Game "138" Post-Game thread
by guayzimi on Sep 7, 2009 4:57 PM EDT
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For all those feeling confident:
We were 15.5 games up on September 18, 2004.
From the recap:
As for the game, Chris Carpenter felt a twinge in his biceps and called it a day after pitching just three-plus innings. He and the Cardinals thought a serious injury probably was avoided by the decision.
The 15-game winner left in the fourth inning with a strained right biceps, but four relievers helped complete a six-hitter. Carpenter is expected to miss only one start, partly because he didn't try to gut it out."It's against normal pitching, they keep going," catcher Mike Matheny said. "Fortunately, I think he stopped in time to give us a chance to let the trainers get him right. Hopefully, that'll be the case."
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he's just appeasing the GOBs
"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
or tempting them?
"Ludwick, I could kiss you on the nuts!" - the red baron 7-29-09
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
no, because the Cards lost that one
the GOBs like it when you acknowledge their past cruelties.
"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
hush
see sig
"The baseball gods are waiting to see if any part of the ballclub disrespects them," La Russa said. "And if we do, they'll slap us hard."
they know damn well who they are
i’m not going to stop just because Tony decided to make it “cool” to respect them. i’ve always respected those bastards, but i still hate them just as much as they hate me.
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by gdm426 on Sep 7, 2009 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
preach it dude!
The GOBs deserve our respect, not our fear
"Ludwick, I could kiss you on the nuts!" - the red baron 7-29-09
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
FSNMW go dark for everyone else?
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
n/m, they're back.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Sep 7, 2009 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I *wish*
"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
Weird
I had audio, but no video, yet the crawl was still there.
Missed the douchebration, but I’m OK with that.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Sep 7, 2009 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions
sadly it's still going...
"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 look, they ran it again.
Thanks for nothin, FSNMW.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Sep 7, 2009 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I am really agreeing with Rickey on this
if AL chirps in , I might have to turn off the postgame
"Ludwick, I could kiss you on the nuts!" - the red baron 7-29-09
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
Edgar Renteria
27 hits in 27 games since the HOF post.
Can you literally ‘will’ someone into the HOF?
so will Jack Clark
"Ludwick, I could kiss you on the nuts!" - the red baron 7-29-09
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
Reminds me of a Minnie Riperton song.
"I throw him four wide ones then try to pick him off first base." - Preacher Roe on Musial
mix tape check
i hear snatches of someone singing along.
"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 can't place it. too much cross-talk
"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
there should be enough for *someone* to place it, 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
I almost have it....damn it
"Ludwick, I could kiss you on the nuts!" - the red baron 7-29-09
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
I'm trying, but I can't place it at all.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Sep 7, 2009 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions
they turned it down for the second song
"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
Guys in the truck:
Please make this stop.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Sep 7, 2009 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions
i don't know what's worse
the pathetic pics, or ricky & the dude who ate clack laughing at them
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In their defense, I don't think they were really laughing
It was more like “we need to chuckle at these, but this segment is really painful.”
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Sep 7, 2009 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Does anyone think those guys really read VEB?
I think it would be pretty funny but I’m never quite sure?
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The timing of things discussed
on VEB during game threads vs FSMW is at times quite freaky.
"Obviously, tipping pitches didn't help" - John Smotzl
"If you disrespect the Baseball Gods, you'll get slapped." - TLR
but we always say it first.
it's Clydesdales vs Goats. Actually sums up Cards vs. Cubs quite nicely. -all4tookie
i wonder if the guys in the van
Say
Hey!, VEB is copying off what we just said
by FlimtotheFlam on Sep 7, 2009 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Not really
but it’s amusing to tie stuff said on the broadcast back to here.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Sep 7, 2009 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't want to seem like I've got a big head
But I thought it was funny that I posted a pic of Albert and commented that he missed the pitch by maybe 1/8 of an inch. Then a couple of days ago someone hits a hard grounder and Ricky comments about how he missed that pitch by 1/8 of an inch.
Also, I do think someone with the Cards does read VEB. Probably an intern, but I think I have seen stuff filter back to people.
Well, I'm from Texas and my mama taught me to not piss all over myself.
Someone in the FO is certainly assigned to read them
Heck, they’ve got a free think tank at their disposal that has built in critics and proponents. I’d guess that it’s not a terrible gauge of the fans at large as well. It’s a free resource so why not exploit it.
Future Redbirds - tracking Cardinal prospects for Cardinal Nation
Jeff Luhnow has openly admitted he reads VEB and Future Redbirds
If someone wrote an in depth blog about my job I would probably read it.
by FlimtotheFlam on Sep 7, 2009 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I think we should have an entire meme with made-up stats
and then sell it like Colby wants White Castle.
"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
Hi Jeff or Jeff's intern!
Surely you want to sign up if you haven’t already and reply! Speak to the people!!!!!!!
Not afraid to nitpick
no, don't get him fired
Just tell him to blink the stadium lights once for yes, twice for no. Keep our insider!
"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
Start a normal lineup
Or at the very least tell Ankiel not to swing at a 3-0 pitch WHEN HE’S BATTING IN FRONT OF PUJOLS.
Not afraid to nitpick
how about ditch Dick altogether?
do it Jeff, you know it’s for the best
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Luhnow isn't in charge of the major league roster
and Rick in his current role isn’t awful. (Although I hate typing that.)
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I wish I could read VEB all day
Than just tell my boss I was doing “research”
by FlimtotheFlam on Sep 7, 2009 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions
i know, i know, but it's nice to dream he had that much powar
do you need a shower after typing that too?
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Yeah, Sounded like it was an in house joke that got passed around
by FlimtotheFlam on Sep 7, 2009 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
he said this season he doesn't have time to read every blog out there
that makes me wonder what ones he does read
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is your blog really dead?
"Ludwick, I could kiss you on the nuts!" - the red baron 7-29-09
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
yeah, i haven't done anything there in well over a year
i can’t remember the last time i even looked at it
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I bet it has at least made it to second base with another blog
"Ludwick, I could kiss you on the nuts!" - the red baron 7-29-09
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
but he's always on the computer when they have a shot of him
He is checking VEB.
"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
Jeff Luhnow Burning in Springfield
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT
Why did MLB let the Brewers to host us on both Memorial Day and Labor Day?
Furthermore, why didn’t the Cardinals have a home game on any of the Big 3 holidays? Memorial Day, Indepedence Day, and Labor Day, all on the road. It makes no sense. I wonder how many other teams played on the road for each holiday.
That said, if you’d have told me that Carp would start on Memorial Day and Labor Day, having double-digit strikeout totals in each game, I’d have been thrilled. After that masterful performance, I am thrilled.
"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
We hosted the Mets on April 22nd...
That is Earth Day AND Administrative Professional’s Day.
What else do you want you greedy fuck?
V, b.
by LukeMP1186 on Sep 7, 2009 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
with the national media tempting the GOBs on our behalf
We gotta do more to make up for it. Predictions this early? HFS ®!
Don’t get me wrong, it’s enjoyable and prodigious baseball. But never forget: Tigers in Three.
"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
If '06 taught us anything,
it was that no division lead is safe. Smoltz is our living, breathing, pitching reminder of that fact.
"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
by bgh on Sep 7, 2009 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions
amen
"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 division is over...
I’m much more worried about getting slammed by Colorado (or whoever) in the NLDS as punishment for all the slamming we’ve done in the NLDS.
V, b.
The NLCS is what you'll have to worry about
I’m sure we can get by our opponent, whoever it may be, in the NLDS.
I bleed Cardinal red.
This is exactly what I'm talking about...
It’s pretty amazing that we’ve only lost the NLDS once while Tony has been here, and that was in 5 games to the Arizona team that went on to win the World Series.
V, b.
The same club that we mowed down the following year.
The 2000 series vs. Atlanta also shows that just about anything can happen in a short series.
"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
by bgh on Sep 7, 2009 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Potential NLDS scenario
Game 1 Linecum
Game 2 Cain
Off Day
Game 3 Zito (Sanchez or Penny)
Game 4 Linecum on 3 days rest (Sanchez & Penny long relief)
Off Day
Game 5 Cain on normal rest
This is one scenario I don’t want to see.
short rest
who is better suited for short rest – Carp or Adam? I’d go with Adam in game 1 and 4 with Smoltz ready (ie doesn’t pitch in game 3) for two innings. Then have Carp on full rest for game 5 if necessary.
waino
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
Luggage allowed, or no luggage?
I.E. do we want it to be a fair fight?
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
I honestly have more confidence...
in beating the Dodgers in a 7 game series than I do in beating the Rockies in a 5 game series.
V, b.
not me
2 possible starts from Carp, and throw Wagonmaker in there too? Nothing scares me with those two at the top of the rotation.
"Ludwick, I could kiss you on the nuts!" - the red baron 7-29-09
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
It's just a smaller margin of error...
If Carpenter and Wainwright do their thing, no one is beating the Cardinals in the NL. But if one of those two is off his game and you lose one of those first two, I would rather have more room to recover.
V, b.
giants can say the same thing
with Lincecum and Cain.
"The baseball gods are waiting to see if any part of the ballclub disrespects them," La Russa said. "And if we do, they'll slap us hard."
Not necessarily
They could strike out 15 in 9 innings give up 1 run and lose with that lineup.
Not afraid to nitpick
FYI
We’ll need 4 starters for the NLDS, unless Gm 1 starter goes on short rest in Gm 4.
Gm 1 TBD @ TBD Wed Oct. 7 TBD TBS
Gm 2 TBD @ TBD Thu Oct. 8 TBD TBS
Gm 3 TBD @ TBD Sat Oct. 10 TBD TBS
Gm 4* TBD @ TBD Sun Oct. 11 TBD TBS
Gm 5* TBD @ TBD Tue Oct. 13 TBD TBS
Shut up, Fritz™.
It would obviously be ideal to wrap it up in 4 games or less...
So you’re starting the NLCS at the top of the rotation.
V, b.
I am counting on the inevitable early October rainout
"Ludwick, I could kiss you on the nuts!" - the red baron 7-29-09
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
I figure it will be the Oct 10th game that gets rained out
I have to get wasted that night, and I think the GOBs will not make make me miss a game because of a pre-planned drunken stupor.
"Ludwick, I could kiss you on the nuts!" - the red baron 7-29-09
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
how nice of you to celebrate my bday a night earlier
but it’s really not necessary
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I am just that kind of nice, pal
"Ludwick, I could kiss you on the nuts!" - the red baron 7-29-09
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
he's not your pal, buddy.
Felonius Monk - bitching to contact since 2008
by Felonius_Monk on Sep 7, 2009 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions
he's not your bro, friend
"Ludwick, I could kiss you on the nuts!" - the red baron 7-29-09
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
He's not your francis?
Shut up, Fritz™.
by Alxfritz on Sep 7, 2009 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
If we happened to be in dire straights, say, down 2-1 heading into game 4,
I wouldn’t be surprised to see them start the rotation over and let Carp and Waino both pitch twice in the NLDS.
"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus
of course clowns scare me
but I have never seen a clown take the mound in the division series round
"Ludwick, I could kiss you on the nuts!" - the red baron 7-29-09
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
...
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Sep 7, 2009 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Well done
Full credit would also have been given for a Kenny Rogers pic (with extra credit if there was a brown stain on the palm of his pitching hand).
by BTown Birds fan on Sep 7, 2009 6:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Not in the LDS
not against the Cards anyway.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Sep 7, 2009 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions
But still, yeah.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Sep 7, 2009 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions
that's the past man
I am not here to fear the past.
"Ludwick, I could kiss you on the nuts!" - the red baron 7-29-09
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
LOL Phillies.
"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 a terrible series for them...
They’re doing their best to guarantee we play the Wild Card team.
V, b.
I'd like them to choke,
just so we can stop having to hear stuff about how the Phils are so gritty and work together and play for one another and play the right way.
"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus
Yeesh - I hadn't realize that win completed a 4-game sweep by the Astros
With their lead they’re still a pretty solid lock to win the NL East. But you never know – so were the Mets a couple years ago. Heh.
But of course nothing can top this, at least from a Cards point of view. Heh heh.
by BTown Birds fan on Sep 7, 2009 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Here's an amazing stat
from the AP game recap: “It was the 15th consecutive time that the Cardinals won the first game of a series. The last series opener St. Louis lost was a 3-2 decision at Houston on July 20.” Talk about jumping on a team quick – that’s just awesome.
In other news
Chris Carpenter is my favouritist player ever, except for JImmy Baseball who I love.
Felonius Monk - bitching to contact since 2008
Manny Parra for the Brewers tomorrow...
Every time I see his name, I think THIS will be the time we finally knock him around like the rest of of the league does. But I’m wrong every time, so I’m predicting no more than 2 ER in no less than 7 IP.
V, b.
No kidding
Dude’s pitched four games against us this year and has a lower ERA against us (2.42) than any other team he’s faced but the DBacks (one game, 1.50 ERA). His ERA is over 9.5 for half of the 14 teams he’s faced, for Christ’s sake! Take out his games against us and his ERA goes up a full run, to 7.49. If you don’t like ERA, the pattern is roughly the same for WHIP, BAA, etc. Hopefully time for a little regression tomorrow.
by BTown Birds fan on Sep 7, 2009 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions
For want of a Nail
Carp going down in that game is a major reasons we were swept in the WS.
Because of that sweep we trade Haren for Mulder.
What if…?
Don't do it to yourself.
You’ll get headaches and lose sleep.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 7, 2009 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I sometimes wake up from a nightmare covered in sweat
by FlimtotheFlam on Sep 7, 2009 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
screaming what?
I'm going to anticipate Albert being walked if Babe Ruth is hitting behind him -Holliday
SBN must be acting up 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
because we traded haren for mulder...
things fell out the way they did in ’06. and we won.
i’ll take it.
by RedbirdAvenger on Sep 8, 2009 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions
We win the World Series two years later
and have the best record in the league five years later?
Shut up, Fritz™.
But seriously...
That trade was obviously a terrible one, and Mulder was terrible in 2006 before his season ended. But if you subscribe to the chaos theory, would we have ever won the World Series if that trade doesn’t happen? Sure, Haren would have made it a better team, but who knows how that affects the outcome.
V, b.
Did you take your meds?
If so then he’s real, if not then go take them and see if he returns.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 7, 2009 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I would have used the Sports Almanac to make tons of money gambling
Then I would have bribed Jocketty into keeping Haren.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
But we also had decent offense in 2007
and awful, awful pitching. Haren and Wainwright, even without Carp, would have carried us.
by Hardcore Legend on Sep 7, 2009 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Thats about the way 2007 went.
Shut up, Fritz™.
by Alxfritz on Sep 7, 2009 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
sad
but I never discount the effect of tragedy (Josh Hancock) on a team. The Angels moving on without Adenhart is amazing and stoic to me.
I don't know that the two are mutually exclusive
we were a .600 winning % team when Mulder hit the DL. If it was Haren, he doesn’t hit the DL and we keep on winning.
by Hardcore Legend on Sep 7, 2009 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, i didn't understand how it was trade off
if we have haren, maybe it’s tigers in four
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
it was already tigers in three
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
I know...
I’m just saying you never know what happens if the make-up the team is the slightest bit different. How often does the best team actually win the World Series? I just feel like that was the absolute perfect storm.
V, b.
So if given the choice
Keep what happened…or…
Carp doesn’t get injured in 2004.
What would you choose?
if it would shut up the broadcasters for even ONE SECOND about the superiority of the [insert AL team here]
I would choose Carp.
But I doubt it would ever happen, so no. I like reality.
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT
Why dont you just ask me to chose between my favorite dad on My Two Dads!?!
I can’t do it! I can’t choose!
Shut up, Fritz™.
Anyone know when pitchers game scores get posted?
I’m guessing Carp’s will be around the top 5.
Shut up, Fritz™.
It's in the box score on espn.com...
He posted a 93, second only to Sanchez’s no-hitter in the NL.
V, b.
Wonderful
I thought he’d be behind Lee and Hamels.
RT @JoeStrauss: Crhis Carpenter’s last 13 starts: 11-0, 1.97 ERA, 96 innings.
Shut up, Fritz™.
Only one of use gets paid to write.
If I fucked up some router configs, strauss can talk shit.
Shut up, Fritz™.
touche
so this means I can ridicule everyone else for doing their jobs poorly provided none of my work winds up like this? I’m down with that.
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I picture you
walking out of a melting nuclear power plant, glowing, ala Homer.
“Man alive, there’s a… man… alive…. in here!”
Shut up, Fritz™.
no, he's just generally enraged.
PT does that to a guy.
"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 should get dinged...
for facing a joke of a lineup… Gerut/Kendall/Escobar/Bush/Patterson is pathetic.
Please take this comment in the spirit it was intended.
Compare that to Buerhle's 93 game...
Upton/Crawford/Longoria/Pena/Zobrist/Burrell/Bartlett
Please take this comment in the spirit it was intended.
question:
does anybody know how game score gets computed? it just seems ridiculous that a perfect game can have the same score as a one hitter, even if he did do something like load the count to every batter and give up 27 straight 390’ shots to the track
thanks
seems straightforward enough. could obviously quibble with some of the things in there, but it seems close enough for the women i sleep with
shut up shut up shut up!
"The baseball gods are waiting to see if any part of the ballclub disrespects them," La Russa said. "And if we do, they'll slap us hard."
Valverde's Splitter
Not to reopen old wounds, but it’s interesting that Jose Valverde uses the same grip on his splitter, with the middle finger on the seam and the index finger on the skin of the ball, as Clemens does…
…at least some of the time (for each).
I’m going to have to play around with this grip and see how the ball moves.
Well, I'm from Texas and my mama taught me to not piss all over myself.
dude's hands are huge.
wow.
it's Clydesdales vs Goats. Actually sums up Cards vs. Cubs quite nicely. -all4tookie
that really is just painful to look at...
i have small hands, but even when i try to do that in the air it hurts.
"There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit." ~Al Gallagher, 1971
go cards.
by thecoolalonzo on Sep 7, 2009 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Cot's contracts is evil
* 7 years/$69.835M (2008-14), plus 2015 club option
o signed extension with Toronto 4/4/08, re-working 2008 deal signed 2/5/08 ($3.5M signing bonus remains, 2008 salary reduced from $1.335M to $0.735M)
o 08:$0.735M, 09:$5.9M, 10:$9.7M, 11:$12M, 12:$12M, 13:$12.5M, 14:$12.5M, 15:$13.5M club option ($1M buyout)
o may block trades to 6 clubs beginning in 2009
o if traded between beginning of 2011 season and Spring Training 2014, future salaries increase by $0.5M each
o if traded during 2014 season, 2015 option increases to $14M ($2M buyout)
o claimed by Chicago White Sox off waivers from Toronto 8/10/09
Not afraid to nitpick
This will make you feel better
- 8 years/$136M (2007-14)
* $8M signing bonus
* 07:$9M, 08:$13M, 09:$16M, 10-14:$18M annually
* full no-trade clause
* award bonuses: $0.25M for top vote-getter in All-Star balloting, $0.35M for World Series MVP, $0.25M for LCS MVP, $0.3M for MVP, $75,000 for Gold Glove
* perks: suite on road trips, 6 premium tickets for each home game (spring training – post-season) and All Star Game (if Soriano is selected)
Not afraid to nitpick
I was thinking about this earlier
Mozeliak and the Cardinals have engaged in some questionable contracts (Lohse, Pineiro) and extensions (Franklin, Carpenter) but they’ve avoided any truly franchise crippling contracts like Soriano or Vernon Wells. Sometimes I think that’s half the fucking battle.
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A lot of people
would have said Carp’s was, but after this season it looks like a fucking bargain.
the Cards biggest contract problems were always having multiple guys out at the same time (Mulder, Izzy, Edmonds, Carp, Juan, Kennedy’s wasted money, etc) which added up to Soriano/Wells money.
Shut up, Fritz™.
if you really want to get sick
look at Longoria’s contract. i don’t even want to know what that is going to look like in WAR/$ or whatever metric you want to use in the coming years.
How Longoria's agent still has a job is beyond me
His worst case is Alex Gordon? Is Alex Gordon ever going to the poor house?
Not afraid to nitpick
I know this sounds crazy
but if I was Longoria, I would have done the same thing. I’m not interested in having THAT much money anyway. I wouldn’t even know what to do with it. He’s set for life. Now, I would have fought for a no-trade clause if I’m taking that kind of a pay cut.
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Yeah at least a NT clause would give him the power
To be only traded to the teams he wants to go to
by FlimtotheFlam on Sep 7, 2009 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Seriously
If someone gave me 1 million dollars tomorrow, I’d be hard pressed to spend it in a year.
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6ly, i'd buy a big ass house
then fill the garage with some rides & poof, there’s goes my $1Million dollars
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I could blow a million on beer,hookers,and blow
"Ludwick, I could kiss you on the nuts!" - the red baron 7-29-09
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damnit!
Mine would have been much wittier if it hadn’t taken 5 extra minutes to post it.
"Ludwick, I could kiss you on the nuts!" - the red baron 7-29-09
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
I can see it now
He doesn’t know how to spend all his money. He eventually buys some prostitutes. Than on the last day he find’s out he has syphilis. So it count’s as a purchase and he doesn’t get the $100M. He was supposed to start with nothing more than he begun with. Than at the last moment he chugs some penicillin and he gets the money.
by FlimtotheFlam on Sep 7, 2009 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
i have never seen brewster's millions
so i went to wiki to see what it was about. looks like they could have done a lot more with the plot than they did.
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that's probably the only candy move i haven't seen
i don’t know why, but it just happened. from wiki’s description, it sounded too boring & predictable. but you’re right, i should see it before stating that for a fact. so let me rephrase,
from what wiki’s says, they could have done more, but i’m sure it’s much than their description.
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WTF is wrong with SB tonight?
they are taking words out of my comments like a mofo
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It's an underrated baseball movie, too.
The whole secondary plot (after him running for non-Mayor) centers around his minor league team playing the Yanks.
At the very least, it has more baseball than For The Love of the Chick Flick About Baseball.
Shut up, Fritz™.
which i love
because i don’t even remotely believe for a second that at their age and physical condition that John Candy or Richard Pryor could play baseball
by Expatcardfan on Sep 7, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
i'll have to add it to my must see list
along with the big lebowski
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a great example of 80's movie censorship
that movie comes out today, and i’m just guessing that PETA would be pissed. just a hunch
I'd buy a ticket for opening night
"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 8, 2009 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
i could spend a million in a year
That crazy shit I would buy
by FlimtotheFlam on Sep 7, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
agreed
and i’d take the same kind of chance on Colby now. maybe not the same exact deal, but 5 years/$20MM? I’d do it on both sides in a heartbeat
I'd give Colby that in a heartbeat with the goofy options on the end
But (I’ve said this before) I also hope in the ass backwards way that Rasmus has the confidence in himself to say “I’m going to be better than taking a massive pay cut”.
There’s no chance I’d take the Longoria deal, wouldn’t even have to think about it. Longoria already had ~2 million in the bank, he was going to be okay for the rest of his life regardless. Getting ~9 million more in the bank guaranteed doesn’t do it for me when I’m already rich and that’s almost guaranteed with any semblance of health anyway. But really what it comes down to with me is the insanely underpriced option years. If those are for like 20M a piece alright. 7.5M 6 years from now???
Not afraid to nitpick
$2 million
does not make any 23 year old (wasn’t he 23?) financially set for life. My parents were told to have a million if they wanted to retire securly at 60.
Shut up, Fritz™.
I'm not saying it wouldn't be an awesome problem to have
just that he wouldn’t be able to never worry about working again.
(if that makes any sense.)
Shut up, Fritz™.
but there's more than one Rasmus brother
all their cheap contracts together means the parents can retire to Boca.
"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
and also, its easy to look at in retrospect
and still might be. i mean, they gave a big contract to a highly touted kid after 1 good week in the majors. lots can go wrong really fast.
Well we paid Carpenter about 20 million
to rehab the last two years but sure, it looks good this year.
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he wasn't worth that in 07&08
i know it’s not his fault he was hurt, but that’s still a hell of a lot of money to be paid to do nothing but rehab.
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I know a guy who
goes to Carp’s masseuse. The masseuse told my friend that Carp has never felt better. I think it’s evident. The wash.
"If I prepare myself, my stuff is good and I'm going to get outs. That is a fact." - Chris Carpenter
Post season innings pay down the debt, right?
You’re only paid for the regular season.
Well, I'm from Texas and my mama taught me to not piss all over myself.
And we're paying him 14M
so he’s starting to recoup that value.
I’d contend that it still doesn’t make that a good extension without the benefit of hindsight.
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yeah it was a poor extension
since we already had signed to 08
by FlimtotheFlam on Sep 7, 2009 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
i'll have to look up who said it first
but, “its not the high price of star players thats a problem. its the high price of average ones”.
and I’m pretty sure this was by Casey Stengal
Besides Pujol's
No man is worth 4 years in my eye’s.
by FlimtotheFlam on Sep 7, 2009 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions
what the hell is the deal with the Soriano ASG clause?
"Ludwick, I could kiss you on the nuts!" - the red baron 7-29-09
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
Thats a question I was discussing on another board
If an owner/managment could prove a player honestly wasn’t trying (not that Rios isn’t, he’s just our hypothetical) what kind of legal actions could be taken to void the contract? I think the MLBPA is so strong, a player could get away with it.
Shut up, Fritz™.
seriously
if i took a high paying job, and honestly did nothing that even remotely resembled work, i’d get fired pretty soon. if they could somehow prove that he’s not even trying i don’t see how you couldn’t press some sort of negligence charges. at least Mulder and a lot of guys hide behind injury, and even in Mulder’s case i think he was trying.
you have another blog?
is she prettier than me?
"There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit." ~Al Gallagher, 1971
go cards.
by thecoolalonzo on Sep 7, 2009 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
fritz is too much man for only one blog to satisfy
it’s something we all came to grips with long ago, i hope you can do the same
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I really, really, really hate seeing Simms when I am reading all of this awesomeness
My banner blocker usually catches this stuff.
"Ludwick, I could kiss you on the nuts!" - the red baron 7-29-09
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
I hope azru can't see this stuff
or maybe I do, maybe I do
"Ludwick, I could kiss you on the nuts!" - the red baron 7-29-09
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One day
Dan and Chuck and Red are going to be gone at the same time. . . and I will be banning people as fast as I can.
/football makes robots angry
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I'll bring the beer!
"Ludwick, I could kiss you on the nuts!" - the red baron 7-29-09
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6ly, the only baseball game on right now is a blow out in the Bronx
who the fuck made this schedule? i’m not that interested in fsu & the u. even with EA on the sidelines, i just don’t care.
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Even if you weren't interested
That was the best football game of the weekend (well, maybe except Missouri-Illinois)
/stirring the pot
"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 8, 2009 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Anyone remember what SBN was like
before the auto commenting feature?
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haha
I’d forgotten about that but yes, that was how we functioned.
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I wish
they’d either enable auto-updating on the mobile version, or bring back the [ new ] tags on reload of the mobile page.
Honestly No
I just remember being happy
by FlimtotheFlam on Sep 7, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
yes it did
"Ludwick, I could kiss you on the nuts!" - the red baron 7-29-09
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
yeah, but i wanted to make sure i wasn't the only one who could read it
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Well in that case...
I can’t read anything you’re writing. I’m not even real, just a figment of your twisted imagination.
V, b.
Dan Haren?
"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 cool would it be if we could get Sportsnation to autoformat that right out of here?
Not afraid to nitpick
old meme is old
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
This baseball game is painful to watch
If only the Rays had a bullpen
"...and pujols has given st louis the lead"
shelley duncan just grounded out to end the inning in the brox
i wonder if Dave will blame the Yanks medical staff for that?
/that’s a cheap shot asshole!
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by gdm426 on Sep 7, 2009 9:59 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Hey, your tOSU QB sounds bright!
He eye black reading “VICK” to support (?) Mike Vick for the Navy game. When asked why, he said:
Not everybody is a perfect person in the world. Everyone kills people, murder people, steals from you, steals from me, whatever.
/FOOTBALL!
Shut up, Fritz™.
they don't pay him to be smart
i can’t take another football season up here, i just can’t do it
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You guys are going down next week
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
i'm not a fan, i just have to live here.
osu always goes down, insert oral sex joke below
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Ohio State is insufferable...
They’re like the girl that’s only hot in the right situation, i.e. the one moderately attractive girl in the office (Big Ten). All her douchebag co-workers (media) hit on her, and she starts to feel pretty good about herself. Then everyone goes to the bar after work (BCS game), and the actual hot girl (insert SEC team) from HR on the 4th floor comes along. Now the moderately attractive girl couldn’t get laid by Wilt Chamberlain while the actual hot chick has her absolute pick. As a result, the moderately attractive girl just starts bragging about how much more attractive she is than the fat chick (Michigan) in accounting.
V, b.
by LukeMP1186 on Sep 8, 2009 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
this is so freaking awesome
i’m going to steal this & tell it to all asshats around this town
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At least your not Illinois.
Look hot as shit, then roofie themselves and end up naked in a gutter.
Shut up, Fritz™.
you missed the point
that’s precisely the time to strike the m.a.g.i.t.o. She’s on the defensive, and still a “1”, as opposed to a “0”.
it's Clydesdales vs Goats. Actually sums up Cards vs. Cubs quite nicely. -all4tookie
Just stole this
Your the man. People think I’m witty!
by AWolfAtTheDoor on Sep 8, 2009 1:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Apparently, here at USC
They’re showing the game in 3D at our baskeball arena. I have NO idea how it’s going to be, but I’m going
http://cbs2.com/sports/usc.ohio.state.2.1142509.html
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Peña out for the season
two broken fingers on a check swing.
"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 pitch from CC hit his hand
so it wasn’t the check swing that broke the fingers
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ugh.
I had that happen to me the summer before high school (just one finger, though). An incredible amount of pain and the jackass ump called it a foul ball and made me finish the at bat.
Shut up, Fritz™.
Seems to me...
umps can just go off of the response of the batter. You can’t fake instant agony. No instant response = foul ball.
Please take this comment in the spirit it was intended.
He said he heard it hit the knob.
So, he may have been calling 14 year old me a knob.
Shut up, Fritz™.
and was that the first time you've been called a knob?
Don't ping my cheese with your bandwidth.
by RosevilleRedbird on Sep 7, 2009 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
what gdm said. moar violence, courtesy St. Pete Times
The pain Carlos Peña felt after being struck on the left hand by CC Sabathia’s 93-mph fastball, then when he tried valiantly to stay in Monday’s game and checked his swing, was excruciating, enough that he wondered later how he didn’t pass out.
But the reality that his season was over — the result of two broken fingers — was worse.
that’s how quick it could turn…….
meanwhile, others tempt the GOBs:
After a lengthy delay — in which he was jeered and booed by the Yankee Stadium holiday crowd — Peña took a few practice swings and felt the pain, though considerable, was manageable.
"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
ahh... leave it to the yankee stadium crowd to boo an injury delay...
Don't ping my cheese with your bandwidth.
by RosevilleRedbird on Sep 7, 2009 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
heh
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 7, 2009 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
or shoot him with lasers
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 7, 2009 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
ah...
I was thinking some kind of Dave Dravecky-type injury.
Please take this comment in the spirit it was intended.
stupid inside the NFL on showtime ads are annoying
and Boomer Esiason looks extremely creepy
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 7, 2009 10:45 PM EDT reply actions
picture of colby I took a few weeks ago
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 7, 2009 11:00 PM EDT reply actions
huh
try this http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbowles/3898050567/
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 7, 2009 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I have some better ones
which I will post at a later date
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 7, 2009 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
WASTING AWAY
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT
quick, someone cook him a hot meal
wait, it’s too late for that
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 7, 2009 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
too bad he couldn't sell it.
"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT
not much of a showman really
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 7, 2009 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Is his belt up at his belly button?!
There’s his problem. He’s young, drop the pants down a bit, kid!
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the pants legs are too long for that
he needs to try a smaller guys pants on if he’s going to start pulling them down
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not sure if this will work
but here’s a link http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=368883&id=1639993214
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 7, 2009 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
only Carp
and Haren have sub 1.00 WHIP
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 7, 2009 11:33 PM EDT reply actions
danny haren
he plays for the diamondbacks
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
this guy
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
is that a floating baseball?
I'm going to anticipate Albert being walked if Babe Ruth is hitting behind him -Holliday
by slash2049 on Sep 8, 2009 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
it's not so much denial
sore spot. like talking about Ankiel pitching.
…..or hitting.
"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
eh, it all balances out
wainwright worked out, boog fell in our laps, free lugo and smoltz.
and we have some latino guy playing first base that has a little potential
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
he's ang American
"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
nah
i was talking about his ethnicity not his nationality
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
Boog break-dances
http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=25439620&event=830973&CategoryID=38580
"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
thnx
awesome pics
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 7, 2009 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
i give it a "8.5"
In fact, it would have been an “7.5”, except that he scored, giving him an automatic +1.
