sunday day game overflow
by tom s. on May 2, 2010 9:01 PM EDT
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Printgreat game today from carpenter. motte is starting to look like the pitcher we had always hoped he would become.
check this out -- this handy color-coded chart from stat corner shows that we have a basically all above average staff, ranked by tRA. chris carpenter shows a slightly below average rating, but his stats do not include today's 7 innings of shutout ball. i suspect that once updated it should reflect the great results we are getting from our staff. we have three starting pitchers with tRA+ (like ERA+, but with tRA) at or above 140, which is ace category.
more interesting is that (except for dennys reyes after his blow-up the other night) our bullpen is all-above average. franklin, hawk, and miller are all showing some nice results in our limited sample size (recently upgraded from small).
also, i have to add a link to this. hfs.
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I was gonna post this in the acronym OT
but now I suppose I’ll do it here. Wish I had real photoshop
by LandSickness on May 2, 2010 9:05 PM EDT reply actions 8 recs
heh I use gimp but I'm a master with it.
i suggest you do what the vexed did and go /coughs [torrent]
oh my so really you should try and buy photoshop /cough[torrent, torrent]
oh my I think I have an internet bug.
i'll probably reup my rapidshare account tonight
and /cough cough [beat torrent speed by 10x]
It’d be worth it I’m sure
they call him apple sauce at red reporter
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
And here, too.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on May 2, 2010 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions
well, yeah
but it surprised me at red reporter
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Ah, OK.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on May 2, 2010 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions
so i guess he's not a secret sauce
as one who wanted to keep him over perez, i’m hoping he can consistently throw like today. skip and boog seem to be coming out of their funks a bit, which is welcome as colby goes into one. freeze has been steady, though awesome of late.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
i refrained from noting this
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
well played mauer
"...and pujols has given st louis the lead"
The Best Defensive Play I Have Seen in Person
follow me on teh twitterz @greenfieldt
This episode of Family guy has been disturbing so far...
and not very funny.
"So do you like 'Little Women'?"
"Yeah, I'm not too picky. Ya' know."
stopped watching that show a couple of years ago
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 2, 2010 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
HFS, Santana
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
Seriously, where was this Santana against the Cards?
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on May 2, 2010 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
what?
my feed died, so i have hockey.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Victorino hit a slam
6-2 PHI
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
score fail
8-5
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
I was more stunned by the walk to Moyer,
but HFS® all around.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on May 2, 2010 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Walked Moyer with the bases loaded and two out
then a grand slam to Victorino
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on May 2, 2010 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Another jack
10 – 5 Phils
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on May 2, 2010 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
are we in philly or home?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
@Philly tomorrow
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on May 2, 2010 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
dinger time
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
walked moyer...walked moyer?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Walked. Moyer.
with the bases loaded. For realz
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on May 2, 2010 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
wow. what inning? kinda surprised moyer hit.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Bottom 4
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on May 2, 2010 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Santana done.
Takahashi in.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on May 2, 2010 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Santana's line
3.2 IP
8 H
10 R (all ER)
2 BB
1 K
4 (!) HR
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
Should be 11 ER now, I think.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on May 2, 2010 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions
ATG
Howard was Takahashi’s
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
Yeah, that's right.
He came in after the HR.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on May 2, 2010 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
And the book finally closes on the bottom of the 4th.
11 – 5 Phillies.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on May 2, 2010 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
maybe he wants to rethink that statement about being the best pitcher
in the division.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
roy halladay approves this statement.
"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 May 2, 2010 11:48 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
All 9 runs in the inning
scored with two outs.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on May 2, 2010 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions
HFS
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
i thought the reds would escape today
when our 2 on no out turned to 2 outs quickly, but then boom.
btw, the reds site always has this sort of coverage. it’s how i’ve been following chapman. we’ve been talking about him the last couple days, so here’s some good info (103 on the gun), including photos, on his recent start:
http://www.redreporter.com/2010/5/2/1455082/frozen-peas-chapman-vs-nova
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
All 10 earned?
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
As far as I know.
There weren’t any errors.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on May 2, 2010 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions
cy santana is a cool name
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Glad you got to see a good game!
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on May 2, 2010 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions
the place sounded jacked when apu came up with bases loaded
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
It was.
Also, I’d like to note that of the three games I’ve been to this season, Carp has been the starter – and winner – all three games.
You can read it in any tone you like.
serendipity
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Stalker
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
The best part is that two of the tickets were free and last minute.
You can read it in any tone you like.
Spants, the ONLY conclusion I am drawing from this is....
You need to be at EVERY single start of his.
Operation: spants2carp GO!
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
not as impressive
but I’m 1 for 1
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
Go ahead Phillies, score all your runs today and save none for the Cards series
/crosses fingers
"So do you like 'Little Women'?"
"Yeah, I'm not too picky. Ya' know."
just 'cause
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
And now Moyer with a single
He’s a monster!
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
Moyer's wheelchair
just wasn’t fast enough to beat out the throw to home. Heh.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on May 2, 2010 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm a little disappointed that Jaime doesn't get Hamels
He was doin’ the ace thing… no better way to get on the map of ROY voters.
babip giveth... and babip taketh away
True, but if he keeps pitching near where he has been
the recognition will come.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on May 2, 2010 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm really looking forward to him facing
an entire team of professional hitters in that environment. no matter the opposing pitcher, this is a big opportunity, for him, and for us to see how he handles it.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
i'm looking forward to seeing how he does
Against a team of lefties. I’d love to have a good lefty who could make ryan howard go 0-4 in a postseason game.
"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 May 2, 2010 11:59 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
yeah, if he can at least handle howard and ibanez
utley will always be utley.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
so our team? barmy. bloody barmy, even.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
This team is just enough off-kilter to be fun without being over-the-top weird.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on May 2, 2010 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
it's like a third old guard, a third Survivor winners, and a third Memphis mafia
100% badass.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
also: most of the Survivor winners have a gun rack.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
HFS
And finally, during a break in the schedule with Memphis, Freese caught a noon showing in Oklahoma City of "The Dark Knight." And you think he couldn’t stop talking about it before he saw it?
i saw that movie in august 2008 in oklahoma city…. really wish i knew the theater and time just cause….
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 2, 2010 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
sadly that Boog highlight will forever have Rick Horton blathering over it.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
caption contest #1
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
oops. thumbnail
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
'You ain't getting none of this, mang'
"So do you like 'Little Women'?"
"Yeah, I'm not too picky. Ya' know."
i'm thinking soundtrack, too. haha.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Here, Pujols describes the fifth motion of The Macarena
Where one moves the hard from the head to the buttocks
by LandSickness on May 2, 2010 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
"the hard"?
Fruedian slip perhaps?
