The Good Luck, Turn It Around Overflow Thread
by the red baron on Jun 8, 2009 3:53 PM EDT
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See that title, Cardinals? Do you?! Do you see it?!
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No idea what that means.
"I usually don’t read other peoples sigs." -Cuttah
by Alxfritz on Jun 8, 2009 3:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ozzie Smith
bring us back to back to back home runs
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
by STLRegalia on Jun 8, 2009 3:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
this inning we need some boom boom.
but if we get knocked down, we can still blame it on tlr.
cardinals are the things with feathers that perch within the soul.
by ilrosso on Jun 8, 2009 3:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
...pow?
home runs so big, they’re steppin’ on leprechans?
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
by STLRegalia on Jun 8, 2009 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
something like that.
my lame attempt at referencing the billboard hot 100.
it appears to be failing.
cardinals are the things with feathers that perch within the soul.
by ilrosso on Jun 8, 2009 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
these rockies
are jackin’ our style
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by STLRegalia on Jun 8, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So...the draft is tomorrow, right?
I have a very, umm...photographic brain. A lot like Ansel Adams but in color and with a lot more, uh.....insertion and pubic hair.
by Tackle Box on Jun 8, 2009 3:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
the first three rounds are, i believe.
cardinals are the things with feathers that perch within the soul.
by ilrosso on Jun 8, 2009 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
thanks for jinxing albert, hrabosky.
now just be quiet.
cardinals are the things with feathers that perch within the soul.
by ilrosso on Jun 8, 2009 3:56 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
I cosign that statement with the following edits:
thanks for jinxing albert, hrabosky. now just be quiet.
I've got one foot on the platform, the other foot on the train
I'm going back to New Orleans, to wear that ball and chain
by jd is legend on Jun 8, 2009 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Mozeliak is going to inadvertantly turn this team from buyer into seller by sitting on his hands..
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by The_teague on Jun 8, 2009 3:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
to be fair
unless you have a wire tap, you have no idea if he’s made any calls. Something probably needs to be done, but I don’t want him to just jump out and take the first offer out there
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
by STLRegalia on Jun 8, 2009 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, but I'm making the point that this team is falling into a tailspin...
And before we all realize it, we will be 5+ games out by July, 10+ out by the trade deadline, making to far too late to make an impact.
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by The_teague on Jun 8, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
what one player makes up 10 games then?
At some point you’ve got to realize that this team has to no suck regardless of whether or not a trade is made.
by TheBirds on Jun 8, 2009 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You guys are missing my point....
As of right now, we still have a chance to shake things up and not let this thing get out of hand. But as I see it, we will make no moves, the offense will continue to stale, the pitching staff will try too hard, and more AAA players will be called up. Thus continuing our slide.
A move may light a fire under a couple of guys asses.
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by The_teague on Jun 8, 2009 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
so signing a bat will fix the pitching and the hitting?
and shift the momentum completely.
Maybe you expect too much.
by TheBirds on Jun 8, 2009 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Again, same title...
I’m not talking about fixing anything, because I dont think anything is broke. This team lacks fire, lacks the competitive nature.
There are a few players that suck….and they need to get the fuck out.
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by The_teague on Jun 8, 2009 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I get your point
but it’s not like making a trade on my xbox. There has to be a trading partner that isn’t asking for too much. Other teams know the Cardinals are desperate, so they are probably asking for all the cows and chickens on the farm.
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
by STLRegalia on Jun 8, 2009 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
There are already some sellers....
Do you really think we couldn’t have gotten a Nate McLouth with some of our weak prospects? The braves stole him away without giving up their top prospects, why can’t we do the same.
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by The_teague on Jun 8, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the three prospects were in the organizations
top ten, i have heard.
which three top ten prospects were you willing to give up?
by tim815 on Jun 8, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wasn't Raul Ibanez
once considered the world FA signing of this past offseason?
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by Tackle Box on Jun 8, 2009 3:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
we are the world...
I seem to remember people saying it was a dumb deal.
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by STLRegalia on Jun 8, 2009 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think
the biggest issue was how much money they gave him and they wouldn’t resign Burrell. Plus, NO ONE but Ibanez himself thought he’d be playing this well.
"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 8, 2009 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he seems to like the NL
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"OOHHHHH!!!! He knocked out the I in Big Mac Land!!"
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 8, 2009 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He doesn't like the NL.
He likes that ridiculous little bandbox in Philly.
You can't teach a hammer to love nails.
by the red baron on Jun 8, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it's just luck, period
He really don’t have a huge home/away split going
There's no "I" in team. There's also no "I" in "B-g Mac Land".
by mattybobo on Jun 8, 2009 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cards in the thriving business of creating Cy Young candidates. . . night after night
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
by akaitori on Jun 8, 2009 4:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
we're in trouble if the only people that can hit right now besides albert
are skippy and thursty
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"OOHHHHH!!!! He knocked out the I in Big Mac Land!!"
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 8, 2009 4:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
rasmus seems to be doing well.
cardinals are the things with feathers that perch within the soul.
by ilrosso on Jun 8, 2009 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh yeah
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"OOHHHHH!!!! He knocked out the I in Big Mac Land!!"
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 8, 2009 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and ryan
ditto to Rasmus as well
"People call me El Hombre," Pujols said. "But only Stan is the Man."
by StLHugo on Jun 8, 2009 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
signs of life I guess
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 8, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
our pitching ain't doing too well lately
another thing to think about I guess
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 8, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe Ryan needs to hit cleanup?
