actually chitowns it.

cardinals are the things with feathers that perch within the soul.

by ilrosso on Jun 21, 2009 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

if it's so awesome

why is it not green?

It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan

by gdm426 on Jun 21, 2009 2:51 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He just killed the rally, though

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 6:58 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Whoops - take it back . . . .

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by akaitori on Jun 20, 2009 6:58 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Now the Cards' designated sitter. . .

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by akaitori on Jun 20, 2009 7:00 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Dunc is horrible

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by dcfcblues on Jun 20, 2009 7:01 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

In a crappy, yet nepotistic way

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

If I was the opposing manager

I would walk Pujols in every situation, to include the bottom of the 9th with the bases loaded in a tie game.

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 7:01 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I dunno how yer supposed to pitch to Pujols

but throwing belt-high pitches over the center of the plate is probably not it

by nota bene on Jun 20, 2009 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that flomax replay was awesome

todd worrell was amazingly tall. And not as wellemeyer-shaped as I remember.

- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc

by SleepyCA on Jun 20, 2009 7:04 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

And the runner is STILL out

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 7:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

NIce, Carp still pitching efficiently - about 14 pitches per routine inning after routine inning.

Is he on a pitch count today? If so, what is it?

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by akaitori on Jun 20, 2009 7:07 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

At this point in his career,

Carp should always be on a pitch count.

by bobohilario on Jun 20, 2009 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Isn't that the same Michael Millken that went to prison

on some junk bond insider trading deal?

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 7:09 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

yep

link link

needs to invest in some laser teeth whitening if he’s gonna be on TV this much.

- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc

by SleepyCA on Jun 20, 2009 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks

And not to be a jackass, but I guess if you go to prison, prostate problems are to be expected, no?

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

should flag you for 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

by gdm426 on Jun 21, 2009 2:52 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

agree

talking about prison sex without making the obligatory office space joke should be grounds for a flagging.

- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc

by SleepyCA on Jun 21, 2009 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Join the club

With experts Hrabosky, Morgan and Dusty Baker

by bobohilario on Jun 20, 2009 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't claim to have a unique opinion ...

I just know that as an observant coach/manager, you can see fatigue without a one hundred pitch threshold.

by hangingfromatree on Jun 20, 2009 7:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

fox's gun has to be juiced

just said carp threw 99

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by dcfcblues on Jun 20, 2009 7:18 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Carp at 93 pitches

Do you bring him back for the 8th?

by Evilfrog on Jun 20, 2009 7:20 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I'd let him start the 8th, but he'd be on a tight leash

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

...YES

…I don’t think I’d mind it.

by vexedtechie on Jun 20, 2009 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

What is the alternative? Motte? YP? Kinney? A Carp swimming upstream is to be preferred I think

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by akaitori on Jun 20, 2009 7:22 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

A five out save by the Union General

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow, Skip DIDN'T slide into first

Strange…very strange.

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 7:24 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

rough game for the Raz

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by dcfcblues on Jun 20, 2009 7:25 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

It's good for him...

…can’t let his head get TOO big.

by vexedtechie on Jun 20, 2009 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Could have

Just taken out Schu, or pinch hit T Greene instead of Thursty last inning

by bobohilario on Jun 20, 2009 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

but why?

It makes sense to do that in NL games, so you can replace that guy with the pitcher if you want him to go 2 innings. but it makes ZERO sense to do it in an AL game.

- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc

by SleepyCA on Jun 20, 2009 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Which is still a dumb move

We have the lead, we just need to keep if for a few more outs. So we don’t need to be taking our best defensive OF out.

by DriverZn on Jun 20, 2009 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

K Greene!!

Nice play!

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 7:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Sounds like K Greene

showing some range at 3rd.

great b/c he didn’t show much at SS

by TNTinCO on Jun 20, 2009 7:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm not sayin, I'm just sayin...

