Game 74 Open Thread -- June 25, 2009
by chuckb on Jun 25, 2009 12:45 PM EDT
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| Carpenter | Santana |
| 2.77 FIP | 3.61 FIP |
Carp was terrific the last time out, though he was pitching against the Royals' feeble offense. He hasn't quite been as good in June as he was in his first 5 starts but he's still been one of the best starters in the NL for the time that he's been on the mound. He's still about 5 starts away from being qualified for the ERA title but he'd lead the league if he was eligible. All I really want is for him to keep it up. I have a feeling we're going to need him to be good b/c we haven't exactly torn up lefties so far this season (.230/.313/.368). Yuck!
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I was really hoping.....
We’d take 3 of 4 from the mets, and stay hot. Now we’re fighting for a split. Gotta think this is going to be a low scoring affair, so you might see some small ball early.
Say you were standing with one foot in the oven and one foot in an ice bucket. According to the percentage people, you should be perfectly comfortable." - Manager Bobby Bragan
Watch from work - TVants link
Hopefully this one works. Last one didn’t. I’ll test ASAP and report back here
How does that site work? I pulled it up and clicked on the link and my browser would not display the page.
"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
You have to install TVants.
"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter
definitely doesn't work on Mac OS
you could perhaps finagle something on Linux, but I don’t know.
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
Is it safe to install? No viruses etc...
"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
Based on this pitching matchup...
…and the quality of the two lineups, I’m predicting a total of 5 hits. Or, both guys will be knocked out by the 4th. There will be no middle ground.
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by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 1:03 PM EDT reply actions
I'll take the over
How about groundouts to the right side? Over/under @ 2.5
Take every at bat and multiply it by 2.5
That will be the total number of swings and misses.
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by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Why are Ankiel and Schumaker starting in the outfield against Santana?
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
Because Stavi got sent down.
Say you were standing with one foot in the oven and one foot in an ice bucket. According to the percentage people, you should be perfectly comfortable." - Manager Bobby Bragan
hypothetical...
could it be that the FO has instructed TLR to continue putting Ankiel out there to try and allow him to drive up trade value? I really am having difficulty coming up with any reasoning whatsoever for him to continually be played right now, unless they are trying to kickstart him for a trade or something.
just postulating, but it makes no sense, he would be there today, rather than Colby.
Stupid Sexy Flanders!!!
by timmycardinals on Jun 25, 2009 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't get that either
Neither hit lefties at all, and Santana is the best lefty in the game. Now, Rasmus hasn’t had great success vs. lefties either, but he’s also a superior fielder compared to Ank and he hasn’t looked completely lost every second of every at bat.
Weird move.
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by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't mind Skip playing
he seems pretty locked in right now
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
But Ankiel over Rasmus?
That I don’t understand
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by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions
colby's 0-fer his last 15
not real fair to stick him in against the best LHP in the world to try to break his slump.
- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc
It's Ankiel or Thurston over Rasmus
Skip and Rasmus are far from mutually exclusive in the lineup.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
Schumaker has probably been taking the best AB's (PA's) the last few games
another good one there
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
damnit Albert that was ball 4
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
Gameday
has it as a strike, but still, he ought to look for a better pitch there.
Yep, every Hall of Famer did something unique. Mike Schmidt played with his hat sideways. Roberto Clemente chewed other people's fingernails. Tris Speaker was Japanese. Lou Boudreau rode a dolphin into the batter's box. Nap Lajoie would only use John Wilkes Booth's dismembered leg as a bat. And he corked it. Johnny Mize was from the future. - FJM
it's wrong
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
According To Gameday
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
It was still 3-0 and a pretty nasty pitch too
Probably should not have swung there.
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by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Pujols' numbers are even more ridiculous
when you factor in that he’s been pressing to try and make up for Duncan/Ankiel/Ludwick’s struggles
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
Catcher's interference
for Luddy again this season.
"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter
Thats happened before?
I do not remember it.
Yep, every Hall of Famer did something unique. Mike Schmidt played with his hat sideways. Roberto Clemente chewed other people's fingernails. Tris Speaker was Japanese. Lou Boudreau rode a dolphin into the batter's box. Nap Lajoie would only use John Wilkes Booth's dismembered leg as a bat. And he corked it. Johnny Mize was from the future. - FJM
this is like the 4th time
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 25, 2009 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions
sweet
Yadda
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
RAnk's
first at bat of the game…
JACK.
by longhornscardinals on Jun 25, 2009 1:18 PM EDT reply actions
Alright Dick it's early
so you can do something positive
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
i guess love really is blind uh?
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
or weakly pop out
why’s he starting over Colby 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
Rick Ankiel...
…is like a very bad baseball video game player. Doesn’t know how to recognize pitches yet, so he/she just swings at everything.
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by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 1:19 PM EDT reply actions
damn...
i didnt realize that was the definition… I never walk and I swing at everything :)
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by FredbirdisaDork on Jun 25, 2009 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey if you drop bombs it's ok!
