Two Aces
by DanUpBaby on Apr 22, 2010 6:00 AM EDT
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PrintThe Cardinals are apparently unhurried in their quest to kill the "They only hit home runs" meme. Yesterday's game was less effective than usual in evangelizing for the approach, because they didn't draw a single walk, but since they hit three more savory extra-base hits and six singles to go with the rally-killers the dinger-unfriendly element of the fan-and-media-base probably enjoyed it well enough.
You don't have to go very far to find successful examples of teams who either took this approach or ended up there on accident; the 2009 Phillies were an average offense plus 70 home runs, the Yankees were an excellent offense plus 60, and both teams led the league in home runs and playoff victories, categories chicks have been accused of digging to different degrees. The Phillies did the same thing in 2008, though the Rays did not. It would be good to have the Cardinals bring baserunners home in new and exciting ways, and it'll probably happen eventually, but in the meantime their home run hitting will continue to be viewed as some kind of moral failing.
Carpenter's still being knocked around the outfield, but he's apparently adjusted by striking everybody out. His fastball and slider, or cutter, or whatever it is he's been throwing to left-handers, still look less sharp than they were last year, but he was basically perfect last year; it's a bad comparison for anybody. If this is the Good Carpenter, as good as we'll see this year, it's a step down from his peak, but it's still number-one caliber pitching.
And if I'm hard-pressed to come up with the right distressed sounds to make about the Cardinals' early problems it's because most of them have not yet presented themselves as much worse than that proposition: they might not be perfect, but they'll still be a lot of fun to watch, and for the right reasons. Colby Rasmus is slugging .705. I am happy in this alternate universe.
Carlos Zambrano, meanwhile, is also struggling a little, in a classic early-season way: his ERA looks bad because he got crushed in an opening day start. He may not be an ace anymore—he may just be a guy who can throw 200 innings every year, which is perhaps the kicker of this story—but since then he's made two good starts and one where he was reasonably effective but couldn't make it out of the fifth inning, and Lou Piniella has decided to make some adjustments. He has decided to move Carlos Zambrano to the bullpen.
"You look at these box scores every day around baseball and these games, especially in the National League, they're won in the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth innings," said Piniella, in his fourth season as the Cubs' manager. "There are a few blowouts early. There's some obviously but not (a lot).
"Look, this makes all the sense in the world."
It's a bad sign, when making an argument, when you find yourself starting with a series of points, getting progressively more vague, and then finally cross the line demarcating "reasons I'm right" to "look, man, I'm right." Usually when that happened I would storm up the stairs, throw the door to my room closed, and write something angry on my Livejournal.
I try to be measured on this site—I'm not a combative guy. But this is kind of a dumb thing to say. Games are won in the sixth, seventh, and eighth innings because those innings come later in the game, not because the dollar values have been doubled or the moneyball, which is worth two points, doesn't have any seams on it.
Announcers are fond of saying that baseball is the game without a timer; it's also a game, thankfully, without a shot clock or late-inning rule changes or a two-minute warning. It is a game when pitchers who can pitch one inning pretty well are easier to find, and less dear to pay for, than pitchers who can pitch several innings pretty well. Fetishizing the late innings offers no benefit to anybody but the viewer. Baseball games are won and lost when one team scores several runs in an inning or two, and it seems like that happens a lot later in the game because it is terrible when that happens. But teams can score the proverbial runs-in-bunches in any innings, and as Carlos Zambrano's first start, the 8 runs in an inning-plus that undid his ERA, proves, it really does happen. If Lou Piniella needs more examples of situations in which this happens, he can check newly minted starter Carlos Silva's gamelogs—he was blown out three times in six starts last year, and nine in 28 the year before.
The goal is to minimize the number of innings that are that achingly bad as much as possible. If Carlos Zambrano can offer to throw six innings that probably aren't achingly bad or one, take him up on the first one and call up the guy in Iowa who has the best numbers. Let's see... former Head D of the Rangers' "DVD Boys" super-prospect boy-band Thomas Diamond looks pretty good but hasn't gone deep into a game yet. Go for it! If they're really looking to get rid of Zambrano-the-starter they could probably trade (with his contract) for a reliever at least as good as he's likely to be.
There are so many potential worst-parts about this idea that I'm not going to pick one. Zambrano is being paid a lot of money for several more years; if the Cubs want to keep him, putting him in the bullpen is an easy way to make a temperamental guy disgruntled, and if they don't want to keep him making him an expensive set-up man is a bad way of getting out from under the contract. If the idea is to stabilize the bullpen, because it's been more of a problem than the rotation, they have successfully destablized the rotation—now featuring Carlos Silva and Tom Gorzellany—as well as the bullpen. Whatever they want to do with him, unless that's get less than optimal value from a guy who's thrown two quality starts in three, this is a bad way to do it.
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The Cubs continue their sorry slide into irrelevance
although I should probably point out that Tom Gorzellany is actually pretty reasonable, for a 4th/5th starter.
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yeah
Gorz ain’t that bad
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions
nor the things that pass for knowledge
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
by cardball on Apr 22, 2010 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
stEELy
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
by TBender on Apr 22, 2010 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Beat me to it.
"But I’m still hungry. I’ve got 10 fingers. There’s one that’s busy and I need nine more."
- Albert Pujols
rEELing
perhaps we have a song for the snakepit…
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Also
one other thing that you didn’t consider – Zambrano’s a pretty good hitter. He’s been consistently not-that-much-below-average with the bat in his cubbies career, and his 80-odd PAs per season have varied between 6 runs below and 6 runs above average. Over the course of a season, his hitting is probably worth between half a win and a full win over what a poor hitting pitcher (Silva?) can provide, and putting him in the pen is basically taking his bat completely out of the lineup.
Bad, bad move.
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But makes him available as a pinch hitter
who could then come in and pitch the next inning :P
"Come test me every day if you want," says Pujols, "Everything I ever made in this game I would give back to the Cardinals if I got caught."
Can't do that in video games
I know that this doesn’t mean anything in the real world, but almost every baseball game I’ve played on consoles or PC freaks out when you use a pitcher as a pinch hitter, then try to bring him in as a reliever (never mind as a fielder). It considers the move as some sort of circular error (kind of a “But these go to eleven” thing) and is incapable of realising that it is completely logical and fair.
I was reading about how countless species are being pushed toward extinction by man's destruction of forests. Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us. - Calvin, Scientific Progress Goes "Boink", Watterson
gatorade dispensers don't count as an at-bat.
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by Felonius_Monk on Apr 23, 2010 4:57 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Piniella
Sweet Lou has seen the future. He is concerned about the trend towards 20 inning games and has concluded that Zambrano is the perfect role player if he needs a pitcher to play a few innings in LF or pitch the 13th through 18th inning. Another added value is the gatorade machine is empty this late into a game and he does less damage when he tears it apart. Lou’s dry cleaning bills have been horrendous.
Just win
by The Duke on Apr 22, 2010 6:41 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Second.
We all have ways of coping. I use sex and awesomeness.
by the red baron on Apr 22, 2010 8:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Seriously, though, the Z move is just painfully stupid.
I wrote my own column on it, and even after committing thoughts to paper (well, bandwidth, anyway), it’s still tough to believe someone is actually making this decision. Just, oh my fucking god.
We all have ways of coping. I use sex and awesomeness.
it wasn't that long ago
when La Russa was pondering a similar move w/ Wainwright — moving him out of the rotation and into the closer’s role when our 9th inning situation broke down. Fortunately, he decided to keep Wainer in the rotation but there were a number of people on this here site who thought moving him to the 9th inning was the right thing to do. Was that 2008…when La Russa pondered this move when Wainer returned from the D.L.? In any case, it would’ve been a horrible move then and it’s a horrible move by Sweet Lou now.
It would have definitely been a horrible move...
But at least Waino had a track record of success as a late-inning reliever.
I don't think that was the case at all, from the way I remember it.
What most of us were lobbying for was to move Chris Carpenter into the closer’s role in August of 2008 if one of the starters had to be moved to the bullpen.
Also, the moves aren’t remotely similar, as WW was a successful reliever for a full season, didn’t have 7 straight 180+ inning seasons under his belt as a starter, and wasn’t making $18M per season when the move was being discussed.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
Carp would've made more sense
as, at the time, there were legit concerns that his shoulder couldn’t stand up to a SP’s workload any more, so going down the closer route might have been a last resort for us to get some production out of a guy who’d barely pitched for two years.
Still, the waino thing made little sense, even at the time…
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by Felonius_Monk on Apr 22, 2010 9:57 AM EDT up reply actions
You're right, it didn't make any sense
My argument is that moving Z there actually makes infinitely LESS sense than us moving WW in 2008.
You are correct on Carpenter, and looking back, I still believe that would have been the smart thing to do.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
I mean this is kind of a pointless argument, but what else do we do here
Carp had a monster season last year and seems to be mowing people down this year. He’s only guaranteed through 2011. Even if he breaks down and can’t pitch in 2011 (and we assume he could do so if he was a reliever), I’d find it hard to believe that he could equal last year’s value + this year’s value as a reliever.
Not afraid to nitpick
by joker24 on Apr 22, 2010 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Rec'd for the subject line
As for you’re argument, Monday morning QBing is pretty easy, isn’t it. You could have made a lot of money in Vegas on a prop bet if you had nailed Carp’s performance for the last year-plus.
by SouthsideCardsFan on Apr 22, 2010 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Even looking at it at the time
We didn’t have the information they did. I’m sure Carp was telling them how amazing his arm felt (his first start he was 90-94) and that he could deal with at least 2009 starting.
Not afraid to nitpick
I'm sure every starter coming off the DL. . .
would tell his management that his arm felt great.
Mark Mulder’s arm feels great to this day, for instance.
by SouthsideCardsFan on Apr 22, 2010 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Mulder's arm is on my mantelpiece, and makes a great back scratcher
so I can indeed confirm that it “feels great”.
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by Felonius_Monk on Apr 22, 2010 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
He's more machine now than man...
twisted and evil. And Olney tells me that the Brewers, Reds, and the Mandalorians are watching him pitch from a mound soon.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Deep "Star Wars" reference
I had to google that one. Well done – so much geekier than the typical comments referencing Greedo or the carbonite freezing process.
Honi soit qui mal y pense.
after Episode 2 I thought everyone knew that ;)
I think it was a much deeper reference before the new trilogy made things less geeky and much more main stream.
"Come test me every day if you want," says Pujols, "Everything I ever made in this game I would give back to the Cardinals if I got caught."
f'in jarjar
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
"yousa say this films-a-gonna suck?"
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by Felonius_Monk on Apr 23, 2010 4:57 AM EDT up reply actions
i prefer to pretend
as if episodes i, ii and iii never happened
the abysmal acting of that little blond horrid child in episode i ruined it for me and as TBender already noted, effin jarjar
heh
I’m wearing my old school “the greatest space fantasy of all!” stars wars shirt today
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions
In related news:
Cards Fan in Chitown is not getting laid today
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
I'm going to an art lecture about modernism and culture
that proabably won’t change anything
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions
*probably
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I graduated with a BFA in '99
most of the girls at art school were, uh, yeah
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm not saying we should have moved him there full time
My argument was that we should have put him in the bullpen when he returned from injury in 2008 for the rest of that season. You could have managed his appearances and possibly gotten more production out of him the last two months of that season than you would have in the rotation.
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I think it was probably 80/20 for that at VEB back in July/August of '08.
Nobody had any faith that he’d hold up as a starter for the rest of that year.
Of course, we also thought that the front office would make a trade for a player to help and that Chris Duncan and Rick Ankiel were potential 30 HR players. So what the hell do we know? lol
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
SIGN JOHN SMOLTZ
"Franklin has no patience for bloggers who believe because he pitches to contact, his start last season was something of a fluke."
If nothing else,
to replace Al.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
by RiverRat on Apr 22, 2010 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Why didn'y the FO come up with this idea?
Let him call a few games, get pissed at the bullpen, and…I better stop before I cry.
And go-go Ryan Franklin
I DON'T GIVE A FUCK!
It was both.
In 2008, at the height of the bullpen meltdown, with both Wainwright and Carp on the DL (think about that for a second and it makes that ‘08 squad all the more endearing), folks were arguing that Wainwright should be moved to closer when he got off his BBQ-eating DL stint. Or, in the alternative, Carpenter. The Carpenter idea was less bad, especially in the context of his injury. (Although, I’ve never been one to understand how a reliever’s work load is less taxing than a starter’s. It’s more sporatic and can lead to getting loose and pitching on three consecutive days. A reliever generally makes twice the number of appearances as a starter and, even though they throw a fraction of the total pitches, you don’t see a lesser share of relievers on the DL than starters. Anyway, this could be a whole Fanpost, so I’ll stop now). All of this said. Moving the $18MM/180-IP a year Zambrano to the ’pen makes absolutely no sense.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
The Red Sox dilemma
Jason Papelbon presented the same issue for Boston. Much of the answer there came down to physical conditions that contraindicated long-term success as a starter. However, going back and reading the blogs/analysis about Papelbon, it’s pretty evident that the numbers conclude better starting pitching is worth more than better relief pitching. Long story short: A lights-out closer ain’t worth spit if the starter ahead of him in the game is giving up runs like a 2009 Braden Looper.
Honi soit qui mal y pense.
Johnathan Papelbon
was built to be a closer. Great fastball, good secondary slider, but not much else in terms of stuff.
It’s the question between having an elite closer or a 4th starter. Still a tough decision, imo, but let’s not pretend that he was going to be an ace starter.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
La Russa spoke
of putting Wainwright in the bullpen when he came off the DL. There was quite a bit of hubbub about it here and elsewhere.
I guess you’re right, though — moving 1 top notch starter to the pen is nothing at all like another team doing the same thing.
it should be pointed out
that Lilly is coming off the DL this week and has always been a fine starter for the Cubs, so the Cubs had to move one of their current starters to the bullpen. Demster, though with bullpen experience, has been the Cubs best starter. Silva is finally showing signs of life as a starter and Wells is a good young starter – I don’t think the Cubs wanted to move either of them and mess with their current karma. I suppose Gorzelany would have been a more reasonable choice to move to the bullpen but it seems to come down to him or Zambrano. Anyway, the Cubs certainly now have the highest set-up guy in baseball. With Z’s and Soriano’s contracts, the Cubs are set for years!!!
4 starts!
silva is showing signs of life? zambrano has a career worth of data saying that he is a damn good starting pitcher
my only hope is that he stays in the bullpen, gets pissed off, demands a trade, no one wants his contract and the cubs release him allowing the cards to pick him up to fill the brad penny role in 2011. only this time for free
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
by prophetjohn on Apr 22, 2010 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
given his performance is Seattle
I think Silva has been showing signs of life – hopefully won’t last, though. And, though Z has been a good starting pitcher for years, he seems to be showing some wear of late. In parts of a few games I’ve seen Z pitch this year, he is really running up high pitch counts, often around 100 pitches in 5 innings.
as fun as that would be... i really don't want Z on this team, i don't care what we'd have to pay him or not
"The outfield is deep and playing him straight-away, and the infield is the same, except first, second, third, and short are playing him to pull."
-Mike Shannon
by tehzachatak on Apr 22, 2010 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
I saw his first rehab start in Des Moines.
And he looked really fine when Tyler Greene took him yard in the first inning.
Of course, he shut down everyone except for The Chief Justice after that…
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
paralyzingly stupid, some might say
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
by prophetjohn on Apr 22, 2010 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions
What?
It’s a brilliant move from Lou. Just the jumpstart we need. We are just as good as the Cardinals.
-Al (not Hrabosky)
You want math?
The Cubs were 5-9 before the move, but 1-0 since the move. That’s a .357 win% vs. 100% win%*
Not my logic. Actual logic of one poster at BCB. If it were my logic I would do the world a favor and feed myself to eels.
right,
like almost every time I speed I get a ticket. But the one time I killed a hooker….Nothing! Seems like killing hookers is a safer bet. I’ll stick to that from here on out.
I just steal toasters.
Same pleasure, less killing.
by all4tookie on Apr 22, 2010 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
RB wrote that book
I think it’s called “I hope they have YouTube videos of amateur draft prospects in Hell.”
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
by mattybobo on Apr 22, 2010 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
A .357% win% is pretty impressive
they’d be lucky to win one game all year…
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by Felonius_Monk on Apr 22, 2010 9:58 AM EDT up reply actions
It's wWinAverage
It’s scaled to OBP.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
I thank my lucky stars every day
that we don’t have an ignorant homer that writes for VEB. It’s so nice not to have to deal with someone who’s constantly defending the decisions of the team even when they’re stupid.
Why Al thinks it’s his job to defend stupid decisions just because they’re stupid decisions made by the Cubs baffles me.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
Yeah...
One day he wants Colvin taking at-bats from Soriano, and the next day he’s anxious to see if Soriano is going on a hot streak after a good game.
It’s fun.
It's one thing to write from a fan's perspective
It’s another to be the whiny, bitchy internet published version of Ron Santo. All of his columns sound like stream of consciousness thinking without ever mulling the argument over at least once to see if it makes sense.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
Didn't he used to be alright though?
I thought I remember LB had a pretty good relationship with him and when they used to do the “series preview” posts, it seemed like Al was sorta thoughtful anyway.
Maybe I’m just misremembering.
They did
But he’s always been kind of a whiny homer. Hell, go back and look at his posts from the last 4-5 years and you’ll notice the pattern of highs and lows. There’s no “even keel” over there, they go up and down with the tide.
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Yeah
it’s all pretty desperate. There are some funny guys and one or two intelligent posters over on that side, though. Just a shame the lunatics are running the asylum.
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by Felonius_Monk on Apr 22, 2010 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions
That up and down is pretty much the M.O. of all Cubs fans.
They remind me so much of KC Chiefs fans. They’re up, they’re down, and it’s always the official’s fault.
by QuadCitiesCardsFan on Apr 22, 2010 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions
What do you expect when dealing with 102 YEARS of futility?
by D4 on Apr 22, 2010 9:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Some humility
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by fourstick on Apr 22, 2010 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions 19 recs
i support this idea of dan channeling his inner Al
but can dan comment enough in the thread to really pull it off?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
reply from "Doggie Stalker"
If TLR did something like this we would be laughing ourselves silly.
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
cue Al:
“Yes, if TLR made a move like this we’d have given the Cardinal fans some grief. But what if it works?”
btw, NCAA?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Did he go on to explain
how you define whether it “worked” or not?
My guess is that it involves winning percentages and how many “holds” Z can rack up in the bullpen, but what if he blows three leads in his first 8 appearances? Then what do you do? Move him back to the rotation?
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
He'll be a $500k per inning guy?
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
yeah, that dude is a moron
he makes joe morgan look like a modern marvel of baseball thinking
but what if it works?
what if releasing all your players and calling up your entire AA team works? i mean, what if!
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
Cardinals should start playing on the softball diamond in Ballpark Village Park
Sure, they’ve got a great stadium right across the street.
But what if it works.
Really? How did I miss that?
Maybe all the cars were blocking my view.
You can read it in any tone you like.
I just remember
the “dugouts” being right next to the street by center field, and there was no street parking.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
there is no street parking
but the giant plot of land was cut into two sections the side closest to the river is a parking lot, same price as the parking decks but much closer to the stadium. The side closest to the metro was a softball field last summer and I thought it still was this summer.
"Come test me every day if you want," says Pujols, "Everything I ever made in this game I would give back to the Cardinals if I got caught."
Ballpark Village, everyone!
Their new slogan: At least it’s no longer a water retention site!
Think; It's not illegal yet.
Krispy Kreme
The other night, I heard Mike Shannon make a reference to Krispy Kreme and the Cardinals scoring 12 hits. He said something like “Well, but I won’t talk about that unless it happens, so we’ll see.” It sounded to me like another way to get cheap/free donuts.
Well last night, the Cardinals got 12 hits. Unfortunately, I wasn’t listening to the game at the time. Does anyone know what the deal might be?
1 dozen
2.99
The bible declares an eye for an eye, so, let us now take our vengeance on this murderous ocean. . . You won't be hurting anyone anymore
by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Apr 22, 2010 9:25 AM EDT up reply actions
it has to be on tuesday iirc
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Apr 22, 2010 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions
AZ Snakepit meme
That we coopted
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
That's a lot of links to provide, but the other option is actual work so...
They’ve got a ban on mentioning eels, apparently it’s bad luck for them and their mod actively deletes posts that break this rule. However, they post eels on the other team’s gamethread. A recap:
We tried to help them with their anguillaphobia
Last night’s first eelbomb here
Later, they eelbombed again, but first they eelbombed themselves (only evidence is this screenshot)
The offender was banned from his own thread,
and spent the rest of the game here being confused by Boog, Smooooth, and luggage
Then Cody, err Buzz, carped up Ms. Cruz
The eel meme resulted in good puns, as when Albert made a great defensive play
But this is what happens when eels and cats appear before midnight
And why eels and cats shouldn’t appear in the same thread,
and we’re serious about that
End result of eels, carps, Cruz, and cats
Not related to eels, but worthy of a link is VEP’s poor question wording
Sorry, you can’t get these 10 minutes back.
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
by TBender on Apr 22, 2010 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions 10 recs
a merit badge for you.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Apr 22, 2010 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Mine was a carp.
But I had to edit the colors in order to get it to look better.
You can read it in any tone you like.
Does spants really stand for smallpants or is d-dee teasing
a girlfriend?
born Dodger blue, now dyed Cardinals red
Your sig used to say "spantalones"
Is that related?
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 22, 2010 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
well, there is ... acting.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Apr 23, 2010 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions
what'd she do to you?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
can't stand her accent
talks like her mouth is full of plums
try harder bitch
i also hate her face
so all in all i don’t give a flying fuck for penelope fuckin cruz
Those aren't plums.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
by RiverRat on Apr 23, 2010 1:29 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
i don't like your attitude
but it would be lovely if you made these statements on some other site, as junta jim might hint
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
you don't care for my attitude?