…we can make this game serious with 3 solid swings of the bat…

by vexedtechie on Jun 20, 2009 7:31 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Ludwick is so slowwwwwww

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by dcfcblues on Jun 20, 2009 7:31 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Watching him today.

Doesn’t look like he is fully recovered from that hamstring injury

by Evilfrog on Jun 20, 2009 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

looked like he misjudged that one

took a step in, then it went over his head. Sigh.

- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc

by SleepyCA on Jun 20, 2009 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

whoops

that’s it for Carp

by nota bene on Jun 20, 2009 7:31 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Miller? LOOGY better than a disabled Carp - according to the genius. . .

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by akaitori on Jun 20, 2009 7:33 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

that one I agree with

Carpenter hasn’t gone more than 100 pitches at all this year. Rather have a healthy Carpenter than a win here.

by Evilfrog on Jun 20, 2009 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agree - just not sure that Miller was the ideal choice. . .

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by akaitori on Jun 20, 2009 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

lefty at the plate

might as well use a loogy with 2 outs, and bring out Franklin for the 9th.

If that wasn’t a LOOGY situation I dunno what is.

by nota bene on Jun 20, 2009 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah, it was the right move

even the right loogy. player just didn’t execute.

- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc

by SleepyCA on Jun 20, 2009 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It was the right move

Just didn’t work. Miller had been very good against Lefties.

by DriverZn on Jun 20, 2009 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Once we find a lefty

that will hold opponents to a .000 BA we’ll be in good shape.

by Beware the Molinas on Jun 20, 2009 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I fucking hate our LOOGYs

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by dcfcblues on Jun 20, 2009 7:37 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

OK

get Miller out of there…..

by nota bene on Jun 20, 2009 7:38 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Damn

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 7:41 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Cue - send in the clowns. . . .

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by akaitori on Jun 20, 2009 7:42 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Go fuck yourself, Greene.

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

by Power Slurve on Jun 20, 2009 7:44 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

yeah, could have been 2 W's he's cost Carpenter this year

whew.

- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc

by SleepyCA on Jun 20, 2009 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

which greene?

that’s not cool if it was KBot

It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan

by gdm426 on Jun 21, 2009 2:54 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

whoops

actually I got the numbers of the SS & 3B mixed up….lol

by nota bene on Jun 20, 2009 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

feel strange duty to defend Khalil

he can’t buy a break – and this community can turn on a dIme. :)

by TNTinCO on Jun 20, 2009 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

WE DID!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan

by gdm426 on Jun 21, 2009 2:54 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh god

franklin is awful

by prophetjohn on Jun 20, 2009 7:46 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

if the cardinals lose

I am taking my friend up on her offer to split a bottle of rum..otherwise I’d rather not be hungover tomorrow

by leefyg on Jun 20, 2009 7:46 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

i already had a bottle of rum ...

i need a nap. but franklin needs an out.

by hangingfromatree on Jun 20, 2009 7:47 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

For the love of God

I hate our bullpen.

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

by Power Slurve on Jun 20, 2009 7:48 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

To be honest

he should be out of the inning.

by TNTinCO on Jun 20, 2009 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good ole Rust Kuntz

At least I can find humor in this hour of fear

by cloistermaximus on Jun 20, 2009 7:49 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

e5.

khalil needs more time on the couch.

by hangingfromatree on Jun 20, 2009 7:49 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

see above

that was an E6, it was Tyler

by nota bene on Jun 20, 2009 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

NO

E-6 Wrong Greene

by TNTinCO on Jun 20, 2009 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It was Tyler Greene that made the error

E6

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

LOL

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You might have prostate issues

See Millken, Michael. But he went to prison.

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh man

btw, did anyone else catch that monster loogy franklin just coughed up on his hand, before throwing that last pitch?

- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc

by SleepyCA on Jun 20, 2009 7:50 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Fuentes has been about 1 cup below mediocre this year

Chia-Franklin has been money

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

wouldnt want fuentes as closer

would want him as a bullpen lefty …

by hangingfromatree on Jun 20, 2009 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

are you high?