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 May 2, 2010 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
use your ass when you swing boog
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 2, 2010 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
oh that reminds me
who was at the game and reported Colby workin’ it to a song over the PA?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
scoot?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
yeah. hahaha, the mental picture alone is hilarious.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
that reminded you of colby?
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 2, 2010 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
scoot mentioned colby was shaking the booty
couldn’t get video.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
ooo ok
i was like hmmm….
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 2, 2010 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
if his agent isn't crap
his moneymaker
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
that was me
I was cracking up, my wife just thought I was on crack. I was pointing the camera, trying to flip it to video, but it just didn’t happen. The mental image is going to have to do.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
tell us more
with anatomy
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
i object
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 2, 2010 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
scoot is a professional!
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
that makes it all the worse
clearer mental image
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 2, 2010 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
i remember a certain mental image from last night...
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
don't picture anything!
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
yeh...
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 2, 2010 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
he was stretching
about 30 feet into the OF and almost to even with 2nd. It was completely spontaneous. I was about to take his picture bent over doing a groin stretch to tease the girls around here with, when all of a sudden he stops stretching, brings his feet together and starts doing a little slow booty shake, then I realized they were playing “whats your name” for the Reds lineup being announced. So, not a lot of girations, just a subtle up and down with alternating cheeks.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
wow.
just wow.
it’s even funnier with details. er… thanks?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
he might have been messing with
the fredbird girl who had escorted the lucky youngster out to RF for the kids thing they do on Sundays. Hard to tell.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
look don't touch, colby... Fredbird's a biter
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
colby doesn't come across as a guy
who would do that though
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 2, 2010 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
The 23 year old professional athlete who knocked up a girlfriend doesn't seem like a guy who would do that?
Not afraid to nitpick
that's not fair
im pretty sure he’s been dating here for a while
its not like some random stranger
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 2, 2010 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
i dont think the
fredbird girls are “random girls” They’re at the stadium every day I’m pretty sure. Was not suggesting anything sexual about it, just thought maybe he was goofing around with her, or hell, maybe the kid, just to get a laugh.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
yeah, I'm just having y'all on
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I almost forgot
I caught a sweet f’n “Central Division Champs” hand towel from the fredbird girls. At the expense of 2 of the wife’s toes. She is grateful for the hand towel though.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
you'll need plenty of towels this year
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 2, 2010 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions
they're all stangers at some point
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
still, as I pointed out last year
Brendan Ryan is socializing Colby Rasmus….
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
how would we know
he doesn’t talk much
and he’s a babydaddy
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Choo like what choo see? You know you do.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on May 2, 2010 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
"if you believe it, your hips will open - it's simple, mang"
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
caption contest #2
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Brendan Ryan finds puberty difficult
as he learns how to use aerosol deodorant.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on May 2, 2010 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
hahahahaaha
that’s funny
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 May 2, 2010 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
"i don't know what this stuff is, but jack clark uses it"
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
by cardball on May 2, 2010 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
insta-stache!
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on May 2, 2010 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
While spinning
2010 St. Louis Cardinals - Sinkers and Dingers
by jd is legend on May 2, 2010 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
St. Louis Infielder Brendan Ryan gets maced after asking manager Tony LaRussa
if he and Joey Bombs could hit back to back HRs off his daughter.
"So do you like 'Little Women'?"
"Yeah, I'm not too picky. Ya' know."
Maced in a Fight Club kind of way.
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 May 2, 2010 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
i remember this conversation
all aboard!!
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
wait this is mace
MY EYES!!
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 2, 2010 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
15-day DL...
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
you can picture boog using pepper spray on his salad, right?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
i'm sure brendan ryan has done many, many things in his lifetime.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
like this
he battled the batting stance guy
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 2, 2010 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
something else I never put in the Sampler.
at least, I don’t think I did.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
he won by the way
and his edmonds impersonation is pretty good
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 2, 2010 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, we studied that quite a bit.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
that was insane
is the stance guy some comedian?
by guillermozeliak on May 3, 2010 5:52 AM EDT up reply actions
in a way, yes
he makes fun of people’s batting stances for a living
tell me that’s not a great job….
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
yes
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 2, 2010 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
he wouldn't know what it was really for
he’d think it was just a simpler way to put the pepper on – like cheese whiz
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
caption contest #3
oh shit im falling
and boom
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 2, 2010 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
swan lake, b*ches.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Singing to himself, to the Oscar Mayer weiner tune...
“Oh, I’d love to be a Ballerina dancer
That is what I’d truly like to be
’Cause if I were a Ballerina dancer
Everyone would be in love with me….”
"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 May 3, 2010 2:10 AM EDT up reply actions
"I feel pretty, oh so pretty..."
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
F*ck...
my source that had Wieters as the PTBNL for Lugo was way off.
We’re not even getting a player.
http://www.101espn.com/post/45679_cards_likely_to_choose_cash_in_lugo_deal_with_bal
Franklin !#@$!&*%#
Front Office gonna pocket the money from Lugo, eh?
"So do you like 'Little Women'?"
"Yeah, I'm not too picky. Ya' know."
eh, he wasn't worth anything in a trade (duncan)
he was worth more to us.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
He's got the 107/167/107 line working...
dunno how much money is coming the Cards way, but I’m ready to declare Mo the winner in this one…
Franklin !#@$!&*%#
we don't know how he'd do here, though
remember lopex tanked on a godawful team.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
speaking of, how much is it?
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 2, 2010 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
my guess would be .5-1 mil
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
put it like this
we traded duncan for lugo, therefore we trade duncan for 500K
good deal i think
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 2, 2010 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
plus lugo's production last year, which wasn't bad
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
right i hope we can spring 1 million from them
and then deposit that 1 mil into Pujols’ first year of salary
instead of 27 million, it’ll be 26 million
/steal
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 2, 2010 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
wasn't David Freese
not considered a great prospect
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 2, 2010 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
that's why a prospect would be nice
But normally low prospect flame out. Some times they become starting 3rd basement. Freese has played well at every level. He was just always old for each level. But he also took a year off from baseball from highschool.
And lets not mention PTBNLs that we gave out over the last two years.
or on Pujols?!!
either would work.. we could get another flamethrower, hopefully a lefty
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 2, 2010 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I saw flamethrower
and though how col it would be if they bought flamethrowers for everyone on the team. Boog would have a lot of fun
by LandSickness on May 2, 2010 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't want us picking up some future reliever who throws 98 though, I want a starter.
we have enough guy in our system that throw 98, I would rather sign a HS ss or college catcher.
Motte is like two guys
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
The duality of Motte
is key to his success. Should his unique personality(es) be… tampered with… he’ll leave baseball, become an accountant, and buy a closet full of sweater vests.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on May 2, 2010 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
(actually he's a hippie.)
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
i'm thinking bill "spaceman" lee
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Sure,
now he is. So long as the head docs stay away, he might remain one.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on May 2, 2010 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
he's like out of a Ray Bradbury story.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
miller can throw 98
and he’s supposed to be a starter….
i want another one of those
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 2, 2010 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
well if he's going to be a later pick then he's not going to have a great arsenal then,
we need to buy someone out who is committed to going to college.
wait?
i was talking about a 1st rounder…
who are you giving one million to in later rounds?
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 2, 2010 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm talking about using later picks to get what would be a first rounder if not for his commitment to college.
so we basically get two 1st rounders …
oh ok
not a bad plan, but I’m not sure that would be a wise investment
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 2, 2010 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
sounds wise
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
idk i just don't see someone like that
available in later rounds and if he is his control is probably horrific
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 2, 2010 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
eh, guys get passed over for signability issues
i think what cody is talking about would more pertain to a third round high school talent who is available in the fourth because he’s committed to college unless there’s an offer he can’t refuse. a cool mil would definitely get that done i bet.
also, the guy i mentioned below that might start for the dodgers on thursday was drafted 3rd round and signed for about 400,000. now he likely would have stayed at miami ohio for his senior year, but his home team drafted him and he couldn’t resist…of course now he’s a dodger.
anyway, half a mil can get something.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
ok i see
when you said later rounds, i thought that meant 20-50
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 3, 2010 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions
could happen with the rare high-schooler
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
i've got a lefty
available. doesn’t throw 98 and never will, but he’s a high school senior who missed being a junior by a couple days. lot of room to grow, can hit 90, and is a true pitcher. for that million i bet i could get it done.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
so chapman could shine
really i think it’s just that lefties with less velocity are given more opportunities than righties with less velocity because of scarcity and the fact that lefty hitters are a nemesis that must be dealt with.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I mean there are the occasional lefties that throw 99
Randy J.
CC
Wagner
Chapman
but I never considered your idea that they get more opportunites.
the high school lefty i mentioned
will be drafted this year. if he was a righty, maybe not, at least not yet, or at least lower.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
doesn't really put a dent in pujols deal
we could sign a latin kid for a million that we otherwise might not.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
we showed this year
that we aren’t against using money in the draft. Hopefully Mateo doesn’t make us regret cutting that contract.
i really doubt it
he has declining eyesight… 3.5 is not a good investment
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 2, 2010 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
he signed for half a mil
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
i know but he said
hopefully he won’t make us regret cutting it
i don’t think we’ll regret it, maybe regret not signing him at a lower price
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cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 2, 2010 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions
FWIW-
Moyer’s fastest pitch tonight – 83.1 MPH
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on May 2, 2010 10:23 PM EDT reply actions
Ask Tim Wakefield.
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 moyer's next incarnation
in his fifties he becomes a knuckleballer.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
take deep breaths. take deep breaths while they fail to understand what an RBI is....
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
'The elite players in the league are going to get paid.' - Joe Morgan
Oh really Joe Morgan? I thought baseball players got paid in sunflower seeds and applause.
"So do you like 'Little Women'?"
"Yeah, I'm not too picky. Ya' know."
at least it's two big-market teams
so he doesn’t need to explain all that
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
heh
apparently, garret jones sucks
Jones missed his first game of the season on Saturday after getting a piece of meat lodged in his esophagus.
Sorry if nexdef’d
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
can't swallow
chew
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
hope it's not the hiatal hernia
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I imagine it was someone from the Brewers who put that meat there.....
"So do you like 'Little Women'?"
"Yeah, I'm not too picky. Ya' know."
I remember those pop corn boxes
When they were empty, you could use them as a bullhorn.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on May 2, 2010 10:36 PM EDT reply actions
new fanshot
is there any way this is possible, or is it as ludicrous as it sounds:
http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2010/5/2/1455416/random-trivia
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Im fairly certain that no umpire could make that ruling without repercussions
"So do you like 'Little Women'?"
"Yeah, I'm not too picky. Ya' know."
/david caruso
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
i think
it was the ump was about to call it due to rain, not call the batter out. I’m pretty sure it was Marrero.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
we had 2 open seats right next to us today
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
158 i believe
about 20 rows up right behind the Reds dugout
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
Nice.
Could you hear Carp swearing in disgust when he walked guys? I just watched the condensed game and he was pissed. That’s our Carp.
You can read it in any tone you like.
by spants on May 3, 2010 12:23 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
yah, I heard that
I always forget what his voice sounds like, much less swearing, so every time I second-guess myself. am getting better at recognizing the outburst.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
he sounds like a muppet.
An angry muppet.
You can read it in any tone you like.
by spants on May 3, 2010 12:30 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I don't think it even registers as human, at first.
that’s why I always hesitate.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
it sounds like this
in the middle of the ballpark
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
no much witless banter, couldn't hear a damn thing
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
that *is* a good sign
“Chase – my boyfriend loves you… it’s awkward”
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
not quite as cool as Mac's letter to Chase.
"...and pujols has given st louis the lead"
The Best Defensive Play I Have Seen in Person
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"benefiting homerun-hitting National League first basemen everywhere!"
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
i'm liking the narration on Carp's K's
“You want some of this!”
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
CGAFAK
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 2, 2010 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I rather think he does.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
i think he just wanted to make his FIP look good
those 5 homers were KILLING him
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 2, 2010 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
huh, i clicked on that padilla story on the right
and see this:
“Thursday’s starter still hasn’t been decided, but the decision will likely be made today. It could be John Ely or Carlos Monasterios, and Charlie Haeger hasn’t yet been totally ruled out of the mix either.”
he’s only had a few AAA starts after being traded for pierre, but i’m all nervous/excited about the john ely possibility – he pitched off the mound in my yard!!
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
i'm sick of roy halladay.
and i haven’t had a lunchable in about two weeks.
i think i covered all the essentials right there.
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by stlcardinalsfang on May 2, 2010 11:36 PM EDT reply actions
oh that's right
you’re the lunchables guy
by LandSickness on May 2, 2010 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I had forgotten.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
dammit i brought it up again
i fail.
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by stlcardinalsfang on May 2, 2010 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions
you're clearly obsessed with them.
you should probably explore why that is.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
hah
just trying to start conversation. figured fang’s obsession with lunchables would get someone going.
forgot i made a pledge to not do that…
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by stlcardinalsfang on May 2, 2010 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
well they are rooted in the subconscious
you didn’t even know you were fixated.
/b.s.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
you keep on trying, y2s.
follow me on twitter @nickg105
by stlcardinalsfang on May 2, 2010 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm not even, actually.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
not even trying.
though yes, I am also uneven.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
i know.
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by stlcardinalsfang on May 2, 2010 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
you didn't forget to not do that
you secretly like being the lunchable guy
by LandSickness on May 2, 2010 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
naw
i just forgot because it’s finals week and i forget things.
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by stlcardinalsfang on May 2, 2010 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
no, you can't push him too hard yet
he has to make the journey himself. otherwise it’ll be more denial.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
right
should’ve known. You can’t force him to understand
by LandSickness on May 2, 2010 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
he has to hit rock bottom
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
what pisses you off more
lunchables or your tweeting skills getting mentioned here?
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 2, 2010 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
*annoys you more
hopefully you don’t get pissed
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 2, 2010 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
oh, lunchables for sure
i’m proud of my tweeting.
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by stlcardinalsfang on May 2, 2010 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
i wouldn't know
you blocked your tweets so i can’t see them
can other people here attest he is a good tweet-er
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 2, 2010 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
well then get an account, dammit.
follow me on twitter @nickg105
by stlcardinalsfang on May 2, 2010 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
i have one
but im not sure i should follow you
twitter – down below
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 2, 2010 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions
i only post links to my blog
so hopefully that’s what you’re looking for
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 2, 2010 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
followed.
follow me on twitter @nickg105
by stlcardinalsfang on May 2, 2010 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions
i'll return the favor
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 3, 2010 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
hahhhhhhhh
let’s see how long you last.
follow me on twitter @nickg105
by stlcardinalsfang on May 3, 2010 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions
well 200+ followers have lasted quite a while
but from what i’ve heard, uhh… not many VEBers do last
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 3, 2010 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
eh, just me
and maybe a couple others.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
fourstick, iheartboog, clemsongirl, gdm
by stlcardinalsfang on May 3, 2010 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
whut up
"...and pujols has given st louis the lead"
The Best Defensive Play I Have Seen in Person
follow me on teh twitterz @greenfieldt
and him, duh.
i feel like we should have more conversations.
and i think cody follow me too still.
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by stlcardinalsfang on May 3, 2010 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
HFS
12 tweets in an hour… is this normal?
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 3, 2010 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
um...absolutely
i probably average 75/day.
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by stlcardinalsfang on May 3, 2010 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
dang
i don’t even know how you do that… i guess a start would be having followers who actually tweet a lot, something i don’t have
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 3, 2010 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah, exactly
like i said, i use it as a conversation tool. 80% of them are probably mentioning someone. or about the cards.
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by stlcardinalsfang on May 3, 2010 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
hang on for the ride
he is an interesting fellow. At least he thinks so.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
oh come on
i’m not that self centered.
follow me on twitter @nickg105
by stlcardinalsfang on May 3, 2010 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
twas a joke
sorry. You get really defensive when I kid you.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
haha i know
i was just joking back with the joke. i’m offended you couldn’t even last 24 hours.
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by stlcardinalsfang on May 3, 2010 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions
most of his tweets were conversations
and i don’t really want to read those….
i’ll probably just follow you and ignore when i see you on my feed
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 3, 2010 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Okay, both of your guys sigs have waaay too much red in them
by vivaelpujols on May 3, 2010 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
maybe you just need more red
in your sig….
but first you need to get a sig
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 3, 2010 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
what was it?
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 3, 2010 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
stlcardinalsfang tweets about getting out of the pool
by FlimtotheFlam on May 3, 2010 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions
this is not true.
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by stlcardinalsfang on May 3, 2010 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
and now it disappeared
shit
tweet by stlcardinalsfang
by FlimtotheFlam on May 3, 2010 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions
WTF?
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by stlcardinalsfang on May 3, 2010 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions
mine does?
follow me on twitter @nickg105
by stlcardinalsfang on May 3, 2010 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions
technically you have more red then me
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 3, 2010 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions
hmmm
you put me in your list, but you unfollowed me….
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 2, 2010 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions
you failed, duh.
but that’s nothing new for you.
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by stlcardinalsfang on May 3, 2010 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
I've gotta check this out
from what i’ve heard your tweets are not only copious but publishable-quality
by LandSickness on May 2, 2010 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
i doubt this.
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by stlcardinalsfang on May 2, 2010 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
yes
I hear that such enthralling topics include “dorm quiet hours” and “Glee” updates (or is that ClemsonGirl?). I’ve almost considered getting a twitter just to find out what you have to say about these things.
by LandSickness on May 2, 2010 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
NEVER associate me with glee
that is cg, yes.
i have good tweets every now and then. really, i just use it as a conversation tool.
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by stlcardinalsfang on May 2, 2010 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
what in the hell is that?
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by stlcardinalsfang on May 2, 2010 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
don't believe it.
follow me on twitter @nickg105
by stlcardinalsfang on May 3, 2010 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions
What's there not to believe
Even if I made it up, it doesn’t mean that it isn’t a thing
by LandSickness on May 3, 2010 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions
fair enough.
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by stlcardinalsfang on May 3, 2010 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
but he doesn't like it mentioned, ok?
you flooding up there at tulane? oh, that’s right, you’re on high ground.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
What is a good image hosting site?
Ive got a crap ton of pics I want to share, including some pretty sweet ones of Boog’s almost great diving play in the hole that I would like to post for your viewing pleasure.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
I just use Picasa / Google
but that’s mostly because you can tie it to a Gmail account and login to everything once.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on May 2, 2010 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
ive got to catch up with the times
and get a gmail account.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
now you come along
after I’ve went through the trouble of creating a gmail account and downloading picasa. I’ll probably just stick to that. Thanks though
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
i don't?
well i did. Damn it. Oh well.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
It's easier to do bulk uploads with the client, though.
So it’s handy to have around.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on May 3, 2010 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
sometimes I shake my head
It was the 261st career victory for Moyer.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
wow
what is his best pitch?
he’s notoriously known for his slow fastball, so i don’t even know what pitches he does have
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 2, 2010 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
the Crafty Pitch.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on May 2, 2010 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
thats only an average of like
5 a year, right?
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by scoot on May 2, 2010 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
the fespn inset said he played with two of the opposing players' fathers.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Grandfathers...
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez
what up everyone
"...and pujols has given st louis the lead"
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yo
new tim and eric awesome show great job episode on in 3 min. season cinco finale. hoping for a steve brule appearance.
"...and pujols has given st louis the lead"
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I don't know if this is nexdeft, but cool
i find it hard to believe that
the Braves had a 62% of making playoffs before preseason…. that doesn’t make sense to me
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cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 3, 2010 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions
That's just based off of projections
They are just estimates and have large error bars. I think the Braves were a bit overrated, but they are a pretty good team still.
by vivaelpujols on May 3, 2010 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
how are they still above the phillies?
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St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 3, 2010 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Those odds aren't yet updated with 2010 data yet
So teams that are underperforming will be overrated and vice versa. The Cardinals with their auspicious start should be at over 90% now.
by vivaelpujols on May 3, 2010 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions
wait
so if its “updated” projections how doesn’t it have 2010 data yet?
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 3, 2010 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions
what i mean to say is
how is it updated if it doesn’t have 2010 data?
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 3, 2010 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions
It's basically the odds of them making the playoffs given their preseason projections but their current standings so far in 2010
So if the Braves were projected to win 90 games per 162, but were 5 games behind in the division already, these odds reflect that.
by vivaelpujols on May 3, 2010 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
red sox really took a dive
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
a lot of precariousness in that division...
by vivaelpujols on May 3, 2010 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions
how often is that updated
to account for injuries and such? is it monthly?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
It won't account for injuries, at least not directly
What’s basically going to happen is that Steve will do a weighted average of preseason projections and current season performance. It’s very similar to what I did last year, and I think my explanation of the process is better:
http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2009/7/16/931675/btb-playoff-odds-july-16th
So if Pujols suddenly gets injured, we won’t lose 7 wins from our projected record. What will happen is that we will play worse so that will be indirectly counted in the playoff odds.
Last year I mannually updated each teams projected wins based off of injuries trades. Steve should do the same IMO.
by vivaelpujols on May 3, 2010 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions
thanks for the link
it’s obviously a very dynamic business. most people didn’t see liriano being old liriano, for instance, but then if he went down for the season tomorrow…it’s very fluid, but we have a pretty solid team.
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So no team/player stats strictly Wins and Loses?
by FlimtotheFlam on May 3, 2010 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions
yes
Steve said he plans on updating them with the current BtB power rankings next week (so we’ll still be underrated!)
by vivaelpujols on May 3, 2010 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions
make sure to link that here
i don’t read BTBS, because frankly most of the stuff doesn’t interest me
now if its related to the cardinals, im listening
Rasmus can hit lefties
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I still think, provided the Athletics don't sell their team, Oakland will make the playoffs.
Note: Above comment may contain gratuitous amounts of sarcasm.
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Hey Houston,
Suck it; you suck
i could live with that
i still think the angels win the division and the a’s and m’s battle for third, but sheets and harden are probably wild-cards. someone said sheets was roughed up, but i have no idea how harden is doing, or if he’s even playing.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Mariners still the 6th best organization in baseball!
by vivaelpujols on May 3, 2010 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions
it's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
i am curious
Who do you think was the first person to reference bloggers living in their mothers basements?
it likely pre-dates the internet.
someone else’s meme got stuck to bloggers.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
i'm still going with cody
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
cody is jamie moyer?!
oh wait. you sayin’ he’s the old-batman?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I knew a dude who lived in his mom's basement off and on til he was 31 or so
but he is not a blogger
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 3, 2010 1:04 AM EDT up reply actions
the whole stigma is a 'Western' thing
most people in the rest of the world remain in their childhood homes or neighborhoods, because housing is simply too hard to find and/or because multi-generational households are the norm. they seldom move out unless it’s in search of jobs. and they never have to worry about daycare.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
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Tough to catch the day games in St Louis after night games in Bangkok. Another good win.
What are the pitching match ups in Philadelphia?
Garcia v Blanton (DL??)
Then??
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
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i think we get happ and hamels, but not sure
for us garcia, waino, penny
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Think that Happ is on the DL. So's Rollins . . . we miss Halladay, too. Good juju on the outside anyway
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
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but they miss carpenter
so luck was on both sides.
I’d have liked to have seen a Halladay/Carpenter matchup, but Garcia vs Hamels will be fun, too.
Well the girls would turn the color of the avocado when he would drive down the street in his El Dorado... -the modern lovers
*Garcia vs. Blanton
not sure if Hamels is getting bumped back a day or if he’s on the DL or what, but it’ll be Blanton tomorrow
I'd settle for one off the field
some Blue Jays wrestling tradition. with hockey sticks.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
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cards now have the best record in the NL
And are one game behind the rays. Cubs are in second at 4.5 out in the NL central and the astros are already 8.5 out.
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by tom s. on May 3, 2010 12:21 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
it's cool
but our schedule has still been relatively squishy. injury-free and not getting embarrassed are still what I’m lookin’ for.
as for entertainment, damn, they’re all entertaining.
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"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
who are the good teams though?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
relative to what everyone else is getting
i mean, i wanna see the cards against our own weight class, if that makes any sense. not so much the Phils. I wanna see ’em against a team that might be a dangerous wildcard.
that’s why the SF series was so disappointing.
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i just don't know who is in our weight class
other than the phils and rocks, and then i think the wildcard is open now with the dodgers problems. i’d think atlanta would be next up, and we played them. then giants a bit further down, but we’re 5-2 against those two, with the bulk against, imo, the better team.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
second time around, Mets, even.
but mainly, if you look at other teams’ schedules, it’s not as challenging. till now, anyway.
things like prospects we’ve never seen – Ike Davis for instance. an offense with all the pieces working. last few years, I’ve stopped looking for dominance; I’ve looked for how the team adjusts. if they hit a losing streak, what do they do. if they’re on a tough road trip. injuries (no injuries, knock on wood). if they can refrain from beating themselves.
april is just a baseline to me. fun as all hell, but a baseline.
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"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
yeah, i mean the mets will presumably get beltran back
and davis is a nice player – i’ve caught about 15 of his ab’s since he came up, reminds me of grace a bit, though he might have some more power. the mets still suck at pitching, though – i thought they’d sign both marquis and piniero in off-season.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
i'm keeping my eye on the nats, too.
i gotta say, i can’t get a read on the west. there’s so much dysfunction goin’ on.
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"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I think the Giants are the class of the West
what’s going to take a while to get a read on is the NL wild card. Padres? Mets? Rox? Braves? Brewers, even?
braves
and people called me crazy for saying the giants were gonna win the west
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
you think the giants are better than the rocks?
i can’t even fathom that.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
well, they have a killer rotation (except the Todallaion) and a good bullpen
the Rox haven’t looked so hot so far. Maybe it’s selection bias since the Giants played pretty well against us and we haven’t seen the Rockies yet, but still….
we sucked against the giants
not sure if i’d say they played well. their lineup is horrible, except for panda. probably the worst outfield in the league.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
they do not have a good lineup
but their pitching is stacked. I bet they’re going to win a bunch of 2-1 games this year.
And I dunno about you but I would not want to face Lincecum/Sanchez/Cain/Zito in a playoff series, shitty lineup or not.
more importantly...
i would NOT want to face that pitching staff in a five game series. you essentially start the series down 0-2.
