Well, Damn.
by the red baron on Aug 10, 2011 9:35 AM EDT
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PrintSo it was the Cards and the Brewers, locked up in some sort of mythical death match last night, and the evening had cooled just enough to make believe it might be playoff time. The atmosphere was there, anyway, and in spite of my own occasional ambivalence toward this year's team (see my previous published works for details), I admit I was drawn in. I couldn't tear myself away from the television screen, and I was reminded, quite poignantly, of what it is I've always loved about this game in the first place.
Then, of course, as the innings wore on we saw the starting pitcher hit for himself before being replaced immediately afterward and then watched Octavius Augustus Dotelus and his .938 OPS against lefty split face not one but two left-handed hitters (one of whom just happened to be Prince Fielder), while Marc Rzepczynski sat on the bench, and I was immediately reminded -- very forcibly, I might add -- of all the reasons why I was so ambivalent about this team to begin with.
Octavio Dotel has a .938 OPS allowed against left-handed hitters. Marc Rzepczynski has allowed lefties an OPS of .462. That's a nearly 500 point difference. In other words, Dotel and Scrabble's respective abilities to contain left-handed hitters is almost a full Tony La Russa infielder apart.
So someone, anyone, explain to me why Dotel was still out there. Come on, someone do it. I want to hear some nonsensical, rambling excuse for this idiocy. There are plenty of people around here who still believe La Russa walks on water. So someone tell me why the absolute worst choice to face a lefty was out there facing Nyjer Morgan and Prince Fielder while the club's lone lefty reliever sat on the bench waiting for an opportunity to come in and face the other team's toughest lefties.
Or how about letting Edwin Jackson hit for himself? Sixth inning, he's at 100 pitches already. Man on base. Healthier bench than the team has had for awhile. So why is there no pinch hitter there if Jackson is coming out of the game anyway? Is Tony Cruz hurt and I just didn't get the memo? Honestly, if there's a player hurting, or who needs to not be in the game for a couple days, I haven't really heard it. The Cardinals had Marcum on the ropes, even if only a little, and they let the pitcher hit for himself when the decision had to have already been made to take him out.
And then, of course, there's the other kick in the balls. Lance Lynn and his rather large oblique muscle, which now appears may keep him off the field for some time. It's too early to say, obviously, as we have no real information on the severity, but the way this team's luck has run does anyone honestly expect it to be less than the worst-case scenario? And is anyone else surprised -- shocked, actually -- to suddenly realise just how important Lance Lynn has seemingly become to this team?
I was among the chorus calling for Lynn to get an audition in the rotation over McClellan long before KMac even went down with the hip problem, and there's no way I would have ever expected to be this distraught over the potential loss of Lance Lynn. He has effectively pulled a Wainwright on us five years later, and if it weren't for the faith I have in Fernando Salas I would be counting down the days until Lynn took over closing games.
So how bad could an oblique be? Well, the most recent oblique strain I can think of on the Cardinals was Chris Carpenter, who strained his left oblique in April of 2009. He missed a little over five weeks with the injury, which was, if I remember correctly, a somewhat quicker than expected recovery, considering it was usually thought of as a six week injury. I don't expect Lance Lynn has the ability to convert raw fury at being cut off in traffic to magical healing powers, unfortunately, so he may not come back as quickly. Hopefully it isn't as bad as all that and tomorrow at this time we're all laughing at our fears of losing the big boy, but if he does have to miss any significant time it will most definitely hurt. The Cardinals have managed to turn one of the worst bullpens in all of baseball into one of the very best (and I would argue they may be the most talented period), and a rather large portion of that improvement has been the emergence of Lynn.