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by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm a much much better pitcher than hitter
Unfortunately I only have a 360 and I am limited to MLB 2k9 which frustrates me to no end. I haven’t seriously played a baseball game since “The Show” 07 back on my ps2
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by FredbirdisaDork on Jun 25, 2009 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Seriously… I cannot figure out why Ankiel continues to get playing time… I knew last night that he was going to strike out with the bases loaded
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by FredbirdisaDork on Jun 25, 2009 1:20 PM EDT reply actions
We all did
But we are not 2,500-game winner TLR.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
that didnt hit him!
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
why the hell is thursty playing after his shitt game last night?
bad throw Boog
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
There's a reason
Don’t question it.
The end.
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by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions
trying to drive up trade value?
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 25, 2009 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
ha
gonna need more franklins to get through this one.
by hoofhearted-pujols on Jun 25, 2009 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions
more peolpe need to slack off at work, its kind of dead around here
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
I'm trying
But its tough to set aside work and goof off
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by FredbirdisaDork on Jun 25, 2009 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions
you should never lose to a team
that has Ryan Church batting cleanup.
but I guess you should never lose to a team that has the worst cleanup hitter numbers either.
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
its okay ka-heel those first two weren't strikes
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
Santana
hasn’t throw the big slider, or shown any confidence in the change up. That has always been his fear, the inability to establish his change up. Thats good. Carp looks sharp. Oops Kahlil helps with the change up confidents.
Santana must really have something wrong with him
if Carp is getting singles.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
w00t carp
can we get a courtesy runner like little league
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
Two Lefties that are REALLY struggling
are starting against one of the 3-Best Lefties Starting Pitchers in the game….why, oh why?
Stupid Sexy Flanders!!!
(thurston/ankiel)
Stupid Sexy Flanders!!!
by timmycardinals on Jun 25, 2009 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Because they are in TLR's good graces
No matter how many idiotic baserunning blunders Joe makes or awful swings Ankiel takes, they will play.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
You can't bench your son!!!
Thurston sprints on walks, so he’s a very good baseball player.
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by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions
ATG
not a ball… hehe
Yadi swings and hits a high fly ball... Endy Chavez goes back, to the track, to the wall... ITS A GUNNER!! Yadi gives St. Louis the lead in the top of the ninth!
make up for the kaheel strikes
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 25, 2009 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Go-Go-Joe's 1st Pitch
Was it as in the zone as Gameday represents it?
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
thats what i was thinking too
It looked right down the middle
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by FredbirdisaDork on Jun 25, 2009 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions
not sleeping b/c of a new baby girl
b/c he now has to worry about every penis in the world, (other than his own)
Stupid Sexy Flanders!!!
by timmycardinals on Jun 25, 2009 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions
congrats!
I only have one kid, and I was VERY happy he turned out to be a boy
Stupid Sexy Flanders!!!
by timmycardinals on Jun 25, 2009 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions
my first (due in December)
already looking into getting a vasectomy (sp?)
apparently you have to be 30 though, so I’ve started the 5 year countdown clock
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
lol
we didn’t find out beforehand, so i told my wife that if the baby turns out to be a girl, I’m admitting myself for the v-word procedure. no way I’m paying for more than one wedding with the rising cost of inflation!
Stupid Sexy Flanders!!!
by timmycardinals on Jun 25, 2009 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions
there's no way I could wait to find out what it is.
too much crap to buy before hand: screw neutral colors. plus my wife is an ultrasound tech, so she looks at it almost daily
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
waiting 21 weeks
actually, you only have to get past that 20 week ultrasound, since, after that, you can’t figure out without having an ultrasound tech perform….nevermind. You’re screwed.
jokes aside, I do recommend waiting on one, because while you end up with a lot of yellow and green baby crap, you can’t duplicate the feeling when the baby comes out, and you here, “It’s a…”
It was truly amazing
Stupid Sexy Flanders!!!
by timmycardinals on Jun 25, 2009 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll take your word for it.
but like I said, even if I wanted to wait, my wife knows way to much not to notice.
Five. Five. Five. Five. ONE!!!
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
I do know how you feel though
my wife is a Labor & Delivery Nurse, so it was impossible to go through the labor process without her providing me WAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY too many intricate, intimate details about the whole “birthing process”. Scary stuff.
Stupid Sexy Flanders!!!
by timmycardinals on Jun 25, 2009 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions
You should
read “Birth.” Makes you grateful for modern medicine, no matter how scary it can be sometimes.
"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter
Oh, I didn't have to...
She read all the “good stuff” aloud to make sure I actually absorbed the information. My wife also studied Women/Gender studies during her undergrad and is a published author on the perils of historical accounts of tribal female genital mutilation—truly sick stuff.
Stupid Sexy Flanders!!!
by timmycardinals on Jun 25, 2009 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions
It makes me shudder just thinking about it.
"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter
did you read the part in "birth"
where they used to tie a string around the baby’s head and the other end to a nail in the floor, then start pulling on the wife’s torso to ‘seperate her from the baby’?
Stupid Sexy Flanders!!!
by timmycardinals on Jun 25, 2009 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I read that whole book
when we started trying to conceive. It’s amazing that the birth process has just recently become less than barbaric. Usually. The photos of the tools were insane.
