Game 78 Open Thread: Giants at Cardinals
by DanUpBaby on Jun 29, 2009 7:52 PM EDT
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PrintSan Francisco Giants at St. Louis Cardinals, Jun 29, 2009 8:15 PM EDT
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| Lincecum | Thompson |
| 7-2, 2.57, 10.6 K/9 | 2-3, 4.50, 2.8 K/9 |
This might be the youngest-looking pitching matchup since (Bill Simmons mode engage) Gary Coleman took on Emmanuel Lewis in a lost episode of Battle of the Network Stars.
Lincecum strikes out 3.8 times as many batters as WonderBrad does, which is probably the highest gap between two starters in baseball this year. Meanwhile, the Cardinals will likely be without Colby Rasmus tonight, after he spent some time under general anesthesia. I was going to make a thirteen pitchers joke here, but an unexpected benefit of having Mark DeRosa is that La Russa actually does have five real-live-outfielders on the roster, and is thus immune to mild depth-based ribbing in this situation. He's always a few steps ahead of us.
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Lincecum Thompson
Giant Cardinals battle
for supremacy
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history tells us again and again how GOB points out the folly of man
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 29, 2009 7:58 PM EDT reply actions
Looking at those pictures, you’d think they’re getting ready to duel for the American Legion championship. Winners get to go to Dairy Queen for a free blizzard!
thompson still looks like
he plays in one of those leagues where they’re not allowed to keep score.
by DanUpBaby on Jun 29, 2009 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I knew it was too much to hope that we would have a full bench for once
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
nothing is easy for the late aughts Cardinal team
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history tells us again and again how GOB points out the folly of man
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 29, 2009 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions
story of their lives
and mine
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
Rasmus not in the lineup again...
How many times will Lud, Ank, Dunc K combined?
My estimate: 5
Let the guessing begin.
Baseball's concept of athletes is all wrong. Batter cannot walk with 4 balls.
ha, in that case let me up the ante
VEB’s boldest prediction of the year: Duncan and Ankiel, batting in the 5 and 6 spots, jack back-to-back hrs
i'll say 3.843
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 29, 2009 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions
don't be irrational
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 29, 2009 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions
through three innings.. . .
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
nah
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history tells us again and again how GOB points out the folly of man
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 29, 2009 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions
i think i'm still drunk from yesterday's final
had we won that… i might be dead
Mysterious Stomach ailment
Jeez, the cardinals have the weirdest injury issues…i’m sure that other teams have this much bad injury luck, but it sure seems liek we get a ton of weird bad breaks on the injury front
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
well
I just remembered I have beers in the fridge due to hangover sunday
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DeRosa>MB
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 29, 2009 8:05 PM EDT reply actions
luckily the Giants offense is one of the worst in the majors
and we’re lower-middle pack… so maybe that will give us a chance
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DeRosa>MB
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 29, 2009 8:08 PM EDT reply actions
Welly should fix that problem. I notice he's still scheduled to pitch in this series. . ..
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
Could be his last start
If Puppy Kicker does good today, Lohse has a good rehab, and he sucks
Stat Whore
by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 29, 2009 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions
i really hope we didn't call mortensen up just to use as our long man
we could have called walters back up for that
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
Any chance Mort makes that start???
pretty please????
"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 29, 2009 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Probably not the next start
But if PK sucks, Lohse returns, and Wellemeyer is beyond horrible. Than possible yes if Mort also does good inbetween
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 29, 2009 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions
ok cubs and brewers winning
i think today would be a great time to start a coloradesqu 15 wins out of 17 run
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
maybe
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 29, 2009 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions
hmmm i thought i just posted this
cubs and brewers winning right now…today would be a good time to start a coloradoesque 15 wins out of 17 run
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
you did
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 29, 2009 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions
i was first
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 29, 2009 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
ok this is weird
its not showing up on my thread…i knew i pushed post
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
well i refresed the page and now its showing up
sorry for being redundant
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
Brewers are on ESPN making it easy to check their score...
Go Mets
Baseball's concept of athletes is all wrong. Batter cannot walk with 4 balls.
colby might have
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 29, 2009 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
best fans in baseball my ass
stop reaching over the rails idiots
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
poor etiquette
but saved us a base
"No matter where you go, there you are" Buckeroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension
didn't realize they did that
to bad the run scored anway
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
Who the heck is Pablo Sandoval? Great numbers, was he around last year?
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
fat ichiro
he’s a catcher/third baseman/first baseman who is a cult favorite because he’s such a weird hitter/looking human being. He hit .350 in the minors last year, .345 in a brief cup of coffee in the majors, and now he’s not only doing that but also walking occasionally.
the giants announcers said the other day
he beat i think it was miguel cabrear in a home run derby in Venezuela too. so he’s kind of a big deal there now 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
cmon thompson
you’re dealing with the 2nd worst offense in the majors
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 29, 2009 8:19 PM EDT reply actions
Nice to see PK is on his game in the first. ..
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
On his game?
It looks to me like he is missing up and over the heart of the plate ALOT
He’s going to get shelled if he doesn’t get the ball down
believe that was sarcasm
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
was sandoval drafted
or was he an international signing
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
molina brother showdown
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 29, 2009 8:22 PM EDT reply actions
'cept yadi ain't playin'
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 29, 2009 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
well umm gold glover?
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
crap
I missed it because I switched off the next def, nooooooo
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DeRosa>MB
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 29, 2009 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
wow pk
what a play!!
"I've played a couple of hundred games of tic-tac-toe with my little daughter and she hasn't beaten me yet. I've always had to win. I've got to win." - Bob Gibson
ufb
does he think he’s pinata
"No matter where you go, there you are" Buckeroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension
One pop up and four line drives. Glad the Giants don't have much of a pitcher going today.
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
wait
why is molina out of the lineup
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
TLR didn't want the brothers to play against each other
Thought it ruined family spirit
Stat Whore
by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 29, 2009 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Bruise from collision at home this weekend.
Baseball's concept of athletes is all wrong. Batter cannot walk with 4 balls.
Pfft....
shoulda done a somersault for dramatic effect Thompson.
{sarcasm}
Baseball's concept of athletes is all wrong. Batter cannot walk with 4 balls.
well pk is on web gemes
but, can he make pitching gems?
