saturday open thread
by tom s. on May 8, 2010 8:20 AM EDT
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enjoy your saturday and the pittsburgh game tonight.
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Rotoworld says that Carp hasn't gone more than 7 yet.
I’m thinking that’s what the hell the bullpen’s for anyway.
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 8, 2010 8:27 AM EDT reply actions
lol not this bullpen :(
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
I know.
It’s sad to think that they pay those guys that much money to scare the fanbase to death. Maybe they’re sadists at heart.
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 8, 2010 8:46 AM EDT up reply actions
since the nlds every carp start
is exciting and terrifying at the same time
but it’s carp, he usually takes care of business
bullpen appearances are only terrifying
market strategy maybe – by the seventh you have to be drunk cause the bullpen is coming
moar beers
LOL That is definitely one way of looking at 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 8, 2010 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions
they are not that bad actually
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 8, 2010 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions
OT: The STL Men's Roller Derby Team - Stl Gatekeepers
is at the biggest Men’s tournament (since it became a real sport vs planned…a big 6 teams lol). I’m at work with a Torn Hip Adductor :(
After trailing most the match, STL Gatekeepers 49, Twin City Terrors 35. 8:40am CT STL takes on heavily tournament favored Dallas Deception.
Tonight in STL (south county) the Smashinistas take on the m80s. Winner most likely decides who’s going to the championship. I’ll be there reffing, then getting real shitty at the after party…then getting more shitty at the after after party…..I’ve never made it to the 3rd after party….those bia’s be crazy.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
STL 43 - Dallas 40
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
Hell yes
I’m going to that Smashanistas/M80s bout tonight. Where is this 2nd afterparty?
"The Mollusk" makes me want to rail LSD crystals off my friends' sternum. Rage."
by ICEYhawtSTUNNAZ on May 8, 2010 6:18 PM EDT up reply actions
A semi-relevant (and hilarious)
baseball link before I head out to the golf course:
http://www.royalsreview.com/2010/5/7/1462576/the-25-man-roster-as-kitchen-tools
It is what the title of the post says. Brad Thompson (but no Rick Ankiel) included, and the whole thing made me laugh.
speaking of thompson
i forgot that the puppy-kicking game came against his now current team.
Best moment I've ever seen at a Cards game in person
Felipe Lopez for closer!
Revive the stache, Boog.
That whole thing was hilarious.
I wish I had the time to actually think about something like that….
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)
Man, that was great.
They have some nice pieces, just not enough of them. And the ones that are bad, really suck.
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 8, 2010 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions
that's the history of the royals sans early-mid 80s
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
How true.
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 8, 2010 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Funny but sad
The good people of K.C. deserve a better ball club. The Royales with Cheese ought to be relegated to AAA.
Yadi: The fastest of all the Molina brothers.
Jeff Weaver got his 100th win...
1/3 of inning, one walk, one groundout… Congrats to Weavs
Franklin !#@$!&*%#
Jaime Garcia
on stlcardinals.com says that the key to his success is simply: Yadier Molina.
I want the Walrus back...
well...yadi and that epic curveball that Baseball America highly rated.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
it is a good time to be Yadier.
now if only the rest of the dwarfs would pick up their gameplay around him.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
eh, I shouldn't be so negative
they did call up that rookie to give him some protection.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Find his wallet...
It’s the one that says Bad Motherfucker
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
I'm REALLY Nervous
AJ Mass from ESPN has ranked Jaime Garcia the #1 pitcher for the Mother’s Day Weekend. He ranked him ahead of such folks as:
-Josh Johnson
-CC Sabathia
-Johan Santana
-Justin Verlander (to name a few)
This can only mean one thing. Jaime is DOOMED this weekend. Oh well.
(Reverse Jinx Activate)
HFS
He does have that “story” appeal tho….I wonder if the aliens were playing us for the world mothers day weekend if he’d still pick Jaime.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
of course he's doomed
he only fares well against aces and Cardinal killers.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
The first time I saw it I was worried he may have injured his left arm, because it stopped so suddenly
Pretty fuckin sweet
by jd is legend on May 8, 2010 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions
he stopped by hooking his foot
if it had been Boog, he’d have slid right past. Bommmmmmmbbbbbbs away.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I just meant he stopped his left arm to avoid the tag
Looked kinda like when a player is sliding feet first and gets his cleat stuck in the dirt and messes up his ankle/leg. Hard to get your hand stuck I guess it’s just what I first thought of when I saw it.
by jd is legend on May 8, 2010 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Mather stole second.
And the hearts of millions.
I'm one of those "I don't care how you killed the cow; just serve me a great steak" guys. If the results are logical and easy to understand, I'm pouring some A1 sauce on that formula and eating it. UZR qualifies. -Bill Simmons
by hazel on May 8, 2010 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
mather mania about to sweep the countryside.
"...and pujols has given st louis the lead"
The Best Defensive Play I Have Seen in Person
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That slide was nuts
he willed his way to second as if some higher power (Cazana?) wanted him there
The bible declares an eye for an eye, so, let us now take our vengeance on this murderous ocean. . . You won't be hurting anyone anymore
by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on May 8, 2010 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I imagine that's the way Ali would slide into a base
just kind of floated the left hand out there to distract the guy, then boom! pulled it back and stung like a bee with the right.
iwamura got three-card monte'd
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
hey everyone
haven’t been around for a day or two, but i must say, i went to bed calm and not flustered thanks to Yadi F. Molina and Joey (<3) Mather. What an awesome 9th inning.
that’s all, enjoy your saturday
"...and pujols has given st louis the lead"
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in order to be calm
you need to drink more till you eventually pass out
you were doing it wrong/not enough
Doesn't work that way
for me. Calm and happy when medium drunk but belligerent and assholish when pissing in the wind. A man has to know his limitations.
known also as
his alternative method to tagging out laroche and mccutcheon. quite efficient
"...and pujols has given st louis the lead"
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this is what i've always thought
the base belongs to the lead runner, which is why yadi had to tag mccutcheon, but someone corrected me on that last night, suggesting the fielder can choose which runner he tags, so now i’m uncertain.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
that was me
but I was wrong. Looked it up, and the lead runner is entitled to the base.
Rule 7.03
Two runners may not occupy a base, but if, while the ball is alive, two runners are touching a base, the following runner shall be out when tagged. The preceding runner is entitled to the base.
Sorry for causing confusion…
Well the girls would turn the color of the avocado when he would drive down the street in his El Dorado... -the modern lovers
thanks for the clarification
now i suspect the next crazy thing will be the lead runner being tug, the fielder flipping the ball to the pitcher, and the lead runner bolting for and achieving home with no one paying attention, and the trailing runner still standing safely on third.
or, it could also happen with two outs, the team runs off the field, maybe even flipping the ball into the stands, and both runners score.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
proposed caption: "jazz hands!"
"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 8, 2010 5:36 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
gob f it
i remember that
my fantasy league was probably laughing at when i picked him up right after being dropped
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
not likely that anyone will care about this
but i felt that i had to write about two games i played on mlb 10 the show. rather than write it here, i wrote it somewhere else. oddly enough, the games fit how the cardinals are right now.
Best moment I've ever seen at a Cards game in person
Felipe Lopez for closer!
Revive the stache, Boog.
When I click that it says I don't have access to the document.
You can read it in any tone you like.
i understand why. i'll try to find another place to put it.
Best moment I've ever seen at a Cards game in person
Felipe Lopez for closer!
Revive the stache, Boog.
here you
go.
Best moment I've ever seen at a Cards game in person
Felipe Lopez for closer!
Revive the stache, Boog.
that might also not work
f’n zoomzoom.
this will work for sure.
Best moment I've ever seen at a Cards game in person
Felipe Lopez for closer!
Revive the stache, Boog.
wow didn't realize Pineiro was struggling so much
he’s 2-4 with a 5.30 ERA….. so he and kyle lohse seem to be in the same boat at this point
but he’s doing worse recently… he’s 0-3 with a 10 ERA (one of those starts was decent at 2 ER with 6 IP, but that shows how bad the other two were)
unfortunate but not suprising considering how the other duncan projects perform after leaving (Jeff Weaver comes to mind)
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
thank you, Mo
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 8, 2010 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions
2nd'd
Best moment I've ever seen at a Cards game in person
Felipe Lopez for closer!
Revive the stache, Boog.
UnDuncan'd
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on May 8, 2010 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions
He's not doing that badly
Still running a 57% groundball rate and a 2 BB/9 ratio. His strikeouts are actually up from last year. A lot more balls are leaving the yard and on top of that his BABIP is high.
I think it’s safe to say he’s pretty much the same pitcher as last year, but we overrated his actual pitching talent last year.
stat check
Cards bullpen is….
6th in ERA in the majors (not too shabby)
12th in WHIP
.287 BABIP
9th in walks per 9
20th in FIP though
Starters are first in FIP in the majors, 2nd in ERA to the Rays
3rd in K/BB, 2nd in xFIP to the Cubs (who lead in K/BB)
2nd in WHIP to the Giants
1st in WAR
9th in WAR for batters
10th in dingers
2nd in swing %
5th to last in contact %
David Freese has the highest BA at .344, then Pujols and Yadi are tied for 2nd w/.313
Rasmus leads the team in wOBA, then Pujols, then Freese
Rasmus is among the ml leaders in ISO
Pujols is 5th in the majors in rbis
Jaime Garcia is 3rd in the majors in ERA, and wagonmaker and penny are also under 2 ERA
Waino leads the team in FIP, 7th in the majors
Carp leads the team in xFIP, 5th in the majors
Wainwright .87 WHIP is 3rd in the majors
Brad Penny has the highest WPA on the team, and leaves the most runners on base
Wainwright is 4th in WAR behind only Halladay, Lincecum, and Jiminez
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 8, 2010 3:10 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
what's the bullpen's inherited runners allowed ratio?
that’s a much more important stat than bullpen ERA, IMO
"...football games always make me thankful for two things:
1. Teams that pass the ball downfield.
2. Baseball games. "
--DanUpBaby
not sure, but they're WPA is 9th in the majors
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 8, 2010 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions
we're fourth in UZR behind the rays, pads, and giants
5th in UZR/150, add the mariners in 4th
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 8, 2010 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions
wow that division is bad
good thing there’s only 4 teams, so that one of them can make it to the playoffs
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 8, 2010 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Jackie Z is a true revolutionary.
But until he figures out how to win when scoring zero runs, the revolution won’t be complete.
by Willie McGee's Twin on May 8, 2010 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions
well, when cameron and jacoby are both injured, desperate times call for desperate measures
"...and pujols has given st louis the lead"
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Is it a good thing or bad thing that Yadier Molina is the best clutch hitter
on the team to this point? Granted, that’s just anecdotally speaking on my part, because I just got done mowing the lawn and I am too lazy to actually look it up.
In many ways, this team is even more fun to watch than the ‘05 team, but I don’t remember the ’05 team struggle with RISP like these guys are.
So I used to go by MilCardFan, but I was able to change my screen name. Because I'm kind of a big deal. People know me. Yeah.
it's true
Yadi has overtaken Colby and Albert in the WPA team lead.
Yadi 1.08
Colby 0.99
Albert 0.96
"...football games always make me thankful for two things:
1. Teams that pass the ball downfield.
2. Baseball games. "
--DanUpBaby
also
Yadi is 8th in the Majors in Fangraph’s “clutch” statistic. FWIW, Freese is dead last of those that qualify.
"...football games always make me thankful for two things:
1. Teams that pass the ball downfield.
2. Baseball games. "
--DanUpBaby
how is Freese dead last?
he has a ton of ribbies… now i know ribbies doesn’t equal clutch, but you would think 19 RBIs is at least a little clutch… not last in the league i mean
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
maybe the clutch stat just looks at late-game situations
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
or clutch stats are garbage :)
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
yes, high leverage situations
the fact that most of those are late game is just the nature of things
"...football games always make me thankful for two things:
1. Teams that pass the ball downfield.
2. Baseball games. "
--DanUpBaby
Yadi is having himself quite a season so far
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 8, 2010 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions
You need to quit playing games and go ahead and ask that pic out
by jd is legend on May 8, 2010 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ok, so I'm somewhat of a BABIP noob, but
The Cards are 14th in the majors in batting average (.262)
yet they are 8th in the majors in BABIP (.312)
If I understand BABIP correctly, doesn’t this mean that we should see EVEN MORE regression. It seems to me like the cards have been hitting balls hard right at fielders constantly. Someone like to shed some light on this? Is the BABIP high because they’re actually getting lucky, or is it elevated because of the # of HRs (10th in ML)?
