St. Louis Cardinals 3 vs. Cincinnati Reds 5: The rest of the bullpen
by DanUpBaby on Apr 23, 2011 10:27 PM EDT
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Putting the current version of Ryan Franklin into one of the highest-leverage moments you could possibly have in a baseball game—two outs, bases loaded, tie ballgame, division rival—is a disaster waiting to happen, but given the way the inning had been managed to that point La Russa found himself without many other options. The Young Pitchers—Derrick Goold called them the K Kids today, which I like well enough—were mostly out of reach; Fernando Salas had pitched, Eduardo Sanchez has been used early and often, Mitchell Boggs and Jason Motte were both used in tight situations yesterday. Trever Miller had missed his mark and a right-hander was up, though not an especially frightening one.
I think there's a fair case to be made to just play the inning straight, which is where La Russa can be accused of mismanagement. Pitch to Joey Votto, or bring in Miller at that moment, and don't compound an ugly situation by intentionally walking Votto and leaving your relievers less room for error. But once Batista loads the bases and La Russa goes for the lefty specialist, which is a more defensible move for me than the walk—well, sometimes your worst reliever has to pitch in high-leverage situations.
As to whether Franklin should be even the last guy in the Cardinals' pen, the 40-man roster doesn't show many clearly better options, especially with Adam Reifer out for the season. Blake King is probably not the man for the job with the bases loaded, and after him there's... P.J. Walters? Maikel Cleto?
This loss says something about Franklin's return to high leverage situations, namely that it should never happen, but I don't think it tells us anything new about whether he should remain on the roster. Unless you're willing to stretch Boggs again someone underqualified was going to end up in that situation.
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i apologize if this was discussed in the game thread (wasn't around,
and hard to read through 1300+ comments after the fact), and am also aware franklin wasn’t the only goat today, but how much longer can he remain this ineffective before he’s sent down? also, why was salas only allowed to pitch one inning when he was so effective today? too many pitches last night?
"Bob Gibson pitches as though he's double parked."~Vin Scully
Salas was pulled for PH Greene
because Yadi was at third with one out.
Boog might've. Who's to say, really? With the extraordinary number of variables to account for, Boog very well mightn't've.
by The Continental on Apr 23, 2011 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
thank you for not calling me out for the essence of derp that i am.
/removes head from pants
"Bob Gibson pitches as though he's double parked."~Vin Scully
by threadkiller on Apr 23, 2011 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Hell, I had to go look it up...
Boog might've. Who's to say, really? With the extraordinary number of variables to account for, Boog very well mightn't've.
by The Continental on Apr 23, 2011 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
It's still a fair question, though.
Not why wasn’t Salas left in — that part is clear — but why didn’t TLR find a double switch when Salas came in that would have kept his spot from coming up early in the next inning? TLR is usually canny when it comes to double switches, and I would really have thought he would have found one there, so that what happened wouldn’t happen.
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." - Rogers Hornsby
by StanTheManFan on Apr 23, 2011 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
salas threw 3 innings in his last appearance
3 days ago. Probably didn’t want to extend him beyond one inning today.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
i guess i just don't understand this line of thinking
we have to use our best relievers in our highest leverage situations if at all possible
a reliever should be able to throw 5 innings in 4 days, especially with a 2 day break in between, methinks
"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:
16.2 IP, 21 K, 9 BB/HBP, 4 ER, 2.27 FIP
by VolsnCards5 on Apr 23, 2011 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Didja see the triple play Houston almost pulled off?
That was wild.
Boog might've. Who's to say, really? With the extraordinary number of variables to account for, Boog very well mightn't've.
by The Continental on Apr 23, 2011 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
???
.
Boog might've. Who's to say, really? With the extraordinary number of variables to account for, Boog very well mightn't've.
by The Continental on Apr 23, 2011 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Walrus just ripped a double into the RF corner.
Might have been a triple if not for his… husky build.
Boog might've. Who's to say, really? With the extraordinary number of variables to account for, Boog very well mightn't've.
by The Continental on Apr 23, 2011 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Check the MLB.tv highlights for it later. Mostly bad baserunning, but a wild play.
