St. Louis Cardinals @ Philadelphia Phillies NLDS Game 5: Lineups
by bgh on Oct 7, 2011 5:07 PM EDT
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The St. Louis Cardinals starting lineup:
1) Furcal, SS
2) Schumaker, CF
3) Pujols, 1B
4) Berkman, RF
5) Holliday, LF
6) Molina, C
7) Freese, 3B
8) Punto, 2B
9) Carpenter, P
The Philadelphia Phillies lineup:
1) Rollins, SS
2) Utley, 2B
3) Pence, RF
4) Howard, 1B
5) Victorino, CF
6) Ibanez, LF
7) Polanco, 3B
8) Ruiz, C
9) Halladay, P
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I threw up in my mouth a little bit...
…when I saw the lineup.
Someone tell me that’s unwarranted.
Boog would have made that play.
Tony will do so much tinkering
that by the end of the game it won’t matter. I bet Jay’s in CF by the sixth inning.
That means a double switch
Are you saying Carp is out by the 6th?
bollocks
by SecondHalfMatt on Oct 7, 2011 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes
Unless the go-ahead run is in scoring postion and he’s batting in the 6th. Then he’ll stay in for sure.
by illcowboy on Oct 7, 2011 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Cowboy's been paying attention
Kumar: I don't know man, I lose my touch, man.
Dignan: Did you ever have a touch to lose, man?
At least Punto is starting 2B?
Tony is expecting all grounders and Ks.
by RasmustheRipper on Oct 7, 2011 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Making his 7th start of the year there...
Ugh
by olddomination on Oct 7, 2011 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Schumaker has appeared in 7 games in CF.
Looking at his game logs, it appears he’s only started one game in CF in 2011. Or am I reading this wrong?
"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 7, 2011 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions
You're reading it right
only 13 innings in CF this year.
Good news is home plate ump Cederstom
supposedly is a competent umpire. I damn near had a heart attack when I found out Angel Hernandez was behind the plate yesterday.
and the only thing he really did to show his presence was to do a little dance for Salas
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 7, 2011 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually, the "Balk Dance" didn't bother me.
But yeah, Cederstrom is a good guy.
"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 7, 2011 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t understand why jay isn’t in the lineup. Why does every lineup have to be a lottery with tlr?
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
by beer me on Oct 7, 2011 5:22 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I can just see him
having the ping pong balls in three seperate tumblers. The first for spot in the order. The second for player number. And the third for postion number. Evidently more reliable than the dartboard method.
well then let's just be happy pujols is not catching
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
I did this, just for fun
1. Adron Chambers 3B
2. Allen Craig C
3. Matt Holliday 1B
4. David Freese P
5. Jason Motte 2B
6. Edwin Jackson SS
7. Jake Westbrook RF
8. Mitchell Boggs CF
9. Yadier Molina LF
Could be a lot worse, but makes tonight’s lineup look all-world by comparison.
I like it.
Freese would probably be good the first time through the order. Would Dirty Dan replace him after that?
Only if we had the lead.
Makin' toast!
DING
Butterin' toast!
by dronemc on Oct 7, 2011 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
It's for the switch, which for some reason is important
All we end up doing is burning a potentially good pinch hitter in Skip, although I guess we get one in Jay.
If Jay is pinch hit for the pitcher with the bases loaded and 2 outs, I’d say this was a good move.
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
I guess this is supposed to be the Lefties + Improved infield defense lineup?
Couldn’t max lefties with Jay without starting Schu at 2nd, so drop Jay, push Schu to OF, and move Punto in to 2nd? Because, since Schu got two hits early in Game 1, it’ll obviously happen again?
TLR lineup logic continues to baffle.
Rams, Cardinals, Bulls. Life is good.
He must have decided that Jay will close the game in center
But having him on the bench gives him the most flexibility when in comes to making late-inning double switches, etc as Schumaker wouldn’t necessarily have to come out of the game when Jay comes in.
by olddomination on Oct 7, 2011 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions
But couldn't that rationale apply with Skip on the bench, too?
I.e., I can pinch for this pitcher with Skip and replace either Jay or Punto, depending on where we are in the lineup.
Makin' toast!
DING
Butterin' toast!
Obviously
I’d rather start and end the game with Jay in center and Punto at second, as a Skip miscue will likely lead to multiple runs, but Tony is going with “his guys”.
by olddomination on Oct 7, 2011 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm more worried about lack of range than miscues.
But I don’t recall, what’s the knock on Skip-the-Outfielder? I thought it was lack of range and weak arm. I recall him being pretty sure-handed.
Makin' toast!
DING
Butterin' toast!
Schumaker has a decent arm.
However he has no range because he is pretty slow. The thought of him in center field is terrifying to me, especially with Carpenter pitching in what could be the final game of a season in which he posted his lowest GB rate since his 13-start rookie season.
"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 7, 2011 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Hope we get that far
Wow, I don’t know if I like Holliday, Skip, and Berkman in the outfield very much.
okay i'll ask again, just how bad is Skipperdoodle in CF?
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
no mater what he says
tlr doesn’t give a shit about defense
ask carp
i’ll bet he did not approve this lineup
I may be in a rut, but at least I know where I'm going
...to DFA TLR
Nah, the Carp lobby
is why Punto over Theriot?
by RasmustheRipper on Oct 7, 2011 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions
nlcs tix
sorry for the off topic but if we were to win tonight, when would tickets go on sale for the nlcs? i missed the boat on nlds tickets and ended up paying $100 for bleacher seats on stubhub.
I thought they went on sale at 10 am today, with potential refunds if the Cards didn't make it.
I might just be remembering something that didn’t happen, though.
Makin' toast!
DING
Butterin' toast!
Lottery winners got first shot yesterday
Remaining tickets went on sale from 10am to 1pm today.
"I don’t like the feeling of losing."---Chris Carpenter
Small correction
Lottery winners got it yesterday. Secondary winners got it from 10am to 1pm. General public got it after 1pm
bollocks
by SecondHalfMatt on Oct 7, 2011 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Well I was a lottery winner and bought mine yesterday
so I haven’t paid much attention since then.
"I don’t like the feeling of losing."---Chris Carpenter
Me too
I just went in for tickets for the other 2 games.
bollocks
by SecondHalfMatt on Oct 7, 2011 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions
you are correct
i guess it would help if i actually went to the official site and looked. thanks mane
I got tickets thanks to d-dee. I’m giddy with excitement.
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
by beer me on Oct 7, 2011 5:31 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
are you listening to the Immigrant Song too?
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 7, 2011 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Have you heard the remake Trent Reznor did for the remake of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo?
Its in the teaser trailer for it
bollocks
by SecondHalfMatt on Oct 7, 2011 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions
i have not
hmmm interesting
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 7, 2011 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions
At least Carp gets the good middle infield lineup.
Unfortunately, TLR apparently thinks “middle infield” extends all the way to Center Field.
Makin' toast!
DING
Butterin' toast!
Back when Skip Schumaker was a center fielder...
the Cardinals were the best team in the NL. It is what it is…
Skip may have played CF,
but he was never a Center Fielder.
Or maybe he was; I haven’t checked – I just couldn’t pass up the snarky response there.
Makin' toast!
DING
Butterin' toast!
the most games he played in center was 79
and that was in 08
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 7, 2011 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions
It's a good thing Schumaker has started one game in CF in 2011
to prepare him to play one of the most important defensive positions in the most important game of the season.
"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 7, 2011 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions
No worries, he started 3 more in 2009 and 2010.
"Some guys smoke. Some guys drink. Some guys chase women. I'm a big barbecue sauce guy." Rick Majerus
by Fendi Hotdogbun on Oct 7, 2011 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions
And it's not like Carpenter posted his lowest GB rate since 2002 this season or anything.
"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 7, 2011 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions
oh yeah
and he has a career ERA of 18.00
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 7, 2011 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions
i am terrified
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
Terrified with excitement! I’ve had a few red bulls.
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
by beer me on Oct 7, 2011 5:42 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
You all know what?
CDGAFASICF. He’s just gonna strike all 27 motherfuckers the hell out.
Makin' toast!
DING
Butterin' toast!
that would be too many pitches.
how about 24 ground ball outs. and 3K of Howard.
I smacked Rickey right in the face when he told me this idea.
Anyone got the stats on carp pitching poorly two games in a row this season. Doesn’t seem like it happened much if ever?
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
by beer me on Oct 7, 2011 5:39 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Well I think that was a bit of an over reaction, but I see your point.
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
by beer me on Oct 7, 2011 5:46 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
The actual concern is the "first start after the 3 days rest start."
I recall some research saying that the start AFTER the one on short rest is more affected, but there are probably sample size issues with it.
Makin' toast!
DING
Butterin' toast!
Van Slyke mentioned this on 101 earlier this week
however, he did only go 3 innings
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 7, 2011 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions
that's my default comment
i have a script that pulls comments like that from a pool when people make comments about small sammple stats
No such appearances this year.
6 IP, 8 H, 6 ER with a no-decision in a loss to the Reds on the first Friday of September, though.
by Phizzle on Oct 7, 2011 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
April, May and June were a long time ago
Por ejemplo:
May 10 @ Cubs: 7.0 IP, 13 H, 4 ER, with a win after the Cubs’ bullpen blew the game in the eighth.
May 15 @ Reds: 6.1 IP, 9 H, 8 R, 7 ER, L
seems like he did very poorly back to back only once
Aug 27 vs Pirates and Sept 2 vs Reds, gave up 6 runs in back to back games
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 7, 2011 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions
the best guess so far is that schumaker is starting over jay based on some small sample size hitting statistics.
this is fucking stupid.
skip has a career .321 wOBA and -10 UZR in CF.
jay has a career .332 wOBA and a career 3 UZR in the OF (over 1590 innings his CF fraction is too small to use).
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
4 for 11 vs. 1 for 11 against Halladay in the reg season
1 for 3 vs 0 for 3 with a K in game 1
5 for 8 vs 2 for 11 in the playoffs
TLRDGAFASSS
Yep
NLDS: Skip’s 5 for 8, Jay’s 2 for 11. Skip leads the team in NLDS batting average.
TLR: No sample size is too small for analysis
Kumar: I don't know man, I lose my touch, man.
Dignan: Did you ever have a touch to lose, man?
Or...read guayzimi above
Sorry man.
Kumar: I don't know man, I lose my touch, man.
Dignan: Did you ever have a touch to lose, man?
@miklasz
Bernie Miklasz
Charlie Manual says Cliff Lee would “probably be the first choice” out of the bullpen tonite if Phils need him.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
Eeeeeexcellent...
this kind of thing never works, or am I overly influenced by CC last night? I feel like this doesn’t work too well.
Yes. Don't think about Randy Johnson out of the pen in the 01 WS.
by hangingfromatree on Oct 7, 2011 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions
my point was that Randy was nails out of the pen in 01.
by hangingfromatree on Oct 7, 2011 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions
That's because he was RANDY FUCKING JOHNSON!
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 7, 2011 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Cliff Lee is a pretty good pitcher, I'd say.
by hangingfromatree on Oct 7, 2011 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I would submit that in '01,
Johnson was a better pitcher than Lee is in ’11.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
And I would agree with no argument.
But the subject is good starters out-of-the-bullpen and how they’d fare.
by hangingfromatree on Oct 7, 2011 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions
although, Lee has a better k/bb rate this year
than RJ did in ’01.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
I'd rather face Lee, if I had the choice
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 7, 2011 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Okay. But again, that's not the point. So would I.