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by stlcardinalsfang on May 3, 2010 1:46 AM EDT up reply actions
hold onto your pants, cause i'm going to use pitcher wins, in an appropriate context, even.
last year, lincecum was 15-7. that means that at least 7 times out of his 22 games with a decision, he left the game with his team behind. since the offense is so awful (and more or less remains so) it’s still reasonable to think that a team – especially a team good enough to make the playoffs – facing lincecum has a 30-40% chance of winning. now, while his no-decisions include some games where he pitched well, there are also several games where he got a no decision but allowed several runs.
i don’t think there’s any strong reason to think san francisco will win the nl west. also, zito cain and sanchez are not better than the middle part of a lot of rotations. including ours.
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the first paragraph is up for debate
but yes, i don’t think the giants are good enough to win the west. not with that lineup of theirs. and the rotation as a whole just isn’t good enough outside of cain and lincecum. zito will remembers he sucks eventually.
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by stlcardinalsfang on May 3, 2010 2:14 AM EDT up reply actions
matt cain is a bit of an enigma.
riddle me this, bat-man.
lifetime era/fip/xfip (over 900 IP)
3.50/3.86/4.47
lifetime HR/FB: 6.9%
lifetime GB: 36.7%
so, the first line shows us that cain is consistently beating his FIP by a small amount. more interestingly, his xFIP is far greater than either his FIP or ERA. mostly, he’s not allowing home runs. but he’s not a groundball pitcher – in fact he has an extreme penchant for balls hit in the air.
is matt cain preposterously lucky and due for regression, even after 900 innings? does he do well with jamming batters and fooling them to make them pop up for easy outs?
i don’t have a good answer, but the issue is subject to some dispute.
"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."
IFFB% probably, as well
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Not for pitchers
For hitters it does, but for pitchers line drive percentage is very fungible.
That’s why BABIP has such little year to year correlation. BABIP primarily depends on LD%, not quality of defense, but because LD% is so unstable, BABIP is unstable.
BABIP also containts info on IFFB and weekly hit batted balls. LD is a very bad stat IMO.
a lifetime 18.6% LD rate doesn't strike me as particularly low.
maybe his IFFB rate is suggestive – 12.2%. that would have been the 15th best IFFB rate last year. it’s good, but not extreme. i think there’s something else going on.
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where's waino sit in relation?
i like guys that can strand runners, because with 95% of guys it’ll eventually even out to take the luck out, but i believe some dudes can just strand those fuckers.
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impressive list
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
The answer is that he is not getting lucky
HR/FB is definitely a pitcher skill, one with some noise to it, but one that is definitely influenced by a pitcher’s talent.
900 IP is a very, very large sample and the odds of him running a HR/FB ratio at half the league average simply due to luck are very, very low. That does NOT mean that his true talent HR/FB is 6.9, but it’s going to be closer to that than to the league average.
Incidentally, this is why I hate xFIP as a stat. It presents HR/FB as a 100% luck stat, which is just not true.
I think that Cain is way better than Penny, by about .5 points of ERA.
did i just see ERA in a VEP post
am i seeing this?
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by stlcardinalsfang on May 3, 2010 2:32 AM EDT up reply actions
as my question below
why are we comparing cain to penny rather than to waino?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
you're right that xFIP has its limitations. but the use of it, i think,
is that MOST pitchers outrunning their xFIP in a sample size as big as a season are getting lucky.
like a lot of stats, it works pretty well on a rough basis, but in some cases needs somebody to look under the hood to really make sure we’re using it in a way that makes sense.
"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 think that xFIP is ONLY good in a small sample size though
And I think it has very limited value when discussing a 900 IP sample.
Park adjsted FIP is better. Does anybody know where we can get our hands on that?
Because it views HR/FB as a luck-dependent stat
Which it would be, in SSS
In larger samples, HR/FB would even out
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Because HR/FB is a pitcher skill with a lot of noise in it
If a guy gives up a 25% HR/FB in 50 innings, you really have no idea how much of that is skill and how much is luck, so you assume it’s all luck. In that small of a sample size it’s mostly luck.
Once you get to a 900 IP sample size all of the random stuff effecting HR/FB gets either washed away, or is a park bias so what’s left is skill. In that case, you would use a park adjusted HR/FB in your FIP calculation instead.
like carp thus far this year
lotta homers in few innings
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
that makes sense
so, for example, Carp gave up 5 homers in 2 starts to begin the year, but that was mostly luck; over the course of the season he’s not likely to be giving up homers at that rate. Got it.
tRA is park adjusted. dunno who would do park-adjusted FIP.
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but it doesn't love matt cain either; probably b/c he's a
FB pitcher. so, that’s two famous metrics that matt cain broke.
"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 am already mistrustful of tRA as a predictive stat because of it's reliance on LD%
Also the guy who invented it is British. Fucking scary.
screw the brits
especially you, monk.
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by stlcardinalsfang on May 3, 2010 3:00 AM EDT up reply actions
monk invented it?
i wonder if they have sabermetrics in cricket.
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by stlcardinalsfang on May 3, 2010 3:04 AM EDT up reply actions
i don't know the game
but i suppose the principles could be applied – no real idea, though.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
are "we" considering cain their 3
or penny our 2?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
yeah
giants were 19-13 overall (59%) in Lincecum starts last year. (Cards w/ Carp, 64%, AW, 67%). He’s definitely not unbeatable.
Well the girls would turn the color of the avocado when he would drive down the street in his El Dorado... -the modern lovers
well, the problem will be getting into the playoffs
but if they make the playoffs, they are scary
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
whoever ends up our top 4 could match that
but the lineups will be miles apart. and our defense is much better, too.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
haha our hitting
isn’t even in the same league
Rasmus can hit lefties
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St. Louis Sports blog
i anticipate playing the rocks
in the nlcs. they were in the playoffs last year, and i think they are better this. plus, the dodgers are down. hell, who knows, diego is playing well.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
well
as for pitching, they have Ubaldo and Cook, but the rest of their pitching doesn’t really seem that intimidating. On offense they have Helton & Tulo, so right away they’re probably going to score more runs than the Giants, but I think they have some holes in that lineup.
pretty darn good outfield
and a couple other guys don’t have names yet, but they can play. dude that started today was solid, and the bullpen looks nice.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
and the BP should get better as the rotation solidifies
Greg Smith is a nice swing man, and if either Chacin or Esmil Rodgers sticks it could mean bad news for the NL. SF is a wicked rotation but Zito and Sanchez are 5th starters in STL
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
i think rodgers pitched yesterday
chacin looked good today. i kept trying to figure out who he reminded me of. still haven’t done that.
you want sanchez instead of lohse? i think that’s the point. he’s their 2 or 3, probably 3, and lohse is apparently our 5 (for now).
