The St. Louis Cardinals enter in first, are swept out to second
by bgh on May 15, 2011 4:44 PM EDT
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PrintOn August 8, 2010, the St. Louis Cardinals arrived in Cincinnati for a three-game series against the division-leading Reds. Playing the heel, Brandon Phillips polluted the blood in this matchup with an insulting characterization of the Redbirds. The series is perhaps best remembered for its opening brawl during which the cowardly Johnny Cueto used his spiked feet to kick Jason LaRue into retirement and Chris Carpenter in the back. In the wake of the brawl, the Cardinals did their talking on the field, sweeping the Reds to snare sole possession on the division's top spot. The Cardinals won each of three games with the respective scores of 8-4, 6-1, and 6-3, totaling a +13 run differential. It was a dominating performance. The series was seemingly a statement-making one by the then-defending division champs. But the Cards faded down the stretch, allowing the Reds to win the divisional crown by a comfortable five games.
Fast forward to this weekend, after an earlier series win in St. Louis for the Cardinals on Easter weekend. The first-place Cardinals rolled into Cincinnati an offensive juggernaut with a solid starting rotation if a shaky bullpen. The bullpen shook away a ninth-inning lead on Friday and eventually the game in a 6-5 loss. On Saturday, the Reds dominated 7-3. While Ardolis Chapman did everything he could to make today's game interesting, the Cardinals' attempt at a serious comeback was thwarted by Francisco Cordero, who induced a fielder's choice grounder from Matt Holliday before striking out Lance Berkman to end the game as a 9-7 Reds win. The Reds swept the Cardinals out of town and out of first place with a series run differential of +7. After the series's final out, Cordero and Cueto seemed to attempt to add insults to the injurious sweep, plunking of Pujols, and past kicks, by engaging in a WWE Raw-esque jawing as the broadcast faded to black.
A sweep is never easy, especially against a primary competitor for the division crown, but it remains to be seen where this team now stands and how it will affect them going forward. Sweeps lend themselves exceptionally well to overreaction. We need only look to that point last August when the division seemed ours for the taking. Today, the sky is not falling, but with Cliff Lee and Roy Oswalt slated to face our Hometown Nine tomorrow and Tuesday in St. Louis, the club's offensive numbers may be set to fall while the sky remains.
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Come to think of it...
Carp really hasn’t been the same sense Cueto kicked him.
post-Reds 2010: 1-4, 5.34 ERA
2011: 1-3, 4.95 ERA
he got kicked by Cueto?
man that guy does a lot of kicking
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Yea. Dan said at beginning of the year that carp
Still has a scar on his back.
"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 4/27/11):
30 IP, 39 K, 15 BB/HBP, 13 ER, 2 HR, 2.96 FIP
by VolsnCards5 on May 15, 2011 6:43 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
oh yeah
I think I remember that now. he must have got some kind of sucky infection from the cueto cleat
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 6:47 PM EDT up reply actions
So can we stake this loss on Tony being gone?
Pettini actually managed to be worse.
Skip Schumaker is a scapegoat
It's manager by committee,
so I don’t think you can hang it on Pettini alone.
"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
Also,
TLR has been setting the starting lineups, according to Rains. TLR seems to think that the staff has done fine:
“It’s been hard because you take responsibility for your position and being there, but the only thing that’s really helped is I know the quality of our staff. There wasn’t anything that happened that I could have done anything better with.”
"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
I was mostly joking
Skip Schumaker is a scapegoat
by vivaelpujols on May 15, 2011 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I just wish they would have started Craig today
did he give them enough reason to not start him at third or second?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I think it's Berk's fault for striking out vs crappy cordero
j/k (kinda)
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions
also Carp was not very good today
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions
he wasn't bad
1 home run on a not bad pitch, and a bunch of wacky shit with hitting the runner. he’s been immensely unlucky all year.
Skip Schumaker is a scapegoat
by vivaelpujols on May 15, 2011 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions
cursed
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions
VEB dead lately
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 5:39 PM EDT reply actions
only a game and a half out of first!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 5:46 PM EDT reply actions
reds got lucky to sweep that
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Shelby Miller went 5 innings and struck out twice as many batters
little concerned with the walks, of which there were three.
I'm sorry I impugned your cocksmanship.
maybe he was too amped up
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions
i really liked al saying this about Chapman
“when you have a guy on the roster that you don’t feel like you trust, he shouldn’t be there.” or something like that since he’s always stretching to defend Franklin and Batista.
not to keep beating the dead horse, it just amused me.
by molina mo problems on May 15, 2011 6:11 PM EDT reply actions
does one like their job is a question
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Chimay on tap
Awesome
bollocks
by SecondHalfMatt on May 15, 2011 7:03 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Well, not even a three game sweep by the Red's can dampen my mood.
I received, and accepted a job offer that lets me move to be with the future wife and kids. No more seeing each other once a weekend. Tomorrow I put in my two weeks where I am now, and I can already feel the stress lifting. Today is a good day.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
by RiverRat on May 15, 2011 7:22 PM EDT reply actions 8 recs
awesome!
where ya movin?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Back to Butte, only about 70 miles from where I'm at now.
I’ll be running a Harley shop.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
by RiverRat on May 15, 2011 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
freakin cool man!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions
OK, that sounds cool.
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 May 15, 2011 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Doesn't it?
I’m actually giddy. It’ll be weird selling parts to people because they want to buy them, instead of because they have to buy them. Seems like it’s a great atmosphere to work in. I’m really excited. Luckily I’ll get to see the Cards in Denver the weekend before I start, because I anticipate a lot of work in the next three or four months.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
So where you getting the Harley tat?
Seriously, that sounds great.
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 May 15, 2011 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll just settle for a bike.
No tats for me.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
i remember that truck, also Dave Ressler looks like the biggest crook
seriously i wouldn’t send my worst enemy to buy a car from him
Balls
Dude's been around for a long time.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
he just looks like a guy who turns back odo's & switches titles
i admit i could be wrong, but i like to think i’ve been around enough dealers that i can tell the good from the bad
speaking of, have you seen the show Call Me Fitz? it’s hilarious
Balls
sweet action
still gotta make time for VEB
Tried it once and they liked it, then tried to hide it
twatter
My day time perusing will probably take a hit,
but I’ll still be around for games and evenings.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Congratulations! That's really exciting.
Now if you’d just change your avatar, we could all celebrate!
