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time to hoople these young dudes
I may be in a rut, but at least I know where I'm going
...to DFA TLR
you know this will be your fault if it doesn't happen
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
i accept complete responsibility
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 20, 2011 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Gotta love some hot sauce
2011 Cardinals GIDPs: 169
NL Record: 2011 Cardinals, 169
ML Record: 1990 Red Sox, 174
Skip to RF as per usual.
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.
it is what it is.
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 20, 2011 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
Could have been called anyway.
Borderline.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
It is October in St. Louis, and there is baseball to be played. - Red Baron
hang on tony, breather
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
Roll out the sauce!
That is sooooo not funny - Maize N Brew Dave
by jeepnut on Oct 20, 2011 10:41 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
BREATHE
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
That stat is kinda surprising
Considering Gibson and those small-ball teams
"If I'm in a slump, I ask myself for advice" - Ichiro
So. Freaking. Tense.
DO YOU THINK IT'S NOT GOING TO BE WHAT IT IS?!!
by Vindicator9000 on Oct 20, 2011 10:41 PM EDT reply actions
87... broken gun...
"…this crowd is on their feet for the Canadian Star Spangled Banner." - Mike Shannon
Sigh.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
It is October in St. Louis, and there is baseball to be played. - Red Baron
BABIP
"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
crappy defensive position'd
TORTY! TORTY! TORTY! - Everyone
by YesWeOquendo on Oct 20, 2011 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
damn it
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
NOOOOOOOOOOO
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
twitter @sirensofsilence
by sirensofsilence on Oct 20, 2011 10:42 PM EDT reply actions
fuckity fuck fuck
"…this crowd is on their feet for the Canadian Star Spangled Banner." - Mike Shannon
SHIT
Hockey players wear numbers because you can't always identify the body with dental records.
It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all. Laura Ingalls Wilder
Dear fans who can afford tickets.
Rally towels during defensive halves are not so great.
WWCD? CDGAF.
Seriously.
I want the Cardinals organization to pay for a PSA to be broadcast in all local markets for a day about this.
Rally towels are stupid unless you're the Twins or Steelers
and then they go by different names, but still.
"…this crowd is on their feet for the Canadian Star Spangled Banner." - Mike Shannon
Motte's beard is legit, very 1890
~ Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too ~
Why?
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 ♥
by ClemsonGirl on Oct 20, 2011 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah guess it was lost on youngsters?
because TLR
by punchinjudy on Oct 20, 2011 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I know what it is.
But it is weird.
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 ♥
by ClemsonGirl on Oct 20, 2011 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah it is
but not like other things posted here arent
because TLR
by punchinjudy on Oct 20, 2011 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Well yeah.
But don’t get it. She’s a ninja with apple sauce?
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 ♥
by ClemsonGirl on Oct 20, 2011 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
nothing is fucked, dude
get some runs
by OurSaviorAaronMiles on Oct 20, 2011 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Just one breath?
That’s all I can have.
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 ♥
by ClemsonGirl on Oct 20, 2011 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Not at all relaxed here...
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing"
---Edmund Burke to the VEB community
now he's in sp!
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing"
---Edmund Burke to the VEB community
fuck fuck fuck fuck
shitting christmas trees over here
TORTY! TORTY! TORTY! - Everyone
by YesWeOquendo on Oct 20, 2011 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
oh fuck that
there was like a 3 foot range where that could not be caught and it fell exactly there
My favorite words are goodbye, and my favorite color is red
i should have bought a defibrilator for this series
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
This game is giving me cardiac problems.
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
twitter @sirensofsilence
by sirensofsilence on Oct 20, 2011 10:43 PM EDT reply actions
huh, these close games tend to give me liver problems
My favorite words are goodbye, and my favorite color is red
not rhodes, geez
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
WHAT
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
FUCKING BULLSHIT
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.
Safe
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
It is October in St. Louis, and there is baseball to be played. - Red Baron
oh, never mind.
really, really good call.
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.
FUCK
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
good plays all around - good throw by yadi, good
Catch and tag by furcal, good running and slide by kinsler.
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
by tom s. on Oct 20, 2011 10:46 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I wish he would have kept the tag on him
looked like he came off the bag at the end and the ump was watching for a tag while he was off the base.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
he was safe
super close
"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
Yadi pissed on that one.
DO YOU THINK IT'S NOT GOING TO BE WHAT IT IS?!!
by Vindicator9000 on Oct 20, 2011 10:44 PM EDT reply actions
the fact that it was even close is ridiculous
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 20, 2011 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
He threw the ball on the tag
He threw the tag. He just needed to throw the tag to the bag before Kinsler got there.
This.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
It is October in St. Louis, and there is baseball to be played. - Red Baron
OK, strikeout time
"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
can't get that call wrong huh ump?
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
I SM FREAKIN OUT
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
ohmygodohmygodohmygod
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
Sigh.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
It is October in St. Louis, and there is baseball to be played. - Red Baron
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
SHIT
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 kind of sucked
"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
DAMMIT
Hockey players wear numbers because you can't always identify the body with dental records.
It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all. Laura Ingalls Wilder
well....this got difficult quickly
Milt Thompson FTW!
craaaaaaaaappppppppp
"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?"
fucking SHIT
dammit Albert
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.
this cannot go to extras
we have the defensive replacements
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing"
---Edmund Burke to the VEB community
Walk Hamilton
Bring in Dotel
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing"
---Edmund Burke to the VEB community
Dotel gets grounders
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing"
---Edmund Burke to the VEB community
no
fuck that shit, Hamilton is hurt, pitch to him
"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
Hamilton can easily arm a fly ball deep enough to score Kinsler
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing"
---Edmund Burke to the VEB community
so could Young....
"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
Pujols could have caught that ball
"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
albert didn't touch that
and how is THAT the biggest it of the series, Joe Buck?
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
no he didn't
just listened to it again: “And down to second. Elvis Andrus with the biggest hit of this series”
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
cause if they lose
then its 1-1 not 2-0?
because TLR
by punchinjudy on Oct 20, 2011 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
doing his best not to get accused of cardinals bias
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
i hate this
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
why? there was no one at first.
He could’ve turned around at any point.
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
by tom s. on Oct 20, 2011 10:50 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
the only 2 off speed pitches of the inning
are the 2 hits…..just observation, not complaining
Milt Thompson FTW!
Oh dear God. Why Rhodes. WHY????
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 would have kept in Motte
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."
NOT FUCKIN RHODES
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
oh, fml. there is never a good time for rhodes.
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
by tom s. on Oct 20, 2011 10:49 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
but the guy's got a ws ring either way
must be good
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
TLR finally going to get burned?
assuming he goes to Rhodes here.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
Tony is going to test Foursticks theory
that national media won’t call Tony out when he makes moves that don’t pay off.
Grit != flat out sucking.
i bet he's right
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
Why Rhodes? Just walk Hamilton, go for
The DP/K. A fucking lucky bloop hit turns into this, wtf?
by mick311 on Oct 20, 2011 10:49 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
oh no...
this is where Tony finally goes wrong…
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing"
---Edmund Burke to the VEB community
oh boy
cannot see this being the right move.
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.
but, for reference
this is specifically why Tony didn’t burn Dotel and used Salas instead.
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 20, 2011 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
It's ok, here comes Rhodes
All is well… this is the plan…
"If I'm in a slump, I ask myself for advice" - Ichiro
If there's anyone here for Ks, it's Motte at least.
Let’s … Oh, nevermind. Great, Rhodes coming in. Uh, wait. Maybe. Oh yea, crap. Damn it. Rhodes is the last guy I’d want in here. Almost no chance for a K now.
Time for Booze
Seriously, Rhodes?
Time and again we see the reliance on a proven methodology... a methodology separate from human experience... built upon figures, not feelings... which encourages our dependence on the empirical world... a world with no room for ground-rule doubles... Inherited Runners Scored
If the Cards get out of this inning, then TLR's an effing genius in my book
Nyjer Morgan Fan Club President
he's and effing lucky bastard in mine
TORTY! TORTY! TORTY! - Everyone
by YesWeOquendo on Oct 20, 2011 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I dunno, I wish managers pulled their "9th inning relivers" more often for matchups
I knew TLR would satisfy this desire of mine
"If I'm in a slump, I ask myself for advice" - Ichiro
Which is easier to hit with a pulled groin?
