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Game 87 Open Thread -- July 9, 2009

St. Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers, Jul 9, 2009 2:05 PM EDT


 

Pineiro Parra
3.05 FIP 5.09 FIP

Going w/ a lefty in game 3 may be just the tonic the Brewers need to get 1 game closer to the Cards b/c we are simply awful against lefties. We'll likely need a good one from Pineiro b/c, w/ the Cubs coming up w/ 4 games in 3 days and a day game following a night game, I fear that Stavinoha (gag!), LaRue (puke!), Barden (oof!), and Hoffpauir (not altogether awful) may be in the starting lineup this afternoon. Maybe Tony will go w/ Yadi since LaRue will have to play 1 of the 2 games Sunday. I just ask 1 thing, Tony: please, please, please let Colby be in CF. I don't care if he hits 9th. He just absolutely should not be sitting so that Ankiel or Duncan can play just b/c there's a lefty on the mound.

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i feel special

by Expatcardfan on Jul 9, 2009 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I got flayed alive for that a few games ago...

be careful

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by FredbirdisaDork on Jul 9, 2009 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well it is ridiculous in a non-Albert way.

Yes I am a girl.

"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter

by spants on Jul 9, 2009 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You are?

JK

Not afraid to nitpick

by joker24 on Jul 9, 2009 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah i had no idea

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by FredbirdisaDork on Jul 9, 2009 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Parra

 looks like Koufax in the 1st inning.

by Iowa on Jul 9, 2009 2:11 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Hope

Pinero has the ole Supersonic, Deluxe, Bad Ass, Sinker working today.

by Iowa on Jul 9, 2009 2:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

all kidding aside

a consistent 91mph low 2 seamer is a pretty great thing to have in your rotation. i like it. lets keep him.

by Expatcardfan on Jul 9, 2009 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

As I said on Future Redbirds

Boggs pitches tonight. He’s not been pitching well but hopefully if he can work well tonight, the Cardinals will consider replacing both Wellemeyer and Thompson with him when we return from the break.

by Hardcore Legend on Jul 9, 2009 2:16 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I'd Settle

for Wade Boggs at this point.

by Iowa on Jul 9, 2009 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that post was gold. everybody needs to read that between innings.

futureredbirds.net

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 Jul 9, 2009 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Piniero hit a little hard that inning

But his pitches looked good for the most part, hopefully he can keep up w/ Parra who apparently has the Cardinals vexed.

by TheBirds on Jul 9, 2009 2:17 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

MIL will hit the ball hard

a few lucky breaks, and its alright, i think

by Expatcardfan on Jul 9, 2009 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

dirty sanchez?

Nasty like Nas, Batman combined with Method Man
G. Rap hydraulics, supersonics call me Shark Man

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 9, 2009 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I had a dream last night

I was pitching and the hitter hit a dribbler down the third base line. It rolled way foul but then spun back fair somehow. Mark DeRosa was my third baseman, and he picked it up an inch or two inside the line and threw out the batter, who hadn’t run to first.

The ump called the ball foul. I was pretty mad. It was a pretty crappy call.

That’s it.

What do you think this means?

by mojowo11 on Jul 9, 2009 2:20 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

that the umps suck in general?

SlamalamaJackADongWick cares very little about your draft pick standing-by gdm426

by FredbirdisaDork on Jul 9, 2009 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It was a metaphor for the DeRosa deal

A good effort, and makes total sense, but ultimately futile.

Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.

by mattybobo on Jul 9, 2009 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

let me consult my copy of "The Interpretation of Dreams" by Sigmund Freud.

hmm — “ball in play rolls foul” . . . “fears sexual inadequacy” . . . doesn’t seem right, but that’s what it 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 Jul 9, 2009 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Don't know

but probably not as profound as Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream”.

by Iowa on Jul 9, 2009 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

not as weird as my dream of Larussa and Rasmus getting on a private jet

waving while they were at the top of the stair thing. where the hell were they going

Nasty like Nas, Batman combined with Method Man
G. Rap hydraulics, supersonics call me Shark Man

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 9, 2009 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

heh

Nasty like Nas, Batman combined with Method Man
G. Rap hydraulics, supersonics call me Shark Man

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 9, 2009 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rec'd

Also: CARDS. TAKE SOME PITCHES

by mysterui on Jul 9, 2009 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nick Stavinoha is terrible, Al

I don’t care if he has gotten RBI’s as a PH…he also gets out like it’s the hot new thing.

VivaElBirdos...Scoring less, but more frequently since approximately 1903.

by redbirdnation8206 on Jul 9, 2009 2:22 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

ok how would you know that?

not that i doubt you… but what kind of internet searching would give this result?

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by FredbirdisaDork on Jul 9, 2009 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

They said it last time

I swear is was here in Milwaukee and they said that he might not pitch long because, well…you know.

by Hardcore Legend on Jul 9, 2009 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

wow...

so lohse yaks in the dugout in atlanta… and parra had the runs…. interesting

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by FredbirdisaDork on Jul 9, 2009 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

So Parra, who historically has had huge problems with walks

and is just coming back to the majors is pitching and what do we do? Swing at everything.

"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 Jul 9, 2009 2:23 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

It's hard to imagine anyone luckier than Hal McRae

he’s so bad at his job, but has such good job security.

by TheBirds on Jul 9, 2009 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ankiel? duncan?

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by FredbirdisaDork on Jul 9, 2009 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't think job security

is a strong enough word for DunKan’s situation.

by ducttape16 on Jul 9, 2009 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ok

replace duncan with thurston (the human wart our collective asses)

SlamalamaJackADongWick cares very little about your draft pick standing-by gdm426

by FredbirdisaDork on Jul 9, 2009 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

on*

SlamalamaJackADongWick cares very little about your draft pick standing-by gdm426

by FredbirdisaDork on Jul 9, 2009 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

but really, and i brought this up somewhere before

what is really the role of a hitting coach at the ML level? mechanics and ability should be pretty well set by this point, so I would think that the mental part/conditioning/approach would be the main role. does anybody know more than me about this?

by Expatcardfan on Jul 9, 2009 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think it i the level where adjustments are most important

so there is that. I don’t see many (non-crotch) adjustments from Rick Ankiel.

by TheBirds on Jul 9, 2009 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

maybe they saw the post from this morning about how crappy they were the first time through the lineup?

and they are just trying to get through it the first time as quick as possible

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by FredbirdisaDork on Jul 9, 2009 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You don't walk your way to the majors...

You drive in a bus… everyone knows this

by ducttape16 on Jul 9, 2009 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

stavinoha is bad at baseball.

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 Jul 9, 2009 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Al's explanation

“Stav is usually in right field, so you never know, maybe the ball came off the bat at a little bit of an angle.

Killer analysis.

by mojowo11 on Jul 9, 2009 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i'm sure after the 25 years of baseball or whatever he's been playing

he’s never seen the ball come off at an angle. maybe he’ll teach that whippersnapper Corby or whatever his name is how to go get a baseball

by Expatcardfan on Jul 9, 2009 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's Corky

Corky Ramos (pronounced “Ray-Mose” because he’s only a quarter Mexican)

Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.

by mattybobo on Jul 9, 2009 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

thanks for putting that in my brain

now i won’t even be able to say it right for awhile

by Expatcardfan on Jul 9, 2009 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

he's better than me

but again, i’ve been drinking

by Expatcardfan on Jul 9, 2009 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

you've been drinking again?

Nasty like Nas, Batman combined with Method Man
G. Rap hydraulics, supersonics call me Shark Man

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 9, 2009 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

"again" suggests that the drinking stopped.

i suggest “still.”