"...football games always make me thankful for two things:
1. Teams that pass the ball downfield.
2. Baseball games. "
--DanUpBaby
i think we must K a lot
a dinger is not a BIP
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I think you have to look at BABIP more independently
where its at right now is about what’s normally average, so over the course of the season you won’t see much regression there, could even see a little upwards regression but I wouldn’t count on it. The reason our BA is so low in comparison, I would guess, is a lot of of strikeouts
HRs don't figure into BABIP
and we are 5th in MLB in strikeouts, which will depress the batting average for a given BABIP.
Anyway, to know if BABIP has been lucky or unlucky you have to look at the distribution of balls in play. If a team hit all infield flies, BABIP would be close to 0, and if a team hit all line drives it should be close to .700.
We’re second in MLB in LD%, FWIW, although there’s a margin for error there since the definition of a line drive is somewhat arbitrary.
Another thing that affects BABIP slightly is infield/bunt hits. BABIP on bunts is usually above .400, and we don’t bunt for hits much (only 3 tries so far this year, all unsuccessful), so our BABIP will be a little lower than teams who do.
Well the girls would turn the color of the avocado when he would drive down the street in his El Dorado... -the modern lovers
Thanks for the input.
so nothing really to worry about.
"...football games always make me thankful for two things:
1. Teams that pass the ball downfield.
2. Baseball games. "
--DanUpBaby
I would argue that Holliday, for one
has been ‘lucky.’ Watching him at the plate so far I am stunned that he is actually hitting .298
rotoworld seems to agree with you
they attribute his sitting tonite to a slight groin issue coupled with struggling at the plate – kind of strange to read after all his hits last night.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
tidbits
Mc Carver just said the Yankees have no reason to retaliate for Beckett’s temper tantrum (my words) yesterday, insisting he was not deliberately throwing at hitters. Right. Ask Cervelli.
Nick Johnson is on the DL, imagine that.
I won’t get to see Tiger Woods play today, but that’s ok because ESPN will show me most of his shots later on the re-cap. Not sure who else is in the tourney.
I really respect Jayson Werth as a hitter, but I also like seeing Andrew McCutchen play; his wheels sort of remind me of Willie McGee
Willie McGee
Probably one of the more accurate comps I’ve heard for McCutchen. I too really enjoy watching him play. He does a lot of things really well.
"...football games always make me thankful for two things:
1. Teams that pass the ball downfield.
2. Baseball games. "
--DanUpBaby
that's why I like mccutchen
was a big mcgee fan
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 8, 2010 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions
So far Mccutch...
has twice the walk rate and ISO of McGee. He’s much better, so far.
Franklin !#@$!&*%#
i'd agree with that
but cutch has some catching up to do defensively and in the stolen base dept.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
half the people i hear
say it was well worth it, half say it was the worst movie this year.
"...football games always make me thankful for two things:
1. Teams that pass the ball downfield.
2. Baseball games. "
--DanUpBaby
and the other half thinks it's "ok"
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
Is this like
how baseball is 90% half mental?
"...football games always make me thankful for two things:
1. Teams that pass the ball downfield.
2. Baseball games. "
--DanUpBaby
so it's 45% mental?
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 8, 2010 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Meh, it's worth the 7 bucks or so.
At it’s worst, it’s basically Transformers 2 with humor.
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)
appropriate, or gimmick
Fox is letting a half inning go silent (no Buck, McCarver) in honor of Ernie H.
I vote thumbs up. In fact I wish they would do more of that for any reason at all.
God bless Ernie.
Was it Fox, or NBC that did that in a NFL game?
I don’t remember what year it was, maybe 2008, but the announcers were silent for a quarter, just had the field noise with the PA as the only “commentary”. It was pretty neat, but I don’t know if I’d like it all the time. Of course, when the option is listening to McCarver, I might change my mind.
by ArkansasTravs on May 8, 2010 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions
FOX did something
similar on a Saturday Game of the Week 10 or so years ago. They broadcast each successive inning in the way that it would have been broadcast in a particular time period. It started with B/W, no commentary, only one camera, and progressed to some commentary, with 3 camera angles. When they got to the 70s and 80s style the player name screen overlays looked like they did in that time period. It was a pretty cool idea.
"...football games always make me thankful for two things:
1. Teams that pass the ball downfield.
2. Baseball games. "
--DanUpBaby
Yeah i remember it was at Wrigley
"...football games always make me thankful for two things:
1. Teams that pass the ball downfield.
2. Baseball games. "
--DanUpBaby
That was a lot of fun to watch.
Wish they’d do that again.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on May 8, 2010 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, I wouldn't like it silent all the time
(unless its McCarver) but it seems announcers today have really forgotten the value of silence. So many try to fill up every second with the sound of their voice just because. Look at Al – he’s constantly saying something idiotic or irrelevant because he’s straining for anything at all to fill up the silence. Someone needs to tell him its not necessary. A little interspersed silence can be a very good thing, especially when the game can be 3 or 4 hours long, or in the case of the Mets game, like 12.
it's great, i was watching too.
"...and pujols has given st louis the lead"
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don't know if this has been mentioned today
but strasburg threw a 1 hitter in his AAA debut. something tells me that when he’s called up, he’ll be the new espn jason heyward
Best moment I've ever seen at a Cards game in person
Felipe Lopez for closer!
Revive the stache, Boog.
Nope hasn't been mentioned today
but I mentioned it last night
f’n zoomzoom
"...football games always make me thankful for two things:
1. Teams that pass the ball downfield.
2. Baseball games. "
--DanUpBaby
here's the thing
strasburg deserves every ounce of hype. he’s remarkable. 3 plus plus pitches, great velocity and life, and so on and so forth. his floor is justin verlander, imo.
if the nats get zimmerman back healthy, the top 3 of that rotation will be quite quality in strasburg, jzimm(yeah, UW System school!), and lannan.
"...and pujols has given st louis the lead"
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who had the no-no going the other night?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
scott olson
"...and pujols has given st louis the lead"
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I don't know if you saw
But SportsCenter had footage of his start prominently displayed — he’s ALREADY their Jason Heyward.
strasburg will "steal" ROY from heyward
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
at least we won't have to deal with the hype of bryce harper facing strasburg
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
it already has the most exciting player
i think it’s the most interesting right now, and within a year of potentially being a real exciting 5-way battle.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I've been busy with work but Joe Mather is awesome.
Yadier Molna is also awesome.
Also perfect timing, my Joe Mather jersey arrived today.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
Did you catch the .gif of Bombs' slide in the other thread?
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on May 8, 2010 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I saw it live.
My computer hates gifs.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
OK
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on May 8, 2010 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions
What do you mean?
It has the authentic tag on it. And it’s from the Cardinals online store.
Is that what you meant by official?
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
Tonights Lineup via FSN Tweet
-Holliday sits (groin)
Schumaker 2B
Ludwick RF
Pujols 1B
Rasmus CF
Freese 3B
Molina C
Jay LF
Garcia P
Ryan SS
....my quick smells like french toast...
Twitter: @mstreeter06
a day late, but i still think this is a great post
Cardinal70 had a good post about how our SF/PHI series… that its not near as bad as the results came out to be
now i don’t necessarily agree with some of his points, but the point that we’ve tied for the most baserunners as any other team against Halladay (SF was the other and they won) for instance, is promising because he is the best pitcher in the league, and normally 10 baserunners equals more than just 2 runs
he also makes a point about how bad hitting shouldn’t be completely blamed since we faced some top pitchers….
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
OT: dumb question about MLB
when I “watch highlight” of a given game (from the ‘scoreboard’ section on the MLB site), how do I stop it from flitting around to vid bits of OTHER games, when it goes thru the sequence. Sometimes it stays on the game you clicked on and sometimes it doesn’t.
in the tags for the video there is a tag
that says “more from this game”
Click on that and you get a page with all the highlights.
I just open all the individual highlights in another tab.
