Game 54 Open Thread- June 4th, 2009: Carp v. Harang
by Alxfritz on Jun 4, 2009 8:23 PM EDT
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La Russa appreciated the information generated by computers. He studied the rows and the columns. But he also knew they could take you only so far in baseball, maybe even confuse you with a fog of overanalysis. As far as he knew, there was no way to quantify desire. And those numbers told him exactly what he needed to know when added to twenty-four years of managing experience.
Sabermetricians – those number-crunchers who have come to dominate thinking about strategy the last few years – believe that they have debunked clutch situations as statistically irrelevant. La Russa has read the various studies. Based on his own forty years plus of experience, he believes those studies to be bunk of their own.
La Russa respected [Bill] James, but based on managing nearly 4,000 games, was convinced James was wrong.
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and take your tweets with you! you damn kids!
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
so's your face
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's the likelihood that we see Todd tonight?
(and let me just get my total bewilderment at the Boyer DFA. What a bizarre situation)
very good
considering how much work the bullpen has gotten the last few days
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
que the bashing
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 are you trying to do, Colby!?!
Score runs!?!
"I usually don’t read other peoples sigs." -Cuttah
i was talking about Al & Ricky
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
Colby is in a different league right now than them.
the last time I checked he was on pace to be a 4.7 WAR player.
there should be laws against using the phrase ‘on pace to be a X-Y player’ where Y is a sabermetric gourmet stat.
No, he won't play 150 games there
he hasn’t and that’s still the pace he has set. He will not need to be a +33 cf this year to reach that.
And as long as he is flanked by Duncan he’ll get plenty of shots at out of zone plays.
good point
his actual defensive value to the team is probably a bit lower than his UZR number, since he gets credit for catching a bunch of OOZ balls that the LF would have caught. Especially if we had Skip or Luddy over there.
He’s still been awesome, though.
- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc
Doesn't that make him more valuable since that allows us to play a defensive liability who can hit in LF?
Decrease runs scored?
Maybe.
Decrease winning? Never seen that proven.
-SFTU
no
well, it would if he was catching balls the LF wouldn’t catch. but there’s been a number of times this season where he’s stepped in front of duncan in LF to catch a ball; those balls are outs, whether duncan catches them or rasmus catches them.
- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc
His D is so good
he could pretty much be Rico Washington at the plate to contribute.
"I usually don’t read other peoples sigs." -Cuttah
Eh
he’s only had three bad plays in two months. And two of those have cost us runs, so they stick out.
"I usually don’t read other peoples sigs." -Cuttah
and I am still not sure he gets to that one in San Fran
people act like that was a can o corn
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Ok.... Now how to get $50off All Inclusive and $20 Off Tickets
First off looks like $1 Big Mac land tickets are already sold out sorry…. Now onto the good news
McDonald’s is running a promotion where you buy a value meal you get a promotion code for various codes like $10 off and $20 off….
Here is the site
I don’t know why they did this but they set it up so it would be so easy to figure out the code. It just took me a couple minutes to figure out the codes. Now unfortunately they do not have all the games but enough to make it worth while. It would not help us on the August 15th get together but should be able to get some kind of other deal by then.
Here is the codes I have figured out so far and seem to be the best deals
$50 Off All-Inclusive Seats – MCD928
$20 Off Tickets – MCD163
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What happened to all excitement about these deals in the last thread?
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 4, 2009 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions
WOOOOO!
I hope that all- inclusive code works on weekend games!
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well isn't that a kick in the junk
and fuck!. my week of vacation next month falls when they are on the road
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More $20 Off games
I think scalpers honestly got to this stuff first
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 4, 2009 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
why didn't Albert even make it half way to 1st?
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'd rather he not
after Monday’s aggressive baserunning.
"I usually don’t read other peoples sigs." -Cuttah
so he didn't slip or is favoring that ankle then?
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 he knows he's going to be out
(an he knows when), I’d rather he not press the issue.
"I usually don’t read other peoples sigs." -Cuttah
I was thinking that
DFA his lazy dominican ass…
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by Felonius_Monk on Jun 4, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Pizza just got here, just popped open a beer
And an excellent day for baseballl….
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previous pitch was a strike too
only the ump missed it
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It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
WOW
even the magic cardinal-killing bat of laynce nix isn’t immune to Carp… impressive.
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Seriously though...
Rick and Al? Really? Give me Jim Hayes, Mike Shannon, somebody else please….
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SingleWick is back
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
i should be taking notes
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
figured i'd safe everyone the trouble & just burn myself
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 can also burn my abilty to use the wrong words
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 nota, you really can
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
Did Ankiel take a ball
Or just forgot to swing?
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 4, 2009 8:40 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
ankiel's hacks
just look so off-balance. His swing is yeucchhh.
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i have no idea how that found a hole
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
also, just glanced at the last thread, saw all the OPS talk
i’ll read through it tomorrow, but i have some things to say. assuming things go right, will be firing up the SAS
mutual exclusivity
seems to lack in OPS. or, as i like to think, its good enough for government work
bit of a seeing-eye job...