Boog might've. Who's to say, really? With the extraordinary number of variables to account for, Boog very well mightn't've.
by The Continental on Apr 23, 2011 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
8th, I think.
Boog might've. Who's to say, really? With the extraordinary number of variables to account for, Boog very well mightn't've.
by The Continental on Apr 23, 2011 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Here it is.
Just your standard 5-2-6-4-2 double play.
Boog might've. Who's to say, really? With the extraordinary number of variables to account for, Boog very well mightn't've.
by The Continental on Apr 23, 2011 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
ned yost
woulda made that triple play happen.
"Bob Gibson pitches as though he's double parked."~Vin Scully
by threadkiller on Apr 23, 2011 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
what beautiful chaos
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 24
that was fail-tacular
was that a hit & run? Lead runner probably should not have left third on that play, but him getting in the pickle was probably not as boneheaded as everything coming after.
The trail runner getting in another rundown was really dumb. (Bonus fail: the pitcher was hopelessly confused as to where he should be.)
To my mind the thing that was really egregiously stupid was the batter dithering btw 1st & 2nd while the trail runner was being run down. A better throw from the catcher and/or a better catch & tag would have gotten the third out; guy was clearly beaten by the throw, with a bad slide to boot.
Whatever happened in Cincinnati, stays in Cincinnati.
anyone see that cubs came today?
i watched the condensed game. big lolfest
Tried it once and they liked it, then tried to hide it
twatter
does that count as a blown save for franklin or batista?
Tried it once and they liked it, then tried to hide it
twatter
ah of course
Tried it once and they liked it, then tried to hide it
twatter
by prophetjohn on Apr 23, 2011 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
what a pitiful end to an otherwise good game
worst part – after the rain delay 4 obnoxious, fugly, fat, dumb, LOUD reds fans sat right behind me. when one of those bitches engaged me i about choked him out. what a pile of worthless assholes..
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 23
To cheer you up a bit,
go to the gamethread. Ctrl+F “crushes”
Boog might've. Who's to say, really? With the extraordinary number of variables to account for, Boog very well mightn't've.
by The Continental on Apr 23, 2011 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
NICE! i heard some noise that didn't coincide with a fly ball or anything but didn't know what it was
i almost smoked a piece of shit in the face too but decided that hurting my hand and depriving myself of a couple hundred pictures was not worth it. also, the three other dumb shits he was with would have probably jumped me and i’m, well, a girl. i am glad my trained killer of a husband wasn’t with me
instead, i told him the same thing i told a bunch of the same crowd last year when they started bothering me “people have died for less in st louis, keep talking” and promptly from then on his walrus of a girlfriend will tell him to stop talking every time he started yelling shit. she had some brains
i am tired of people being guests in our stadium not knowing how to behave themselves
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 23
by d-dee on Apr 23, 2011 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
i've been home for an hour and even had pappy's for dinner
and i am still worked up over that asshole
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 23
pappy's for dinner? what's this madness?
don’t the close early afternoon?
by YesWeOquendo on Apr 23, 2011 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
8 or when sold out mon-sat, 4 on sun
still had pulled pork and the ever wonderful sweet potato fries
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 24
you are so fucking hardcore
"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:
16.2 IP, 21 K, 9 BB/HBP, 4 ER, 2.27 FIP
by VolsnCards5 on Apr 23, 2011 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
i know
never in a million years would i smoke a piece of shit
Tried it once and they liked it, then tried to hide it
twatter
by prophetjohn on Apr 23, 2011 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
keep making fun of me, i'd choke you too
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 24
i almost smoked a piece of shit
Tried it once and they liked it, then tried to hide it
twatter
by prophetjohn on Apr 23, 2011 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
i know what you mean
when I lived in St. Louis, I used to have to shoot a motherfucker just for screwing up my coffee order. Kill or be killed.
I'm sorry I impugned your cocksmanship.
by purple_haze on Apr 23, 2011 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
finally
we’ve found the upside to the “most dangerous city” articles….
Whatever happened in Cincinnati, stays in Cincinnati.
definitely
i can look way more street than I am because I grew up in St. Louis and saw a few muggings.