I DON’T GIVE A FUCK
by d-dee on Apr 23, 2010 2:02 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
i don't like it
never said anything about caring.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Must be a guy thing
’cause we all love her, and her accent. She was something special in Vanilla Sky, makes me wanna see Abres Los Ojos,
"I actually used about nine pitches--two different fastballs, two sliders, a curve, a changeup, knockdown, brushback, and hit-batsman" - Bob Gibson
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Apr 23, 2010 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't love her
Don’t even like her. Anyone who has a relationship with Cruise immediately goes on my shit-list.
I DON'T GIVE A FUCK!
i always thought it stood for short-pants
because for some reason we used to call my kid sister that.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
now that i've read it all
thanks again for great laughs
kudos on the narration of the links
you might want to look for a publisher cause you got some mad storytelling skEELs
This sounds like a Monty Python sketch or something
I’ll personally have the spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, eels, luggage, cats, boog, and spam.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
excuse me, is this an eels shop?
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by Felonius_Monk on Apr 23, 2010 5:02 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don't really have anything to add.....
Other than Colby’s first jack last night was a BOMB!!!!!
Can’t wait to see this lineup when it’s hitting on all cylinders. Or even most. Still have a few guys that haven’t got it going yet.
I’ll also add that I’m warming up to Freese at 3rd, long-term. I think he is going to be a player.
yeah when it came off the but I jumped up oput of my seat
and My buddy nathan just said “wow!”
The bible declares an eye for an eye, so, let us now take our vengeance on this murderous ocean. . . You won't be hurting anyone anymore
by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Apr 22, 2010 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Dude, Colby's 2nd one was a BOMB too!
I agree though. This lineup/roster gives you a totally different feeling than recent years. Before it was like if you got past Albert and whichever guy was batting 4th because he was kinda hitting alright, you were probably not gonna give up anything.
Now we’ve seen production up and down the lineup. Save for a handful of games that buffer his overall numbers, Albert has been pretty human. And Holliday had that stretch in HOU and just before where he was sick/ineffective. A
And you know what? We’ve still won every series to date. It’s nice when other guys can step it up and you’ve got a reasonable chance of scoring wherever you might be in the order.
+1
That second homer was onto the walkway in the deepest part of the park. I gotta say, I’ve been impressed with the way he crushes the baseball.
Does any one else get that feeling during some of his AB’s where you just know by looking at him that he’s going deep? I don’t know what it is, but I got that feeling before both of his dingers last night. It’s something about the way he gets in the box and takes his practice swings or something. Haven’t had that feeling about a young player since Albert in 2001.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
Sometimes, yeah I do too.
He has a good lookin’ swing man. It is just so fluid and effortless (even with a pretty high leg kick).
It baffles me how like every projection system has his BA in the mid-.200s (he’s .273 now, but the OBP and SLG are pretty eye-popping). You just wouldn’t think his average would be so, well, average watching him play.
On a related note, I really dig the lineup config with Lud at 2 and Colby at like 5 or 6 (I like him at 5). Now if we could just get our regular leadoff hitter to post something better than his .308 OBP, the table would be freakin’ SET!
absolutely yes on 2-5 spots in the lineup
it should be Luddy – Pujols – Holliday – Rasmus every game this year unless someone’s being rested. To his credit, Tony’s been pretty steady with that recently. Add Lopez in front of that against a lefty, or behind if he happens to be in against a righty, and that is one explosive stretch.
Skip is a notorious slow starter
So I’m not too worried about him yet, but if Freese proves he can be the everyday guy at 3B I can see Lopez getting a lot more starts at 2B if Skippy doesn’t come around and he’d probably lead off in that situation.
FWIW, Rasmus is probably not going to be a high average hitter in the big leagues. His big breakout season at Springfield was due mostly to great on-base skills and the ability to mash the ball out of the ballpark. We’ve seen both of those come to fruition this season, but he will strike out quite a bit, so he’ll never be a guy who hits .300 I don’t think. Something like a .275/.365/.520 line for him would be a good expectation given his skill set.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
I imagine his splits to be Edmondsian.
Rasmus will have a BA between .265 and .300 most seasons, occasionally topping .300 in a few years, an OBP around .400 and a SLG% around .550.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
I'll love that line any time, baby.
Especially if it happens this year, because that means I win my bet with Azru. Be afraid, robot. Be very afraid.
"But I’m still hungry. I’ve got 10 fingers. There’s one that’s busy and I need nine more."
- Albert Pujols
There are teams who wish for that from their first baseman
If Colby hits like that he’ll be a very very valuable player
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
If he hits like that he'll be a hall of famer...
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by Felonius_Monk on Apr 23, 2010 5:02 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm slightly concerned that Skip's had a few ABs (and even, I think, at least one start)
against LHP. IMO, there is no excuse for that ever happening given our current roster.
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by Felonius_Monk on Apr 22, 2010 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions
The lefty start was on opening day though,
so I don’t think that should really count. I think it was based off of TLR’s points. Skippeh had enough points to get the home opener.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
He started one of the two games against Oliver Perez and Santana, too
back to back southpaws.
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by Felonius_Monk on Apr 22, 2010 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions
fun with sss
By Breakdown AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB AVG OBP SLG OPS
vs. Left 10 3 4 1 0 0 0 1 .400 .455 .500 .955
sit him against RHP this year!
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
I suck at formating
AVG/OBP/SLG/OPS
400/455/500/955
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
(we could call those points 'cards cash' and confuse the heck out of everyone)
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Apr 22, 2010 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions
It'd be nice to damn well get the brooms out, sometime, though...
5 series, and we’ve won each one 2-1
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by Felonius_Monk on Apr 22, 2010 10:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Wow...
You’re asking for it!
If you see a guy open the car door for his girlfriend, either the car is new or the girlfriend is.
by cardzfanbub on Apr 22, 2010 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh, I get it now!
Menage a trois. Yes. Okay, there we go.
"But I’m still hungry. I’ve got 10 fingers. There’s one that’s busy and I need nine more."
- Albert Pujols
low-brow sexual humor
like, TWSS. now you made me explain it. dammit, it was funny in my head.
anyone?
I was thinking maybe I get two for every one for him, and that sounds fair.
You can read it in any tone you like.
This...
And you know what? We’ve still won every series to date.
…Makes me feel happy about this team right now. Even with the bullpen’s Jekyll and Hyde abilities.
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
As they said many times last night,
Albert literally did nothing at the plate, and Holliday just had one hit…and we still scored 9 runs.
"But I’m still hungry. I’ve got 10 fingers. There’s one that’s busy and I need nine more."
- Albert Pujols
Not that the cubs being stupid is breaking news but
Hooray, thu cubs are stupid
The bible declares an eye for an eye, so, let us now take our vengeance on this murderous ocean. . . You won't be hurting anyone anymore
by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Apr 22, 2010 9:25 AM EDT reply actions
Maybe Lou wants to start his relievers and have the starters finish the last 6 innings
He wouldn’t have to take Zambrano out for a pinch hitter.
Yeah that was another sad part
about reading at Bleed Cubbie Blue. They thought it would be great that they wouldn’t have to use pinch hitters, neglecting the fact that he would have way more AB as a starter.
Does anyone else turn
Bleed Cubbie Blue
The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
ooops
Into Bleed Cubbies Bleed, in there mind?
The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
Great minds think alike then lol
The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
That would be brilliant.
Start a reliever an PH for him when his turn comes up. Bring in another reliever and do the same. Then, bring in the starter. I bet having a position player hit for the pitcher’s spot in the order for the first two or three times would be worth a handful of wins over the course of a season.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
I'm not sure I follow.
Wouldn’t that just result in the starter batting in the later innings (and therefore of higher leverage)? Seems to me you would want your PH batting in those situations.
I guess I assume that you would get two-to-three innings from each individual reliever,
which would mean that you would get more PAs for PHers than under the current “PH late” order. Then, you’d have a starter throw three or four innings, or, a time and a half through the opponent’s batting order, which would likely make the starter that much more effective because most starters are better their first time through the order than the second, and better the first and second time through than the third.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
This theory of starting a reliever has been kicked around for awhile
But not kicked around as long as the Scrubs. oops I mean Cubs, have
Well done.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
I've done it in MVP '06 (?) many-a-time..
…with mixed results.
Of course, there was the one time I stuck with Izzy for the first six and blew his arm up. He was pitching at 0% by the third inning.
I once shot a man just to see him die...then I got distracted and missed it.
by TheDuke32 on Apr 22, 2010 11:29 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Remember when...
… Whitey started Jeff Lahti against the Mets in September 1982? Classic “bullpen start”.
or any PK start
classic.
"Franklin has no patience for bloggers who believe because he pitches to contact, his start last season was something of a fluke."
He already did that in Tampa. So, sure.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Apr 22, 2010 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Over at "Bleed Cubbie Blue"
there’s quite a lot of people who think it’s a REALLY good idea. I has a sad.
actually, the one recced fanpost
is well done. Shows the stupidity of basing this decision on Zambrano’s ERA, in all likelihood, and not considering his freaking .450 something BABIP (compared to Silva’s .218. Ha! I’m sure that’ll last the whole season). Plus, Zambrano has a very decent xFIP, a very good K/BB, not to mention the you know…substantial natural talent and all-star pedigree. Oh, and the fact that he’s objectively their best pitcher. The posters over there who see this for what it is – incredibly stupid – must feel like they’re taking crazy pills when they listen to people justify it.
I did not realize
Silva’s BABIP was that low. Thanks to his spring training and first few starts, the Cubs will be more likely to stick with him as his BABIP regresses than they otherwise would have.
Just beautiful.
by Michael_68_1999 on Apr 22, 2010 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Ahhh but is Silva's BABIP in those two starts that low?
or was it just anomalously HIGH for the other 7 years of his career?
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by Felonius_Monk on Apr 22, 2010 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
probably that, monk
i’m actually waiting for hendry to extend silva.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
What if it works?
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
by mattybobo on Apr 22, 2010 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
it works for me, anyway.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I think Lilly is their best pitcher
but, other than that, yeah to everything else. It’s a crazy move.
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by Felonius_Monk on Apr 22, 2010 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions
The one argument in favor of moving Z was
once silva and/or Gorzy turn into a pumpkin, Lou will move Z back into the starting rotation. This will allow the Cubs to keep Z’s innings down and maximize Gorz and Silva’s hot start. This assumes that Z will not explode based on the move and that he can move effortlessly between the pen and starting rotation.
I thnk its a short sighted move that teams that are panicking make but this is one of the arguments that made any sense to me.
1.14.10, the day I went green.
It's a fair argument
Silva’s hot start is TOTALLY sustainable, and predictive.
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by Felonius_Monk on Apr 22, 2010 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Im sensing sarcasm, Felonius.
I agree that its not but when he turns back into Silva in a month or 2 weeks or tomorrow, Lou will bring Z back into the rotation. Or at least that was someone’s argument. I dont know why I am playing devil’s advocate.
1.14.10, the day I went green.
I dont agree with the move
Im trying to find a “theory” behind it because on its face I cannot.
1.14.10, the day I went green.
There is no theory
There is only Pinella.
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
And I'm only half snarking.
This appears to be a classic over-reaction to SSS and team expectations (and new ownership pressure?).
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
I sympathize with this
I was trying to grapple with this last night, and didn’t make any headway with it either
"This assumes that Z will not explode based on the move"
This is the funniest part of it all to me. Because, really, Big Z has a long, storied history of level-headedness and a legendary even keel, and his calm oh my stars I can’t say any of this with a straight face any longer.
"But I’m still hungry. I’ve got 10 fingers. There’s one that’s busy and I need nine more."
- Albert Pujols
Not bad in itself...
Hitting HRs isn’t bad in itself. But it’s almost always accompanied by high strikeouts and results (counterintuitively?) in fewer runs scored. For example, the Cards are #1 in HRs in the NL but only 9th in runs scored. Yikes! Our record is great, but we need to get our averages and OBPs up.
We're 9th in runs scored
because we left like 70 guys* on base during the home stand last week. A few more hits with runners in scoring position during those 6 games and we’d be in the top 5 in runs.
*This may or may not be an exaggeration, but we left 22 (TWENTY-TWO!) on during the 20 inning marathon.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
Bah
I hate this logic, we are 9th because we can’t get on base, not because we hit homeruns when we do get hits. I would take every hit being a homerun if it meant we were still getting lots of hits. Our problem isn’t that we hit homeruns its that we don’t hit anything else when we aren’t hitting those home runs, keep the HR/AB level up but raise the team batting average and OBP and I will be a happy man
"Come test me every day if you want," says Pujols, "Everything I ever made in this game I would give back to the Cardinals if I got caught."
OK,
home runs are rally killers. Plain and simple. They empty the bases of all runners. Wouldn’t you rather see 3 singles that drive in 1 run than 2 singles and a 3-run homer?
OK, I’m done. I’ve reached my sarcasm quota for the day.
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
have you read the comments on a yahoo page about the cards?
its all *s and LaJuicas
"Franklin has no patience for bloggers who believe because he pitches to contact, his start last season was something of a fluke."
brilliant
Carpenter’s still being knocked around the outfield, but he’s apparently adjusted by striking everybodyMOTHERFUCKER THE FUCK out.
excellent
Even when Carpenter just swears
the other team comes up hurting.
by Michael_68_1999 on Apr 22, 2010 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions
OT- Ice Cube's
“Today Was a Good Day” (a slower B-side version) just came up on my shuffle and I couldn’t agree more.
Cards have won all their series to date.
The semester is almost over.
VEB has some good banter going.
The weather is awesome.
And naturally, that made me think of this
Glad u liked it
Checkout www.graphjam.com. They do tons of stuff (not just rap). I teach Research Methods and use a ton of these when we talk about depicting our results.
Fun stuff.
My favorite rap song ever.
It’s just…awesome.
by mattisnotfrench on Apr 22, 2010 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions
hey riverrat
it looks bad blown up, but it comes out clearer when it’s tiny
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Apr 22, 2010 10:13 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
moar
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Apr 22, 2010 10:28 AM EDT up reply actions
blood of carp
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions
y'know
that would make a fine swear word
like s’wounds
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Apr 22, 2010 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions
...
What happens when The Blood of Carp hits the ground
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
Oh my gosh that is hilarious.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
classic Harryhausen
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
OT:
If you don’t have cable or can’t access a TV with it, check out sportsstop.tv it usually has pretty reliable links to ESPN, ESPN2, NFLN, and NHLN. You can access MLBN on here using StreamTorrent.
....my quick smells like french toast...
Twitter: @mstreeter06
Carp
Was in a bad mooo d after being hit by an udderly ridiculous pitch ; )
The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
I know some of his pitches weren't as sharp..
…but some of that breaking stuff and those curves were just filthy – even the Diamondbacks announcers were like “that is just unhittable nastiness” – just imagine when he’s in mid-season form!
:=8D
Big McLargehuge!
:=8O
If he continues to throw 75% curveballs. . .
I fear that midseason form will be the same as 2007 midseason form (i.e. on the DL).
by SouthsideCardsFan on Apr 22, 2010 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions
John Marecek
- JohnMarecek On pregame, Dan Haren said he thinks his only other standing ovation was in STL in 2003, after his 1st hit off Jason Schmidt. #stlcards about 13 hours ago via Seesmic
- JohnMarecek Dan Haren also said to M. Shannon, he hopes he can bring the family back to St. Louis and play for a couple of years. They love it #stlcards about 13 hours ago via Seesmic
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Apr 22, 2010 10:45 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
listen
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Apr 22, 2010 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions
This is salt in the wound.
I mean, it’s bad enough Daric Barton is hitting the cover off of the ball. Now, Danny Haren wants to return to St. Louis. I bet Tim McCarver will bring up this statement every single time he calls a Haren game, like he does with Buehrle.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
hey, I'm not the one who wants to kill the meme.
but if we’re talking salt
dgoold has … salt
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Apr 22, 2010 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions
ZiPS RoS line for Pujols:
Ahhh. That feels better. Some of the stinging has subsided.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
ZiPS loves to stick it to LaRussian theories
Predicting Albert will walk more this season with Holliday hitting behind him than he did last year with Not-so-Studwick hitting behind him.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
Any word on what Brett Wallace's ZiPS line is?
::ducks::
::turns knife in wound::
::runs away::
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
fat.
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by Felonius_Monk on Apr 22, 2010 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Just look up Sean Casey's old one and use that.
by Willie McGee's Twin on Apr 22, 2010 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Or Berkman
"But as the leadoff guy that inning, my job is to get on base and let guys drive me in." - Albert Pujols 8/20/09, base-clogger.
Fat Elvis has more power than the Walrus ever will, I think
I see Wallace turning into more of a 20HR/yr guy.
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by Felonius_Monk on Apr 22, 2010 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions
Agreed
He’s a 20 HR, 40 2B type of hitting I think. Like a poor man’s Edgar Martinez.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
Or maybe with a helmet...
…that also doubles as his ice cream dish after games?
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
You think that Wallace
could play CF in the major leagues? Because Lance Berkman did.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
OTOH
How sweet would it be if both Haren and Buehrle took a little less to come to St. Louis in 3 years? Rotation of WW, Haren, Buehrle, Miller, and Garcia has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it?
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
Not seeing Lohse in the rotation has a wonderful ring to it.
Now, I will get out some more salt to rub in The Haren Trade wound.
Haren’s Contract:
2010: $8.25MM
2011: $12.75MM
2012: $12.75MM
2013: $15.5MM (club option)
Lohse’s Contract:
2010: $8.875MM
2011: $11.875MM
2012: $11.875MM
We are paying Kyle Lohse more this season than the Diamondbacks are paying Danny Haren. In 2011 and 2012, the Diamondbacks will pay Danny Haren $900K more each year than we will pay Kyle Lohse.
Ugh.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
BUT
We’re paying Lohse, WW, and Garcia less than they’re paying Haren and Webb. So there’s that.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
And we are paying less to Ludwick
than what the Cubs are paying Fuckudome. So ha!
I want the Walrus back...
$72,000,000.00 for the next four years:
$19.95 from Ikea:
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by Felonius_Monk on Apr 22, 2010 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions 19 recs
Recced.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
by ClemsonGirl on Apr 22, 2010 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Rec'd
But shouldn’t that chair have one bad leg? And if so, do I still have to pay full price?
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
Well...it is unfinished wood.
Very prone to warping.
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
I think it's worth it
the chair can take a slider in the dirt.
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by Felonius_Monk on Apr 22, 2010 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions
ZING!
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Apr 22, 2010 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I think technically
the chair is closer to Stav than Stav is to league average, circa 2009. So, kinda neither, really.
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by Felonius_Monk on Apr 23, 2010 5:08 AM EDT up reply actions
for the purposes of i-don't-know-i-just-made-it-up-and-i'm-very-unlikely-to-ever-meet-you,
errrr, yes. Yes you can.
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by Felonius_Monk on Apr 23, 2010 5:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Does the chair do a little hop right before you sit in it?
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
watching the cubs/mets the other night
they were talking about how soriano was working hard to eliminate the hop – how hard can that be?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Step three
Profit!
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
by TBender on Apr 22, 2010 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Didn't Haren sign that pre free agency though?
I know where your headed but can we at least compare good apples with rotten apples rather than oranges to rotten apples.
(I like oranges better.)
Think; It's not illegal yet.
Where I am heading, or, where I started?
I’m not sure. All I do know is that when I watch a albatross play—e.g. Juan Encarnacion, Kyle Lohse, Tino Martinez—I think of what the Cardinals could have invested that money in had they not thrown it down the veritable garbage disposaled drain that is that player’s contract. Of course, last night, Lohse got smashed. (Sure, it was probably ALL Anderson’s fault, but still…) The following night, Danny Haren starts for the Diamondbacks, and it is sort of a perfect storm of my biggest roster laments from the last five years. “What if we had never traded Haren?” Thinking back to last night, “Then, we’d have never extended Lohse to that monstrosity of a contract!” Clicking on the link to Cot’s in my browsers Favorites, “What does Haren make?” Reading what Haren makes, “Holy shit! Dan Haren is going to make almost the same amount of money over the next three years as Kyle Lohse!” I then mutter something about Walt Jocketty and Mo under my breath.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
that rotation makes me...
"...and pujols has given st louis the lead"
The Best Defensive Play I Have Seen in Person
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by tgreenfield on Apr 22, 2010 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
an apocalypse clause. interesting.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Apr 22, 2010 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Rec'd for the sentiment,
flagged for putting that POS song in my head.
So it all evens out.
"But I’m still hungry. I’ve got 10 fingers. There’s one that’s busy and I need nine more."
- Albert Pujols
in light of last night...
the frequent replays of Troy Glaus are really funny.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
OT: Epic Rain Delay Theatre
Choreographed rain delay during FAU and WKU lol. Have to watch this lol. Stupid play by play though.
....my quick smells like french toast...
Twitter: @mstreeter06
Albert's got number 9 for his WS splits play.
it’s like a set play. it’s in the PFP checklist.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Credit where credit is due
I don’t know if this has been posted, but Leach has found out what Motte’s newest pitch is. His gumshoeing was motivated by this very blog:
Jason Motte has been throwing a sinker, and he’s feeling good about what he’s able to do with it. I’ll have some more detail on this in my notebook later this evening. Credit where it’s due. It was this post at Viva El Birdos that got me to asking Motte about what he’s throwing these days. So thanks for the assist.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
by bgh on Apr 22, 2010 11:30 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Hi Leach in the Press Box!
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
Makes sense
he’s throwing something that’s averaging a tick under 90mph about 20-some% of the time according to FG pitch classifications this year, and it’s not something he’s used before (it’s also been occasionally, I suspect, mis-classified as a splitter).
His command’s looked better too.
I guess if you can mix an 89mph hard sinker and a 96-97mph four-seamer, that’s maybe enough to get by one. Can anyone think of a successful reliever who’s managed with that sort of arsenal in the past? I’m thinking maybe Grant Balfour, but other than that, I dunno.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Apr 22, 2010 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions
He's been throwing the sinker thing going back to last year
At least I assume the 89-93 mph “fastballs” was throwing was the sinker.
Not afraid to nitpick
When he comes into the game
and doesn’t scare the shit out of me for 2 weeks in a row, I’ll be a believer.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
^This
Kyle McClellan too.
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)
that's awesome
old-media/new-media high five!