…maybe not
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by STLRegalia on Jun 8, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ryan Ludwick
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 8, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
At what point
does Colby get a shot at hitting cleanup?
by ChicagoRedBird on Jun 8, 2009 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ryan has sucked in RBI slots this year
no one on: .333/.385/.450 (65 PA)
RISP: .107/.133/.179 (32 PA)
man on first: .500/.583/.500 (12 PA)
"People call me El Hombre," Pujols said. "But only Stan is the Man."
by StLHugo on Jun 8, 2009 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Groan
This team just isn’t any fun to watch (read: keep up with on gameday) right now
I've got one foot on the platform, the other foot on the train
I'm going back to New Orleans, to wear that ball and chain
by jd is legend on Jun 8, 2009 4:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
they're making up for the extremely entertaining April
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 8, 2009 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Listening to commercials - Ozzie, Whitey - it used to be so much fun
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
by akaitori on Jun 8, 2009 4:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Broken record here but
Before i go to work I have to say it…Mo really needs to do SOMETHING to get this team going again. Be it Dunn, Holliday or whoever..this team needs a shake-up.
We’ve got a long way to go and a short time to get there.
by KYCards on Jun 8, 2009 4:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
what, you don't like the infield platoon and the light hitting outfield?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 8, 2009 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Light hitting?
Who said they were hitting?
Rasmus aside, of course.
The Godfather himself has decided to grace us with his presence. This is his damn house. He sleeps 20 feet away.
by thegodfather on Jun 8, 2009 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I factored him in
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 8, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha
Gotcha, that makes perfect sense now
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by thegodfather on Jun 8, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The only record that's broken is the Cards'
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
by akaitori on Jun 8, 2009 4:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
IBB to Tulo?
I know he hit a HR, but we just walked a .223 hitter to get to someone who went 4-for-4 with a HR yesterday.
by chem on Jun 8, 2009 4:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Why does
this day seem so long ago?
The Godfather himself has decided to grace us with his presence. This is his damn house. He sleeps 20 feet away.
by thegodfather on Jun 8, 2009 4:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
because it was over a month ago
"People call me El Hombre," Pujols said. "But only Stan is the Man."
by StLHugo on Jun 8, 2009 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
heh
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"OOHHHHH!!!! He knocked out the I in Big Mac Land!!"
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 8, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really
The Godfather himself has decided to grace us with his presence. This is his damn house. He sleeps 20 feet away.
by thegodfather on Jun 8, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow
cards are in last place in the central since may 1st
by prophetjohn on Jun 8, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ouch
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 8, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's 3 am here, and it's already a long day . .
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
by akaitori on Jun 8, 2009 4:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
you didn't discover Carradine's killer, did you?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 8, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Beatrix Kiddo...
there I said it…what?!
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by The_teague on Jun 8, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He came and went.
"I usually don’t read other peoples sigs." -Cuttah
by Alxfritz on Jun 8, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
He just came out of the closet - sort of by himslef.
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
by akaitori on Jun 8, 2009 4:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
heh
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"OOHHHHH!!!! He knocked out the I in Big Mac Land!!"
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 8, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yadi double!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 8, 2009 4:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Gotta love that hustle.
I have a very, umm...photographic brain. A lot like Ansel Adams but in color and with a lot more, uh.....insertion and pubic hair.
by Tackle Box on Jun 8, 2009 4:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hell yeah
The Godfather himself has decided to grace us with his presence. This is his damn house. He sleeps 20 feet away.
by thegodfather on Jun 8, 2009 4:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It's always so hard to come out of a losing streak
when you have to face a juggernaut pitching staff like Colorado
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
by STLRegalia on Jun 8, 2009 4:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
We're looking a 2-6 homestand square in the eyes
Against Cincy (improved, but still managed by Dusty Baker) and Colorado!
I've got one foot on the platform, the other foot on the train
I'm going back to New Orleans, to wear that ball and chain
by jd is legend on Jun 8, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, look on the bright side - Cards got through the 7th without giving up national-debt level runs
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
by akaitori on Jun 8, 2009 4:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
heh
The Godfather himself has decided to grace us with his presence. This is his damn house. He sleeps 20 feet away.
by thegodfather on Jun 8, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Will Mather be coming up when thurston goes to Cali?
I really hope so.
by TheBirds on Jun 8, 2009 4:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I doubt they make any moves
because Thurston still keeps his roster spot, as far as I know.
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by thegodfather on Jun 8, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
word on the street us
that m ather will have to absolutely rake to get a look befor september
by prophetjohn on Jun 8, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
what if he promises to sprint to 1B on walks and HBP's?
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by STLRegalia on Jun 8, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
All right - Randy Flores in the Rox pen - maybe we got a chance
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
by akaitori on Jun 8, 2009 4:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
he's a lefty
a terrible lefty, which doesn’t seem to matter. Actually it probably mean’s he’ll do better.
by TheBirds on Jun 8, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
exactly
the worse they are, the better they are. or something like that
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
by STLRegalia on Jun 8, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Way to move the runner over, Thursty!!
I have a very, umm...photographic brain. A lot like Ansel Adams but in color and with a lot more, uh.....insertion and pubic hair.
by Tackle Box on Jun 8, 2009 4:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm praying for a Dick dong
I've got one foot on the platform, the other foot on the train
I'm going back to New Orleans, to wear that ball and chain
by jd is legend on Jun 8, 2009 4:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wrong God.
"I usually don’t read other peoples sigs." -Cuttah
by Alxfritz on Jun 8, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah damn
But I even started the prayer off with “Dear Albert”!
I've got one foot on the platform, the other foot on the train
I'm going back to New Orleans, to wear that ball and chain
by jd is legend on Jun 8, 2009 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I take it back. Dick the stick up . . .
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
by akaitori on Jun 8, 2009 4:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
cmon guys
don’t be swept by the roxos
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 8, 2009 4:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
haha
Ankiel? REALLY TONY?
The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be
by ANDYAK47 on Jun 8, 2009 4:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ank K or weak grounder?
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by The_teague on Jun 8, 2009 4:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
K
get him out of here please
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by The_teague on Jun 8, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
K - who would have guessed?
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
by akaitori on Jun 8, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know if Dick is a good move here
seems like a bad idea with his contact.
Fingers crossed though.
by TheBirds on Jun 8, 2009 4:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I just realized Thurston pinch hit for Greene
and I’m not real happy about it.
I have a very, umm...photographic brain. A lot like Ansel Adams but in color and with a lot more, uh.....insertion and pubic hair.
by Tackle Box on Jun 8, 2009 4:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
dfa rick
sorry, guy
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 8, 2009 4:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
wtf
that was easy
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by ANDYAK47 on Jun 8, 2009 4:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
anKKKiel
cardinals are the things with feathers that perch within the soul.
by ilrosso on Jun 8, 2009 4:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
not to imply any relation to a certain group,
rather his propensity to strike out.
cardinals are the things with feathers that perch within the soul.
by ilrosso on Jun 8, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Then just do it like this maybe?
anKiel.
I have a very, umm...photographic brain. A lot like Ansel Adams but in color and with a lot more, uh.....insertion and pubic hair.
by Tackle Box on Jun 8, 2009 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes, that would have probably looked better.
but i just wanted a lot of K’s up there. oh well.
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by ilrosso on Jun 8, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
too bad his good stretch
has been overshadowed by the rest of the team’s (outside of albert) struggles
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
by STLRegalia on Jun 8, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the offense sucks and all
but Tony continues to confuse me
by kalmavet on Jun 8, 2009 4:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
TLR almost took a run away from the team
thank you Ryan.
by TheBirds on Jun 8, 2009 4:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
good job boog
nice game
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by ANDYAK47 on Jun 8, 2009 4:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
holy shit
we scored a fucking run!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 8, 2009 4:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
brendan, yuss!
BOOG!
cardinals are the things with feathers that perch within the soul.
by ilrosso on Jun 8, 2009 4:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
And Ryan just has to prove me wrong
I post how bad he was in RBI situations and what does he do but get a hit in one
"People call me El Hombre," Pujols said. "But only Stan is the Man."
by StLHugo on Jun 8, 2009 4:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I thought you were talking about Ludwick up there...
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by Tackle Box on Jun 8, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I usually use last names
"People call me El Hombre," Pujols said. "But only Stan is the Man."
by StLHugo on Jun 8, 2009 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Muscle up, boys = Ryan knocked in his fifth run - of the 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
by akaitori on Jun 8, 2009 4:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Barden for Skip?
move Thursty to second?
by TheBirds on Jun 8, 2009 4:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
what is this strange curvy symbol
next the cards’ name?
it’s like a backwards s or something!
by prophetjohn on Jun 8, 2009 4:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This sounds bad, but I read the same post a couple days ago...
But I’m beginning to just hope Ankiel K’s so that we can move him out of our current roster…Sad, but it benefits the team.
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by The_teague on Jun 8, 2009 4:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Albert isn't a maching
Ryan is
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by STLRegalia on Jun 8, 2009 4:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ankiel..
now 19 for 116 lifetime in close and late situtations with 8 walks and 41 ks
by guayzimi on Jun 8, 2009 4:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
the guy's story was just too good to be true
and I have to believe that he is still banged up at least emotionally from running into that wall
The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be
by ANDYAK47 on Jun 8, 2009 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he was tailspinning before that event
if anything, that just gave him an excuse to get rusty. The fact that he didn’t do a rehab assignment makes it very hard for me to have any sympathy for his current struggles.
- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc
by SleepyCA on Jun 8, 2009 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Remember
when I said “Brendan Ryan: Offensive Machine?”, and nobody believed me?
You can't teach a hammer to love nails.
by the red baron on Jun 8, 2009 4:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
kid's got some grit
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 8, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
let's go skip!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 8, 2009 4:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe ANK will be affected by K Greene's syndrom and start hurling bats to the backstop
. . might work for a second time to get him off the field
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
by akaitori on Jun 8, 2009 4:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
if Khalil comes back and is hitting
we gotta do the same for Rick
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 8, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and a SB!
woo!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 8, 2009 4:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
BOOG
he is slowly earning my respect.
cardinals are the things with feathers that perch within the soul.
by ilrosso on Jun 8, 2009 4:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Brendan ryan is the only guy who showed up today
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by ANDYAK47 on Jun 8, 2009 4:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Just get it to Colby, Skip
I've got one foot on the platform, the other foot on the train
I'm going back to New Orleans, to wear that ball and chain
by jd is legend on Jun 8, 2009 4:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If Skip gets on
Odds that Tony PH’s Stav for Colby?
by ChicagoRedBird on Jun 8, 2009 4:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Waino or Welly
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
by akaitori on Jun 8, 2009 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pretty good
He could PH Stav, then move the pitcher’s spot up to #2
I've got one foot on the platform, the other foot on the train
I'm going back to New Orleans, to wear that ball and chain
by jd is legend on Jun 8, 2009 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
(thus leaving Rick in the game)
I've got one foot on the platform, the other foot on the train
I'm going back to New Orleans, to wear that ball and chain
by jd is legend on Jun 8, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, god, please don't say that.
