The 2011 WS as microcosm for the 2011 season

by lancelotlink on Oct 25, 2011 11:14 AM EDT

Bear with me:

Game 1/April: A bit of a slow start, but some solid starting pitching, some timely hitting, and an overall winning start to everything. Feeling pretty good.

Game 2/May: Some cracks in the facade. Starting pitching is good, but the bullpen is shaky. Starting to see some problems with RISP. What's up with Pujols? Okay, it's still early, no time to panic.

Game 3/June: Boom! GOB's gift to baseball! We are awesome. 38-26 and sitting atop all of MLB. Anybody else worried about the bullpen? Aw, who cares. We're #1!

Game 4/July: Not so much. The bats go dead. The team is cold, limp, lifeless. The other team is winning everything, getting all the key hits, making all the key pitches, catching the breaks. We traded Colby Rasmus? What's a Rzypsk3xqhrey?

Game 5/August: Things get weird. Moths fly into ears. Corey Patterson. Still no life on the Cards as the other team makes all the right moves, and we ground into all the DP's. WTF is LaRussa doing? Is Albert still Pujols? (You know what, though? That Motte kid sure is throwing well....) Oh well, time to call up the minor leaguers and start looking ahead to next year. Let's get Tyler Greene some at-bats.

Game 6/September: Oh Hai, Albert! There you are! Oh Hai, starting pitching! There you are! Oh Hai, shut-down closer! There you-....oh, sorry Mr. LaRussa, I must have been mistaken. Oh Hai, pennant race! What's up with that other team? Hmm, that's interesting. Wouldn't it be funny if....aw, never mind. Wait a minute....! Adron Chambers!

Game 7/October: Do it for Torty! Rally Squirrel! Happy Flight! Tra la, tra la! Yadi and Motte hugging on the mound as the great pile-on begins......

I'm just sayin'.

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I could go for this.

by Jon S. on Oct 25, 2011 2:02 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

By this rationale,

we should win Game 7 on a 15th inning walk off balk. That’d match the improbability level from the regular season.

Makin' toast!

DING

Butterin' toast!

by dronemc on Oct 25, 2011 2:52 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs

If we're tied in the ninth you know what'll happen.

by Danrarbc on Oct 27, 2011 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Hear, Hear!

Nice analogy. Hope it comes true

Cards fan in Middle East

by Shloz on Oct 26, 2011 5:59 AM EDT reply actions

the end of it all

Game 7 parallels October AND Game 7 is part of October. This paradox will cause the universe to implode, which I’m fine with as long as it means the cards win.

by YepYouGuessedIt...CardinalRed on Oct 26, 2011 9:46 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs

This is just too coincidental

somebody’s playing a prank on me!

Nyjer Morgan Fan Club President

by peppermartin on Oct 27, 2011 8:16 AM EDT reply actions

Both components end with Carpenter pitching a must-win game against a team from Texas

We know how that turns out…

by YepYouGuessedIt...CardinalRed on Oct 27, 2011 2:49 PM EDT reply actions

Game 6 = September

Falling behind, battling back. Falling behind, battling back. Key hits by the bottom of the order. Craig replaces Holliday, and does it for Torty. Theriot comes off the bench. Berkman is the steady hand. And Freese delivers in a big way. Finally at the last possible moment of the game/month, we are victorious, with new life, and a clean slate.

And I was there.

Go Cardinals.

If I had a tagline, this would be it.

by lancelotlink on Oct 28, 2011 1:48 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs

Yes.

The runs Texas scored in the seventh and the tenth resemble the crushing defeat against the Mets and the Cubs series toward the end of the season.

2011 fWAR Final Results: Theriot = 0.7, Boog = 2.6
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by Paulspike on Oct 28, 2011 2:07 AM EDT up reply actions

Sorry about my lame attempt.....

….at carrying on the original narrative. I am still completely jacked up from the game. I believe that what I meant to write was, “WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.”

Go Cardinals.

If I had a tagline, this would be it.

by lancelotlink on Oct 28, 2011 2:03 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs