Game 115 Overflow Thread II
by azruavatar on Aug 11, 2009 10:38 PM EDT
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Cubs just tied the Phils
sometimes I feel bad that Albert broke Lidge.
Philles announcers about Toronto:
"Well they go out West after this series, this weekend, against the Tampa Bay Rays"
:(
:(((((
Prediction: The Detroit Tigers' biggest obstacle to a championship will be keeping a straight face. The Tigers in three. (OK, make it four.) -USA Today 10/20/06
well
boggs kept us in it
you can’t expect to win many games with only one run
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
I always expect 5 or 6 innings
and 3 or 4 runs out of Boggs. That should be enough to keep us in the game if not win it outright with this offense. Should, I stress
Anyway, just shows that Boggs’ start was adequate enough to get us the win. Up to the offense now…
well if I want to watch some fireworks tonight
I guess I’m gonna have to wait for the Perseids
/astronomy humor
brad lidge
you are a sorry excuse for a closer…
The gerbil is a jerk!
by RosevilleRedbird on Aug 11, 2009 10:40 PM EDT reply actions
I glanced at it and figured it was Welley
And I was very confused about why he was pitching or why you were posting an outdated pic.
I'm dumb, she's a lesbian. I thought I had found the one.
We were good as married in my mind, but married in my mind's no good.
Pink triangle on her sleeve let me know the truth.
yes
and i hate milton bradley
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 11, 2009 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Ryan Franklin.
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
I got so sad
when Best Buy took that home run out of the rotation of crap they would show on the TVs… I really want to see Pettite’s “Oh my God” again.
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
http://www.mccannta.com/video/sport/nlcs5_hilights.wmv
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
That made my otherwise awful day
thank you very much
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
Very welcome.
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
I do feel a sweet joy
Everytime Lidge fails
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by FlimtotheFlam on Aug 11, 2009 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
can i get some of that pool drink?
by stlcardinalsfang on Aug 11, 2009 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
i will be at my pool at 3 on Saturday downtown
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by FlimtotheFlam on Aug 11, 2009 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm going to find that pool
just sayin’
by stlcardinalsfang on Aug 11, 2009 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Cardinal Get Together August 15th
Fanpost
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by FlimtotheFlam on Aug 11, 2009 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Sidney Ponson
Philles announcers about Toronto:
"Well they go out West after this series, this weekend, against the Tampa Bay Rays"
BOOG!
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
Chris Dickerson has had a nice night,
Dan? What?
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
Boog made that look so easy
"If you're excited about what you've done, you lose focus on what you're supposed to be doing next. I'll check out the stats at the end of the season. I learned a long time ago if you keep checking your stats all year, you're going to end up in the toilet." - Chris Carpenter, 2009.
Lugo would have turned it into an infield single.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 11, 2009 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
No doubt
He finds ways to get himself tied up.
"If you're excited about what you've done, you lose focus on what you're supposed to be doing next. I'll check out the stats at the end of the season. I learned a long time ago if you keep checking your stats all year, you're going to end up in the toilet." - Chris Carpenter, 2009.
He seems much more fluid at 2B.
"If you're excited about what you've done, you lose focus on what you're supposed to be doing next. I'll check out the stats at the end of the season. I learned a long time ago if you keep checking your stats all year, you're going to end up in the toilet." - Chris Carpenter, 2009.
He's probably
more comfortable there, after seeing the superiority of the BOOG.
F**k MOTTE!
by chicagocardfan on Aug 11, 2009 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
STOP WALKING PEOPLE
"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
do you think that an ekg of tony in the dugout would follow the same line as the fan graph?
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 11, 2009 10:45 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
allright boys and girls
its bed time
"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
is that suposed to be a limp wiener?
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 11, 2009 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Dude, It just winked at you
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by FlimtotheFlam on Aug 11, 2009 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
It's bends to the right
I'm dumb, she's a lesbian. I thought I had found the one.
We were good as married in my mind, but married in my mind's no good.
Pink triangle on her sleeve let me know the truth.
How about a 'U" at the end...
otherwise, you might hurt someone…
by Willie McGee's Twin on Aug 11, 2009 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Circumsized?
I'm dumb, she's a lesbian. I thought I had found the one.
We were good as married in my mind, but married in my mind's no good.
Pink triangle on her sleeve let me know the truth.
0O0
I'm dumb, she's a lesbian. I thought I had found the one.
We were good as married in my mind, but married in my mind's no good.
Pink triangle on her sleeve let me know the truth.
this is a whole new level of inmaturity.
by stlcardinalsfang on Aug 11, 2009 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
well....
we are trying to impress all the girls with are mad ASCII skills
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by FlimtotheFlam on Aug 11, 2009 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm one trapped in a man's body
/seriously, how old & lame is that joke?
pretzels pretzels pretzels pretzels
What does that mean?
I'm dumb, she's a lesbian. I thought I had found the one.
We were good as married in my mind, but married in my mind's no good.
Pink triangle on her sleeve let me know the truth.
Some Day
This will be like priceless Artwork in like 2032. Than we will see who is FAILing
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by FlimtotheFlam on Aug 11, 2009 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll be waiting in 2032
but I’m still thinking FAIL!
by cardsgirl95 on Aug 11, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
i am putting this in my blackberry now
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by FlimtotheFlam on Aug 11, 2009 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Make sure you set it to not delete your old appointments
I was saving dates that I needed to know stuff about and the damn thing deletes it after 2 months.
You have to change the settings that I didn’t even know existed.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 11, 2009 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Is inmaturity like really mature?
LIke infamous is really famous?
by Willie McGee's Twin on Aug 11, 2009 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
meh
better than “victory testicles”
It's official. Cardinals third basemen are jinxed.
by YesWeOquendo on Aug 11, 2009 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
my.god.
i am in tears from this thread.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
Why did Yadi want Motte to walk that guy?
Why was he set up in the other batter’s box?
He reminds me of that Scott Van Pelt SC commercial with Jimmy Rollins.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 11, 2009 10:49 PM EDT reply actions
It's not good...
I'm dumb, she's a lesbian. I thought I had found the one.
We were good as married in my mind, but married in my mind's no good.
Pink triangle on her sleeve let me know the truth.
oh great
thanks motte
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
i go put a tv dinner in the microwave
and come back to a bigger deficit
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
by prophetjohn on Aug 11, 2009 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Motte's offspeed pitch (or lack there of...)
I coach at the high school level and the easiest offspeed pitch for young pitchers to use is the spiked curve. I know for a fact that there are many big leaguers that use the same pitch…. why in the hell can’t he even throw that? I don’t mind Motte pitching. But for heaven’s sakes, please teach him a HALF-WAY decent offspeed pitch Dunc.
Sorry, I’ll remove myself from my soapbox.
sigh
by stlcardinals15 on Aug 11, 2009 10:50 PM EDT reply actions
Off-Speed = Puss Pitch
Throw the cutter!
I'm dumb, she's a lesbian. I thought I had found the one.
We were good as married in my mind, but married in my mind's no good.
Pink triangle on her sleeve let me know the truth.
Tonight deserves a Molina Triple Play to end the Game.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 11, 2009 10:51 PM EDT reply actions
I'm not sure I can watch the rest of this debacle
too frustrating
Future Redbirds - tracking Cardinal prospects for Cardinal Nation
you are going to be a sad robot when they come back big
or are you like data (incapable of feeling emotion)?