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by dcfcblues on Jun 20, 2009 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fuentes – 3.45 FIP
Franklin – 3.38 FIP + $13MM

by stlhulsey on Jun 20, 2009 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

whew

that was Izzy-style

by nota bene on Jun 20, 2009 7:50 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

nah, he got out of it

more like ’06 wainwright style

just enough to get us worried

not that any of those runners were franklin’s

by prophetjohn on Jun 20, 2009 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Please, sir, Izzy-refercnes cause unwelcome body contractions . . . .

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by akaitori on Jun 20, 2009 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You might time travel

Let us know how that works out.

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I hope his flux capacitor is...fluxing

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, that's a rec

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

C'mon Farnsworth, be yourself.

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

by Power Slurve on Jun 20, 2009 7:53 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I seem to remember

some monster Pujols Dingers against Farns

by bobohilario on Jun 20, 2009 7:54 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Awful pitch that AP chased. Belike he doesn't have a great deal of confidence in Luddy and Dunc to pick up the run. . .

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by akaitori on Jun 20, 2009 7:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Well, Duncan is one of the most worthless players in all of baseball

So…yeah.

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

by Power Slurve on Jun 20, 2009 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I said it.

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

by Power Slurve on Jun 20, 2009 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

what in the world was that

umpire chewing out some guy on the field all about?

Luddy should be on second, he really is slow.

- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc

by SleepyCA on Jun 20, 2009 7:58 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

he was just joking around

Jerry West seems like a nice guy.

by stlhulsey on Jun 20, 2009 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He was just razzing the kid

Seems like a good guy, actually

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Anything to get him going

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sac fly plz.

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

by Power Slurve on Jun 20, 2009 8:00 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Or an RBI single!!

WOOT Yadi!!

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Squeeze?

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by akaitori on Jun 20, 2009 8:01 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

man that farnsworth contract must burn

great job, yadi.

- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc

by SleepyCA on Jun 20, 2009 8:01 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Gen Franklin

He’s still eligible for the save.

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i'm still available for the 9th.

but I’m only good for 16 pitches. strict pitch count.

by hangingfromatree on Jun 20, 2009 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Whew - give the pen and Franklin a bit more room to up the fan base blood pressure. . .

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by akaitori on Jun 20, 2009 8:02 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Anyone else get slightly nauseaous listening to Dewitt praise the "greatest fans in baseball?"

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by akaitori on Jun 20, 2009 8:04 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Seems to me the parsimony is inconsistent with his appreciaton of the fan base support

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by akaitori on Jun 20, 2009 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i know right?

I mean, we’ve pretty much been the worse team in the NL since he took over.

by Evilfrog on Jun 20, 2009 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Problem is not what the team is, but rather could be given the level of fan support and revenue.

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by akaitori on Jun 20, 2009 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I could tell you where we would be without dewitt

Competing with the Pirates with most seasons in last places in the Central.

by Evilfrog on Jun 20, 2009 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Perhaps - I'm not prescient; however, the team's record under Busch was rather good,, too.

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

HL Mencken

by akaitori on Jun 20, 2009 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yes, it was. aside from those last 9 seasons

where they didn’t make the playoffs from 1988 to 1995, then sold the team to the dewitt group before the season in 1996. Since then we’ve been to the playoffs 6 of the last 12 seasons.

- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc

by SleepyCA on Jun 20, 2009 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

WELL

HE GOT THAT ONE!

by leefyg on Jun 20, 2009 8:07 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Seriously?

Seriously a serious number! Way to go Ka-heel!

by mattisnotfrench on Jun 20, 2009 8:07 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

WOOOOOOO!!!!

K Greene clinches it!!!

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 8:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Take THAT, Social Anxiety Disorder!