I'm sorry I impugned your cocksmanship.
by purple_haze on Apr 24, 2011 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions
One benefit of going to USC as well
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
this has probably been discussed BUT
did anyone else have a problem with walking votto with a man on second and two outs? the preference was to go 1-2-3 and have votto lead off the inning for miller to face him, but it didn’t work out that way. so instead, we put the go ahead run on base with a free pass. did anyone else think we were asking for trouble by doing that? why not bring in miller and just take care of votto. votto is good, but he’s not barry freaking bonds. we can pitch to joey votto.
by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 23, 2011 10:48 PM EDT reply actions
As soon as I saw it happening
my exact words were ‘Aw fuck!’. Then I just turned the tv off and went out to play in the rain and lightning when I saw Franky warming up.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Apr 23, 2011 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
this was more or less my reaction.
just….why do you give the go ahead run a free pass? even if votto hits a home run, we probably get gomes and we’re down one instead of two.
by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 23, 2011 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
yep. Even your best batters make outs 2/3 of the time.
Why give them anything.
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 Apr 23, 2011 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm sure the statistical analysis would say differently
but walking Votto to get to Johnny Gomes didn’t bother me all that much.
Boog might've. Who's to say, really? With the extraordinary number of variables to account for, Boog very well mightn't've.
by The Continental on Apr 23, 2011 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
So you stay away from him.
Don’t throw inside, make him go out and get the pitch. You don’t just give him the base. I guess if you were just dead set on keeping the DP in order it might make sense. If you stay on the outer half of the plate you may get a ground ball to the left side which holds the runner at 2nd.
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 Apr 23, 2011 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
batista is not capable of pitching around people
he just aims down the middle and throws his fastball. sometimes he gets lucky
by YesWeOquendo on Apr 23, 2011 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Who says you use Batista?
Miller’s supposed to be the lefty specialist.
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 Apr 23, 2011 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Joey Votto – MVP, actually really great at baseball .394/.500/.620/1.120
Jonny Gomes – Below average hitter,fielder, and idiot .233/.400/.583/.983
whom do you pitch to?
by YesWeOquendo on Apr 23, 2011 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, it didn't surprise me one bit
and i also didn’t even question it because it was pretty obvious
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 23
if we had pitched to Votto and were burned, there would be outrage
The likelihood of being burned by Votto is much greater than getting smoked by Gomes
gomes has an OBP of .400?
with an avg of .233?…..does he really walk that much
an OPS of .983 is actually pretty terrific
"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:
16.2 IP, 21 K, 9 BB/HBP, 4 ER, 2.27 FIP
by VolsnCards5 on Apr 23, 2011 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
yup
and last year he hit .266/.327/.431/.758
i was surprised by his good numbers too, but last year he was worth 1.2 bWAR while votto was worth 7 with the bat
by YesWeOquendo on Apr 23, 2011 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Gomes is off to a redhot start
I'm sorry I impugned your cocksmanship.
by purple_haze on Apr 23, 2011 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
should have brought in miller to face votto and not put the winning run on first
i think that was TLR’s worst decision.
by Willie McGee's Twin on Apr 23, 2011 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
hated the move
hated it
Gadzooks, old man! What in heavens for?
by Li'l Dwayne on Apr 23, 2011 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
bonds is no votto, either.
i hear he now wears a size 10 hat.
"Bob Gibson pitches as though he's double parked."~Vin Scully
by threadkiller on Apr 23, 2011 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Look at the size of that "heed"
Damn, I wear a size 8 and I keep hearing “So I Married An Axe Murderer” quotes.
I was reading about how countless species are being pushed toward extinction by man's destruction of forests. Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us. - Calvin, Scientific Progress Goes "Boink", Watterson
The time he should have been IBB'd
was his previous AB. Carp had already carved up Gomes twice, they should have walked Votto there, and gone after Gomes.
The other disturbing trend here is that our only LOOGY is suddenly not LOOGYing. He’s allowed a hit and a walk in critical situations his last two appearances and I can’t remember before that.
by ArkansasTravs on Apr 23, 2011 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
found it
Lefthanded reliever Brian Tallet says that he expects stitches to be removed next Friday from his surgically repaired right hand. A pin was inserted above the third metacarpal on the hand after Tallet snapped it while making a tumbling catch April 11 against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Two screws were inserted into the hand.
“It’s progressing good,” he said. “But it’s still sore. It feels kind of arthritic. Everything is still swollen.”
Since his throwing hand is not affected, Tallen threw a side session Friday afternoon. He expects his glove to be fitted with additional padding when he returns, perhaps within two weeks.
Tallet sucks anyhow
he doesn’t get left handers out at any sort of LOOGY-ish rate.
Still bitching to contact.
by Felonius_Monk on Apr 24, 2011 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions
he looked at his hand afterwards
announcers indicated it looked like the ball slipped due to wetness
"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:
16.2 IP, 21 K, 9 BB/HBP, 4 ER, 2.27 FIP
by VolsnCards5 on Apr 23, 2011 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
i was sitting righ behind the bag
he ran a straight line towards it and made the proper play
it wasn’t his fault
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 23
Actually, there were plenty of better options than putting in Franklin to pitch
You could have moved Berkman to the mound for a better option. You could have had Yadi trade places with the pitcher, that would have been a better option. Franklin is not an option any more if your intention is to attempt to win the game. Not tonight, not tomorrow, not six weeks from now. Not. Fucking. Ever.
Gadzooks, old man! What in heavens for?
Miller should have been brought in to face votto
and just live and die with that decision…if he doesnt get votto, let him pitch to gomes and then bruce
really not that hard to figure out, tony
"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:
16.2 IP, 21 K, 9 BB/HBP, 4 ER, 2.27 FIP
Which just brings Franklinhausen in earlier if Miller doesn't get him out.
Yeah, that would have ended well.
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." - Rogers Hornsby
by StanTheManFan on Apr 23, 2011 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
what?
i say let miller pitch to votto, gomes, and bruce
"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:
16.2 IP, 21 K, 9 BB/HBP, 4 ER, 2.27 FIP
by VolsnCards5 on Apr 23, 2011 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm pretty sure
that Miller was going to be a literal LOOGY. Having him hang around for Gomes if he doesn’t get Votto was not in the cards. Gomes splatters lefties. So we’re back to Franklinhausen.
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." - Rogers Hornsby
by StanTheManFan on Apr 23, 2011 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
i mean i know that was the line of thinking
i just dont agree with it
"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:
16.2 IP, 21 K, 9 BB/HBP, 4 ER, 2.27 FIP
by VolsnCards5 on Apr 23, 2011 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Gawd...we have to win tomorrow
"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:
16.2 IP, 21 K, 9 BB/HBP, 4 ER, 2.27 FIP
houston wins, brewers lose, so that helps.
by Willie McGee's Twin on Apr 23, 2011 11:06 PM EDT reply actions
easily could be 3-4 games up
of course every contender could say that every year
but that doesn’t assuage my rage
"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:
16.2 IP, 21 K, 9 BB/HBP, 4 ER, 2.27 FIP
by VolsnCards5 on Apr 23, 2011 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
it's a long season.
162 games lends itself to rampant alcoholism.
"Bob Gibson pitches as though he's double parked."~Vin Scully
by threadkiller on Apr 23, 2011 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
every cardinals loss=
2nd guessing, i guess. i guess that 2nd guessing is 1st guessing 1 guess later.
"Bob Gibson pitches as though he's double parked."~Vin Scully
mind=blown
either its your comment…or the bottle of root 1 cabarnet savigoun
"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:
16.2 IP, 21 K, 9 BB/HBP, 4 ER, 2.27 FIP
by VolsnCards5 on Apr 23, 2011 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
sauvigon
"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:
16.2 IP, 21 K, 9 BB/HBP, 4 ER, 2.27 FIP
by VolsnCards5 on Apr 23, 2011 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
sauvignon
I'm sorry I impugned your cocksmanship.
by purple_haze on Apr 23, 2011 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
shit
"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:
16.2 IP, 21 K, 9 BB/HBP, 4 ER, 2.27 FIP
by VolsnCards5 on Apr 23, 2011 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
NO, NOT THE FACE!!!
Still bitching to contact.
by Felonius_Monk on Apr 24, 2011 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions
an easy rule of thumb
when you can no longer spell the name of your drink, you are too drunk to appreciate it.
