The Cardinals are apparently cold, ruthless professionals
by DanUpBaby on Oct 13, 2011 9:02 AM EDT
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I'm just going by what I've heard, here: At some point in all the rushed and unexpected postseason talk the Cardinals began playing the media role of grizzled, stone-cold mercenaries to the Brewers' effervescent kids. When this happened I was legitimately surprised by it. These are the young Cardinals! I remember it just this past June—It's the end of Tony's rope and Chris Carpenter doesn't have run support and Albert Pujols isn't doing what he usually does and there's Jon Jay, and Jaime Garcia, and—
And that's when I realized I'd been wrong all along. In baseball the story of a team sometimes takes a while to change, and sometimes it doesn't change at all; because they were novel to me I thought of this team as much in terms of Garcia, Jay, Descalso, Craig as I did Chris Carpenter or Yadier Molina. That works when you're watching a team all season and you have to follow things to keep yourself busy—this is the Tyler Green Exception—but if there's one good thing that's come from all this national media attention it's that it's reminded me just what's gotten into this 90-win squad.
Mostly old guys, as it turned out. 15 WAR from thirtysomething sluggers (luckily Albert Pujols has decided to hit like a 15 WAR thirtysomething slugger while the other two scuffle); 600 innings from thirtysomething pitchers on multiyear deals, 400 of which were pretty useful. Even the young guys aren't baseball-young; David Freese is 28, Jason Motte is 29, Craig and Jay are 26.
When the national types takes a five-second look at the media guide, then, and see Albert Pujols, Chris Carpenter, and a guy who looked old and pudgy and retirey with the Yankees exactly a year ago, they might have something in their snap judgment. The young guys have emerged not as impact players—the Colby Rasmus trade was the Cardinals tabling that possibility for the next couple of years—but as the kind of unassuming depth that leads to David Freese wearing out right fielders and the bullpen giving Tony La Russa the kind of pull-the-starter flexibility he only dreamed about in the regular season.
Mercenaries might not be the right word, though it sounds cool enough—and sets up enough of an artificial but entertaining contrast with the Brewers—that I might let it slide. There's something else going on, though—behind the efficient professionals is a second line of guys who have somehow graduated straight from AAAA hopefuls to prematurely grizzled efficient professionals. It's been great to see.
Bullpen notes: I might be reading too much into this, but with Fernando Salas's appearances at the start of a long bullpen night I think we're witnessing the beginning of a new "damage in the two hole"/"second leadoff hitter" tic in Tony La Russa's arsenal of slightly exotic baseball tactics. Tentative La Russa Construction: "First set-up guy."
Tentative La Russa explanation: "You know you want your big guys to come in early and set a tone, y'know, really—we'll use Salas anywhere, seventh, eighth, ninth, but you want your fifth inning guy to pitch—like it's the eighth inning, ninth inning, so we'll use him there. Any questions? You guys got anything else?"
Pujols notes: Albert Pujols has seven doubles in the postseason. He hit his seventh double of the regular season on June 4.
Superstition notes: On Monday nights I have a nonfiction workshop from seven to ten (MDT.) On Wednesday nights I have a fiction workshop from six to nine. Worth noting: I don't have a poetry workshop on, say, Thursday nights, which is good for everyone who has ever written, read, enjoyed, or even hoped for the continued existence of the art of poetry. It's bad news for people who are convinced, even a little, that baseball is a game defined primarily by the talent of the people playing it and secondarily by what those people are wearing and finally by the precise arrangement of the people watching and not watching the game at a given moment.
(I say this cavalierly, but if something goes wrong there's a non-zero chance I'll call someone up and ask them to tell me what sucks about my last short story and how much earlier I should bring in the main character until the Cardinals start hitting again. So fear not.)
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Constant
never-ending baseball
2011 Cardinals GIDPs: 169
NL Record: 2011 Cardinals, 169
ML Record: 1990 Red Sox, 174
you guys must have a "mind of stone"
if i went into cards-playoff-game-adrenaline-overdrive right now, i’d end up in the ER. plus, if i don’t get some work done today, i’ll have to fire myself
by westsidecards on Oct 13, 2011 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Did you bring baseball with you?
No? Oh…
(goes back to rocking back and forth)
by Pegasus on Oct 13, 2011 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
Leo Mazzone level:
2 cups of coffee
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
by TBender on Oct 13, 2011 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
My fiancee's hamburger casserole
tastes better when the Cardinals are winning. Music sounds better, socks feel softer, the dog’s breath smells better when the Cardinals are winning. Unexplainable but undeniable. It just is.
by DocLockdown on Oct 13, 2011 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
She makes a helluva hamburger casserole too.
Spanish rice, mac and cheese, corn. Does the addition of mac and cheese automatically make us whiskey tango? I’m feaful of the truth…
only if it's out of a store brand box
"What I said is what I said. At the time, the moment was heated. Maybe I shouldn't have said it. But it is what it is." -- Nyjer Morgan
Leo Mazzone level:
2 cups of coffee
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
this is the only reason they're still playing
someone told them they’re taking their gloves away if they lose a series
GO FORTH ZOMBIE CARDINALS
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 13, 2011 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions
LONG LIVE THE UNDEAD MAFIA!
wait -
Do it for Torty.
Happy Flight!
by Oedipa Maas on Oct 13, 2011 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions
reminds me of a musical i had to write & perform my senior year in high school.
ZOMBSTERS!
Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"
John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."
did I miss Passan ripping off our entirely SBN-founded zombie idiom?
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 13, 2011 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Go Torty!
Go Rally Squirrel!!!
:=8D
GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
Corey Effin' Patterson!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:=8O
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqBgX6Q1OT0
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Oct 13, 2011 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Double trouble, boil and bubble. What's up with all these twink killings?
Can someone give me the reason the Cardinals hit intot so many double plays?? Is it a perfect storm of never looking to steal 2nd/Staggeringly slow power guys/contact hitters etc? Or is it more a philosophical TLR thing??
LOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!
That is hilarious. No seriously, freaking hilarious. You sir are one funny dude.
the truth is funny?
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"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 Oct 13, 2011 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions
he said the truth
but in a sarcastic way. the truth isn’t really that “we put entirely too many runners on first base”.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
I got that =D
But Doc was being just as sarcastic, so I thought I’d throw a little dry humor on it. Guess I should’ve added these. O..o
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"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 Oct 13, 2011 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions
STOP IT! YOU ARE KILLING ME!!!
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
That's kind of what I figured.
Just a perfect storm of slow guys, contact hitters, lots of guys with good OBP.
If it's any consolation, the Cards did score the most runs in the NL in 2011.
Hitting into DPs is just sort of the cost of doing business for an offense structured that way.
Makin' toast!
DING
Butterin' toast!
Put Yadi in more hit and run situations
Send that man. And the train he’s hauling!!
Tony is constantly calling for the hit & run w/ Molina at the plate
high contact rate, low strikeout rate, slower than molasses in January.
"No, it seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great."--Posnanski
or mole asses in january
6 to one, half a dozen to the other.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"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 Oct 13, 2011 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions
basically
big offense= fun
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"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 Oct 13, 2011 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I looked awhile back, the difference wasn't huge.
GIDP : Hits ratio for Cards was about 1.1 : 10, NL average was around 0.8 : 10. Not too surprising with what Doc mentioned above — and half the team is running with bionic knees, glass ankles, etc.
Rams, Cardinals, Bulls. Life is good.
interesting
probably a better # to look at would be total baserunners (including BBs, HBPs, ROEs, etc). This team draws a lot of walks.
"No, it seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great."--Posnanski
you would
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"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 Oct 13, 2011 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Kill the twinks
Save the bears. I’m a little disappointed I know those 2 terms.
if you didn't somebody else was going to
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"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 Oct 13, 2011 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions
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home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
Twinkie dinkie diddly dee, I think Matt Holliday 3 for 3
With a walk tonight.
If Tony can stick to one bad move
for every good, I like our chances going forward.
Good move: Selecting Lynn for NLCS roster despite the fact that he hadn’t pitched in a live game since Mark Mulder’s left arm was still attached to his body.
Bad move: Selecting Kyle McClellan for the NLDS roster (over Eduardo Sanchez) to stop Kyle from whining about being left off the NLDS roster. Even badder move: allowing Kyle McClellan to actually pitch in the NLCS at a point when the came was still in controversy.
Totally agree about McClellan. His arm is dead as a door nail, but Lynn...
…who is a fabulous pitcher, is throwing 4 MPH lower than he was pre-injury. No explanation from anybody. This worries me a bit. Two games ina row where he topped out at 92, and threw between 88-92. He sed to be 92-96.
In any event, we will need Sanchez for the WS in lieu of McC, especially if our starters continue to last only five innings.
I'm not sure TLR would be able to contain himself with Sanchez on the roster.
Lynn
Salas
Sanchez
Motte
Rzepczynski
Dotel
Rhodes
And thus, TLR invents the 4-inning starting pitcher.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
This is the biggest 180 I've ever seen a team bullpen go through in a year.
I mean, just in terms of the quality of personnel. Grandpappy aside.
Do it for Torty.
Happy Flight!
by Oedipa Maas on Oct 13, 2011 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Concur
We went from worst to definitely very good so far
11 in '11
by I-Musial-ly-Am on Oct 13, 2011 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Lynn probably has to rebuild up some strength
He will get stronger with every game
by FlimtotheFlam on Oct 13, 2011 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions
I agree with you red
that McClellan is a useful pitcher … just not right now. His arm is dead. Sanchez’s stuff is just electric so it shouldn’t have been a tough call. But I understand Tony’s penchant for vets. It’s almost like Tony split the baby with the NLCS roster. Add one inexperienced rookie with great stuff (Lynn) but balance him with a damaged semi-vet who has pitched in the post-season before (McClellan).
- Note: McClellan had all of 2/3rds of an inning of post season pitching experience coming into the 2011 NLCS.
Kinda of problematic now
McClellan was hurt when Tony added him to the NLCS roster. McClellan would have to admit to a new injury or reaggravation of an old injury knowing that means he cannot play in the WS should he be put on the DL (and we make it that far).
Should we make it to the WS, we could swap out Sanchez for McClellan on the WS roster … but McClellan took Schumaker’s spot and Schu might be able to return then. I’ll be thrilled if we are still arguing about these issues in a week because the Cards advanced to the WS.
The only thing that worries me about Sanchez
is that he seemed to let pressure get to him a little. Like he’d get nervous or too amped up and couldn’t locate the strike zone at times. I’m sure this will correct itself with time, but I’m not sure the World Series being his first taste of the post season calms me much.
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
I think that's basically just a function that he doesn't have great control at any time
But that slider. My god that slider.
Not afraid to nitpick
I haven't seen the chart to confirm this
but my remembrance of watching Sanchez is that on days where he lacks command, he lacks command of the fastball only. He can always throw the slider for strikes. And his slider is such a devastating pitch that he really doesn’t need anything else. Yadie should just keep putting down three fingers (kinda like Rivera and his cutter). The hitter knows what’s coming but it doesn’t matter.
sounds like Waino's curve
and yes, that slider is just nasty. no other word for it.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"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 Oct 13, 2011 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Is it a true slider?
Honestly it looks kinda slurvy to me. Not that it really matters because it’s disgusting anyway.
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
might be. I'm usually just so amazed that
I couldn’t care less what it is. It just looks whiffleballish.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"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 Oct 13, 2011 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, my reaction is usually like this
Damn! That was one awesome slider!!!
Was that a slider? I don’t know… I’ve never seen a slider do THAT before…. Maybe it wasn’t a slider… Maybe it was some sort of screwy cut-fastball/slider/curve thingy…
Fuck it, who cares, that pitch is refreakingdiculous.
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
On one hand...
Sanchez is a rookie with very little experience and I wonder it the pressure of the playoffs will render him ineffective.
On the other hand – Josh Kinney, circa 2006
by YepYouGuessedIt...CardinalRed on Oct 13, 2011 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Not having having Sanchez hasn't burned us yet
Yet.
But I’m feeling extremely positive about this series. The Brewers are close to being broken – if they’re not already. I think we’ll see some desperation from them tonight and that can either work – or completely flame . . . .
"Victory goes to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake."
- Chessmaster Savielly Grigorievitch Tartakower
by lietothegirls on Oct 13, 2011 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Friday is the game that concerns me
Motte / Lynn / Salas can’t pitch every night. And if we get six innings out of Lohse tonight we must bow down and thank the baseball gods. The bullpen is going to be taxed again tonight. Friday will then be scary for the pen. McClellan could get the ball with the game on the line.
Friday is the night Garcia transcends "5.2 IP only" status and becomes our 3rd ace.
I see 8.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 6 K, 0 BB, 106 pitches.
Hopefully.
Makin' toast!
DING
Butterin' toast!
the real question is
is that run earned?
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Oct 13, 2011 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Only in the strictest sense.
Theriot’s going to miss a it’ll roll into the outfield, and Jay’s going to trip running to it, resulting in a “triple” for Jonathan Lucroy, and not an error because technically no one blew a catch or muffed a throw.
Lucroy will then score on a steal of home, do the “beast mode” thing, and point at the Cardinals dugout.
Pujols will be incensed, and in the next inning will hit the longest HR in Busch II history, which will collide with the still-flying ball from his Lidge HR, tearing a tiny hole in the space time continuum that’s just large enough for “Doppleganger” Lozano to sneak though and take over for his real-life counterpart and sign Pujols to a 5 year, 36 million dollar contract, with a series of 3 team option years at 4 million each.
Makin' toast!
DING
Butterin' toast!
by dronemc on Oct 13, 2011 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
The ball will be hit so far it orbits the earth, travelling so fast it reverses time, like Superman.
Thus allowing it to be the longest HR in Busch II history.
Is John Mabry still on the roster?
by zack3315 on Oct 13, 2011 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
tomorrow night scares me as well.
tonight is a toss up but tomorrow is advantage brewers. and game 6 is advantage cardinals. i basically see this series ending in four ways:
cardinals in 5
cardinals in 6
brewers in 7
cardinals in 7
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by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 13, 2011 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions
(which, obviously is all the scenarios it could be except brewers in 6)
i guess what i’m saying is that i guarantee a game 6 win if it comes down to that.
In grammar, the subjunctive mood (abbreviated sjv or sbjv) is a verb mood typically used in subordinate clauses to express various states of irreality such as wish, emotion, possibility, judgment, opinion, necessity, or action that has not yet occurred
by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 13, 2011 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions
naw,
KLo is gonna go all ‘Carp mode’ tonight and throw a CGSO.
(not really, but with all the other weird things that have gone on this Sept/Oct., who knows?)
by ArkansasTravs on Oct 13, 2011 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Honestly, it wouldn't surprise me if he did.
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
is it just me, or does Bob Gibson have some sort of weird two-heads thing going on there?
Front head and back head.
It's just you
(Actually I see it too, but I’m not asking him about it.)
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
Oh crapsheath, it makes this noise when I touch my fronthead like this
Let me tell you about American idioths
"IF CARDS CAN SIGN SUPPAN THEY CAN GIVE ME A HOME"
by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Oct 13, 2011 9:43 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Are the Cardinal patches on the blazer pocket new or did I just miss them on Opening Day?
"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
New to me too
Kumar: I don't know man, I lose my touch, man.
Dignan: Did you ever have a touch to lose, man?
oh fer...
ANOTHER matt?
2011 Cardinals GIDPs: 169
NL Record: 2011 Cardinals, 169
ML Record: 1990 Red Sox, 174
sssshhh they can hear you
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 13, 2011 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions
you're not a real matt
2011 Cardinals GIDPs: 169
NL Record: 2011 Cardinals, 169
ML Record: 1990 Red Sox, 174
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MATT MAN!
Hit me up on Google+
FIRE TONY LA RUSSA
by jd is legend on Oct 13, 2011 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Brock
only needs one thumb for beast mode
by lawman3842 on Oct 13, 2011 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Not the news I wanted
Craig starting for Berk tonight. Was more hoping for Holliday. Neither have been great but Berk has looked a little better than Holliday IMO.
by McLaughlin_Stole_My_Beer on Oct 13, 2011 9:32 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Berk platoon split v. LHP
Plus it minimized the defensive impact of having Craig out there, plus I think the night off does Berk more good, physically. Plus I’m just happy to see Allen Craig playing.
Craig hitting second, or fifth, or what?
Furcal SS
Craig RF
Pujols 1B
Holliday LF
Freese 3B
Molina C
Jay CF
Theriot 2B
Lohse P
That’s my guess.
I think Craig will be in the 5 spot.
Too much production from Jay at 2 to mess with it.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
this wouldn't bother me.
nor would seeing freese 6th.
Do it for Torty.
Happy Flight!
by Oedipa Maas on Oct 13, 2011 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions
I bet Craig is in the 2 spot
based on my pet TLR descriptive phrase: “slavish devotion to the lefty-righty matchup”.
Hasn't TLR (at least in the past)
really liked staggering lefties and righties too?
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
True
but tiebreaker in the TLR pet tendencies is that he likes “damage” in the #2 hole. Craig has a much higher career OPS than Jay. Two TLR baseball rules versus one. :o) Then again, TLR is a contrarian and likes to go with his gut.
And since you figured out mathematically which way he'll go...
he’ll go the other way.
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
but the lefty
jay will be pushed down. probably to 7 or 8
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
Secretary of the (VEB) Tyler Greene Fan Club
In addition, IHeartFreesie
I hate to be the one to say so
but we’ll probably see Theriot in the 2-hole and Jay in the 8 (against the lefty).
Based on the last couple of games, I’d almost put Craig at clean-up. My guess, however is:
Furcal – 6
Theriot – 4
Pujols – 3
Holliday – 7
Craig – 9
Molina – 2
Freese – 5
Jay – 8
Lohse – 1
I’d sure think about flipping Craig and Freese, but it likely won’t happen
by ArkansasTravs on Oct 13, 2011 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I think that's the second most likely lineup.
Besides mine, which is naturally the most likely.
Weird that Yadi is ensconced in the 6 hole and nobody really questions it. Oh well, whatever.
I think I would consider
Furcal
Freese
Pujols
Craig
Holliday
Molina
Theriot
Jay
Lohse
Holliday did not look very good last night.
I realize Theriot is very likely going to start at 2B but I really want the best defense possible behind Lohse.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
I'm ok with Theriot against a lefty
especially given that he’ll probably be pulled for Punto at some point if we can get a lead
What is Corey Patterson doing in Tyler Greene's spot on the 25-man roster?
The marginal drop off in defense from Skip to Theriot
is minimal. I seem to recall some of the metrics somewhere actually giving the slightest of edges to Theriot at 2B, but that may just be me remembering something that never existed.
And yes, I realize I’ve probably just guaranteed at some point in the game that we’ll see a screaming liner that just misses Theriot’s glove by a fraction of an inch.
Makin' toast!
DING
Butterin' toast!
Damn it, why do I keep forgetting skip is off the NLCS roster!
Yeah, Punto’s a LOT better than Theriot at defense.
Makin' toast!
DING
Butterin' toast!
I'm worried about range and hands.
Punto is so much better with the glove than either of them it is remarkable.
"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 don't get why,
when the Cards have Pujols, Holliday, Berkman (or Craig in one of those slots), Freese, Molina, and Jay all hitting relatively well that they don’t just go with the defense-first guy at 2nd all the time. It’s not like Punto’s going to hit .180/.210/.260 out there, and even if he did, with as deep a lineup as they’ve got right now, who cares?