But can starters successfully move to the pen in emergency situations? I don’t have the data on this, but did remember one high-pressure example of a very good starter converting well.
by hangingfromatree on Oct 7, 2011 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd say that given enough time to warm up,
and not brought into the middle of a shitstorm, it won’t really matter. A good pitcher is a good pitcher.
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 7, 2011 6:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I can't imagine CC was any kind of outlier...
Starters and relievers are completely different animals in terms of preparation. It’s pretty unlikely that he would just be lights out right out of the gate (or right down the stairs, or however that stadium works).
Jayson Stark says that Lee would be first of the starters
out of the pen. A little different.
"Some guys smoke. Some guys drink. Some guys chase women. I'm a big barbecue sauce guy." Rick Majerus
by Fendi Hotdogbun on Oct 7, 2011 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions
He meant his first choice out of all the starters
Bernie didn’t put it in proper context
the brewers or the diamondbacks approve of this strategy.
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
SNAKES OVER THE M'F'IN FENCE
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
score?
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Nobody believes me down here when I tell them Bloomquist sucks balls
It’s really sad. IIRC, he’s the only local guy on the team, so they love him.
i proposed shopping theriot to the d-backs after the injury to drew.
still think that was a missed opportunity on both parts. bloomquist might be the only guy theriot is an upgrade over.
also, mcdonald doesn’t seem to have gotten much play in the wake of the kelly johnson trade, which i assumed was part of the point.
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
I think the trade was more about Aaron Hill for AZ
He’ll never replicate that one awesome season he had but he’s still a serviceable player.
Probably shouldn’t be on a playoff team, though.
i thought this article gave interesting perspective on the trade.
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
And Aaron Hill 2nd
I know he’s been better sine the trade but he’s still a scrub. Nothing like getting that sub .300 OBP in the two hole
snakes on the board first
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 7, 2011 5:58 PM EDT reply actions
Are you F****ING kidding me?
Can’t LaRussa not be a complete know it all asshat for just one god damned game? Even if Skip actually did bring something to the offense, it will surely be lost on the first line drive to CF that he badly misplays (just as he did the other night).
Maybe this is a joke.
Only way that line up makes sense is if Jay tweaked something from the last time he played
Grit != flat out sucking.
You mean like the way Skip Schumaker tweaked his hammy the last time he played?
"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 7, 2011 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
hit refresh.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Skip has something that was made public
doesn’t mean Jay didn’t have something that wasn’t.
Grit != flat out sucking.
he said it was a cramp
not an injury. The way he grabbed at it sure looked like a cramp.
"No, it seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great."--Posnanski
I seem to recall Skip being the one who grabbed his hammy last game.
Maybe TLR got confuzzled and wrote the injured guy in, rather than putting him on the bench.
Makin' toast!
DING
Butterin' toast!
sweet
just scored Urge tix
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 7, 2011 6:05 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
i saw em in 05 in carbondale
they blew the roof off the joint
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 7, 2011 6:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Seen 'em probably 30 times from 95-03.
Alas, I now have a kid, and am broke. Probably won’t make it to the Pageant shows.
Has anyone really been far as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
by Vindicator9000 on Oct 7, 2011 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions
anyone read Goold's piece
on Motte?
I found the parts about his friendship with franklin to be pretty interesting
Grit != flat out sucking.
Predictions anyone?
I’ve got the Cards at 6-3. Carp with the win. Berkman and Molina homer. Motte with the save. Squirrel appears in 3rd inning.
Just win
phanatic eats live squirrel on national television.
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
by tom s. on Oct 7, 2011 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
army of squirrels eats the Phanatic on national television
What is Corey Patterson doing in Tyler Greene's spot on the 25-man roster?
by Robth on Oct 7, 2011 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Possible, our offense is awesome
But FWIW, Halladay surrendered more than 4 ER exactly once this year. He’s kinda hard to blow up.
pitch fx on Upton AB
haha
http://www.brooksbaseball.net/pfxVB/location.php?pitchSel=451596&game=gid_2011_10_07_arimlb_milmlb_1/&batterX=19&innings=yyyyyyyyy&sp_type=1&s_type=3
WHY IS SKIP SCHUMAKER PLAYING CENTRE FIELD
Here’s to the crazy ones. The rebels. The troublemakers. The ones who see things differently. While some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.
WHY DO YOU SPELL IT LIKE THAT?
YOU’RE NOT EVEN BRITISH!
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youre not even Jewish, Walter!
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 7, 2011 6:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Shommer Fucking Shabbas
Reporter: "Did you visit the Parthenon while in Greece?"
Shaquille O’Neill: "I can’t really remember the names of all the clubs we went to."
it's my favourite way to spell it.
Here’s to the crazy ones. The rebels. The troublemakers. The ones who see things differently. While some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.
oh, you fancy, huh?
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He's ready to play,
so coach put him in.
#FireTLR
by The Continental on Oct 7, 2011 6:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Its simple... Our lineup needed more grit
Reporter: "Did you visit the Parthenon while in Greece?"
Shaquille O’Neill: "I can’t really remember the names of all the clubs we went to."
jon jay has a freak allergy to AAA batteries.
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
YOU THINK SKIP SCHUMAKER WON'T PLAY CF IN THE MOST IMPORTANT GAME OF THE YEAR????
by OCCardsFan on Oct 7, 2011 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
there it is
Here’s to the crazy ones. The rebels. The troublemakers. The ones who see things differently. While some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.
Honestly I didnt...
Reporter: "Did you visit the Parthenon while in Greece?"
Shaquille O’Neill: "I can’t really remember the names of all the clubs we went to."
Here's why
miklasz
La Russa said Punto in the Game 5 lineup ’cause of sucess vs. Halladay and defense. Schu in CF: “Good jumps and a great arm.”
"I don’t like the feeling of losing."---Chris Carpenter
FFS
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
+1
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.
Good jumps!
Check out Schumaker’s great jump on this one:
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=19838505
He gets a real jump on it. Problem: he goes backwards. The shortstop catches the ball on a fly.
by mojowo11 on Oct 7, 2011 6:44 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
rec'd for hilarity
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.
"that was weird!"
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.
do we really need a replay of the beast TBS?
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 7, 2011 6:22 PM EDT reply actions
or as Shannon would say, "Woof"
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 7, 2011 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I hate Nyjer Morgan
Reporter: "Did you visit the Parthenon while in Greece?"
Shaquille O’Neill: "I can’t really remember the names of all the clubs we went to."
@Buster_ESPN
Buster Olney
I hope that someday, some pitcher runs around the infield with his arms extended after striking out Nyjer Morgan to start an inning.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
by TBender on Oct 7, 2011 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
A reply...
@markmulder20
Mark Mulder
@Buster_ESPN thank you
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
rec'd because I too hate the Nyger
11 in '11
by I-Musial-ly-Am on Oct 7, 2011 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions
It's the inclusion of "the" that made it look so bad.
But thanks for being so reasonable!
2011 - Year of Our Berk
I understand the "made it look so bad" comment
However Nyjer is a larger than life sort of character that I do not care for hence the “The”.
11 in '11
by I-Musial-ly-Am on Oct 7, 2011 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Come on Kennedy, GIDP.
I can accept a Brewers win if it happens. I cannot accept Nyjer Morgan being a factor in such win.
Makin' toast!
DING
Butterin' toast!
Didn't the Schumann tweak him hamstring on Wednesday?
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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 7, 2011 6:28 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Why in the flying fuck is Skip Schumaker starting in CF?!
"IF CARDS CAN SIGN SUPPAN THEY CAN GIVE ME A HOME"
by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Oct 7, 2011 6:29 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Gozer the Gozerian demanded the form of the destroyer be chosen.
Leach tried to empty his mind, but instead thought of the harmless concept of “skipping along in the outfield, carefree.”
Gozer misinterpreted.
Makin' toast!
DING
Butterin' toast!
Leach!
If someone asks you if you’re a god . . . you. Say. Yes!
by hangingfromatree on Oct 7, 2011 6:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Leach has gone bye bye
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by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Oct 7, 2011 6:50 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
close. I think he was okay though.
On first glance, I thought he left a day early…
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hopefully the GOBs will take action on him soon
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by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 7, 2011 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions
had to lunge to make the catch
off-balance, very long throw.
Should have held on to it, conceded the run (Morgan is fast) and tried to get somebody else at another base….not sure if 2nd/3rd were covered though….
"No, it seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great."--Posnanski
What are the odds that Morgan's back in MIL next season?
Is he still under contract there?
Makin' toast!
DING
Butterin' toast!
T Plush just drinks Henny and Coke
and scores runs in the NLDS
by hangingfromatree on Oct 7, 2011 6:35 PM EDT up reply actions
That's gonna make it difficult for him to play next season.
Both the teams and the player’s union frown upon playing without a contract.
Makin' toast!
DING
Butterin' toast!
I just saw the lineup and the anger is welling up inside me as I type this.
by Willie McGee's Twin on Oct 7, 2011 6:35 PM EDT reply actions
what's wrong with the line up?
No one here has mentioned anything about it.
Grit != flat out sucking.
Why can't we just play our best players? Why is that so hard for TLR.
TLR reminds me of that guy in every fantasy football league who’s always benching his best players because of some stupid matchup consideration. That guy always loses.
by Willie McGee's Twin on Oct 7, 2011 6:40 PM EDT up reply actions
i don't believe so
I don’t believe he wants his name in the paper receiving the credit instead of his players. I believe he genuinely believes the stuff he does helps improves the teams chances of winning.
Grit != flat out sucking.
yes, and it is but one aspect to the fact the he is f'n looney
I may be in a rut, but at least I know where I'm going
...to DFA TLR
I don't have the answer to that
In the regular season it’s justifiable some times. Players need breaks to stay fresh. Season is a 162 games. But right now our season is one game.
Grit != flat out sucking.
Skip batting .625 in post
Jay batting .182. He’s ready to sit. Give Punto a shot, what with his defense and all. TLR predicting low-scoring game, so there might be that one grounder that makes all the difference.
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Tony had better yank Skip if he boots a play in center
there is zero margin for error w/ Halladay pitching, and Carp needs to have the best defense behind him possible
"No, it seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great."--Posnanski
Skippy gonna Skip?
Jared gonna Jare?
by mick311 on Oct 7, 2011 6:38 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Watching him play in CF the other day was
Scary. He seemed to be out of position and playing way too deep on both of those flyballs that were hit to him. The one looked like a flyball out to center and dropped in for a hit. The other also looked pretty routine, but Skip was so deep he had to come flying in and lay out to make the catch.
by mick311 on Oct 7, 2011 6:43 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
just perfect isn't it?
classic because-TLR move. Totally contrarian just for the sake of random, needless contrariness.
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The squirrel made it to Philly!
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by leefyg on Oct 7, 2011 6:39 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I'm surprised the squirrel isn't starting in center.
I mean, a squirrel, in a stadium, dodging bigger, stronger mammals than it is, and making it all the way to another city? What’s the grit quotient on that?
Makin' toast!
DING
Butterin' toast!
can the squirrel play 2nd?
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"sorry Tyler, no room on the team plane
For you to travel with the team to Philly, your seat has been taken by the squirrel."
by mick311 on Oct 7, 2011 6:45 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Two housekeeping questions
What happened to Cody G?
And
Are avatars now mandatory?
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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 7, 2011 6:46 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
There's been a full-court press to get everyone avatars.
Particularly robot avatars.
by hangingfromatree on Oct 7, 2011 6:48 PM EDT up reply actions
and you most re agree to the EULA
ignore the part about relinquishing your soul to me. That’s just technical mambo jumbo
Grit != flat out sucking.
Cody is soylent green.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
I love watching Morgan fail
"No, it seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great."--Posnanski
the swing and miss before the pop up was epic
spun all the way around. Thurston-esque….
"No, it seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great."--Posnanski
Set back foot? What is this you speak of!
The bat snap was classy.
Rams, Cardinals, Bulls. Life is good.
i just wanna see goggle-eye drop a ball out there
is that too much to ask?
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by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 7, 2011 6:55 PM EDT reply actions
I wouldn't be too quick to judge.
That wouldn’t exactly be an uncommon spelling of that pronunciation.
Rams, Cardinals, Bulls. Life is good.
or Niger
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by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 7, 2011 7:00 PM EDT up reply actions
for example
people screw up Batista/Bautista and Holliday/Halladay all the time. But neither of those misspellings is as unfortunate as “Nyger” for obvious reasons….
"No, it seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great."--Posnanski
you're right
but i see it often enough, always in comments deriding him, that some of them, statistically, have to be intentional
maybe i should just not say anything. story of my life
Actually, I didn't know what the hell you were talking about at first.
It was totally a misspelling. I’m watching a ballgame. Sorry if I offended you. But I’m not a statistic and don’t think that way.
YG > 100 pitches
still not out of the 6th
"No, it seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great."--Posnanski
might be his last inning
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by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 7, 2011 7:01 PM EDT up reply actions
he's below 60% strikes at this point
can’t imagine why he’s being left in….his pitches still have plenty of life but he looks gassed
"No, it seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great."--Posnanski
Beer #1
Got the last table at the bar.
Feeling: butterflys
by Pegasus on Oct 7, 2011 7:02 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
on my 5th tallboy already, lol
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by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 7, 2011 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions
WOOOOOOOOOOOO
"No, it seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great."--Posnanski
...
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 7, 2011 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Thought about joining some friends at the bar they are going to.
But woulda been quite a drive. And no way I can watch playoffs in a bar for five hours without some firewater.
So wifey and I will hold down the fort, and talk to you stool jockeys.
Tortell for 2012 Manager!
And why the F is the roof closed???
This is the nicest day of the year in Wisconsin. Why have a retractable roof if you don’t retract it for an 80 degree fall day with no clouds in sight?
Garagiola said the previous 4 games had the roof closed and they wanted to be consistent
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by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 7, 2011 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions
garagiola or myself?
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by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 7, 2011 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions
one would think so
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by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 7, 2011 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I would like to send every Cardinals hitter a copy of this box score:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ARI/ARI200210010.shtml
"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
BuschSquirrel was on Twitter last night explaining what GOB's meant.
He must be a VEB’er.
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I thought I remembered thinking at the start of the year that Fielder had lost a lot of weight.
Huh.
Rams, Cardinals, Bulls. Life is good.
nice bunt
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by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 7, 2011 7:12 PM EDT reply actions
lol...
what a jackass move that was. Way to kill a rally. Now you’ve got Hairston and Yuni coming up.
Oh haha.
1st and 2nd, nobody out, Rickie Weeks at the plate. He bunts. Doesn’t advance runners.
Commence laughter.
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ufb, you got to be kidding me
skipperdoodle in center in THE crucial game
might as well start dickson again too
I may be in a rut, but at least I know where I'm going
...to DFA TLR
Even this game is nauseating
Tonight may well end me
"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 7, 2011 7:15 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
So we've now started five different guys in CF since Colby was traded...
I would’ve thought that was unpossible at the time.
Jay, Craig, schu (tonight), patterson, chambers?
"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 7, 2011 7:18 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
What a catch!!!
Reporter: "Did you visit the Parthenon while in Greece?"
Shaquille O’Neill: "I can’t really remember the names of all the clubs we went to."
I garauntee Tony is doing this so he can pinch hit Jay for Punto in like the 4th inning
And then switch Jay and Skip in the field. Genius! Never-mind the fact that we burn a pitch hitter for no reason.
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I hate "the beast" also
Reporter: "Did you visit the Parthenon while in Greece?"
Shaquille O’Neill: "I can’t really remember the names of all the clubs we went to."
why does TBS insist on replaying the beast?
like we didnt see it the first time?
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by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 7, 2011 7:21 PM EDT reply actions
Hahaha, there was a squirrel in Philly. Rally Squirrel
Reporter: "Did you visit the Parthenon while in Greece?"
Shaquille O’Neill: "I can’t really remember the names of all the clubs we went to."
The people in Philly think it's theirs.
Clearly it is Buschy. He was just out talking to the lady Philly squirrels before the game started.
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 ♥
Squirrel in Phily!!!
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Hey Bloomquist, Do a Thang.
Reporter: "Did you visit the Parthenon while in Greece?"
Shaquille O’Neill: "I can’t really remember the names of all the clubs we went to."
Have we ever needed an overflow before the game actually starts?
What would the GOB think of this?
by McLaughlin_Stole_My_Beer on Oct 7, 2011 7:32 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
They would think, "AWESOME SAUCE"
Reporter: "Did you visit the Parthenon while in Greece?"
Shaquille O’Neill: "I can’t really remember the names of all the clubs we went to."
this is an overflow.
We’ll have a game thread, however.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Beer #2
Saw the lineup.
Feeling: perplexity. Schumaker… where??
by Pegasus on Oct 7, 2011 7:32 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
you are taking up a lot of verical spaces with comments like that
11 in '11
by I-Musial-ly-Am on Oct 7, 2011 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
vertical
that’s what i get for not previewing
11 in '11
by I-Musial-ly-Am on Oct 7, 2011 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Hahaha, i have never seen someone strike out like that.
SIT DOWN MORGAN
Reporter: "Did you visit the Parthenon while in Greece?"
Shaquille O’Neill: "I can’t really remember the names of all the clubs we went to."
umm. hello, brian shaw.
he just struck out the side. perhaps he should do dance, nyjer?
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i'd love to see that .
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Albert Pujols is the hero st. louis deserves.
by letsgostlcardinals on Oct 7, 2011 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions
saving all my energy for the late game
But I wouldn’t mind seeing K-rod walk them loaded here.
Grit != flat out sucking.
He would have too if Upton didn't swing.
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I'm completely terrified. All I know is that
tonight I could either get drunk while crying or get drunk while jumping and crying.
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come on!!!!!! dbacks just a sac fly or a homerun will do.
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Albert Pujols is the hero st. louis deserves.
by letsgostlcardinals on Oct 7, 2011 7:51 PM EDT reply actions
what i dont get
is why do people go to a game and not wear anything related to their team at all?
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by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 7, 2011 7:52 PM EDT reply actions
i did that thursday
because when I went to work that day, I wasn’t expecting to go to the game.
Grit != flat out sucking.
Perhaps because you only get to go to Miami
once every couple of years and you get a chance to go watch an NFL game but you don’t care about either the Dolphins or the freaking Buccaneers but you want everyone to know that you are a die-hard Cardinals fan.
Just a guess, of course.
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K-Rod has zero control right now.
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that's quite a curve he's busting out.
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
probably would rather foul it off than take the risk it doesn't drop out of the strike zone (which it didn't).
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
still mad he's not closing.
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
PaGoGoHoRo?
Reporter: "Did you visit the Parthenon while in Greece?"
Shaquille O’Neill: "I can’t really remember the names of all the clubs we went to."
Nvm K
Reporter: "Did you visit the Parthenon while in Greece?"
Shaquille O’Neill: "I can’t really remember the names of all the clubs we went to."
These announcers are not good.
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by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 7, 2011 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't either.
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 ♥
Not just you.
Did you try going to SBNation to log in and then coming here? That’s what I do.
2011 - Year of Our Berk
i've been having issues visting from firefox on my home laptop
“not supported encryption” But if I click try again a few times it will come up.
Not so at my work pc.
Grit != flat out sucking.
someone call the dbacks and tell them to stop swinging the bat ffs.
Cards fan in Seoul.
Albert Pujols is the hero st. louis deserves.
by letsgostlcardinals on Oct 7, 2011 7:56 PM EDT reply actions
Jesus. MAKE HIM THROW STRIKES
Reporter: "Did you visit the Parthenon while in Greece?"
Shaquille O’Neill: "I can’t really remember the names of all the clubs we went to."
if nobody swung at a pitch this inning they would have tied it.
Cards fan in Seoul.
Albert Pujols is the hero st. louis deserves.
by letsgostlcardinals on Oct 7, 2011 7:58 PM EDT reply actions
yes!
bases full of snakes
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by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 7, 2011 7:58 PM EDT reply actions
RyRoGoHoRo????
Reporter: "Did you visit the Parthenon while in Greece?"
Shaquille O’Neill: "I can’t really remember the names of all the clubs we went to."
I'm a fan of Ryan Roberts.
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he was trying
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by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 7, 2011 7:59 PM EDT reply actions
to launch it to the moon.
Reporter: "Did you visit the Parthenon while in Greece?"
Shaquille O’Neill: "I can’t really remember the names of all the clubs we went to."
come on snakeses
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2011: Boog would've count 78
try cheering in parseltongue next time.
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
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by letsgostlcardinals on Oct 7, 2011 8:00 PM EDT reply actions
shit
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by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 7, 2011 8:00 PM EDT reply actions
run through the bag at second there
like you would at first and give your team a chance to score.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
I've begged and pleaded for it to happen
I mean, how hard is it for the first base coach to lean over and tell the runner: ground ball here, run through the base.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
The runner going to 2nd? Why would it matter?
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Skip Schumaker, is that you?
Why do we yell at Schu for sliding head first into first? It slows you down. In that situation, Chris Young went in foot first, which is even slower.
I’m asking for someone to treat it just like first, sprint all the way through the bag and beat the throw. Then you start your turn for third and establish your baseline, get in a rundown, and hope that the runner going from 2nd to 3rd scores too.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
Ah, got it. I didn't notice that Young was all that close, or that he slid.
And, yeah! I was sort of like Skip in little leagues, but I played short and would never slide into first. I was too smart for that.
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My point is
why slide, EVER, in that situation? You are conceding an out. If you go through the bag, you may be safe and may steal a run or even two for your team.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
Yeah, makes perfect sense in that situation.
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THEN WHY DO IT? DON'T THEY HEAR MY CRIES?
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
No. They can't hear you. That's the problem.
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If only TLR hadn't blocked me on twitter. . .
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You shouldn't have sent him that twitpic of a puppy being kicked.
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it was actually a tweet about boog
@TonyLaRussa what do we have to donate to save a boog? Oh, that’s right, you already euthanized that one
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That may be the pinnacle of my tweeting career
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too bad the tendon sheath injury cut your peak years short.
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I think you're more than a little proud of that
by Merry CRasmus on Oct 7, 2011 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I am
but that’s beside the point. I’d actually like to engage him on this.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
i don't mind braun at all.
i wouldn’t let him pick out an outfit for me. but he actually seems pretty self-deprecating and tolerable on the general scale of ballplayers.
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
yep. Nyjer ruins the team for me. Other than him, they're a likable group.
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except for how much they celebrate after getting a basehit in every situation.
did you see betancourt earlier? wtf was that.
Cards fan in Seoul.
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by letsgostlcardinals on Oct 7, 2011 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, "Beat Mode" is annoying.
I didn’t see betancourt.
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I agree with all of those, I also dislike Axford and Fielder, but they arent on the same level
Reporter: "Did you visit the Parthenon while in Greece?"
Shaquille O’Neill: "I can’t really remember the names of all the clubs we went to."
i can't get over the fact that that worthless creature
betancourt drove that run in
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2011: Boog would've count 78
That is a terrifying thing to be honest.
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by letsgostlcardinals on Oct 7, 2011 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Or... he actually thinks we'll win.
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who knows if he's right or wrong on the pick
but don’t let the fact that Valentine is a pompous buffoon cloud your judgement of his baseball acumen. The dude knows baseball.
Who's faster home to first? Yadi or Torty?
He picked us to catch Atlanta, and Tampa to catch Boston.
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Uh-oh not good.
Parra, Overbay, Bloomquist coming up.
That’s .340, .298, and .291
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i was unaware that Lyle Overbay was still gracing MLB with his presence
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by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 7, 2011 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions
He's been mediocre since 2003!
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can kirk put himself in to pinch hit?
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by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 7, 2011 8:12 PM EDT reply actions
YES!!!!
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Albert Pujols is the hero st. louis deserves.
by letsgostlcardinals on Oct 7, 2011 8:12 PM EDT reply actions
nice start!
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by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 7, 2011 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions
First thing I did when I saw the lineup....
Was see who was playing SS/2B. I’m happy with Furcal/Punto. No Theriot! No Skip!
Oh god, what the fuck, Skip is in Center? Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.
I’d consider this lineup near perfect with Jay in, instead of Skip, and everything else left alone.
attaboy
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
So I was feeling nostalgic and was digging through some old Cardinals memorabilia...
Much of which was left to me by my grandparents. I have boxes full of various Cardinals memories going back at least 50 years, and lots of cool stuff like scorecards from the 60s, team photos and autographs from various decades, all kinds of cards, news paper articles, and more. Three generations of memories, it’s pretty cool — makes you thankful we’ve all had so many years of great baseball to be a part of and share with friends and family.
Rams, Cardinals, Bulls. Life is good.
Swing, dont bunt.
Reporter: "Did you visit the Parthenon while in Greece?"
Shaquille O’Neill: "I can’t really remember the names of all the clubs we went to."
Bunt runner over to third.
IBB Bloomquist.
Hill hits into DP.
Tying/Winning run on third, one out...
Might be the only time in the world it’s possibly a good option.
plz don't strike out.
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by letsgostlcardinals on Oct 7, 2011 8:15 PM EDT reply actions
Axford is kinda wild...
Reporter: "Did you visit the Parthenon while in Greece?"
Shaquille O’Neill: "I can’t really remember the names of all the clubs we went to."
calm yourself.
"The game of baseball is what it is." — TLR
by vico on Oct 7, 2011 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm sorry, but is that not tar on axford's hat?
And is that not illegal?
"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 7, 2011 8:16 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
it's the commish's team
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
looks like dirt to me
"No, it seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great."--Posnanski
I think its just like dirt and maybe rosin, like what Lee has on his hat.
Reporter: "Did you visit the Parthenon while in Greece?"
Shaquille O’Neill: "I can’t really remember the names of all the clubs we went to."
YES!!!!!!
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Albert Pujols is the hero st. louis deserves.
by letsgostlcardinals on Oct 7, 2011 8:17 PM EDT reply actions
BLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMQUIST
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSS!
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FIELDER FAIL
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Albert Pujols is the hero st. louis deserves.
by letsgostlcardinals on Oct 7, 2011 8:18 PM EDT reply actions
YES!!! That was terrible
Reporter: "Did you visit the Parthenon while in Greece?"
Shaquille O’Neill: "I can’t really remember the names of all the clubs we went to."
bahahahahaahahaah
did he just do the beast?
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 7, 2011 8:18 PM EDT reply actions
Snake strike.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
Haaaaaa. There needs to be a gif of that.
Someone needs to photoshop in the same pie, from the gif last season when Fielder fell rounding second, into the spot Fielder’s face landed.
Rams, Cardinals, Bulls. Life is good.
by JStymie on Oct 7, 2011 8:19 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
that's really on Axford
Fielder probably would have been able to make the play if Ax hadn’t gotten in his way.
Still fuckin hilarious though.
"No, it seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great."--Posnanski
ooooh, that's just mean
let’s do it!
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
Putz should do the beast to close things out.
Reporter: "Did you visit the Parthenon while in Greece?"
Shaquille O’Neill: "I can’t really remember the names of all the clubs we went to."
Uh, they've got to get the lead first.
Chickens. Hatched. Not.
But hatch, please.
"That’s what a baseball player does: he uses the glove half of the time." -- Rick Horton regarding the DH.
by StanTheManFan on Oct 7, 2011 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
WWAAAAAAAAYYY, SPANTS!
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
YOU THINK JUSTIN UPTON WON'T DRIVE IN THE WINNING RUN?
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
i would have but they didn't...
Cards fan in Seoul.
Albert Pujols is the hero st. louis deserves.
by letsgostlcardinals on Oct 7, 2011 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
never mind
following on internet. Slower than everyone else.
Who's faster home to first? Yadi or Torty?
They can't..
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nah, play another 20 innings
have a 2 hour delay for feral cats on the field. And the Beermakers still lose. Yeah. That.
Who's faster home to first? Yadi or Torty?
remember though Montero is out of the game
they would have put Upton on and its bases loaded Cowgill
Really?
I got Shreck on TNT. Trying to figure out where this is going to be.
Has anyone really been far as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
by Vindicator9000 on Oct 7, 2011 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions
It will be on TNT but it doesn't start until 8:30.
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 ♥
8:28
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 ♥
(yeah i didn't want anyone to accidentally read that as 8:30 central)
(because that is something i tend to do)
I'm getting 7:37...