"No matter where you go, there you are" Buckeroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension
you mean "that's nasty"?
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 29, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions
"that's nasty"?
do they still do that? i have been trying not to watch the WWL.
"I've played a couple of hundred games of tic-tac-toe with my little daughter and she hasn't beaten me yet. I've always had to win. I've got to win." - Bob Gibson
he really should put a towel on in the club house though
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 29, 2009 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I have not seen one of those commercials in awhile
Please don’t tell me they stopped running them
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
........aaaand
we don’t listen to that.
"I've played a couple of hundred games of tic-tac-toe with my little daughter and she hasn't beaten me yet. I've always had to win. I've got to win." - Bob Gibson
have i mentioned that i actually like today's lineup
i’m assuming it would be colby in center if he weren’t sick and would be yadi if he weren’t sore…so this lineup actually looks like it could score some runs
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
yeah i dont have a problem with it
Because chicks dig the intentional base on balls.
by Felonius_Monk on Jun 29, 2009 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
32 out 40 times
yes
"No matter where you go, there you are" Buckeroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension
albert hasn't batted yet.....
"I've played a couple of hundred games of tic-tac-toe with my little daughter and she hasn't beaten me yet. I've always had to win. I've got to win." - Bob Gibson
yep not even albert can save us
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 29, 2009 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions
i thought numbers reset upon a switch of leagues?
by longhornscardinals on Jun 29, 2009 8:26 PM EDT reply actions
eh?
Because chicks dig the intentional base on balls.
by Felonius_Monk on Jun 29, 2009 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I think they stopped doing that years ago
Maybe since we don’t have AL-NL umps anymore, we don’t have AL-NL stats?
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
ahhhhhhhh
apu cleaned up, let’s see if it helps
"No matter where you go, there you are" Buckeroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension
can DeRo hit it anywhere besides right at the 3rd baseman?
that trade was a bust
/hyperbole
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 haven't read the whole thread yet,
but perez absolutely went bonkers tonight: two hbp and a wild pitch. i hope he shakes that off.
cardinals are the things with feathers that perch within the soul.
lotta pressure
really high profile deal in baseball. a lot more people know who chris perez is and more people are watching him
and yeah, i’d much rather see him succeed than crash and burn
DeRosa likes to hit grounders to third.
Baseball's concept of athletes is all wrong. Batter cannot walk with 4 balls.
come on albert tie it up
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
yeah albert looked clueless there
ummmm… lincecum is quite good at baseball.
Because chicks dig the intentional base on balls.
by Felonius_Monk on Jun 29, 2009 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm calling it now
albert will hit a double off lincecum in this game
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
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
yeah
he cut us down there
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 29, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
not evil..
just filthnasty mcwicked
by longhornscardinals on Jun 29, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
but our guy is a cupcake. ..
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
time to bring back the age old VEB joke
Duncan for lincecum
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
i thought it was cain?
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 29, 2009 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions
i thought it was sanchez really
but just figured this would work too
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
I thought it was Duncan for Cain
we aren’t even crazy enough to come up with a Duncan for Lincecum trade proposal
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
possibly prescient...
Because chicks dig the intentional base on balls.
by Felonius_Monk on Jun 29, 2009 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Reminds me of the old Carolla Show
Where they were naming the news girl’s vagina… good clean family fun right there.
he's a vet
and since his bat started to go a bit shitty his grit quotient has been going through the roof…
Because chicks dig the intentional base on balls.
by Felonius_Monk on Jun 29, 2009 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Did I ever tell you the time
That Edgar caught Mike Shannon cheating at cards and tried to kill him? Good Times Good Times
Stat Whore
by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 29, 2009 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions
thankfully i have the CNS Bay Area boys on
Kipe & Kruk. so no AL for the whole series!!!!
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
All-Star Game
Don’t forget to vote for the cardinals in the all-star game!
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/all_star/y2009/ballot_pop.html
Prediction: The Detroit Tigers' biggest obstacle to a championship will be keeping a straight face. The Tigers in three. (OK, make it four.) -USA Today 10/20/06
ah yes
I still have a few more votes to use up
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 29, 2009 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Make a new email
or use “”mailto:john@aol.com">john@aol.com" and the like hahah
Prediction: The Detroit Tigers' biggest obstacle to a championship will be keeping a straight face. The Tigers in three. (OK, make it four.) -USA Today 10/20/06
by TigersInThree on Jun 29, 2009 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions
perhaps
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 29, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
cards fan 1 @ gmail.com, cards fan 2 @ gmail.com, ...
Prediction: The Detroit Tigers' biggest obstacle to a championship will be keeping a straight face. The Tigers in three. (OK, make it four.) -USA Today 10/20/06
by TigersInThree on Jun 29, 2009 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions
strike that mother flipper out!!
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
Hello Everybody
Been away from the game threads for awhile (hell all threads for awhile) Work is kicking my ass. How is everyone? Still pissed at the world and think we suck and all that? Good Good, Go Cards Lets get a win.
I don't think we suck
the world is aight… good to see you back!
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DeRosa>MB
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 29, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
who are you?
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
attaboy Thompson!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 29, 2009 8:34 PM EDT reply actions
still a chance
afterall, we averaged 2 runs a game lately
"No matter where you go, there you are" Buckeroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension
Thompson isn't all that bad really
maybe he’ll get better, seems like he might be a late bloomer
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DeRosa>MB
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 29, 2009 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions
lud/dunc/ank up...
ermmm… the omens are less than promising.
Because chicks dig the intentional base on balls.
0-3 3ks?
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 29, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Will he need 10 pitches?
Over/Under
Stat Whore
by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 29, 2009 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Two Ks and a weak ground ball - total pitches ten.
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
11
Because chicks dig the intentional base on balls.
by Felonius_Monk on Jun 29, 2009 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
One k down, six pitches however. Your prediction is looking good.
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
now for the grounder. . . first pitch
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
Yup - called it to the pitchshit. . .
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
now, can you predict some good stuff
if not Cards game stuff – how about my finances and/or love life?
speaking of the all star game...
i am going to the derby and sitting in the front row of the bleachers… i want to take a sign along, and am not sure what i will put on it. i was thinking something like… “Albert Pujols is ridiculous.” any suggestions..???