I'm sorry I impugned your cocksmanship.
by purple_haze on Apr 23, 2011 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
oh come one
thats a hard word to spell…i’d have trouble with that one completely sober
"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:
16.2 IP, 21 K, 9 BB/HBP, 4 ER, 2.27 FIP
by VolsnCards5 on Apr 23, 2011 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Can you still spell "wine"?
If so, then you’re OK.
Boog might've. Who's to say, really? With the extraordinary number of variables to account for, Boog very well mightn't've.
by The Continental on Apr 23, 2011 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
wine
"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:
16.2 IP, 21 K, 9 BB/HBP, 4 ER, 2.27 FIP
by VolsnCards5 on Apr 23, 2011 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
at least you weren't drinking tteokbokgi
I'm sorry I impugned your cocksmanship.
by purple_haze on Apr 23, 2011 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
or gerwurztraminer
I'm sorry I impugned your cocksmanship.
by purple_haze on Apr 23, 2011 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
lots of people can't spell "laphroaig" sober.
"We were men - flesh and blood - and we played baseball in the sunshine. We hit doubles off the wall, slid hard into second base. We had fights, and we made love. We sang songs and prayed on Sundays. . . . We felt pain. And we felt joy. There was a lot wrong with the world. But we weren't sad, man. We had the times of our lives." Buck O'Neil, from "The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America."
oh come, all ye cardinals faithful,
joyful and less than triumphant (thanks to sad offense and bullpen) oh come ye, oh come ye to saaaint….looouis.
"Bob Gibson pitches as though he's double parked."~Vin Scully
by threadkiller on Apr 23, 2011 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
your post made my vision go out of focus
by YesWeOquendo on Apr 23, 2011 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
the killing of threads
is a less than desirable one, at times. i’ll make a call to your optometrist. ol’ one eye could use her, im guess ing.
"Bob Gibson pitches as though he's double parked."~Vin Scully
by threadkiller on Apr 23, 2011 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
way ot
Rich lazy people
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
if you have to take two adults and two or three kids to the movies, plus soda and popcorn
i’d totally just pay $30 instead and watch it in my underwear
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 24
Why would I pay $30 to watch it in my underwear
When I could just put a coat on and watch it for $10 at the theater? It’s still cold enough outside to look legit.
I was reading about how countless species are being pushed toward extinction by man's destruction of forests. Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us. - Calvin, Scientific Progress Goes "Boink", Watterson
by Solanus on Apr 24, 2011 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Because you have more than 3 people in your party?
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
I don't think anyone got the joke
That I could still watch it in my underwear and only pay 10 bucks.
I was reading about how countless species are being pushed toward extinction by man's destruction of forests. Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us. - Calvin, Scientific Progress Goes "Boink", Watterson
I got it
I’m just a jerk
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
yeah or you could wait 2 months
and pay $6 for the same ppv or buy the blu-ray for less than you paid to rent it for 48 hours
This
Hell even taking two people to the movie theater will run more than $30 once you get popcorn, candy, and drinks.
by WizardofOz1982 on Apr 25, 2011 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions
hotels do this.
my brothers and i did it on accident once on a family vacation. my parents were pissed.
by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 23, 2011 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Finished Lost - all six seasons
Loved the series… kind of took up my whole life the last week though where I ended up watching Seasons 4-6 – I think I said what the fuck out loud at least 20 times though
I think I may have given up if it weren’t for the fact that I’ve read here that they finished it mostly absolved. Like there were a few times where I thought there was no way they could actually answer my questions but I just kept watching and was thankfully rewarded. With that said, waiting a week for each episode must have been a bitch. It killed me to wait till the next day because every episode had an amazing cliffhanger.
"And a boring game for boring people. Did you ever watch golf on television? It's like watching flies FUCK. Think of the intellect it must take to draw pleasure from this activity: hitting a ball with a crooked stick and then WALKING AFTER IT" -George Carlin
what was your favorite part?
i liked the hatch time
i personally waited for the entire season to end before i’d watch it in one or two sittings, or i would’ve gone mad
now download and watch chrono lost
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 24
Before I answer your question, I have a shitload of other TV shows that I need to watch first
Namely Dexter, It’s Always Sunny, Mad Men before I will watch chrono lost. But I will when I have my figurative list done.