Check out the Roger Dean Project link
what, you don't like smug journalists?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions
whatever he is
I don’t usually know that much of what is talked about i.e. strauss, bj rains, etc. I know gould is pretty good usually
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 16, 2011 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Excellent news.
Need help emptying the kegerator before you move?
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 May 15, 2011 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions
All are welcome.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
sounds great
Skip Schumaker is a scapegoat
by vivaelpujols on May 15, 2011 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Congratulations
That’s terrific news
"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
and I'm the only one to rec your good news
congrats!
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
That's fantastic, RR!!
Congrats!!! Hope it all turns out well for you.
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 May 16, 2011 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions
i never expect anything
but classlessness from a dusty baker-led ballclub. i don’t even blame phillips, cueto, etc. anymore, they’ve just taken on the personality of their “leader”. dirty, mouthy, classless, disrespectful of the game jerks. sadly, they are also talented, and we deserved to be swept by them. hopefully, the karma wheel spins back in our favor by the end of the season.
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wow
it’s dusty’s fault?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions
that's human crap
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 May 15, 2011 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
it's a threadkiller
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions
i didn't realize
veb had any respect for baker. sorry to have stepped on toes. i’ll continue, however, to have no use for the man.
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by threadkiller on May 15, 2011 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
thought your comment was a little much
no worries… never really thought of him as “classless”
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions
cueto and bp on the other hand....
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm a Reds fan, and I have no use for Dusty
Actually, Dusty seems like a really great guy, and seems to be good as far as managing personalities. But in-game tactics? Abysmal.
Swanson Pyramid of Greatness
Handshakes — Firm, Dry, Solid. 3 seconds.
by cesarhernandez on May 15, 2011 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
this
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I have no love for Dusty
but the thought that he’s turned his players into jerks is a little much. Baker is an idiot, not Svengali.
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 May 15, 2011 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
stealing scoot's schtick....I like it.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
your sig made me think of this
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I think it's just photoshopped but seeing some of the odd cross marketing ideas lately who knows
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I think the opposite
I would find it rather horrifying
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I can see the commercial now.
Ahhhh!
My breath has never been so fresh and cheesy before! Thanks Doritos Scope!
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 May 15, 2011 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
lol!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
you crazy
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions
perhaps they will have a special order website
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions
this whole narrative is growing tiresome.
What did the reds do this weekend other than win three games? The worst thing I can think of is phillips’s home run trot.
They’re a good team. They played well. There’s nothing classless about that.
"chipper jones grounds out, third baseman albert pujols to first baseman mark hamilton." 5.1.11 "carlos pena grounds into double play, second baseman allen craig to shortstop tyler greene to first baseman albert pujols." 5.12.11
by tom s. on May 15, 2011 8:37 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
last year's brawl was referenced in the above recap.
that’s the only reason i mentioned it. i said they deserved to win the series and are the better team right now. i also apologized above for my comments, though i do believe them to be correct. i won’t bring up the subject again, though it was the first time i’ve done it here. wrong or right, i think i’m entitled to my own opinion.
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by threadkiller on May 15, 2011 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I never said you weren't entitled to your opinion.
I just disagreed with it.
"chipper jones grounds out, third baseman albert pujols to first baseman mark hamilton." 5.1.11 "carlos pena grounds into double play, second baseman allen craig to shortstop tyler greene to first baseman albert pujols." 5.12.11
by tom s. on May 15, 2011 9:02 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
i've discovered
i may be the only one here with this opinion. not unusual. :-)
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by threadkiller on May 15, 2011 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
dusty is a punk who's jealous of TLR's success & fame
he’s like that one loser in high school who’s always picking a fight & talking smack to the jocks. he’s just jealous he can’t do what they do. i’ve disliked him ever since i saw him play in the early 80’s. he sucked then & he still sucks now. i don’t care how many of his players like him, he’s a terrible game manager & one i wouldn’t let anywhere near one of my pitchers
Balls
agreed
this is getting really old. They won some games and were happy about it.
I think Duncan threw fuel on the fire at the end of the game
whether it was on purpose or not, I don’t know. but he did.
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm 21. which isn't that old.
but i don’t think i’ve hated a team more than i hate the reds right now. MAYBE the patriots. maybe.
by stlcardinalsfang on May 15, 2011 7:37 PM EDT reply actions
always gotta hate the yankees most
Skip Schumaker is a scapegoat
by vivaelpujols on May 15, 2011 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Cubs?
Anyone? Can I get an amen?
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 May 15, 2011 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions
that pesky team
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions
nah, i like the cubs
Skip Schumaker is a scapegoat
by vivaelpujols on May 15, 2011 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions
flagged "inappropriate".
It's 7:05 somewhere...
by SleepyCA on May 15, 2011 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
loathe....
that’s a whole separate category.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
I don't hate the Cubs..
I just take pleasure in their misfortunes, meltdowns, and perennial ineptitude. Good ole schadenfreude.
+1
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions
i dislike the yankees.
i don’t hate them though. it’s tough to hate someone that we play every third year that’s in the other league.
by stlcardinalsfang on May 15, 2011 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions
The most I ever hated a team was probably the Red Sox after a certain date in the recent past
I don’t think I need to elaborate
by bailorg on May 15, 2011 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
didn't happen.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
I still remember seeing a game in '05 where the Cards kicked their ass
and then in the parking lot some boston fan lady picked a fight with a cardinals fan
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions
well, I am pretty excited to see this bulls vs heat series kick off
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 8:03 PM EDT reply actions
chicago should be able to beat the heat considering how cold it is here
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions
How to play baseball in a dome during a power crisis.
Or, at least, how the Japanese are doing it.
Minimal lighting was used in the stadium concourses, concession stands and in the areas below the stands where players, coaches, managers, team staff and media members have access to the field.
Several banks of field lights were left off during both teams’ batting practice sessions, though the brightness was more than adequate for safety. Prior to each game, the NPB umpires could be seen on the grounds, consulting with Tokyo Dome personnel, pointing to the light standards hanging from the roof and checking to be sure they knew which lights would be switched on prior to the game’s first pitch.
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 May 15, 2011 9:05 PM EDT reply actions
Gotta hand it to the Japanese
they take what’s best about America (baseball, cars, technology, etc.) and do their damndest to make it their own. I hope to visit someday.
NCANFT, but, free.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
^NCAMFT
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
scary
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions
did he somehow steal Albert's powers?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
It does look like they've traded places, doesn't it?
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 May 15, 2011 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
yup
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I think we could pull up 4 - 6 week stretches where he put up numbers like that.
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 May 15, 2011 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions
April 2006 begs to differ
"When a pitcher's throwing a spitball, don't worry and don't complain, just hit the dry side like I do." -- Stan Musial
.346/.509/.914
"When a pitcher's throwing a spitball, don't worry and don't complain, just hit the dry side like I do." -- Stan Musial
er, yeah
Skip Schumaker is a scapegoat
by vivaelpujols on May 15, 2011 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
that's because he doesn't do steroids
bayum
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions
not even close
Skip Schumaker is a scapegoat
by vivaelpujols on May 15, 2011 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
I just posted to facebook I'm surprised they aren't testing him for steroids and hgh every day
could a tweak to one’s swing really make that big of a difference?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions
i mean, the dude's been worth 3.6 wins
it’s may 15th. that is ABSURD.
by stlcardinalsfang on May 15, 2011 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
even better than last season
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
what would be more interesting
is if he isn’t doing anything performance enhancing, other than tweaking his swing. thepainguy would love that!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
that's all anyone can think of, and it looks like it
i don’t know why the league hasn’t learned to stop throwing him fastballs
Balls
can't be steroids
not potent enough. they need to be testing him for radioactive spider bites, or something.
It's 7:05 somewhere...
by SleepyCA on May 15, 2011 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
heh
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
or gamma radiation
HULK SMASH
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I would be incredibly surprised
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
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Because there's no incentive to do so
Posnanski sums it up pretty well
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
Why wouldn't there be an incentive to do so?
If steroids make you better, why wouldn’t you do them.
Skip Schumaker is a scapegoat
by vivaelpujols on May 15, 2011 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess "no incentive" was the wrong choice of words. "Benefits no longer outweigh the costs" is more accurate
No, there’s something more here: Massive, massive public pressure. If a player is caught taking steroids in baseball, he’s disgraced. If he’s a great player, he will get humiliated in the Hall of Fame balloting. If he’s a good player, he will get savaged in the media and by fans. If he’s a mediocre player, he will find it hard to get work — teams don’t need that sort of publicity anymore. We’ve seen this happen. We know it’s real. And this sort of real public pressure is not there in football for many logical and illogical reason.
In baseball, the public pressure is so intense that, I think, it has transcended reason and fairness and perspective. Now, if a player has a hot month-long stretch, the whispers begin. If a player hits more home runs than his history suggests, the whispers turn to murmurs. With this sort of heat surrounding the game, it seems to me you’d have to be (1) Desperate; (2) Arrogant beyond reason; (3) Detached from reality to take the chance of getting caught using steroids in baseball these days.*
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Well people don't always do what's based on a game theory level
And this assumes that every baseball player cares about public perception.
I certainly wouldn’t rule it out.
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by vivaelpujols on May 15, 2011 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
That's why I said "I would be incredibly surprised" rather than "there's no way he is"
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Yeah, well I'd be less incredibly surprised
C’mon Rui, I need an argument, fucking bring it.
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by vivaelpujols on May 15, 2011 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
a flawed study isn't better than no study.
by stlcardinalsfang on May 15, 2011 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
shut up fang
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by vivaelpujols on May 15, 2011 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
fuck you
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that is against the community guidelines and i will be flagging this.
by stlcardinalsfang on May 15, 2011 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Guys, stop this, you're tearing the blog apart
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it's not your fault
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by vivaelpujols on May 15, 2011 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Jose Bautista can touch MC Hammer
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Pfft.
That’s one of the dumbest explanations that I’ve seen. So people don’t like Alex Rodriguez? Andy Pettite? Well they laughed all the way to the bank. Jose Bautista stands to make ten-fold what he would have about two years ago. There is immense incentive for players to deceive the system: namely, it will make them fucking rich. I doubt Bautista cares whether fans will like him.
To take it one step further, the idea that the general populace condemns steroid users in baseball is, to me, largely myth. San Francisco loved Bonds. Yankees fans still like ARod. Why? Because fans like winning a hell of a lot more than they like moral superiority. Writers on the other hand, prefer a narrative and their current narrative is to scapegoat the play to exculpate their role in this whole era.
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by azruavatar on May 15, 2011 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions 8 recs
I definitely agree with the first sentence of your second paragraph
I am convinced that people just don’t care as much about steroids as the “narrative” or whatever you want to call it would have us think. If for no other reason than that people get tired of being outraged about something that really isn’t incredibly important.
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Do you agree that the cost:benefit ratio of doing steroids is the highest it's ever been?
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Actually I think it's lower now than it was like 2 years ago
And it will basically be nothing in 5 years.
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by vivaelpujols on May 15, 2011 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I think the suspensions hurt much more than the HOF hate and such:
Manny, for example, obviously didn’t give a shit about the HOF.
http://fuckyeahnouns.com/alex%20fritz
Why do you think that?
Also, full disclosure: My fandom has always resided on the naive end of the spectrum. I’m an innocent until proven guilty guy
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I think people just care less about steroids
The initial shock is over, and now you just got to accept it as something that happened. And once the sports writers (finally) get bored of pumping that narrative, there’s really no reason why steroids will be seen as such a bad thing in the long run.
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by vivaelpujols on May 15, 2011 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Sure
the “costs” have gone up but the possible benefits remain far greater from my perspective. That is a subjective opinion but I don’t think the costs come anywhere close to outweighing the benefits.
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Nah we moved on to pretentious movies now
This is old hat
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this is, and i'm being completely honest here...
one of the top 5 comments i’ve seen on veb. rec.
by stlcardinalsfang on May 15, 2011 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
wow, that
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by vivaelpujols on May 15, 2011 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
's really lame
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by vivaelpujols on May 15, 2011 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
you don't know that!
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by vivaelpujols on May 15, 2011 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions
(backs away slowly)
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by vivaelpujols on May 15, 2011 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Reasonable argument?
Top 5 comment ever!
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Well to be fair you said the Social Network was the best movie of the past decade
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by vivaelpujols on May 15, 2011 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I strongly disagree, but that's not an invalid opinion or anything like that
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A Serious Man
Or Basterds.
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by vivaelpujols on May 15, 2011 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
You people cannot seriously believe the best movie ever is among five movies you happened to see, all of which came out in the last five years,
right?
http://fuckyeahnouns.com/alex%20fritz
Well naturally I'm just naming out of the ones I've seen
But, why wouldn’t it be from the past 5 years? That’s half the decade.
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by vivaelpujols on May 15, 2011 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm not claiming king's speech is the best movie ever.
simply claiming it’s better than the social network.
by stlcardinalsfang on May 15, 2011 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
We also never claimed to be arguing over the best movie ever
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nah
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
what do you think?
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by vivaelpujols on May 15, 2011 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
can we identify what exactly the parameters are of what we are talking about?
best movie ever? that’s kind of not that fun to talk about
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
best movie of the past decade
That’s still kind of broad though.
Combination of best theme and most well executed, I guess.
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by vivaelpujols on May 15, 2011 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
District 9 is the only thing I can think of off the top of the dome
perhaps one of the lotr. probably something I am not remembering right now.
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
That is an opinion I disagree strongly with.
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sorry can't remember
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
City of God is way up there for me
I liked Children of Men a lot
I don’t know about best movie, but There Will Be Blood contains the best acting performance of the decade
I think Up is underrated since it’s a cartoon
Old Boy’s up there
Big Fish is up there
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we can agree on children of men as best of decade then
it official (forgot about that one)
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
8 minute single shot take!!!
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pttsh
Inglorious Basterds had like 10 minute one in the beginning.
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by vivaelpujols on May 15, 2011 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Does it?
I couldn’t find a link to it, do you mind trying to dig one up for me?
The single shot sequence in Goodfellas is also awesome
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I tried youtubing it
I actually don’t think it was a single shot, but it has the really tense intimate feel. The scene where Waltz is talking to the owner of a house who is concealing jews.
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by vivaelpujols on May 16, 2011 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Incredible scene
Blew me away in the theaters.
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by jd is legend on May 16, 2011 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I agree
Christoph Waltz was PERFECT for that part.
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Yeah, it was nuts
That and the bar scene – I haven’t scene a movie yet with so much tension.
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by vivaelpujols on May 16, 2011 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
My heart was pounding during the opening
Everything about that scene is amazing. The dialogue, the tension, the attention to detail…just magnificent
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by jd is legend on May 16, 2011 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions
And the three amazing gorgeous girls
Seemed to add the threat of rape into it as well.
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by vivaelpujols on May 16, 2011 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds
was the best acting performance of the past decade, at least of movies I’ve seen
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by jd is legend on May 15, 2011 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
That's a GREAT choice
But have you seen TWBB?
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No, I haven't
I need to see that, AND No Country for Old Men…they came out around the same time and I never got around to see either of them
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by jd is legend on May 15, 2011 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
both of those are totally worth seeing
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I know!
But now I’ll feel like the guy Jim Gaffigan describes in this clip
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by jd is legend on May 15, 2011 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Speaking of movies that came out awhile ago
Falling Down (1993) was AWESOME
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by jd is legend on May 16, 2011 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions
there will be blood
yeah… dude was good in gangs of new york too
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I saw TWBB when i was a lot younger
so I probably didn’t appreciate it as much. I remember the final scene was great though.
Gangs of New York was kind of all over the place, but he was great in that too.
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by vivaelpujols on May 15, 2011 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I can't WAIT to see Daniel Day Lewis as Abraham Lincoln
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that'd be awesome
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 16, 2011 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
...you know that it's actually happening, right?
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did not know that
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 16, 2011 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions
...
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that's fucking awesome
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 16, 2011 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
in what?
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by vivaelpujols on May 16, 2011 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions
In a Spielberg directed biopic of Lincoln
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by mysterui on May 16, 2011 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I also want to mention the teenage girl in True Grit
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by jd is legend on May 16, 2011 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
My brother got a crush on her
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by vivaelpujols on May 16, 2011 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions
wat
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I mean, I'm sure she's a pretty girl
She’s not a pretty girl in that movie, though
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STOP STOP STOP BOTH OF YOU.
by stlcardinalsfang on May 16, 2011 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well I assume
VEP’s brother is younger
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by jd is legend on May 16, 2011 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
wat
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 16, 2011 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Ok WTF
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by jd is legend on May 16, 2011 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm joking, he's 14
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by vivaelpujols on May 16, 2011 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
lulz
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 16, 2011 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Hahaha good
I thought you might be, but you went big with 26
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by jd is legend on May 16, 2011 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions
She's pretty in the movie I thought
But it was more for her personality, you idiot.
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by vivaelpujols on May 16, 2011 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
i really need to watch There Will Be Blood
that’s next on my movie list. As for best of the decade, off the top of my head:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457430/
this movie was unbelievably good.
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by purple_haze on May 16, 2011 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh yes!
I forgot about that, that was amazing.
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by vivaelpujols on May 16, 2011 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
thought it could have used more crazy effects
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 16, 2011 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't know
The surreal scenes were top notch to me.
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by vivaelpujols on May 16, 2011 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
that's what I'm sayin yo
needed more of that awesome stuff
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 16, 2011 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh, well I thought it had a good balance
You need to keep it grounded in realism.
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by vivaelpujols on May 16, 2011 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Or else it turns into the Fifth Element
Also a great movie, but with very different aims
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I just got my brother this t-shirt:
“Negative, I am a meat popsicle”
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I can tell you one thing
Facebook is not the best movie of the decade, and I haven’t even seen it yet
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Your opinion is actually not legitimate in this case
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I beg to differ
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm fine if you've seen TSN and didn't like it
You can’t say anything about the movie if you haven’t
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fine I'll have to watch it
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Now it's just confirmation bias
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maybe it will be better than I think
but I still don’t think it will be best of decade
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
think of it about treating facebook as the early century writers treated the industrial revolution
That makes it less "the facebook movie. Although it’s much kinder, I’m surprised fincher wasn’t more vitriolic.
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by vivaelpujols on May 15, 2011 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
i heard district 9 was terrrrrrible.
by stlcardinalsfang on May 15, 2011 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions
It was pretty cool
But slow starting in.
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by vivaelpujols on May 15, 2011 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
so?
I am telling you it was fucking awesome. they did more than any movie recently with their budget. it was fantastic.
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm going to venture a guess that we don't have similar tastes in movies
But then again my reactions to things don’t tend to match popular opinion.
For example, my reactions to the LotR movies:
LotR: OK
Two Towers: This better be going somewhere
RotK: That was a total waste of time and money
Why? For whatever reason, I just didn’t like Frodo one bit. Thought he came of as some self-righteous douchebag who I just didn’t care for.
yeah I didn't like elijah wood as frodo at all
but they were well translated from the books and looked cool, about all I wanted out of it I guess
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
My wife enjoyed the parts that didn't have Frodo
much more than when he was on-screen. I can see it.
