Game Whatever Open Thread - 5th August, 2009
by the red baron on Aug 5, 2009 12:00 PM EDT
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Lohse Niese
I don't have the time
For a good haiku today
I hope this will do
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It's my birthday
I want a Cardinals win for my birthday! And a Cubs loss would also be a wonderful gift.
And Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS!!
The gerbil is a jerk!
by RosevilleRedbird on Aug 5, 2009 12:06 PM EDT reply actions
shoot for strippers and midgets
settle for a cards win and a cubs lose.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
midget strippers would ideally be preferable...
Felonius Monk - bitching to contact since 2008
by Felonius_Monk on Aug 5, 2009 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Bridgette goes to Huslter occasionally
not that I get the newsletter or anything (both bridgette’s and hustlers)
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
Happy birthday.
"He ran hard, but he didn't run fast. He runs like he's mad at the ground." - opposing broadcaster describing Yadi's speed.
Happy birthday!
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
Happy birthday!
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
did i just see thursty in the lineup?
i hope he accidentally runs backward around the bases today.
by bluntsbitchesandbaseball on Aug 5, 2009 12:11 PM EDT reply actions
I believe the lineup card was filled out with "Oh dear God... no!"
And the broadcasters made assumptions.
by notmorganfreeman on Aug 5, 2009 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Let him run with the kids on sunday - better yet let him learn from the kids on Sunday
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
Alright!
Cards baseball makes for a good Wednesday morning.
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
but a poopy wed evening at the sports bar.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
Are we going to get Bud Norris'd again?
Rookie on the mound the birds don’t have video for.
by cloistermaximus on Aug 5, 2009 12:13 PM EDT reply actions
He is pitching a perfect game so far.
by notmorganfreeman on Aug 5, 2009 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions
It is much too early to be so depressing.
/cheery and upbeat-ness.
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
Wow, lets get mowed down by a finesse pitcher shall we?
I'm the guy that does his job, you must be the other guy.
Haha,
where was that ball?
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
Damn,
I thought that was a home run. Oh well, I’ll take the double.
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
slump?
"Baseball has been good to me since I quit trying to play it." - Whitey Herzog
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Aug 5, 2009 12:15 PM EDT reply actions
There is no slump,
and there is no personal catcher.
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
albert pujols has always been at war with the 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
Broke his bat
floated it over the mound.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 5, 2009 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Christ, another soft tossing lefthander and another rookie. Where's Johan Santana when you need him?
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
did the mets shift their rotation around just to get this guy a start against us?
or was it somebody elses turn in the rotation that was unable to go?
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 5, 2009 12:19 PM EDT reply actions
Good grief.
This umpiring crew is loud.
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
UGH THURSTON.
of course you bobble.
by bluntsbitchesandbaseball on Aug 5, 2009 12:21 PM EDT reply actions
Way to go Thursty.
Thanks Lugo for picking him up.
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
Did Thurston goof that up?
No TV, just radio
"Baseball has been good to me since I quit trying to play it." - Whitey Herzog
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Aug 5, 2009 12:21 PM EDT reply actions
Yes.
He did.
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
arrrggghh...
why is he still around?
"Baseball has been good to me since I quit trying to play it." - Whitey Herzog
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Aug 5, 2009 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions
nice save Lugo
Dear Joe: that is not the way to make VEB friends.
"He ran hard, but he didn't run fast. He runs like he's mad at the ground." - opposing broadcaster describing Yadi's speed.
but at least he isn't playing third
any word if he has learned the correct order to touch the bases?
im actually starting to feel sorry for the guy
i mean… he’s an idiot… but its kinda getting sad
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 5, 2009 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions
i'd feel sorry for him
if he were completely overmatched and just making physical errors. i do feel bad for guys who can’t compete at the big-league level and it’s obvious they’re in over their head.
i do not feel bad for him with the mental errors he’s consistently making.
"He ran hard, but he didn't run fast. He runs like he's mad at the ground." - opposing broadcaster describing Yadi's speed.
Lohse on the road = Wellemeyer?
by bluntsbitchesandbaseball on Aug 5, 2009 12:23 PM EDT reply actions
GJ Lohse
Give up a HR to a team that couldnt hit a HR if there were all on steroids.
I'm the guy that does his job, you must be the other guy.
This is a below average power team
right now, but a lot of that is because of the DL and the fact that the ball park is completely not a home run friendly park.
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
Ooookay.
Well, boo. I’m in too good of a mood from last game to complain much.
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
Online Link
http://www.justin.tv/alexswenton9/popout
Password = “Aswenton”
I can’t get it to work on my mac, though. Maybe y’all will have more luck
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
put thurston in the lineup
and he will find a way to screw you…. good grief why is he on this team
The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be
Lets hope the cards win
13 -6. Thurston with 4 errors. Hitting 0 -7 with 4 K’s. And get’s caught trying to steal first after a first strike swinging.
There goes the shutout; almost made an entire inning.
by Toledo_STL_fanatic on Aug 5, 2009 12:25 PM EDT reply actions
WTF is wrong with Lohse?
That big contract is stinking pretty bad right now
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 5, 2009 12:25 PM EDT reply actions
How do you give up a homerun to David Wright?
That’s like giving up a HR to Wee Willie Keeler.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 5, 2009 12:26 PM EDT reply actions
I blame that jerk who was thinking "man it's weird that Wright has so few HRs this year" over and over again the other day
Oh wait, that was me. FAIL.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Lohse calling Lost and Found:
“I was away for awhile and I seemed to have misplaced the strike zone. Did you see it lying around..no.. well if you do see it can you please call me. I really need it, Ill even give you a reward.”
Apparently it's the bad Lohse today.
Is he getting squeezed today or just pitching horribly? Can’t really tell on GameCast
"Baseball has been good to me since I quit trying to play it." - Whitey Herzog
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Aug 5, 2009 12:26 PM EDT reply actions
He's pitching badly
Missing his spots by feet. Looks dejected already.
by cloistermaximus on Aug 5, 2009 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions
is he posessed by kip wells?
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 5, 2009 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Wellemeyer must have shown him a new arm angle
"Baseball has been good to me since I quit trying to play it." - Whitey Herzog
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Aug 5, 2009 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe Lohse needs some big Dorky looking glassess...might fix his control problems
make him a cy young award candidate and then the following season he’ll try to be a finesse pitcher and name his pitches like “Terminator”.
wow, that is only Wrights 8th homer...
what happened to his power?
The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be
lol @ ktrs commercials
they’re such squares trying to be zany. It’s all about the tomfoolery and ballyhoo.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
what the f#ck is tony bunting for?
he’s playing rick because he is hot right? so then why take the bat out of his hands???
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 5, 2009 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions
nooooooooooooo
Thurston sighting :(
The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be
People do
realize that Kyle Lohse is nothing more than a league average pitcher, right?
I just don’t understand why people wonder what’s wrong when he pitches the normal 3 or 4 runs in 6 innings
Cause he was barely above average?
But he looked well above average in our dilapidated rotation?
thurston is starting?
seriously?
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
Mets announcers...
“Thurston’s getting a somewhat odd start”
"Baseball has been good to me since I quit trying to play it." - Whitey Herzog
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Aug 5, 2009 12:33 PM EDT reply actions
so i wasn't here when thurston missed the bag against L.A.
did the site crash? I can only imagine that dark hilarity ensued
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 5, 2009 12:33 PM EDT reply actions
I was at the game
and was sitting in the scoreboard patio. Everyone was like wtf is going on.
by madeintaiwan on Aug 5, 2009 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions
seriously, back in june, putting thurston up could be excused by not having
better options. now freese is in memphis, allen craig is hitting HR every other at bat and we traded for mark derosa. wtf?
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
"Thurston played a key part in this team getting to this point"
That’s like saying the meteor that killed the dinosaurs played a key part in the Earth being round.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 5, 2009 12:35 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
injury delay?!?!
thurston broken leg?! (crosses fingers)
Niese just got hurt.
He tried to pitch one a warm up toss and fell over.
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
injury delay?
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 5, 2009 12:35 PM EDT reply actions
Holy shit.
He’s done. I feel bad for the guy!