Still, despite how ugly the landscape looks this morning, the Cardinals are not in a terrible position just yet. They came in to this series needing to win two of three, and that's still possible. We also aren't far enough down toward the end yet to start doing that hypothetical record thing, where we all look at the games remaining and go, "If the Brewers play just .500 baseball over the last blank number of games, the Cardinals need to play at a .575 clip just to tie." So there's that. On the other hand, losing last night was most definitely not the start the Cards needed in this series, especially when you're looking at a Jake Westbrook start tonight and Yovani Gallardo on the hill for the Brew Crew tomorrow.
There may be some good news today, though, as Allen Craig is expected to be added back to the roster. Not sure what the corresponding move will be; Tony Cruz will likely head down, though my choice would be to send Ryan Theriot to a nice farm upstate where he can run around and make errors all day in a big open field and what was that loud boom sound mom don't you worry son I'm sure your dad just dropped Ryan's bat in the back of his truck real hard you know sometimes when you drop a bat hard in a pickup bed it sounds like a gunshot but that's nothing to worry about-
Of course, with my luck in big news dropping shortly after I post something on Wednesdays I fully expect Craig's death due to being eaten by a roving pack of wolves on Broadway to be announced right around 9:30 Central time. Still, it is wrong I sometimes wake up from a dream of seeing Craig play second base next to Rafael Furcal and find my pillow soaked with tears?
I looked up from my computer just now at the television and saw a woman breaking up a Texas-shaped cookie into little cookie bits in order to make Hawaii, and I was momentarily sidetracked trying to figure out what time-travelling Winona Ryder from 1995 has against the state of Texas.
Have a nice Wednesday, folks. Game thread at the normal time.
The Baron's Playlist for the 10th of August, 2011
"Temptation" - New Order
"Ceremony" - New Order
"Playground Love" - Air
"Kelly Watch the Stars" - Air
"Up From the South" - The Budos Band
"Budos Theme" - The Budos Band
"Close to Me" - The Cure
"A Letter to Elise" - The Cure
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I hope Lynn isn't out very long
If he is do we go after Rhodes? Or maybe do the Padres put Bell on wavers do we try to claim him?
bollocks
Claiming Bell
just means the Cards have to try and work out a trade with the Padres for him. If they weren’t willing to pay what San Diego was asking three weeks ago (rightly, I believe), I don’t see why they would be so much more likely to overpay now.
Or die trying.
by the red baron on Aug 10, 2011 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Is there any doubt we will trade Boggs+ for bell
In the very near future? I get the feeling TLR will decree it, if he hasn’t already
"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 8/4/11)
101 1/3 IP, 114 K, 44 BB/HBP, 39 ER, 5 HR, 2.89 FIP
by VolsnCards5 on Aug 10, 2011 9:52 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I'm kind of hoping
the only thing keeping that from happening is that the Padres won’t see that as nearly enough of a haul, unless the + signifies something so egregious that even our management team can see it’s a bad idea.
Or die trying.
by the red baron on Aug 10, 2011 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions
On some level though
San Diego’s bargaining position would be weaker in this case. If they put Bell out and the Cardinals claim them, they can ONLY negotiate with the Cardinals, so it turns into a take-it-or-leave-it situation. If the Cardinals claim him and San Diego doesn’t trade him, it doesn’t hurt the Cardinals and they’ve effectively blocked any other teams from trading for him.
You do have a point there.
Or die trying.
by the red baron on Aug 10, 2011 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Wow, you went right for the bad out to pasture ending?
That’s just mean, man.
I'm feeling rather mean toward this team of late.
It makes me sad. Which then, of course, just morphs into more negativity. Ah, the vicious cycle of the disgruntled fan…
Or die trying.
by the red baron on Aug 10, 2011 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Don't worry about it Baron
This is exactly the kind of post I wanted to see. I’m usually pretty optimistic, but I am really starting to get tired of watching this team piss away its chances.
Now for a little bit of positive energy to balance that out: The Brewers can’t keep winning 90% of their games forever. They just can’t. So we’ve got that going for us, which is nice.
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
True.
However, if the Brewers do play .900 ball the rest of the season, the Cards would need to go 65-0 over the last 50 games to catch them.