Makin' toast!
DING
Butterin' toast!
And he at least walks a lot
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
this.
i mean, com’on, little nicky is gritty. isn’t he?
Do it for Torty.
Happy Flight!
by Oedipa Maas on Oct 13, 2011 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions
You'd think "grit plus defense" would appeal even more than "grit minus defense"
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
Theriot is a much better defender than Skip, IMO.
by Willie McGee's Twin on Oct 13, 2011 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions
eh, "much"
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Oct 13, 2011 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Craig is a much better defender than Berkman.
Because of this, I don’t think he is necessarily in RF to minimize the defensive impact.
"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
He is replacing Berkman instead of Holliday
to minimize the defensive impact
no, he's replacing Berk instead of Holli because Holli is hitting and Berk simply isn't.
The difference with Holli is that he isn’t hitting for power. and a day off isn’t going to help that. the only thing that will help that is three days off and a cortisone shot, which I hope he gets before the WS if we make it that far.
Do it for Torty.
Happy Flight!
by Oedipa Maas on Oct 13, 2011 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Holliday looked awful last night.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
yes, he had an unproductive game.
Berk’s had 7 so far. And it doesn’t change the fact that one day off will not fix what’s ailing Holliday.
Do it for Torty.
Happy Flight!
by Oedipa Maas on Oct 13, 2011 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions
I admit to having no info on Craig's defense
beyond Keith Law calling him a bat without a position a year or two ago. But FG has him at +1.3 defensive runs this year, so, hooray!
Anyhow, I was more referring to the difference between Holliday and Berk defensively.
Either this or Theriot hits 2 and Craig hits 7
Theriot has success against Wolf; Craig is 1-15 vs him.
by infallibleopiniongenerator on Oct 13, 2011 10:28 AM EDT up reply actions
So then
Furk, Theriot, Albert, Hollidome, Craig, Yadi, Freese, Jay.
Man, that could be sweet. I think I’d tweak it as this, even though it makes no difference:
Jay, Theriot, Albert, Holli, Craig, Freese, Yadi, Furk. Screw it and bat the pitcher 8th. Have crazy TLR ball.
Do it for Torty.
Happy Flight!
by Oedipa Maas on Oct 13, 2011 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Wolf on the mound
Berk does not berk quite as much against lefties as he does against righties.
(Puts on TLR hat…why is there so much cat hair in this damn hat?!?)
Anyway, Berk is hitting .094 in 39 PAs against Wolf. Tony probably is going off of that too. I’m cool with having Berkman come in to pinch-hit against someone from their bullpen like LaTroy Hawkins later in the game though. I’ll take that matchup.
Kumar: I don't know man, I lose my touch, man.
Dignan: Did you ever have a touch to lose, man?
I do think a Berk day off would be good
Wish we were able to give Holliday a day off. Not trying to anger the GOB but if we were to win I wonder if you give Holliday game 5 off and put Craig in LF?
by McLaughlin_Stole_My_Beer on Oct 13, 2011 9:47 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
We're the old vertrans and brewers are the young pups
But our average age is 29.7 and theirs is 30.1
http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/rosters//sort/averageage/order/true
Grit != flat out sucking.
And to think that includes Arthur Rhodes too
bollocks
by SecondHalfMatt on Oct 13, 2011 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions
Arthur Rhodes is the outlier. That could be the worst baseball nickname in history.
by McLaughlin_Stole_My_Beer on Oct 13, 2011 9:49 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Or a really lame superhero
Stupid UCL's.
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Oct 13, 2011 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah Rhodes's average age is like 81.3
"IF CARDS CAN SIGN SUPPAN THEY CAN GIVE ME A HOME"
by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Oct 13, 2011 9:50 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
is that millenia
or ice ages?
2011 Cardinals GIDPs: 169
NL Record: 2011 Cardinals, 169
ML Record: 1990 Red Sox, 174
I think the media is doing some sort of weird "playoff years" conversion,
like with dog years and people years. There are “baseball years” and “playoff years” or something.
"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 think the Brewers' age was on full display in center field last night.
by Cheeseandcorn on Oct 13, 2011 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions
their age is on full display every time T-Plush is on screen.
I love it when he strikes out or pops out and he looks around at the pitcher and the other players as if he’s saying “yeah, you got me that time…heh, heh, heh…..just wait” but then no one really looks back at him or really cares since “next time” might not be for a couple games.
and then he goes back to not being very important to anyone.
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
That's only if you stick with linear time.
If you go with narrative time, then they’re younger.
Makin' toast!
DING
Butterin' toast!
Did we talk about that outfield by the name of Andrew Brown being picked up off waivers by the Rockies?
Anyone even remember him?
bollocks
doesn't that mean we have to work out a trade or something?
i forget how waivers work.
2011 Cardinals GIDPs: 169
NL Record: 2011 Cardinals, 169
ML Record: 1990 Red Sox, 174
Yeah, since we finally figured out we have Allen Craig, poor Andrew Brown just didn't have much of a chance of sticking around
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
I watched him play
here in Springfield…actually I’ve watched half the big league team play in Springfield now
there's more than one sequel?
Great googly moogly
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"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 Oct 13, 2011 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm not sure, but I erred on the side of multiple
judging my how many Pirates sequels there were
Still not a werewolf.
that was a book?!?!
"No, it seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great."--Posnanski
movie came before the musical
and was better
"What I said is what I said. At the time, the moment was heated. Maybe I shouldn't have said it. But it is what it is." -- Nyjer Morgan
Whatever the Tony-logic is, I'm loving the bullpen usage.
Imagine using your better bullpen arms in high leverage situations, no matter when in the game they occur. Who ever would have thought of such a thing?
Every once in a while, TLR inscrutably gets something almost completely right. This might be one of those times. Or, maybe we just have a bunch of really good arms in the pen right now.
by Pegasus on Oct 13, 2011 10:04 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I agree. I kinda like the first set-up guy idea. set a tone, if you have to, in a playoff game.
Do it for Torty.
Happy Flight!
by Oedipa Maas on Oct 13, 2011 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions
imagine if he had employed this strategy during the regular season.
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
Secretary of the (VEB) Tyler Greene Fan Club
In addition, IHeartFreesie
Well....
In the beginning, that is kind of how it went. It just involved Frankie and…. Puke
by RasmustheRipper on Oct 13, 2011 5:11 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Surely this is a team of density
"What I said is what I said. At the time, the moment was heated. Maybe I shouldn't have said it. But it is what it is." -- Nyjer Morgan
Yadi runs like he has the weight of density on him
bollocks
by SecondHalfMatt on Oct 13, 2011 10:06 AM EDT up reply actions
And may the wings of density carry him aloft to dance with the stars.
by Pegasus on Oct 13, 2011 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
hey, now.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 13, 2011 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions
There it is.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
Oh dear...
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
Bernie on the Bullpen
Carpennter transferred custody of Game 3 to the bullpen, which is starting to take the form of a nasty, poisonous octopus.
"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
so... so many animals.... ahhhhhhh
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 13, 2011 10:06 AM EDT up reply actions
The source of the problem is the free admission to the Zoo.
Too easy to get in there and borrow…
Someone needs to keep an eye on Big Cat Country, just in case.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
OMG IT'S THE CAT
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 13, 2011 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions
cats and birds
Aren’t exactly on speaking terms.
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
by beer me on Oct 13, 2011 10:27 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I'll let you explain the puma, then.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 13, 2011 10:28 AM EDT up reply actions
berks new name
The Ambassador.
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
by beer me on Oct 13, 2011 10:32 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
How about
skinny Elvis.
- Apparently the fact that we in STL were calling fat elvis on the message boards got back to him and he took offense. If that helped in any way to motivate him to get himself in such great shape for the 2011 season, then good for us.
sorry about the glossary, Berk
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 13, 2011 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
There it is.
Do it for Torty.
Happy Flight!
by Oedipa Maas on Oct 13, 2011 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions
remember this one?
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
by RiverRat on Oct 13, 2011 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Mr. Jim?
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Maybe he's been responsible for this all along.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
Bungle in the Jungle: The Story of the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
by mattybobo on Oct 13, 2011 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Gotta rec some Jethro Tull
Stupid UCL's.
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Oct 13, 2011 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Mmm yes
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Oct 13, 2011 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe everyone just misses this place.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
Now meet a real-life Noah!
Except this one is accused of KILLING two of every animal…
by mattisnotfrench on Oct 13, 2011 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions
like a blue-ring octopus? Let's ask Steve Irwin....Steve?
by Willie McGee's Twin on Oct 13, 2011 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Steve Irwin could be reached for comment.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"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 Oct 13, 2011 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions
he could?? zombies!
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 13, 2011 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
I said he could be reached, not that he had one.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"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 Oct 13, 2011 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions
I regret to inform you all
that not only has squirrel cosplay now made it into national feeds
there is a momup comment in the previous thread which is not green
i know. i am at fault too.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
not going to link to any squirrel cosplay.
http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2011/10/12/2487126/game-3-victory-celebratory-thread#80054759
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 13, 2011 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions
thy will shall be done
2011 Cardinals GIDPs: 169
NL Record: 2011 Cardinals, 169
ML Record: 1990 Red Sox, 174
Can anyone provide a side-by-side of Utley's and Kotsay's faceplants?
Nyjer Morgan Fan Club President
An Omen!
I just received an Etrade advisory to purchase Tortoise Pipeline and Energy
by Buckeye Redbird on Oct 13, 2011 10:33 AM EDT reply actions
buy buy buy
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
by beer me on Oct 13, 2011 10:35 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
A tortoise pipeline?
That sounds inhumane! And how are they converting them to energy?
What is Corey Patterson doing in Tyler Greene's spot on the 25-man roster?
you mean we are at their whim?
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"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 Oct 13, 2011 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
The tortoise centipede?
Hit me up on Google+
FIRE TONY LA RUSSA
by jd is legend on Oct 13, 2011 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions
re-link fanshot
http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2011/10/13/2487674/chris-carpenter-the-pitcher-as-science-project
I’m also trying to find the full video of the Chris Carpenter and David Freese with Jason Motte presser. I doubt it’s online in full, but it was great stuff from beginning to end.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Real Steel
"What I said is what I said. At the time, the moment was heated. Maybe I shouldn't have said it. But it is what it is." -- Nyjer Morgan
Berkman National League Come Back Player of the Year!!!
Grats man!
Cards fan in Seoul.
Albert Pujols is the hero st. louis deserves.
by letsgostlcardinals on Oct 13, 2011 10:36 AM EDT reply actions 16 recs
Whooooooooooooooooooooo
And Tacoby!
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
and how is that announcement still not green?
Do it for Torty.
Happy Flight!
by Oedipa Maas on Oct 13, 2011 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions
the berk is back
2011 Cardinals GIDPs: 169
NL Record: 2011 Cardinals, 169
ML Record: 1990 Red Sox, 174
go Berk go!
Here’s to the crazy ones. The rebels. The troublemakers. The ones who see things differently. While some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.
by tehzachatak on Oct 13, 2011 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Awesome - and probably the most obvious of all the postseason awards
(Even more than you and your Cy, Verlander….)
by BTown Birds fan on Oct 13, 2011 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions
FOUND IT. Chris Carpenter on Albert Pujols.
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=19892481&topic_id=25502556&c_id=mlb
Ad prelude: Ryan Howard.
Feel free to blockquote like crazy.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
The Gatorade product placement
has been even more obvious than normal lately.
DO YOU THINK IT'S NOT GOING TO BE WHAT IT IS?!!
by Vindicator9000 on Oct 13, 2011 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
i'm surprised someone didn't tell carpenter to turn his cup
logo forward people. Come on.
Grit != flat out sucking.
the entire presser
Just before this, the reporters were in some kind of stunned silence, so the moderator lady was like “well… if there are any questions”, and Freese and Carp started to get up to leave. Funny stuff.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 13, 2011 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions
i missed this part
Carp credits Dotey and Arthur for keeping the young guys loose
bullpen !
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 13, 2011 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions
The kids love the stories of the Great War.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
by TBender on Oct 13, 2011 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Great war was WW 2
I think you mean the French Indian War. Or maybe the Pelopynesian war.
Makin' toast!
DING
Butterin' toast!
Indeed, Thucydides began:
Originally, there were Greeks and Arthur Rhodes
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
by TBender on Oct 13, 2011 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions 8 recs
Ahh,
so his real name is Arthur OF Rhodesia? It was shortened later on?
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
Rhodes was the ancient city
Rhodesia is the African nation, named much later after British business magnate and imperialist Cecil Rhodes. History!
Sorry, this is about the only thing my undergrad history degree is good for so I kind of get off on it.
My favorite words are goodbye, and my favorite color is red
Southern Rhodesia did
after seceding from the British Empire and fighting the last big postcolonial dirty war.
Northern Rhodesia became Zambia.
What is Corey Patterson doing in Tyler Greene's spot on the 25-man roster?
you were pretty much on it
like mattyp above, this is about the only chance I have to get mileage out of my undergrad history degree. Although really I’m just waiting for that day when VEB has an in-depth discussion of labor relations in early modern England, and I prove my value as a solid off-the-bench guy for matchup comment situations.
What is Corey Patterson doing in Tyler Greene's spot on the 25-man roster?
by Robth on Oct 13, 2011 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
The possibilities for lefty-righty matchup jokes are almost scary.
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
have you a worthless bachelors in history as well?
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 13, 2011 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions
well, I wouldn't say it was worhthless
I enjoyed it very much, learned a great deal, and couldn’t imagine having studied anything else. Oh, you meant worthless in the economic sense. Yes. Yes it was.
My favorite words are goodbye, and my favorite color is red
Haha... glad to know there are some other history majors here.
I knew I liked this place…
by cardsfan_1986 on Oct 13, 2011 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions
yes completely worthless economically
and socially I dread the comment, “Oh you should be a teacher then!” Umm, no.
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 13, 2011 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I believe Arthur of Rhodes accompanied Xenophon on the famous march up the Tigris
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
by mattybobo on Oct 13, 2011 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
This also fits nice-and-snug into the "mercenaries" narrative
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
by mattybobo on Oct 13, 2011 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Zombiphon's Albertasis?
Eh… this concept needs a little work, but I think it has potential.
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
I was going to make a joke with TLR being like Xerxes
and the hubris of lashing the sea/running good players out of town. But then I remembered that account is from Herodotus, not Thucydides, and didn’t want to shame myself in front of VEB on history major day.
Yes. Xenophon was much easier to read (and interesting) than Thucydides
Plus, the Pelopenesian Wars was the same thing over and over again. Spring time → Siege of Athens. Winter time → break camp. Rinse and repeat for 30 years.
Irish provenance of the schwa pronunciation of vowels in weakly stressed syllables -> Missoura
I've managed to glean a decent amount of info from outside sources but I've never actually read him
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
They don't call him the father of history for nothing
Pygmies, Amazons, and all sorts of non-sequiturs while talking about the Persian wars. I think Anabasis and the Illiad were my 2 favorite Greek classes.
Irish provenance of the schwa pronunciation of vowels in weakly stressed syllables -> Missoura
Xenophon is really old, the original
Irish provenance of the schwa pronunciation of vowels in weakly stressed syllables -> Missoura
oh man, do I disagree
the Peloponnesian War is fascinating because the enemies are so mismatched. You’ve got the Athenians in complete control of the sea, trying to somehow hurt the Spartans, who are only afraid of a land invasion of their territory. On the other side, the Spartans, with this powerful land army and no navy, are trying to get at the Athenians, who are secure as they have their walls, their tributary islands, and grain shipments from the Black Sea. Makes for a really interesting story…it’s kinda like the Cards and the Phillies, actually.
Also, hurray for history major day on VEB.
What is Corey Patterson doing in Tyler Greene's spot on the 25-man roster?
I didn't even major in history
Core curriculum ftw.
I also took a Roman Republic class for fun once. We had/have a player in the minors who specializes in getting hit-by-pitches. I always wanted him to make it to the majors so I could nickname him Plunktator in honor of Fabius Maximus.
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
Ok. I can sort of see the historian perspective on this.
But one expedition was enough for me. There was never an epic victory or a crashing defeat, just lot’s of sieges, political speeches and island defections. It would not make good material for a movie. I guess I was also bitter because I had to drop the class because I couldn’t handle Thucydides’ Greek (much more difficult than Xenophon). But I did read the entire English translation.
Irish provenance of the schwa pronunciation of vowels in weakly stressed syllables -> Missoura
I actually read a cool article about Xenophon recently in the Weekly Standard (I know this is borderline lolitics, please forgive me VEB)
Anyway, it was not a political article, just a literary one. It was about how Xenophon has often been unfairly treated by scholars because he wasn’t quite considered “true History” but often wasn’t considered “true Literature” either, or something like that. Made a compelling case that way more people should read and appreciate him. Interesting stuff.
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
Agreed. Much of Xenophon is just a collection of interviews
and other sources that he merely reports. To me, he was not necessarily pushing a pro-Greek agenda. It is unfair to apply modern standards to such an ancient writer.
Irish provenance of the schwa pronunciation of vowels in weakly stressed syllables -> Missoura
yeah, the speeches can go on. and on.
there are some pretty huge turning points, though. Everyone’s world is upside down after Sphacteria, since they thought capturing Spartans alive was all but impossible. Then, the Athenians lose some unbelievably large portion of their populace in one blow at Syracuse, and still manage to win this series of increasingly improbable naval battles when their backs are against the wall…and then they lose, of course.
I’m impressed you managed to read any of those in the Greek—that’s a huge amount of dense material to translate.
What is Corey Patterson doing in Tyler Greene's spot on the 25-man roster?
No. I couldn't handle Thucy's Greek.
I forgot how many weeks I lasted before I dropped the class.
Irish provenance of the schwa pronunciation of vowels in weakly stressed syllables -> Missoura
well, I was including Xenophon in that statement
I can’t imagine he’s exactly easy reading.
What is Corey Patterson doing in Tyler Greene's spot on the 25-man roster?
you mean WWI
kids these days and their german-bombing-pearl-harbour metaphors.
Do it for Torty.
Happy Flight!
by Oedipa Maas on Oct 13, 2011 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions
watching albert pujols do EVERYTHING
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
Secretary of the (VEB) Tyler Greene Fan Club
In addition, IHeartFreesie
(everything)
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Oct 13, 2011 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
That was the first i've heard Carp's voice
huh
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Oct 13, 2011 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions
he even sounds smart
"What I said is what I said. At the time, the moment was heated. Maybe I shouldn't have said it. But it is what it is." -- Nyjer Morgan
Puma Jokes
“Yes, it hurt really bad,” Berkman quipped about the seventh-inning pitch thrown by Takashi Saito. “It hurt so bad I wanted to cry. But then I thought better of it.”
by OCCardsFan on Oct 13, 2011 10:48 AM EDT reply actions 6 recs
There is no crying in baseball
bollocks
by SecondHalfMatt on Oct 13, 2011 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Puma = Awesome
Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"
John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."
Coming off a bye week nonetheless.
Crazy Rams Fan in my office:
I could call a better game than [Josh McDaniels]. I’m serious. I’m a better play caller than that. We were better than the Redskins talent wise. I thought we were as good as the Eagles.
