Game 74 Open Thread -- June 25, 2009
by chuckb on Jun 25, 2009 12:45 PM EDT
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St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets, Jun 25, 2009 1:10 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
by SoonerfanTU on Jun 25, 2009 12:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Watch from work - TVants link
Hopefully this one works. Last one didn’t. I’ll test ASAP and report back here
by dmbnl on Jun 25, 2009 12:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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
by Red Blazer on Jun 25, 2009 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by spants on Jun 25, 2009 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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...
by Valatan on Jun 25, 2009 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You need TVants
by dmbnl on Jun 25, 2009 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by Red Blazer on Jun 25, 2009 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.
VivaElBirdos...Scoring less, but more frequently since approximately 1903.
by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 1:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What's the over/under on swings-and-misses
for Ankiel versus Santana? I’ll say six.
by santiagofish on Jun 25, 2009 1:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'll take the over
How about groundouts to the right side? Over/under @ 2.5
by dmbnl on Jun 25, 2009 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Take every at bat and multiply it by 2.5
That will be the total number of swings and misses.
VivaElBirdos...Scoring less, but more frequently since approximately 1903.
by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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...
by Valatan on Jun 25, 2009 1:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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
by SoonerfanTU on Jun 25, 2009 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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.
VivaElBirdos...Scoring less, but more frequently since approximately 1903.
by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't mind Skip playing
he seems pretty locked in right now
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
by STLRegalia on Jun 25, 2009 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But Ankiel over Rasmus?
That I don’t understand
VivaElBirdos...Scoring less, but more frequently since approximately 1903.
by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
nobody ever will
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
by STLRegalia on Jun 25, 2009 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by SleepyCA on Jun 25, 2009 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by bgh on Jun 25, 2009 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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?
by STLRegalia on Jun 25, 2009 1:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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
by gdm426 on Jun 25, 2009 1:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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
by Choix003 on Jun 25, 2009 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by gdm426 on Jun 25, 2009 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ouch
swing at 3-0 low and inside. wtf
by dugmartsch on Jun 25, 2009 1:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ATG?
at the game?
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
by STLRegalia on Jun 25, 2009 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
thanks
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
by STLRegalia on Jun 25, 2009 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by gdm426 on Jun 25, 2009 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
gracias
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
by STLRegalia on Jun 25, 2009 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was still 3-0 and a pretty nasty pitch too
Probably should not have swung there.
VivaElBirdos...Scoring less, but more frequently since approximately 1903.
by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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?
by STLRegalia on Jun 25, 2009 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by spants on Jun 25, 2009 1:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
he should try that more often
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
by STLRegalia on Jun 25, 2009 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by Choix003 on Jun 25, 2009 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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
by gdm426 on Jun 25, 2009 1:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
RAnk's
first at bat of the game…
JACK.
by longhornscardinals on Jun 25, 2009 1:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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
by gdm426 on Jun 25, 2009 1:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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
by gdm426 on Jun 25, 2009 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by gdm426 on Jun 25, 2009 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Santana's been...
bad this month. Mets have major problems…
by guayzimi on Jun 25, 2009 1:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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.
VivaElBirdos...Scoring less, but more frequently since approximately 1903.
by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 1:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
damn...
i didnt realize that was the definition… I never walk and I swing at everything :)
SlamalamaJackADongWick cares very little about your draft pick standing-by gdm426
by FredbirdisaDork on Jun 25, 2009 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey if you drop bombs it's ok!
VivaElBirdos...Scoring less, but more frequently since approximately 1903.
by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
SlamalamaJackADongWick cares very little about your draft pick standing-by gdm426
by FredbirdisaDork on Jun 25, 2009 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
SlamalamaJackADongWick cares very little about your draft pick standing-by gdm426
by FredbirdisaDork on Jun 25, 2009 1:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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
by bgh on Jun 25, 2009 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by gdm426 on Jun 25, 2009 1:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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
by gdm426 on Jun 25, 2009 1:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
There's a reason
Don’t question it.