Or die trying.
by the red baron on Aug 10, 2011 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Damn it.
I did, didn’t I? I’m terrible at keeping promises.
Or die trying.
by the red baron on Aug 10, 2011 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions
You mean that we have to win 15 games
more than we’re gonna play just to catch them? Somebody had better get the time machine fired up then.
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 Aug 10, 2011 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions
OKay I got it
Dotel was in because he is friends with Albert Pujols. TLR thought that Albert only is friends with people that are like him. Therefore TLR though he had the Albert Pujols of the bullpen on the mound.
(I actually believe this.)
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop
It is still nonsensical
or stupid. But TLR walks…ON WATER!
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop
by OKCardsfan on Aug 10, 2011 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Dear Diary
Could not spellZep Rzip Rzepchinsky Zoopski RzeppaRzepczynski. Decided Dotel would be best.
Love,
Tony
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Aug 10, 2011 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions 9 recs
I'm like 10 minutes late, but I like the diary angle.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Aug 10, 2011 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions
you just want to steal recs
you whore
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 77
Zoopski
lol
In baseball the object is to go home! And to be safe! "I hope I'll be safe at home!"
-George Carlin (RIP)
I'll claim it took me 10 minutes to come up with that.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Kelly Watch the Stars - with video
Great choice for the playlist RB.
You thinking of the laid-back, loungey album version, or the pop version that features Kelly, the ping-pong superstar knockout?
Kumar: I don't know man, I lose my touch, man.
Dignan: Did you ever have a touch to lose, man?
The album version is what I have on the playlist.
I’ve never actually seen that other thing, but I’m rather thankful you posted it now.
Also, in case anybody doesn’t know, you can click on the playlist header to listen to it on 8tracks.
Or die trying.
by the red baron on Aug 10, 2011 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Your sig makes that perfect, especially because you put the period there and have the O capitalized
Someday when I'm old and have grandchildren, I'll sit them down and say, "I got to see Ryan Theriot play SS." And they'll reply, "Oh, I'm so sorry you had to experience that."
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by cardinalswsbound on Aug 10, 2011 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I like to think
it works on pretty much everything. Just follow up every sentence you utter during the day with, “…or die trying.” It’s an instant, easy path to wealth and popularity!
Or die trying.
by the red baron on Aug 11, 2011 1:59 AM EDT up reply actions
La Russa's Rationale
From the official site:
“That’s the guy that I figured would be the best,” La Russa said. “Plus, he’s rested.”
It’s really two reasons:
1) He thought Dotel was the best choice. RB has already covered the absolute absurdity of this belief.
2) Dotel was rested.
The Cardinals had an off-day yesterday, meaning every reliever was rested. Furthermore, Rzepczynski had not pitched since August 6, meaning he had two days worth of rest. Dotel had also not thrown since August 6, so he was no more rested than the lefty. The decision is indefensible.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
by bgh on Aug 10, 2011 10:09 AM EDT reply actions 6 recs
See because Albert Pujols is the best!
Makes sense to me. Them being friends and all.
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop
Good thing we traded Rasmus, we REALLY needed a LOOGY
nice to see he’s being put to good use…..wait…
FREE TYLER GREENE!
this just in.....Tony LaRussa is a dumbass masquerading as a sensible person.
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 Aug 10, 2011 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions
It gets better
La Russa deflected the idea of pitching Rzepczynski, noting the presence of Ryan Braun between the two lefties and McGehee after them. Still, Rzepczynski has been more effective against right-handed hitters this year than Dotel has been against lefties.
So the logic goes:
Dotel (R ) versus Morgan (L) – let’s try to get lucky with Dotel against Morgan b/c Braun is up next and we absolutely cannot let Rzepczynski face Braun. Result: Morgan singles, but Dotel stays in to face Braun.
Dotel (R ) versus Braun (R ) – righty on righty, let’s give it a shot. Result: Hey, it worked, and now we’ve got Rzepczynski to face Fielder.
Dotel (R ) versus Fielder (L) – ??
I guess Tony might say he’d want Dotel to stay in for McGehee and Betancourt, but we have plenty guys who could come in there instead.
No excuses
Kumar: I don't know man, I lose my touch, man.
Dignan: Did you ever have a touch to lose, man?
so he didn't get the memo Toronto attached to Dotel not to pitch him against lefties?
we’re just playing favorites again?
i thought TLR’s whole philosophy was based on matchups. that’s why the constant parade of relievers.. i don’t understand the world anymore
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 77
we used size 60 font in the memo too
not sure why it wasn’t followed
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by Bowling_Guy25 on Aug 10, 2011 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions
did you forget the flashing red light?
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 77
ah, that must be why.
will mark it down for next time when we steal shelby from you
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by Bowling_Guy25 on Aug 10, 2011 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions
at least send a thank you note this time, will ya?
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 77
you didn't get the bottle of syrup!?
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by Bowling_Guy25 on Aug 10, 2011 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions
larussa took it away
just like our innocence, our youth and our star centerfielder
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 77
by d-dee on Aug 10, 2011 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Let me fix that for you
and pretty soon my sanity three months ago
Someday when I'm old and have grandchildren, I'll sit them down and say, "I got to see Ryan Theriot play SS." And they'll reply, "Oh, I'm so sorry you had to experience that."
Currently residing on the Free Tyler Greene bandwagon
by cardinalswsbound on Aug 10, 2011 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Why not use Salas in that situation?
He has good splits and the heart of the order coming up in a tied game at home. He is not going to be needed in a save situation. Instead he sat on the bench and never pitched.
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Fredi Gonzalez?
Someday when I'm old and have grandchildren, I'll sit them down and say, "I got to see Ryan Theriot play SS." And they'll reply, "Oh, I'm so sorry you had to experience that."
Currently residing on the Free Tyler Greene bandwagon
by cardinalswsbound on Aug 10, 2011 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions
B/c that would make some sense, Green Man
"...Or we could make L.A.N.C.E. into a recursive acronym, like, 'Lance: Adam Needs Cartilage from your Elbow." -- Quote by our very own DanUpBaby
by redbirdnation8206 on Aug 10, 2011 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions
The decision leave Dotel in to face the two most important LH batters in the game
was inexcusably dumb. Was TLR saving Rzep for the 13th inning to face these guys? So incredibly stupid.
TLR consistently makes decisions that make it less likely that the team wins a game. Corey Patterson batted 2nd for fuck’s sake!
by Willie McGee's Twin on Aug 10, 2011 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Dotel has more veterany veteraness
low in the zone
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2011 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Whelp, Tony, you were wrong clearly
"...Or we could make L.A.N.C.E. into a recursive acronym, like, 'Lance: Adam Needs Cartilage from your Elbow." -- Quote by our very own DanUpBaby
by redbirdnation8206 on Aug 10, 2011 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Here's why....
Rzepczynski is a firm believer in Vodun. He channeled his beliefs to make him a fierce warrior against lefties. However, between the August 6th game (last time he pitched) and yesterday’s game, he was taught about Buddhism and underwent a severe transformation from fierce warrior to an almost monk-like LOOGy.
Rzepczynski (which, by the way, I copied and pasted, so I didn’t have to keep spelling it) had been acting so passive in the clubhouse that Tony La Russa had no choice.
In a related story, watch the dugout the next few days and you might see the entire Cardinals team shaking bags of marbles in Rzepczynski’s direction.
by mtalken on Aug 10, 2011 10:18 AM EDT reply actions 5 recs
MAH-BUH-RUHZ!
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
by mattybobo on Aug 10, 2011 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I maintain that film
may be the single best sequel ever.
Or die trying.
by the red baron on Aug 10, 2011 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
There seems to be widespread disagreement about that
Lots of people hate it. I maintain that it at least has several awesome things going for it, even if it might not actually be that good a movie as a whole.
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
Oh, it may not be a good movie,
but it’s still wicked awesome.
Or die trying.
by the red baron on Aug 10, 2011 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions
this
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 Aug 10, 2011 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Mighty Ducks II for me...
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our close rooms...the game of ball is glorious." Whitman
kill bill 2
Goodnight, Sweet Prince. Colby Rasmus ~ June 7, 2005 ~ July 27, 2011
by YesWeOquendo on Aug 10, 2011 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
kill bill 2 does not count for this.
by CircumSwoop on Aug 10, 2011 7:08 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
This is probably the actual correct answer to the
best sequel ever question, along with Godfather II.
Kill Bill does not count. Two halves of one film, not a sequel.
Or die trying.
by the red baron on Aug 11, 2011 2:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Highlander 2 - The Quickening!
-kidding
Stupid UCL's.
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Aug 10, 2011 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, that movie was pretty bloody awful.
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 Aug 10, 2011 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions
That's one of the few movies I remember
walking out afterwards thinking, “what the hell just happened?”
Stupid UCL's.
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Aug 10, 2011 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions
pretty much
the third one wasn’t quite as bizarre. but you had no idea what the timeline was supposed to be. And then the last one with Adrian Paul I just didn’t get at all. Christopher Lambert had already won the thing 3 times and then he dies? Do what?
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 Aug 10, 2011 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I kind of thought that the people in charge just agreed that the second movie never happened?
Like, the stuff after that just ignored everything about the second movie. Or something. I’ve only seen the first two movies and small bits of the show.
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
Yeah, well, it had Michael Ironside in it
A movie could do worse.
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
And I know I've said this several times on VEB before, but
If Hollywood ever makes a movie about the Cardinals, Michael Ironside should play Tony La Russa. He would be perfect.
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
Whoa...
I feel like I’m in Highlander!
"...Or we could make L.A.N.C.E. into a recursive acronym, like, 'Lance: Adam Needs Cartilage from your Elbow." -- Quote by our very own DanUpBaby
by redbirdnation8206 on Aug 10, 2011 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions
The Dark Knight?
"...Or we could make L.A.N.C.E. into a recursive acronym, like, 'Lance: Adam Needs Cartilage from your Elbow." -- Quote by our very own DanUpBaby
by redbirdnation8206 on Aug 10, 2011 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions
empire strikes back
low in the zone
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 11, 2011 2:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Not a sequel.
Part of trilogy.
There’s an excellent discussion of what does and does not constitute a sequel in Scream 2. No trilogies.
Or die trying.
by the red baron on Aug 11, 2011 2:34 AM EDT up reply actions
hmm
how about evil dead 2? I don’t think Army of Darkness counts as a part 3 of a trilogy, but that is debatable.
low in the zone
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 11, 2011 2:46 AM EDT up reply actions
I like any not-obvious Major League franchise reference.
"...Or we could make L.A.N.C.E. into a recursive acronym, like, 'Lance: Adam Needs Cartilage from your Elbow." -- Quote by our very own DanUpBaby
by redbirdnation8206 on Aug 10, 2011 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I think the consensus is that he can play as well as Skip
and hit better. Which isn’t the same as saying that he can actually play 2B.
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 Aug 10, 2011 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Besides, he's only holding the position until Wong
is ready to save our asses.
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 Aug 10, 2011 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions
With his injury, I think the question has become moot.
He may play there a bit during what remains of this season, but, in 2012, after Berkman and/or Pujols leave, Craig will find himself in RF or at 1B.
