Dave Duncan and Mark McGwire
by DanUpBaby on Oct 26, 2010 6:00 AM EDT
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PrintI might be doing my math wrong, but if Dave Duncan ends up coaching through the 2013 mutual option he got in yesterday's contract extension he will have been a pitching coach in the same La Russa regime for 30 years, which is pretty incredible. I think he's earned it, but whether he's helped or not it shows just how important it is for a pitching or a hitting coach to have a clearly defined plan.
Dave Duncan has the clearest plan this side of Leo Mazzone, whose memoirs will be titled Throw It Over There Until They Call It A Strike, and—saying nothing of its effectiveness—it makes it easy to craft a narrative around the team that benefits him when things go well and when they go poorly. When average pitchers pitch well it's because they've bought into the plan, and when they pitch poorly it's because they're off it—sometimes, like with Todd Wellemeyer, these are both true of the same pitcher at the same time. When the Cardinals have a great season it's because he's a meticulous planner, and when they have a terrible one it's because the personnel was either incompetent or unwilling to buy into the system.
That makes me sound more skeptical than I am. Let me say this: I can describe that thought process as though I'm outside of it, but at the same time I completely buy into it myself. When Todd Wellemeyer pitches well, I think: He's always had the stuff, and now Dave Duncan has the gameplan. When he falls apart, I'm convinced he's a blockhead with a good fastball who will never understand what it is that might make him successful. (The only exceptions here are clearly capable young pitchers who flame out inside the Duncan Zone, like Anthony Reyes.)
So I'm glad Dave Duncan's back; I believe he's effective but I can't prove it. If nothing else it gives the Cardinals an organizing principle for their minor league free agents, one-year deal guys, et cetera. I can't know how much Duncan has helped Adam Wainwright or Chris Carpenter or Jaime Garcia, but when Mozeliak have to throw things at the wall for their fifth starter every year I'm at least confident that he has some idea of who might stick.
I was a real Mark McGwire optimist last year, and for the same reason; as someone who had had a much-publicized conversion experience about hitting halfway through his career, and come out of it a much more disciplined hitter, I thought he might have some easily digestible organizing principle for all his hitting instruction. And if the Cardinals had hit as well as we expected they would last year, I might not have noticed it was missing.
Instead, they struggled, and McGwire came out of it seeming unsure of what his main point was—much of what he said seemed conventional and kind of muddled, and the only way in which he distinguished himself in year one was his conviction that the team was over-reliant on watching video. That might eventually be his Pitch-To-Contact!, but as a new coach he didn't seem to own the team's hitting approach in the same way Duncan sets the pitching tone. In that sense, he was difficult to evaluate—and disappointing, really, for that reason alone.
I'm fine with giving him another year, but I will say this: I'm a little pissed that he didn't do any pinch-hitting in September. But a new opportunity has opened up: Next year they can sign Kerry Robinson as the bullpen coach and then bring McGwire in to pinch-run in a crucial situation.
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I was hoping to get through the year without thinking about Todd Wellemeyer
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
yes the gob hate you personally
their list goes like that
Cardinals
Y2S
VEB
Nationals
Pirates
..i miss ludriguez-wick..
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
That's quite a place of honor for Y2S
I would think he’d take some pride in that
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
so does veb then earn the next place on the list...
by virtue of Y2S’s proliferation on the blog? I mean really that’s some pretty strong animosity against us. Damned little boggers.
While Spinning.
How much were yours? 34 dollars. You know you got a pay raise... right?
what i wanna know is how does d-dee come by this information...
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2010 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions
she is an
omnifarious, omnipotence, omniscient incarnation. She is a demiGOB sent her as a secret agent to fully ascertain our worst fears, in the furtherance of the GOB agenda.
the above statement is exhibit 12c
While Spinning.
How much were yours? 34 dollars. You know you got a pay raise... right?
where do you keep the other exhibits
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2010 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
in Patrick Fitzgerald's office...
She is still under investigation… We apparently haven’t paid enough to play. Exhibit one is that she is not of this world.
While Spinning.
How much were yours? 34 dollars. You know you got a pay raise... right?
wait so if i apply for citizenship
this will come back in my background check?
are you trying to get another year of aaron miles? are you?!?
..i miss ludriguez-wick..
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
no
not if you do this…
While Spinning.
How much were yours? 34 dollars. You know you got a pay raise... right?
i already have a green card
which is yellow
..i miss ludriguez-wick..
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
that makes me feel
blue
While Spinning.
How much were yours? 34 dollars. You know you got a pay raise... right?
Exhibit 1
"...football games always make me thankful for two things:
1. Teams that pass the ball downfield.
2. Baseball games. "
--DanUpBaby
I always wondered
what D-Dee looked like
While Spinning.
How much were yours? 34 dollars. You know you got a pay raise... right?
400 lbs, bald, crooked teeth and a tail
that will teach you to wonder
..i miss ludriguez-wick..
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
A tail?
Awesome, she’s a furrie!
I was reading about how countless species are being pushed toward extinction by man's destruction of forests. Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us. - Calvin, Scientific Progress Goes "Boink", Watterson
Cows aren't furry.
Unless you’re talking about a scottish highlander and they could almost pass as such.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Oct 27, 2010 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions
furry
the noun
and if you want to be traumatized, you’ll google that.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 27, 2010 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions
DON"T DO IT!!!!!
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Sarah Roemer
she’s not even the 2nd best looking actress on the show though, IMO.
1. Taylor Cole
2. Lisa Vidal
3. Sarah Roemer
"...football games always make me thankful for two things:
1. Teams that pass the ball downfield.
2. Baseball games. "
--DanUpBaby
d-dee is heavily airbrushed?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I thought we all were nowdays
Stupid offseason.
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Oct 26, 2010 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought everything on the internet was real
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
don't look down.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
unless you're on the internet
but you shouldn’t picture it
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
i here this show is completely awful
If knowledge is the key, then just show me the lock.
Got the scrawny legs but I move just like Lou Brock.
Compared to Lost, yes
compared to most other tv thrillers, i don’t think it is bad
"...football games always make me thankful for two things:
1. Teams that pass the ball downfield.
2. Baseball games. "
--DanUpBaby
network television is a disgrace
the best network television shows get crushed under the might of mediocrity. look at where Parks and Recreation is now and where Community is headed.
If knowledge is the key, then just show me the lock.
Got the scrawny legs but I move just like Lou Brock.
Arrested Development would also like a word.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
and look at what happened to Arrested Development
If knowledge is the key, then just show me the lock.
Got the scrawny legs but I move just like Lou Brock.
by purple_haze on Oct 26, 2010 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
um isn't parks and rec taking a break b/c amy poehler just had a baby
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
it got turned into a midseason replacement.
thats why ken tremendous has time to do stuff like a Fire Joe Morgan day at deadspin.
If knowledge is the key, then just show me the lock.
Got the scrawny legs but I move just like Lou Brock.
by purple_haze on Oct 26, 2010 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
WHERE IS COMMUNITY HEADED?
that’s the BEST show!
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
check the ratings.
If knowledge is the key, then just show me the lock.
Got the scrawny legs but I move just like Lou Brock.
by purple_haze on Oct 26, 2010 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
i happen to agree though
the most recent ep blew my fucking mind.
If knowledge is the key, then just show me the lock.
Got the scrawny legs but I move just like Lou Brock.
by purple_haze on Oct 26, 2010 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
it's OK, really, honest, trust me
OK, yes i’m a little worried, but TBBT is getting like 15Million watching them, if that wasn’t on at the same time Community would easily be getting 10+million watching them. nbc says the ratings are where they expect them to be & they are happy it’s not doing worse. it gets a lot of DVR’s viewers remember & a lot of online viewers too.
this week is a big test for it though because it will be on at 8:30 up against that shit my dad shits or whatever abomination of a TV show thats called. hopefully it will be a huge pick up in viewers. if so, they might move it to 8:30 where it will get the viewers it deserves.
All I've got is a broken heart, memories & dreams that I can't drink away
I really hope you just get to buy access to a season of a show for a small amount of money
I don’t see why they couldn’t do that, since you are not owning a copy of it, you should be able to just pay to have access to that one show, I think cable will probably go in that direction once it is more on par with the internet
"I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get acquainted period that I see what I've been about. I've no fears about making changes for the painting has a life of its own." -Jackson Pollock
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 26, 2010 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
that's a good idea
then instead of commercials they could actually have 30min to full hours of programming rather than 22min & 43min of programming.
of course they’d probably have a crap ton of product placements which would suck.
All I've got is a broken heart, memories & dreams that I can't drink away
yeah
I mean, people have products, it’s not like it has to be that obvious of a product placement
"I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get acquainted period that I see what I've been about. I've no fears about making changes for the painting has a life of its own." -Jackson Pollock
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 27, 2010 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
right, just have name brands facing the camera
it’s not like a character has to walk in & say
“i just got a great deal on a brand new Mercedes-Benz. and after that i went to the Apple store & got a new IPad & Inosepicker. then i went to Trader Joe’s & got a 50lb bag of Cheeto’s. then i went to Starbucks for a cincoshothazelnutvanillanofathalffoamlate. then i stopped by Arby’s for some curly fries & finally i used my Blackberry Tourch3 to orde some Poppa John’s pizza while we watch the generic sporting event on our brand new Sony Plasma HDTV.”
All I've got is a broken heart, memories & dreams that I can't drink away
just the fact that fuckin Big Bang Theory destroys it every week in the ratings
says a lot about how fucking stupid people are
If knowledge is the key, then just show me the lock.
Got the scrawny legs but I move just like Lou Brock.
by purple_haze on Oct 26, 2010 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions
i think TBBT is funny, but it's a completely
different show than Community. and thus i think it has a totally different audience. TBBT is the more tradition 3 camera sitcom comedy that everyone is used to. whereas Community is this off the wall, can’t really put a label on it comedy. people who watch it really have sit down & pay attention to whats going on or they’ll miss a lot of the story. heck i have to watch it two or three times just to get all the inside jokes & humor. and even then i miss some of it. you don’t have to do that with TBBT, you can leave it on & surf the web, cook dinner, hang with friends or your sig other (obvy this doesn’t include me) & you’ll still get the gist of the story.
so in a way you’re right, people that watch Community are “smarter” than TBBT fans.
All I've got is a broken heart, memories & dreams that I can't drink away
i can't stand it
the laugh track drives me crazy
If knowledge is the key, then just show me the lock.
Got the scrawny legs but I move just like Lou Brock.
by purple_haze on Oct 27, 2010 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions
That's unfair... a show's script is written knowing whether or not it has a laugh track
And the actors… act, based on whether or not it has a laugh track
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
i like that show too!...havent seen it lately though
but parks and rec….no thanks
by guillermozeliak on Oct 26, 2010 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
parks and rec is fun now but it started off really slow
and is way too close in tone and structure to the office. I had a hard time giving it a chance and I am the biggest fan of the office to ever run viva el birdos.
o....well i never gave it a chance
so i never bothered to revisit after a few views
by guillermozeliak on Oct 26, 2010 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
a friend of mine became a parks and rec superfan during season two
so I felt obligated. I’m still not totally invested in it, but it’s better.
do it for Ken Tremendous!
also, its better than The Office, which i could never get into.
If knowledge is the key, then just show me the lock.
Got the scrawny legs but I move just like Lou Brock.
by purple_haze on Oct 26, 2010 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
this season of the Office
is reversing the serious downward trend it’s been on the last few seasons. Which is to say, I have actually laughed when watching it. Community is still better, though.
er, hear, that is.
If knowledge is the key, then just show me the lock.
Got the scrawny legs but I move just like Lou Brock.
The newest episode entitled loyalty is on hulu as of today
The very last sequence is worth watching for the cinematography alone. The special effects are neat, but the continuous camera shot is very cool. I’ve never seen anything like that before. Usually in action scenes you get half-second clips from numerous angles spliced together to give the viewer the thrilling feeling, but this tops it all, a continuous roving camera shot (the only thing I can compare it to is the 3D camera angle change they do on MNF sometimes) as they are escaping. If you’re not a fan of The Event I’d recommend just fast-forwarding to the last segment. The scene I’m talking about is in the last 2 minutes or so.
"...football games always make me thankful for two things:
1. Teams that pass the ball downfield.
2. Baseball games. "
--DanUpBaby
I think I might be somewhere farther down on that list
It’s not anywhere close to February and I have to work every day. :(
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.
Charles M. Schulz
so you want GOB hate?
consider World Series ring eligibility.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2010 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions
the F? how did i not make thier hit list? i'm the one who gave them their bastards nickname
f’ing bastards
All I've got is a broken heart, memories & dreams that I can't drink away
shouldn't Pirates be a little higher than that?
or maybe Pirates fans would be more accurate. or how about the Marlins or Rays, since they have no fans?
"I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get acquainted period that I see what I've been about. I've no fears about making changes for the painting has a life of its own." -Jackson Pollock
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 26, 2010 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
a) that is not the complete list
b) i don’t question the rankings, i only deliver them
also, the Marlins have Steve
..i miss ludriguez-wick..
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
Would you prefer references to Mike Maroth or Estaban Yan?
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
so last night....i had a nightmare...
I dreamed I was watching the news and Frank Cusumano was interviewing Aaron Miles, who had just agreed to a 3 year contract extension for the Cardinals. Frank was doing his usual “you gotta love a guy who doesn’t have as much talent, but works harder than anyone else” routine. Miles was saying how much of an honor it was to play for Tony and was thrilled to continue his career with the Cardinals.
I just remember yelling, “No! No! Noooooo!!!!” I then woke up to a thunderstorm scared to death over what the hell just happened. It seemed so real that I just about got on my computer to make sure it wasn’t. Scary as hell.