"I've played a couple of hundred games of tic-tac-toe with my little daughter and she hasn't beaten me yet. I've always had to win. I've got to win." - Bob Gibson
you have already thought of the perfect one
take along a Jack a Dong one too though.
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
i was thinking about a dry erase board.....
"I've played a couple of hundred games of tic-tac-toe with my little daughter and she hasn't beaten me yet. I've always had to win. I've got to win." - Bob Gibson
VIVA EL BIRDOS
(el birdos son todos)
Prediction: The Detroit Tigers' biggest obstacle to a championship will be keeping a straight face. The Tigers in three. (OK, make it four.) -USA Today 10/20/06
by TigersInThree on Jun 29, 2009 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
HRD TICKETS ... ???$
Albert’s next contract $300,000,000
Albert wearing BoB priceless
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 29, 2009 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
you have to have one acknowledging Skippy's sexiness
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 like these suggestions
i do want to bring the heat with this sign. i will probably throw a VEB logo on one or both sides of it as well.
"I've played a couple of hundred games of tic-tac-toe with my little daughter and she hasn't beaten me yet. I've always had to win. I've got to win." - Bob Gibson
i'll look for you, dude.
good luck. i like the
Albert Pujols is ridiculous
idea.
cardinals are the things with feathers that perch within the soul.
I hope the Cards can at least hit Lincecum some
Because if it goes like the bottom of the 1st inning, this game won’t be pretty.
Welcome to Baseball Heaven.
or the 2nd inning..
Because chicks dig the intentional base on balls.
by Felonius_Monk on Jun 29, 2009 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
kirk reuter
remember that one season when he was touched by an angel…thats one of my favorite things about baseball…great seasons coming out of nowhere…kevin millar is another one
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
that's just nasssty
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 that is called a strike all day lincecum will throw a no-no.
Because chicks dig the intentional base on balls.
by Felonius_Monk on Jun 29, 2009 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions
holy fucking shit Dunk
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
who had an 11 pitch inning?
that had to have been close
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
me
i think it mighta been 12.
Because chicks dig the intentional base on balls.
by Felonius_Monk on Jun 29, 2009 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions
So this is unconfirmed so far, but someone on MLBTR posted a link to
a list of the 103 steroid users. No Pujols and not many Cardinals on the list (remember, 2003 rosters). The list is organized by team, but take it with a grain of salt…since it hasn’t been confirmed. Still, very very very interesting.
Yes, I am a proud to be a Hyperventilating Prospect Geek.
wow
if this is legit…then..just wow
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
if it's real, only a few names on that list are surprising
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
matt clement?
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 29, 2009 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Helton, Shawn Green are two that surprise me
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, O Perez are kind of a surpise considering their body type
i totally forgot about the wayne hagen thing. that was almost funny
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
yea but clemens is on there
everyone thought he did it…now theres proof
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
I call BS
looks like they just picked the biggest names of time
I’d guess there’s just as many guys who never really made it as there are superstars
by YesWeOquendo on Jun 29, 2009 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions
And it very well could be...
I just thought it was something to bring to the masses…I’m not the author nor do I know if it is real or not. But this is the first “leak” of the list I have seen to date.
Yes, I am a proud to be a Hyperventilating Prospect Geek.
some of those guys i totally forgot were still playing back then
sandy alomar? mondesi? brent abernathy? and who the hell was ben weber?
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
right i'm giving this one up as a lost cause.
and it’s nearly 2am here. bed time. Night all.
Because chicks dig the intentional base on balls.
gnight
I wouldn’t say it’s a lost one though
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DeRosa>MB
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 29, 2009 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I've been thinking for the last month or so
that Duncan should have taken a whole year off of baseball… well, I mean MLB
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DeRosa>MB
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 29, 2009 8:41 PM EDT reply actions
his power is gone
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
heretofore unknown surgery
and they have him playing professional baseball. seems a little bit questionable to me (but I am far from an expert)
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DeRosa>MB
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 29, 2009 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm know Dr, but i play one on the internet
and he should have taken a full year off & not done anything baseball related. they freaking replaced part of his spine. his SPINE! you can’t just magicly come back from that in less than a year do what you used to be able to do
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
Its because he doesn't chew anymore
The Chaw gave him superpowers after the surgery he can’t do it anymore
hfhs
rick-dick actually hit the ball
getting very cynical, i’m afraid
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sadly
Ank is still better than Dunc overall
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 29, 2009 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah
he needs to work on a new approach after the surgery
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 29, 2009 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions
remember that time we traded for larry walker?
man that would be awesome right now
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
Having Duncan in the lineup is like having Adam Dunn in the OF...
except that Dunc cant hit for average or power….and makes Dunn look like a fielding genius….and wants to beat Dunn for league leader in Ks.
So an Adam Dunn that sucks.
Baseball's concept of athletes is all wrong. Batter cannot walk with 4 balls.
Dear Cardinal Nation,
My name is Chris Duncan. I have one baseball skill, and that is the ability to take pitches enough to have what some call “a good eye.” However, this is only true of fastballs, or when I am so badly fooled by a pitch that I nearly fall back onto myself. So I really don’t have that great of an eye but somehow after 4 balls they let me run down to first.
I am not entirely sure why my uncle keeps playing me, but I’m not going to make him stop. Shoot, I’m just thrilled that I consistently find my way out to left field! Being a DH and all, I really am quite afraid of running on what is called the baseball field.
Thank you for your time. Good day.
Chris Duncan
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by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 29, 2009 8:43 PM EDT reply actions
P.S.: Could you imagine if I couldn't be your LF? There's no way I could find a job in the real world.
Baseball's concept of athletes is all wrong. Batter cannot walk with 4 balls.
P.S.
I also dry hump World Series trophies. Seriously, I do. Win one and I’ll show you. I suck.
V, b.
P.S.S.: I named that trophy Charisse. She's a blonde.
Baseball's concept of athletes is all wrong. Batter cannot walk with 4 balls.
your better than Dick & Dunk
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 up with those two
at least Dunc has an excuse.
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 29, 2009 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions
yea
rampant suckitude
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
only at hitting...