The end.
VivaElBirdos...Scoring less, but more frequently since approximately 1903.
by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
ha
gonna need more franklins to get through this one.
by hoofhearted-pujols on Jun 25, 2009 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 25, 2009 1:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm trying
But its tough to set aside work and goof off
SlamalamaJackADongWick cares very little about your draft pick standing-by gdm426
by FredbirdisaDork on Jun 25, 2009 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Carp
K
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 25, 2009 1:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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?
by STLRegalia on Jun 25, 2009 1:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
nom nom nom
my chris carpenter impression
by dugmartsch on Jun 25, 2009 1:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 25, 2009 1:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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.
by OperaCard on Jun 25, 2009 1:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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
by bgh on Jun 25, 2009 1:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 25, 2009 1:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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!!!
by timmycardinals on Jun 25, 2009 1:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
(thurston/ankiel)
Stupid Sexy Flanders!!!
by timmycardinals on Jun 25, 2009 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by bgh on Jun 25, 2009 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can't bench your son!!!
Thurston sprints on walks, so he’s a very good baseball player.
VivaElBirdos...Scoring less, but more frequently since approximately 1903.
by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
God...
Carp helps the team by striking out and going back to sit in the shade.
by guayzimi on Jun 25, 2009 1:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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!
by Paulspike on Jun 25, 2009 1:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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
by bgh on Jun 25, 2009 1:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
thats what i was thinking too
It looked right down the middle
SlamalamaJackADongWick cares very little about your draft pick standing-by gdm426
by FredbirdisaDork on Jun 25, 2009 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
santana
looks terrible.
thank god we need this one
by dugmartsch on Jun 25, 2009 1:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
so glad I'm having a boy
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
by STLRegalia on Jun 25, 2009 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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?
by STLRegalia on Jun 25, 2009 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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?
by STLRegalia on Jun 25, 2009 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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?
by STLRegalia on Jun 25, 2009 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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
by spants on Jun 25, 2009 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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
by spants on Jun 25, 2009 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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
by spants on Jun 25, 2009 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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
by gdm426 on Jun 25, 2009 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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
by gdm426 on Jun 25, 2009 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by mattybobo on Jun 25, 2009 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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?
by STLRegalia on Jun 25, 2009 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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?
by STLRegalia on Jun 25, 2009 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by spants on Jun 25, 2009 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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?
by STLRegalia on Jun 25, 2009 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by spants on Jun 25, 2009 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
best answer you - pending dad or mom - can give when asked
what you’re hoping for.
by goodymobb on Jun 25, 2009 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by spants on Jun 25, 2009 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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?
by STLRegalia on Jun 25, 2009 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's great news...hope it continues
Stupid Sexy Flanders!!!
by timmycardinals on Jun 25, 2009 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
I would be happy with and love either the same
I just fear teenage girls
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
by STLRegalia on Jun 25, 2009 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.
VivaElBirdos...Scoring less, but more frequently since approximately 1903.
by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 1:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Carp honestly looks like he throwing a wiffle ball up there
Insane movement and unbelieveable control
SlamalamaJackADongWick cares very little about your draft pick standing-by gdm426
by FredbirdisaDork on Jun 25, 2009 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
woo
walk thursty, my friends
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
by jacksonian on Jun 25, 2009 1:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
does Shannon call Ryan
the BOOG-Man or how about BOOGy-Man?
he should
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
by STLRegalia on Jun 25, 2009 1:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
really no DP?