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
OH MY GOD!
The Mets pitcher just popped his hamstring.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 5, 2009 12:35 PM EDT reply actions
geez... did it look that bad?
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 5, 2009 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I hope he's okay.
That sucks for the Mets.
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
Yeah, I thought we had injury problems
"Baseball has been good to me since I quit trying to play it." - Whitey Herzog
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Aug 5, 2009 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Just what the Mets needed...
another injury.
by MinnesotaCardinal on Aug 5, 2009 12:37 PM EDT reply actions
fuck. between this and castillo yesterday, if i'm david wright i demand a trade
during the seventh inning stretch.
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
Oh wow
The Mets are just cursed this year. I’m starting to really feel bad for them.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Yes
I wanted them to knock him out, but not like this. That sucks
by cloistermaximus on Aug 5, 2009 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, that's not the injury I was looking for.
That sucks. Don’t like seeing people really get injured
I'm puzzled how he thought he could throw a pitch
When it was clear that he was hurt.
by cloistermaximus on Aug 5, 2009 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, that was a bad idea.
Gosh. Sucks. A rookie, too, 22 years old. It looked like his hammy just snapped, which is not good.
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
Thurstan is so terrible that just being by him on the bag causes injury
by cloistermaximus on Aug 5, 2009 12:38 PM EDT reply actions
is that why dave mccay didn't pitch to albert in the derby?
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 5, 2009 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Isn't it wierd?
We seem to have a 3rd base position that has a curse attached to it… but the mets have 8 other positions that are cursed….
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 5, 2009 12:39 PM EDT reply actions
Mets fans
Booed this pitcher as he came in….
by Zou want a piece? on Aug 5, 2009 12:39 PM EDT reply actions
Holy crap
That’s one high ERA. It would be a shame if the Cards lowered it.
by cloistermaximus on Aug 5, 2009 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Who cast the voodoo curse on the Mets?
Seriously. Their batboy is probably in grave danger of breaking his legs.
watching another man snap his hamstring is never any fun.. especially in slow motion
but Al killed me.. “that’s not supposed to happen to 22 year olds”
really Al?
most athletes have had some sort of pulled hamstring in high school or college… idiot
He had decided to live forever, or to die in the attempt
pulled =/= snapped.
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
i know in football we had at least
1 “snapped” hamstring a year, and numerous pulls
He had decided to live forever, or to die in the attempt
In the words of Mets fans:
you must be joking. what did we do to offend the baseball gods so much?
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
not to poke fun at their plight, but what did WE do to get them off of our backs?
Did Mozeliak trading Duncan exercise some demons?
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 5, 2009 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Another one:
At this point, we should consider forfeiting every game before Wright and Santana are shot by snipers.
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
Their med staff sounds like ours:
We’ll find out tomorrow that Niese is day-to-day…-to-day-to-day-to-day-to-day-to-day-to-day-to-day-to-day-to-day-to-day-to-day-to-day-to-day-to-day-to-day-to-day-to-day-to-day-to-day-to-day-to-day-to-day…
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
I didnt't know they did anything to offend Albert...hmm...I figured his smoting of the Mets in the NLCS was
enough to wipe out any harm done.
They're still paying
for 86. Both for Buckner and that flight.
"I usually don’t read other peoples sigs." -Cuttah
that flight?
"Ludwick, I could kiss you on the nuts!" - the red baron 7-29-09
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
Honestly, it sounds like an awesome time.
In his autobiography, “Heat,” Gooden recalls his most vivid image of the flight. “At one point the partying was so out of control, the lavatory door accidentally flew open and there was one of my teammates, his face in front of lines of cocaine,” he writes. “I wasn’t shocked that he was using. I was shocked that he was so high, he didn’t even realize the door was open.”
"I usually don’t read other peoples sigs." -Cuttah
Not to pile on Thurston more (he says as he prepares to pile on Thurston)...
…but it looks like 1) he was out at first base and 2) he was out because he did a sort of stutter step right before he got to the bag. I’ve never seen a baserunner like him.
Mighty Joe!
Remember when he was OPSing 1.000+ in April?
Those were good times
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
so does regression to the mean include being an idiot in general?
can we statistically measure this?
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 5, 2009 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Never should have made the team out of ST
but we decided we needed a billion MIFers, particularly another left handed one.
Remember when Lohse didn't suck at pitching.
Those were also awesome. I love April.
by bluntsbitchesandbaseball on Aug 5, 2009 12:44 PM EDT reply actions
am busy, though dropping by to point out the fanshot
Lohse’s 19-year-old cousin was in a jetski accident and they pulled the plug this morning.
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
i might be wrong about some details, so check the fanshot
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
ouch
can’t be a fun day for him
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 5, 2009 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Loshe looks terrible
Can we get the Hawk warming up please?
by cloistermaximus on Aug 5, 2009 12:46 PM EDT reply actions
This is all Joe Mather's fault
If Joe had been health, Thurston would be playing in the Royals minor league system.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 5, 2009 12:46 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
They need to go out and get Lohse
he’s not fooling anybody.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 5, 2009 12:47 PM EDT reply actions
any word on whether the new shea board shows OBP for mr. francoeur?
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
good thing i got some work done this morning...
cause this afternoon is shot
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 5, 2009 12:48 PM EDT reply actions
We could win this game still if they got Loshe out of there
Our bullpen > The Mets Bullpen
by cloistermaximus on Aug 5, 2009 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Hahaha.
The pitcher hit a triple?
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
What if
the Mets season is actually a horror movie? I think Sheff is actually the killer.
"I usually don’t read other peoples sigs." -Cuttah
by Alxfritz on Aug 5, 2009 12:50 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Ank didnt need to dive, that hit his glove AND THEN he dove
I'm the guy that does his job, you must be the other guy.
Horrid route by
Ank. sigh
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
ankiel to the mound
lohse to the showers
How depressing is it being you? Is it closer to being a lifelong cubs fan or being born without lips? - Janitor
by themanthemyth on Aug 5, 2009 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions
this contract is looking worse by the start
HOLY CRAP ANKIEL
"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
Fuck.
Ankiel, please.
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
This is why Rasmus should be playing
The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be
I hope Sooner is watching
so he can comment on how Colby can’t hit lefties so is worthless against them.
Yes, he was
/shaking head side to side while mouthing the word “no”
"I usually don’t read other peoples sigs." -Cuttah
by Alxfritz on Aug 5, 2009 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
WTF!?!?!!!
"Baseball has been good to me since I quit trying to play it." - Whitey Herzog
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Aug 5, 2009 12:51 PM EDT reply actions
my bad
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 5, 2009 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions
F#ck you tony!!!!!!!
Why can’t you play the best damn players???? Put the actual center fielder in center field!!!!!!
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 5, 2009 12:52 PM EDT reply actions
Oh my fucking god.
Ankiel is trying to drive me to suicide.
Also, this posting on the mobile thing is pretty damned cool.
I've made a huge tiny mistake.
yah, this hurts more than watching wellmeyer..cause I at least know
Welly sucks and am ready for it
in the same inning.
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
on the same pitch.
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
Fuck that, he needs to cut me a check
And just let Colby play.
I'm the guy that does his job, you must be the other guy.
We cant get much farther back in this game
I do not care how good our offense is
The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be
clearly, you guys haven't been reading the posts for the last month.
our team problem was not SCORING enough runs. we didn’t have to worry about preventing them. because it doesn’t make sense that a run saved is as good as a run earned.
our defense was fine so we could afford some sucktastic defense out there. right? what could go wrong with this plan?
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 this game was me playing RBI Baseball
I’d totally hit the fucking reset button.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
by rocKStark5 on Aug 5, 2009 12:54 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
if Wii had RBI baseball,
Mike Tysons Punch-Out, The Legend of Zelda I would totally buy one.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
It has Punch Out and Zelda, no?
I play a lot of Tecmo Bowl, Double Dribble and Blades of Steel on it.
