Comparing Cards' Champs
by chuckb on Sep 17, 2009 12:05 AM EDT
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PrintThe 2004 Cardinals:
| Pos | Player | wOBA/FIP | UZR/150 | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Matheny | .273 | 0.4 | |
| 1B | Pujols | .439 | 3.6 | 7.9 |
| 2B | Womack | .330 | 4.9 | 2.8 |
| SS | Renteria | .312 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| 3B | Rolen | .421 | 22.1 | 8.8 |
| LF | Sanders | .341 | 10.3 | 2.2 |
| CF | Edmonds | .436 | 1.3 | 8.1 |
| RF | Walker | .432 | 0.7 | 3.2 |
| SP1 | Carp | 3.85 | 3.2 | |
| SP2 | Morris | 4.93 | 1.1 | |
| SP3 | Williams | 4.10 | 2.7 | |
| SP4 | Suppan | 4.77 | 1.3 | |
| SP5 | Marquis | 4.55 | 1.9 | |
| MR | Kline | 3.68 | 0.5 | |
| SU | Tavarez | 2.92 | 1.3 | |
| CL | Izzy | 3.02 | 1.1 | |
| Total WAR | 48.4 |
The ’05 Cardinals:
| Pos | Player | wOBA/FIP | UZR/150 | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Molina | .282 | 0.9 | |
| 1B | Pujols | .436 | 1.0 | 7.7 |
| 2B | Grudz | .321 | 9.9 | 3.0 |
| SS | Eckstein | .335 | -3.6 | 3.4 |
| 3B | Rolen | .308 | 21.7 | 1.5 |
| LF | Sanders | .384 | -5.5 | 2.1 |
| CF | Edmonds | .386 | 9.7 | 5.9 |
| RF | Walker | .382 | -12.2 | 2.0 |
| SP1 | Carp | 2.90 | 6.8 | |
| SP2 | Morris | 3.99 | 2.7 | |
| SP3 | Mulder | 4.30 | 2.2 | |
| SP4 | Suppan | 4.53 | 1.5 | |
| SP5 | Marquis | 4.95 | 0.7 | |
| MR | Reyes | 3.12 | 1.1 | |
| SU | Tavarez | 4.01 | 0.3 | |
| CL | Izzy | 3.60 | 0.7 | |
| Total WAR | 42.5 |
And now for the World Champs:
| Pos | Player | wOBA/FIP | UZR/150 | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Molina | .261 | -0.2 | |
| 1B | Pujols | .448 | 4.5 | 7.7 |
| 2B | Belliard | .313 | -0.8 | 1.3 |
| SS | Eckstein | .310 | -0.6 | 1.5 |
| 3B | Rolen | .373 | 14.4 | 5.6 |
| LF | Duncan | .399 | -7.5 | 2.0 |
| CF | Edmonds | .350 | 7.6 | 2.6 |
| RF | Encarnacion | .320 | 7.1 | 1.1 |
| SP1 | Carp | 3.44 | 5.2 | |
| SP2 | Suppan | 4.70 | 1.7 | |
| SP3 | Weaver | 5.47 | 0.5 | |
| SP4 | Mulder | 6.01 | -0.4 | |
| SP5 | Marquis | 5.90 | -0.6 | |
| MR | Looper | 3.46 | 1.0 | |
| SU | Wainwright | 3.31 | 1.1 | |
| CL | Izzy | 5.70 | -1.0 | |
| Total WAR | 29.1 |
How in the hell did that team win the World Series? Especially when the others didn’t!
And this year’s Cards (all numbers are to date and are not final – duh!)
| Pos | Player | wOBA/FIP | UZR/150 | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Molina | .331 | 2.9 | |
| 1B | Pujols | .460 | 0.8 | 8.2 |
| 2B | Skip | .335 | -6.9 | 1.0 |
| SS | Ryan | .317 | 14.4 | 3.0 |
| 3B | DeRosa | .330 | -6.8 | 1.6 |
| LF | Holliday | .391 | 2.1 | 5.0 |
| CF | Rasmus | .320 | 14.0 | 2.6 |
| RF | Ludwick | .341 | 1.0 | 1.9 |
| SP1 | Carp | 2.75 | 5.1 | |
| SP2 | Wainwright | 3.25 | 4.9 | |
| SP3 | Pineiro | 3.02 | 5.0 | |
| SP4 | Lohse | 4.57 | 0.7 | |
| SP5 | Wellemeyer | 5.26 | -0.1 | |
| MR | Miller | 3.48 | 0.4 | |
| SU | McClellan | 4.18 | 0.1 | |
| CL | Franklin | 3.27 | 0.9 | |
| Total WAR | 43.2 |
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by AWolfAtTheDoor on Sep 17, 2009 12:17 AM EDT reply actions
Well that failed.
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by AWolfAtTheDoor on Sep 17, 2009 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions
You did better than I would.
I’ve got a helluva pic for azru and haven’t had any luck getting it on here.
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsh on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 17, 2009 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions
i think you were trying to do
but, this thing may be getting old already
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
No. Never. That was awesome.
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by ClemsonGirl on Sep 17, 2009 12:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Ironically
the one website that doesn’t seem to work very well with is Taylor Swift’s….
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 17, 2009 5:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Sorry Flim I saw it for the first time right before I posted it and I lol'd and lol'd
Some guy claimed he did it and just posted it. Sorry if it seemed like I was trying to steal a joke.
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by AWolfAtTheDoor on Sep 18, 2009 7:15 AM EDT up reply actions
back in days of yore...
“It’s not always the best team, the best pitching staff or the best offense that wins the World Series,” said Edmonds, “but the best team playing in October. That was us. We finally got healthy for the first time since April. We got our confidence once we made the playoffs. And look what happened.”
“We were bad at the end of the season, there isn’t any doubt about it,” Rolen said. “A lot of people said we backed into the playoffs, and I have no resentment to that. But we didn’t have to prove anything to anybody. We barely made the playoffs, and we turned around and played as good baseball as we could play, and ended up being the world champions.”
“A couple years ago,” Edmonds said, “we were just excited to get in the World Series. And I think from the first pitch of the first game of the playoffs [this year], we started talking about being focused long enough to get through this situation and not get a little out of control every time we won a series. After the National League Championship Series, I was really impressed with how everybody handled the situation and gathered it up and got it under control quickly.”
I still can’t find Scotty’s quote about how 2004 was the best team he’d played in, but that’s what I was goin’ for.
Past is past. There is only luggage now.
"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's sad..
is you know Scotty wishes he was still with the Cards with another chance to play in October. Knowning the player he is…he is really missing the success that he had as a teammate with the Cardinals and had not been on a winning team since. It’s a shame he and Tony couldn’t bury the hachet and move on.
Boy a frosty cold Budweiser would be great about now"…long pause…then an "aahhh". --Mike Shannon
i'm more concerned about the curse he laid on third base.
they say at night you can still hear the base calling for him… and from then on, no one held down the hot corner without injury or inexplicable errors…
"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 Sep 17, 2009 9:29 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
damn, Hollywood & Scotty really were beasts in 04&05
and it’s ridonkulous how consistently ridiculous Albert has been
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Nice job laying that out for us chuckb.
The 04 and 05 teams were things of beauty, but the 06 team was a thing of beauty at the right time. And it doesn’t hurt that the Tigers pitching staff picked the wrong time to come apart.
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsh on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 17, 2009 12:39 AM EDT reply actions
or to fail at throwing to first or third. Again. And again. And again. Hillariously.
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 17, 2009 5:19 AM EDT up reply actions
oh, Brandon Inge.
"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 I hated to pick on all their failings,
just cuz I try to have a heart and that a Tigers fan might accidentally read this. No sense pouring salt in an old wound, although that never gets old with doing it to Cubs fans.
/closet sadist
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsh on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 17, 2009 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions
had to click on this article...
http://www.baseballdailydigest.com/blogs/2009/09/16/skip-schumaker-and-the-great-deodorant/
"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
interesting overview of our season.
"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
Most of it screamed: Cubs fan wrote this
Boy a frosty cold Budweiser would be great about now"…long pause…then an "aahhh". --Mike Shannon
Yeah, Cubs fan def wrote this
But I don’t think he was being a homer (except the Cubs “inexplicably slipped” part).
He makes a VALID and IMPORTANT point about being results oriented, however, he uses poor cause/effect skills to make that point. I think there are way to many variables to consider that moving Skip to 2nd was a incorrect move.
LaRussa was probably counting on a lot of things to keep him there…ex. Dick and Dunk’s “inexplicably slip”. Did Skip lose value from being a 3rd/4th OF to starting 2B? Probably. Did it make the team lose value? Doubtful.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
Skip to 2B was a valuable move
They knew he would suck at first but he has already exceeded my goals. I honestly believed at the end of the season he would be a negative 25 runs on defense. He is going to be our 2B next year also.
by FlimtotheFlam on Sep 17, 2009 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions
ya i don't mind the move at all
the authors point was he has a good chance at being less valuable as a PLAYER to be at 2B (the OP even brings up sample size and it’s possible he may not be that bad), however my point is he is prolly more valuable to the TEAM at 2B than at OF.
I just don’t like the OP’s theory this would cause the card’s 1st place in any other year but this year.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
indeed
He is WAY more valuable as a 2B than a LFer.
by FlimtotheFlam on Sep 17, 2009 9:54 AM EDT up reply actions
He's more valuable as a 2B because the opportunity cost of him playing LF is so high.
"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus
The only slightly disappointing thing about Schu>2B
is that he’s been a bit below-par with the bat. I think he’s been more or less all we could’ve expected with the glove. With a RHB to platoon with the couple of days a week we face LHP, I feel like we’ve more or got league-average production out of 2B, which is all we could’ve hoped. I just wish he’d turned into the 10+HR guy he looked like he might become.
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 17, 2009 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions
well he devoted all of his time to improving his defense
one of the articles implied that his goal during the off-season was to improve his batting, then he got the call.
he seems to be getting back to his old self lately, though.
"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 Sep 17, 2009 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Didn't he get the call a few weeks before spring training?
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
Cubs fans here in Chicago
have a healthy amount of fear and respect for the Cardinals. Like in Mallrats when Brody wishes that a child playing on an escalator will learn his lesson – Cubs fans have learned theirs.
I take great issue with this stupid comment
The NL Central of ‘09 is nothing like the NL Central of last year. The Cubs inexplicably slipped,
It’s hardly “inexplicable” – the Cubs failed to keep all 9 starting position players and all 5 starting pitchers fit for 85%+ of the season (that level of “lack of injury” only comes around once in a blue moon), and they traded away some of their good players for bad players at the start of the season. And they’re all one year older and one year more banged up. I thought they’d win 90 this year but, realistically, they were never going to sniff 100 again without another insanely lucky season.
Still, other than that, it’s a pretty reasonable article, IMO.
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 17, 2009 5:25 AM EDT up reply actions
she uses deodorant
"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
Soriano's performance alone resulted in a 4 win swing.
Aramis has been less than half as valuable thanks to injury. The swing from Derosa to Bradley is 2.5 wins. These were more than enough to overshadow nice work from Wells, a really good season from Lee, and decent pitching otherwise.
"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus
it also cost Ceda
who is their version of Perez (or maybe Todd) to add Gregg…
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 17, 2009 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions
i seriously doubt Ceda will turn into Soria
Soria is like one of the top 3 or 4 relief pitchers in baseball…
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 17, 2009 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I really don't give him much credit
When he thought that Skip was going to be a quick study…
I’m not sure I saw anyone that would think that, but he does make a good point that the NL Central is downright awful. It’s not as bad as the AL Central or anything, but still, major disappointments all around.
"Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does all the work"
-Mark Twain
and the horizon
doesn’t look all that promising for the Astros or Pirates in the near term. I’m not sure what to make about the Red’s outlook for 2010-2011 either.