"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 think you're probably right about this
I just don’t see Craig playing much more second base. It was amazing and really cool that Tony actually tried him out in that position. But especially now that we have Furcal, and now that Skip is hitting better, and now that the Furcal pick up puts Theriot is a sorta-platoon role that includes time at second base, I doubt Craig is going to play much second base. I could see him filling in against lefties if Freese gets a day off (I expect Freese to continue to be a not-quite-everyday player after the concussion) and doing his normal tour of corner back up.
I’m hopeful though.
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
So a sometime-player, full-time professional hitter?
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 Aug 10, 2011 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Something like that yeah
I dunno, maybe I’m wrong. I’d love to see Craig play more. Mostly because I kinda feel like doubling down on offense if our best hope at this point. I don’t see the rotation, bullpen, or the defense improving any more. So let’s go with what has been our strength since the beginning. Craig’s bat is going to be better than Skip or Theriot or Patterson or Descalso or probably Jay (not that Jay really has anywhere to play other than center field, which Craig most definitely will not play) (Please Lord let us replace Jay-and-Patterson outfields with Jay-and-Craig outfields as much as possible).
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
I'm hoping he can morph into some sort
of Jeff Kent type player, without all the dickheadedness.
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
Wasn't Kent's defense supposed to actually be pretty decent though?
At least for a while.
Also, I just realized this… Kent’s career, to me anyway, kinda looks like a (lesser) 2B version of Jim Edmonds. He was a good player who had a late peak at a pretty difficult position on the defensive spectrum.
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
Yeah, I think you're right.
But unlike JEd, I seem to recall (I could be wrong) that his defense fell off as his offense improved.
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
I have no idea, but Fangraphs' fielding numbers seem to support you
They both started their 5-6 year peak with their age 30 seasons. Kent’s defense didn’t seem to get really bad until the end of his career, but it doesn’t seem as good as earlier in his career. Jimmy, on the other hand, had a dip for a few years and then put up really good fielding numbers which were more “consistent” year to year but didn’t quite reach the peak of his Angels years.
Jimmy appears to have been a better player to begin with also. He was a 4-5 WAR player with the Angels who became a 6-7 WAR player for the Cardinals.
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
As long as Skip is on this team its a pipe dream.
since Skip’s move to second, Tony has never started anyone over Skip on a consistent basis with Skip healthy.
by mick311 on Aug 10, 2011 12:09 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
the org hinted at playing him there as a plan going forward
but I don’t know if I believe that. also, Salad Days is one of my favorite albums (I know I’ve mentioned that before but I figured I’d remind you)
low in the zone
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2011 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I think the idea is that...
…he can go out there and knock the ball down for a few innings to get his bat into the lineup.
"...Or we could make L.A.N.C.E. into a recursive acronym, like, 'Lance: Adam Needs Cartilage from your Elbow." -- Quote by our very own DanUpBaby
by redbirdnation8206 on Aug 10, 2011 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, because Scrabble is so freaking good against righties...
He’d surely be a MUCH better bet to get out Braun and McGehehehehe than Dotel would to get out Fielder and Morgan.
Dotel has 40some PA’s against lefties, and he’s getting beat up, but the last few years his splits against the opposite handers are similar, even a bit better than Scrabble’s.
Look, I’d probably go with Scrabble there as well, but I don’t think it’s the bone simple decision you all are making it out to be.
Then again, I clearly just think TLR walks on water and lack any critical thinking skills myself.
Is Jon Jay the new Willie McGee?
Sending a ROOGY to face two lefties just doesn't make as much sense to me as sending a LOOGY to face one righty.
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This is true, but if 1 guy reaches, you have McGehee.
Like I said, I would have gone with Scrabble as well, but I don’t think TLR’s choice was indefensible.
Also, Dotel destroyed Hart the previous inning, and the Fielder hit was BABIP aided.
Is Jon Jay the new Willie McGee?
I agree that the Fielder hit was BABIP aided but
I would have let Dotel pitch to Morgan and Braun and let Scrabble pitch to Fielder and McGehee. Basically I like the matchup of Scrabble vs McGehee better than Dotel vs Fielder.