I can’t take event thinking about it.
“Rick Ankiel remains in the game, playing CF”
Please, no.
You can't teach a hammer to love nails.
by the red baron on Jun 8, 2009 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Worked well, but what the hell is he doing potentially running the team out of an inning?
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
by akaitori on Jun 8, 2009 4:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
2 outs
put himself in scoring position. he gets out and they have the top of the order up next inning
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
by STLRegalia on Jun 8, 2009 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This catcher isn't very good.
Besides, when your team is having a hard time stringing together multiple hits, you need to get guys in scoring position in ways other than relying on the hit.
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by Tackle Box on Jun 8, 2009 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The thinking is that...
it would’ve taken two hits to get him in if he had stayed at first… Skip being a singles guy and all… Not sure if that’s the best way to play it though.
Didn’t matter.
by guayzimi on Jun 8, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think the announcers
said the catcher hadn’t thrown someone out this season, but i could be wrong.
cardinals are the things with feathers that perch within the soul.
by ilrosso on Jun 8, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Smart play
otherwise it takes an extra base hit to score him with two outs. Besides even if he was thrown out, Schu leads off the next inning.
The time has come for someone to put his foot down and that foot is me
by heathen on Jun 8, 2009 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you mean getting into scoring position for a guy who prob won't hit the ball hard off a lefty?
what was he thinking
by TheBirds on Jun 8, 2009 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
blaaaaarrrrrghh!!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 8, 2009 4:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What's worse - swept by the worst team or shut down my Marquia and Flores?
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by akaitori on Jun 8, 2009 4:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Marquis always shuts down the Cards
I am used to it.
by TheBirds on Jun 8, 2009 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sigh.
Alright, everyone. I’m out for the day. Take care.
You can't teach a hammer to love nails.
by the red baron on Jun 8, 2009 4:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
take er ez
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 8, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
thanks, and have a great day.
cardinals are the things with feathers that perch within the soul.
by ilrosso on Jun 8, 2009 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Again, thanks for all of your comments and columns
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by akaitori on Jun 8, 2009 4:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ugly
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 8, 2009 4:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
oh dear god....
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by The_teague on Jun 8, 2009 4:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Do I even want to know?
Mang Says...
"There is no "I" in team, or in B g Mac Land, either."
by all4tookie on Jun 8, 2009 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow
that play tells the whole story
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by ANDYAK47 on Jun 8, 2009 4:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
K for perez
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 8, 2009 4:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
huge k from Perez
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by ANDYAK47 on Jun 8, 2009 4:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Whose job is it to cover the bag there?
Ryan or Skip? I hate to think Skip made an error on the missed sign
by chem on Jun 8, 2009 4:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The word
for the day week month is “clusterfuck.”
If that error technically goes to Yadi then a gross travesty of justice just occurred (OK, that may be a little strong, but still).
by BTown Birds fan on Jun 8, 2009 4:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It has to.
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by Tackle Box on Jun 8, 2009 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's like brendan and skip weren't paying attention at all
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 8, 2009 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know, but you can't get an error (physical error) for that.
But, it should go down as an unearned run for Perez…..(silver lining?)
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by Tackle Box on Jun 8, 2009 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and in checking the boxscore
it looks like it is an earned run.
That doesn’t make any sense.
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by Tackle Box on Jun 8, 2009 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
dan and al
are saying that skip gets the E
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 8, 2009 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
they're wrong.
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by Tackle Box on Jun 8, 2009 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well
they were saying the official scorekeeper marked skip with the error. I have no idea what’s going on
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 8, 2009 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just checked the boxscore
it’s Yadi’s error as it should be.
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by Tackle Box on Jun 8, 2009 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ah
I figured they were probably wrong ;)
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 8, 2009 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
box score now says Skip
FWIW.
- "I went at it and didn’t slow down, so it kind of bounced off me." -Lil' Dunc
by SleepyCA on Jun 8, 2009 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I simply don't get how you can give it to Skip there.
I mean, I’m glad Yadi doesn’t get tagged for it, but that’s his error. Sure, you could say that if Skip covers the bad (and who’s to say Boog shouldn’t have been covering the bag), then there isn’t an error, but that’s not how its supposed to work.
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by Tackle Box on Jun 8, 2009 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and I heard them talking about it
but sorta got caught up in writing this stuff so I wasn’t positive if they were saying it was scored and error on skip or it should have been an error on skip.
Either way, I expect Al to know the damn scoring rules. But, I still can’t figure out why it’s an earned run. It shouldn’t be, but it falls into a grey area.
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by Tackle Box on Jun 8, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
By the official rules it has to, but we all know it wasn't really his mistake.
Not a big deal, and very low on my list of frustrations for this game and this team, but still….
by BTown Birds fan on Jun 8, 2009 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
score 3 or more
dammit
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 8, 2009 4:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Dear lord, just when you think you've bottomed out.. Even friggin T-ball teams cover bases on streals
Wonder whose screw up that one was?
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by akaitori on Jun 8, 2009 4:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
How about this
Brendan Ryan has scored and driven in our only runs….Hes batting 9th…
How. Ridiculous.
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by The_teague on Jun 8, 2009 4:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
is it possible for Albert to hit a 5 run HR?
or what if they make a new rule. Albert hits it out of the stadium and it’s automatically game over?
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
by STLRegalia on Jun 8, 2009 4:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh look what I found...
by their RF on Rasmus’ ball…
by stlfan on Jun 8, 2009 4:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
How's this: Move Ryan to second. Shu to left, Ank to Springfield - to the mound - and Mo to any other team
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by akaitori on Jun 8, 2009 4:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Colby hits another hard...
Some of those have got to find turf sooner or later…
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by The_teague on Jun 8, 2009 4:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, look on the bright side
Schumaker – homegrown
Rasmus – homegrown
Albert – homegrown
Ludwick – simi homegrown
Duncan – Very homegrown.
Molina – homegrown
Greene T – homegrown
Thompson – homegrown
Ryan – homegrown
The new farm system is here folks!
by Evilfrog on Jun 8, 2009 4:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
that's the old farm system.
That’s all Jocketty.
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by Tackle Box on Jun 8, 2009 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
rasmus was drafted in 05, greene in 06?
we still had jocketty in 05 right?
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by The_teague on Jun 8, 2009 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jocketty was the GM through '07
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by Tackle Box on Jun 8, 2009 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
which would make it hard to have any players not drafted under his tenure
playing in the game. only the 08 draft was after jock’s career here. a little early to have anybody but wallace up yet.
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by tom s. on Jun 8, 2009 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, I've got this whole thing messed up
I figured he had a bigger hand in the draft process b4 Luhnow took over.
Most people regard old v new as the 05 draft onwards, when he took over.
by TheBirds on Jun 8, 2009 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
correct.
and as The_teague said, it says more about Mo’s acquisitions than it does anything else.
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by Tackle Box on Jun 8, 2009 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, i was gonna say, even if it wasn't jocketty personally making the decisions
he was the overseer…
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by The_teague on Jun 8, 2009 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
it doesn't matter
I was more making a point that it repersents a change from having Free Agents to Farm system players.
Walt would have traded them all off by now. Might not have been traded for better players. But if Walt was still in charge I don’t think we would have seen a game were everyone who started came through the system.
by Evilfrog on Jun 8, 2009 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thats nice and all, if we are winning ball games...
But as it turns out, we cut payroll, and our only FA acquisitions are DLed for shady reasons? Good job Mozeliak? I don’t think so.
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by The_teague on Jun 8, 2009 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ludwick was all Mo too
Even if it was on Walt’s watch.
by Evilfrog on Jun 8, 2009 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This should say more about Mo's acquisitions
and not our farm system…
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by The_teague on Jun 8, 2009 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Luhnow the genius
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by akaitori on Jun 8, 2009 4:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
someone take a walk PLEASE
The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be
by ANDYAK47 on Jun 8, 2009 4:39 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
It feels like the GOB don't like the Cardinals
even when they do hit the ball hard lately, it results in an out. Maybe they need to sacrifce a live chicken? Or a MIF? Or something?
How did the pig corner the breakfast market?
by STLRegalia on Jun 8, 2009 4:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Anyone have a TV link that bypasses MLB's Asia blackout?
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
by akaitori on Jun 8, 2009 4:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Just don't
bring them Kentucky Fried Chicken
by saladdays on Jun 8, 2009 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ha!
I was trying to figure out the joke!
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by Tackle Box on Jun 8, 2009 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you're right
asians hate the colonel
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by STLRegalia on Jun 8, 2009 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, I don't, but I do have a question.
Why is Asia blacked out? Is that Mariner country?
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by Tackle Box on Jun 8, 2009 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not sure. I wrote MLB and never had an answer
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by akaitori on Jun 8, 2009 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They'll get back to you in about a year and a half.
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by Tackle Box on Jun 8, 2009 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Luddy, that was a weak hack you just took...
k
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by The_teague on Jun 8, 2009 4:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Watching Ank tapes
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by akaitori on Jun 8, 2009 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Albert fail
0/4 with a K. He’s losing plate discipline as quickly as the Cardinals are losing games.
by chem on Jun 8, 2009 4:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He's just not a good listener, I suppose.
The rest of the team listened a month ago.
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by Tackle Box on Jun 8, 2009 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
listened to Hal McRae?
Be aggressive, Be Be Agreesive…
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by STLRegalia on Jun 8, 2009 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope. LaRussa apparently.
Since it’s always his fault.
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by Tackle Box on Jun 8, 2009 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
how about, since tony said it? why blame hal mcrae for what tony says?
the truth can't hurt you, it's just like the dark/ it scares you witless, but in time you see things clear and stark -- macmanus
by tom s. on Jun 8, 2009 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
how about
Being aggressive has nothing to do with swinging at balls.
by Evilfrog on Jun 8, 2009 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i don't think i can say it better than this.
“I didn’t think we were as aggressive as we usually are on pitches that we had to hit. So you sit around on a one-run lead and put yourself in a position for that to happen. We didn’t look like quite ourselves for whatever reason.”