I think the Astros are one or two seasons away from being the worst team in baseball.
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 17, 2009 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions
prob right
- the carlos lee contract will be an albatross (if it isn’t already)
- fat elvis will get fatter
- oswalt is aging and they’re talking about trading him off
- the farm system is completely bereft of talent
- everyone else is in a decline phase except for maybe hunter pence
yikes.
Instead of trading for Tejada, Wolf, Hawkins, etc.
they should have shipped Oswalt and Elvis off for specs and peak value and they could be like a further along and better version of the Pirates right now.
"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus
oswalt is just hemmorrhaging value right now. they just shut him down for
the season.
ps cecil, you still going to win 100 games this year?
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
don't get me wrong
I’m not complaining. At. All.
Let them suck.
This isn’t like college football or basketball when you need a strong strength of schedule.
Yeah
also, the ownership is talking about trimming payroll now that they’re falling out of perennial contention. I think this year might’ve been their last shot at taking a pop at the division. If they cut the personnel budget by $10-20m next year, they’ll be putting a lot of replacement-level talent out there.
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 17, 2009 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions
the fact that Skip was so bad defensively....
earlier in the year should be accorded no weight in assessing the value of the decision now. As of today, and heading into the playoffs, we have the 2baseman Skip currently is, not what he was in April and May.
If we weren’t going to playoffs and the Skip decision played a part, then this analysis would be worth something. One day perhaps people can better incorporate “analysis” with the ability to do math.
by Willie McGee's Twin on Sep 17, 2009 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Makes it sound llike the Crads backed in to this season...
But they didn’t… The Greene move didn’t pay off and we might have gotten lucky with Boog and Pinero, but the other moves were sucess by design mostly.
The St. Louis Cardinals- 11 time World Champions!
I dunno even if Boog & Pin were lucky
one was a player with a good work ethic working hard enough to be a borderline-major-league hitter when we always knew his defence was good enough to be a high-end MIFer, and the other was a guy who learnt a new pitch, bought into the organisational pitching philosophy 100%, and reaped the rewards. They’re both internal products, more or less, and examples of the organisation doing a good job of sticking with (and helping improve) the talent on its own books.
An analogous situation might’ve been the Cubs holding onto Jose Ceda and working to turn him into the production they’ve got from Kevin Gregg this year, without spending the money or wasting the cheap years. They’ve often gone for external solutions and executed poorly, whilst we’ve often gone for internal ones that’ve worked out quite well.
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 18, 2009 4:17 AM EDT up reply actions
The 04 Cards were a hell of a team
I still think if the Yankees could have beat the damn Red Sox in the ALCS…..we would have won the Championship. It still pisses me off when I think about it.
Boy a frosty cold Budweiser would be great about now"…long pause…then an "aahhh". --Mike Shannon
Try living with a devout Red Saux fan.
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsh on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 17, 2009 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions
I have. Didn't work out.
Guess I showed enjoyed too much watching Tony LaRussa’s A’s sweep the ACLS the second time.
GOB-tempting, but hilarious
http://blogcritics.org/sports/article/getting-the-house-in-order/
ex. “Outfielder Colby Rasmus is going to paint the wall he stares at for eight hours straight”
"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 two best
Catcher Yadier Molina is going to practice throwing out base stealers by throwing baseballs at rabbits in his backyard.
Third baseman Mark DeRosa will deep fry all would be base stealers.
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Sure, they just got swept by the Braves, the only team on the remaining schedule that can be called “descent,”
I would probably prefer it if our remaining schedule was nothing but “ascent”. It would kinda suck to miss out on the playoffs now.
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 17, 2009 5:33 AM EDT up reply actions
also - blogging tip
if you’re going to make facile spelling errors, probably best not draw attention to them with quotation marks…
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 17, 2009 5:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Also, the author says we look down from our "lofty tour" and I'm not sure what that means.
I’ve heard of towers being lofty however.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
It was actually pretty funny though.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Boog: Vampire Shortstop
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Sep 17, 2009 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions
one time he was on the DL because someone started him on The Song That Never Ends
"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 Sep 17, 2009 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Boog has shown marked improvement
ever sense he went to Tony and sang:
Tony… for one time
would you let me be myself
so I can shine
in my own life
tra la la la
let me be myself
Middle Infield
so easy Skip Schumaker can do it.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
[watches wives and girlfriends go after mattybobo]
"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 Sep 17, 2009 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions
this is a pretty good at-a-glance comparison, chuck
but it’s probably a bit unfair in a couple of ways – it seems unreasonable to give Holliday 5 WAR this year when 3 of them came in Oakland (and the left fielders in his stead were basically replacement-level), and it also seems slight cherry-picking to only include 9 position players (in 2006 Speez was nearly a 2-win player, IIRC), 5 starters (this year Boggs and Smoltz have added more than 1 win between them) and only 3 relievers. Maybe just cataolguing the team’s “total WAR” each year from FanGraphs would be a better way to look at it.
Still, it’s pretty cool that our current lineup could end up with a WAR total similar to 2004. Viva!
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I used
basically only the starters and the full-season totals for the additions to get a sense of how good the players who were playing were at the end of the season, not how productive they had been for the team all year. How good does this year’s team, right now, stack up w/ the ‘04, ’05, and ’06 teams. Counting Holliday as a 2 win player understates how good he is, though it’s an accurate measure of how much he’s contributed to this year’s team. It’s also perhaps misleading to count Izzy as the ‘06 closer since he didn’t close for the team in the playoffs, or counting Mulder as part of that rotation instead of Reyes. Reyes, btw, had more IP for the Cards that year than Weaver but fewer than Mulder…barely. It’s not meant to be a perfect measure, just a prompt for discussion.
i think it also serves
as an astute reminder about just how good those ’04 and ’05 teams were. no matter how you splice it.
also, Rolen’s defensive numbers are just mind boggling.
Rolen is/was frickin' awesome
woulda been a clear HOFer if not for the injuries, methinks.
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 17, 2009 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions
either way
there was clearly more to it than just injury unfortunately. i just get the impression that Rolen’s a tough guy to keep happy.
Cintron [hisssss] was first, in 2002 NLDS, Game 2
Choi was on 5/10/05 vs LAN.
Don't argue with stupid people. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience. - anon.
This is my personal cause
It was not Hee Seop Choi who caused Scott Rolen’s injury, it was Scott Erickson’s inability to throw the ball accurately to 1st base from FIFTEEN FEET AWAY. He had an effin 6 ERA why was he even in the big leagues.
Not afraid to nitpick
I think he can possibly put himself into the "arguable/fringe" category by the time he calls it quits.
Not to lean too much on WAR for evaluating everything, but it’s a nice snapshot; baseballprojection has him at close to 60 WAR already. If he can maintain his current groove for a couple more years, put together some 3-4 WAR seasons, then who knows.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
his main problem is that a huge chunk of his value is defence
his hitting stats aren’t really going to cry out “HOF”, even if he does have some sort of resurgence. Of course, the fact that (like Edmonds) he’s RECOGNISED by the wider dumbass baseball public as a great defender (with all those GGs) might help him, but I still don’t see him making it, sadly.
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 17, 2009 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions
ugh, we are 18-16 against the NL east this season
and 6 of the wins came against the nats…we hve not had a lot of success against those teams thus far
"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
Not predictive.
"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus
Weren't a lot of those games pre-Holliday?
The last Philly series we sent out Lohse and Welley after Pinero shut them down.
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsh on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 17, 2009 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions
and good lord
albert pujols is ridiculous this season…even by his standards
"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
Wow
04 Had some serious sluggers out there. Mix 04 Lineup with 09 pitching and we have one of the greatest Cardinal teams of all time.
Lemme fix that for you
Mix 04 Lineup with 09 pitching and we have one of the greatestCardinalteams [period] of all time.
Not afraid to nitpick
OT: How to defeat the humans in an invasion
by FlimtotheFlam on Sep 17, 2009 9:48 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
As a a college student who just pulled an almost all nighter this is a terrifying thought.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Sep 17, 2009 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions
In my day we used to just take ritalin
by FlimtotheFlam on Sep 17, 2009 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Not going to lie...this is true.
"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus
i always thought they were about the same
by FlimtotheFlam on Sep 17, 2009 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions
I think they are
I’ve never been into that because #1 it’s about the worst thing you can do to your body outside of like heroin or staging a knife fight between your left and right hands, or eating McDonalds and #2 addy strangely does almost nothing for me anyway; I took a nap after a couple hours.
But it’s readily available for anyone who wants to whine to their doctor about how they can’t focus on things that bore everyone. Or off of someone who previously did that despite its status as being (technical term) “really illegal”.
Not afraid to nitpick
I'm proud to be coffee-abstinent
"You just keep pounding balls into the gap. The one thing you don’t want to do is hit a home run. That’s a rally-killer." - Jeff Francouer
by jd is legend on Sep 17, 2009 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions
you disgust me.
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 17, 2009 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions
I just don't understand how some people "can't function without coffee"
I can drink a cold glass of water in the morning and it wakes me up fine.
"You just keep pounding balls into the gap. The one thing you don’t want to do is hit a home run. That’s a rally-killer." - Jeff Francouer
by jd is legend on Sep 17, 2009 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Apples are supposed to actually work faster than coffee.
I wouldn’t know because I drink coffee every day.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
I could punch myself in the nuts to wake up everyday
but coffee is much more enjoyable.
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by azruavatar on Sep 17, 2009 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
i need coffee in the morning but also mid day
At around 3 to 4 I become so tired. Like about to fall asleep in 10 seconds if I close my eyes
by FlimtotheFlam on Sep 17, 2009 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions
This explains
the relative lack of off topic posts late in the afternoon…LOL.
"I just wish that the late Harry Caray were still around so I could hear him mispronounce 'Kosuke Fukudome' every fukun' night" -- Dennis Miller
More enjoyable than a nut shot, for sure
But I just don’t like the taste of coffee
"You just keep pounding balls into the gap. The one thing you don’t want to do is hit a home run. That’s a rally-killer." - Jeff Francouer
by jd is legend on Sep 17, 2009 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I wonder if anybody immediately enjoys it or if it needs to be acquired
I remember not liking the taste for a while but I ended up liking it combined with other flavors. I enjoyed coffee ice cream and candy, and mocha. I still don’t drink black coffee, although sometimes I drink espresso without sweetening it, just for kicks.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
I've always liked
coffee, even as a kid. I’d sip my mom’s shitty international cafe powdered milk/coffee shit. I loved it. Of course, my tastes are a little more refined now.
"I’m going to come after you." - Chris Carpenter
I don’t either. So I get the coffee with stuff in it. I don’t drink real coffee.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Sep 17, 2009 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions
That's not coffee
it’s sugar milk.
Coffee is best sampled black and unadulterated.
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But it does have enough caffeine to get me through about three hours, whereas the Cherry Pepsi I have in my room gets me through like one. I’m to the point now I’m going to need an energy drink or something to get me through the rest of the day.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Sep 17, 2009 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Are you talking about lattes?
Because they have less caffeine than regular coffee or soda. Still, I love lattes.
"I’m going to come after you." - Chris Carpenter
What do you put in it that makes it not real then?
Coffee with milk and sugar still has a whole lotta caffeine. :)
"I’m going to come after you." - Chris Carpenter
If that's in your drip coffee,
you’re getting a ton of caffeine. Tip: lighter roasts have more caffeine than darker roasts. No one thinks this is true, but it is. If that’s with espresso, that’s a latte, or a mocha b/c of the chocolate. Still has caffeine, but not nearly as much as coffee.
My personal favorite is solo-shot latte, iced. I just need a little bump sometimes. When I worked as a barista, I was so addicted I would shake when I crashed. It was awful.
"I’m going to come after you." - Chris Carpenter
my drink of choice at Starbucks is either a
Venti 8 pump Mocha Frap or Venti 8 pump Caffe mocha
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That depends on the coffee...
