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2011 World Series: Game 6 canceled after pressure from meteorologists, Chris Carpenter

"Go over and play in the outfield for a minute, Kameron, Carp is coming over and he looks super pissed."

The St. Louis Cardinals announced Wednesday that Game 6 of the 2011 World Series would be postponed because starting pitcher Chris Carpenter "did not give a [Carpenter]" about weather patterns that suggested the game might be playable under regular season circumstances. 

Carpenter, who could appear in a potential Friday night Game 7, walked into John Mozeliak's Busch Stadium office and declared himself "Head of the [Carpentering] Weather Committee, Chairman of the [Carpentering] Cancel-the-Game Board, Dear [Carpentering] Leader of the Permanent Juche Revolution! [Carpenter]!" an office that had earlier belonged to MLB Commissioner Bud Selig. 

Game 6 will be played Thursday night, pending further review from the Cancel-the-Game board. Game 7 has been moved to Friday night, a move which potential Game 7 starter Kyle Lohse described as, "Okay, so long as we're not bumping Fringe. Are we bumping Fringe? Hey, did you ever hear if there was going to be another X-Files movie? The second one was just okay, but I'd totally watch another one."

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YOU DON'T KNOW ME JOKER

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 5:12 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

sadly it would be abridged from the glossary.

no member-specific memes

would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2011 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

just make joker generic!

nobody has to know except all of us!

by Pegasus on Oct 26, 2011 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

if I ever gave you any merit badges, I rescind them.

you won’t even search for LoMoGoHoRo? That’s the pivotal moment of the season!

would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2011 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

I just read that subthread.

It’s a classic.

Still not a werewolf.

by clank on Oct 26, 2011 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

link to it damn it

"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78

by d-dee on Oct 26, 2011 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

Just search for the first non-Fritz "gyroscope"

Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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by mysterui on Oct 26, 2011 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

here

Still not a werewolf.

by clank on Oct 26, 2011 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

hm, thanks

"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78

by d-dee on Oct 26, 2011 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

somebody shoulda asked him if he was a ghola

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 26, 2011 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

I just couldn't look away from that train wreck

At first reading you all talk about it I thought it was an old one from before my time, until I saw a fink comment and realized it was just 2 days ago

11 in '11

Carp on Brendan

by I-Musial-ly-Am on Oct 26, 2011 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

Are we bumping Fringe?

"Nothing Motte does is quiet. It's mostly screamy and intense." - sheckiezx
"I'm a graduate of the Mike Shannon School of Diction" - Al Hrabosky

by monkeysareblue on Oct 26, 2011 5:13 PM EDT reply actions  

I'm still looking for the 2nd X-files movie...

"I don't know, but it works. Doin it for Torty works... He brings us luck and we're gonna roll with it." Allen Craig

by pattimagee on Oct 26, 2011 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

I enjoyed it more than kyle lohse did

but I saw it in an empty theater the sunday it came out, so I appeared to be an exception to the rule.

by DanUpBaby on Oct 26, 2011 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

DanUp, I would click you all day if I could

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by mysterui on Oct 26, 2011 5:13 PM EDT reply actions  

Good lord I want this

FlyingSaucerKC: Talk about bad ass glasses! Get the Stone double bastard tumbler tonight at 7 Only 120. Don’t be late! http://t.co/yoAAQjGU

Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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by mysterui on Oct 26, 2011 5:14 PM EDT reply actions  

wat

Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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by mysterui on Oct 26, 2011 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

Why wouldn't you just ask me

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by mysterui on Oct 26, 2011 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

BECAUSE YOUR NAME IS NOT MATT

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions   2 recs

because you are asian

everyone knows you don’t ask asians direct questions like that. That’s not how things work in your culture.

"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum

by scoot on Oct 26, 2011 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

psssshhh... do you even have to ask?

Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"

John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."

by SheckieZx on Oct 26, 2011 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

Not doing that NOW, jerk

Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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by mysterui on Oct 26, 2011 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

If you get me one,

I’ll stop talking about your mother.

Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.

by RiverRat on Oct 26, 2011 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

liar

"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum

by scoot on Oct 26, 2011 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

shh

Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.

by RiverRat on Oct 26, 2011 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

Get it yourself jerk

Link

Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter

by mysterui on Oct 26, 2011 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm sure most of glasses use lead paint

But since Stone is based in California, where they’re required to print those warnings, they have to explicitly say it

Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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by mysterui on Oct 26, 2011 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

you should not have shown me that link.

I’m going to spend way too much money now.

Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.

by RiverRat on Oct 26, 2011 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

they even have dog treats.

Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.

by RiverRat on Oct 26, 2011 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

so we're just down to the other 54 matts.

one of whom apparently lives in KC.

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

Big Stone fan?

Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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by mysterui on Oct 26, 2011 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

Cardinals Game 6 Lineup

Based on various media reports over the last two days, this is the likely Cardinals starting lineup for Game 6:

1) Furcal, SS
2) Schumaker, CF
3) Pujols, 1B
4) Berkman, RF
5) Holliday, LF
6) Freese, 3B
7) Molina, C
8) Punto, 2B
9) Garcia, P

"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."

--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS

by bgh on Oct 26, 2011 5:15 PM EDT reply actions  

Initiate the Billy Martin sequences!

1) Holliday, LF
2) Berkman, RF
3) Pujols, 1B
4) Craig, CF
5) Freese, 3B
6) Furcal, SS
7) Molina, C
8) Garcia, P
9) Punto, 2B

"Nothing Motte does is quiet. It's mostly screamy and intense." - sheckiezx
"I'm a graduate of the Mike Shannon School of Diction" - Al Hrabosky

by monkeysareblue on Oct 26, 2011 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

TLR+Billy Martin:

1) Holliday, 3B
2) Berkman, CF
3) Pujols, 2B
4) Craig, SS
5) Freese, C
6) Furcal, RF
7) Molina, 1B
8) Garcia, LF
9) Punto, P

FIRE EVERYONE

by Notorious PSC on Oct 26, 2011 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions   3 recs

You know what's terrifying?

Three of those have happened before, two analogous situations have happened before, and I’ve advocated for trying yet another.

Freese at C, Molina at 1B, and Pujols at 2B have all happened, TLR has used a SP in left and a second baseman at P, and I remember saying prior to 2010 that if Freese can’t hold up they should try Holliday at 3B.

"Nothing Motte does is quiet. It's mostly screamy and intense." - sheckiezx
"I'm a graduate of the Mike Shannon School of Diction" - Al Hrabosky

by monkeysareblue on Oct 26, 2011 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

Against a righty, I'll take it

Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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by mysterui on Oct 26, 2011 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

against a righty

I wish Jay was playing

"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum

by scoot on Oct 26, 2011 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

Actually....

Do we know if Holliday is still being hampered by tendon injury in his hand? If so, Craig in LF?

by avs18fan on Oct 26, 2011 5:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

two days off between games

Matt’s good as new

"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum

by scoot on Oct 26, 2011 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

they had enough time to pop off his head and legs and swap in a new torso

What is Corey Patterson doing in Tyler Greene's spot on the 25-man roster?

by Robth on Oct 26, 2011 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

do descriptive linguistics better.

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions   2 recs

the proper phrase by the way is "use subjective better"

you don’t “do” the subjunctive tense, you “use” 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

by IHeartBoog on Oct 26, 2011 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Umm...

Seriously, there is no good excuse for why Schu is playing over Jay. Especially against a righty.

The fuck?

President of the Tyler Greene fan club - Wiki - PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE
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by stlcardsfan4 on Oct 26, 2011 6:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

oh hey

this thread decided it would auto refresh for me now that it is time for me to go home. Screw you SBN.

"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum

by scoot on Oct 26, 2011 5:15 PM EDT reply actions  

Heading to Rosalitas (sp?)

Any good?

Anyone remember that store in STL area that someone said had Mexican Sprite? I’m like Marty McFly waiting for the clock tower, I just realized I have more time!

by Hardcore Legend on Oct 26, 2011 5:17 PM EDT via mobile reply actions  

They now have this at Dierberg's

And some Schnucks. Just look for the taller-than-normal glass bottles.

by DeWitt4Torty on Oct 26, 2011 6:08 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

that was me

Crestwood Schnucks has Mexican Sprite, I service that store for Coke, we’ve got 2 cases sitting in the back, because it doesnt sell

I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!

by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 26, 2011 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

Pardon my dumb-assery

Or don’t pardon it, whichever, but are there available data about Garcia’s performance on extra rest? Is he better, worse, the same?

by CardsObsessedInNYC on Oct 26, 2011 5:17 PM EDT reply actions  

per Joe Sheehan
Getting out in front of this: Lewis had a 5.00 ERA in six starts with at least six days of rest. Garcia: 1.61 ERA in four. (2011 only.)

but alas, doesn’t mean much

by matt man on Oct 26, 2011 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

sweet

This makes me a little less scared!

by saul wright on Oct 26, 2011 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

Woohoo! At least one more day of CARPENTERING baseball!

Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"

John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."

by SheckieZx on Oct 26, 2011 5:19 PM EDT reply actions  

ON SHORT REST WOOOO

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm sure Carp's potty mouth works just as well on short rest.

Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"

John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."

by SheckieZx on Oct 26, 2011 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

He might even be grumpier on short rest

if such a thing were possible, bringing even more bite to the trash talk.

by jjray on Oct 26, 2011 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

we might see some c-bombs drop.

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

He said he "C" word really?

I mised that one if you talking about the 4 letter C word

11 in '11

Carp on Brendan

by I-Musial-ly-Am on Oct 26, 2011 6:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

not that i'm aware of. we're musing

over the affect the day off could have on his language and wondering if it’ll make it worse.

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 6:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

So THAT'S what those square brackets imply!
“Head of the [Carpentering] Weather Committee, Chairman of the [Carpentering] Cancel-the-Game Board, Dear [Carpentering] Leader of the Permanent Juche Revolution! [Carpenter]!”

Those P-D articles make so much more sense now.

by avs18fan on Oct 26, 2011 5:23 PM EDT reply actions  

If Albert can call his own hit & run ...

then cancel the “hit” portion of the hit & run after the pitch was already airborne then me thinks Albert has the authority to cancel a world series game in which he is a participant. Could the game really take place without Albert? Perhaps Carp put in a profanity laced recommendation to King Albert, which was very persuasive.

by jjray on Oct 26, 2011 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

As for your article, sir,

CCIWTHTBKJI

read:Chris Carpenter Is Way Too Handsome (And Tall) To Be Kim Jong Il

"Nothing Motte does is quiet. It's mostly screamy and intense." - sheckiezx
"I'm a graduate of the Mike Shannon School of Diction" - Al Hrabosky

by monkeysareblue on Oct 26, 2011 5:32 PM EDT reply actions  

oh shit.

chris carpenter is not handsome. not at all. he is an ugly motherfucker.

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

damn link

Nyjer Morgan Fan Club President

by peppermartin on Oct 26, 2011 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

there's gonna be some smoting going on.

Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.

by RiverRat on Oct 26, 2011 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

paging y2s,

paging y2s

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

you guys need to be able to explain memes yourselves

tie your own shoes, too

would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2011 6:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

THIS MAN,

THIS MAN RIGHT HERE
that is a handsome man

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

were they out of real lemurs?

I may be in a rut, but at least I know where I'm going
...to DFA TLR

by sportsman on Oct 26, 2011 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

yep. just what i was thinking.

Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"

John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."

by SheckieZx on Oct 26, 2011 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

his flavor-saver is an almost-equilateral triangle.

Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"

John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."

by SheckieZx on Oct 26, 2011 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

Bud Norris,

also handsome.

Striking, really

Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.

by RiverRat on Oct 26, 2011 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

I don't have such tendencies, but if i did...

he’d be on my list.

Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"

John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."

by SheckieZx on Oct 26, 2011 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

see, you're falling off the rails.

Whenever a pitcher, Holland for example, starts throwing an excellent game against the cards, VEB’s tendency is to make a comment such as:
Derek Holland is quite handsome.
Striking.
Dashing even.
etc
etc

Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.

by RiverRat on Oct 26, 2011 6:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

I just genuinely think that shingle-riddled TLR is great to look at.

I get it now though. Thank you.

Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"

John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."

by SheckieZx on Oct 26, 2011 6:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

Me too

I liked it so much I used the avatar. And the name..

Also, Releasing Chris Carpenter would be a good name for a movie about transactions. It would sound like an arthouse flick, and that way you could con your significant other into seeing it. Surprise! The protagonist is Dave Duncan, and he spits a lot.

by fightin'_eyerash on Oct 26, 2011 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

oh shit...

I completely forgot about the “[Insert Bud Norris Relative Here] is a handsome man” meme. My sincerest apologies, guys.

"Nothing Motte does is quiet. It's mostly screamy and intense." - sheckiezx
"I'm a graduate of the Mike Shannon School of Diction" - Al Hrabosky

by monkeysareblue on Oct 26, 2011 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

Y2S would know this but that meme came long before norris

I think it might have started while larry was still running the blog.

Do it for Torty.
Happy Flight!

by Oedipa Maas on Oct 26, 2011 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

yeah, I have no hope of tracing it now.

it probably got abridged because it seems jinxy and/or I didn’t want other blogs picking up on our eels.

would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2011 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

do you think Carp wanted to at least have a possibility to pitch again.

went to Joe Torre and said something like:
“You know, they lost my luggage on the flight home. If they don’t delay Game 6, they might not have time to deliver it to my home. Instead, they’ll have to deliver it to wherever you’re located. Do you want that? Do you want to deal with my luggage?”

Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"

John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."

by SheckieZx on Oct 26, 2011 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

With the delay I finally get to go back to beer school

All these playoff game tickets have been getting in the way of me learning about beer

bollocks

by SecondHalfMatt on Oct 26, 2011 5:45 PM EDT reply actions  

2.25 26.25 hours until game 6.

do subjunctive better

by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 26, 2011 5:45 PM EDT reply actions  

so, no spoilers in this thread please,

but after i catch up on breaking bad i’m looking for a new (to me) tv series to watch. recommendations?

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 5:46 PM EDT reply actions  

That's what I was gonna post.

Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.

by RiverRat on Oct 26, 2011 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

Downton Abbey is the (arguably) the best show on right now

But Deadwood’s my favorite all time, so good on SHM

by LandSickness on Oct 26, 2011 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

ooooh

Downtown Abbey looks really cool. I’ll watch an episode tonight.

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

I watched 1st season and it was awesome

Waiting for 2nd to be over so i can watch all in a marathon…hate waiting a week for next show

11 in '11

Carp on Brendan

by I-Musial-ly-Am on Oct 26, 2011 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

I have the first 6 now

and have watched the first three and IT IS AWESOME. There’s a shot in 2×03 that really takes it to the next level.

by LandSickness on Oct 26, 2011 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm having hard time waiting but will nonetheless

I hate the feeling when i finish an episode…and have to wait to watch the next one. Thanks for the heads up / review :). Where are you downloading from?

11 in '11

Carp on Brendan

by I-Musial-ly-Am on Oct 26, 2011 6:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

Thanks and if yo also like British humore you'll love

The Cathrine Tate Show, esp the character “Nan”

Check this youtube of hit here:
Cathrine Tate as Nan

laughed my ass off just now

11 in '11

Carp on Brendan

by I-Musial-ly-Am on Oct 26, 2011 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

The Wire or Boardwalk Empire.

those above suggestions are all very solid as well.

Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"

John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."

by SheckieZx on Oct 26, 2011 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

i've seen the wire, and loved it.

for those who recommended the shield, i typically don’t like crime dramas. what makes it different?

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

Moral ambiguity

Vic Mackey does a lot of morally questionable (Like REALLY questionable) things in the process of taking down bad guys.

FIRE EVERYONE

by Notorious PSC on Oct 26, 2011 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

Right, it's not a crime drama

it’s a drama about the police team.

by sdrone on Oct 26, 2011 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

Lem is the best

but no spoilers, remember

FIRE EVERYONE

by Notorious PSC on Oct 26, 2011 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

the good guys, are the bad guys.

I wouldn’t really call it crime drama.

Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.

by RiverRat on Oct 26, 2011 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

It's more about the characters

The key is getting through the terrible first season.

by saul wright on Oct 26, 2011 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

I finally watched this weeks BE last night.

So damn good.

Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.

by RiverRat on Oct 26, 2011 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

I haven't seen it yet.

this season has started out very strong though.

Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"

John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."

by SheckieZx on Oct 26, 2011 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

i watched a few episodes of Boardwalk,

and i really didn’t care for it. i think it was the first three? does it get better or is it just not my thing?

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

that's a hard question to answer.

but I was hooked before the end of the third episode.

Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"

John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."

by SheckieZx on Oct 26, 2011 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

i'm really superficial

and i find it difficult to look at steve buscemi. that sounds awful.

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

a literal LOL from me.

i think he does a great job in Boardwalk though

Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"

John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."

by SheckieZx on Oct 26, 2011 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

he's a terrific actor,

and this is by far not the only reason the show didn’t appeal all that much to me, but it’s part of it.

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 6:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

haven't seen a sci-fi tv series i've liked.

best sci-fi series of all time, go!

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

see, here's the thing.

i think i’d like firefly a lot more if it hadn’t been so hyped. i love a lot of things about it a great deal, and actually guess i have to rescind my “i haven’t liked a sci-fi series” statement because i guess i did like firefly.

but i think i like it a lot less than people who saw it at the time and had to deal with the cancellation…

this comment makes little sense. so OTHER than firefly, any sci-fi series i should check out?

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

It gets a LOT iffier after FireFly

Never had anything that was able to keep my attention for a full run

by LandSickness on Oct 26, 2011 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm going to recommend Farscape everytime.

Truly one of the best shows I’ve ever watched.

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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Oct 26, 2011 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

Oh I'm so dumb

BSG is great, though I had some tough times when the pace slowed down

by LandSickness on Oct 26, 2011 6:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

my only knowledge of battlestar gallactica

is from the office quote. so, no. the problem i have with sci-fi is it almost always gets unbearably kitschy to me. battlestar different?

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

I thought so

It has some really compelling drama. I don’t love SciFi but I loved BSG. Give it a try sometime.

by OCCardsFan on Oct 26, 2011 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

will do.

thanks!

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

but don't let this hype you.

Wasn’t the best show I’ve ever seen, but was a great show. Especially for late at night watching

Still not a werewolf.

by clank on Oct 26, 2011 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

alright.

thanks for the recommendation. as you can see from this thread, i have a lot of stuff on my hands now.

PHRASING

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

you're a Cylon?!!!

would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2011 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

nor do we.

would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2011 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

...two? no.

would've.
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by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2011 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

You'd think that with 3+ servers

SBN wouldn’t crash so often.

Still not a werewolf.

by clank on Oct 26, 2011 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

did you anger the servers ?

would've.
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by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2011 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

Great. Now we have to sacrifice someone to them again. Volunteers?

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by cardinalswsbound on Oct 26, 2011 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

what you do, see, is pick someone with Game 6 tickets and then...

would've.
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by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2011 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

I once dropped a BSG reference around here

and nobody knew what I was talking about.

Still not a werewolf.

by clank on Oct 26, 2011 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

I know the feeling

I made what I though was a hilarious comment comparing two doppelbocks which paralleled the media’s treatment of the Cardinals and Rangers, and was greeted mostly with cricket chirps.

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by mattybobo on Oct 26, 2011 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

Boardwalk Empire was also excellent

same watching strategy as above applies on this as well as MADMEN, Gladiator, and other short series I like

11 in '11

Carp on Brendan

by I-Musial-ly-Am on Oct 26, 2011 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS

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by IHeartBoog on Oct 26, 2011 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

has anyone seen Sons of Anarchy?

is that a good show? where does it sit compared to these other recommendations in your mind?

thanks all for the opinions! i greatly appreciate them.

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by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

I love SOA

Kurt Sutter is the showrunner (he wrote on The Shield all seven seasons). Loosely based on family struggles theme in Hamlet. (Dead father speaking to son, Mother and Stepfather and son fighting each other)

The first season is pretty good, but then the plotlines really pick up in Seasons 2, 3, and 4.

FIRE EVERYONE

by Notorious PSC on Oct 26, 2011 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

SOA

Big yes on SOA! Outstanding show and really does the best of any show on TV at building drama throughout the whole season. Every season has been amazing.

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by nomar34 on Oct 26, 2011 9:20 PM EDT via iPhone app up reply actions  

and Justified is just as good

if not better.

Chicago Cubs: The first century was funny...this second one is just sad...
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by nomar34 on Oct 26, 2011 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

this +1000000

I’m really pissed that Directv is going to stop carrying FX on Nov 1. Fucking idiots! Don’t they know that I love that show?!

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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Oct 26, 2011 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

dish network did that last year too

It only lasted a few weeks but I had to watch SOA online with shitty quality instead of in HD. #firstworldproblems

Chicago Cubs: The first century was funny...this second one is just sad...
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by nomar34 on Oct 26, 2011 11:22 PM EDT via iPhone app up reply actions  

I don't have HD now.

My computer connection sucks part of the time and I don’t want to have to depend on it for my shows. + Justified damn it. This just makes me want to chew nails.

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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Oct 26, 2011 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

i do like the league, but

sunny>archer>league in terms of fx comedies for me

by all4tookie on Oct 26, 2011 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

I've never watched Archer

but the commercials make it seem great

FIRE EVERYONE

by Notorious PSC on Oct 26, 2011 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

It is great

And Sunny has picked it up after being a little off for two seasons

by LandSickness on Oct 26, 2011 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

See I was always iff on Sunny

because I’ve never liked awkward humor

FIRE EVERYONE

by Notorious PSC on Oct 26, 2011 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

I've never really viewed it as awkward comedy

That’s more the office’s bag, at least at this point. Sunny is a collection of different types of idiots interacting.

by LandSickness on Oct 26, 2011 6:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

what'd you think of arrested development?

i guess the humour isn’t all that similar, but i’d qualify it as “awkward” as well.

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 6:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

try a few episodes.

my favourite comedy of all time, by far.

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 6:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

BLASPHEMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Manchester City: 19 points, 6-0-1, 2nd in EPL, +18 GD
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by cardinalswsbound on Oct 26, 2011 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

I am pretty sure

that is in the requirements to part of this site.

Chicago Cubs: The first century was funny...this second one is just sad...
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by nomar34 on Oct 26, 2011 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

Intelligently awkward

But I’d say that there is much more to it than that. Anti-comedy, punning, and some sparkling performances.

by LandSickness on Oct 26, 2011 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

it's fucking hilarious.

although it gets a little predictable after a bit, i can do a lot of the dialogue between characters a beat before it actually happens a lot of the time.

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

i've seen it's always sunny.

i like it.

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

love that show as well.

i actually started watching it because michael schur was doing it, and i loved fire joe morgan. baseball influences everything.

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

But really man, if you have some free time

Give Downton Abbey a try. It is doing so many things so well.
And the first series is on Netflix.

by LandSickness on Oct 26, 2011 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

sweet. thanks for that.

have you seen whitechapel?

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

I have not.

Nor have I heard of it? ITV or BBC? Period piece?

by LandSickness on Oct 26, 2011 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

itv.

centres around the jack the ripper murders.

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

to clarify,

i haven’t actually seen it…the downtown abbey wikipedia page said that downtown abbey had the biggest viewership for its premiere since whitechapel, so i clicked on the link for whitechapel and it sounded interesting.

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

Are you referring to:

White Chapel Vampire / Royal Scandal?

If so then Dammit it’s not available for instant watch have to wait for DVD

11 in '11

Carp on Brendan

by I-Musial-ly-Am on Oct 26, 2011 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

link to the wikipedia page

wiki

a quote i laughed at:

Slowly, the show is making Ripperologists of us all, as Jack’s ‘canonical’ murders are separated from the ones he actually committed. It is all in the worst possible taste and bloody good fun.

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 6:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

the wikipedia page

quotes a critic as saying “it’s life on mars without the time travel”.

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

i love this show. absolutely love it.

Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"

John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."

by SheckieZx on Oct 26, 2011 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

Mad Men's pretty good.

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by stlcardsfan4 on Oct 26, 2011 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

watched it all.

LOVE it. probably my favourite series ever.

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

Well you seem to have the basic all-time great shows down.

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by stlcardsfan4 on Oct 26, 2011 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

that's why i asked for recommendations.

but seriously, i haven’t seen most of these. apparently they’re all super critically acclaimed, so i thought i had the basics down (the wire, arrested development, mad men, breaking bad) but now i feel completely overwhelmed—in a good way.

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

Just don't go through it all too quickly

It’s terrible when you seemingly have nothing top notch left to watch.

by LandSickness on Oct 26, 2011 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah I have to still watch The Wire.

And I haven’t checked out the last season of Mad Men either. (I’m finishing up Friday Night Lights)

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by stlcardsfan4 on Oct 26, 2011 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

add sopranos to that

i mean i assume this is a given everyone has seen that… right…?

by Wombat x on Oct 26, 2011 6:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

GOAT tv shows

1a. The Wire
1b. Sopranos

get some runs

by OurSaviorAaronMiles on Oct 26, 2011 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

Rome and Carnivale were really good, even if they never finished them.

BASTARDS AT HBO!!!!

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by RiverRat on Oct 26, 2011 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

been watching Carnivale

On HBOGO. Very good stuff.

Chicago Cubs: The first century was funny...this second one is just sad...
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by nomar34 on Oct 26, 2011 11:23 PM EDT via iPhone app up reply actions  

speaking of HBO,

Curb your enthusiasm is gold.

Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.

by RiverRat on Oct 26, 2011 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

as is game of thrones

wow, there’s a lot of good tv out there

by all4tookie on Oct 26, 2011 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

slogging my way through the books

right now. i probably won’t watch the tv series as i hate visual representations of literature in a lot of cases as it takes away from my imagined views of the characters and settings.

this probably makes me strange, but i hated the lord of the rings movies for this reason.

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

it is a really good time for television.

although I am very happy to be missing new episodes of many of my favorites, due to the Cardinals being in the World Series. To me, that is the best TV there is.

Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"

John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."

by SheckieZx on Oct 26, 2011 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

it is known.

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 6:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

SOA, Supernatural, Justified, The Walking Dead, Boardwalk Empire, Mad Men, Community, Modern Family

Psych, Suits, Burn Notice, Californication, Nurse Jackie, Wilfred, HIMYM, House, New Girl, Parenthood, Criminal Minds, Breakout Kings, In Plain Sight, White Collar, Covert Affairs, Royal Pains, How To Make It In America, Hung, Leverage, Chuck, Revenge, Suburbitory, Happy Endings, Pan Am, NCIS, NCIS LA

Balls

by gdm426 on Oct 26, 2011 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

holy fuck.

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

i mean, thanks.

but that’s a lot of series. i will never be able to watch all of them.

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

Sounds like my mom.

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by cardinalswsbound on Oct 26, 2011 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

I was certain this was a comment made my Rui.

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by stlcardsfan4 on Oct 26, 2011 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

my friend works on Pan Am

i hear it sucks

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 26, 2011 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

Dr. Who

you could start all the way back in 1963 and have plenty of catching up to do. or just start off in 2005 and be like everyone else

also the BBC put together a 3 episode miniseries called Sherlock about a modern day sherlock holms that i found enjoyable

finally the original The Office with Ricky Gervais and Steven Merchant is right up there with the Wire for all time greatest television show ever

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by YesWeOquendo on Oct 26, 2011 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

i'm just going to list my favorite TV shows ever

The Wire, Lost, Battlestar Galactica, The West Wing, Seaquest DSV, Sports Night, Farscape, Stargate SG-1, House, Bones, Breaking Bad

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 26, 2011 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

oh, and Firefly

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 26, 2011 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

bless you for naming Farscape

that is literally my fav show ever. I would have to throw the original Hill Street Blues cast in there. As well as Miami Vice for about the first 3 years. I also fondly remember the original Battlestar Galactica and Buck Rodgers, they crack me the hell up now.

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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Oct 26, 2011 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

i watched all of the original Battlestar, after watching all of the new one (which is possibly my favorite scifi show ever, i consider this somewhat high praise as i am a complete scifi nut)

it’s, um, pretty funny.

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 26, 2011 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah, it looks pretty bad now,

but it wasn’t bad for its time. I’m not sure if that says more about the original BSG, or the other shows on then.

#FireTLR

by The Continental on Oct 26, 2011 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

they were actually both really cool back then.

But the old sci-fi’s are hilarious by today’s standards.

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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Oct 26, 2011 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

I used to love the Dukes,

and I’d always say I wish they ran reruns of it. Then they did, and my childhood was crushed, because it was really, really bad.

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by RiverRat on Oct 27, 2011 8:31 AM EDT up reply actions  

appropriate given the festivities of the weekend

Passenger describing first trip on the new 787:

There were speeches and sake in Tokyo, much bowing, many platitudes and an exhausting protocol of laboured courtesies before the Dreamliner went on its Japanese way. The director of Tokyo’s Narita Airport wished us a “happy fright”, fire tenders sprayed a watery arch with their hoses and when the aircraft left the ground everyone clapped. Four hours later, when it landed in Hong Kong, to more fire hoses and two dragons cavorting on the tarmac, everyone clapped again.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/8850866/Boeing-787-Dreamliner-on-board-the-plastic-plane.html

by all4tookie on Oct 26, 2011 5:57 PM EDT reply actions  

we have dragons now?

why wasn’t i informed

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

maybe this is political

it didn’t really occur to me until i submitted it. if so, sorry and feel free to delete

by prophetjohn on Oct 26, 2011 6:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

it probably is.

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 6:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

yeah

but it’s the kind that only [stupid people from the other political party] would disagree with amirite

by prophetjohn on Oct 26, 2011 6:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

yeah.

those [stupid people from the other political party] are all for that [stupid thing which i opposed because it’s stupid] which is just like those [stupid people].

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 6:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

are you guys miming politics? really?

mimes AND politics?

would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2011 6:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

well, used in the main article, it's like pixelation.

but these are like digital gestures

would've.
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by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2011 6:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

(And brackets reference Goold-euphemisms)

would've.
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by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2011 6:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm pissed

all I wanted to do was play a little flash game to de-stress, then hunker down to actual productive stuff.

then the flash game freezes, dies, and does not save any progress, despite claiming auto-save.

this is not baseball. de-stressing things should not be stressful, ffs.

would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2011 6:37 PM EDT reply actions  

John Kruk on the Fast Lane
i dont think people on the east coast realize that the Cardinals have won10 World Series

I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!

by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 26, 2011 6:41 PM EDT reply actions  

from the Goold one.
Less general thought: Any chance #Cardinals have to pitch Carpenter is a plus. Real question how Garcia will do with 24 hrs to ruminate.
Tlr on using Carpenter in Game 6: “No chance.” pause. “little chance.” #WorldSeries #STLcards

and now: Skip Schumaker
http://twitpic.com/767igh

would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2011 6:43 PM EDT reply actions  

Jon Jay's hair lookin' real big today

http://twitpic.com/7678c6

would've.
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by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2011 6:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

that's officially a fro now

put a pick in it, it’s done

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by peppermartin on Oct 26, 2011 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

I've been meaning to check it out.

I liked their first, but not their second.

"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."

--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS

by bgh on Oct 26, 2011 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think fans of the 1st will like this one.

I also think you might find Some Loud Thunder will grow on you.

by infallibleopiniongenerator on Oct 26, 2011 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

it absolutely died in here.

dinner time in the STL?

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 7:07 PM EDT reply actions  

just the witching hour.

Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.

by RiverRat on Oct 26, 2011 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

which is a little funny, given how many people here are out of central time

but perhaps that’s just my tendency to identify other diaspora members biasing me, and the overwhelming majority are central timers.

What is Corey Patterson doing in Tyler Greene's spot on the 25-man roster?

by Robth on Oct 26, 2011 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

those central timers.

keeping the rest of us down.

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

in Albertofstan, dinner eats you!

would've.
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by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2011 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

me neither.

but hopefully, if we get there, he’ll be bad-ass.

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'd rather he and Lohse split the start.

Three innings each. But bullpen game, blah blah, whatever.

by Pegasus on Oct 26, 2011 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

that would likely mean carp screwed up

if he’s rolling through 3 innings just ride him as long as you can. if he doesn’t have it go to lohse. literally has to be no leash though. any sort of jam within the first couple innings i hope they pull him

by Wombat x on Oct 26, 2011 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

and lohse FWIW has been pretty good early in games/first time through the order

i don’t know how much to take from that but he usually gets through the order once easily then starts hanging his changeup and gets smoked. with all the slop he throws maybe they just start to sit on it or something. or maybe its all random, but its been a pattern lately.

by Wombat x on Oct 26, 2011 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

The anti-Jackson

Manchester City: 19 points, 6-0-1, 2nd in EPL, +18 GD
Sergio Aguero: 8 Gs, 2 As
Edin Dzeko: 6 Gs

by cardinalswsbound on Oct 26, 2011 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

I would like Lohse to come out imitating Carp.

would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2011 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm not either at all.

But I like him there more than Lohse or Westbrook or Jackson by far.

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by stlcardsfan4 on Oct 26, 2011 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

GO HAM FIGHTERS!

Go Bobby Keppel!

"He probably misses his old glasses."

by Alxfritz on Oct 26, 2011 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

Who made it in?

I’ve been meaning to check.