That sucks
I had a dream before the 2009 season that we traded Troy Glaus for Jair Jurrjens. I was really, really hoping it was true. I was kinda sad when it wasn’t.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
that storm...
obliterated a concrete street light pole in my companies front parking lot. As for Aaron Miles.. I wish you hadn’t said that, what with the personal animosity which the GOB seem to nurture for VEB.
While Spinning.
How much were yours? 34 dollars. You know you got a pay raise... right?
Forgot to close my south facing windows last night
woke up at 4:30 with a window screen in my front room, large puddles in it and my bedroom, a wet and hopefully not ruined vintage radio, and one scared dog.
That storm kicked ass!
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
We were supposed to get 70 mph winds
and record low barometric pressure in Chicago, but I don’t think we got either.
Wind was bad before dawn, but not 70 mph. Loud enough to wake the kids up. By the time I got downtown (8:30am) it was just a light/medium wind. Nothing big.
Yeah, I was disappointed
"...football games always make me thankful for two things:
1. Teams that pass the ball downfield.
2. Baseball games. "
--DanUpBaby
i left my bedroom window, which faces west, open today & when i got home my room was soaked
i also had a weird dream, but will not share it with you all
All I've got is a broken heart, memories & dreams that I can't drink away
The radio still works!
The dog is an asshole again!
Hooray!
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
sry i stopped reading after i read frank cusamano
that guy is a douche and wears a hair piece
by guillermozeliak on Oct 27, 2010 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Duncan and 2013
Who will be pitching for the Cardinals in 2013. Will Shelby Miller be in St. Louis? Carlos Matias (grumble…grumble I know his name has changed).
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.
Charles M. Schulz
I actually do wonder how Carlos feels about the name change
I mean, the story is that his uncle raised him so he was going by his uncle’s last name, right? There’s gotta be some emotional connection there. It must be weird to have to change back as a near-adult.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
well it costs about $50 to change it legally
so he can easily change it back, if he wants.
Well the girls would turn the color of the avocado when he would drive down the street in his El Dorado... -the modern lovers
Yeah, I guess that's true
But that would just further confuse things. “I know Fangraphs has me as Martinez, but I’m back to Matias now, honest!”
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
I would hope would be in St. Louis by 2012-2013
If not he’ll be really close.
I didn’t get on base. One time I did (Wednesday) and we scored a run. That shows if I get on base, things can happen - Oilspill
He will be recovering from Tommy John.
Seriously, were you trying to jinx us, Evil?
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
Quick poll for my amusement
Which was a better movie: Shutter Island or Inception? Your answer will determine how I look at you for the rest of your lives and possibly the afterlife as well.
Dirty Work.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
Shutter Island
My wife will throw in a vote as well.
yes
Inception sucked
If knowledge is the key, then just show me the lock.
Got the scrawny legs but I move just like Lou Brock.
I preferred Inception.
Shutter Island was good, and Inception was hyped up beyond belief, but in comparison to one another I still preferred Inception. People pointed out that Inception, while creative, did recycle various elements from other movies, but under the same scrutiny Shutter Island is just a better version of The Machinist (and Avatar is Fern Gully with furries). Shutter was better acted, but I just found Inception more interesting.
"What exactly is that thing? A pessimism meter?" - Bruce McCurdy
avatar...
being Fern Gully with furries. Now that’s funny, never thought of it that way.
While Spinning.
How much were yours? 34 dollars. You know you got a pay raise... right?
i think spants called that one
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2010 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions
I heard "Fern Gully with Smurfs" a lot too.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
I'd throw in a question about Inception
but I don’t want to spoil anything. My wife and I got home and couldn’t remember what the spinning top was supposed to prove.
didn't actually prove anything...
that’s what was so frustrating about it. if they’d let the camera hang around another 20 seconds…
capital letters suck.
Not a darn thing
And that’s the point! We’re supposed to create for ourselves what exactly happened in front of us. Cobb was dreaming some of the time or the whole time or at different times or whatever… who knows!
VivaElBirdos: Celebrating glorious mustaches since 2009
by redbirdnation8206 on Oct 26, 2010 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll just read some 1960s science fiction and call it a day.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
+1
it depends on what makes a “better” movie.
Inception was much more entertaining and interesting, and had a remarkable ability to keep my attention for 2.5 hours.
Shutter Island had better acting and I’m a sucker for twist endings.
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
did anyone notice the fact that there isn't an actual story here?
its just a big assed concept and some neat cinematography.
If knowledge is the key, then just show me the lock.
Got the scrawny legs but I move just like Lou Brock.
you are dead to him
dead. d-e-d dead
..i miss ludriguez-wick..
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
Ok, I used the web as I should have in the first place
I understand. heh
Neither did I
Our existence must lie along a different space-time wavelength or something, making judgments into the afterlife impossible.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Me niether.
If Carrot Top isn’t in it, I’m not seeing it.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
this
Stand inside an empty tuxedo with grapes in my mouth, waiting for Ada
twatter
by prophetjohn on Oct 26, 2010 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I saw Shutter Island the day after I saw Inception
I kept thinking “dude just dunk yourself in water and you’ll wake up.” and “where’s all the acrobatic gunfights with wire tricks?”
That being said. I think I liked Inception more. But Shutter Island was pretty great. Scorsese is making me like Leonardo DiCaprio, which is saying something.
Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"
John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."
Inception was better by a substantial margin
It at least tried to do something original with an old concept, the whole “what’s reality”? conundrum. Shutter Island did it in a much more derivative fashion, I thought . I thought it was a better and more interesting movie before it started delving into that area. In fact, I kind of hated Shutter Island by the end.
Never saw Shutter Island
Wanted to, but never did.
Inception… Now, I really liked Inception.
VivaElBirdos: Celebrating glorious mustaches since 2009
by redbirdnation8206 on Oct 26, 2010 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions
thanks i just stayed up till 2 in the morning watching shutter island
i thought it was going to be scarier, but i am not complaining…. still need to see inception though…
by stlcardsfan4 on Oct 27, 2010 3:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Shutter Island
Inception just tried way to hard… imho
While Spinning.
How much were yours? 34 dollars. You know you got a pay raise... right?
reply fail
shun me
While Spinning.
How much were yours? 34 dollars. You know you got a pay raise... right?
charrrrrrlllliiiieeeee
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2010 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions
We'll send you to...
Wait for it…
Shunner Island.
I’ll be here all week.
Semper fidelis tyrannosaurus!
by the red baron on Oct 26, 2010 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
That might be the worst pun
since this blog’s…
inception.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
by mattybobo on Oct 26, 2010 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
(are we still doing that?)
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
by Alxfritz on Oct 26, 2010 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I was thinking that
that comment needed some sunglasses and a YEAAAAAHHHH!
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
I might be inviting blog-wrath by opening the floodgates, but what the hell:
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
by mattybobo on Oct 26, 2010 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
that is soooo last season....
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
I'm hoping
in year 2, McGwire will have a much larger effect. His hitting approach should really help Colby find some consisitency.
As for the rest of the lineup, obviously just leave Pujols and Holliday alone. Ryan and Shcumaker can’t possibly have that kind of bad luck 2 years in a row. Yadi should get more rest, wich can’t hurt his hitting at all.
If he can teach Craig to lay off the breaking stuff away, then I think he can be a very productive major league player too.
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
Depends
on whether his effect is for better or worse…
StanTheManFan
Contributes any way he can.
He's normally a nuclear physicist
Except when writing for this list.
by StanTheManFan on Oct 26, 2010 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
what's the over under for
the announcement that the cardinals have retained the services of Jake Westbrook being made yet this week?
While Spinning.
How much were yours? 34 dollars. You know you got a pay raise... right?
this week is supposed to be the solve the bullpen coach situation week
i expect player signings after the end of the ws
..i miss ludriguez-wick..
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
He's not going to just magically sign with the Cards
his agent will test the waters.
kind of hope he doesn;t
mult-year with contracts on board now means unlikely to be any openings for current minor leaguers
i suspect we’d be better off having an open competition every year for 5th starter among our milb players
if we can’t do that then luhnow and jmo have failed
I may be in a rut, but at least I know where I'm going
...to DFA TLR
I agree about the 5th spot competition
When we don’t have a 5th starter. But that spot is already reserved for Lohse. We need a solid 4th guy.
I am sure the Walrus can play RF...
yeah, even if he does sign, they won't announce it
until after the World Series.
Well the girls would turn the color of the avocado when he would drive down the street in his El Dorado... -the modern lovers
Paul the octopus died
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I assume he saw it coming.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
freaking spanish bastards
While Spinning.
How much were yours? 34 dollars. You know you got a pay raise... right?
that's right... Paul is dead
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2010 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions
THAT'S what the Beatles were talking about!
Ringodamus!
Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"
John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."
Paul is dead, miss him, miss him
Everything thinks Paul dies while paying too much attention to a lovely meter maid named Rita instead of the road, but it turns out that he unwisely stole a bucket from The Walrus. The Walrus went down Bluejay Way, eventually finding Paul the Octopus’s garden and getting revenge.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
what the hell am i looking at?
If knowledge is the key, then just show me the lock.
Got the scrawny legs but I move just like Lou Brock.
what the wat?
Something about a pussycat, kikoman, and showing me and you
"...football games always make me thankful for two things:
1. Teams that pass the ball downfield.
2. Baseball games. "
--DanUpBaby
likelihood that...
Selig will write his final epitaph and sediment his legacy during this next round of collective bargaining by somehow fudging the negotiations and creating a repeat of ’94?
Considering I’m not fond of the old chap… I will withhold my answer
While Spinning.
How much were yours? 34 dollars. You know you got a pay raise... right?
No me gusta...
"I don't like to sound egotistical, but every time I stepped up to the plate with a bat in my hands, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the pitcher." Rogers hornsby.
Selig!
“We have less teams than any other sport,” he [SELIG] said last month. “We certainly haven’t abused anything.”
Stop comparing it to other sports. The NFL has 50% more playoff spots and 90% fewer games. NBA and NHL – 50% fewer games and 100% more spots.
I always thought the reason we played so many games was to ensure that the best teams rose to the top. Sure the playoffs are a crapshoot, but at least its nearly always good teams (I preferred the NLCS only, but whatever, Wild Card is here to stay so I’m not going to fight that).
The reason they play so many games
is because baseball is nutritious and necessary to the emotional diet and must therefore be consumed daily, unlike those other once-or-twice-a-week snacky junk-food games.
ceterum censeo, delendo est Joe Strauss
by alberich on Oct 26, 2010 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions 13 recs
Nicely said
Cardinals Baseball 2010: Why have only one 25th man when you can have four?
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Oct 26, 2010 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions
deeeeelicious
..i miss ludriguez-wick..
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
My first green!
I feel redeemed from the absurdity which is Life.
ceterum censeo, delendo est Joe Strauss
don't become a rec whore now, mkay?
..i miss ludriguez-wick..
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
we're all whores, d-dee
and I thought for sure alberich had scored a green before. hmm.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
some more than other
cough mattyfrommo cough
All I've got is a broken heart, memories & dreams that I can't drink away
OK, how the F did that happen?
All I've got is a broken heart, memories & dreams that I can't drink away
Sigh...Life.
Another cancelled show that didn’t suck.
Albert has the advantage of being ridiculous - FredbirdisaDork
i remember my first green
it didn’t do much for me. same with the first few. but man the first time when it really hit me was like whoa
Stand inside an empty tuxedo with grapes in my mouth, waiting for Ada
twatter
by prophetjohn on Oct 27, 2010 12:53 AM EDT up reply actions
NBA is going bankrupt.....
apparently 57% of the moolah generated goes to the players (or, the play’yas), whereas in udder sports its moore like 35-40%. David Stern is moost cowcerned, and the play’yas union cowtract expires after this season. Cud have the NFL & NBA on strike, making baseball the only game in town! Well, there is hockey but who cares….
;=8)
Spare me your taradiddles!!!!
:=8O
Hey, I'm a fan of one format that does expand the playoffs.
Give the division champs a day off, add 1 wild card team, and make them play a 5 game series for the right to play the #1 seed.
That would actually reward the team with the best record, instead of forcing them to play a series that is often against another division champ.
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
I am a proponent of a similar idea
I think I heard it from Keith Law.
Add 1 wild card team, so top two non-division-winners compete in a 1-game playoff to see who plays the number one seed.
This does a couple things. It forces the wild card teams to use their #1 starter before the DS, so that the winner will have to start it’s #2 starter in the 1st game of the DS. It would also reward the division champions more like you say, Eckstreem
"...football games always make me thankful for two things:
1. Teams that pass the ball downfield.
2. Baseball games. "
--DanUpBaby
I'm not really for it.
But I’m not really against it, as long as they don’t add a substantial amount of teams (>1), and as long as it instituted correctly. How would that be? I don’t know.
For brevity’s sake: I said nothing.
Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"
John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."
I think a one-game playoff for the WC would be fun
that way the Blue Jays might have a shot at making the playoffs some years, if they are the 3rd best team in the AL.
Well the girls would turn the color of the avocado when he would drive down the street in his El Dorado... -the modern lovers
I could probably dig that.
There’s been quite a few 1-game playoffs anyways. Those usually kickass.
Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"
John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."
Hehehe
Union head Michael Weiner
Stupid offseason.
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Oct 26, 2010 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Selig is Bill Clinton
riding the good times and not making the root changes that would have been helpful. (Highlight being: why does Fox and TBS control the playoff schedule?)
Steve Alford was Aaron Miles (that’s a deep one).
Dave Duncan is Karl Rove.
These and other analogies continue to haunt me off and on.
Like for instance, Joe Morgan is Chris Matthews, the highlight being I can’t listen to either one of them because they won’t shaddup.
no politics?
If knowledge is the key, then just show me the lock.
Got the scrawny legs but I move just like Lou Brock.
Does that make you a tea-bagger?
"What exactly is that thing? A pessimism meter?" - Bruce McCurdy
by hazel on Oct 26, 2010 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I never though I'd see the day
when someone said so explicity, that the Gold Glove Award has nothing to do with defense… I guess that is why the Bleacher Report’s writers can only aspire to a ESPN job, huh?