"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter
to think
vacuums are still used to this day to ‘pull’ the baby out…
Stupid Sexy Flanders!!!
by timmycardinals on Jun 25, 2009 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions
when i heard 90% of birth including poop
and it’s not from the baby, i didn’t eat for a week
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
Look into this, and try to eat anything.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meconium
Stupid Sexy Flanders!!!
by timmycardinals on Jun 25, 2009 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions
no way i'm clicking that dude
i haven’t had lunch yet
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
Honestly
Meconium isn’t all that bad once your baby starts making the real deal. Then again, my mother is a pediatrician, and my wife is a med student. And I have a 7 month old. So nothing grosses me out anymore.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "5.7 WAR" years.
no, it's not gross...generally
but my baby was a mec-baby, meaning he started passing it inside the womb and it mixed with the amniotic fluid before her water broke, therefore, when it did……well….you get the picture.
Stupid Sexy Flanders!!!
by timmycardinals on Jun 25, 2009 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions
she knows alot about that too
and has informed me of all the gory details. I told her if she makes me cut the cord, I’m using my teeth
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
that's gross--wait until you actually see the chord!
plus, very few hospitals let Dad’s do that anymore.
Stupid Sexy Flanders!!!
by timmycardinals on Jun 25, 2009 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions
and his little guy was showing up after 12 weeks
and he has big hands. So I will probably either end up on Maury or like Charlie/Hank on Me, Myself & Irene
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
I don't
understand men like you. Especially since you can’t have a boy or a girl WITHOUT a woman.
"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter
we're juvenile. there's no rational anything with us
Stupid Sexy Flanders!!!
by timmycardinals on Jun 25, 2009 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't understand women like you.
or any women actually. there are plenty of women out there already. plus my brother had all girls, so I was the last hope to pass on the family name
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
You don't understand
why a woman would be bothered that girls are almost always the second choice of the father? Gee… It’s like her existence would be a consolation prize.
I’m glad I married a man, who after hearing my brother make these silly comments about having girls, told me he doesn’t care what genitals the baby has as long as it – and I – are healthy.
"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter
We're infertile,
so I would take ANY baby and hope it was healthy.
"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter
Health was Definitely our main concern
my wife has epilepsy, so she’s high risk and on seizure meds. so far, knock on wood, all the tests have come back good and show no signs of problems.
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
That's great news...hope it continues
Stupid Sexy Flanders!!!
by timmycardinals on Jun 25, 2009 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions
in all honesty,
i really didn’t care what sex the baby was (i was the one who pushed for not finding out). I just wanted a healthy baby too. I’d like to think that if I would have been graced with a baby girl instead, I’d be making reciprocal jokes about boys sucking, but we can only play with the cards that are dealt to us.
Signed,
President of the He-Man Woman-Haters Club
Stupid Sexy Flanders!!!
by timmycardinals on Jun 25, 2009 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I would be happy with and love either the same
I just fear teenage girls
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
Carpenter is remarkable
The guy throws 3 ++ pitches. It’s not fair. Guy throws bowling ball curveballs and sinkers and has a frisbee cutter.
You know, thinking about it, he and Halladay are remarkably similar. Think the Jays wish Carp would have stayed healthy???
And Santana hasn’t been very sharp thus far.
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by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 1:32 PM EDT reply actions
Carp honestly looks like he throwing a wiffle ball up there
Insane movement and unbelieveable control
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by FredbirdisaDork on Jun 25, 2009 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions
woo
walk thursty, my friends
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
does Shannon call Ryan
the BOOG-Man or how about BOOGy-Man?
he should
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
Game day has Santana throwing in the low 80s for his FB
That seems like a problem if it is correct.
"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
mine says 90/91
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 25, 2009 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Which wins?
Reverse platoon split for Santana or reverse-reverse (aka normal) platoon split for Thursty and Ank??
Does the world just explode?
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by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions
You know...
…I’m sure that Chris Carpenter is a very good athlete.
HOWEVER…you would never know it watching him, ahem, run the bases or swing a bat. It’s always been like that for him, too.
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by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 1:35 PM EDT reply actions
I would tell him:
Do NOT swing your hardest. Do NOT run your hardest.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
+1
4B - beer baseball bands blog
history tells us again and again how GOB points out the folly of man
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions
it's a pad
you fit your thumb through it and it sits on the meat of your thumb. Lots of hitters have permanent pain in that are from all the stingers.
THE SKIP IS LEGIT!!
please walk, please walk, please walk.
by longhornscardinals on Jun 25, 2009 1:36 PM EDT reply actions
sweet he walked Skippy
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
is gameday just messed up
or is Santana being squeezed?
by longhornscardinals on Jun 25, 2009 1:36 PM EDT reply actions
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 25, 2009 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Here we go again...
"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
Oh it's on now
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by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 1:37 PM EDT reply actions
I don't think Santana can throw a strike
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almost
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 25, 2009 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I can't say it enough
I really like Skip. I don’t care what anyone says, he deserves to be out there every day
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
At second base.
Not in the outfield.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
the way our outfielders are hitting
I don’t care where.
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
Somewhere...
The theme from “Jaws” is playing.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
damnit Albert got himself out 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
too far inside
not a great 1-0 pitch to hit
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Guys, I'm not a machine...
…I’m just Albert.