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Frodo and Sam got really annoying by the end of the trilogy
I have watched all those movies several times, and I like them quite a bit. But each time I watch I have less and less tolerance for the Frodo parts. Frodo and Sam wander around. Frodo and Sam are dirty. Frodo makes a face like he has terrible gas. Sam does/says something kind of pathetic. It gets really tiresome.
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I fell asleep during every LotR movie.
And I love me some Viggo Mortensen.
I also loved reading The Hobbit when I was a kid.
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I have fallen asleep in the theater twice
The first time was for Blade II. I just found it uninteresting. At some point the heroes were running around some underground tunnels fighting neck-splitting vampire monsters? I dunno. YAWN.
The second was Lollipop Girls in Hard Candy. My buddies and I thought that a ridiculous, cheesy porno movie from the 70s, complete with 3-D glasses no less, would be great ironic fun. Turns out, it was just really stupid and boring. And it didn’t start until midnight. Sleep was way more enjoyable than that pile of stupid, irony or no.
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I fell asleep during Transformers 2
Public Enemies and Sucker Punch.
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by vivaelpujols on May 16, 2011 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
I liked Public Enemies
Those shootout scenes were ridiculous
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Oh God rui that movie was sooo bad
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by vivaelpujols on May 16, 2011 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm not saying it was a great movie
But it wasn’t bad. Good performances, good technically, though the plot was a bit dry
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I guess
It just slogged on though, not enjoyable at all.
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by vivaelpujols on May 16, 2011 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Valid
…but the shootouts were awesome
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fell asleep during Wall-E
because I had been up for 36 hours prior, though
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by purple_haze on May 16, 2011 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions
wall-e was decent
I’d put it in the same league as that flying house animated movie
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 16, 2011 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions
I generally love all Pixar movies
Haven’t seen Cars, though
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Cars is not their best, but I've really warmed up to it
I was kind of hostile to it at first. I thought Pixar was just trying to hook another demographic (people who like car racing) and that seemed weird and dumb to me. I still didn’t even like it all that much when I saw it the first time, but with a couple more viewings I shed my unfair preconceptions and enjoyed it a lot.
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I'm sort of in the minority on this
but I thought A.I. was great
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 16, 2011 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
i have absolutely nothing against Wall-E
just that I was sleep deprived and the first half was very soothing.
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by purple_haze on May 16, 2011 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions
the only movie I've ever not been able to finish is
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0139809/
thought it was pretty bad
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 16, 2011 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
I fell asleep in the theaters during Troy
I don’t remember if it was because I was bored or tired, probably a combination of the two
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by jd is legend on May 16, 2011 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions
I couldn't finish that movie either actually
but I turned it off so soon that I’m not sure if it’s fair to include it. seemed pretty silly
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I was so pumped when I saw the first teaser for Troy
I was in college and the Iliad was still pretty much the coolest thing ever. And lo, a major movie about it! A shitload of boats! Carrying awesome hero dudes! Gods and spears and graphic poetic violence!
Kind of a disappointment.
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Especially since it's not even a movie of the Iliad.
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yeah it seemed rather one dimensional from what I saw
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 16, 2011 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm not huge on history as is
I don’t even remember why I went to see it in the theaters, honestly…probably chasing some girl or something
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by jd is legend on May 16, 2011 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, it's possibly even less historically believable than the Iliad, which is itself not history
There probably was some sort of Trojan war that the story was based on… but it’s more literature geekery than historical.
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luckily haven't even tried that one
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 16, 2011 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Adaptation was pretty damn good
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 16, 2011 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
It didn't do it for me
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well our tastes are usually widely divergent
except for knowing the Cardinals are really awesome.
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 16, 2011 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
I really liked that one too
I think that screen writer just really enjoys doing hilarious things with movie conventions. And he’s very good at pulling it off.
"When a pitcher's throwing a spitball, don't worry and don't complain, just hit the dry side like I do." -- Stan Musial
exactly
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 16, 2011 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
The guy got eaten by a damn alligator for crying out loud
I laughed so hard at that part I almost peed my pants. I don’t know how he pulled off such a mixture of being meta but not coming off as pretentious or overdoing it.
"When a pitcher's throwing a spitball, don't worry and don't complain, just hit the dry side like I do." -- Stan Musial
Charlie Kaufman?
Yeah, like who THINKS of the plots being Being John Malkovich or Eternal Sunshine? And then is sane enough to write a great screenplay on it?
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I think I identify with him as a writer pretty well
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 16, 2011 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions
I didn't really like Being John Malkovich
and that disappointed me
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by jd is legend on May 16, 2011 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah I don't think that one was nearly as good
when it came out though it was pretty neat
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 16, 2011 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions
i'm a Being John Malkovich fan
as a straight up absurd comedy, it works fine. Look for more and you’ll draw a blank
I'm sorry I impugned your cocksmanship.
by purple_haze on May 16, 2011 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Exactly
It was great fun for what it was trying to do. Hilarious.
“Therefore, I shall make ye me wife. And I shall build a floor in my building, between the 7th and 8th, which will be scaled down, so from now on there shall be at least one place on God’s green Earth that you and your accursed kind can live in peace.”
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I wasn't looking for more
I just didn’t enjoy it
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by jd is legend on May 16, 2011 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Honestly, it's so bizarre that I can't blame anyone for not enjoying it
If I really, really liked a combination of pizza toppings, and I acknowledge it’s a really unusual and kind of weird combination, I am not gonna blame someone else if it doesn’t do anything for them.
"When a pitcher's throwing a spitball, don't worry and don't complain, just hit the dry side like I do." -- Stan Musial
That's an apt analogy
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My favorite movie of the past decade
is The Twilight Samurai.
(No. This is not that overblown Tom Cruise movie. That’s The Last Samurai, which was, well, adequate).
Check out the Roger Dean Project link
But they both have Hiroyuki Sanada!
And no, I did not know that guy’s name, but I did recognize him from the picture of imdb.com.
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The Last Samurai = the Ryan Theriot of movies?
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by jd is legend on May 16, 2011 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Wrong
Both were great, though
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by jd is legend on May 15, 2011 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
you so crayzay
I'm sorry I impugned your cocksmanship.
by purple_haze on May 15, 2011 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Subjective argument?
Fuck you!
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Wait what?
Skip Schumaker is a scapegoat
by vivaelpujols on May 15, 2011 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
he said, fuck you.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
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Also, Dave Concepcion.
That was my impression of you
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oh, well you just disagreed with fang's subjective opinion
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by vivaelpujols on May 15, 2011 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I also recognize that fang's subjective opinion is no more wrong or more right than mine
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than you're doing it wrong
Skip Schumaker is a scapegoat
by vivaelpujols on May 15, 2011 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh okay
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does your fiance mind being engaged to a passive aggressive bitch?
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by vivaelpujols on May 15, 2011 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Dunno
Too busy banging
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For people who are already established stars, maybe but the Chris Costes and Daryl Joneses the incentive is bloody huge.
http://fuckyeahnouns.com/alex%20fritz
Oh he agrees with that in the article
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Well there are a lot more scrubs than stars.
Is it likely we will ever have another A-roid, Clemens, or Bonds, an already rich and well established star roiding up because he can? Honestly, still probably yes- people like A-Rod do it based strictly on the incentives, but Clemens and Bonds were both so competitive and megalomaniacal I could see their type doing it over again.
http://fuckyeahnouns.com/alex%20fritz
Or to put it another way
Poz’s reasoning applies to those baseball players who have a lot to lose, carefully consider the consequences of their actions, and judge their worth/happiness based on public opinion. That, of course, applies to like 3% of major league baseball players out there.
Skip Schumaker is a scapegoat
by vivaelpujols on May 15, 2011 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah but he's playing for Canada
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Was dropping off some stuff at Goodwill today
and noticed that an entire 1987 Topps card set was scattered on the muddy ground. I had a sad.
I don't really want to know how much I invested in baseball cards and comic books in the 90s
they certainly have not lived up to the investment expectations. as a teenager though, I was probably just looking for an excuse to spend money on stuff my parents deemed not worthy.
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm sure the monetary investment doesn't come out to much
it’s funny, though, that seeing that scattering of familiar cards brings you back to an earlier time. Opening a brand-new pack of cards, the smell of the cheap bubblegum, the excitement of getting new cards so that you could pore over the stats. Good times.
I seriously thought that they would be a good investment
along with them being a cool, fun thing to have. can’t have best of both worlds I guess
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd be really interested in seeing sabermetric baseball cards though
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
There was a set a few years ago that had sabermetric stats
I don’t remember what it was, or even who made it, but I’m pretty sure there was one. If I had to guess, it was made in 2005 or earlier. As I recall, it didn’t sell very well.
they need three years of cards to even start showing the defensive metrics
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
so I guess CJ Beatty is going into independent ball
in case anyone cared. probably not.
I'm sorry I impugned your cocksmanship.
Which team?
I should probably just go pull up his Twitter, huh?
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 May 15, 2011 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
The Edinburgh RoadRunners in Texas.
Big guy has his own logo now, too!
Good luck, CJ
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 May 15, 2011 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow, the team had open walk-up tryouts!
Players had to pay to get into the tryouts. I don’t think the Rascals or Grizzlies even do that.
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 May 15, 2011 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
interesting
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, wait,
he has his own website too. He’s doing motivational speaking at schools.
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 May 15, 2011 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
think he has a better chance of getting back to
Mlb-milb ball than pedro feliz? Feliz is now a camden rivershark. He can look nostalgically across the delaware and say “look, I used to be a starting thirdbaseman over there.”
"chipper jones grounds out, third baseman albert pujols to first baseman mark hamilton." 5.1.11 "carlos pena grounds into double play, second baseman allen craig to shortstop tyler greene to first baseman albert pujols." 5.12.11
by tom s. on May 16, 2011 12:18 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Wow. Hadn't heard that.
Johnny Mo, the guy you brought in to fill the hole at 3B last year is in independent ball now. Good grief.
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 May 16, 2011 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions
I'd like to know what happened with that scenario
still wondering what that was
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 16, 2011 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions
i didn't see a win. slightly disappointed.
There was no BP before either game, thanks to rain. And the only bright spots that I saw were dingers. I left after the top of the 8th and didn’t see the Cards’ 5 run rally, but the pitching was very disappointing. The Cards played well early but struggled late in both games I saw, which seems to be the consistent pattern this season. Ramon Hernandez had our number… and Cueto’s glove play was cool to see in person, even if it was against us.
I wasn’t really close to a foul ball yesterday (sitting on the 3rd base side) but was about 15 feet left of Berk’s dinger. The headscratching moment today was definitely Carp being left in to bat for himself late in the game. I thought that was a stupid decision on the managing crew’s part, given that he had thrown around 90 pitches at that point and we had a rested ’pen.
Speaking of that, how did VEB react to it?
not sure how everyone else reacted
but I thought that was fine, given the situation (4-2 score at the time, 1 out, no one on, theriot on deck). Would have been cranky if that decision was made with Kmac or Jaime, though.
Obviously it didn’t work out, and the hook should have been quicker next inning (walking Cairo should always get you pulled), but that’s hindsight speaking.
It's 7:05 somewhere...
Herro
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you just missed a sick putback by taj gibson of the bulls.
the end.
by stlcardinalsfang on May 15, 2011 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
The end of what
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the bulls/heat game. nba. basketball.
by stlcardinalsfang on May 15, 2011 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh now I have to read a bunch of stupid people ascribing more value to one game than is actually required
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Stupid people think each game of each series is actually more important than they really are
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oh, yeah.
the united center did the “overrated” chant at the end of the game. silly.
by stlcardinalsfang on May 15, 2011 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Seriously
So, how to tie this back to baseball? How about some cool uniform concepts for if the Bulls were an MLB team?
There’s even a wacky reverse pinstripe one.
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Linkage
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by jd is legend on May 16, 2011 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Hey. I got a job.
They pay me.
hehehehehehehehe
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
by RiverRat on May 15, 2011 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oh yeah, I just read that
I’m honestly really happy for you. Long distance sucks, and it seems like you’ll be happier at your new job anyways
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I think it's gonna be great.
Did you know, if you can touch something on a HD, I honestly think I can get you a piece of chrome for it. The accessory catalog is about ten times as big as GM’s. I’m impressed.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
I think you owe me an all chrome chopper as a wedding present
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that's odd....
I think that’s what I’m getting myself for a wedding present.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
I have my own "did you know" re; HD
Did you know that Harley Davidson hires PT’s to work in their factories for employee health/work hardening type things? Keep us in mind if you get an amazing position open! (Vols and I, that is)
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
I won't be anywhere near a factory, unfortunately.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
So the BS at the end of the game?
Yeah, it was about Albert getting hit.