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Delarosa is light years better than cook
Francis can be solid and Hammell is spotty the real problem is that lineup if last year was no fluke and Fowler/Cargo continue to develop on this arc you are talking about a lineup 1-7 than matches up with anyone anywhere and elite defenders everywhere but RF
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
I really don't understand the pessimism about
the rox they were a .600 baseball team from june on last year a .600 team with 25 and unders at SS, 3B, LF, CF, and SP1 they are one under .500 right now with 60% of their staff and hottest hitter on the DL
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
yeah Hawper has been tearing it up
but EY2 has been solid and our 22 yr old righty one hit the Giagantes through 7 today so all is not lost yet
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
what's his name?
i mentioned him above, but he looked good for all the parts i watched today. didn’t realize only 1 hit.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Jhoulys Chacin
has some good stuff want to see this low BB% continue before I trust him but he has front of the rotation stuff from time to time, so does Esmil Rodgers
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
he isn't that bad and this year has been pretty decent
but we have other options in Seth Smith, Ryan Spilbourghs, and Eric Young Jr.
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
.380 lifetime wOBA. isn't too bad
the UZR numbers are awful but I just can’t completely buy that he is useless. He is surrounded by guys in Fowler and Barmes who have amazing range so that does soften the blow a bit
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
is there anything weird about rf there
like at the metrodome?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
nobody knows seth smith
this is one of the no-name guys i’m talking about.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
no his problem is that he an ELITE pinch hitter
lifetime 388/.490/.729 in 85 at bats
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
well we have the stav - so there!
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
yeah well we have Jason Giambi
and he stole a base today
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
i saw that
is he kind of a cult hero out there?
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hopefully not for too long he is
holding a .100/..387/.150 line right now I wuld rather be giving Seth Smith/Brad Hawpe the time at first(they were drafted as 1B) and let EY2 have his bench spot that .299/.387/.430 line looks tasty from a guy who stole 266 bases over his last four minor league seasons and can play 2B/OF rather than bench DH
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
Seth Smith is the man
I don’t know why, but he reminds me a lot of Shin Soo-Choo. Quietly productive
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
any idea what ey's success rate was?
he looked a bit shaky on the basepaths whenever i’ve seen him.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
around 75%
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
so that's worth running him
and are pick-offs considered caught-stealing, because that’s what sorta stuck out with me?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
yeah last year he was picked off
his first two times on base needs to adjust to crafty vets
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
olivo leads you guys in dingers?
how’s everyone like ian stewart?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
He has been a rock at the corner
very solid to great on D has been hitting pretty well I would figure him to put up some great numbers from the 7 spot
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
yeah, he seems rather studly
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
could be really great and again is 24
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
this is why i see you guys
as our rival. you have any natural first-baseman to replace helton in the pipeline?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
not yet but that seems like
a position that is somewhat easy to fill
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
well, you know the west situation better than i
but i suspect some pessimism is just denial – at least that’s how i rationalize it. or i’m just an idiot. i’ll accept either.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
he will get there he has been tearing the cover off the ball this
look at his splits after June of last year he is 24 after all
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
I was refering to the 13% he was around that in the minors
which when you factor in plus speed and plus power he is headed to stardom
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
but he wouldn't because he can't hit
cargo can hit
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
he's shown a good eye and a good walk rate in his limited
time in the majors. i would be surprised if that didn’t carry over. maybe not 20%, but i’d guess he’d draw a solid 15% walk rate.
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not that is saddens me
but i hope we never find out. of course, the other side of the two-headed monster is undoubtedly going to appear at some point, though i can’t figure out where miles fits on this team.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
just think of it this way.
gotay > thurston
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To be fair, though
Thurston’s BB% was nothing to scoff at. That’s the one skill he was decent in
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
hope you are right
i’d think gotay is a better option than miles
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
giants are the only team in MLB
to have allowed fewer runs than the cards
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
this is why i'm confident
when we played them we hardly scored, even though lincecum was way off…i chalk that up to us, not them. i saw them playing the infield in in the second inning the other day (it was either 1-0 or 0-0)
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Yea, the Giant series was not too good; however, last leg of a West Coast swing and Timmy is tough. So is a night in North Beach. . .
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
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we gotta start leaving some of these stars on the farm
so our system is rated higher.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Flim - I've asked before, Any ideas how I can catch Cards games in Asia. MLB Asian blackout. . .
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An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
yep, he's been saying that
just makes no sense
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
you should tell them its not the cold war anymore
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
almost assuredly it is
the trade embargo would indicate that.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
they must have at least one connection
that all the girls pay some dude to put their stuff up on.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
FWIW- The Pirates are 10-15
but their pythag is 5-20. Even accounting for their 0 – 20 loss to the Brewers, they’re generally getting blown up when they lose. Poor Pirates.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on May 3, 2010 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah,even when they were close to .500
they’d been outscored something fierce.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
ok, Ive got a handful of Boog pics loaded
check these out, for your viewing pleasure. Let me know if you can see all of them (7 total)
More to come, but its past my bedtime.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
says the batman.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
you can't read that?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
its my first initial
last name, a dot and my professional degree. Whats weird about that??
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
great shots.
You can read it in any tone you like.
by spants on May 3, 2010 12:28 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
thanks, stay tuned for more
there will be links
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
that's so cool.
well done.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
flickr.com
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 3, 2010 1:09 AM EDT up reply actions
mmm Carp K'ing.
that means I should go to bed.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
looks like him
how old is he now?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
at red reporter
well, they hate orca, but were impressed with boog: “oh, so that’s what a ss with range looks like”
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
at least the cards put them out of their misery
and holy shit, 4 series with the reds by the end of may. wat
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
bring it
we are 4 of 6 so far so im not worried
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
um
Thursday, 12:05 p.m., Kyle Lohse (0-1, 5.28) vs. Roy Halladay (5-1, 1.47)
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
might as well sacrifice one game`
so that we can win three others
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
that's funny, and misleading
i think tom’s link above shows that carp (before today) was actually our only below-average pitcher. the other four were above. and i wouldn’t be worried if that was carp penciled in vs. halladay.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Read this
Cardinals who are hot and not for this past week
Except for Matt Holliday, and he even batted .227, no Cardinals were truly cold…. but Freese and Pujols were most definitely on fire
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
so, freeze is doing ok?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
we've got colby who can't play at home
and freeze who excels here, so i guess we’re balanced.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
i would have bet the opposite
the pressure to perform in your city would be great… surprised he was able to block it out
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
i can see it
he has his family support at every home game. colby, otoh, has a baby at home.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
i guess the key is how you look at it
and he took your view not mine… thank god
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
hire babysitters, geez
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
heh this is pretty funny
In 1961, 87-year-old Harry Meadows, a resident at the Haslemere Home for the Elderly in Great Yarmouth, England, achieved late-in-life notoriety when he accidentally killed another 3 residents of his care home by dressing up as the grim reaper and peering through the residents’ lounge window whilst holding a scythe.