98 mph fastball or 92 mph meatball.
by Hardcore Legend on Oct 20, 2011 10:50 PM EDT reply actions
yep
this is a terrible move
Time and again we see the reliance on a proven methodology... a methodology separate from human experience... built upon figures, not feelings... which encourages our dependence on the empirical world... a world with no room for ground-rule doubles... Inherited Runners Scored
Also, from St. Louis.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
It is October in St. Louis, and there is baseball to be played. - Red Baron
now
if Ron Washington had balls, he’d PH for Hamilton here.
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.
Endy!
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing"
---Edmund Burke to the VEB community
does it matter if they're right handed and hit against Rhodes?
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 20, 2011 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't know whether to laugh or cry
"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
So we are bringing in Rhodes to walk Hamilton
And then bring in Westbrook to get them to ground into a 5-4-3 triple play?
So, how about a flyout
throwout at home DP, then Andrus thrown out at 3rd
by Hardcore Legend on Oct 20, 2011 10:52 PM EDT reply actions
i can't watch this
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
FUCK
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
FUCK
"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?"
oh gob oh gob
my pants.
THAT IS NOT WHAT MANAGING THE BULLPEN LOOKS LIKE
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
UGH THIS IS ALL MY FAULT
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.
poop
In the future, I for one, welcome our new Aaron Miles overlord.
by Michael_68_1999 on Jan 31, 2011 12:30 PM PST
by RosevilleRedbird on Oct 20, 2011 10:52 PM EDT reply actions
With no Freese
and no Berkman?
Repeal The LaRussa Tax.
by Michael_68_1999 on Oct 20, 2011 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Sigh.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
It is October in St. Louis, and there is baseball to be played. - Red Baron
We don't have bullpen for tonight.
And Skip and Descalso both in. Doesn’t look good
2011 fWAR Final Results: Theriot = 0.7, Boog = 2.6
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that was exactly what I expected
Too bad it couldn’t have been a motte K
Time and again we see the reliance on a proven methodology... a methodology separate from human experience... built upon figures, not feelings... which encourages our dependence on the empirical world... a world with no room for ground-rule doubles... Inherited Runners Scored
Bad move by La Russa...
Motte way more likely to K Hamilton there…
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing"
---Edmund Burke to the VEB community
SOMEONE ALERT AZRUAVATAR
A FINK IS GETTING MAD
by prophetjohn on Oct 20, 2011 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
BLARGH! IF AZRU SHOWED UP RIGHT NOW, I'D SHOW SOME RAGE!!!!
But he’s not here, so I’m cool. Let’s win, Cardinals! Go team!
Here comes Lynn.
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 really hate this.
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
twitter @sirensofsilence
by sirensofsilence on Oct 20, 2011 10:53 PM EDT reply actions
RALLY THREAD!
GO GO GO!
2006, best year of my life. StL Cardinals AND Indy Colts win their championships.
excellent world series performance so far, arthur
now sit down
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
that was a really nicethrow by skip
~ Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too ~
the shit
we have lost it
the game
we will win it
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
by il rosso on Oct 20, 2011 10:53 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
oooooooh
Lynn instead of Dotel. didn’t see that coming. like it.
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 was hoping for a miraculous Rhodes strike-out followed by Lynn closing the door
Grrrr.
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
YOU DONT THINK LEGENDS ARE BORN IN OCTOBER????
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."
by cj2k on Oct 20, 2011 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think skip's in the 9 slot
At least I hope
Time and again we see the reliance on a proven methodology... a methodology separate from human experience... built upon figures, not feelings... which encourages our dependence on the empirical world... a world with no room for ground-rule doubles... Inherited Runners Scored
Yes.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
It is October in St. Louis, and there is baseball to be played. - Red Baron
holliday made the last out of the 8th.
so I expect him to be in the 4th spot
Grit != flat out sucking.
TLR punched himself in the balls with this game
And I’ve never wanted McCarver to shut up more in my life
"IF CARDS CAN SIGN SUPPAN THEY CAN GIVE ME A HOME"
by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Oct 20, 2011 10:54 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Nobody will call LaRussa a genius in the P-D columns tomorrow.
Repeal The LaRussa Tax.
by Michael_68_1999 on Oct 20, 2011 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
We have somehow rewarded Ron Washington's
by Hardcore Legend on Oct 20, 2011 10:55 PM EDT reply actions
with TLR's stupidity
DO IT FOR TORTY!
twitter
by zoomzoomj88 on Oct 20, 2011 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Pitch 3 was a strike.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
It is October in St. Louis, and there is baseball to be played. - Red Baron
Gotta keep it here
We can do it in the bottom of the 9th
Hockey players wear numbers because you can't always identify the body with dental records.
It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all. Laura Ingalls Wilder
well
shit
Time and again we see the reliance on a proven methodology... a methodology separate from human experience... built upon figures, not feelings... which encourages our dependence on the empirical world... a world with no room for ground-rule doubles... Inherited Runners Scored
Sigh.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
It is October in St. Louis, and there is baseball to be played. - Red Baron
Freakin' great.
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
twitter @sirensofsilence
by sirensofsilence on Oct 20, 2011 10:57 PM EDT reply actions
Walkoff?
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
It is October in St. Louis, and there is baseball to be played. - Red Baron
And that's that.
See you in Texas.
Repeal The LaRussa Tax.
by Michael_68_1999 on Oct 20, 2011 10:57 PM EDT reply actions
Or cut the throw from Jay.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
It is October in St. Louis, and there is baseball to be played. - Red Baron
or not pull freese and give up a huge rbi chance
Oh wait…
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
by beer me on Oct 20, 2011 10:59 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
seriously. this has to stop
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
Although, it's really infuriating how he keeps taking out Freese.
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by stlcardsfan4 on Oct 20, 2011 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
that's what i mean. that is what has to stop.
i hate the descalso for freese move. HATE 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
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In addition, IHeartFreesie
(We were playing a doubles defense so it was partially his fault)
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by stlcardsfan4 on Oct 20, 2011 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
that assumes that was the wrong defense to play.
which i don’t think it was. kinsler’s CS% was high this year, and yadi is yadi, so y’know… maybe no-doubles was the way to go.
Happy flight!
turning into big time change in series outcome!
Milt Thompson FTW!
Come ooooooooooooooooon
2006, best year of my life. StL Cardinals AND Indy Colts win their championships.
Some lady in teh Fox audio is really happy about the Rangers taking the lead
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
can I just say
I hate the concept of choking, especially in this situation where nobody appears to have even choked in the conventional usage of that term?
by DanUpBaby on Oct 20, 2011 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
look, it's a rally thread
an unlikely, unhoped-for rally thread. but that’s what it is. positive waves.
But...but...
Washington said wits. He talked about wits.
2006, best year of my life. StL Cardinals AND Indy Colts win their championships.
now the narrative will be
Washington outwitted TLR.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
Really poor fundamentals by Albert to not catch Jay's throw home. Shit.
by Willie McGee's Twin on Oct 20, 2011 10:58 PM EDT reply actions
absolutely
"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
for fucks sake
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
by beer me on Oct 20, 2011 10:58 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
2 run skip homer
right?
Time and again we see the reliance on a proven methodology... a methodology separate from human experience... built upon figures, not feelings... which encourages our dependence on the empirical world... a world with no room for ground-rule doubles... Inherited Runners Scored
My emotional state:
Disappointed. Not mad, but disappointed..
by mojowo11 on Oct 20, 2011 10:58 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Damn it
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."
whole series turning on a bloop freaking single
pull this shit out
by Friday (Elliot) on Oct 20, 2011 10:58 PM EDT reply actions
Need runs now
Bring out the Rally squirrel, turtles, boobs, penis, beers, franklins, what ever you got
Grit != flat out sucking.
well, you can bring them out at home
but keep them there. also, do not picture anything you read on veb.
"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?"
vodka
Time and again we see the reliance on a proven methodology... a methodology separate from human experience... built upon figures, not feelings... which encourages our dependence on the empirical world... a world with no room for ground-rule doubles... Inherited Runners Scored
Keep the faith
Whole season has been like this. Lets do this
by McLaughlin_Stole_My_Beer on Oct 20, 2011 10:59 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I will be ok with just one run for now
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."
Home of toasted ravs and Yogi Berra and bitchin' clydesdales
Oh wait
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
all series. I think buck and mcarver are gonna need a fluffer
To clean up the damn booth.
by RollBirdsRoll on Oct 20, 2011 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't think that's what a "fluffer" does....
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
Well, we'll probably see another Pujols home at bat now...