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by Felonius_Monk on Jun 4, 2009 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions
what's up with harang?
location is all over the place…
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he's finally being the pitcher i've always thought he was
jeff brantely is trying to explain his mechanics are all f’ed up
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
damn pretzels?
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
YAY nice PA yadi
although he didn’t have to do much but watch pitches missing by a foot…
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wow. i was just going to say the under, and there we have it, 0-1 on a foul ball
thursty doesn’t even give me time to make fun of him
But it was about 2 feet away from being so sweet
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 4, 2009 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions
not a bad swing
what is the under on a first swing? getting hit? i’m setting Thursty at 1.5 from here on out
carp grand slam
i’m calling it…
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by Felonius_Monk on Jun 4, 2009 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions
ugh
if we don’t score a run here i’m going to be quite annoyed…
Because chicks dig the intentional base on balls.
He almost cleared the bases by 2 feet
Than broke his bat
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 4, 2009 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions
well who saw that coming?
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
Hilarious
Our offense is putrid
TRADE FOR DEROSA!!!
That's what happens
when you have a AAAA player and then a pitcher who decides to swing.
TRADE FOR DEROSA!!!
and will come back to bite us
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I thought the infielders played back on that....
they weren’t in position to field the bunt, they wanted the double play. Seems like the perfect time to try it.
it'd probably have to be a suicide squeeze
if Carp misses the bunt, you lose the guy at third anyway.
so, is our offenses descent to the mendoza line
in direct correlation with tony having the pitcher bat 8th?
nah
that was just unlucky that thurston got snared and then carp happened to be up. Though I think a squeeze would’ve been the smart play there.
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by Felonius_Monk on Jun 4, 2009 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Carp happened to be up? He's batting 8th, not 9th and it just cost us...
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maybe
but overall having the pitcher hit 8th is the right set-up. Can’t blame TLR on that.
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by Felonius_Monk on Jun 4, 2009 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I still don't buy it's the right set up, I just can't for some reason
but I’m not about to say it’s terrible based on a singular situation.
i know what you mean
but it seems to have been reasonable well proven, so i’m going to swallow it.
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by Felonius_Monk on Jun 4, 2009 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I'm not dogging the idea, it works sometimes, but it didnt in this situation.
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we have one
but Tony refuses to use him because even know the entire OF is nothing but lefty’s, he still has to have his damn lefty righty shit in the line up
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
If you are speaking of Barden,
I will have to disagree here. He would have K’ed anyways.
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yeah
Barden’s not especially good. Probably ok as a backup MIF
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by Felonius_Monk on Jun 4, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions
rookies of the month are the worst
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
how are you so sure he a fluke?
he hasn’t had the playing time since then to prove otherwise
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
it sucks that it's going to take thursty leaving the team for that to happen
and more than a little unfair to Barden.
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 am not saying he is a world beater
but he hasn’t exactly gotten enough ABs since then to say he is a fluke
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My bad
I started the game thread on a Baron day w/out a haiku.
Somebody pick m up here.
"I usually don’t read other peoples sigs." -Cuttah
today is Thursday
Chuck did the main thread, not Red
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 tried to email but he doesn't accept e-mails from unknown sources
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 4, 2009 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't? Really?
That’s weird, no one else has ever had trouble contacting me. Did you use the link at the bottom, or- oh, wait, did you mean Chuck? ‘Cause yeah, he’s got one of those setups.
If you've got a blacklist, I want to be on it.
by the red baron on Jun 5, 2009 2:47 AM EDT up reply actions
you stopped accepting emails from 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
Well, that was a totally separate issue.
Oh, and did you ever get that rash checked out?
If you've got a blacklist, I want to be on it.
by the red baron on Jun 7, 2009 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn
good call. Is it bad I equate VEB tardiness to only one guy?
"I usually don’t read other peoples sigs." -Cuttah
it's getting ridiculous
Al should shut up and realize who he works for. what good does dogging a young player do
if the manager can do it, why not the TV guys?
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
Tyler Johnson
knocked up Al’s daughter and didn’t get this kind of treatment.
"I usually don’t read other peoples sigs." -Cuttah
well they did cut him, or not resign him. i forget which
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
i'm always confused by jewelry on players in any sport
i mean, you can cut yourself on those things. you’re out there to perform – why tempt fate?
hmmm I don't think he's looked that sharp so far
but I agree, the CB (as usual) looks menacing.
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by Felonius_Monk on Jun 4, 2009 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
i almost get bored by Carp outings anymore
i don’t mind being bored. i’d rather be bored than pissed.
it's like being surprised when Pujols Ks or GIDPs
any time Carp actually gives up a hit or a walk, I’m caught off guard….
damnit people!
stop tempting those bastard GOB’s!
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
by gdm426 on Jun 4, 2009 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
well, if STL losing a game is the worst thing i have in life, then i have no complaints
/i have life complaints
Al attempted to say socioeconomic backgrounds
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 9:00 PM EDT reply actions
I about applauded
“Skip is very good at going to the outs field” – AL
Oh, Al.
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somebody complained we no longer had
“professional hitters” on this time. Skip’s become one
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"team" for "time"
bad typist
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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
Albert Pujols
fuck yeah
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 9:03 PM EDT reply actions
Guys, its me. I'm just Albert.
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by The_teague on Jun 4, 2009 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
i'mg not a home rung hitter
i’mg i’m lineg drive hitter with powar
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
since the GS, yes
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
GS? What am I missing? Am I having an abbreviation brain fart?
by BTown Birds fan on Jun 4, 2009 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Ah, thanks. Super brain fart.
He did have a 2 run HR several days after the slam, but still it’s been a long damn time.
by BTown Birds fan on Jun 4, 2009 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Based on some highly scientific research I just did,
that was his first non-solo HR since April 30, when he hit a 2 run HR. He’s had 8 solo HRs since then.
by BTown Birds fan on Jun 4, 2009 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Luddy robbed
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 9:04 PM EDT reply actions
someone call the cops
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
.239 babip for luddy
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I only have five minutes
But I gotta say Albert’s high-five with Brendan Ryan is the funniest thing I have ever seen. One, two down low, clap B Ryan’s cheeks.
Must be that shirtlicker mojo.
"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
This game would be in the bag...
if not for the piss away job in the 2nd…
But hey, we’re winning!
V, b.
true dat
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by Felonius_Monk on Jun 4, 2009 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Has anyone here used the Phillips 66 Step Up To The Plate promotion?
If you fill up with 10 Gallons of gas you get a code to be able to buy one ticket get one free. I want to know if this can be used for All-Inclusive seats.
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Filling my car up with 10 gallons of gas
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 4, 2009 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions
i would be pretty pissed if i came up at 9.5 gallons
and just had to drive around the block a few more times to get it.
Thats when you fill up a couple of empty cups in your car
or pull a farva and just pump it into a trash can…
Super Troopers anyone?
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who wants a mustache ride?
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
Smokin the Reefer
"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 4, 2009 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
just pour it in the trashcan
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 4, 2009 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I bet the codes could be reused also
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 4, 2009 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm feeling a lot better now we've got two runs
this game was feeling an awful lot like that 1-0 carp game vs milwaukee….
Because chicks dig the intentional base on balls.
thanks to dusty
and the f’ing stupid hit-and-run attempt. Free strike!
Because chicks dig the intentional base on balls.
No, I'm just Brandong
Because chicks dig the intentional base on balls.
by Felonius_Monk on Jun 4, 2009 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions
doube plays make baby jesus so happy
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 Carp less likely to eyeroll at random guys in bars
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by Felonius_Monk on Jun 4, 2009 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
bit lucky there carp
meatball to phillips, but smacked it into a thursty double play.
Pujols dinger 431 feet according to dan & al.
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you know what to do
more sandwiches
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talk about taking one for the team
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 4, 2009 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions
not sure on ank
his swing looks like garbage, despite that loud out.
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by Felonius_Monk on Jun 4, 2009 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions
thats true
maybe not guessing as much as before.
Because chicks dig the intentional base on balls.
by Felonius_Monk on Jun 4, 2009 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions
it's the weak popups
and strikeouts on balls in the dirt that piss me off….if he’s tagging the ball and it’s finding gloves, I can live with that….
i think the crowd is crying
they soo wanted that 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
maybe 3 yards
that walls is easy to jump over & rob homers from if they are just over it
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
for some reason
that reminds me of the time my dad wanted me to hit 9-irons at him to get ready for softball. he was using a softball glove, with the big holes in the web, btw.
mom was not amused, yet not surprised.
you gotta be kidding 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
I absolutely can't stand hairston.
No idea why. One of my least favourite players.
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I like him
I was hoping we would sign him this off season
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 4, 2009 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions
defense + crappy O
minus Albert of course
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've been unlucky too on hard hit balls
AGAIN. Seems like all of last month, too. We’ve smoked 5 or 6 balls today, plus a no doubter from albert, and still only 2 runs on the board…
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by Felonius_Monk on Jun 4, 2009 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions
OT: I need a movie to watch after this game since we are already going to 5th
Suggestions? It can be anything? Don’t suggest porn.
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maybe if I had a bag of reef and some shrooms/acid
Gotta have to handle Bowie
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IIRC
most of it doesn’t even have any music.
I hate that about movies made these days….the soundtrack runs nearly continuously throughout the flick. I don’t need the music to know how to feel about a given scene, thank you very much….I thought that was the worst thing about the LOTR movies, actually….
The Beach
"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 4, 2009 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Good movie
This movie was about the time DiCaprio decided he would start starring in decently scripted movies.
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the only thing I remember about that movie
is the scene where he’s hallucinating that he’s in a video game….that was some kinda fckd up….
I watched it last night for the first time
good movie, but that scene was kinda lame
"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 4, 2009 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions
The Departed!
The originals are great too
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 4, 2009 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Double feature - Enchanted and Deliverance
by BTown Birds fan on Jun 4, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh Dear God
I watched deliverance once, and will not watch again. That damn kid with the Banjo man….freaks me out.