My favorite part had to be…well I think Season 6 actually had the best idea with the alternate universe/what they designed themselves. It’s like nothing I’ve ever seen on a television series.
The enjoyment level for the show however went down once Charlie left. Might have something to do with how fucked up my mind was most of Season 4 which kind of pissed me off. My favorite episode might have been the episode that was basically a tribute to him where he lists his five best moments.
"And a boring game for boring people. Did you ever watch golf on television? It's like watching flies FUCK. Think of the intellect it must take to draw pleasure from this activity: hitting a ball with a crooked stick and then WALKING AFTER IT" -George Carlin
by stlcardsfan4 on Apr 24, 2011 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
what's the outlook for tomorrow's game?
/don’t trust the weather predictions after this week
Skip Schumaker fields like a goat wearing capes
tomorrow night will probably be the worst of it.
i would be very, very surprised if they played. i might buy the $10 loge tickets anyway because the bobblehead is worth 10 bucks to me.
by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 23, 2011 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
ugh
ended up with tickets to the game, now i wonder if the 5 hour drive will be worth it
Skip Schumaker fields like a goat wearing capes
by mattyfrommo on Apr 23, 2011 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
yep
Skip Schumaker fields like a goat wearing capes
by mattyfrommo on Apr 24, 2011 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
if they're printable, give them to someone in st louis
and ask for a bobblehead in return
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 24
thank you, dan, for recapping this mess.
my sympathies to anyone who actually watched it.
"We were men - flesh and blood - and we played baseball in the sunshine. We hit doubles off the wall, slid hard into second base. We had fights, and we made love. We sang songs and prayed on Sundays. . . . We felt pain. And we felt joy. There was a lot wrong with the world. But we weren't sad, man. We had the times of our lives." Buck O'Neil, from "The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America."
Franklin's out pitch
The pitch that Cairo hit to win the game was almost incredibly hittable. It had some sort of spin on it that made it just sit there in the hitting zone for at least 10 seconds. I rarely think “damn, even I could have hit that pitch” but that one, I really think I could.
Sure hope we don’t need this game come September — it was soooooo winnable
by Poop on Apr 24, 2011 12:58 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
i have to agree
i honestly think i could have hit that pitch. but i haven’t hit the batting cages for awhile so who knows.
I'm sorry I impugned your cocksmanship.
as far as i can tell, there are exactly 0 batting cages in the greater austin area
Tried it once and they liked it, then tried to hide it
twatter
So, Friday, 6 inning start.
Saturday, 6 inning start.
Sunday, Westbrook on short rest.
I can never remember what kind of shape the bullpen is in, so quick and dirty spreadsheet.
Most everyone has been used a bit lately. Miller is the only one that hasn’t pitched much, but he isn’t going to go long. If Westy can’t go deep, looks like a series of 1 inning appearances by Batista, Sanchez, and Motte before Boggs.
Boog might've. Who's to say, really? With the extraordinary number of variables to account for, Boog very well mightn't've.
by The Continental on Apr 24, 2011 1:13 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I didn't mean to kill the thread!
Come back, everyone!
Boog might've. Who's to say, really? With the extraordinary number of variables to account for, Boog very well mightn't've.
by The Continental on Apr 24, 2011 1:34 AM EDT reply actions
There's one in every group.
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 Apr 24, 2011 1:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Remember when late night VEB was awesome?
AKA when I was in a time zone two hours earlier
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
...later?
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
You really need to get a job with Seattle.
j/k I know, low blow.
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 Apr 24, 2011 2:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Was watching on MLB.tv
‘Cause I didn’t see it earlier and it went to a rain delay and we were up 3-2. So I skip ahead a bit, then a bit more and finally it comes back on and WTF we are losing 5-3 and the Reds only have four hits.
4 hits. And we lose. The games ‘we want back’ are beginning to stack up.
by Rukasu on Apr 24, 2011 3:02 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
2011 Cardinals ex-Franklin:
20-1
Suck it Franklin!
Sign Carlos Silva!!!
by guayzimi on Apr 24, 2011 9:07 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
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