Because chicks dig the intentional base on balls.
by Felonius_Monk on Jun 29, 2009 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions
hey
we could create a list of 103 steroid users and make it all cubs…spread it all over the internet…i mean that is the year they got bartmaned out of the world series
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
none really
i was just playing off the list linked to earlier in the thread
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
All Ks and grounders - and one hell of an epistle. What a game. . .
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HL Mencken
boog - get a hit dude
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 29, 2009 8:51 PM EDT reply actions
still got the no-no
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
That handsome dude has a perfect game through 3
"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer
Nine up and nine down. . . . Notice how many left handed bat the Giants have? We need to send out all of our lefty starters. . .
. .. .whoops
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most are switchies
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 29, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Perfect game for Lincecum?
That’s like…giving up no hits or walks. Tim Lincecum has given up no hits or walks? No hits OR walks? That’s incredible, not giving up any hits or walks.
I wouldn't be surprised if it happened
Our lineup’s looked weak against him so far, and he’s, well… Tim Lincecum.
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we're witnessing history.
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I'll go get my mom she'll say something about it and we'll get a hit
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 29, 2009 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions
holy crap, it's already the 4th inning
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
that's because Lincecum hasn't given up any hits or walks
none. no hits, no walks. it’s a perfect game he’s throwing.
so schu missed that one
anyone would have made that, or was it hit too hard?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 29, 2009 8:56 PM EDT reply actions
it was hit pretty hard
but if he’s playing more towards 1st he gets it on the dive
i have no idea if he should have been playing that far over though
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 make skip
look like he’s in mud moving after than gb
"No matter where you go, there you are" Buckeroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension
Is it just me
or does it look like the Gigantics equipment man had a bit too much fun with the label maker on the batting helmets?
don't know
but we should hire him~
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search "mlb.com" on google
- is the Cardinals’ site. huh.
Prediction: The Detroit Tigers' biggest obstacle to a championship will be keeping a straight face. The Tigers in three. (OK, make it four.) -USA Today 10/20/06
I hope I survive tonight.
-Brad Thompson’s feet
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by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 29, 2009 8:58 PM EDT reply actions
my oh my, Ank is pretty
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
F#$@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
ball game
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jun 29, 2009 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions
raked
"I've played a couple of hundred games of tic-tac-toe with my little daughter and she hasn't beaten me yet. I've always had to win. I've got to win." - Bob Gibson
mother of ass
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
This has the makings of a Mortenson debut. . .. soon. . .
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HL Mencken
keep your dogs inside tonight
Thompson will be on the prowl
That ball was absolutely grooved
That one to Uribe was too but he’s too bad to hit one out.
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by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 29, 2009 9:00 PM EDT reply actions
shit balls
he’s a sinkerball pitcher and he gives up way too many fly balls
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Sorry I only cuddle in winter
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 29, 2009 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Ross & Joey beg to differ
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
Welcome to second place, Cards . . .and moving on down. ..
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i need a drink
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
Let's just hope the Mets can keep coming back
They’re down 3-2 in the 6th… still have a chance.
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.316 wOBA
4 home runs before tonight. He plays first base. Way to go, Brad.
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by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 29, 2009 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
The Cards had no chance
With Thompson going up against an 18-game winner (and a Cy Young winner), you knew we had very little chance.
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Lohse, please comeback soon.
Baseball's concept of athletes is all wrong. Batter cannot walk with 4 balls.
Sigh
"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer
can Boggs & Mort replace Welley & PK?
and not suck?
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
Suck less?
"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer
by jd is legend on Jun 29, 2009 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions
isn't it at least
worth a try?
"I've played a couple of hundred games of tic-tac-toe with my little daughter and she hasn't beaten me yet. I've always had to win. I've got to win." - Bob Gibson
nice sprint there Bradley
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 29, 2009 9:03 PM EDT reply actions
what abou that amazing stop for the dp?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 29, 2009 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
pk just doesn't have enough on the ball
to go have anything less than perfect control, and he can’t manage that
robin roberts, greg maddux, etc, he is not
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it seems like they will keep him around forever
maybe he’ll get more control by then
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 29, 2009 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
See you guys tomorrow
I’ll just look on ESPN later to see how bad this game was.
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Skippy grounds out to second
this just in, the sun rises in the east & sets in the west
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
Dan just compared Tim to A Jonas Brother
Dan I know you have kids but you should not know what a jonas brother looks like…….
Why does Lincecum's father get praised
but Rasmus’ father gets derided for how they handle their kids?
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I'm still holding out hope we turn Razzle from a CF into a starter...
make up for the AnK situation.
They say celebrity deaths come in threes
Leave it to Billy Mays to throw in a fourth COMPLETELY FREE!!
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by jd is legend on Jun 29, 2009 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions
i wonder if the cards would have got lincecum
would they have changed his motion?
he'd be injured by now
"I've played a couple of hundred games of tic-tac-toe with my little daughter and she hasn't beaten me yet. I've always had to win. I've got to win." - Bob Gibson
pitch to contact....
makes my baseball senses cringe everytime….
Baseball's concept of athletes is all wrong. Batter cannot walk with 4 balls.
THROW MORE SINKERS
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
We knew he was too short to pitch.
We only take big guys that throw down on the ball.
shit
that was the double i called for pujols earlier…right at the third baseman
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
every hard hit ball finds a glove
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
You know Al
it really does
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Wow, DeRosa has developed a case of
Redbirditis. 0-5 with a BB
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to be fair
he’s faces some good pitching
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
DFA him
Not really.
I keed.
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well, he did switch leagues again
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 29, 2009 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions
so far, that trade is a bust
SMALL SAMPLE SIZE!!!!
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
some douche just hit a GS for the brew crew
7-2 douchebags
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 only thing we got to look forward to counting how many times...
the K Brothers strikeout tonight.
Baseball's concept of athletes is all wrong. Batter cannot walk with 4 balls.
Holy Effin Crap
he really is gonna throw a perfect game tonight, isn’t he
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
i'm calling a boog single his next time up
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
the thing is
if anyone is gonna do that to the Cards, I am alright with it being Lincecum. That being said I am still holding out hope for a 10 run 7th inning by the Cards.
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
that didn't rweally happen
I think it was a hallucination
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
Schu has good numbers against him
and has squared the ball up as well
by YesWeOquendo on Jun 29, 2009 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
At this point
I kind of hope so. If we can’t win… let’s watch a pretty cool young pitcher do something incredible.