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 11, 2009 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
i prefer a Molina triple to end the game.
by longhornscardinals on Aug 11, 2009 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
An outfielder would have to hit a landmine for that to happen.
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
by ducttape16 on Aug 11, 2009 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I prefer rainbows shooting out of my ass
which is just about as likely, since he would have to reach 3rd before the winning run scored.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 11, 2009 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
or moreqconsidering how many bases he's cost us
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
by prophetjohn on Aug 11, 2009 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Gone
I'm dumb, she's a lesbian. I thought I had found the one.
We were good as married in my mind, but married in my mind's no good.
Pink triangle on her sleeve let me know the truth.
and so it begins...
The gerbil is a jerk!
by RosevilleRedbird on Aug 11, 2009 10:53 PM EDT reply actions
Bye bye!
Pujols!
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
albert.
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
Last time Pujols hit a HR in the 8th,
he followed it with a GS in the 9th.
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
it seems like colby hit a few that looked farther than that.
by stlcardinalsfang on Aug 11, 2009 10:53 PM EDT reply actions
Colby needs to change the bats he's using or something
he’s hit a couple over the last few days that have been absolutely scorched but just die at the track
He's lost 18 lbs since May
that’s a lotta ‘umph’ to have drained from your swing.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 11, 2009 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
back-to-back-to-back-to-backwick?
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 11, 2009 10:54 PM EDT reply actions
so did I
DeRosa makes the play at 3rd; then Boggs gets a ground ball for a double play. Then in the next inning Cobly doesn’t miss play a ball that turns a out into a triple. We’re now winning 2-1
Actually, in that reality,
Holliday and DeRosa hit 2 HRs a piece. So we’re winning 6-1.
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
Forgot about Colby
good point.
It would help, though, if Boggs would throw more strikes!
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 11, 2009 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
really thats the main thing
It’s the walks that killed him. But it is good to see he didn’t cave in and gave us a chance to win. Offense just didn’t come through against Lehr. :-(
dero
not turning two and allowing the run to score in the first
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
by prophetjohn on Aug 11, 2009 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Back to back to back to back?
"Baseball has been good to me since I quit trying to play it." - Whitey Herzog
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Aug 11, 2009 10:54 PM EDT reply actions
Why...
do I have a feeling that one run Motte gave up will come back to haunt us in this game?…..
by stlcardinals15 on Aug 11, 2009 10:54 PM EDT reply actions
Ballsiday.
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
Bring Back Tommy Herr!
shows up on the NEW COMMENTS tab as
Bring Back Tommy
Herr!
Like someone is named Bring Back Tommy and someone else named themselves Herr!.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 11, 2009 10:55 PM EDT reply actions
only hardcore legend would notice something like this.
by stlcardinalsfang on Aug 11, 2009 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
oh i would have too
but i never would have noticed it by myself.
by stlcardinalsfang on Aug 11, 2009 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Reflects my multiple personality disorder
:)
"Baseball has been good to me since I quit trying to play it." - Whitey Herzog
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Aug 11, 2009 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Getoutofarutwick.
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
Wait, we just made it a 3-run game again
and we are pitching Brad Thompson ?
Did he pitch in that Mets game?
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 11, 2009 10:56 PM EDT reply actions
Like I said,
last time the Maching homered in the 8th, he hit a Grand Slam in the 9th.
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
so i guess that's the game, huh?
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
THE GAME AINT OVER TIL THIS LADY SINGS!!!!
by stlcardinalsfang on Aug 11, 2009 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Did I do anything to you?
What did i do to deserve this image.
Man, with this outfield, need to get rid of that Rasmus guy. :)
why
is my girlfriend singing?
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
by prophetjohn on Aug 11, 2009 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
as funny as this is... its actually very sad that somebody would let themselves go this bad
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 11, 2009 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
she's just reeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllly
pregnant
by hangingfromatree on Aug 11, 2009 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Photoshopped,
I say. Without any proof.
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
oh now you're just pissing me off with the your/you're thing
and why am i grounded?
by stlcardinalsfang on Aug 11, 2009 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
You think she's bad
What about that time azruavatar really let himself go?
by BTown Birds fan on Aug 12, 2009 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Molina
I will forget everything bad you have done if you homer right here
Man, with this outfield, need to get rid of that Rasmus guy. :)
at least he can't gidp with two outs
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
is anybody else a little bummed that we only have like 2 (hopefully 3)
more months of game threads? i really miss these during the offseason
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 11, 2009 11:00 PM EDT reply actions
I'll just miss baseball in general :P
Man, with this outfield, need to get rid of that Rasmus guy. :)
+100,000
and the game threads that include me are extremely limited.
though i’m sure that makes the majority of you very happy…
by stlcardinalsfang on Aug 11, 2009 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't know which is worse?
Our inability to score tonight or all the genitalia and fat people.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 11, 2009 11:00 PM EDT reply actions
We've let ourselves go this thread.
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
after college and living with 3 guys for 5 years... i can handle the fat people and genetalia...
the no scoring makes me sad
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 11, 2009 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
genitalia*
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 11, 2009 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Let me reword that for you
My inability to score tonight with fat people genitalia
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by FlimtotheFlam on Aug 11, 2009 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I couldn't score with GDM's genitalia
I’m confused.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 11, 2009 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't think you can ever have too many fat people and genitalia
as long as it’s not fat people’s genitalia
"Baseball has been good to me since I quit trying to play it." - Whitey Herzog
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Aug 11, 2009 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I half expected Yadi to get thrown out at 3rd there
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 11, 2009 11:02 PM EDT reply actions
you mean second
because i half wanted him to stop at first
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
by prophetjohn on Aug 11, 2009 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
No, see 3rd because he clearly should have stopped at 2B
and he saw the SS had the ball…so in this upside down world it would have made perfect sense for him to try for a triple.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 11, 2009 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
okay, yadi
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
Redeemolina!
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
Also, Dickerson sucks.
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
Good grief.
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
get your mind out of the gutter
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by FlimtotheFlam on Aug 11, 2009 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
cmon, ricky clutch
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
Alex Crane
Philles announcers about Toronto:
"Well they go out West after this series, this weekend, against the Tampa Bay Rays"
I bet he tries to swing the bat using the barrell as the handle
because, that is uber-agressive. It allows you to have more of the wood in your hand.
Tee.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 11, 2009 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
i bet he even swings
at the pitches he doesn’t see
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
by prophetjohn on Aug 11, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
it's a damn good thing your UID is like -12
just sayin’
by stlcardinalsfang on Aug 11, 2009 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
i typed up a few comments
Than on better judgement canceled them
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by FlimtotheFlam on Aug 11, 2009 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Lb's going to come out of retirement just to blow up this thread
pretzels pretzels pretzels pretzels
i was just thinking that
on a day when he posted a WONDERFUL fanpost, he would be ashamed of this effort tonight. we’d all get a nice talking to in the morning.
by stlcardinalsfang on Aug 11, 2009 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
It all started here so innocent
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by FlimtotheFlam on Aug 11, 2009 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
i will remember this
the night flim became a girl.
by stlcardinalsfang on Aug 11, 2009 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
i wonder when I will turn into a women
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by FlimtotheFlam on Aug 11, 2009 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
If you have any questions
there are plenty of people here who love you and are here to help…
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
looked down and looking at box of brownies with fork in it
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by FlimtotheFlam on Aug 11, 2009 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
that's not the first time I heard that today
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by FlimtotheFlam on Aug 11, 2009 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
If chuckb didn't...
care for saying something wiseass on the Cubs BR page, what about this?