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 Jul 9, 2009 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

its eastern time here

I have an hour on this game

by Expatcardfan on Jul 9, 2009 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

sweet

Nasty like Nas, Batman combined with Method Man
G. Rap hydraulics, supersonics call me Shark Man

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 9, 2009 2:28 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Two outs

for the price of one.

by santiagofish on Jul 9, 2009 2:28 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I love that this infield

Is a bunch of recent AAA teammates and a baseball demi-god.

by mojowo11 on Jul 9, 2009 2:28 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

You took the words out of my mouth

and despite that, my other thought was “OK, I like this lineup!”

Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.

by mattybobo on Jul 9, 2009 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

in your face GOB!!!!!!

SlamalamaJackADongWick cares very little about your draft pick standing-by gdm426

by FredbirdisaDork on Jul 9, 2009 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Freddy Sanchez

I know he is owed $8 M next year, but mlbtraderumors says that there are 7 teams that have inquired about Sanchez, 3 of which are the Giants, Rockies and Twins.

Who are the other 4? Are we one?

by Hardcore Legend on Jul 9, 2009 2:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I'd love him at 2B every day

Seriously, imagine having the same person at second base every day.

Seems like it’s been, what, since Fernando Vina left?

by mojowo11 on Jul 9, 2009 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Negative

563 PA in 2005. Luna only played 22 games at 2B that year.

Luna also played 3B, SS, LF, RF, and CF.

by mojowo11 on Jul 9, 2009 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

TLR has decided everyday players are for lameo managers

He only guarantees first ballot HOFers an every day spot.

by ducttape16 on Jul 9, 2009 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rolen

25 game hit streak? Is DiMaggio in trouble?

by Iowa on Jul 9, 2009 2:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

When he gets to 40

Dimaggio’s hand will shake while he’s dunking. Otherwise, no.

by Hardcore Legend on Jul 9, 2009 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

GOB Dimaggio.

"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter

by spants on Jul 9, 2009 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

no, but it is striking that he's adjusted from being a HR junkie to hitting for average with a ton

of doubles. he’s now third in the AL for BA IIRC.

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 Jul 9, 2009 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Joel looks solid

Lets hope Barden and Hoffpauir brought something.

by OperaCard on Jul 9, 2009 2:31 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Slurrit with the infield single

Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.

by mattybobo on Jul 9, 2009 2:37 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

How is that an error on the 3b

Throw was online, made the play quickly.

by TheBirds on Jul 9, 2009 2:37 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Alright boys...

Time to get the bats going. I’m so tired of seeing no hit bids (admittedly early) each and every time we face a lefty.

Take some freakin’ pitches already.

by goodymobb on Jul 9, 2009 2:45 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

colby got jobbed there

ATG both called strikes were outside…strike three was way off the plate

"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister

by VolsnCards5 on Jul 9, 2009 2:48 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

the one to colby

yea it was awful

"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister

by VolsnCards5 on Jul 9, 2009 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Brewers crappy players counter the Cardinals so well.

While Welley, Thurston, etc do jack squat for us.

by TheBirds on Jul 9, 2009 2:51 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

logged back in

SBNation, that just gave me time to reload on bourbon

by Expatcardfan on Jul 9, 2009 2:52 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

What's with VEB dying during games

Kinda annoying, if I may say so myself.

by mojowo11 on Jul 9, 2009 2:53 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I was annoyed also

Nasty like Nas, Batman combined with Method Man
G. Rap hydraulics, supersonics call me Shark Man

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 9, 2009 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

man

no hit so far by manny freaking parra

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by FredbirdisaDork on Jul 9, 2009 2:54 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

if he is getting 6 inches off the plate called strikes

he may just no-no us

"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister

by VolsnCards5 on Jul 9, 2009 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

im working so i cannot pay that much attention

are they umps that bad again?

SlamalamaJackADongWick cares very little about your draft pick standing-by gdm426

by FredbirdisaDork on Jul 9, 2009 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

colby's strikeout was on three pitches

and parra never threw a ball in strik zone…two called strikes were obvious balls ATG…one was a good 6 inches off the plate

"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister

by VolsnCards5 on Jul 9, 2009 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

parra's got a no-hitter going? huh.

imagine that. a no-hitter. have you guys ever heard of a no-hitter? wow. imagine that. manny parra tossing a no-hitter. no-hitter! no-hitter? no-hitter.

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 Jul 9, 2009 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

THROW MORE NO-HITTERS

"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister

by VolsnCards5 on Jul 9, 2009 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

thanks

im hoping that the GOB are listening…. yes… we mentioned it

SlamalamaJackADongWick cares very little about your draft pick standing-by gdm426

by FredbirdisaDork on Jul 9, 2009 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well pitched games are nice Dan

but I can’t enjoy a game in which the Cards have no hits.

by TheBirds on Jul 9, 2009 2:55 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

well pitched is one thing

but lazy looking hitters are another

Boog for MVP

by Expatcardfan on Jul 9, 2009 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

damn

Brendan Ryan is channeling the spirit of the Wizard

Nasty like Nas, Batman combined with Method Man
G. Rap hydraulics, supersonics call me Shark Man

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 9, 2009 2:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

amazing defensive play

you’d have to see it

Nasty like Nas, Batman combined with Method Man
G. Rap hydraulics, supersonics call me Shark Man

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 9, 2009 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

OK

I’ll have to catch the highlights

by saladdays on Jul 9, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Right as I read this

A commercial started:

“HI! This is Ozzie Smith…”

Weird.

by mojowo11 on Jul 9, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Awesome play

hilarious reaction to it by Braun.

by TheBirds on Jul 9, 2009 2:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

el douche

Nasty like Nas, Batman combined with Method Man
G. Rap hydraulics, supersonics call me Shark Man

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 9, 2009 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

douche king

Nasty like Nas, Batman combined with Method Man
G. Rap hydraulics, supersonics call me Shark Man

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 9, 2009 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

dammit

i just realized that this means that no jo-el for the cubs… sigh… wellemeyer though

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by FredbirdisaDork on Jul 9, 2009 2:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Did I mention how

Handsome Manny Parra is. He’s a good looking man.

Albert Pujols is ridiculous.

by stlhulsey on Jul 9, 2009 2:58 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

absolutely dashing

If 4 out of 5 people SUFFER from diarrhea... does that mean that one enjoys it?

by jacksonian on Jul 9, 2009 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey u guise

do the Cards have any hits against Parra yet???

Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.

by mattybobo on Jul 9, 2009 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yes

yes they do

by huts04 on Jul 9, 2009 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

On cue

Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.

by mattybobo on Jul 9, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Guys

Parra isn’t throwing a no-hitter, he’s throwing a perfect game minus the error.

Not afraid to nitpick

by joker24 on Jul 9, 2009 2:58 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Nice

Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.

by mattybobo on Jul 9, 2009 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Question for those watching FSMW

Is it in 4×3 or 16×9 format? I have MLB EI through DirecTV. It seems like most of the time I get the Cardinals HD feed it is in 4×3 format instead of 16×9. The Brewers HD feed is in 16×9.

by outraged on Jul 9, 2009 2:58 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

well the standard format for HD is 16X9

i don’t think that it can be displayed in 4X3 without looking squished

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by FredbirdisaDork on Jul 9, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

any hd feed should be coming in 16x9

i would double check your settings (tv and your directv box).

....my quick smells like french toast...

by mstreeter06 on Jul 9, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

All my settings are correct.

I even get the Brewers HD feed in 16×9, but for some reason the Cardinals HD feed is in 4×3 usually. So I was just curious if everyone else is getting it in 4×3 today (FSMW is actually broadcasting in 4×3) or if DirectTV is messing the ratio up somehow. Odd thing is it doesn’t look squished.

by outraged on Jul 9, 2009 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

how does a guy Stav's size not have power?