I am sure the Walrus can play RF...
some poor poor reasoning..
ts ts ts ts….
..i miss ludriguez-wick..
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
random helpful (borderline legal) hint
on how to get rid of the Megavideo time limit
just as a precaution, install an addblock for Firefox (you should have one anyway) – Addblock Plus is excellent
go to this little website here
post the megavideo video link you want to watch under
“Link de Megavideo: (Ejemplo: …”
the /?v= part of the link must be there, you can get the link by clicking on the “//” button in the Megavideo player (third from left to right)
and click the Ver button → enjoy all day – yey!
..i miss ludriguez-wick..
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
Of you could just pasted the Megavideo URL into...
by vivaelpujols on Oct 26, 2010 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Which is the English version of the last link, for you xenophobes out there
by vivaelpujols on Oct 26, 2010 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
i don't care for the whole complete a survey to watch
or we will annoy you by constant buffering and won’t allow you to skip forward
but thanks for the alternative
..i miss ludriguez-wick..
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
whoa
i dont do that survey shit…..ill use urs
by guillermozeliak on Oct 27, 2010 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions
wow thanks i use megavideo for everything
time limit really is a bitch sometimes
by stlcardsfan4 on Oct 27, 2010 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
nice
i gave up a long time ago w/ megavideo….some guy did try to make a add-on for megavideo a while back…never worked but it was a good efffort
thx
by guillermozeliak on Oct 27, 2010 1:27 AM EDT up reply actions
today is so much slower than yesterday...
Flim, haven’t you gone to anymore auctions? How is the private black market gyno practice going?
While Spinning.
How much were yours? 34 dollars. You know you got a pay raise... right?
dude disappears for a while and then comes back as a black market doctor!
LOL
"I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get acquainted period that I see what I've been about. I've no fears about making changes for the painting has a life of its own." -Jackson Pollock
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 26, 2010 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions
seriously,
what exactly does Flim do? Do I want to know? If I found out would he have to kill me?
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
can't teel you. No. Yes.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
he's just a clever guy
"I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get acquainted period that I see what I've been about. I've no fears about making changes for the painting has a life of its own." -Jackson Pollock
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 26, 2010 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Everything he can get away with. No. No, but once you're in, you're in.
Albert has the advantage of being ridiculous - FredbirdisaDork
i know he knows computer coding
he wrote all the MVP 2005 mods for PC
"...football games always make me thankful for two things:
1. Teams that pass the ball downfield.
2. Baseball games. "
--DanUpBaby
isn't it obvious
he flims flam
..i miss ludriguez-wick..
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
Wish Tony/Mo would hire Vince Coleman
as a coach to teach these guys how to not run into so many outs as we saw this season. The baserunning this year was really sloppy. Cleaning this up along with shoring up the defense would make this team much stronger than 2010.
They would be wise to have a guy like Vince at spring training. Oquendo needs to have major defensive drills with this team this spring as well….one would think. It would be nice to get a better defensive 2nd baseman and a steady glove at 3rd. Don’t think it will happen unless they replace Skip….along with finding a 3rd baseman somewhere…if Freese won’t be healthy enough to takeover.
Boy a frosty cold Budweiser would be great about now"…long pause…then an "aahhh". --Mike Shannon
I don't remember Vince being an especially skilled base runner
Just the fastest guy on the field. The guy ran himself out of a lot of mistakes. Awesomely so, I may add.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
by Alxfritz on Oct 26, 2010 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Maybe we can hire Scott Rolen to teach base-running.
But in all seriousness, Larry Walker was a great base-runner.
I know he considers himself an idiot-savant when it comes to hitting
and doesn’t want to be a hitting coach, but he’d be a great replacement for Joe Petini as “random guy” coach.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
Joe Pettini fulfills the ever important "Looks like Ben Kingsley" role
“That’s SIR Ben Kingsley, asshole.”
Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"
John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."
by SheckieZx on Oct 26, 2010 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
It would be nice to have Larry Walker around for so many reasons.
If only he wanted to coach…in any capacity.
Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"
John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."
FSM, on the other hand...
VINCE!!
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
VEB: Vince Employment Blog
Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"
John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."
can we seriously do this?
aren’t there lame petition sites?
can’t we bribe bj rains with… stuff?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
you mean with...
actually liking his articles?
While Spinning.
How much were yours? 34 dollars. You know you got a pay raise... right?
good god, we're trying to get vince coleman a job
not curing cancer
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2010 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
is there a baserunning coach?
"I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get acquainted period that I see what I've been about. I've no fears about making changes for the painting has a life of its own." -Jackson Pollock
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 26, 2010 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions
there will be
once our ingenious manager reshapes the game yet again and hires the first fundamentals coach. Sadly said fundamentals coach will be none other than….
You guessed it… Aaron Miles. Future quote from the Press Conference at which Tony announces his hiring… "Aaron, has always been a true professional that plays the game the right way, showing an unquantifiable amount of grit and hussle, and has in infinite and unrivaled respect for all things related to the GOB.
While Spinning.
How much were yours? 34 dollars. You know you got a pay raise... right?
I really hope George Kissell returns to kill everyone responsible with perfectly bunted baseballs
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Since this takes him off the playing roster, I would be pleased with this announcement.
Albert has the advantage of being ridiculous - FredbirdisaDork
If it keeps him from
playing in the field and taking at bats, I’m all for it.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
All I've got is a broken heart, memories & dreams that I can't drink away
Maybe loading the fireworks for post-home-run celebrations at Busch?
StanTheManFan
Contributes any way he can.
He's normally a nuclear physicist
Except when writing for this list.
by StanTheManFan on Oct 26, 2010 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
that's difficult, actually.
the fellow doesn’t have a tv monitor up there, and he tries to shoot them off as the player touches each base. it’s a total guess with explosives.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
SOMEONE GIVE VINCE COLEMAN A JOBBLEHEAD
Oh wait he already had one.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Hey it's my basement!
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
Your Boy Charlie isn't doing so hot....
http://www.dailypress.com/news/national/wpix-charile-sheen-arrested-plaza,0,3808500.story
Spare me your taradiddles!!!!
:=8O
Why can't I be Found Naked & Incoherent In a Trashed Hotel Room with an Escort?
it sounds like fun!
Instead I am usually found asleep on the couch with potato chip crumbs on my chest and the Simpsons on the tv with the sock puppet of looooove beside me…
:=8/
Spare me your taradiddles!!!!
:=8O
by The MooCow on Oct 26, 2010 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
leave it to the cow....
to put images in my head that won’t go away.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
don't picture anything on...
why do i bother
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I tried, really I did.
it was kinda like the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man in Ghostbusters.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
I think it has something to do with your father not being famous
"I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get acquainted period that I see what I've been about. I've no fears about making changes for the painting has a life of its own." -Jackson Pollock
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 26, 2010 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions
you don't wish that. Charley Sheen is an ass. You are a cow.
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.