Please take this comment in the spirit it was intended.
well that is poor sportsmanship
while this is just crude
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by FlimtotheFlam on Aug 11, 2009 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
we don't need to be commenting about a fanpost
the comment were closed for a reason. proceed.
by stlcardinalsfang on Aug 11, 2009 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
i thought that was all a big joke
and so was this. but i have a odd/weird/dark sence of humor.
pretzels pretzels pretzels pretzels
Once upon a time...
a guy could insult the Cubs and their fans with nary a peep of dissension. Now we have to be respectful…
Please take this comment in the spirit it was intended.
this is a dead issue
it doesn’t need to be discussed.
by stlcardinalsfang on Aug 11, 2009 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I think we can all show our ass here
it’s when we go spreading it around the internet in the name of VEB that it looks bad.
And I hope game threads are still no holds bard, especially in regard to lame/crude ASCII jokes.
Shut up, Fritz™.
by Alxfritz on Aug 11, 2009 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I agree...
the bar has to come down in the game threads…
Please take this comment in the spirit it was intended.
It's official. Cardinals third basemen are jinxed.
by YesWeOquendo on Aug 11, 2009 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
pull him back for haheel?
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
um... it doesnt
damn it
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 11, 2009 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't see why stacheless Dicky ever plays
but that’s a different story for a different day.
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
Slider?
I'm dumb, she's a lesbian. I thought I had found the one.
We were good as married in my mind, but married in my mind's no good.
Pink triangle on her sleeve let me know the truth.
Gotta stick with Rick
so he can PH for Colby later with Greene.
Duh!
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 11, 2009 11:06 PM EDT reply actions
gee, who didn't see that coming...
The gerbil is a jerk!
by RosevilleRedbird on Aug 11, 2009 11:06 PM EDT reply actions
no dp (even though it wasnt possible)
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 11, 2009 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
except I think maybe sometimes Rick purposely goes for an easy pop-up
just so he can say he didn’t k. Nah, I’m just kidding…sort of
0 for the last 1 is the one I'm pissed about
I would rather see Khalil in that situation 10 times out of 10. What the hell does that say about Rick?
good thing he pulled out of his season long funk
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 11, 2009 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
down two...
double leadoff up next inning.
im intrigued.
by longhornscardinals on Aug 11, 2009 11:07 PM EDT reply actions
pujols up 4th?
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 11, 2009 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
you are making a very bold assumption
that our bullpen won’t give up another run.
but then again, Motte is out of the game , so we may be safe.
Will Dusty stick with Rhodes
or go to Cordero? Two lefties up next inning, right?
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 11, 2009 11:08 PM EDT reply actions
cordero
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
by prophetjohn on Aug 11, 2009 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
This seems like a pretty high leverage situation
to be using Brad Thompson. I mean, I hope he does well but if we still want to win…we have to keep this at 2.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 11, 2009 11:09 PM EDT reply actions
ha
bradley is a mega mega DOUCHE BAG
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 11, 2009 11:10 PM EDT reply actions
thought that he teed off on one...
died in victorino’s glove on the warning track…. bradley was flaunting it… it was sweet
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 11, 2009 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
That like saying the sun is hot
for no reason.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 11, 2009 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah
i like to hear my own voice (figuratively speaking)
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 11, 2009 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Ok.... so can we just throw at Lance Nix already?
Brad…. You know you want to
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 11, 2009 11:11 PM EDT reply actions
awww how cute ...
brad thompson’s still trying to grow a moustache.
by hangingfromatree on Aug 11, 2009 11:11 PM EDT reply actions
I have no idea why he even appealed it
a 3 game suspension is a normal work week for him.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 11, 2009 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
he'd just have to pitch the night before.
he didn’t appear in the three games right after he appealed it…
by stlcardinalsfang on Aug 11, 2009 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
oh
but it would have been over anyway.
by stlcardinalsfang on Aug 11, 2009 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Thompson = Overmatched
I'm dumb, she's a lesbian. I thought I had found the one.
We were good as married in my mind, but married in my mind's no good.
Pink triangle on her sleeve let me know the truth.
kevin gregg is going to be hung in effigy
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 11, 2009 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
who?
i missed it
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 11, 2009 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
The Wave = Douche
Philles announcers about Toronto:
"Well they go out West after this series, this weekend, against the Tampa Bay Rays"
let them have their fun
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by prophetjohn on Aug 11, 2009 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
At PNC, they tried to do the wave while that guy was bleeding out of his head
It was one of the most inappropriate times for it. I tried starting it during God Bless America but everyone was already standing!
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 11, 2009 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Just the 1st one.
It was too damn hot.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 11, 2009 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I was at an Illinois football game
against Florida A&M about 4 days after a hurricane hit Florida… at one point they played the first 3 notes of “Rock You Like a Hurricane” That was quite inappropriate. Luckily someone caught it ‘in time’
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
I hate it when we are pitching
it’s like “Hey, let’s distract our own players!!!!”
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 11, 2009 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
seriously, every fan who does that should be banned for life
IT’S THE 9TH INNING PEOPLE IN A TWO RUN GAME!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I like the Wave
It gives me a chance to stand up and fart while I am saying “Wooooo”
Stat Whore
by FlimtotheFlam on Aug 11, 2009 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
AGREE
i NEVER EVER EVER EVER do the wave at the game. and i hate all the bratty bored kids there for little tykes day that sit in section 446 and the drunk bastards that go along with them that get it started.
by stlcardinalsfang on Aug 11, 2009 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
wow, you just called out a specific section
Bad memories? Someone start the wave? Than the guy to the left of you got his nacho’s knocked over by the guy sitting to his left. Spilling all on top of you
Stat Whore
by FlimtotheFlam on Aug 11, 2009 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
naw
i just picked out a random cheap section. it may not even exist, i don’t know.
by stlcardinalsfang on Aug 11, 2009 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
you have 49 comments on this page
Link?
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by FlimtotheFlam on Aug 11, 2009 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
photographic memory
Ctrl+F
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by FlimtotheFlam on Aug 11, 2009 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Albert Pujols breathes deeply
far out at sea
It's official. Cardinals third basemen are jinxed.
by YesWeOquendo on Aug 11, 2009 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
i take it you have never attended a live sporting event
I dabbled in pacifism once....not in 'Nam of course
I have...
but all I ever see is the wave already going. Does it really start with one asshole standing up and hollering? And, if so, who is this person?
Please take this comment in the spirit it was intended.
usually a whole section
the kids get ‘em goin’ in the cheap seats and then it works its way around the stadium.
by stlcardinalsfang on Aug 11, 2009 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
usually a drunken tandem....
i guess i have an uncanny penchant for spotting them as its developing….
usually takes them all of 15 minutes and kills their $56 beer buzz in the process…but boy are they proud when it catches on.
I dabbled in pacifism once....not in 'Nam of course
for the record
the wave started in the bleachers to the left of the green area. Thus there was no way it was dying, because the section would just start it up again.
The good news is, Boog killed the wave. I saw it.
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT
Kevin Gregg...
doing his Kevin Gregg thing. That’s 11 in 52 innings now.
Please take this comment in the spirit it was intended.
Is boogalicious a word?
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 11, 2009 11:15 PM EDT reply actions
Boogatollah Khomeni!!!
I'm dumb, she's a lesbian. I thought I had found the one.
We were good as married in my mind, but married in my mind's no good.
Pink triangle on her sleeve let me know the truth.
Here we go, you [censored]!
Let’s [censored] win this [censored]!!!!1
Testicle-exploding shit storm, circa 7/12/08 - We will never forget!
I'll settle for 2 now
with a 3rd being on layaway.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 11, 2009 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
i can't remember
do we struggle against cordero?
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 11, 2009 11:17 PM EDT reply actions
damn
Come on Boog
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 11, 2009 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Respect the Stache!!!
Fear the Stache!!!
"If you're excited about what you've done, you lose focus on what you're supposed to be doing next. I'll check out the stats at the end of the season. I learned a long time ago if you keep checking your stats all year, you're going to end up in the toilet." - Chris Carpenter, 2009.
seriously?
the Reds are 42-0 when leading after 8 innings?
"Baseball has been good to me since I quit trying to play it." - Whitey Herzog
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Aug 11, 2009 11:19 PM EDT reply actions
cordero
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by prophetjohn on Aug 11, 2009 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
so has boog gained patience at the plate
while everybody else has lost it?
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 11, 2009 11:19 PM EDT reply actions
so, what's protocol?
should dero have turned 2 or was he right in getting the lead runner?
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Tough call.
Keep run off the board but in the 1st inning, perhaps you take 2 outs.
Dickerson just was such a poor runner that it was easy pickings.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 11, 2009 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
well...
I don’t see anything wrong with getting the out at home. However, early in the game, they should have traded the two outs for the one run.
by stlcardinals15 on Aug 11, 2009 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
BOOG.
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good BOOG
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 11, 2009 11:20 PM EDT reply actions
Tying run will bat!
Respect the Stache!!!
"If you're excited about what you've done, you lose focus on what you're supposed to be doing next. I'll check out the stats at the end of the season. I learned a long time ago if you keep checking your stats all year, you're going to end up in the toilet." - Chris Carpenter, 2009.
i don't like the attempt
but i like the result
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wow boog
okay……..your run doesn’t matter but whatever.
by stlcardinalsfang on Aug 11, 2009 11:21 PM EDT reply actions
BOOOOOOooooo......ooooooOOOOOOGGGGGG!!!!
Testicle-exploding shit storm, circa 7/12/08 - We will never forget!
i love boog
i am coming out of the man crush closet
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 11, 2009 11:21 PM EDT reply actions
he was out
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 11, 2009 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
wrong.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
by buckmulligan on Aug 11, 2009 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Replay says otherwise
"If you're excited about what you've done, you lose focus on what you're supposed to be doing next. I'll check out the stats at the end of the season. I learned a long time ago if you keep checking your stats all year, you're going to end up in the toilet." - Chris Carpenter, 2009.
they have great camera angels for everything, but that one was bad
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i like your thinking
but probably not
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Aug 11, 2009 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Cheese Dong!!!!
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 11, 2009 11:22 PM EDT reply actions
and the steal was smart
cmon, clobby ramess
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Did Ryan go to 3rd on that play?
FSN still has him at 2nd.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 11, 2009 11:23 PM EDT reply actions
He's at second
"If you're excited about what you've done, you lose focus on what you're supposed to be doing next. I'll check out the stats at the end of the season. I learned a long time ago if you keep checking your stats all year, you're going to end up in the toilet." - Chris Carpenter, 2009.
no
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Aug 11, 2009 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
he's due
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happy gilmore style
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by prophetjohn on Aug 11, 2009 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
i'll take a single
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Aug 11, 2009 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Hate to say it friends...
but that moron that writes for SI was right. McCutcheon has left Rasmus in the dust for the ROY.
Please take this comment in the spirit it was intended.
Square it up Razzle!
"If you're excited about what you've done, you lose focus on what you're supposed to be doing next. I'll check out the stats at the end of the season. I learned a long time ago if you keep checking your stats all year, you're going to end up in the toilet." - Chris Carpenter, 2009.
birthday dong?
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 11, 2009 11:24 PM EDT reply actions
OH SHIT
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E4
rally rally rally rally rally rally rally rally rally rally rally rally rally
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Aug 11, 2009 11:25 PM EDT reply actions
Birthday Cheese ERROR!!!!!
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 11, 2009 11:25 PM EDT reply actions
How's that for a birthday present!?!?!?
"If you're excited about what you've done, you lose focus on what you're supposed to be doing next. I'll check out the stats at the end of the season. I learned a long time ago if you keep checking your stats all year, you're going to end up in the toilet." - Chris Carpenter, 2009.
In play, runs(s)!
One Century down, next on its way. Cardinals '09 : Preserving the Cubs tradition.
In Albert I Trust, In Colby I Believe.
by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 11, 2009 11:26 PM EDT reply actions
damn motte
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 11, 2009 11:26 PM EDT reply actions
ALBERT ALBERT ALBERT
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Aug 11, 2009 11:26 PM EDT reply actions
never put the winning run on for free
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Aug 11, 2009 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
POW
RIGHT IN THE KISSAH
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Dear Albert
please do something ridiculous.
love,
tnt
"He ran hard, but he didn't run fast. He runs like he's mad at the ground." - opposing broadcaster describing Yadi's speed.
steal why????????????????????
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he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Aug 11, 2009 11:27 PM EDT reply actions
bullshit
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I believed I called it on the Motte run...... ugh....
what happend on the Rasmus AB…… not able to watch the game….
by stlcardinals15 on Aug 11, 2009 11:27 PM EDT reply actions
hit it to hte second base man
Votto forgot he was suppose to hang out at first so people can toss him the ball.
hey every one
Philles announcers about Toronto:
"Well they go out West after this series, this weekend, against the Tampa Bay Rays"
Jeez we need a Walkoff homer for Holliday here
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 11, 2009 11:28 PM EDT reply actions
friggin bullpen!!!!
damn it!!!!
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 11, 2009 11:28 PM EDT reply actions
OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG
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Awesome!
Replay of the Dodgers game.
"If you're excited about what you've done, you lose focus on what you're supposed to be doing next. I'll check out the stats at the end of the season. I learned a long time ago if you keep checking your stats all year, you're going to end up in the toilet." - Chris Carpenter, 2009.
The Reds are trying their hardest to give it to us
Take advantage!
Testicle-exploding shit storm, circa 7/12/08 - We will never forget!
good job, holliday
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greatest trade evah
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Aug 11, 2009 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
How do you take that?
"If you're excited about what you've done, you lose focus on what you're supposed to be doing next. I'll check out the stats at the end of the season. I learned a long time ago if you keep checking your stats all year, you're going to end up in the toilet." - Chris Carpenter, 2009.
AHHHH
You swing at the first two and you let that one go by?!?!
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more pissed at albert swinging at an obvious ball
It's official. Cardinals third basemen are jinxed.
by YesWeOquendo on Aug 11, 2009 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
+40
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by prophetjohn on Aug 11, 2009 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
i have to give you mad props flim...
it was you wasn’t it that trolled so beautifully on the BCB game thread?