Any reason Yadi is sitting tonight?
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Yikes!
Hope he’s okay, and not okay according to George Paletta.
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At least Dan
is throwing the perfect game out there….and the this day in history Fernando Valenzula no hit the Cards.
back to back to back home runs coming up here
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 29, 2009 9:13 PM EDT reply actions
I bet you one million Internet dollars
and an IP to be named later that it doesn’t happen. I’ll gladly pay up if it does, lol.
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10000:1 one odds on that
you’ll owe me the entire internets
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 29, 2009 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll take my chances
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i'll give you $50 trillion internet dollars if that 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
Hell, I'll give you 20 real bucks if that happens
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by jd is legend on Jun 29, 2009 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions
hahaha...
anybody see fangraphs?
"I've played a couple of hundred games of tic-tac-toe with my little daughter and she hasn't beaten me yet. I've always had to win. I've got to win." - Bob Gibson
So you're sayin' there's a chance
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Over under on Lud, Dunk and Skunk swinging on the first pitch?
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even if the number is 3
i would go for the push
"I've played a couple of hundred games of tic-tac-toe with my little daughter and she hasn't beaten me yet. I've always had to win. I've got to win." - Bob Gibson
Lud swings on the first . . push looking good
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Two of three swing on the first pitch. . . unreal way to keep a good pitcher in the game - Now three of four first ptich whiff
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cue baseball sitcom "Lud, Dick and Dunk" promo on FOX
What happens when three washed up power hitters can’t hit Major League pitching but still start everyday? Find out, Mondays at 7, only on Fox!
Baseball's concept of athletes is all wrong. Batter cannot walk with 4 balls.
Calls Up Mark Grace
I need a favor
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 29, 2009 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions
close
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 29, 2009 9:16 PM EDT reply actions
damn you randy winn
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 getting perfect game'd would force Tony to critically look at his team's hitting approach
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by jd is legend on Jun 29, 2009 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions
I miss Thudwick :(
"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer
Boy, this feels like a no no...
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oh he's totally throwing a perfect game
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
go figure
heh
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 29, 2009 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions
rick's lucky he was usin a cracked bat
"I've played a couple of hundred games of tic-tac-toe with my little daughter and she hasn't beaten me yet. I've always had to win. I've got to win." - Bob Gibson
damn you Ank!
you screwed up history!
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
he's good at that
;)
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 29, 2009 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions
he can't do anything right lately
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 Rick Ankiel breaks it up...
If it were 3 innings later, I would legitimately feel sorry for Lincecum…
V, b.
giants are playing some D!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 29, 2009 9:20 PM EDT reply actions
damn, that was impressive
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
Fun with Fangraphs
The Cardinals have the 4th lowest team BABIP in baseball…so i guess thats something we can maybe look forward to
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A round of Franklin's for everyone!
Put it on my Internet dollars account
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probably because we're one of the slowest teams
besides ryan and greene.. i’d say rasmus but i cant remember seeing him hit a ball on the ground
i was looking at that stat after seen ludwick just miss a double and then line out to right
and i was right…his BABIP this seas is an anemic .234…looks like the baseball gods are repaying him for his ridiculous .349 BABIP last season
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
I wonder how long it will be before the Giants lock up this nasty SOB
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
only two more baserunners until pujols gets to bat 4 times in this game
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
Will we even have a serious week this week?
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by jd is legend on Jun 29, 2009 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
what does the Cards front office see what we fans don't see?
Welley, PK, Dick, Dunk & Thurston are really hurting this team. there are replacements in Memphis than can step in & do better. so why are they not in St. Louis?
hell Mortt’s already here. WTF are they thinking?
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
ooo
that’s a tough one
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 29, 2009 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Mort is warming up as we speak
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 29, 2009 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions
In my mind
TLR and MO decided that this team was going to be as good as our outfiled. If a couple of our outfielders were as good as expected this team is pretty good
by YesWeOquendo on Jun 29, 2009 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
get used to it
at least with Dick and Dunc, I just don’t see them ever being held accountable for their atrocious play.
what really pisses me off is yesterday & today
MO said he was going to wait two weeks to see if the DeRo trade jump starts the team. well that’s just bad managing. Mark DeRossa isn’t going to magically give Welley & PK great control. he isn’t going to give Dunk his power back. and he really isn’t going to stop Dick & Thurston from sucking the life outta everything.
he’s really not half the GM he says he is if he thinks Mark DeRossa has magical healing powers.
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 is the long reliever
which is a eupemism for ‘guy that pitches once every 17 days’
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Sooo...
Any chance we can hit fast forward on this one? This is liking watching a movie that you’ve seen awhile ago. You know how it ends, but you can’t quite remember how it gets to that point.
He thinks AL is like Prison
First day in, Get in a fight
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 29, 2009 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
He has more total bases than DeRosa
:)
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boog is a
shortstop!
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i hope mort's role isn't as long man
we could have walters do that
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
I think if he shows well
Out of the gate, he’s going to get a crack at the rotation fairly soon.
by Merry CRasmus on Jun 29, 2009 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Dear Tony
Please pinch hit — you have 24 relievers in the pen (approx.) — now is a good time to start burning them.
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looks like it
to me
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100 Internet dollars
that says Thompson bats and then Tony brings in a reliever to start the 7th, just ‘cuz he’s whacky like that
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the a-holes
are just nasty
"I've played a couple of hundred games of tic-tac-toe with my little daughter and she hasn't beaten me yet. I've always had to win. I've got to win." - Bob Gibson
jeez..baby faces are dominating the pitching today
mort looks about 15
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Wow, first 3 pitch count since the second inning I think
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speak for yourself
i have stage fright
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
Once you eat the cracker
You don’t want to eat again
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 29, 2009 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
gyuhhh
nastiness to boog
"I've played a couple of hundred games of tic-tac-toe with my little daughter and she hasn't beaten me yet. I've always had to win. I've got to win." - Bob Gibson
Not the pitcher vs. position player nonsense. Ugh.
At least Morty is getting some time — I’m excited. I’m keeping an eye out for the changeup.
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What's his pitch couint after 6? 30-something?