Charles M. Schulz
by spfldbird on Oct 26, 2010 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
rec
"I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get acquainted period that I see what I've been about. I've no fears about making changes for the painting has a life of its own." -Jackson Pollock
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 26, 2010 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions
chitown...thanks for the three colors trilogy mention in yesterdays thread
i watched them all…first two were kinda crappy but the third one was very well done
i really would just recommend three colors: red….since u dont have to watch them all at once…..unlike the Millenium Trilogy
i always enjoy hearing about different films esp. foreign or underrated one’s
by guillermozeliak on Oct 26, 2010 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
no problemo :)
tbh I liked all of them, they were all rather different despite being about the same thing. that director is pretty renowned, I need to check out more of his work… I do recall Red being the best one though. White was rather clever, and Blue was the moodiest one if I recall correctly
"I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get acquainted period that I see what I've been about. I've no fears about making changes for the painting has a life of its own." -Jackson Pollock
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 26, 2010 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
and tom s. heared about them too suprisingly...id think these films
would never be heard of in the states…..i’ll def check out tom’s recommendation of The Double Life of Veronique
by guillermozeliak on Oct 26, 2010 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm not so sure that he actually saw that
unless I was reading too much into the circumstances
"I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get acquainted period that I see what I've been about. I've no fears about making changes for the painting has a life of its own." -Jackson Pollock
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 26, 2010 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
it's a damn good movie. no action though.
if you like it, check out the director’s tri-colour series. I can’t remember how to spell his name.
let's go bitches!
that's the movies we were talking about
"I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get acquainted period that I see what I've been about. I've no fears about making changes for the painting has a life of its own." -Jackson Pollock
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 27, 2010 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions
can we just blow our wad...
and sign Adrian Beltre?
While Spinning.
How much were yours? 34 dollars. You know you got a pay raise... right?
I'd rather have a starter
"I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get acquainted period that I see what I've been about. I've no fears about making changes for the painting has a life of its own." -Jackson Pollock
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 26, 2010 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions
starting pitcher that is
"I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get acquainted period that I see what I've been about. I've no fears about making changes for the painting has a life of its own." -Jackson Pollock
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 26, 2010 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions
well we can go ahead and do that too
I hear Cliff Lee is available.
While Spinning.
How much were yours? 34 dollars. You know you got a pay raise... right?
Sooo, you're saying
that you want to blow your wad on Adrian Beltre?
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
i think 'e said 'our' wad
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
collectively?
"I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get acquainted period that I see what I've been about. I've no fears about making changes for the painting has a life of its own." -Jackson Pollock
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 26, 2010 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions
just reading it
not picturing it
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
how are Beltre's on base skills?
"I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get acquainted period that I see what I've been about. I've no fears about making changes for the painting has a life of its own." -Jackson Pollock
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 26, 2010 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions
lots of <.330obps in career
.321 .365 .553 .slash from 10
had a monster year in 04 with the dodgers.
by infallibleopiniongenerator on Oct 26, 2010 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I really don't see him being a TON better than Freese (barring the ice ankles shattering)
and since he will cost a metric shit ton more, no thanks
"I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get acquainted period that I see what I've been about. I've no fears about making changes for the painting has a life of its own." -Jackson Pollock
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 26, 2010 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions
hot damn look at that walk rate!
Stand inside an empty tuxedo with grapes in my mouth, waiting for Ada
twatter
by prophetjohn on Oct 27, 2010 12:55 AM EDT up reply actions
He doesn't walk very much, but he has power
Though he’d be going to an extreme righty-friendly home park to an offense depressant home park
I’d say he’d be a 4.0 WAR guy for us
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
doesn't sound that much better than Freese
would be an expensive insurance plan, or whatever
"I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get acquainted period that I see what I've been about. I've no fears about making changes for the painting has a life of its own." -Jackson Pollock
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 26, 2010 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions
haha
can he lick his shoulder?
"...football games always make me thankful for two things:
1. Teams that pass the ball downfield.
2. Baseball games. "
--DanUpBaby
the Werth problem
and it’s not the facial hair http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/the-jayson-werth-problem/
also, my brother says that there are rumors flying about the Cubs signing Adam Dunn. that would suck.
"I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get acquainted period that I see what I've been about. I've no fears about making changes for the painting has a life of its own." -Jackson Pollock
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 26, 2010 7:28 PM EDT reply actions
so what's the general consensus about Big Mac being back for another year?
I’m thinking pretty much a “meh”
"I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get acquainted period that I see what I've been about. I've no fears about making changes for the painting has a life of its own." -Jackson Pollock
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 26, 2010 7:30 PM EDT reply actions
i think if they stop listening to TLR & start listening to him, they'll be a lot better
TLR’s be aggressiveness & video addiction are huge problems & they are the reasons why the players didn’t have a lot of success last year. they got two totally different philosophy’s being preached to them & they don’t know which one to follow. so naturally they follow TLR because he’s the boss & naturally they weren’t very successful.
All I've got is a broken heart, memories & dreams that I can't drink away
timmeh talking to the media
"I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get acquainted period that I see what I've been about. I've no fears about making changes for the painting has a life of its own." -Jackson Pollock
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 26, 2010 7:35 PM EDT reply actions
this?
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?topic_id=15424332
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I bet that graphic designer
who put the orange and blue together is really glad the Rangers and Giants made it
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
yeah
"I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get acquainted period that I see what I've been about. I've no fears about making changes for the painting has a life of its own." -Jackson Pollock
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 26, 2010 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions
world series probables
Lincecum vs Lee
Cain vs Wilson
Sanchez vs Lewis
Bumgarner vs Hunter
"I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get acquainted period that I see what I've been about. I've no fears about making changes for the painting has a life of its own." -Jackson Pollock
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 26, 2010 7:53 PM EDT reply actions
awesome
Lee
Cain
Draw (?)
Bumgarner
looks to be a good World Series, hoping for a seven game one
by stlcardsfan4 on Oct 26, 2010 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, I think it should be pretty good
Rangers hitting is quite a bit better. how do the defenses stack up?
"I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get acquainted period that I see what I've been about. I've no fears about making changes for the painting has a life of its own." -Jackson Pollock
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 26, 2010 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
UZR really loves the Giants, which doesn't pass the eye test
Not sure about the Rangers
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
UZR doesn't really account for bullpen pitchers not being able to throw to the bases though
"...football games always make me thankful for two things:
1. Teams that pass the ball downfield.
2. Baseball games. "
--DanUpBaby
I'm guessing the Rangers kinda suck at defense
should even the playing field a little bit. Rangers are probably the better team though, if they can beat the Yanks
"I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get acquainted period that I see what I've been about. I've no fears about making changes for the painting has a life of its own." -Jackson Pollock
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 26, 2010 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions
on that note
how do the bullpens stack up? (Brian Wilson and Feliz are two great closers, but the rest…)
by stlcardsfan4 on Oct 26, 2010 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
nice gif
"...football games always make me thankful for two things:
1. Teams that pass the ball downfield.
2. Baseball games. "
--DanUpBaby
I am the three time
"...football games always make me thankful for two things:
1. Teams that pass the ball downfield.
2. Baseball games. "
--DanUpBaby
you have no idea who you are talking to.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Sir, I respectfully disagree.
friend me on facebook y'all
by BuzzKillington on Oct 26, 2010 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Good to see ya.....
been off fightin Scots?