Now, there are two ways to interpret that. The first is that the Cardinals were off balance against Reyes all night, and they didn’t take good swings on hittable pitches. That is very true. I’m hoping that’s what was meant by it. But what I do worry about is that word aggressive. We all know that La Russa preaches aggressiveness in the batter’s box, not in a crazed, let’s-not-clog-the-bases Dusty Baker sort of way, but aggressiveness nonetheless. He wants his hitters to attack that first good pitch they see. What I worry about is somehow the message in this being that the team needed to go out there and attack more aggressively, that they were somehow too passive. Tony is absolutely right in saying that the Cards didn’t look like what we’ve come to expect from them this season; the answer, though, isn’t more aggressive at-bats, it’s more patient at-bats. The Cardinals rank as highly as they do in so many offensive categories precisely because they have a tremendous on-base percentage as a team this year. Trying to be more aggressive at the plate isn’t the answer, being more selective and swinging only at pitches you can actually do something with is.
back in the main post on April 29, the red baron interpreted tony’s statement with a great deal of concern. since then, we’ve swung at far too many bad pitches. i see the same connection between “aggression” and a low walk rate that RB did six weeks ago.
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by tom s. on Jun 8, 2009 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that'll work.
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by Tackle Box on Jun 8, 2009 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Go Bayside!
"I usually don’t read other peoples sigs." -Cuttah
by Alxfritz on Jun 8, 2009 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
McRae's credibility somewhere between Ron Ziegler's and a Pravda editorial
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by akaitori on Jun 8, 2009 4:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What's Larry Walker up to these days?
or what would it take for B_g Mac to come out of hiding?
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by STLRegalia on Jun 8, 2009 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Walker
has said that he doesn’t want to work on hitting with guys because it’s such a personal, subjective thing that he has a hard time explaining.
"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 8, 2009 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
see the ball, hit the ball
yeah, that’s really freaking hard
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 8, 2009 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wish they'd fire him
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 8, 2009 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
why isn't this green people?
i’ve been calling for Hal’s head for years
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 8, 2009 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
does it make anyone feel better
that the rockies are still in single digits?
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by STLRegalia on Jun 8, 2009 4:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
no, but i like the optimism.
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by The_teague on Jun 8, 2009 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm calling it now
if it gets to Brendan Ryan, two words: Walk Off
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by STLRegalia on Jun 8, 2009 4:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
he heard K Greene was starting down in Memphis
Has to pick up his game.
by Evilfrog on Jun 8, 2009 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
if he's actually making strides
and not doing his best Bo Hart impersonation (sp?), I think I might like him at SS, going forward.
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by STLRegalia on Jun 8, 2009 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
if we had 18 more innings
and a gaurentee that the rockies would not score… I still do not think I would have much optimism
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by ANDYAK47 on Jun 8, 2009 4:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
My call -dunc pop out. Molina ground out. Greene single then he's picked off
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by akaitori on Jun 8, 2009 4:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Greene coming back into the game
Cheats.
by TheBirds on Jun 8, 2009 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Re-inter.
Now Thruston is done.
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by Tackle Box on Jun 8, 2009 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
mean joe greene
or thruston?
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by STLRegalia on Jun 8, 2009 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
duncan has no power
and yet is still swinging for the fences while we are down by three
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by ANDYAK47 on Jun 8, 2009 4:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hold on, guys. Tony will thnk of something. . .
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by akaitori on Jun 8, 2009 4:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
stav infection is going to hit a 6 run homer
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 8, 2009 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So after reading the game thread from last night, one question remains...
How did Albert get 2 RBI on a sac fly?
"There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit." ~Al Gallagher, 1971
go cards.
by thecoolalonzo on Jun 8, 2009 4:52 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
smoke and mirrors
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by STLRegalia on Jun 8, 2009 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the most often asked question
it involved the outfielder hitting the wall, and colby’s speed
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 8, 2009 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was hoping for some LOLs
considering I think it was asked and answered 7+ times.
"There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit." ~Al Gallagher, 1971
go cards.
by thecoolalonzo on Jun 8, 2009 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
SWEEP
woot woot
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by ANDYAK47 on Jun 8, 2009 4:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
first time since 1994!
yay!!!!!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 8, 2009 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and to think
I put off getting some work done for this
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by STLRegalia on Jun 8, 2009 4:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
and to think
I thought we had a chance at sweeping them
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jun 8, 2009 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
can anyone else
remember a homestand this bad?
I have been a fan since the late ‘70s, and I can’t — but I may be blocking some stuff out.
by tdawg on Jun 8, 2009 4:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I dunno
Some of the teams of the early 90’s were god-awful.
"Every epoch dreams its successor" - Jules Michelet
by Tudor's Electric Fan on Jun 8, 2009 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
With Florida's pitching, will there be any doubt of another sweep coming up?
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by The_teague on Jun 8, 2009 4:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
all-time low> Maybe not. If Carp loses tomorrow then what??
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by akaitori on Jun 8, 2009 4:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That bluish firmament above us will come unhinged and crush us all.
"Every epoch dreams its successor" - Jules Michelet
by Tudor's Electric Fan on Jun 8, 2009 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nothing like home cookin' to bring out the best in a team. . .
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by akaitori on Jun 8, 2009 4:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm glad I went to strikeforce saturday instead of the cards game...
this is terrible
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by The_teague on Jun 8, 2009 4:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Some math, please. What does the average Cards' ticket cost - ticket price, concessions, parking?
What’s the average paid attendance? May be the worst economic situation since .. . . ..;?
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by akaitori on Jun 8, 2009 4:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of the economic situation (a little off topic, I don't think it's political)
I went to the local theater to see The Hangover last night. It cost $9 to go see that movie. Before the movie, Carmike cinemas ran a commercial promoting their “American stimulus package” which consisted of like $1 popcorn and $1 coke on Tuesday nights or something like that. I was so pissed that they were advertising for a stimulus package and saying they were some saviors or something when they charged me nine freaking dollars to see a movie.
/rant about the old days
//get off my lawn!
I've got one foot on the platform, the other foot on the train
I'm going back to New Orleans, to wear that ball and chain
by jd is legend on Jun 8, 2009 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I hear you
We went to UP yesterday at 1115 a.m. The cheapest tickets were $8.50 for a kids’ matinee ticket. Then they handed me a coupon which gave me the right to purchase a box of candy for $2.50! if I bought one of their “value deals” which start at the low price of about $11. Then we went into the theater and couldn’t find seats. Its amazing to me how well the theaters at least appear to be doing.
And don’t get me started about the Mini-IMAX experience they sold me for $16 to see Star Trek.
by OCCardsFan on Jun 8, 2009 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's surprising.
I live in the Chicago suburbs (in one of the more affluent areas….but I’m far from being fluent) and the most expensive ticket is $9. I often go on Saturday or Sunday mornings when the matinee tix are either 6 or 5 bucks.
But, I agree the price of popcorn and soda is ridiculous. I could buy a 20 pound bag of popcorn kernels for the price of the small bag they sell.
I have a very, umm...photographic brain. A lot like Ansel Adams but in color and with a lot more, uh.....insertion and pubic hair.
by Tackle Box on Jun 8, 2009 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
A bit late to the show here, but I own a theater, so I have to speak up
First-run multiplex theaters only keep, on average, 10 to 20% of the box office revenue. They probably pocketed $1 from your $9 ticket, and even with a sold out show, that’s not going to cover the payroll, utilities, lease, etc.. Theater only make money from concessions, which is exactly why they charge you $5 for a bag of popcorn that costs them less than a quarter to make. As long as 30% of the audience buys concessions, theaters will be fine, but ticket costs/profits don’t factor into the equation.
Testicle-exploding shit storm, circa 7/12/08 - We will never forget!
by bjork24 on Jun 8, 2009 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I drink at
your theater quite frequently, although I am quite upset you moved locations.
HE SAID WITH A SMIRK
by Dave Barry on Jun 8, 2009 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good post. Who profits then? If theaters keep $1/9 who receives the bulk of the ticket price?
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
by akaitori on Jun 9, 2009 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The movie companies
I used to own a movie theater and The movie companies on a first run, first week movie get 70-90% of the ticket money.
by Hardcore Legend on Jun 9, 2009 1:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
In Bangkok a movie costs about $4 - you get a reserved seat that is very comfortable. Kanom (snacks) are cheap. . . but
you have to sit through about 45 minutes of propaganda. . .
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
by akaitori on Jun 8, 2009 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
how come no one made a bangkok joke yet?
probably because everyone has packed it in for the day
It kind of sounds like he’s [Duncan] just running around like a puppy out there – full speed ahead in random directions. – BTown Birds Fan
by gdm426 on Jun 8, 2009 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
In Soviet Russia
movie watches you!
"Every epoch dreams its successor" - Jules Michelet
by Tudor's Electric Fan on Jun 9, 2009 9:31 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Doomsday scenario running through my brain:
Cards keep up teh suck, attendance drops off, FO uses that as evidence that the economy is affecting the bottom line (more so than the general shittiness of the team), more “standing pat” before the trade deadline, another inactive offseason and another payroll rollback, goodbye Albert—>killself. In fact, this team is playing so poorly it’s almost convinced me a trade isn’t even worth it this season, so why give up the prospects.
by mattyp on Jun 8, 2009 5:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Start preparing yourself for it.
Apparently you didn’t read this post over at mlbtr…..seems even the Yankees are preparing to do without spending money on upgrades.
I have a very, umm...photographic brain. A lot like Ansel Adams but in color and with a lot more, uh.....insertion and pubic hair.
by Tackle Box on Jun 8, 2009 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This blows. I can take losing. I could even understand being swept here and there but
to be swept in a 4 game series by the Rockies is sucky, sucky, bad, bad.
Someone needs to reboot the offense.
"Rasmus doesn't hit lefties. Instead he bashes them over the head with their own bleeding arm he just raced to the mound to rip off before the ball arrives to the plate. He then smashes that baseball with the pitchers bloody arm over the wall because he does not hit lefites he bashes them." Ted Lilly
by Red Blazer on Jun 8, 2009 5:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Cards are going for the futility cycle...
2, 3 and 4-game series sweeps at home this year. If the NL loses the All-Star game, does that count for the cycle?
"Every epoch dreams its successor" - Jules Michelet
by Tudor's Electric Fan on Jun 8, 2009 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oy vey Cards!
I was just kidding the other day about the 25 game losing streak! That’ll teach me to go and forget, if only for a few seconds, that the GOBs have absolutely NO sense of humor.