I’ll take the single to lead off the inning

by Expatcardfan on Jul 9, 2009 2:59 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Has anybody else had a problem accessing this site?

I kept getting an SBNation notice that “Something went wrong”

by mysterui on Jul 9, 2009 3:00 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Happened to me too

Seems to be happening to lots of people. I blame El Niño. That, and the housing crisis.

Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.

by mattybobo on Jul 9, 2009 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

SBNATION IS A TERRIBLE SITE

Seriously, though, is it just me or does SBNation sort of set the standard for how any web site should be run? I love this place. And now with them adding mobile commenting and all that. Well done, whoever you are that works behind the scenes.

by mojowo11 on Jul 9, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have a feeling

that we might lose a good portion of the community if they figure out who created SBNation…

Albert Pujols is ridiculous.

by stlhulsey on Jul 9, 2009 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

you kidding me?

i’d dominate their face off

by Expatcardfan on Jul 9, 2009 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Markos Moulitas

is who created SBNation. A pretty polarizing guy to some

Albert Pujols is ridiculous.

by stlhulsey on Jul 9, 2009 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i did not know that. interesting.

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 Jul 9, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

NOOOOOO

Heh. Luckily this is a game thread, so we won’t have time for this to degenerate… I hope.

Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.

by mattybobo on Jul 9, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

wow

why ruin it for me??? I had no idea.

"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 Jul 9, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I've experienced problems with them maybe 5 times?

Always temporary glitches like today.

Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.

by mattybobo on Jul 9, 2009 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wish Albert would except the

“pitch around” at this delicate developmental time for Ludwick. It looks bad when he is chasing.

by OperaCard on Jul 9, 2009 3:00 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

"delicate developmental time"? you make it sound like i need to have the "talk" with ryan.

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 Jul 9, 2009 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

We finally got Hal to shut-up

so watch what you say!!!!!!!!!

by OperaCard on Jul 9, 2009 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

*plate-appear

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 Jul 9, 2009 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

but i'm already there.

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 Jul 9, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

No, you swing at the first pitch so that teams with no bullpens can have their #5 starters go 8.

I mean, since you’re going to get a “pitch to hit” on the first of the AB, it’s not like the pitcher is trying to spot it on a corner, they HAVE to throw you a meatball on 0-0. They will not, and cannot throw another hittable pitch the entire AB.

So it is said by Hal
So it shall be done.

Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.

by Power Slurve on Jul 9, 2009 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Man, there is no justice in baseball

an out should not follow that AB.

by TheBirds on Jul 9, 2009 3:06 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

It seems like every time Yadi has one of these long ABs

He always ends up with a hit.

Knock on wood.

by mojowo11 on Jul 9, 2009 3:06 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I was trying to think of what Pineiro's 'stache reminds me of...

…and then the other night the wife busted out Season Four of the The Office on DVDand suddenly it became clear…

From the episode “Branch Wars”

I literally said “there’s Joel Pineiro!”

Anyway I say this because I’m checking out and won’t have a chance to bring it up again today. Go Cards!

VivaElBirdos...Scoring less, but more frequently since approximately 1903.

by redbirdnation8206 on Jul 9, 2009 3:06 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I haven't seen it since last time he pitched

but that time it looked a bit like Pat Heely from “There’s Something About Mary”

by mattyp on Jul 9, 2009 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Seriously, GOB.

Seriously. Manny f^%$ing Parra! Seriously!

Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.

by mattybobo on Jul 9, 2009 3:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I think at this point

it’s a self-fulfilling prophecy. They’ve been told that they suck against left-handers, so they go out and play like it.

Albert Pujols is ridiculous.

by stlhulsey on Jul 9, 2009 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It really is just absurd...

and it’s been this way for several years.

Oh, and Brian Barden probably shouldn’t be in the majors.

by goodymobb on Jul 9, 2009 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

he had to have done some sort of deal with the devil at the crossroads.

all right, i’ll buy that maybe he learned dave duncan’s supermega2-seamsinkergyrofastballofdeath, but learning to hit in the off-season too?

i call paranormal shenanigans.

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 Jul 9, 2009 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Swing early swing often

how is that not a philosophy?

by ducttape16 on Jul 9, 2009 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

No wonder we're sucking

That’s a modified Chicago philosophy.

Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.

by mattybobo on Jul 9, 2009 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ahhh

THAT “philosophy.”

Not a fan.

by goodymobb on Jul 9, 2009 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

joel comes through!

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 Jul 9, 2009 3:11 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

1-0 is a ballgame? in the fifth?

so, you’re more of a “glass-half-empty-and-probably-going-to-get-knocked-off-the table-and-shatter-into-a-million-pieces-because-it’s-worthless-and-stupid” kind of guy.

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 Jul 9, 2009 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

look up the numbers when the other team scores first

or look up the numbers vs LHP. it’s not pretty.

or you could turn your sarcasm alert up. it might be broken

by kalmavet on Jul 9, 2009 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mozeliak and LaRussa should be tried at the Hague

For crimes against humanity for how they are wasting Pujols’ prime of primes.

Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.

by Power Slurve on Jul 9, 2009 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why does this offense have to be so bad

It’s one friggen run and it feels like 10.

by TheBirds on Jul 9, 2009 3:19 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

the offense is bad in general

but especially tough to watch vs LHP, as chuck posted about today.

said Lefty need not be any good to shut us out. It’d be one thing to lose to a great Lefty, but it’s manny parra. ugh

by kalmavet on Jul 9, 2009 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

al just needs to shut the fuck up

....my quick smells like french toast...

by mstreeter06 on Jul 9, 2009 3:19 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Piniero gets some crappy run support.

"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 Jul 9, 2009 3:19 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

come on top of order

lets put up a 3-spot

"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister

by VolsnCards5 on Jul 9, 2009 3:21 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

AnKielesque

Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.

by Power Slurve on Jul 9, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Did Al just say

“you’d almost like to see something happen with this offense”? What the hell does that even mean?

by ducttape16 on Jul 9, 2009 3:23 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Colby's gotta swing now

Since he knows everything will be called a strike anyway.

Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.

by mattybobo on Jul 9, 2009 3:24 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

"You'd almost like to see something happen with this offense"

- Al.

That. Is. Profound.

Oh, and dancing over at 1B doesn’t do you any good.

by goodymobb on Jul 9, 2009 3:24 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I missed something I guess

Apologies in advance, but what does ATG stand for?

Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.

by mattybobo on Jul 9, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nevermind

just figured it out.

Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.

by mattybobo on Jul 9, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

No, no it wasn't

"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer

by jd is legend on Jul 9, 2009 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

And I saw the starting had an ERA of over 7.

But then I saw he was a leftie.

Applying the CLA (Cardinal Lefty Adjustment) I realized that Parra had an effective ERA of 0.00!

I mean seriously how can an offense just be crippled by left handed pitching so much?

by redbird2006 on Jul 9, 2009 3:25 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow, another BS strike.

you can stop hazing the rookie ump.

by TheBirds on Jul 9, 2009 3:25 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

where was that?

sigh cant get a call today

by FunkeeC on Jul 9, 2009 3:25 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Ha

I looked at game day and saw Ryan, Br at first….

And then I thought “what is Ryan Braun doing at first base with the cardinals batting?”