It seems like he’s got two different pitches, though, or one that he doesn’t know how to throw—a slurve-y slider and a tighter cutter/change-up. Man, when one breaking ball is going 90 mph it is a huge pain to give it a name.
..."The Second Pitch"
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I believe the ideal name for that pitch
Is the slutter.
by mojowo11 on Apr 22, 2010 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
slinker.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Apr 22, 2010 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hey cow....
what’s going on with that juggernaut ESPN team of yours?
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
CDGAFAYFT
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 22, 2010 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Canada doesn't give a fuck about your fecal trauma?
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Apr 22, 2010 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions
How'd you guess?
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 22, 2010 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions
what IS the C
is cardinals?
or colby?
Cow?
"Franklin has no patience for bloggers who believe because he pitches to contact, his start last season was something of a fluke."
Dear Lou Pinella,
If you send Silva to the mound against the Cards instead of Zambrano, there WILL be a blowout early. Please disregard this message and continue as planned.
Thanks!
Cardinal Nation
In a weird way, I like Zambrano coming out of the bullpen
It lets the Cubs flash some awesome graphics on their scoreboard. Imagine playing this cartoon while Z comes out…
what scoreboard?
I’d be reelly impressed if they were able to put that up on the manual scoreboard
"...football games always make me thankful for two things:
1. Teams that pass the ball downfield.
2. Baseball games. "
--DanUpBaby
It could be lite-brite or something
Or maybe they could just have a bunch of matte paintings and hold them up.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Actually, that would look better if it were the scene where the bull runs into the anvil.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Apr 23, 2010 4:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Danup
@raylankford1
Think; It's not illegal yet.
by azruavatar on Apr 22, 2010 12:02 PM EDT reply actions 7 recs
you could be like Al Y.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Is that real?
Like, the Real Ray-Ray Lankford?
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
I posted this last night in the game thread...
But the crowd tends to be different.
Carpenter postgame stats
Carp Report Card
Carp pitcher evaluation
Dominance = A+
Heh
Thanks.
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
he really should stop throwing fastballs.
i mean that in jest, but he was getting crushed on his fastball yesterday. ugly.
"...and pujols has given st louis the lead"
The Best Defensive Play I Have Seen in Person
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by tgreenfield on Apr 22, 2010 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess moreso with righties
but some of the locations of the LHB fastballs are pretty much down and thus, pretty hittable.
"...and pujols has given st louis the lead"
The Best Defensive Play I Have Seen in Person
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by tgreenfield on Apr 22, 2010 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Good to know
I have been waiting for them to come back on.
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 22, 2010 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions
New Community, too,
but maybe not a new Parks & Rec? Seems odd.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
Poehler is pregnant.
Not sure if that is affecting the distribution of new episodes or not.
by Ghostrider520 on Apr 22, 2010 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Question:
Will the offspring of Will Arnett and Amy Poehler be:
A: One of the funniest people alive.
B: One of the most annoying people alive.
C: All of the above.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
I've never seen an interview with either Arnett or Poehler.
So, I’d have to go with “A.”
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
Nah. Just NBC being weird.
They’ve been doing this crap all season.
You can read it in any tone you like.
Yeah?
What the fuck? It’s liked the milked the Olympics into an excuse for only producing half seasons this year.
It's annoying.
Seems like two or maybe three of the four comedies will be new on any given week, but it’s just as likely that they’re all repeats.
You can read it in any tone you like.
It's NBC.
I’m fairly certain that they’ve actually stopped trying to get ratings, and are now actively attempting to bankrupt themselves.
"But I’m still hungry. I’ve got 10 fingers. There’s one that’s busy and I need nine more."
- Albert Pujols
They spent all of their money in the microwave dept
developing button classic.
by Mister Eff on Apr 22, 2010 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
damn
that sucks. moar dingers!
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions
glad there wasn't a brawl though
loved it when carp threw that curve at jackson that looked like it was going for him and then broke down into the strike zone.
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions
that's true. he's on the DL.
we should’ve known there’d be no brawlin’.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
he ripped it with his teeth
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Especially considering it was his BFF....
I’m convinced there would have been punches thrown if Pornstache was there.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
well, they did say Reyes looked ready to eat someone.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Apr 22, 2010 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
last night's game and game threads were unbelievably fun
the only explanation I’ve heard from a Cubs fan was that Lou wanted to send a message for them to make a trade for bullpen help. I don’t know how much I agree with that, but at least it’s a novel explanation.
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 12:53 PM EDT reply actions
that's exactly what I thought when he said that
I was like, who the hell do they have to trade
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions
If they want to win now
they have quite a lot of very talented prospects that they could deal.
Starlin Castro is a top-30-type talent, and a couple of good pitchers (Cashner & Carpenter). There’s always Josh Vitters, too, who (to me, at least) is looking like a bit of a bust but I think still made the BA top 100. Pretty sure any of those guys could either land or be used in a package for someone like Heath Bell. Trouble is, there are holes everywhere else, and I don’t really think they’re in contention to win now, so they’ll need all the prospects they can get to remain vaguely competitive as the current albatross contracts age and get even worse.
They really are in a horrible situation. Seems unbelievable that literally just a year ago they looked all set to dominate the division in the short-term, AND most of their prospects had great years in 2009, and yet here they are, knee deep in shit.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Apr 22, 2010 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions
the Other Chris Carpenter.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
But not Cris Carpenter
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
the real Chris Carpenter
does not give a f*ck
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions
CDGAFAOPNCC
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
i totally got this before looking below
its like a game.
"Did you just grow a mustache?"
"While SPINNING."
I could see a whole thread of
CDGAF and NCA
We’d be the Twitter of SBN
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
I think he's going by "Christopher"
as a means of differentiation.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Apr 22, 2010 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I was wondering about that
even his middle initial is the same
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
"Captain Samsonite" perhaps.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Apr 22, 2010 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions
so if there's SLG for hitters
is there SLGG for sluggaging percentage for Carp?
by d-dee on Apr 22, 2010 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions 10 recs
rec for sluggaging
"...football games always make me thankful for two things:
1. Teams that pass the ball downfield.
2. Baseball games. "
--DanUpBaby
So, Carp
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
It's like they want to make a trade but they won't get anybody back
without giving anybody up!
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
You know, Matty
it really…. actually, I have no idea what you just said there.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Apr 23, 2010 5:11 AM EDT up reply actions
must've hurt his paws hitting the fence, bench, etc
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions
am recording the game replay.
i hope they don’t cut out the good parts.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
i was truly suprised mlb.com
didn’t cut out the colorful things Carp had to say yell out
wonder if he’s settled down yet or is luggaging SF on his day off
Toward the end of last season
I wandered past Manny Ramirez on the street here in SF on an off day for the Dodgers.
If I see any 6’6" dudes striking out motherfuckers on the street, I’ll be sure to let VEB know.
by mojowo11 on Apr 22, 2010 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Take many pictures at your own risk.
I cannot imagine what Carp would to a perceived paprazzo.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
they'll probably edit out the eels.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Apr 22, 2010 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions
they did not edit out the Avatar shots, sadly.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
watching the game replay.
Carpenter plunk and confrontation completely missing. The whole damn 2nd inning never happened?
thread fail on my part
“cut for time constraints” my ass
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
can anyone explain what is going on with Motte?
he seems to be evolving pretty fast. last night he looked like a wily closer. he also is just about as animated as you can imagine anyone being. Mark Grace I think, wants to hang out with the guy, would be awestruck.
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 1:04 PM EDT reply actions
untrue
how soon we forget
that Motte used to be crazier.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
yeah
I suppose so. but which is weirder, old Motte or new Motte, I think new Motte is even weirder
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions
old Motte by far.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
remind me to look at that when I get off work
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I do have to say
that, for what it’s worth, that sinker (or whatever it is) that he was throwing last night looked VERY good, to my eye. If he keeps throwing it like he did last night…well, I may just worry slightly less about the right side of our pen.
"But I’m still hungry. I’ve got 10 fingers. There’s one that’s busy and I need nine more."
- Albert Pujols
he seems like he has more control over his pitches
at least last night. good to see him making progress… even though I think that he is half-improvising so I’m not sure we will see a ton of consistency. but what I saw last night was very encouraging. that one time where he threw the heat at upton and all he could do to fend it off was hit it foul was AWESOME
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I even don't know about more control
I think he’s just throwing strikes with his 4-seam, sinker and get-me-over slider. Subtle difference, but he’s not really making killer pitchers’ pitches, he’s just putting his stuff in the zone and saying hit it instead of falling back 2-0 and forcing his own hand.
Not afraid to nitpick
Cheers to fangraphs
He has a 79% first pitch strike percentage this year and 69% overall, which is actually way too high IMO, but he’s definitely throwing lots of strikes.
Not afraid to nitpick
Like fourstick
I’m still yet to be convinced. He did this at times last year (put up 4 or 5 strong, mature performances in a row, throwing hard and showing decent control) but then still regressed once or twice. I guess that’s what happens when you only have one pitch. Still, it’s promising, promising.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Apr 22, 2010 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah
and let’s not forget he hasn’t been a pitcher all that long
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Perhaps he's finally got confidence in The Second Pitch
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
One can hope
and, to me, it looked like he had better control over The Second Pitch than the fastball…and if he’s got control over an 89-90 mph breaking pitch, I would be quite happy, to say the least.
"But I’m still hungry. I’ve got 10 fingers. There’s one that’s busy and I need nine more."
- Albert Pujols
Unless he's throwing his four-seamer 98mph (which it seemed like he used to reach fairly often)
I don’t think he’s going to be uber-effective. (not saying he can’t be OK, just not dominant)
by Willie McGee's Twin on Apr 22, 2010 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions
He was hitting 97-98 last night.
"But I’m still hungry. I’ve got 10 fingers. There’s one that’s busy and I need nine more."
- Albert Pujols
Yeah, but that was with The Second Pitch.
"But I’m still hungry. I’ve got 10 fingers. There’s one that’s busy and I need nine more."
- Albert Pujols
good, then
I haven’t done a study but it hasn’t seemed like he’s reached the higher mphs (say, 97-99) as often as he did when he first came up.
by Willie McGee's Twin on Apr 22, 2010 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, I agree with that
I think I saw a graph somewhere that sortof (as much is possible over such small samples) suggested (unsurprisingly) that his months of crappy velocity last year seemed to correlate with the times when he was getting hit for a dinger or two just about every appearance. It’s somewhat concerning that he sometimes turns up and his FB is hanging around 93, 94. He’s just going to get killed if he can’t dial it up above that, and that seemed to be where he was at the start of the season.
I also think it can sometimes take him a few pitches to get his arm warmed up. I recall his first start this year, when I think he walked two, got a long-ish fly out and gave up a single whilst struggling to top 95, then eventually was getting up to 97, 98 and started getting some strikes and foul balls and got out of the jam without much more damage. I wonder if there’s a case to be made for him actually throwing MORE warm-up, and dialling it up to close to his full velocity in the pen before he comes out. It would be good if he could just go out and hit 98 with his first pitch.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Apr 23, 2010 5:15 AM EDT up reply actions
motte velocity chart
"We were men - flesh and blood - and we played baseball in the sunshine. We hit doubles off the wall, slid hard into second base. We had fights, and we made love. We sang songs and prayed on Sundays. . . . We felt pain. And we felt joy. There was a lot wrong with the world. But we weren't sad, man. We had the times of our lives." Buck O'Neil, from "The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America."
he was pretty dominant last night
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions
happy draft day everyone!
update on WAR:
adam wainwright is now fourth in the league (pitchers) in WAR at 0.9 (3 starts)
brad penny is now fifth in the same category with 0.8 (3 starts)
roy halladay leads the category with 1.5 WAR (four starts)
brad penny is still third in starters fastball mph with 94.3.
albert pujols is not in the top five in any category.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 22, 2010 1:04 PM EDT reply actions
football, yes.
it’s the most important day in rams history since january 23, 2000.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 22, 2010 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions
CDGAFAYFT
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
go Bearsssss
ahahahahah
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions
FALCONS
DIRTY BIRDS
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 22, 2010 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions
in what way will Kiper and McShay annihilate each other?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I honestly don't care
I hate the NFL draft. Biggest waste of time ever. Also, you should see….
http://twitter.com/ToddMcShayved
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 22, 2010 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions
albert pujols is not in the top five in any category
Lies. Albert Pujols fills all six spots in the “top five most ridiculous players” thus far in 2010.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Apr 22, 2010 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
He fits six spots into a top five via his proprietary manipulation of 11-dimensional space-time
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
afterwhen Amaury Marti Cazana lends him to it.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Apr 22, 2010 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
NL Cy Young race is going to be insane
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions
dingdangolecyyoungrace
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
By unanimous
you mean a pretty close race?
I can’t see Halladay running away with it. Not with Lincecum around, at the very least. Carpenter, Wainright, Johnson, Nolasco, Jimminez and others all could make a case for it as well.
Halladay has been pretty awesome so far, but he’s not….miles and miles ahead of the rest.
Halladay has been the best pitcher, by far, over the past decade
He now moves to a team with a fantastic offense/defense/bullpen, and in the NL no less. I’d give him at least 40% odds to win the cy.
by vivaelpujols on Apr 22, 2010 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions
at LEAST.
he’s probably going to win 25 games with Philly. no one has done that since 1990 or something.
"Did you just grow a mustache?"
"While SPINNING."
yeah, i think i'd put him at over 50% against the field
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
That's fair enough
but it’s hardly unanimous. I’d probably say Halladay, 40%, Lincecum, 35%, the field, 25%, or something. Lincecum’s still the better pitcher of the two, just doesn’t throw quite as many innings.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Apr 23, 2010 5:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Goold on Carpenter
interesting analysis and comparison of Carp’s MIL start and last night
someone threatened to eat him if he didn't turn out some quality.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Jack Clark?
"Pain is only in the mind. For me. Others, no." - Pornstache
by GasHouseMang on Apr 22, 2010 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions
How is Jack Clark going to eat him when he's inside that thing?
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
so if illinois is now extra-taxing tanning salons
how will jack clark ever come out of his money woes?
Ha. Prolly something like
"Pain is only in the mind. For me. Others, no." - Pornstache
by GasHouseMang on Apr 22, 2010 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
THEY CUT IT OUT!
back to the top third!!!
booooooooooo!
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
so no luck, folks.
if you didn’t record it last night, ain’t nobody got it.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Oh, but I have the memories.
And seeing Carp, live, picked up by the mikes, screaming “MOTHERF***ER!!” after getting hit by a pitch, and then seeing death in Carp’s eyes…well, that just doesn’t leave a person’s brain. Nor would I want it to leave.
"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 like two words, too. M—
F—!!!
death in his eyes multiple times
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Eh, you can.
I just don’t. Don’t care if others do, just not something I do (at least, not out loud, for others to hear…now, under my breath to myself, that’s a different story).
"But I’m still hungry. I’ve got 10 fingers. There’s one that’s busy and I need nine more."
- Albert Pujols
I just choose not to.
I did promise I’d try to curb it. other than Carp.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
all I do is yell Mark my words...!
then hope everyone clicks on my profile for the rest of the olde english.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
game threads = swear
we clean it up for the daily posts
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions
and although I was joking
apparently no cat pictures before midnight.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
unless they're shaved......
that seemed to turn the tide, but I haven’t checked time stamps.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
the cats were past midnight. the eel cats too.
CT, I assume. it’s that central time zone bias.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
First cat appeared at 10:40
Fielder’s ani-gif appeared 14 minutes later.
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
I just re-watched it at mlb.com
in all its uncensored glory.
I really want to know what Jackson was saying to Carp as he walked down the 1B line. Half-assed lip-reading and body language seem to indicate it was along the lines of “Whatchoo gonna do?” posturing.
by Andyfantastic on Apr 22, 2010 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions
The D-Backs people think he was saying I didn't mean to hit you.
And that he came off as a nice guy. I disagree.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
I'm sure that's what he said immediately after the HBP
(hence Carp’s IDGAF), but then it sure looked to me like he was ready to start some shit as Carp was walking to first.
by Andyfantastic on Apr 22, 2010 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Me too.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
well the ump didn't say anything to him
so it was either the catcher or someone from the dugout saying it was not on purpose or sth
and then he told them what he does and does not give
I'm confused....
Carp yelled M-fer. then (off-camera), Jackson said something — presumably “i didn’t mean to hit you” and then that’s when Carp replied “IDGAF”.
Andy’s talking about what then happened as Carp walked up the line. I saw catcher, ump, manager, manager, all coming between them, and Oquendo was even over there.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I missed this last night
Penny pitchers (of beer) has a way of distracting, what inning did this happen in?
Not afraid to nitpick
at first, I think he said he didn't mean to hit him.
but when the managers and umps are out there between the guys…
you know the best thing?
the home plate umpire works for law enforcement in the offseason.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Apr 22, 2010 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions
it'll probably be the dbacks feed
Al was in rare form
he knows a little something about temperamental pitchers
his expertise was funny
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
i guess it will be
but you can always cut the part out of their feed and slap it in the middle of yours
yeah, but I want the commentary
that doesn’t happen every day.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
wait a couple of days
for Edwin Jackson’s slowly rotating, battered corpse to be dredged up by a barge somewhere downstream of St Louis on the Mississippi….
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Apr 22, 2010 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
when did the Cards face him in Detroit, anyway?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
someone mentioned it yesterday
I cannot remember when they said
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions
i thought the eel cats drank your beer.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
they did
heredity is another matter
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
both of my parents are space cadets
they’d lose their heads if it wasn’t attached to their bodies, as they saying goes.
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions
and grammar fail
I know
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I did though
and you replied to the one that didn’t have grammar fail. reply fail!
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I think we faced him with TB in 2008 and Detroit in 2009
Detroit
Jun 17 @ STL L 3-4 L 6.0 7 3 3 1 2 7
poor guy
I don’t think he even meant to hit him
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions
they blamed the catcher for setting up high
Carp did say the whole “I looked at the middle infielders and they wet their pants” thing was unprofessional.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
he was just mad
and about to kill
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
And, frankly, I don't blame him.
Knowing how hard Carp’s worked just to get healthy and stay healthy, if I were him, I’d be pissed too if some genius, who should know I’m not a good hitter at all (Kip Wells Game notwithstanding), tries to get cute and come up and in to me, and ends up hitting me on my throwing wrist and knocking me onto the DL yet again. (Carp, of course, said this much yesterday, too.)
"But I’m still hungry. I’ve got 10 fingers. There’s one that’s busy and I need nine more."
- Albert Pujols
Tony said Carp had trouble breathing
through his rage.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
that's serious business
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions
When Carp didn't run off
the base line on the double play, I think he was daring Johnson to throw it at him. Dude was pissed.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
carp got the d'backs manager's attention
iirc, when jackson subsequently came to bat it was in a sacrifice situation but he never squared, which would have exposed his pitching arm – remember lohse, and then the same thing happened a second time when he was rehabbing from that in the minors.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
that was crazy crazy stuff
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions
It's probably best they made the turn before Carp got there
I’m pretty sure he would have taken Kelly Johnson the F out, maybe even coming in spikes up
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 22, 2010 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions
the close up of the Carp blood is still in.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
So now Lopez has a bum elbow from pitching the other night.
Just great managing Tony. Great.
by Tom_Lawless_Bat_Flip on Apr 22, 2010 1:49 PM EDT reply actions
what eff said
I posted it before. plz check facts guyz.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
That's gonna be littered all over the game threads during every Carp start.
by Andyfantastic on Apr 22, 2010 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I'M A MUSHROOM CLOUD LAYING MUTHER F*CKER MUTHER F*CKER!!!!
When a reporter asked Gaylord Perry's 5-year-old daughter if her father threw a spitball, she replied, "It's a hard slider."
by FredbirdisaDork on Apr 22, 2010 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions
What do you guys think?
http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/2014/pulpcardinals.png
When a reporter asked Gaylord Perry's 5-year-old daughter if her father threw a spitball, she replied, "It's a hard slider."
by FredbirdisaDork on Apr 22, 2010 2:38 PM EDT reply actions
dang it
how do i show the picture? not just the link?
When a reporter asked Gaylord Perry's 5-year-old daughter if her father threw a spitball, she replied, "It's a hard slider."
by FredbirdisaDork on Apr 22, 2010 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions
im sorry... im really dumb here
where is the tree?
When a reporter asked Gaylord Perry's 5-year-old daughter if her father threw a spitball, she replied, "It's a hard slider."
by FredbirdisaDork on Apr 22, 2010 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions
i don't see it...
ugh… sometimes i’m clueless
When a reporter asked Gaylord Perry's 5-year-old daughter if her father threw a spitball, she replied, "It's a hard slider."
by FredbirdisaDork on Apr 22, 2010 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions
i was looking on the imageshack page
you guys meant the posting tool here
When a reporter asked Gaylord Perry's 5-year-old daughter if her father threw a spitball, she replied, "It's a hard slider."
by FredbirdisaDork on Apr 22, 2010 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions
people asking to post the link instead the image
in 3, 2, ….
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
yeah
well i did both…
When a reporter asked Gaylord Perry's 5-year-old daughter if her father threw a spitball, she replied, "It's a hard slider."
by FredbirdisaDork on Apr 22, 2010 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions
i figure if bugs bunny can be posted
then carp and dunc can be too
When a reporter asked Gaylord Perry's 5-year-old daughter if her father threw a spitball, she replied, "It's a hard slider."
by FredbirdisaDork on Apr 22, 2010 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions
just spotlighting
the irony
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
wait
im stupid
When a reporter asked Gaylord Perry's 5-year-old daughter if her father threw a spitball, she replied, "It's a hard slider."
by FredbirdisaDork on Apr 22, 2010 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions
sorry
if i was at home i would be more careful… here at work its like im dodging bullets to do something like that
When a reporter asked Gaylord Perry's 5-year-old daughter if her father threw a spitball, she replied, "It's a hard slider."
by FredbirdisaDork on Apr 22, 2010 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions
it really really needs a good caption though
preferably something with a 4 letter word
When a reporter asked Gaylord Perry's 5-year-old daughter if her father threw a spitball, she replied, "It's a hard slider."
by FredbirdisaDork on Apr 22, 2010 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions
in the dugout, Skip looked a bit chagrined after his homer
Like…. “oops. uh. yeah, that was a dinger. go figure.”
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Did anyone in the snake pit
notice the eel avatars last night? I didn’t see any comments.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
I don't think so.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
did you see this in their recap?
“No doubt where the blame for this one goes. A certain “someone” “accidentally” – or so they claim – posted an eel picture in the thread. They will not be troubling us any longer."
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
harsh
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Is he really gone forever?
That seems over the line.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
zoomzoom wouldn't stand a chance there.
/f’n zoomzoom
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
y'know, I give zoomzoom a hard time
but ’e’s doin’ better this year. poster-specific memes get old.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
When it happened, he only gave him the night off.....
the loss may have added to the suspension…. It kind of irked me when he said don’t post these here, but feel free to post what you’d like at any other blog that you may be a member of. gdm would have been banned from there in over/under 5 posts?
I’ll take the under.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
First post.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
this
and if I were in a position of power, I’d send that d-bag an email telling him if he doesn’t condone that type of behavior on his own blog, don’t encourage they do it elsewhere
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
It wasn't even a comment....
Last line of the main post.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
No I meant I give gdm one post there.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
I know.
Mine kind of was too. I’m still confused. I’m like half-asleep. The Indians are winning 6-1 but I can’t seem to get excited. Stupid West Coast games!
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
That's cruel
Thought he got a night off only.
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
that jim dude, later in the game thread
said if d’backs won he could come back right after the game, but a loss would sit him till the next day. i guess he reconsidered after that ninth inning, gave him life. one of their posters, i think in response to a veb’er, said that “jim” was really just code for “military junta” – something like that.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
you know what they need.
I’ll say it.
a revolution.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
his buddy who was over here with him
had a funny comment there, asking for a moment of silence for the one they lost to friendly fire.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
...
When a reporter asked Gaylord Perry's 5-year-old daughter if her father threw a spitball, she replied, "It's a hard slider."
by FredbirdisaDork on Apr 22, 2010 2:45 PM EDT reply actions
rusty ryal. heheh. hehehe.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Boog and Skip's secret handshake attempt kills me.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
'i didn't mean it like that, honest'
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
it's at the very end of the game during handshakes
Boog is trying to teach Skip their new special handshake, then he bumps Skippy a little too hard, and Skip has a sad and turns around, and Boog rushes after him like, I quote a VEBer, a high school couple fighting.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
that was my quote
i feel honored
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
We generally like Tony here right?
When a reporter asked Gaylord Perry's 5-year-old daughter if her father threw a spitball, she replied, "It's a hard slider."
by FredbirdisaDork on Apr 22, 2010 3:12 PM EDT reply actions
I generally like Tony here
I can’t speak for everybody but I think this site is generally Tony-positive
why do some people totally despise him?
I see so much Tony-hate over at the CT boards and I cannot figure out why
When a reporter asked Gaylord Perry's 5-year-old daughter if her father threw a spitball, she replied, "It's a hard slider."
by FredbirdisaDork on Apr 22, 2010 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Your fist mistake
was ever venturing onto that board in the first place.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
I don't think I want to know what a fist mistake is.
by Willie McGee's Twin on Apr 22, 2010 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
heh heh heh....
I see I’m at it again. I’m not even drunk yet.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
This is for spants
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 22, 2010 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
BOOM. RIMSHOT.
actually, no…. That could be taken out of context. Or in context. Or…. I don’t know anymore…
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Apr 23, 2010 5:30 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
they are talking about crazy tony
and, well, its cards talk… why are you reading it? use for entertainment purposes only.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
i do
i only go there for entertainment purposes… but sometimes the sheer amount of hatred/homerism gets to me
When a reporter asked Gaylord Perry's 5-year-old daughter if her father threw a spitball, she replied, "It's a hard slider."
by FredbirdisaDork on Apr 22, 2010 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions
what kills me is the random political stuff that creeps in to the Cards discussions
…like someone will suddenly blame everything on Obama, or pine for the Reagan years again. WTF?
youneverknow
Your comment itself was political.
Flagged.
by SouthsideCardsFan on Apr 22, 2010 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions
No it wasn't
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 22, 2010 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions
it's not slanted unless it's in italics
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
by cardball on Apr 22, 2010 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well, he doesn't express an opinion
He’s just complaining about the slantedness of the commenters at Cards Talk, which has implications, but is not necessarily unbipartisan
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
I know
I wasn’t offended, and I didn’t think he was actually espousing those beliefs or anything, just pointing out
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 22, 2010 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Well... I mean, that's Cards Talk. They're almost as bad as youtube commenters
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
sorry, wasn't trying to slant things at all
those are just literally the comments that I saw. Don’t remember any that slanted the other way… I’m an apoltical kinda guy…
youneverknow
Speaking of politics,
they talk about it freely at the Snake Pit. It was weird.
You can read it in any tone you like.
Really?
I didn’t notice.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
I personally think that politics, baseball, economics, et al are all talkworthy
but I respect the rules here
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions
well
most of the time
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions
hey if we were talking like economic theory i doubt anyone would mind here
just “economics” in everyday lingo, at least these days, is thinly veiled politics
"The outfield is deep and playing him straight-away, and the infield is the same, except first, second, third, and short are playing him to pull."
-Mike Shannon
So, uh, Austrian Economics...
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
not mainstream anymore... Austrian economics is now just a way for libertarians to justify their thought processes.
just about any mainstream, respected economic thinker these days will tell you the Austrian school is, (i mean this as politely as possible), bullshit
"The outfield is deep and playing him straight-away, and the infield is the same, except first, second, third, and short are playing him to pull."
-Mike Shannon
duly noted
"The outfield is deep and playing him straight-away, and the infield is the same, except first, second, third, and short are playing him to pull."
-Mike Shannon
Oh, i absolutely agree
Have you heard about the “Real Bills doctrine?” It’s a theory on inflation that’s been out of the mainstream for a century, and my professor is apparently the one of the few in the world that still espouses it.
He’s, uh, really bitter that he hasn’t been published in decades
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
haha yeah, i've heard of it.
that’s amusing. are you an economics student too?
"The outfield is deep and playing him straight-away, and the infield is the same, except first, second, third, and short are playing him to pull."
-Mike Shannon
I am. Junior at USC (which has a godawful Economics department)
But I’m really enjoying econometrics right now
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
nice. just finished my junior year
i’m a double but economics is my main focus. i love the idea of econometrics, but unfortunately i had the most awful professor ever for that.. which is a shame, as our economics department is excellent, and i just had to get the one bad professor in the department for the class i am naturally worst at. i do work in applied environmental stuff.. looking at economic effects of dam removal on rivers in Maine
"The outfield is deep and playing him straight-away, and the infield is the same, except first, second, third, and short are playing him to pull."
-Mike Shannon
[/nerd]
"The outfield is deep and playing him straight-away, and the infield is the same, except first, second, third, and short are playing him to pull."
-Mike Shannon
That actually sounds really interesting
Yeah, I don’t necessarily love Economics for the sake of economics, but rather, applying it to real-world situations. That’s why I’m focused more on game theory rather than macroeconomic theory, and why I’m TRYING to get my foot in the door in baseball. Economics applies rather well there.
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Whelp, off to international finance class
Peace, all
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
It may work over there.
But there’s no way it would work here.
You can read it in any tone you like.
Something tells me
that any political discussion that had any actual debate to it over there, would be promptly deleted.
Hah.
I thought about asking if they’d contemplated acquiring Ryan Freel, but forgot about it.
I went to B-R
to look up Eel…
2 hits, an obscure one-year guy (from 1906) and a mid-century minor leaguer.
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
Wait, was this serious?
Chariman of the GOP is Michael Steele
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
You didn't realize that?
Sorry…I need to remember that not everyone is as into politics as I am.
"But I’m still hungry. I’ve got 10 fingers. There’s one that’s busy and I need nine more."
- Albert Pujols
He has an eel in his name.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
There was a miscommunication error somewhere in there
Yeah, I know who Steele is. I just didn’t know if spants (who was trying to make an eel reference) did
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Ah, gotcha.
Yeah, I just assumed that’s what she was going for. We’re all caught up now.
"But I’m still hungry. I’ve got 10 fingers. There’s one that’s busy and I need nine more."
- Albert Pujols
and it doesn't sound as if jim
grants any pardons.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Economics is fine
Politics gets too heated
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
I think everything is interrelated
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Everything is mu-sic!
/random old SNL “Celebrity Jeopardy” reference
"But I’m still hungry. I’ve got 10 fingers. There’s one that’s busy and I need nine more."
- Albert Pujols
random and OT
but just noticed your avatar… incredible band. you hear they just came out of hiatus? playing some UK and european shows this winter followed by 9 US shows
"The outfield is deep and playing him straight-away, and the infield is the same, except first, second, third, and short are playing him to pull."
-Mike Shannon
I did hear that
which prompted me to think that it would be a cool avatar. and when I saw the big avatar change yesterday, I decided to take a cue
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I DON'T GIVE A FUCK
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 22, 2010 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
or "that"
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
true (both times)
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
that's what happens when you give a fuck
wait…umm…nevermind
I DON'T GIVE A FUCK!
by mattyfrommo on Apr 22, 2010 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
i think its missing a "D"
I dont give a fuck that JD doesnt give a fuck
"Did you just grow a mustache?"
"While SPINNING."
Nope
I give a fuck that JD doesnt give a fuck
I DON'T GIVE A FUCK!
by mattyfrommo on Apr 22, 2010 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
well then you're contradicting yourself!
luckily, IDGAFTMFMICH
"Did you just grow a mustache?"
"While SPINNING."
IDGAFTIHBDGAFTMFMICHBIDGAFAHFBT
I DON'T GIVE A FUCK!
by mattyfrommo on Apr 22, 2010 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
you give a fuck about my fantasy baseball team??
that is so nice!
"Did you just grow a mustache?"
"While SPINNING."
just this one time
I have been in awesome mood all day, and I don’t know why!
I DON'T GIVE A FUCK!
by mattyfrommo on Apr 22, 2010 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
its because you don't give a fuck.
it’s liberating.
"Did you just grow a mustache?"
"While SPINNING."
It's been nice
I love how a baseball game and not giving a fuck can put you in a great mood for so long. I think I will continue on this path.
I DON'T GIVE A FUCK!
by mattyfrommo on Apr 22, 2010 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Forget it, spants. It's Arizona.
"But I’m still hungry. I’ve got 10 fingers. There’s one that’s busy and I need nine more."
- Albert Pujols
Is it really even entertaining?
I ended up here after getting tired of the crap over there.
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
the good ones do
they’re like a low A team over there, or the Pittsburgh pirates. You choose the analogy
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
Then what the hell am I doing here?
Must be an usher.
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
somebody's gotta clean the urinals around here
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
before getupbaby
I used to hang out on the mothership fan forum. it’s probably changed in the last eight years, but back then the issue was that tony la russa sinks in water and whitey herzog can run right across the surface.
by DanUpBaby on Apr 22, 2010 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
but now tony can at least float
utilizing holliday’s head.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
by cardball on Apr 22, 2010 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
"In the event of a water landing
Your left fielder’s lego head can be used as an emergency flotation device."
by mojowo11 on Apr 22, 2010 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I often count my blessings
that the first Cards blog I managed to find, basically by accident, was the late, lamented Redbird Nation.
"But I’m still hungry. I’ve got 10 fingers. There’s one that’s busy and I need nine more."
- Albert Pujols
loved that place
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
i remember going there a long time ago
what happened to it?
"Did you just grow a mustache?"
"While SPINNING."
he closed it down, then condensed the blog into a book.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I like Tony as well
I’ve learned to apprecieate his good and mystical qualites and over look the blantantly stupid in game decisions.
by vivaelpujols on Apr 22, 2010 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Even though I much prefer looking at
quantifiable metrics for baseball…I can respect that a managers true job is to keep the team relatively content, and playing hard. Tony seems to do that, and probably doesn’t make as many poor decisions as we really lament – just we notice them more than most fans would.
by Voxx on Apr 22, 2010 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Every time I realize Dusty Baker is gainfully employed as a major league manager
I am more and more grateful that Tony is our manager.
"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 Apr 22, 2010 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Dusty had good years in SF
I guess it was the Wrigley magic that converted him.
born Dodger blue, now dyed Cardinals red
Maybe managing the Cubs makes you a terrible manager
Piniella was great with Cincy and Seattle
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 22, 2010 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
a litle hiccup there in frisco
when he presented the ball on the mound in ws, iirc.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Also
“poor decisions” are made in context of the way other teams are managed. If every other manager never made mistakes, that’d put Tony in a much worse light but really, compared to guys like Bochy, Baker, Manuel, even sweet Lou, I think he’s OK.
I suppose it IS an inefficiency we could exploit (for instance, I think Fredi Gonzalez does a really solid job with the Marlins) to win another game or two a year, but Tony is at least somewhere around average in terms of his game management, and I think overall that the prevailing attitude and culture around the team is a good one, and TLR helps engender that, and that generally makes up for any over-managing (and poor decisions) he make sometimes make in the games.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Apr 23, 2010 5:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Tony in general
so an average of Tony and Crazy Tony
When a reporter asked Gaylord Perry's 5-year-old daughter if her father threw a spitball, she replied, "It's a hard slider."
by FredbirdisaDork on Apr 22, 2010 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions
generally speaking, yes
some of the tinkering can be aggravating sometimes, but when push comes to shove I’d rather have him over most other managers.
What did I do?
/ohsorrywrongTony
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
I like him
but see the sig
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Whoo! Finally found a place to live in Seattle
About 2 miles from the stadium, will probably bike to work.
Also, the Seattle International Beer Fest will be fantastic. I just discovered BevMo last night, and will be returning often to said establishment
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Craigslist. The house is actually really new, built in 2003 or something like that
This is this house, if anybody really cares
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
sweet
we’re all coming up for a roadtrip
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
pick me up on your way.....
of that’s right, you car is effed.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
is ok
Yadi2seconds driving us all in the van.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
cool....we'll need room
for Felix. Might as well grab Cliff while we’re at it.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
what the hell kind of van
will hold a fat cat and a huge ass red dog?
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
by scoot on Apr 22, 2010 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
excellent, but
i dont think clifford will fit in that thing. No big deal though, I hear he’s got a bum paw.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
squeeze ichiro in, please
he doesn’t take up much room.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
sorry guys
Fredbird drives.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
well, felix will probably eat him
Cats and birds together is not a good idea. But, maybe that makes room for Ichiro
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
I'll be sure to do that
I’m also working on getting Jack Z to trade us Felix for the Stav
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Jimmy Baseball's having a nice day in the 16-0 Milwaukee destruction of Pittsburgh
single, double, and a 3 run dinger & a pretty catch, started at RF and now playing 1B
"The outfield is deep and playing him straight-away, and the infield is the same, except first, second, third, and short are playing him to pull."
-Mike Shannon
Was a smooth home run, though?
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
only one man can hit a smooth HR
Jimmy sells his
"The outfield is deep and playing him straight-away, and the infield is the same, except first, second, third, and short are playing him to pull."
-Mike Shannon
which site tracks homer distance?
just realized where that second of colby’s landed.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
They don't have to two from last night, apparently
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
sadly.
those two will push his average distance up a bit…
"The outfield is deep and playing him straight-away, and the infield is the same, except first, second, third, and short are playing him to pull."
-Mike Shannon
Heyward's farthest home run (476 "true distance)
Colby’s looked a lot farther than that
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
HitTracker actually has that one at 427 feet
the 476 one was the one he hit in his first game.
"The outfield is deep and playing him straight-away, and the infield is the same, except first, second, third, and short are playing him to pull."
-Mike Shannon
I DON'T GIVE A FUCK
…yeah I do. Here it is
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
oh my god
that went… a long way. can’t believe i hadn’t seen that
"The outfield is deep and playing him straight-away, and the infield is the same, except first, second, third, and short are playing him to pull."
-Mike Shannon
poor big z
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
i'm not sure i'd ever use "poor" and "Big Z" in the same sentence
unless it’s in reference to his pitching performance.
"The outfield is deep and playing him straight-away, and the infield is the same, except first, second, third, and short are playing him to pull."
-Mike Shannon
that made me think of his contract
and laugh yet again at the cubs.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Yeah, Heyward has definitely been overhyped this year
But that doesn’t mean he won’t be a damn fine player. ZIPs predicts his rest of the season to be .275/.354/.454, which seems about right to me
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
yeah.
and he certainly has the raw power, good god.
"The outfield is deep and playing him straight-away, and the infield is the same, except first, second, third, and short are playing him to pull."
-Mike Shannon
If you think Heyward has raw power
Wait for Mike Stanton. His future’s Game BP moon shots were insane.
Not afraid to nitpick
Stanton screams Mark Reynolds to me
3-true outcomes yeah?
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Sounds about right
Mark Reynolds playing a good CF is a beast of a player though. Subjectively (even though the stats disagree with me) Stanton seemed to have a more compact swing than Reynolds in projecting big league contact rates…….then again he’s a lot taller so that might just be an optical illusion.
Not afraid to nitpick
Mike Stanton
the former lefty relief specialist who pitched for the Yankees for a number of years (as well as 8 other teams), or the righty relief pitcher who was born in St. Louis, and played for the Indians?
"I actually used about nine pitches--two different fastballs, two sliders, a curve, a changeup, knockdown, brushback, and hit-batsman" - Bob Gibson
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Apr 22, 2010 6:41 PM EDT up reply actions
There's no way that's 476 feet
Google Earthing that gets me to about 455-460, it looks like Hittracker’s grid on Turner Field is off in right field, he has it ranging about 395-400 feet when it’s really only 380-390.
I swear I have a social life.
Not afraid to nitpick
put your social life away for a minute
and tell us how far colby’s second homer traveled.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Looks like where it hit was somewhere around 420
I’d guess somewhere around 450ish.
Not afraid to nitpick
he's already on the no-doubter leader board
before last night.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
ahhhh.
"The outfield is deep and playing him straight-away, and the infield is the same, except first, second, third, and short are playing him to pull."
-Mike Shannon
cycle would've been nice
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Jimmy's too old to leg out a triple
Unless Prince Fielder is playing RF
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 22, 2010 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions
and now it's 20-0... Pittsburgh's pretty good eh
"The outfield is deep and playing him straight-away, and the infield is the same, except first, second, third, and short are playing him to pull."
-Mike Shannon
Our new centerfielder scorns our old centerfielder's OPS.
Think; It's not illegal yet.
by azruavatar on Apr 22, 2010 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
...he knows what scorn is?!
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
dingdangole scor'n lotsa runs, boy.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Apr 23, 2010 5:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Okay......so I was told via twitter that I was summoned to do some Shooopin' last night.
…sorry…it was quarter longneck night…I couldn’t turn it down.
Someone gimme a rundown on what to do.
Note: Above comment may contain gratuitous amounts of sarcasm.
BOYCOTT HASS AVOCADOS
Hey Houston,
Suck it; you suck
It's too late......
we needed Penelope Cruz and a Carp. Spant’s and Cody picked up your slack.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
by RiverRat on Apr 22, 2010 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
we play them again
probably gonna have to pull out the big guns. and somebody’s probably getting plunked in that series, too.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
make an eel cat
and an animation of how crazy motte is, and an animation of carp not giving a fuck
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Animation ain't my game!
Note: Above comment may contain gratuitous amounts of sarcasm.
BOYCOTT HASS AVOCADOS
Hey Houston,
Suck it; you suck
that's sucks, cause we
need some super mario coins added to the prince .gif, too.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
and the part where he pats the bat at the end
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions
a simple .gif ani will do
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I summoned you last night
http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2010/4/21/1435707/game-15-overflow#35460360
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 22, 2010 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Of course, I should have just said your name three times in the thread
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 22, 2010 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Start here
You’ll find the pictures.
June 28th-30th
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
our need for you reminded me
of the call you made for when we need lboros. so i happened to google image search lboros and this 
is what the first pic was. well done.
"Franklin has no patience for bloggers who believe because he pitches to contact, his start last season was something of a fluke."
by BVHeck on Apr 23, 2010 3:02 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
HFS
fang (i think) tweets like every 30 seconds. Killing me here
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
He has an addiction.
I only do that on Glee nights.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
Two
if you count Lunchables.
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
haha
fang in the snakepit last night…they were not amused.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
They banned Lunchables too?
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
he spelled it lunchabeels?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
their own denizens had a few "misspellings" last nite
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
only a threat, i believe
but who knows. i think junta jim actually enjoyed the back-and-forth. he linked to this post today. also had a funny story about that gillespie they called up – called him in and acted like it had something to do with his drug test.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I think everyone enjoyed it
If you don’t like that kind of back and forth, you’re doing it wrong.
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
im following you now
may regret that on glee nights
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
Not if you enjoy funny sayings like:
Did you know that dolphins are really just gay sharks? And lamenting Finnocence lost.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
She's awesome.
Vogue this week was hysterical.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
Jane Lynch is amazing in everything.
She was great on Party Down.
You can read it in any tone you like.
agreed
I first fell in love with her in A Mighty Wind
by LandSickness on Apr 22, 2010 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions
She's hilarious
Loved her in 40 Year Old Virgin. “Andy. Have you ever heard of the term… ‘Fuck Buddy?’” Can’t think of many openly gay actresses who could pull that off with the whole ‘bedroom eyes’ thing going on.
"I actually used about nine pitches--two different fastballs, two sliders, a curve, a changeup, knockdown, brushback, and hit-batsman" - Bob Gibson
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Apr 22, 2010 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed
I really like Glee, mainly because of those bits.
It has a dark heart to it, which is kinda fantastic in such an overtly cheery programme.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Apr 23, 2010 5:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I had to avoid all your tweets from that night
West (best) coast gets the show 3 hours later than you
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
by mysterui on Apr 22, 2010 4:39 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Oh yeah.
I always forget that they do that. Sorry if I ruined anything for you.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
addicts.
i tweet (on average) once a day or less when there’s not a cards game. recently i have been #dingers for every home run, but i’m sure i’ll get tired of that very soon.
"The outfield is deep and playing him straight-away, and the infield is the same, except first, second, third, and short are playing him to pull."
-Mike Shannon
I tweet a fair amount when I'm bored.
Which will be a lot this week. So followers beware.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
me too
i use it for quick news mainly. If you look at my tweets, probably 2/3 of them have #dingers in them. More need to get on that boat.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
for sure.
i have enjoyed clicking that tag and seeing at least one other person doing it hahaha
"The outfield is deep and playing him straight-away, and the infield is the same, except first, second, third, and short are playing him to pull."
-Mike Shannon
mister eff
is usually pretty good about getting it out there too. I think it was his idea originally.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
it's banal
had to unfollow him lol
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions
i just started following him
last night maybe. Will unfollow soon if he keeps up this pace. He’s about 1/2 of my page right now!
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
I hardly ever post anying on there
my facebook page, is a different matter
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions
VEB is my only addiction
that I feed. And I don’t indulge it that often usually
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
I guess you aren't on the computer as much then
(few are)
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions
oh, I am
just usually more lurking and less posting. Or, as the kids call it “facebook stalking”
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
ah
so you’re a lurker
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, when you get that feeling like someones watching
its me
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
I always feel like that
well, not really. seemed like the thing to say there lol
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions
are you also omniscient?
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions
And impotent?
Or omnipotent…I always get them confused.
One of them is good, the other is bad.
by Ghostrider520 on Apr 22, 2010 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I unfollowed him awhile ago
Couldn’t take it anymore
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
by mysterui on Apr 22, 2010 4:41 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
HATERS HATERS HATERS HATERS HATERS
this subthread makes me want to cry.
follow me on twitter @nickg105
by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 22, 2010 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
You're going to write a bunch of tweets about this now, right?
You can read it in any tone you like.
Haters gonna hate
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 23, 2010 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
haha
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
by ClemsonGirl on Apr 23, 2010 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
I always thought so
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 23, 2010 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions
shove it.
follow me on twitter @nickg105
by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 23, 2010 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Chris F Carpenter doesn't give a fuck.
by purple_haze on Apr 22, 2010 4:32 PM EDT reply actions 11 recs
anyone else think
Carp got a whole lot bigger when he was mad? He pinned his shoulders back and widened his base out and looked huge.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
It was the lack of breathing.
Excess oxygen built up in his lungs and puffed out his chest a bit.
It’s science.
by Ghostrider520 on Apr 22, 2010 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Upon further review, it would've been carbon dioxide build-up.
Respiration, FTW!
by Ghostrider520 on Apr 22, 2010 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions
i was going to let that little mistake slide
and its ventilation-perfusion imbalance FTW!
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
yeah
not a nurse. Will be a physical therapist in a month. I’m on my final clinical rotation right now and my clinical instructor was nice enough to give me the day off today to finish my research project. I finished it last night, so I’ve had the whole day to do a little “board preparation.” Which means I sit here and do nothing with my books sitting on the couch next to me.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
Ah, just asking because I work for BJC.
by Ghostrider520 on Apr 22, 2010 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions
You seek a career with Bojangles Jumping Circus?
by Ghostrider520 on Apr 22, 2010 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions
can you imagine hitting someone with a fastball
and having that be their reaction??
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions
it doesn't seem like a standard reaction
maybe something like “what the fuck was that?” would be more normal. when he just says “i don’t give a fuck” you know you’ve messed with the wrong unstable dude.
by purple_haze on Apr 22, 2010 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
exactly
very fight club-esque, or something like that
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I've always thought Carp looks a LITTLE like Brad Pitt
He definitely could start up a fight club
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 22, 2010 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I've been hit in the elbow before by a fastball
not nearly as fast, but hurt like hell. As I recall, I screamed “fuck you!”
I got my hand broken with a fastball
I was 12 and I yelled “holy shit” pretty loud, but not at the pitcher
by LandSickness on Apr 22, 2010 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I got drilled in the back
by the first basemen once (I was a baserunner on first, took off to second on a 1-hopper to first), and I just dropped like a shit ton of bricks. Both hands were numb, and I couldn’t feel anything for a few seconds, scared the living shit out of me.
I still think it was on purpose, because the kid hated my guts, and it’s pretty hard to drill someone in the back from like. 15 feet away, by accident. But I didn’t really have much of a reaction…I guess getting hit on a hand/wrist or something would be a hell of a lot different. More pain, less ‘oh shit, I can’t move’.
I've been hit in the back too
and didn’t have the same reaction… if I knew the guy wanted to drill me, I would charge the mound, no hesitation
got hit just above the elbow
it kind of is in a funny bone spot. kinda paralizes your lower arm. and hurts a lot too.
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Yep.
When I worked at Starbucks I repeatedly banged the same elbow on varying walls, corners, etc. It sucks.
You can read it in any tone you like.
I got hbp in the same spot twice
it’s just how I hold the bat, and I guess I was standing too close to the plate.
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
broke the bone in my hand twice, exactly a year apart.
I was good at getting out of the way, but I guess the bat hand would be the last thing to escape.
by LandSickness on Apr 22, 2010 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I broke my hand getting hit by a pitch
and the effing ump ruled it a foul ball. Showed him the quickly to form swelling and all, he said it hit the end of the bat as well as my hand and was a foul ball. I hope that guy got SARS later in life.
I got hit a few times in fast-pitch softball, but nothing memorable.
Almost all of my injuries were while fielding on sub-par fields. The ball would ricochet off an errant dirt clod or rock and I was hit in the face a couple of times. I always recovered to make the play, though.
When I was 6, I was playing a pick-up game with some 12 year olds and I was pitching for some reason. I got hit in the head with a line drive. Fortunately, I have a very hard head and it was more scary than painful.
You can read it in any tone you like.
thick skulls are underrated
I think mine has saved me a few times
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions
the scariest thing I saw
was when my brother and I were playing against the neighborhood kid, who was like 14 or 15 and we were like 10 and 6 or so. my brother was pitching, and the dude hit a line drive into his chest. scared the shit out of me, thought he was going to die
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions
That is scary.
I played baseball all the time with the boys in the neighborhood, and I usually pitched as I had the best control, but I never got hurt playing baseball. Lucky, I guess.
You can read it in any tone you like.
being the pitcher is pretty scary
you tough girl
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions
since we're giving war stories
I’ll share mine again. Got hit in the elbow and broke it in college. still have the x-rays
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
oh shit
I lucked out then!
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions
i did too really
because the type of fracture I had usually causes the fracture to displace and requires surgery to pin it back in place. Thankfully mine stayed in place. Here is a similar image to what my x-ray looks like. can you spot the fracture?
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
My brother hit me in the back once as a kid.
It caused those same effects. So, he kept doing it whenever we fought. Needless to say, our fights got pretty bad for a few years.
You can read it in any tone you like.
Sheesh
I had three sisters, never remember brawling with them. I think I hit each of them about once. It was too easy to hurt them, so I stopped (or maybe my mother beat me until I stopped, I can’t seem to recall….of course, I do recall the last time she spanked me. Took me over her knee, and pulled back her hand to hit my bottom, and just as she was bringing it down, I scooted closer to her, and instead she hit my butt with her arm. She proceeded to get a hematoma, and never spanked me again).
"I actually used about nine pitches--two different fastballs, two sliders, a curve, a changeup, knockdown, brushback, and hit-batsman" - Bob Gibson
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Apr 22, 2010 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess she hit bone, huh?
We went through phases with our fighting and phases when we got along well. We’re only 18 months apart, and I think that was both a good and bad thing. We fought as teens, too, and by then he was much taller than me. It got ugly sometimes.
We still don’t always get along. He has this condescending way of saying my name when he thinks I’m wrong about something that just unnerves me.
You can read it in any tone you like.
sssssssure spaaaaaants
like that?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
That's when you pull knife out of your handbag
and start talking to it. “It’s okay, Stabby, he didn’t really mean to be condescending…he’ll learn…eventually.”
"I actually used about nine pitches--two different fastballs, two sliders, a curve, a changeup, knockdown, brushback, and hit-batsman" - Bob Gibson
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Apr 22, 2010 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions
that's weird
i thought ppl always grew out of that
the worst things we did was my brother accidentally gave me a black eye when he threw a slipper at me; and i gave him a black eye when i hit him in the face with the iron.
we’re not exactly crazy close because we live on different continents but i also can’t remember the last time we argued..
oh wait, when i divorced his friend… nevermind
you with an iron
and spants with her stabbing – guess a guy has to watch his p’s and q’s around here (if you know that expression)
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
i've evolved
got plenty firearms
also now own a sweeeeet santoku knife and will be doing my own stabbing thank you very much
spants, if you need to go on vacation, i got it covered
my crazy uncle frank used to have all these firearms in his basement
until he got in trouble. I think he stole them from my grandpa’s sporting goods store. he was always a little different.
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 23, 2010 12:57 AM EDT up reply actions
all in good order here
if i got caught with an unregistered ar-15 and without a foid card, my green card is bye bye
my youngest sister
is now 30. I still call her twerp, and she still hates me for it.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
I've hit a lot of people with fastballs in the mid-to-high 80s in my day
And several of them have gotten mad (much to my amusement), but nobody has ever flipped the hell out.
I’ve been beaned by 90 once, right in the ribs. I was in far too much pain to be angry.
A guy tried to suicide squeeze on me,
I went high and tight and thought it was going to catch him square in the face; he turned last second and it plunked his ear flap on the helmet – he was knocked out cold for about 2-3 minutes. I was pretty shaken but my coach kept saying ‘good pitch!’. low to mid 80s fastball,
by D4 on Apr 22, 2010 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
1. why is this not green yet?
and 2. can you imagine if this guy learned to hit a ball?
3. i have the desire to walk up to him and slap him in the face to see what happens
I'm not sure I want to hear more about your desires re: Carpenter
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
You wouldn't know what happened.
Since you’d be dead and all.
Do you need some new suitcases?
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
Love it
"I watched the replay, and the catcher was setting his glove up high,’’ Carpenter said. "There’s no need for that when you’re throwing 100 [mph]. It’s not like I can hit. And he missed by three feet. It’s not right. He’s a big-league pitcher, he doesn’t need to do that.
"I know he’s didn’t try to hit me, but don’t put your glove up there. Throw the ball down and away. Anytime you throw the ball up there like that it’s unacceptable.’‘
Not afraid to nitpick
i love Chris F. Carpenter
"The outfield is deep and playing him straight-away, and the infield is the same, except first, second, third, and short are playing him to pull."
-Mike Shannon
I gotta say
I was pretty pissed off when that happened, also
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Meh
They’re coming off whiny talking to the media about it like that. Carp already made his point.
Not afraid to nitpick
they have to cover up their true scariness a little
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions
makes me think of this article
see what fungoes thinks of Carp’s shenanigans last night
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
how dare they
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions
i think anybody who looks at the HBP without acknowledging that ryan ludwick got plunked in the previous inning
is bound to miss the point. 2 HBP in 2 innings? after your team takes a big lead early? is carp really crazy to get pissed about being plunked, especially after watching what happened to kyle lohse?
"We were men - flesh and blood - and we played baseball in the sunshine. We hit doubles off the wall, slid hard into second base. We had fights, and we made love. We sang songs and prayed on Sundays. . . . We felt pain. And we felt joy. There was a lot wrong with the world. But we weren't sad, man. We had the times of our lives." Buck O'Neil, from "The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America."
I dont read them often
followed their twitter feed, but, they just tweeted something about Larussa not getting to be mad unless he sends his batters up without a bat. I am no longer following them. Sure Carp’s reaction was a little over the top, but it was still warranted.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
I think it's a valid point.
You don’t usually pitch pitchers inside unless they’re trying to bunt. And Carp was not trying to bunt.
You can read it in any tone you like.
when jackson came up
the next time, I said, “here we go, he HAS to pitch up and in because thats what you do in a bunting situation.”
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
and he never squared
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
half-assed on the first pitch?
didnt he? Nothing after that for sure.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
he feigned it on the first pitch but pulled back and took a big hack
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I dunno, to be honest.
I always found it harder to get a good bunt down on low stuff than higher stuff. Sure, you run the risk of popping it….but it was almost impossible to put a good low fastball or breaking pitch in foul territory.
I didn’t bunt much in a game, of course, but we were forced to lay 10 fair territory bunts down in practice.
breaking pitches
were always easiest for me to get in play because you move up in the box when bunting and catch it before it breaks. If its a low breaking pitch at the front of the box, let it go because its going to be a ball and probably in the dirt.
Up and in fastballs make the hitter uncomfortable, can be popped up, or possibly bunted too hard.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
That may be true, but the pattern is for pitchers to throw up and in on bunt situations.
You can read it in any tone you like.
I think this guy's got a good take on it
Kanka said…
When the batter squares to bunt, they normally start with the bat shoulder- or chest-high. (I was always taught to square with the bat at the top of the strike zone; if the pitch was above your bat, it was a ball.)
It seems then that the success of a bunt is inversely proportional to how far vertically the bunter has to move the bat to make contact. That may also explain the spike at 3.5+ feet – even the most inept bunter can lay one down 2/3 of the time if he doesn’t have to move the bat at all.
Posted 04/22 at 05:38 PM
I suspect there’s something to this. The batter will start from a position roughly in the middle of the strike zone vertically. The further the pitch is from that starting location, without being too high or low (cause the batter will become more likely to pull the bat back and take a ball), the better.
Never thought about that before though. That’s what I’ve always heard, throw up and in to a bunter….although I always thought it was more about trying to intimidate the guy rather than make the pitch that much more difficult to bunt. Bunting scared is not a good way to bunt….
You only throw up and in on a bunter
If it’s a squeeze. You want to put him on the ground so the runner will be tagged out at home. I have seen this successfully done a few times in my career. I’ve also seen the pitcher panic and throw it way over the batter’s head, which is counterproductive.
Most of the time, in a sac bunt situation, you’re probably best off just letting them give you a free out. They’re doing you a favor, after all.
yes on the squeeze (assuming righty hitter)
you’d still want it elevated on the sac though, for greater probability of it being popped up. you would have no reason, necessarily, to throw it in, though.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I would think
you’d be best off in a squeeze situation to throw towards the third base side, regardless of whether that’s in to a righty or away from a lefty….might be too predictable though.
yes, always toward third base side
which is why you rarely see a squeeze with a lefty batter because it is in essence a pitch-out.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Huh.
That’s decidedly strange, lol.
But yeah, I’ve played baseball for..17 years now, a decent player, though not really good enough to be drafted. I pitch and play third for the town’s adult league team, and it’s a lot of fun. I just…don’t bunt much in game, since I probably have the most power of any of us.
Just an off-hand memory from my High School days, even though they weren’t ‘that’ long ago, when we were forced to master bunting.
he just wrote the article linked above his "haha," which if you read it, will explain his reaction
by Willie McGee's Twin on Apr 22, 2010 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I get that.
Is why I called it strange that I randomly mentioned something that’s not the norm about bunting, only to have someone on here have written an article about it, heh.
Thing is,
pitch wasn’t supposed to be up and in, it was supposed to be on the outer half. Jackson missed his spot big time. Thats why all the talk after the game was about the catcher giving a high target. If its a low target and he misses that bad, it hits carp in the thigh. High target, hands and wrists are vulnerable. Point is, a good major league pitcher shouldn’t be missing up and in like that.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
not only that
Carp walked to the dugout to get his glove so he can pitch the next inning and didn’t let everyone else “fight his battle”
whoever wrote this shit needs to stand in the corner and think about how stupid this comes across if you actually saw the game
saying he's prone to wussiness is strange
i haven’t noticed that, anyway. at least carp can’t be accused of being a hypocrite – hit 65 batters in his career, but never a pitcher.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I'd like to see
where those hbp’s are too. If I was guessing I’d say most of them have been below the belt.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
Bingo.
if the Ludwick HBP didn’t happen, i think its a totally different situation. also, arizona is bad karma for carp in the first place.
"Did you just grow a mustache?"
"While SPINNING."
it's kind of the combination of all those things
1. Ludwick was hit in the 1st
2. The Cards scored 3 in the 1st, after Jackson had been called for a balk, and his RF pulled a Sammy Sosa on the throw, and then the homer, so Jackson could have been understably pissed himself
3. Lohse’s freak 09 injuries had to have been in the back of Carp’s mind
And then after Carp takes his base, the very next batter bounces into the double play where Carp went in standing up. The way the Fungoes post goes, they make it seem like it was later in the game, instead of immediately following the HBP. Gotta say I didn’t care too much for that post.
i mean they're supposed to be a sabremmetrics cardinals blog
should be able to draw reasonable conclusions from data
given that they supposedly saw the game and should be aware of the way chris carpenter is
that post sounded like it came right off BCB
it was exactly that stupid too
It's the Giants.
Lincecum could throw a perfect game, and they’d find a way to lose.
they lost a 1-hitter the other day, right?
of course, i recall thome hitting that homer…
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Yeah.
Infield single. Runner moved around, scored on sac fly.
Kind of comical. 7 innings, 1 hit, 10 k’s, and gets tagged with the Loss.
WIN/LOSS RECORD IS A GOOD STAT GUISE.
i lobbied to get rid of W/L stats in my fantasy league and just have QS
but everyone freaked out.
/living in 2003
"Did you just grow a mustache?"
"While SPINNING."
5 2/3 IP 0 ER = not QS
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 23, 2010 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions
but if you had pitched 5 2/3 innings with 0 ER, its unlikely that they would take you out of the game.
unless you were loading the bases every inning and getting unbelievably lucky, in which case you don’t deserve a QS anyway.
"Did you just grow a mustache?"
"While SPINNING."
by IHeartBoog on Apr 23, 2010 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
true
we were able to compromise so that we have W, L, and QS.
i dont know how else, from a fantasy perspective, to solve the problem.
"Did you just grow a mustache?"
"While SPINNING."
I realise I'm in the minority here
but I think QS is fine. It’s a lot better than W/L
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Apr 23, 2010 5:54 AM EDT up reply actions
i'm starting jaime tomorrow on my fantasy team
right now, based on my league’s point system, CBS predicts Jaime score more points than felix hernandez.
/CCDGAFAMFT
"Did you just grow a mustache?"
"While SPINNING."
I'm starting him as well, heh.
I have 4 Cardinal SP on my roster, at the moment…it kind of terrifies me, but hey! They’re why I’m in first place, I guess.
i figure, i'm starting him against the Giants, not against Lincecum
a W would be nice, but i’ll settle for a good pitching performance.
"Did you just grow a mustache?"
"While SPINNING."
They've got to look to sign Smoltz right?
I mean who can they count on to finish out the season in the 5th spot. They can’t trust Hill and I’m not sure they’ll want to put more mileage on arms like Lynn or Ottavino after they’ve already been pitching the entire minor league season.
Think; It's not illegal yet.
If we're literally just wanting someone to start 5 or 6 games,
and I realise it’ll probably be more than that, I would seriously not be aversed to giving Evan MacLane the ball for a short stretch. He’s earned it, and I think he’s done enough to suggest he’d be a little above replacement level in the majors.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Apr 23, 2010 5:55 AM EDT up reply actions
even more reason for me to get one of those things...
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Works beautifully
We’re pretty much just 4G away from making cable companies obsolete.
Not afraid to nitpick
you got to test it?
will be a beautiful thing to be able to watch the games on my 51 inch tv rather than on my 24 inch monitor. was gonna mess with it when i get home tonight.
I went through a few games
It’s not premium HD signal but it is HD, and while it’s not choppy at all, it’s not as smooth as regular TV. Shitload better than watching on my laptop.
Not afraid to nitpick
can't wait for that!
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Random note of news
Mike Leake has 8/12 K/BB in 13.2 innings. Good luck to Mr. Leake tonight.
Not afraid to nitpick
He's just following Dusty's advice
to clog the bases.
More random note of news
Yankees just turned a triple play for the first time since 1968… wow
"The outfield is deep and playing him straight-away, and the infield is the same, except first, second, third, and short are playing him to pull."
-Mike Shannon
i wish Al would make up his mind
first he thinks this is a great move, and now he thinks the cubs should explore trading big z to the southside because both he and ozzie are from venezuela?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I love everyone else who lives in America
by vivaelpujols on Apr 22, 2010 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, if tony wasn't american penny and holliday probably don't sign
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
watching The Outlaw Josey Wales
did not realize this is where asshat came from. “Kid, get in line before I kick you so hard you’ll be wearing your ass for a hat.”
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
its on AMC right now
still 2 hours left to go. Kid just died.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
"I wish we had time to bury them fellers"
“To hell with those fellers. . . Buzzards gotta eat, same as the worms”
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
now Woody Paige is claiming he was high on Halladay when he was eleven.
and it sounds pretty creepy.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Bean crock.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Well than Silva is one of the best pitchers in baseball!
2.70 ERA!
by vivaelpujols on Apr 22, 2010 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I think he's wrong
I don’t think it’s a joke, though
by LandSickness on Apr 22, 2010 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions
he's not joking, imo
but he will, he claims, use some advanced pitching stats to account for soriano’s pony league defense
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
even if the original is a joke
which I don’t think it is, some of the comments clearly are not a joke. The one poster is looking for a year of 2.70 ERA with a 1.00 WHIP.
I wish them well on that search.
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
this has to be a joke:
“I agree. Look at his stats so far this season. He’s one of the Top 3 pitchers in the league. No question he can win the Cy Young. Now that Zambrano is in the bullpen, Silva can get 30 more starts to show that he’s more than capable of sustaining this performance. I’m really starting to like what the Cubs are doing and I’m starting to get excited about this season.”
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Well...
To us, the end of April is still SSS territory.
To them, the end of April is like the All-Star break, because their season usually ends in June.
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
by TBender on Apr 22, 2010 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
That is a beautiful sentiment.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Apr 22, 2010 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions
this cubs fan in a another forum
has a different take on why the zambrano move won’t hurt them:
“…Calm down. This Cubs team is awful. One thing for certain, this temporary move does not make them any worse. No, it doesn’t.”
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
but is he serious?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
by cardball on Apr 22, 2010 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
What do you guys think of this?
http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/blog_article/bryce-harpers-makeup/
I’m personally agnostic about a player’s makeup having any significant effect on team or personal performance, but I know a lot of guys on this board probably feel differently.
without reading the article
and just looking at the link. My initial thought is “Bryce Harper wears makeup???”
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
you linked to it
first paragraph sums it up. Kids a douche, with a capital D.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
Right, he's a douche
He’s also 17. Will he still be a douche in 4 years? Even if he is, will that effect his overall output? Will it effect his teams production?
by vivaelpujols on Apr 22, 2010 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions
no way to tell at all
I think thats the point of the article, or at least some of the contributors points.
Kid will probably have a tough time in the minors though because he’s going to have a huge contract, be playing with guys that have to get real jobs in the offseason, and he has a huge sense of entitlement. He will face a lot of resentment among his teammates if he keeps that attitude.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
In extreme circumstances,
yes character issues are a problem. More so than Milton Bradley, I’d point to someone like Elijah Dukes who is no basically out of a job for being a deadbeat. But I don’t think anyone can properly predict these circumstances — see the productive career of Milton Bradley — so it doesn’t really matter.
Think; It's not illegal yet.
Unless your name is Chuckie Fick?
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Apr 23, 2010 6:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Eh.
While generally speaking, I don’t think it’s something to take in consideration, I do think Bradley can be classified as a destructive enough personality to possibly drag down his team’s performance a little bit. I also think he has more talent than his numbers may indicate, and if he had his head screwed on a little bit better, he’d be a real star.
As for Harper…he’s young, yes. But lashing out at people, taunting opponents, and the ilk can’t make anyone with the first pick and a big check on the line terribly comfortable.
from similar articles i've read
he’s definitely considered arrogant. however, i wonder if this taunting alludes to one particular incident: harper, as can easily be imagined, is himself taunted constantly by opposing dugouts and fans. in one game when it was particularly bad he homered late in the game and gestured to the other dugout rounding third, perhaps said something too. he later apologized for it.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Yeah, I don't pretend to know all the details
regarding Harper, beyond he’s a talented kid who is…still a kid. I’d assume life in the minors would strip him of that sense of entitlement a little bit. Or would hope so, I guess.
i suspect he'll be a bit more humble in the minors
he won’t be shielded as he is now – his manager in juco is an old family friend.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
supposedly he trashed his fancy michigan ave condo
or so the landlord says
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions
He is yet a boy
So still does childish things
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 22, 2010 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Basically what they say
I think makeup has a BIG deal in projecting a prospect going forward, but being a douche is not the same thing as makeup. Barry Bonds is the biggest dick in history, but he was a maniac about hitting. Manny Ramirez is a moron, but he was a maniac about hitting. Hell, Pujols is reportedly surly with a lot of people, but he’s a maniac about hitting. Michael Jordan was a pathological nutjob, but god damn if he didn’t find a way to improve every aspect of his game.
Makeup to me comes down basically to the intangibles of work ethic and mental toughness. The difference between Molina in 2010 and a generic no-hit catcher (Molina 2006) is makeup. The difference between Andruw Jones the HOFer from 2005 and Andruw Jones falling off a cliff is Jones getting lazy and fat, that’s makeup.
Now it’s a lot easier to say these things retrospectively than project forward how a guy’s mindset will affect his playing abilities, but there’s no question in my mind that two different players with identical physical talents can have very different careers due to the mental side.
As for Harper, he’s 17. Who cares if he’s a douche, the guy is the most media-attentioned 16 year old baseball player this side of Bob Feller and is de-stroying CC players 2 years older than him. At the very least you can’t dock him in the mental toughness category. 17 bombs, 142 ABs…..pay that man his money.
Not afraid to nitpick
by joker24 on Apr 22, 2010 6:16 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Good answer
I agree with the most of that.
by vivaelpujols on Apr 22, 2010 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions
The question is:
Does he have healthy attributions for his success?
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
let's ask Roethlisberger
Or John Rocker. How about Lawrence Phillips? Ricky Williams? Mark Wohlers? Rick Ankiel, for that matter?
Context matters….players aren’t coin flips. Just cause it’s not quantifiable doesn’t mean it isn’t real.
I don’t think this POV invalidates, undermines, or precludes a deep understanding of statistics. If the guy can play, let him play. But he’s still part of an organization made up of humans. Such organizations will always have some level of internal discord, but if it gets out of hand, it’s obviously capable of degrading the performance of the group as a whole. I don’t think this phenomenon is unique to sports. Internal squabbling and personality conflics have destroyed any number of businesses, bands, governments, whatever.
Put another way, I’ve never been in any situation where the attitudes and dispositions of the people around me were just invisible, a total non-factor.
Anybody remember when Monica Seles tried to stop grunting?
...humans?!
i feel betrayed
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
i believe it may have cost seles a french open
graf got in her head by calling her out in the press, intimating that it was a tactic to keep the opponent from clearly hearing the ball off the racket.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Nobody ever said Steffi was dumb that I know of.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
true
i was there, and it was typically analyzed in the french press – camus and sartre would have been proud
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
dingdangolegallicclaycourts
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Apr 23, 2010 12:50 AM EDT up reply actions
seles should have dominated her on clay
but for that grunting thingamajiggy
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
We got somethin in this here territory called a missourah boat ride
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
In case someone cares
I do. Both my friends money league and my serious money keeper league. Drafted him three years ago in that one.
me, and IDGAFINOCAMFT
traded for him last week. gave up zambrano. ahhh, sweet, sweet, victory.
"Did you just grow a mustache?"
"While SPINNING."
by IHeartBoog on Apr 22, 2010 6:06 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
started him last week: frowns all around
didn’t start him this week: frowns all around
"...and pujols has given st louis the lead"
The Best Defensive Play I Have Seen in Person
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what did we learn from this?
when tgreenfield starts colby, colby doesn’t hit. We’ll appreciate you making that sacrifice all year for the greater good of our REAL team.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
You're like uncle.
And I would have had him in the whole time.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
facing cain lincecum haren and zito this week?
no thanks, and of course i’ve been 100% validated! but yeah, i realized the error of my ways. and i shall keep him out of the lineup to aid and assist the team i truly care about.
"...and pujols has given st louis the lead"
The Best Defensive Play I Have Seen in Person
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I mean my uncle really.
He wouldn’t trade him to me.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
me
one of ’em anyway
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I may have discovered capitol of Albertofstan
while on vacation in Mexico.
I got lucky and found that the Cards game Sunday night was in English and not dubbed, though all the scrollers and cutaways were dubbed (you’d suddenly lose Joe Morgan and there’d be some Rays highlight in silence).
I was trying to figure out the scroller, since you have to figure out the substitutions for IP and BB, etc. Then I noticed that the hitters are MUCH better in Mexico. Albert went 4-2 or something like that. Everything COULD be reversed, but I prefer to think that he got 4 hits in 2 plate appearances.
Anyways.
Laters, people. There’s baseball to be played tonight!
This just in
I really like watching Ubaldo pitch.
"...and pujols has given st louis the lead"
The Best Defensive Play I Have Seen in Person
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He's up to 16.1 scoreless innings
only 42.2 left to catch Orel.
"I actually used about nine pitches--two different fastballs, two sliders, a curve, a changeup, knockdown, brushback, and hit-batsman" - Bob Gibson
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Apr 22, 2010 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
that kicking the pirates took today:
First time a team has conceded 20+ runs AND been shut out in 35 years. Last time, it was the pirates who did it to the cubs.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
did they have any position players pitch?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
nope
in fact, dotel pitched the ninth.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
they can't even do that right?!
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
and gave up like 4 more runs
props to the brewers for playing a hard nine
"Did you just grow a mustache?"
"While SPINNING."
before that series the brewers had allowed at least four runs in every game they played this year
for an average of, iirc, about 6.5 per game.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Apologies for being so pedantic
but I absolutely go nuts when my kids say “on accident”. Things happen by accident, or accidently, but not on accident. Yes, I know, if things happen on purpose, they should happen on accident, too, but they just don’t.
"I actually used about nine pitches--two different fastballs, two sliders, a curve, a changeup, knockdown, brushback, and hit-batsman" - Bob Gibson
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Apr 22, 2010 6:19 PM EDT reply actions
It is not good for you to go nuts.
This kind of mistake shows that they are understanding grammar rules and are experimenting with them. Instead respond by repeating what they said using the proper sentence structure.
/Education Majored
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
his kids are 30's
/kidding, but maybe?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I'm in my 50's
but my kids are still young, 13 and 9. And I don’t go “nuts” nuts, as in, say, apesh*t. I say, in a less than totally-controlled way, "Arrggghh! Not “on accident”, “by accident”!
"I actually used about nine pitches--two different fastballs, two sliders, a curve, a changeup, knockdown, brushback, and hit-batsman" - Bob Gibson
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Apr 22, 2010 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions
As I said before
you’re a teacher-to-be, whether you think so or not.
"I actually used about nine pitches--two different fastballs, two sliders, a curve, a changeup, knockdown, brushback, and hit-batsman" - Bob Gibson
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Apr 22, 2010 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions
my two least favorite verbal tics
“having said that”
“my argument is that…”
"...and pujols has given st louis the lead"
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/worthlesspoliscimajored
/godillprobablyhategradschool
"...and pujols has given st louis the lead"
The Best Defensive Play I Have Seen in Person
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My Nazi English teacher cured me of those.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
Nazi's are bad people
Like Milton Bradley.
by vivaelpujols on Apr 22, 2010 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Meanwhile the Nazis are appalled that you would compare Milton Bradley to them.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
by ClemsonGirl on Apr 22, 2010 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
not
the nazi grammar cat
nazi grammar cat is good – teaches you correct grammar
although its methods are a little questionable
but their grammarian cousins are quite efficient.
"...and pujols has given st louis the lead"
The Best Defensive Play I Have Seen in Person
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Well, if we're busting out pet peeves, these two are directed at no one in-particular:
- They’re the Cardinals. You aren’t a Cardinal fan. You’re a Cardinals fan.
- It’s ‘all of a sudden,’ not ‘all of the sudden.’ And if you can’t keep this straight, you should probably just use ‘suddenly’ instead.
- It’s ‘et cetera,’ not ‘eggs cetera’ or ‘ex cetera.’
- In that same vein, it’s ‘espresso,’ not ‘expresso.’ I can’t believe how many still make this mistake.
I’m shocked I can’t come up with more than these.
You can read it in any tone you like.
I assumed the last two were directed at someone in particular.
I also assumed that person was General George Marshall.
by Mister Eff on Apr 22, 2010 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
"let me come in again. amongst our weaponry are such elements as fear, surprise, and shiny red uniforms."
"We were men - flesh and blood - and we played baseball in the sunshine. We hit doubles off the wall, slid hard into second base. We had fights, and we made love. We sang songs and prayed on Sundays. . . . We felt pain. And we felt joy. There was a lot wrong with the world. But we weren't sad, man. We had the times of our lives." Buck O'Neil, from "The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America."
by tom s. on Apr 22, 2010 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Nobody expects the spantsish inquisition!
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
by TBender on Apr 22, 2010 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
comfy chairs.
Four!
Four elements of surprise weaponry.
Put her in the comfy chair.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
I've posted others before
I can’t stand when someone writes ‘then’ when they obviously mean ‘than’ (this is one of the most common mistakes, especially in newspapers). But everyone makes the ‘their’, ‘there’ and ’they’re’ mistake, as well as ‘your’ and ’you’re’, so I tend to let those go….sort of. I blame my mother for being this way.
"I actually used about nine pitches--two different fastballs, two sliders, a curve, a changeup, knockdown, brushback, and hit-batsman" - Bob Gibson
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Apr 22, 2010 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions
The common ones are what bother me.
Because it bothers me that so many people seem to not get it. Or are too lazy to type you’re instead of your.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
I make the their/there/they're and your/you're mistake every once in awhile.
I find that hastily posting to a blog brings on that type of thing.
You can read it in any tone you like.
Yeah.
If it’s like once it’s fine. I get annoyed at people who do it all the time.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
I always say at.
I have never heard anyone say that’s wrong.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
Something tells me you're about to hear it
by LandSickness on Apr 22, 2010 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually now that I think about it.
I usually say “annoys/annoy me.” I can’t think of when I say it the other way around.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
i found i typed "no" instead of "know" last night
and i definitely no better.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
My misuse of
your/you’re, their.there/their is my largest pet peeve. And it pisses me off when I find myself doing it. The chances increase exponentially with alcohol consumption.
If SBN offered an edit button, I would use it solely to correct my drunk ass grammar the next morning.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
i'm confused
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
i'm not sure if he's saying what annoys him first
or intending to show the proper form first?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
for all intensive purposes....
by Willie McGee's Twin on Apr 22, 2010 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
this is probably mine, also
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
haha
used to think that is what it was as a kid
also, straightened arrow
by LandSickness on Apr 22, 2010 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions
never heard that arrow one
people actually write that?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
No
That’s what I heard as a kid. It’s not something I ever had to write in a paper until I found out it was actually straight and narrow.
by LandSickness on Apr 22, 2010 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought this all through high school.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
i hate "i should of"
it’s “i should have!”
/anonymously sends comment to boyfriend
"Did you just grow a mustache?"
"While SPINNING."
that sounds like a lisp
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I don't know why so many contractors say it, but they do.
Josh said it one day and I killed him.
You can read it in any tone you like.
I don't know why so many contractors say it, but they do.
Josh said it one day and I killed him.
You can read it in any tone you like.
why does sbn make you double-speak?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I don't know!
Hopefully it’s fixed now.
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
by TBender on Apr 22, 2010 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
how about "kinda sorta"
aaaaah, my ears are bleeding
also, “y’all”
a million times yes on the “expresso” crap. want to punch people in the face every time
Bite your tongue re: y'all
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 23, 2010 1:34 AM EDT up reply actions
y'all is legit IMHO
English has no other second person plural pronoun. It’s useful.
Ain’t is the same way, as far as I’m concerned.
Here in S. Colo.
many a waitress says "So, what’ll youse (pronounced like “what is the correct use of the word…”, instead of “I use Rogaine”) guys have?"
"I actually used about nine pitches--two different fastballs, two sliders, a curve, a changeup, knockdown, brushback, and hit-batsman" - Bob Gibson
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Apr 23, 2010 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Ehhhhhhhhhh
I don’t like ain’t
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 23, 2010 1:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Had a Latin professor encourage us to use y'all
to keep singular and plural straight in translations.
Since that point, I’ve been happy with my hickness.
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
hey me too!
it must be a Latin professor thing.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Apr 23, 2010 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions
same here
although I’d say I use it much more often in type than in actual spoken words.
"I told you, I don't like to be manhandled!"
Y'all is about 5 thousand times easier than you guys.
And you try living in the south and saying you guys and sticking out like a sore thumb as the one Yankee in the place.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
No apology needed...I hate it when Americans don't put their periods inside their quotation marks.
by Willie McGee's Twin on Apr 22, 2010 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I actually can't think of any at the moment
but I’m lucky enough to be in the English department at a good school, so I don’t see many silly errors anymore.
by LandSickness on Apr 22, 2010 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions
My current pet grammar peeve:
“We scored less runs than they did”.
No, we scored fewer runs than they did. We had less offense, perhaps. But we certainly didn’t score “less” runs because, last I checked, they keep the score.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Apr 23, 2010 6:10 AM EDT up reply actions
"Dyin aint much of a livin boy"
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
I counter with
what I think of whenever I hear phish.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
i am pretty sure that football players waiting to be drafted on the first day can afford slipcovers for their godawful ugly couches.
I don’t even know why that bothers me. too much HGTV, perhaps.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
ok. this is just cute. unless you're azru.
dgoold My 3 year old insists #Rams should go for a “defunsive taggle” named “M Dammikin Sue”. The next Mel Kiper. 8 minutes ago via Tweetie
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
wha what happened to Ottavino?
piccolo man where are you…
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
what's up guys
sorry i haven’t been around lately – it sucks when the games are on at 10 pm. i see that i got referenced quite a few times last night. i’m not sure whether to be proud of it or not, but i got a kick out of ’em. you guys suck rock
Best moment I've ever seen at a Cards game in person
Felipe Lopez for closer!
be proud zoomzomm. be proud.......
the snakes thought they had a greater jinx than we, but the power of f’n zoomzoom brought home the win.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
All that draft talk...
How am I the first to mention that the Rams took Bradford?
You can read it in any tone you like.
because Chris Carpenter?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
i saw a behind-the-scenes thing with this
and the background music is just some guy’s playlist. he has to weed out the dirty songs.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
it takes them till the 3rd pick to do the "picked" sound effect.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
HAHAHA technical difficulties.
so much for ready for primetime.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I was keeping the handegg off the baseball blog.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
No one really cares
Rams should’ve taken Suh if they were smart. Bradford’s injury prone plus Suh is a beast. Rams are making a mistake.
Best moment I've ever seen at a Cards game in person
Felipe Lopez for closer!
I don't think passing judgement so quickly is appropriate
A QB is, undeniably, more worth #1 money than a DT is, and that’s why the pick is perfectly justifiable, even if you think Suh’s a better player
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
don't know if he's injury prone
it’s not like he’s always getting injured from just running or throwing – he was slammed in a way that could injure any qb’s shoulder
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
when they let go of Bulger
it was pretty obvious they were going to end up with a QB one way or the other
ESPN Classic replayed Game 6 of the 2003 NLCS earlier today
and it was still just as entertaining and hilarious today as it was 7 years ago!
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Apr 22, 2010 7:43 PM EDT reply actions
Suh moving from Lincoln, NE to Detroit...
which one is worse?
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Apr 22, 2010 7:45 PM EDT reply actions
By far.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
Lincoln was a cool city the 2 days I was there
Of course there’s basically a black hole of nothingness for miles and miles and miles around it, but it’s cool itself.
Not afraid to nitpick
Dear ESPN: Stop showing the players on the phone before they're drafted
It kinda ruins the the whole “drama” thing you guys are going for
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Seriously.
I think we’re smarter than they think.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
they're just tailoring it to their own level
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Haha yeah, seriously
…Mostly Oklahoma though
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Totally OT but for anyone forced to watch the games over the internet, I have good news!
Just finished installing MLB.TV on my ps3. I had been using a program called Play On to network the MLB.TV feed through my computer, to my ps3, then to my tv. Wow! What a difference. This is the best picture I’ve gotten for a game over the internet in the entire 3 years I’ve been using MLB.TV. Instead of routing the game through the computer, it comes in from the internet straight to the ps3. It’s almost HD quality and is not jumping or buffering at all. I’ve checked out all the live games and each one is coming in as though it were coming through my cable. I have Uverse from AT&T and love everything about it but the lack of the Extra Innings package. Stuck with it because I’m also an employee but I was getting close to switching back to Direct TV because I couldn’t find a way to get tv quality from the internet. Not anymore. Son and MLB just announced this new feature of the ps3 today and in doing so, they have made me extremely happy! Hope this helps anyone here who might have a similar experience with MLB.TV
The purpose of the exercise is to win the World Series
by Walking Underwear on Apr 22, 2010 8:00 PM EDT reply actions
You... don't want streaming through the Wii
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
why not?
i have netflix on wii and it works great.
"Did you just grow a mustache?"
"While SPINNING."
Excuse me
you have netflix on the wii? Tell me how to do that, plz!
"I actually used about nine pitches--two different fastballs, two sliders, a curve, a changeup, knockdown, brushback, and hit-batsman" - Bob Gibson
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Apr 22, 2010 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions
it's easy if you already have a subscription
go to your online account and there will be a link on the main page. they send you the streaming disc for free.
"Did you just grow a mustache?"
"While SPINNING."
So it requires a disk to put into the Wii?
That makes sense.
"I actually used about nine pitches--two different fastballs, two sliders, a curve, a changeup, knockdown, brushback, and hit-batsman" - Bob Gibson
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Apr 22, 2010 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah its awesome if nothing else than for all the TV you can get
dexter, weeds, whatnot
"Did you just grow a mustache?"
"While SPINNING."
You could always buy a ps3
I believe D-link is coming out with a set top box for the internet too called the boxee.
The purpose of the exercise is to win the World Series
by Walking Underwear on Apr 22, 2010 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions
if i could have bought a ps3 then i certainly would have just bought extra innings
"Did you just grow a mustache?"
"While SPINNING."
Michael Ian Black tweet
Since the NFL draft is so popular, maybe re-institute the armed forces draft and show it on NBC. I’d watch.
…I agree
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
they'd definitely get the coveted male 18-34 audience
by DanUpBaby on Apr 22, 2010 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions 8 recs
rec from the
it’s good to be 35, for a change, if there is ever a draft, bracket.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Apr 23, 2010 1:18 AM EDT up reply actions
I gotta say, this is one of the best communities I've ever found online
and it is the absolute worst for answers.
Funny, though. I’ll look it up, instead.
by LandSickness on Apr 23, 2010 1:19 AM EDT up reply actions
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Apr 23, 2010 1:24 AM EDT up reply actions
BTW- I was 20 during the first Gulf War
and I was scared shitless that there would be a draft. I can understand the concern of anyone around that age now.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Apr 23, 2010 1:31 AM EDT up reply actions
without getting into the political zone
the odds of a draft anytime soon are vanishingly slim. I’d worry more about being run over by a bus.
Yeah, there won't be one any time soon
but back then, during the run-up to the war, things were less certain.
Anyway, sorry for being flip earlier. That song always jumps out at me when the subject of draft age comes up.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Apr 23, 2010 1:35 AM EDT up reply actions
No, I really like that
The jokes and cleverness are certainly what attracted to me to VEB in the first place. Sometimes I just think that a real query isn’t viewed as such (which is fine in its own right, this isn’t a “answer some questions about the draft forum”).
by LandSickness on Apr 23, 2010 1:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Yep, 21 now
not so much worried as curious.
I think if it happened, I would fight. I am a pacifist, but god damn if I don’t love this f’ing country
by LandSickness on Apr 23, 2010 1:32 AM EDT up reply actions
I think I like "actually, yep".
Although maybe that would be a better second line in our version of the song:
“UNITED KINGDOM!”
“Yes indeed.”
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Apr 23, 2010 6:25 AM EDT up reply actions
ENGLAND!