With St. Louis rallying in the ninth inning, Cincinnati closer Francisco Cordero hit Albert Pujols with a 0-2 fastball. Pujols, who needed extra time to recover, took his base without incident. But Cordero’s errant pitch raised the ire of the Cardinals’ dugout.
In particular, backup catcher Gerald Laird, who walked as a pinch-hitter in the ninth inning and scored two batters later, began to yell at Cordero. The Reds’ closer induced a fielder’s choice from Matt Holliday, then struck out Lance Berkman to clinch the game. After that final out, Cordero started yelling back at the St. Louis dugout.
I’m glad Laird is getting all feisty for his new team, but that place and time just doesn’t make much sense.
Also,
Pujols escaped serious injury, according to a Cardinals spokesman, and left Cincinnati without undergoing an X-ray.
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 May 15, 2011 10:45 PM EDT reply actions
Bad things happen to Cardinal's backup catchers in Cincinatti
Keep your head down , dude.
It's 7:05 somewhere...
laird is a former teammate of cordero.
this is an underrated point that hasn’t been discussed enough.
by stlcardinalsfang on May 15, 2011 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Yawn...
if this hasn’t been discussed enough I’m not sure it ever will be…
Sign Carlos Silva!!!
by guayzimi on May 15, 2011 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
the media will be all over it.
get used to it.
by stlcardinalsfang on May 15, 2011 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
It's a couple of midwest teams in a mediocre division...
not newsworthy.
Sign Carlos Silva!!!
by guayzimi on May 15, 2011 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Why would he hit Albert on an 0-2 count?
Albert was also the tying (or maybe go ahead) run, it makes zero sense for him to plunk Albert in that situation.
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by jd is legend on May 15, 2011 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Of course he didn't mean it...
still, it’s the best player on the team, so I guess the code is to say something. In hockey Cordero would’ve faced a goon.
Sign Carlos Silva!!!
in this case the goon was the cardinals dugout it seems
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe it's an unwritten rule of baseball
You know, you don’t hit the other team’s best player when he’s 0-2 with a chance to tie or take the lead in the ninth inning with men on and… uh, one out?
"When a pitcher's throwing a spitball, don't worry and don't complain, just hit the dry side like I do." -- Stan Musial
That's awfully preachy for something that isn't even written down.
Maybe these guys should find a clean sheet of paper and a nice, sharp pencil and get to work on this thing already.
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 May 15, 2011 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Seriously, if the unwritten rules were just written already, it'd clear up a lot of misunderstandings.
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LAIRD
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
good to hear about Albert
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
fun interview with jimmy on fox 2 right now.
by stlcardinalsfang on May 15, 2011 10:56 PM EDT reply actions
Peel was good but Talayanas is better
Date went really well too. Now to get through the next 4 dates in 4 days in one piece
bollocks
by SecondHalfMatt on May 15, 2011 11:18 PM EDT reply actions
I know they shut down the taj mahal on Skinker a couple of years aster I left.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Skinker and Forest Park Parkway?
I took phone orders and handed them out to the russian delivery drivers in about 1993. Talayna was living upstairs and pissing away vast sums at the casino. His place out in the burbs was tanking. I figured the end was near.
Sign Carlos Silva!!!
ah just found the article...
Wash U gobbled it up. They’ve really changed the face of that whole area.
Sign Carlos Silva!!!
Yup
There’s a shiny building in its place now. I grew up in the neighborhood across Skinker from there. I do like being able to park at my parents’ house and walk to that metro station for baseball games.
"When a pitcher's throwing a spitball, don't worry and don't complain, just hit the dry side like I do." -- Stan Musial
Kayak's coffee (which is on the corner of that building) is a pretty big Wash-U hangout I believe.
Makes sense, as it is right next to campus.
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I did not know that
I’ve only even been there a couple times.
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I lived behind there in '96.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Yes
New place opened up down the street from me on debalievere and Pershing. I think there are 2 other locations.
bollocks
by SecondHalfMatt on May 16, 2011 6:16 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
what's albert's longest homerless streak?
by stlcardinalsfang on May 15, 2011 11:27 PM EDT reply actions
is that a long-ass argument about steroids up there?
when did you get so lame, VEB?
I'm sorry I impugned your cocksmanship.
Just about to write this...
is there anything new and interesting going on in the game of baseball?
Sign Carlos Silva!!!
Reds won
Skip Schumaker is a scapegoat
by vivaelpujols on May 15, 2011 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
bautista tweaked his swing
even better this year
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
awh
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Who cares
Rosenthal injured. Sky falling. Doomsday is May 21st. There is no joy in this world
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Trevor Rosenthal Update (as of 4/27/11):
30 IP, 39 K, 15 BB/HBP, 13 ER, 2 HR, 2.96 FIP
by VolsnCards5 on May 15, 2011 11:42 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
judgment day approacheth
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm just glad we have your incisive rebuttal to discuss now.
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Trevor Rosenthal misses start with back problem
Word is, it’s worse than org is letting on.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO…..TREVORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
"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
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30 IP, 39 K, 15 BB/HBP, 13 ER, 2 HR, 2.96 FIP
by VolsnCards5 on May 15, 2011 11:40 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
so, what did VEB do with the last sunday of earth's existence?
by stlcardinalsfang on May 15, 2011 11:43 PM EDT reply actions
why is this the last sunday?
Skip Schumaker is a scapegoat
by vivaelpujols on May 15, 2011 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
RAPTURE
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
watched the bulls embarass the heat
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
man
that dude Gibson’s two dunks were freakin ridiculous
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
the second one i was just like "OMGZ HE DID THAT"
by stlcardinalsfang on May 15, 2011 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh what school did he go to
Would be pretty cool to be an alum of that university
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google says
USC Trojans
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
/took the bait
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by jd is legend on May 15, 2011 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't know about college basketball
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 16, 2011 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
I just knew rooey went to USC
His comment reads alot differently when you have that information ahead of time
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by jd is legend on May 16, 2011 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions
oh
that makes more sense :)
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 16, 2011 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
the same university pete carroll coached at.
no thanks.
by stlcardinalsfang on May 15, 2011 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh how many NFL coaches went to Truman?
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Son of a bitch
FUCK YOU GREGG WILLIAMS
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fang: 1, rui: 0
disclaimer: sunday, may 15th, 2011 is the only included date in this score
by stlcardinalsfang on May 16, 2011 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
went to the dollar store and bought a lot of snacks, some antacid, some toothpaste and mouthwash
ate leftovers from yesterday’s korean feast
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Well I was on an airplane for most of it
And slept the other half
So, y’know
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
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I am disappointed that I was unable to score a single Gameday badge this weekend.