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Rear Window is the best Hitchcock movie that a lot of people haven't seen
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 4, 2009 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
City of God
Great foreign film
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 4, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
amazing film
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by Felonius_Monk on Jun 4, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Paths of Glory with Kirk Douglas
Awesome movie about WWI
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 4, 2009 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Well I am young
So my whole generation has not watched Hitchcock and have only heard of Psycho (which they haven’t seen)
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 4, 2009 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Transformers or Dark Knight
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 the orginal Wickerman, although it's borderline porn
Also liked the movie Crumb, if you’ve got netflix you can watch it instantly.
Double Indemnity is prob my favorite movie ever.
Oh shit - it was actually a 2 run HR
Fish up 4-3….
by BTown Birds fan on Jun 4, 2009 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Colby is falt out lazy
did you see how quick he got to that ball? he should have ran in circles a few times, then run full speed & dive to make a miraculous catch like all the great Cards CF from the past.
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
Ryan has looked really good at short
That Greene trade is looking worse and worse. But it is only June.
56 pitches through 5
nothing but efficient
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SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP
any second now those bastards GOB’s can strike. have we learned nothing?
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
fluke injuries, career ending injuries, stuff like that
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
good, i thought i spelled something wrong or used the wrong word 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
we should invent a nickname for him so we can talk about him, smugly
I nominate: Morton.
The GOB will never suspect.
- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc
by SleepyCA on Jun 4, 2009 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
make. it. stop.
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
fucking hell
their defence is unbelievable today. That was just a flat-out hit….
Because chicks dig the intentional base on balls.
hey man
no offense :-)
Because chicks dig the intentional base on balls.
by Felonius_Monk on Jun 4, 2009 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
it was a joke
i think…
Because chicks dig the intentional base on balls.
by Felonius_Monk on Jun 4, 2009 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
hey, they gave us lucy pinder, gemma atkinson & keeley hazel
so they can spell any word any way they want to as far as i’m concerned.
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
+infinity
"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 4, 2009 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
only against us
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
strike 1 to ryan
was only, oooh, about 8 inches off the plate..
Because chicks dig the intentional base on balls.
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SWING!!!!
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Does anyone else think that you if you put Apu's hat from Aladdin on Harangs head...
They would laugh until 2012?
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I just searched google for a picture of Harang without a hat so I could photoshop
Apu’s hat on him, but I havent found. Let me know if you find one.
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just curious
does the Cards odds of scoring get better with Schu making the 3rd out rather than Colby getting up?
guess i don’t have to wonder now
i guess i'm looking at this weird
and, i’m a bit drunk right now. but i remember a post from a year or so ago about the scoring issues in the middle innings (i.e, when your lineup starts getting random), and just was thinking about this now. not a critique, just a thought. it seems like an easy read that just keep getting runners on and you;ll score runs, but also thinking about special situations, like ruining runners for Pujols
holy crap carp is efficient
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 9:36 PM EDT reply actions
my stepfather used to repair machines in the John Deere factory
I never have any idea of what he is talking about
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
simply brilliant
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
I'm surprised there isn't much outrage over the Boyer DFA
prob won’t clear waivers. This may be the second time the Cards give up a player for nothing (Reyes).
He wasn’t even that bad, I don’t know under what circumstances they planned on keeping him.
were you in the game thread yesterday
the only thing people talked abut after loshe went down was how horrid he was
the worst evar
he gave up 1 run in 5 innings. 1 run!
it’s unacceptable i tell 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
I bet he gets traded for something
I doubt he even makes it to waivers
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 4, 2009 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
pretty weird thing to do
Lohse leaves a game early, Boyer pitches OK (but 5 innings? come on—that’s an awfully long outing for a reliever), and the next day he’s DFA’d. Very weird.
game thread today had a lot of animosity towards it
but I’m glad Boyer’s gone, he was not very good
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions
still a dumb, dumb move overall though
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Im curious but....
Is it possible they are just buying time? Can’t the team pull him off waivers if some one claims him on the wire? Pull him back rested….todd goes back down and Loshe doesn’t go on the dl?
is it just me...or...?
the good news is it looks like Ankiel is anxious to get up there and hit; but it still seems to me that he is over-swinging, grunting and trying to push through the ball (a’la’ Tino Martinez). His approach still doesn’t look fluid. Not good, even tho results are getting better.
time to start makin up for May
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Sunday Sunday Sunday...
Anyone going to the Purina Pooches in the Park on Sunday? Apparently there’s a pre-game, dog-friendly “parade” or something.
I’m looking forward to it, along with the all-inclusive seats.
woooooo!!!!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 9:40 PM EDT reply actions
so did Harang
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
PFX ate shit on that
was that as terrible of a pitch as the homer? Location looks almost identical….
it was actually a lot higher up in the zone
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
PUJOLS!@
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 9:41 PM EDT reply actions
who needs an offense when we have 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
I'm actually shocked that Nix...
didn’t catch that ball and then proceed to barrel through the wall standing up…
V, b.
i'm shocked the ball didn't put a hole in the wall
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
HA
there’s the reds D we all know & luv!
WTF was that Phillips?
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
lol
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Albert faked him out with his baserunning
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Ludwick hit a groundball to Phillips...
Albert started dancing off 2nd and distracted Phillips, who proceeded to flatfootedly throw a lame duck to 1st that got away…
V, b.
Albert is a genius
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 9:43 PM EDT reply actions
There are no stats to reflect
everything Albert does on the field .
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
Ankiel .258 with RISP
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 9:43 PM EDT reply actions
swings at a pitch a foot outside
not looking good 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
iceman
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
he went from batting .100 to battin .200
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Or do that. Crap.
Don’t GIDP, Yadi, Don’t GIDP.
Clap, Clap
by BTown Birds fan on Jun 4, 2009 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
man Ank should have destroyed that hanger
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
at least he didn't swing at the second pitch a foot outside
baby steps i guess
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
get one out of the IF, Yadi
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Ankiel, you are making a case to be traded arent you?
But we cant trade you if no one wants you.
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you do realize that players are being scouted now who were probably
conceived while listening to that. I feel old today
heh
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions
thank God for Albert Pujols
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
Hey, Carp's responsible for that zero
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Yadda has caught Ank's cold
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
no
he just has turtle speed, gidp
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Albert is looking quite frustrated
that no one could get that run in from 3rd
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 9:48 PM EDT reply actions
i could have
sign me up
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by themanthemyth on Jun 4, 2009 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I could have hit that hanging breaking ball.
Although I wouldnt be able to hit that 90+ fastball
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Seriously, our 5-7 are currently the worst 5-7 in baseball
1st and 3rd, no one out… and we DONT GET A RUN
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fugly
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions
our 4-9 might be the worst in the game 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
I know Ank looks like he is coming around, but as far as Im concerned
He sits and becomes a defensive replacement for Dunc late in games, he just IS not hitting when we need him too.
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keep on rollin carp
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 9:49 PM EDT reply actions
on the plus side...I'm getting impressed with Colby
and I am mad all over again that he didn’t start last night
I'm loving this, get our offense back up again so we can put up another goose egg
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i blame you
for whatever is about to happen to carp
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by themanthemyth on Jun 4, 2009 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions
if he slips on the dugout steps, luke should be banned
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 want to make sweet, sweet love to that curve
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 4, 2009 9:52 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
taking a mulligan is the only answer...
so you’re playing don’t lose their confidence.
Because I am Carpenter, destroyer of souls, look on me and DESPAIR.
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it cant be that easy, can it?
"I don't take no anesthetic. Did Lincoln ask for any girlie gas when they blowed his head off?"
72 pitches through 7
2 k’s
2 hits
2 double plays
he’s faced the minimum
hope Carp got a standing O
before this AB
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72 pitches thru 7
I mean, damn.
Fangraphs has him @ .393 WPA. Pujols is @ .226. Nobody else matters, really.
TAKE ONE FUCKING PITCH JOE
JUST ONCE TAKE ONE FUCKING PITCH
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 4, 2009 9:56 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
since when?
he swings at damn near every first pitch. just like he did 2 minutes ago
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
To Carpenter:
Don’t swing.
"All baseball fans can be divided into two groups: those who come to batting practice and the others. Only those in the first category have much chance of amounting to anything."--Thomas Boswell
I do not understand.
"All baseball fans can be divided into two groups: those who come to batting practice and the others. Only those in the first category have much chance of amounting to anything."--Thomas Boswell
I'll take it
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Jebus, Carp
just don’t swing
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
one of these days he'll be put in
And pull a Princey.
"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
I bet you would be surprised
at the athleticism he exhibits while eating
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They call him the "Big Sweat"
I’d hate to smell him after he’s ran around the bases.
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i want to see him play second
we let albert do it… why not our cy candidate?
I'm just volunteering as the fall guy just in case...
There would be mayhem otherwise. I’m here for the people…
V, b.
lets go boog
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 9:59 PM EDT reply actions
i'd rather have carp strike out and not swing
then swing, and get a hit
TRADE FOR DEROSA!!!
not in here
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions
does anyone know what the hell is wrong with Lohse's arm?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 9:59 PM EDT reply actions
maybe a slight muscle tear or something like that?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
deep bone bruse or something like that
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
worst injury of my life was a deep bone bruise
That I got from sledding. I hit my leg on a rock and couldn’t walk for 2 weeks. My entire left thigh was black and it a horrible pain.
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 4, 2009 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah
he’s been getting banged up this season
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
that's what she said
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
btw, why is Harang still in this game?
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have you seen our 4-9?
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
Also
does anyone else think Carp goes up there telling himself “I’m not going to swing, I’m not going to swing, I’m not going to swing”
Pitcher throws the pitch, Carp swings
“DAMNIT!”
TRADE FOR DEROSA!!!
never have I been more terrified
Of men on base.
"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
We could really use Ankiel in a situation like this to get us out of that
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 4, 2009 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
mother of ass
you got to be fucking kidding 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
STOP HITTING INTO DP's
yarrrrrrrr
TRADE FOR DEROSA!!!
wow, Schu didn't slide.
….