"I usually don’t read other peoples sigs." -Cuttah
RBI baseball is supposed to be released for XBox Live in the next 12 months
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 5, 2009 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe Nintendo's still bitter over that whole Atari lincense backdoor thing
Those black cartridges are fun.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
hey everybody
throwing that last play out, I was just sitting here with friends watchin the game wondering about Ankiel. I know he is a free agent but whats the talk there? do they want him back does he want to come back? I know bad timing but just wonderin where he stands. Cuz bein a Cub fan Im not afraid to say I like Ankiel alot idk y ha
"Women...you can't live without them, and they can't pee standing up." Rube Baker
LOL WTF
Ank won’t be a Cardinal next year unless he signs for dirt cheap and accepts a bench role.
THE SKIP IS LEGIT!!
He'd need a manager
that would give him a bench role.
"I usually don’t read other peoples sigs." -Cuttah
I don't buy it.
Whenever Colby is “hurt” he’s still “healthy” enough to get multiple PAs in the same game.
"I usually don’t read other peoples sigs." -Cuttah
Has Rick
played right or left this yr or only Center? I guess the hand full of games I have watched he has been in center. I know when Ludwick was hurt they were shuffling
"Women...you can't live without them, and they can't pee standing up." Rube Baker
Hey!
Welcome to VEB. Ankiel is one of Don Tony’s guys, as I think TLR feels mildly responsible for ruining Ankiel’s pitching career. Ankiel’s level of production this year does not, however, merit re-signing him, in my opinion.
If he can keep up with this last couple of weeks’ production, I’d be fine with re-signing him to an inexpensive contract, but I don’t know if he (as a Boras client) would accept that.
It’s hard for me to separate the emotional side of the story with Ankiel—awesome pitcher who suddenly completely lost it, and then fought back into the majors as a position player—so I’m more forgiving of him than most around here, I think.
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
This is a damn shame.
After last night’s crushing loss, the Mets were fully prepared to come to the park today and completely roll over and let us win.
Instead we have Lohse throwing belt high changeups with no movement, Thurston booting routine groundballs, and Ankiel doing God knows what in CF.
Is 2 off days in a week not enough for the boys?
THE SKIP IS LEGIT!!
ankiel is having a day off. he
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 is just still in the lineup.
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
I think Ankiel was playing with the daisies out in CF..the ball was hit...and he kind of stood up and jogged over
then a pretty bird distracted him.
So, I guess they are just going to leave him out there and take a beating
When we’re into the Mets bullpen in the 3rd. I don’t understand this
by cloistermaximus on Aug 5, 2009 12:54 PM EDT reply actions
yeah, I don't get this
we’re going to burn our bullpen today either way. the only question is whether we’ll do it w/in reach of tying it up or not. I guess Tony chooses not.
And we have an off day tomorrow...everyone in the pen could pitch.
of course…4 of them threw last night because Pineiro sucked.
we have him for 4 years @ 40 million
it better happen or we’re fucked. And that’s more important than a game in which we are already down 5 runs.
He's got plenty of other days to work on it.
such as any day that he’s not actually in the game making it more and more unlikely that the cards win.
by jxmetal1 on Aug 5, 2009 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
crap
Lohse is not very good since he ran the gauntlet earlier this season
Positronic Upgraded Juggernaut Optimized for Logical Sabotage
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 5, 2009 12:55 PM EDT reply actions
is this a fake game?
feels fake. can’t be real.
by bluntsbitchesandbaseball on Aug 5, 2009 12:56 PM EDT reply actions
Is that Buster Bluth out there in center?
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.
apparently there was unlimited juice in the clubhouse today
How depressing is it being you? Is it closer to being a lifelong cubs fan or being born without lips? - Janitor
by themanthemyth on Aug 5, 2009 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions
this team drives me insane
We get a rookie lefthanded pitcher throwing against us… the GOB strike and we get the mets bullpen… but errors and lohse sucking have taken what i would have bet was a sure win and turned it into possibly 1 game back
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 5, 2009 12:57 PM EDT reply actions
On the bright side...
I feel confident that this lineup can score 12 runs again.
"I usually don’t read other peoples sigs." -Cuttah
LOHSER
Regressing back to the mediocrity he exhibited his whole career. With Piniero’s aura slipping, it looks as if there are only two real starters going forward.