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by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Ahhhh
He gets jammed and STILL hits the ball to the warning track. That’s strength, I would say.
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by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 1:38 PM EDT reply actions
that would be out of a normal ballpark
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 25, 2009 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Well...
…it did look like he got jammed to me, but the ball came out of there pretty good. Plus you could see Tatis just sort of drift back and camp out. I think that’s always the best way to tell…watch the OF’er.
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by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions
unless you're at Wrigley
then just stand up and scream once it’s out of the infield
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
thanks....
just curious. On Gameday it looked like one of those up in the zone that he sometimes tomahawks out. Soulds like he just got jammed and got under it a bit.
Do Over.
"Rasmus doesn't hit lefties. Instead he bashes them over the head with their own bleeding arm he just raced to the mound to rip off before the ball arrives to the plate. He then smashes that baseball with the pitchers bloody arm over the wall because he does not hit lefites he bashes them." Ted Lilly
I love watching Carps ERA slowly ticking down after every out he gets… It just went from 1.5 to 1.49 after the last strike out
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by FredbirdisaDork on Jun 25, 2009 1:42 PM EDT reply actions
I love watching Carp.
"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter
now its 1.48
Gosh he is good
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by FredbirdisaDork on Jun 25, 2009 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions
CARP
KKK
and no i don’t mean he is racist
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
Martinez will probably be good some day..
…but that AB vs. Carpenter was just a man against a boy.
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by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 1:43 PM EDT reply actions
I don't
That Pujols guy sucks. how dare he ever make an out with the bases loaded!
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
1st one all year
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 25, 2009 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Question:
Do you think that this is similar (what we are watching with Carpenter) to when Gibson was at his peak of dominance?
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by FredbirdisaDork on Jun 25, 2009 1:45 PM EDT reply actions
quiet, the GOB's are watching
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
Hard to say....
Things were just sooo much different then. Park sizes, not every single batter had the ability (and likelihood) of going yard, etc.
He is fun to watch though…so much so that I’m gonna make like a fetus and headout (for the folks in the baby thread up there) so I can catch this one at home instead of on Gameday.
Enjoy the game all….
Go Cards!
Ryan Ludwick had a .401 wOBA last season
Think about that.
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by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 1:47 PM EDT reply actions
That inside pitch ate him up
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How long does Ludwick continue to get a pass?
“Oh he’ll turn it around soon.”
He’s in Ank and Dunc territory now.
THE SKIP IS LEGIT!!
ohh until the allstarbreak or so
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 25, 2009 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Ank = VEB killer
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
cmon get some runs!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 1:49 PM EDT reply actions
missed our chance last inning :((
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Ball 1 to Ank looked like a gift on gameday
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "5.7 WAR" years.
its only like the 10th gift of the game
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 25, 2009 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Ah
I just tuned into gameday, so I haven’t really seen anything yet
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "5.7 WAR" years.
here is the plot
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 25, 2009 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions
i want a new outfield
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
it is going to be absolutely excruciating if Ank continues to bat like this all season
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 1:50 PM EDT reply actions
If???
Pitchers have realized that he’s only going to hit a grooved fastball or a hanging curveball. All you have to do against the guy is pitch off the plate and he’ll get himself out. I think he’s toast as a hitter until he starts recognizing “his” pitches.
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by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions
except people still throw stuff to soriano???
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 25, 2009 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions
hey pitchers
throw soriano garbage and let him get himself out!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions
PJ figured it out
what does he have 5 Ks against him?
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 25, 2009 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Ank should NEVER
I repeat NEVER bat after Albert again. Seriously….
I get that Lud is struggling too, but he can at least run into one every now and again. Plus, if they walk Albert, more guys on base = greater likelihood of Lud seeing stuff in the zone (theoretically).
WIth Ank hitting 4th, you walk Albert every effin’ time and just throw junk. He’ll hit a lazy popout, groudout to 2B, or K.
So. Frustrating.
And now I’m really leaving.
That changeup is going to eat Khalil alive if he doesn't make an adjustment
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by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 1:50 PM EDT reply actions
We'll miss the playoffs again
if the OF keeps this up. It’s sad that we’re relying on a 22 year old to give us the production of THREE outfielders.
THE SKIP IS LEGIT!!
whats sad is that we could have a legitimate outfield
Move Skip to left field (Thanks buddy but the 2b experiment is over) and Platoon Ludwick and Ank till somebody steps up… Let Rasmus play everyday and be the great player he is shaping up to be.
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by FredbirdisaDork on Jun 25, 2009 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions
And Duncan?
I mean, I would send him to Memphis for the rest of the year, like an extended rehab. But what about you?
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I don't know...
he seems to come up with big hits off of the bench… maybe he is the 5th outfielder/1b bench player for the rst of the year
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by FredbirdisaDork on Jun 25, 2009 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm okay with that
as long as it means T Greene moves into the everyday lineup and not Thurston
THE SKIP IS LEGIT!!
exactly...
we have tons of legitmate depth at ss and 2b (Thurston, Ryan, the Greenes)…. maybe not offensive juggernauts, but at least capable of filling out a lineup. Tony just move skip to the outfield and cement one of the 3 positions
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by FredbirdisaDork on Jun 25, 2009 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I honestly don't care what the metrics say
I think Skip has handled himself adequately at 2B.