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 25, 2009 1:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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
by Red Blazer on Jun 25, 2009 1:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Santana...
has a career reverse split. Maybe that explains Thursty/Ankiel
by guayzimi on Jun 25, 2009 1:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
alright
c’mon Schu-man
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by STLRegalia on Jun 25, 2009 1:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
patience, Skip
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by gocards62 on Jun 25, 2009 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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
by bgh on Jun 25, 2009 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone know what that thing is on Schu's left thumb?
by YesWeOquendo on Jun 25, 2009 1:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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!!
by stltrav09 on Jun 25, 2009 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
please walk, please walk, please walk.
by longhornscardinals on Jun 25, 2009 1:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
your wish is granted
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by gocards62 on Jun 25, 2009 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by gdm426 on Jun 25, 2009 1:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
uh oh here comes albert
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by STLRegalia on Jun 25, 2009 1:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
is gameday just messed up
or is Santana being squeezed?
by longhornscardinals on Jun 25, 2009 1:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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
by Red Blazer on Jun 25, 2009 1:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh it's on now
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by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 1:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
come on Mang
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 25, 2009 1:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't think Santana can throw a strike
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by gocards62 on Jun 25, 2009 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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?
by STLRegalia on Jun 25, 2009 1:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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
by bgh on Jun 25, 2009 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the way our outfielders are hitting
I don’t care where.
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by STLRegalia on Jun 25, 2009 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by bgh on Jun 25, 2009 1:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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
by gdm426 on Jun 25, 2009 1:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
i thought he had it
by dugmartsch on Jun 25, 2009 1:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
too far inside
not a great 1-0 pitch to hit
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by gocards62 on Jun 25, 2009 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would walk him
1 run < 4 runs
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by STLRegalia on Jun 25, 2009 1:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i'm lose
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
by STLRegalia on Jun 25, 2009 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
pronoun fail
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
by STLRegalia on Jun 25, 2009 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
love it
Stupid Sexy Flanders!!!
by timmycardinals on Jun 25, 2009 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
santana's nuts just jumped into his throat on that deep fly
Stupid Sexy Flanders!!!
by timmycardinals on Jun 25, 2009 1:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
was it close
I mean, did it takeoff like a HR or was it clear that he got under it?
by goodymobb on Jun 25, 2009 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
took off like a HR to me
mets announcers got very quiet
by dugmartsch on Jun 25, 2009 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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?
by STLRegalia on Jun 25, 2009 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by goodymobb on Jun 25, 2009 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by Red Blazer on Jun 25, 2009 1:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Close...
but he should’ve taken the walk that was inevitably coming.
by dcfcblues on Jun 25, 2009 1:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
CARP
KK
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 25, 2009 1:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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
by spants on Jun 25, 2009 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 25, 2009 1:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
KKKarp--better?
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by gocards62 on Jun 25, 2009 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Not bad
22 pitches for carp to 39 for santana after two….i like the way this is going.
by t7rick on Jun 25, 2009 1:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't
That Pujols guy sucks. how dare he ever make an out with the bases loaded!
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by STLRegalia on Jun 25, 2009 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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
by gdm426 on Jun 25, 2009 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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!
by goodymobb on Jun 25, 2009 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
That inside pitch ate him up
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by gocards62 on Jun 25, 2009 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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!!
by stltrav09 on Jun 25, 2009 1:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He's entering 1 year wonder territory
He just looks bad.
by dcfcblues on Jun 25, 2009 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Yadi = Mets killer
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "5.7 WAR" years.
by mattybobo on Jun 25, 2009 1:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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
by gdm426 on Jun 25, 2009 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The GOB always restore balance
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "5.7 WAR" years.
by mattybobo on Jun 25, 2009 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
cmon get some runs!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 1:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
missed our chance last inning :((
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by gocards62 on Jun 25, 2009 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ball 1 to Ank looked like a gift on gameday
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "5.7 WAR" years.
by mattybobo on Jun 25, 2009 1:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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.
by mattybobo on Jun 25, 2009 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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
by gdm426 on Jun 25, 2009 1:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
kinda reminds me of soriano
in that respect
by huts04 on Jun 25, 2009 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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.
by goodymobb on Jun 25, 2009 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
khalil
is way out in front of everything.
by dugmartsch on Jun 25, 2009 1:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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!!
by stltrav09 on Jun 25, 2009 1:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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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by spants on Jun 25, 2009 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
I'm okay with that
as long as it means T Greene moves into the everyday lineup and not Thurston
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by stltrav09 on Jun 25, 2009 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
I honestly don't care what the metrics say
I think Skip has handled himself adequately at 2B.