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8:30 ET.
I’m in St. Louis, so it should be 7:30 here.
Has anyone really been far as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
by Vindicator9000 on Oct 7, 2011 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm in South Carolina.
So it’s 8:30 here.
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 ♥
do you know
the muffin man
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
do it for mama Upton!
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
He's still playing?
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Just remember: Tom Lawless.
"That’s what a baseball player does: he uses the glove half of the time." -- Rick Horton regarding the DH.
Who, of course, made scadzillions outs in his career.
"That’s what a baseball player does: he uses the glove half of the time." -- Rick Horton regarding the DH.
by StanTheManFan on Oct 7, 2011 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh man!! I thought he was safe.
2011 fWAR watch: Theriot = 0.6, Boog = 2.6 as of Sept 28
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it's okay. extra innings are good for us.
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
i am freaking out
enough with shrek, let’s go already!
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
so, do we need a fresh thread for the actual game?
home isn't where it used to be. home is anywhere you hang your head. - macmanus
Yes.
"That’s what a baseball player does: he uses the glove half of the time." -- Rick Horton regarding the DH.
by StanTheManFan on Oct 7, 2011 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions
we're over 500
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
Twitter is about to explode with people upset they can't watch Shrek.
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 7, 2011 8:27 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
gonna make a lot of kids cry.
Has anyone really been far as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
by Vindicator9000 on Oct 7, 2011 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
this is a good scene, too! I bet it'll cut half-way through.
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And teenagers.
And college students.
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 ♥
If this isn't a good omen, I don't know what it.
@iHEART_Woody
I’m so Bello :)
They cut off shrek for a baseball game !!!! Wtf ughhhh I’m mad I hope the cardinals win tho. My baby like them….
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Oh geez...
TCLADYLIKE I’Missy
Omgoodness they just cutt off #shrek for a baseball game that’s already on another channel.!
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 ♥
Chris Carpenter extremely angry and does not know why.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
It's because he's being upstaged by CGI
and it’s not even Pixar!
Has anyone really been far as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
by Vindicator9000 on Oct 7, 2011 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Ive never hated shrek more until right now.
Reporter: "Did you visit the Parthenon while in Greece?"
Shaquille O’Neill: "I can’t really remember the names of all the clubs we went to."
WOOOO BEISBOL
Reporter: "Did you visit the Parthenon while in Greece?"
Shaquille O’Neill: "I can’t really remember the names of all the clubs we went to."
for the record,
People of Dulac! I give you your Champion!
What…
Congratulations, Ogre–
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
John SMOLTZ!!!!
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I thought the ogre was off
sure looks like he’s still sitting next to smoltz
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
by scoot on Oct 7, 2011 8:31 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Yay John Smoltz!
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 ♥
You have one but not the other?
How is this possible?
by KD1 on Oct 7, 2011 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Cable system stuck in 1996.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. It seems to me that Wednesday night isn’t what makes baseball great. It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great. - Joe Posnanski
How do you watch Monday Night Nitro then?
The NWO is destroying everyone.
by KD1 on Oct 7, 2011 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I canceled my cable.
Because Comcast is the only service here in town, so costs skyrocketed. My cable bill was up to $100 a month for just the TV service, with no movie channels or anything.
I still have cable internet through them (again, only option), and for whatever reason I still get channels 1-25ish, which is pretty much local channels and C-Span. And, for whatever reason, TBS is in the mix.
Rams, Cardinals, Bulls. Life is good.
I LOVE YOU SMOLTZI
can’t someone put you next to Matheny and stick you both in our broadcast booth
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
oh crap that'd be awesome.
"I wonder if I put on a uniform and told La Russa I wanted to play for him if I could be a big leaguer too?"
"that all depends. are you gritty?" "You would need a mediocre decade of MLB experience first" "do you have a goatee, are you short, and do you try really hard?" "Are you willing to play four positions terribly?"
or vince coleman
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 7, 2011 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I think some people call that rape.
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by stlcardsfan4 on Oct 7, 2011 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Actually jumping him in the parking lot would have given us a better chance....
Reporter: "Did you visit the Parthenon while in Greece?"
Shaquille O’Neill: "I can’t really remember the names of all the clubs we went to."
We need patience. Get to that bullpen as early as possible.
2011 fWAR watch: Theriot = 0.6, Boog = 2.6 as of Sept 28
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just win dbacks so i don't have to watch 2 games. Thanks!
Cards fan in Seoul.
Albert Pujols is the hero st. louis deserves.
by letsgostlcardinals on Oct 7, 2011 8:34 PM EDT reply actions
Axford goes back out there for a second inning.
But who cares, CARDINALS ARGHHH
2011 fWAR watch: Theriot = 0.6, Boog = 2.6 as of Sept 28
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remember when a couple months back people were complaining there was no more drama in baseball?
oh boy
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
Gamethread
http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2011/10/7/2476325/nlds-game-5-stl-v-phl-oct-7-2011
Reporter: "Did you visit the Parthenon while in Greece?"
Shaquille O’Neill: "I can’t really remember the names of all the clubs we went to."
Because of the graphic, I thought Punto had his cap on sideways.
"The game of baseball is what it is." — TLR
previously on VEB
http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2011/10/6/2472594/cardinals-vs-phillies-playoffs-score
http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2011/10/6/2474395/the-play-in-4-photos
http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2011/10/7/2475291/cardinals-vs-phillies-compare-contrast-conclude-game-5-of-the-nlds
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
previously on VEB
http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2011/10/6/2472594/cardinals-vs-phillies-playoffs-score
http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2011/10/6/2474395/the-play-in-4-photos
http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2011/10/7/2475291/cardinals-vs-phillies-compare-contrast-conclude-game-5-of-the-nlds
http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2011/10/6/2474508/we-are-beyond-1000-comments-overflow
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
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