#FireTLR

by The Continental on Oct 26, 2011 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

The Climax Series teams.

Pacific League: Hawks, Fighters, Lions. Darvish pitches for the Fighters
Central League: Dragons, Swallows, Giants.

The winner from each league will meet up in the Nippon Series.

by Tuning in from Korea on Oct 26, 2011 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

I agree.

She also showed tremendous restraint not making a Swallows Giants joke. Good job, Mrs X.

"He probably misses his old glasses."

by Alxfritz on Oct 26, 2011 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

I wish I had more time to follow NPB and that there were better English language options for it. I did manage to catch one Orix game (So Taguchi!) this year.

I followed Chunichi a bit during their run a few years ago, but have completely lost touch.

Also, bite me SBN.

#FireTLR

by The Continental on Oct 26, 2011 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

this postponement just got real for me

I had to push the red baron’s overflow threads back a day.

by DanUpBaby on Oct 26, 2011 7:27 PM EDT reply actions  

oh boy.

it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be

by il rosso on Oct 26, 2011 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

[Carpenter] just got real!

would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2011 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

game 6 game 7 (I pray) and then a birthday party on consecutive evenings

my liver might splode

Cause of course I can’t not drink during a world series game

by infallibleopiniongenerator on Oct 26, 2011 7:32 PM EDT reply actions  

Summary

Signing Pujols might not be a good idea, because he’s getting older and therefore fatter.

Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.

by mattybobo on Oct 26, 2011 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

...
Retaining Pujols Could Add Fat to Cards’ Payroll

would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2011 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

Am I the only one without subject lines? Seriously I’m getting daily “you are not allowed to post on this site” screens that go away when refreshed and now I can’t write in or read any subject lines which is very confusing, especially since people often only write subject lines thus riddling the page with blank posts. I seriously was starting to thunk there was a posting nothing meme until people reply to the blank posts as of something was there

"IF CARDS CAN SIGN SUPPAN THEY CAN GIVE ME A HOME"

by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Oct 26, 2011 7:44 PM EDT via mobile reply actions  

SBN has been wonky, but I haven't seen that.

Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.

by RiverRat on Oct 26, 2011 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

last night it wouldn't let me post a subject line

but I waited a bit and refreshed the page and it was all right again.

Still not a werewolf.

by clank on Oct 26, 2011 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

Am I the only one without subject lines? Seriously I’m getting daily “you are not allowed to post on this site” screens that go away when refreshed and now I can’t write in or read any subject lines which is very confusing, especially since people often only write subject lines thus riddling the page with blank posts. I seriously was starting to thunk there was a posting nothing meme until people reply to the blank posts as of something was there

"IF CARDS CAN SIGN SUPPAN THEY CAN GIVE ME A HOME"

by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Oct 26, 2011 7:45 PM EDT via mobile reply actions  

I'm sorry can you say that again?

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by stlcardsfan4 on Oct 26, 2011 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

due subjunctive moar

most annoying meme ever?

by guayzimi on Oct 26, 2011 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Weird place to put this...

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by stlcardsfan4 on Oct 26, 2011 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

It's just fang, I thought

and I think he was being somewhat serious.

Still not a werewolf.

by clank on Oct 26, 2011 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

What?

I’ve done it maybe once, and that was making fun of fang

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by mysterui on Oct 26, 2011 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

this is correct

not a meme until several other people pick it up. otherwise all my personal asides would be in the glossary.

would've.
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by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2011 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

Am I the only one without subject lines? Seriously I’m getting daily “you are not allowed to post on this site” screens that go away when refreshed and now I can’t write in or read any subject lines which is very confusing, especially since people often only write subject lines thus riddling the page with blank posts. I seriously was starting to thunk there was a posting nothing meme until people reply to the blank posts as of something was there

"IF CARDS CAN SIGN SUPPAN THEY CAN GIVE ME A HOME"

by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Oct 26, 2011 7:46 PM EDT via mobile reply actions  

Oh ok NOW I understand.

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by stlcardsfan4 on Oct 26, 2011 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

I had the same problem

by hr on Oct 26, 2011 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

I had

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

by TBender on Oct 26, 2011 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

I only re-wrote that because I was afraid he wouldn’t be able to see the subject line.

Gosh meanie

by hr on Oct 26, 2011 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

Holy crap, there are 300 comments here

Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.

by vivaelpujols on Oct 26, 2011 8:32 PM EDT reply actions  

Samesies

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by mysterui on Oct 26, 2011 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

Man, doing work on weekday nights sucks

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by mysterui on Oct 26, 2011 8:47 PM EDT reply actions  

Well I'm at home

Just doing work. Season recap stats for all the players and the team as a whole, but the stats program we use, for whatever reason, doesn’t have an “export” button so I have to type them all in manually.

So that’s 34 games in a season x ~12 players

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by mysterui on Oct 26, 2011 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

beats doing it on weekend nights!

What is Corey Patterson doing in Tyler Greene's spot on the 25-man roster?

by Robth on Oct 26, 2011 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

...what were you trying to do?

Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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by mysterui on Oct 26, 2011 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

\o

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by mysterui on Oct 26, 2011 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

Heh

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by mysterui on Oct 26, 2011 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

Do not blame Allen Craig.

He is the World Series MVP (of the St. Louis Cardinals).

by hangingfromatree on Oct 26, 2011 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

MLS Playoffs on Fox Soccer Channel!

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by mysterui on Oct 26, 2011 9:04 PM EDT reply actions  

stop making up channels

What is Corey Patterson doing in Tyler Greene's spot on the 25-man roster?

by Robth on Oct 26, 2011 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

WNBA Network

I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!

by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 26, 2011 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

LSDNBC

far more interesting than any of their other spinoffs

What is Corey Patterson doing in Tyler Greene's spot on the 25-man roster?

by Robth on Oct 26, 2011 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

WGN

RE-SIGN ALBERT PUJOLS!

by a fink on Oct 26, 2011 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

BUSTER OLNEY AFTER DARK?

@TrippingOlney now has a full channel spinoff?

Still not a werewolf.

by clank on Oct 26, 2011 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

Dallas is bossing, but has a lot of wasted chances

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by mysterui on Oct 26, 2011 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

Dallas really benefits from this new playoff bracketing!

no disrespect to SKC, but who would want to be on the side of the bracket with the Galaxy, Seattle and RSL?

by tomsteele on Oct 26, 2011 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

No I totally agree. Playoff format is just completely broken, especially since we play a balanced schedule

Just fucking seed 1-10

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by mysterui on Oct 26, 2011 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

Oh man this is so good for us though

I’d so much rather play Columbus or Colorado

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by mysterui on Oct 26, 2011 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

INTERESTING

Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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by mysterui on Oct 26, 2011 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

Thanks, sir

Your team’s been fun to watch. Hopefully Brek and John stay for a little longer

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by mysterui on Oct 26, 2011 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

Worse. Gamethread. Ever.

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

by TBender on Oct 26, 2011 9:16 PM EDT reply actions  

Also, Worst.

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

by TBender on Oct 26, 2011 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

I always catch my typos

right after hitting the post button.

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

by TBender on Oct 26, 2011 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

I wonder if Strauss

is the same way. Except instead of typos, it’s re: articles.

by hangingfromatree on Oct 26, 2011 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

HOLY SHIT GRAND SLAM ALBERT

CARDINALS UP 19-2!!!

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by mysterui on Oct 26, 2011 9:17 PM EDT reply actions  

And...

LoMoGoHoRo.

Fish 4-1

Also, Releasing Chris Carpenter would be a good name for a movie about transactions. It would sound like an arthouse flick, and that way you could con your significant other into seeing it. Surprise! The protagonist is Dave Duncan, and he spits a lot.

by fightin'_eyerash on Oct 26, 2011 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

I missed the genesis of LoMoGoHoRo?

Logan Morrison hit a home run, and then what?

by Pegasus on Oct 26, 2011 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

makes sense

i was hoping for more… something, i guess. it seems funny.

by Pegasus on Oct 26, 2011 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

if you go back and look at the thread, it is

I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!

by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 26, 2011 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

not really

all i did was search “LoMoGoHoRo” and scroll to the first entry, its pretty easy, especially when youre really fucking bored

I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!

by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 26, 2011 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

i thought i was lazy lol

I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!

by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 26, 2011 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

what i never told anyone

is that i actually stole it from fritz on twitter

slightly modified, though. it’s a lot more clear and funnier in my version

by prophetjohn on Oct 26, 2011 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

why did it post twice and where the hell is the rest of my post?

what i never told anyone is that i actually stole it from fritz on twitter. my version is modified though and is therefore funnier and more clear

by prophetjohn on Oct 26, 2011 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

I saw all of that but only once.

Except for now. Now I saw it twice with a complaint about a double posting and a cut off.

Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
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by ClemsonGirl on Oct 26, 2011 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

It's upset the game was postponed.

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 26, 2011 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

this is what i have

also, SBN is resizing images for me, i think. or maybe it’s imgur

by prophetjohn on Oct 26, 2011 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

yeah, it's been doing that off and on for awhile now for me

notice that the first time it posted is in CDT and the second is in EDT.

"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum

by scoot on Oct 26, 2011 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

we moved a game closer to the playoffs

bandwagons, people!

Do it for Torty.
Happy Flight!

by Oedipa Maas on Oct 26, 2011 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

20 people commented about it

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by mysterui on Oct 26, 2011 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

aha, there it is

how “positive event” —→ meme, was what i wondered

by Pegasus on Oct 26, 2011 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

news to me

time travel?

Do it for Torty.
Happy Flight!

by Oedipa Maas on Oct 26, 2011 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

dammit, this could retroactively cost us our playoff slot if they keep it up!

What is Corey Patterson doing in Tyler Greene's spot on the 25-man roster?

by Robth on Oct 26, 2011 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

yet another STL meteorologist fail

snowpacalypse!!!

I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!

by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 26, 2011 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

lol that storm.

foot and a half up here in kirksville, two feet in warrenburg, close to that in columbia. saint louis? a few inches of pure ice.

do subjunctive better

by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 26, 2011 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

Inches of pure ice > Feet of snow

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

by TBender on Oct 26, 2011 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

which sucked by itself, but i wanted 2 feet of snow!

that ice sucked ass, it took me two hours to get from the Twin Oaks Schnucks to my apartment in St Charles

I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!

by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 26, 2011 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

the good news

I decided to have my special Don’t Get Eliminated rally beer even in the absence of a game, and it’s delicious.

Even better, I now have an excuse to choose another Don’t Get Eliminated beer for tomorrow.

What is Corey Patterson doing in Tyler Greene's spot on the 25-man roster?

by Robth on Oct 26, 2011 9:35 PM EDT reply actions  

I don't know why this blew my mind but it did
Hoosier ( /ˈhuːʒər/) is the official demonym for a resident of the U.S. state of Indiana. Although residents of most U.S. states typically adopt a derivative of the state name, e.g., “Indianan” or “Indianian”, natives of Indiana rarely use these. Indiana adopted the nickname “Hoosier State” more than 150 years ago.1 “Hoosiers” is also the nickname for the Indiana University athletic teams. Hoosier is sometimes used in the names of Indiana-based businesses and organizations. In the Indiana High School Athletic Association, seven active athletic conferences and one disbanded conference have the word Hoosier in their name.

In other parts of the country, the word has been adapted to other uses. In St. Louis, Missouri, the word is used in a derogatory fashion similar to “hick” or “white trash”.2 “Hoosier” also refers to the cotton-stowers, both black and white, who move cotton bales from docks to the holds of ships, forcing the bales in tightly by means of jackscrews. A low-status job, it nevertheless is referred to in various sea shanty lyrics. Shanties from the Seven Seas3 includes lyrics that mention hoosiers.

I never knew Hoosier was just a derogatory in STL

by FlimtotheFlam on Oct 26, 2011 9:43 PM EDT reply actions  

Wait, it's seriously not raining in stl at all?

That’s pretty funny. Also, the airlines took pity on me and let me change tickets at the same price, so if Game 7 happens, I still get to go.

by SAFairGame on Oct 26, 2011 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

What airline?

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by mysterui on Oct 26, 2011 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

Southwest

Said they’d make a one-time exception since there were circumstances beyond my control. CCDGAFACF

by SAFairGame on Oct 26, 2011 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

ORLY???

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by IHeartBoog on Oct 26, 2011 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

Oh I just tweeted you this

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by mysterui on Oct 26, 2011 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

heh awesome

just got back. immediately went to veb

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by IHeartBoog on Oct 26, 2011 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

and also, thanks!

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by IHeartBoog on Oct 26, 2011 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

What'd you end up doing tonight?

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by mysterui on Oct 26, 2011 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

worked until 630 went to free happy hour and slammed three drinks

went to union station and went into all three stores with cardinals stuff. got toasted ravioli from lombardos. bought some liquor came back and made drinks. the end

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by IHeartBoog on Oct 26, 2011 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

sounds alright.

“slammed” three drinks. haha

do subjunctive better

by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 26, 2011 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

well it ended at 7 so we were on a time limit

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by IHeartBoog on Oct 26, 2011 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

I can't count how many times I've gotten trashed

trying to get my moneys worth on a happy hour…

Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.

by beer me on Oct 26, 2011 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

Excellent time management skills.

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

by TBender on Oct 26, 2011 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

we did!

they won’t give you more than one at a time, so we got em, drank em, etc.

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by IHeartBoog on Oct 26, 2011 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

getting drunk is fun.

Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.

by beer me on Oct 26, 2011 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

Not half bad

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by mysterui on Oct 26, 2011 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

we didn't bring any clothes that would allow us to go many other places.

plus it was cold and rainy

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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by IHeartBoog on Oct 26, 2011 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hey, hell of a lot better than my night

Also, good luck with getting that airline money back

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by mysterui on Oct 26, 2011 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

i'm gonna wait until tomorrow night

if we win i will call and be like, i spent so much money to come out here and i can’t afford to change the flight, but i already have game 7 tix, waaahhh, etc.

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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by IHeartBoog on Oct 26, 2011 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

Who're you flying with?

They were REALLY nice on my end. It took very little negotiation on my part. I hope it works out for you as well.

by SAFairGame on Oct 26, 2011 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

southwest. gives me hope!

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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by IHeartBoog on Oct 26, 2011 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

They should be nice.

Southwest is pretty good about that stuff in my experience.

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 26, 2011 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yes.

It’s hilarious. You say it in that way anywhere else and they look at you like you are insane. “Why is that like something someone from Indiana would do?”

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 26, 2011 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

My english teache rin high school went to a conference at Ohio State once and said something was "hoosier."

And people were very confused about why that thing was so Indiana and what she had against Indianans.

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 26, 2011 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

Actually,

I’m pretty sure my mom’s St. Louis family considered it an interracial marriage when she married my Hoosier Dad.

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by monkeysareblue on Oct 27, 2011 1:55 AM EDT up reply actions  

new Psych!

I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!

by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 26, 2011 10:00 PM EDT reply actions  

are you psyched?

Still not a werewolf.

by clank on Oct 26, 2011 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

i have a sudden craving for pineapple

I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!

by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 26, 2011 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

hells yea

Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.

by beer me on Oct 26, 2011 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

soooo i went to union station

and i bought every single cardinals shirt they had. i got a women’s berkman shirt with a world series logo!!!

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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by IHeartBoog on Oct 26, 2011 10:05 PM EDT reply actions  

yesssssss our plan to stimulate the local economy is working!

would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2011 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

oh uh. I mean... it's a totally legit rain-out!

would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2011 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

will sbn allow me to comment... hmmm...

would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2011 10:06 PM EDT reply actions  

Your comment couldn't be posted.

Try again in a few minutes.

Still not a werewolf.

by clank on Oct 26, 2011 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

We had a crappy meet up this year

Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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by mysterui on Oct 26, 2011 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

do people really do brunch anymore?

I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!

by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 26, 2011 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

brunch rec.

Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.

by beer me on Oct 26, 2011 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

dude brunch is the shit.

check out roadhouse 66 in webster groves. They have bomb sunday brunch.

Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.

by beer me on Oct 26, 2011 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

Absolutely

Hit me up on Google+
FIRE TONY LA RUSSA

by jd is legend on Oct 26, 2011 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

[insert mom joke here]

I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!

by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 26, 2011 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

Well I don't know, I didn't go

But a small group met at the oyster bar, and then they all had separate tickets and went their separate ways

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by mysterui on Oct 26, 2011 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

Is there a Legends in St. Louis too?

Or are you talking about KC?

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by mysterui on Oct 26, 2011 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

Oh yeah

I’d love to go to a meetup, but I wasn’t really involved with the community the year before, and this year’s was the night before a Sporting KC game, so it would’ve been too much driving

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by mysterui on Oct 26, 2011 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

STOP DOING THAT MEME!