A major league float should never require contact between both hands and the ground. You may say, dude, it was just a pinky and a middle finger, and he had nice rotation, but both hands at once is a major foul. A real major leaguer would have been able to score without touching the ground, at all.
it's Clydesdales vs Goats. Actually sums up Cards vs. Cubs quite nicely. -all4tookie
he's working on it, give him time. and more shirts.
there’s two other pics from that sequence
"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
Happ *and* Kershaw out?
wow. one misses a lot when the shows with baseball are pre-empted by this foot-ball thing.
we will not anger the GOBs, we will not anger the GOBs…
"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
Let's go Canes!!!
er, I really hate football.
Please take this comment in the spirit it was intended.
how can you watch football when a "new" episode of top gear is on the bbc?
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sorry, none of the sites i know of have top gear on them
which is a shame, it’s the best car show evar
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Prior to today
the Cardinals had 3 of the top 8 starters in the NL by WAR. Think about that for a second. Three of the best starters in the entire league are on our team. Our pitching is just insane right now.
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That doesn't even include today's gem
for Carpenter who was at number 7. He might make it up into the top 5.
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yeah
I think those 3 are worth more than the entire offense combined
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 8, 2009 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah...
and big money free agent pickup isn’t one of them…
Please take this comment in the spirit it was intended.
causation!
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
Carp leads the WWL teaser
"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
is that why i'm in a coma?
"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 am amazed at how many people on here hate football
I have always thought the two main sports went mostly hand in hand.
"I remember once talking to one guy on the Cardinals and asking him what Pujols was like as a teammate. He said something that’s really special, if you think about it. He said: "Albert is so good that you feel like you let him down when you screw up." I thought that had to be the ultimate line that could ever be said about a ballplayer. I build my baseball team around that ballplayer."
by Smokin Turkeys on Sep 8, 2009 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
I appreciate it
but it is aggravating to hear the sighs of relief for pre-season exhibition games when baseball is on its postseason run. or to have NFL ads brazenly proclaim they are America’s game during the MLB playoffs.
also, this is a baseball blog.
"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 hate that it takes away from baseball's end of the season & playoffs
i hate that the WWL & Fox have turned it into a year around sport
i hate that i’m stuck in the godforsaken hell hole of a state where all they talk about is osu
i hate that their roid users aren’t subject to the shame & ridicule that baseballs are
i actually like the game, but right now, when it’s still 85 fucking degree’s outside, it’s unbearable.
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I'd take 85,,,
I was wearing my ski hat on my birthday in August… That’s wrong.
Please take this comment in the spirit it was intended.
depends on where you live i guess, but this ain't fooseball weather
when it’s cold & there’s a chance of snow, that’s when you play fooseball. not when. or at least cooler. they’ve been at this for almost two months with training camps & pre season games. this is just stupid.
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I completely agree that ESPN overexposes it and it annoys me as well.
I wasn’t attacking anyone, I was just explaining my ignorant view.
"I remember once talking to one guy on the Cardinals and asking him what Pujols was like as a teammate. He said something that’s really special, if you think about it. He said: "Albert is so good that you feel like you let him down when you screw up." I thought that had to be the ultimate line that could ever be said about a ballplayer. I build my baseball team around that ballplayer."
by Smokin Turkeys on Sep 8, 2009 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Don't Hate It...
Just not relevant to the Cardinals. Also might add that you don’t find many cricket fans and rugby fans rubbing shoulders. The mindset is just different.
The sun don't shine on the same dog's ass all the time. - Catfish Hunter
they make fun of Macha pitching to Albert
"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
fuck me,
kruky & the WWL are trying to jinx us by saying & asking if Carp & ADAM are the best 1-2 in the game
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like I said
we better respect the GOBs, because the media’s fucking us over.
"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
quote on mlb.com
“That’s Nintendo ball,” said Jody Gerut, the only Brewer who touched Carpenter for a base hit. “That’s as good of stuff as I’ve seen this year, with the exception of that tough first start in Spring Training when you haven’t seen pitching. He throws strikes with electric stuff.”
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 8, 2009 12:08 AM EDT reply actions
Bases Loaded
When “Jersey” pitcher Ace could get swing-and-misses against Freida for Boston?
by olddomination on Sep 8, 2009 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Holy Crap!
I thought i was the only one that remembered Paste. He was the Albert Pujols of Bases Loaded.
by El Hombre 05 on Sep 8, 2009 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions
What was his average? .464?
Go to virtualnes.com to relive
by olddomination on Sep 8, 2009 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Astros up to their usual tricks
sweeping the Phillies what the hell
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 8, 2009 12:11 AM EDT reply actions
I don't think the Phils will make it past the first round
unless Lidge and their starters get it together
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 8, 2009 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions
hey HL, if you're still around
what did you think of Carps mechanics today? i thought they were a lot better than his last few, but i’m far from an expert.
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I did some quick calculations/estimate
and if you take out the numbers before the Derosa trade, our offense is almost as good as the Phillies team wOBA
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 8, 2009 12:16 AM EDT reply actions
at the least
top 10 offense in majors
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 8, 2009 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions
What about before Lugo/Lego
thats when we dropped the hammer, to quote Dayz of Thunder
Shut up, Fritz™.
since Holliday
it’s roughly the same, around 9th or so… although in the last 30 days, the offense is at .342 wOBA, sixth in majors
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 8, 2009 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions
OBP
is 4th in the majors last 30 days, that has gone waaaaaay up
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 8, 2009 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions
vote on sportsnation
best 1-2 punch at starting pitcher (of course, now I can’t find the poll)
at least make a showing vs. the yankees option…
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"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
If the Sox win I will burn something down
"I remember once talking to one guy on the Cardinals and asking him what Pujols was like as a teammate. He said something that’s really special, if you think about it. He said: "Albert is so good that you feel like you let him down when you screw up." I thought that had to be the ultimate line that could ever be said about a ballplayer. I build my baseball team around that ballplayer."
by Smokin Turkeys on Sep 8, 2009 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions
well I can't even find the alleged link
so there’s a chance.
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"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
lol
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 8, 2009 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Fuck
we were talking about fried turkey over the weekend. I’m ready for fakesgiving.
Shut up, Fritz™.
fakesgiving, refresh my memeory man, where have i heard that before?
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It's my personal Thanksgiving Holiday.
The wife and I have left the states for mexico every Thanksgiving weekend for the last few years (since we both get that Thursday and Friday off as holidays, we can be gone for six days and only take two vacation days), so we have a big turkey/stuffing/etc fest with our friends the weekend prior called fakesgiving. Kind of gets the whole holiday season started. Jams, really.
Shut up, Fritz™.
no luggage, no luggage
"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 dad and his friend used to film a fake hunting show when I was a kid.
It was complete with fake endorsements and commercials. Laffy taffy and Seagrams 7were the main sponsors. They called themselves the Smokin Turkeys boys or something like that. I was young and thought it was the coolest thing, so I started using it for my fantasy teams and such.
"I remember once talking to one guy on the Cardinals and asking him what Pujols was like as a teammate. He said something that’s really special, if you think about it. He said: "Albert is so good that you feel like you let him down when you screw up." I thought that had to be the ultimate line that could ever be said about a ballplayer. I build my baseball team around that ballplayer."
by Smokin Turkeys on Sep 8, 2009 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions
okay I found it !!
It’s at the bottom of the page, says SportsNation
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"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 just want the yankees to lose
"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
check out Cardinal Nation on that poll
awesome. still more real than the Red Sox!
"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 did not vote for philly
it’s not my fault this state is green
at least Carp was King of the hill. i wonder if he gets free Whoppers? that would be sweet.
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why the fuck should I care about Derek Jeter. MOAR ICHIRO.
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"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
and they can't even show Minka Kelly
every time ARod does something they show his girl, i’d much rather see Minka
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we got Jeter's parents.
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"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 can't hate jeter
i met his when he played for the clippers right before he was called up, and the dude could not have been nicer. my reporter buddy says he’s still pretty much the same guy now. which considering how famous he’s become, speaks very well of him & his parents.
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that's sad when you're normal in spite of your team/city
"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 mean
normalcy should not be the exception on a team
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"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
ARod's lips are now a darker shade of blue because you think he's not normal
i hope you’re happy Yadi2
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I am, actually.
"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
j.a. happ out with a right oblique strain...
bring any of our pitchers being injured in the past to mind? it does for me…
Do not tempt the GOBs!
Also, we dedicated an hour as a community in order to help you get laid last week. What was your line and did it work? I should warn you: I can tell if you’re lying though the internet.
V, b.
8 inches!
"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
top albums from 10 years ago
http://rateyourmusic.com/list/zago/top_albums_of_1999
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 8, 2009 1:20 AM EDT reply actions
my faves on this list: NIN – Fragile, Beck – Midnite Vultures, Mr. Bungle – California, Boredoms – Vision Creation Newsun (probably the best Boredoms album imo), Mr. Oizo – Analog Worms Attack, melvins – The Maggot, has it really been that long ago?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 8, 2009 1:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Soft Bulletin might be my 2nd favorite of the 90s.
I can’t believe how old some of those albums are.
by AWolfAtTheDoor on Sep 8, 2009 2:01 AM EDT up reply actions
BBTN now resuming the GOB-tempting of Carpenter
They did knock Lego Man.
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"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'm gonna come after you."
that full quote is bad.ass.
"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
part of it
“Unless it’s a certain situation late in the ballgame, or you have a chance to lose the game, or change the game, I’m going to come after you,” Carpenter said. "I’m not wasting pitches.
“I’m trying to get strike one, strike two and strike three as fast as I can, or get you to put the ball in play and let my guys work behind you,” he said.
There’s more about the opponents having to make a decision against him, and then Carp says — that’s when it gets fun.
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"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
from strauss, full quote
“Unless it’s a certain situation late when you can lose the game or change the game I’m going to come after you,” Carpenter said. “I’m not wasting pitches. I’m trying to get strike one, strike two, strike three as fast as I can, or get you to put the ball in play and let my guys work behind me. When you do that it puts (the defense) on the offensive. You’ve got to make a decision what you’re going to do. That’s when it gets fun.”
Then something about moving the pitches around.
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"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 me
That’s the proper definition of pitch to contact. Don’t fuck around, just make the hitter do something. Or don’t do something and go back to the dugout.
Not afraid to nitpick
it's generally not worded like he really wants to say "I'm going to fuck up your head and enjoy it."
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"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 can't believe I'm actually watching...
But only because the Hallmark Channel is doubling its Golden Girls output in lieu of my usual two hour block of Cheers. Bastards.
V, b.
you're not down with Bea?
"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
If I wanted to watch an elderly man disguised as a woman...
I’d…well…I don’t know. I just don’t like the Golden Girls, especially when they keep me from watching Red Sox great Sam Malone bag another big-haired Boston bombshell.
V, b.
Yeah you know me!
"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 8, 2009 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Well
We really missed Carp’s bat in the 2004 World Series…
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So Troy Glaus
I’m sure i missed this some how with all the warcraft i’ve been playing lately but….how come troy glaus is turning into our everyday third basemen? I thought he was irreparably damaged never to throw from third base again?
He flashed his arm a couple times even. Have i just totally missed the conversation surrounding this completely unpredicted turn of events?
If I put in my raffle ticket for cardinal x-factor as Mr. Glaus do I get bonus points when it pays out?
probably just more misinformation
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 8, 2009 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions
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