.500 baseball won’t keep us in the wildcard race (and .500 will only happen in Carp and Waino win every game from here on out.)
pineiro has one bad outing and lohse is a couple games off a dl stint and you're panicking? nice.
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
Regressing?
He was hardly ever above average and his mediocrity is well…..average
hold up on the panic button
I didn’t look at pitch f/x data but iirc Pinata is a BAMF because of his sinker now, but his sinker wasn’t sinking (according to shannon yesterday, I had to listen to the game). More likely he wasn’t throwing it well vs completely forgot how to throw it.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
There goes the season guys
Pack it up, lets start preparing for next season, alright?
by Cardfanintherock on Aug 5, 2009 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions
And say what you want about Pujols' game last night
but we should have DFA’d Albert at the All-Star break or maybe tried to trade him and sell high. Now it’s probably too late to move him for anything of value.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
he had no trade value
because he participated in the derby.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
I've always wanted the Cards to say Pujols is on the market
just to see what teams would offer in return. Don’t trade him of course, just get some good laughs at the ridiculous packages offered
by mattyp on Aug 5, 2009 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
"To me, Pujols and Wainwright aren't the kind of players that win championships."
“Ryan Howard is that guy. He’s a proven RBI guy and a winner!”
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Pinata didn't give up a HR and his walk-rate still stayed down
the only thing that happened was he got knocked around a bit and Ankiel made some blunders on balls off the wall.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 5, 2009 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Boog :(
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 5, 2009 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
hahhaa did everyone just hear that fan cursing.
by bluntsbitchesandbaseball on Aug 5, 2009 1:03 PM EDT reply actions
ahahah fucking coolio
how has that VEB name not stuck???
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
Amazing
I realize the game has started then I look at the box score…
I wanted this game bad – I still do.
Albert is not human!
Bow to our benevolent robot overlord!
Albert Pujols is ridiculous.
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
There is no slump; there has never been a slump
and we have always been at war with Oceania
"Baseball has been good to me since I quit trying to play it." - Whitey Herzog
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Aug 5, 2009 1:09 PM EDT reply actions
WAR IS PEACE; FREEDOM IS SLAVERY; IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
BUNTING IS AGGRESSIVE 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 Aug 5, 2009 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Victory gin and cigarettes for all!
"I'll be glad to have Ryan [Braun] help if he wants to. I'll give him a badge and he can be my deputy." - Doug Melvin
Yes!
The fourth pillar.
But it is all right, everything is all right, the struggle is finished. I have won the victory over myself. I love Big Brother.
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
bring on hate week!
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 5, 2009 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions
and in the end, after hating those serious number commericals for so long
I realized I had always loved Big Mobil.
Have to score a run here I think.
Don’t score and you got a couple innings of the bottom of your lineup and next thing you know it’s the 6th inning.
Mets announcers are a$$es
saying that Albert would relish playing in New York because the fans would realize just how good he really is.
"Baseball has been good to me since I quit trying to play it." - Whitey Herzog
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Aug 5, 2009 1:11 PM EDT reply actions
he could be the second most exciting player on the team!
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
that not keith hernandez is it?
SlamalamaJackADongWick cares very little about your draft pick standing-by gdm426
by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 5, 2009 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions
not sure
"Baseball has been good to me since I quit trying to play it." - Whitey Herzog
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Aug 5, 2009 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah,
‘cause St. Louis fans suck and don’t know good baseball or good baseball players.
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
that's pretty much what I got out of the comment
"Baseball has been good to me since I quit trying to play it." - Whitey Herzog
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Aug 5, 2009 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Get Kyle out of there please
We do have an off day tomorrow
I'm the guy that does his job, you must be the other guy.
a 1-2-3 inning
would be like a little piece of heaven right now.
by bluntsbitchesandbaseball on Aug 5, 2009 1:13 PM EDT reply actions
I'm only checking Gameday.
Does it look like they are intentionally hitting at Ankiel?
by Cardfanintherock on Aug 5, 2009 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I think they're trying to hit to Thurston,
but getting a little too much on it.