If it’s total swill (I’m looking at you Folgers) a little steamed milk helps to mask the horrible flavor. But you’re probably better off not drinking it at all — get a Red Bull or something.
"I just wish that the late Harry Caray were still around so I could hear him mispronounce 'Kosuke Fukudome' every fukun' night" -- Dennis Miller
Red Bull is another favorite of mine
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have you tried the 5 hour energy?
surprisingly effective.
also, i hear getting enough sleep also works. not that i’d know.
I built a tolerance to 5-hour energy really, really fast
Like used it 3 times and I felt nothing after drinking one of them.
Not afraid to nitpick
I actually like the taste of RedBull
It’s probably my casual beverage of choice but again it’s stupid expensive so I don’t buy it that often.
I’ve not had the 5-hour energy before. I’m rarely that hard up for sleep (I usually get 5-6 hours) so I just need a little extra help.
In other news, my liver/kidneys are going to be shot in about 5 years from all this shit.
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Jager
I honestly have never had a Red Bull that wasn’t mixed with Jager
"You just keep pounding balls into the gap. The one thing you don’t want to do is hit a home run. That’s a rally-killer." - Jeff Francouer
by jd is legend on Sep 17, 2009 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions
True That
If you can drink black coffee you can drink it any where. But I personally drink Americano’s.
by FlimtotheFlam on Sep 17, 2009 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Espresso, made properly, is fantastic
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
if ever in Branson, MO go to Dino's 24 Karat Cafe..
best espresso i ever had— maybe tied with me accidentally buying the $25 single shot at Emerill’s but also one at Dino’s is not $25.
i just bought an espresso machine instead
But a great way to get a cheap good cup of coffee is the AeroPress
by FlimtotheFlam on Sep 17, 2009 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually azru
punching you in the nuts every day sounds like a pretty good way to wake up….
Ba-ZING…
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 17, 2009 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions
or, indeed
CLANG.
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 17, 2009 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions
1) I’m addicted
2) I like the taste (probably related to 1)
Ergo:
3) I’m not interested in becoming unaddicted.
The damned coffee industrial complex has me for life. Bastards.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Sep 17, 2009 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions
You know...coffee comes from Colombia --- FARC terrorists control Rural
colombian land…buy coffee support terrorism.
Well Damn! I guess I am going to be sent to Gitmo or rendered somewhere.
we really should do something about farc
NO POLITICS OR WAR TALK JACKASS
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And if you get Kenyan coffee?
Or Hawaiian? Or Indonesian?
"I’m going to come after you." - Chris Carpenter
somehow I doubt COFFEE is the addictive cash crop of concern in Colombia.
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
Um
Buy Free Trade coffee = No worries about supporting terrorism.
Somehow I doubt that FARC uses coffee as the stimulant of choice to finance their operations.
"I just wish that the late Harry Caray were still around so I could hear him mispronounce 'Kosuke Fukudome' every fukun' night" -- Dennis Miller
I know I’m weird but I hate water.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Sep 17, 2009 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions
It tastes gross.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Sep 17, 2009 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions
tastes?
I think you’re doing it wrong.
Shut up, Fritz™.
by Alxfritz on Sep 17, 2009 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I don’t buy that water doesn’t taste like anything. It obviously does because I have a string aversion to it’s taste.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
you are like that little girl in signs
by FlimtotheFlam on Sep 17, 2009 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions
It's contaminated
Don't argue with stupid people. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience. - anon.
I think that would depend on the type of water.
There are places that I can’t stand their water.
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsh on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 17, 2009 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions
This is true
Growing up in St. Louis I thought all water tasted great. So not true. Living in a city with bad or just OK-tasting water is surprisingly hard to get used to.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
St. Louis supposedly has the best water in the country.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
I find that most tap water
tastes like I’m sucking on some coins from a hobo’s pocket.
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If that's how you keep from popping positive on a breathalyzer,
More power to you.
Don't argue with stupid people. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience. - anon.
i agree 100%
i’ve been all over the great country of ours, and the STL has the best tasting water. period.
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"I don't always drink water... but when I do..."
"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
How do you feel about Earth, Wind, and Fire?
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
by mattybobo on Sep 17, 2009 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Rec
"You just keep pounding balls into the gap. The one thing you don’t want to do is hit a home run. That’s a rally-killer." - Jeff Francouer
by jd is legend on Sep 17, 2009 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions
that reminded me of
battle beasts for some reason.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
Ohmygoodness
Battle Beasts are one of those childhood things where sometimes I wonder if I only imagined they existed since nobody else seems to have heard of it. I felt this way about the cartoon “Centurions” for a while too.
I just find this site about Battle Beasts. Notalgically awesome.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Centurions used to be on Cartoon Network at 3 AM or so weeknights in 1997.
That was what I did instead of studying for my 8:40 AM research methods class. I would just stay up all night watching cartoons, go to my early morning class, and CRASH. Unless, of course, I had to go to one of my three jobs.
"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion
Awesome
I mean, except for the lack of sleep part.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Our running joke about Centurions was that the transformation sequence took up nearly half of the show
So nothing ever really happened.
"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion
I should own up to being a big Centurions fan back in the late 80s....
i think I even had two of the action figures (which were actually pretty well put-together for a tie/cartoon tie-in).
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 18, 2009 4:19 AM EDT up reply actions
You know Felonius, they really were
I was born in 1984 so I wasn’t actually old enough to see it when it was on TV. Even if I did I wouldn’t have understood anything, probably. But I did watch it on tape and I believe we had a couple toys for it. My favorite was aquatic operations specialist Max Ray. Look at the guy, he’s the coolest:
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
I went through that phase when I was 15.
I don’t know why, but water was just gross. Now it’s pretty much all I drink. It’s strange how taste buds change.
"I’m going to come after you." - Chris Carpenter
i used to drink about a 6 pack of mt dew or dr pepper every day
now i’ve replaced that with water
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My first year of college I gained a ton of weight just from drinking Dr. Pepper all the time
Changed it to water, stopped gaining weight
"You just keep pounding balls into the gap. The one thing you don’t want to do is hit a home run. That’s a rally-killer." - Jeff Francouer
by jd is legend on Sep 17, 2009 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions
i rarely drink any pop/soda now
and i’m still fat. f’in metabolism
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I really should drink water. But I just can’t. I can do flavored waters but I think that defeats the purpose.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
You should drink Vitamin Water
Cause 50 Cent owns it and he is cool
by FlimtotheFlam on Sep 17, 2009 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions
he is actually a lot smarter than I thought
I saw an interview of him the other day and came off impressed
by FlimtotheFlam on Sep 17, 2009 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd be shocked if he was "dumb"
Intelligence is expressed in application.
He is considered one of the “best” hip hop artists…to be that good you can’t exactly be “dumb”. Just because his subject matter is bitches and ho’s doesn’t mean he’s “dumber” than someone pre-law.
I still hate hip hop though.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
The guys who end up basically with their own record labels are obviously business smart
But for example TI is unquestionably dumb though. Dude worth 50-80 million goes himself to buy a machine gun in a Walgreen’s parking lot? #1 why is he buying a machine gun illegally #2 why doesn’t he send some of his people to do it?
Not afraid to nitpick
most artificial sweeteners mess with your metabolism, though.
diet drinks tend to make you fatter, not skinnier.
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 grew up on a farm with well water
I actually used to like the taste of iron in the water. Now I don’t mind regular water, but I’d much rather drink it filtered. I drink a lot of home-brewed flavored iced tea. Plus probably more than my share of soda.
No alcohol, no coffee, no drugs, though.
Don't argue with stupid people. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience. - anon.
Additionally, coffee is not for me
I can’t stand the smell of it. Plus it didn’t help that my first and only real experience with the stuff was in the Navy, onboard a submarine. We had this awful generic stuff (simple metal can, we called it “Silver Can”) and the taste of it was horrible.
“Coffee makes me a mite nervous” – Carl, Sling Blade
Don't argue with stupid people. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience. - anon.
I couldn't afford my addiction (mostly joking)
Mr. Hyde is an image that comes to mind when considering mixing me with alcohol, so I just leave it alone.
Which is too bad, because I can see myself really getting into microbrews and such.
Don't argue with stupid people. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience. - anon.
no joke
I heard quality tequila is like fine scotch. Even when I am done in Mexico they cost a shit load
by FlimtotheFlam on Sep 17, 2009 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
I buy one or two bottles down there every year that cost ~$50 there but would be ~$100 here. Stuff is incredible, though.
Shut up, Fritz™.
very true, tequila is not meant as a shot or a mixed drink
silly American’s though couldn’t take it, so it has become the popular liquor shot or mixed drink. really good tequila is meant as a sipping liquor much like a good scotch.
scotchy scotchy scotchy scotchy. i love scotch.
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I find this all fascinating and will have to be on the lookout for sipping tequila now.
My wife loves tequila and used to drink it straight or with ice back in college. I’ll bet she’d be interested in trying some quality stuff…
I also discovered pisco recently which is fun.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
not keen on pisco
the only “shit from grapes that’s not good enough to go in wine” booze I ever occasionally drink is grappa, mainly because Ernest Hemingway used to like it and he’s a dude.
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 17, 2009 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I like grappa a lot
I think pisco is pretty similar. I’m not sure about the differences in how they’re made but I think it’s basically the same process.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Oh I don't especially like it
I just drink it now and again because I’m a pseudo-intellectual asshole.
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 18, 2009 4:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Yep
The pure blue agava tequila is supposed to be just that way. I would love to try some but I’ve had enough of the bad stuff, it will probably taint my veiw anyway.
/stupid youth
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsh on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 17, 2009 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions
and this one comment confirms my views about Fritz
also, share the name of the damn sipping tequila already !
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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sounds like a fun way to spend a weekend
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+1 to the farm well water with iron in it.
I still live on said farm and I am so glad they finally ran the water line in our area. I do not miss drinking a glass of water and feeling like I just licked an a piece of steel.
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsh on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 17, 2009 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions
It's the (never-again-to-be) white clothes
And the big iron stain under the faucet in the tub that I hated. You could actually see the stuff float around in your glass.
Don't argue with stupid people. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience. - anon.
Ah yes... the non-white whites.
My parents moved out here 50 yrs ago last month. When they got here, there was no running water in the house and a cistern outside for water with a pitcher pump in the house. So they drilled a well and ran water in the house.
Mom had grown up elsewhere and moved here, and evidently never dealt with iron-laden water before. The first time she washed a load of whites and used hot water the whole load turned orange…she just sat down and cried.
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsh on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 17, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions
we have a well now, and it's awful
but my grandparent’s farm well is awesome. it’s one of those wells like the fuji bottled water comes from. it’s great.
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How deep is it?
The deeper it is the better the water. That and it depends on the soil type in the area.
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsh on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 17, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions
i have no idea,
the farm is in SE Mizzou right at the beginning of the mark twain nation forest
in the late 90’s before everything went to hell in a hand basket, my dad was looking into bottling it & selling it because there’s more than one of those type of wells on the property. and he thought if fuji water was selling for $2 bucks a bottle they should easily get $1 for the same type of water.
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If it's down there
I would say that the wells are damned deep. That would help it immensely.
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsh on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 17, 2009 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions
they are Artesian wells
thank you google, that’s been bugging me for over an hour. ever heard of Big Springs in Van Buren on the Current River? they are in the same area. good, good water.
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move back to Mo, sell bottled water, aquire capital to open VEB bar
the best part is it will get you out of Ohio
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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by mattyfrommo on Sep 17, 2009 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
rec'd
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsh on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 17, 2009 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
How are you not dead yet?
"You just keep pounding balls into the gap. The one thing you don’t want to do is hit a home run. That’s a rally-killer." - Jeff Francouer
by jd is legend on Sep 17, 2009 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m sure I get enough water from other stuff. I just don’t like it alone.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
smooth, gdm, smooth.
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
+1
He’s a crafty on he is.
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsh on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 17, 2009 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions
if he was a lefty too I'd be worried...
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 18, 2009 4:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Tazer to the groin ftw...
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 18, 2009 4:21 AM EDT up reply actions
never could drink the stuff myself
I make do with really strong tea.
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsh on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 17, 2009 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Yep, green tea works too.
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsh on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 17, 2009 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions
green tea = awesome
if it has other shit in it (arizona has one with plum, or pomegranate)
My personal choice is well over 150oz of Diet Coke :-)
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
150oz? ugh. Cherry Coke Zero
is now one of my new faves.
Also, straight, real, fresh green tea is sincerely amazing.
Just the thought of 150oz of Diet Coke
is about to put me in a palsic state.
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsh on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 17, 2009 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Green tea is obnoxious to brew
Though, I’m quit eobsessive about my tea—loose leaf only, and carefully followed instructions.
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
This. I’m not going to lie sweet tea was probably about 50% of the reason I went to a southern school.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Girls sunbathing in January was 75% of the reason I went to school in Texas
And remember, that Texas is not the South.
my grandma in arkansas used to make the best sweet tea evar
she doesn’t do that anymore. if she stops making her german chocolate cake, i just might have to stop visiting her.
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my sister makes the world's best german chocolate cake
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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My name is James!
My sister’s name is not spants (or is it?).
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by mattyfrommo on Sep 17, 2009 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
This is getting weird.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Sep 17, 2009 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Can't it be both?
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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by mattyfrommo on Sep 17, 2009 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
My third name is Scotty
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by mattyfrommo on Sep 17, 2009 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
are you always running out of powar?
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by gdm426 on Sep 17, 2009 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I’ve giv’n her all she’s got captain, an’ I canna give her no more
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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by mattyfrommo on Sep 17, 2009 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
A bird of prey cannah fire when she's cloaked!
… humpbacked people, sir???
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Yay!
Now you guys can hook up! This is just like some movie that was probably once made.
Shut up, Fritz™.
I think we need a German Chocolate Cake-Off
in St. Louis.
gdm and mattyfrommo will be the judges.
It has to be after the season though, cuz we might be stupid, but we aren’t stupid enough to risk letting gdm in St. Louis during THIS season.
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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by mattyfrommo on Sep 17, 2009 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
3 judges does make more sense
can’t be deadlocked that way
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by mattyfrommo on Sep 17, 2009 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
I like this sweet tea a lot
http://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Tea/dp/B00138F0OY/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1253262118&sr=8-4
frickin awesome.
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 18, 2009 4:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Teavana
Those are a bunch of freaks over there. I don’t really think anyone over there (employess, consumers) would find that as an insult, just a very concise description.
I actually have about 25 different kinds of tea in the house right now (black, green, red, white, etc.), but it’s just simple tea bags I can get in a grocery store and brew up in my iced tea maker. I don’t have diffusers or blend the tea leaves myself, or buy bags at > $50 a pound.
Don't argue with stupid people. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience. - anon.
i love japanese tea
matcha especially. Really good for you and actually a much better morning pick-me-up (both for your health and alertness) than coffee (though I have to have my morning brew at work, too). Need to get some more of that stuff, ran out about a year ago…
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 17, 2009 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions
We've already discussed this.
You get your caffeine from tea. You’re still a junkie.
"I’m going to come after you." - Chris Carpenter
But I don't drink tea in the morning
I drink it in the evenings, and still don’t have any trouble going to sleep at night. I’m immune I think.
"You just keep pounding balls into the gap. The one thing you don’t want to do is hit a home run. That’s a rally-killer." - Jeff Francouer
by jd is legend on Sep 17, 2009 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions
You must be.
Everyone metabolizes it differently. I can’t have caffeine after 2 or 3 or I can’t sleep.
"I’m going to come after you." - Chris Carpenter
getting old sucks
i can’t have any after 9 now. back in my prime i could drink it all day & night & still get a solid 10 hours of sleep.
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is being a junkie a bad thing?
really, I have accepted the fact that I am addicted to too many “bad” things. Once you can accept that fact, life can be quite awesome.
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
(beats a rentboy)
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 17, 2009 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
(participates in any of my hobbies)
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 17, 2009 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions
i was that way for a loooong time
and then i started a new gig where i had to wake up at 5:30a daily and put in 10-12 hour days. suddenly had to start drinking coffee just to avoid passing out at my desk.
College changed that thinking for me.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Sep 17, 2009 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I just graduated this spring
Don’t get me wrong, I did the energy drink thing in the case of super-late nights or all-nighters (and I pulled quite a few, thanks poor time management skills!), but I still don’t need caffeine in the morning if I’ve had a decent amount of sleep—say, 6 hours—the night before. It’s weird how culturally pervasive the idea that everyone needs caffeine to get going in the morning has become.
watching baseball games
and being awake the next day for work (at 5AM) are not always conducive to one another.
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I usually get up at 4AM for work
and if the Cards win, I am usually okay with 5 hours of sleep. If they lose, I am still awake but my sense of humour usually leaves me.
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
I typically get more than 6 hours
But 6 hours is enough for me to run on at something near full functionality.
I had maybe three hours last night. I don’t need caffeine if I have one night of 6 hours of sleep. If I’ve had a few in a row I do. Less than six I always need soemthing. Honestly today I will be having my first ever energy drink. I’ll let y’all know how it goes.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
I like Sugar free Monster
All the energy drinks taste so sugary to me
by FlimtotheFlam on Sep 17, 2009 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions
When I was a uni student I used to go to bed after dawn, frequently
and often went like 2 days with minimal sleep. I could sleep about 4-5 hrs a night no problem. Nowadays I struggle with less than 7.
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 17, 2009 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions
it's not weird
considering caffeine is an addictive substance.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
I was wondering how long it would take somebody to make that joke
You do not choose abstinence. Abstinence chooses you. Right gdm?
"You just keep pounding balls into the gap. The one thing you don’t want to do is hit a home run. That’s a rally-killer." - Jeff Francouer
by jd is legend on Sep 17, 2009 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions
my soul must be freakin perfect by now
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by gdm426 on Sep 17, 2009 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don't drink coffee
but I have a horrible soda habit that i’m trying to kick right now. 2 days of nothing but cold, filtered water to drink and I have headaches and feel like crap.
i hear heroin really takes the edge off that rebound.
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'm still amazed at how valuable David Eckstein was for a while.
And when I say “for a while” I really mean “in 2005” but eh.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
in retrospect
the transition from Renteria to Eckstein worked out fine on the whole. Surprised that they had similar defensive numbers in ‘04 and ’06. Still, I’d be curious to see Renteria’s numbers from his 2003 season.
But,
Eckstein was the 2006 World Series MVP!
You’re right, however, that we got a great season out of him in ’05. How about that UZR number, though?
Imagine if we had had that one pitcher who pitched well in the ’04 playoffs. I think we traded him or something…
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
I think Granderson had a bet with the wet outfield and lost.
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsh on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 17, 2009 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Cubs problem solving vs. Cardinals problem solving
“We need a lefty hitter.”
1. Milton Bradley, 3y/30M
2. tell Brendan Ryan he’s going to learn switch-hitting over the winter
/looking through BCB in an effort to understand the “L” flag
"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
Cubs problems solving vs. Cardinals problem solving, part 2
“We need to improve the ballclub.”
1. Make a low risk, high reward acquisition and carefully leverage prospects for value at the deadline.
2. Sprinkle holy water on the field in an attempt to remove the curse. Link
that holy water stuff was just... unprofessional
who does that?
oh, right.
"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 Sep 17, 2009 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions
professional priests.
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 17, 2009 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions
forgive me, Big Rev
"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 Sep 17, 2009 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions
cubs problem solving vs. Cardinals problem solving, part 3
1. Trading Lou Brock for Ernie Broglio
2. Not doing that
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
by VolsnCards5 on Sep 17, 2009 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions
part 6
1. signing Brian Jordan away from a football career
2. signing Jeff Samardjiza away from a football career
i can do this all day
This merits it's own FanPost
So that someone can link to it easily to rile up BCB.
"I just wish that the late Harry Caray were still around so I could hear him mispronounce 'Kosuke Fukudome' every fukun' night" -- Dennis Miller
Which, of course, reminds me of my all-time favorite Cards/Cubs joke
What’s the difference between the Cards and Cubs? Why, we’ve won a World Series in our new stadium, and they haven’t!
Never gets old, friends. Never. Gets. Old.
I originally heard it in '06
In a flipped-around version, of course. (What do the Cards and Cubs have in common? Neither’s won a WS in their new stadium.) That, of course, lasted all of one year, so I just altered it to fit reality. I think it’s even funnier now, personally.
There's also this classic (which I'm sure everybody has already heard)
What do the World Series and a neutered grizzly have in common? No cubs!
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
by mattybobo on Sep 17, 2009 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ha! Rec'd
Pretty much FML any time Todd Wellemeyer touches a baseball or Joe Thurston runs the bases.
by Cardinals645 on Sep 17, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions
What are you trying to understand about it?
"Obviously, tipping pitches didn't help" - John Smotzl
"If you disrespect the Baseball Gods, you'll get slapped." - TLR
it's futile, I know
why would a team feel the need to announce to everyone that they lost?
"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 Sep 17, 2009 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions
The back story i read
involved merely letting the fans on the EL know the outcome of the game, thus the W or L. I think the same message could be sent if perhaps they didn’t raise a W flag on a particular day. More L flag info than you’d ever want to know.
"Obviously, tipping pitches didn't help" - John Smotzl
"If you disrespect the Baseball Gods, you'll get slapped." - TLR
it still doesn't answer the fundamental thinking
oh well. it’s the Cubs.
"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
Oh, well that is summed up right here:
oh well. it’s the Cubs.
"Obviously, tipping pitches didn't help" - John Smotzl
"If you disrespect the Baseball Gods, you'll get slapped." - TLR
i think too hard sometimes
"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 goodness but Rick Ankiel has been horrible this year
I hadn’t looked at his line for the season but he’s posted a .233/.285/.392 slash line for a .289 wOBA. What’s more disgusting is that he’s done that in 376 PAs. Need another example of TLR’s inability to properly evaluate players? Why does he have 376 PAs??? WHY WHY WHY? This is like Aaron Miles in CF.
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PS
anyone want to wager on whether he’s shoulder is still screwed up?
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I'm just hoping it's not his head
don’t care who it is, i’m so over the traumatic brain injuries. wouldn’t wish it on anybody.
"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 Sep 17, 2009 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions
it's both
he’s even said he gets jumpy when he gets to the warning track. and i’d bet the farm he’s going to have a “clean up” surgery on that shoulder in the off season.
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ugh. that's fantastic.
I’m not fond of Dick’s at-bats, but it’ll suck if this turns into CDunc the Sequel. Running injured players out there can’t be helping their careers.
"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
maybe he should become an infielder
but when you think about it, it should be no surprise to anyone that he’s jumpy in the OF now
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I don't think that's a good example of Tony not evaluating a player
I seriously think Ankiel has more to do with Tony somehow feeling remorse for his inability to continue pitching, or something like that.
mlb traderumors is doing a series on FA this offseason
and ankiel has come up as an option for all 3 OF spots…good luck to whomever signs him
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
by VolsnCards5 on Sep 17, 2009 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions
he probably won't cost much
and I’d say he’s a reasonable bounce-back candidate. He’s the sort of guy we see on other teams, look at his stats and say “Hey guys, I think I might’ve spotted a nice low-risk, high-reward bounceback candidate here”, unjaundiced by having actually watched him play all year.
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 17, 2009 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Seems like he's still not healthy-
if he’s cheap he could make some team look pretty smart.
"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus
BCB is talking about getting him
"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
no! jim edmonds notwithstanding, don't they ever learn?
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
guess not
"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
Wrigley certainly is a good place for him
nice natural padding on the walls and a short porch in rf.
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 17, 2009 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Soriano, Bradley, Fukudome, Johnson,
How many OFs do they need?
"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus
they just called up So Taguchi, so....
"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
He's gone from two years of a .360 wOBA
to a .289 wOBA. I think he’s screwed up either mentally or physically.
He’s swinging at more balls outside the zone, less in the zone and making less contact on what he swings at regardless of where it’s at. He’s getting worse.
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He's been worse this year
Doesn’t mean that he will continue to. ZIPS projects a .326 wOBA, even after those ~400 awful plate appearances.
by vivaelpujols on Sep 17, 2009 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
meanwhile, we know where Of the Rose is
Because Cubs fans are still following him around.
"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 part where he starts laughing is priceless, though.
"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 Sep 17, 2009 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions
i want to punch a baby
every time I hear the words “clubhouse cancer”.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
zambrano is an ass, huh?
i think the sun rose in the east this morning
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
by VolsnCards5 on Sep 17, 2009 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions
speaking of players we can't let go
Are we going to see the last of So Taguchi this weekend?
"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 answer is yes
Unless you count his subsequent appearance as a baseball-samurai in some future heroic anime. Or something.
the future is here, my friend
the future is here.
"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 Sep 17, 2009 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions
I vote
we use him as a scout to uncover baseball talent around the Pacific Rim…and also to report back on where to find the best sushi.
I would eat sushi everyday of my life
if it was fiscally possible.
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I'm more of a fan of squid if we're talking non-fish sushi.
Roe is also delicious but I have no idea what the mercury effect would be. I’ve had grilled octopus before that was tender and absolutely delicious but octopus as sushi or sashimi has always seems weird and rubbery to me.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Oh hell yes
Eel is my favorite Japanese food by far.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
mmmm eeeeeeeel
"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 Sep 17, 2009 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions
i agree about squid
grilled or fried.
also after a day of drinking and poker, in vegas i tried an all-you-can-eat named Todai. I consumed more sushi than one should at a a single sitting. I can’t fairly assess the quality – due to my BAC – but it was the most enjoyment i ever gotten from sushi / sashimi. I do remember the selection being endless.
After turning 21
I went to Vegas 3 days later—-ended up at an expensive all you can eat somewhere (don’t remember where) and really my only memory was that I was eating everything with my hands and I said at one point “this tastes like happiness”.
Not afraid to nitpick
you guys ever try SanSai
"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 Sep 17, 2009 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Huh. I didn't realize that place was a chain. Seen it in Clayton but never eaten there.
Does it only have locations in California and Missouri? That’s kind of a weird combination.
I remain loyal to Seki’s in the Loop.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
i mostly go there because of location
but I do like that it’s no big thing to have a couple of bucks in my pocket and still get a nice bowl of miso.
"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 Sep 17, 2009 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions
i think they also leave the tv tuned to Cards games, too.
"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 Sep 17, 2009 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
You should buy Gift Certificates off restaurant.com
They run promotions often to get the $25 GC for $3. You just have to spend $50 on food not including booze.
by FlimtotheFlam on Sep 17, 2009 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I think you mean
There rolls are okay
but they’re nigiri isn’t very good.
"You just keep pounding balls into the gap. The one thing you don’t want to do is hit a home run. That’s a rally-killer." - Jeff Francouer
by jd is legend on Sep 17, 2009 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Do we need to have a discussion about panini/panino and gelati/gelato
Silly grammar.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
If you're on the east side of the river
I’m a huge fan of this place in Fairview Heights called Sushi Tatsu. It looks a little like a hole in the wall from the outside but it’s very nice inside, quiet, reasonably priced and tastes great.
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Love Sansai.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Sep 17, 2009 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I would eat sushi everyday of my life
if it was fiscally possible.
This.
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 17, 2009 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions
agreed
so many choices…it really wouldn’t get old…add in some sake…OMG
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
by VolsnCards5 on Sep 17, 2009 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions
at least you are saving yourself from either buying really really expensive food
or are saving yourself from getting intestinal worms and mercury poisoning.
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 17, 2009 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions
It's totally worth it though
The best thing about sushi is I swear it gets better every time you eat it. I started off way back in the day like “meh, it’s okay, too expensive for me though” and now it’s awesomely good.
Not afraid to nitpick
No matter what though
It’s way more expensive to get stuffed on sushi than it is most other places. It’s a delicacy thing so it’s not surprising.
Not afraid to nitpick
stop me when i go too far out on a limb
but given that sushi is soooo healthy, it might be a good investment in your health if you eat it regularly.
just thinkin’. might have to get some sushi tomorrow now.
I'll let my kids deal with that
We’re gonna have frickin wireless electricity, they can figure that out in 50 years. Right?
What I wouldn’t do for infinite cloned mercury free tuna.
Not afraid to nitpick
wireless electricity is
Telsa old
I don’t think we are putting it off on our kids. It will happen in OUR lifetimes
by FlimtotheFlam on Sep 17, 2009 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Seeing is believing
I hear all this talk about alternative energies but it never happens
by FlimtotheFlam on Sep 17, 2009 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm not talking alternative energy
I’m talking wireless electricity that means I won’t have to actually plug in my laptop. It’s the next step in laziness that will keep me from EVER leaving my couch.
Not afraid to nitpick
yah yah yah i hear you but
I am not holding my breath
by FlimtotheFlam on Sep 17, 2009 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
i have it
on my sonicare already
...baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
i know the technology exists
I just don’t see it being wide spread and not expecting it to any time soon
by FlimtotheFlam on Sep 17, 2009 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Bam!
Done and done.
It's official. Cardinals third basemen are jinxed.
by YesWeOquendo on Sep 18, 2009 3:09 AM EDT up reply actions
that's the mercury driving you more mad each time
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 17, 2009 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
he cracked open a thermometer in high school physics
and were touching the mercury a little bit
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 17, 2009 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
mmmmm..... intestinal worms.....
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 18, 2009 4:43 AM EDT up reply actions
is that sushi place
still there, near Olive and Fee Fee in Creve Coeur, in the same plaza as Happy China? Whatever that place was, it was damn good. Uh. In the 1990s.
bad gdm!
Step 1 . try sushi
Step 2 . get laid
Step 3. ?
Step 4. profit
did I do that right?
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
Phase 1. crawl outta basement
Phase 2. get laid
Phase 3. eat sushi
Phase 4. PROFIT!
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how you downplay him!
Franchise. Locations in three states. Signed jerseys on the walls, international baseball on the tv’s, and a cardboard cutout of So with a ring on each finger greeting diners.
"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 Sep 17, 2009 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions
then his own reality show
obviously mixing in something from Iron Chef + The Bachelor + baseball. Add on supplemental merchandising (think his face on coffee mugs, lunch boxes, and of course a whole line of So…? cologne for men).
Who wants to be an angel investor?
So is so over it
talk about surprise guest appearance.
The 40-year-old Taguchi, who lives in St. Louis, disregarded the Cubs’ phone calls Wednesday night because he said he didn’t know who would be calling him from the 312 area code.
“I don’t have any friends in Chicago, so I thought it was a wrong number,” he said. “So I just ignored it for maybe two hours.”
Taguchi’s agent called him and told him the Cubs were looking for him for the rest of the season.
“Cubs?” he replied. “Why now?”
"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
again, let's trade some nobody for him on the last day of the season, give him a PH
at-bat and let him retire a card. please. he loves the city (he makes his home here) and the city loves him.
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
we're your real friends, So!!
"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
Thursty anybody?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsh on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 17, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh please… let’s do it. That would make me so happy.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
6ly?
/Facepalm
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsh on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 17, 2009 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions
is that true?
if that is true, I love So more than I thought I could
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
that's what the link says
"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
Wagner'd
So rules. I’m all for the 1-game contract mentioned by tom or make him the official team thurston for the post-season.
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"perhaps it's a computer joke about the duality of man." -tom s.
by Tudor's Electric Fan on Sep 17, 2009 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Rolen is frickin brilliant when healthy
Those combined numbers have got to be one of the best, if not the best, for a third baseman in a single season. Brooks Robinson had some better years on defense, but he was mostly an average hitter except when he won MVP in ‘64. Schmidt never hit .300. Boggs and Brett were hitting machines, but fielding was very average. I don’t know who else pre-1960 to compare.
As a heeter, I'm no afray of ennybodie.
- APu.
Mike Schmidt was a beast with the bat
Aren’t we past looking exclusively at BA??
Not afraid to nitpick
True.
He led the league in slugging and OPS several times. He did hit .317 in the ’81 strike season, too.
As a heeter, I'm no afray of ennybodie.
- APu.
Schmitty did say a few years ago
That he thought Rolen was the best he ever saw. But Mike is a gentleman, too.
As a heeter, I'm no afray of ennybodie.
- APu.
I assume you mean the combination of awesome offense and awesome defense?
Cause there is this little-known third baseman for the Yankees… but his best years as a 3B combine awesome hitting with just OK fielding.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
yea, and steroids
Ass
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
by VolsnCards5 on Sep 17, 2009 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
by the way, i think you need to up your sig to 6.5 WAR years
~6 is never going to happen
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
by VolsnCards5 on Sep 17, 2009 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, I put it that way for two reasons
One, fangraphs and the CHONE guy’s WAR have different values because they’re calculated differently, so I wanted to allow for some variance. Also, I put it as 6 instead of 7 or 8 because 2002 did in fact happen. Fangraphs has his 2002 total at 6.1, baseballprojection.com has it at 5.8. That’s his worst year, therefore his only real “down” year.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
good point
but methinks that will never happen again…hell just 7 WAR may not happen again….HE’S IN THE BEGINNING STAGES OF HIS PRIME
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
by VolsnCards5 on Sep 17, 2009 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Probably won't, at least until he gets old
but by then I don’t know if it will count as a “down” year or just as a “normal” year for someone his age who is so awesome but not earth-shatteringly awesome anymore.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
he's changing the laws of statistics
terms like mean, average, and standard deviation have no meaning with him
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
by VolsnCards5 on Sep 17, 2009 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions
injuries, man
even one that knocks him out for ~1 month, it’s going to be hard to top 7 WAR.
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 17, 2009 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions
shhh
i am being irrational here…give me my moment
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
by VolsnCards5 on Sep 17, 2009 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions
The awesomeness of Rolen's hitting paired with the awesomeness of his fielding was quite a thing
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
that's what VEB is for
http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2009/7/28/966493/our-hitters-the-grit-factor
"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 Sep 17, 2009 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions
My take from this
Starting pitching, starting pitching, starting pitching. The ‘04 offense was absolutely insane…but the starters weren’t world-beaters, and lost the best of the bunch (Carp) before the postseason as well. Same deal in ’05, with the exception of Carp going for crazy good numbers. ’06: Yeah, the same thing, with worse offense, except once the playoffs hit, Weaver and Soup pitched way above their heads. (And, as an additional help, Yadi hit WAY the heck better than a -.2 WAR guy.)
So, I guess the upshot of this all is, it’s much better to have three starters at 5 WAR all season than to hope like heck that they start pitching like 5 WAR starters in the postseason.
Erik has article on Boog at Fangraphs
Is it just me or does Fangraphs have tons of articles about Cardinals?
oooh i gotta update the compedium post
"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 Sep 17, 2009 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions
^n
"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 Sep 17, 2009 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Doesn't Erik Manning write about the cards quite a bit?
Also, they have to cover Albert Pujols because he’s objectively ridiculous, and they’re all about objectivity.
"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus
RJ seems to write about the Cardinals a lot also
by FlimtotheFlam on Sep 17, 2009 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions
I would suppose, even objective observers can get sucked in
by the seductive allure that is the Cardinals.
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsh on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 17, 2009 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions
"seductive allure" and "Cardinals"
= bad porn.
"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 Sep 17, 2009 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions
or bad documentary on avian mating rituals
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
by VolsnCards5 on Sep 17, 2009 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
with mustaches
"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 Sep 17, 2009 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions
hmmm yes
adds to the allure
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
by VolsnCards5 on Sep 17, 2009 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Or a documentary about Richelieu's mistress
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
but wouldn't that be more likely
to contain words like liaison and boudoir?
"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 Sep 17, 2009 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Maybe the BBC version. Also, "ribald".
But the Showtime/Cinemax/HBO version will be must more saucy.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
"be must more"?
I would agree that it must be much more saucy….that doesn’t mean Motte will be in it, does it?
/reads interweb very well
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsh on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 17, 2009 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Motte could be some crazy Cardinal's guard or something. Maybe slap an eyepatch on him.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Rocheforte?
Isn’t that a smelly kind of a cheese?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsh on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 17, 2009 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions
You know
I was OK with that movie. It wasn’t great, but it did a decent job of capturing the essence of the book. But of all the musketeers, Porthos would probably be most likely to know what is a cheese and what isn’t.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Agreed,
I thought was fairly well done and Oliver Platt cracks me up anyway. Throw in Gabrielle Anwar and I could watch anything.
I still like the early seventies versions that had Richard Chamberlin and Faye Dunaway in them. Charleton Heston as Richelieu was great.
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsh on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 17, 2009 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Crap
I meant “fairly done”.
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsh on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 17, 2009 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I've actually never watched that the whole way through.
But I"m currently borrowing it from someone so hopefully I’ll get around to it. Seen maybe the first half or so of the first one and it’s great.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Have you recognized the guys playing Athos and D'Artagnan yet?
And since we are running this vein, what did you think of Man in the Iron Mask? Personally, I liked it alot. In and of itself it was a well done movie. If you put that many good actors in one movie, they’ll make it good.
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsh on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 17, 2009 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions
The choice of Malkovich and Sarsgaard as father and son
Was just brilliant. Sarsgaard sounds exactly like him.
Don't argue with stupid people. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience. - anon.
Yes. I really like Michael York because his face and accent are so fun
I instantly recognized the guy who plays Athos but I didn’t know his name until I looked it up. What was really weird to me was Christopher Lee as Rochefort. It was pretty hard for me to see it at first.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Oh, and I haven't seen Man in the Iron Mask yet, only a few minutes of it randomly.
I fully intend to read the rest of the novels at some point, maybe that will be enough to get me to watch all these films for real. I’ve only read the first two, the third one is kind of intimidating because it’s so huge.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
St. Louis was in the hands of the French first.
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsh on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 17, 2009 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions
they do...and i love it
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
by VolsnCards5 on Sep 17, 2009 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Is it just me or does Fangraphs have tons of articles about Cardinals?
There was a crazy lull in Cards articles throughout the middle of the season, so it seems like they’re kinda making up for it lately. Having Erik writing there certainly helps.
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 17, 2009 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions
What chance do you guys think of Ryan winning the GG?
Who is his big competition? Rollins seems to be having a down year
by FlimtotheFlam on Sep 17, 2009 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions
no chance
as a commenter in the fangraphs post mentioned, the GG has become an offensive award
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
by VolsnCards5 on Sep 17, 2009 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions
agreed
Rollins or Hanley or Tulo based on offense and a halo reputation for their defense.
GG is a bad award. Not as bad as Rolaids Relief Man though.
it's too bad they give out those shiny gloves, though.
"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 Sep 17, 2009 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions
they do wear actual gold gloves
I mean, I don’t know if it’s real gold, but Rawlings gives them the special gloves.
Apparently the protocol is strict… Yadi only borrowed Albert’s 1B glove because he’s a Gold Glover too.
"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 Sep 17, 2009 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions
what would the actual consequence have been??
i wonder what the actual consequence might be, say, if Yadi hadn’t been a genuine gold glover?
Perhaps he’d have been forced to wear a women’s softball uni?
My mind's eye!!!!
Thanks so very much for that. I won’t be able to sleep for a week.
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsh on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 17, 2009 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions
the baseball gods would have smote them.
and stranger things have happened…. if you’re really into tempting fate….
"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 Sep 17, 2009 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
the picture in your sig scared me
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
not what i was expecting at all
and at first glance, i thought it was beastiality…scary stuff
"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 Derrek Lee???
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 17, 2009 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions
David Price
"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
Side note: Over-rated cha---cha---cha cha cha
Hasn’t dominated at any level of pro-ball outside of A+ ball….and still didn’t come close to owning A+ ball like all of the other recent phenom pitchers.
(Note, I said this before the year)
Not afraid to nitpick
Price is so hot.
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 18, 2009 4:49 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm all for Boog but I don't think he can make up for his shaky play in the beginning of the year
that said, it would be a nice surprise. some airtime on a bigger stage might help that campaign.
"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 Sep 17, 2009 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I tend to go against the grain here
I think he could really win it this year. Book it.
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 17, 2009 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Speaking of Erik
and therefore FR…Redbirds took a 2-0 series lead in the PCL championship series
thats exciting…starting pitching has been outstanding throughout the playoffs…>30IP and only 3 ER
"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
we were following it in the gamethread
"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 Sep 17, 2009 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Who says we don't have any pitching at AAA?
Looks like we might not miss Mort as much as we thought at the time of the Holliday deal.
In a related note — I’m pretty excited about the Jaime Garcia era, hopefully starting Spring 2010.
"I just wish that the late Harry Caray were still around so I could hear him mispronounce 'Kosuke Fukudome' every fukun' night" -- Dennis Miller
JAIME GARCIA
"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 Sep 17, 2009 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Jaime Garica seems like a dream come true
For Duncan and TLR. A lefty that throws groundballs
by FlimtotheFlam on Sep 17, 2009 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I think I saw one of his starts in the majors
Wasn’t sure what to think, but kept an eye on him occasionally.
"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 Sep 17, 2009 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions
it's almost a shame Dunk won't be here to see him rock next season
pretzels pretzels pretzels pretzels
MARTY MASON
"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
he's the real man behind the curtin
i really don’t know if he’d want to step out from behind it
pretzels pretzels pretzels pretzels
just hire Carp as player-coach and Marty can stay where he is
"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
Yadi2
Yer a friggin genius…you really work in a think tank, don’t ya? Tell the truth man.
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsh on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 17, 2009 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions
this season, Carpenter has apparently
- set the tone for the Cardinals starters
- fixed the mechanics of Adam Wainwright
- found out how John Smoltz was tipping pitches (Dan Patrick)
- viewed Shelby Miller when Dave Duncan was out of town*
- worked with Mitchell Boggs to perfect his delivery (FSM) (picture)
*ok, all the other starters were there too. even AJ Pujols got a look at Shelby.
Hire him already. It’s not quite Hal McCrae-is-superfluous-around-Albert-Pujols, but come on.
"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 Sep 17, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
cut out that extra 'C'
"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
donate it to one of the guys posting about
kyle mclellan.
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
does K-Mac fall under the L Theory?
Because that’s a lot of L’s in his name.
"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
I got no arguments against it.
The guy is damned sharp. And if somebody doesn’t do as they’re told…we’ll know.
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsh on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 17, 2009 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions
we'll know what? They have really awkward suitcases?
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 17, 2009 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions
We'll know they didn't listen to Carp
by the little black rings around their eyes.
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsh on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 17, 2009 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
haha, the brewers have to pay braden looper and his -.6 WAR 6.5 mil next year
and remember when people wanted us to sign Fuentes…he’s not been very good this year(though to be fair, it is the AL)
"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
Agreed
Reyes and Miller were much better signings than Fuentes would have been. I still think his numbers would probably be better in the NL, but not a lot better.
"I just wish that the late Harry Caray were still around so I could hear him mispronounce 'Kosuke Fukudome' every fukun' night" -- Dennis Miller
I, for one (out of several hundred on this site)
would probably have vomited if we’d given Fuentes a $30m-odd contract. He was never that consistent even in the NL.
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 17, 2009 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions
bored? read moar fanshots
http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/fanshots/links
"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, hopefully it's a good time to go into a slump
and then start to go on a winning streak at the end of the season. if the cards won in ‘06, with that roster, proves something, I think. it’s more about who is winning at the time than about anything else, eh?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 17, 2009 12:54 PM EDT reply actions
TLR is just teaching
the guys the value of limping into the playoffs. expect more Thurston starts, Wellemeyer appearances and puppy kicking.
I have a love/hate relationship with the Cardinals' middle relief corps. | Cards on Cards
I've been mulling
over writing a fanpost on Cards’ Septembers under LaRussa because they’ve had some pretty futile Septembers in years’ past. However, some of the best September records (2000 to 2002) seemed to fizzle in the playoffs.
My guess is, yes they are slumping…slumping like a fox.
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"perhaps it's a computer joke about the duality of man." -tom s.
by Tudor's Electric Fan on Sep 17, 2009 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions
boog and razzums duking it out for the uzr/150 lead
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 17, 2009 12:59 PM EDT reply actions
what are your thoughts on DeRosa?
Is his potential offensive production and positional flexibility worth the downside risk of poor range, injury recovery and age-related decline?
Yes and no.
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 17, 2009 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions
he'll be worth more than that by WAR
you can pretty much book it. However, the question is whether our two internal options (Freese and, to a lesser extent, Craig) can provide something similar for the league minimum, and allow us to spend that money on Holliday/pitching. We’re not replacing a replacement-level player with DeRo, most likely, we’re probably replacing someone who’s 1-2 WAR. So, he’s probably not quite worth the candle, in the end.
I’d still like to offer him arby, though – I feel if there’s maybe a 50% chance of him accepting then we get free draft pick(s) half the time, and the other half the time we get a versatile player who’ll probably be worth a bit more than he earns (even though it’ll block our internal options). Overall, that’s a +EV gamble (as they say in the poker world).
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 18, 2009 4:53 AM EDT up reply actions
A picture I saw the other day that made me think of Holliday
Don't argue with stupid people. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience. - anon.
Cubs are clowning Miles
giant blown bubble of gum on the top of his cap and he’s totally unaware.
I have a love/hate relationship with the Cardinals' middle relief corps. | Cards on Cards
they're not even original.
"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
awesome
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 17, 2009 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Anyone on Facebook there is a facebook quiz that tells you when Kanye will interrupt you. Just thought I’d let y’all know. Kanye will interrupt me on my wedding day.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Oh Congratulations
When you getting married
by FlimtotheFlam on Sep 17, 2009 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t know but apparently Kanye will be in attendance to tell me that Beyonce had one of the best weddings of all time.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Mine will have to be pretty awesome if Kanye’s going to be there to interrupt it.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
they'll build statues & monuments to mark the spot
it will be a huge tourist attraction
pretzels pretzels pretzels pretzels
weird
B/c when I just took that same quiz it told me that:
- the character from entourage I’m most like is E and
- my vacation style is “beach” and
- the beer that’s a match for me is Stella Artois and
…then I got superpoked by Kanye
by airhad on Sep 17, 2009 3:28 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Stella's pretty vanilla, really.
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 18, 2009 4:53 AM EDT up reply actions
heh
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 17, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions
OT: Anybody going to be at the weekend Cubs series?
I’ll be there for Saturday’s game, and am gonna try the First Pitch tickets for Sunday.
Also, for you natives, what Schlafly’s brew do you recommend? I’ve tried the Pale Ale, not really a fan, but I’d like to give some more a shot.
The hefe is definitely one i'll try
any verdict on the oatmeal stout?
i haven't tried it yet
but it rates decenlty and i love me some good oatmeal stout. Sam Smith’s is delicious.