There's no "I" in team. There's also no "I" in "B-g Mac Land".

by mattybobo on Jun 20, 2009 8:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

every time khalil gets a hit now,

this should be said.

cardinals are the things with feathers that perch within the soul.

by ilrosso on Jun 21, 2009 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

If a week in Memphis fixed K Greene

That could make the Cardinals a really good team

by bobohilario on Jun 20, 2009 8:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Week long stints in Memphis for EVERYONE!

Thurston, you go first. We’ll call you back up, really.

by cloistermaximus on Jun 20, 2009 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

What is so

rejuvenating about Memphis? It as worked a lot lately – Brendan Ryan case in point.

by kkkkathmandubirdsview on Jun 20, 2009 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, well, well.

It’s kind of nice to have you back, KGreene.

by peach concrete on Jun 20, 2009 8:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

whew- good to see

coming back from 0-2 to hit one out- great!

by Scarecrow7775 on Jun 20, 2009 8:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Thank you GsOB! Bring in Kinney and cue the Serious Number song. . . .

two prices to pay for a big lead. . . .

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by akaitori on Jun 20, 2009 8:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Franklin still in line for the Save

A little stat padding could be in order

by stlhulsey on Jun 20, 2009 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That was the exact same as his earlier hit

just about 2 feet farther.

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by dcfcblues on Jun 20, 2009 8:09 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

That, and it made the game a serious one, as opposed to semi-serious

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dare I say

first place?

How’d this happen?

by Scarecrow7775 on Jun 20, 2009 8:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Franklin is still in line for the save

Since it was a 3 run game when he enter, right?

by Evilfrog on Jun 20, 2009 8:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

because it was a three run lead

bases loaded or empty it’s a save opp

by prophetjohn on Jun 20, 2009 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He satisfies 2 rules actually

   1. He enters the game with a lead of no more than three runs and pitches for at least one inning
   2. He enters the game, regardless of the count, with the potential tying run either on base, at bat or on deck
   3. He pitches for at least three innings

so both right

by stlhulsey on Jun 20, 2009 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

why

would you listen to the kc announcers?

by prophetjohn on Jun 20, 2009 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Interesting line score - Cards score seven runs - seven different players scored once.

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by akaitori on Jun 20, 2009 8:11 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Shannon

“the Cardinals are up by a half a dozen, cousin”

he cracks me up

by nota bene on Jun 20, 2009 8:15 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

yeah, mlb.tv blackouts

aren’t so bad thanks to shannon

and good ol’ kaheel, of course

by prophetjohn on Jun 20, 2009 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

read the thread on the side

called “how to get around the blackouts”, by flimflam. It’s real easy.

- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc

by SleepyCA on Jun 20, 2009 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

link

link

- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc

by SleepyCA on Jun 20, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

me too!!!!!!!!!!!!

It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan

by gdm426 on Jun 21, 2009 2:56 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

wild

good stuff but my overwhelming thought is man, this devision stinks

by Scarecrow7775 on Jun 20, 2009 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't think the division is that bad

4 teams above .500, and you got to give respect to the Brewers offense, the Reds pitching, and the fact that when the Cubs get Rameriez back they’ll be pretty tough.

by cloistermaximus on Jun 20, 2009 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah

through today,

NL east: 32-45 vs NL central
NL west: 33-33 vs NL central

At worst, we’re holding our ground vs the other NL teams.

- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc

by SleepyCA on Jun 20, 2009 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I disagree.

I think this is actually a remarkably strong division; it just so happens that all of the teams in it beating up on each other depresses the overall records.

You can't teach a hammer to love nails.

by the red baron on Jun 21, 2009 2:54 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

this

the Pirates & Stros are the only really bad teams in the central. everyone else ain’t too shabby. although i’d give anything for those losers on the north side to be.

It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan

by gdm426 on Jun 21, 2009 2:58 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

First Place!

How the hell did this happen?

by mattisnotfrench on Jun 20, 2009 8:18 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

the April offense came back and the May pitching stuck around….

by nota bene on Jun 20, 2009 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

real answer:

whenever we need clutch hitting, ankiel is there to strikeout

by hangingfromatree on Jun 20, 2009 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

A first place winner!!

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 8:22 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Cubs have played four fewer games than the Cards. Have the Cubs had lots of postponements?

Whose advantage? Cubs to come to full strength or fewer days off with double headers and attendant pitching strain?

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by akaitori on Jun 20, 2009 8:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I read that the Cubs, because of early rain outs

Will have a real brutal stretch after the All Star break, 27 games in 25 days or something ridiculous like that.

I think that will take it’s toll on their staff, especially their bullpen, which really hasn’t been lights out like it was last year.

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by MilCardFan on Jun 20, 2009 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

listening to Khalil on the postgame

and he’s saying a lot of good things…

especially that the fun is coming back for him.

by TNTinCO on Jun 20, 2009 8:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Very articulate. . . Is there some reason that AP is rarely on the star of the game?

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HL Mencken

by akaitori on Jun 20, 2009 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

its more of a challenge to find another star

I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2

by punchinjudy on Jun 20, 2009 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Tony actually brought his closer in the 8th

I’m so happy

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by vivaelpujols on Jun 21, 2009 12:43 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Brian Bannister:
“Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter’s box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don’t pray, you think about starting.”

I like this guy.

cardinals are the things with feathers that perch within the soul.

by ilrosso on Jun 21, 2009 12:43 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Hey gdm.

What are you doing hanging around here this time of the night?

You can't teach a hammer to love nails.

by the red baron on Jun 21, 2009 2:38 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

is there a better place to be?

It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan

by gdm426 on Jun 21, 2009 2:58 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, fair enough.

You can't teach a hammer to love nails.

by the red baron on Jun 21, 2009 2:59 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

hey, if you got a better suggestion, i'm all ears

It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan

by gdm426 on Jun 21, 2009 3:02 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nope, no better suggestions.

After all, I’m here too. Just drinking scotch, eating cantaloupe, and watching Death Note, all while going over the day’s threads.

You can't teach a hammer to love nails.

by the red baron on Jun 21, 2009 3:05 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i'm doing a vodka & vanilla coke zero & jager combo. munching on some peach & kiwi's

and catching up on the action. looks like i missed a gem from Carp.

It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan

by gdm426 on Jun 21, 2009 3:09 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow.

Um. not to be a dick, but that sounds just awful. The fruit sounds alright, but the mix there? Oy.

You can't teach a hammer to love nails.

by the red baron on Jun 21, 2009 3:11 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i'm outta options

with ohio’s strict liquor laws i’m a slave to what ever was in the cabinet. i completely forgot to pick up something else to slowly destroy my liver while at the store on wednesday. and by the time i realized smirnoff & jager was all that was left, it was after 10pm & all the liquor stores had closed.

It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan

by gdm426 on Jun 21, 2009 3:19 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Really?

Wow, that sucks. I didn’t know Ohio had such strict laws.

You can't teach a hammer to love nails.

by the red baron on Jun 21, 2009 3:24 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh it's terrible man, simply terrible

no liquor sales outside of a restaurant or bar after 10pm. no beer(which honestly i don’t drink unless it’s from the tap) sales in most areas after midnight. yet somehow, they keep setting record liquor & beer sales year after year. i don’t know how, but they keep doing it. i guess you can say the drinkers here are a dedicated bunch.

It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan

by gdm426 on Jun 21, 2009 3:31 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, no offense,

but if I were from the state that had cursed the world with skyline chili, I would want to get as much booze as possible in me as well, just to dull the horror of my mistake.

You can't teach a hammer to love nails.

by the red baron on Jun 21, 2009 3:43 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i was forced to move here at the age of 10

my dad transferred here to make more coin, and he did give us a better life than we would have had staying in SE Missouri. but why i haven’t left since i turned 18 is all my fault. i shouldn’t be here, yet i can’t leave. what does that say about me?

skyline chili is the worst ever. gawd does it suck. i’ve only had it once since 1985 & i’ll never have it again.

