Taguchi in cubbie blue
by cardwash on Sep 18, 2009 6:02 AM EDT
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well it turns out the cubs called up So taguchi, so we may see him in cubbie blue sometime over teh weekend series.
i feel bad for so, granted he's a 5th OF at best and with september call ups he's more like a 6th since he's past 40. But he had a great few years here as a 4th/5th OF with enough fans liking him to get a cards shirt with his name and number on 'em (i don't really recall any other 4th OF on any team that has a t-shirt jersey of the player you could buy at stores)
Love him or hate him, he was a great part of the '06 run, especially the NLCS. (i still think yadi should of got series mvp over suppan but oh well)
you gotta love his quotes too "I don't have any friends in Chicago, so I thought it was a wrong number." He's a true cardinals player.
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I'm convinced
Hendry gets his jollies on signing former Cardinals to try and “show us up”. It’s rather comical really.
Boy a frosty cold Budweiser would be great about now"…long pause…then an "aahhh". --Mike Shannon
by KYCards on Sep 18, 2009 6:44 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
worked very well with a string of players from Ernie Broglio to Aaron Miles. . . .
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
by akaitori on Sep 18, 2009 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's a cub thing.
cub fans obsess over “cub killers”. Derek Lee was one as well as a ton of other players they’ve acquired over the past couple of years. Then, I think Hendy (who’s not a very good GM) takes it to the next level and signs players that actually make things worse.
Not that So is a bad signing or anything. He pretty much did what they figured he’d do and that’s fill a spot at Iowa. Now, guys like Fuld and Fox and Hoffpauir became more valuable to the cubs so So had to wait.
"F@*& Lidge and the horse he rode in on!"
-Cards Fan in Chitown, via text message shortly after the VEB Get Together Day.
by Tackle Box on Sep 18, 2009 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does anyone really hate So?
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Sep 18, 2009 11:22 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm pretty sure that's next to impossible
On with the (good) youth movement!
by aet15 on Sep 18, 2009 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
In light of your signature, your comment is somewhat funny
Life's a river, kid, you gotta go where it takes you.
-Wayne Malloy
by KerouacCardinal on Sep 18, 2009 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
billy wagner, maybe?
One of my top cardinal fan moments…
it's Clydesdales vs Goats. Actually sums up Cards vs. Cubs quite nicely. -all4tookie
by SleepyCA on Sep 18, 2009 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can't hate So Taguchi
I bleed Cardinal red.
by zoomzoomj88 on Sep 19, 2009 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
too bad
they don’t have Ted Drewes in Chitown
"Never judge a taco by its price" - Dr. Gonzo
by KennyWang on Sep 18, 2009 12:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
all i'm going to say is:
if he get’s a PA this weekend, he better get the loudest fucking ovation ever, even if just for the game 2 NLCS home run that knocked wagner off the deep end.
find me under the fan voices section for the st. louis rams
by stlcardinalsfang on Sep 18, 2009 1:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh shit
I think that NLCS was one of the greatest ever. When I watch replays of the whole thing I still get chills.
by madeintaiwan on Sep 18, 2009 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I will always have a somewhat irrational love for So Taguchi.
For all the obvious reasons. But I went to his fangraphs page today, and I was surprised. I actually had come to believe that my “bench player love” was a little over the top and that he wasn’t very good. He’s far from great, but he was a perfectly find option for a back up outfielder. He usually managed to get on base a something like an average rate, and his UZR numbers were never bad, and occasionally good. If I could switch in So Taguchi from a few years ago for Rick Ankiel from this year I’d totally do it.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
by mattybobo on Sep 18, 2009 1:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
+1
he had a combined 3.8 WAR in six seasons with the club (including 1.6 WAR in ’05 and 1 WAR in ’07), and never played below replacement level. those are certainly not bad numbers for a 4/5 OF type.
find me under the fan voices section for the st. louis rams
by stlcardinalsfang on Sep 18, 2009 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And he was adorable!
Shut up, Fritz™.
by Alxfritz on Sep 18, 2009 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
as adorable as this?
find me under the fan voices section for the st. louis rams
by stlcardinalsfang on Sep 18, 2009 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You tell me! (though the kid does help)
by splhcb67 on Sep 18, 2009 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I adore this picture.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Sep 18, 2009 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So yes, he was as adorable as that dog
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
by mattybobo on Sep 18, 2009 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really hope he gets to start one of these games.
Shut up, Fritz™.
by Alxfritz on Sep 18, 2009 3:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I still think...
..he needs to put on his Inframan costume and take to the skies!
;=8)
Big McLargehuge!
:=8O
by The MooCow on Sep 18, 2009 4:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
this weekend could get just Soooooooooo Taguchi!
/lame valley-girl pun
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by Felonius_Monk on Sep 19, 2009 4:35 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
PS
I’ll be that douchebag.
Fanshot.
Felonius Monk - bitching to contact since 2008
by Felonius_Monk on Sep 19, 2009 4:36 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i disagree
this is a discussion worthy topic, and let’s face it, discussion hardly ever form under fanshots.
find me under the fan voices section for the st. louis rams
by stlcardinalsfang on Sep 19, 2009 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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