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by FredbirdisaDork on Jul 9, 2009 3:26 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

thats two times now for colby

that ball was way off the plate

"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister

by VolsnCards5 on Jul 9, 2009 3:26 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Damn....

just missed that one.

by goodymobb on Jul 9, 2009 3:28 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Affirmative

Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.

by mattybobo on Jul 9, 2009 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yup, so luddy, skip, rasmus

who else among the hitters?

by kalmavet on Jul 9, 2009 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Barden has one right?

maybe that’s the reason he was called up again…

by ducttape16 on Jul 9, 2009 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

good point

was duncan growing one? i know the beard’s gone

by kalmavet on Jul 9, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm on day 33

and still don’t have much to show for it

How did the pig corner the breakfast market?

by STLRegalia on Jul 9, 2009 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i'm going to

start adding every crappy lefty in fantasy baseball when i see they are facing the cardinals. i can’t lose!

by lopey986 on Jul 9, 2009 3:30 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

In a few weeks we're gonna look like a 19th century team with all these mustaches.

I say they should do a “St. Louis Perfectos” throw-back night when the mustachios are good and ready.

Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.

by mattybobo on Jul 9, 2009 3:31 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

As long as we don't have to go back to the All White era

We have the worst white position players in the league.

Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.

by Power Slurve on Jul 9, 2009 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Good point

Also, on second thought Browns or Brown Stockings would be better. My quick Google Image search tells me that maybe mustaches were out of fashion for the Perfectos year.

Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.

by mattybobo on Jul 9, 2009 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Speaking of mustaches...

I think the VEB Day should be mustache-friendly. Team chemistry and all that jazz.

I think it would be pretty ridiculous to see a bunch of VEB-t-shirt-clad folks rocking ’staches at the ballpark and surrounding bars.

by goodymobb on Jul 9, 2009 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'll do my best, but

I’m not sure I can grow a ‘stache that fast. I’ll need some hormones.

"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter

by spants on Jul 9, 2009 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Don't have one of those either.

"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter

by spants on Jul 9, 2009 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is EXACTLY

how I want to spend my money.

"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter

by spants on Jul 9, 2009 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

you don't want a "Twelfth Night at the Ballpark" evening?

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 Jul 9, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions   2 recs

Brilliant.

And no.

"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter

by spants on Jul 9, 2009 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, costume 'staches are acceptable

especially in the event that you don’t want to be a woman with a real mustache.

by goodymobb on Jul 9, 2009 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

sometime in mid-Aug I think...

there was a detailed Fanpost about it but I can’t seem to find it now.

by goodymobb on Jul 9, 2009 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Aug 15

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Jul 9, 2009 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

this is ridiculous

if we do make it to the playoffs and face the dodgers…they are guaranteed two wins with wolf and kershaw going

"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister

by VolsnCards5 on Jul 9, 2009 3:32 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Combined

"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer

by jd is legend on Jul 9, 2009 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Twice

Just piling on

"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer

by jd is legend on Jul 9, 2009 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Manny Parra can go play in traffic

"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer

by jd is legend on Jul 9, 2009 3:33 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

Joel Pineiro

12 groundouts, 2 flyouts

by mysterui on Jul 9, 2009 3:35 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

at least they didn't get the You Will Never Hit Lefties curse

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 9, 2009 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

92

"People call me El Hombre," Pujols said. "But only Stan is the Man."

by StLHugo on Jul 9, 2009 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

9 to Molina

and 18 to every other batter….so probably 27.

Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.

by Power Slurve on Jul 9, 2009 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wonder how much better at defense Hoffpauier is than Skip

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 9, 2009 3:36 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I wonder what Pineiro's thinking right now

1 run and thru 6 he’s on the hook for his 10th loss despite having his finest season

by kalmavet on Jul 9, 2009 3:36 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

If only he were a gamer and/or a winner

Then maybe he’s rack up some wins.

by mojowo11 on Jul 9, 2009 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

he's just not grindy enough

he need to channel his inner-aaron-rowand

by kalmavet on Jul 9, 2009 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

"My teammates suck ass."

Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.

by Power Slurve on Jul 9, 2009 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

piniero needs to jack a dong

looks like the offense isn’t going to help him out today

"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister

by VolsnCards5 on Jul 9, 2009 3:37 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Checking in for good luck.

Because NOT being on VEB apparently isn’t working.

3 notes:
-I’m really starting to like Pineiro

-Parra is making Rasmus look awful

-Is it just me or has Albert done nada against the Brewers this year?

THE SKIP IS LEGIT!!

by stltrav09 on Jul 9, 2009 3:38 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Strike 3 was a bad call, yes.

but the ump isn’t making him swing at curves in the dirt.

THE SKIP IS LEGIT!!

by stltrav09 on Jul 9, 2009 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

swung at it twice, but then layed off it

and was on his way to a good result before the bat was taken out of his hands.

by TheBirds on Jul 9, 2009 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

gameday says that both of rasmus's strikeouts weren't

so can’t be to awful

"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister

by VolsnCards5 on Jul 9, 2009 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not Rasmus' last at bat

That’s a 3-2 count and an 8 pitch AB

Not afraid to nitpick

by joker24 on Jul 9, 2009 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

in order

1) Pineiro seems to have figured things out with Dunc. I’m a believer for another year or two
2) Ras finally has scouting films on him available to the league now. Don’t get cocky, kid.
3) F the Brewers

by Expatcardfan on Jul 9, 2009 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

OK people

Stop dogging Rasmus today. He’s gotten MFing jobbed on two horrifying backwards K calls. Jobbed.

Not afraid to nitpick

by joker24 on Jul 9, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

if he was worth a damn he'd have 2 hits by now

and every day. get him some more broccoli for dinner

by Expatcardfan on Jul 9, 2009 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

how do we hang a 4 spot on gallardo

then look like tee-ballers against parra?

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by FredbirdisaDork on Jul 9, 2009 3:38 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

joined the action late

looks like the ump sucks again

The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be

by ANDYAK47 on Jul 9, 2009 3:39 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

and we cannot hit

The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be

by ANDYAK47 on Jul 9, 2009 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You should get a prize for so concisely summing up this game.

Actually you left out: it sucks to be Piñeiro.

Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.

by mattybobo on Jul 9, 2009 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Man, I wish we could get Rolen back

sigh

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by gocards62 on Jul 9, 2009 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

We are unlucky in that respect

Tight zone for Welley, but the brewers pitcher with poor command gets an ump with a nice wide zone.

by TheBirds on Jul 9, 2009 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Manny effing' Parra...

just coming off the DL, generally sucked all season, and here is is, 6.1 innings of dominance.

I’ve seen this movie before and it just sucks.

by goodymobb on Jul 9, 2009 3:41 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I've seen this movie way too many times

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 9, 2009 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I really think FSN should get a sense of humor

and all games against lefties should be brought to us by a whisky of some sort.

by ducttape16 on Jul 9, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

just go all

corny promo, minor-league style. That would be sweet.

by goodymobb on Jul 9, 2009 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, we've still got a little hope

After all, they might pitch McClung.

by mojowo11 on Jul 9, 2009 3:41 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

not at this rate

I’d let Parra go like 130 pitches against our futile lineup vs. lefties.

by goodymobb on Jul 9, 2009 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

What's with this strike zone?

I think he just hates Rasmus

by mysterui on Jul 9, 2009 3:42 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I just found out that it is the same guy from last night

wtf

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by ANDYAK47 on Jul 9, 2009 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Seriously?

They’re allowed to do that?

by mojowo11 on Jul 9, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good eye, Hoff

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by gocards62 on Jul 9, 2009 3:42 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I like Hoff

He acts like a major league hitter

by Expatcardfan on Jul 9, 2009 3:42 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

We'll fix him, don't worry.

Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.

by Power Slurve on Jul 9, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love Hoff

He just stands there until you walk him. How refreshing.

by mojowo11 on Jul 9, 2009 3:43 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

good thing Pineiro K'd

what with Hoff clogging up the bases and junk.

by goodymobb on Jul 9, 2009 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

he helped us out there

but yea…this ump sucks ass

"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister

by VolsnCards5 on Jul 9, 2009 3:43 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

piniero with a homerun cut

"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister

by VolsnCards5 on Jul 9, 2009 3:44 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

me neither

"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister

by VolsnCards5 on Jul 9, 2009 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I mean

it’s Manny Parra.

Manny freaking Parra. A guy who couldn’t throw a strike if the ocean was his zone.

by Hardcore Legend on Jul 9, 2009 3:45 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

To be fair

Sometimes today the outside corner has been roughly the size of the Pacific.

by mojowo11 on Jul 9, 2009 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Couldn't hit the ground

if he fell out of his bed?

Yadi swings and hits a high fly ball... Endy Chavez goes back, to the track, to the wall... ITS A GUNNER!! Yadi gives St. Louis the lead in the top of the ninth!

*No. 1 supporter of The Walrus*

by Paulspike on Jul 9, 2009 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

must be technical difficulty day

first VEB doesn’t work, now mlb.tv doesn’t work

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 9, 2009 3:45 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

it's all the north koreans, cyber strafing the intertubes. don't worry.

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 Jul 9, 2009 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh yeah

Nasty like Nas, Batman combined with Method Man
G. Rap hydraulics, supersonics call me Shark Man

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 9, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I had

problems with both. I restarted firefox and mlb.tv woes disappeared.

"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter

by spants on Jul 9, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I haven't listened to Shannon for a while

Hrabosky drivin me crazy anyway

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 9, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

every f$cking time i get excited about this team they have this crap happen

wellemeyer sucks and then the offense dies

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by FredbirdisaDork on Jul 9, 2009 3:46 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Jo-el has only thrown 66 pitches

he should get to beat the hitting coach mercilessly with no retribution

"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister

by VolsnCards5 on Jul 9, 2009 3:47 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

this means lots of bullpen saved up for later in the cubbies series -- like when lohse returns.

cardinal nation salutes you, jo-el.

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 Jul 9, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hell

Start him tomorrow, his arm should be fresh after this 8-inning CG loss.

by mojowo11 on Jul 9, 2009 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just like Izz2,

but hits better

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by gocards62 on Jul 9, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

correct.

cesar izturis’ defensive value (06, 07, 08, 09-so far) — 1.0, 1.7, 9.4, 0.7.

not actually a good fielder, just had a good year with us.

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 Jul 9, 2009 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think he's even better than iz2

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 9, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wiz kid

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 9, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Starting to really like

B. Ryan

Yadi swings and hits a high fly ball... Endy Chavez goes back, to the track, to the wall... ITS A GUNNER!! Yadi gives St. Louis the lead in the top of the ninth!

*No. 1 supporter of The Walrus*

by Paulspike on Jul 9, 2009 3:47 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

brendan ryan

amazing

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 9, 2009 3:47 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Ryan is a smooth criminal.

Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.

by Power Slurve on Jul 9, 2009 3:47 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

yep

Nasty like Nas, Batman combined with Method Man
G. Rap hydraulics, supersonics call me Shark Man

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 9, 2009 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

but he's just so quirky

and, um, you never know what he’s gonna say or do. He really keeps you on your toes, that one!

by goodymobb on Jul 9, 2009 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

This Fielder guy

has the build of a lineman… A fat lineman

Yadi swings and hits a high fly ball... Endy Chavez goes back, to the track, to the wall... ITS A GUNNER!! Yadi gives St. Louis the lead in the top of the ninth!

*No. 1 supporter of The Walrus*

by Paulspike on Jul 9, 2009 3:49 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

When he takes off his jersey,

it looks like a mudslide.

by Iowa on Jul 9, 2009 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions   2 recs

Rec

"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer

by jd is legend on Jul 9, 2009 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

As opposed to a svelte 178 pound lineman?

Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.

by Power Slurve on Jul 9, 2009 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I hate this umpire

"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer

by jd is legend on Jul 9, 2009 3:49 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow! how was THAT not a strike??

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by gocards62 on Jul 9, 2009 3:49 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

that was better than the pitch rasmus struck out twice on

its ridiculous…this ump is an ass

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by VolsnCards5 on Jul 9, 2009 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ok, Joel

stay outta the middle of the plate to Prince, plz

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by gocards62 on Jul 9, 2009 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

games like this drive me crazy

our starter puts up a stellar performance, and we can’t even score one f’ing run on a bad pitcher

Nasty like Nas, Batman combined with Method Man
G. Rap hydraulics, supersonics call me Shark Man

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 9, 2009 3:51 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Our guys are pretty used to no run support :((

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by gocards62 on Jul 9, 2009 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Carp and Pineiro

have the lowest run support in the NL, Or at least close to it.. So yeah, I figure they already got used to this bullcrap

Yadi swings and hits a high fly ball... Endy Chavez goes back, to the track, to the wall... ITS A GUNNER!! Yadi gives St. Louis the lead in the top of the ninth!

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by Paulspike on Jul 9, 2009 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I really do want to fight this ump.

Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.

by Power Slurve on Jul 9, 2009 3:52 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

LOL!

Nasty like Nas, Batman combined with Method Man
G. Rap hydraulics, supersonics call me Shark Man

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 9, 2009 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wonder what the office dwellers around me think when I am snickering like this

Nasty like Nas, Batman combined with Method Man
G. Rap hydraulics, supersonics call me Shark Man

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 9, 2009 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's not that offending while we sit around talking about baseball players as if they are commodities

Nasty like Nas, Batman combined with Method Man
G. Rap hydraulics, supersonics call me Shark Man

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 9, 2009 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's fantastic

Nasty like Nas, Batman combined with Method Man
G. Rap hydraulics, supersonics call me Shark Man

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 9, 2009 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yes

Nasty like Nas, Batman combined with Method Man
G. Rap hydraulics, supersonics call me Shark Man

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 9, 2009 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Actions: rec

Not afraid to nitpick

by joker24 on Jul 9, 2009 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

see

where the hell is tony or dave getting in the umps face? i know that they are professional… but they could at least try and fire the team up by letting him have it

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by FredbirdisaDork on Jul 9, 2009 3:53 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Not TLR's style

Didn’t you read Three Nights in August?

rolls eyes

by goodymobb on Jul 9, 2009 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I did but it was a long time ago

regardless… i would be kicking dirt

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by FredbirdisaDork on Jul 9, 2009 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yep.

I HATE when people give me that “you just don’t understand Tony” crap. Wake the eff up, show some life, give 110%, whatever, but jesus, when your ROY-Candidate CF is getting jobbed all game AND your team absolutely sucks offensively, you have a legitimate beef and should make it known.

by goodymobb on Jul 9, 2009 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i'm ready for tony to go ballistic

take one for the team tony…let the guys know you care

"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister

by VolsnCards5 on Jul 9, 2009 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Interesting. Parra's gone.

c’mon guys

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by gocards62 on Jul 9, 2009 3:54 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

You fools! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders!

The most famous is never to get involved in a land war in Asia. And only slightly less well known is this: never lift your crappy LH starter for a RH reliever against St. Louis when the game is on the line! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!

"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer

by jd is legend on Jul 9, 2009 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions   5 recs

and rec'd

princess bride references always get one from me

"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister

by VolsnCards5 on Jul 9, 2009 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

particularly true, since parra isn't even in the rotation -- they brought him up from the minors.

so have him throw 130 pitches — not like they need him next week. its the ASB too.

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 Jul 9, 2009 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can't wait for Parra's next start

When he gets totally lit up by the next team he faces I’m going to laugh my ass off.

by cloistermaximus on Jul 9, 2009 3:55 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Indeed..

I was thinking that earlier

Yadi swings and hits a high fly ball... Endy Chavez goes back, to the track, to the wall... ITS A GUNNER!! Yadi gives St. Louis the lead in the top of the ninth!

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by Paulspike on Jul 9, 2009 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

wait so did

the guy in the phone commercial take a train to europe

by huts04 on Jul 9, 2009 3:55 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

And if so, can we buy Ankiel a ticket on that train?

Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.

by Power Slurve on Jul 9, 2009 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

God

bless Skip

Yadi swings and hits a high fly ball... Endy Chavez goes back, to the track, to the wall... ITS A GUNNER!! Yadi gives St. Louis the lead in the top of the ninth!

*No. 1 supporter of The Walrus*

by Paulspike on Jul 9, 2009 3:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

mo says he will call toronto about halladay.

important question: does he speak canadian?

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 Jul 9, 2009 3:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

rather have Scotty

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by gocards62 on Jul 9, 2009 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Scotty don't.

Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.

by Power Slurve on Jul 9, 2009 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

MO: I'm not your friend, buddy!

JP: I’m not your buddy, pal!
MO: I’m not your pal, friend!
JP: OK, OK, I’ll trade you Halladay for Stavinoha, Wellemeyer, and Gary Daley. You drive a hard bargain!

Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.

by mattybobo on Jul 9, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Skippy owns my heart

The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be

by ANDYAK47 on Jul 9, 2009 3:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

OMG OMG OMG

Right-handed competent pitcher on the mound. Rally time, bitches!

by mojowo11 on Jul 9, 2009 3:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

skip is my hero

How did the pig corner the breakfast market?

by STLRegalia on Jul 9, 2009 3:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Okay, Skip

let’s get this party started.

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by gocards62 on Jul 9, 2009 3:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Jesus

Do not bunt here

by goodymobb on Jul 9, 2009 3:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

+1

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by gocards62 on Jul 9, 2009 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

agreed

If 4 out of 5 people SUFFER from diarrhea... does that mean that one enjoys it?

by jacksonian on Jul 9, 2009 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I dont tink

Jesus is a good bunter

Yadi swings and hits a high fly ball... Endy Chavez goes back, to the track, to the wall... ITS A GUNNER!! Yadi gives St. Louis the lead in the top of the ninth!

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by Paulspike on Jul 9, 2009 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree

Buddha is a much better bunter.

by ducttape16 on Jul 9, 2009 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

the buddha does not bunt.

the buddha becomes the bunt. and the bunt is all. and the buddha teaches the ball the way of the lamb. and the lamb lies halfway down the third base line. at peace.

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 Jul 9, 2009 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions   4 recs

Bunting is suffering.

"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter

by spants on Jul 9, 2009 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol

Yadi swings and hits a high fly ball... Endy Chavez goes back, to the track, to the wall... ITS A GUNNER!! Yadi gives St. Louis the lead in the top of the ninth!

*No. 1 supporter of The Walrus*

by Paulspike on Jul 9, 2009 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jesus waits for his pitch

and isn’t afraid to hit from behind in the count.

And my god what an awesome game from Boog.

by goodymobb on Jul 9, 2009 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i will throw a dagger at tony

"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister

by VolsnCards5 on Jul 9, 2009 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

With whom?

"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer

by jd is legend on Jul 9, 2009 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Boog showing patience here

I’m really starting to love Boog.

by mojowo11 on Jul 9, 2009 3:58 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

+1M

way to go, Boog

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by gocards62 on Jul 9, 2009 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Tie game, FTT!!

Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.

by Power Slurve on Jul 9, 2009 3:58 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

FTT

Failure to thrive? Failure to train (in fax technology, indicates a retrain request in the fax’s Line Testing Sequence)? Free Territory of Trieste? Or maybe, For the tie? But wouldn’t that be redundant, since you already used the word ‘tie’ in your heading?

There was Gibson in the Reds' dugout, visibly manhandling about three Reds and tossing them bodily out of the dugout and onto the field...He was the toughest athlete mentally I ever saw, and the greatest competitor. JACK BUCK

by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Jul 10, 2009 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

WOOO

Yadi swings and hits a high fly ball... Endy Chavez goes back, to the track, to the wall... ITS A GUNNER!! Yadi gives St. Louis the lead in the top of the ninth!

*No. 1 supporter of The Walrus*

by Paulspike on Jul 9, 2009 3:59 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Ryan!

"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter

by spants on Jul 9, 2009 3:59 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Ryan pwns the Brewers today

Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.

by mattybobo on Jul 9, 2009 3:59 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I show up, and BRyan hits a triple.

Ladies and gentlemen, I think I may be magic.

You can't teach a hammer to love nails.

by the red baron on Jul 9, 2009 3:59 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

you are

now don’t move

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by FredbirdisaDork on Jul 9, 2009 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

+1

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by gocards62 on Jul 9, 2009 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hmm.

I probably should have peed before I got here.

You can't teach a hammer to love nails.

by the red baron on Jul 9, 2009 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

or maybe the brewers bullpen sucks.

n/m, you’re magic.

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 Jul 9, 2009 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pardon?

Did that issue just now come out?

It’s strange, but because of the daily schedule I normally keep, the three weeks since I finished that seem like an eternity.

Oh, and thank you very much.

You can't teach a hammer to love nails.

by the red baron on Jul 9, 2009 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Probably not.

The print stuff always has a couple weeks lead time, it’s just surprising to me because of my usual turnaround.

You can't teach a hammer to love nails.

by the red baron on Jul 9, 2009 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

magic people meet life partners via toaster accidents

your move

ps. i’m not magic

If 4 out of 5 people SUFFER from diarrhea... does that mean that one enjoys it?

by jacksonian on Jul 9, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Lord, if only.

Sadly, the only exciting toaster-related thing I’ve had happen lately is replacing my old one with a new four slot.

If you know what I mean. (And if you do, tell me, because I’m not sure what sort of euphemism I’m going for here.)

You can't teach a hammer to love nails.

by the red baron on Jul 9, 2009 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

you want to spread your joy to others?

If 4 out of 5 people SUFFER from diarrhea... does that mean that one enjoys it?

by jacksonian on Jul 9, 2009 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It wasn't you

It was the arrival of a non-lefty, non-crappy pitcher on the mound.

And you. Don’t move.

by mojowo11 on Jul 9, 2009 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOG

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by FredbirdisaDork on Jul 9, 2009 3:59 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

OH, YEAH!!

Time to do some damage, Raz and Pujols.

by BTown Birds fan on Jul 9, 2009 3:59 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

IF

Raz even gets to hit.

by goodymobb on Jul 9, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Schu's

’stache is AWFUL.

"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter

by spants on Jul 9, 2009 3:59 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

it takes a special man to pull of the stache

not many can…

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by FredbirdisaDork on Jul 9, 2009 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You don't get to nay say

until you can grow your own…

by ducttape16 on Jul 9, 2009 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Remember

that the next time you criticize some woman’s breasts.

"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter

by spants on Jul 9, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions   2 recs

queen of the comeback!

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 Jul 9, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

BURN

"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer

by jd is legend on Jul 9, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

breasts are like fingerprints

each set is unique. and I never criticize finger prints

How did the pig corner the breakfast market?

by STLRegalia on Jul 9, 2009 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

HAHAHAHA

Spants, I think I love you.

by peach concrete on Jul 9, 2009 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh please...

"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter

by spants on Jul 9, 2009 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's probably a good idea...

I see this going from joking to not joking a bit too quickly.

by ducttape16 on Jul 9, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh

I’m still joking, but yeah…

"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter

by spants on Jul 9, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I know you are

But I see someone wandering in and thinking it’s serious and I don’t really want to deal with that.

by ducttape16 on Jul 9, 2009 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fair enough.

"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter

by spants on Jul 9, 2009 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sigh.

See, that makes me sad. This could have gotten really awesome. Oh, well.

You can't teach a hammer to love nails.

by the red baron on Jul 9, 2009 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

TWSS?

Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.

by mattybobo on Jul 9, 2009 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Can't help but he think

he and Luddy and Duncan lost a bet of some kind. Probably against APu

Yadi swings and hits a high fly ball... Endy Chavez goes back, to the track, to the wall... ITS A GUNNER!! Yadi gives St. Louis the lead in the top of the ninth!

*No. 1 supporter of The Walrus*

by Paulspike on Jul 9, 2009 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think it suits him well

How did the pig corner the breakfast market?

by STLRegalia on Jul 9, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Of course you do.

"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter

by spants on Jul 9, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's not as good as Pineiro's,

but better than Ludwick’s attempt.

I just wish Albert would go ’stache. Can you imagine the numbers he would put up?

You can't teach a hammer to love nails.

by the red baron on Jul 9, 2009 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pineiro's is excellente.

"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter

by spants on Jul 9, 2009 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

BOOOOOOOG

is my hero

The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be

by ANDYAK47 on Jul 9, 2009 3:59 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Brilliant move.

pulling Parra

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by gocards62 on Jul 9, 2009 3:59 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

110 pitches

it’s not quite as bad as IBB Thurston and Ankiel in the same game.

by TheBirds on Jul 9, 2009 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Apprently the Brewers scouting report sucks...

why the RHP was in I’ll never understand.

by ducttape16 on Jul 9, 2009 3:59 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

HEYO

"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister

by VolsnCards5 on Jul 9, 2009 3:59 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Feel good Villanueva

You Fail!

Yadi swings and hits a high fly ball... Endy Chavez goes back, to the track, to the wall... ITS A GUNNER!! Yadi gives St. Louis the lead in the top of the ninth!

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by Paulspike on Jul 9, 2009 3:59 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Shannon

needs to start calling him the BOOG-man…or BOOGY-man

How did the pig corner the breakfast market?

by STLRegalia on Jul 9, 2009 4:00 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

at least he doesn't call him BOOG-er

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by gocards62 on Jul 9, 2009 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Or

BOOOG-y Niiiiights! Ohh Ohh Ohh…

Love that song!

Yadi swings and hits a high fly ball... Endy Chavez goes back, to the track, to the wall... ITS A GUNNER!! Yadi gives St. Louis the lead in the top of the ninth!

*No. 1 supporter of The Walrus*

by Paulspike on Jul 9, 2009 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Welcome to the Pineiro and Ryan Show, everyone!

Seriously, if anyone else has done anything to help the Cards in this game, I can’t remember it (okay, except for Skip’s single).

by mojowo11 on Jul 9, 2009 4:00 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Eat that Parra

No W for you

"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer

by jd is legend on Jul 9, 2009 4:00 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I vote aye

Yadi swings and hits a high fly ball... Endy Chavez goes back, to the track, to the wall... ITS A GUNNER!! Yadi gives St. Louis the lead in the top of the ninth!

*No. 1 supporter of The Walrus*

by Paulspike on Jul 9, 2009 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

EAT IT Villanueva!

God I hate that guy!!

THE SKIP IS LEGIT!!

by stltrav09 on Jul 9, 2009 4:00 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

He still should have...

bunted there, “results-based analysis” aside.

by guayzimi on Jul 9, 2009 4:01 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

damn straight

he’s just going to get his assed benched with a triple like that

by BirdsonFire on Jul 9, 2009 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Remember when Skip was the whipping boy last year?

and Ryan earlier in the season?

Oh how things change.

THE SKIP IS LEGIT!!

by stltrav09 on Jul 9, 2009 4:01 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Are you mf'in serious?

Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.

by Power Slurve on Jul 9, 2009 4:02 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I can't believe I live in a world

where Jason LaRue is a better option than Rasmus. If he fails, we have no backup catcher.

by Hardcore Legend on Jul 9, 2009 4:02 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Stavinoha.

Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.

by Power Slurve on Jul 9, 2009 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

reminds me of a line from Angels in the OF

Larue for Rasmus Go back to Cinicnatti(oakland)

I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2

by punchinjudy on Jul 9, 2009 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Even if Chesty draws a BB

they’re gonna walk Albert

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by gocards62 on Jul 9, 2009 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Might as well get Glaus back up

if we are going to use LaRue as the righty off the bench.

by TheBirds on Jul 9, 2009 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

odds on st. louis fans in MIL storming the dugout and beating tony to death right now: 3-1

odds on joel pineiro storming the dugout and beating tony to death: 5-1

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 Jul 9, 2009 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fuck this

"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer

by jd is legend on Jul 9, 2009 4:02 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Is there a place to listen to the radio broadcast on the intertube?

Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.

by Eckstreem on Jul 9, 2009 4:03 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Sorry, I mean Interweb.

Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.

by Eckstreem on Jul 9, 2009 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'll take a walk from LaRue

Doesn’t make it a good decision but sometimes you luck out.

Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.

by mattybobo on Jul 9, 2009 4:03 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Heh heh heh

Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.

by mattybobo on Jul 9, 2009 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

This reminds me of that game where

Pujols had to play 2B because Izzy blew the lead after Tony dumped the entire bench in the early innings.

by Hardcore Legend on Jul 9, 2009 4:03 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

It reminds me of that time

that he left Albert on the bench in the All-Star game, and then Albert was able to play multiple positions when they tied it and went to extra innings.
Oh wait, that last part didn’t happen.

Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.

by mattybobo on Jul 9, 2009 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

At least LaRue walked

Time to eliminate, Albert!

"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer

by jd is legend on Jul 9, 2009 4:03 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I mean, seriously...

Even if Colby can’t put the ball in play and get the run in, you have El Hombre waiting right there.

On top of that, Colby’s greatest value in a lefty-dominated game is in the field… especially in a tight game… especially with a small lead… especially late in the game…

ARGH

by soil_illini on Jul 9, 2009 4:04 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

but we have Dunc!

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by gocards62 on Jul 9, 2009 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

to gaffe a ball like

last night…on to CHI

I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2

by punchinjudy on Jul 9, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Things not to do:
  • Walk the backup catcher to get to Pujols.

by mojowo11 on Jul 9, 2009 4:04 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

IBB coming up

Proud sponsor of the Official 2009 StL Cardinal theme song: Reason to Believe

by gocards62 on Jul 9, 2009 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's has been a series of strange moo-ves

by the Brew Crew so far

Proud sponsor of the Official 2009 StL Cardinal theme song: Reason to Believe

by gocards62 on Jul 9, 2009 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Buy milk without looking at date of expiracy

Check

Yadi swings and hits a high fly ball... Endy Chavez goes back, to the track, to the wall... ITS A GUNNER!! Yadi gives St. Louis the lead in the top of the ninth!

*No. 1 supporter of The Walrus*

by Paulspike on Jul 9, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Remove Manny Parra

MP: “My arm hurts!”
Macha: “Just roll it up there. They’ll get themselves out.”

by mojowo11 on Jul 9, 2009 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

wow they gonna bring in a guy to pitch to AP?

I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2

by punchinjudy on Jul 9, 2009 4:04 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I suggest everyone take a moment to stop being angry at the manager

and enjoy the situation we are in right now.

Pineiro spinning a gem.

Two on for the greatest hitter of all time and no outs.

let’s do this

THE SKIP IS LEGIT!!

by stltrav09 on Jul 9, 2009 4:05 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Can someone explain

the logic behind pulling Rasmus?

by bdub78 on Jul 9, 2009 4:06 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

This is gonna hurt

But Rasmus apparently wooed the ump’s wife with his charming good looks so anything he takes is a strike, and the pitches he has gotten to handle he hasn’t looked good at all. Stetter kills lefties and Rasmus has struggled against them all year. Not a good situation for Rasmus.

Best I can come up with.

Not afraid to nitpick

by joker24 on Jul 9, 2009 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

other than

the fact he would never have drawn the walk that Larue did…

by bdub78 on Jul 9, 2009 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

using logic? no.

i can explain it without using logic, however

by BirdsonFire on Jul 9, 2009 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

must be fuzzy logic

Nasty like Nas, Batman combined with Method Man
G. Rap hydraulics, supersonics call me Shark Man

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 9, 2009 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I thought you people were numbers people

Colby was a LHB vs a LHP and the guy was 0-3 with 2 strikeouts. Why would you ever let a kid like that bat?

by Hardcore Legend on Jul 9, 2009 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The strikeouts were horseshit.

Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.

by Power Slurve on Jul 9, 2009 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i dont think HCL

is being for real…as much as he loves LA rue

I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2

by punchinjudy on Jul 9, 2009 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

it's like how you stay in power in prison.

sometimes you just have to do something illogical like beating someone halfway to death, even though they didn’t do anything.

it shows you’re powerful, crazy, and highly unpredictable.

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 Jul 9, 2009 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions   2 recs

FYP
it shows you’re powerful, crazy, and highly unpredictable

At least in this case

"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer

by jd is legend on Jul 9, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

tough lefty coming in to face him?

"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister

by VolsnCards5 on Jul 9, 2009 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Lead!

"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer

by jd is legend on Jul 9, 2009 4:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

my brain says that is good

Nasty like Nas, Batman combined with Method Man
G. Rap hydraulics, supersonics call me Shark Man

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 9, 2009 4:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

really?

cause my brain hurts

by BirdsonFire on Jul 9, 2009 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

hangover?

Nasty like Nas, Batman combined with Method Man
G. Rap hydraulics, supersonics call me Shark Man

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 9, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

awesome movie

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Jul 9, 2009 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

If Ankiel is going to play the field for LaRue

why didn’t Ankiel PR for him.

And look, Oquendo screws LaRue on the stop sign again. Thank God Thurston wasn’t behind him.

by Hardcore Legend on Jul 9, 2009 4:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

You can't second guess. It is working.

Tony is the master. We are all just sheep.

by OCCardsFan on Jul 9, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i can't do a Rubik's cube

i just tear off the stickers

by Expatcardfan on Jul 9, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i can ride my bike with no handlebars

(?)

If 4 out of 5 people SUFFER from diarrhea... does that mean that one enjoys it?

by jacksonian on Jul 9, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ridiculous

Albert Pujols is ridiculous.

by stlhulsey on Jul 9, 2009 4:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Pile it on, fellas!

"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?" - Jeff Francouer

by jd is legend on Jul 9, 2009 4:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Black-eyed Luddy!

"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter

by spants on Jul 9, 2009 4:09 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

boooyaaaaaa

take that

Nasty like Nas, Batman combined with Method Man
G. Rap hydraulics, supersonics call me Shark Man

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 9, 2009 4:09 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Lip-Fuzz-Wick!!!

Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.

by mattybobo on Jul 9, 2009 4:09 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Ludwick hitting changes this team

AMERICAHHHHHHHHHHHH

Not afraid to nitpick

by joker24 on Jul 9, 2009 4:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

FUCK YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!`

LUDWICK WITH THE BOMB!

You can't teach a hammer to love nails.

by the red baron on Jul 9, 2009 4:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

w00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000t1!

Pull out your shirts now, MFs!!

Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.

by Power Slurve on Jul 9, 2009 4:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

OMG OMG

I just clapped so loud my dog ran over to see what was wrong.

by mojowo11 on Jul 9, 2009 4:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Luddy's stance

is definitely quieter.

"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter

by spants on Jul 9, 2009 4:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

weird how OperaCard kept talking about his stance and now it is changed

Nasty like Nas, Batman combined with Method Man
G. Rap hydraulics, supersonics call me Shark Man

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 9, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

just here to blow your mind

Nasty like Nas, Batman combined with Method Man
G. Rap hydraulics, supersonics call me Shark Man

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 9, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

all ur relievers are belong to us!

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 Jul 9, 2009 4:10 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

Nice.

You can't teach a hammer to love nails.

by the red baron on Jul 9, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You said it

All their relievers are will belong to our us

Yadi swings and hits a high fly ball... Endy Chavez goes back, to the track, to the wall... ITS A GUNNER!! Yadi gives St. Louis the lead in the top of the ninth!

*No. 1 supporter of The Walrus*

by Paulspike on Jul 9, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

and all our disused starters will belong to them.

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 Jul 9, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ludwick picked an excellent time to show up.

Decrease runs scored?
Maybe.

Decrease winning? Never seen that proven.
-SFTU

by hazel on Jul 9, 2009 4:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Ankiel's bat somehow didn't miss the ball there

Nasty like Nas, Batman combined with Method Man
G. Rap hydraulics, supersonics call me Shark Man

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jul 9, 2009 4:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I heard a rumor that Ryan Ludwick had

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses. I guess he must be over that now.

by Hardcore Legend on Jul 9, 2009 4:11 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

hahaha

"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter

by spants on Jul 9, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

And his compass

to Bartolo Colon

Yadi swings and hits a high fly ball... Endy Chavez goes back, to the track, to the wall... ITS A GUNNER!! Yadi gives St. Louis the lead in the top of the ninth!

*No. 1 supporter of The Walrus*

by Paulspike on Jul 9, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Billy Beane is shaking his fast and snarling at you right now.

Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.

by mattybobo on Jul 9, 2009 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was under the inpression that its spelled

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis

But maybe that is just me.

Yep, every Hall of Famer did something unique. Mike Schmidt played with his hat sideways. Roberto Clemente chewed other people's fingernails. Tris Speaker was Japanese. Lou Boudreau rode a dolphin into the batter's box. Nap Lajoie would only use John Wilkes Booth's dismembered leg as a bat. And he corked it. Johnny Mize was from the future. - FJM

by Choix003 on Jul 9, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It isn't.

And it is just you.

There was Gibson in the Reds' dugout, visibly manhandling about three Reds and tossing them bodily out of the dugout and onto the field...He was the toughest athlete mentally I ever saw, and the greatest competitor. JACK BUCK

by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Jul 10, 2009 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

STUDDY

Ankiel? I think I am dreaming

The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be

by ANDYAK47 on Jul 9, 2009 4:11 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Look at this Macha

Look at how stupid you are.

Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.

by Power Slurve on Jul 9, 2009 4:11 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

The key to the inning?

Pinch hitting for Rasmus. I stand corrected.

by bdub78 on Jul 9, 2009 4:11 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

It's excruciating climbing that hill

But when you hit the dip and the hands go up in the air, it’s a ton of fun!

by cloistermaximus on Jul 9, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

wow

talk about driving off a cliff

by _pistol_ on Jul 9, 2009 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I came in as Skip was batting.

You can't teach a hammer to love nails.

by the red baron on Jul 9, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well done, sir.

"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter

by spants on Jul 9, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I told you, I'm magic.

Sadly, it apparently only works in day games, when I haven’t been on the blog ’til then, on Thursdays, in the early part of July. So, tough road from here on.

You can't teach a hammer to love nails.

by the red baron on Jul 9, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

'Til next year, my friend.

"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter

by spants on Jul 9, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs