St. Louis Cardinals Preview 2010: October in April
by DanUpBaby on Apr 5, 2010 10:38 PM EDT
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After one game there's not a lot to say that hasn't been said all February, although different people—and fewer—are now in the best shapes of their respective lives. On Opening Day we got a chance to see magnified versions of the team's strengths and weaknesses, with the offense proving to be unstoppable and the bullpen proving to be unenjoyable. It's one day, and one win, but nine hours into the Cardinals' 2010 season I think I'd be happy with trading a shaky year from Ryan Franklin for the version of Colby Rasmus that hits long home runs and robs home runs without bothering to climb the wall.
The team the Cardinals have built in this past offseason—from the moment the shine went off Matt Holliday to the Julio Lugo trade last week—is as good as any other in the National League. Mozeliak and the front office's heavy lifting is over, and it's safe to say now, whatever the result, that they had a good 2009-2010 season. Over the course of the 2010 season it leaves the Cardinals with a very distinct "shape", a style and plan that changes the course their season will take, compared to their fuzzy, malleable 2007-2009 counterparts.
It's a team with multiple focal points—Albert Pujols is joined by long-term by Matt Holliday as well as Adam Wainwright and Chris Carpenter, who in 2007 and 2008 was $19 million worth of big-budget sadness. It has players at every position who are potential multi-year solutions—among other things it finally has a second baseman who is not a recent free agent acquisition, or a guy coming off a terrible year, or any other incumbent who will end up losing playing time to Aaron Miles.
More than any Cardinals team since 2005 this is a team that looks like it will win, is supposed to win, and—as much as Tony La Russa wishes it weren't so—will not trade on the idea of surprising some group of hypothetical doubters. It's a third iteration of the respectable 2008 Cardinals, and as any self-respecting tech blog will tell you the 3.0 version is the one to buy; all the bugs are out of the first version, and some nice new features have been added in the offseason.
The 2009 team was good, but flawed, and before the season started we could diagnose those flaws and wonder how they might play out over the course of the season. Maybe it's not difficult to forecast this team because we're in April, and not October—it's difficult to forecast them because we know that they're a team that's been built to win from Opening Day, and all that's left to see is how well it actually works, how 161 more games can alter what we've followed so closely.
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I'm always excited for baseball,
but I am particularly excited about Cardinals baseball this season for the reasons you’ve outlined.
You can read it in any tone you like.
please
we all know that you, and Az, are particularly excited about this:
among other things it finally has a second baseman who is not a recent free agent acquisition, or a guy coming off a terrible year, or any other incumbent who will end up losing playing time to Aaron Miles.
Oh yeah, I am way excited about that part too!
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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Poor Skip had a rough day.
I think Wednesday he breaks out of it.
You can read it in any tone you like.
I hope so
Skippy Slumpmaker is not a nickname I want to use again
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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he sure did
hope so
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 5, 2010 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
yup
Cards fans are getting a little overzealous…. but this team should be really freakin good, no way around it. Colby should be better after his rookie year, and he already looks like he will be. Freese looks to be like an even keeled hitter, and hopefully his defense will improve after the jitters subside from being named the starting third baseman on opening day. Mather hasn’t played that much over the last year so I think eventually he’ll right the ship. Yadi obviously isn’t very hurt, and Pujols was just 4 for 5 today with 10 total bases. ridiculous.
the bullpen sure didn’t look very reliable though.
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 5, 2010 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
that's why we are gonna sign John Smoltz
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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I dunno about overzealous
I’ve just been waiting a while.
maybe not long in baseball-time, but I’ve got years of unrealized potential in the back of my mind…
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
not really people on here as much
but on other cardinal boards it’s getting a bit jinxy. but we have been the underdog for a while so I guess it’s understandable.
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 5, 2010 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
them other boards don't know how to act
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
that's very true
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 5, 2010 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm waiting for someone to get that
and call me out for being uncool
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
concrete jungle where dreams are made of?
then you are soooo white
"Franklin has no patience for bloggers who believe because he pitches to contact, his start last season was something of a fluke."
what the hell are you doing on other boards?
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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I must confess
mostly just a facebook addict. some of the commenting on there is a little bit, over the top. every once in a while someone says something neat though.
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 5, 2010 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
just in case anyone missed the highlight
you can’t have two, scotty
http://cardinals.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=7278117&topic_id=9070354&c_id=stl
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 5, 2010 11:09 PM EDT reply actions
Great call
Note the sarcasm
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 5, 2010 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
what's sad is
that the next video they show is Kyle Farnsworth pitching a scoreless ninth inning for the Royals. Is that the best highlight they could come up with for the Royals?
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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those hats are horrible looking
"...and pujols has given st louis the lead"
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What is up with the weird side shot camera angle in the NCAA game?
I hate it.
Think; It's not illegal yet.
good defense and a big o rebound
this butler team reminds me so much of my badgers.
"...and pujols has given st louis the lead"
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so what's with this slick baseballs thing Carp is carping about
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 5, 2010 11:27 PM EDT reply actions
Cincy aint muddin up the balls
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ball scuffing
got Dick Pole fired
take heed!
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
not gritty enough in cincy
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 5, 2010 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
6ly, the Cards should file a complaint
isn’t that against the MLB rules? if it’s not, it should be
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
and its not the only time its happened
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Apr 6, 2010 1:30 AM EDT up reply actions
for another thing
it’s a good thing Carp didn’t luggage someone today
he’s in midseason form
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"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
LOL
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 5, 2010 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
If Yadi keeps playing like this
I might actually do okay in our fantasy league
by LandSickness on Apr 5, 2010 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
do you have him in the espn one?
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 5, 2010 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Yahoo! one
Brendan, too. I hope they both got a little extra pop in their bats
by LandSickness on Apr 6, 2010 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions
oh duh
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 6, 2010 1:08 AM EDT up reply actions
I am actually on edge for this basketball game
I have no tie to either team. The game’s just been that good.
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
crap
I thought that was in
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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That would have been an incredibly fitting end to this tournament
Fuck Duke
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 5, 2010 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions 8 recs
Mossy it is
I’m still a little wet behind the ears, so I didn’t know if I had the pull/stature to make such outlandish rec’ing demands. Or the panache, really.
i was almost right, story of my life
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
So I didn't get to see most of the game live
who made the errors ?
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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Freese and Skip
"...and pujols has given st louis the lead"
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Freese and Schu
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 5, 2010 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
to be fair
I thought Freese got kind of jobbed on that call. Sure, he bobbled it, but Rolen SMOKED the ball.
"...and pujols has given st louis the lead"
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I'm kinda glad I picked Rolen on my VEB "epic draft" fantasy team
he looks ready to hit again
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 5, 2010 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought Freese's was worse than Schu's
At least Schu’s got a bad hop. Freese’s was hit right at him (albeit hard) and bounced pretty true. It was a definite E.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Apr 7, 2010 7:27 AM EDT up reply actions
i dunno what thread everyone is in
but i just need to point out that colby is getting overlooked in almost every bit of news today
except this gem
Rather than play along with suggestions that he had channeled his inner Jim Edmonds, Rasmus said only, “I just went after the ball and tried to catch it. That’s it.”
lol
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
today's thread is
multi-dimensional. has Dan been reading string theory?
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 5, 2010 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
daggumjuswenafterdatdangballanddemderetryncatchit.thatsityall
"...and pujols has given st louis the lead"
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by tgreenfield on Apr 5, 2010 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I was gonna say
that blockquote could not have been the actual quote
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oh this is great
tv and radio reactions from both teams of colby’s catch. the reds’ tv announcer’s reaction is laugh out loud funny
http://mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=7287033
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
My favorite part of that replay is
The Colby Rasmus “Eye Fuck You” to the Reds Bullpen
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 5, 2010 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
if albert is a maching programmed for destruction
colby is programmed for our amazement. daggumit.
"...and pujols has given st louis the lead"
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hehehe
the bullpen pitchers must’ve been talking some smack, trying to distract him. But Colby-wan, at one with the force, minds not such distractions.
by mattyp on Apr 6, 2010 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Because he was repeating to himself over and over:
Sell this, Colby. You can do it. Sell this, Colby. You can do it….
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Apr 6, 2010 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Shannon's was the best, of course.
I love how crestfallen the Reds announcer was, though.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Apr 5, 2010 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions
was it marty? i bet it was marty or his son thommy
i can’t watch it because mlb still won’t allow browsers with adblock to view their videos
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
except my browser
just disable it for a minute. quality viewing. or use IE
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
I've been pulling up Opera for mlb.com video lately.
For some reason MLB.tv flickered like mad through Firefox and the highlight vids don’t like my Flashblock.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Apr 6, 2010 1:10 AM EDT up reply actions
firefox won't even work anymore
and i have idea how to disable the adblock on iron
ugh, i hate IE
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
What is nice
Is that the biggest concern for the Cardinals right now is who is going to go back to Memphis, Craig or Stav. And who is coming up in their spot. Solano or T Greene
Probably Greene would be my guess.
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)
Solano hit the living shit out of the ball this spring
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 5, 2010 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I just think that they want a defensive dynamo.
Even though Greene has been spotty lately.
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)
what? Is there news of a roster change?
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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what about hamilton???
Lefty slugger off the bench, i don’t think we have to worry about service time. Would rather see him play 10 games and pitch hit 75 times than have stav be redundant
by I miss Jack Buck on Apr 6, 2010 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions
what about gotay?
he’s surely ahead of solano, who didn’t look to have much range in the field, and he had about 5 swinging bunt hits.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Solano is a career minor leaguer
it absolutely should not be him. Regardless of how poor they both may hit at MLB level, at least Greene is a legit SS. With Mather and Lopez around we don’t need any more backup for the other infield positions, just someone who can pick it at short and (perhaps) play the odd inning at 2B. It must be Greene.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Apr 7, 2010 7:30 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah I feel a bit ripped off
didn’t get to see any today and now there’s no cardinals game tomorrow… what’s up with the second day off day??
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 5, 2010 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I never get used to that
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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In case opening day gets scrubbed,
they can get the make up in right away.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Apr 5, 2010 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
ah
makes sense
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 6, 2010 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
youneverknow what's going to happen in ohio
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
well now I have extra time to be stupidly completist....
off to link videos in the game threads…….
I haven’t even read the press clippings yet
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
haha, I missed this
part of SC’s opening clips is La Russa almost getting beaned by a foul ball
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
erryone be forewarned
i’m changing my avatar. dr. steve brule has to go save our health so he will be taking a break.
"...and pujols has given st louis the lead"
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Talk about small sample size
Robinson Tejeda #51 P
Throws: Right Bats: Right
6-2, 245 lbs
DOB: 03/24/1982
W: 20 L: 21 Sv: 0
TODAY’S LINE
IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
0.1 3 3 3 0 1 0 81.00
by CardsFanSmikema on Apr 6, 2010 12:35 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Ha ha ha
It was the umps that killed the Cubs today!
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Apr 6, 2010 12:43 AM EDT reply actions
bcb is sometimes so pathetic.
"...and pujols has given st louis the lead"
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I generally give the posters a pass
but when Al posts stuff like that on the front page, I can’t let it slide.
I’m not opposed to better / expanded replay, but Al’s whining about today’s game was just too much.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Apr 6, 2010 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions
I would imagine extra pathetic today!
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 6, 2010 1:10 AM EDT up reply actions
i just watched the highlights
so it had nothing to do with all that outfield-fail I saw?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
The blown call? Yeah.
But Zambrano and Samardziasldfjowie had nothing to do with it.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Apr 6, 2010 1:18 AM EDT up reply actions
...how'd they do?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Like I wrote the script for how the game would play out.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Apr 6, 2010 1:22 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
now there's an uplifting baseball movie...
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by the way...
Samardzija’s ERA is 108.00!
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Apr 6, 2010 1:48 AM EDT up reply actions
I think you spelled his name wrong.
But that’s a sweet stat.
Z = 56, I think.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Apr 6, 2010 1:49 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah, there's a comma in there.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
thats right
it should be, “I wish I would’ve taken an NFL contract instead of pitching for the Cubs, Samardzjia”
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Apr 6, 2010 2:49 AM EDT up reply actions
oh yeah
I think that this game proves that Carlos Zambrano is not an ace.
Or even a number two starter. He’s maybe not even a number three, and Sean Marshall proved once again that Lou is doing him an incredible disservice by trying to force him to be the lefty specialist. There are not five pitchers on this staff that are better than Marshall.
While I despise Crybaby Carlos, I pretty sure there are 30 teams that would love him as #3 or higher
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Apr 6, 2010 1:46 AM EDT up reply actions
I'll buy the part where he's not an "ace"
the guy’s never touched 5 WAR
hasn’t touched 4 since 2k5
he’s a productive pitcher though
"There's a lot of things we say that don't make sense to our viewers. Okay, primarily me." ~Al Hrabosky~
WAR underrates Zambrano though
His ERA is consistently better than his FIP. He’s got them BABIP skillz. Maybe not anymore though.
Not afraid to nitpick
oh hey!
on an unrelated note
a new member of the cardinal trinity is needed
by jesus christos on Apr 5, 2010 8:44 PM CDT
I was cruising through the DeRosa thread. hahaha.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Godzilla.
he likes Anaheim.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Anaheim liking him too.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Apr 6, 2010 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions
A little weird seeing him in red, though.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Apr 6, 2010 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions
here's Boog trying to ruin Colby's dramatic lope. aka... caption contest!
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Apr 6, 2010 12:58 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Colby, Colby!
Are we going to the park, Colby!? <pant, pant> C’mon, let’s go run and jump at the park, Colby! <pant, pant>
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Apr 6, 2010 12:59 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ball! Squirrel!
"...and pujols has given st louis the lead"
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"We are at the dangole park, Boog."
“Oh boy oh boy!”
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Apr 6, 2010 1:05 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
"Uh, okay."
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Apr 6, 2010 1:54 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
even better of a pic
"...and pujols has given st louis the lead"
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can't even see the ball, though.
split second too late.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
S'ok. We all know.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Apr 6, 2010 2:06 AM EDT up reply actions
that'll do, Colby.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
This is the most disaffected pair of people participating in an awesome catch ever.
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
Needs moar green.
Seriously. That was one hell of a catch.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Apr 7, 2010 7:35 AM EDT up reply actions
i love this picture. incredible.
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I was trying to find something between frame 2 and 3
or maybe around 4.
then I gave up and just put it all together. hand-made caps are a chore.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I think Colby did finally crack a smile around frame 5
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
i'm thinking there are infinite captions
but in each one colby will say simply “yes”
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I loved how when that happened
Carp stayed on the field until Colby showed him that he ACTUALLY had the ball. Colby even had a little fear in his eyes when he opened up the glove for Carp to see.
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
"I was supposed to catch it, right Carp?"
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
(Brendan Ryan, jumping up and down and squealing)
“You caught it!
You caught it!
Can’t believe you caught it!
You caught it, Colby!
Hey, how’d you do that?
(pause)
I’m going to smack you on the balls if you don’t tell me how you did that.
Nah, just kiddin! You caught it.”
You can read it in any tone you like.
by spants on Apr 6, 2010 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
you know, i actually think that is how the conversation went.
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We've talked about how Fuentes pushes the ball to the plate, right?
His delivery just looks so odd.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
that is the one FA signing that could have been
so devastating. 20 mil, a draft pick that turned into shelby miller, a closer who’s WORSE than franklin, etc etc
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by tgreenfield on Apr 6, 2010 1:15 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
time for BBTN
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
or a new episode of Top Gear, whatevs
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
it's opening day
I can tune out the “analysis”
fresh clips, mmm.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Some say his mother is an android from the future
and he sometimes walks backwards just to break the monotony. We just call him The Stig.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Apr 6, 2010 1:18 AM EDT up reply actions
now they're going to make Nomah work.
if only they’d make him stop talking.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Oh this should be good.
Let’s see if he goes to adjust his gloves.
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by The Continental on Apr 6, 2010 1:24 AM EDT up reply actions
who is his tailor?
he looks thinner than Lincecum
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kruk looks like a couch cushion
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Krukie is actually better than half the other BBTN guys
besides, he looks like he’s in playing shape!
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true enough. but i'm talking fashion here
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...no, that's just Kruk.
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best shape of his life!
http://zembla.cementhorizon.com/archives/kruk2.jpg
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I hadn't noticed,
but he looks even smaller than <the host guy who isn’t Karl Ravech>.
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by The Continental on Apr 6, 2010 1:36 AM EDT up reply actions
I guess you missed Nomar's "heart" counterpoint...?
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I actually haven't been paying very close attention...
I’m sure Nomar will be bad, they all are, but Valentine picked the Cubs to go to the World Series yesterday.
So I question his judgement.
Its the usual WWL BS...
New York this, Boston that…
I’m really surprised he didn’t pick the Mets no matter how shitty they are.
It seems like one guy from BBTN picks them every year
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Apr 6, 2010 1:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Valentine did his best work with the Chiba Lotte Marines
he should go back.
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by The Continental on Apr 6, 2010 1:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Speaking of former NPB managers
how long does Trey Hillman have left?
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by The Continental on Apr 6, 2010 1:33 AM EDT up reply actions
The problem is Moore,
but probably less than a year.
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
and Moore got a two year extension, right?
I had such high hopes when they hired him, and now I think he might be the worst GM in all of baseball.
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Quality stuff as usuall DanUp
I look forward to another four-piece-in-one-day review/preview come early May
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maybe a sestina
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Mark DeRosa:
former Cardinal great! (???)
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AHAHAHA SWEET IRONY
he was trying to be funny, but I bet the cubs fans won’t be so amused
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why is a hockey guy doing baseball tonight?
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Donnelly's got some funky glasses
now Valentine tries to explain La Russa’s pitcher hit eighth madness. which is to say he has no idea.
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Oh yeah, it made Timmy K cross-eyed earlier tonight.
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by The Continental on Apr 6, 2010 1:44 AM EDT up reply actions
how hard is it to do a search
plenty of our beat guys have explained the rationale for it.
oh wait, post-dispatch is impossible to search…
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It was pretty funny. Timmy K knew exactly how many games the Cards had batted P 8th
and what their record was. But when it came time to talk about why, he just threw up his hands and said he had no idea.
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by The Continental on Apr 6, 2010 1:48 AM EDT up reply actions
oh wait
none of them understand it
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can fangraphs come out with a tv channel already
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why are they even discussing it?
the pitcher did not hit eighth today
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We should see that weird Barton play I mentioned earlier here soon
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Well, I guess not.
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by The Continental on Apr 6, 2010 1:52 AM EDT up reply actions
on the website? maybe?
not that mlb ever has the good stuff
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Fiiiiine. I can take a hint.
I don’t see anything at mlb.com, though.
The A’s motto this year is “Green Collar Baseball”, though. That’s awful.
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by The Continental on Apr 6, 2010 2:00 AM EDT up reply actions
wow.
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Seriously, how do you get that kind of stain out?
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by The Continental on Apr 6, 2010 2:03 AM EDT up reply actions
yow 4/68 for beckett
that seem high to anyone else?
"There's a lot of things we say that don't make sense to our viewers. Okay, primarily me." ~Al Hrabosky~
A bit, maybe
a little high to make up for a (relatively) short contract? That only takes him through age 34/35.
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by The Continental on Apr 6, 2010 1:57 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah on second thought it seems about right, I didn't realize he was as productive
I was basing it off the lackey contract 5/82.5
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I wonder about this clause, per MLBTR;
The right-hander also has a clause blocking trades to three teams, two of which he can choose.
So he has a clause blocking trades to three teams, but he can only choose two of them? How in the hell is the third team decided? I think maybe that whole line is a paradox.
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I believe the third one is assumed to be the Ham Fighters.
They’ve been calling for him.
birds on a line
I’m wondering if there’s another version of this. for one, boog’s not in the shot, and for another, everyone is scrunching up their faces weirdly.
here’s one… Waino has clearly said something to Boog.
I predict that the Cards’ new mouthpieces will ruin many, many dramatic shots. get used to ’em…
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i borrowed your razzums and brendo pic for my profile photo.
can we have brendan narrate the next discovery channel nature documentary
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he can't.
he’s the subject
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I don't see a problem here.
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by The Continental on Apr 6, 2010 2:06 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
touché
“the wild boog of paradise begins his bizarre mating ritual of licking his shoulder and growing a prominent facial adornment to impress the one called Bombs”
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by tgreenfield on Apr 6, 2010 2:07 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
ring pops!!