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by STLRegalia on Jun 25, 2009 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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
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by STLRegalia on Jun 25, 2009 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
aren't there generally more outfielder on the market than infielders?
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by STLRegalia on Jun 25, 2009 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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
by gdm426 on Jun 25, 2009 1:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Indeed.
"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter
by spants on Jun 25, 2009 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by gdm426 on Jun 25, 2009 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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
by gdm426 on Jun 25, 2009 1:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
CARP
KKKKK
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 reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
This ump
sounds like he’s yelling “Pull!” I keep expecting clay pigeons to fly out of the dugout.
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by spants on Jun 25, 2009 1:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
32 through 3
slacker
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 25, 2009 1:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
27 strikes!
The Mets are up there hacking
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by gocards62 on Jun 25, 2009 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Curveball:
whose is better, Waino’s or Carp’s?
by santiagofish on Jun 25, 2009 1:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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
by gdm426 on Jun 25, 2009 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.
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by gocards62 on Jun 25, 2009 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes
It was a wiffleball.
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by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 25, 2009 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by gdm426 on Jun 25, 2009 1:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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
by bgh on Jun 25, 2009 1:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
geez carp is efficicient
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 1:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
*efficient
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and has a good eye at the plate
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by gocards62 on Jun 25, 2009 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 25, 2009 2:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Thursty will swing
at the first pitch and make out(s)
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by gocards62 on Jun 25, 2009 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yah
if he gets out of the sixth <4 runs we are f’ed
by dugmartsch on Jun 25, 2009 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
hah
carp got a walk!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 25, 2009 2:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Explain or it didn't happen
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "5.7 WAR" years.
by mattybobo on Jun 25, 2009 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Al was talking
about some old dude’s sex life. That’s the only thing I can guess.
"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter
by spants on Jun 25, 2009 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Al is very disturbing
in general
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by FredbirdisaDork on Jun 25, 2009 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he is the Mad Hungarian after all
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 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by mattybobo on Jun 25, 2009 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
or that
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 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by gdm426 on Jun 25, 2009 2:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Not able to watch the game
Has Santana looked as bad as it seems?
by ducttape16 on Jun 25, 2009 2:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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
by gdm426 on Jun 25, 2009 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah i have to say
these guys are so much better than our announcers. maybe because im mostly ignoring them.
by dugmartsch on Jun 25, 2009 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They were not
better the other night. At all. They were in the upper echelon of douchebags.
"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter
by spants on Jun 25, 2009 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by gdm426 on Jun 25, 2009 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by Tackle Box on Jun 25, 2009 2:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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.
Stat Whore
by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 25, 2009 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Soriano being on the Cubs
makes it much easier to hate that team.
by ducttape16 on Jun 25, 2009 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by cardsgirl95 on Jun 25, 2009 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
I don't hate him.
I do hate Aramis Ramirez.
"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter
by spants on Jun 25, 2009 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Any reason besides he being a Cardinal killer?
Where would you put him on your 3B want list?
"It starts at the top with the manager."
-- Clint Hurdle, when asked what's behind the Colorado Rockies winning 17 of 18 games
by all4tookie on Jun 25, 2009 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.
"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter
by spants on Jun 25, 2009 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by TNTinCO on Jun 25, 2009 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Boog over .800 OPS this month
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by gocards62 on Jun 25, 2009 2:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ryan has been my happy surprise player of this year
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 25, 2009 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by gdm426 on Jun 25, 2009 2:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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.
Yes, I am a proud to be a Hyperventilating Prospect Geek.
by mtzxc on Jun 25, 2009 2:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
any chance we can promote them for Dunc & Ank
afterwards?
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by gocards62 on Jun 25, 2009 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
can somebody tell me a bit about Jones?
he really intrigues me
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