The Baron's Big Ass Listomania Post
by the red baron on Feb 24, 2010 10:24 AM EST
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I was sitting on my sofa last night, watching the MLB Network, and Barry Larkin was demonstrating a particular batting drill. Harold Reynolds was crouching down behind the plate, soft-tossing balls toward Larkin, who would then hit the ball. As he was hitting, Larkin was explaining to the audience why this drill was so good. It helps to slow everything down, he said, rather than having you jump at the ball. It was then he said something which made me deliriously happy.
"See, it just slows absolutely everything down. That's why I like it from the back like this. I like it from the side, too, or behind."
And then Harold Reynolds tossed another.
I immediately felt my face break into an enormous grin and grabbed my phone. I texted a friend of mine, wanting to share my new joy, and she found it hilarious as well.
What's more, I found myself narrating the show the rest of the way as it should have gone. "Come on, Harold. Give him a hug. Just a little hug. Just creep up from behind, just the way he likes, and hug him. See, it's no big deal. This is all fine. Okay, now tell him what a good shortstop he was. Tell him he deserves to be in the Hall of Fame just for how good he looked in his uniform. Yeah, it's okay. It's just a drill, just a drill you guys are working on. What's that? Magrane wants to watch your drill? Well, sure, that's fine. No harm in letting ol' Joe just watch, is there?"
It was a good day.
Unfortunately, I find myself with little good today. I'm staring down what promises to be a very long and unpleasant day, and I simply don't have time for a proper Baronial posting. So I was sitting here, trying to think of something quick I could do, and it suddenly came to me. I'm going to make a list.
But not just any list. No, I'm going to make a bunch of lists, and then you can all argue over them. Sound like fun? No? Well, too damned bad. I say it's going to be lists, and lists it's going to be.
And awaaaayyyyy we go.
Five pitchers I most enjoyed watching in a Cardinal uniform
- John Tudor
- Chris Carpenter
- Dennis Eckersley
- Rick Ankiel
- Adam Wainwright
Five favourite pitchers, non-Cardinal division
- Steve Avery
- David Cone
- Scott Sanderson
- Mitch Williams
- Pedro Martinez
Three best ballparks I've ever been to
- PNC, Pittsburgh
- Coors Field, Colorado
- Camden Yards, Baltimore
Three worst ballparks I've been to
- The Metrodome, Minnesota
- Wrigley Field, Chicago (And not just because it's full of Cub fans. It smells awful, it's in the middle of effing Webster Groves, and I don't like peeing in a trough.)
- Veteran's Stadium, Philadelphia (Oh. My. God.)
Five best records with Dan and Al on mute
- "Death of a Ladies' Man" - Leonard Cohen (Seriously. Cohen and baseball just go together for me. No idea why.)
- "Travelling Without Moving" - Jamiroquai (Lights out, Cards on, and let the dancing commence.)
- "Swan Lake" - Moscow RTV Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Fedoseyeve conducting
- "Snow Machine" - Snow Machine
- "Electro-Shock Blues" - Eels
Six players I wouldn't mind seeing hit by a bus
- Al Leiter
- Darren Daulton
- Ryan Braun
- David Wells
- Howard Johnson
- Matt Williams
Three best uniforms (current)
- Cardinals Home
- Yankees Home
- Tie: Giants Home (the off-white is sweet), Tigers Home, and Phillies Home Alternate (non-pinstripe with the blue accents)
Three worst uniforms (current)
- Those funny goldish Padres unis
- Cardinals Sunday Home (I hatehatehatehatehate those hats)
- DBacks Home
Four favourite ballpark vending items
- Hot dog
- Pretzel
- Those big drinks with fruit punch and orange sherbert in them
- Peanuts
Three foods I wish I could get at the game
- Fried alligator (possibly on a stick)
- Fish and chips
- Sushi (though I wonder about the heat. Hmm. Maybe not.)
Three beers I wish I could get at the game
- St. Louis Peach (The city is right in the name! No, I don't care that it's made in Belgium, damn it!)
- Michelob Golden
- Square One Agave Wheat
Five favourite baseball movies
- Eight Men Out
- Bull Durham
- A League of Their Own
- Bingo Long and the Travelling All-Stars
- Major League
And finally,
My ten favourite Cardinal moments of the past decade
- The final out of the 2006 World Series
- Albert destroying Brad Lidge's career
- Edmonds going over the wall in Cincinnati
- Mark Mulder staring down Clemens for ten innings
- The whole 2004 NLCS
- The whole 2001 NLDS
- Albert hitting three homers in Cincy on Easter
- Bud Smith's no-hitter
- Carlos Beltran staring at a curveball
- Getting to attend the All-Star game for free
And that's enough of that. Feel free to tear apart my lists or make your own or just yell at each other. Whatever you like.
The Baron's Playlist for the 24th of February, 2010
"Movie Magg" - Carl Perkins
"Cast Iron Arm" - Peanuts Wilson
"Go! Go! Go!" - Roy Orbison
"Love Always, Charlie" - 7 Shot Screamers
"Serious" - Richard Hawley
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Great Piece.
Pitcher I like watching : Joaquin Andujar
Worst Park: Wrigley by far.
Player to be hit by a bus: Mark Prior
To be fair
Mark Prior has already been hit by a bus.
That bus? The “Tom House Pitching Mechanics Express” Coming soon to ruin young arms near you!!!
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
Actually I think the bus
had Mr. Selig’s signature on it and only impacted his elbow… still seems to have the same results though.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
Think he's too young to have seen him.
"Have you ever thrown a ball 100 miles an hour? Everything hurts. Even your ass hurts. I see pictures of my face and say, 'Holy shit', but that's the strain you feel when you throw. I had one of those faces you look at it, man, and say, 'Man he's an ass-hole.' Could be, depends on if you pissed me off or not." - Bob Gibson
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Feb 24, 2010 7:43 PM EST up reply actions
I am old but not that old.
You are helping me along faster than my kids!
Favorite Cardinal Moments:
Dammit! I can't work the link thingy!
by Archaeopteryx on Feb 24, 2010 10:46 AM EST up reply actions
Lol @ Whitey
“I hadn’t given up,” St. Louis manager Whitey Herzog would say later, “but I was up in the clubhouse having a Budweiser.”
* is an Asshat
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Awesome Cards memory
This pennant race was just great. I was listening to the game with a Mets fan and woke up his one year old when Terry hit that one out.
great article
great times, great pond-scum-hating memories.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I was surprised Beltran only made number 9
I will forever remember Wagonmaker’s curve against Beltran. I remember that Game 7 much more than anything about the World Series that year.
"I think he's the best hitter of all time. I think there has never been a better hitter than him. And I know I didn't see them all, but I just don't think there could be." - Adam Wainwright on The Mang
They're not in order.
Just in the order I happened to think of them.
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 24, 2010 11:14 AM EST up reply actions
ah, okay... fair enough
"I think he's the best hitter of all time. I think there has never been a better hitter than him. And I know I didn't see them all, but I just don't think there could be." - Adam Wainwright on The Mang
i haven't read through
but there’s also sure to be a generational thing here – for instance, some of us saw gibby pitch, whereas he’s not on baron’s list for either pitchers or favorite moments.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Much as I didn't like Howard Johnson
I respect him more and more as the years pass.
I’d trade him for Keith Hernandez in a second. I still haven’t forgiven him, and his forgetting to apologize to St. Louis fans (until far after he apologized to New York fans) didn’t help.
And Garry Templeton deserves a bus mention also.
I think my second favorite Cardinals moment is game 4 of the 1996 NLCS. That was a fun game, even if the rest of the series sucked.
Plus his room-service is miserable.
Note: Above comment may contain gratuitous amounts of sarcasm.
BOYCOTT HASS AVOCADOS
by vexedtechie on Feb 24, 2010 12:37 PM EST up reply actions
Howard Johnson is right....
Reverend!!!!
sorry… a little Blazing Saddles humor.
What happened to our team?
Pitchers
I’d have to put Gibson a the top of the first list. First game I ever attended as a youngster Gibson pitched against the Cubs. Billy Williams hit a 3 run homer off him in the first. He shut them out the rest of the way and the Cards won behind home runs from Gibby and Jose Cardenal.
Gibby would certainly be on my list
of pitchers that I wish I had gotten to see pitch. Unfortunately, I only got to listen to his games, still enjoyed it immensely.
Speaking of listening, my short list of favorite Cards’ moments heard on the radio:
1. Jack Buck saying anything
2. Final out of the 2006 WS (yes, I didn’t get to see it live, but heard it on the radio)
3. Shannonisms
4. Falling asleep as a kid listening to Jack and Mike from LA or SF
5. Harry Carry singing “The Cardinals are coming, tra-la-la-la. The Cubbies are worried ha-ha-ha-ha”
by ArkansasTravs on Feb 24, 2010 1:49 PM EST up reply actions
Gibby
Amen. He was FIERCE.
I also enjoyed Steve Carlton, and to be fair I liked Hrabosky when he pitched. (His mouth, not so much…)
yeah, how is Barry Bonds not on that list?
he’s the first person that came to my mind.
SIGN FELIPE LOPEZ
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
perhaps he likes buses and doesn't want barry to hurt the bus?
"It doesn't have to be terribly prolific! Just so that it isn't childish and silly." She reflected. "I prefer stories about squalor." J.D.S.
Matt Williams
I understand everyone else on that list, but what do you have against Matt Williams? If anything you should pity the guy for losing his one shot at taking a run at Roger Maris because of the strike shortened season. Granted, I’m partial because I got to see him play in my native Cleveland, and then he played for the fledgling D-backs when I moved out here to AZ. He’s a decent guy, and a good guy, so I don’t like when good guys are hit by buses. I’d substitute John Kruk for Matt Williams, or maybe Manny Ramirez.
Best parks I’ve visited:
Jacob’s Field – Cleveland (homerism at it’s best)
New Brave’s Stadium (their stadium village is really kick ass)
Coors Field (It’s just so damn picturesque)
Busch II in the last season
Petco (I liked it much better than Jack Murphy)
Stadiums I hated:
Shea Stadium (I have to go all Mr. Anderson and say what I hated most was the smell, I felt saturated by it)
Old Cleveland Municipal
Chavez Ravine – LA Dodgers: Try not to get lost if you don’t have GPS and you are not from LA. I ended up in a neighborhood that looked like it was the perfect place to shoot a film about Gang-bangers.
Favorite Cards Moments (or at least most memorable for me in addition to your list)
Suppan battling Clemens
Jimmy with the double fist pump
Pujols and the Oliver Perez batflip
Carpenter vs. Vazquez here in AZ in a 1-0 pitcher’s duel of epic proportions
Cards vs. D-backs playoff game (forget the year) where all of the big 3 go yard off of Randy Johnson and other pitchers in one playoff game. The treatment of my friend who is a cards fan during that game cemented my shift from a casual D-backs fan and casual Cards fan to not a D-backs fan and more hardcore Cards fan.
I question your movie rankings
Major League should be at the top, followed by Bull Durham imo. Although, props on Bingo Long and the Traveling All-stars. it’s got so many great actors, yet nobody seems to know what it is usually.
In football, the object is for the quarterback, otherwise known as the field general, to be on target with his aerial assault, riddling the defense by hitting his recievers with deadly accuracy in spite of the blitz, even if he has to use the shotgun. With short bullet passes and long bombs, he marches his troops into enemy territory, balancing this aerial assault with a sustained ground attack that punches holes in the forward wall of the enemy's defensive line.
In baseball the object is to go home! And to be safe! "I hope I'll be safe at home!"
-George Carlin (RIP)
It always seems to gets lost in the
Great Baseball Movie category.
* is an Asshat
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Indeed
James Earl Jones, Lando Calriss….errr Billy Dee Williams, and a few other notables as well.
In football, the object is for the quarterback, otherwise known as the field general, to be on target with his aerial assault, riddling the defense by hitting his recievers with deadly accuracy in spite of the blitz, even if he has to use the shotgun. With short bullet passes and long bombs, he marches his troops into enemy territory, balancing this aerial assault with a sustained ground attack that punches holes in the forward wall of the enemy's defensive line.
In baseball the object is to go home! And to be safe! "I hope I'll be safe at home!"
-George Carlin (RIP)
Is it me
or is Bull Durham overrated? It has some nice moments, but watching Tim Robbins pitch is painful.
" Baseball is reassuring. It makes me feel as if the world is not going to blow up." - Sharon Olds, This Sporting Life, 1987
by Futility Infielder on Feb 24, 2010 11:55 AM EST up reply actions
True
but the writing of that movie is second to none in terms of authenticity. Ron Shelton played minor league baseball, so it’s by far the best informed writing of any movie about baseball that there ever has been, imo. The whole animosity toward rookies by veterans, the give and take of the pitcher and catcher relationship, life in the bus leagues, the baseball “Annie’s” (which are a whole lot more interesting the the basketball “groupies”), etc.
Bull Durham really gives you a sense of what life as a career minor league player might actually be like.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
no.
that is one of my favorite movies of all time. i watch it every year on the first day of spring training. never gets old.
SIGN FELIPE LOPEZ
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
That's how Major League is for me....
and good point, fourstick. I had forgotten Ron Shelton’s past….
" Baseball is reassuring. It makes me feel as if the world is not going to blow up." - Sharon Olds, This Sporting Life, 1987
by Futility Infielder on Feb 24, 2010 12:04 PM EST up reply actions
I'll put Ron Shelton's sports movies
up there with any other sports movies ever made. Tin Cup is the best golf movie I’ve ever seen (although The Greatest Game Ever Played is pretty damn good), and White Men Can’t Jump is a fantastic basketball movie. Even Blue Chips is pretty decent. He wrote and directed Cobb and did a pretty good job of staying in the middle ground with a controversial figure. Play it to the Bone is even a pretty good movie about boxing.
The guy really knows how to write sports movies and make them entertaining. All of those movies really hold up even after 15 to 20 years has passed.
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I really liked Blue Chips, a lot
always been a big Nick Nolte fan, and I honestly thought that Shaq was really, really good in that film – like, surprisingly so, and I’m not sure why his performance didn’t get a few more plaudits, in fact.
To my shame I must admit I’ve never seen Bull Durham. In general, I’m not a big fan of sports movies.
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 24, 2010 1:25 PM EST up reply actions
Which was no "Drop Dead Fred"
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
I'm not sure I get that reference
or the link, at least…
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 25, 2010 5:16 AM EST up reply actions
Tin Cup is on cable a LOT lately
I think on Versus.
"I got the shanks."
“Are you taking penicillin?”
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Not a fan of Tin Cup
The ridiculously unrealistic ending ruined it for me.
by SouthsideCardsFan on Feb 24, 2010 2:17 PM EST up reply actions
The rest of the movie is fantastic
and it’s the only movie Don Johnson is worth a shit in. Well, maybe Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man, but that’s a guilty pleasure I think, lol.
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I always get Don Johnson and Tom Berenger mixed up
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
If you're talking about the 72nd at the US Open
I actually quite liked the ending
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
by jd is legend on Feb 24, 2010 2:32 PM EST up reply actions
I just think it kinda went over the top
I think it’s great thematically — a man can’t overcome all his demons….
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
what does that have to do with anything?
SIGN FELIPE LOPEZ
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
hmmm
that’s a bit of a stretch. even so, i like it for all the baseball stuff, not all the rom-com stuff.
who the hell are you? i’m the player to be named later.
SIGN FELIPE LOPEZ
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
i don't see accountants banging a bunch of groupies
by FlimtotheFlam on Feb 24, 2010 1:20 PM EST up reply actions
accountant groupies sext.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
if you only knew...
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
75% of the movie was spent on baseball and tutoring Nuke
Even when he’s with Annie, a lot of that is about his baseball.
Not afraid to nitpick
Really?
You mean accountants sit around talking baseball and interview techniques? Ride the bus to different towns to do people’s taxes? Hang out at bars with washed up baseball pool hall owners and talk about how 1 gork a week is the difference between .250 and .300?
I think you mean theme, not storyline. The storyline is the intertwining motivations of playing minor league baseball and the similarities to that and middle age romance. Baseball is a central part of the storyline, and also a central part of the theme.
There isn’t another baseball movie out there that talks about the game literally as well as Bull Durham does.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
Oh for fucks sake.
Old guy at a job mentors the new guy at the job. Both fall for town skank, old guy and skank find true love. The end.
You can make any movie sound bad If you horribly oversimplify it like that
Man goes to prison. Man makes friends in prison and manipulates evil prison warden. Man escapes prison. Friend gets out of prison and meets man in Mexico. The end.
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
your comment's too long for a professional pitch.
sadly that’s how they buy and sell movies.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
But if you say
“I have Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins on board” it has a much better chance of getting made.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
Well okay
Man goes to prison. Man escapes prison. The end.
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
so would the pitch be "Stephen King"?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
the guys they're pitching to
may be too young to remember Carrie
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
No, that's too long
“Prison, King”?
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 25, 2010 5:17 AM EST up reply actions
And this is why I love Pulp Fiction
Hitmen get a scare. One quits because of that scare. Boxer promises to Boss to throw fight….doesn’t, flees with lots of money (and annoying whore girlfriend). Runs into now single Hitman, able to kill him. Boxer runs into Boss, proceed to fight to the death but are captured by mannapping rapists. Boxer escapes, saves Boss. Rides into sunset.
Even the chop shop version is still complicated.
Whoever invented the “two sentence” rule in Hollywood should be thrown off a cliff. We’ve already had this discussion, but I will again say that if you can give someone 2 sentences to describe a movie and then drop them in at any point and the movie would make sense no matter what, it is a bad movie.
Not afraid to nitpick
Same with Memento
or Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels, or Snatch, or Clerks, or half of the other good movies that have been released in the last 20 years. Try summing up any Scorsese movie (Last Temptation and Aviator aside) in two sentences. Or even any Capra movie. These guys are considered greats in the business.
I do think that you can make a good two line movie if you do it the right way, though. The right way being “Not like Michael Bay”.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
The Island was pretty clearly Bay's best movie
Scarlett Johansson running around in white pants.
Not afraid to nitpick
Well that all depends on the summary, doesn't it?
The Departed: two men on opposite sides of the law – an organized crime mole and an undercover informant – struggle to maintain their true identities and struggle against each other to accomplish their respective goals. Only one prevails in the end.
It’s pretty broad, but the measure of a movie isn’t a person’s ability to summarize it in two sentences.
by Ray Lankford on Feb 24, 2010 3:13 PM EST up reply actions
2 sentences to describe a movie and then drop them in at any point and the movie would make sense no matter what
You’d have no idea who Wahlberg or Baldwin or Nicholson, let alone make sense of the ending, from that. I’m talking "robots land on planet, dorky kid helps them find “life giving thing” with hot girl who he is infatuated with. Good Robots beat Evil Robots in protracted special effects sequence."
Not afraid to nitpick
And that isn't a good summary from The Departed either
Because neither prevail at the end, for one, and you haven’t even mentioned Nicholson’s character or Wahlberg’s character, who have essential roles in the movie as well.
The point is, you can’t summarize that movie in two lines and do it justice. There are too many undercurrents that you can’t possibly do it.
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you ever seen the movies The Departed is based on
by FlimtotheFlam on Feb 24, 2010 7:00 PM EST up reply actions
Debbie Does Dallas?
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 25, 2010 5:19 AM EST up reply actions
There's a difference between not liking a movie
and tearing it down trying to make everyone else feel the same way. I don’t do it with the Natrual, I just point out why I don’t like it. I think you’re massively oversimplifying the movie’s overall theme and plot so your point looks more valid. We get it, you don’t like the movie.
There are critically acclaimed movies that I absolutely hate, but I think Bull Durham was written very well for the audience it was intended for.
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See, again
you’re oversimplifying it, trying to make it sound like a chick flick, when most of us clearly don’t think that way. Better to let those who haven’t seen it make their own inferences on it then scream “Chick Flick” at them so they don’t watch it at all.
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I'm not saying you can't give your opinion
I just think that if you’re going to give your opinion you ought to at least flesh it out as to why you feel that way.
I don’t see any women going to Bull Durham by themselves OR dragging their husbands and boyfriends to see it. That’s the definition of a chick flick to me. No guy would go see “He’s Just Not That Into You” or “Sex in the City” with a group of other guys. Yet I have a group of friends that get together every year during spring training and watch Bull Durham.
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actually it sounded like you did
I liked Bull Durham (not my favorite baseball movie) but it was because I thought the same thing. My general impression of it was that it was a chick flick wrapped in a sports theme. Personally, I liked “For love of the game” which was much more obviously a chick flick wrapped in a sports theme.
You can say he’s oversimplifying it, but that’s what a generalization is. You could say you disagree with it, but the down and dirty of it, it’s a chick flick with a sports theme. Yes one or two sentences never give you enough detail to know what it’s about, but everyone’s described even the best movies quickly like this. Or if it’s more complex, you say, it’s complex like “movie A”
Like I said, no women are seeing that movie on their own
or with other women. Thus, it cannot be a chick flick. The end.
Forget it, spants. It's Chinatown. - tom s.
Fourstick:
I don’t see any women going to Bull Durham by themselves OR dragging their husbands and boyfriends to see it. That’s the definition of a chick flick to me.
Spants:
Like I said, no women are seeing that movie on their own
or with other women. Thus, it cannot be a chick flick. The end.
HOLY SHIT EVERYONE, FOURSTICK = SPANTS!!!!!
But which is the sock-puppet account, and which is the “real” one? We demand to know!
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 25, 2010 5:23 AM EST up reply actions
I think you're getting "Chick Flick"
confused with “love story”. There are love stories that aren’t chick flicks. Would you consider Casablanca a “chick flick”? What about “Annie Hall”? “Gone With the Wind?”
You can have a love story without it being a “chick flick”. I think chick flick is a negative connotation for a contrived romantic story line.
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by fourstick on Feb 24, 2010 6:05 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
there it is.
that makes perfect sense. a rec for you sir.
SIGN FELIPE LOPEZ
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
Nobody has any problems with you giving your opinion, but you need to back it up with stats.
If you’d said “Bull Durham is 76.89% a chick-flick” then everybody would be fine with that.
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 25, 2010 5:20 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, we could just look up the film on filmgraphs.com
and the evidence would speak for itself.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
FWIW
I don’t know any other girls IRL who like that movie besides me.
SIGN FELIPE LOPEZ
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
so it is agreed than
Fritz doesn’t know what he is talking about,
by FlimtotheFlam on Feb 24, 2010 1:44 PM EST up reply actions
I thought that was ceded to spants.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
enforcement
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Technically, so is Major League.
And Tin Cup. And a League of Their Own.
Forget it, spants. It's Chinatown. - tom s.
Really?
Just watched Major League the other day. There’s a lot of screen time devoted to Lynn and Jake.
Forget it, spants. It's Chinatown. - tom s.
I consider the hopeful sale of the team to be the main plot.
In Bull Durham, I think the love triangle is the main plot.
In Bull Durham,
the plot is the shaping of LaLoosh as a pitcher. A love triangle becomes part of the plot, but it’s not THE plot.
Forget it, spants. It's Chinatown. - tom s.
As one of my writing professors told me in college
Good writing always has “the thing and the other thing.” Both of those elements of the plot are what make the movie so interesting, and the movie wouldn’t be good if either of them were taken out.
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
I don't agree with that...
the main plot of the movie centers on Crash Davis. How smart, heady players like Crash can’t overcome stupid but incredibly talented players like Nuke LaLoosh. How people like Crash can continue playing the game thinking they still have a shot at the bigs (and because they love it so much), while middle age women like Annie can continue sleeping with one player a season telling themselves that it can last forever, even though they’d really just like to settle down.
It’s about that middle life longing for one thing but coming to the realization that maybe your current life isn’t what’s making you happy and searching for that thing that does.
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LaLoosh's career drives the movie.
Crash is brought in to train him. Annie chooses Nuke to train him in other ways.
Forget it, spants. It's Chinatown. - tom s.
That makes sense....
but only if you cut off the movie after Nuke gets moved up to the big leagues. But the movie doesn’t end there. The movie ends with Crash getting Annie, then getting released, finding a way to finish the season, hanging up his spikes, and returning back to Annie at the end.
If the film revolved around Nuke, why tie up all those loose ends with the supporting characters at the end? Why do we care? Crash Davis is a projection of Shelton’s career and how he thought it should have ended. He’s said this before in interviews.
The reason the LaLoosh character even exists is to endear the audience to Crash and also to provide comic relief because these idiots do exist in the sports world and occasionally they are really talented players.
And yes, I did a critical analysis of the movie Bull Durham for a film class, in case you were wondering.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
I didn't say they were supporting characters.
And I didn’t say it revolved around him. His career is what sets everything in motion. It drives the plot.
Forget it, spants. It's Chinatown. - tom s.
But that's my point
he doesn’t drive the plot. If he did, the movie would end when he exits. Annie drives the plot more than Nuke. She’s the catalyst. Nuke is really just a supporting character, imo.
William Wallace drives the plot of Braveheart. The movie ends in the avenging of his death. Nuke’s career has absolutely no impact on the last 15 minutes of Bull Durham. None. I don’t see how he can drive the plot when he doesn’t factor in the ending.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
I think we're talking about two different things.
He is a foil. Foils drive plots. Without them there is no conflict and thus no story.
Forget it, spants. It's Chinatown. - tom s.
Could be
He is definitely a foil. But that doesn’t mean that movie couldn’t exist without him. I think that thematically the movie doesn’t really need him, he’s more a sideshow.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
Yes
You could replace him with a veteran pitcher who hasn’t seen Crash since his rookie year and have that guy competing for Annie.
You could flip the movie on it’s head and make it just about Crash chasing Annie and then finally getting her — even though she isn’t hooked up with someone else.
Now, try making the movie without Crash.
Good luck.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
We'll just have to agree to disagree
75% of the movie is spent on baseball with Nuke being the main part of that. The underlying love plot isn’t really his, but you can’t make that movie without young Nuke. It’s a baseball movie and he’s the baseball.
Not afraid to nitpick
Sorry four
But if you change Nuke to a veteran pitcher then you’ve changed the entire dynamic of the film. Someone mentioned before it takes away one of the main themes of Annie always going to another guy each year, and choosing the vet in the end over another fling. If she’s choosing one vet over another, then it ruins the entire theme of flings verses settling down, and giving up the dream and growing up, etc. which is a huge theme in the film. yes you can still make the film, but it’s an entirely different film in that case.
True
but you still have a movie, because you still have the plot and theme, you just might have a different protagonist.
You can’t replace Crash or Annie — they are central characters to the movie’s theme: Accepting your lot in life for what it is and finding happiness there. I agree that Nuke is a sub-plot of that, but I dont’ think that he’s essential to the overall theme of the movie.
That would be saying that Robin Concorde or all of Diane’s boyfriends on Cheers were central driving forces for that TV show — they weren’t. It was Sam chasing Diane and Rebecca because he couldn’t figure out why they didn’t want him.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
That doesn't make sense Four
Because you said you can’t replace Crash or Annie, but when you recommended replacing Nuke, you just replaced him with another pitcher who fulfills the exact same role (assuming you are talking about a guy who is more successful than Crash) Then you could technically replace Annie with another woman who is slightly younger, but realizes earlier that she wants to settle down so she doesn’t end up like Annie, pathetic and old without stability. Or you could replace Crash with a young catcher who maybe hurts himself and has to come to grips with the reality that he’ll never make the bigs and it changes the dynamics of his relationship with Nuke where he’s envious in a slightly different way. It changes the movie the same amount as if you change Nuke’s character and keeps the same general themes and love story working.
You can’t just say, one guy is interchangeable, when your example of the change makes it a completely different movie and story arc. Otherwise I can change Crash, have a different story arc, and claim it’s close enough to the original to say it hasn’t changed much.
Technically,
Nuke’s a blocking character – specifically (in Frye’s terms) an alazon.
Or you could pull Burke in and declare Nuke a part of the Scene.
Either way, the Nuke piece is a sub-plot: his graduation to the illusory paradise of the big leagues ironically mirrors Crash and Annie’s graduation to deeper understanding of the reality they inhabit.
ceterum censeo, delendo est Joe Strauss
Actually, Crash met Annie
through Max, at the bar at the beginning of the movie, so that isn’t the issue. The bigger issue is why would Crash be in Durham without Nuke being there. Would they have bought out his AAA contract to season another pitcher?
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
As I said,
Nuke is part of the Scene, the situation.
And he doesn’t ‘drive’ anything, he’s not an active character: things happen to Nuke, he doesn’t make them happen.
ceterum censeo, delendo est Joe Strauss
That was my point.
He doesn’t get the chance to meet her without Nuke.
Forget it, spants. It's Chinatown. - tom s.
Is his equivalent character in Tin Cup
therefore the “tin foil”?
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 25, 2010 5:25 AM EST up reply actions
Annie doesn't really choose Nuke
“After 12 years in the minor leagues, I don’t tryout. Besides—I don’t believe in Quantum Physics when it comes to matters of the heart…or loins.”
“I’m not interested in a woman who’s interested in that boy.”
"Have you ever thrown a ball 100 miles an hour? Everything hurts. Even your ass hurts. I see pictures of my face and say, 'Holy shit', but that's the strain you feel when you throw. I had one of those faces you look at it, man, and say, 'Man he's an ass-hole.' Could be, depends on if you pissed me off or not." - Bob Gibson
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Feb 24, 2010 8:36 PM EST up reply actions
and btw,
61* is a really great baseball movie that not a lot of people have seen. that makes my top 5.
SIGN FELIPE LOPEZ
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
despite not having seen many baseball movies
I have actually seen that one. And I agree – it’s very good.
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 24, 2010 1:27 PM EST up reply actions
totally agree...
I still remember the players playing the card game TEGWAR in their downtime, it seems authentic in the depiction of what a season must be like for the players.
Deniros first role!
great movie love that one
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
Nope
That was, like, his tenth movie. Granted, most of his earlier films were bit parts, and this was his first major role, but even so.
"Have you ever thrown a ball 100 miles an hour? Everything hurts. Even your ass hurts. I see pictures of my face and say, 'Holy shit', but that's the strain you feel when you throw. I had one of those faces you look at it, man, and say, 'Man he's an ass-hole.' Could be, depends on if you pissed me off or not." - Bob Gibson
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Feb 24, 2010 8:45 PM EST up reply actions
it was pre mean streets right?
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
Same year, '73.
But he was in movies going all the way back to 1965.
"Have you ever thrown a ball 100 miles an hour? Everything hurts. Even your ass hurts. I see pictures of my face and say, 'Holy shit', but that's the strain you feel when you throw. I had one of those faces you look at it, man, and say, 'Man he's an ass-hole.' Could be, depends on if you pissed me off or not." - Bob Gibson
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Feb 24, 2010 11:21 PM EST up reply actions
My favorite baseball movie
as stated waaay down the comment list.
"Have you ever thrown a ball 100 miles an hour? Everything hurts. Even your ass hurts. I see pictures of my face and say, 'Holy shit', but that's the strain you feel when you throw. I had one of those faces you look at it, man, and say, 'Man he's an ass-hole.' Could be, depends on if you pissed me off or not." - Bob Gibson
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Feb 24, 2010 8:41 PM EST up reply actions
Agreed
I like The Rookie better
Also, what? no mention of The Natural?
by ArkansasTravs on Feb 24, 2010 1:51 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah what about Rookie of the Year
and Little Big League… how are we forgetting the classics?
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
I do think Tim Robbins is a bit overrated
And that’s great screen name
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
I think I agree with that
his recent career has more or less been made by playing the same character in quite a lot of his movies, too. Nonetheless, I like him.
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 25, 2010 11:32 AM EST up reply actions
8 Men Out is better than either of those movies
but where is The Natural?
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 24, 2010 1:47 PM EST up reply actions
Bang the Drum Slowly
Bang the Drum Slowly makes my list, with Major League and Bull Durham.
DeNiro was awesome as the doomed half-witted catcher.
by madridbend on Feb 24, 2010 4:03 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Ugh
Major League is waaaayyy over-rated. But then, I’m not generally into sophomoronic humor.
"Have you ever thrown a ball 100 miles an hour? Everything hurts. Even your ass hurts. I see pictures of my face and say, 'Holy shit', but that's the strain you feel when you throw. I had one of those faces you look at it, man, and say, 'Man he's an ass-hole.' Could be, depends on if you pissed me off or not." - Bob Gibson
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Feb 24, 2010 7:50 PM EST up reply actions
You should come over to the dark side...
it’s much more fun over here.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
I thought it was absolutely hilarious
I use so many quotes from that movie.
In football, the object is for the quarterback, otherwise known as the field general, to be on target with his aerial assault, riddling the defense by hitting his recievers with deadly accuracy in spite of the blitz, even if he has to use the shotgun. With short bullet passes and long bombs, he marches his troops into enemy territory, balancing this aerial assault with a sustained ground attack that punches holes in the forward wall of the enemy's defensive line.
In baseball the object is to go home! And to be safe! "I hope I'll be safe at home!"
-George Carlin (RIP)
I strongly disagree.
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by ClemsonGirl on Feb 24, 2010 10:32 PM EST up reply actions
but-
are you not a sophomore?
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 25, 2010 5:29 AM EST up reply actions
A wise fool indeed
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
by jd is legend on Feb 25, 2010 11:02 AM EST up reply actions
Technically I'm a junior.
Credits wise.
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Outstanding! The MooCow Reply:
Five pitchers I most enjoyed watching in a Cardinal uniform
1. John Tudor
2. Chris Carpenter
3. Dennis Eckersley
4. Walking Underwear (Joaquin Andujar)
5. Adam Wainwright tie with Al Hrabosky
Five favourite pitchers, non-Cardinal division
1. Steve Carlton
2. Jim Palmer
3. Rollie Fingers
4. Dennis Martinez
5. Nolan Ryan
Three best ballparks I’ve ever been to
1. Camden Yards, Baltimore
2. Blue Rocks Stadium (Wilmington, De!!)
3. Fenway Park, Boston
Three worst ballparks I’ve been to
1. Shea Stadium, NY
2. Wrigley Field, Chicago
3. Veteran’s Stadium, Philadelphia
Five best records with Dan and Al on mute
n/a
Six players I wouldn’t mind seeing hit by a bus
1. Jason Marquis!
2. Barry Bonds
3. Barry Bonds
4. and also Barry Bonds
5. Arod
6. Carlos Zambrano
Meh, the rest don’t interest me except:
My ten favourite Cardinal moments of the past decade
1. The final out of the 2006 World Series
2. Carlos Beltran staring at a curveball
3. Albert destroying Brad Lidge’s career
4. Edmonds going over the wall in Cincinnati
5. Albert poking out the “I” in Big Mac
6. Albert hitting three homers in Cincy on Easter
7. Rick Ankiel’s 2 laser throws from the outfield
8. The whole 2004 NLCS
9. The whole 2001 NLDS
10. Bud Smith’s no-hitter
Back to the salt mines….
;=8)
Big McLargehuge!
:=8O
The mines must be tough for a cow.
No grass or anything! How do you get by?
In football, the object is for the quarterback, otherwise known as the field general, to be on target with his aerial assault, riddling the defense by hitting his recievers with deadly accuracy in spite of the blitz, even if he has to use the shotgun. With short bullet passes and long bombs, he marches his troops into enemy territory, balancing this aerial assault with a sustained ground attack that punches holes in the forward wall of the enemy's defensive line.
In baseball the object is to go home! And to be safe! "I hope I'll be safe at home!"
-George Carlin (RIP)
Salt mines
infers salt licks?
"Have you ever thrown a ball 100 miles an hour? Everything hurts. Even your ass hurts. I see pictures of my face and say, 'Holy shit', but that's the strain you feel when you throw. I had one of those faces you look at it, man, and say, 'Man he's an ass-hole.' Could be, depends on if you pissed me off or not." - Bob Gibson
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Feb 24, 2010 8:47 PM EST up reply actions
can't say i disagree with anything but,
I would add the A’s homies on the best uni list. We make to PnC every year. Going to the May 8th game.
So that's interesting
You had a sex joke associated with baseball and you texted a woman about it.
Perhaps you should marry her.
i assumed it was that post
that elicited sdrone’s comment.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Different woman.
I should really start keeping more stuff to myself.
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 25, 2010 12:39 AM EST up reply actions
no, no you shouldn't
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
Ah, don't worry.
I make that resolution couple times a week. Never happens.
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 25, 2010 6:00 PM EST up reply actions
Is there really a Webster Groves in Chicago too?
And the camo Padres uniforms are just terrible. Why must they have camouflage uniforms? Do they think the other teams can’t see them?
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Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
It's a tribute to the Marine
training base there. Every home Sunday is camo day. As much as I don’t like the uni’s, I respect the intent.
* is an Asshat
Also, Dave Concepcion.
That is acceptable.
I still think they would better appreciate the Marines if they had a not-ridiculous-looking way of paying tribute to them.
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by ClemsonGirl on Feb 24, 2010 11:21 AM EST up reply actions
They (service members) get in either free,
or super cheap as well, IIRC.
* is an Asshat
Also, Dave Concepcion.
I feel like that should be universal.
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Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
by ClemsonGirl on Feb 24, 2010 11:26 AM EST up reply actions
Good.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
by ClemsonGirl on Feb 24, 2010 11:58 AM EST up reply actions
Didn't Buerhle work it into his contract that the White Sox....
…wear camouflage jerseys on the 4th of July, also?
Note: Above comment may contain gratuitous amounts of sarcasm.
BOYCOTT HASS AVOCADOS
by vexedtechie on Feb 24, 2010 12:40 PM EST up reply actions
huh?
is that possibly true?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Yeah, I think...My friend who's a diehard Sox fan mentioned that
Note: Above comment may contain gratuitous amounts of sarcasm.
BOYCOTT HASS AVOCADOS
I still think they would better appreciate the Marines if they had a not-ridiculous-looking way of paying tribute to them.
That. They could each wear a camouflaged strap-on dildo with “God Bless The Marine Corp” scribbled down the side and a little metal helmet on the top, and it would be a “tribute” to the marines, but I don’t think it would be terribly appropriate… Ditto the shitty unis. Actually, I think the unis might be worse…
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 24, 2010 1:29 PM EST up reply actions
Rumor has it...
the pitchers actually wear camouflaged garter belts under their uniforms. It does something with their hips or balance or follow-through, I dunno. Probably more psychological than anything else.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Anybody got any idea for a wedding gift?
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
cardinal tix?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
That kinda rhymes with candle sticks
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
see, it works
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I still have to agree with Clemson
You can respect them by making one day a week, military get in half price or free without disrespecting the camouflage. The worst disrespecting of the camouflage was watching David Wells in that camou uni. He looked like a damn military pup tent.
I forgot to do the Unis part:
Favorite Unis:
Toronto Blue Jays Home whites in the 90s
The throwback Padres with the brown and yellow
Throwback 90’s Angels jerseys with the halos
Tigers Jerseys just because classy old school never really goes out of style
Rays home or away Jerseys because the revamp is so much better than the originals
Expos throwbacks
Worst Jerseys:
Indians Early Nineties with the form fitting trousers and the block lettering and stripes down the side.
The older Ugly Pittsburgh Pirates Yellow with black bottom combo they used to wear.
Any Cubs Uni because only they can make me want to punch a defenseless bear cub.
OT: All of the combinations of the University of Oregon’s football team – There motto should be over a thousand combinations, all of them teh suck!!
OT again: Yankees and Boston hats that are not the right combination of colors. If you are wearing an orange Yankees hat, you deserve to be pushed into oncoming traffic.
But what if it's SOlid Orange Friday and you're a Clemson Tiger cheering for the Yankees....
wait, still applies.
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by ClemsonGirl on Feb 24, 2010 11:30 AM EST up reply actions
I'm barely allowing
The green Boston or Yanks if you’re Irish, but it better be St. Patty’s day and you better be drunk. I could also make an exception for pink if you are fighting breast cancer, but I personally like to fight cancer the Russell Crowe way.
We can’t actually fight cancer, so we found a guy with cancer. Take that Cancer!!!
+1 for U of O football
just AWFUL. i guess they are dealing with yellow and green, which are terrible colors to begin with. but Oregon St. has orange and they seem to manage just fine.
SIGN FELIPE LOPEZ
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
Orange is an awesome color so obviously Oregon State would do fine.
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by ClemsonGirl on Feb 24, 2010 11:59 AM EST up reply actions
But, you have to love a team
whose nickname is the “Fighting Ducks.”
This.
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by ClemsonGirl on Feb 24, 2010 12:38 PM EST up reply actions
I've watched a lot of Pac-10 games being here in AZ
And I’ve never heard them referred to as the fighting ducks. Maybe they call them that in Oregon, but the name doesn’t catch on much around the Pac-10. We usually refer to them as the Ugly Ducklings. Ain’t no swans in this crowd though.
Are you sure you aren’t thinking about Anaheim and the Mighty Ducks?
QUACK. QUACK. QUACK. QUACK.
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
by jd is legend on Feb 24, 2010 1:43 PM EST up reply actions
Whatever you say, Mr. Duckworth
Quack quack quack quack Mr. Duckworth!
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Shows how little you folks know in AZ (joking)
Perhaps it’s just my memory from having attended U of O and lived in the state for five years, but that’s how I’ve always heard them referred to. BTW, what the heck is a “Sun Devil?”
Perhaps it's a function
of you not referring to a team by the nickname they like. Do you think Michigan fans refer to OSU as THE Ohio State University? I’d venture not, and so calling them the “fighting ducks” seems like a homer type nickname. Probably not a lot of people except Cards fans and baseball super-aficionados refer to the Cards as “the birds on the bat” or El Birdos.
Sun Devils are a stupid mascot, so I’ll not defend them, but like Oregon, they are at least relatively original. I just hated the colors. Maroon and Yellow are horrible. They should have gone Maroon and white/black, so it looked tougher. At least none of their unis look as horrible as those GAWD awful yellow ones the Ducks have. Great football team, horrible unis.
Plus they didn’t beat my Buckeyes this year.
BTW, if you are having trouble figuring out how that works for me. Dad was in the Navy, so I was born and raised in Ohio and moved out to AZ and went to school as ASU. Saw how badly Cards fans were treated at D-backs games when I went as a D-backs fan with my Cards fan friend, and fell in love with Cardinals. Very weird sports fan journey, but there it is.
I will admit that Oregon's uniforms
can look really bad. I don’t know if they try to do that (for some garish purpose) or someone actually thinks they look good. Even weirder, Oregon has taken to putting the athlete’s names on the backs of some of the uniforms (especially in basketball) in the same color as the uniforms – almost impossible to read. Anyway, RD it’s great to find another Pac-10 fan on here – but, we won’t talk about the current Pac-10 basketball year.
the uniforms get talked about quite a bit
and that’s probably what nike intended
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
That is what I was going to say
Half of my family went to U of O (the other half to Oregon St) and no one has ever said the term “fighting ducks” to me.
SIGN FELIPE LOPEZ
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
didn't think it was new
maybe I just imagined the whole thing (or maybe I just used it with my friends)
Don't know if I've mentioned this before
But the Platypus Trophy used to go to the winner of the Ducks vs. Beavers match-up. Because, obviously, a platypus is a cross between a beaver and a duck.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
there's also this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhY2zsSSRO8
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 24, 2010 12:47 PM EST up reply actions
How dare you
green and yellow (gold) were my high school colors… And I think the A’s pull it off pretty well.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
Amen
Green and gold are the colors of the institution that currently employs me so I have to stand up for them. (Plus, dark green jerseys with gold or even golden yellow pants ain’t half bad. Now their solid “gold” (off yellow) basketball unis on the other hand….)
by ArkansasTravs on Feb 24, 2010 2:05 PM EST up reply actions
I could make a defensible argument
that Yankees and Red Sox fans should be pushed into oncoming traffic just on general principle….
" Baseball is reassuring. It makes me feel as if the world is not going to blow up." - Sharon Olds, This Sporting Life, 1987
by Futility Infielder on Feb 24, 2010 11:57 AM EST up reply actions
True
But I like to at least have a reason other than that so then when I enter into heaven some day I don’t have to just keep saying: “Well you see lord, he was elongating his R’s and talking about how Boston was going to be wicked good this year, so I had to push him in front of the bus.” It’s universally known that God is a small market team fan.
I cannot find a Webster Groves in Chicago.
What are you implying about Webster Groves?
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by ClemsonGirl on Feb 24, 2010 11:20 AM EST up reply actions
Wrigley is located in an upscale suburb of Chicago.
Think of dropping a baseball stadium smack in the middle of Webster Groves, without changing anything else, and then think of the nightmare it would be.
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 24, 2010 11:22 AM EST up reply actions
There's no way that would ever get approved by my town.
Probably because they are Cardinals fans and therefore infinitely smarter than Cubs fans.
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by ClemsonGirl on Feb 24, 2010 11:24 AM EST up reply actions
how is Wrigley in a suburb?
it’s in wrigleyville as far as I can tell
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 24, 2010 1:49 PM EST up reply actions
Wrigley isn't in a suburb
I know because I grew up in the suburb that borders Chicago to the north. Wrigleyville is very much a part of the city.
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
It's in a neighborhood of the city...
full of douchebags with too much money, but still part of the city… the closest suburb is Evanston which is up the shore a decent bit.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
Woot Evanston!
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
I know I'm in the minority here
but I really like Wrigley, and I really like the immediate area. I am a big fan of the near-north bits of chicago.
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 25, 2010 5:31 AM EST up reply actions
yeah, I was confused about that too
since I live in the area.
And it’s not an upscale suburb. Wrigley is in the city. The neighborhood is even names after the park – Wrigleyville.
Lincoln Park is nice
I have ran into nothing but Mini-Brauns in Wrigleyville.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
Well, not sure what you mean
It wasn’t a vacant area; the city was, I dunno, “already there.”
Hmm. I wonder if I can find any pics of the area during construction; that’d be pretty interesting.
well they did have photography back then
don’t be down on Matthew Brady and his crew
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
It wasn't a yuppy neighborhood back then
as yuppys didn’t exist. The commercial/retail areas grew around the park organically, rather then to, say, level a bunch of dirt and throwing an ESPN Zone and fun house beyond left field.
gentrified
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Sir, I must protest!
Albert’s three home-run Easter happened in St. Louis. On my birthday. With me in the stands.
It was a good day.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Feb 24, 2010 11:20 AM EST reply actions
Whoah
Check this out…
Pujols had a .995 WPA that game. Holy crap.
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
I'm still waiting for Nike to get its stuff together
And put out a high-quality, updated United Countries of Baseball poster.
(In other news, I just finished Snow Crash last night…time to resume my Murakami adventures with Norwegian Wood.)
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
just use that census site, it dynamically updates
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Snow Crash
is a hilarious book. I’m a big fan of Neal Stephenson.
"Have you ever thrown a ball 100 miles an hour? Everything hurts. Even your ass hurts. I see pictures of my face and say, 'Holy shit', but that's the strain you feel when you throw. I had one of those faces you look at it, man, and say, 'Man he's an ass-hole.' Could be, depends on if you pissed me off or not." - Bob Gibson
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Feb 24, 2010 9:03 PM EST up reply actions
Pretty visionary book
Hard to believe he wrote it before the internet really exploded.
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
I was there
Glad someone cleared it up
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Hmmmmmmm
Regarding worst unis, if they switched the Sunday hats to a white cap with red stripes down the seams, the same red birdie, and a red bill, would those not be the best alternate hats out there (if someone feels the need to put this together I would sure buy one)?* There’s something I really like about white hats, yet no teams really wear them.
*except for maybe the Royals power blue alternate — anything powder blue is effing sweet (see: North Carolina’s home unis, San Diego Chargers alternate jerseys.)
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except for the teams I guess
Maybe the powder blue is cute, but I associate them with teams with annoying fans: San Diego Chargers, UNC…
And they make Sproles look like a Smurf
I like 'em
I don’t think that Chargers fans are annoying. The annoying NFL fans are any fans of an NFC East team and Packers fans.
You can make a case for UNC, but I hate Duke, so when they play it’s root for UNC or for some type of massive gorge to open up and swallow Tobacco Road.
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I am shocked
that a Vikings fan would consider Packers fans annoying
by brackenthebox on Feb 24, 2010 11:40 AM EST up reply actions
I'm sure it's vice versa for them...
BUT — Vikings fans don’t consider Bears fans annoying and that’s a longstanding rivalry as well, and both Vikings and Bears fans can’t stand Packer fans. So that kinda says something right there doesn’t it?
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Dammit, I'm a Pack fan too! lol
I think Bears and Colts fans are unbearable… Nothing wrong with the Vikes. As it turns out, I’d venture to say they’re one of my more “supported” teams. If I can’t see the Packers make it out of the NFC North, I root for the Vikings.
They have a pretty good rep for taking GB’s formers. (Darren Sharper back in the day, Ryan Longwell, and Brett)
Still love to watch those 3 play.
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by vexedtechie on Feb 24, 2010 12:49 PM EST up reply actions
I'm thinking you two can't be friends.
I’m a Colts fan. But only kind of because I don’t really follow pro football that much.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
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by ClemsonGirl on Feb 24, 2010 12:52 PM EST up reply actions
Yes we can....
Baseball is most important to me. And I do believe we’re supportive of the same team.
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by vexedtechie on Feb 24, 2010 12:56 PM EST up reply actions
Kidding. :)
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
WE can't be friends....
….i dislike Colts fans as much as Cubs fans…
hehe
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What about if I only like the
BALTIMORE Colts?
(actually, I still ‘kind of’ like them, but they belong in Baltimore)
by ArkansasTravs on Feb 24, 2010 2:10 PM EST up reply actions
Loved when Baltimore and Indy played each other...
The Baltimore Ravens vs the Indianapolis Professional Football Team
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There are always segments of a fanbase
that are fun to watch games with. I have plenty of friends who are Packer fans and aren’t annoying.
I don’t run into too many annoying Bears fans I guess. I think they, like Lions fans, hate their own team so much most of the time that they don’t have any energy left to hate other teams, lol.
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I disagree about Bears fans
My grandfather who got me interested in sports was a Bears fan. That was the only team I couldn’t root for with him. He wasn’t annoying but I have run into plenty who are. The main reason is that they are also die hard Cub fans. There is no such thing as a non annoying Bear/Cub fan. Can’t stand them. They talk just to talk never usually having anything to back up what they are saying. There are tons of them too where I live too. Almost reason enough to relocate.
"They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time it works, every time."
my brother is pretty cool bear/cub fan
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 25, 2010 12:49 AM EST up reply actions
I suppose there could be a small minority
"They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time it works, every time."
Guy I live with is too.
Granted he can accept that his teams have faults… which is something most of that ilk cannot
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
I dunno
the bears are a pretty mediocre franchise overall. they could be so much better though. it seems like the ownership doesn’t spend as much money as they could on the team
the cubs, well, I don’t know what to say about them. seems pretty much like a debacle
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 25, 2010 12:53 AM EST up reply actions
that said
I have got to see 2 superbowls in my lifetime with that team, and they won one of them (I think the superbowl shuffle is the main reason I became a bears fan in 4th grade)
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 25, 2010 12:54 AM EST up reply actions
Someone's old...
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
turned 34 on xmas eve
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 25, 2010 12:56 AM EST up reply actions
I mean
as cool as a cub fan could be lol
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 25, 2010 12:51 AM EST up reply actions
I'm a Bears fan
I hate the Cowboys, Patriots, Colts, 49ers, etc
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 25, 2010 12:49 AM EST up reply actions
I'm a 49er fan
Don’t care for the Cowboys, Packers and Bears/Cub fans.
"They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time it works, every time."
oh yeah
I hate the Packers and Vikings too
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 25, 2010 12:54 AM EST up reply actions
49ers don't really bother me anymore btw
I used to get annoyed by them when they had the dynasty
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 25, 2010 12:54 AM EST up reply actions
That's why I became a fan
Joe Montana was my favorite athlete along with Ozzie, and Jordan to watch growing up.
"They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time it works, every time."
Roger Craig is from where I grew up
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 25, 2010 12:57 AM EST up reply actions
Davenport Central
I went to West
"They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time it works, every time."
I think my nephew went there
I went to Geneseo. yeah.
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 25, 2010 12:59 AM EST up reply actions
Still have a hard time forgiving Craig
He fumbled in the NFC championship when the Niners were running out the clock. They lost because of that and the Giants got to edge out Buffalo in the Norwood SB.
"They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time it works, every time."
Geneseo
Claiming Davenport is a stretch. I know you guys work and travel here quit a bit but saying R.C. is from were you grew up is definately a stretch.
"They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time it works, every time."
Hey Cody did you catch that email I sent your way
I plan on trying to catch some of Shelby Miller’s games at Modern Woodman. Are you planning on doing the same?
"They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time it works, every time."
I probably will
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 25, 2010 1:24 AM EST up reply actions
Should be fun
First time I’ve actually looked forward to watching someone play there. The biggest names I remeber coming throughtthe single A team are Mauer and Jimmy Edmonds.
"They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time it works, every time."
I got to see bret wallace play there
it was awesome, he hit a home run and dove into the stands to catch a ball
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 25, 2010 1:44 AM EST up reply actions
There were no survivors.
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 25, 2010 1:44 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Wouldn't feel good to have a walrus land on you
"They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time it works, every time."
speaking of wallace
I remember a play of his that season where he threw the ball into the firstbase stands.The holliday trade was a sigh of relief for me.
Yes, thank god we got rid of him.
I just don’t think I could handle having a player on my team who once made a throwing error. Bullet dodged.
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 25, 2010 1:51 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Never heard anything positive about his defensive skills.
It could work out well for him going to the AL.
"They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time it works, every time."
he looked all right on d the time I watched him play
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 25, 2010 1:53 AM EST up reply actions
we still don't know how that will turn out
i’m a big fan of walrus
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
yeah, I was going to film some of those games, but it seems unnecessary now that
his mechanics have been recorded throughout spring training. I still plan on recording stock’s swing though.
I didn’t go to a game at all last year, the last game I watched featured Wallace, Kozma, Pham, Chambers, and Richard Castillo. five pretty good prospects at the time and the score ended up being 18-0. It was a crazy game.
I went to one game last year
Not sure I knew any of the players. Seemed like a lot of latino’s I’d never heard of. Actually the last player I went to see play there was Ankiel and he DH’d that game. Don’t think he did much at the plate either.
"They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time it works, every time."
I went to the mulder game as well, my brother and I
managed to talk to the guy driving his limo, and he said mulder was a quiet guy(not that mulder would be all chatty with a limo driver though).
I meant I grew up in the area
the QCA haha. have family in davenport though
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 25, 2010 1:23 AM EST up reply actions
i've never known an annoying Chargers fan
now Cowboys fans – that’s a whole different story
"I think he's the best hitter of all time. I think there has never been a better hitter than him. And I know I didn't see them all, but I just don't think there could be." - Adam Wainwright on The Mang
Let's not forget
the Red Sox football, er, Patriot fans who didn’t know they had a team until Tom Brady showed up….
" Baseball is reassuring. It makes me feel as if the world is not going to blow up." - Sharon Olds, This Sporting Life, 1987
by Futility Infielder on Feb 24, 2010 12:14 PM EST up reply actions
Amen
and just because Jerry Jones owns them now, we’re all supposed to automatically like them. Ugh, they’re still from Texas!!
by ArkansasTravs on Feb 24, 2010 2:11 PM EST up reply actions
Not to single out UNC
Because everyone on that Tobacco Road is just so full of themselves. The funny thing is that I respect Coach K, but root like hell against Duke every year. Moreso with UNC because they were the reason they had to put in a shot clock in college games. G-D Dean Smith was the worst.
When you live in AZ, San Diego fans are the worst, second only to Cowboys fans because of the number of them, but there are some nice Cowboy fans that are former Texans, Most of the SD fans out here are asking to get slapped. Blah blah, Tomlinson is the greatest ever, and Phillips is an elite quarterback. Yeah go tell that to a Jets fan, cause I don’t care.
I think the reason I resent Duke so much
is yuppie kids bouncing around like ping pong balls in a puny basketball fieldhouse. Kinda the same reason I hate Kansas basketball as well.
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i hate kansas basketball more than any other team in sports
i went to mizzou, so this shouldn’t be a surprise. however, i was talking with a georgia tech guy recently, and he was reminiscing about the final four in st. louis (’04?), and he was even saying how douchey all the kU basketball fans were.
"I think he's the best hitter of all time. I think there has never been a better hitter than him. And I know I didn't see them all, but I just don't think there could be." - Adam Wainwright on The Mang
But KU fans don't hate Mizzou fans the same way
You know why? Because they are the winners and we are the losers
by FlimtotheFlam on Feb 24, 2010 1:22 PM EST up reply actions
well, it's also kind of hard
to be a pompous douche when you’ve never won anything
"I think he's the best hitter of all time. I think there has never been a better hitter than him. And I know I didn't see them all, but I just don't think there could be." - Adam Wainwright on The Mang
Win
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
by jd is legend on Feb 24, 2010 1:45 PM EST up reply actions
haha .. good point
"I think he's the best hitter of all time. I think there has never been a better hitter than him. And I know I didn't see them all, but I just don't think there could be." - Adam Wainwright on The Mang
I'll second that
Any cheer that requires 10 or more minutes of moving around quickly and exerting yourself is stupid. How am I supposed to drink my beer with these idiots jumping around beside me.
You're blaming Dean Smith
for a shot clock that was put in, what, 30 years or something after he invented the 4 corner offense?
I'm blaming him for the damn 4 corners
which after a long enough time and widespread usage, created a need for a shot clock. Also have you watched high school playoff basketball, You get the same stupid stall tactics with 6-7 minutes left in the 4th qtr.
give a little blame to phil ford too
nobody ran it better.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
And why wouldn't you?
The odds of the other team taking the ball away from you if you don’t shoot are relatively low. This type of thing happens in any sport with a clock . If you don’t like the tactic in the first place, then you’re gonna have to make it “first team to 50 wins” or something like that.
I don't want to sound like a stupid Joe Morgan
But that’s just annoying and no fun to watch. I know you do what you have to to win, but I don’t respect a team that wins 3 quarters and decides to sit the last one out. You see it all the time here in AZ. teams with 4 point leads hold the ball for 3-4 minutes until the other team realizes they mean to do that for the entire quarter. It can ruin a game that was an exciting 3 quarters.
Why not start it in the 3rd quarter? Why not the 2nd? Got a 10 point lead, just hold the ball and run out the clock.
Norm Stewart was a master, also
of using up time. So many of his wins were, like, 54-49.
"Have you ever thrown a ball 100 miles an hour? Everything hurts. Even your ass hurts. I see pictures of my face and say, 'Holy shit', but that's the strain you feel when you throw. I had one of those faces you look at it, man, and say, 'Man he's an ass-hole.' Could be, depends on if you pissed me off or not." - Bob Gibson
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Feb 24, 2010 9:06 PM EST up reply actions
and those were some boring-ass games
back when that conference just did not play any basketball (to speak of, and kansas excluded)
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Woah now...I'm a Die-Hard UNC fan, so I take mild offense...
…the dickhole fans you speak of are the bandwagoners who were around when we won in 05 and 09. A LARRRGE percentage of them have disappeared, especially with the way we’ve played this year. Nothin’ to write home about.
That said, true UNC fans (who see the team for what they are and aren’t blindly supportive of a surging team) aren’t annoying.
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by vexedtechie on Feb 24, 2010 12:46 PM EST up reply actions
That's probably fair
Only because those are the type of fans you run into here in AZ. The occasional transplant, but mostly bandwagoners.
I'm just awkward.
…UNC, Green Bay, and St Louis….yet I was born and raised in Northeast Indiana…
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Just a quick question...
have you guys put Sean May’s magical elbow pad in your Hall of Fame yet? You know the one that made it legal to throw his elbow into the Illinois players chest and draw fouls on them. I’d suggest you get that thing bronzed…
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
Don't forget his butt
There’s no foul for putting Roger Powell on the floor!
That game still pisses me off to this day...
God damn Ed Hightower…
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
Because I want to value your opinion in the future
I’m going to act like you didn’t say that…
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
Really he's consistent...
consistently calling fouls on big men… That’s all you can ask for out of a ref is to be consistent. For whatever reason our guys apparently couldn’t figure out how to do anything without getting a foul called and UNC could. Still even with that we only lost by 5 points… I miss that team. Time to start drinking whisky from the bottle…
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
Cards getting swept in '04
followed by near perfection for Illinois in ’05 went from most awesome 6 months to almost most awesome 6 months. my dad died in Aug, ’05 so it always pissed me off he almost got a little extra joy before he left.
as far as Illinois this year, at least McCamey is turning into a good, verging on great pg. Hopefully his supporting cast will improve next year with another year and the addition of Jereme Richmond
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I hope he stays
If he does I think the team we run out next year can do some damage after we shed our bad case of freshman guard syndrome. D.J. is looking like he’s going to be one hell of a player and Brandon has shown some nice flashes this year. If we could only get a big mountain of a man like State seems to have more years than not I’d really like us to go deep next year… I guess we’ll have to settle for the twin balsa wood towers…
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
Brandon Paul
has some SERIOUS talent. We need him to play smarter and we need some beef under the goal. Weber’s offense isn’t good with that kind of team. They need to run the floor more and focus on getting good spacing, instead of letting their bigs clog the lane all the time. Tisdale, Cole, Davis, and Griffey can all run and shoot a good 17 foot jumper. Take advantage of that and run the floor!!!
That, and this team is pretty lazy on defense. They don’t defend a ball screen very well at all. The bigs don’t jump the screen, and the guards are way to easy to pick.
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
Cole can only shoot when he's wide open.
running sounds fun, but for some reason they seem to struggle on advantage breaks.
DJ has turned up the defense since conference play, but the rest of the team still leaves a little to be desired.
Weber’s biggest problems next year will probably be the vegetarian diets in the post and splitting playing time between DJ, Paul, Richmond, Bertrand, & Head. can anyone besides McCamey handle the point? Bertrand maybe?
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how many 3's did illini throw up that game?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
From the box score I found...
here it looks like 40… yeah how bout that… In fairness we did nothing but bomb threes that year. I remember multiple fast breaks where one of the three guards would bring the ball up and the other two would run to the wing behind the stripe and spot up… so really why change what was working for you.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
i bring it up
because all through the tournament i preached to my nephews – precisely because of the fast breaks you mention -that illinois would never beat north carolina like that. hell, i didn’t think they were even a particularly good-shooting team, so to be doing that…
still, my recollection would’ve guessed 30, which is way too many, but 40…damn! i guess my point is that the illini deserve quite a bit of the blame themselves.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Wah they never should have made it past Arizona
The goofy big guy who screamed on wide open dunks like he did something had about three HACKS that weren’t called on Frye in the last 10 minutes if I remember right.
Not afraid to nitpick
That only begins to make up for 01
when Bill Walton did Luke’s game and called Lucas Johnson ‘the dirtiest player in college basketball’ with ‘his forearm shivers to the head and knees to the groin’ Zona earned their own karma for that crap…
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
regardless, what a great game.
I watched that game the other day on the Big Ten Network…when Deron Williams hit that three, I still pumped my fist.
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It was so nice to have Deron take over games
I miss that…
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
So fetch.
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by vexedtechie on Feb 24, 2010 12:52 PM EST up reply actions
Stop trying to make fetch happen!
It’s not going to happen!
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
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by ClemsonGirl on Feb 24, 2010 12:54 PM EST up reply actions
But it's like slang, from...England.
SHUT UP REGINA!
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by vexedtechie on Feb 24, 2010 12:57 PM EST up reply actions
I can stick my whole hand in my mouth...
Wanna see?
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
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That is sick, and wrong.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Feb 24, 2010 1:32 PM EST up reply actions
I'm contemplating
fashioning my softball team’s uni’s this way.
(men’s slow pitch)
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So you like the old 80s era powder blue road unis in baseball?
Several teams had them, Cardinals, Cubs, and Phillies included.
by SouthsideCardsFan on Feb 24, 2010 2:26 PM EST up reply actions
They're ok...but they weren't the light, powdery blue
like the Royals jerseys are.
I own one, if that makes any difference…
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50's, caps
white w/ red stl and red bill
classy
I may be in a rut, but at least I know where I'm going
man down man down
PD photog Chris Lee playing hurt as Mather nails him with throw and Lee still soldiers on to make pics. #stlcard
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Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
don't hurt my Chris Lee!!
he makes me happy with every new gallery
Btw, dear Mr Lee, I will give you a bandaid and a vicodin if you take more pictures of Chris Carpenter
the worst ballpark ever
hands down was the old RFK stadium where the Nationals used to play. I can’t imagine any place on earth being a worse place to watch a baseball game.
SIGN FELIPE LOPEZ
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
Then you haven't seen a game
In old Cleveland Muni. Football stadium where some seats were pretty much behind pillars, only not quaint like in Boston. Plus it was a nose-whiff away from Lake Erie so try cramming a plate of ballpark nachos in your gullet with that smell infecting your olfactory.
This description also works well for Candlestick
minus the odor.
Truly an awful place to watch baseball.
by SouthsideCardsFan on Feb 24, 2010 2:10 PM EST up reply actions
You clearly never went to the Vet or the Metrodome.
The Metrodome is AWFUL. The sight lines are terrible and everything feels utilitarian. They have great fans, and I think their new ballpark will really display their fans in a much better setting.
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a much better FREAKING COLD setting
Man I would not want to play there in April.
Or in October, FWIW
I don’t know why they didn’t go the retractable roof route like they did in Milwaukee. I would guess it had something to do with cost or lack of space or something.
Still, my cousin sent me pictures of the park and it looks like a really nice place to watch a game.
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Money
They had trouble getting any money approved, let along big money.
I have not.
I guess I’ve been lucky. but the thing about RFK was that it was FILTHY. and even though it was an open stadium (similar to old Busch) it was ridiculously stuffy. i was there in June when it was about 75 out and it was easily 95 with 98% humidity in that stadium. we actually moved UP to FURTHER away seats to get more fresh air.
SIGN FELIPE LOPEZ
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
My brother used to work at FedEx in D.C.
so I went out and we went to a series of games at RFK when they were playing there. It clearly isn’t a great stadium for baseball, but it’s just not as hideous as the Vet (which I’ve been in once, awful, just AWFUL) and the Metrodome, which sucks all the life out of baseball. It feels like you’re watching a game in a dimly lit hospital hallway.
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RFK was fun
If people started stomping, it felt like the stadium was having a minor earthquake. The new park in DC is glorious though.
shea was not a pretty place, for sure
but i’d only attend cards games there, after division realignment, and was no problem sitting in box seats behind our dugout surrounded largely by other fans of the good guys, so i can’t work up much hatred of that place. actually yankee stadium was kind of the dregs, but i think i’ve enjoyed every park i’ve been to, though pnc for a cards game is pretty nice.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
The Vet was a piece of ish.
Shea was terrible too but you could always get in free after the game started with a military ID.
The Astrodome was the worst place to see a game. It literally sucked the life out of the game.
by Willie McGee's Twin on Feb 24, 2010 2:41 PM EST up reply actions
Yadi's Game 7 homer doesn't rate? Meh, okay.
Though I agree that Beltran staring at Waino’s curve was an even better moment from the same game.
"But I’m still hungry. I’ve got 10 fingers. There’s one that’s busy and I need nine more."
- Albert Pujols
Speaking of Pujols' three homer games,
who could forget this game at Wrigley? Damn, those were good times.
by BTown Birds fan on Feb 24, 2010 11:32 AM EST reply actions
I believe that's one of the top 4 or 5 WPA game of the decade is it not?
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
Do you know where a list of the top games is? I'd love to see that.
by BTown Birds fan on Feb 24, 2010 11:45 AM EST up reply actions
I don't know
I know they have game by game data on WPA at FanGraphs, but I don’t know if you can search it or sort it to get a list like that one.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
Pujols WPA
for that game was .597. I would guess there are going to be a few higher than that one.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
per the link below
it’s not even in Albert’s top 5
by brackenthebox on Feb 24, 2010 11:58 AM EST up reply actions
not exactly what you're looking for, but relevant
by brackenthebox on Feb 24, 2010 11:58 AM EST up reply actions
This list
reminds me of why I hate WPA as a stat. LOL.
It’s all in the luck of being in the right spot at the right time and coming through.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
I love to follow a game with a WP graph
but I agree that WPA is almost impossible to interpret
by brackenthebox on Feb 24, 2010 12:11 PM EST up reply actions
I think of WPA as more of an in-game contextual comparison tool for fun and not much profit.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Heh - he had a WPA of 0.995 in that 3 HR Cincy game
A link given by STLRegalia in that VEB thread goes to a FanGraphs post on WPA’s over 1. Apparently eight players did it in the last decade (not counting 2009), but Albert isn’t one of them.
by BTown Birds fan on Feb 24, 2010 12:41 PM EST up reply actions
I suddenly feel important...
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
gone like a fart in the wind...
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
Sorry, RB. Don't like today's post. i think lists are
1. Intellectually lazy
2. Devoid of literary character
3. Empty pandering to the masses
Kidding, obviously. Although my childhood obsession begs to differ with your movie choices. And thanks for the tip on Square One’s Agave Wheat, gonna give it a whirl when I’m in town next week. Lafayette Sq,, right?
by mattyp on Feb 24, 2010 11:40 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Re: Every 1 of your lists above:
Loved watching Juaquin Andujar.
Non-Cardinal = Mariano Rivera.
The tailgating at Miller on a Sunday afternoon is amazing.
Peeing in a trough is rather Neanderthal.
I don’t mute Dan and Al. I’ve trained myself to just not listen.
David Wells v. a bus? Wells wins.
Agree with best unis, but I’d add Dodgers home. And uniform aside, the Boston “B” hat is classic.
Worst uniform: Those alternate Rockies sleeveless. They make the Tim Gunn in me convulse in agony.
Best home ball park food: Kosher Dog with onions and kraut.
What do I wish I could get at the game? Gus’s pretzel dog.
Beer at the ballpark: New Glarus Fat Squirrel.
Baseball movie: The Rookie. Not the best motion picture in the world, but I tear up every time Dennis Quaid calls his kid and tells him that he’s going to the majors…
I cannot come up with a better a moment than the final out of the 2006 World Series. Although, seeing my father-in-law be honored on the infield after the final game of the 2005 season as one of the Cardinal employees who worked every season in the Busch 2 stadium is very close to my heart.
Honi soit qui mal y pense.
by p_lampe on Feb 24, 2010 11:45 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
rec for the wells comment better use a train
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
good luck...
by the time you got halfway into his gut you’d have one heck of a predicament as seen here! I recommend a tunnel boring machine.
Tale the wrecking ball to Wrigley
Just because its old doesn’t make it good
by I miss Jack Buck on Feb 24, 2010 11:50 AM EST reply actions
I'm a nostalgic person
but I agree. Especially about the old Yankee stadium. It was so over-crowded – the concourses and aisles were so small that I actually spent the first inning or so pondering how much smaller people must have been in the 20’s. Seriously, the aisles to get to your seat were one-way only. (and I’m not a tremendous fatty, before you ask) Took us 30 minutes to get out of the stadium due to the crowd.
by Ray Lankford on Feb 24, 2010 12:22 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah
there was a time a few years ago when there wasn’t all this bullshit nostalgia there is that you see today; it’s just got beyond a joke. To be perfectly honest, I really long for those days.
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 24, 2010 1:42 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I like Wrigley
as long as I don’t have to leave my seat.
I think they should keep Wrigley; they’re just gonna have to shut down Clark street, etc. and re-do a lot of the stadium.
even in your seat
the wandering vendor to fan ratio is so high
it’s like watching the game through a slow moving fan
I may be in a rut, but at least I know where I'm going
I'm not sure how I feel about Wrigley
It’s not a great viewing experience, obviously. On the other hand, the park is gorgeous in a way no modern stadium has yet replicated. It’s a love/hate relationship with me.
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
I am aghast...
by A League of Their Own topping The Natural on any list. For Christ’s sake, The Babe was better than A League of Their Own.
by mynameistyler on Feb 24, 2010 11:52 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Hanks was awesome in that movie though
And I hate the Natural, for reasons that I’ve posted here before. Just based on my own personal experiences talking about it with other people, if you like the book, you hate the movie, because Hobbs comes off as a hero in the movie and tragic figure in the book. Leave it to Hollywood to gum up a good noir story.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
Both book and movie could've been better.
But yeah – the movie is not very good.
Forget it, spants. It's Chinatown. - tom s.
Got to agree
A League of Their Own = ruined by continuous replay on cable. And it’s hard to take any movie with Rosie seriously.
I would have to argue though
That the first time I saw it, I enjoyed it more than the Natural. Repeated replay may make it annoying now, but I try to rate a movie on how I felt the first time watching it, and it was a great baseball and relationship story. Tom Hanks at his funniest. So many classic lines, that even after seeing it 50 times because of USA or TNT, I still laugh.
Jimmy Dugan
is one of the better characters in any sports movie ever.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
the movie is perfect for geena davis, who i generally don't care for.
the role is a great fit. she plays it perfectly.
"It doesn't have to be terribly prolific! Just so that it isn't childish and silly." She reflected. "I prefer stories about squalor." J.D.S.
I thought it was great but
feel like every time Rosie talks it is like puncturing my eardrum with an ice pick
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
I'm not a Rosie fan either
But I liked the back and forth between her and Madonna:
You think there’s a man out there that hasn’t seen your bosoms?
The movie was great all of the way through
I liked the sibling rivalry angle a lot and loved the Kit character, not Lori Petty’s most attractive role but she nailed it
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
the Natural is awful.
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 24, 2010 1:42 PM EST up reply actions
I loved that movie as a kid
really got me
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 24, 2010 1:53 PM EST up reply actions
"the Natural is awful"
is direct quote out of the Little Red Book.
You’re obviously a communist.
by Willie McGee's Twin on Feb 24, 2010 2:44 PM EST up reply actions
Nope.
I’m quite the virulent anti-communist, and I think the Natural is sub-par, too.
by SouthsideCardsFan on Feb 24, 2010 2:45 PM EST up reply actions
Well, communism is built on Marxist contradictions
So this actually makes total sense.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
communism would have worked
if the russians had had Kim Basinger.
Well the girls would turn the color of the avocado when he would drive down the street in his El Dorado... -the modern lovers
League of their Own
is a far greater movie than The Natural.
Again, like Tin Cup, the ridiculously overplayed ending ruined what had been a decent movie to that point.
by SouthsideCardsFan on Feb 24, 2010 2:31 PM EST up reply actions
The Natural
Love League of their Own.
by SouthsideCardsFan on Feb 24, 2010 2:46 PM EST up reply actions
wow
I had no idea everyone was going to be hating on The Natural today, love that movie
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 24, 2010 2:39 PM EST up reply actions
it's definitely personal.
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 25, 2010 5:37 AM EST up reply actions
Okay, just because I feel like it:
A story about my personal memory of Albert destroying Brad Lidge’s career. You see, I wasn’t able to actually see the game live; I was in college, and was working in the library, sitting at the front desk during the game. Luckily (or as lucky as you can be while not able to see a TV in these cases), there was, really, no one in the library, and I had basically nothing to do, so I was able to fully devote my attention to watching the Gameday feed of the game. Obviously, I wasn’t very happy going into the ninth, but I remember thinking, like many of you, I’m sure, “C’mon, guys…just find some way to get Albert a chance.” Johnny Rodriguez and Mabes strike out, and the sadness grows…but then Eck, bless his gritty little heart, gets that single, and Jimmy somehow works that walk…and I am officially on the edge of my seat, trying really hard not to yell, because I’m still in a library. And I’m watching, and waiting…and the front desk phone rings. Great timing. I pick it up…and it’s one of my buddies, and I can hear other friends in the background screaming, and he’s screaming, and all I can make out is “ALBERT!!” And I officially start losing it…and then, finally, Gameday updates to show the homer (and the ball’s nearly off the screen, of course). And, to be honest, I think it might be even better this way than if I had actually watched it in real time. Well, maybe.
"But I’m still hungry. I’ve got 10 fingers. There’s one that’s busy and I need nine more."
- Albert Pujols
I literally stopped breathing.
I couldn’t believe it actually happened. And the way Albert acted after, like he knew he was going to do it before he did. Like he could do it any time he wanted. And the way the stadium went completely silent after being so loud was incredible.
You know, I wouldn’t mind seeing Brad Lidge get hit by a bus…
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"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
I was in a Houston bar for that game
I’m pretty sure the entire city went silent; not just the stadium
by brackenthebox on Feb 24, 2010 12:13 PM EST up reply actions
The silence was tremendous
I don’t think I’ve ever heard a stadium go that quiet, that fast. (Plus, seeing Pettitte mouth OMG was priceless)
by ArkansasTravs on Feb 24, 2010 2:27 PM EST up reply actions
someone in philly may take care of that for ya.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 24, 2010 12:14 PM EST up reply actions
The funny thing about the whole thing was,
I actually COULD believe it happened. At least once Albert got up. That just seemed to be the point where everyone in the baseball world realized what Cards fans had already come to know a year or two before: when Albert Pujols is in a game, anything is possible.
"But I’m still hungry. I’ve got 10 fingers. There’s one that’s busy and I need nine more."
- Albert Pujols
It was almost expected......
How could Albert not win the game?
* is an Asshat
Also, Dave Concepcion.
if lidge were hit by a bus
would it be appropriate for albert to deliver the eulogy?
and i had a similar feeling – looked to me like albert blamed lidge, like “this is all on you buddy. i mean, you let little david get a hit, and then walk jimmy knowing i’m on deck – you did it to yourself, mang, i’m just the conduit.”
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Pujols Eulogy
I told heem, “Mang, dont chou hang the slider, iss not a good ideea. But he didin leesten. Poor Lidge, always wid thee slider.”
by RDCardsfan on Feb 24, 2010 5:05 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
that's really good.
i can totally hear Apu saying that.
SIGN FELIPE LOPEZ
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
I was in Sweden, asleep, when Albert broke Brad.
But it’s one of my favorite memories because I woke up to the most amazing email from my father describing his emotional state leading up to and following that homerun. It’s one of the most simple, joy-filled pieces of writing I’ve ever seen – I could practically hear him jumping up and down screaming. I’ll keep it forever. So my memory of that homerun (like lots of my baseball memories) is entirely linked to my Dad.
My memory of Carlos Beltran striking out is linked to jumping around and screaming like a crazy person, and having my little brother call me to say just “DUDE. That was awesome”.
by peach concrete on Feb 24, 2010 12:32 PM EST up reply actions
I was on Wash U campus in the dorms
And I jumped up and ran around my floor, yelling like a madman. Outside, you could hear yells from all over the residential part of campus. The whole place was going insane. Anyone who didn’t care about baseball surely must have wondered what the hell was going on outside.
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
Similar story
When I was in college the football game was out of town one Saturday. It came down to the very last few seconds, we intercepted a pass in, or close to, our end zone securing the victory. I was in the basement of my girlfriend’s dorm and it sounded like the side of the boys dorm exploded when they all yelled at once.
by ArkansasTravs on Feb 24, 2010 2:29 PM EST up reply actions
That was the game that taught me to never give up on a baseball game
I was living in the fraternity house at the time; one of my housemates was a Cardinals fan (from Nashville) and another was from Houston, so obviously an Astros fan. As the game went on, it became more and more apparent the Astros had it wrapped up. I had a Biochemistry midterm the next day, so in about the 7th or 8th inning, I gave up and headed downstairs for the study room. I was going along studying, when all of a sudden I hear about a minute’s worth of loud stomping above me. I assumed the Astros had won the pennant and my Astros friend was rubbing it in, and got back to studying. A little while later, I thought, “I wonder what the final score was?” and pulled out my phone. Once I checked the score, my eyes widened and I ran upstairs. The Astros fan was still just sitting in the recliner, dumbfounded. The Cardinals fan was running around like a madman. I asked what happened, and all he could say was “Pujols! Pujols!” Of course, over the next 24 hours, I got to see the shot on replay about a million times, but I still wish I had witnessed it live.
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
by jd is legend on Feb 24, 2010 1:50 PM EST up reply actions
i don't know how many times
during cardinal games the last few years i’ve answered the questions, “who’s winning?” or “any score yet?” with a simple, “pujols.” (and never had to explain)
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Ichiro.
Jason Motte.
I don’t mute Dan n’ Al, because I’m a masochist. But I gotta say… Vince Coleman!
Mmm… no opinions for several… my taste is either questionable or I change my mind.
Cotton candy.
all the games I’ve attended with my family/relatives
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
vince has a bobblehead day this year
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Your father...
Tony would like you to be second in line at the plate for dinner this season. He thinks that doing so will give you the best shot at growing up nice and strong to play with your big brothers for years to come. He also thinks you need to get over your childish obsession with batman. He doesn’t like childish pursuits.
2 Quibbles, RB
First, Field of Dreams is noticably absent from your movie list. I consider it my favorite baseball movie of all time (possibly one of my 10 favorite movies of all time – I always seem to get watery eyes when he plays catch with his dad) Why don’t you like it?
Second, how can you overlook the Padres’ camo uni? Something this ugly deserves mention: 
James Earl Jones Speech
Maybe the greatest movie lines on baseball ever. For those who have forgotten…
Yummy....
Note: Above comment may contain gratuitous amounts of sarcasm.
BOYCOTT HASS AVOCADOS
by vexedtechie on Feb 24, 2010 12:54 PM EST up reply actions
I bet Bobby Jenks svelte form looks AWESOME in that, too...
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 24, 2010 1:44 PM EST up reply actions
he's lost weight (to prolong his career)
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Best shape of his life.
Note: Above comment may contain gratuitous amounts of sarcasm.
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i don't know
that may have been when he was 12 or so
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
That is te best uniform in baseball.
by far.
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
Love the list
but as much of a Cards fan as I am, I’ve gotta give Wrigley a little respect. I can easily think of three fields I’d rather not be at, and the atmosphere there on a Cards – Cubs gameday is almost unmatched. That field FEELS like baseball season, and the fact that it’s in the middle of a neighborhood is awesome.
On with the (good) youth movement!
I don't know if this counts as a "Cardinals" moment,
but I think Jack Buck’s speech at Busch after Sept. 11 was one of my favorite baseball moments of the decade.
SIGN FELIPE LOPEZ
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
Yes.
Also: Busch Stadium singing the national anthem a capella is another favorite non-baseball baseball moment.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Feb 24, 2010 12:22 PM EST up reply actions
damn foreigners
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
remember those World War era questions to root out spies
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
d-dee why won't you tell us where you're from?
or have you and I missed it?
SIGN FELIPE LOPEZ
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
I always just assumed she was like fez
nobody knows
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
I'm surprised no one has mentioned Ankiel's first game back
Maybe “favorite” is a stretch given the course of things afterwards, but that’s easily my most memorable regular season game.
Couldn't agree more.
I remember reading the press release that Ankiel was retiring from pitching in order to devote himself to becoming an outfielder. Then and there I remember thinking to myself how awesome it was going to be to see him just uncork a throw home from deep in right field. I remember watching his entire first game back, with the same contented conviction that something truly amazing was about to happen that I had realizing that Albert was going to bat against Lidge. I think the thing that most made that moment for me though, was the truly gleeful reaction we saw from our crabby ass manager. It is something I will always remember, that and “those” throws (Looper’s reaction included).
that's it
I was trying to remember. the two throws in Colorado, and Glaus standing there, selling that there wasn’t a throw coming.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
it's even better...
because he caught him a second time with almost exactly the same throw. and there was rick on his knees just grinning.
exactly. and the bench just exploded.
unfortunately it’s like those throws stuck in his head for the duration.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Yes
He got a wow my arm is pretty effin’ sweet complex… and then he airmailed yadi and hit the backstop… from centerfield!
maybe the problem there
was he was throwing to a catcher?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
if only...
Larue’s wife hadn’t bought him a hunting knife for his birthday that year… wait I think I’m confused!
I think that's my favourite Ankiel moment
(well, two of them – i think the Taveras one was especially sweet, because of the reactions to it). Probably actually the recent Cardinals moment I’ll remember for the longest time, with the exception of the ’06 title run (and the NLCS particularly).
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 25, 2010 5:44 AM EST up reply actions
I'm surprised that
Neither Field of Dreams nor The Natural made your list. Both were flawed films, but there was also something hauntingly beautiful about each of them. Ah well, to each his own.
I categorically refuse to watch it.
At least until I’ve made things right for the memory of Old Busch by punching Jimmy Fallon in the face repeatedly. (Drew Barrymore gets a pass because she’s Drew Barrymore.)
"But I’m still hungry. I’ve got 10 fingers. There’s one that’s busy and I need nine more."
- Albert Pujols
by splhcb67 on Feb 24, 2010 12:35 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I think I object
To actors who star in movies about their favorite team. Seems like that makes them impartial, and would take away from the performance.
I thought Fallon was a Yankees fan
I heard Sox fans were none to happy with the casting. Maybe I’m making crap up again…
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
isn't affleck doing a yankees movie?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I'm sorry but I can't agree with you
Any movie that is staring the horribly untalented Jimmy Fallon should not rate at the top of any list unles the list is worst something. Jimmy Fallon could seriously make a top 10 list of reasons to hate the city of Boston he’s F-ing horrible. He ruined every SNL skit he was ever in, and he’s not even funny in standup/late night. Sorry to go off, but that guy is like Jason Biggs to me. Not attractive, not funny, how the F***** does he keep getting work?
except the cowbell skit even he couldn't suck the awesome from that one
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
Although he tried to by laughing through the entire thing
you’d think with all the improv training the people who make that show generally have he’d have learned how to keep a straight face through the jokes…
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
I know he laughed through most of his skits
But at least with the cowbell skit, EVERYONE was laughing (except Ferrell and, I think, Walken)
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
by jd is legend on Feb 24, 2010 2:37 PM EST up reply actions
He was the only one I noticed
probably because I was looking for it…
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
And Chris Parnell
Who I think could remain in character if a nuke went off. That man has military level bearings.
I think he was one of the more underrated players on SNL in the last few years
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
by jd is legend on Feb 24, 2010 5:36 PM EST up reply actions
Literally,
the only thing Jimmy Fallon has ever managed to get through without laughing and fucking it up was his Neil Young singing Fresh Prince bit. Best thing he’s ever done.
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 25, 2010 12:47 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, that was a little creepy it was so good.
I couldn’t believe that was Jimmy Fallon.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
UGH!
The biggest problem I have with Fever Pitch is that they used the same fucking name while ripping off an impeccable Nick Hornby movie and book about English soccer to turn it into a crappy movie about American baseball. So now when someone says Fever Pitch, they think of that shitty baseball movie instead of the great soccer movie the came seven years before it. BLASPHEMY!!!
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
The worst scene in that movie
(american) is when he’s trying not to hear what happened in the game. As D. Barrymore’s father, the appropriate reaction was to stand up and sock him one in the face. You can tell by his b*tchy face that he’d go down like a sack of potatoes. Then while he’s dazed on the ground, you tell him about the game and proceed to explain that the Red Sox suck. At least that’s how I fantasized it.
by RDCardsfan on Feb 24, 2010 1:09 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
well if everyone seems to feel so strongly about it
i should maybe stream it live and everyone can bitch in real time
wouldn’t that make for a fun thread
yes, like in that Community episode where they watch all the bad movies
and make fun of them.
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"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
I'd love to go MST3K on that movie
I’ve always fancied myself the cleverl crowe type, but I know in reality I’m a lame pun-making servo type.
That movie caught a bad rap because
it took the name of, but none of the charm of one of the greatest books written in the last twenty years
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
If by "caught a bad rap"
you mean “sucked and made me relive 2004 you jerks.”
by sdrone on Feb 24, 2010 2:09 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
That is why I won't see that movie.
Also because Jimmy Fallon annoys me and Drew Barrymore annoys me.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
its really sad because I've always loved Drew Barrymore.
and she has my name in that movie which made it even worse, because finally there was a character in a movie with my name and she was an idiot who didn’t understand baseball!
SIGN FELIPE LOPEZ
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
That's weird.
I don’t remember her being named IHeart in that film.
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 25, 2010 12:48 AM EST up reply actions
obviously you weren't paying attention, then.
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"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
That is entirely possible.
I get distracted very easily.
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 25, 2010 1:33 AM EST up reply actions
especially while watching that piece of crap
you were probably looking for a distraction.
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"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
That movie
was so bad I couldn’t even picture Drew Barrymore naked and just sort of shut the rest of the brain off. It’s how I often get through awful films starring attractive women, but somehow that one just kept drawing me back to full consciousness in order to torture me further.
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 25, 2010 1:40 AM EST up reply actions
It was like torturing and killing someone,
then resucitating them only to torture and kill them again. It was awful.
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 25, 2010 1:41 AM EST up reply actions
Field Of Dreams is fantastic.
I really didn’t like The Natural.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
by ClemsonGirl on Feb 24, 2010 12:28 PM EST up reply actions
Natural was flawed
But it had elements of brilliance to it. That beautiful score makes the hairs on my arms stand up. And of course there’s the pirceless moment where Redford crushes the Cubs scoreboard.
Watch it cow
That’s a piece of americana you’re talkin’ about. Don’t make me carve up a steak. >:-(
(just kidding)
I was bored.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
by ClemsonGirl on Feb 24, 2010 12:37 PM EST up reply actions
I loved the book
and liked certain things about the movie, but let’s face it, Redford was too old to play that role, and Glenn Close was horribly miscast. Changing the storyline to have her as a childhood sweetheart really annoyed me, too. Still, I thought Brimley and Farnsworth, and Basinger, McGavin and Duvall were all excellent.
"Have you ever thrown a ball 100 miles an hour? Everything hurts. Even your ass hurts. I see pictures of my face and say, 'Holy shit', but that's the strain you feel when you throw. I had one of those faces you look at it, man, and say, 'Man he's an ass-hole.' Could be, depends on if you pissed me off or not." - Bob Gibson
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Feb 24, 2010 9:49 PM EST up reply actions
i could go with that
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Absolutely.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
by ClemsonGirl on Feb 24, 2010 12:31 PM EST up reply actions
+1
how did that slip my mind until now?
by ArkansasTravs on Feb 24, 2010 2:33 PM EST up reply actions
OT: anyone subscribe to Bloomberg Sports?
I don’t really care about the fantasy draft kit, but the interactivity and graphical nature of the place are right up my alley:
Free Melodi Dushane
I may actually need a paper bag now.
La Russa downplayed former Cardinals Jason Isringhausen and Russ Springer as possible candidates. Springer and Isringhausen are available free agents. Springer has indicated a willingness to play a third time for the Cardinals, this time for minimal salary. Isringhausen, the Cardinals’ all-time saves leader, hopes to catch on somewhere this spring.
La Russa noted that Springer and Isringhausen get "extra credits" because of the club’s familiarity with them and what they have offered previously. "You just don’t judge it on the baseball side," La Russa said. "With other guys, you think, ‘Can they help us? Do they fit?’"
La Russa said any candidate must be willing to pitch multiple innings, a trait that made McClellan an obvious candidate to compete for a starting role. "And that’s not really what Izzy and Springer do best."
Who even considered this?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
but Izzy?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
mine was burned away years ago
who let this enter their mind
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Same as everyone else;
Springer: Yes.
Izzy: A googol times, no.
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 24, 2010 1:46 PM EST up reply actions
I think it's Goold who opened that can o' worms
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
There are WAY to many memes and bacon pictures for me to read through all of those
by vivaelpujols on Feb 24, 2010 1:33 PM EST up reply actions
the only bacon related comment is this one
by FlimtotheFlam on Feb 24, 2010 1:37 PM EST up reply actions
I was kidding
This was a reference to the “I hate memes” days of yestermonth.
by vivaelpujols on Feb 24, 2010 1:38 PM EST up reply actions
hooray!
my subliminal mind messages (aka my sig) are working!
SIGN FELIPE LOPEZ
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
My short lists
Agree on Tudor.
Fav non-Cardinal pitcher (fav pitcher, period): Greg Maddux
Best new ballpark: Coors
Best old ballpark: Old Comiskey
Worst ballparks: Riverfront, Metrodome, Astrodome
Hit by a bus: Manny, Arod, any ’86 Met
Best uni: Cards, Yanks, Red Sox, Dodgers, Tigers
Best uni for a relatively new team: Rockies (not the black vests, though)
Worst Uni: Astros
Movies: I’ll continue to tout one that most people haven’t seen: Long Gone, made for HBO in the late 80s and available only on VHS. I keep hoping it’ll appear on DVD someday. From a Paul Hemphill book, about a minor league team in the Deep South in the ’50s, starring William Petersen and Virginia Madsen.
And I think Sugar, which came out last year, needs to be under consideration. Great movie.
Others: 61* (very underrated IMO), Bull Durham (which I like less over time), Sandlot, Eight Men Out, The Rookie. I’ve never cared for The Natural, mostly because they completely reversed the ending of the book and thus the whole point.
bought it the other day on amazon.
Haven’t watched it yet. If I have a boys’ night in with my flatmate at some point in the near future I’m hoping to, though.
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 25, 2010 5:51 AM EST up reply actions
Loved Long Gone
"Have you ever thrown a ball 100 miles an hour? Everything hurts. Even your ass hurts. I see pictures of my face and say, 'Holy shit', but that's the strain you feel when you throw. I had one of those faces you look at it, man, and say, 'Man he's an ass-hole.' Could be, depends on if you pissed me off or not." - Bob Gibson
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Feb 24, 2010 9:52 PM EST up reply actions
And like it even more
because Teller talks in the film, tho as his character, not as Teller.
"Have you ever thrown a ball 100 miles an hour? Everything hurts. Even your ass hurts. I see pictures of my face and say, 'Holy shit', but that's the strain you feel when you throw. I had one of those faces you look at it, man, and say, 'Man he's an ass-hole.' Could be, depends on if you pissed me off or not." - Bob Gibson
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Feb 24, 2010 9:56 PM EST up reply actions
I might have seen Long Gone on cable before...
Do they pretend a black guy is Puerto Rican or something? And doesn’t a character lose a starting gig in the majors to Stan Musial? I might be thinking of a different movie or movies.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Ryan F. Ludwick
also, he may keep the hair. er, moss.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Luddy is now on the air.
he has handegg opinions.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Luddy is going to save the Rams, now.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
this is a good interview
nothing new, it’s fun to listen to ’wick.
here’s Luddy saying Colby’s more relaxed.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
The bit about McGwire having already analyzed Luddy's swing is nice to hear
Maybe Big Mac will fix this team’s offense after all… [/spring optimism]
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
I'm actually more concerned that he'll over-manage
start hovering. maybe not Dave McKay style, but hovering nonetheless.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I don't think so
I think he’s got the right balance of not talking too much, so that what he actually does say has more meaning. Anything is better than what we had, which was a lot of staring blankly from the dugout and talk about “aggression”.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
i heartily agree with the latter
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I think Hal McRae
should teach poker, not hitting. Those seem to be essential tools for playing solid poker.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
I strongly disagree.
Sincerely,
early-09 Matt Holliday
by SouthsideCardsFan on Feb 24, 2010 2:37 PM EST up reply actions
Hmmmmmmm...
You don’t think that Holliday’s big leg kick is a problem mechanically? I sure do, and I know The Pain Guy does, and he studies this stuff for a living. I think it will be come an issue for him later in his career.
Just because Holliday wasn’t comfortable and couldn’t execute it well doesn’t mean it was a bad idea. Just one that didn’t fit for the player. Everything I see Mac talking about falls much more in line with what the team should be doing offensively at each at-bat than anything Hal McRae has said for the last 4 years.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
Point being "doing something" can result in worse than just "aggression!!@#@!"
We have no idea how good a hitting coach he’s going to be really.
Not afraid to nitpick
That's true
the results will show if we’ve made progress at all, because we’re the same team we were last year for the most part. I do think we have a reason to be optimistic, though, because what he’s saying seems to be making an impact with the players.
I think how Ludwick comes out of the gate will give us some idea of the “Mac effect”. In fact, I bet Azru on it.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
I mean I like his attitude
But I don’t really know what he’s saying and no one here does and that’s what really matters.
Not afraid to nitpick
Mostly kidding. . .
I am actually very excited about Mac’s abilities as a hitting coach:
- he seems to have a really strong grasp of the mechanics of the swing, which to me is much harder to understand and teach than the mechanics of the pitching motion, FWIW
- everything points to the fact that he has had some success (albeit of the relatively low impact sort) with Skip and Boog
All that being said, however, his one high profile miss, thanks mainly to a violation of the old ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ rule, does give me some pause.
by SouthsideCardsFan on Feb 24, 2010 2:49 PM EST up reply actions
Are you referring to the leg kick?
If so, Holliday approached Big Mac about trying to fix it, not the other way around. They nixed it when they noticed that Holliday’s head was much stiller when he had the leg kick
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
colby's leg kick looks bigger now
at least in the photo i saw
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
It's just a data point, really,
nothing more than that.
by SouthsideCardsFan on Feb 24, 2010 5:26 PM EST up reply actions
I think you make your worth as a hitting coach
having successes of the “low impact” sort. I don’t think you can expect to turn everyone into Tony Batista by having him stand in a wide open stance. Don’t meddle too much, just put the focus on them doing things better in the box, get the prepared with a plan, and make minor mechanical tweaks if you think things are out of whack during a slump.
As a hitting coach, you don’t mess with guys like Albert and Holliday much, they have great talent and have a good plan when they go to the plate. You focus on guys like Ludwick, who seem to be streaky and, as O’Leary pointed out, it may have more to do with his swing mechanics than anything else. You try and calm down Boog and Skippy in the box and in between pitches and get them to focus and think about the at-bat instead of all the little things they do during and in-between the at-bat.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
beautiful words:
“He said he is focusing on remaining quieter at the plate by reducing the waggle that left his head in motion during a pitcher’s delivery.”
Well the girls would turn the color of the avocado when he would drive down the street in his El Dorado... -the modern lovers
Who bats second
Random OT question. The P-D is discussing Rasmus and whether he fits in the order’s 2-spot. Has there ever been talk or discussion about using Molina in that position on a regular basis? Consider that he has a high OBP of .366, and has gotten much better at selecting pitches the last year or so. He even has demonstrated some deceptive speed (9 SBs last year). Could he hit #2?
I took yer bet, but that's not deceptive speed
that’s timing the pitcher better than anyone else (besides Albert)
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
GIDP
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
Against left-handed pitching, yes, I think so
his OBP is much better against them – looks like a .390-odd OBP is possible. I don’t see him OBPing much beyond .350 against righties in any decent sample, so his slow speed probably means I’d rather have Ludwick in the 2 slot against them.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Feb 24, 2010 1:47 PM EST up reply actions
I always thought
that Freese might be an interesting choice for #2 – he’ll get good pitches to hit in front of AP and Matt, will break up the lefties in the batting order, and allow Rasmus to be in a better RBI spot
the rest didn't post
I tried to say that I have always thought Freese would be an interesting choice for #2, He gets to hit in front of AP and Matt, breaks up the lefties, and pushes Rasmus to more of an RBI position.
Freese only has a 8-9% BB rate in AAA
that probably won’t translate to walking more than 5-6% of the time in the majors. He has a pretty regular platoon split, so maybe you’d expect that to be higher against lefties, but I’m still not convinced he’s likely to OBP much more than .330, .340 in the majors in his first year (which is only about average). I suppose you’re leveraging Yadi’s extra GIDPs and high OBP against Freese’s lower OBP and fewer (probably) GIDPs. I still like Yadi, and I’d wait for Freese to show peripherals that suggest a .350+ OBP against lefties is probably his true talent level before I’d plug him in at #2.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Feb 25, 2010 5:56 AM EST up reply actions
I don't like Molina, Luddy, or Freese there
Raz needs to get on base more before he can hit there.
I guess the solution is to bat Felipe Lopez there…
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
Some 3B against RHP, some 2B against LHH
And anywhere else, as needed.
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
Dang, man, let's try to develop a player
Give Freese a chance.
jah
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 24, 2010 2:45 PM EST up reply actions
I want Freese on the club, obviously
Doesn’t mean Floppy wouldn’t have value as a super-sub-starter. We could use the on-base ability in our lineup.
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
and the answer is
(or should be) floppy
I may be in a rut, but at least I know where I'm going
by sportsman on Feb 24, 2010 3:11 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
+1
i am going to rec every post that says we should sign felipe.
SIGN FELIPE LOPEZ
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
i think we should sacrifice babies
so we can appease the gods to sign Felipe Lopez
by FlimtotheFlam on Feb 24, 2010 3:59 PM EST up reply actions
nice try
luckily for me, you have not actually said we should sign him. just that we should sacrifice babies to appease the gods. and you didn’t mention what kind of babies. i’m all for sacrificing baby scorpions.
SIGN FELIPE LOPEZ
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
what do you have against baby scorpions
they don’t even have armor. they’re tiny and defenseless.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
you would too
if you watched your baby brother killed right in front of your eyes.
by FlimtotheFlam on Feb 24, 2010 7:55 PM EST up reply actions
i read a quote from an "executive of one of his former teams"
(i’m guessing it had to be d-backs or brewers) – said that lopez stayed out too late and didn’t always give 100% on the field (hungover?) but, that said, he’d have no problem taking him back because he was really great in the dugout helping the younger players with their games. seems we will have a pretty young team…
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Well, I wasn't trying to overhype the speed thing
But he DOES have a solid OBP. 3rd highest on the club last year (2nd, if you ignore Holliday’s mid-season appearance). Why not hit him second?
Because he leads the
world in GIDP. Do you want that in front of APu? Personally I want to see RFL in the 2 spot and Clobby @ 5.
* is an Asshat
Also, Dave Concepcion.
but what about vs lefties?
we can’t realistically hit Colby 5th then, can we?
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by Felonius_Monk on Feb 24, 2010 1:48 PM EST up reply actions
There's only one girl here who is into him.
I don’t think any of the women are.
Forget it, spants. It's Chinatown. - tom s.
Spants is calling it true
I’m pretty sure that the Rasmus girl is the only one that is “in” to him. Although I do like watching him patrol the outfield.
Don't ping my cheese with your bandwidth.
by RosevilleRedbird on Feb 24, 2010 1:36 PM EST up reply actions
She never got that "fire burning" checked out
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
by jd is legend on Feb 24, 2010 1:54 PM EST up reply actions
better to burn out than fade away?
"It doesn't have to be terribly prolific! Just so that it isn't childish and silly." She reflected. "I prefer stories about squalor." J.D.S.
I dunno
At least the socks are sexy
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
by jd is legend on Feb 24, 2010 1:53 PM EST up reply actions
Those socks are awesome.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
JAIME GARCIA
on the air.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I must say
I’m sad to see so little mention of Matty Mo in this thread. I always loved watching him pitch for the Cardinals. He was only truly dominant for a couple years, but he was a Cards starter with a knee-buckling curve before Carp and Waino had even thought about becoming Cardinals starters with knee-buckling curves.
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
agreed
and, from a bit earlier, Ken Forsch was always one of my favorites. Maybe because his uni # was the same as mine (handegg, but, same # nevertheless)
by ArkansasTravs on Feb 24, 2010 2:38 PM EST up reply actions
he got his lists mixed up?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Duh, right
Ken was OK, but he was no Bob.
by ArkansasTravs on Feb 25, 2010 4:43 PM EST up reply actions
OT: March is made of awesome
Turner Classic Movies is going to show 25 movies through out the month to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa. He is my favorite director of all time.
Too bad I can't lose my job in time to enjoy that one
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
Oh wow.
’scuze me while I go program the DVR.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Feb 24, 2010 9:20 PM EST up reply actions
One of my all-time fave movies
which is hardly ever on anyone’s list of fave Kurosawa films, is Kagemusha, The Shadow Warrior.
"Have you ever thrown a ball 100 miles an hour? Everything hurts. Even your ass hurts. I see pictures of my face and say, 'Holy shit', but that's the strain you feel when you throw. I had one of those faces you look at it, man, and say, 'Man he's an ass-hole.' Could be, depends on if you pissed me off or not." - Bob Gibson
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Feb 24, 2010 10:05 PM EST up reply actions
i pretty much love all his work
That is a good one though
by FlimtotheFlam on Feb 24, 2010 10:07 PM EST up reply actions
what do you think of bunuel films?
and since everyone here knows more music than me, anybody ever heard of lee scratch perry?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
well, bunuel has the funny n
spanish director, maybe their orson welles – b&w era
not a film historian, but perhaps he’s a precursor to fellini, perhaps an influence to almodovar. i think you would probably enjoy him.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
also
lee scratch perry presently resides in switzerland, but i came across him here in new orleans, and in fact bought a painting depicting him. anyway, he is an old dude, jamaican, and discovered/produced bob marley. he has a lot of music out himself though.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
he pretty much invented dub reggae
which uses a 4 track reel to reel deck, he innovated like a madman. his studio was basically a grass hut in jamaica for a while
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 25, 2010 12:15 AM EST up reply actions
yeah, in his backyard
till it burnt down
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I have some lee scratch perry songs
got a double disc set
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 25, 2010 12:14 AM EST up reply actions
and?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I dig it
I think I like King Tubby a bit more, or Mad Professor, but Lee Perry is like the granddaddy as far as I remember
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 25, 2010 12:16 AM EST up reply actions
I actually studied sound in college
we had classes about this shit
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 25, 2010 12:17 AM EST up reply actions
good to hear
i was in a coffeehouse after an all-nighter and found myself intrigued by this painting on the wall. inquired, and the owner busted out an album, broke the cellophane, and popped it on the turntable. i ended up buying the painting off the wall, and have since heard him played regularly on wwoz here – before this i had never heard of the cat.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
yeah
he is quite historical in the music realm
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 25, 2010 12:45 AM EST up reply actions
Lee Perry?
As in the dude who invented dancehall and then burned his studio to the ground Lee Perry? Name checked in Beastie Boys songs Lee Perry? Is that the guy you mean?
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 25, 2010 12:52 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
And I see I should have continued reading before replying.
Sigh.
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 25, 2010 12:53 AM EST up reply actions
apparently that's the one.
you like him?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Yeah.
As someone pointed out above, he basically created everything that became dub and dancehall music. As influential a producer as there’s ever been. Crazy as shit, though. He’s basically a Jamaican version of Phil Spector, come to think of it.
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 25, 2010 12:55 AM EST up reply actions
nice correlate
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 25, 2010 12:56 AM EST up reply actions
Grazi.
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 25, 2010 12:59 AM EST up reply actions
what is it with genius music producers
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 25, 2010 1:02 AM EST up reply actions
I wouldn't limit it to just that
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 25, 2010 1:04 AM EST up reply actions
He likes to kill people???
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
Don't know.
He is an arsonist and has been accused of various other criminal activities, though.
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 25, 2010 1:00 AM EST up reply actions
he is pretty out there
no doubt about it
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 25, 2010 1:01 AM EST up reply actions
i was going to make that comparison
but i definitely don’t know enough to do it
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Looks like the Cardinals signed someone
The Cardinals signed Dominican right fielder Amauris Capellan in November for $450,000. Capellan, who is 6-foot, 190 pounds, has a plus-plus arm and is an advanced righthanded hitter for a 17-year-old, though he doesn’t project to have tremendous power.
sounds promising.
Always happy to see another potential prospect added to the farm…
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Feb 24, 2010 1:49 PM EST up reply actions
nobody talks about the changeup.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Feb 25, 2010 6:02 AM EST up reply actions
Shelby Miller interview on
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
he's trying not to let the Duncan freak him out.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
sounds like a good kid.
all-business.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
this Feldman guy is hopped up on uppers
he acts like the house is on fire with casual sentences
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I think Lee Smith was my favorite Cardinal pitcher to watch
-I think the Cubs unis are the most ugly.
-The Natural is my favorite baseball movie (yes, it’s cheesy, but I have a nostalgic value for it)
-Cards have the best uniforms (duh)
-have only been to Busch II (in both its incarnations, 80s and the redone version) and the new Busch stadium, and Wrigley. I think I like the renovated Busch II the best still
-Lincecum is my favorite non-division pitcher to watch
-not sure what music is my favorite music to play over the announcers, but I do it pretty often (I have over 1000 albums)
-I wish they had more affordable beer at the stadium, and a wider more diverse selection, but that ain’t gonna happen ina million years
-I forgot what else was on the list heh
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 24, 2010 2:01 PM EST reply actions
The logo on the Cubs away pants
is quite possibly the most ricockulous crap I’ve ever seen…
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
I just think the whole thing looks really generic
from the primary color blue to the generic C to the dumb bear, the color scheme is red white and blue, I just find the whole thing annoying lol
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 24, 2010 2:21 PM EST up reply actions
I really like their older uniforms.
And I don’t think their unis are garish or anything. They’ve stuck to a classic style for a long time. I can appreciate that.
Forget it, spants. It's Chinatown. - tom s.
that's cool
I will remain very annoyed by them and their uniforms for a long time then haha
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 24, 2010 2:25 PM EST up reply actions
Well, I think that's because you're immersed in their culture.
Forget it, spants. It's Chinatown. - tom s.
that and their uniforms look lame to me
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 24, 2010 2:30 PM EST up reply actions
they weren't always that
it’s mainly the primary color blue and the font of the C that bothers me the most btw
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 24, 2010 2:35 PM EST up reply actions
Ah.
And no, they weren’t. But blue has been a part of the scheme off and on for decades.
Forget it, spants. It's Chinatown. - tom s.
I don't have an issue with the cardinal shade of blue
I like the darker shades of blue better
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 24, 2010 2:37 PM EST up reply actions
which reminds me
I wonder if there’s some kind of color psychology that happens, like red means you win more and blue means you can never win a world series, maybe they need to keep those colors lol
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 24, 2010 2:36 PM EST up reply actions
In fact, were the Royals the last team with bright blue unis to win it all?
Forget it, spants. It's Chinatown. - tom s.
I think so
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 24, 2010 2:39 PM EST up reply actions
yeah
I’ve had this idea for years, I don’t think I’ve ever brought it up til now. I wonder if there are any designer into color psychology… I know a little about it, but not very much
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 24, 2010 2:41 PM EST up reply actions
the rays almost won it all too
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 24, 2010 2:53 PM EST up reply actions
and anyway, i dispute the royals won
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
and those toronto unis were pretty terrible, IMO
SIGN FELIPE LOPEZ
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
The Yankees would disagree with this sentiment...
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
Ah I just read blue
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
There was a study done
on that very topic a couple years ago, with emphasis put on the differences in warm colour vs cool colour teams, the idea being we know warm and cool colours affect mood and energy level and the like differently; ergo, there should be some noticeable effect on teams wearing certain colours.
Honestly, I think there was a mild correlation found, but not nearly strong enough to overcome the inherent differences which already exist between the various teams. Thus, inconclusive.
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 25, 2010 1:03 AM EST up reply actions
figured as much
I don’t think the effect would be that great, if it is it would have to be a really subliminal effect. but I guess it would explain why players do better after they leave the cubs
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 25, 2010 1:06 AM EST up reply actions
put apu all pretty in pink
he’s still gonna rake…maybe even harder.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
well
that would be a warm color so it would make sense with the hypothesis. but yeah, I think it doesn’t matter a whole lot
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 25, 2010 1:25 AM EST up reply actions
There's a decent literature on this, I believe.
Most focus on red vs all or red vs blue in particular. One centered on individual combat sports actually made it’s way into Nature. And it has since been extended to team sports such as soccer. It’s also been found in online gaming.
by brackenthebox on Feb 25, 2010 6:44 AM EST up reply actions
Wasn't this done back in the 80's?
* is an Asshat
Also, Dave Concepcion.
by RiverRat on Feb 25, 2010 10:18 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
what the hell is that?
it looks all shades of awesome.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Feb 25, 2010 11:34 AM EST up reply actions
Only one of the best stupid movies ever made.
Strang Brew
/I would link you to a YouTube clip, but I’m not able to at work.
* is an Asshat
Also, Dave Concepcion.
A huge rec for you sir.
take off, hoser.
Is it Spring yet?
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Feb 26, 2010 1:50 PM EST up reply actions
According to Pat Hughes...
the Cardinals wear black road hats…
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
are you serious?
i have always wondered this, because their road batting helmets are SOOO dark. thought maybe i just needed a new tv.
SIGN FELIPE LOPEZ
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
It's amazing the things you learn
listening to the Pat and Ron Show…
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
PAC BELL/ATT
or what ever the hell it is called in San Fransisco is probably my favorite stadium thus far. Coors and Petco are pretty cool, but the SF stadium is pretty amazing right on the bay.
What happened to our team?
Yeah, the park out here in SF is pretty gorgeous
I haven’t been to PNC, which is supposed to be stellar, but AT&T is definitely my favorite that I’ve been to so far.
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
I've been to both PNC and Pac Bell
both beautiful stadiums and I would go to either again, though I think I liked PNC a little better.
PAC BELL/ATT
or what ever the hell it is called in San Fransisco is probably my favorite stadium thus far. Coors and Petco are pretty cool, but the SF stadium is pretty amazing right on the bay.
What happened to our team?
You can say that again
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Holliday's on
he likes the man stew. impressed with the general attitude of caring, starting pitchers rooting guys on in the dugout, bought some tvs for the place.
he likes to goof around.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
whoa there Matty, Albert went to h.s. in KC
but in any case, Albert was tossing the handegg with Yadi, and Yadi broke a tv, had to replace it. oops.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
i do not like the idea of albert throwing a football.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
what evilfrog said
lego said “I guess they don’t have that in Latin America”
and I was like, whoa buddy.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
would've loved to see ank let loose on a football
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
It's a group of guys making 100M a year
You’d think they’d throw in to buy like 100 LED TVs to hang everywhere.
Not afraid to nitpick
apparently Matt was the first guy to think of it
his big head is good for something
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
That would be the 2nd thing I'll buy when I win the lottery
#1 is this bad boy. Then I would proceed to place as many TVs in my house as possible. #3 would be about 4000 universal remotes so I wouldn’t give a shit if I lost one.
Not afraid to nitpick
build the house out of remotes.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
currently Bernie is marveling how big Matt Holliday is.
uhm.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
that was Colby
gah.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
or built-in remotes
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
in your brain!
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
my dog eats them if I leave them on the couch....
i buy them 4 @ a time off of Ebay.
* is an Asshat
Also, Dave Concepcion.
right, like I haven't thought of that.
I literally trip over all the crap he has to chew on, but he’s a lab. They just assume they are supposed to chew on everything.
* is an Asshat
Also, Dave Concepcion.
i got two
all they chew on is toys and plastic bottles – they enjoy those alot. tried that?
i do consider myself lucky though, that there’s no chewing going on in my house. also, not alot of listening to me either..
yes
I have two labs too. They love water bottles, gatorade bottles, whatever put the cap on it and watch them flatten it.
yours try to eat the plastic too?
you let mine have the bottle too long, first goes the cap, then the bottle is flat, and then they start taking it apart piece by piece. sometimes they’ll swallow that crap if you don’t watch them
I will give him one and see what happens....
he absolutely destroys squeak toys, isn’t too interested in his kong, and loves to swing his rope toys, which can become dangerous for anyone near him.
* is an Asshat
Also, Dave Concepcion.
the only downside is...
if you don’t convince them that it is only ok to chew on bottles that you give them… they could end up at your parent’s house being very happy to find a 20 oz bottle of coke on the coffee table and going to town.
oh...that's the other thing....
if he gets bored and I’m not watching, he destroys my berber. pulls it out one strand at a time.
* is an Asshat
Also, Dave Concepcion.
that sounds... eeeevil.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
sounds like he maybe needs some exercise
training and smacking on the nose
and you sound like you have some real patience – i applaud you. i, on the other hand, yell a lot. they know what’s up then, stop for 10 seconds and continue when i’m not looking
yes....
the training is coming along slowly, and he’s really over due a good thrashing…lol As it is staying light longer and warming up, we will be spending a lot more time working together. He just has a problem differentiating work time and play time right now.
* is an Asshat
Also, Dave Concepcion.
the berber carpet is something the oldest dog did when he was young… ended up with a bald spot on the carpet. We had the same problem differentiating play time and work time. But I started giving him about 30 minutes of attention and playing everytime I came home and then sitting on the couch with him after to calm him down. With that he started to learn when play time was and when relax time was. If he starts to go hardcore on the carpet during relax time put him in his crate (no yelling or smacking the nose… just in the crate to be quiet).
see, that doesn't work for me
they couldn’t care less about pb. what’s whong with them?
btw, what’s a kong?
This is a Kong
link. My current dogs are not chewers, have no interest in their dog toys (including the Kong), but my dalmatians and weimaraner were, and they went to town with them, especially when we stuffed them with dog biscuits.
"Have you ever thrown a ball 100 miles an hour? Everything hurts. Even your ass hurts. I see pictures of my face and say, 'Holy shit', but that's the strain you feel when you throw. I had one of those faces you look at it, man, and say, 'Man he's an ass-hole.' Could be, depends on if you pissed me off or not." - Bob Gibson
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Feb 24, 2010 10:23 PM EST up reply actions
My Ex
absolutely hated my dog eating holes in her “things”. In all reality he was just trying to tell her that she just didn’t need wear those when she came over.
what are you trying to say about his dog?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
the door wouldn’t / couldn’t latch shut, but no he typically didn’t watch, just found the aftermath. In all fairness she was their on a regular basis, she just didn’t “live” with me for her mother’s sake.
is an is an asshat
Having a stuttering issue today are we?
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
indeed indeed
a missed opportunity
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Bought a massage chair for my wife in 1991, we still use it
one of the best values I’ve ever bought. In nearly 19 years of ownership, it’s never been oiled, never broken, and still gives a great massage.
"Have you ever thrown a ball 100 miles an hour? Everything hurts. Even your ass hurts. I see pictures of my face and say, 'Holy shit', but that's the strain you feel when you throw. I had one of those faces you look at it, man, and say, 'Man he's an ass-hole.' Could be, depends on if you pissed me off or not." - Bob Gibson
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Feb 24, 2010 10:16 PM EST up reply actions
in case you missed the lovefest with Kurkjian
albert and mac
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I love this
“The first day, McGwire took 15 swings, 11 of which were home runs. A few days later, he got in the box again, took roughly 20 swings and hit another 12 out of the ballpark.”
Now because I want to see him play. But because a good swing is beautiful and I wish I could do it, let alone do it years after I retired.
that is so freaking awesome.
I mean, seriously impressive. i’d like to see a jamie moyer-mark mcgwire match up just once this season.
SIGN FELIPE LOPEZ
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
oquendo can play all the infield
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
do you doubt the Secret Weapon
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
McGuire will get between 1-5 PAs this year
Don’t know when or where. And yes, I know the Cardinals staff all deny it. But you can smell the awesomeness wafting off this idea. My vote would be the Labor Day weekend against the Red Legs. McGuire spells Pujols at first for one night, or just pinch hits for the series.
Watching Mark hit the “Big Mac” sign would be… amazing.
no, spelling
and apparently reality, also
mac will not be added to the roster
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
I find your lack of faith disturbing
There are a number of good reasons this could happen. Is it likely? No. Is it possible? I say yes.
would it start his clock over
for HOF?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
just curious
because if he got in on the first ballot in five years, would he be a first-ballot HOF’er?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
This is one of those weird theoretical questions
Makes me think of the “Tuck Rule” in football. I’m sure there’s an answer. But my head hurts trying to figure it out.
Interleague? DH?
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
Caption Contest #2
“There is literally no hope for this man to hit dingers in the show. No hope at all.”
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
he better watch his fingers
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Indiana Jones was fighting Russkies at 60
Why can’t Mark come back for a few games and hit some dingers?
Infection?
looks like we have another candidate for “best shape of his life”
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
I know I'm not supposed to put my fingers through the fence
but what are the odds of aaron miles hurting two people with foul balls.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
Two of mine...
Bus List:
1) Carlos Zambrano
2) Barry Bonds
3) Roger Clemens
4) Oliver Perez
5) Manny Ramirez
Cardinal Pitchers
1) Chris Carpenter
2) Adam Wainwright
3) Matt Morris
4) John Tudor
5) Woody Williams
Non-Cardinal Pitchers
1) Randy Johnson (afterall, you never know what he’s going to go bird hunting)
2) Mark Buerhle
3) Tim Lincecum
4) Barry Zito (but like, back in 2002 or so—that curveball was sick and I remember when he used to not have an 84 mph fastball)
i'll add one for you
pedro – at his best, i never saw anyone better. and so he was my favorite to watch.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I always liked watching Daryl Kile pitch
Carp and Waino are also insanely good
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 24, 2010 2:57 PM EST up reply actions
I wish the caption things would work for the filers in Jupiter
I’m guessing Boog is off-camera
who’s number 11?
Skip had a good fielding pic the other day; 27 is pretty good too.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
11 is Kinney
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
aha, now I see the beard
I was confused.
I’d be the one who can’t work out who Clark Kent resembles.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
My Additions/Lists
Cardinal Pitchers:
1. Andujar (shame he was run out of the league)
2. Bob Forsch (the cagey one, after he ran out of stuff)
3. Carp
4. Jose DeLeon (I’m a masochist, what can I say)
5. Tudor
6. in-his-prime MattyMo
7. Daryl Kile
8. Lee Smith (but more for his amble from the bullpen to the mound than anything else)
Non-Card pitchers:
1. Nolan Ryan
2. Nolan Ryan
3. Randy Johnson
4. Greg Maddux
5. Any knuckleballer
Best Parks (and I agree with all of the Baron’s – this is an addition):
1. The Jake, in Cleveland is the best of the new parks by a long shot, IMHO.
2. old Tiger Stadium
3. Kauffman in KC is a very nice place to watch a game
Worst Parks:
1. Candlestick I mentioned above
2. Enron/Minute Maid – How can you screw up the sight lines in a new Park? Too kitschy, too.
As an aside, the sushi in Petco is better than I expected. The Park is middling, to be honest.
by SouthsideCardsFan on Feb 24, 2010 3:05 PM EST reply actions
Glad to see the reference to knuckleballers.
My non-Cardinals pitching list was going to be:
1. Randy Johnson
2. Tim Wakefield
3. Charlie Hough
4. Phil Niekro (I never saw Joe)
5. Tom Candiotti
My wife insists that I try to make room for CC Sabathia, after we watched him literally fall off the mound in a game at Coors a few years ago — you could about feel the earth tremor up in the stands — but knuckleballs just have a charm all their own.
by StanTheManFan on Feb 24, 2010 9:57 PM EST up reply actions
Oh, and because I forgot to mention it earlier,
And since I don’t feel like checking back through what I’ve missed to see if someone mentioned it, I’ll just assume that I’m the first, and I’ll let you know, RB, that at least someone got the picture joke. I’ll play a Hungarian Rhapsody for you later (on CD…lord, I’m nowhere near good enough to play it on piano).
"But I’m still hungry. I’ve got 10 fingers. There’s one that’s busy and I need nine more."
- Albert Pujols
Hooray!
I’m sooo happy now.
Make way for the Homo Superior.
by the red baron on Feb 25, 2010 1:10 AM EST up reply actions
who is that pic of in today's post?
he looks like jon stewart with my haircut
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 24, 2010 3:25 PM EST reply actions
That would be
the immortal Franz Liszt. Get it?
"But I’m still hungry. I’ve got 10 fingers. There’s one that’s busy and I need nine more."
- Albert Pujols
now I do
didn’t know who it was though heh
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 24, 2010 3:27 PM EST up reply actions
recap just in case
this is tldr
K-Mac lost 18 lbs in the offseason.
Confirming many mixtape suspicions, Lohse says Cards are now open for a new postgame DJ after Welley’s departure.
Ludwick’s gonna play it cool, be consistent, and not worry about stats.
Wainwright thought we were gonna go all the way.
Reconfirmed:
Jason motte really has no idea what hes doing on the mound (meaning when he sees video talkin to the ball or jitters, he doesnt remember it
Carp on his ink, LaRue on his hair, Skip on sharing, Stav workin’ hard: http://foxsportsmidwest.com/pages/landing_stlcardinals/?blockID=183692&feedID=5227
Frankie says even the Dodgers were avocado’d
http://foxsportsmidwest.com/pages/landing/?blockID=184052&feedID=3713
the next day was already linked
Izzy is still looking for rookies to haze; team enjoying presence of Penny’s dog and girlfriend; they’re still calling Boog “Ryno” which is wrong, so so wrong
http://foxsportsmidwest.com/pages/landing_stlcardinals/?blockID=185122&feedID=3617
Skips daily routine is to ride his mountain bike into camp, every day at 730am
Matt holliday has bought 3 new flat screens for the clubhouse down here. They replace the one ten inch tv atop jason mottes stall
Video of:
The Cat and Hawks talking about green screen graphics
Pujols and Holliday arrive at the same time
TLR
Pujols
Boog on the new hairstyle
Mac
Trever Miller, Olympics expert
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Penny's companion
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
hooray bernese!
"It doesn't have to be terribly prolific! Just so that it isn't childish and silly." She reflected. "I prefer stories about squalor." J.D.S.
see, this is why I am skeptical about Boog staying off that wrist
9:20 am-CT
Brendan Ryan is a bit stir crazy as he is not participating in a hitters group. He’s itching to do something baseball related. He is shagging balls for bench coach Joe Petini who is working the fungo bat
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Cusamano hooked up David Freese with Scott Cooper
hitting coaches – talk of t-shirts (back in the day) “Keep Your [bleepin’] Head Down”. I think it was Wade Boggs.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
they are assured by Freese that he's staying out of trouble
he is, however, addicted to the cold tub
and his condo is right next to the stadium… no cars
this is hilarious to listen to
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
interesting perspective of his growing up in St. Louis and now working with Mac
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Freese just said that Albert said
He was just here to make the team.
RIDICULOUS.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
true, but make has a different connotation
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
by cardball on Feb 24, 2010 4:00 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
that darned language barrier
hahahaha well played.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
BP up with prospect list
Can’t say I really understand the logic that we have a bad farm when we are about to put a starter at 3B and have farmhands competing for a number 5 slot in the rotation. If you look back and count Boog, Schu, ludwick, colby, wainwright, hawksworth and throw in Holliday at the cost of Wallace that’s a pretty productive farm system. Plus you have tyler Greene, allen craig, john jay all competing for spots on the team. I’m sure I’m probably missing a few as well.
And we have a few nice draft picks this year. I’m not awed by the shelby miler’s of the world. I like that we bring people like boog and freese and hawksworth into key roles every year.
Just win
Because it's relative!
Just about every team has a projects-to-be-average MLB ready prospect and a couple decent prospects. It’s about stars and we don’t have any in the system outside of projecting our 2009 draft pick who hasn’t played pro-ball.
Not afraid to nitpick
We also just got done emptying the system
With a lot of guys having injury or down years in 2009. I am not worried. I thought we had a strong draft last year
by FlimtotheFlam on Feb 24, 2010 4:04 PM EST up reply actions
I'm not worried
But it’s a shit system right now in a vacuum. There’s a lot of MLB talent, that’s what matters.
Not afraid to nitpick
What joker said
but also, once we graduate our should-be-just-about-average MLB guys this year (Craig, Freese, Garcia, maybe Lynn), there’s not even a lot of role-player prospect depth. The mid-levels of the minors are full of players who, for one reason or another, seem unlikely to make it, and there’s just not as many guys at AAA (once those four are discounted) who look like they’re likely to come up and contribute, especially in the infield.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Feb 25, 2010 6:36 AM EST up reply actions
Gotta put Jim Abbott on the Non-Cardinal List
To do what he did, at that level, is friggin’ impressive.
Stupid Sexy Flanders!!!
[collapsing thread]
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I can't find any audio of Jason Motte talking to Burwell and that guy
and man, I do not want to listen to Burwell just to get to that interview. anyone find it?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Quote from will carroll at BP
“A couple years ago, people were panicked about Pujols’ elbow. He was fine. Last season, he had elbow surgery that looked more major than it is—even the scar was suspicious, but everything checked out in the end”
I don’t remember rumors that pujols surgery was more than was let on last year — was there some thought that he had more major surgery?
Just win
Well
it was basically 50/50 that he’d need TJ surgery after this winters surgery, so I guess you could say it’s getting pretty serious.
i swear I read somewhere
That Pujols should never need TJ surgery now
by FlimtotheFlam on Feb 24, 2010 10:00 PM EST up reply actions
Trust him, he's a doctor
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
by jd is legend on Feb 24, 2010 10:06 PM EST up reply actions
phd in hitting
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
not really, but
he probably stayed in a holliday inn express the night before
I may be in a rut, but at least I know where I'm going
There were observations
that the resulting scar was unusually long for a translocation, and more the size of what usually results from TJ. I don’t think anybody took them too seriously.
by StanTheManFan on Feb 24, 2010 9:59 PM EST up reply actions
I would not have been surprised if it was TJ
the Mang heals faster than what seems humanly possible
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
by mattyfrommo on Feb 24, 2010 10:22 PM EST up reply actions
that's great
i’m assuming knuckleballers arrive at spring training sort of ready to go all out?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
bringin' the heat?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Notice anything about the first part of that clip?
No leg kick, in favor of the Jimmy Edmonds tap touch with the front toe.
Then he was back to the kick in live hitting.
Interesting.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
Question is...
is that what he was working with Mac on last year? Or did he add it as a timing device this spring.
I think that his problem with the switch last year was the lack of any kind of timing device with his front side to replace the leg kick and stride that was his timing device up to that point.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
USA outshooting the Swiss 32-8
0-0 score. A goal went in at about 0.1 seconds after the end of the 2nd period too.
Not afraid to nitpick
anybody watching the hockey?
yikes!
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
finally scored, eh?
those swiss got some D
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 24, 2010 4:53 PM EST up reply actions
my inflection even sounds canadian
at least, that’s what people tell me, eh
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 24, 2010 5:08 PM EST up reply actions
Parise's doing well.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
that guy really came out of no where
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 24, 2010 5:18 PM EST up reply actions
I thought we already beat canada
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 24, 2010 5:19 PM EST up reply actions
We did
But the brackets are set up so that if Canada gets by Russia and the following round, they play the US for the gold medal. May not happen, but it would be pretty entertaining.
I might actually watch that if that happens
I'm gonna need a whole lot more franklins if Franklin is our closer this year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 24, 2010 5:23 PM EST up reply actions
you probably won't be able to watch it live, though
stupid nbc
"I think he's the best hitter of all time. I think there has never been a better hitter than him. And I know I didn't see them all, but I just don't think there could be." - Adam Wainwright on The Mang
i've watched it all online
atdhe.net – gotten all kinds of different feeds: canadian, australian, etc., including some language i have no idea what it was.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
hey, you're in new orleans right?
if you don’t mind me asking, what do you do here? I’m a law student at Tulane.
"I think he's the best hitter of all time. I think there has never been a better hitter than him. And I know I didn't see them all, but I just don't think there could be." - Adam Wainwright on The Mang
just sort of getting away for awhile
go to any tulane games? i went friday to the opener against bc but couldn’t make the sat or sun game. i know they play uno in about an hour, but i’m watching canada-russia and then trying to make a movie at the prytania.
tulane’s manager is bud’s with larussa. i’m sporting a bird on bat hat, but the bird is a pelican in a tulane shirt. some elements of their uniform are also modeled after the cardinals.
i think i get free tickets for zephyrs games. memphis is in town for two series, both in the same month, which i believe is july but i’d have to recheck the schedule. i’ll surely make one series and most likely be out of town the other.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
i'm planning on going this friday
to the tulane-lipscomb game, but i haven’t been to any games prior to this one.
i’ve yet to go to a zephyrs game, either, but i have been out to the park. i interviewed w/ them last year, but ended up working for a minor league team in augusta, ga.
"I think he's the best hitter of all time. I think there has never been a better hitter than him. And I know I didn't see them all, but I just don't think there could be." - Adam Wainwright on The Mang
been to any hornets games?
planning to go march 1 vs. spurs.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
i've been to a couple this year
it’s too bad chris paul is hurt right now. he’s unbelievable to watch. i’m helping organize one of his camps this summer, so i’ll be doing promotional stuff at the arena sometime soon.
"I think he's the best hitter of all time. I think there has never been a better hitter than him. And I know I didn't see them all, but I just don't think there could be." - Adam Wainwright on The Mang
yeah, wanted to see paul vs. parker
might see neither.
main thing was to see duncan in person though (and manu and pop). if they have a home game left with utah, will check that out too (williams, ak47, sloan).
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
i'll let you know when i go to tulane games
like i said, i’ll be there friday. maybe we’ll run into each other.
"I think he's the best hitter of all time. I think there has never been a better hitter than him. And I know I didn't see them all, but I just don't think there could be." - Adam Wainwright on The Mang
i might go friday
but won’t know till friday
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
who does usa play next?
let’s not count our chickens…
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."