It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan

by gdm426 on Jun 21, 2009 3:53 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It says

you’re a person who has a hell of a time letting go of things. After all, you say you shouldn’t be there, yet that’s where you cared for your father in his last days, where this woman is, and I’m sure plenty of other things in life. It’s tough to leave the past behind and just move somewhere else.

On the upside, though, I’m sure it also says you’re remarkably loyal, sensitive, and capable of the sort of deep connections to both people and places many others have a tough time understanding, much less actually experiencing.

And good call on the chili. Maybe you just have to be from there or something, but I personally would rather shoot myself with a nail gun than eat that stuff.

You can't teach a hammer to love nails.

by the red baron on Jun 21, 2009 3:59 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'd honestly rather be from Ohio instead of Indiana...

..at least you can puchase liquor on Sunday…

…scratch that…we get 190 proof Everclear…and I’m closer to St Louis…

by vexedtechie on Jun 21, 2009 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey, not to get too personal,

but you ever have any luck with your lady friend you were talking about a while back?

You can't teach a hammer to love nails.

by the red baron on Jun 21, 2009 3:02 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

negative baron

she hooked up with a guy who spends 10 hours a week working out

It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan

by gdm426 on Jun 21, 2009 3:03 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Blech.

Sorry to hear that. On the upside, with that kind of time investment, I’m sure he’s a real douchebag.

You can't teach a hammer to love nails.

by the red baron on Jun 21, 2009 3:06 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i'm betting your right

plus he’s over 10 years older than her. meaning he’s 40+. WTF? gooooood luck with all that. that just screams she had daddy issues. i’m probably better off without her.

It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan

by gdm426 on Jun 21, 2009 3:11 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Probably right.

Best to just avoid those sorts of issues. Sadly, I speak from plenty of personal experience on that front.

And yeah, a guy in his late 30s/ early 40s who spends ten plus hours a week working out seems a little, um, something or other to me. Then again, he could be perfectly lovely, and I shouldn’t be so judgmental, but somehow I kind of don’t think so. Oh, well.

You can't teach a hammer to love nails.

by the red baron on Jun 21, 2009 3:14 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

this girl is killing me though

so far, she’s “the one” and i hate using that saying, but it best describes how i feel . she was unavailable for so long, then suddenly available, then unavailable, then available, now unavailable again. it’s a roller coaster i’m ready got get off that’s for sure.

i haven’t met this current dude, but when she told me how much he worked out, and how long he had been divorced. i too thought he seamed something or another to me as well. not that there’s anything wrong with that mind you. but he didn’t seam her type.

i also haven’t spoken to her except for the stray email or text from her for over two months. so God only knows what she’s really doing with herself now.

It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan

by gdm426 on Jun 21, 2009 3:28 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's a real shame.

And if I can be so presumptuous, given that I barely know you (and by barely I mean not at all), but if she does become available again, you need to take the direct approach. From the sound of it, you want something to happen, but haven’t really gone after her, for fear that if if doesn’t happen, then you’ve missed your one and only chance. The problem with all of that is this: you’re not happy being around but not being with her, and it’s entirely possibly she has no idea how you really feel.

Angie, the girl I was engaged to before she was killed, and I had this completely fucked up, on again off again relationship beginning in 2004. We were together until early in 2005, when she told me she simply couldn’t deal with being the only one really in the relationship. After that, she moved to Chicago to take a job, and we only saw each other intermittently. Every time she was in town, we would get together, have dinner, see a movie, go record shopping, get a little drunk, and then spend all night alternately making love and arguing over whose fault it was we weren’t together.

Finally, in 2007, she called me up one day to tell me she was in town. We went out, and she turned to me at one point in the evening and said she was tired of this, we were going to be together. Didn’t really give me a choice in the matter, which was probably really smart on her end. We were together from then until she was killed in April of last year. I asked her to marry me on a Tuesday night, and she died the next Sunday.

I tell you all of this not to elicit sympathy, but to make this point: once she was gone, all I could think of was the time I had wasted not being with her because I was just to fucking stupid to see what I actually should have been doing all along. All that wasted time was what tore me up, and continues to do so. The point is this: at least take the shot at what you want in life; at least then you can’t regret that you never gave it a try. If it happens, great. Savour every moment you get. If not, fine. At least then you can move on knowing you went for it.

The time you waste is always the worst.

Then again, maybe I’m just getting all maudling on you and talking out of my ass. After all, before I started on this scotch, a friend of mine had a get together and I drank quite a bit there, so I am blackly drunk at the moment.

You can't teach a hammer to love nails.

by the red baron on Jun 21, 2009 3:41 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

the thing is red, i did just that

and i’ve found that you’re never more honest than when you’ve had a few just like i have. so no worries.

once her marriage ended & the divorce was finalized & she had her two or three rebound relationships. i put it all on the line. i told her how i felt & how i’ve always felt. ever since then, she’s slowly started pulling away. we were really tight friends till i told her how i felt. and now i don’t even know what’s going on with her. i sit around looking for work & wondering what she’s doing. knowing full well that Janette’s probably spending all her free time screwing the old due. and that breaks my heart because ever since i met her in 1992, i’ve felt we could be soul mates. not that we were, but that we could be.

but because i had to take 6 years of my mid 20’s & early 30’s caring for my dad who died from ALS, i’m not even close to being on the same playing field as other guys my age & even younger. at 31 i have to start all over. and that’s just not something she’s willing to do. she pushed her X into a six figure income, and at 30 she doesn’t think she should do that again because if she does, the new guy will leave her like her X did. but she can’t see i’m not her X. all she see’s is a 31yr old dude living with his mom trying to start over. she’s got not only herself, but her two kids to think about. and banking on a dude who’s having a hard time starting over just isn’t something she can do. and what crazy is, i totally understand that. either way, i’m SOL.

i can’t imagine going through what you have man. i just can’t. i’ve never gotten past the friendship level with Janette, and if it did by some chance go further, and something happened to her, i don’t think, no i know i could not go on. not after everything i’ve already been put through. your an incredibly strong man to keep on going & living. and i hope you are living. dads been gone for almost a year & a half, and i don’t think i’ve lived one day up here in ohio since. i know my family hasn’t. so i know what you mean, and i get it, i really really do. don’t burn the day. because it’s a day you’ll never get back.

It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan

by gdm426 on Jun 21, 2009 4:16 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Damn.

I’m really sorry to hear that, man. And like you said, you have to understand her position, with kids to look out for and everything else, but I will say this: if she’s known you for better than fifteen years, and still somehow doesn’t think you’re worth hitching her apple cart to, then maybe she’s just looking for all the wrong things anyway, and there’s really nothing you can do about it. If that’s the case, it’s probably best you just move on and worry about your own life. Sometimes people just aren’t what we want them to be, as awful as it is to say.

And as for myself, you’re very kind to say those things, but I don’t think it really has anything to do with strength. I just happen to be one of those people who doesn’t really know what to do with himself other than get up in the morning. I’m not the sort to kill myself, though the teenage me sneers at my lack of testicular fortitude. And living? Feh. I’ve got a big empty house (actually, it isn’t a big house, but it certainly seems large when there’s only one person and two cats living there), just begging for someone to fill it, and absolutely no interest in going out and doing so. This last year has been the single least rewarding of my life, and it should have been wonderful.

Like I said, I’m really sorry to hear all that, about you relationship collapsing and everything else, but maybe that should tell you something. Maybe she really isn’t the one; if she were, would she really push away someone who cares so much about her, and that she apparently cares about as well?

No easy answers, I suppose.

You can't teach a hammer to love nails.

by the red baron on Jun 21, 2009 4:38 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just so you know, Red...

…excellent line. “The time you waste is always the worst.” So true.

by vexedtechie on Jun 21, 2009 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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