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by stlcardsfan4 on Oct 26, 2011 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

tell it to pearl jam

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by scoot on Oct 26, 2011 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

heh

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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Oct 27, 2011 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions  

I <3 a fink

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by scoot on Oct 27, 2011 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions  

We've had some pretty nerdy subthreads on this site before

But this one has to be near the top….top 5, minimum

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FIRE TONY LA RUSSA

by jd is legend on Oct 27, 2011 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

were you here for the stapler discussion?

Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
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Also, Dave Concepcion.

by RiverRat on Oct 27, 2011 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'd link you, but search doesn't work.

Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
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Also, Dave Concepcion.

by RiverRat on Oct 27, 2011 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

why don't we have a game 6 meet up?

i was going to make a fan post but then i realized i don’t know anything about busch stadium so i can’t even come up with a good place to meet

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by IHeartBoog on Oct 26, 2011 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

make the fanpost anyway.

people who know shit will fill in.

do subjunctive better

by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 26, 2011 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

i'm cruising through some old Yoko Kanno. she's da bomb.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJP-sk1mpUo Shadow of a Doubt (strings. shadow.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_49H_N43jQ Dance of Curse (good ole battle chorus)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=92U6zxybTig Arcadia (melancholy)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKerVInCUMA ELM (acoustic guitar off Bebop)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIVgSuuUTwQ Inner Universe (this song alone transformed Major Motoko, and I started with the films)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IF0mjUH73H8 World Edge Theory (oh, man, world music ftw)

I haven’t spoiler-cleared the still images (or the comments), so just change tabs as it starts.

would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2011 10:26 PM EDT reply actions  

just click one. then drink something.

would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2011 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

...?

I understood it, as I suspect some others did too

Still not a werewolf.

by clank on Oct 26, 2011 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

I was just being a jerk.

Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.

by beer me on Oct 26, 2011 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

I always end up laughing at that shit.

It’s sooooo over the top.

Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Oct 26, 2011 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

it's along the same lines as what John Williams did.

here, have a children’s chorus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qvos_BxEtfI

it’s just baffling that she doesn’t stick to one genre.

would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2011 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

the music is cool.

It’s just that the whole anime genre cracks me up. I end up feeling like the 12 year old Forsch watching Tranzor Z.

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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Oct 26, 2011 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

you like that?

listen to this Yoko

"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum

by scoot on Oct 26, 2011 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

it depends

it’s like me and horror movies. seasonal, I guess.

would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2011 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

lol, do you guys just choose to insult the ethnic groups that aren't present? because that's weird.

also, they probably are present.

would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 26, 2011 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

how did I insult someone?

"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum

by scoot on Oct 26, 2011 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

what's happening.

Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.

by beer me on Oct 26, 2011 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

I've been trained by every woman ever

that I am never right. So that can’t be it.

Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.

by beer me on Oct 26, 2011 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

possibly nexdef'd
"I’m actually a little bit upset by it," Berkman added. "I guess I’m going to go lay down on a couch like a big, fat pig and watch a movie."

by tomsteele on Oct 26, 2011 10:40 PM EDT reply actions  

Bwahahahahaha

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 26, 2011 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

how come netflix refuses to show me actual new releases unless i type the exact title in

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by IHeartBoog on Oct 26, 2011 10:42 PM EDT reply actions  

Wait...

you are currently in the city of St. Louis for a brief time only and you are Netflixing? The East side awaits! Have you seen what Sauget has to offer?

by guayzimi on Oct 26, 2011 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

did it

loved it. cried when it was over

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by IHeartBoog on Oct 26, 2011 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah.

I was confused.

Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
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by ClemsonGirl on Oct 26, 2011 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

i just twisted my fuckin right ankle real bad

if i can’t drive to the stadium the next two nights i will assassinate… everyone

"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78

by d-dee on Oct 26, 2011 11:19 PM EDT reply actions  

I'm very glad to not be living anywhere in the metro area at this time.

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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Oct 26, 2011 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

the gf yeah, but you're dead meat

"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78

by d-dee on Oct 26, 2011 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

that's what YOU think

"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78

by d-dee on Oct 26, 2011 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation

kick back and elevate that thing. Wrap an icepack/bag of frozen vegetables around it with an ace bandage.

"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum

by scoot on Oct 26, 2011 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

which has actually been modified to PRICE

and PRICEMEM in some corners: Protect, Rest, Ice, Compress, Elevate, Mobilize, Early motion, and Medicate.

"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum

by scoot on Oct 26, 2011 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

i did put two bags of frozen peas over and under it

and it’s better mostly because i feel my foot is so frozen it’ll fall off
the way i landed on it and blacked out for a second from the pain, i am stunned i didn’t break it or tear something
that’ll teach me to jump
what does the elevation do/

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2011: Boog would've count 78

by d-dee on Oct 26, 2011 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

elevating helps to move the swelling out

may want to take some ibuprofen if you can

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by scoot on Oct 26, 2011 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

will do right away, doc

thanks

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2011: Boog would've count 78

by d-dee on Oct 26, 2011 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

contrast baths for fastest relief and healing

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...to DFA TLR

by sportsman on Oct 27, 2011 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions  

if you can tolerate it

"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum

by scoot on Oct 27, 2011 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions  

as far as the icing

don’t leave it on for more than 20 minutes at a time and only about once an hour. After it starts to thaw out some start working it around some: make circles in each direction in as much of a pain free range of motion as you can. As you get more motion in it you can start doing the ankle alphabet. Pretend like you are drawing with your toed and draw out the alphabet on the floor.

Hope it gets better quick

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by scoot on Oct 27, 2011 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions  

Helps with draining the blood from your foot

There isn’t much muscle/fat in the foot to absorb all the blood that is pooling.

I’m a pro at hurting my ankles. If you show to the game tomorrow I’ll see if I can find you and let you know another thing that helps push the swelling up into your leg to help speed the absorbing up.

bollocks

by SecondHalfMatt on Oct 26, 2011 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

Is a bucket of ice water better than straight ice?

I sprained it bad in a basketball game years ago, and the dr said that would help the recovery a bit. It wasn’t very pleasant, so I sometimes have wondered how much difference it could really have made.

by Merry CRasmus on Oct 27, 2011 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions  

you get better surface area contact with submersion

you also get the compressive effects of the water on the ankle. With contrast baths (hot and cold alternating) the theory is that you are getting alternating vasoconstriction and vasodilation which helps to pump out the swelling. Evidence isn’t real strong for contrast baths, FWIW.

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by scoot on Oct 27, 2011 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions  

then you better leave now to come get me

"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78

by d-dee on Oct 26, 2011 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

take your time

i’ll be in my office till 12
also don’t stop for unmarked vehicles before checking with 911 first

"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78

by d-dee on Oct 26, 2011 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

TLR on OBP via Joe Strauss twitter
Loved TLR on the OBP cult today: “On-base percentage is one of the most dangerous concepts of the last 7, 8 years…”
More TLR on OBP: “It forces some executives, coaches and players to think it’s all about getting on base by drawing walks…”
TLR (cont.): “and the fact is that guys who have the best OBP are really dangerous hitters whenever they get a pitch in the strike zone.”

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by stlcardsfan4 on Oct 26, 2011 11:24 PM EDT reply actions  

If anybody will post my bail

I will happily bitch slap Strauss into a coma. Or better yet, make him bitchslap himself into a coma.

Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Oct 26, 2011 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

To be fair, he had to add a very unnecessary "OBP cult"

Seriously was that necessary? No. He’s just putting his Straussian spin on it.

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by stlcardsfan4 on Oct 26, 2011 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

How about because he was most probably smiling when he did it

knowing that he’d get a rise out of people?

Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Oct 26, 2011 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

he ended it with

Can hear Metrics crowd convening Inquisition for TLR as we speak. #LosingMyReligion
Don’t always agree with TLR. But his spoof of the No FIrst Pitch Swing crowd is spot on.

and then called people slow and stupid

i saw the tlr presser 5 hours ago and i did not have a reaction on what he said. he’s entitled to his strategy and opinion. but when strauss spins it, i want to punch the asshat that thinks he’s s serious reporter in the face

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2011: Boog would've count 78

by d-dee on Oct 26, 2011 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

pretty much my feelings on Strauss

he doesn’t do anything without trying to stir up a hornet’s nest.

Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Oct 26, 2011 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

hmmm i've heard plenty about obp throughout my baseball watching life

first time it’s ever been called “dangerous”

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by YesWeOquendo on Oct 26, 2011 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm a little scared

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by vivaelpujols on Oct 26, 2011 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

It's a perfectly valid viewpoint, I think

He’s not saying that OBP is bad, he’s essentially saying that passiveness, as a hitter, is dangerous. His teams are consistently Top-5 in the league in OBP, so clearly he doesn’t mean it like Joe Strauss is implying

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by mysterui on Oct 27, 2011 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions  

exactly

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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Oct 27, 2011 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions  

he definitely supports aggressive at bats

unfortunately, he forgot to tell them about the ball vs strike thingy

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by sportsman on Oct 27, 2011 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions  

wat

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by mysterui on Oct 27, 2011 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions  

it's a fine line

Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Oct 27, 2011 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions  

no

that’s been brought up with the hitters

Grit != flat out sucking.

by Evilfrog on Oct 27, 2011 9:07 AM EDT up reply actions  

You don't get as many walks

when the pitcher knows they can groove the first one over, essentially.

by Merry CRasmus on Oct 27, 2011 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions  

wash wasn't against it

"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78

by d-dee on Oct 26, 2011 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

it's a mystery wrapped in a riddle inside and enigma

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 26, 2011 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

I don't see what they'd be upset about...

It’s to their benefit. They get to throw Holland in Game 7 if they want. What benefit do the Cardinals get? Carpenter on short rest? It’s not like Carpenter on normal rest is anything to get excited about these days…short rest is pretty much a disaster

by DiscoJer on Oct 27, 2011 1:01 AM EDT up reply actions  

so i missed it

didn’t end up raining that much in STL anyways? Also what is the population of St. Louis. A friend said some real low number and I couldn’t believe it. But I guess with all those rivers and mounds it might be hard to fit in too many houses.

by Xeifrank on Oct 26, 2011 11:36 PM EDT reply actions  

St. Louis proper is like 300k and a bit, greater St. Louis is like 2.8 million

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by tehzachatak on Oct 26, 2011 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

that is a huge swing

some of those surrounding towns must be bigger than St. Louis proper?

by Xeifrank on Oct 26, 2011 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

Greater St. Louis includes a lot... 17 counties by Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_St._Louis
i don’t think there’s any one TOWN that’s bigger than St. Louis proper.

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by tehzachatak on Oct 26, 2011 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

St Louis City has been losing population to the surrounding counties for a long time

St Louis City and St Louis County together is about 1.3 million

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by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 26, 2011 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

St. Louis proper is surrounded by a ton of little towns

Effectively cutting off its ability to grow in size

bollocks

by SecondHalfMatt on Oct 26, 2011 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

St. Louis, along with Baltimore, is one of the only major U,S. cities

that is an independent city – in other words, it split from St. Louis county, and no longer is part of a county. For census purposes, the population is measured as just the city itself (320k), which due to the split encompasses only a small geographic area. If you wanted a fair comparison of the size of St. Louis in relation to other major US cities, you’d have to include much of St. Louis County as well (1 mil)

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by mattyp on Oct 27, 2011 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions  

IF IF IF IF IF

there is a game 7 I need some advice. I’m coming in from Texas, and bringing a Ranger fan with me unfortunately (not sure why I agreed to it in hindsight, but none of my Cardinals fan friends here were able to go)….but I digress.

He wants some St. Louis food, and having not lived there in 15 years and never spending much time downtown I don’t know if/where we can get some toasted ravioli or other good stuff within walking distance of Union Station or the stadium. We won’t have time to do anything that isn’t right in the area.

Also, in case of victory/defeat, where is the party /pity party at in the area?

by redbirds34 on Oct 26, 2011 11:37 PM EDT reply actions  

there are TWO imo's

one a few blocks south of the stadium, one a few blocks north of union station

by tomsteele on Oct 26, 2011 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

Imo's works

can do that after the game since they are open late. Is the pasta any good there? I only remember the pizza and ravioli.

What about bbq or other Itialian in the area?

by redbirds34 on Oct 26, 2011 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

The pasta at Imo's is horrible

Anytime I"ve ordered there its always overcooked

bollocks

by SecondHalfMatt on Oct 26, 2011 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

Walking distance?

I thought that was much farther away.

by redbirds34 on Oct 27, 2011 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions  

You're right. Ignore me.

There is a St Louis guide somewhere on VEB. Its exactly what you are wanting

bollocks

by SecondHalfMatt on Oct 27, 2011 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions  

Found something

posted in early September

I remember seeing it and thinking there is no way in hell I’ll be going to STL soon since I’m not going until they make a deep playoff run, so I don’t need to read this.

by redbirds34 on Oct 27, 2011 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions  

Spaghetti Factory down on the Landing is good

I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!

by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 26, 2011 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

the Spaghetti Factory has been there for 30 years

chain or not it’s still pretty neat

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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Oct 27, 2011 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions  

May hit it up

I remember going there as a kid, it was good. In TX we have a similar place called Spaghetti Warehouse.

by redbirds34 on Oct 27, 2011 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions  

So the Cubs poached both Hoyer

and Padres assistant GM McLeod. I really hope these fuckers tank hard.

#FireTLR

by The Continental on Oct 26, 2011 11:38 PM EDT reply actions  

too many day games, crappy stadium, really bad contracts

it will take awhile for these moves to have any effect I suppose

I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!

by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 26, 2011 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

Everything's coming up Abbamondi!

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by mysterui on Oct 26, 2011 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

we won game 6

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2011: Boog would've count 78

by d-dee on Oct 26, 2011 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

this

lineup discussions
[Carpentering]
pictures of ugly ballplayers
long tv show talk
So Taguchi sighting
politics
Jon Jay’s ‘Fro
high five fail /o
funny Mizzou class slide
LoMoGoHoro
Rui’s mom
weather talk

by redbirds34 on Oct 26, 2011 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions   2 recs

I'm sure he's got a new hit show on FOX.

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by ducttape16 on Oct 26, 2011 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bXm2oLRRiM&feature=related

I used to like this song in high school. I was stupid in high school.

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by Fendi Hotdogbun on Oct 27, 2011 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions  

SBN took all my subject lines

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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 27, 2011 12:20 AM EDT via mobile reply actions  

Seriously no subject lines

"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 27, 2011 12:51 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

yeah

someone pointed that out earlier. It’s only doing that to mobile poster. SBN’s been pretty buggy today.

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by scoot on Oct 27, 2011 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions  

That penguin stole Gromit's room.

And on his birthday too. I think he’s up to no good.

#FireTLR

by The Continental on Oct 27, 2011 12:23 AM EDT reply actions  

i made a fan post y'all

i have no idea what i’m doing

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In addition, IHeartFreesie

by IHeartBoog on Oct 27, 2011 12:37 AM EDT reply actions  

So I just came home to my father putting Carpenter's latest expletive tirade over a beat

He’s awesome. Do any of you have soundbytes of Carp during games? Cause otherwise it’s going to be “Carp yeah, you carp piece o’ carp, carp no” through the whole thing.

by LandSickness on Oct 27, 2011 12:42 AM EDT reply actions   1 recs

Ok VEB

check this out. Pretty amazing. Has to be fake.

"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum

by scoot on Oct 27, 2011 12:47 AM EDT reply actions  

fake or not, it still looks impressive as hell

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 27, 2011 4:50 AM EDT up reply actions  

..

Excellent pictures of the flooding in Bangkok, if you want to see what our buddy akaitori has been dealing with.

#FireTLR

by The Continental on Oct 27, 2011 1:13 AM EDT reply actions   1 recs

Wow.

RE-SIGN ALBERT PUJOLS!

by a fink on Oct 27, 2011 1:26 AM EDT up reply actions  

looks like pictures from Katrina

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 27, 2011 4:50 AM EDT up reply actions  

I did learn one thing looking at that.

Apparently every part of the world needs to put their news reporters in the middle of the adverse weather to let people know adverse weather is occurring.

"…this crowd is on their feet for the Canadian Star Spangled Banner." - Mike Shannon

by ducttape16 on Oct 27, 2011 8:04 AM EDT up reply actions  

The bad news...

Now I have to find a way to watch the games that doesn’t include a personal media blackout and MLB Condensed games.

Worse, a Friday night Game 7 (if necessary) means I have no way at all of watching, only finding out Sat. night after the fact.

The good news is…

Every game under these conditions this past month has gone quite well for the Cards (except maybe one)!

Cards fan in Middle East

by Shloz on Oct 27, 2011 5:52 AM EDT reply actions  

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