The year before Harry’s performance, another resident of the same home, the then 81 year old Gladys Elton, for reasons best known to herself, had conceived the idea of performing a striptease for her fellow residents of the home; unfortunately such was the effect of Elton’s performance that it caused the death of one resident by way of a cardiac arrest and the treatment for shock of five other residents.
The home was forced to shut as a result of these two incidents.
get your canoe out
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
hahahaha
something to look forward to – you can get away with murder by being old!!
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
you know those evil bastards knew what they were doing.
gotta get your kicks somehow.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Somewhat related. True story - friend, 75 and a retired accountant worth about 3% of the world's money supply is running low on Viagra . .
So . . .
He flies to Phnom Penh to restock his stand up comedy routinie – pills in Cambodia about half what you pay in Thailand, and to further save money, takes the bus back. He’s snagged at the border carrying 65 Viagra packs. He explains that his year’s supply and does not offer to bribe customs. Baaaad move. Tossed in the clink for 17 days before his bail money arrives. Jailers took some pity on him and let him stay in the hospital where he sleeps on a board and has two plastic water bottles taped together for a pillow. Shares quarters with a Leper – whoops Hansen’s disease – and a couple of multiple amputees. Fortunately for him, no Cubs fans. His eventual fine was 5000B – about $60 – but to retrieve his passport he had to forfeit bail – about $5000. Life is not dull here. . .
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
sounds like he needs a right-hand man
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
According to him, that was the last thing he needed. Maybe a right hand woman. . .
You’re up late. . .
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
i think i know who the rookie of the month is
probably the same guy who is player of the month here:
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/fangraphs-stars-of-the-month-april-2010/
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
blah blah blah finals suck blah blah blah walks better blah blah blah
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by stlcardinalsfang on May 3, 2010 1:38 AM EDT reply actions
i have one at 3:30
i just need to put the finishing touches on the take home essay.
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by stlcardinalsfang on May 3, 2010 1:41 AM EDT up reply actions
oh wow.
shouldn’t you be going to bed soon?
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by stlcardinalsfang on May 3, 2010 1:43 AM EDT up reply actions
have fun!
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by stlcardinalsfang on May 3, 2010 1:44 AM EDT up reply actions
oh cody, you shall soon learn
taking a test on less than six hours of sleep just isn’t a good plan.
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by stlcardinalsfang on May 3, 2010 1:45 AM EDT up reply actions
what are you even doing school wise?
have we talked about this? are you/have you been going to college?
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by stlcardinalsfang on May 3, 2010 1:49 AM EDT up reply actions
i see what it's like cody
don’t answer my question.
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by stlcardinalsfang on May 3, 2010 2:30 AM EDT up reply actions
IOWA?!
WHY?!!!?
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by stlcardinalsfang on May 3, 2010 2:32 AM EDT up reply actions
10:40, here
which means after tomorrow, my earliest i have to be anywhere on any day is either noon, 12:20 or 4pm
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
sorry spants
LG 42PJ350 42-Inch 720p 600Hz Sub Field Plamsa HDTV $499 with free shipping with coupon code 42PJ350
damnnnnnnnnnnn
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by stlcardinalsfang on May 3, 2010 1:40 AM EDT up reply actions
But the one spants got is 1080p
does that not matter much?
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on May 3, 2010 1:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Depends on how big the screen is and how far away from the screen you are
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
god damn you milano cookies
why must you be so addictive.
"...and pujols has given st louis the lead"
The Best Defensive Play I Have Seen in Person
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I always thought that was a little bigoted for a cookie
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Dude, I fucking LOVE Werther's Originals
brb gonna go watch Matlock
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
If so, check out what I wrote in reply to the geezer in England anecdote. . . .
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
the mint ones are even better.
ever seen leaving las vegas? should i experience catastrophic life collapse, my suicide scenario is similar, just with a suitcase full of mint milanos and colombian coffee for the hotel coffeemaker. the elevated blood sugar will get me eventually.
"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."
idle fact: david freese is tied for fourth most OOZ plays so far this year among third basemen.
he trails rolen, jose lopez (who seems to be adapting well to his new role), and chase headley. his early-on errors are distorting his SSS UZR numbers. while freese has a -1.2 UZR so far, rolen has a -1.8, probably also due to numerous errors.
"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."
pretty sweet for the freezer
yeah, i think rolen already has 5 e’s, but like that play against us when apu scored from second, sometimes you’ll just get them from having good range and not having a 1b who saves you.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
O/T
my dad sent me this in an email….dunno where he got it from. Apologies if this is nexdef’d.
AP – Butler’s run in the NCAA National Championship Game may be tarnished after reports surfaced today that all 13 players on the roster are being given a good education in an effort to help them find good jobs after they leave the school. “It’s important to remember that right now these are only allegations — allegations that we are looking into,” said NCAA president James Isch. “But, obviously, if true, this would be very disappointing. The NCAA has certain expectations and standards. It’s not fair for players at one school to be given quality educations while athletes at other member schools receive basic, remedial instruction that is worth essentially nothing.” According to documents seized from the school’s registrar’s office, Butler players have received an education worth $38,616 per year totaling more than $150,000 over a four-year career.
Compare that to a player at a school like Kentucky, where tuition is set at $4,051 — but with an actual value far below that. "I don’t want to say too much until these reports are confirmed," said Kentucky head basketball coach John Calipari. "But we’re talking about almost $140,000 difference in education per player — and that’s even if my players stayed four years or graduated, which many of them do not. Then these Butler players are reportedly stepping into good jobs after graduation while my kids, if they don’t make the NBA, have absolutely no job prospects or life skills. It’s far from a balanced playing field. They have created a totaling un-level playing field when it comes to recruiting the best players by promising them a high-priced, quality education."
In addition to the allegations that they were given an expensive education, many Butler players have been spotted around campus holding books, attending classes,studying and engaging in interesting conversations. Others have been seen with people who are known not to be tutors. Butler point guard and Kentucky native Ronald Nored, who is reportedly a secondary education major, denied allegations that the Bulldog program is cheating. “The discourse on this matter is fatuous and inane,” he said, raising even greater speculation that these allegations may prove to be true.
that's hilarious
i knew something was amiss.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
So this is me being an Economics nerd
And it’s going to get lost in the jumble of late night VEB, but i find this graph FASCINATING. Credit goes to Will over at RamsHerd
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
by mysterui on May 3, 2010 3:17 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
fascinating.
"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."
why is the Ed labeled, and the rather obvious isle of Busch not?
very cool
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
As he said, a Rams fan did it.
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 May 3, 2010 9:54 AM EDT up reply actions
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