The great Joe Posnanski with a column on runners taking extra bases ahead of Pujols
JoePos is one of the best. His breakdown of the situation from monday's game should be required reading for anyone broadcasting or writing about Cardinals games.
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Hard8
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Love the Pos
He uses pretty easy-to-understand arguments to demonstrate what enlightened fans already know but can’t transmit as well.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
FIRST BASE OPEN
= doghouse
/meme
It’s silly, but it’s fun to yell it.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Like seemingly everything Posnanski writes,
this is a wonderful piece that is both thoughtful and enlightening. I would also like to point out to any Cards fans here that he is looking for Stan Musial stories for a piece he is writing. I can’t wait for that story to be published!
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
I wish he would write a book on Musial.
He’s said Musial doesn’t want it and is respecting his wishes, but still…
>Pitcher Change: Felipe Lopez replaces Ryan Franklin, batting 7th, replacing third baseman Felipe Lopez



