"Baseball has been good to me since I quit trying to play it." - Whitey Herzog
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Aug 5, 2009 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Either one is probably smart.
seeing as how Thurston doesn’t quite understand the whole stepping on the bag thing.
by Cardfanintherock on Aug 5, 2009 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Who do I bomb for that AP comment??
P.s. Dear Echelon, I am joking…please do not interpret the word bomb as meaning I am a terrorist. I do not want a free trip to Gitmo or wherever we are rendering suspected terrorists to nowdays.
renditioning?
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
Ah.
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
Holy shit.
Guys, Ankiel just caught the ball!
/feigned excitment.
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
call me crazy... but i think that we win this one
albert is en fuego and we seem like we can’t lose right now (we can be beaten, but we can’t lose)
SlamalamaJackADongWick cares very little about your draft pick standing-by gdm426
maybe its the fact that im stuck at work and my brain is tired of staring at my computer screen
SlamalamaJackADongWick cares very little about your draft pick standing-by gdm426
by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 5, 2009 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I think it seems like the other way around
We can make ourselves lose, but we can’t be beaten
by ChicagoRedBird on Aug 5, 2009 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions
This is why you don't sign pitchers with mediocre stats coming off career years
Thanks for the memories Captain Contract Year.
Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.
i agree that is not a good practice
But struggles post injury are not why. That can happen to any pitcher.
i don't like this outing or his contract either, but this outing is not evidence that the contract
was bad. it just shows he’s been coming off the dl.
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
It's not just today. He p. much sucks.
He got eviscerated in may when he was healthy then, too.
Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.
Any pitcher (Wellemeyer) can have a good month.
He was crap in the month before he got hurt, and he’s been crap since. Kyle Lohse isn’t the 2008 version of himself, he never was. That was way above his head. He’s much closer to this pitcher.
Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.
i think it's too early to say that he sucks. he missed a big chunk of the season,
had some good outings and some bad ones (at least some of which were products of injury).
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
whose turn is it to turn on the Hawk Signal?
He had decided to live forever, or to die in the attempt
GAAAAAAAAWWWWWWW!
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
Who thinks the Cardinals should go after the Cubans?
The poster formerly known as JoeyBombs.
Lohse, Berroa is one of the 3 worst hitters in baseball.
Just toss it up there underhand.
Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.
errr, did he just walk to the same pitcher
who just hit a 2RBI triple? great!
by bluntsbitchesandbaseball on Aug 5, 2009 1:17 PM EDT reply actions
wait
i thought we pulled wellemeyer from the rotation?
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
Chris Duncan is playing CF for us today
Strange times we live in…
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Yippee!
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
anybody even in the pen?
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's pretty ticked at himself.
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
Sweet
maybe he and I can form a club.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 5, 2009 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
didn't loshe just say he had figured something out wrong with his mechanics
didn’t quite work out as well as waino’s mechanical tinkering
"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
and amazingly he makes a ton more money than waino...
ignorant stupid foolish contract Mo… and I like you!!!
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by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 5, 2009 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions
He figured it out,
then thought, “Meh, I’ll work on that later.” And went to get some Funyuns.
"Baseball has been good to me since I quit trying to play it." - Whitey Herzog
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Aug 5, 2009 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, he's waiting until 2012, when his contract is up again. Then he'll correct it in earnes.
Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.
We walked the pitcher to get to their leadoff guy..I mean that pitcher is
batting .333 and Pagan is only batting .301 so better odds of getting Pagan out right?
I see what you did there.
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
I hope Reyes takes a young, diminutive pitcher under his ample wings. I want someone we can call Little Sweat.
Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.
Yeah,
and they should both be made to wear Lucha Libre costumes.
"Baseball has been good to me since I quit trying to play it." - Whitey Herzog
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Aug 5, 2009 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I doubt it
Mike Hampton has started a lot of games.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 5, 2009 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Does anyone else find it less than savory
that both BK and Jack in the Box are using little people to advertise for mini-burgers?
The first thing that a pitcher has to understand is that Albert is better than you.-- Jim Palmer
im sure they appreciate the work
SlamalamaJackADongWick cares very little about your draft pick standing-by gdm426
by FredbirdisaDork on Aug 5, 2009 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
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