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing"
---Edmund Burke to the VEB community
Cant help it but
We should have put up more than 1 on Lewis. It will suck to lose this game considering how well Jaime pitched.
by mick311 on Oct 20, 2011 10:59 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
We can still win this shit
2011 Cardinals GIDPs: 169
NL Record: 2011 Cardinals, 169
ML Record: 1990 Red Sox, 174
by Aranathor on Oct 20, 2011 10:59 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
It's alright....
We just traded in our Happy Flight mojo for ‘Win all games except for getaway days’ mojo
"Skipper, we're losing the crowd. Put it our new novelty act."
"Darn it! I already put in the circus clown!"
"Yeah, but he bunted. Clowns are only funny when they swing away!"
I didn't plan on them even being here
Let’s get some runs now please
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
Damn, that bloop single from kinsler sucked
"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
effin baseball
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing"
---Edmund Burke to the VEB community
Good thing we have the A-team defense in...
amirite, guys?
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
twitter @sirensofsilence
by sirensofsilence on Oct 20, 2011 11:00 PM EDT reply actions
RALLY LIQUOR
GLUG GLUG GLUG
"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 20, 2011 11:00 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
that load of crap
should not have ended up in 2 runs for Texas……so frustrating.
Milt Thompson FTW!
Berkman
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 20, 2011 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
berkman
"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 20, 2011 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Berk is out as well
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."
agreed
"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 20, 2011 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
pretty sure he didn't
I think we need the infrared camera to clarify
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
he needs the IR camera
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 20, 2011 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
infrared vision
"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?"
Feliz has the mysterious Chris Perez disease this year...
hope!
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing"
---Edmund Burke to the VEB community
we only need a run
piece of cake.
2011 Cardinals GIDPs: 169
NL Record: 2011 Cardinals, 169
ML Record: 1990 Red Sox, 174
We landed on the moon?!?!?!?!?!
"…this crowd is on their feet for the Canadian Star Spangled Banner." - Mike Shannon
by ducttape16 on Oct 20, 2011 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
yes
happened this morning some time
"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
Did you hear that bin Laden is dead?
FIRE EVERYONE
by Notorious PSC on Oct 20, 2011 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
What's going to happen when every bad person dies?
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing"
---Edmund Burke to the VEB community
more bad people are born
2011 Cardinals GIDPs: 169
NL Record: 2011 Cardinals, 169
ML Record: 1990 Red Sox, 174
DO NO SWING!!!!
"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
was andrus out at second?
replay made it look like he lost contact with the bag
I may be in a rut, but at least I know where I'm going
...to DFA TLR
quick bench check:
Laird, Theriot.. anyone else?
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.
Lohse
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
It is October in St. Louis, and there is baseball to be played. - Red Baron
good point
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 20, 2011 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
larussa, duncan, pettini
"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 20, 2011 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
laird theriot and pitchers
"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
BASERUNNER!
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
twitter @sirensofsilence
by sirensofsilence on Oct 20, 2011 11:02 PM EDT reply actions
YADI TO FIRST
"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
This is why i wanted Tyler Greene
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."
Emergency Broadcast System Test?
Fuck you so hard Chicago.
"…this crowd is on their feet for the Canadian Star Spangled Banner." - Mike Shannon
Greene. Chambers has speed, just doesnt know how to use it
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."
Pinch runner Laird
Hockey players wear numbers because you can't always identify the body with dental records.
It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all. Laura Ingalls Wilder
what in fuck
Laird pinch running. what in sweet jesus
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.
Fucking Laird???
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."
We might need Lohse to hit later
"Skipper, we're losing the crowd. Put it our new novelty act."
"Darn it! I already put in the circus clown!"
"Yeah, but he bunted. Clowns are only funny when they swing away!"
by KlausChadman on Oct 20, 2011 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
doesn't make sense
so crazy, it just might work.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
wait....
is our backup catcher pinch-running?
wait…
"If I'm in a slump, I ask myself for advice" - Ichiro
tlr going all out.
damn. pinchrunning gerald laird.
now i am laughing.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
pinch runner gerald laird! right fielder skip schumaker!
Adron chambers does not care for this shit at all.
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
by tom s. on Oct 20, 2011 11:03 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
weirdest move TLR has made in a while
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.
why are we swinging
he can’t throw a strike
"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
NEVER BUNT
STOP FUCKING BUNT FUCKITY FUCK
"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
BOTH WERE FUCKING BALLS
"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
Can't throw strikes
here, have some and have a free out too!
by Hardcore Legend on Oct 20, 2011 11:04 PM EDT reply actions
This guy is fucking hard to bunt off of...
TAKE A PITCH
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing"
---Edmund Burke to the VEB community
SHREDDER WHAT ARE YOU DOING
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.
Seriously?
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
It is October in St. Louis, and there is baseball to be played. - Red Baron
So Punto, who is 2-3 tonight, is told to bunt..... What the hell?
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 really hate this. Do not understand.
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
twitter @sirensofsilence
by sirensofsilence on Oct 20, 2011 11:05 PM EDT reply actions
FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
"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
SHIT SHIT SHIT
2011 Cardinals GIDPs: 169
NL Record: 2011 Cardinals, 169
ML Record: 1990 Red Sox, 174
Sigh.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
It is October in St. Louis, and there is baseball to be played. - Red Baron
That was ball 3
"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
nick, jose thinks you have something on your chin.
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
by tom s. on Oct 20, 2011 11:05 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
holy nuts what an awful at bat
"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?"
Punto able to not offer.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
It is October in St. Louis, and there is baseball to be played. - Red Baron
i wonder if these are the same people that were gargling TLR's balls
in the NLCS
not that there’s anything wrong with that, i just like inconsistencies
by prophetjohn on Oct 20, 2011 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I like TLR
but he fucks up, and Punto bunting there was a bad call after Feliz’s wildness
"If I'm in a slump, I ask myself for advice" - Ichiro
I just figured out TLR
his managerial style is based on a hyper improbability drive
~ Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too ~
Loved fox jinxing the Cards
with the fact we have never played in a 1-0 game before in the WS. Fox, you asses.
Hey SKIPPY
DO A THING
2011 Cardinals GIDPs: 169
NL Record: 2011 Cardinals, 169
ML Record: 1990 Red Sox, 174
Don't worry
Skip will save us all!
Repeal The LaRussa Tax.
by Michael_68_1999 on Oct 20, 2011 11:06 PM EDT reply actions
Terrible AB. Really, really, awful.
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
twitter @sirensofsilence
by sirensofsilence on Oct 20, 2011 11:06 PM EDT reply actions
exactly
Lousy Saint Louis Cardinals can't win the '85 World Series on Classic Sports
by sharpelbows on Oct 20, 2011 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
This is to infuriating for words.
I hate bunting, especially unsuccessfully at balls and ending the AB with a K.
fair enough.
But Tony can give them to sign for taking as well as bunting.
by Cardinals645 on Oct 20, 2011 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Feliz on one of his wilder days...
is freaking impossible to bunt on. Punto tried b/c he had to, but La Russa should know that it likely won’t end well.
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing"
---Edmund Burke to the VEB community
please just have a good PA Skip
"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
This guy is a Marmol wrapped Aroldis on a stick...
screw you La Russa!
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing"
---Edmund Burke to the VEB community
Shows his genius
Matching wits.
2006, best year of my life. StL Cardinals AND Indy Colts win their championships.
nice catch, Napoli
"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 like how TLR has managed this inning.
Yadier Molina is not a prototypical choice for a leadoff hitter.
I think feliz has thrown one strike all inning
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
by tom s. on Oct 20, 2011 11:07 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
he doesn't need to reproduce anyway.
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
by tom s. on Oct 20, 2011 11:08 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Why is there no booze
left?
Time and again we see the reliance on a proven methodology... a methodology separate from human experience... built upon figures, not feelings... which encourages our dependence on the empirical world... a world with no room for ground-rule doubles... Inherited Runners Scored
Fox really trying to make a meme out of Pujols missing that throw
was it really that crucial? i need replay.
Yes.
Andrus stays at first if Pujols cuts the throw off.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
It is October in St. Louis, and there is baseball to be played. - Red Baron
He has 2 strikes
why is there one out!!!!!!!!
"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
Need to commission an artist to draw TLR in the Mad Hatter's outfit.
CHHAANNNGGEEE PLACES!
WWCD? CDGAF.
I would like to humbly request a happy flight...
thank you that is all.
"…this crowd is on their feet for the Canadian Star Spangled Banner." - Mike Shannon
What the fuck Schu??? all balls
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."
Just stop swinging
NO MORE SWINGING
"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
WHAT DID YOU JUST SWING AT????
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
twitter @sirensofsilence
by sirensofsilence on Oct 20, 2011 11:08 PM EDT reply actions
just making his case to not get another PA for the rest of the series
thank you, Skip. We appreciate it.
My favorite words are goodbye, and my favorite color is red
swung at a fastball in the dirt
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
FUCK SKIP
HOW DO YOU SWING AT THAT
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.
Yeah, we'd have bases loaded and no outs
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."
he is certainly trying
I texted Chris (Carpenter) yesterday and said "good luck and pitch well". "Thanks" he replied, "I will" -Mark Mulder
by FredbirdisaDork on Oct 20, 2011 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
damn SBN
I texted Chris (Carpenter) yesterday and said "good luck and pitch well". "Thanks" he replied, "I will" -Mark Mulder
by FredbirdisaDork on Oct 20, 2011 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I think he has thrown one strike since coming in,
and only Molina walked.
2006, best year of my life. StL Cardinals AND Indy Colts win their championships.
how about a goddamn line drive in the gap for once
"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 20, 2011 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
of course the happyflight streak comes down to the creator of the happyflight
if anyones going to do it, it HAS to be furcal.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
Sigh.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
It is October in St. Louis, and there is baseball to be played. - Red Baron
dammit
"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
The Cards aren't batting in this inning like the offense that got them here.
Way too focused on trying to tie the game with one swing.
WWCD? CDGAF.
Way too focused on creating needless strikes
And also using needless defensive replacements.
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
It was Punto and Skip...
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing"
---Edmund Burke to the VEB community
FUCK!!!!!!!!
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."
....dang.
"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?"
UGH.
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
twitter @sirensofsilence
by sirensofsilence on Oct 20, 2011 11:11 PM EDT reply actions
bleh
La Russa giveth and La Russa taketh away…
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing"
---Edmund Burke to the VEB community
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
"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?"
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
2011 Cardinals GIDPs: 169
NL Record: 2011 Cardinals, 169
ML Record: 1990 Red Sox, 174
Fuck.
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.
dammit
In the future, I for one, welcome our new Aaron Miles overlord.
by Michael_68_1999 on Jan 31, 2011 12:30 PM PST
by RosevilleRedbird on Oct 20, 2011 11:11 PM EDT reply actions
Well that stinks
All that Jaime goodness wasted
Hockey players wear numbers because you can't always identify the body with dental records.
It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all. Laura Ingalls Wilder
yeah, that is painful.
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 20, 2011 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
national sports memes to be retired after tonight:
- tony la russa: genius
- cardinals starters not pitching deep
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
by tom s. on Oct 20, 2011 11:16 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Not a total loss!
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing"
---Edmund Burke to the VEB community
SAD FLIGHT!
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
by tom s. on Oct 20, 2011 11:12 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Ah well.
Hey, look guys, we’re tied with the Rangers in the World Series in 2011, a season in which the Fates almost destroyed our chances but we miraculously made it all the way to the championship. This is actually pretty awesome when you think about it.
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
by mattybobo on Oct 20, 2011 11:12 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
I'm down with this.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
It is October in St. Louis, and there is baseball to be played. - Red Baron
have some
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 20, 2011 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
true fact
as nice as it would be to win it all
WE WON THE FUCKING PENNANT when everyone said we were out of it in august.
2011 Cardinals GIDPs: 169
NL Record: 2011 Cardinals, 169
ML Record: 1990 Red Sox, 174
Fear him
for he is DanUp and his word is law
2011 Cardinals GIDPs: 169
NL Record: 2011 Cardinals, 169
ML Record: 1990 Red Sox, 174
Danup is too nice...
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing"
---Edmund Burke to the VEB community
veb's got a very distinct commenting vibe
I figure not everybody who will eventually become a regular is going to get it immediately.
someone needs to tell him
less “CHOKE,” and more turtle pictures and WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
"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?"
but no WOOOO tonight
not after a loss
"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?"
don't forget boobs
I texted Chris (Carpenter) yesterday and said "good luck and pitch well". "Thanks" he replied, "I will" -Mark Mulder
by FredbirdisaDork on Oct 20, 2011 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
lurking only gets you so far
that said, it should be pretty clear this isn’t a CHOKE place so much as a deeply-internalized-depression place after losses.
i like when the cardinals when they are in the playoffs
i preferred VEB in july, though
by prophetjohn on Oct 20, 2011 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm just assuming that this poster is actually choking
And would like someone to perform the heimlich.
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
by tom s. on Oct 20, 2011 11:19 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Then his account will have to be erased anyway...
might as well ban him.
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing"
---Edmund Burke to the VEB community
i'm curious...if you get banned, how do you not just come back with a new handle?
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 imagine you could
and if you stopped doing whatever got you banned it wouldn’t be a problem.
What is Corey Patterson doing in Tyler Greene's spot on the 25-man roster?
That's happened on RMN.
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
twitter @sirensofsilence
by sirensofsilence on Oct 20, 2011 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
well, i'm sure they can set an IP ban too
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 20, 2011 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
that makes sense.
but like a WCBW type. he could be any of these new trolls!
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 confused Sooner is still like 3 people
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Oct 21, 2011 12:57 AM EDT up reply actions
lol, *convinced*
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Oct 21, 2011 12:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Wits weren't matched
The call for Punto to bunt was what sunk the Cards in that inning.
2006, best year of my life. StL Cardinals AND Indy Colts win their championships.
It was the only option it's not like Punto was going to turn one around.
by GogoPlata4U on Oct 20, 2011 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
totally disagree
if he’s told to swing away (or HOW ABOUT TAKE SINCE FELIZ IS FUCKING WILD AS SHIT AND THIS IS HOW YOU BEAT MARMOL AGBRFUYI234JK@#%$^&) he’s not likely to swing at that crap around his eyes
"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, at the very least he should have been taking until he got a strike
then at that point if it’s still early in the count and you still want to bunt, do it then with one strike.
I actually liked the idea of a bunt there, but Feliz was wild and if he’s going to just give you two runners, you need to fucking take the gift.
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
oh god
that is about the most depressing response I have seen yet
by vaneasy2338 on Oct 20, 2011 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
and they counter with Matt Harrison, right?
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
Yes.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
It is October in St. Louis, and there is baseball to be played. - Red Baron
I'm not concerned
as long as Lohse doesn’t face guys the third time around. Seems like they really figure him out that third time through the lineup. Neither of their 3-4 starters strike fear in me.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
in Texas
seriously will not be a pitcher’s duel. This is going to be like the games in Milwaukee where a 6 run lead did not feel like a lead….except worse.
Hopefully it’s not windy….
"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
We can't do anything the easy way
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
Looking forward to Allen Craig in Texas
mmmm yaaaa
"If I'm in a slump, I ask myself for advice" - Ichiro
Well, it wouldn't be quite as fun if we swept them
Time and again we see the reliance on a proven methodology... a methodology separate from human experience... built upon figures, not feelings... which encourages our dependence on the empirical world... a world with no room for ground-rule doubles... Inherited Runners Scored
YES IT WOULD
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
by tom s. on Oct 20, 2011 11:20 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
does not compute
"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
bloop single
legit single
fly out
fly out
that sucks
"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
story of the season is significantly different than that
the cardinals won the national league and are 1-1 in the WS.
Not really
We won the NL despite our blown saves and bad luck.
Every time we bounced back.
Look to see a very very angry Cardinal team on Saturday
by Fred Stochl on Oct 20, 2011 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
do you realize that you just finished watching a game in the world series
by prophetjohn on Oct 20, 2011 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes
It came off much more negative than I meant it.
I’m just saying we have seen that same thing happen several times this season. Each time it sucked. And each time we bounced back.
by Fred Stochl on Oct 20, 2011 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
legit single (bad cut off)
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
It is October in St. Louis, and there is baseball to be played. - Red Baron
you forgot
stupid pitching change before the first flyout
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
team loss
if Descalso comes thru in the 8th with a single, they’re still playing. Pujols and Yadi both just missed HRs.
"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 agree
you can go through any game and pick out a dozen different things that could have happened just a bit differently that would have affected the outcome.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
crappy flight
I may be in a rut, but at least I know where I'm going
...to DFA TLR
by sportsman on Oct 20, 2011 11:12 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
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?"
For some reason though
Maybe because we didn’t fucking hand it away, didn’t even make me worried in that series.
Yeah, but then we came home for 3 games.
Not to be a negative Nancy, just pointing that out.
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
twitter @sirensofsilence
by sirensofsilence on Oct 20, 2011 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Big difference
That was on the road, and we didn’t lose game 2 in such a craptastic fashion.
Momentum, she be a bitch.
Some people just need a high five. In the face. With a chair.
La Russa overmanaged, I think,
but we only scored one run all night and that won’t win you many.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
This.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
It is October in St. Louis, and there is baseball to be played. - Red Baron
might have scored more if Freese had been left in
that’s two nights in a row he’s went for the defensive replacement too soon resulting in Descalso at the plate with an opportunity to drive in runs.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
exactly
Time and again we see the reliance on a proven methodology... a methodology separate from human experience... built upon figures, not feelings... which encourages our dependence on the empirical world... a world with no room for ground-rule doubles... Inherited Runners Scored
I also think we haven't lost a getaway day since
"IF CARDS CAN SIGN SUPPAN THEY CAN GIVE ME A HOME"
by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Oct 20, 2011 11:14 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
that's almost as bad as losing the game
the Happy Flight luck didn’t stand up.
"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
poor management is more upsetting than the loss
gotta get one in texas now
TORTY! TORTY! TORTY! - Everyone
That's on Tony! And it was bad!
That said we take at least 1 in Texas we bring it back here, we get two we’re in great shape
"IF CARDS CAN SIGN SUPPAN THEY CAN GIVE ME A HOME"
by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Oct 20, 2011 11:13 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
It's not on Tony any more than our win yesterday was because of him.
We lost because we couldn’t score more than 1 run against a pitcher having a fine, but not-special night. We lost because a pop-up found a hole. We lost because Andrus had a nice hit. We lost because our batters couldn’t take fundamentally sound AB’s against a fireballer.
I don't know if we lost because of him.
I can say there’s no reason to play arthur rhodes ever.
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
by tom s. on Oct 20, 2011 11:22 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
9 LOB
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
It is October in St. Louis, and there is baseball to be played. - Red Baron
I'm seriously going to go kill fucking kill myself
………………very slowly by eating an unhealthy late night meal and having some scotch, leading to heart and liver disease later in life. We’ll get ’em next time.
My favorite words are goodbye, and my favorite color is red
taco bell?
"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?"
it's happened
time and time again with this team…they’ll find a way to respond
by vaneasy2338 on Oct 20, 2011 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I feel great about it somehow
probably because I know we’re going to win it for Torty eventually
"If I'm in a slump, I ask myself for advice" - Ichiro
we lost a similar one to Philly
it’s not a back-breaker
My favorite words are goodbye, and my favorite color is red
Yeah, I can't do that
Everything in my living room flew. My hand went through a table.
2011 fWAR Final Results: Theriot = 0.7, Boog = 2.6
Bilingual Twitter
it's ok
1-1 is a thing that happens. Steal one with Lohse or Ejax on the mound and we have Carp in Game 5.
What is Corey Patterson doing in Tyler Greene's spot on the 25-man roster?
with holland pitching
game 4 it’s hard to call that a “steal” for us
by vaneasy2338 on Oct 20, 2011 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
and this is coming from someone who mentally put the marcum games in the bag for the Cards before the series started.
but i watched him pitch, and he just looked done. haven’t seen holland pitch, and maybe there’s something wrong with him, too. but if he’s physically okay (and he’s rested, now) i’m not counting on him being bad by any means. he’s talented.
I don't think either Holland or Lohse is going to make it out of the 5th inning
the games in Texas will probably be decided by the bullpens….
"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
of course...
maybe my definition of steal is just less generous than yours… Holland isn’t pitching well right now, I’m not gonna be shocked at all if we win game 4
by vaneasy2338 on Oct 20, 2011 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
How many times do we have to go with defensive substitutions and have it blow up in our face.
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
What blew up man?? A bloop, a humpback liner and 2 sacs. What blew up?
by GogoPlata4U on Oct 20, 2011 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Defensive Sub at 1B.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
It is October in St. Louis, and there is baseball to be played. - Red Baron
...wait.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
It is October in St. Louis, and there is baseball to be played. - Red Baron
pulling freese (a much superior hitter) for descalso and essentially giving up the rbi chance in the 8th?
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
Zero guarantee Freese gets a basehit and he's done the defensive subbing all postseason. Why stop now?
by GogoPlata4U on Oct 20, 2011 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
because it rarely helps
yep there’s no gurantee, but freese still is the better hitter giving you a better shot there. Just cause your in a one run game doesn’t mean you pull your best hitters.
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
because it's a bad idea when Freese could hit again...
I could see it for the ninth, but the subbing in the eighth involved taking an at bat away from a guy who is crushing it right now
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing"
---Edmund Burke to the VEB community
I do not believe
he has defensive subbed for a guy who is coming up in an RBI situation, in a one run game, when he is most defintiely our hottest…. not to mention late game situation… like bottom of 8th late. ALSO, in game 2 of world series… with top of lineup coming back up in top of 9
still a close game
keep your best overall player out there
"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
okay, look... shitty loss, after a shitty loss for them yesterday
and i anticipate a whole assload of overreaction here, so: we lost that game on a bloop hit, okay? the most important thing that happened tonight was ian kinsler hitting a ball into that little triangle where nobody can field it. i didn’t like several of tony’s calls either, but those only have a very marginal effect on the outcome. bottom line, we had bad luck, and we only scored one run of our own, and the series is now tied. TLR’s not any dumber or smarter than he was yesterday — he’s bad-annoying to watch manage when it doesn’t work, and fun-annoying when it does work, but ultimately it’s about players winning or losing. and also, luck.
get ’em saturday. go cards.
by Pegasus on Oct 20, 2011 11:15 PM EDT reply actions 11 recs
make it green
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 20, 2011 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
La Russa's sins:
taking out Freese when there was a decent chance he’d bat again
taking out the high K pitcher for the low K pitcher
bunting on a wild Feliz
That’s a prett bad 1.5 innings.
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing"
---Edmund Burke to the VEB community
by guayzimi on Oct 20, 2011 11:15 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Batting averages after 2 games
Cardinals hitting .203
Rangers hitting .186
Offensive explosion all around.
Lousy Saint Louis Cardinals can't win the '85 World Series on Classic Sports
We beat the Brewers in the Pennant
Corey Patterson, Ryan Franklin, Miguel Batista are off the team
Ryan Theriot no longer plays short stop
Kyle McClellan is not on the WS roster
Allen Craig and David Freese are legitimate players
We have a lot to be happy about
Especially with Craig getting more than 1 AB the next 3 games
"If I'm in a slump, I ask myself for advice" - Ichiro
see you folks!
a clash of kings is calling my name. i’m gonna finish it tonight.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
Yesss!
I have about 30 more pages in game of thrones.
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
twitter @sirensofsilence
by sirensofsilence on Oct 20, 2011 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
most excellent series, I'm bout done with the Feast of Crows and can't wait to get into a Dance with Dragons.
Plus can’t wait for the 2 series to pick up on HBO.
by Tuning in from Korea on Oct 20, 2011 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm enjoying it...I've flown through the first book in 2 days.
Only complaint is that I could do with less rape scenes.
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
twitter @sirensofsilence
by sirensofsilence on Oct 20, 2011 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
yep
enjoyed the books, mostly (would have preferred better prose, and particularly less self-consciously olde-fashionede diction, but I could just live with it) but the amount of rape/general creepiness was the big complaint I came away with. It’s the big reason I don’t actively recommend them to people.
What is Corey Patterson doing in Tyler Greene's spot on the 25-man roster?
I can do with some violence or horror
but rape scenes just get to me. I don’t really see the point, I guess. And I think they’re treated especially casually in this book. That’s my biggest complaint. And that’s why I still haven’t read Pillars of the Earth.
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
twitter @sirensofsilence
by sirensofsilence on Oct 20, 2011 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
legitimate. Pillars of the Earth was phenomenal, but those did get to me.
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 20, 2011 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I saw the mini-series
but from what everyone told me, the book is GREAT except for the extremely graphic rape scenes. Which I know I will hate. Maybe I’ll read it and skip over those.
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
twitter @sirensofsilence
by sirensofsilence on Oct 20, 2011 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah
in general I think the series does a good job of telling the story in a way that makes the point that, oh yeah, this romanticized world sucked for most people living in it. which is nice, and interesting to read. But then he just gets completely carried away with that stuff, and not in a way that seems to contribute to the overall message
What is Corey Patterson doing in Tyler Greene's spot on the 25-man roster?
This football music bullshit has to stop.
I know that’s vulgar of me but seriously. I almost can’t describe how dumb Fox’s playoff broadcast is.
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
I pretty much hate Fox in general. Except for the Simpsons and Family Guy.
Nyjer Morgan Fan Club President
by peppermartin on Oct 20, 2011 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Im guilty of blaming TLR alot
No need to blame him. We flat out got beat. We weren’t going to sweep anyway. Still a good game. All will be better Saturday. Night VEB
by McLaughlin_Stole_My_Beer on Oct 20, 2011 11:18 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
me too
getting drunk does that though
Toast… om nom nom
2011 Cardinals GIDPs: 169
NL Record: 2011 Cardinals, 169
ML Record: 1990 Red Sox, 174
with beans?
Nyjer Morgan Fan Club President
by peppermartin on Oct 20, 2011 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Ugh, I'm too disappointed to eat.
I know it’s a 1-1 series, but that was still a heartbreaking way to lose. I really thought we were going up 2-0.
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
twitter @sirensofsilence
by sirensofsilence on Oct 20, 2011 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
thats aj pierzynski
I texted Chris (Carpenter) yesterday and said "good luck and pitch well". "Thanks" he replied, "I will" -Mark Mulder
by FredbirdisaDork on Oct 20, 2011 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm lost
I texted Chris (Carpenter) yesterday and said "good luck and pitch well". "Thanks" he replied, "I will" -Mark Mulder
by FredbirdisaDork on Oct 20, 2011 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh shit
We just had another earthquake here in San Franscisco. 2 fairly big ones today. And the cardinals lost. Fuck.
Time and again we see the reliance on a proven methodology... a methodology separate from human experience... built upon figures, not feelings... which encourages our dependence on the empirical world... a world with no room for ground-rule doubles... Inherited Runners Scored
because we are the cardinals we have to blow one game in a heartbreaking fashion
i’d rather it be in game 2 than in game 6 or 7
I texted Chris (Carpenter) yesterday and said "good luck and pitch well". "Thanks" he replied, "I will" -Mark Mulder
by FredbirdisaDork on Oct 20, 2011 11:19 PM EDT reply actions
Amen to this...
Let’s get it back in Arlington!
by Dixie's Football Pride on Oct 20, 2011 11:24 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
According to TV analysts
Matt Holliday, Lance Berkman, and Allen Craig will all DH in Texas.
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
at the same time?
2011 Cardinals GIDPs: 169
NL Record: 2011 Cardinals, 169
ML Record: 1990 Red Sox, 174
SUBJECT LINE!
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
by mattybobo on Oct 20, 2011 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'd like to overreact this evening and blame tlr for all the worlds troubles
tomorrow I’ll feel much better. We still got this.
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
Ill blame it on this fucking thread.
We were up 1-0 goin into the 9th. New thread, bloop single, etc…
Who made it? Lets kill em!
by mick311 on Oct 20, 2011 11:21 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
that was me
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 20, 2011 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
our local weather guy just said the Cards had 27 home games this summer w/ 100+ temps
is that true? he was talking about how cold it was yesterday & today
Balls
Seriously
how shitty was the top of the ninth. Anything and everything that could go wrong did.
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
How does it work?
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
It is October in St. Louis, and there is baseball to be played. - Red Baron
it is what it is
2011 Cardinals GIDPs: 169
NL Record: 2011 Cardinals, 169
ML Record: 1990 Red Sox, 174
tis indeed
the cruelest of mistresses
2011 Cardinals GIDPs: 169
NL Record: 2011 Cardinals, 169
ML Record: 1990 Red Sox, 174
I blame the rapture
That was it right?
Lousy Saint Louis Cardinals can't win the '85 World Series on Classic Sports
No b/c Hamilton batted in the inning...
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing"
---Edmund Burke to the VEB community
by guayzimi on Oct 20, 2011 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
You are right
Well that blows my theory!
Lousy Saint Louis Cardinals can't win the '85 World Series on Classic Sports
by sharpelbows on Oct 20, 2011 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
What got us was leaving 9 runners on base. Hope we do a better job next time.
Nyjer Morgan Fan Club President
I blame a good Rangers team
That was a fantastic game. Only thing to really mad about with the players was Albert’s not-cutoff.
Going into each game just hoping for an exciting game of good baseball, I am not disappointed.
I'd have to see it again...
seems he gave up on it for some reason. It would be unfortunate if that were his last act in Busch Stadium.
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing"
---Edmund Burke to the VEB community
What are the odds that one of the two teams will sweep the next three?
20%?
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing"
---Edmund Burke to the VEB community
Somebody has to win game 3...
then there’s a 50% chance that winner wins game 4, and a 50% the winner of games 3 and 4 wins game 5… So why wouldn’t it be 25%? Plus Pujols resigning is a 50-50 proposition, so…
12.5% chance Pujols last act in Busch is committing an error to lose a World Series game. Sorry…
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing"
---Edmund Burke to the VEB community
still not
scored an error
Lousy Saint Louis Cardinals can't win the '85 World Series on Classic Sports
by sharpelbows on Oct 20, 2011 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
you are not remembering quite correctly
it would be 12.5%
by prophetjohn on Oct 20, 2011 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
And 40% for Boston
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
It is October in St. Louis, and there is baseball to be played. - Red Baron
It was also a terrible throw
we can blame Pujols and all, but if the throw hit the cutoff man cleanly this would not be an issue. It was off line, it has to at least be 50/50 blame in my mind
Lousy Saint Louis Cardinals can't win the '85 World Series on Classic Sports
by sharpelbows on Oct 20, 2011 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree with this statement.
Time and again we see the reliance on a proven methodology... a methodology separate from human experience... built upon figures, not feelings... which encourages our dependence on the empirical world... a world with no room for ground-rule doubles... Inherited Runners Scored
both game 1 & 2 were a lot of fun to watch, they were really good baseball games
Balls
by gdm426 on Oct 20, 2011 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
from what i was told the LCS was never in doubt, the Cards were going to win no matter what
you can’t say the same for the WS
Balls
the LCS was never in doubt?
who told you that?
"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
just seemed like from following here & the STL media
the brew crew was never playing well enough to win the series
Balls
no way IMHO
even the blowouts were intense. I didn’t relax until the 9th inning of Game 6 when they had a 6 run lead.
Cardinals definitely played like the better team in that series (offense, defense, relief), but several of those games were pretty taut (esp. the ones in StL).
"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
and bigtime slug-fests
just like the experts predicted. Bless those experts, always being right about everything.
My favorite words are goodbye, and my favorite color is red
losing it in the top of the 9th, just bugs the crap
out me..
by Tuning in from Korea on Oct 20, 2011 11:24 PM EDT reply actions
Mitch Williams just wrote off Motte for the rest of
his career this series.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
It is October in St. Louis, and there is baseball to be played. - Red Baron
He gave up a bloop and a soft liner to the opposite field...
I don’t see how he was any different than any other night.
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing"
---Edmund Burke to the VEB community
No doubt it was an unlucky turn of events
just been nice if someone would have swung and missed is all I’m sayin.
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
he had one standing in the batters box
TLR didn’t let him get it.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
insta-rec
nice to have something to smile about after a disappointing game like that..
"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?"
sweet
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i don't understand why if Motte was expected to get 3 outs, one of which was Hamilton
why that changed just because runners were on.
While I'm in bitchfest mode,
I have to complain about the Cards haters on my Twitter feed. Annoyed.
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
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by sirensofsilence on Oct 20, 2011 11:31 PM EDT reply actions
I don't get why so many people
who have no connection to the Cards hate them.
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
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by sirensofsilence on Oct 20, 2011 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah this is pretty much it
the only people who hate tony la russa’s press more than we do is everybody else.
Yeah...
my favorite is the Royals fan who, for some reason, hates the Cards and is constantly complaining about all the “bandwagon fans.” And he’s all of a sudden the biggest bandwagon Rangers fan ever. Umm, hypocrisy?
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
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by sirensofsilence on Oct 20, 2011 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
yes, i don't understand them
they constantly talk about 85 like it just happened. they have this visceral hate for us that really makes no sense.
Balls
Agreed.
I don’t blame them for being bitter angry people, but I don’t get the Cards hate. I will root for the Royals when we aren’t playing them.
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
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by sirensofsilence on Oct 20, 2011 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm assuming it's the natural hate the big brother syndrome
KC has had to watch stl succeed and be the darling of MO for quite sometime.
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
the only reason they notice
is cause the Chiefs haven’t won a fucking thing in forever
"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
well that and their baseball team has been on a milk carton since 1985
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
The irony there, is that I feel like it goes the other way in football.
I never hear any Chiefs fans say anything about the Rams, but I hear Rams fans bitching about the Chiefs.
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
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by sirensofsilence on Oct 20, 2011 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe by Rams fans, I should have instead just said
fang.
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by sirensofsilence on Oct 20, 2011 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
fuck the chiefs.
kicking iheartboog's ass in fantasy football since 2011
by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 21, 2011 1:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, 26 years of futility will make you bitter and angry
I’m a cardinals fan who grew up in KC. And I’m also a Royals fan. It’s tough and I just want everyone to get along.
Time and again we see the reliance on a proven methodology... a methodology separate from human experience... built upon figures, not feelings... which encourages our dependence on the empirical world... a world with no room for ground-rule doubles... Inherited Runners Scored
I have developed a "2006" reflex
any time any Royals fan says “1985” to me. It is highly effective.
"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
Even if we lose game 3, I think we are ok-ish
Regardless, we have to win game 4. From there, I think it’s a coin flip
"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 20, 2011 11:31 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
"From what I understand, Hamilton handles the fastball pretty well"
has he been watching the games? Motte could have hammered him in with fastballs and Hamilton wouldn’t have had a prayer.
Also said that he would have left Motte in if Andrus hadn’t reached second.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
I've decided I'm going to take about 24ish hours off from watching baseball
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
well, 24 hours from now there won't be a game
so you’re in luck
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by tehzachatak on Oct 20, 2011 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Take 44.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
It is October in St. Louis, and there is baseball to be played. - Red Baron
is sad veb sad?
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In addition, IHeartFreesie
also, ignatiusjreilly's fanpost on the FP if you haven't read it yet
My favorite words are goodbye, and my favorite color is red
Not happy with the new thread or taking motte out.
It’s all good though bc we will get it back.
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."
tomorrow is really going to suck
not only will I have the losing hangover but also I have ton of work, as I accomplished essentially nothing this week.
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
So WTF happened
I was doing basketball evals for the 7th grade girls.
Looking at replays, it looked like Pujols let the ball through for some reason.
Boog would have made that play.
Misplay.
Cruddy throw, horrible cut off attempt, bad communication.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
It is October in St. Louis, and there is baseball to be played. - Red Baron
they speculated that on the broadcast
kinsler was making as if to run through the sign
What is Corey Patterson doing in Tyler Greene's spot on the 25-man roster?
I think he just flat out missed it
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
that's what it looked like to me.....
"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
couple bloops here, some great SS plays on their end & the Rangers tied it up
it’s baseball in October, it happens
Balls
by gdm426 on Oct 20, 2011 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I like this analysis
Let’s stop freaking out. I still feel good about our chances…
Time and again we see the reliance on a proven methodology... a methodology separate from human experience... built upon figures, not feelings... which encourages our dependence on the empirical world... a world with no room for ground-rule doubles... Inherited Runners Scored
optimism and positivity from gdm?
WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH GDM
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In addition, IHeartFreesie
by IHeartBoog on Oct 20, 2011 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
all day long
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by vivaelpujols on Oct 21, 2011 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions
honestly, are they really going to sweep in TX? seems unlikely, right? we have an excellent offense, too
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
the rangers would be going with mitch moreland at first and young at DH, right?
I think you’d have to regress pretty generously to put moreland ahead of allen craig after their respective 2011 seasons.
HAVE YOU NOT READ THE MEDIA REVIEWS?
THIS LINEUP IS SO AWESOME THAT NELSON CRUZ ENDS UP BEING THE GREATEST SEVENTH PLACE HITTER OF ALL TIME!
ALL TIME!
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
It is October in St. Louis, and there is baseball to be played. - Red Baron
Carpenter pitches game 5
I don’t think a sweep is likely. I think this thing is coming back to St Louis for at least one game
"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 sure hope so!
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
yeah
i think i will be only watching parts of the rest of the series and skipping facebook…. i have all the bandwagon texas fans, who probably care less about baseball but hey i live in texas so i need to root..
meh
because TLR
by punchinjudy on Oct 20, 2011 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions
you're welcome to come over here,
but there’s a line between having a conversation and trolling, and you’re standing on it.
This one hurts
Yeah, it’s still just 1-1, we’ve been resilient, etc. Not the end of the world, sure. But this is a tough loss to swallow. Three outs away from going up 2-0 in the series and putting Texas in a position where they have to win four out of five. And we’ve wasted a fabulous start by Jaime. Lots of blame to go around — players failing to execute, and more curious decisions by Tony.
Still, they’ve been two great, competitive ball games. Just hope we’re not going to regret giving this one away…
I'll leave with this
Kyle loshe, keep the ball down, and good luck
GO CARDS!
"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 20, 2011 11:48 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
sigh, baseball
this game has presented me with an opportunity to self-analyze, re: the human desire to assign blame.
SELF-KNOWLEDGE NOT WORTH IT
Soo as bad as it sounds
I’m really glad I didn’t drop $450 to attend the game as I almost did.
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
So you guys might try to kill me for this, but I hope we start Westy in Texas.
If he’s sharp we will have a very good chance against Texas
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."
no
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In addition, IHeartFreesie
he hasn't pitched in like 25 days!
he won’t be sharp
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In addition, IHeartFreesie
I just don't see a reason to believe he'll be sharp
starting a bad groundball pitcher over a good pitcher seems too granular a move to make just because you’re in texas.
I am really surprised the pitch forks aren't out for La Russa.
I mean…. Rhodes? Really? The pitch to Hamilton was 81 hanging on a TEE. if Hamilton is right that thing is in the seats. It might not have made a difference if Motte had faced him, but still. Bringing in Rhodes is just not going to end well.
1-1, but its pretty deflating to lose a world series game like that. The optimism on here is impressive, I wish I could feel the same way.
i would have left motte in to strike him out
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In addition, IHeartFreesie
Motte had some bad luck really. We needed strikeouts, not flyouts.
Not sure why Rhodes came in, he’s not striking anyone out.
by chriswallace on Oct 20, 2011 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
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
well, except ryan howard
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In addition, IHeartFreesie
Once Andrus got to second with nobody out, it should have been Motte or a tough loss.
You can’t bail guys out all the time with a better “matchup.”
by chriswallace on Oct 20, 2011 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
maybe optimistic is the wrong word choice
more just how people can shrug off a loss like that and look at the positives. its just so deflating the way it happened.
I really wanted the series to get to 3-0 so I could actually afford to attend a game in TX.
I’m still not worried because I think we can outslug them in Arlington but I won’t be able to attend for $250+.
why would a clinching game be cheaper?
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
With the Cards up on Texas 3-0 going into game 4 in Arlington, there would have been a firesale on tickets.
by chriswallace on Oct 20, 2011 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah i guess that makes sense
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In addition, IHeartFreesie
I still think the Cards have a pretty good shot, especially against their young pitchers on the road.
Also, Tony won’t have to overmanage as much with the DH in the lineup.
I wouldn't be so sure about your second point
DH won’t prevent him from making silly defensive replacements in 1-run ballgames.
hmmm.
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Pujols, Molina, Holliday, Berkman disappeared tonight on field and in clubhouse. All left before talking.
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Tough loss
But I look at it like…. we should have scored more than 1 run. In a 1 run game the bloop hit and a “mistake” can beat you…and it did tonight.
Albert and Holliday really need to break out in Texas! If Jon Jay is going to bat in front of Albert he needs to start getting on base to get the line going. We just couldn’t get guys on base tonight in front of the big guys and just couldn’t get a big inning. We need to score early and often in Texas!
Boy a frosty cold Budweiser would be great about now"…long pause…then an "aahhh". --Mike Shannon
No way Jay hits second in TX
At least against lefties. I assume Craig will slide into the #2 spot, and Jay drops to 9.
I know I'm late to the party here, but....
….as someone posted earlier, we’re 8-5 in the post-season. We’re 31-14 in the past 45 games. We won 2 games in Philly, 2 games in Milwaukee. The Cards aren’t built to sweep. They’re built to win the series.
I’m not happy, but my chin is up.
If I had a tagline, this would be it.
Please don't make fun of my chin.
Thank you.
If I had a tagline, this would be it.
by lancelotlink on Oct 21, 2011 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions
No.
I can not.
If I had a tagline, this would be it.
by lancelotlink on Oct 21, 2011 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
no,no,no
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 21, 2011 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
I guess the most frustrating part of this game
is it seemed like we really hit the ball hard. Some warmer temps and it could have been a completely different game. On the other hand, how about that middle infield for the rangers? down right nasty.
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
These last 2 games have show cased some outstanding defensive plays..
Been some high drama games, and I much prefer the low scoring type, with the pitchers going at it toe to toe..
by Tuning in from Korea on Oct 21, 2011 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions
anyone at both games in STL?
I went to the game tonight, but not last night, and I found the experience disappointing, Seems like a different group of people.
check out VEB on facebook...just search groups for Viva El Birdos
I'm sure a bunch of very casual fans that don't usually go to games
got tickets through business partners or via “company perks” and such make up a good chunk of it. At least that’s the way it used to be when it came to World Series games.
Boy a frosty cold Budweiser would be great about now"…long pause…then an "aahhh". --Mike Shannon
I've have a better time a a cubs cards game
lotta trolls around busch. I’m a little embarrassed for the area. My tix were company perks but I go to games all the time. People are not pleasant. lol
check out VEB on facebook...just search groups for Viva El Birdos
the people sitting behind me surely hadnt been to a lot of games
i’m not even sure they watched any games on tv this year
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 21, 2011 1:38 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm not watching the postgame stuff on the cable nets
But I am a little curious…are they saying Texas has it wrapped up now? I kind of expected to hear some of that so I decided to turn it off.
Boy a frosty cold Budweiser would be great about now"…long pause…then an "aahhh". --Mike Shannon
I'm glad that the real Jaime decided to show 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 21, 2011 12:32 AM EDT reply actions
Well he was at home
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Oct 21, 2011 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh, I just thought that was one of those narratives that everybody talks about.
Since so many people have poo-poo’d that idea, I didn’t think it could possibly be real.
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 21, 2011 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions
The splits idea?
Yeah, sorry, I was just mocking it.
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Oct 21, 2011 12:55 AM EDT up reply actions
so was I
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 21, 2011 6:06 AM EDT up reply actions
End of mojo?
Anyone else as concerned as I am about the happy flight streak ending? To loose that streak in such a heartbreaking fashion and have to get on a sad flight and wait an extra day to play 3 games on the road….really have a bad feeling that the good morale that’s got us here is going to be lost.
It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great.
I'm not as concerned about the mojo
as I am with Loshe and Jackson pitching in a hitters park like Rangers Ballpark in Arlington to be really honest. I have a feeling we are going to have to score plenty to win those games.
Boy a frosty cold Budweiser would be great about now"…long pause…then an "aahhh". --Mike Shannon
OT: as some of you may know, girlfriendup is currently working in a prefectural office in japan that's in a sister-state relationship with indiana
she’s been doing a ton of translating and interpreting recently ahead of an official state trip the governor and some of the people in her division will be making to indiana, where gov. fukuda of tochigi will meet mitch daniels of indiana.
I just got an e-mail from her saying that her months of work have come down to this: commemorative tochigi-indiana friendship canned bread.
this: this is why I love japan.
by DanUpBaby on Oct 21, 2011 12:49 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Canned bread seems like it's from Ren and Stimpy
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by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Oct 21, 2011 1:22 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
it doesn't seem possible
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by YesWeOquendo on Oct 21, 2011 1:33 AM EDT up reply actions
i hope the can makes that "whoosh" sound when you open it
"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?"
Tony's had a pretty great postseason so far
Yeah, it didn’t work out tonight, but his early use of the bullpen is actually a great strategy IMO. Good lineups as well.
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
long drive back to chicago..
Rough game. Not gonna dwell on it. Excited to get Craig in the lineup for 3 games, should make a huge difference.
Hopefully home by 5 a.m., have to be at work at 8 :)
by matt man on Oct 21, 2011 1:03 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Sick of this, you guys
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Really looking forward to the weekend, you guys
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by stlcardsfan4 on Oct 21, 2011 2:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Damn I really need to cut my toenails, you guys
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Oct 21, 2011 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Whats the rules of engagement for asking a totally off the wall question
not pertaining to baseball or the CARDS..
by Tuning in from Korea on Oct 21, 2011 1:14 AM EDT reply actions
Sorry, we don't talk about off-topic things at VEB
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LOLOLOLOLOLOL just kidding go ahead
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So I'm gonna go cheer myself up with ads for the free flexor
Night guys
"IF CARDS CAN SIGN SUPPAN THEY CAN GIVE ME A HOME"
by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Oct 21, 2011 1:19 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Just got home from the game...
TLR took the wind out of the ballpark when he took Sauce out and brought in Chester A Arthur. Overall it was a great experience for my first World Series game. Although, I can’t believe I was 30 feet away from Curt Schilling and didnt get to punch him in his face so he could bleed (ketchup) on his pink shirt.
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 21, 2011 1:30 AM EDT reply actions
Just got home from the game...
TLR took the wind out of the ballpark when he took Sauce out and brought in Chester A Arthur. Overall it was a great experience for my first World Series game. Although, I can’t believe I was 30 feet away from Curt Schilling and didnt get to punch him in his face so he could bleed (ketchup) on his pink shirt.
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 21, 2011 1:39 AM EDT reply actions
Sooo close to 2-0
3 outs away. Man, even 2 hours later I am still sick to my stomach. I guess I should have learned by now given the way this team has played the last month that they would not make it easy. The next two games are scary with Lohse and EJax, but then again we aren’t exactly facing Halladay/Lee. You really just have to hope to split the next two and then have Carp pitch the pivotal game 5. It’s far from the end of the world, but these types of games are just deflating.
I had a bad feeling when the top of the 9th started
The fact that it was the top of the order for the Rangers and Motte just seemed due to give up a big hit. Although I was actually expecting either a home run or gapper rather than a bloop. As hot as Motte has been I have no problems with him pitching the 9th at all…I just couldn’t get over the feeling that he was due to give up a big hit.
But as I said before we really should have scored more than one run. The margin for error is real slim against a team like the Rangers in a 1-0 game going to the 9th. Sadly it just didn’t work out tonight. I just hope our offense gets going in Texas. I would love to see a repeat of the crooked numbers we put up in Milwaukee. We are going to need them I bet.
Boy a frosty cold Budweiser would be great about now"…long pause…then an "aahhh". --Mike Shannon
The good and the bad
Well if Tony gets the credit for getting us here, he gets a lot of blame for this loss. The of was playing too deep, Motte should have been left in and Fresse should have stayed in the game longer. Oh yeah Punto should have been told to take a pitch or two.
While I think the Rangers are a better team, thus far the Cardinals have played better by a fair margin. I do think our hitters are getting a bit anxious with runners in scoring position, but the Cardinals are hitting the ball better overall than the Rangers.
The St. Louis Cardinals- 11 time World Champions!
by Zubin on Oct 21, 2011 2:13 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
One thing that I must admit
is that most of this post season whenever Holliday comes up I feel like it’s an automatic out or double play. I know he is playing with nerve damage and does have a couple hits but I wish I didn’t think this because I really like Matt. He just seems so off right now. He has really swung and some bad pitches and doesn’t seem like the Matt Holliday we have seen the past couple of years. I really hope he can turn it around soon.
Boy a frosty cold Budweiser would be great about now"…long pause…then an "aahhh". --Mike Shannon
i dunno, i mean it might be beneficial for you to fact check before you say this kind of stuff
his line in october is pretty much what he’s been his whole career and even if you only want to look at the last few games, he’s been pretty much on fire
hell, he was on base twice tonight in 4 PAs
Great point and you are right
But he still seems a bit off to me. I think a lot of it is being anxious at the plate. His timing just seems off to me. He has been able to get on base with walks like tonight. I do have a feeling he is going to come up big in Texas.
Boy a frosty cold Budweiser would be great about now"…long pause…then an "aahhh". --Mike Shannon
Anyone know anything about this Harrison guy
All I know is he throws pretty hard but has spotty control…
Am I the only one who doesn't feel bad about last night's loss?
I woke up pretty much writing yesterday off to BABIP hell. That’s not to take anything away from the Rangers, but with most of their hits coming off soft ground balls at the perfect spot and a couple bloops, combined with the Cards’ smoking quite a few hits but right at someone (not to mention a handful of “would’ve-been-homeruns-in-any-other-park-in-slightly-warmer-weather” hits), I honestly don’t feel like last night is anything to worry over. Which isn’t saying I think we are guaranteed a WS title, just that there is no reason to panic, blame TLR, etc. It was a close game, we had some bad luck offensively, and Texas came up with a much better spot of their lineup in the 9th, and earned their win. But it’s been two close games, so the Cards have shown they can keep pace.
WWCD? CDGAF.
No. I'm disappointed we couldn't put them in a 2-0 hole, but I'm absolutely not panicking or frothing in anger.
I can’t wait for Saturday night!
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