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
I am not trying to say that he isnt a good 2b
I am just saying that the man can more than adequately play outfield… we have guys who can play better 2b than him (in terms of range and experience) so why not keep his butt in the lineup and nail down the lf position?
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by FredbirdisaDork on Jun 25, 2009 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
or just get a new outfielder
if any 1 of the 3 struggling right now, was producing at normal levels, things would be entirely different
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
maybe the trade winds would blow a little harder if we were looking for an infielder rather than an outfielder
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by FredbirdisaDork on Jun 25, 2009 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions
aren't there generally more outfielder on the market than infielders?
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
ha
yeah… i see what you mean
I LOVE me some skip schumaker… probably one of my favorites in terms of his attitude and how he plays the game… but i just think that he would be a much better outfielder than a second baseman
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by FredbirdisaDork on Jun 25, 2009 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions
that park is freaking huge
the mets gotta hate playing there
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
Indeed.
"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter
i wonder if they'll do what detroit did with commerica after one season,
and build some new shorter fences? they can’t do much with left, but i’m betting they could do something with the wall from center to 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
at least they don't have the Yankees new ballpark
mets might end up bringing the walls in a bit
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
beautiful
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
wow I went to the bathroom and completly missed #4
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 25, 2009 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions
This ump
sounds like he’s yelling “Pull!” I keep expecting clay pigeons to fly out of the dugout.
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32 through 3
slacker
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
27 strikes!
The Mets are up there hacking
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DK
he was the master
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
I really miss DK
I remember when he came from Colorado and his stats were WAY bloated because of it. Everyone was really on the fence about it. Then he goes and wins 20 games. That was a hell of a rotation.
by YesWeOquendo on Jun 25, 2009 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes
It was a wiffleball.
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by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions
seriously MO, get us a new OF
it’s a crime against baseball that Carp & Albert’s greatness are being wasted. if you don’t do something, the GOB’s will. do you really want those bastards sticking their nose in?
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
Pitch counts through 3 innings...
Carp: 32
Johan: 57
And yet we have but a single run…
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
that's our offense for ya
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions
geez carp is efficicient
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 1:59 PM EDT reply actions
*efficient
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
and has a good eye at the plate
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wow santana is struggling majorly
we need to make him pay
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
Thursty will swing
at the first pitch and make out(s)
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hah
carp got a walk!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 2:00 PM EDT reply actions
OH. MY. GOD.
Did that just happen???
Al. Holy crap. I’m speechless.
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by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 2:01 PM EDT reply actions
Al was talking
about some old dude’s sex life. That’s the only thing I can guess.
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Well...
Al just told a story about a 70-something year old man who thinks the Cardinals need a third baseman. Apparently, the man’s wife told Al that their sex life depends on whether or not the Cardinals win. Very very disturbing. Al, old people, sex.
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by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Al is very disturbing
in general
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by FredbirdisaDork on Jun 25, 2009 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions
he is the Mad Hungarian after all
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow
I think his new name should be the Batshit Insane Hungarian.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "5.7 WAR" years.
or that
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions
every time i see thursty start to bunt, i want to punch something
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
Yeah, not the least bit sharp
Our offense is worse though.
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by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions
kind of, but he has been squeezed all day
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 25, 2009 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions
i don't think he's getting squeezed
i just think he’s off. the SNY guys are breaking down his mechanics & showing why 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
yeah i have to say
these guys are so much better than our announcers. maybe because im mostly ignoring them.
They were not
better the other night. At all. They were in the upper echelon of douchebags.
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Keith isn't there today
and they got a new play-by-play dude in there as well.
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
Soriano
just made the worst and laziest base running play I’ve ever seen in my life. It probably wasn’t the worst ever, but the amount of laziness and possible absent mindedness was astounding. Here’s the play.
Soriano on first with Lee up to bat with 1 out. Soriano runs on the pitch while Lee swings and hits the ball deep to left center field. The ball is deep but Ryan Rayburn catches it on the track and back steps a couple of steps softly into the fence.
Soriano sees all of this and (since he’s already rounded 2nd by a couple of steps) immediately heads back to 2nd (so he can re-tag before heading back to 1st, right? Well…). Soriano then stops at 2nd and just looks at Rayburn who then throws a hard rainbow from the wall to the cutoff man. Now at this point Soriano is jogging toward 1st and only until Matt Sinatro (the 1st base coach) is telling him to get down, does Soriano finally get up to about 3/4 speed before being doubled up on 1st.
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.
Something like that would make me go bat shit
Thurston does some stupid base running but at least he is running at full speed. He is getting busted for being over aggressive not laziness.
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 25, 2009 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions
You have trouble hating the Cubs?
You must not know many Cub fans then, because the ones I know make it easy to hate the Cubs.
I don't hate Soriano
he’s an athlete, not a baseball player
it’s not unexpected, I won’t even blame him for it
by YesWeOquendo on Jun 25, 2009 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't hate him.
I do hate Aramis Ramirez.
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Any reason besides he being a Cardinal killer?
Where would you put him on your 3B want list?
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-- Clint Hurdle, when asked what's behind the Colorado Rockies winning 17 of 18 games
It's the Cardinal killer thing,
I guess. I want to say there was something else that bothered me, but I don’t remember what.
I would definitely take him pre-shoulder injury. Not sure we need ANOTHER 3B with major shoulder issues.
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I'd love to have him healthy in a Cards uniform
I used to think he was pretty lazy when he played for the Pirates – but he’s good.
Boog over .800 OPS this month
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you take that pitch Skip?
geesh
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
Good news:
Brett Wallace and Daryl Jones both will play for the US in the All Star Futures Game. So now we get to see Ozzie manage not only against Oquendo, but we get to see him manage two of our top prospects.
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any chance we can promote them for Dunc & Ank
afterwards?
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can somebody tell me a bit about Jones?
he really intrigues me
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by FredbirdisaDork on Jun 25, 2009 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions
He reminds me a lot of Grady Sizemore
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 25, 2009 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions
*rubs hands together over prospect of outfield of rasmus/jones/whoever*
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions
skip?
:) (I am not going to let this die)
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by FredbirdisaDork on Jun 25, 2009 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I was going to put Ludwick
but then again, he hasn’t exactly been too impressive this season (or any other season other than ’08)
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe not as much power and his arm isn't as good, but the kid has all 5 tools.
Think of a faster Colby Rasmus with better average…but a little less power. He projects from a Carl Crawfordish LF to potential supersub 4th OF (a much more athletic version of Schumaker if you will)
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Best athlete in the system
A ton of tools, really just started growing in to them last season. He had a better season last year as his power has gone down a bit, but he’s still posting a .381 OBP in AA. He’s still a young kid, but has a ton of raw ability. Hopefully it turns into something.
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by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I wonder if John Jay will make the OF too some day
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Honestly, unless the Cards are decimated by injuries probably not.
Jay has the talent to be a great defensive/speedy CF, but no way Tony would start an OF of DJ/Rasmus/Jay. He would have to have a masher in there somewhere…Jay is a poorman’s Rasmus or Jones; aka a toolsy/athletic type.
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That OF would be a montster on Defense though
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 25, 2009 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Absolutely. Too bad it will never happen.
It wouldn’t provide enough power to support the team IMO, but if you had a masher at 3B and if Rasmus stepped it up it could be passable. If you with an OF like that you better get offensive production from you middle IF…or play Whiteyball. (YES PLEASE)
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what if Tony leaves?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Depends on who the new manager is...
I could see Oquendo going with the speed/defensive approach…hell, I could see any new manager going with a faster, better defensive team than Tony is running out there right now.
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I heart Jon Jay
He is having a down year but I think he will bounce back
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 25, 2009 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Jay seems to be a victim of the system-wide hitting failure
He’s got a .321 OBP and .303 SLG down at Memphis right now. We’ll see though.
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by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions
damn
what is going on with our offense?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions
cool...
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I feel sorry for Carp
seems like every game he starts the cards have trouble with run support
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 2:08 PM EDT reply actions
i blame Dick,Dunk & Luddy
if they were on their game, scoring runs wouldn’t be a problem
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
I've been wondering lately how much run support might be explained by teams setting up similar rotations?
Obviously injuries and offdays mix it up a lot, but I would think teams’ respective aces and 5th starters match up a decent amount.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "5.7 WAR" years.
Whoops!
Carp fucked it up.
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you won't say that too often
he should have let that go
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
Maybe it's silly
for me to think he’s going to get out of this w/ no runs scored, but that’s what I believe.
"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter
We were wrong.
"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter
Weird, the girls were wrong ;)
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Shut it
before I rile the GOBs.
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don't punish all men by the one's who can't keep their mouths shut
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
what is his BABIP
1,000,000?
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 25, 2009 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Aaaand
yet another single on a grounder for David Wright.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "5.7 WAR" years.
You don't like Wright?
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by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I nothing him actually
I think he’s a really good player, and I think the media loves him a little too much. I really have no opinion of him as a human being though.
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by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions
they must be women
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
Pujols is the freaking mang
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
DP PLEASE GOBS!
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being punished for leaving the sacks full
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Albert is game
I bet he follows that with a hit.
Make a play, Ludwick. F.
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crap
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
that one looked good
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 25, 2009 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Ludwick looks off defensively.
Why the hell can’t TLR just go Ludwick/Rasmus/Ankiel and get our best defensive alignment in there for Carp?
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the same one you think it is
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 25, 2009 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Evans is
squirrely enough to be dangerous here
Son of a whore.
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shit
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
come on fucking offense pick up the hiitting
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
well if he lets that ball go, that inning never happens
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
if by "sharp" you mean "perfect"
than yes that’s right. He can’t give up more than 2 runs and get a win.
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And his defensive has been terrible as well.
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This inning just
went on too long. He misplayed a ball that would’ve been a DP and everything went to hell. He started laboring a bit.
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He cruised through 3 innings on like 6 pitches...
…and F’ed himself by ruining a DP. I think he’ll be fine.
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by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't blame him too much for that
it’s hard, as a pitcher, not to react to a ball coming towards you.
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jesus
this is tough to watch
if anyone would have made a play on d except albert we would have had at most one run
same goes for our offense....funny how that works...