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
by mattyfrommo on Jun 8, 2009 5:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What is this.....
A full, 5 man bench, and we’re still getting our butts kicked?
Unfathomable.
Say you were standing with one foot in the oven and one foot in an ice bucket. According to the percentage people, you should be perfectly comfortable." - Manager Bobby Bragan
by SoonerfanTU on Jun 8, 2009 5:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If only we had one more pitcher
That would certainly help this offense.
by OCCardsFan on Jun 8, 2009 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Couple of things...
First, love the snooty tone. Much appreciated by everyone, especially in the midst of a losing streak.
Second, of course a 5 man bench isn’t going to make us magically score 25 runs per game. Your line of thinking and “I told you so attitude” is really ridiculous. You are implying that despite unquestionably making the team and offense better, having a 5-man bench is worthless. By that line of logic, we might as well trade away Albert, Ludwick, and Wainwright for a season’s supply of those awesome turkey legs because, hey, we’re gonna get our butts kicked anyway!!!!!!!!!! Might as well not worry about being better!!! MMMmmmm!!!
Third, Boyer was claimed by the D’backs according to reports. Defend DFA’ing him. Even you must admit at this point that TLR and MO have royally screwed the pooch in regards to roster management this season.
And before you start, let’s have a little fun. See if you can construct a valid argument NOT based around your ill-conceived notion that a 5-man bench doesn’t unequivocally make this team better. It is a waste of interweb words and has been set to rest by FACTS. Also, please refrain from resorting to the “TLR and MO know something we don’t!” line. That argument : SoonerFan :: Ankiel : TLR. I explained why that line of reasoning is wrong already and do not wish to repeat myself.
Mang Says...
"There is no "I" in team, or in B g Mac Land, either."
by all4tookie on Jun 8, 2009 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
But they lost today.
That means all factors present in today’s team are, without question, 100% wrong. Albert wore the collar, hence he is over the hill and let’s put him in pin stripes before he hits replacement-level talent (by my calculations, Thursday). We were embarrassed offensively and where was Carpenter? On the bench not contributing, that’s where. Time to send his ass the way of Andy Benes already and pay him to go away.
We were doing so well, why didn’t we just stay the course?
"Every epoch dreams its successor" - Jules Michelet
by Tudor's Electric Fan on Jun 8, 2009 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If it ain't broke don't fix it?
I've got one foot on the platform, the other foot on the train
I'm going back to New Orleans, to wear that ball and chain
by jd is legend on Jun 8, 2009 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chill out spanky....
I was just kidding.
And lose the “snooty tone” comments, considering you spoke to me the same way last week.
Say you were standing with one foot in the oven and one foot in an ice bucket. According to the percentage people, you should be perfectly comfortable." - Manager Bobby Bragan
by SoonerfanTU on Jun 8, 2009 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fair point.
Just hate losing and handicapping ourselves
Mang Says...
"There is no "I" in team, or in B g Mac Land, either."
by all4tookie on Jun 8, 2009 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I bet every penny I have on 16 (my lucky number) in roulette and it hits
Was it a good decision?
I've got one foot on the platform, the other foot on the train
I'm going back to New Orleans, to wear that ball and chain
by jd is legend on Jun 8, 2009 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My way
of losing is preferable to your way of losing.
"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 8, 2009 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
we’d lose with AWESOMENESS.
Because chicks dig the intentional base on balls.
by Felonius_Monk on Jun 9, 2009 5:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
mlbtraderumors.com - Boyer claimed by dbacks
According to Arizona Republic via mlbtraderumors D Backs have claimed Boyer off of waivers. This makes no sense since the Cards DFA’d him on June 4th and have until June 11th to place him on waivers. Why would the Front Office put him on waivers three days early?
by ubeddie on Jun 8, 2009 5:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
guess they were done with him & didn't think he had trade value.
the truth can't hurt you, it's just like the dark/ it scares you witless, but in time you see things clear and stark -- macmanus
by tom s. on Jun 8, 2009 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
best trade ever.
On with the (good) youth movement!
by aet15 on Jun 8, 2009 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've been wondering lately
if anyone ever actually explained to Mo what is expected of a GM. Ya know, to make the team/organization better. But seriously, How many more talented guys is he gonna give to other teams for nothing?
by Walking Underwear on Jun 8, 2009 6:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You are not suggesting
that Boyer was such a talent, are you?
The time has come for someone to put his foot down and that foot is me
by heathen on Jun 8, 2009 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No
I’m suggesting that Brian Barton had value as an outfielder but any value he had was wasted on a trade for a right handed reliever. A position the team already had in abundance. Now said reliever is gone with nothing to show for it.
by Walking Underwear on Jun 8, 2009 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Playing devils advocate/perspective guy
we probably all slightly over-rate Barton based on the fact he was likeable and had one good season (with absolutely zero power and a suspiciously high BABIP) in which he was merely average in a small sample size. He’s never hit much in the minors, despite having some tools. I don’t really think we’d have ever got much for him, but it’s a shame we got ABSOLUTELY nothing for him. I don’t think it’s as bad as the reyes situation, as reyes was actually a prospect at one point…
Because chicks dig the intentional base on balls.
by Felonius_Monk on Jun 8, 2009 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
His career OBP is .354 (in the majors)
Career minor league OBP is .405
I've got one foot on the platform, the other foot on the train
I'm going back to New Orleans, to wear that ball and chain
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