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 11, 2009 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Click on his user name
and check recent posts.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 11, 2009 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
you have to respect his wishes of not wanting to go to BCB and read the thread
i only do it because i have a sick sick case of schadenfreude
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 11, 2009 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
nice trick, thanks HL
i do have a weird thing about the windy city & bean town. i’d really rather just avoid them at all cost.
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chicago's actually a great city
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by prophetjohn on Aug 11, 2009 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
my dad had to work there in the late 70's and early 80's
and he always referred to it as a prison sentence. so from my early days i’ve been taught it’s not, even though almost every other person says otherwise. like i said, i have a weird thing about both places actually, and it goes way deeper than i’m comfortable telling you all.
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it was so perfect and it made me smile
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 11, 2009 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
just like my love life
a big build up, lots of promise, but when the magic time is here,
disappointment
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Jason Motte needs to be demoted
how long are they going let him try to learn a 2nd pitch at the major league level?
It’s to the point where he is playing a big role in some of our losses.
Eduardo Sanchez
already a much more complete pitcher than Jason Motte
Put him on the 40 man, since they took Barden off.
But that means that Boggs and Thompson stay on the postseason roster
and Boggs can’t throw strikes, especially out of the bullpen.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 11, 2009 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
lohse moves to the pen at some point in the playoffs, too
by hangingfromatree on Aug 11, 2009 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes.
Only during NLDS would Lohse not be in the rotation, unless it is Game 6 or 7 of NLCS.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 11, 2009 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions
not if they are sitting fastball all the time
he HAS to have the offspeed pitch, since his fastball doesn’t seem to have much movement.
if he moved it up & down, & left & right more i think it'd be better
than a pitch he can’t control. 97-100mph is still 97-100mph. MLB hitters can’t square up a well place pitch that’s coming at them that quickly.
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i still appreciate...
the fight that this team has now.
by longhornscardinals on Aug 11, 2009 11:31 PM EDT reply actions
whats going to happen in the playoffs?
are we really going to trust him in close games?
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 11, 2009 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
im trying...
but every game like this is really eroding the threads of trust that i had of him
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 11, 2009 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Or if Molina didn't give away outs
or if Boggs throws more strikes.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 11, 2009 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
or if the ump didn’t have a zone that was all screwed up.
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by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 11, 2009 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
do you really think this team
now has more “fight”? Don’t they just have better players? They don’t fight any harder; their “fight” is just more potent.
15 hits, 2 runs
or if you prefer, 14 hits and 1 run. Uuuuuuggggglier than hanging gut lady (ok, maybe not quite)
huh?
it was 5-4
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by prophetjohn on Aug 11, 2009 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
nah
hanging gut lady ate two of our runs.
by hangingfromatree on Aug 11, 2009 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Can't win 'em all
At least the standings stay the same today.
by cloistermaximus on Aug 11, 2009 11:32 PM EDT reply actions
gotdamnit it would have been great to win that game
craaaaaaaaaaaap
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hey, so derosa, first inning
what’s protocol there? get the lead runner, or let him score and turn two?
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I still say you get the lead runner, he did the right thing
There was no way he knew that Boggs would let the next few on base
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Good game.
If you lose a game with the winning run at the plate after your 5th starter went, it is better than a Todd Wellemeyer start.
Gotta lose sometime. Good fight, gents. Get ’em manana, Carp.
Shut up, Fritz™.
Thanks for the reminder.
Always nice to know that Carp will be on the mound. Sure makes me feel better about the next two games.
"I learned a long time ago if you keep checking your stats all year, you're going to end up in the toilet." - Chris Carpenter, 2009.
What's that old saying about momentum?
Chlorophyll? More like borophyll!
by jd is legend on Aug 11, 2009 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, its gotten to be like tennis...
Hold with Carp, AW, and Pineiro, break with Lohse and Boggs/Welly.
Please take this comment in the spirit it was intended.
hopefully
we can slide lohse to the left a bit again
or at least somewhere between. he was the ace of the staff at the beginning of the year after all
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by prophetjohn on Aug 11, 2009 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Me neither
We win 70% of the time he pitches. It is hard to deny the credibility of the team’s W-L record when he pitches. W-L records for individual pitchers aren’t a good way to measure the pitcher but I think that team record when Carp starts really illustrates how good he is. I feel that he sometimes does just enough to win without overexerting himself. I think that he is smart enough and good enough to do that.
"I learned a long time ago if you keep checking your stats all year, you're going to end up in the toilet." - Chris Carpenter, 2009.
team w/l is better than pitcher w/l
but it still says nothing about the pitcher
what’s the team w/l when joel pitches?
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by prophetjohn on Aug 11, 2009 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm talking about Carp's entire career in STL
I don’t think individual seasons say much. I do think that the 100 or so starts that Carp has had with the Cards make for a more meaningful guage of his ability.
"I learned a long time ago if you keep checking your stats all year, you're going to end up in the toilet." - Chris Carpenter, 2009.
probably
but it’s pretty easy to quantify his performance with much more accuracy
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by prophetjohn on Aug 11, 2009 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Just Curious.....
For those that know the Cardinals farm system better than I do….. do we have a hard-throwing right hander for the bullpen in Memphis? Or do we have to go all the way to AA and pull Samuel?
My two cents: Motte to AAA to work on his offspeed and bring up our next best option of a hard-throwing RHP for the bullpen. I think Hawk should stay in the bullpen as well.
Boggs should stay in the number 5 spot.
by stlcardinals15 on Aug 11, 2009 11:39 PM EDT reply actions
I'm just at the point to say....
What will it hurt?
Also, do we have room on the 40 man to bring him up? If not, who would be the most likely to be gone from it?
by stlcardinals15 on Aug 11, 2009 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
3 spots left on the 40-man
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by prophetjohn on Aug 11, 2009 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
the next pitcher of any note
would be sanchez, then samuel who is definitely not ready, then reifer, mulligan, etc.
not really anyone you can call up. but some espn guy (?) said sanchez is mlb ready right now
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by prophetjohn on Aug 11, 2009 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
and i think hawk should get the next start
but he won’t
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by prophetjohn on Aug 11, 2009 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll have to disagree there....
It’s nice to have a RHP in the bullpen not named Wellemeyer, Thompson, or Motte…….
I’m about to say the hell with it, …. bring Kinney back…
by stlcardinals15 on Aug 11, 2009 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
i'd rather have
6-7 good innings than 1-2
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by prophetjohn on Aug 11, 2009 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
not me
i’d rather use Boggs on the occasion that we need a 5th starter and use Hawk in higher leverage situations later in games when our good starters are pitching.
Royce Ring?
Seriously, we got crap down there. Mo needs to think outside the box. Bring up Jaime Garcia to start a few and send Boggs to the pen. Sign Smoltz. Do a challenge trade for somebody like Linebrink. Unfortunately, the only bad contracts we have are Greene and Glaus, and they can’t even stay on a roster.
Please take this comment in the spirit it was intended.
garcia
has thrown 4 innings of A ball. he’s not ready for an mlb start
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by prophetjohn on Aug 11, 2009 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
He's at seven and climbing...
he hasn’t pitched in forever (obviously). If he’s ready to pitch, why not at the mlb level?