Baseball's concept of athletes is all wrong. Batter cannot walk with 4 balls.
Can we replace our Minor League offense
with their minor league offense?
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
ugh
please wake up, offense
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 2:22 PM EDT reply actions
Carp is under
pressure in a tough inning. He left it up and over. He is game. Are his team mates?
man Albert's timing has been off all series long
that was a meat ball & he pops it up
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
he left his awesomeness in Kansas City
lets hope he stops back there to pick it up before our next series.
Sad that it's
when Carp is pitching, though.
"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter
If we could actually hit the freaking ball
Albert could relax and play his game
SlamalamaJackADongWick cares very little about your draft pick standing-by gdm426
by FredbirdisaDork on Jun 25, 2009 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions
the problem is no one else can have a good game
when albert has a bad one its all or none it seems
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 25, 2009 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions
he's at 90 and due up, is he done?
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 25, 2009 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
that should be the approach, but with Dick and KBot coming up...
doubt it…
Baseball's concept of athletes is all wrong. Batter cannot walk with 4 balls.
this assumes
johan is the problem for the cards offense
by hex706f726368 on Jun 25, 2009 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
not really, it has just been anemic lately
you really can’t couynt KC because their pitching is teh suck
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 25, 2009 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Meche
isn’t teh suck. He was that day.
"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter
yeah but Davies only pitched because ponson is hurt
I think that defines teh suck
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 25, 2009 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Well shoot
See now when you have an ace-level pitcher on the ropes early, you have to do something more than score one run aided by a catcher’s interference. That ain’t gonna cut it.
VivaElBirdos...Scoring less, but more frequently since approximately 1903.
by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 2:27 PM EDT reply actions
this blows
the freaking game might as well be over cause the bats can’t get them back in it
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
and that was the one thing before the season started that i thought was going to be fine
Where the hell has the offense gone?
SlamalamaJackADongWick cares very little about your draft pick standing-by gdm426
by FredbirdisaDork on Jun 25, 2009 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions
we need you, Ludwick
wake the F up (this goes for you too, Ank and Duncy)
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
i was just typing almost the same thing
Dick, Dunk & Luddy problems have sucked the life outta the O. Colby’s mini slum isn’t helping, but those 3 get a lot of at bats that are just being wasted right now because they can’t get any hits.
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
I still can't believe we lost that one game that he started
1-0
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Shannon keeps saying
“Joe-Hahn Santana”
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 2:30 PM EDT reply actions
like Kaheel?
SlamalamaJackADongWick cares very little about your draft pick standing-by gdm426
by FredbirdisaDork on Jun 25, 2009 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
heh
yeah
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Not the same.
At least with Joe-hahn he’s saying the letters in the right order.
"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter
lol
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Every Cardinal
batter pulls off the ball, right shoulder leading the way. All pop ups. Yadi kisses his cross, and then swings at a ball in the dirt. God is mysterious, yes? He is also saying play ball A-H, it would seem.
Remember the scene in Major league?
Where Dorn walks over to the mound and says "I’ve got only one thing to say to you… Strike this muther F-cker out!)
That is what I think that Carp needs to do in the dugout….
“I’ve only got one thing to say to you guys… Get me some Muther F-cking runs!)
And then storm off to the gatorade bottle
SlamalamaJackADongWick cares very little about your draft pick standing-by gdm426
by FredbirdisaDork on Jun 25, 2009 2:32 PM EDT reply actions
at least lilly pad is getting hit up in detroit
it was 3-0 flubs, not it’s 6-4 tigers
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
ANkiel got a hit
the world is ending ahhhhhhh
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
Rick, you still suck
so keep doing that until I love you again
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "5.7 WAR" years.
thank you ryan church
only bat dick man!
he hit a ball that was above the waist!
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
bat dick man
that would be an interesting superhero.
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
just my little spin on the old batman show
only should be holy, geesh i suck at the typing today
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
Khalil and Ank are really setting the world on fire with those batting averages
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 2:36 PM EDT reply actions
KBOT 2.0
is still in beta testing. Let’s workout the bugs before we make a final judgement on him.
Albert Pujols is ridiculous.
He had
a good series in KC, and then he got hit on the knee. Only one hit since then, right?
I’m not giving up in Kaheel yet.
"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter
not saying I'm giving up
just observing that BA
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions
that .200 average is really awesome!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions
At times,
you’ve been a Thurston apologist and you’re knocking KG? He’s barely had a chance to bring his BA up post-DL and anxiety issues.
"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter
sorry
I think he’ll be fine, didn’t mean to offend. but yeah, his batting average stinks. I like the guy btw
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm far more frustrated with our OF offense...
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions
we really do need a new OF
well at least two new corner OF’s
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
I'm hoping that Luddy
or just one of those 3 guys will have an on-fire second half
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I wasn't making a final judgment
sheesh
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions
these last 2 games have been frustrating
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions
carp is turning into pineiro with the bat
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
i can't blame him for trying
lord knows the other bats aren’t doing anything
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
somebody's gotta hit
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Shut up, Dan.
"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter
what did he say now
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 25, 2009 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Carp
gave up runs b/c he had to run the bases.