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Those savages aren't worth wasting my story telling time.
friend me on facebook y'all
by BuzzKillington on Oct 26, 2010 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions
i think you are actually cody now
the timing of your posts is ridiculously fast (and well-timed) and cody always brings you up….
otherwise you are an incredibly gifted stalker (very possible..)
by stlcardsfan4 on Oct 26, 2010 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I have an alarm that sounds off anytime I am mentioned good sir.
friend me on facebook y'all
by BuzzKillington on Oct 26, 2010 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah,he's gotta be cody
"...football games always make me thankful for two things:
1. Teams that pass the ball downfield.
2. Baseball games. "
--DanUpBaby
The truth is a lot of your internet friends are a lie.
by Debbie Downer on Oct 26, 2010 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions
are you cody?
am i cody?….
not seeing faces is messing with my mojo…
by stlcardsfan4 on Oct 26, 2010 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Have you even seen Inception or Shutter Island?
Albert has the advantage of being ridiculous - FredbirdisaDork
nope
im guessing those movies would fuck with me, fuck me, and not fuck around?
i know that didn’t make sense, but if the answer is yes, then it makes perfect sense….
my logic is sound right now
by stlcardsfan4 on Oct 26, 2010 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Mo? Is that you?
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
heh.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
I had to re-upload it.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Oh...that's right.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
same IP's?
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
that cannot possibly end well.
Well the girls would turn the color of the avocado when he would drive down the street in his El Dorado... -the modern lovers
considering the video isn't working, i agree
All I've got is a broken heart, memories & dreams that I can't drink away
heh
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
this is actually a really good one
unlike that “girls lockeroom” or something like that….too obvious
the youtube is actually clever
by guillermozeliak on Oct 26, 2010 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
OMGAD!!ONE
Stand inside an empty tuxedo with grapes in my mouth, waiting for Ada
twatter
by prophetjohn on Oct 27, 2010 12:56 AM EDT up reply actions
MLB 2K10
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Did you splurge and get the pack?
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
so, Cliff Lee and his wife... do they know we make pie?
Perhaps the Rangers’ greatest sales pitch simply was having Kristen sit in the visiting family section at Yankee Stadium during the playoffs. She says there were ugly taunts. Obscenities. Cups of beer thrown. Even fans spitting from the section above.
“The fans did not do good things in my heart,” Kristen says.
“When people are staring at you, and saying horrible things, it’s hard not to take it personal.”
they later said it wasn’t a big deal, but that would be funny, now wouldn’t it.
article does go on to say Cliff Lee has put a dent in Cardinal Nation, so.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I mean seriously, nothing rattles Cliff Lee except interrupting deer hunting season
has he met half the Cardinals team????
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2010 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
maybe we can get Adam Wainwright on this.
or Dave Duncan.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2010 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Urge to bake pies... rising...
Don’t tease us with this stuff, Y2S!
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
picture this, VEB
Cliff Lee sits back there and talks about how to fuck batters up with Chris Carpenter, whilst Adam Wainwright keeps elbowing them with some crazy new handshake idea (they smile tolerably at him), and Matt Holliday grunts companionably, occasionally sharing his sunflower seeds. Albert does a pull up on the bullpen roof, trying not to count his ringless fingers with any kind of expectation — and Yadi grins at him because he knows what he’s thinking, and that Ryan Franklin will throw a knuckleball again, and that his pitching staff is so charming when they talk about fucking up batters.
Colby says something unintelligible yet ultimately profound.
Later, Frankie will show the new guy his new hunting rifles (in the parking lot), as well as the deluxe rack that can hold a wild boar.
Sometime in July, Cliff Lee considers a beard.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2010 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
(I'd put Westy in there, but Hot Stove is ongoing... don't want to jinx anything)
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2010 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
recerific
and i cant believe i didn’t know he was from LR. dude i should totally get my uncle on this, i bet he knows his family. he knows everyone down there.
All I've got is a broken heart, memories & dreams that I can't drink away
somehow I was composing the Franklin part in my head
and thus switched up “dugout” with “bullpen”. go me.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2010 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
that's like the second one you've done recently right?
you should help me write my picgasim. i’m suffering from writers block or something
All I've got is a broken heart, memories & dreams that I can't drink away
that would be like me condoning it
is it really wise to combine our spamming powers? VEB might never recover
why don’t you ask someone else, like IHB
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2010 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
oh yeah, we can't have that
but is it a good idea to combine IHB’s hammock powars & mine?
All I've got is a broken heart, memories & dreams that I can't drink away
there are some things I can't know
use your good judgment
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 27, 2010 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
wait, i thought the Molina's knew everything?
All I've got is a broken heart, memories & dreams that I can't drink away
the collective, yes.
not me
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 27, 2010 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions
I will take him hunting.
We own 500 acres in Illinois. Waino can bring him down.
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
wheresabout?
if you don’t mind my asking
While Spinning.
How much were yours? 34 dollars. You know you got a pay raise... right?
I still don't get
the Phils trading him THIS year. They would’ve taken it all with that rotation.
let's go bitches!
by Oedipa Maas on Oct 26, 2010 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
no worries....
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2010 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
it's ok...
he wants to back-up his brother on a major league minimum price basis….
While Spinning.
How much were yours? 34 dollars. You know you got a pay raise... right?
by streamman on Oct 26, 2010 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I approve of this comment.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
I can hear the conversation.
Yadi: Come play one last year with me.
Benjie: I realy don’t think I got it in me…..I really don’t want to play anymore.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
EFF off SBN.
Yadi: it’s only five or six games you’d have to play.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
but seriously
that’s why it wouldn’t work
Bengie is so very alpha dog. Mama would have to intervene eventually. it would suck for Yadi.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2010 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
LaRue at least was content to hang out with Carp and look badass.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2010 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Ugh... Basketball opening day is terrible. I'm already pining for next April =(
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
just relived the 1985 WS game 6 blown call
25 years ago, but still painful
argh
..i miss ludriguez-wick..
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
which team is a bigger bust? Dallas or the heat?
as much as it hurts, i vote Dallas. even though i never thought they were very good, they sure did have a crap ton of hype coming into the season.
All I've got is a broken heart, memories & dreams that I can't drink away
broken collar bone sucks
can’t really predict that. but yeah, they weren’t doing that great anyway… oh well, can’t stand that team heh. sorry gdm!
"I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get acquainted period that I see what I've been about. I've no fears about making changes for the painting has a life of its own." -Jackson Pollock
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 26, 2010 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
that's OK, twitters & the WWL are making a huge deal about the heats lost
and even though it’s just one game, i would actually love it if they fell apart & didn’t make the playoffs.