Sheesh
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is this the first time against Lincecum?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 29, 2009 9:35 PM EDT reply actions
I believe they saw him in SF last year
but first time this year
by Scarecrow7775 on Jun 29, 2009 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
ah
we’ll get him next time
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 29, 2009 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions
only crap, it's the 7th inning
have the Cards even batted tonight?
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
Someone feed that pitcher
and tell Al to shut the hell up
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two fat ones in a row
get the ball down Mort
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THROW MOR SINKERS
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 seen enough
it’s either bp or way off the plate
by YesWeOquendo on Jun 29, 2009 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
after 4 pitches you've come to your conclusion
on a pitcher? wow. . .
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that's a horrible way to form an opinion
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because he'd barely thrown half a dozen pitches and you were done with him
if TLR sat every pitcher who lost his command for 6 pitchers we’d need 14 pitchers on the roster.
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Keep your mouth shut
Don’t give him any more ideas
Stat Whore
by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 29, 2009 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
very auspicious start
settle down mort
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
LaRue you had Uribe dead to rights
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there was no one at second to get him in a pickle... =(
Baseball's concept of athletes is all wrong. Batter cannot walk with 4 balls.
Way to hustle and cut that off before it got to the cap
Lil Dunc. Absolutely Craptastic…
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/chitowned
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 missed that thread/reference
and I’ve looked for it to no avail. What does it mean?
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Slow to respond to events that already happened minutes ago
ChiTownd
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 29, 2009 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions
chitown one day last week because of his slow connection
kept commenting on plays that had happened at least 5 min earlier. it was really funny & by the end of the night it became a running joke.
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
plus
I only did it 3 or 4 times and then I left and that was while we were scoring tons of runs
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DeRosa>MB
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 29, 2009 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah it wasn't an all night thing
but it was funny
we luv you man
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
I was talking about Perez, He has 2 HBP tonight
I like Mort
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 29, 2009 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
hhhhmmmmmmmmm
"I've played a couple of hundred games of tic-tac-toe with my little daughter and she hasn't beaten me yet. I've always had to win. I've got to win." - Bob Gibson
Cards don't use that pitch.
Seriously, its not approved..
That's not Cardinal baseball?
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by jd is legend on Jun 29, 2009 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions
come one blue! that's a strike!
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
damnit all to hell
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
Might've even skipped a gear
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Aaaaaaauuuugggggghhhhh
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ouch
"I've played a couple of hundred games of tic-tac-toe with my little daughter and she hasn't beaten me yet. I've always had to win. I've got to win." - Bob Gibson
the cobbler
throws up too
"No matter where you go, there you are" Buckeroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension
What the team lacks on offense they make up for on defense. . .
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is it just me
or do they look beat before they start?
just don’t look they are competing with the bat, like they gave up already
"No matter where you go, there you are" Buckeroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension
still has some work to do on that stomach
but he’s getting there
by Scarecrow7775 on Jun 29, 2009 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
OT
Is anyone planning on going to the Futures Game?
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i have derby tickets
was wondering if i could find/afford futures tickets as well…
"I've played a couple of hundred games of tic-tac-toe with my little daughter and she hasn't beaten me yet. I've always had to win. I've got to win." - Bob Gibson
I think we've all seen enough prospects watching the BoB this year...
I know I can’t personally handle watching anymore.
"I've played a couple of hundred games of tic-tac-toe with my little daughter and she hasn't beaten me yet. I've always had to win. I've got to win." - Bob Gibson
So you are telling me I have a chance
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 29, 2009 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Not looking good Mortensen...you look just like the other AAA clones..
Baseball's concept of athletes is all wrong. Batter cannot walk with 4 balls.
makes me wonder if this quick advance philosophy
puts guys in games before they are prepared ultimately hurts them, after all, clayman was in college in 07.
"No matter where you go, there you are" Buckeroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension
I won't agree/disagree with the quick advance philosophy
but I will say it really bothers me when rookies get coddled. I think that Mortensen was going to eventually have one these games where not much goes right for him, and I like that TLR left him in for it. Maybe he can get something from it? It’s sad that it happened on his first appearance. Obviously everyone wants him to succeed, but for a game we’re probably not going to win, a taste of failure isn’t as bitter.
by YesWeOquendo on Jun 29, 2009 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
It would be better if we gave them more than 2-3 innings before sending them back down.
Thats the problem I have with our approach. He have had 5 different pitchers up here for little looks and if they don’t have a good first inning we demote them and start the arb clock on another.
I think I like the sink or swim philosophy. Why baby a guy for 2 or 3 years to find out he is mediocre?
Mort may go back down but now he has an idea of what he needs to do to succeed.
I think that is the issue with Boggs. He is trying to work some things out and not so worried about the outcome of the games. I am purely speculating but it makes sense to me.
"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
Lincecum is nasty. He throws baseballs like they are wiffleballs. If we win it will be a miracle.
Jeffery! Jeffrey!
I need more cowbell !!!
"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
hmm
very tactical base on balls there
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
He'll have to fight Reyes for it in the pen. . ..
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he needs a few of those
bacon double cheeses on a krispy kreme that they used to serve at grizzly games
"I've played a couple of hundred games of tic-tac-toe with my little daughter and she hasn't beaten me yet. I've always had to win. I've got to win." - Bob Gibson
That sounds absolutely disgusting
"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer
by jd is legend on Jun 29, 2009 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
This game puts the "D" in _rea_ful an_ _efense
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holy fucking 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
Sumbitch
"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer
This team...pathetic...
Baseball's concept of athletes is all wrong. Batter cannot walk with 4 balls.
mort looks good
nice looking prospect we have here
looking at the woman who got hit in the head
saying she was fine, that was what billy mays said too
"No matter where you go, there you are" Buckeroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension
any time you leave the game in a wheel chair, your not "fine"
i hope she is though
and didn’t mays have a heart attack?
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
clearly i did not get home from work and get my lucky pujols jersey on in time
I want to be the no-talent ass clown!
by RosevilleRedbird on Jun 29, 2009 9:51 PM EDT reply actions
pathetic
i almost wish this team would fall completely out of contention so i could enjoy this season
Fuck it, we've already lost...