"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter
your kidding
wow, AL really does make everyone around him stupider
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
Al then agreed with him.
"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter
I can see it now:
“Thus the NL should DH. These pitchers shouldn’t bat due to injury risk. Actually, no one should pitch, ever. Just bring in a pitching machine and make the game into a homerun durby. That way fielders wont get hurt fielding either.”
Yes, I am a proud to be a Hyperventilating Prospect Geek.
I bet 1,000,000 internet dollars
thurston doesn’t get the run home
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
ill take those, thank you very much
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
about freaking time thursty!
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
hell yes
I knew thursty was due for a hit
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 2:39 PM EDT reply actions
I mean it dudes
he’s got gypsy magic women working for him.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "5.7 WAR" years.
heh
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Ugh
“Passing the buck” WITH A MAN ON FIRST. As though Brendan Ryan has a significant chance of driving him in from first.
Not afraid to nitpick
Boog looked like he hurt himself on that swing
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
the good lard didn't bless all us with movie star looks you know
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
Good lard
is all-natural and not hydrogenized…
by santiagofish on Jun 25, 2009 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions
low cholesterol, better for you heart
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
Gotta have a sense of humor
lest things get too schmaltzy
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "5.7 WAR" years.
Schmalzty:
schmaltz·y also schmalz·y (shmälts)
adj. schmaltz·i·er also schmalz·i·er, schmaltz·i·est also schmalz·i·est Informal
Of, relating to, or marked by excessive or maudlin sentimentality.
Yes, I am a proud to be a Hyperventilating Prospect Geek.
OK, so it's not perfect
but you try thinking of another lard-related word on the fly like that!
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "5.7 WAR" years.
I'll pass.
That’s one thing I never learned in college…synonyms and adjectives for lard.
Yes, I am a proud to be a Hyperventilating Prospect Geek.
It's a fast-growing field!
There are several respected scholarly journals now
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "5.7 WAR" years.
mlb.tv
did anyone with mlb.tv notice in that “Hey Ump!” commercial there’s a clip of Felix Pie getting thrown out at the plate but the ump calls him safe? I mean they’re advertising an umpire training camp can’t they show a play that they got right?
Take that Wright and your .400 average!
Ok, so it’s not really .400, but still.
Yes, I am a proud to be a Hyperventilating Prospect Geek.
Albert is the freaking mang
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
he sucks
think if we package him with Molina, Boston would trade us Youkilis? Now that dude is a gamer!
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
Only if we get Lugo in return.
If we have to throw in Wainwright, oh well…it’s worth it.
Yes, I am a proud to be a Hyperventilating Prospect Geek.
inorite
I’d also settle for Pedroia, that’s a real MVP.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "5.7 WAR" years.
was going to say that
but that’s already one guy with a hard name to spell
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
that'll help
I hope
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 2:52 PM EDT reply actions
thank you Alex
come on Luddy, time to wake the f up
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
anything less than a HR, at this point
is a waste of Pujols’ time. at least it gets the pitch count up, I guess.
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
i don't know what to say anymore
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
I'm sure glad we didn't pull the trigger on a deal
that included Ludwick this offseason…
why am I so bitter today?
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
look on the bright side
atleast they didn’t do something stupid like giving him or Ankiel an extension
good point
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions
last night didn't help the mood
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm in the mood for something drastic.
Like trading for Holliday and Polanco…or just releasing a player or two. Or both.
Yes, I am a proud to be a Hyperventilating Prospect Geek.
Woohoooo!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions
historically shitty
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
+1
that place does nothing for me. Never been to Fenway, but I’m sure I’d feel the same way. If I want to look at old shit, I’ll go cooperstown. if I want to pee in a bucket I’ll go to my back yard.
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
and pissy
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions
hehehe
I like how in some minds old=historic
/notimplyingyou
by YesWeOquendo on Jun 25, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions
was their one WS victory there?
I guess that would make it peripherally historic
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions
well
at least we’re only down by 1 run
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Define good if he isn't it
"It starts at the top with the manager."
-- Clint Hurdle, when asked what's behind the Colorado Rockies winning 17 of 18 games
for the first time, i'd rather have him than Luddy
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
He has a career .842 OPS (112 OPS+)
in more than 1,500 PAs. 12% better than league average = good.
"It starts at the top with the manager."
-- Clint Hurdle, when asked what's behind the Colorado Rockies winning 17 of 18 games
check that, make it 119 OPS+ career...even better
"It starts at the top with the manager."
-- Clint Hurdle, when asked what's behind the Colorado Rockies winning 17 of 18 games
even a blind squirrel finds 1500 PA's now and then
or something like that
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
argh
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 2:55 PM EDT reply actions
poop on a stick
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
holy hell he's good
damn you GOB’s for f’ing with out O
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
no hits
other than the 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."
by Smokin Turkeys on Jun 25, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess you really do have to do something good to get pulled
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
OMG
he pulled ANK!
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
has Tony finally met his threshold?
except Dunc isn’t any better
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I think I prefer Jose Feliciano to Pedro Feliciano
Also, Go Greenes!
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "5.7 WAR" years.
Overflow up
http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2009/6/25/925092/game-73-overflow
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