Beware: Velociraptors may be present.
I take a shot every a Ram player drops a pass
by FlimtotheFlam on Oct 13, 2011 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions
"The little bastard shot me in the ass!"
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"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 Oct 13, 2011 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions
come on, it's not like that's in their job description or anything
My favorite words are goodbye, and my favorite color is red
They're confused.
Their primary stats is receptions. So they think they’re supposed to be receptionists.
You should see them transfer phone calls. Top notch.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
I don't think "crazy" fully captures the depths of that statement.
Maybe “sublimely delusional.”
Makin' toast!
DING
Butterin' toast!
Isn't at least one of their losses on Reid?
I’m recalling a game where he displayed the clock management skills of a 7 years old playing madden at the end of the 4th or at half or something, and the game still being within reach.
But then, I guess I could be remembering that from pretty much any year Andy Reid has been a head coach.
Makin' toast!
DING
Butterin' toast!
If you can only recall one game where Reid displayed the clock managment skills of a child
I assume you’ve only watched him coach one game.
That’s his THING!
"He probably misses his old glasses."
you mean St.Louis still has a handegg team?
I had no idea….
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"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 Oct 13, 2011 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions
the thing is, the rams are better than the redskins talent wise.
especially on offense. they just haven’t played like it yet, which is a coaching thing. your coworker is correct in identifying that the coaching has sucked, but obviously the comparisons between him calling a better game than mcdaniels and saying we were as good as the eagles make the statement ridiculous.
In grammar, the subjunctive mood (abbreviated sjv or sbjv) is a verb mood typically used in subordinate clauses to express various states of irreality such as wish, emotion, possibility, judgment, opinion, necessity, or action that has not yet occurred
by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 13, 2011 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions
how about albert heating up at the perfect time?
brewers wont take any chances on mang anymore…and if mattyho or freese or berk can knock in a hit this will get nasty
Sig WIP
by hr on Oct 13, 2011 11:01 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
i would really like all three, please.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 13, 2011 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions
It'd be nice if we could get a man or two on in front of 'bert.
‘Cause then, they really wouldn’t have any choice but to deal with him.
Makin' toast!
DING
Butterin' toast!
What a Maching
Albert Pujols has seven doubles in the postseason. He hit his seventh double of the regular season on June 4.
Do it for Torty.
Happy Flight!
by Oedipa Maas on Oct 13, 2011 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions
seems like he's just having balls fall in at the right time
judging by what i’ve seen over the last couple days, he isn’t taking significantly better at bats
by prophetjohn on Oct 13, 2011 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions
You stole that thought from my brain about how Salas is being used.
I think the first set-up guy is a Thing.
Is John Mabry still on the roster?
Took a gander at BrewCrewBall after game thread
Funny shit.
1. TLR and Big Mac should not be allowed to exist.
2. Cardinals bullpen sucks.
3. The Cardinals suck and didn’t win the game, Kotsay and Roenicke gave it away.
4. Damn Cardinals fans were screaming in their own stadium and were annoying. They are all damn bandwagon fans anyway.
"I don’t like the feeling of losing."---Chris Carpenter
yeah, i don't understand the whole "Cardinals bullpen sucks" thing
they must be looking at full season stats or something. Our bullpen is a considerable strength – maybe not as good as theirs, but a strength nonetheless.
get rid of Franklin, Batista, Miller, Tallett... Viola!
Not Frank.
"He probably misses his old glasses."
Also, there's no big name guy out there.
Dotel and Rhodes are past due. The others are “kids.”
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
Exactly.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
totally expired.
or totally pregnant…
Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"
John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."
highlights
It’s looking bleak. Can’t believe the Brewers can’t hit this bullpen
Come on offense, if you can’t score against this bullpen, so help me.
We could score 3 against Carpenter. And 27 against the bullpen.
Well the Cards bullpen is bad at least
Good thing their bullpen sucks.
Well, the Cardinal bullpen still isn’t very good.
What matters is the cardinals bullpen is terrible
Maybe we can tie it up and get to the crummy bullpen early.
by all4tookie on Oct 13, 2011 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
omg there are zombies in the bedroom!
…no, it’s just Sager looking for baseball cards.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 13, 2011 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions
They do know that Franklin, Batista, Miller and Tallet are gone, right?
As I recall, the only person who’s been in the pen the entire season is Motte.
Makin' toast!
DING
Butterin' toast!
and Boggs!
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts -- for support rather than illumination."
- Andrew Lang
by EinFesteBusch on Oct 13, 2011 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Boggs went to Memphis at one point.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
Please TBS keep mentioning the blown saves stats.
It’s working.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
it's not really their fault
TBS, MLBN, and FESPN haven’t figured it out yet either.
Or bullpen sucked. We cut most of them, and brought up / traded for guys who didn’t suck. Except for Rhodes, who while he still sucks, was better than Miller and Tallet.
Grit != flat out sucking.
he had a monster strike-out of Howard last series
but then again, who didn’t strike out Howard last series
My favorite words are goodbye, and my favorite color is red
3 pitches.
"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
FESPN game log page for Rhodes.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/gamelog/_/id/2578/arthur-rhodes
Looks like he’s had 4 appearances for the Cards where he’s given up runs and another 4-ish where he just didn’t retire his guy. Don’t see any data for inherited runners allowed to score, tho’. Would fangraphs have that data?
Makin' toast!
DING
Butterin' toast!
they did watch the phillies series, correct?
In grammar, the subjunctive mood (abbreviated sjv or sbjv) is a verb mood typically used in subordinate clauses to express various states of irreality such as wish, emotion, possibility, judgment, opinion, necessity, or action that has not yet occurred
by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 13, 2011 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Man it's gonna be fun beating them
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Oct 13, 2011 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions
the tbs guys have been talking frequently about the amount of blown saves our BP had
but then don’t mention that we got rid of all those guys who sucked.
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
Secretary of the (VEB) Tyler Greene Fan Club
In addition, IHeartFreesie
jeez i need to start reading threads all the way through
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
Secretary of the (VEB) Tyler Greene Fan Club
In addition, IHeartFreesie
I hereby propose a motion, henceforth known as
as VEB Motion #“Who gives a shit what BCB-lite thinks,” that we stop caring about and/or cross-posting BCB comments.
My favorite words are goodbye, and my favorite color is red
by mattyp on Oct 13, 2011 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions 12 recs
Seconded.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
wow, the democratic process actually works on VEB
I was afraid you were gonna invoke the procedural filibuster and block cloture
My favorite words are goodbye, and my favorite color is red
We already invoked the Phillie-buster
OOOOHHHHHHH
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
by mattybobo on Oct 13, 2011 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
no, bullshit
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Oct 13, 2011 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions
You got it.
Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"
John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."
by SheckieZx on Oct 13, 2011 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
6th'd
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Oct 13, 2011 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Eventually they'll be saying
That at least the Cardinals can’t catch them in the standings. The Cards are currently 5 games back but can only make up 2 more games (/brewerthink).
by olddomination on Oct 13, 2011 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions
OK
I just read the majority of last night’s victory celebration thread. Ummm, wow, just wow. That was a VEB all-star thread if I’ve ever read one. Took a turn for the surreal!
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
i guess i have to go read it now.
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
Secretary of the (VEB) Tyler Greene Fan Club
In addition, IHeartFreesie
I am looking for Torty and/or Happy Flight shirts
and all I have seen thus far are Rinawear’s offerings…not the best.
Probably a rehashed topic, but does anyone have links to any other online options? Thanks.
Fanshot link
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
I ended up taking the file he posted to a local store that makes shirts.
$20 and 20 minutes later, it was done (nice shirt, too! American Apparel)
hipster
My favorite words are goodbye, and my favorite color is red
by mattyp on Oct 13, 2011 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Done
As I said on Facebook, not sure quite this minute. The wife has an early day today though so we can look at schedule stuff. Hope to get back to you as soon as I can.
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
My girlfriend loved these
So we bought two of brackenthebox’s last night
"And that youngster will leave the stadium with a souvenir today. Not a ball, but a nice looking bruise."- Mike Shannon
by wizard11 on Oct 13, 2011 11:42 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I've got one and I wore it last night when we scored
Changed out of it so I didn’t get spaghetti sauce on it, the brewers scored 3, then I hanged back into it and we held on. I’m going tonight and I’ll be wearing it under my Eckstien jersey, I also bought my uncle one and he’s getting his today
"IF CARDS CAN SIGN SUPPAN THEY CAN GIVE ME A HOME"
by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Oct 13, 2011 12:05 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
But I bought them off the TortyCraig linked site
I assume BETB still gets paid for it. I missed that fanatic and had no idea how else to get it
"IF CARDS CAN SIGN SUPPAN THEY CAN GIVE ME A HOME"
by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Oct 13, 2011 12:07 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
As corrected below, fanshot
Autocorrect, annoying
"IF CARDS CAN SIGN SUPPAN THEY CAN GIVE ME A HOME"
by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Oct 13, 2011 12:07 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
That is unfortunate
The other guys are selling shirt for 30-40 buck, all he had to do was mark it up a couple of bucks and it would have sold just as well and made him money
"IF CARDS CAN SIGN SUPPAN THEY CAN GIVE ME A HOME"
by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Oct 13, 2011 12:18 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
But I bought them off the TortyCraig linked site
I assume BETB still gets paid for it. I missed that fanshot and had no idea how else to get it
"IF CARDS CAN SIGN SUPPAN THEY CAN GIVE ME A HOME"
by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Oct 13, 2011 12:07 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
any GIFs of Kotsay's slide anywhere?
I couldn’t stop laughing.
also, something tells me nyjer morgan will start tonight
could kotsay start in place of corey hart too, considering harts slump and his poor numbers vs lohse
Sig WIP
by hr on Oct 13, 2011 11:25 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
I only wish Hart would not play
He hits us too well not to play. Mini slump or not. T-flush has looked worse hitting than Hart in playoffs if my memory serves.
by McLaughlin_Stole_My_Beer on Oct 13, 2011 11:42 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
If Morgan starts I'll have fun booing him and watching the bleachers yell at him
They got after him pretty good when he came in last night
bollocks
by SecondHalfMatt on Oct 13, 2011 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Cardinals
Playing baseball in October – what a concept. Back in June, when the Cardinals were really struggling and Albert was hitting a soft .250, I posted a prediction – out of frustration – that they would win 76 games. That was stupid, but I think, speak and write a lot of stupid stuff, so it was not surprising.
As I look at this team now, I see it as something very special. As special maybe as the ‘64 team. I was at Sportsmans Park for game 6, when the M&M boys whipped us. I couldn’t get tickets to game 7. Yes, I’m that old.
Bit this team is, in some ways, every bit as special. They may not win the World Series, they may not even get there, but these guys are not doing this with smoke and mirrors – they have coalesced into a very fine team. And they have done this in a very short time. Looking at what his team was in late August and looking at them now can give you whiplash. In the Universe of Baseball, this sort of thing generally only happens in your dreams. Somewhere Jack Buck is smiling – Go crazy Birds fans, live your dream…
by deweydell on Oct 13, 2011 11:25 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I think no matter the outcome this postseason
many of us are going to look back at ’11 in wonderment.
Do it for Torty.
Happy Flight!
by Oedipa Maas on Oct 13, 2011 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions
the zombies are coming this way!!
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 13, 2011 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions
if anyone isn't, i'd be shocked.
DO IT FOR TORTY!
twitter
by zoomzoomj88 on Oct 13, 2011 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions
and that is precisely our edge. its easy to stay positive when you weren't even supposed to be here today!
(unless you’re that clerks guy, i guess…)
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
Secretary of the (VEB) Tyler Greene Fan Club
In addition, IHeartFreesie
I can't begrudge you your mid-season sentiment...
I still have no fucking clue how we’re in the playoffs, in the NLCS, and up one game.
My favorite words are goodbye, and my favorite color is red
I was with you.
I’ve been cussing the bullpen the whole season. Now I’m saying, “Who are these guys and will they come back next year?” It’s been alot of fun and I hope we have Cardinal baseball for a couple more weeks.
64 is irreplaceable
starting infield for all start game, all cardinals
i just was so sad stan retired at the end of the mad dash of 63
I may be in a rut, but at least I know where I'm going
...to DFA TLR
Berk wins NL Comeback Player of the Year!
yay Berk!
Here’s to the crazy ones. The rebels. The troublemakers. The ones who see things differently. While some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.
by tehzachatak on Oct 13, 2011 11:30 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
aw crap
find=“Comeback” failure, should have tried “Come back” also. NexDef’d
Here’s to the crazy ones. The rebels. The troublemakers. The ones who see things differently. While some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.
by tehzachatak on Oct 13, 2011 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions
It's so nice it's worth saying twice!
"What I said is what I said. At the time, the moment was heated. Maybe I shouldn't have said it. But it is what it is." -- Nyjer Morgan
i rec'd it again
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
Secretary of the (VEB) Tyler Greene Fan Club
In addition, IHeartFreesie
This year is different
In 2002, it was a team of destiny.
In 2004, we were trying to live up to our record.
In 2005, we were trying not to completely lose the window.
In 2006, we we a rag tag bunch that it felt like everything had to go right.
In 2009, it was over before it started
This year, we are just really fucking good and its a lot of fun to watch.
by Hardcore Legend on Oct 13, 2011 11:42 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
density.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 13, 2011 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions
LCS
2002 Key absence: Rolen
2004 Key absence: Carpenter
2005 Key absence: Rolen
2006 Key absence (which was a positive): Isringhausen
2011 Key absence: Wainwright
by olddomination on Oct 13, 2011 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions
2009 key absence: Dong Glove!
Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"
John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."
by SheckieZx on Oct 13, 2011 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
[weep]
still so handsome
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 13, 2011 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions
That dumbass
"Victory goes to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake."
- Chessmaster Savielly Grigorievitch Tartakower
by lietothegirls on Oct 13, 2011 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions
'06 we lost Mulder
and had to rely on Anthony Reyes for most of the season
2009 was a fucking great summer.
and don’t any of you forget it.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 13, 2011 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Why do you think my friends and I are doing playoff mustaches?
Which so far are working
"IF CARDS CAN SIGN SUPPAN THEY CAN GIVE ME A HOME"
by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Oct 13, 2011 12:10 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
all of these teams were good. well, maybe not '09...
A few were better, but all were really good. some just had better breaks. that’s baseball.
Do it for Torty.
Happy Flight!
by Oedipa Maas on Oct 13, 2011 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions
And by '09 I'm thinking pre-holliday '09
Do it for Torty.
Happy Flight!
by Oedipa Maas on Oct 13, 2011 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Matthew Mark Lugo & John
"No, it seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great."--Posnanski
by nota bene on Oct 13, 2011 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
rec'd
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"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 Oct 13, 2011 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Since they used Narveson last night,
does that pretty much guarantee we see Marcum again if it comes to that point?
Makin' toast!
DING
Butterin' toast!
I don't think so.
He only threw 13 pitches.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
Guarantee, no.
And I’m still strongly of the opinion that Marcum is either pitching hurt or just totally out of gas (which is kind of the same thing). So I’m happy to see Narveson every time he comes out of the pen, and happy to hear Roenicke saying Marcum’s their guy.
not quite
BCB’s opinion was that it makes it more likely that marcum pitches, though
seems like starting marcum would be the intelligent managerial decision to make since he’s the better pitcher, though
by prophetjohn on Oct 13, 2011 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I trust the Cardinals to hit Marcum better
Mainly just because I trust us more to hit a right hander. I feel like (too lazy to look up) we’ve done poorly against Narveson in the past.
Curious what you guys are going to be for Halloween
Probably going to be a zombie again. Last year I hooked up 2 portable tv’s with 2 video camera’s so you could see yourself through me. So it looked like I had a big hole through my stomach. But it was burdensome to carry that all around. My problem this year is the liquid latex is not gong to work well with my playoff beard.
animals might be big.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 13, 2011 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions
walking in the Alton Parade with the Alton Undead
This year theme is Hollywood based, so I’m a zombie David Bowie as Jareth
Grit != flat out sucking.
with the shiv
….wait
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 13, 2011 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I did this on just one hand and went to work like that for Halloween
Burn Flesh makeup, Everyone thought it was real.
by FlimtotheFlam on Oct 13, 2011 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions
how very rays of you
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Oct 13, 2011 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions
like
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
Secretary of the (VEB) Tyler Greene Fan Club
In addition, IHeartFreesie
i'm going to be an adult male for halloween
by prophetjohn on Oct 13, 2011 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Not very creative. But I guess Halloween is the time to dress up as something you could never be in real life. Boom.
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
by beer me on Oct 13, 2011 12:27 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 2 recs
that hurts, bm
do you mind if i call you bm. sometimes it means bowel movement
by prophetjohn on Oct 13, 2011 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Mario, I look just like him with the playoff mustache
"IF CARDS CAN SIGN SUPPAN THEY CAN GIVE ME A HOME"
by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Oct 13, 2011 12:13 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Also my Mario hat will be a Memphis Redbirds hat
I do what I do
"IF CARDS CAN SIGN SUPPAN THEY CAN GIVE ME A HOME"
by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Oct 13, 2011 12:16 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I'm gonna be a cowboy
who listen to Kenny Chesney’s “There Goes My Life” over and over again and is really emotional every time, especially during the end.
by LandSickness on Oct 13, 2011 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions
my bf and i want to do something 90s
last year we were 80s brett michaels and cyndi lauper. i’m thinking kurt cobain and courtney love. but he wants to have like a fake bullet hole and blood on the side of his head. is that in poor form?
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
Secretary of the (VEB) Tyler Greene Fan Club
In addition, IHeartFreesie
yes.
So definitely do it.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
I think it's awesome.
It’s not like he just shot himself yesterday. Courtney Love probably did do coke yesterday so I advise that you hit some crack first.
Beware: Velociraptors may be present.
I waiting to see a steve jobs halloween costume
by FlimtotheFlam on Oct 13, 2011 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions
an iDied?
(ducks, cringes, is still proud of self)
by Pegasus on Oct 13, 2011 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
this should be green
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"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 Oct 13, 2011 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions
you're going to dress up as a coked-out whore?
pics pleez. that oughta be good for a laff or two
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"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 Oct 13, 2011 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions
This is why I'm Facebook friends with her
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
Is Zombie Osama bin Laden in poor taste?
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
probably. one should be all the way dead.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
not at all
This was from a zombie birthday party just a few nights after he was killed.
Grit != flat out sucking.
nah
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Oct 13, 2011 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions
My best was when I went as Beaker.
One of my few talents is imitating the Beaker frown, and the rest of the costume wasn’t too hard to assemble.
Still not a werewolf.
My most successful costume (as an adult) was Ashley Schaeffer from Eastbound & Down.
Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"
John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."
I'd like to go as TLR
But then I’d have to get a TLR jersey.
I’ve even been practicing that weird thing he does with his lips all the time.
by Hardcore Legend on Oct 13, 2011 1:17 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
you will be mistaken for Kyle Lohse
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Columbian drug dealer.
Q. What's the sound of Colby clapping with one hand?
A. I DON’T KNOW BUT HES A LAZY BASTARD FOR NOT USING BOTH
-a fink
I've been told I should go as Mayem
So I will.
I’m all..“OMG”…beckys not even hot.
www.stlgatekeepers.com
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
?
*****I googled “Mayem” and this is what I got….a Minnesota Timberwolves cheerleader named Mayem*****
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
by Tackle Box on Oct 13, 2011 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
whoops, left the H out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-Sjld5yy3Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFVpaQGltrI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZXM_g3mqew
www.stlgatekeepers.com
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
Haaaave you met RockStark?
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
i totally thought about it.
www.stlgatekeepers.com
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
Dear Red Sox,
Please STFU. It’s not about you.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Relevant.
@baseball_ref
Baseball Reference
Breaking news: Franchise gives up hope. Red Sox to disband, Fenway demolition to begin next Monday. #calmdown #peoplechangejobs
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
by TBender on Oct 13, 2011 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
They should have just suggested the BoSox sign on as a minor legaue affiliate to the Yankess.
That’d get the sports talkers going.
Makin' toast!
DING
Butterin' toast!
so much for not upstaging the playoffs
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 13, 2011 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Well...
ESPN does stand for Eastcoast SPorts Network
Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"
John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."
Eastern Seaboard Propaganda Network
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 13, 2011 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
So. That Rangers team is really good.
That’s scary.
by hangingfromatree on Oct 13, 2011 12:13 PM EDT reply actions
Anyone know what time the gates open tonight?
The website says two hours ahead of time, but I’m not sure this is updated info for the postseason.
my assumption is two hours but it sounds like the question you should be asking is:
Where can I obtain an affordable grappling hook?
by infallibleopiniongenerator on Oct 13, 2011 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
lol
www.stlgatekeepers.com
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
STEVE HOLT
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
by il rosso on Oct 13, 2011 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Highlight of my morning
I love listening to Colin on ESPN radio. He talked briefly (in joking tone) about ’06 Cards being lead into WS by Saul Iguchi. I felt the obligation to tweet him and told him close So Taguchi. Saul Iguchi sounded like some sort of hybrid of Italian/Japanese immigrant.
by McLaughlin_Stole_My_Beer on Oct 13, 2011 12:27 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
he also kept saying the Cards were 82-80.
He then instructed the Cardinals to get out of the way of hisBrewers
Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"
John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."
he's a dick
"What I said is what I said. At the time, the moment was heated. Maybe I shouldn't have said it. But it is what it is." -- Nyjer Morgan
Come on.
You can’t expect a sports talker to know all the little details, like the final standings at the end of a season.
Makin' toast!
DING
Butterin' toast!
I really don't like him too much.
most of the time he just seems like a turd.
Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"
John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."
Sounds more like a Jewish designer of Italian shoes
"Victory goes to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake."
- Chessmaster Savielly Grigorievitch Tartakower
by lietothegirls on Oct 13, 2011 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Yea he's a guy of extremes
The ones who love his show really love his show (definitely me). Ones who don’t really hate his show. I like him bc he is a dick sometimes. He was using a joking tone when talking about the Cards to get out of the way. Again he’s not for everybody.
by McLaughlin_Stole_My_Beer on Oct 13, 2011 3:38 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
was that part of his daily 12 seconds he allows for baseball
“because nobody watches it anymore”?
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 13, 2011 12:30 PM EDT reply actions
What is this “baseball” you speak of?
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
by beer me on Oct 13, 2011 12:31 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
AHAHAHAHAH
British Newspaper attempts to describe Carl Crawford
Asked if the signing of Crawford, the left-arm outfielder contracted for $140m in wages over seven years, whose performances were disappointing this season, represented overspending, Henry defended the 30-year-old
2011 Cardinals GIDPs: 169
NL Record: 2011 Cardinals, 169
ML Record: 1990 Red Sox, 174
by Aranathor on Oct 13, 2011 12:36 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
i'm pretty sure that whole quote is a joke
by prophetjohn on Oct 13, 2011 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions
i had no idea john henry had such a history in baseball.
he’s owned parts or the whole of three (or four, can’t quite tell) organizations so far.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
and he said, "this sport'll be the death of me, lord god, this sport'll be the death of me."
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
Hahahahaha
Wages
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
Trevor Rosenthal Update (as of end of regular season)
120 1/3IP, 133 K, 52 BB/HBP, 55 ER, 7 HR, 3.04 FIP
Postseason: 2 Starts- 15 IP, 9 H, 10 K, 2 BB, 3 ER, 19:10 GO:AO
by VolsnCards5 on Oct 13, 2011 1:30 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
does anyonj lllllllmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Sig WIP
by hr on Oct 13, 2011 12:37 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 4 recs
Yeah, the Brewers and some sponsors returned more tickets than normal this year.
"He probably misses his old glasses."
probably cause they didn't feel safe at the stadium
by brackenthebox on Oct 13, 2011 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Sager is still on the loose!
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
Infield field box
$193… gonna have to pass
by LandSickness on Oct 13, 2011 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions
how can i get these emails?
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
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buy tickets.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 13, 2011 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions
yep
or ask one of us who did buy tics this year to forward it to you.
by ArkansasTravs on Oct 13, 2011 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions
will one of you who did buy tics this year forward that to me if it is about WS tickets?
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
Secretary of the (VEB) Tyler Greene Fan Club
In addition, IHeartFreesie
Apparently, I'm going ro Hot Shots in Fenton to watch the game tonight.
Anybody been there for a game before? Insight on the atmosphere? I’ve never been to a Hot Shots. I presume it’s some sort of Hooter’s clone?
Makin' toast!
DING
Butterin' toast!
Darts, pool, that kind of stuff
They’re alright
by LandSickness on Oct 13, 2011 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I was there Monday night.
Plenty of TVs, and play the audio throughout the bar.
A lot of dudes
and then some trashy-hot waitresses (or more accurately, waitresses trying to be trashy-hot but pulling off the “trashy” more than the “hot”)
My favorite words are goodbye, and my favorite color is red
Agreed.
Hoosier Shots. Smokey ass bar filled with bumpkins.
Plus side is they may have 1 or 2 legit girls there and they have to wear under armor volleyball shorts.
Their bikini contests are cringe worthy.
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"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
there's a reason volleyball is my favorite women's sport to watch.
In grammar, the subjunctive mood (abbreviated sjv or sbjv) is a verb mood typically used in subordinate clauses to express various states of irreality such as wish, emotion, possibility, judgment, opinion, necessity, or action that has not yet occurred
by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 13, 2011 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
the shorts help, but aren't the main reason.
i just find tall girls very attractive. every girl that plays volleyball is AT LEAST 5’8
In grammar, the subjunctive mood (abbreviated sjv or sbjv) is a verb mood typically used in subordinate clauses to express various states of irreality such as wish, emotion, possibility, judgment, opinion, necessity, or action that has not yet occurred
by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 13, 2011 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions
it's true.
also, what’s the name of the position that plays defense and isn’t allowed to hit the ball near the net? they’re usually short too.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
is that the librero
or libretto or ??? anyway, some strange name that starts with lib. My daughter’s roomie her sophomore year was one and I asked her what the word meant. (don’t really remember the answer now)
by ArkansasTravs on Oct 13, 2011 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions
that's the word
is the the position il rosso referenced above?
by ArkansasTravs on Oct 13, 2011 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions
setters can be, yes.
but that’s what, one maybe two girls on the roster? and even some setters are taller.
In grammar, the subjunctive mood (abbreviated sjv or sbjv) is a verb mood typically used in subordinate clauses to express various states of irreality such as wish, emotion, possibility, judgment, opinion, necessity, or action that has not yet occurred
by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 13, 2011 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions
that's not fair, he said that all the way up there!
in other news, hyperbole is a type of metaphor
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
jesus christ.
most every. nitpick to death, would ’ya.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 13, 2011 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions
now i'm trying to think of a women's,
non-olympic, sport that i like watching.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
Tennis and Roller Derby
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"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
Tennis is in the Olympics now.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
the waitresses sound like my type of lady.
Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"
John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."
Brian Anderson on Bernie's Show
…right now.
Who?
Q. What's the sound of Colby clapping with one hand?
A. I DON’T KNOW BUT HES A LAZY BASTARD FOR NOT USING BOTH
-a fink
That guy who was on the White Sox who people thought might be good?
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by vivaelpujols on Oct 13, 2011 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Forecast is for 20 mph winds blowing out to right.
Prediction: David Freese is going to hit another homer.
sounds right
He’s on fire and MLW has too many other people to worry about
"Victory goes to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake."
- Chessmaster Savielly Grigorievitch Tartakower
by lietothegirls on Oct 13, 2011 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions
But so will Braun:(
And fielded:(
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
Trevor Rosenthal Update (as of end of regular season)
120 1/3IP, 133 K, 52 BB/HBP, 55 ER, 7 HR, 3.04 FIP
Postseason: 2 Starts- 15 IP, 9 H, 10 K, 2 BB, 3 ER, 19:10 GO:AO
by VolsnCards5 on Oct 13, 2011 1:28 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Fielder
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
Trevor Rosenthal Update (as of end of regular season)
120 1/3IP, 133 K, 52 BB/HBP, 55 ER, 7 HR, 3.04 FIP
Postseason: 2 Starts- 15 IP, 9 H, 10 K, 2 BB, 3 ER, 19:10 GO:AO
by VolsnCards5 on Oct 13, 2011 1:29 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Is this the best time ever to be a Cardinals fan?
Not success wise but talent wise?
Each great era post WWII had a great player:
Musial – generational hitter
Gibson – clutch pitcher
Ozzie – fan favorite all world defender
We have all 3 right now.
by Hardcore Legend on Oct 13, 2011 12:56 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
the defender is obviuosly Eriot.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Pujols, Carp, Molina
Pujols, alltime NLCS offensive player, alltime Cards postseason hitter
Carp, tied with Gibby for most postseason wins, 5-0 at home in postseason
Molina, great defender, fan favorite, improbable NLCS HR
Stan, Gibby and Ozzie are the 3 that go up on the Mt. Rushmore of Cardinals fandom and we’ve got their comps all playing at same time.
Gibby had Brock but he was never as dominate an offensive player as Pujols. Stan had great pitchers but not the level of success Carp has had and Ozzie was surrounded by a team that was the sum of its parts.
by Hardcore Legend on Oct 13, 2011 1:08 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Well Molina and Carpenter are poor man's versions of Ozzie and Gibson
That’s not really a knock on Molina or Carpenter.
But yeah, it’s a good time to be a Cards fan.
Not afraid to nitpick
ohniceparadeyou'rehavingTHUNDERSTORM
Carp and Gibson aren’t comparable. At the same age, Gibson had pitched A THOUSAND more innings. If Gibson were on the team now, we’d be like man, I love Bob Gibson, and also Chris Carpenter is very good. And also those two would be the most furious pitching combination ever. So, so many beanball wars.
Anyway, I really love Chris Carpenter, but, eh. The important point is that I feel more affection toward this baseball team than any in my lifetime, with the possible exception of the ’09 squad. There were mustaches, then.
The Carp-Gibby thing seemed crazy to me at first,
but actually, Carp is better than Gibson was at this age. Gibson just spent his peak years setting ERA records instead of breaking records for number of arm surgeries.
Q. What's the sound of Colby clapping with one hand?
A. I DON’T KNOW BUT HES A LAZY BASTARD FOR NOT USING BOTH
-a fink
yeah right after i posted that i realized i didn't adjust for eras, at all
that’s eras, not ERAs, obviously
Yeah, but even adjusting for era's
Gibson was like 2.5 times more valuable than Carp so far – at least according to baseball reference.
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by vivaelpujols on Oct 13, 2011 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions
ah yes, i see
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Oct 13, 2011 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions
If you took Carp's 6 best (2004-06,09-11)
And Gibby’s 6 best seasons, what are their values to the Cardinals respectively?
Likewise, is there another pitcher postWW2 that is better than Carp for the Cards over a number of seasons?
I’m just asking, not trying to bolster an argument. I’m trying to figure out where Carp ranks.
by Hardcore Legend on Oct 13, 2011 2:52 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
If Carp and Gibby were on the same team
who wouldn’t give a fuck the most?
damn, should that be “Who gives a the least fuck?”?
?
I smacked Rickey right in the face when he told me this idea.
I say Gibby.
He just sounds like a badass even now. He was the one that would get pissed at teammates if they joked around with the other team in season.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"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 Oct 13, 2011 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions
i just envisioned
a must-win game 7 scenario when Carp and Gibby are both available. TLR rolls the ball onto the mound from the dugout, and whoever comes up with it gets the start, XFL style.
the carnage from that would rival all the footage
from the last three wars combined.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"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 Oct 13, 2011 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions
An interesting scenerio
but if we had Carp and Gibby on the same team, we would never need seven games to win anything.
My regular schedule dictates that I don't sleep on Tuesday nights,
but coming into this past Tuesday night I was more underslept than usual, so I consumed a comically large amount of caffeine to get me through. Except I haven’t had any caffeine since 2008.
It turns out there are very unpleasant side effects if you take in that much caffeine when it’s foreign to your body.
So I discovered what it feels like to be a ghost yesterday.
That was much more backstory than you were interested to hear, but the result is upon arriving home after my last class, I only stayed awake long enough to take off my pants. I then slept for 16-17 hours.
I’ve read the boxscore and a recap, but am missing so much of the game.
please help
Still not a werewolf.
Watch the first inning
Then the 9th
bollocks
by SecondHalfMatt on Oct 13, 2011 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Offense first, Carp "gutsy", Bullpen nails. Success!
Also, RB had an epiphany.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
Definitely don't plan to.
Another side effect: I kept waiting for my heart to explode.
I answered your link request in the other thread, a day late. It’s not as good as they led you to believe.
Still not a werewolf.
rereading your sig. hmmm.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I both do and don't miss the college all nighters.
The worst was my freshman year when I hadn’t slept for something stupid like 60 hours or something. I blacked out, woke up 15 hours later in a different wing of the dorm with no idea how I got there. Freaked me out.
You’ll feel fine again by tomorrow. It’s kind of like a hangover.
Beware: Velociraptors may be present.
I pulled 0 all-nighters in college
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
i pulled more all nighters in college than i can count
Here’s to the crazy ones. The rebels. The troublemakers. The ones who see things differently. While some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.
Not in college, but there was this girl in Kaiserslautern . . . . .
What a night (sigh)
"Victory goes to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake."
- Chessmaster Savielly Grigorievitch Tartakower
by lietothegirls on Oct 13, 2011 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions
lol
I used to live there!
DO YOU THINK IT'S NOT GOING TO BE WHAT IT IS?!!
by Vindicator9000 on Oct 13, 2011 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I did it a couple times a semester and never really felt that bad
But then I realized that my performance went to shit and started taking care of business responsibly.
Not afraid to nitpick
Now let's all take a moment and remember
that if you are at a teaching hospital, there’s a good chance your doctor has been pull all-nighters once or twice a week. How can anyone think this is a good idea?
by brackenthebox on Oct 13, 2011 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Prescription stimulants does fix that performance problem to a certain degree...
Not afraid to nitpick
i've pulled zero true all nighters.
i had one night where i “stayed up” until 7:30, then took what was basically a 2.5 hour nap. that was a monday night/tuesday morning and i didn’t feel normal again until thursday.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 13, 2011 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions
How is that even possible?
Are the Chinese as efficient at time management as they are at multiplying?
Which reminds me, are you amazing at multiplying large numbers in your head? In one of my classes, one kid did this really impressive multiplication in his head. The professor asked how he did it, and the kid said, “I’m Chinese.”
I asked the Chinese kid next to me if he could do that too, and he admitted that he can.
So can you do this, or is this more of a “I was raised in China” thing?
If this sounds racist, I apologize.
Still not a werewolf.
I'm out of practice with the whole "math" thing
But I can multiply faster than the average person, I would think.
Also, the Econ department as USC is really, really easy. I never had to write any papers, or do any big projects, so that’s why I never had to stay up all night. And I’m really good at studying, so that doesn’t take me too long
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
Also, the Econ department as USC is really, really easy.
should have gone to a real school man
Here’s to the crazy ones. The rebels. The troublemakers. The ones who see things differently. While some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.
I get an Econ degree from a Top-25 school
I ain’t care
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
did they teach you anything about exchanging your services (ie work)
for money (ie a salary)?
My favorite words are goodbye, and my favorite color is red
HAHAHAHAHA JOKE NO LONGER RELEVANT PUNK
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
I never had to write any papers, or do any big projects
i’m an econ minor at an inferior school and have done both of these things multiple times.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 13, 2011 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Picking an easy department at a well-ranked school is the new inefficiency
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
Me neither. Well, to study at least.
Never pulled an all-nighter in law school either. Came close a couple times, but never did it.
Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"
John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."
me neither
in college or law school. i mean, sometimes i stayed up all night, but not to study.
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
Secretary of the (VEB) Tyler Greene Fan Club
In addition, IHeartFreesie
Oh yeah, this
We went camping one night at Joshua Tree. CRAZAY
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
i stayed up all night the night before our homecoming parade
working on the float. i was drunk when the night started, then sobered up until about 8 when we started drinking OJ and vodka. then i went to the parade, came home and took a nap, went to the homecoming game, got drunk, then went to dinner with my dad and sobered up, then went to a house party and got drunk again.
i could never do that now.
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
Secretary of the (VEB) Tyler Greene Fan Club
In addition, IHeartFreesie
I had a job with the Student Affairs Department in undergrad
I had to handle most of the logistics for the homecoming parade one year (sound equipment, staging for important people, etc…), I got it all set up the night before, pulled an all-nighter, went back to make sure it worked out, fell asleep mid parade on a bench in the town square. A cop woke me up 2 hours later… I have no idea how I was not fired or robbed.
Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"
John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."
I pull an all-nighter before each and every exam for law school (usually 3 or 4 a semester)
After the exam period is over, I feel as close to death as one can probably feel without actually suffering from any real maladies or infirmities (other than sleep deprivation), but it’s worked really well so far, so I guess I’ll stick with it.
My favorite words are goodbye, and my favorite color is red
OMG
really? damn. those 4 hour exams are difficult enough. i cannot imagine pulling an allnighter beforehand. what if you have two exams in the same day?
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
Secretary of the (VEB) Tyler Greene Fan Club
In addition, IHeartFreesie
For my JD program,
2 exams in the same day would have been an exam conflict and they’d let you take the later one on a designated make-up day. Same for exams on 3 consecutive days – they’d move the middle one.
It’s not as much of an issue if you’ve got open exam scheduling, where you just go in and take them whenever you want.
Makin' toast!
DING
Butterin' toast!
Wow, that stuff is for pansies!!!
Geez. Law school is easy if that’s the case. ( I jest, sort of)
My next certification is 4 hours one day and 8 the next.
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
law school is certainly not easy,
at least from the experiences of my friends who have gone.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
Yeah, this. I hear it's brutal, and this comes from successful kids with great work ethics.
Still not a werewolf.
First year is the real challenge.
If you get through that, you can figure out the system and know what you need to do.
Also, hooking up with a good study group helps.
Makin' toast!
DING
Butterin' toast!
Cue Annie gifs
Hit me up on Google+
FIRE TONY LA RUSSA
by jd is legend on Oct 13, 2011 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't tempt me
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
do it
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by vivaelpujols on Oct 13, 2011 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm at work!
I actually have to accomplish things now that I’m getting paid
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
hahahaha
no really, post the chipmunk gifs.
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by vivaelpujols on Oct 13, 2011 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions
People make it a little harder than it needs to be, IMO.
Grades are curved, so it’s competitive, and the student body tends to be made up of people who have strong work ethics anyway. It all adds up to everybody trying to outwork everybody else, which just compounds itself. We’d have learned just as much by working a little less, I think. And been less tired all the time.
Exam times are still awful, though.
What he didn't say is that it's common for exams to last 8 hours.
And the 4-hour ones are, if anything, more exhausting.
we aren't allowed to have two in the same day
and my exams are always at 9:00 AM. Sure, they’re usually four grueling hours, but where I conserve some energy and spare myself is that I never really start studying until 2 or 3 days before the particular exam I’m taking (whereas most other students have been killing themselves with weeks or even months of study).
In general, it is probably not a good study strategy but it works fine for me.
My favorite words are goodbye, and my favorite color is red
damn
we could and did have two in one day. 8-12 and 1-5. that only happened to me once or twice.
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In addition, IHeartFreesie
Doctoral comps:
8 am – 4 pm five days in a row
The Mang does more than Milton can
To justify God's ways to man.
yikes. and I thought the three day exam was bad.
3 exam days, 1 and a half (or ’til whenever) oral., with a two day break between written and oral, which was really a defense (not the dissertation defense, but the comps).
I think you brits have it rougher.
Do it for Torty.
Happy Flight!
Britophile, not Brit
That was one department at one US university (Wis), but I think not unusual.
Orals didn’t come til I finished my dissertation six years later, and that’s a different animal, and as my father had told me it’s a different animal:
a) It’s basically a hazing session—faculty’s last chance to make you feel like a worm before handing you the license to make other people feel like worms
b) If you don’t know more about the subject than any of your examiners you won’t get to the exam anyway.
The Mang does more than Milton can
To justify God's ways to man.
Dissertation orals are sometimes a hazing session
My committee was purposely stacked with three people who either had no idea what I was talking about, or were dead set against the theoretical paradigm I was working with, or both. My director, however, was a peach. so, you didn’t have orals with comps, too?
Do it for Torty.
Happy Flight!
Well, there was a post-exam review of the comps,
but that was just a nominal hour – mostly an opportunity for the peaches to blush and the swine to grunt.
The Mang does more than Milton can
To justify God's ways to man.
mostly an opportunity for the peaches to blush and the swine to grunt.
I love VEB.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
your signature is possibly
the best that could ever exist.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
to be fair
you are holding human lives in your hands, so you should be testing comprehensively
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
Secretary of the (VEB) Tyler Greene Fan Club
In addition, IHeartFreesie
that would not work for me.
i admire your ability to deal with no sleep.
Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"
John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."
Just pulled one last night.
Fun times.
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 ♥
Good post out of context
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
Whatever.
In context I am clearly probably not all here right now.
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 ♥
o/
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by vivaelpujols on Oct 13, 2011 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
\o
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 ♥
And it still wasn't enough...
I hate this class.
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 ♥
wat
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by vivaelpujols on Oct 13, 2011 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Unlike you, I have a work ethic
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
I have intermittent work ethic
I knocked off the 5 page research essay in 3 hours. But yeah, probably shouldn’t have waited till one to start.
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by vivaelpujols on Oct 13, 2011 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I didn't either
only all-nighters I’ve ever pulled were for work. We had one customer (research reactor) that required >24 hour runs so, as manager, I often got the call to man the midnight-8 a.m. shift. I’d try to go home between 5 and midnight for a quick nap, but usually didn’t get much of one with a kiddo at home that wanted to visit/play with Daddy.
by ArkansasTravs on Oct 13, 2011 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions
I do not miss
Those nights at all. The anxiety of not knowing if you have enough time. Hating yourself for procrastinating…
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
by beer me on Oct 13, 2011 1:31 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I had to stay up all last night writing an essay
Well actually I finished the essay by 4, but then i watched south park until my first class started. Now i have to stay up for my next class and then watch the game. It’s gonna be a trippy game.
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by vivaelpujols on Oct 13, 2011 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions
"I really liked that part where Albert Pujols hit a home run and the fans melted into an ocean of colors and Ryan Braun's face literally melted"
Q. What's the sound of Colby clapping with one hand?
A. I DON’T KNOW BUT HES A LAZY BASTARD FOR NOT USING BOTH
-a fink
by hazel on Oct 13, 2011 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
When did the Brewers sign the Ark of the Covenant?
Makin' toast!
DING
Butterin' toast!
by dronemc on Oct 13, 2011 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hey, guess who's not an unpaid intern anymore!
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
by mysterui on Oct 13, 2011 1:11 PM EDT reply actions 10 recs
congrats!
seriously, that’s awesome.
In grammar, the subjunctive mood (abbreviated sjv or sbjv) is a verb mood typically used in subordinate clauses to express various states of irreality such as wish, emotion, possibility, judgment, opinion, necessity, or action that has not yet occurred
by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 13, 2011 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions
What's funny is that they don't sign new contracts until the end of November
So they’re just giving me a stipend until then, which is exactly what they do for our trialist player. I’m a trialist!
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
awesome!
do you get the stipend all at once then?
In grammar, the subjunctive mood (abbreviated sjv or sbjv) is a verb mood typically used in subordinate clauses to express various states of irreality such as wish, emotion, possibility, judgment, opinion, necessity, or action that has not yet occurred
by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 13, 2011 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I think so
It’s like winning a very small lottery!
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
is it taxable?
"What I said is what I said. At the time, the moment was heated. Maybe I shouldn't have said it. But it is what it is." -- Nyjer Morgan
it is.
In grammar, the subjunctive mood (abbreviated sjv or sbjv) is a verb mood typically used in subordinate clauses to express various states of irreality such as wish, emotion, possibility, judgment, opinion, necessity, or action that has not yet occurred
by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 13, 2011 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions
exactly
immediately convert it all into AWESOME STUFF and celebrate the extra month and a half of stuff-enjoying.
that’s what that means, right?
that way you beat inflation!
here’s more prudent consumer advice from me:
YOU GUYS THE CHASE SAPPHIRE CARD IS REALLY PRETTY AND HAS NO PRE-SET SPENDING LIMIT!!!
iPhone 4S here I come!
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
you suck
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by vivaelpujols on Oct 13, 2011 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions
jealous
Here’s to the crazy ones. The rebels. The troublemakers. The ones who see things differently. While some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.
Then I can view your Torty gifs in iMessage even more quickly!
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
just prepare for animated cocks
Here’s to the crazy ones. The rebels. The troublemakers. The ones who see things differently. While some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.
Like roosters, right?
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
sweet.
essentially like a nice hiring bonus. don’t spend it all in one place (or do. like on WS tix or something).
In grammar, the subjunctive mood (abbreviated sjv or sbjv) is a verb mood typically used in subordinate clauses to express various states of irreality such as wish, emotion, possibility, judgment, opinion, necessity, or action that has not yet occurred
by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 13, 2011 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Give it two weeks
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
Moses?
"He probably misses his old glasses."
by Alxfritz on Oct 13, 2011 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Nope, correct answer was Hitler
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
in this economy?
"What I said is what I said. At the time, the moment was heated. Maybe I shouldn't have said it. But it is what it is." -- Nyjer Morgan
They always said we'd lose Jobs in this economy
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
groan -- heh
"What I said is what I said. At the time, the moment was heated. Maybe I shouldn't have said it. But it is what it is." -- Nyjer Morgan
congrats man
Here’s to the crazy ones. The rebels. The troublemakers. The ones who see things differently. While some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.
Holy shit.
Rice is the step right after boil water.
Q. What's the sound of Colby clapping with one hand?
A. I DON’T KNOW BUT HES A LAZY BASTARD FOR NOT USING BOTH
-a fink
Fritz is being dumb
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
This, I just cannot fathom.
Q. What's the sound of Colby clapping with one hand?
A. I DON’T KNOW BUT HES A LAZY BASTARD FOR NOT USING BOTH
-a fink
Nice.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
awesome!
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
Secretary of the (VEB) Tyler Greene Fan Club
In addition, IHeartFreesie
Congrats
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
Trevor Rosenthal Update (as of end of regular season)
120 1/3IP, 133 K, 52 BB/HBP, 55 ER, 7 HR, 3.04 FIP
Postseason: 2 Starts- 15 IP, 9 H, 10 K, 2 BB, 3 ER, 19:10 GO:AO
by VolsnCards5 on Oct 13, 2011 1:25 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Fiiiinally.
(’grats)
#FireTLR
by The Continental on Oct 13, 2011 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
When do you get your own intern?
Q. What's the sound of Colby clapping with one hand?
A. I DON’T KNOW BUT HES A LAZY BASTARD FOR NOT USING BOTH
-a fink
I dunno, but I need one for real
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
These large stacks of documents aren't going to collate themselves!
Q. What's the sound of Colby clapping with one hand?
A. I DON’T KNOW BUT HES A LAZY BASTARD FOR NOT USING BOTH
-a fink
It's less helpful than it might seem like it would be.
Interns are generally terrible at being interns.
Q. What's the sound of Colby clapping with one hand?
A. I DON’T KNOW BUT HES A LAZY BASTARD FOR NOT USING BOTH
-a fink
Fuck I just need them to do all the data mining that I don't wanna do
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
I had an intern fail at stapling paper together.
Paper! Staples! Jesus!
Q. What's the sound of Colby clapping with one hand?
A. I DON’T KNOW BUT HES A LAZY BASTARD FOR NOT USING BOTH
-a fink
Dude, some staplers just really suck
It’s not the intern’s fault
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
You should get one of those automatic ones
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by vivaelpujols on Oct 13, 2011 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions
except wannabe good interns that can't seem to land an internship.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 13, 2011 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Yay for Rui!
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 ♥
congratulations.
Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"
John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."
Glad that it worked for ya!
Now, what kinda free shit can you get us?
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"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 Oct 13, 2011 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Just enough to not get the equipment guy fired!
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
cool
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"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 Oct 13, 2011 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Should go yellow
Hit me up on Google+
FIRE TONY LA RUSSA
by jd is legend on Oct 13, 2011 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions
so apparently they don't make men's sherseys in small
i’m pretty pissed.
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
Secretary of the (VEB) Tyler Greene Fan Club
In addition, IHeartFreesie
How about a childs Large?
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
problem with that is the neck holes are really tiny
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
Secretary of the (VEB) Tyler Greene Fan Club
In addition, IHeartFreesie
Small, like a men's small?
"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
yes. i want a men's small size shersey
medium is the smallest size available on the internets
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
Secretary of the (VEB) Tyler Greene Fan Club
In addition, IHeartFreesie
whoa, you can get theriot and schumaker sherseys
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
Secretary of the (VEB) Tyler Greene Fan Club
In addition, IHeartFreesie
I WANT A FREESE SHERSEY DAMNIT
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
Secretary of the (VEB) Tyler Greene Fan Club
In addition, IHeartFreesie
Get a medium.
Eat some sandwiches.
"He probably misses his old glasses."
by Alxfritz on Oct 13, 2011 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
and some strategically safety pins
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"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 Oct 13, 2011 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions
i have a women's waino one, and i never wear it because it fits funny
the t-shirt material is weird.
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
Secretary of the (VEB) Tyler Greene Fan Club
In addition, IHeartFreesie
Propose to him, marry him, just wear his real jersey
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
by mysterui on Oct 13, 2011 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
at this point, i would settle for berk
none of those either.
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
Secretary of the (VEB) Tyler Greene Fan Club
In addition, IHeartFreesie
*settle* for berk? er
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by vivaelpujols on Oct 13, 2011 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions
thanks.
i have regular jerseys for both of them already though. but i appreciate it!
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
Secretary of the (VEB) Tyler Greene Fan Club
In addition, IHeartFreesie
so nice of joe strauss and bj rains to show up in the thread yesterday.
we need to get these kids off our lawn.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
wait, what?
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
Secretary of the (VEB) Tyler Greene Fan Club
In addition, IHeartFreesie
there's a couple of new kids
scoot christened as bj rains and joe strauss (mainly because they were being nonsensical asses, which i use in the fondest possible way in case they see this comment; i don’t want to drive people away from the community in any way and i realize we have a bit of a learning curve).
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
actually, they're not new, just infrequent commenters.
one didn’t know what GOB stood for, so he’s probably pretty far out of the loop.
the christening thread is here.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
additionally,
one of them called holliday’s second strikeout and then got all sanctimonious when it happened, and people rode him pretty hard for it.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
emotions run high.
he was kind of being a jerk about it, like see, see who was right, i was right, gimme my props and then people were like no.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
I wish I could tell you that ap5mvp fought the good fight, and the posters let him be. I wish I could tell you that; but VEB is no fairy-tale world.
He never said who did it, but we all knew.
Things went on like that for awhile. VEB consists of routine, and then more routine. Every so often, ap5mvp would show up with fresh bruises. The posters kept at him; sometimes he was able to fight ‘em off, sometimes not. And that’s how it went for ap5mvp… that was his routine.
I do believe those first two overflow threads were the worst for him, and I also believe that if things had gone on that way, this place would have got the best of him.
"He probably misses his old glasses."
by Alxfritz on Oct 13, 2011 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions 16 recs
Bravo.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
not sure how i feel about VEB being compared
to those exact characters but well done.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
Shawshank Redemption
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
(Now picture Fritz as Red)
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
the learning curve
that’s one of the reasons this is a good community. it’s a good mix of no-nonsense “no, you’re wrong” and patient “here’s why”
bastards deserved it
they were both trolling. Then they basically started making out in the thread.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
That's what The Sisters would say!
"He probably misses his old glasses."
by Alxfritz on Oct 13, 2011 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
So damn funny.
Rains face inserted.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
This is old news
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
Damnit you lied you sonuvabitch
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Oct 13, 2011 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions
dude!
he’s supposed to go to the porn cave!
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
Found myself, and d-dee but of course this was taken when my gf was wandering around
bollocks
by SecondHalfMatt on Oct 13, 2011 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
so, no proof means she doesn't exist.
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
d-dee can vouch to her existance
bollocks
by SecondHalfMatt on Oct 13, 2011 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
but who can vouch for d-dee's?
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by vivaelpujols on Oct 13, 2011 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I believe that d-dee exists
I don’t believe she’s above being bribed to lie to us.
Still not a werewolf.
i can vouch that a d-dee exists
It can be found wandering Busch Stadium during cardinal home games.
Grit != flat out sucking.
I found three hot chicks so far
I’m bored.
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Oct 13, 2011 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions
i can't see myself. it's depressing.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 13, 2011 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm not there either.
Just my empty seat. Too bad they don’t have one from game 4
Grit != flat out sucking.
Two times I've been away from my seat when they took a picture of my section
Unfortunate
by LandSickness on Oct 13, 2011 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions
But I ain't no holla back girl
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
by mysterui on Oct 13, 2011 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
i'm not in that picture for that exact problem
I ran out of Beer, and had to go get one.
Grit != flat out sucking.
I'm happy they are that expensive really
I’m a leading proponent for binge drinking, but there’s nothing more annoying than the drunk asshole who knows nothing about baseball yelling SWING on every pitch. $9 per tends to limit that.
Not afraid to nitpick
There's something more annoying than that
The RICH drunk asshole who knows nothing about baseball yelling SWING on every pitch.
Hit me up on Google+
FIRE TONY LA RUSSA
by jd is legend on Oct 13, 2011 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions
It would solve a lot of problems
Creates a few more problems, but it’d probably be a value creating policy on the whole.
Not afraid to nitpick
you mean like going into a corn maze?
and, no, nobody gives a shit about the fact they had a three-week old baby. you carry an extra couple of diapers and milk (if you’re not breastfeeding) wherever you go. you’re parents. it’s not like anybody released wolves into the maze. the worst thing that woudl happen is you’d walk around another 30 minutes till you found your way out.
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
if i get lost in corn mazes
and yes this has happened before
i just walk through the corn until i’m no longer in the corn. screw the path.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
Releasing wolves into those mazes would make them about 70% more awesome.
Makin' toast!
DING
Butterin' toast!
other people don't do this?
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"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 Oct 13, 2011 5:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I told a story a while back about my encounter at a game
had a girl behind me who was screaming:
“you’re supposed to hit the ball fair, not foul”
“you’re supposed to catch the ball”
“you’re supposed to hit the ball, not strike out”
“you’re supposed to throw a strike, not a ball”
“you’re supposed to swing, not look at the pitch”
“you’re supposed to get the bunt down, not strike out”
I was half-tempted to give up my “greatest fan in baseball” tag and punch her square in the baby-maker
by CarpIsMyManCrush on Oct 13, 2011 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions
not punching young women in the vagina is not exactly the threshhold for being the best fans in baseball.
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
by tom s. on Oct 13, 2011 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions 10 recs
tom s. strikes again
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Oct 13, 2011 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Last game I was at, my first $9 beer got knocked over in the bleacher seats.
Could not bring myself to pay for another.
Rams, Cardinals, Bulls. Life is good.
$8.75 for a bottle of bud select.
no. thank. you.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 13, 2011 6:50 PM EDT up reply actions
wow, coolstandings.
they gave up a 49% before last night and still predicted the brewers in 6. today, they have us at 68% and are taking us in 5.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 13, 2011 2:02 PM EDT reply actions
i mean it's definitely advantage cardinals...
but to say we’re not even going to go back to milwaukee? i would LOVE that, but don’t think it’s going to happen.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 13, 2011 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions
headed down again tonight/tomorrow?
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by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 13, 2011 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Tonight, yeah
I made the sore mistake of not buying tickets to all three
by LandSickness on Oct 13, 2011 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions
fail.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 13, 2011 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Stubhub since you missed out
I’ve got some listed for Friday
bollocks
by SecondHalfMatt on Oct 13, 2011 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions
They look to be a little out of my price range currently
Or I would have grabbed one.
by LandSickness on Oct 13, 2011 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions
via WWL
Cards are the 4th team to score in the 1st in 5 consecutive postseason games
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 13, 2011 2:11 PM EDT reply actions
the team that is going to lose the ALCS is playing the team that is going to lose the world series in about 90 minutes.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 13, 2011 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions
i think verlander comes through tonight
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by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 13, 2011 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions
as do i.
send it back to texas at the very least.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 13, 2011 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions
so, this astros-to-the-AL thing might actually be happening
In grammar, the subjunctive mood (abbreviated sjv or sbjv) is a verb mood typically used in subordinate clauses to express various states of irreality such as wish, emotion, possibility, judgment, opinion, necessity, or action that has not yet occurred
by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 13, 2011 2:24 PM EDT reply actions
which would pave the way for Selig's stupid extra wild card and one game playoff?
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 13, 2011 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Cool with it.
Intuitively, that it makes it incrementally easier to make the playoffs in the NL (even w/o the extra wild card). And interleague throughout the year isn’t a big deal.
...But I don't want a DH in the NL
Still not a werewolf.
by clank on Oct 13, 2011 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I will literally puke if that happens.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Oct 13, 2011 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions
But nobody wants to watch pitchers bat!
They want to watch 2011 Adam Dunn.
… ?
Rams, Cardinals, Bulls. Life is good.
Fits our team well though
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Houston wouldn't move until 2013.
2012 schedule is locked in place.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
they cant do it next year because the schedule is already out
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by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 13, 2011 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions
heh, they are gonna win 20 games next year
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by vivaelpujols on Oct 13, 2011 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
And lose ticket sales.
No reason for all the transplanted Cubs and Cardinals fans to visit MMP anymore.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
can't see cards games anymore?
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by vivaelpujols on Oct 13, 2011 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions
not completely true
if they expand the interleague play then we’d still end up playing either Texas or Houston occasionally.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Oct 13, 2011 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions
but I don't like expanded interleague!
I don’t even like unexpanded interleague.
Still not a werewolf.
I'm not crazy about it.
But, whatcha gonna do?
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Oct 13, 2011 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd settle for Budbusters.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Oct 13, 2011 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
the current interleague system is seriously flawed
this was the first year we played in Baltimore. Isnt there still an AL team that hasnt played here yet?
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by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 13, 2011 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions
angels?
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nope
Brad Penny’s grand slam came against the Angels. That was the first (and I think only) visit to Busch though.
"No, it seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great."--Posnanski
9 games in Houston each year
equals roughly 90,000 tickets sold to Cardinal fans for weeknight games (St. Louis never plays weekend games here).
Replace 6 of those games with (random AL West opponent) and ask yourself is the team gonna make up those lost 60,000 sales?
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
Having attended games at MMP, I can attest to these numbers.
Cardinals fans are everywhere.
Still not a werewolf.
I'm not saying it's a good idea.
I was just replying to vep that clank could still catch the occasional Cards game with the expansion. But yes, Houston is screwing the proverbial pooch on this deal.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Oct 13, 2011 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions
if (random AL West opponent) == Rangers
yes
endif
by brackenthebox on Oct 13, 2011 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Doubtful.
Dallas people don’t travel to Houston. It’s beneath them.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
a single example from this year
the Cards played @HOU Tue-Thu 6/7-6/9 with attendance of: 23277, 22107, 24482
three weeks later, TEX was @HOU for Tue-Thu with attendance of 29132, 24472, 25938
Obviously interleague still has a certain mystique, but I don’t think losing the Cardinals is really going to be the major problem here.
by brackenthebox on Oct 13, 2011 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions
This is worse than I first realized.
AL West:
Seattle
Oakland
Anaheim
Texas
Do any of these teams have fanbases spread like Chicago or St. Louis?
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
ha, Houston hotels should get ready for an influx of fans from Seattle and Oakland, lol
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by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 13, 2011 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions
and it will divide the Texas allegiances
I know many fans who like both the Astros and Rangers, but will pick sides if they join divisions.
Okay, so I only know Astros fans who like the Rangers when October starts.
Still not a werewolf.
Probably a bad thing for the Astro fans
A lot of their game are going to be 2 hours later.
by FlimtotheFlam on Oct 13, 2011 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Jim Crane
must desparately want a team to pay what he paid for it and then to agree to move it to a division that seems like it will diminish the value.
okay VEB
if you could get rid of the DH rule entirely by accepting the double wild-card 10-team playoff format, would you make that trade?
"No, it seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great."--Posnanski
My answer is contingent on this as well.
If both wildcards face a 1-game “play in” round against each other, I’ll trade that for the DH going away.
Makin' toast!
DING
Butterin' toast!
Depends on who the second wild card played.
I really dislike DH, and would probably go second wild card if I had to choose between the two, as long as it was a plan in between the wild cards — it’d be basically like the Game 163 there was a couple years back with the Twins.
Rams, Cardinals, Bulls. Life is good.
I like the double wild-card play-in game for 3 reasons:
1. Makes it more valuable to win the division (avoiding that play-in).
2. There’s a rest and rotation set-up penalty for the the wild-card team that advances to divisional play.
3. 1 more elimination game, which is fun.
I could live with that.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Oct 13, 2011 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions
oh no now we have two posts for people to "agree/this/+1"
and this will disperse the number and we won’t look so solidly in agreement!
Still not a werewolf.
divide and conquer
it’s an age old strategy.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Oct 13, 2011 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions
i never can remember what the hell that means.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Oct 13, 2011 6:03 PM EDT up reply actions
too long; did not read
it is also pronounced “teal deer”
i have acquaintances who cannot see it without seeing a blue doe.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
thanks.
I will now try to commit this to memory so I don’t have to ask again.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"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 Oct 13, 2011 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions
tony larussa doesn't rest
#FireTLR
by The Continental on Oct 13, 2011 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
mad geniuses never do
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Oct 13, 2011 6:06 PM EDT up reply actions
yes, as much as I am enjoying this run
somehow punishing the wild card teams might even things out.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
it's unusual that something being sold as expanding the playoff field
actually makes it more fair (in that they have a bigger advantage) to the best teams.
well we would have had to actually play the Braves for that berth
so it would be less crazy, but maybe more fair.
good thing zombies don’t understand the concept.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
one hopes we're not the brains-eating sort.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
...
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
you're an asshat
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Oct 13, 2011 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions
that was a great little X-Files.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I think it's good for the fans.
At most times, it seems like there are at least 2-3 teams which are playoff locks for 4-5 years at a time, and some more so. It’s easy for fans of teams like the Cardinals, Yankees, etc to not want more teams are, but there are fans of teams who almost never get to see post-season baseball. As long as it’s just something simple like a 1 game bash against the two wild cards, I don’t see the harm.
Rams, Cardinals, Bulls. Life is good.
this is stupid
then there will be 2 texas teams in the same division. That just doesn’t sound right. Each should be in different leagues, like the Yanks/Mets, Dodgers/Angels, Cubs/Sox.
Maybe take the astros to the NL West and the Padres to the AL West or something
Sig WIP
by hr on Oct 13, 2011 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions
perhaps in true texan fashion, they should declare an independent league of the republic of texas
comprised only of the rangers and astros.
then we’d have an even 28 teams to divide into the NL and AL, 14-14.
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by tom s. on Oct 13, 2011 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
skirts on politics but hilarious
"What I said is what I said. At the time, the moment was heated. Maybe I shouldn't have said it. But it is what it is." -- Nyjer Morgan
the "texas is the best"
attitude i get from most texans transcends politics.
/endthistrackofconversation
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
this is true
"What I said is what I said. At the time, the moment was heated. Maybe I shouldn't have said it. But it is what it is." -- Nyjer Morgan
did anyone see the south park last night?
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I have it recorded at home. I plan on watching it while I get my pre game drunk on. Was it any good?
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
by beer me on Oct 13, 2011 2:42 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
it was funny
had a kind of classic south park vibe.
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by vivaelpujols on Oct 13, 2011 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions
If the Cards go on an win the WS
does that make the Rasmus trade acceptable?
i don't think the results of this season
effect the reasoning people had behind their dislike of the trade.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
His comments in Toronto kinda gave me a sour feeling, though
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I don't know the quotes offhand, and am too lazy to search for the article
But it was posted here several times
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
His attitude around the time of the trade bugged me.
He just seemed to have a “whatever” attitude, and was seemed slightly surprised, like he thought TLR had been bluffing.
He had some comments in mid to late September, more or less blaming St. Louis for his poor hitting in Toronto, saying his had was still spinning from Cardinals drama and he just wanted the season to end so he could get it off his mind. I think his dad made some more anti-Cardinals comments as well, but this is a guy who thinks he gives better batting advice than Mark McGwire, so people shouldn’t be concerned what he thinks.
Rams, Cardinals, Bulls. Life is good.
nothing he said in that article
made me upset. he actually seemed pro-st louis.
“it was pretty tight-knit” and “it was sold out every night” are hardly invective laced.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
It's not that.
I didn’t take anything he said as being against the fans or players — like you said, he seems like he misses the fans and the rest of the team.
But from a player point of view, flatly stating that he’s not working on anything to improve his batting, and blaming his performance on manager drama that had ended over a month prior, if I was a Jays fan that would leave a bad taste in my mouth.
Rams, Cardinals, Bulls. Life is good.
He was really in to listening to The Cure and wearing black when that interview was conducted.
Hopefully it’s just a phase.
"He probably misses his old glasses."
by Alxfritz on Oct 13, 2011 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don't understand why people condemn Rasmus for saying that he wasn't working on anything to improve.
There are many ways to break out of a slump. Often the most effective is to simply get out of your own way and go hit. Overthinking one’s swing can prolong a slump. Trying to remember all of the various suggestions from teammates and/or coaches and/or parents while in the box can be a bad idea. It sounds like Rasmus tried a lot of things to break out of it. Maybe just taking a step back was something else worth trying. I can’t condemn it.
"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
pretty much the same thing I thought.
He’s just gone thru what was possibly the worst season he could go thru and he was probably just wanting to go crawl in a hole and forget about baseball until after New Years.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Oct 13, 2011 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions
the issue here comes in when
the coaches say that they are working on stuff with him, and he says that he wasn’t.
Not working on something would have been acceptable if both parties agreed with it. But the way it was stated makes it sound like they are on two different pages.
Grit != flat out sucking.
The way it was reportedly stated.
I understand what you’re saying. It seems that they are on different pages. I suspect that it was Rasmus probably not wanting to reveal to the media what he was working on while the coaching staff didn’t care about discussing it. I don’t think I would ever comment on what I was working on, either as a coach or player, to ensure that this type of thing doesn’t happen and because I don’t think anyone outside the organization needs to know.
"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 haven't been paying attention to anything
other than his statistics. what’d he say?
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
pet peeve actually
*Affect = verb
*Effect = noun
Your usage = verb
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by stlcardsfan4 on Oct 13, 2011 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions
oversimplification.
i wonder what is needed to effect a change in the usage of confusingly similar english words. my diffident affect should not prevent you from correcting people, but you should at least correct people correctly.
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by tom s. on Oct 13, 2011 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
it's a rule of thumb that works 99 out of 100 times
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by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 13, 2011 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions
so, people should only be so persnickety? lecture somebody about the use of affect/effect
and the “close enough” doctrine doesn’t really apply.
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
Fair enough I guess.
But nobody’s going to call you out if you use effect as a noun and affect as a verb. That’s like how you should always place a comma if there’s any doubt because you won’t get points taken off for it (unless it’s a grammar course).
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by stlcardsfan4 on Oct 13, 2011 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions
well aren't you just the most knowledgeable guy.
if you’re going to correct my grammar usage, please make sure you’re doing so correctly. the way in which i used “effect” is completely correct. sorry for the confusion it caused you.
i am also sorry for the level of snark in this post. nothing is more annoying than an incorrect grammar correction (watch me do this later, though).
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
Wait hold on.
I still think you used it wrong, or at least if you used it right, I don’t think your sentence makes a lot of sense. Or I’m just reading badly.
LET’S ARGUE MORE EVERYONE!
i'm fairly certain i did not use the word in the manner i intended.
i should have said “effect a change in the reasoning” or “affect the reasoning”.
what i wrote reads “cause the reasoning” which, while correct english, makes little sense.
stl4’s explanation was still overly simplistic and incorrect, though. and i was trying to be a little needlessly jerky in my initial response to him.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
phew
I thought I was crazy there for a minute. I had this whole twisted interpretation where the problematic word was “had,” and everything.
you know how if you stare at something you wrote
for a while, everything about it looks wrong? that’s what’s happening to me right now.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
I finished a memo today
that included a couple of really convoluted sentences until I figured out how to clean them up. So yes. Hate that.
Yeah, the problem is that the verb effect (to bring about or cause) is so similar to affect (to influence)
that it can be confusing. However, I think il rosso’s use would indicate affect unless he changed the wording to effect a change in attitudes toward…
ah, yep. you got it.
(as you can tell with my subjunctive fang baiting, I’m not a fan of grammar pedantry. I just jumped in since there was confusion, but you got it)
right, like a post hoc change in the reasoning used to evaluate the trade
but then he said the reason they “had” and that would give us disagreement in tenses (or some technical word i don’t know). but it’s resolved.
good thing, too.
which is actually what i meant to say.
that there wouldn’t be a post hoc change in the reasoning used to evaluate the trade.
I AM SO CONFUSED
why should i have said “have” instead of “had”?
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
I'm terribly sorry I started this completely meaningless and dumb sub-thread.
Although I did learn something.
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by stlcardsfan4 on Oct 13, 2011 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions
This whole thread was a disappointment.
I would like to send it back.
#FireTLR
by The Continental on Oct 13, 2011 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
FUCK YOU THE CONTINENTAL
how’s that, haha?
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
by il rosso on Oct 13, 2011 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Watch it, you.
I saw the Imo’s hate downthread. Got my eye on you…
#FireTLR
by The Continental on Oct 13, 2011 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
i will never understand.
personal preferences are different i suppose.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
i do that sometimes
Normally catch it when proof reading. But sometimes I post without proof reading
Grit != flat out sucking.
not true at all.
effect, verb: cause (something) to happen; bring about.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
if I turn off the power to my server room, it could effect my employment status
Grit != flat out sucking.
i always thought it was acceptable
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by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 13, 2011 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions
si.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 13, 2011 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions
what will make it acceptable
is if Rasmus continues to play poorly next year, while scrabble continues to useful. I’m not sure the Cardinals didn’t see this as a chance to trade Rasmus while he still has value.
Grit != flat out sucking.
no more VEB for you, young man
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"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 Oct 13, 2011 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions
well, he's going to be fired, so he might as well start.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"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 Oct 13, 2011 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Someone may have already linked...
Yahoo Sports hates the Cardinals, but not enough to avoid reading VEB apparently?
Rams, Cardinals, Bulls. Life is good.
"An immeasurable grit"
"What I said is what I said. At the time, the moment was heated. Maybe I shouldn't have said it. But it is what it is." -- Nyjer Morgan
Or SBN St. Louis
and Mr. Fritz.
"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
nonsense; if we were after brains, why would we be PLAYING THE BREWERS?
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
by tom s. on Oct 13, 2011 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Puma believes in intangibles.
From the article:
"It’s an interesting phenomenon," Berkman said. "I do think there’s a psychological component to it. I can’t explain to you what it is. But we – at least, I – feel it. You can sense it."
Intangibles, not animals.
"We’re not rallying behind a squirrel or anything like that."
You are very excited about being named Corey
I would too, I guess!
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
This riminds me,
I miss Danny!
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
I miss Art =(
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
he's out.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Seeya Art!
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
At least he didn't say, "It is what it is."
"What I said is what I said. At the time, the moment was heated. Maybe I shouldn't have said it. But it is what it is." -- Nyjer Morgan
OOOH.....
LOY nominee here. no UID, but still a contender.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Looks like a lovely day for basing some balls.
#FireTLR
by The Continental on Oct 13, 2011 3:02 PM EDT reply actions
Most of my favorite baseball memories are cold baseball memories.
When I was little, my dad and I would bring blankets and hot chocolate to the games.
Still not a werewolf.
yeah, but your hands will hurt like a mofo if you hit it or catch it wrong.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"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 Oct 13, 2011 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Autumn baseball.
Nothing better.
#FireTLR
by The Continental on Oct 13, 2011 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Boobs?
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
Don't you have a work ethic to uphold?
#FireTLR
by The Continental on Oct 13, 2011 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I'm doing quite a bit of analytic research, thankyouverymuch
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Twitter
How do I say this nicely...
I’m going to leave you all for the immediate future. I was here commenting for Game 1, but Games 2 and 3, I was either at work or in my car. I’m going to Busch tonight to avoid you unlucky bunch at all costs. Enjoy the game!
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts -- for support rather than illumination."
- Andrew Lang
Bryan Anderson on Bernie about how he isnt a homer
Im sure theres a blog world out there that has these discussions
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 13, 2011 3:12 PM EDT reply actions
You want to see how well he lifts and separates?
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
101sports.com has podcasts
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 13, 2011 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions
....
if the Brewers want to win this series, they’re going to have to take it back to Milwaukee
no shit Bryan
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 13, 2011 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions
No, he's paid to tell us about the game happenings.
The insights are a bonus.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
Next he'll be telling me
the team that scores that most runs will win tonight
i think it's something that requires experience
he spends the whole season being sanctimonious about the cards and then all of a sudden he has to call pujols homers with enthusiasm. game 1 was pretty bad. he’s getting better
also maybe he should worry more about being better than tony cruz
and less about this kind of stuff namsane
He knows damn well "there's a blog world out there"
and what the blogs are
"What I said is what I said. At the time, the moment was heated. Maybe I shouldn't have said it. But it is what it is." -- Nyjer Morgan
Has Lohse ever pitched a complete game for the Cardinals?
I wanna dream that it could happen tonight….
He has pitched two for the Cards
Hit me up on Google+
FIRE TONY LA RUSSA
by jd is legend on Oct 13, 2011 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions
great minds think alike
see my comment just above the Brock pic (can’t get the link to go directly there, sorry)
by ArkansasTravs on Oct 13, 2011 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I will try to be on better Lohse behavior
I have no faith in him but I will make the attempt to be more positive for Lohse tonight. I’m sure it gets irritating hearing the same complaining about him.
by McLaughlin_Stole_My_Beer on Oct 13, 2011 3:41 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Listening to Orlando Hudson on MLBN
Sounds like all of his sentences should end with Zibity bee bop!
"IF CARDS CAN SIGN SUPPAN THEY CAN GIVE ME A HOME"
by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Oct 13, 2011 3:39 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
...datsracist.gif?
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Twitter
it's called the half-worm
all the kids are doing it nowadays
My favorite words are goodbye, and my favorite color is red
his missed catch in CF ended basically the same way, oddly enough.
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
Needs moar Punto excitement.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
he needs a Slip 'n Slide
"What I said is what I said. At the time, the moment was heated. Maybe I shouldn't have said it. But it is what it is." -- Nyjer Morgan
do we have the other angle
the one in slo-mo that shows just how much of a fail it really was?
by CarpIsMyManCrush on Oct 13, 2011 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions
AdamMcCalvy: Hart out for Game 4. #Brewers lineup: Morgan 8, Kotsay 9, Braun 7, Fielder 3, Weeks 4, Hairston 5, Betancourt 6, Kottaras 2, Wolf 1
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
Man, if we can shut down their 3-4-5...
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
I read 3-4-5 as Fielder, Weeks, Hairston
’cause thats their positions. I was all like, “If we can shut down Hairston?”
Then I realized you mean Braun, Fielder, Weeks.
Makin' toast!
DING
Butterin' toast!
Great, Mark Kotsay is going to hit another homer against us.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
I'm awaiting the sequel featuring Corey Hart.
"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
hes got nothing on ezequiel astacio
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 13, 2011 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions
thank gob for subject lines
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I'm sorry, I don't understand what GOBs are
"What I said is what I said. At the time, the moment was heated. Maybe I shouldn't have said it. But it is what it is." -- Nyjer Morgan
Think Zeuss
vengeful, supersticious, and very powerful.
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
Dr. Zeuss?
"What I said is what I said. At the time, the moment was heated. Maybe I shouldn't have said it. But it is what it is." -- Nyjer Morgan
bastards.
They’re nothing but bastards.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
With bastard filling.
Don’t forget the bastard filling
Stupid UCL's.
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Oct 13, 2011 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Hart said on Monday he was sick
And word is he’s still not feeling well. That and the terrible numbers against Lohse were apparently enough to get him benched.
by Cheeseandcorn on Oct 13, 2011 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions
We'll just blame Imo's.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
"Brandon Phillips told me to just eat Lunchables, man!"
Hit me up on Google+
FIRE TONY LA RUSSA
by jd is legend on Oct 13, 2011 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
no, apparently not...
I really hope it didn’t get lost. 
Sig WIP
by hr on Oct 13, 2011 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
If it's not there next Monday, I'll try to, uh, regather the components and ship again.
It’s not expensive, and I’m rather proud of the “prize.”
Furcal 6; Craig 9; Pujols 3; Freese 5; Holliday 7; Molina 2; Theriot 4; Jay 8; Lohse 1.
"He probably misses his old glasses."
Freese clean-up?
Wha?
Hit me up on Google+
FIRE TONY LA RUSSA
by jd is legend on Oct 13, 2011 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Woh
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
"playing the hot hand" there Tony?
well… .
Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"
John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."
This is a logical fallacy
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
Playing the hot hand, or even a hot hand existing, I suppose
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
Logical fallacy is probably the wrong phrase
But it does not exist
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
so do slumps not exist either?
are all streaks, whether bad or good, just statistical abnormalities?
My favorite words are goodbye, and my favorite color is red
Correct
And not abnormalities, really, just happenstances? If you think about it, it’s just the exact opposite of the gambler’s fallacy
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
bayesball
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
by il rosso on Oct 13, 2011 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Haha, I like that
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
I disagree
It’s a “can we predict this thing” not a can we identify this thing.
Beware: Velociraptors may be present.
Yeahhhhh
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
I mean
I’m not saying that a hot streak is a fluctuation in true talent but I am saying that hot and cold streaks can be identified in hindsight. Or do you not consider anything to be a hot streak?
Beware: Velociraptors may be present.
Not really
I’m sure there are some times when a guy is seeing the ball really well or whatever, but you can’t differentiate between that and just normal happenstance
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
hmm
I guess that’s why I feel they aren’t predictable but I still consider a collection of at bats that have higher than seasonal value to be a hot streak. I just don’t necessarily think it’s because the player did anything different. Still a hot streak to me though.
Beware: Velociraptors may be present.
sometimes, but also i think there are cases
where they DO change something in their swing or make a small adjustment in their stance or whatever it may be.
Then that would result in a true-talent change
Not just a temporary hot streak, right?
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
not if those changes are not permanent or something else changes
as time goes on. they may fix one thing, but fall into another bad habit soon after and on and on it goes. just saying, these guys aren’t robots. they don’t replicate the same mechanics and swing over and over. and when you are tying to hit a baseball coming in at 90+ MPH or moving all over the place, even tiny adjustments can make a huge difference
sure, but i'm not even sure the players really know when their success at the plate
is owed to a change in approach or swing or what have you, and what’s dumb luck.
if you have actually scouting information to deal with and you apply it in a reasonable way (e.g., “pitcher A noticeably changed his arm slot on this date; here are his results since then”) i don’t hate the streak narratives. but generally the scouting justifications are poorly thought out and poorly supported, and the streak argument is mostly just about the numerical streak.
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
yeah
not saying they are even always aware of it, just that those types of things happen and when everything happens to “click” per say is when they go jay bruce 12 homer month on you.
maybe. maybe bruce was doing something different.
maybe he was playing a lot of home games and facing some terrible pitchers.
i don’t know. if i were a reds fan, maybe i’d scrutinize his batting stance to see what changed, if anything.
not knowing that there was anything going on, i don’t assume that jay bruce is primarily responsible for hitting a lot more homers in one particular month than another.
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
fair enough
agree its not ALWAYS the case, just that stuff like that can happen. bruce is just a random example, but there are guys who hit about two thrids of their season total of home runs in a few torrid 20 day long spans, while hitting the other third in the other 140 days. i guess its possible that its completely random, but when a guy does that repeatedly i think you have to at least think its something more than randomness.
The player probably did something different
At least a percentage of the time.
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by vivaelpujols on Oct 14, 2011 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions
This
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Oct 14, 2011 10:06 AM EDT up reply actions
the 'sabr nerd stat geeks'
would have you believe so.
I know that that Freese or Albert going 6 for 8 doesn’t mean either will hit anything tonight, but hitting is as much art as science and I do believe that players get into funks and into periods where the ball is as big as a beach ball, statistics be damned!
by ArkansasTravs on Oct 13, 2011 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions
But can you differentiate between when they are "hot" and when it's just a statistical happenstance?
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
not statistically
and I agree that “playing the hot hand” is not a good line-up strategy if that is all you are basing it on. Just like playing someone who’s lifetime 4 for 10 vs. today’s opposing pitcher instead of another who’s 2 for 9 is a poor choice if that’s all you are using. I do think players get into slumps, those are all too easy to see sometimes. It is impossible to predict when someone will go into or come out of a slump. So, in the regular season, you should play the best players, regardless of recent production or lack thereof. In a playoff scenario, I can see more reason to ‘go with the hot hand’ even though the recent “hotness” is no predictor of future success. All other things being equal, though, I have no problem with that being the deciding factor in choosing who starts.
by ArkansasTravs on Oct 13, 2011 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I don't think you can identify what causes the streaks
because if we could, they would never exist. Whatever problems that cause slumps would be immediately eliminated.
However, I do believe streaks exist. Se the career of Edmonds, James.
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
agreed with both points
but, as I replied to rui above, in the playoffs, all other things being equal, I have no problem with using the ‘hot hand’, fallacy or not, to choose between two nearly equal players.
by ArkansasTravs on Oct 13, 2011 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Perception of who has the 'hot hand'
can affect how the opposing manager approaches certain hitters and at-bats. Maybe Roenicke decides to pitch to Albert because he thinks Freese is on a hot streak? (He seems like the type of manager that might)
I think any/all managers do this
some do it more than others, but it’s so ingrained into baseball it’s universal. Besides, with such a happenstance game anyway, what else are you going to base decisions on besides recent and/or historical performances?
by ArkansasTravs on Oct 13, 2011 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions
This is the one thing that I absolutely do NOT buy
that there is no such thing as a hot streak.
Exhibit A- Nelson Cruz
You don't think that maybe Cruz is a good player who happened to have a good couple of games in a row?
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
what is your definition of a hot streak? isn't that exactly what having a few good games in a row is?
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i understand there is no statistical definition
of what encompasses a “hot streak.” but i mean isn’t that arguing semantics to some degree? call it whatever you want, players get “locked in” or whatever you want to call it.
if you flip a coin and you get heads 4 times in a row
is that a hot streak for heads?
www.stlgatekeepers.com
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
Even I will say humans are a lot different than coins
Mechanics get thrown off/locked in, nagging injuries, mindset etc. The problem is that by the time you can really tell if someone is hot or cold, they’ve already changed.
Not afraid to nitpick
well my point is the wall numbers fall in general
is probably the biggest reason behind streaks and not some sensational narrative.
www.stlgatekeepers.com
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
Meh, I disagree
But I’m done with this discussion
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
It's not that they don't exist, it's that they're not predictive.
They begin and they end, but nobody can tell you before either of those points happen that they are going to.
"He probably misses his old glasses."
exactly
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
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In addition, IHeartFreesie
I agree with you that players go through periods where they are physically and mentally at their peak,
and this peak is different than their average abilities throughout the year. But I think it’s impossible to quantify and also impossible to differentiate from a similar period where they get unusually lucky, probably even for the hitter themselves.
cruz is notriously one of the streakiest guys in baseball
its not like these guys are robots though, they go through periods where their hitting mechanics get messed up, they don’t see the ball, they alter something in their swing, whatever it may be. when it all happens to click at the same time is when you see them go on a tear.
no, but since there's not a way - generally speaking - to tell the difference, it doesn't make sense
to guess about whether it’s noise or signal.
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
What about the cold hand?
Why is Hart out, you ask? Might have to do with 3-for-12 NLCS and 2-for-17 lifetime vs. Lohse. #Brewers
"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 like playing with the cold hand instead of the hot hand
it adds another dimension to the whole thing….
I mean, You don’t expect Freese to continue his tear or Hart to continue sucking against Lohse do you?
Grit != flat out sucking.
No.
With TBS and FOX now only showing playoff stats, I’m taken back to my younger days when, as a kid, I expected a player on a scalding hot streak to keep hitting. Now I get more excited when Holliday, Berkman, or Molina are up because I know the cold streak won’t continue and they are “due,” to use the Little League coach’s term.
"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
Gambler's fallacy?
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
You should start drinking at your desk
and when someone asks what you’re doing just be like “what? It’s my first day.”
"He probably misses his old glasses."
It was like that when I got here
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
3/12 is .250.
i mean, that’s not great but it’s not horrible by any means. one more hit and he’s hitting .333.
/sample size
In grammar, the subjunctive mood (abbreviated sjv or sbjv) is a verb mood typically used in subordinate clauses to express various states of irreality such as wish, emotion, possibility, judgment, opinion, necessity, or action that has not yet occurred
by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 13, 2011 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions
but it's .250, damnit.
and that’s awful……
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Oct 13, 2011 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions
just one extra flare, a gorp, a groundball with eyes, a dying quail, just one more dying quail a week and you're in the starting lineup
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In addition, IHeartFreesie
do we have to have this discussion every day?
obviously hot streaks exist – they just aren’t an indication of future said hot streakiness.
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
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In addition, IHeartFreesie
Muahahahahaha
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
your face is a logical fallacy.
Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"
John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."
You can't speak to a paid employee that way
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
furcal-craig-pujols-freese-holliday
I would not want to be the pitcher trying to get through that sequence
/Pre-emptive anti-jinx
My favorite words are goodbye, and my favorite color is red
Not a fan of taking Jay out of the 2 spot.
If the problem with Holliday was that he wasn’t hitting for power, drop him in the 2 spot, he’s still 3/7 with a walk.
Rams, Cardinals, Bulls. Life is good.
Unless I'm looking at it the wrong way.
And this is TLR game-planning against the Brewers IBBing Pujols every other at-bat.
Rams, Cardinals, Bulls. Life is good.
holliday just looks bad though
the book right now is just throw him something low and he will swing wildly at it and strike out.
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
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In addition, IHeartFreesie
or throw something high and he will swing wildly at it and strike out.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
or throw him something inside
and he will swing at it and either miss or foul it off.
by ArkansasTravs on Oct 13, 2011 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Roll it to him.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
this is a poopy lineup.
its got the RUNS
by all4tookie on Oct 13, 2011 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
@CardsInsider:
Lineup (10/13) Game 4 – NLCS: Furcal 6; Craig 9; Pujols 3; Freese 5; Holliday 7; Molina 2; Theriot 4; Jay 8; Lohse 1.
"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
It's a good lineup.
With a pitch-to-contact starter like Lohse on the mound, I wish we had Punto at second base. But that’s just a quibble. Theriot is a good hitter against lefties and should probably only ever play against lefties.
"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
Ummmm. 'not nearly as bad at 2B'
does not = Punto defensively. And Lohse does not need to have outs given away.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"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 Oct 13, 2011 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions
you think theriot's hitting over punto's is greater than punto's fielding over theriot's?
at first i did, and maybe it would matter in a different lineup, but with all the mashing, do we really need that kind of production out of our 7th or 8th place hitter to win the game? seems that better fielding would be more important. i base this on nothing.
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
Secretary of the (VEB) Tyler Greene Fan Club
In addition, IHeartFreesie
You make a good point. It would be even better point if were talking about Punto batting lefthanded.
I am mollified by the fact that Punto will be playing second after the 7th inning. Maybe it’s all academic.
i am pretty surprised tony put freese in the cleanup spot
pleasantly surprised that is. thought he would stick to the “he’s comfortable in the 7 hole”
i am in love with this lineup.
and very, very surprised.
this of course means it will go horribly.
by RedbirdAvenger on Oct 13, 2011 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions
actually
I bet the reason Freese is hitting cleanup is cause Tony plans to use Berkman as a PH late, and it won’t have to be a double switch.
"No, it seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great."--Posnanski
i am still waiting for the inning(s) where we have 2 pitchers.
hear me out: say Lohse is out of the game, and the 7th is Kotsay, Braun, Fielder.
Step 1. Rzep retires Kotsay
Step 2. Rzep to RF
Step 3. Craig to 2B
Step 4. Theriot out, Salas to P
Step 5. Retire Braun
Step 6. Rzep back to P to face Fielder
Step 7. Craig back to RF
Step 8. Punto to 2B for Salas (or insert Berkman)
Step 9. ???
Step 10. Profit!!!
its even more fun if you think about the possibilities of
albert playing 3rd, craig/yadi playing first, motte going back home to his catcher roots, etc.
sometimes I can't figure out why Tony hasn't actually ever done this
"No, it seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great."--Posnanski
i know the cubs have done this before under piniella
and i thought for sure someone did it pretty recently but i cant remember who
Because Whitey
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
I think I would almost piss my pants if he this.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"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 Oct 13, 2011 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions
did*
that bad f’ing headache yesterday has really messed me up
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"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 Oct 13, 2011 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Whitey Herzog actually did this.
About 4 times in the late 1980s when Todd Worrell was the closer. Herzog sent Worrell to RF while LOOGYs Ken Dayley or Rick Horton pitched. I seem to remember Worrell catching a game-ending fly ball once.
Beer and Baseball. Baseball and Beer. It's not hard to reevaluate your priorities when you only have two.
by PugetSoundCardsAddict on Oct 13, 2011 6:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, I know. I saw it happen.
and he did it more than 4 times. I was meaning that if TLR did it, i would piss my pants.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"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 Oct 13, 2011 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought he meant Whitey pissed his pants
"What I said is what I said. At the time, the moment was heated. Maybe I shouldn't have said it. But it is what it is." -- Nyjer Morgan
you think Whitey ever got that drunk?
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"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 Oct 13, 2011 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, sorry, it made sense in my head
one too many edits to that post. Point is, Freese is frequently pulled by Tony late in games, so it’s an obvious place for Berkman to go.
"No, it seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great."--Posnanski
Holliday
Is going to rebounding and have a monster game. Go crads!
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
by beer me on Oct 13, 2011 3:57 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
rebound*
Stupid phone.
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
by beer me on Oct 13, 2011 3:58 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I don’t follow.
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
by beer me on Oct 13, 2011 4:02 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
you rebound in basketball!
boredom breeds bad jokes, sorry
My favorite words are goodbye, and my favorite color is red
That joke was worse than a poorly timed interception.
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
by beer me on Oct 13, 2011 4:07 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
That joke was more dynamic than a corner kick.
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
by beer me on Oct 13, 2011 4:11 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Better get to the free throw line, that joke was foul.
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
by beer me on Oct 13, 2011 4:12 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
These puns have left the fairway
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
Ya, go ahead and sweep the rock down the curling sheet even farther
"What I said is what I said. At the time, the moment was heated. Maybe I shouldn't have said it. But it is what it is." -- Nyjer Morgan
Wicked googly!
you totally went a different direction that I expecting with that leg break.
Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"
John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."
are you still undefeated at games?
If so, you make damn sure you get your ass to that game
My favorite words are goodbye, and my favorite color is red
The first nods game broke the streak
But my gf and I are 7-1 for the yr
bollocks
by SecondHalfMatt on Oct 13, 2011 5:53 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
The first nlcs game broke the streak
But my gf and I are 7-1 for the yr
bollocks
by SecondHalfMatt on Oct 13, 2011 5:53 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
The first nlds game broke the streak
But my gf and I are 7-1 for the yr
bollocks
by SecondHalfMatt on Oct 13, 2011 5:53 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
WHICH IS IT MAN??!!?!?!??!?!?
MAKE UP YOUR MIND!
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
I've also slammed beers and have an autocorrecting phone
bollocks
by SecondHalfMatt on Oct 13, 2011 5:54 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
How many beers slammed so far and what kind?? Mic Light I trust...
Drinking vicariously through you.
I love how something that is supposed to prevent errors frequently causes them
"No, it seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great."--Posnanski
I'd look into a better autocorrecting phone.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
Does this sound familiar to anyone?
I thought I remember one time a couple years ago reading an onion-esque article or something talking about Fielder being so fat that he got hit by an outside pitch. I can’t find it anywhere, and now I think either a.) I’m making it up, or b.) it was a comment that I read on VEB while drunk and thought it the most hilarious thing ever.
I do remember the one
where Fielder and Sabbathia saw each other as a giant hot dog and a giant hamburger
they had an article about LaRussa apologizing for winning the World Series in 06
but i cant find it in the archives
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 13, 2011 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
awesome
dont know why i couldnt find it
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 13, 2011 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions
try this next time.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
So, I have a client coming in in a few minutes to "ask a question."
I asked the receptionist what the questions is about, and I was told that the client said,
“There a problem in the thing where people look at your stuff and tell you something about it.”
I’m trying to imagine what the worst case scenario is, but I don’t think I have enough info to even do that.
Makin' toast!
DING
Butterin' toast!
how does your receptionist know about your chatroulette usage?
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
For the sake of your business
I hope the receptionist is hot. So that there’s some kinda return on that investment.
no kidding
the level of hype he got at the end of the year was pretty annoying. people talking about the yankees series- “well verlander will pitch two games, so all they have to do is win one of the other three and they win the series!”
Kotaay in over Hart!
I love it!
"IF CARDS CAN SIGN SUPPAN THEY CAN GIVE ME A HOME"
by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Oct 13, 2011 4:35 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
planning your future via VEB:
a dubious endeavor.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Decided to watch tonight's game from home
Hope someone wants a standing room only ticket on stubhub!
Someone called it earlier
Craig 2nd, Freese cleanup, berk out
"IF CARDS CAN SIGN SUPPAN THEY CAN GIVE ME A HOME"
by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Oct 13, 2011 4:39 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Verlander needs to find his groove so the NL isn't at a rest disadvantage.
Rams, Cardinals, Bulls. Life is good.
Because that screwed us in '06
"IF CARDS CAN SIGN SUPPAN THEY CAN GIVE ME A HOME"
by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Oct 13, 2011 4:50 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Berkman comeback player of the year
"IF CARDS CAN SIGN SUPPAN THEY CAN GIVE ME A HOME"
by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Oct 13, 2011 4:44 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Sorry
I’ve been getting ready to go to the game so I missed reading and got excited about what I heard on tv
"IF CARDS CAN SIGN SUPPAN THEY CAN GIVE ME A HOME"
by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Oct 13, 2011 4:49 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
You got meme'd by a visitor.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
almost chitown'd
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Your required sabermetrics reading for the day
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=15295
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
but he's married, right?
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
yeah, so his money
just became her money.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"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 Oct 13, 2011 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions
it's somewhere in this thread i think
but sbn is jumping me all over the place so i can’t find it for you.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
I actually don't listen to any Podcasts
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
can someone summarize this for me?
i feel lost. i promise i will read it in-depthly, but sometimes it helps to know what they’re saying going in.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
There may be an inefficiency in the draft. He looked at the 5 youngest HS players and 5 oldest high school players in the draft
And the younger group outperformed the older group by like 115%
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
surely this does not indicate that a player will be better
simply because he is younger?
additionally, wouldn’t it be the better players who are drafted young anyway? it seems to me that you would have to be an outstanding player to be drafted at 17 such as griffey jr or a-rod. if you’re not really good at that age, no one’s going to draft you.
this is just me mulling this over in my head. i’m just trying to figure out the possible meanings for the data.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
Well these were all high school seniors who had just graduated
Mike Trout was only 17 when he was drafted, and he was picked 22nd. Jazayerli looked at everybody picked within the first 100 picks, so some 17year olds were picked 75th or whatever.
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
The idea being that if these kids who are a young 17
are good enough to be hanging with (and/or outplaying) kids who almost a full calendar year older than them (but same grade level) they are actually farther along the baseball curve than realized. They’ve reached an equivalent level of talent as their older counterparts in a shorter period of time.
Beware: Velociraptors may be present.
Edmonds at Game 4
Jim Edmonds will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 4 of the National League Championship Series on Thursday night at Busch Stadium.
sigh
jimmy ballgame. I’d love to see him play one more game. I love his swing
by CarpIsMyManCrush on Oct 13, 2011 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Last night's crowd totals
I believe it was announced at 43,000, whereas one of the NLDS games was at 47,000? Weather influenced?
if the Cardinals gave me a luxury suite for a playoff game, I'd need plenty of towels
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 13, 2011 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions
As a consolation to the TV people for the big market East Coast teams not making it...
This World Series is going to have a shit ton of offense, probably.
Is John Mabry still on the roster?
Heh, Buck had to interrupt his soliloquy on a bag of chips
to make a late call on Avila’s home run.
"What I said is what I said. At the time, the moment was heated. Maybe I shouldn't have said it. But it is what it is." -- Nyjer Morgan
slam a lamma ding dong
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 13, 2011 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions
wish they would do better with their website
"What I said is what I said. At the time, the moment was heated. Maybe I shouldn't have said it. But it is what it is." -- Nyjer Morgan
And beat writers
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
at what age can a little kid come to a game for free without a ticket and seat?
I couldn’t find this at the Cards page…
I think that depends on whether the kid knows how to operate a grappling hook, doesn't it?
by mojowo11 on Oct 13, 2011 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I mean, I'm sure an infant can and a 5 year old can't. What's the cut-off?
Found it! WOO!
4. Do I have to purchase a ticket for an infant?
Children, 3 and under, do not need a ticket as long as they sit on your lap.
just lie and say your five year old is three.
this has been a segment of il rosso’s #unethical advice; tune in next time to hear il rosso’s take on some other subject
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
by il rosso on Oct 13, 2011 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
they'll insist on seeing her driver's license
"What I said is what I said. At the time, the moment was heated. Maybe I shouldn't have said it. But it is what it is." -- Nyjer Morgan
i am going to go deface a random wikipedia article.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
by il rosso on Oct 13, 2011 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
but that won't be random.
He has to click “random” on the wikipedia page or he’ll be lying, which makes him unethical
AND OH NO WAIT
Still not a werewolf.
i vandalized an article by changing a link to the article for penis
but it’s already been reverted and my ip was issued a warning.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
and it was a random article.
i’m living on the edge.
also, this is only the second time i’ve ever edited a wikipedia page.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
What was your first?
I’ve edited the Tootsie Roll and the Jose Molina page (Molina’s had been vandalized)
Still not a werewolf.
the castle neuschwanstein
i changed the name of the castle to bob and added a section explaining that the bavarian government had changed the name of the castle. it lasted several months. granted, this was in 2007.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
Standing in line to get in
On the way to the metrolink I saw 2 squirrels. One right outside my apartment. I take it as a good sign.
bollocks
by SecondHalfMatt on Oct 13, 2011 5:39 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
good thing our rally totem is an animal that's really common
it would suck if we had a Rally Dodo meme going.
"No, it seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great."--Posnanski
by nota bene on Oct 13, 2011 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Epstein task #1: replace the rally unicorn.
Rams, Cardinals, Bulls. Life is good.
by JStymie on Oct 13, 2011 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
clearly we have an edge over the Brewers
because they picked an imaginary animal
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
This
"IF CARDS CAN SIGN SUPPAN THEY CAN GIVE ME A HOME"
by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Oct 13, 2011 6:07 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
want to read something funny
JeffPassan Jeff Passan
Zack Greinke says the strike zone in the postseason has been “as good as I’ve ever seen.”
Eh, Zack Greinke quotes only exist for the laughs
Seriously, the only more quotable active player is Ichiro.
Still not a werewolf.
That could mean he sees crappy zone all the time in the regular season.
Makin' toast!
DING
Butterin' toast!
Kurkjian is in Busch Stadium!
STAY CALM
well, he’s been there the whole time.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Kurkjian still has NO idea how our bullpen is doing this.
How does it work
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
dammit, fespn had an awesome all-time Pujols stat
cannot type fast enough to catch it. i think it was BA and slugging
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Yes, one of six
Seeing Dykstra’s name in a list like that (Brett, Ruth) always takes me aback.
"What I said is what I said. At the time, the moment was heated. Maybe I shouldn't have said it. But it is what it is." -- Nyjer Morgan
WE'RE IN THE BIG TIME NOW!!!!!!
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"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 Oct 13, 2011 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions
considering he died many hours ago
and no one here has mentioned it, i would agree with you.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
it was october 8th, but only recently reported
just find it strange that it’s been essentially ignored, whereas jobs passing was treated similar to the loss of a president or a great cultural leader a la MLK.
arguably, nothing jobs did would have been possible if not for ritchie
wow, are you serious?
i saw it on reddit today and assumed it had happened today.
jobs stood on the shoulders of giants, and one of those giants was ritchie.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
everything mentioning it that i've seen was dated the 12th
so it may not have been reported until yesterday. but i’ve seen a couple places say he died on the 8th
this
"I wonder if I put on a uniform and told La Russa I wanted to play for him if I could be a big leaguer too?"
"that all depends. are you gritty?" "You would need a mediocre decade of MLB experience first" "do you have a goatee, are you short, and do you try really hard?" "Are you willing to play four positions terribly?"
Did Jobs die, or was he just exported to China?
A hot dog at the ballgame beats roast beef at the Ritz. ~Humphrey Bogart
by PeteyHendrix on Oct 13, 2011 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Probably
considering most don’t know who he is. (Admittedly, I didn’t know until I looked him up… but now it’s a damn shame)
Congrats on the Cardinals late run!
Of course, I’m rooting heartily against you, and I hope the entire squad gets gonorrhea, but credit where credit is due.
A hot dog at the ballgame beats roast beef at the Ritz. ~Humphrey Bogart
yeah, didn't brandon phillips say something similar?
thanks for wishing sexually transmitted diseases on our team! stay classy, reds’ fans!
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
Yeah, BP tweeted something similar.
Would your sentiments be different, were we wearing each others’ shoes?
A hot dog at the ballgame beats roast beef at the Ritz. ~Humphrey Bogart
by PeteyHendrix on Oct 13, 2011 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, they would be.
i would want the reds to lose.
however, i would not wish physical harm on them. perhaps you were being hyperbolic, which is a type of metaphor.
i don’t really see how much good can come of this conversation though.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
I was really just popping in for the one line of congrats.
Let’s not make it more than it is. :)
A hot dog at the ballgame beats roast beef at the Ritz. ~Humphrey Bogart
by PeteyHendrix on Oct 13, 2011 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Popping in for a quick one, not making more of it than it is.
and an STD argument.
“lol context.”
Rams, Cardinals, Bulls. Life is good.
No.
Why would I have anything against the Reds as opposed to the Brewers? I wish nothing but ill luck to Johnny Cueto forever because I mean, come on. So maybe I would hope for him to get a PED suspension or like, just get brutally shelled every time out. Bu the Reds are just a team in the division to me.
I think you guys might overestimate the rivalry, a little. It was one year.
by Pegasus on Oct 13, 2011 6:27 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
OH NO. Y2S HAS THE WHOOPING GONORRHEA.
by tomsteele on Oct 13, 2011 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
all i did... was open an old tab... damn it
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Verlander doing the tragic hero thing
"What I said is what I said. At the time, the moment was heated. Maybe I shouldn't have said it. But it is what it is." -- Nyjer Morgan
Yeah, it's really an admirable performance
since he doesn’t have his best stuff and Leyland laid the whole game on his shoulders before the game.
"What I said is what I said. At the time, the moment was heated. Maybe I shouldn't have said it. But it is what it is." -- Nyjer Morgan
the tigers better score some runs (plural)
verlander is at 113 pitches through 6 and their pen consists of coke and brad penny
Have a Coke and a Smile!
"What I said is what I said. At the time, the moment was heated. Maybe I shouldn't have said it. But it is what it is." -- Nyjer Morgan
Your fingers to GOBs' ears for sure
"What I said is what I said. At the time, the moment was heated. Maybe I shouldn't have said it. But it is what it is." -- Nyjer Morgan
Migs manages to hit the bag
Tigers lead
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
tigers take teh lead 3-2.
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
V-Mar!
"What I said is what I said. At the time, the moment was heated. Maybe I shouldn't have said it. But it is what it is." -- Nyjer Morgan
mike napoli heaves a sigh of relief that there was no play on cabrera this time.
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
waaaaaaaaaay back and gone.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
do they have tiger roars over there?
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
tigers hitting for the team natural cycle in the inning
What is Corey Patterson doing in Tyler Greene's spot on the 25-man roster?
this past week or so
late at night there is this short period of a few hours, and a few more at midday, when there is no baseball coverage on tv ( i don’t have mlbn)
and I just don’t get it. it’s endless handegg with splashes of no-nba-oh-noes
there should be baseball coming out of everyone’s ears
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
yeah it's weird
Starting on the final day of the regular season, baseball has been pretty consistently awesome. There were three freaking game 5’s, for pete’s sake.
Well, there is Tito's personal life that the talkers keep reminding us shouldn't be talked about
"What I said is what I said. At the time, the moment was heated. Maybe I shouldn't have said it. But it is what it is." -- Nyjer Morgan
you can deposit straight to my bank account, then
wait, no. just forward me your account number and pin code.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
when the people outside my window leave.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
but clank's right over there.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
In the dugout anyway.
Remember how he used to try to hide the cig in his cupped hand?
"What I said is what I said. At the time, the moment was heated. Maybe I shouldn't have said it. But it is what it is." -- Nyjer Morgan
so the bottom of the 6th began like so
1B
2B
3B
HR
Jayson Stark will be ALL OVER THIS
"No, it seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great."--Posnanski
Tim Kurkjian's voice is breaking!
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Ken Rosenthal's bowtie will be positively quivering
"No, it seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great."--Posnanski
Craig Sager is mildly interested, but looks terrific doing it.
#FireTLR
by The Continental on Oct 13, 2011 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions
and cj wilson just lost ~$2m there in free agenc y.
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
what's this mocking chant?
oh, it’s done
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
anybody in the market for a single game 5 ticket should speak up
one in my would-be group of four backed out today, and nobody else has stepped up to the plate.
i would just like to make an observation:
bcb jr has had something around fifteen front-page posts since the game last night. i appreciate danup’s restraint.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
they've not discovered the jump-tag, either.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
in case someone doubts the GOB
jump down to the paragraph about Gallardo after the first bulleted list
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
holy crap they have a wind speed prediction in comments.
I mean, we did too, but they have pictures.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
ron washington should, uh, think about maybe pulling wilson.
mebbe.
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
but I thought you say
cj wilson
what is this i don’t even
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
it loses the classic cadence
think of the scansion
think of the punchline
next thing you’ll tell me headlights need eyebrows
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
resident veb hipster
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
Secretary of the (VEB) Tyler Greene Fan Club
In addition, IHeartFreesie
DO NOT DEVIATE
"What I said is what I said. At the time, the moment was heated. Maybe I shouldn't have said it. But it is what it is." -- Nyjer Morgan
Not if he goes past 150, i'd think
Tigers need to score more to pull him
Do it for Torty.
Happy Flight!
We've been spelling WOOOOO incorrectly?!?!?
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
Trevor Rosenthal Update (as of end of regular season)
120 1/3IP, 133 K, 52 BB/HBP, 55 ER, 7 HR, 3.04 FIP
Postseason: 2 Starts- 15 IP, 9 H, 10 K, 2 BB, 3 ER, 19:10 GO:AO
by VolsnCards5 on Oct 13, 2011 7:01 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
This is some funny shit.
My friend told me – with a straight face and being completely serious – that he heard from his friend’s cousin’s husband’s best friend who was David Freese that Colby Rasmus is the biggest pothead.
Take that for what it’s worth.
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plausible but unconfirmed
there were similar rumors about Boog
somewhere on VEB
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Getting lost going to Busch Stadium
hemp necklace, etc.
And that one Boog ’n Bombs episode where they go on a 12 minute trip through the hotel to the snack machines, admiring the wallpaper and art and stuff?
None of the above mean anything of course, just what came to my mind right away.
no that was normal antics
besides, with those extreme close ups, one might be able to tell
it was a different VEB insider report. possibly involving Wellemeyer. I can’t recall it entirely, so someone should dig it out.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Wait, David Freese IS your friend's friend's cousin's husband's best friend?
You should be getting free tickets!
i would never be able to say i heard something
from my friend’s cousin’s husband’s best friend with a straight face.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
Michael Phelps is on line 2
"No, it seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great."--Posnanski
about 75% of the NBA would like a word with you
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 13, 2011 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions
or possibly your friend has at one point seen a photograph of colby rasmus or observed him on tv.
is this really surprising to anyone?
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
by tom s. on Oct 13, 2011 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
i don't know if it's true
But it’s not surprising if it is. Because you know, millions of people smoke pot. I think the population of young, rich people who smoke pot may be a bit higher than older, non-rich people.
Millions of athletes drink. At least pot isn’t something that’s going make you out of shape like drinking a lot of beer can do.
Grit != flat out sucking.
And hopefully makes them want to sit around and do nothing
Instead of drunk driving til they get arrested or injured or killed.
:(
this should surprise NOBODY.
In grammar, the subjunctive mood (abbreviated sjv or sbjv) is a verb mood typically used in subordinate clauses to express various states of irreality such as wish, emotion, possibility, judgment, opinion, necessity, or action that has not yet occurred
by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 13, 2011 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions
No...
My friend’s friend’s cousin’s husband’s best friend knows him. He doesn’t directly know him.
So now, you guys can tell people that your internet friend’s friend’s friend’s cousin’s husband’s best friend (David Freese) says Colby smokes a lot of pot.
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by stlcardsfan4 on Oct 13, 2011 7:17 PM EDT up reply actions
already tweeted
"What I said is what I said. At the time, the moment was heated. Maybe I shouldn't have said it. But it is what it is." -- Nyjer Morgan
it's still not clear if you're just stating the relation
or if the rumor passed through all these people. so you either heard it thrid hand or fifth hand
A baseball player who smokes pot?
NOW I’VE HEARD EVERYTHING!
"He probably misses his old glasses."
by Alxfritz on Oct 13, 2011 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
damn, i blocked my brewers fan friend's status updates from my newsfeed, but when she comments on her own status, i still have to see it
probably should just unfriend her for awhile. i had to take her off the feed when she changed her profile pic to say “beastie boys” with pictures of braun, fielder, morgan, and weeks doing beast mode.
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
Secretary of the (VEB) Tyler Greene Fan Club
In addition, IHeartFreesie
i also have a single brewers fan on my fb
and she has been pretty quiet since game 1
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 13, 2011 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions
she loves t-plush and that is why i should block her
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
Secretary of the (VEB) Tyler Greene Fan Club
In addition, IHeartFreesie
for sure
mine is actually Mitch Stetter’s sister, so I suppose shes allowed to be overly douchey in her posts
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 13, 2011 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions
VEB's plan for economic stimulus
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
what the hell, SBN
that was not in preview.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
start again
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Rally-Squirrel-impacting-local-economy-in-big-way-131816658.html
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Jeez. Those guys at BCB really, really hate the cardinals.
Reporter: "Did you visit the Parthenon while in Greece?"
Shaquille O’Neill: "I can’t really remember the names of all the clubs we went to."
the brewers one?
i read through their game thread. i didn’t think they hated the cardinals that much. it’s more like they are super frustrated by their manager and his zany decisions, which sounds entirely familiar.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
I read the latest post, and it came off like they really hate the cardinals
Reporter: "Did you visit the Parthenon while in Greece?"
Shaquille O’Neill: "I can’t really remember the names of all the clubs we went to."
I read the latest post, and it came off like they really hate the cardinals
Reporter: "Did you visit the Parthenon while in Greece?"
Shaquille O’Neill: "I can’t really remember the names of all the clubs we went to."
sorry for repeating
Reporter: "Did you visit the Parthenon while in Greece?"
Shaquille O’Neill: "I can’t really remember the names of all the clubs we went to."
For the Brewers blog, we often use some sort of diminutive/put-down/snark, such as FakeBCB.
Bleed Cubbie Blue came first.
#FireTLR
by The Continental on Oct 13, 2011 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions
yes, we discussed that.
it’s not taking.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Repetition, repetition, repetition.
#FireTLR
by The Continental on Oct 13, 2011 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions
put it in your sig, then.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Not changing the .sig
until… later.
#FireTLR
by The Continental on Oct 13, 2011 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm ok w/ BCBJV
"No, it seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great."--Posnanski
yeah. he's the scariest thing in the post season.
really, if the rangers are going to win this series I wish they would do it tonight. Give him a chance for his bat to cool down.
Do it for Torty.
Happy Flight!
holy shit...nelson cruz
i think its time to pull verlander
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 13, 2011 7:16 PM EDT reply actions
i know they say lineup construction doesn't matter and all
but it doesn’t help that he bats he has routinely hit his lowest OBP guys 1-2-3 all year
baseball coverage and stuff!
where be the thread
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
montages make us look so badass.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Motte comparisons ahoy.
there’s yukon cornelius….
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
one sportstalker called him Dan Fouts
I thought maybe Grizzly Adams
"What I said is what I said. At the time, the moment was heated. Maybe I shouldn't have said it. But it is what it is." -- Nyjer Morgan
there was a whole bunch. i missed some
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
omfg TBS might have copped to the bullpen miracle!
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
damn, Sager showed Kotsay the P-D giant picture.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
more like he's serving now
"What I said is what I said. At the time, the moment was heated. Maybe I shouldn't have said it. But it is what it is." -- Nyjer Morgan
Tigers should take that base and put it in their museum
"What I said is what I said. At the time, the moment was heated. Maybe I shouldn't have said it. But it is what it is." -- Nyjer Morgan
so I have tickets tomorrow
I also took off the entire day off. Is the pregame rally worth attending? Is there somewhere else I should go?
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
the worst "pizza" man could conceivably create.
save yourself the pain.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
i thought you actually didn't know what it was.
never mind, carry on. as for me, i’m a member of the pizzeoisie.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
agreed
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 13, 2011 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions
2 of 3 analysts picked the brewers bc Wolf is "due" for a win.
Reporter: "Did you visit the Parthenon while in Greece?"
Shaquille O’Neill: "I can’t really remember the names of all the clubs we went to."
That's their reasoning?
Hell, those experts know squat
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Some of these dudes will pick against the Cardinals till the day they die
"What I said is what I said. At the time, the moment was heated. Maybe I shouldn't have said it. But it is what it is." -- Nyjer Morgan
that is not unnatural
wolves are terrifying
What is Corey Patterson doing in Tyler Greene's spot on the 25-man roster?
especially in cornfields.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Clydesdales on the field
do they show it? no.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I wish that for the postseason they mixed and matched announcers
So we could get Shannon and Uecker calling all seven games.
Would love that.
Then again, we’d probably never know what was going on.
#FireTLR
by The Continental on Oct 13, 2011 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions
but we would be thoroughly entertained
"No, it seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great."--Posnanski
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