Please take this comment in the spirit it was intended.
and throw 100 pitches?
no. even legitimate mlb startes, lohse, waino, carp
have well more than 7 innings of rehab
don’t be ridiculous
if you want to jump him, throw him at AAA and see how he handles it. i’d be okay with that
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by prophetjohn on Aug 11, 2009 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
He doesn't have...
to throw 100, and it doesn’t have to happen this month… Just come up to make a couple starts in September and free up Boggs.
Please take this comment in the spirit it was intended.
well, hell
i’m all for calling him up in september
i mean, he can only be on rehab for 20 days, and when he’s activated from the 60 day dl, he goes back on the 25 man. so, we either waste the spot, option him or give him a shot.
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by prophetjohn on Aug 12, 2009 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions
PLEASE SIGN SMOLTZ
F*** Billy Beane... actually, I kinda like Holliday
by vivaelpujols on Aug 12, 2009 5:09 AM EDT up reply actions
I’d like to see Ottavino personally. the only thing that scares me a little is his walk rate, but coming from the pen I think a focused approach may make him successful (in ’09 terms, see about later, later)
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by AdjustedExpectations on Aug 11, 2009 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Ottavino should get a cup of coffee in September
see if he can be successful out of the pen like the Hawk.
Ottavino would get chewed up and spit...
there are golden moldies sitting around fishing who would be better possibilities.
Please take this comment in the spirit it was intended.
according to Tony
Yadda was tricked into running home. and it wasn’t the first time a Cards runner has been tricked by the other team telling them to run.
unbelievable
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really?
im watching the interview and didn’t catch that
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 11, 2009 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, it was the first thing he was asked
someone on the reds yelled at Yadda to run & he did. Tony said they are going to have to change the words they use to send runners.
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Or just drill the person that did it
when ARod pulled that crap in Toronto, they beaned his ass.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 12, 2009 12:55 AM EDT up reply actions
A-Rod's a pretty bush league player
He’s done that, tried to slap the ball out of Arroyo’s glove, and rolled over on top of the ball at home plate last week or so. He’s a monster hitter, but he’s bush.
Chlorophyll? More like borophyll!
by jd is legend on Aug 12, 2009 10:03 AM EDT up reply actions
tricked by who?
Oquendo told him to run. Why is Oquendo out there tricking our own base runners? Is that what they mean by “the secret weapon?”
What a bunch of bullshit!
I think he means one of the Reds players/coaches tricked Yadi into running
Chlorophyll? More like borophyll!
by jd is legend on Aug 12, 2009 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions
if that's true, every baserunner is going to be picked off tonight
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT
homer
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
by prophetjohn on Aug 11, 2009 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
i like our chances
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
by prophetjohn on Aug 11, 2009 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
he is awful
we need to torch him.
no reason to lose tomorrow with Carp going for us and Bailey for them.
8 for 9 homestand?
anybody?
really we had to lose a game or two on this homestand. glad it was tonight
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
by prophetjohn on Aug 11, 2009 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions
is luke gregerson starting?
and is this eck’s first game back?
he’ll get and epic standing-o
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
by prophetjohn on Aug 11, 2009 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Haarang passed through waivers...
He would intrigue me as our missing rotation piece.
Shut up, Fritz™.
/shudder
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
by prophetjohn on Aug 11, 2009 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Fucking
Fuck
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time... like tears in rain... Time to die.
The answer just fell into our laps.
Justin Speier
Released by the Angels
$6.5 million due through 2010
39/15 K/BB in 40 innings
Please take this comment in the spirit it was intended.
well hell...
they just released him outright. Let the bidding begin.
Please take this comment in the spirit it was intended.
how does this work
is it just the first person to sign him? can you offer more than league minimum?
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
You can offer more
as he’s now a Free Agent.
I would happily take a flyer on him, for the league minimum.
remember the other day when some asking about watching the games online with a TV tuner hooked up to your computer?
i’ve never heard of roku, but i think they are about to become very, very rich. that is, if they aren’t already.
i wonder, is this news fanpost worthy?
pretzels pretzels pretzels pretzels
You can't record games with that thing
TV tuners are invaluable because it keeps MLB from withholding content from you.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 12, 2009 12:57 AM EDT up reply actions
you're right. crap, i thought it said it had some on board memory so you could record stuff.
i wonder if some how you could hook up a DVR to it & record games?
well, at least you can watch games on your TV if you have MLBTV now.
pretzels pretzels pretzels pretzels
i'd rather
save the $100 and use the s-video (or rgb in my case) to plug my laptop into my tv. considering that it attaches with s-video and i can dodge blackout restrictions with my laptop, i’d say i have a better setup already.
now if it came over cable lines instead of over the internet and i could be guaranteed hd, i’d jump, but this is no better than what i have
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
i have my computer hooked up
By DVI to HDMI. My Home Theater Personal Computer set up is sick. Quad Core 3.0GHZ, 4 GB, 2 TB of Hard Drive, with additional 7.1 Surround Sound hooked up through optical.
Stat Whore
by FlimtotheFlam on Aug 12, 2009 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions
The Curse of Scott Rolen! or, scapegoating from the game
Meaning, as awesome as Scotty is, I think he’s here to renew his curse on third base. But first…
1. It’s the bands’ fault. Parkway North and Parkway Central. Boggs came out to warm up at 6:40, right by the bullpen with Yadi. Five minutes later, two marching bands parked themselves in front of the bullpen. And just… stared. Straight ahead. Lurking.
2. Yadi. :(
Like Ankiel’s at-bats, I no longer care why this happens. Only that I expect it to happen, and it will be disappointing every time. It sucked to see it in person. He almost redeemed himself with one swing of the bat, but seriously. I’m rethinking whether he should feel remorse.
3a. The call on the fair/foul ball. W T F.
Later I saw that umpire either dipping or picking at his nails during an at-bat.
3b. DeRosa is good at third. He’s just short.
Literally.
Those were good jumps, as far as I saw. It’s just that Mark is losing the game of inches.
3c. I looked up at one point in the ninth, and the lineup said the leadoff man was: “Glaus, 2B, avg 0.00”
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT
Poor Mrs. DeRosa
Chlorophyll? More like borophyll!
by jd is legend on Aug 12, 2009 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions
he's got to be bringing something besides that
he’s always happy when he gets to the ballpark
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Aug 12, 2009 10:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Glaus, 2B, avg 0.00
there is so much wrong with this
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
it was THE CURSE.
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT
on the bright side
After being the answer to the trivia question, the crowd sang “Happy Birthday” to Colby.
The crowd started a lot of clapping-cheers, including COL-BY RAS-MUS clap clap, clap clap clap in the 9th. Almost all the clapping you hear in audio was spontaneous, not lead by the organist.
The Hawk caught all the non-Shaq first pitches.
HOLY crap, Shaq could sit on Albert. It was bizarro.
Just before Shaq’s big pitch, DeRo, Pujols, and Holliday were guffawing over something hi-lar-ious in the outfield. Albert was imitating a batting stance. I suspect they were talking about Shaq.
During the playing of God Bless America, Lugo stood by Albert and gabbed away. Albert was… polite. I noted they came out together for their warm-ups. (Albert was later having an animated conversation with an ump. It looked like he was talking about
Boog had a monster foul ball before his hit.
Between innings, Boog was MIA for the warm up tosses, till the last second. Did he forget his seeds or something? …didn’t matter. He barehanded a ball and didn’t miss a beat.
Everyone ignored Puppykicker’s K because they were doing the wave. I think it was mostly to keep awake.
The good news is, Boog singlehandedly stopped the wave with his D.
BOOG. Awesome.
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT
^ talking about
some kind of short thing. I think Albert was still talking about the difference between him and Shaq. Yes, Albert was LOLing during the loss. The ump was… polite.
Albert doesn’t get out much, does he?
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT
well, damn
porcello’s little ass took youk down
another blow to the cards. i don’t think pete kozma could take down youk
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
So while I was getting my daily Schadenfreude fix at BCB I was reading about their opinions of Aaron Miles...
Seems they are ready, at this point, to take a collection from each fan to pay off the remaining portion of his contract so that the Cubs can outright release him. I never ever get tired of their misery… does that make me evil?
SlamalamaJackADongWick cares very little about your draft pick standing-by gdm426
by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 12, 2009 10:42 AM EDT reply actions
A Wise GM Exists in the NL
An NL general manager made two surprising predictions Tuesday. He said that the Rockies would win the NL West and that the Cardinals would win the World Series.
The Rockies, the GM said, were not great in any one area, but very good in virtually every one. The Dodgers, meanwhile, are short on starting pitching and unlikely to make a significant addition to their rotation.
The Cardinals?
Their offense has been bolstered by the additions of Matt Holiday, Mark DeRosa and Julio Lugo, and their top three starting pitchers — Chris Carpenter, Adam Wainwright and Joel Pineiro — are as impressive as any in the league.
“I love (the Giants’ Matt) Cain and (Tim) Lincecum,” the GM said, “but are they really better than Carpenter and Wainwright?”
Stat Whore
my problem with this scenario
is can the Cardinals beat the Yankees? They already have one pitcher who’s got our lineup’s number.
And, younger talented team tired and intimidated by media pressure in an East Coast WS is something I’ve seen before.
If we’re really talkin’ pipe dreams, we might as well talk that one…
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Aug 12, 2009 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Why are you so certain the Yankees will win the AL?
Chlorophyll? More like borophyll!
by jd is legend on Aug 12, 2009 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions
even if they don't win the AL
I figure they’re a good test case for the AL. All the other contenders have that mix of market (fan+media) pressure and potential weapons to poke at our soft spots.
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Aug 12, 2009 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions
(personally I'm keeping my eye on AL Central)
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Aug 12, 2009 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Who wanted Mo's opinion anyways?
Chlorophyll? More like borophyll!
by jd is legend on Aug 12, 2009 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I think it's Walt applying reverse psychology
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Aug 12, 2009 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions
there aren't enough long sentences with multiple clauses
And I don’t see a measured response. Lies! Impostors!
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Aug 12, 2009 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I decided to stop being lazy and just google a quote from it
It’s from a Ken Rosenthal piece.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
They wouldn't be able to beat the Yankees this year
But neither would they have been able to beat them in 2006, but they ducked them that year. Let the Yankees take care of themselves.
that's my point, mostly
I don’t think it’s a shoo-in that the Cards take the ring.
If we learned anything from “Tigers in three”, we ought to have learned this.
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Aug 12, 2009 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Let's make the play-offs
first.
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
yes.
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Aug 12, 2009 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions
They can beat the Yankees
It’s a tall task, for sure, but this is a beautiful game where crazy shit happens.
No one on earth thought the 06 Cardinals could beat the Mets or Tigers.
Some things I re-realized last night.....
I was right when I said before the season started that if Motte was closing games all year, we’d lose a bunch of them. He just isn’t there yet. I’m fairly high on him, but he needs some work yet.
Also, TLR/Duncan knew what they were talking about when they said Welly was at least as good an option as Boggs. I’m not sure exactly what Boggs’ problem is, other than not throwing strikes, but he hasn’t been very good at any level this year.
There are 3 things the average man thinks he can do better than everybody else: build a fire, run a motel, and manage a baseball team.
-- Rocky Bridges
Welley would have never righted the ship last night
Boggs did a nice job of keeping the Reds at 4 after his disastrous first inning
Chlorophyll? More like borophyll!
by jd is legend on Aug 12, 2009 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Wellemeyer
is, at best, no better than Boggs. Boggs at least has a chance to be better than Wellemeyer. There’s absolutely no way that Wellemeyer holds the Reds to 4 last night, as Boggs did.
number of starts this year in which welley has pitched 6 or more innings and allowed 4 runs or less:
5
out of 20.
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
to further illustrate
Boggs’s game score last night was 40 — admittedly, not good at all. Wellemeyer has had exactly 1 game score higher than 40 since June 17 — nearly 2 months. This was Boggs’s lowest game score of the season. Wellemeyer has only had 10 game scores higher than 40 out of his 20 starts and, as I said, just 1 in nearly 2 months. There’s no way it can be concluded that Wellemeyer is as good an option as Boggs — at least no OBJECTIVE way! Tony loves them vets, though!
But, but, but Tony said it so it must be true
He always “knows what he is talking about.” He is infallible, of course Chuck.
Motte needs a second pitch
Which means he’s still a good ways away from being ready.
I'm dumb, she's a lesbian. I thought I had found the one.
We were good as married in my mind, but married in my mind's no good.
Pink triangle on her sleeve let me know the truth.
So we completely overlook
anything that Welly did last year?
B/c I doubt Boggs every has a season that good.
And Boggs didn’t pitch himself out of trouble last night. The Reds bailed him out, and he got lucky. Period.
There are 3 things the average man thinks he can do better than everybody else: build a fire, run a motel, and manage a baseball team.
-- Rocky Bridges
Ahahahaha Boog is worth an an AP article!
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/nl/2009-08-12-1862391478_x.htm
Ryan donned a red T-shirt with the motto “Respect the Stache” after St. Louis beat Cincinnati 4-1 Monday night. He said it would take a lot more than a mini-slump to convince him to ditch the facial hair.
BOOOOOOG.
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Aug 12, 2009 12:43 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
he is the most principled man in the world.
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Aug 12, 2009 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions
TRIVIA *Who said this quote?*
“I bought his first rap CD when I was a kid, ‘Shaq Diesel.’ He’s the best.”
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT
The Hawk Signal
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
so is this why Hawk's grown up to be a superhero?
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT
Nuh na nuh na nuh na nuh na nuh na nuh na nuh na nuh na
HAWKSWORTH!
Chlorophyll? More like borophyll!
by jd is legend on Aug 12, 2009 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions
If seeing is believing, then you best believe it
And if you’re from Belize, well then you best belize it.
Sometimes I get crazy, and this is how I feel:
Ben Franklin, move, put Shaquille on the hundred-dollar bill!
by olddomination on Aug 12, 2009 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I expect so much more from Hawk, now.
like an album.
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT
hello there
Imploding much, Brew Crew?
The Brewers shook up their team on Wednesday by optioning J.J. Hardy to the Minors, designating Bill Hall for assignment and dismissing pitching coach Bill Castro.
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT
quick, someone call a deputy!
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT
You rang?
Chlorophyll? More like borophyll!
by jd is legend on Aug 12, 2009 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions
you're on fire!
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT
mods - is there a way to turn off the picture posting feature for a couple days?
grimacing ryan braun, some lady with her panniculus falling out of her dress, and naked fat guys = too much for me at this hour – or any hour.
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
if it's any consolation
They all have subject lines, so you can collapse the comment.
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT
Aw man, don't say that!
Chlorophyll? More like borophyll!
by jd is legend on Aug 12, 2009 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Assuming Milwaukee is eating his remaining salary
Isn’t Bill Hall, despite his struggles, and upgrade over Thurston? Plus, you keep this Cardinal killer off opponent’s rosters.
I haven't seen his defense lately.
How is he?
And is he taller than Mark DeRosa?
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT
Sub 700 ops...
over the past 1200 at bats. Craig has to be preferable.
Please take this comment in the spirit it was intended.
No, because .201 < .230 and .606 < .666
P.S. Is ANYONE surprised that Thurston’s OPS is .666?
P.P.S. That explains it all. Tony’s been under his diabolical spell.
I'm dumb, she's a lesbian. I thought I had found the one.
We were good as married in my mind, but married in my mind's no good.
Pink triangle on her sleeve let me know the truth.
TESS = *O* perhaps?
I wish I had thought of this last night.
P.S. Sorry, but it just popped in my head.
I'm dumb, she's a lesbian. I thought I had found the one.
We were good as married in my mind, but married in my mind's no good.
Pink triangle on her sleeve let me know the truth.
It shouldn't go unnoticed
that Yadi hurt the team’s chances to win by 11.5% yesterday through poor base running. Now, we can blame Oquendo, I guess, for the first one but the 2nd was all him. In other words, Yadi’s base running hurt the team much more than Motte’s pitching — and it’s not even close.
It also shouldn’t go unnoticed that Ankiel’s popup in the 8th lowered the team’s chances of winning that game by more than 5% — and he shouldn’t have even been the batter. It should’ve been Greene. I wonder if anyone even bothered to ask Tony about that one.
+1
as much as it pains me to say it. Yadi, man… get it together.
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT
Wasn't Yadi decoyed?
They need to come up with a code phrase.
I'm dumb, she's a lesbian. I thought I had found the one.
We were good as married in my mind, but married in my mind's no good.
Pink triangle on her sleeve let me know the truth.
the play was in front of him
the single/double anyway.
And Oquendo clearly sent Yadi on the play at the plate. Even Tony admitted that he’d have done the same thing as Oquendo. But it was a horrible play.
OK
I didn’t see it.
I'm dumb, she's a lesbian. I thought I had found the one.
We were good as married in my mind, but married in my mind's no good.
Pink triangle on her sleeve let me know the truth.
when did tony change his stroy?
he was saying that a reds played yelled for him to go and he went
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
that was the one play
I caught him peeking at the ball on his way to first.
And whatever happened, the whole damn stadium yelled “NO!”
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT
Even Al thought it should be Greene
On the other side, Singleton dropping Yadi’s line drive had a similar effect on Cincy’s chances of winning as Motte did on the Cards’
by olddomination on Aug 12, 2009 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Nice low pressure situation for Kaheel
IMO it would have finished him off.
Of course, then what’s the point of having him on the bench at all if you can’t consider using him in that situation?
I'm dumb, she's a lesbian. I thought I had found the one.
We were good as married in my mind, but married in my mind's no good.
Pink triangle on her sleeve let me know the truth.
yeah, as much as I
1. wanted Greene to come up
2. am dubious about entrusting the mental state of anything not-canine to Tony LaRussa,
there might’ve been mitigating circumstances.
But the thing is, as the crowd went wild over Ankiel, it’s not like he has a good history in those situations either, right? Sigh.
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT
My gut tells me that Red Baron is gonna post a Wednesday thread
right aboooouuuuut… … Now!
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
he's busy revelling in the MSM shout-out he got from goold today.
This gem of news was discovered by Aaron Schafer over at The Riverfront Times, a weekly publication here in St. Louis: Encarnacion, the former Cardinals outfielder whose horrifying eye injury ended his career, has aspirations of running for a political office in his native Dominican Republic.
once derek goold points up your fine journalism, you get to make the blog-readers wait.
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
He writes for the Riverfront Times
is that MSM?
Future Redbirds - tracking Cardinal prospects for Cardinal Nation
Colby Rasmus video on YouTube
It’s called “Colby Rasmus Fire Burning In The Outfield” and was apparently made as a sort of birthday present by his second biggest fan (actually, she might have azruavatar beat; I’ll reserve judgment until he gets his Colby birthday present music video posted).
by BTown Birds fan on Aug 12, 2009 1:44 PM EDT reply actions
the stadium crowd singing happy birthday wasn't enough??
We got him Shaq, too! Fredbird dressed up all special!
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT
WHY WON'T YOU LOVE ME, COLBY!!!!
I'm dumb, she's a lesbian. I thought I had found the one.
We were good as married in my mind, but married in my mind's no good.
Pink triangle on her sleeve let me know the truth.
"shucks"
“Guess I don’t have any love to give, ma’am.”
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT
Did Boggs' stuff look different last night to anyone?
First, what happened to the 93-94mph fastball with movement? I didn’t see it. He seemed to throwing with a more 3/4 arm slot than I remember.
And his slider lacks good break – it’s sort of flat and frisbee-like.
Bottom line, I thought Boggs stuff was better (or supposed to be) than I saw last night. Kinda disappointing.
(this post is NOT to suggest that Wellemeyer should ever start another game for the Cardinals – the Corporal should not.)
by Willie McGee's Twin on Aug 12, 2009 1:45 PM EDT reply actions
we got no mph anywhere
I’m still, sadly, crap at looking for the various pieces of information on the light-boards, but we didn’t see a radar gun reading anywhere. And I was in a bad angle to see pitch angles.
It seemed like he did switch to being effectively-wild later.
(I still blame the marching bands.)
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT
According the FSN
he was throwing 93-95
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 12, 2009 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I couldn't see from where I was sitting
How small was the strike zone?
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT
What is the frisbee pitch he throws?
Is it his slider? It is like 3 feet off the plate everytime. I don’t know why Yadi thinks he can throw it towards the outside corner. If he wants that pitch, he has to start it AT the hitter.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 12, 2009 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Really?
I thought I was paying attention as I was watching and it appeared to me that his fastball was at 90-91 (without much movement). He seemed to throw too much offspeed stuff too (which he couldn’t locate).
Bottom line, I thought his stuff was meh and I didn’t particularly like the game Yadi/Dunc was calling for him. Sure, he “battled,” but that game could have very easily gotten out of hand and the Reds lineup is not all that good.
by Willie McGee's Twin on Aug 12, 2009 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions
He lost velocity as the night went on.
He threw 94 to Votto in the 2nd inning, for one instance.
But as the game went on, he threw hardly ANY fastballs. Which, makes me wonder if the fastballs he was throwing from the 4th inning on were all 2-seamers.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 12, 2009 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm starting to worry that I jinxed it.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
This picture makes the end of the bat look like it's about as high up as Shaq's head.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
from three stories up
That’s exactly what we were thinking.
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT
when he hugged Albert
One-handed, I thought he was going to pick him up by the shoulder.
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT
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