"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
cmon skip
dang
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 10:02 PM EDT reply actions
I feel like I am watching a porn
Cause all I keep seeing are DP’s
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 4, 2009 10:02 PM EDT reply actions 10 recs
quickest to green ever?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
i rarely rec
but that earned one
TRADE FOR DEROSA!!!
your watching the wrong kind of porn dude
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
Ha
I was worried I would get flagged
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 4, 2009 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
so you have a fetish?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
hmmm fetish
I like eating a steak while getting a bj if that counts
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 4, 2009 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
i think all men have that fetish
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
hadn't thought of that before
but sounds great!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
there's still time
but i’m thinking after the 7th all bets/decency are off. i’m ok with this.
by Expatcardfan on Jun 4, 2009 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I didn't even notice
Fast game
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 4, 2009 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
can it be green & red at the same time?
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
Johnny Mo better be on the phone
getting something done. This offense is just disgustingly bad.
TRADE FOR DEROSA!!!
That is more than I've ever heard McRae say ever.
Is a hitting coach basically just regurgitating cliches?
Trust your hands, etc.
"i just tell 'em, try to have a good batting practice"
loved it.
- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc
by SleepyCA on Jun 5, 2009 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
why is Barden good enough to be a defensive replacement at 3rd? but not a statarter?
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 doesn't run out the occasional BB
and he doesn’t get thrown out at third
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that was a reply fail
to gdm
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stupid nix
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 10:07 PM EDT reply actions
Boo Laynce Nix
raining on our parade
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what the fuck
laynce nix, fuck you
TRADE FOR DEROSA!!!
that guy is so obviously juicing
it’s pissing me off that he hasn’t been suspended
TRADE FOR DEROSA!!!
laynce fucking nix
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
even the magic cardinal-killing bat of laynce nix isn’t immune to Carp… impressive.
Felonius_Monk
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85 pitches through 8
does Carp get the 9th??
Does an apeship float or fly?
V, b.
by LukeMP1186 on Jun 4, 2009 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Oz?
"All baseball fans can be divided into two groups: those who come to batting practice and the others. Only those in the first category have much chance of amounting to anything."--Thomas Boswell
when was the last time you saw an elephant fly?
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
victory conceded
"All baseball fans can be divided into two groups: those who come to batting practice and the others. Only those in the first category have much chance of amounting to anything."--Thomas Boswell
nobody's perfect
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
Hey,,
Hey, I heard that the number one selling car in St. Louis was an import . . .
Not True
I think it is a Chevy Malibu
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 4, 2009 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
this game is cruising right along
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 10:10 PM EDT reply actions
well we actually have a chance to score this inning
Albert’s coming up
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man what's with all these runs
Carp is giving up?
he’s NEVER going to be able keep his ERA under 1 pitching as bad as he has these past two starts…
/ducks
R.P.O.F.Y.M.
if you can't go 105
you really have no place being a starter
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
Shannon's call after the homer,
“3-0 Albert Pujols”, was clutch.
holy shit
you seriously got to be fucking kidding me. how the hell did he catch that?
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
Thurston's other name is
Barry Allen
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by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 4, 2009 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
but that was jerry hairston at 3rd
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
Damn Carp and Pujols continue to carry this team
St. Louis Cardinals... defying win expectancy since 2008
not a bad way to roll
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
they see us rollin
they be hatin
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
Pujols almost killed a man again
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 10:14 PM EDT reply actions
if he didn't block that thing
it woulda been much worse
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
it looked too fast to catch
on the slow motion replay. Unbelievable.
- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc
well, albert tried to elimate him.
"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
Hairston needs a new pair of pants
TRADE FOR DEROSA!!!
dudwick
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 10:14 PM EDT reply actions
i am officially worried about Ludwick
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
needed a rehab assignment
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he has shown no strike zone judgement at all
since coming back
TRADE FOR DEROSA!!!
not me
he will come around… his babip is super low, and he’s still hitting some liners
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
agreed
St. Louis Cardinals... defying win expectancy since 2008
by vivaelpujols on Jun 4, 2009 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
if pujols keeps up his hot streak
luddy will get going
couldn't hurt
he looked awful during that at bat
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 not like luddy's any better than them
raz has been swinging like he wants the 4 spot. why not for a few games?
R.P.O.F.Y.M.
that commercial is the root of our offensive problems
TRADE FOR DEROSA!!!
by Cuttah on Jun 4, 2009 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Harang was not good Ricky
he was just facing a terrible offense
TRADE FOR DEROSA!!!
And had some great defensive plays behind him...
this could have easily been serious by the offense…
V, b.
on your feet!
"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
this gives me chills, either way.
"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
Rick Horton sure does like using baseball sayings
he’s heard from other people.
by Hardcore Legend on Jun 4, 2009 10:20 PM EDT reply actions
That commercial by the end of the year is going to be
3 is a serious number.
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by The_teague on Jun 4, 2009 10:20 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
They're going to change it to "4 - it's an adequate numbah!!"
by BTown Birds fan on Jun 4, 2009 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
it's the fingaz on your handz
but not your thumbah!
- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc
AND THAT'S A WINNER!!!!
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
brendan ryan at shortstop is good
carp with the complete game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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"OOHHHHH!!!! He knocked out the I in Big Mac Land!!"
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 10:21 PM EDT reply actions
I said in the other thread
3 runs was enough
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Man I LOVE Carpenter
"All baseball fans can be divided into two groups: those who come to batting practice and the others. Only those in the first category have much chance of amounting to anything."--Thomas Boswell
Yay! Pujols and Carp just singlehandedly (doublehandedly?) beat the Reds!
by BTown Birds fan on Jun 4, 2009 10:21 PM EDT reply actions
second complete game by a cardinal this year
that was one past the minimum for number of batters
WOW
Third
Lohse pitched a complete game shut-out vs. the Astros on April 12, 3-0.
I got home an hour and 15 minutes into the game
and it was the 6th inning.
by Hardcore Legend on Jun 4, 2009 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
So who is this big bat Tony LaRussa is trying to acquire
to protect Albert Pujols?
by Hardcore Legend on Jun 4, 2009 10:22 PM EDT reply actions
i think paul is wallace
but we could use a john henry too
I'd just like to say that if any team thinks that some hitter batting #4 behind
Albert is more of a threat and they should pitch to Albert, they should pop in the DVD of this game.
by Hardcore Legend on Jun 4, 2009 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Threat? He's dangerous to play against if you are on the infield
He about killed Hairston tonight.
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twice didn't he?
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
Pujols and Carpenter FTW
the carpols?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 4, 2009 10:22 PM EDT reply actions
too much like "carpal"
I’m thinking something steampunk, but I can’t put my finger on a word.
"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
I was thinking it was too much like car pools
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 5, 2009 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Carp
9.0IP
3H (two singles and the homer to Nix)
1R
3K, 0BB
95 pitches/66 strikes
time of game—about, oh, 2:10 or so
if by a miracle
Carp were to stay healthy the rest of the year, could he still win the NL CY Young?
TRADE FOR DEROSA!!!
Maybe since he is in the NL
Stat Whore
by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 4, 2009 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
because there's no Greinke in the NL
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 5, 2009 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh yeah, definitely
I think a more interesting question is does he have time to put up enough numbers to make the ASG. (Not that I want him in the ASG – I just want him to be invited then decline on some fake injury/exhaustion pretense so he can get a little more rest.)
by BTown Birds fan on Jun 4, 2009 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
santana's dealing this year
haren’s not bad either. but it’s a long season.
which is what keeps me from saying anything, meanwhile hoping NOBODY JINXES IT
R.P.O.F.Y.M.
if you all don't stop talking about this
those bastards GOB’s will jinx the hell outta the Cards
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
Haven't the GOB's fucked us enough on Carp?
Who are we, the St. Louis Jobs?
by BTown Birds fan on Jun 4, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
No there are too many good pitchers like Lincecum and Santana
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by vivaelpujols on Jun 4, 2009 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
But right now his numbers are substantially better than Lincecum or Santana
(not some counting stats of course, but rate stats). Assuming he continues to be substantially better than them, and the counting stats have a chance to partially catch up, would missing 6-7 starts cost him the Cy? My guess is no; but to be fair, if history is any guide my guess is worth very little….
by BTown Birds fan on Jun 4, 2009 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
writers are idiots
most of them go off those counting stats. if carp and santana finish the way they are pitching now, only the cards making the playoffs would put carp ahead of santana. K’s and IP are what the writers drool over.
R.P.O.F.Y.M.
I wish they'd look at K's
That at least tells you something about how the pitcher performed. They just look at WINZ #)#
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by vivaelpujols on Jun 4, 2009 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I would think wins and Ks would be bigger than IP and Ks,
unless there’s a really big difference in IP (which there won’t be if Carp keeps going even close to the almost 8 IP per start that he’s done since he’s come off the DL). But we definitely know that wins are a big fetish for the voters, so maybe it will come down to the Mets offense vs. ours….
by BTown Birds fan on Jun 4, 2009 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
and he's 4-0
the “undefeated” bit has to help.
- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc
I'm inclined to look backward and and fret about stuff that I can't do anything about
It’s not very helpful or productive, but here goes: can you freaking imagine if we had this guy in our rotation for the past two years? I realize these absurd numbers aren’t going to hold up all year – presumably at some point his ERA is going to break 1.00 – and he wouldn’t have had these numbers all of 2006 or 2007 either. But holy fucking shit: is there any doubt at all we’d have been in the playoffs last year, and who knows about 2007?
by BTown Birds fan on Jun 4, 2009 10:28 PM EDT reply actions
Not only that...
but Wainwright missed what, 2 or 3 months last year? We would have easily won the division in my opinion…
V, b.
we very easily could have gone to the playoffs in 07 and 08 if Carp had been around
what doomed us last year was overexposure of the bullpen due to consistently short/inefficient outings from the starters. Carp going out there and eating 7 every night would have gone a LONG way to fix that particular problem.
I mean, imagine losing Pujols for a 1/5 of the season….we’d look like a totally different club.
I have painful memories of that almost happening with Pujols in 2006
when he came up gimpy running to first in early June. Luckily, since he apparently has a superhuman ability to heal and/or play through pain, he was out a lot less than they initially thought.
Oh yeah, and we won the WS that year, which was pretty cool.
by BTown Birds fan on Jun 4, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
you know btown, it really was
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 wasn't running to first
he was trying to catch a foul pop behind first.
I cried that night.
by Hardcore Legend on Jun 5, 2009 1:31 AM EDT up reply actions
P.S.
The Rockies are busy using up too many runs to blow out the Astros, so maybe their bats’ll be tired by the time they get to St. Louis….
Somebody tell me whats going on with Jose Reyes?
Sounds bad for the Mets.
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his exciting was too much for his own body
and he combusted.
TRADE FOR DEROSA!!!
Tear in hamstring
You see I made that Apu Harang picture for you
Stat Whore
by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 4, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Haha, yeah I saw that
Seriously though, all he needs is some cymbals in both hands and that guy is a trained street monkey…
(jokey mcjokerton)
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I missed the Star of the Game interview with Carp
Is he still Taking It One Game At A Time?
by BTown Birds fan on Jun 4, 2009 10:40 PM EDT reply actions
No, He didn't really say anything cliche
It was entertaining he seemed excited
Stat Whore
by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 4, 2009 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Mather and Wallace...
with matching 0-4, 2 K performances so far tonight. Wallace down to .237 now…
V, b.
He was playing college baseball this time last year
I’m not worried about Wallace
TRADE FOR DEROSA!!!
Yeah, I'm now leaning more for giving him a shot next year and not this one
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I'm not either...
but it’s pretty clear he isn’t the answer to the big club’s offensive woes like some would like to believe…
V, b.
no reasonable people could've expected that
TRADE FOR DEROSA!!!
Carp has a WHIP of 0.63 and a K:BB of 6.2 on the season
Absolutely amazing
by BTown Birds fan on Jun 4, 2009 10:44 PM EDT reply actions
Rios matched him...
He went 0-5 with 5 k’s. That’s pathetic.
....my quick smells like french toast...
wow so i just found out
thanks Boyer, for the 5 innings yesterday. don’t come around anymore. hello Jess Todd.
R.P.O.F.Y.M.
Hell of a game
I’m really starting to warm up to Ryan. I doubted he could contribute at this level and it was getting to the point where he was going to have to produce or get out; he showed me.
Carp was brilliant – Pujols as well. If only others could get in on the fun
Super-crazy-off-topic,
but holy crap, the Lakers are brutalizing the Magic right now. I’ve only got the box score, but Bynum’s numbers are almost as good as Howard’s in about 12 fewer minutes. I dunno much about basketball, but I know about ass kickin’…
by BTown Birds fan on Jun 4, 2009 11:21 PM EDT reply actions
Jay Bruce
how about that first place prediction he had for the Reds coming out of this series. all they came out with is their RF in a 1-27 slump. thank you bastard GoBs!
R.P.O.F.Y.M.
Albert and Carpenter won
70% of this game.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Gibson
FWIW, we're now exactly 1/3 of the way through the season
and tied for 1st in the NL Central. Also, Pujols is on pace to set career marks for HR (51) and RBI (144).
by BTown Birds fan on Jun 4, 2009 11:40 PM EDT reply actions
Get him some REAL protection!
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by dylaninthewall on Jun 4, 2009 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
If he finishes at what he's on pace for now (or even close to it)...
.346, 51 HR, 144 RBI…
He has a very real chance at the Triple Crown. Very real…
V, b.
Not with Ryan Howard in that hilarious ballpark
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by vivaelpujols on Jun 5, 2009 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions
hey
I’m allowed to have a life
I was watching Kung Fu Panda.
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anybody watching tosh.0 on comedy central?
Future Redbirds - tracking Cardinal prospects for Cardinal Nation
it's not great but watch this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fJwGlnpeT4
It is fucking amazing.
Future Redbirds - tracking Cardinal prospects for Cardinal Nation
by azruavatar on Jun 5, 2009 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
The afro ninja bit was pretty funny.
It reminds me of web-junk on VH1 (which I loved) but a little more awkward.
Tosh’s standup routine on Comedy Central is still one of my all time favorites.
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That prank clip they just showed was hilarious...
I love scaring the shit out of people like that…
V, b.
I need to try and catch one of the thousand reruns they'll have of this
I’m too tired to focus. it seems like it has potential but I’m not sold yet.
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I know that I'm talking to myself now
but I’ve done the cinnamon challenge and it is painful. That stuff burns. All you can do is spit out a giant cloud of cinnamon and then try to wash it out with water.
Future Redbirds - tracking Cardinal prospects for Cardinal Nation
I have only beat the cracker challenge
To see if you can eat like 8 or so crackers in a minute with no water(something like that)
Stat Whore
by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 5, 2009 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
That's on my list of things to try
Future Redbirds - tracking Cardinal prospects for Cardinal Nation
I just googled cinnamon challenge
Hilarious results
Stat Whore
by FlimtotheFlam on Jun 5, 2009 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
I had never even heard of it...
Somewhat related, I stumbled across this site last night:
Basically, this guy buys obscure and disgusting foods at the grocery store and eats them, and then fills you in on the experience. Some of his descriptions are hilarious…
V, b.
You all may buy me this
and I will wear it despite it killing nearly half my brain cells.
And no, once I own it, you may not buy one for yourself and wear it. Because like a Petini jersey, only a select few can rock a McCarver!
PS: If there is ever a Curt Flood (for real) or a Dal Maxvil (for hilarity) released, I’ll sell my house to buy it.
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