Other than that, I don’t know how to get them to play continuously
"...football games always make me thankful for two things:
1. Teams that pass the ball downfield.
2. Baseball games. "
--DanUpBaby
yea
it took me a while to get used to this years format but i think i i like it better
by guillermozeliak on May 8, 2010 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
starlin castro beat jason heyward to the HOF:
“On Saturday, he may have to borrow a uniform. The lineup card, Castro’s hat and his jersey were authenticated after the game and are expected to go to the Hall of Fame. But clubhouse manager Tim Hellman didn’t bring that many extras on the road trip, so Castro might have to borrow someone’s jersey.”
in setting this record, castro already has twice as many rbi’s as ichiro on the season.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
freese had a six rbi game too
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 8, 2010 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions
unfortunately it wasn't his very first game, though
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
yeah
he’s not in heyward/castro territory, quite
he is a bit eccentric
by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 8, 2010 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Scoot I think.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
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"...football games always make me thankful for two things:
1. Teams that pass the ball downfield.
2. Baseball games. "
--DanUpBaby
wow, it's slow at work
mayhaps i can watch the game in relative peace?
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
this is just sad really
the rays, despite having the best record in baseball, drew the least amount of fans wednesday night
they need to move or something needs to change, this is pathetic
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
i remember a year ago looking at designs for their new ballpark
very cool, but i don’t know what the status of it is.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I like your sig.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
the two hit night really convinced me otherwise
that is 2-2 against two straigt lefties…. i went to that game and one of them, IIRC, was with the bases loaded (definitely RISP)
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
St. Louis Sports blog
by stlcardsfan4 on May 8, 2010 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, that's pretty sad
tampa is not a baseball town – more of a handegg town with the bucs.
Best moment I've ever seen at a Cards game in person
@zoomzoomj88
Revive the stache, Boog.
it might be a baseball town
just not full of rays fans. lots of transplants who are fans of different teams.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
heh
mike asks yadi on the pregame: “Guess who’s leading the team in SB’s?” And yadi coyly answers: “It must be Colby,” with a huge grin on his face.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
I love it when he gets that grin
I enjoy watching baseball players have fun. I went to the Sox/Rays game last week. Evan Longoria was taking IF practice and you could tell he was just having a ball (in fact he threw me one). Yadi always has a big smile on his face when he drives in a run or gets a hit or steals a base.
Conversely, I can’t stand players like Youk who just look like they are angry all the time.
"...football games always make me thankful for two things:
1. Teams that pass the ball downfield.
2. Baseball games. "
--DanUpBaby
have you had a chance
to see boog during an infield session pregame? You can tell he just loves to be out there.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
unfortunately no
I’ll have to pay attn next time. It wouldn’t surprise me at all though.
"...football games always make me thankful for two things:
1. Teams that pass the ball downfield.
2. Baseball games. "
--DanUpBaby
it was a day last year when
they didn’t take bp, only infield. They had fungoes going all over and he was trying all his trick throws. It was great.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
Gamethread?
Time Zone fail?
"...football games always make me thankful for two things:
1. Teams that pass the ball downfield.
2. Baseball games. "
--DanUpBaby
here you go
Best moment I've ever seen at a Cards game in person
@zoomzoomj88
Revive the stache, Boog.
WOW
that pre-game routine for Boog and Bombs was awesome. The choreographing on that thing must have taken them weeks to get down!
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
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Best moment I've ever seen at a Cards game in person
@zoomzoomj88
Revive the stache, Boog.
Morning, VEB - Just tuned in to hear a 400' out. Need a bit more oomph from you characters. . . .
Fresh out of oomph on Sunday mornings (which follow Saturday nights 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
OT: Did anyone see the official poster for the Pearl Jam concert at Scottrade?
I never pay attention to concert posters because of the excessive price of them, but this one caught my eye. However, by the time I got to Scottrade on Tuesday, they were already sold out. Hopefully, their website will have them available soon, this is a must have!
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on May 8, 2010 7:32 PM EDT reply actions
sorry, link here
http://community.pearljam.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=130602&start=0
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on May 8, 2010 7:33 PM EDT reply actions
????????????????
did i miss the nuclear attack, or is this sbn thing on the fritz?
I may be in a rut, but at least I know where I'm going
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