Big D hurts though. it’s like the late 90’s all over again. they got all this talent & yet they are wasting it. ive never been a fan or had any kind of faith in Romo, but that doesn’t excuse the rest of the team for quitting when he got hurt. i don’t follow the nfl that much, but even i know Dallas had no biz losing last night. Romo or no Romo. it just sucks & it’s embarrassing as a fan who remembers the terrible teams of the 80’s, at least those guys had a good reason to lose, they sucked. but at least they never gave up & quit like this team has.
Jerry’s got a lot of work to do to fix this teams problems. and that like always when it comes to him, that’s a very bad thing.
All I've got is a broken heart, memories & dreams that I can't drink away
i don't really know or care about the NBA
but still… sample size!
If knowledge is the key, then just show me the lock.
Got the scrawny legs but I move just like Lou Brock.
by purple_haze on Oct 27, 2010 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions
ditto, but i still want them to epically fail
All I've got is a broken heart, memories & dreams that I can't drink away
i almsot thought u were referring to the mavericks...and i was like?
but if anyone was superstitiously betting on MNF…last nights streak was broken for the winning teams: VISITORS, HOME, VISITORS, HOME, VISITORS, HOME, VISITORS, VISITORS (giants)
by guillermozeliak on Oct 27, 2010 12:47 AM EDT up reply actions
at least you are not a bears fan
LOL
"I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get acquainted period that I see what I've been about. I've no fears about making changes for the painting has a life of its own." -Jackson Pollock
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 27, 2010 1:07 AM EDT up reply actions
i always liked Refrigerator Perry
All I've got is a broken heart, memories & dreams that I can't drink away
I had his GI Joe action figure, with the metal football on a chain
awesome
"I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get acquainted period that I see what I've been about. I've no fears about making changes for the painting has a life of its own." -Jackson Pollock
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 27, 2010 2:36 AM EDT up reply actions
who beat the Heat tonight?
"I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get acquainted period that I see what I've been about. I've no fears about making changes for the painting has a life of its own." -Jackson Pollock
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 26, 2010 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
they were playing the Celtics
I know this because they were watching on the big TV in my dorm when i came in.
If knowledge is the key, then just show me the lock.
Got the scrawny legs but I move just like Lou Brock.
by purple_haze on Oct 27, 2010 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
big deal, they lost one game to a decent team
"I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get acquainted period that I see what I've been about. I've no fears about making changes for the painting has a life of its own." -Jackson Pollock
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 27, 2010 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions
i have no opinion.
If knowledge is the key, then just show me the lock.
Got the scrawny legs but I move just like Lou Brock.
by purple_haze on Oct 27, 2010 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
so instead, i will reply with
If knowledge is the key, then just show me the lock.
Got the scrawny legs but I move just like Lou Brock.
by purple_haze on Oct 27, 2010 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
this is why its pointless to watch reg season nba..only catch a few games
its the playoffs i watch…and w/ baseball going on i completely forgot about the big three in MIA
by guillermozeliak on Oct 27, 2010 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions
IS THIS SOME SORT OF EUPHEMISM
Stand inside an empty tuxedo with grapes in my mouth, waiting for Ada
twatter
by prophetjohn on Oct 27, 2010 12:57 AM EDT up reply actions
the Heat's SB game thread has all of 236 comments on it.
If knowledge is the key, then just show me the lock.
Got the scrawny legs but I move just like Lou Brock.
McGwire, Boog, and Schu: A smoking gun?
FYI, over in the McGwire on the fence thread, I posted a few quotes from an interview with McGwire in which he says some problematic things that could at least explain Boog’s recent fall-off in his hitting.
since becoming familiar with sbnation
i liked our club’s Viva el Birdos name, good logo, clever, well done…easy abbrv. VEB
same w/ Turf Show Times…nice color, cool sheep lookin thing. also easy abbrv. TST
so, i decided to see what the blues are made of…o god….i initially was gonna guess “bleed blue” or something to that effect but then though otherwise (bleed cubbie…etc)
then i wouldve bet “the blue note”…w/ a nice logo…TBT..easy abbrve..but to see the uggliest mf’er and STL Game Time!! wtf…not that i care about the blues
by guillermozeliak on Oct 27, 2010 12:28 AM EDT reply actions
yeah it's not for everybody
but don’t judge a blog by it’s horribly ugly logo.
"Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'" -Isaac Asimov
their game threads are largely unintelligible rambling and swearing,
I’m not really a fan of it, and I don’t think Hockey really lends itself to gamethreads in the way that baseball does
"...football games always make me thankful for two things:
1. Teams that pass the ball downfield.
2. Baseball games. "
--DanUpBaby
Holy Fuck
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PcUSnIu0rw&feature=related
John Legend
Eric Clapton
Keith Richards
Mitch Mitchell
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
That'd be like if Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, and Miley Cyrus all sang together today!
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
except different in that I want to see this.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Yeeeech to both!
I wanna see Joe Strummer, Joey Ramone, Jello Biafra and Johnny Rotten all sing together!
:=8D
Spare me your taradiddles!!!!
:=8O
Why did I type Legend @_@
Lennon*
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
there's a band called that
"I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get acquainted period that I see what I've been about. I've no fears about making changes for the painting has a life of its own." -Jackson Pollock
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 27, 2010 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I have no idea whether these are due to big mac's influence or not
Last week, I posted an article about overall offensive(and defensive) performance of Cardinals batters on my blog.
Link (Alert : It is written in Korean and google translator is very sloppy in translating Korean into English.)
I did the same thing last year, so I compared this year’s performance with last year’s, especially in the way of plate discipline.
2009 —> 2010
Pitch/PA 3.66(15th most in NL) —> 3.76(13th most in NL)
Swing% 48%(2nd most in NL) —> 46.8%(4th most in NL)
O-Swing% 26.8%(2nd most in NL) —> 29.6%(9th most in NL)
Swing Strike% 9.4%(4th most in NL) —> 8.2%(13th most in NL)
K% 19%(3rd least in NL) —> 18.5%(best in NL)
BB% 8.8%(12th in NL) —> 8.7%(7th in NL)
wOBA .325(8th in NL) —> .321(7th in NL)
After a quick n’ dirty look, It seems like Cardinals batters, as a group, have become relatively more patient and selective hitters in the league. In this year, they saw more pitches, hacked less and drew more BBs than last year. There was no drastical change in their lineup between 2009 and 2010. Does Big Mac deserve some credit for these positive changes?
Cardinals fan from Korea
by FreeRedbird on Oct 27, 2010 6:17 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Good stuff, but I don't think can you really ascribe that to McGuire without controlling for a lot of other variables
by vivaelpujols on Oct 27, 2010 6:31 AM EDT up reply actions
McGwire
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Do you feel good about yourself right now?
by vivaelpujols on Oct 27, 2010 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions
he's just helping you correct your spreadsheet
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I think you can credit McRae for not being there
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
A classic twitter mistake
http://twitter.com/CardsInsider/status/28893228373
Shorten “morning” to “A.M.”, and you won’t have to say “Ur” like a texting illiterate. Amateurs.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
it got worse later in the day
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
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