Go ahead Giants, light Mort up….he doesnt look like hes staying up here long anyways…
Baseball's concept of athletes is all wrong. Batter cannot walk with 4 balls.
wonder if this is what tlr meant
when he said good for clayman to get a taste of the big leagues
"No matter where you go, there you are" Buckeroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension
FWIW
Mort should have been out of this inning about 4 batters ago.
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I don't necessarily disagree
but I get REALLY tired of people who have never taken the time to watch prospects prior to their very FIRST major league outing and then pronounce them as worthless.
Even after that inning, unless you’ve seen Mortensen in the minors, you really don’t have any idea what he’s capable of as a pitcher or any real foundation to make those kind of proclomations.
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You’re probably right, but plenty of people have poor debuts.
by Merry CRasmus on Jun 29, 2009 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Whats the point
Show him what the Show really is
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 29, 2009 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions
On the bright side this might be a good way to get Lincecum out of the game. . .
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derosa
wondering what his indian buddies got him into
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is this team really in a race?
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
Mozeliak's gotta be thinking...
“Who in the hell am I gonna have to trade for to get any physical or emotional response from this team?”
Baseball's concept of athletes is all wrong. Batter cannot walk with 4 balls.
god we look so horribly bad at times
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
manic redbirds
they’re bad again, but they’ll probably have another nice string soon- this up and down is driving me bonkers
How many times you gonna ground to third DeRosa?
WTF
Baseball's concept of athletes is all wrong. Batter cannot walk with 4 balls.
down 9-0 Albert still won't get a pitch to hit
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
Albert
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 29, 2009 9:56 PM EDT reply actions
60 of Albert's 74 RBIs are vs. Righties....
Statistical statement of the year…
Baseball's concept of athletes is all wrong. Batter cannot walk with 4 balls.
That's because no one on the team (sans Albert) can hit lefties.
by Ghostrider520 on Jun 29, 2009 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Exactly, we can barely get a runner on vs. lefties...
Baseball's concept of athletes is all wrong. Batter cannot walk with 4 balls.
rally starter there?
"I've played a couple of hundred games of tic-tac-toe with my little daughter and she hasn't beaten me yet. I've always had to win. I've got to win." - Bob Gibson
way to not run Albert
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
Happy days - ten more of those in a row and Cards back in the game. Cue - send in the Klowns
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Al thought was gone
he looked slow out of the box and almost got nailed at 2nd
uncharacteristic
he can hit anyone
called that
yay me…now i’ll call a luddy double followed by a dunc double followed by an ank homer
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
not wasn't a strike for Clay asshat
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
This team reminds me...
of that piece of crap 2006 team that won the WS. That bunch was absolutely awful.
geesh Dunk,,,,
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
ok
i’m done
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
Raise your hand if you're surprised that Lud and Dunc did nothing. . .
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Lincecum is on tonight
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DeRosa>MB
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 29, 2009 10:00 PM EDT reply actions
well
he didn’t start the season like he played last year, that’s for sure
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DeRosa>MB
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 29, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, it looks like he could sling it up there for the next several hours
by Scarecrow7775 on Jun 29, 2009 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
he
is good
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DeRosa>MB
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 29, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Glen Perkins...
was on. Fernando Nieve was on. Tim Redding was on. Jason Marquis was on. Mr. 0-6 Jorge de la Rosa was on…
WOW that ball was tanked...
I love watching young kids get shelled by third rate baseball teams….Thanks FO
Baseball's concept of athletes is all wrong. Batter cannot walk with 4 balls.
While I am glad to get a look at Mort
It really should have been PJ or Boggs up.
Both had K rates over 8 per 9ip. Both were hurt by poor BAIP numbers when we had our really bad defense out there.
how many more times am I gonna have to watch Dunc whiff this year?
I dont care who’s pitching, he strikes out against everyone.
Baseball's concept of athletes is all wrong. Batter cannot walk with 4 balls.
Better make it his next 72 at bats.
Baseball's concept of athletes is all wrong. Batter cannot walk with 4 balls.
Equal opportunity kind of guy
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Eureka!! We found it - someone worse than Welly
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well that certainly went far
I want to be the no-talent ass clown!
by RosevilleRedbird on Jun 29, 2009 10:03 PM EDT reply actions
it had good length
and acceptable height
by Scarecrow7775 on Jun 29, 2009 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
wwwwoooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwww
was i the only one to see the fan try to go over the edge there?
"I've played a couple of hundred games of tic-tac-toe with my little daughter and she hasn't beaten me yet. I've always had to win. I've got to win." - Bob Gibson
This is getting ridiculous
This team is getting pummeled by one of the worst lineups I’ve ever seen (well, outside of the Cardinals’ current crew) and looks like they’ve never seen a good pitcher before.
Yes, yes I know Lincecum is sick…but this is downright feeble. He’s gone from looking like a Cy Young winner to Cy Young himself.
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by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 29, 2009 10:04 PM EDT reply actions
Good
That’s what they were showing on the telecast. I figured it may be a slow gun but then I saw Lincecum clocked at 93 and thought it may be legit. Hadn’t been paying the gun any attention beforehand to know one way or the other.
by Merry CRasmus on Jun 29, 2009 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
csn bay area has been ripping on the gun all game
i guess it’s way off
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 hope this pisses our boys off
enough that their bats come alive the next few games…
I want to be the no-talent ass clown!
by RosevilleRedbird on Jun 29, 2009 10:06 PM EDT reply actions
I doubt it
I don’t think you can be so pissed you swing better. If you suck, you’ll hit like somone who sucks.
Maybe they’ll stop being so damn hacktastic. I doubt it.
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by redbirdnation8206 on Jun 29, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey , maybe the team is showcasing PTBNLs - Mort, Dunc, KBot, Thursty. . .
long list of possibles . . .
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speaking of KBot
any official word? Did he get DL’d?
by Scarecrow7775 on Jun 29, 2009 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Rally caps! Hats inside out everyone!
Never say never. Quitters never win. It’s not over ‘til the fat lady…ah hell, let’s pack this one in.
i'm not
fucking up my hat for this team
by prophetjohn on Jun 29, 2009 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
holy mother of ass,,,,juan uribe? really?
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
/Chitown'd
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by jd is legend on Jun 29, 2009 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
yes, but i was in the little boys room
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 only question that remains
Does Lincecum finish the CG above or below 100 pitches?