Quite
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 23, 2010 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oh I like that!
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Apr 23, 2010 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey Nineteen
that’s Aretha Franklin. She don’t remember the Queen of Soul.
"I actually used about nine pitches--two different fastballs, two sliders, a curve, a changeup, knockdown, brushback, and hit-batsman" - Bob Gibson
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Apr 23, 2010 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions
the NFL Draft has been ruined
I used to like watching the first round on Saturday. Now they’re just butchering the thing.
Best moment I've ever seen at a Cards game in person
Felipe Lopez for closer!
not caring
especially since the rams drafted bradford instead of suh… idiots.
Best moment I've ever seen at a Cards game in person
Felipe Lopez for closer!
If they magically had Haynesworth tomorrow no one would really care and they are still a 3-13 team
If they magically find Philip Rivers tomorrow, they’re a borderline interesting team. Paying a D-tackle 45M or whatever just doesn’t make sense if you have AJ Feeley at the top of the depth chart at QB.
Not afraid to nitpick
by joker24 on Apr 22, 2010 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I completely agree
Suh might very well be the best player available, but the impact of a quarterback is much, much greater
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
True...
But a QB needs a supporting cast. The Rams really have no talent on either side of the ball, except Jackson who is often injured. Who is he going to throw to? Who is going to him him from getting sacked 10 times a game? Who is going to stop the other teams offense from scoring at will?
Bradford is a PR move at best…
bradford's a desperation attempt
at best.
Best moment I've ever seen at a Cards game in person
Felipe Lopez for closer!
Our offense actually lagged behind the defense in almost all the advanced statistics
And our offensive line is actually our strength. Smith, Bell, Brown, Greco, Barron isn’t a bad line at all.
Like I’ve said this whole time, Spags can make a lower-round DT into a great player, as he’s proven at many stops.
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
but when will they have a chance to get the best qb available again?
even if it’s next year, that’s just delaying the inevitable, because they are never going to start winning without a qb.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Vermeil had a three year contract
they were terrible the first two years. Just sayin…..they really are trying to build a team from scratch. They have to start somewhere, and a QB’s a good place to start.
I dunno if Bradford is the guy but they need help everywhere.
bradford's got an injury history
which doesn’t boast well for the rams. after all, they say defense wins championships – just look at the ravens.
Best moment I've ever seen at a Cards game in person
Felipe Lopez for closer!
Look at the Patriots and the Colts?
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
even the teams with good d's also had a top qb
other than the ravens.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
And they had a great runningback and a QB that didn't turn it over
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
reading further i must confess i forgot about tampa
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
My very limited knowledge of handegg tells me that you need a quarterback
before you can even think of winning championship.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
you don't need a Manning or a Brady
but the guy’s got to do at least one thing well, even if it’s just hand the ball off to some stud RB.
Yeah.
And I don’t think they had that before. I have no idea if they do now but he has to be better than what they had.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
Bulger used to be pretty good
but Martz’ fondness for 5 WR/minimum protection stuff meant Bulger took a lot of hits, and a lot of concussions.
Well they let him go.
And I think rightfully so.
I meant what they had at the time of the draft.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
A good defense will go a long way to helping you win...
but what did the Rams average per game last year? 10 points? No team is winning with an offense that bad.
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Apr 22, 2010 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Not very often
Star QBs win SBs. Since ‘95, we have Steve Young, Aikman, Elway (2x), Warner, (Dilfer?), Brady (3x), (Bucs defense), Roethlisberger (2x), Manning #1, Manning #2, and Brees. We’re talking 13/15 being won by star-caliber QBs.
Not afraid to nitpick
considering the discussion today
that is inexcusable! (i’d never heard that one before though, so i sort of enjoyed it)
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
But in the same vane...
We Rams all of the sudden got a lot better, tougher, egg cetera…
Now back to my expresso…
Franklin !#@$!&*%#
Anyone else think that Pete Carroll will fail miserably (again) in the NFL?
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Apr 22, 2010 8:13 PM EDT reply actions
did he really?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Yeah, he did. 2 games above .500, I believe
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Well yeah but as Simmons recently pointed out
But they got to a Superbowl, he got hired for two years, he got fired, and they win a SB 2 years later.
Not afraid to nitpick
surprises me
my memory is of big failure.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
that little dog is freaked out.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
i'm weirdly enjoying deion sanders...
interviewing the draftees. feels like we’re getting a more genuine side of them; or at least the questions are more interesting than your generic broadcaster.
anyone else
have a huge gap between the comments and the right margin??
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
i noticed that in one post
but not others. it was weird.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
ClemsonGirl
I didn’t see the night he hosted but I caught this Bieber clip and actually thought it was funny.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36477138/ns/entertainment-music/
Think; It's not illegal yet.
So hot
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 22, 2010 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
anyone who doesn't should be deported.
i said it.
"We were men - flesh and blood - and we played baseball in the sunshine. We hit doubles off the wall, slid hard into second base. We had fights, and we made love. We sang songs and prayed on Sundays. . . . We felt pain. And we felt joy. There was a lot wrong with the world. But we weren't sad, man. We had the times of our lives." Buck O'Neil, from "The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America."
by tom s. on Apr 22, 2010 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Tina Fey - the anti-Fick?
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Apr 23, 2010 6:28 AM EDT up reply actions
My ears are bleeding.
Sadly he really sings like that and people are obsessed with him for it.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
so keith law has created a "gratuitous unicorn" hashtag on twitter
"Did you just grow a mustache?"
"While SPINNING."
I need someone, or actually multiple people
To help me track the catcher’s glove location in Adam Wainwright’s starts this year.
If like 10 people can offer to help me out then it wouldn’t be hard at all for anyone involved.
by vivaelpujols on Apr 22, 2010 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions
what does this involve,
and can it be done intoxicated?
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
You need to split the strike zone up into 9 equal grids
And mark which grid the catcher glove is in. Or if it’s outside of the strike zone, make note of that.
by vivaelpujols on Apr 23, 2010 1:14 AM EDT up reply actions
so like ...
masking tape on the tv, or wtf?
/email me I will do what I can.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Witherspoon goes to ATL
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
He already had a Falcons hat waiting
I don’t know if he knew ahead of time the Falcons were taking him, or if he bought a hat for each of the 32 teams.
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 22, 2010 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
maybe it was UPS'd
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
wow
Tebow ahead of Claussen. You gotta be kidding me!?!?!
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
Jimmy Clausen FAIL
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 22, 2010 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Denver Broncos FAIL
they just traded for Brady Quinn earlier in the offseason
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
But they just drafted a fantastic tight end!
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 22, 2010 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
blunder
this doesn’t boat well for Denver fans. McBelichek and Tebow are going to sink like a rock.
Franklin !#@$!&*%#
All this time
I thought your screen name was “guayzami”. It’s bode, not boat.
"I actually used about nine pitches--two different fastballs, two sliders, a curve, a changeup, knockdown, brushback, and hit-batsman" - Bob Gibson
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Apr 22, 2010 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
they were saying something
about using him in a wildcat formation. They gave up a pick in each of the next 3 rounds to move up, what, 3 spots?
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
...for a wildcat QB
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 22, 2010 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Marshall and now Thomas
Would have been a stout pairing.
Now Thomas has been Calvin Johnson’ed.
/GTfan
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
who was the franchise qb?
cutler? yikes.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Cutler may have had some issues but
he had a lot of upside too, Peyton Manning threw 28 picks as a rookie and 23 4 years I don’t need to point out Farve’s issues in that area. As a lifelong fan I am willing to suspend belief and give McD a shot, but he is tying his own noose by trading Cutler/Marshall if it doesn’t work
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
Cutler is going to be fine.
Chicago was probably the worst place for him to land last year, but he’ll be fine.
The guy is not very likeable
but that doesn’t change the fact that there are maybe 4-5 QBs in the game who can make the throws he does, and he doesn’t rape people in bathrooms as far as I know
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
I am not a big handegg fan
but the Bears tend to be the team I like the most.
I DON'T GIVE A FUCK!
by mattyfrommo on Apr 22, 2010 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
they have the most important part in place
from there it is filling in the gaps
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
I couldn't care less about the Bears
but for some reason I like Soldier Field, before the renovations.
"I actually used about nine pitches--two different fastballs, two sliders, a curve, a changeup, knockdown, brushback, and hit-batsman" - Bob Gibson
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Apr 22, 2010 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't know anything about the new or old stadium
Why did renovations make it not a beautiful stadium anymore?
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 23, 2010 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
it's like a frankenfield.
i’ve seen that thing from afar, and up close, and just… just no.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Apr 23, 2010 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
they basically landed a ufo on top of it
it’s the kind of renovation where they gut a building and use part of its exterior.
I actually don’t think it looks that bad, but how you liked it before has no bearing on how you’d like it now—it’s that different.
I remember
the first time I went to Chicago and drove by it.
I thought it was an enormous spaceship (I didn’t think it was an enormous spaceship)
by LandSickness on Apr 23, 2010 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions
I remember the first time I went to Champaign and saw Assembly Hall
and though “that looks like a giant UFO.”!And it was cool.
And I remember the first time I saw Soldier field in, I want to say late summer of 2002, and though “well, they really destroyed Soldier Field, didn’t they?”
And it sucked.
they got a good haul didn't they for cutler?
chicago fans i believe would like to undo that trade, saying this after having spent the season there watching him. it’s not just the int’s, it’s when he throws them. damn, he’s breaking all records in the red zone. to me he is the kyle farnsworth of qb’s.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
the red-zone stuff i think has precedent in denver
he’s got a big arm – so did george.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
They traded back twice
then moved up. I think that’s how it went down. Its been difficult to follow all of the trades.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
but he's a fucking winnar!
I DON'T GIVE A FUCK!
by mattyfrommo on Apr 22, 2010 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
So was Charlie Ward
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
what does Knicks basketball have to do with the draft?
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
some talent on that team
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I love this pick
quite possibly the worst pick in the history of the NFL Draft, all things considered
I DON'T GIVE A FUCK!
by mattyfrommo on Apr 22, 2010 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Honestly, as bad as that was,
Bryant falling to 24 is just as ridiculous to me. Dallas really freaking got lucky.
this has been a crazy draft
thank goodness it was on a non-Cardinals baseball night, or I would have missed a lot of laughs
I DON'T GIVE A FUCK!
by mattyfrommo on Apr 22, 2010 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
roy williams disagrees
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
The Rams could've had...
Claussen AND Suh.
Bust potential on Bradford: 40%
Bust potential on Claussen 60%
Value of Suh – value of the 32nd overall > 20% reduction in bust potential.
Franklin !#@$!&*%#
I'm for this...
I think the quantity strategy is under-used in the draft. If you need a quarterback, draft three and see who sticks.
I was a big fan of Linehan drafting Byrd and kopplehicky or whatever that other guy from Colorado was named… He had to have a tight end, so he doubled his odds.
Franklin !#@$!&*%#
i like the mac guy more than claussen
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
what about upsides of those qb's?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
maybe the lambs
can pick Claussen and Bradford to hedge their bet on getting a franchise QB
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
I don't think anyone expected Tebow to go before Claussen.
And in the first round, no less.
You can read it in any tone you like.
i thought jacksonville would take tebow
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
nobody knows who he is!
No wonder they’re not drafting this kid! Anonymous people on the internet can’t even spell his name right!
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
Erect pickles are yummy!
Franklin !#@$!&*%#
by guayzimi on Apr 22, 2010 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
would make sense to me
but I saw a report somewhere before the draft saying that Minny will NOT take a QB in the first round. Surely they would make an exception for Claussen.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
and they trade back with Detroit
and the Lions pick Jahvid Best. . . poor Jimmy
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
Ok...is only the first round tonight?
Too tired and drunk to look it up.
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
And the 3-7 over the weekend?
f’in NFL
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
I think 2 & 3
are tomorrow, the rest on Sat.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
ESPN's production staff is having some major FAIL right now
Boomer almost lost his shit a little while ago
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
ESPN.com Draftcast
NO on the clock, with the Baltimore logo…
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
APu reminded me of Galarraga w/ his D last night
I doubt APu can do the splits, though.
born Dodger blue, now dyed Cardinals red
aaron boone says the brewers have the best offense in the division
while sitting next to eduardo
(I keep saying Aawon Boomng like the peanut butter commercial)
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
If Prince Fielder gets going, they're damn good.
He’s slugging only .283 right now. OUCH.
You can read it in any tone you like.
Lesson:
Eat your meat
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 22, 2010 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Enough with this...
dude hit many a dinger on tofu power… Plus he’s looking a bit trimmer these days.
Franklin !#@$!&*%#
eh
there are essential nutrients in meat that you simply cannot get from tofu. Not saying that’s what’s wrong with Prince’s power this year. Just saying completely eliminating meat from your diet, whether you think it is right or not, is not healthy. Like everything, it should be enjoyed in moderation.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
We're talking dingers...
not long-term health. Prince is headed for coronary disease by 55 anyway.
Franklin !#@$!&*%#
I read your post as
you were defending Prince’s diet. Is that not the case?
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
Just saying...
going veggie isn’t likely to affect power the first or second year he tries it.
Franklin !#@$!&*%#
I don't think it will either, but
I’m not going to say anything to condone that diet.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
As much road food...
as he eats, he’s getting all kinds of meat particles, even if he does order the veggie fried rice, extetera…
Franklin !#@$!&*%#
Honestly, it may not affect it at all.
He’s not vegan. I’m sure he eats a ton of eggs (like Julio Franco) and dairy and protein shakes.
You can read it in any tone you like.
AND FRENCH FRIES
FRENCH FRIES ARE POTATOES WHICH ARE VEGETABLES ARE THEY NOT?
/Prince Smash
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 23, 2010 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions
heh
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
by RiverRat on Apr 23, 2010 1:17 AM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
prince has put panda on notice
i get that cake!!! (no meat in cake)
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
my 3 night a week prime rib habit
and corresponding low cholesterol level disagree with you.
/I am a red meat freak.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
i'm going with spants on this
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
When my dad last had his checked
at the age of 50, the nurse came back and told him that he must eat a lot of fish, and hardly no red meat, and that he probably didn’t drink because he had some of the lowest numbers that she’d ever seen. I’m the same way. And,
no,
no’
fuck no.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
My bad number
is lower than what most peoples good number is, and I can’t get my good number high enough.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
My overall is a touch too high.
But my good-to-bad ratio is amazing.
Sneak ground flaxseed into your scrambled eggs, mashed potatoes, cereal, oatmeal, or smoothies. Should help.
You can read it in any tone you like.
i seem to be able to do anything
thank god for genes. i’d eat 2 pints of hg vanilla swiss almond a nite just to try to get a body fat percentage where i didn’t always cramp playing b-ball – took a few years to go from 4 to 8 without giving up the insane workouts – that’s metabolism.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I cut dew out two
weeks ago.My pants don’t
fit. Girl fiend hates me.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
it was a slow crawl to make weight
then it seemed if i looked at a barbell, i grew a muscle. like someone said above, genetics. i did put in hard work, but then genetics.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I'm the same way
and I still had a heart attack at 45.
"I actually used about nine pitches--two different fastballs, two sliders, a curve, a changeup, knockdown, brushback, and hit-batsman" - Bob Gibson
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Apr 23, 2010 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Not to say it won't happen,
but it (heart disease) doesn’t run in my family. The only heart attack that I know of, was my great grandpa at the age of 94.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
My dad, on the other hand,
was a professional triathlete and swimmer, and has always scored badly on those tests. I’m a part-time vegetarian, healthy eater and runner myself, and I score in the 200s for cholesterol at age 24.
I'm one of those "I don't care how you killed the cow; just serve me a great steak" guys. If the results are logical and easy to understand, I'm pouring some A1 sauce on that formula and eating it. UZR qualifies. -Bill Simmons
first thing we do, let's kill all the geneticists!
/misplaced rage
"We were men - flesh and blood - and we played baseball in the sunshine. We hit doubles off the wall, slid hard into second base. We had fights, and we made love. We sang songs and prayed on Sundays. . . . We felt pain. And we felt joy. There was a lot wrong with the world. But we weren't sad, man. We had the times of our lives." Buck O'Neil, from "The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America."
by tom s. on Apr 23, 2010 4:34 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
hey, hey
what’d we do???
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Apr 23, 2010 6:49 AM EDT up reply actions
he started slow last year if i recall
either way, he was my first round pick for my nobody cares about my fantasy team so he needs to get it in gear
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
by prophetjohn on Apr 22, 2010 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I think we're better, marginally
but they’re definitely in the top 2.
Replacing Cameron and Hardy with Gomez and Escobar has hurt them a little bit, I’d say, and Pujols + Holliday > Fielder + Braun. Also, Molina seems to be doing a lot more with the bat than Zaun, and our bench has quite a lot more pop.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Apr 23, 2010 6:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Anyone have MiLB TV?
I’m trying to use it for the first time, but I’m getting “We are experiencing technical difficulty which should be resolved shortly….”. I suspect that it doesn’t like my Linux setup, but if someone could let me know if it’s working for them I’d appreciate it.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Apr 22, 2010 10:26 PM EDT reply actions
i just put on the detroit game
only game going, and no problems.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
MinorLB TV?
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Apr 22, 2010 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I was able to get video via the milbviewer software, so it must be my setup.
Oh, well. At least I have a way to view it.
Thanks for checking, cardball.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Apr 22, 2010 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually, this is pretty cool
Right now I’ve got the Asheville Tourists @ Lexington Legends going into the 15th. It looks like a raw video feed from the booth with the radio audio.
Oh, wait there are a couple of cameras at least. Wow, the CF cam must be at ground level.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Apr 22, 2010 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
if you ever want to watch college
just go to atdhe.net and see what they are offering that day – it’s often humorous, and you can see some of these draft prospects the baron writes about.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
STOP IT ALREADY
ESPN Sunday Night Ad: Heyward invades the Big Apple
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
If I recall correctly
the Mets were FESPN Sunday and Monday nights this past week, and are also on Sunday and Monday nights this coming week…so, no more Yanks, but they still need to put a shitty NY team on national TV every chance they get?
"I actually used about nine pitches--two different fastballs, two sliders, a curve, a changeup, knockdown, brushback, and hit-batsman" - Bob Gibson
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Apr 22, 2010 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
were "on"
/preview fail
"I actually used about nine pitches--two different fastballs, two sliders, a curve, a changeup, knockdown, brushback, and hit-batsman" - Bob Gibson
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Apr 22, 2010 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
what happened to the tipping pitches skit?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Apr 22, 2010 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I was just contemplating doing that
but I couldn’t decide if it would make me seem like a pretentious a-hole
I DON'T GIVE A FUCK!
by mattyfrommo on Apr 22, 2010 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don't give a fuck!
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
this is my favorite meme of all time
…OF ALL TIME!
"Did you just grow a mustache?"
"While SPINNING."
by IHeartBoog on Apr 22, 2010 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm rather fond of it also
thank you, Carp!
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
IHeartBoog Imma let you finish
but the unicorn meme is the best meme of all time. OF ALL TIME!
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
by ClemsonGirl on Apr 22, 2010 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
WRONG
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 22, 2010 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
No, sorry
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
I know.
I actually really like this meme.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
by ClemsonGirl on Apr 22, 2010 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
blood of carp
he doesn’t give a fuck
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
"this meme" being the unicorn
the OF ALL TIME, or the IDGAF?
"Did you just grow a mustache?"
"While SPINNING."
IDGAF
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
by ClemsonGirl on Apr 22, 2010 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
GOAT=IDGAF
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
OAT!
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
I see a whole gamethread moving like this...
lboros would not be pleased.
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
well
at least it’s an offday
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
And I was trying to think of a meme.
And that was the only one I could think of. I had forgotten that I was using a meme already.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
by ClemsonGirl on Apr 22, 2010 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
it sure beats bacon meme too
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
damn it
Mine is un-boxed wine, and my audio still doesn’t work on this laptop. And it’s not raining here.
So I am just sitting hereon the porch in the dark, drinking wine in my undies, with the neighbor giving me a look that I just can’t figure out.
I DON'T GIVE A FUCK!
by mattyfrommo on Apr 22, 2010 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
can someone who is 80 still be considered a cougar?
I DON'T GIVE A FUCK!
by mattyfrommo on Apr 22, 2010 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I say yes.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
by ClemsonGirl on Apr 22, 2010 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
well if I am not back for tomorrow's threads
don’t send help!
I DON'T GIVE A FUCK!
by mattyfrommo on Apr 22, 2010 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
more of a lynx or a bobcat
/no idea
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
hmmm
a lynx you say?
I DON'T GIVE A FUCK!
by mattyfrommo on Apr 22, 2010 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
sure
just made it up
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 22, 2010 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
NCAYNSA
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
Nobody Cares About Your Nana's Sexy Ass?
by Mister Eff on Apr 22, 2010 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
WIN.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
by ClemsonGirl on Apr 22, 2010 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
well if that is it, TBender obviously cares
I DON'T GIVE A FUCK!
by mattyfrommo on Apr 22, 2010 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
can she take her teeth out?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
...grill?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Apr 22, 2010 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions
mattyfrommo needs to learn how to say yes
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
vol 1 or 2?
"We were men - flesh and blood - and we played baseball in the sunshine. We hit doubles off the wall, slid hard into second base. We had fights, and we made love. We sang songs and prayed on Sundays. . . . We felt pain. And we felt joy. There was a lot wrong with the world. But we weren't sad, man. We had the times of our lives." Buck O'Neil, from "The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America."
by tom s. on Apr 23, 2010 12:37 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
NCAYNSA
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
Reply fail
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
blame it on bleed cubbie blue
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Gah!! if the Rockies had
given Floppy 2mil they could have the giant hole of suck at 2b filled plus benched fowler
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
So
you’re saying Lopez > Barmes and Mora > Fowler? (I’m assuming Mora plays CF in this config?)
"I actually used about nine pitches--two different fastballs, two sliders, a curve, a changeup, knockdown, brushback, and hit-batsman" - Bob Gibson
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Apr 22, 2010 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
heh
From the ever-quotable Ozzie Guillen, on whether the White Sox’s offensive issues were going to keep him up at night: “I’m going to sleep like a baby. I’m going to wake up crying every two hours.”
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
i think you sincerely believe the cardinals are amazing and sexy
"There's a lot of things we say that don't make sense to our viewers. Okay, primarily me." ~Al Hrabosky~
by YesWeOquendo on Apr 22, 2010 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Please write an article praising the Cubs for doing it -- not just saying it's a "meh" move --
so we can laugh at them later.
i think he's saying
he’ll do anything
but…
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Apr 22, 2010 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
then please write a one act comedy
that contains the conversation lou, hendry, ricketts, z, and silva had
so we can laugh at them now
"There's a lot of things we say that don't make sense to our viewers. Okay, primarily me." ~Al Hrabosky~
by YesWeOquendo on Apr 22, 2010 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions
THIS.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 22, 2010 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Like it's that easy.....
we’ve been saying Penny pitch f/x for months and one hasn’t magically appeared yet.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
by RiverRat on Apr 23, 2010 1:23 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
well I'd do that
if I weren’t sure that wouldn’t actually happen on BCB in the next week.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Apr 23, 2010 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
anyone used mlb.tv on their ps3 yet?
that interface is awesome, the quality is great and it works well
i’m impressed. nicely done, mlb
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
I think there was a thread up there somewhere that talked about how awesome it was
Wish they’d do it for the 360
by LandSickness on Apr 23, 2010 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions
i wonder how they'll play it
i know mlb and sony are pretty tight
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
by prophetjohn on Apr 23, 2010 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions
sounds like they'll play it in the way
where I don’t get to watch high quality baseball
by LandSickness on Apr 23, 2010 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Every time I see the title of this post, I think of this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d43U0OeWg3Q
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
My retort
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs4Gj7JsET4
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 23, 2010 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I go for drinks after work
and there’s 400 new comments. Fuck!
I DON’T GIVE A FUCK!
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
You ALMOST nailed it!
I go for drinks after work
and there’s 400 new comments.MOTHERFUCKER!
I DON’T GIVE A FUCK!
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 23, 2010 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions
As a side note...
if these are all about this fooseball draft going on….Ima be pissed.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
nah, half of them are about members' posts in other sites.
and grammar.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Apr 23, 2010 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions
i could make some kind of nazi joke but I'll leave this one be.
(spelling, hahaha.)
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Apr 23, 2010 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions
a lot of them are
and the ones that aren’t are just long, elaborate, variations of the NCAYFT and CDGAF and IDGAF abbreviations.
"Did you just grow a mustache?"
"While SPINNING."
just to piss you off, i'm going to fill the page with a blog post i wrote about the rams draft
Okay, I’ve avoided this as long as possible. As I’m sure you know, I’m not a draft guy. I’m terrible at scouting players, I’m terrible at telling who’s going to be good and who’s going to be a bust, and terrible at about everything else in between. I let Mel Kiper do the scouting for me and Billy Devaney do the picking for me. I let most of the media influence my opinions on who’s good and who’s not, which can lead to me going with the flow a bit too often. That said, I still feel like you good readers should at least get a glimpse of my opinion and where the Rams are going tonight. What this pick holds for next season and the future of Rams football. I will not be scouting anyone, but I will be laying out the groundwork for what the Rams will need to do if they take each certain player.
First things first, the Rams will not be trading the pick. Part of the reason I don’t get into the pre-draft stuff (or the draft in general) is because of all the rumors and worthless reporting that go on before it actually goes down. Countless rumors have swirled ever since the Super Bowl that the Redskins are interested in Bradford so they’re going to trade for the top pick, the Rams being interested in Ben Roethlisberger and possibly wanting to trade. All of these have proven to be false over and over again. Devaney has said over and over again he wants a king’s ransom for the pick, and no serious talks have occurred. Again, the Rams will not be trading the pick.
My opinion on who the Rams should pick have moved all over the place the past three months. Early reports had Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh as the slam dunk first pick. Then we had the era where a few people moved Oklahoma DT Gerald McCoy above Suh on their list and that’s all of a sudden who the Rams were going to pick. Then, especially after his pro day, most of the reports have the Rams taking Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford. All the while, I’ve been absorbing the information and taking in as much scouting as I can. Like I’ve said, I don’t really know how to evaluate talent, but it seems like the Rams will be getting a very good players no matter who they choose.
I was sold on Suh as recently as a week ago. He’s big, fast, and about as good as a run stuffer as it can get. I was worried about Bradford holding up against pressure and his ongoing injuries and just wasn’t sold on Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen, so Suh seemed liked the logical pick. Even after his breath-taking pro day, there were still questions surrounding Bradford’s injury and whether or not he would sign for the Rams and what the price tag was going to be on him (we’ll cover this in a later post). However, it has become more and more clear to me Bradford should be the pick tonight.
First thing to understand: the Rams need a TON of players. If you watched any Rams football in 2009, you know the team was severely devoid of talent in many positions in 2009. The team lacked many good players, and the record (and overall performance) showed that. The biggest of the needs is a franchise quarterback. With Marc Bulger being released, the Rams most experienced quarterback on the roster is AJ Feeley. That’s just not going to cut it in the NFL. The Rams HAVE to have a quality quarterback on the roster, and won’t go anywhere without one. I know many other needs to address, but this one the Rams absolutely have to take care of. With a #1-type franchise quarterback like Bradford on the board, they must pull the trigger.
Second thing to understand: besides quarterback, the Rams have a ton of other holes they need to fill. The rest of the draft (particularly that #33 overall pick in the second round) is just as important as the first overall pick in regards to trying to make the team better. In addition to quarterback, the Rams are in desperate need of another offensive lineman, a true #1 wide receiver, a decent backup running back, a tight end, an outside linebacker, a true #1 cornerback, a safety, and another defensive lineman. Obviously, the Rams won’t be able to fulfill all of those in one draft, but this draft is key in starting that process.
Third thing to understand: the Rams won’t fulfill every need in this draft. A 1-15 team does not go 14-2 (or even 9-7) the next year because they drafted a franchise quarterback #1 overall. This rebuilding process is going to take a couple more years, and the Rams are going to need two or three more drafts after this one to finally adequately fill all the needs they currently have. There is a very likely possibility that Bradford is going to struggle his first couple years here, especially if the offensive line isn’t up to par and the receivers are still having issues. If he does struggle, fans are going to have to be very patient in waiting for the Rams to get the necessary personnel around him in order for him to succeed. Obviously, winning helps a lot of things, and the Rams are going to have to win some games over the next two seasons to help offset the frustration that’s going to occur when Bradford struggles.
Yes, taking Bradford is a risky move. Yes, I’m scared to say I’m endorsing the pick because of the risk that he fails. However, the Rams don’t really have much of a choice. The rate of success in the NFL without a franchise quarterback is very, very low, and Bradford just makes too much sense to turn down at this point in the game. Obviously, the Rams are going to be taking a 70 million dollar gamble, but if it pays off, it could be the first move of building a successful franchise over the next three to five years.
1,000 words of football!
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by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 23, 2010 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions
i'm not reading all that.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Apr 23, 2010 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions
fair enough.
i don’t even want to read all that. and i wrote it.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 23, 2010 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions
handegg is too far away
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 23, 2010 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions
i didn't read all that
joking aside, i read none of it.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
oh sorry. did I spoil your witty acronym?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Apr 23, 2010 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions
cool.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Apr 23, 2010 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions
fair enough.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 23, 2010 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Thank god for the subject line
If fang didn’t have one, I would have given him a noogie
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 23, 2010 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions
oh! good idea!
i’m so reposting it without a subject line.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 23, 2010 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions
so ... when you troll, you're going to tell us that you're going to troll?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Apr 23, 2010 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions
i'm not reposting it.
i just felt like threatening.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 23, 2010 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions
post it at the snakepit
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
no.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 23, 2010 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions
so ... whenever you feel like riling people, you.... just do it?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Apr 23, 2010 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions
naw.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 23, 2010 12:50 AM EDT up reply actions
You can afford to write eight paragraphs about something nobody will ever car about
but you cant afford an AM radio to listen to Cardinals games?
The real world is going to eat you alive.
by Mister Eff on Apr 23, 2010 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
meh
#1: this cost me no money
#2: people will care about it
#3: i get FSNMW, i just don’t have a tv, so i usually watch in friend’s room. except when he’s busy. like last night.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 23, 2010 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions
sorry, i enjoy caring about football that goes on in my city.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 23, 2010 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions
i'm not fair-weather.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 23, 2010 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions
I respect yuor loyalty,
But w hen a franchise gives up on itself, it’s okay for the fan base to do the same.
What about when a franchise keeps trying, but keeps looking like it's giving up on itself?
/Cubs
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 23, 2010 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions
it was the faults of a few certain people
i’m not going to fault the entire franchise for the piss poor decisions by the 2 or 3 idiots.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 23, 2010 12:50 AM EDT up reply actions
I wish I had your blind faith.
But I’m glad I don’t have your naivativity [not a word] if you actually believe that.
i don't have "blind faith"
i really don’t know what prompted you to make that statement. you think i don’t know the shithole the franchise is in?
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by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 23, 2010 12:59 AM EDT up reply actions
If you think this was just done by two or three people
maybe you don’t. Or you’re lying to yourself.
you're right it wasn't done by two or three people
that was a vast under exaggeration. but ultimately, it comes down to the two or three people who were in charge at the time. and those two or three people are now gone.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 23, 2010 1:05 AM EDT up reply actions
this.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 23, 2010 1:19 AM EDT up reply actions
No I would not have blamed you.
But I’d think you’re stupid if you’re still spending money and /r time on a franchise that does not care about you and only exists to turn a profit for their owners.
The Rams have hsit a level of sucktitude that it’s entirely fair for fans to bail. They’ve won three games in two years? Thats not worth investing time, money, or emotion in. Five games in three years, is that right? That’s beyond pathetic, and they haven’t proved they’re doing anything different.
six games in three years
and in all honesty you’re just ignorant if you think they’re not doing anything different now than they were three years ago.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 23, 2010 1:24 AM EDT up reply actions
How many more games did they win this year compared to two years ago?
Where did they rank in ppg scored and allowed?
okay but you have to realize something
the new regime came in with NOTHING. it’s not like a new coach, a new general manager, and a new staff is going to be able to fix 5-6 years of suckitude right off the bat. of course they were going to suck, but that’s not their fault.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 23, 2010 1:26 AM EDT up reply actions
If you're willing to believe they'll be good
b/c the guys selling you on the idea that they’ll be good are saying they’ll be good, that’s on you. They’re on year two now.
As they say: Show me.
(This doesn’t resolve the real problem of why the the Rams fell so far, so fast; the owners realized it doesn’t matter if they’re good or they suck, they get paid the same.)
they'll win 10 games by the 2012 season
and your last statement just isn’t true at all.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 23, 2010 1:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Like...
10 games total? Like 3 this year, 3 next year, 4 in 2012?
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 23, 2010 1:37 AM EDT up reply actions
shut up
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by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 23, 2010 1:41 AM EDT up reply actions
of course they did.
the part that isn’t true is the owners not caring.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 23, 2010 1:41 AM EDT up reply actions
While they were lighting their cigars with $100 bills
wading in their pools in Beverly Hills. I’m sure it broke their hearts.
this conversation is over.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 23, 2010 1:45 AM EDT up reply actions
we just...don't agree.
and you obviously have your mind set. so there’s no point in me sitting here trying to pretend like i’m going to change that.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 23, 2010 1:49 AM EDT up reply actions
you sound hurt, or disillusioned
don’t be. keep the faith in your team.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
i'm not either.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 23, 2010 1:59 AM EDT up reply actions
i'm neither
would be better on this, grammar awareness day.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I think the last Rams game I went to
was the 2nd round of the playoffs against Carolina (where Sehorn fell down on the first play of the 2nd OT and Davis(?) went the distance FTW) in 2003, so if you equate $$$ with fandom, then point taken.
But they’re still my team. I’m not going to turn into a Chiefs fan or anything….
I think I posted somewhere else on the thread already that the Rams stank in the first two years of Vermeil’s tenure….
steve smith made that catch
and i agree with everything you just said. how come i don’t see you over on the rams blog?
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by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 23, 2010 1:29 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah i don't blame you for not posting
little intelligent conversation goes on there.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 23, 2010 1:31 AM EDT up reply actions
this is true
i just hate getting bashed over there because i’m not a loud mouth idiot. it’s awful.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 23, 2010 1:35 AM EDT up reply actions
that sucks
maybe the mods need to get their shit together. Good board moderation is essential to having a decent-size community, otherwise you get the stltoday forums….
ryan's a real good blogger and a good mod
he just lets a lot slide. and i mean these guys don’t do anything bannable or even warnable, they’re just loudmouthed idiots.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 23, 2010 1:42 AM EDT up reply actions
The Saints are neat
Sorry, I’ll get out of your football conversation
by LandSickness on Apr 23, 2010 1:31 AM EDT up reply actions
the Saints are indeed neat
I almost moved to Nola about three different times. Friend of mine lives there. Such a kickass place.
Yep
I love it. I think one more year will be just about enough for me, though. Four years seems like a good amount of time
by LandSickness on Apr 23, 2010 1:41 AM EDT up reply actions
keep in mind, I live in Kansas City
the Royals don’t have any fans, but the Chiefs sure as hell do. I don’t have any reason to think the Rams are going to be cellar dwellers forever.
That’s not to say I’m real optimistic for next year, but still.
time is money
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I actually read it
And it seems a lot harder to be any good at making handegg decisions than baseball decisions because
a) there are hardly any (well-known) objective statistics to differentiate players (much better situation exists in baseball)
b) scouting requires talent, time dedication, and resources. (still difficult in baseball)
"I told you, I don't like to be manhandled!"
i absolutely agree.
which is why i don’t scout football ;)
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by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 23, 2010 12:51 AM EDT up reply actions
i think football is much, much easier
just my opinion.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
we're talking about the draft?
i’d venture there’s a much better success rate in picking for the nfl than mlb – first of all, nearly everyone drafted makes the team in nfl.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Just saw a highlight of Jimmy's HR on BBTN
Vintage Jimmy. It was pretty.
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
Yeah, that was a bomb
with that same ’ol swing.
Worst loss in Pirates history. That’s saying something.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Apr 23, 2010 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Outscored 36-1 for the series
Oh, Pirates.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Apr 23, 2010 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions
it didn't grab him like that.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Apr 23, 2010 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Neither of us live in Massachusetts or Iowa
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 23, 2010 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
For people who complain about New VEB v. Old VEB
a post from Feb of 2007 (just a few month from a World Series win) starting a tourney for the best Cardinals of all time. It is awesome an classic larry. And had 30 comments.
I love larry, I miss larry. And I’ll say it: VEB is a better community now then it used ot be.
it's definitely funnier
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 23, 2010 12:47 AM EDT up reply actions
sleepy's comment on izzy is amusing in retrospect, as is the reply about izzy being chris perez's setup man in 2008.
"We were men - flesh and blood - and we played baseball in the sunshine. We hit doubles off the wall, slid hard into second base. We had fights, and we made love. We sang songs and prayed on Sundays. . . . We felt pain. And we felt joy. There was a lot wrong with the world. But we weren't sad, man. We had the times of our lives." Buck O'Neil, from "The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America."
finally sat down and watched the carp incident from last night
pretty funny, but he wayyyyy overreacted. you see jackson apologizing saying “i wasn’t trying to hit you”
and then he tries to take out drew?
he did (presumably) apologize to the first base coach on his way off the mound the following inning, though
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
in the post game interview
carp said he immediately apologized to matt williams
"Did you just grow a mustache?"
"While SPINNING."
because matt williams was the one he should apologize to
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 23, 2010 12:58 AM EDT up reply actions
not opining on that.
just saying pj’s presumption was correct.
"Did you just grow a mustache?"
"While SPINNING."
carp apologized about drew
he will still kick jackson’s ass, and rightfully so.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
If a guy's gonna throw inside
(which he wasn’t he missed the mitt by 2 feet), he better control it.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
the fact carp has never plunked a pitcher in 60+ hbp...
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
he didn't give a fuck that he hit him with that fastball, though
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 23, 2010 12:57 AM EDT up reply actions
fixed
he didn’t give a fuck that he didn’t mean to hit him with that fastball, though
"Did you just grow a mustache?"
"While SPINNING."
I think that he should have said sorry to carp
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 23, 2010 12:58 AM EDT up reply actions
but he didn't give a fuck anyway
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 23, 2010 12:59 AM EDT up reply actions
carp was pissed about
him deliberately pitching up and in in the first place, not about the actual hbp
a sorry might have helped a tiiiiny little but i don’t think it would have cut it
Perfect.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
by ClemsonGirl on Apr 23, 2010 12:59 AM EDT up reply actions
i saw clemens once tell piazza that he thought the bat shard was the ball
because he knew piazza was fixin’ to kick his ass. don’t mean i think clemens can’t differentiate between a bat shard and an object he throws for a living.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
he didn't throw at him
but he came in and missed. you pay the consequences there. carp has never hit a pitcher – he has history on his side.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Strasberg is Crash Davis approved
Gives a pretty good interview for a young guy, though.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Apr 23, 2010 12:55 AM EDT reply actions
You people are slackers
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
by RiverRat on Apr 23, 2010 1:02 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Series loss at that.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Apr 23, 2010 1:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Indeed.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Apr 23, 2010 1:08 AM EDT up reply actions
santana for the mets
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Totally OT:
Does anyone have a dog with separation anxiety? I don’t need a debate about whether it exists or not, because I know that it does. My mom’s dog (she’s a German shepherd/terrier mix, about 10 years old, rescued dog that was abused and a hoarded animal) has once intentionally broken a window to escape the house, and twice figured out how to open a window (!) 8.5 ft above the ground and then JUMP OUT THE WINDOW! She had minor issues for years, but suddenly it’s like she’s possessed.
Anyway, I’ve been keeping the dog at my place during the week for the last few weeks, and my landlord just isn’t having it anymore. Meanwhile, the dog is on anti-anxiety meds 2x/day and I don’t know if it’s working. She seems tired, but some of these window antics were after she’d been on one pill a day for a few weeks. Basically, we’re not sure we can leave her alone. Also, she broke a tooth and cut her gums on a crate. She’s never been good in a crate as she’s always self-injured. But she’s also never before been a danger to herself outside of the crate.
If anyone has any advice, I’d appreciate it. The dog is totally sweet and adorable and she’s a good guard dog for my mom.
You can read it in any tone you like.
Our (rescue) dog has pretty bad speration anxiety.
We’ve just got him in the last few weeks to stay in our house and not just in his cage while we’re gone. We haven’t done anything really out of the ordinary other then he’s finally reaching doggy adulthood and we got him a system that attaches his leash to our bike w/out killing us, which is incredible.
We always assumed he was getting enough energy out before, but after seeing him now when he both gets a walk, plus a bike ride sprint around the ’hod, he is wiped and most of his issues are gone. I honestly believe you can run most dog issues out of them. The dog bike thing costs like $50 so if you want to try it to see if it helps w/out buying it, let me know.
definitely
just try a rescue greyhound – gotta run that mother.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
My mom doesn't have a bike, but maybe we can train it on a treadmill.
You can read it in any tone you like.
Yes.
I was out to lunch with a friend when my mom called me and asked me to go find the dog who’d broken the window. My friend asked if the dog had PCP for breakfast.
A neighbor said he saw the dog throwing her body against the glass and pouncing it too. Gee, wonder why it broke.
The best part is that she’s 35 pounds. She’s not a big dog. And if you met her, you’d have no clue how crazy she is.
You can read it in any tone you like.
I wish I had help,
but the worst I’ve had to deal with is, my puppy misses me. It’s too bad he/she isn’t crate trained, because if they are they see the crate / kennel as their safe spot.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Talk about an identity crisis: a dog who is a man who is a crimefighter dressed like a bat.
You can read it in any tone you like.
by spants on Apr 23, 2010 1:50 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I know.
The vet told use to stop trying because she is just one of those dogs that will keep hurting herself.
My best friend had the dog for years and should’ve worked harder at “fixing” her, but she gave up on her. That’s when my mom took her. She was great until a little over a month ago when she went berserk.
You can read it in any tone you like.
that is probably not even a legit option/solution
but our dog got better when we got another dog
one stays in the box, the other in the house but they keep each other company
also,
if you are in the St Louis area, Patricia Sully is a dog trainer out of Glen Carbon, IL
if anyone can help with a problem dog, it’s her. she’s got a way with dogs i have never seen before. give her a call and she’ll tell you what she thinks if that can be fixed and how
which authors?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
welty and faulkner...do they include williams, who is from st. louis?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Williams isn't in the class, though she mentioned him
I believe the authors went Captain Smith, Glancy, Faulkner, Welty, Washington Cable, Capote, Wright, Hurston, O’Connor, and Douglas
I wrote my paper on Flannery O’Connor, though.
by LandSickness on Apr 23, 2010 2:11 AM EDT up reply actions
what'd you read by capote?
his short stuff is pretty excellent – thinking of The Dogs Bark: Public People and Private Places. although you guys probably read the southern-themed stuff.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
hooray for flannery o'connor!
"We were men - flesh and blood - and we played baseball in the sunshine. We hit doubles off the wall, slid hard into second base. We had fights, and we made love. We sang songs and prayed on Sundays. . . . We felt pain. And we felt joy. There was a lot wrong with the world. But we weren't sad, man. We had the times of our lives." Buck O'Neil, from "The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America."
by tom s. on Apr 23, 2010 4:45 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
mug worthy
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
wait for you in the lou
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
that's what plax said.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
careful militia man
though that’s something i admire about your part of the world.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
so why do you line in New Orleans?
originally from St. Louis?
by LandSickness on Apr 23, 2010 2:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Not wife.....
and no, her sisters are fuckin nuts.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
oh yeah
GF…one of the smart ones
/ducks. doesn’t really worry about it , most people won’t see this comment
I DON'T GIVE A FUCK!
by mattyfrommo on Apr 23, 2010 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
the sentence "McDaniels fell in love with Tim Tebow" is not something I want to hear this early in the morning.
meanwhile, Sam Bradford has never lived outside of Oklahoma. he’s excited by the big city of St. Louis.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
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