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ring pops symbolize the true bond in their companionship
beyond candied jewels, fascinating rituals such as ‘garage basketball’ and ‘wiffleball’ may baffle outside observers and 65 year old men with terrible hair cuts, but to studiers of the Boog, it all makes sense.
nature’s most interesting and hilarious creature causes all of us to lick our shoulder in excitement and praise his glorious name.
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by tgreenfield on Apr 6, 2010 2:11 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
ow, my brain.
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well played, mauer
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by tgreenfield on Apr 6, 2010 2:15 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Are they all wearing them?
I noticed Yadi really fidgeting with his and Albert took his out in the dugout once. Well, if it keeps the boys safe…
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by The Continental on Apr 6, 2010 2:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Boog kept popping it out in ST
and chewing on it.
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Boog chewing on random objects probably wouldn't catch my attention.
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by The Continental on Apr 6, 2010 2:09 AM EDT up reply actions
i was more concerned that I couldn't identify it
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Colby at #3 WebGem again
FESPN
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Sigh.
And so endeth The Continental’s 13-hour Opening Day baseball watching extravaganza.
It was fun y’all. G’Night!
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its aight
yadi and i will hold down the fort whilst i continue to procrastinate for this roman history midterm in approx. 10 hrs
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I have to get rid of these dishes somehow.
maybe the garbage disposal.
what part of roman history?
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umm let's see
it’s a concept based midterm, but it’ll cover these aspects of the republic/empire: romanization, religion, the military, imperialism, the emperor, and the governmental structure(quaetors, praetors, equestrians, senators, etc)
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oh, concepts
gotcha.
you haven’t gotten to the sex and violence yet
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that's just assumed knowledge.
this class is more of a social history, less blood and gore and conquests and more roman family and not cool stuff.
as an IR/modern american history major, this class is just opposite to everything i’ve studied and like and such. ah well.
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well that's silly
you’re going to need all those detailed chronicles of sex and violence.
at the very least, ask about the dirty graffiti.
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is that rhetorical, or do you want us to answer
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as your king, i'd kind of like an honest answer, if that's possible
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i agreed to peach as queen
i don’t remember any kings
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to be honest
you weren’t here when i went slightly crazy impersonating david attenborough so idk if we can trust you as king, chopped liver
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fair enough
but now that you are making your presence felt….you’re really just crampin mah style.
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we can just call you chopped liver all the time
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i've never actually had chopped liver
i can only assume i have just chopped mine.
anyway, i reaaaallllly should start studying. au revoir, shoshanna
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Now days it's
Hard to make a living easy to make a killing.
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that's cool
i have a mix cd of something like that to help me go to sleep
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i like
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Colby nabs number two in the L.A. SC
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huzzah!
but seriously he is awesome.
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why was brent musburger calling the game for the WWL?
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well this is just eff-tastic
the mlb pulse thing is cool
http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20100403&content_id=9065594&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=away&gid=2010_04_05_slnmlb_cinmlb_1
BUT
they only count “#Cardinals”
the tweet hashtag used by, uh, everybody is “#stlcards”
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L.A. call on SC is so much better
crummy Stuart Scott and his dumb ‘st. boogie’
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i hate that man probably more than i should hate someone i've never met
but i think he deserves the hate
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i haven't read the game threads, but did you all talk about how good Albert looks?
just saw the highlights again on the LA SC & he looks really tight & fit
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i reread leach's blog
and i’m concerned that his back was tight again today, pre-game i think
off-day will help
he actually didn’t have to do that much. it’s not like the reds pitchers could find the strike zone… pretty much teed off.
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his back looked fine, but yeah, i worry about it too, and his elbow, and his foot
i mean, he looks like he lost 20lbs over the winter & is closer to his rookie weight
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he is the Sexy Beast, ya know
I hope that doesn’t get copyrighted
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Toit like a toiger
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by jd is legend on Apr 6, 2010 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions
So yeah, we were totally on ESPN during Rolen's HR
Anyone get the FSN Cardinals feed in HD recorded today? That pic someone posted we are NOT in but we probably are in the HD shot at some point as it looks to be a tad different than the ESPN one.
Any help would be appreciated.
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