"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer
I think Dan has a marketing agreement to say "Tim Lincecum" every 2.5 seconds.
“Well, Al, I’d say that Tim Lincecum is just about Tim Lincecum tonight. Wouldn’t you Tim Lincecum?”
you know, dan,
he’s really Tim Lincecum.
"I've played a couple of hundred games of tic-tac-toe with my little daughter and she hasn't beaten me yet. I've always had to win. I've got to win." - Bob Gibson
They are really giving Mort the taste of Show
Ass handed to him pitching than he has to hit against the defending Cy Young
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why can't we draft someone that pitches as well as he does?
with all due respect to Clay, and Puppy Kicker, and the rest of our stellar pitchers?
I want to be the no-talent ass clown!
by RosevilleRedbird on Jun 29, 2009 10:12 PM EDT reply actions
I believe that's the organization's priority now
I think that was the idea behind Shelby Miller
by Scarecrow7775 on Jun 29, 2009 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
We are just likely he didn't sign with the Cub's
Cause they drafted him first
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 29, 2009 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm pretty sure Torrez did not graduate high school or learn to count...
thats twice in two innings he didn’t know how many outs there were…
Baseball's concept of athletes is all wrong. Batter cannot walk with 4 balls.
there are like 8 scoreboards, find one and take note...
Baseball's concept of athletes is all wrong. Batter cannot walk with 4 balls.
you can't not see a scoreboard when you are at the ballpark.
"I've played a couple of hundred games of tic-tac-toe with my little daughter and she hasn't beaten me yet. I've always had to win. I've got to win." - Bob Gibson
Now the bad news - have to endure the 6-number commercial - down 10-0 to Koufax
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yep
samuel added to the 40-man and called up
by prophetjohn on Jun 29, 2009 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
i wish they'd do that just to stop Ctown from grabbing 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
a PTBNL can't be on the 40 man or the big league roster
it’s been widely rumored samuel is on the list MO gave to the tribe
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 is not true at all
They just have to switch leagues plus CTown equals Chicago
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 29, 2009 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
3 singles, jack by Pujols...
then six straight jacks to tie it.
take that to the bank.
by longhornscardinals on Jun 29, 2009 10:21 PM EDT reply actions
95 pitches
ouch
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
Derosa 0 for the Cards
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it occurs to me
DeRosa’s probably living out of a suitcase, his family back wherever looking to move again, and suddenly he’s everyday with a whole new set of guys. I’m willing to give him some time to settle his mental game.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Jun 29, 2009 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
so was the game
"I've played a couple of hundred games of tic-tac-toe with my little daughter and she hasn't beaten me yet. I've always had to win. I've got to win." - Bob Gibson
Talk about getting beat
10 runs from the 2nd worst offense in baseball….and 0 runs from the worst
Baseball's concept of athletes is all wrong. Batter cannot walk with 4 balls.
he gave a hitting seminar before the game today.
everyone but Albert was invited…
Baseball's concept of athletes is all wrong. Batter cannot walk with 4 balls.
when did the Reds catch up?
Or did the Cubs just suck that much?
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Jun 29, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Cubs suck pretty bad this year
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 29, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
We have a lot of regression to the mean
We honestly had one of the best if not the best OF in baseball last year. Now we look like the worst.
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 29, 2009 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
We're like that knight from Monte Python and the holy grail
“Its just a flesh wound”
Baseball's concept of athletes is all wrong. Batter cannot walk with 4 balls.
i am feeling like one of the chanting monks who repeatedly raps the book off of the face....
“’tis but a scratch!!!”
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I never really could get into a Monty Python movie
I just don’t like British humor, except Red Dwarf
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 29, 2009 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
That doesn't go well with your Sig
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 29, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
thats funny
"I've played a couple of hundred games of tic-tac-toe with my little daughter and she hasn't beaten me yet. I've always had to win. I've got to win." - Bob Gibson
That's what she said.
"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 29, 2009 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
There's worse things that could happen, I s'pose
Just watched episode 2, season 2 of the Tudors. Sir Thomas More was sentenced to be hanged until half dead, cut down, disembowled and then forced to watch while his entrails were burned before his eyes. Then they were going to cut off his privates, then…and only then…would he beheaded.
King Henry VIII commuted it to just the beheading.
“well, I caught a break today”, More was quoted in the Times of London, shortly before his execution.
“And even with no head, I think I could hit a breaking ball better than Rick An—-”
More was not available for any more comments.
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by Ted Glover on Jun 29, 2009 11:00 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Quick Q
Anybody know what “DR” means for row info on Busch Stadium tickets?
Considering a game buy and it’s putting me in row “DR”
you'll actually
be watching from the TVs at the training facility in dominican republic
by prophetjohn on Jun 29, 2009 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I was in love with Chris Perezs' debut with the Tribe.
Now I say that knowing no one got hurt . I like watching him put it in the ear hole. What was even more high-larious was right after I watched the clip of him beaning two I flipped over to Bull Durham right as Kevin Costner instructed the pitcher( i forgot his name) to bean the bull.
I laughed for a good 5 minutes. Go C-Rez. Get all Clemens on the A.L.
"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 will repeat my statment from earlier
Perez thought the AL was like Prison.
First day in. Get in a fight.
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 29, 2009 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
hahahaha
Chris Perez finds out he is traded to the Indians in the AL, calls his agent
“Hey man, Any advice on surviving in the AL? They let you have conjugal visits over there, right?”
“Conjugal visits? Mmmm. Not that I know of. Y’know, the AL is no picnic. I have a client over there right now. He says the trick is: kick someone’s ass the first day, or become someone’s bitch. Then everything will be all right.”
2-year wonder?
Maybe last year was the peak of his performance, but the year before was about in line with his career performance. He’s slumping badly right now with a .231 BABIP (75 points below career averages). I have to think some of those balls will find holes. Will his final numbers look like last year’s? Absolutely not, IMO. Hopefully he can put together a hot streak soon.
"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer
by jd is legend on Jun 30, 2009 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Hardball times has him projected to be a .850 OPS
So he is just hitting into some bad luck
Stat Whore
by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 30, 2009 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions
No
we should conclude nothing from 200 appearances. Especially because he has a ridiculously low BABIP.
Derosa.
by vivaelpujols on Jun 30, 2009 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions
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