+1 on the Smiths
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 17, 2009 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I love the hefeweizen and the oatmeal stout
GOB help my wallet if I ever move to a place where I can get that stuff whenever I want
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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I like pretty much all styles of beer I've ever tried
Even slightly odd stuff like rauchbeer (smoked beer, which I love) and even some Lambic brews (which tend to be almost unbearably bitter if they’re not fruit-based) but I think I’ve got to an age and a stage in my beer-drinking life where I’ve probably got to admit, I’m just not that into hefeweizen. I’ve tried a fair few, and I actually used to really enjoy it when I first got into european-style beers, but nowadays, it just doesn’t do it for me. That slightly oily, banana flavour just doesn’t sit with the slightly tangy fizz, and ultimately I’d rather be drinking something else.
Mind you, I quite like the darker-hued ones brewed by Schneider-Weisse, I must admit they’re not bad.
i love the hefeweizen
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 18, 2009 4:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Ever had Weihenstefaner Hefeweizen?
I’m with you in that I tend to like most styles I try. My buddy who is way more knowledgeable than me introduced me to non-fruit lambics. Very weird at first, but very interesting too. I’ve gotta try rauchbeer. Smoked anything is pretty good in my opinion.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Like I said, maybe the one I had was crap
The guy was opening a microbrew.
I told him “good luck,” and then poured it in the drain when his back was turned.
Such a waste of alchohol. I should have tried mixing it with some V-8.
Yeah, Kolsch shouldn't be that hoppy
methinks the dude was doing it wrong. If anything, it should be slightly sweet and “rounded” or smooth-tasting for a lager-style beer. Should be some hops in there but not at all bitter hops and nowhere near as strong as, say, IPA or something. As far as I’m aware, it should be less bitter and hoppy than stuff like pilseners and the czech-influenced beers.
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 18, 2009 5:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Cologne is really the only place to have Kolsch
IMHO
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 17, 2009 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions
If it's hot out: Pilsner
Also, their beer fest is downtown this weekend if you want to try them all.
Shut up, Fritz™.
I really like the Kolsch, just tried the Oatmeal Stout and found it pretty good. The Hefeweizen is yummy.
I really liked the pilsner too.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
I liked the dark indian one
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 17, 2009 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions
?
??
"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus
no idea
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 17, 2009 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Indian indians are getting their skin lightened to look more upper caste
Residue of the damned limey swine.
ah
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 17, 2009 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions
It's become sorta popular in India for dark skinned to use "skin lighteners"
Supposedly there’s studies that Indians find lighter skinned more attractive than darker skinned opening all kinds of bags of worms and snakes.
Not afraid to nitpick
I went to the tap room and forgot what it was called
all I remember it was dark indian or something like that. I do welcome dark or light indian women with open arms, however.
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 17, 2009 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions
my best friend married a lass from Pakistan
she’s beautiful. i too would welcome Indian women Native or foreign (or any woman) with open arms
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so beautiful
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 17, 2009 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I like their Oktoberfest
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Sep 17, 2009 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm going to be at the Friday game.
"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion
Off day threads
coffee and sushi for 200 comments. But I read them all.
In other news, Brewers 5 Cubs 4 top of the seventh. Bradley left game with an injured knee.
Baseball Prospectus gives props to Allen Craig and Adron Chambers
in today’s Future Shock: Great Leaps Forward – NL.
Not sure if the article is password protected.
other interesting names on the list include
Christian Friedrich, Rockies (there had been interest in the Cards drafting him last year)
Roger Kieschnick, Giants (Brooks’ cousin)
Allen Craig’s second half slash stats in 195 at bats: .405/.449/.764
last time i went to a players site, i was out of commission for a week
oh,,,,i see what you’re doing there
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Um. Weird.
"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus
This is what happens when you're in North Dakota
And you’re trapped inside by 6 feet of snow 10 months of every year.
It's too bad this isn't "Stuff 2: Electric Boogaloo"
cause we’re already way off topic.
Shut up, Fritz™.
they will never name a post "Stuff" ever again
"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
i'll make an after hours thread if it gets close to 1000 comments later
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not like the last thread?
"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
to get back on topic
I was shocked to see that Sanders’ D was that good in 04. I just assumed he was a decent OF, but that was a great year. And that was in RF even!
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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Yeah, that confused me greatly.
Are we sure that those numbers for Sanders and Edmonds aren’t switched?
no kidding
how is it possible for JEd to be that average?
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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He wasn't all that fast
He made the absolute most of his physical skills with the reads and positioning, but he wasn’t really a burner out there.
Not afraid to nitpick
how is that even possible?
his range must have been awesome, cuz wasn’t that the year he had no arm?
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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who is Chris Mottram?
should I know? the snark is good. but why is he covering everything on the SBN mlb page?
Oh, okay, there are the other writers. But he’s doing almost all the hard news plus some features.
"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
Since the night is young...
…anyone want to talk about how Ken Rosenthal’s feelings were hurt by the big mean bullies of the super-powerful basement-dwelling sabermetric cadre of evil?
"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus
Ken Rosenthal
needs to go to a speech therapist
It's official. Cardinals third basemen are jinxed.
by YesWeOquendo on Sep 17, 2009 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Which they shouldn't
But when one guy is OH SO MUCH BETTER than the rest of the competition, having an absolutely historic season, voting a player for “leadership” is utterly Ludacris®.
Not afraid to nitpick
This mobile posting is a pain in the ass
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by gdm426 on Sep 17, 2009 6:54 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
6ly, it's slow as all get out
it’s like being on the internet back in 1995. awful, awful, awful
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A/S/L?
"Obviously, tipping pitches didn't help" - John Smotzl
"If you disrespect the Baseball Gods, you'll get slapped." - TLR
where are you at?
get back downstairs!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 17, 2009 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm back in the basement
i was at the store buying a present half an hour ago when i tried get on with my BB
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ah
I am on internet so much that I prevent myself from buying mobile internet plan, it is the only thing saving my sanity
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 17, 2009 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions
i never use it
i don’t know why i have a BB, i don’t use half the stuff on it
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it could prove useful at some point
do you use the map stuff?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 17, 2009 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions
no, i generally know where i'm going
and my truck has a nav system if i don’t
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yeah, why do ya have that thing?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 17, 2009 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions
if you put a . after “i’m” that sentence would have a whole new meaning
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 17, 2009 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions
i actually do use the emails a lot
so it’s not a complete waste of money
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Go get
this browser. So awesome. Tabbed browsing! Though it is sorta slow.
"I’m going to come after you." - Chris Carpenter
gdm, you need to take a look at this
"You just keep pounding balls into the gap. The one thing you don’t want to do is hit a home run. That’s a rally-killer." - Jeff Francouer
by jd is legend on Sep 17, 2009 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
what kind man?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 17, 2009 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Margaritas at my neighborhhod joint
Pueblo Solis in case you’re ever in South City. Incredible margaritas… just 3 parts tequilla, 2 parts Cointreau, 1 part fresh lime as it should be. No sour mix to be seen.
Shut up, Fritz™.
awh damn
that sounds delicious
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 17, 2009 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Margaritas with sour mix give me incredibly bad heartburn
but the real stuff is absolute heaven.
Shut up, Fritz™.
that sounds like the cure to what ails me
I get the heartburn problem too…. so 3 parts tequila, 2 parts cointreau (which is?), and 1 part fresh lime sounds awesome.
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 17, 2009 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
cointreau = orange liqueur
If you ever have hot chocolate drinks in the winter up there in chitown (and I know it gets cold) I can heartily recommend a shot of cointreau in there. It’s super good.
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 18, 2009 5:12 AM EDT up reply actions
It's also good in a cafe borgia
in place of the orange syrup. Grand Marnier works too.
"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion
I make the best margs in the world
I stole the recipe from a now-de-funked restaurant in San Antonio.
DAY 2!
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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by mattyfrommo on Sep 17, 2009 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I am intrigued
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by mattyfrommo on Sep 17, 2009 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
...
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by mattyfrommo on Sep 17, 2009 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
congratulations asshole
you just made the bear wanna kill itself.
You’ve screwed everything up!
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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by mattyfrommo on Sep 17, 2009 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
i,,,i,,,,i,,,,i,,,,,,,wasn't thinking,,,,i,,,,,,just wanted a drink,,,,
i had no idea this could happen
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This one may be slightly harder to judge.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Sep 17, 2009 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Those two.
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by ClemsonGirl on Sep 17, 2009 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
basta...
son of GOB!
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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maybe, he'll bring us back some
you know, as an offering to the GOB’s & stuff
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So my computer is doing this weird thing where just on this thread if a new comment is posted I can’t z directly to it unless I happen to be on the thread at the time. Anyone else having this problem? It’s very annoying.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
I was having the problem where I'd reply to someone
and when I hit the reply button, it would jump back up to the top of the page. I had to reload the page a few times and finally it stopped
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 17, 2009 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions
so if you weren't on the page when a new comment was made, you couldn't Z it
and it stayed marked as a new comment till you refreshed?
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Best link EVAR!!!!
I don’t need to rummage through the dumpster for a Playboy!
"Obviously, tipping pitches didn't help" - John Smotzl
"If you disrespect the Baseball Gods, you'll get slapped." - TLR
his first mistake
was going to a video dating service wearing a jean jacket
It's official. Cardinals third basemen are jinxed.
by YesWeOquendo on Sep 17, 2009 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Azru dating service
It's official. Cardinals third basemen are jinxed.
by YesWeOquendo on Sep 17, 2009 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
awesome.
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 18, 2009 5:13 AM EDT up reply actions
height is in the eye of the beholder
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
dang ole off days
i was all like woo, cards/cubs! and i opened up mlb.com/mediacenter and i didn’t see fsmw and then i was like =(
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
what if we get swept by the damn cubs
or even just lose the series?
/shudders? (or is it shutters? i never can remember which is which)
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
shutters go on pj's brain for even thinking such a thing
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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Maybe TLR would get fired?
It's official. Cardinals third basemen are jinxed.
by YesWeOquendo on Sep 17, 2009 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Getting a little chilly out there
Probably snowing in Kirksville
by FlimtotheFlam on Sep 17, 2009 8:20 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
lol
you silly yankees and your snow
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
Are you sure? It doesn’t say anything about being a sequel in the Plot Summary or anywhere on the page. Plus I thought she aleady found her true love. AND wasn’t her name Amelie not Irene?
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I think it is just Amelie 2
Similar to the first one I guess but different story.
by FlimtotheFlam on Sep 17, 2009 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes but the link went to something about papillions (butterflies).
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yeah and it also came out a year before amelie
i smell epic fail
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
clearly the Amelie prequel
where you learn about her pre-Amelie experience with butterflies, while she was going by the name Irene.
Eventually they’ll also come out with the rest of the series:
- Amelie and the Amazing Creme Brulee
- Amelie and the Boat Party Luncheon
- Amelie and the Curious Case of the Wooden Spoon
etc
So it is called Amelie 2 as well, apparently. But why they called it Amelie 2 before they had released Amelie 1 is beyond me. Gosh sometimes French logic escapes me.
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time actually goes backwards in france
it’s a side effect of socialism. most people don’t know this so we need to have tea parties
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
in socialist france
the time controls YOU.
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 18, 2009 5:15 AM EDT up reply actions
oh cool
I’ll have to see that
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 17, 2009 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
this is tripped out
go sweep with a broom for a little bit, then when you’re done stand it up on the brush end, once you balance it it will just stand there! awesome
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 17, 2009 10:04 PM EDT reply actions
That was my question as well.
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by ClemsonGirl on Sep 17, 2009 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
nah
there’s some autumnal equinox effect going on… have you tried it yet?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 17, 2009 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
wow
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by prophetjohn on Sep 17, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, but the broom is more impressive
I set two of them and freaked out my roommate when he got home. they are still standing there
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 17, 2009 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Is your roomate slow at all?
I just imagine someone being baffled by an upright broom and it’s funny.