DIS A POINT ED
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 May 15, 2011 11:48 PM EDT reply actions
Punto reference?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions
No, that's actual heart-rending disappointment.
For realz.
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 May 15, 2011 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I haven't started collecting virtual badges yet
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 15, 2011 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
And if there is one thing I do not like...
it is to be… disappointed.
"When a pitcher's throwing a spitball, don't worry and don't complain, just hit the dry side like I do." -- Stan Musial
movie thread must escape
which was better: the machinist, or memento? I can’t decide
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 16, 2011 12:22 AM EDT reply actions
Memento
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I need to watch them both back to back
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 16, 2011 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions
I've never seen the Machinist
but I just thought Memento was a big-ass gimmick. Chris Nolan has an issue with those.
I'm sorry I impugned your cocksmanship.
by purple_haze on May 16, 2011 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
so it was not a movie
just a large gimmick?
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 16, 2011 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions
exactly
I'm sorry I impugned your cocksmanship.
by purple_haze on May 16, 2011 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions
well
aren’t all movies gimmicks
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 16, 2011 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions
no
I'm sorry I impugned your cocksmanship.
by purple_haze on May 16, 2011 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions
ok then I disagree about it being just a gimmick then
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 16, 2011 12:50 AM EDT up reply actions
I think his point is that while other movies also break conventional story-telling guidelines
This movie is almost entirely based on that
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I don't think so
it’s about a guy who has a poor memory and can’t quite put all the pieces together post-tragedy
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 16, 2011 1:20 AM EDT up reply actions
The "gimmick" of Memento takes Leonard's situation and makes a movie structure out of it.
It makes sense. By not letting the audience know how the main character got to each new (that is, old) place in the story, it puts the audience in his shoes. He’s constantly turning around and forgetting what he was just doing, wondering how he just now got to this moment. The audience is wondering the same thing. They know what happens next, but they don’t know what just happened. I can understand if people still think of it as a gimmick, but I see it as a (somewhat gimmicky) clever structural way to tell a very particular kind of story. And I think it works.
"When a pitcher's throwing a spitball, don't worry and don't complain, just hit the dry side like I do." -- Stan Musial
yeah I thought it was near perfectly executed
who cares if it is non-traditional storytelling, or not linear? memory is not linear… one would think in storytelling you would not have to be linear or else called a gimmick. it’s just a weak/lazy assessment of what the movie did.
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 16, 2011 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I think it would be a gimmick if the movie did that for no reason
But Memento has a perfectly good reason to be structured that way.
"When a pitcher's throwing a spitball, don't worry and don't complain, just hit the dry side like I do." -- Stan Musial
exactly
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 17, 2011 6:50 PM EDT up reply actions
You should hang out with Leonard Maltin sometime
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Haven't seen the Machinist, and haven't seen Memento in about ten years
I enjoyed Memento when I saw it though
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by jd is legend on May 16, 2011 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Machinist is like a more intense version of Memento
more stark… kind of same story though
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 16, 2011 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions
I found the Machinist more powerful and suspenseful.
But Memento is highly entertaining and I recently rewatched it and enjoyed it.
"Sometimes you scare me." - azruavatar
I think this is apt
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 16, 2011 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Rank the 2010 best picture nominations (that you've seen)
1. Social Network
2. True Grit
3. King’s Speech
4. Inception
Dang I need to see more movies
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by jd is legend on May 16, 2011 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions
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1) Social Network
2) The Fighter
3) True Grit
4) King’s Speech
5) Black Swan
6) Toy Story 3
7) Inception
8) The Kids are All Right
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I've only seen The King's Speech
I really liked it, but I wouldn’t choose it for best picture unless it was a weak year.
Some day they ought to give back L.A. Confidential that best picture award that Titanic stole from it.
"When a pitcher's throwing a spitball, don't worry and don't complain, just hit the dry side like I do." -- Stan Musial
Also
Toy Story 3 achieved a rare level of goodness from the third movie in a series, especially given that it wasn’t originally conceived as a trilogy. Pixar is so good.
"When a pitcher's throwing a spitball, don't worry and don't complain, just hit the dry side like I do." -- Stan Musial
That incinerator scene was incredible
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that was a good scene
but after two massively ambitious knockouts in Up and Wall-E, it was underwhelming.
I'm sorry I impugned your cocksmanship.
by purple_haze on May 16, 2011 12:47 AM EDT up reply actions
I prefer Toy Story 3 to Up
But then again, on some levels, I’m still about 12 years old inside.
Up’s problem is that the emotional climax of the movie is in the first 15 or so minutes of the movie. After that, Up becomes a pretty conventional kids movie.
But man, was that montage incredible
This seems weird to say about a cartoon, but it’s one of my favorite scenes I’ve ever seen
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I only saw true grit last year
I really am not keeping up on movies much anymore. I did see a great B movie though, check out Raw Force. ridiculous.
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 16, 2011 12:51 AM EDT up reply actions
There's only so much baseball talk to be had
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
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And honestly I think we want to forget this series
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yep, I have nothing to say about this series
and I have nothing to say about steroids
I'm sorry I impugned your cocksmanship.
by purple_haze on May 16, 2011 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions
new topic is
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on May 16, 2011 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions
but Shelby Miller's performance was great
so there’s that
I'm sorry I impugned your cocksmanship.
by purple_haze on May 16, 2011 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions
...
I knew that we were having problems when
You put those piranhas in my bathtub again
You’re still the light of my life
Oh darling, I’m beggin’, won’t you put down that knife?
You know I, even think it’s kinda cute the way
You poison my coffee just a little each day
I still remember the way that you laughed
When you pushed me down the elevator shaft
Oh, if you don’t mind me asking, what’s this poisonous cobra
Doing in my underwear drawer?
Sometimes I get to thinking you don’t love me anymore
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 May 16, 2011 1:30 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Is this yours?
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no
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 May 16, 2011 2:10 AM EDT up reply actions
It's actually an elaborate ruse by fritz,
where he tweets as a straight, young Brit and his wild experiences with the opposite sex.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
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Also, Dave Concepcion.
All you can really say about that Reds series is that the Cardinals laid down and died
I have no idea how this team can come into this series and show this level of complacency. If I’d have felt like they were trying to win, it’s be one thing … but they looked so lethargic and non-competitive. While I’m not exactly advocating brawls or plunking, how many times will the Cards let the Reds treat them like this before they react??
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