Shut up, Fritz™.
well, they are not always able to be balanced like that. one of them has a slant on the brush end, and it’s still standing there crooked. I don’t know about you, but I think it’s really friggin cool (admittedly it would be better if you could balance it on the handle)
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 17, 2009 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
are you?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 17, 2009 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
wooooo!
did you try the broom trick yet? they’re still standing
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 17, 2009 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm right there with you, Chitown
When stuff like that happens it’s just cool. Every balanced a partially full Coke can on the rim at the bottom? It’s like magic.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
yeah, I can easily be entertained sometimes
I have done that! it’s another one of those rare moments of suspended disbelief. especially if you can get it to start rolling in circles on that precariously perched rim
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 18, 2009 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions
well played
although for the record he’s looked pretty good.
i’m also seeing Daric Barton live for the first time. Doesn’t sting so bad.
More imporatantly
Forehead Dot, or Feather Indian?
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
both, please
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 18, 2009 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Don’t remind me.
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by ClemsonGirl on Sep 17, 2009 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
The people at LGT know I’m cheating and so do you. I see no problems.
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by ClemsonGirl on Sep 17, 2009 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
the Tribe
are easy to like after you’ve seen Major League. Now if only Trevor Crowe could morph into Willy Mays Hayes.
hahahahahahaha
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by ClemsonGirl on Sep 17, 2009 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
This is not an open relationship.
We’re not some new fangled fan base like the Rays, we’re the freaking Cardinals here.
We like our cars to be fast, our banks closed on Sundays and our fans only rooting for the Cards.
Shut up, Fritz™.
Too bad for you.
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by ClemsonGirl on Sep 17, 2009 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
obviously
she’s a witch! Burn her!
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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by mattyfrommo on Sep 17, 2009 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I've made it clear to the Cardinals that they may only root FOR the Cardinals
However, they are allowed to root AGAINST a team that is playing against a lesser team.
I used to have the same rule for the Rams, but that’s kind of pointless now.
What?
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by ClemsonGirl on Sep 17, 2009 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
QUIT ROOTING FOR THE INDIANS!
That’s what.
Shut up, Fritz™.
by Alxfritz on Sep 17, 2009 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
If the Indians are playing for the Yankees
…they are allowed to root AGAINST the Yankees (but not FOR the Indians).
Too bad for you. I’m sorry but I can’t help it. I don’t understand why I can’t like both.
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by ClemsonGirl on Sep 17, 2009 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
You can not dislike another team
and want them to do well (I’m a White Sox well wisher), but to live and die with more than one team is too much. You won’t make it out alive.
Shut up, Fritz™.
I don’t plan on making it out of life alive anyway.
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by ClemsonGirl on Sep 17, 2009 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I like the way this one thinks!
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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by mattyfrommo on Sep 17, 2009 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm honestly surprised some of you guys haven't scared her off yet
"You just keep pounding balls into the gap. The one thing you don’t want to do is hit a home run. That’s a rally-killer." - Jeff Francouer
by jd is legend on Sep 17, 2009 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
what the fuck JD?
VEB is very pro woman & very female friendly.
get your ass to the overflow, i made cupcakes damnit
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and your penis license has been revoked.
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 18, 2009 5:17 AM EDT up reply actions
I am too sometimes.
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by ClemsonGirl on Sep 18, 2009 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions
well i try not to be rude
Just playful banter
by FlimtotheFlam on Sep 18, 2009 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions
No I don’t ever think anyone is trying to be rude. And really I’m never offended by anything but sometimes I feel like I should be.
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by ClemsonGirl on Sep 18, 2009 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions
I got into a debate at work today:
If you were getting sentenced to life in prison w/out parole, would you try to kill yourself or not?
For me, there’s no way I’m going to prison just to eventually die. I’d rather just die and not live through however many years of ass rapes and awfulness.
My co-worker thinks it’d be worth going in and trying to be a prison baddass and living fifty plus years running the joint, yet, of course, dieing eventually anyway.
I still say killing yourself and avoiding the chance you may be ass raped is the way to go, especially since we’ll all die in the end anyway…
Shut up, Fritz™.
You're really fixated on the ass raping part
I know know why you think you’re going to die from it, though.
i think i'd try & be the bad ass
but if it didn’t work out & the ass raping were about to start, i’d off myself as quickly as possible.
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I'd just kill myself
to see what comes next (but I’m not scared of death like normal people — which is the only thing about my personality which made me a good Marine) as soon as I learned I’d never have any freedoms again. I’m not sure what the point of living would be after that.
Shut up, Fritz™.
Are you saying I should kill myself?
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by ClemsonGirl on Sep 17, 2009 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I like the way this guy thinks!
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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by mattyfrommo on Sep 17, 2009 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I beat after 20 years in Prison
An ass doesn’t look so bad
by FlimtotheFlam on Sep 17, 2009 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree with your views
I think life in prison is a worse punishment than death. I may be in the very small minority on that one, though
"You just keep pounding balls into the gap. The one thing you don’t want to do is hit a home run. That’s a rally-killer." - Jeff Francouer
by jd is legend on Sep 17, 2009 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Learn how to run the cigarettes racket
read books, work out. Those are all better options than death, I think.
"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion
Reading books is not a better option than death
"You just keep pounding balls into the gap. The one thing you don’t want to do is hit a home run. That’s a rally-killer." - Jeff Francouer
by jd is legend on Sep 18, 2009 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Totally! I mean, what a silly argument to make.
Books are all like “Call me Ishmael,” and “Sing goddess of the rage of Achilles the song of Peleus” and all like “It was I killed the old pawnbroker woman and her sister Lizaveta with an axe and robbed them.” But Death is totally hardcore, to the bone!!!
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Running the prison black market is.
"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion
I see no problem
They are in the AL. Just can’t have two favorite teams in the same league.
by FlimtotheFlam on Sep 17, 2009 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed
The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
I completely agree. It’s not like my other favorite team is the Phillies or worse the Brewers or something.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Sep 17, 2009 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
we would actually burn her, and cut her too
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by mattyfrommo on Sep 17, 2009 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I figured. But they really are very nice in person. My mom and I went to a Brewers/Cards game earlier this year and the guys we sat next to were extremely nice. Much better than the White Sox fans.
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by ClemsonGirl on Sep 17, 2009 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Which is why White Sox fans are awesome
they’d literally fuck your mother before asking how she’s doing.
/really rude accent.
Shut up, Fritz™.
No that’s probably an accurate description of White Sox fans.
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by ClemsonGirl on Sep 17, 2009 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
yet another reason for me to never go to the windy city
we need a new thread, i’ll be right back
pretzels pretzels pretzels pretzels
unless you like
tons of great bars, live music, gorgeous scenery…
eh, n’rmind
...baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
gdm, you've never really been to chicago
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 17, 2009 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I heart chitown
probably, along with kyoto, bruges and rome, my favourite city outside the UK.
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 18, 2009 5:19 AM EDT up reply actions
white sox fans
share a common bond with cards fans
...baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
Some were actually nice to the Indians fans in the ballpark that night because they felt sorry for us. The guy next to us was actually pretty nice but there were poeple around us who were throwing things at the other indians fans.
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by ClemsonGirl on Sep 17, 2009 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
now he keeps
walking guys. He’s getting a little shaky although he does have some nice movement on his pitches. Just keeps falling behind hitters and the Indians are content to sit back and let him deal.
And then not score. Welcome to the Tribe 2009.
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by ClemsonGirl on Sep 17, 2009 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
is it
because of Sizemore’s injury? Hafner’s decline? I thought Choo was having a good year, as were V-Mart and Peralta. What happened?
Sizemore’s injury definitwly hurt the team a lot. Choo is having a phenomenal year and Victor started out great but kind of slowed down. Jhonny started incredibly slow and then picked it up a little but his slugging isn’t hwere it used to be.
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by ClemsonGirl on Sep 17, 2009 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Did you misspell "where" on purpose?
Kinda like “Jhonny?”
"I’m going to come after you." - Chris Carpenter
No but it works quite well so we’ll go with that.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
you may wish to note that V-Mart does not play for the indians.
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 18, 2009 5:20 AM EDT up reply actions
tear :(
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by ClemsonGirl on Sep 18, 2009 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions
and JD's
Shockingly, this is not a dig at gdm
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by mattyfrommo on Sep 17, 2009 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
do I?
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by mattyfrommo on Sep 17, 2009 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
yes you do
pretzels pretzels pretzels pretzels
by gdm426 on Sep 17, 2009 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hoo boy
"You just keep pounding balls into the gap. The one thing you don’t want to do is hit a home run. That’s a rally-killer." - Jeff Francouer
by jd is legend on Sep 17, 2009 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Couple draft nuggets
Aaron Crow finally signed with the Royals. 3M Major League deal incentives for 4.5M—-Nats offered 3.5 minor league deal (payable in 2 years tops→much higher NPV than the guaranteed 3M) jus’ sayin.
BA’s 2nd rated prospect LSU pitcher Anthony Ranaudo went with Boras as his “adviser” to go with #1 rated Harper at the very least. Good or bad, Boras is owning the draft to the degree that it could have a significant impact on MLB happenings once all these guys filter to the big leagues/free agency.
Not afraid to nitpick
Crow made a bad choice
and lost a year of development, coaching, progress and earning his way up the chain. Poor decision making. Poor advice.
His worst choice IMO was letting it get out that his number is/was 4M last year
You just can’t do that and Hendricks really screwed up on that.
I really can’t blame him for not signing with the Nats: a premier college pitcher costs 4-6 million, Crow/Hendricks floated “out of the box” i.e. 4-6 million as his number before the draft, the Nats drafting him knowing he’s a premier college pitcher who wants 4-6 million……..therefore they’re only willing to go to 3.5? Aside from getting less money, who wants to play in an organization that won’t even pay the going (discounted!!!) rate for someone of his ilk. Thinking about it, I can’t even say in retrospect he should have signed on to be in an org that is that shitty.
But when he let it get out that 4M was the number it took, he doomed himself in these negotiations. Why would the Royals, with all the leverage, offer him exactly what he wants? Is he really gonna sit out another year over a few hundred grand again? They’ve gotta keep the specific drop dead number vague so his price tag is still 4-6M this year in order to actually give yourself a shot of getting 4+ guaranteed.
Not afraid to nitpick
Carp is the reason for the season.
Carp is healthy: Cardinals have a good pitching staff.
Carp is injured: Pitching staff sucks.
Shut up, Fritz™.
Meh.
It was a piece on Duncan, not Carpenter. Posnanski’s a great writer (although, I have to admit that was not his best piece.) Read his pieces on Albert, Musial, and Greinke. Phenomenal.
yeah.
still haven’t heard it and every time i think i’ve found a spot to listen to online it’s been removed or disabled.
how is it?
It's not the same
“I’m going to prove to you that I have nothing to prove to you” lyrics of their past several singles is it?
Not afraid to nitpick
well maybe
Rivers was more like the janitor kid who solved complex equations on the chalk board at night when there were no teachers around to see.
is it wrong that I am still laughing at the ice cream is a great teaching tool one?
not that I care, I don’t like being right anyway.
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by mattyfrommo on Sep 17, 2009 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
The kid sicking on the tit
With the mom holding a shotty is nice shot
by FlimtotheFlam on Sep 17, 2009 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
NBC sports Top 111 Free Agents countdown
bottom 20 are posted with K-bot coming in at 100 and AK47 at 98
I looooove baseball
today in Chicago it was a bit cool by the lake. It got me thinking that Autumn was approaching and then it made me sad because baseball is winding down.
Yeah, but cold baseball is coming up
and cold baseball is the best baseball of all.
Shut up, Fritz™.
AFL?
The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
Any news about Luddy's hand?
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boy am I relieved!
now I can get my ass to bed
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by mattyfrommo on Sep 17, 2009 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
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