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If one guy reaches, we have mcclellan
And salas, and Tyler Greene(wait, that’s a different argument)
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by VolsnCards5 on Aug 10, 2011 10:56 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Yeah, this would be how I'd handle it.
It was a big game and I would have liked to see us spend some more bullets on it, but with Westy pitching today, it wouldn’t have exactly been ideal to go through everyone in the pen, especially with Lynn down.
Is Jon Jay the new Willie McGee?
Also, I hilariously did not really understand what you meant by "uptuck"
Urban Dictionary to the rescue.
No pun intended.
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ha
knew there had to be a word for that.
"Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals." --Churchill
I think he was just being cowservative....
…and holding on to Scrabble in case he was needed later; if we had a second decent LOOGY we’d be better off, which is why I expect Valdes to come up some time soon.
Even so, I would have gone to Scrabble. But then I would have sent Riot to that nice farm in the country months ago…
:=8/
GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
Corey Effin' Patterson!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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the Riot to the farm
Yes. This is what needs to happen. I’ll volunteer my dad’s farm. He can coach high school baseball…this could work.
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Ummmm
he’s going t o the farm for a dirt nap, not to coach lol. Just saying
The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
Maybe we can send him to that farm my dog went to when I was a kid
I hear it’s real big and he can run around everywhere and do whatever he wants
Hey
My dog is there to you. Why an old dog needs to run though…….beats me.
The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
No but Dotel is 10x as freaking bad against lefties.
TLR’s narcissistic personality disorder reared its ugly head. God I loathe him.
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
loathe is too strong a word
but I certainly think he has been a detriment to the Cardinals for the last couple years, maybe more. During that period, this team has not played up to its potential and—since the end of the 2006 season—has a penchant for late season swoons, often against very poor competition…not to even mention all the off-field distractions and spats involving TLR. In other towns, they fire the manager for that, or at least put a little heat on him. In St. Louis, they desperately court you for another season and hand you the keys to the GMs office to do as you please.
My favorite words are goodbye, and my favorite color is red
summary: please retire after this season, Tony.
My favorite words are goodbye, and my favorite color is red
The blog has developed a nasty habit of not being willing to open up fangraphs in another tab.
This time I’ll use ESPN though as it has a nice three year aggregate split for players.
Dotel vs. LH (2008-2010): .924 OPS
Rzepczynski vs. LH: .662
Difference: .262 pts
Dotel vs. RH: .630 OPS
Rzepczynski vs. RH: .796 OPS
Difference: 166 pts
There are admitted sample size issues with these as you’re looking at totals which are 1) less than a full season of PAs and 2) prone to BABIP issues. Without doing a lot of tortuous and questionable adjustments, Rzepczynski looks like the better bet especially considering the situation was two lefthanders and one righthander.
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by azruavatar on Aug 10, 2011 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
...and when you consider that our manager plays the slightest statistical angles all the time
Like, for instance, starting Corey Patterson against Marcum last night, this should be more than enough evidence that Scrabble was the best for this situation, even by TLR’s own small sample size matchup decisions.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
I also thought Scrabble should have been brought in
but I suspect Lynn’s injury had something to do with it. Dotel was brought in to finish the top of the ninth and I think Tony didn’t want to just use him for one hitter in a tie game. Had Lynn finished the ninth, I wonder who would have pitched the tenth – hopefully not Dotel? Still, given Tony’s history of frequent bullpen changes, leaving Dotel in was pretty indefensible.
Considering that Kyle Lohse was available as a long man
I’m not sure why we’re playing Devil’s Advocate about the amount of hitters our bullpen should be throwing to. This was a playoff-type game last night. We needed to win it. Therefore we should be using whatever resources necessary to do so and playing every possible advantage that we have to enhance the possibility of that outcome. If that means that Dotel throws to only one hitter in the ninth, then so be it.
Sometimes you can’t play for the rest of the season, you have to play for one game at a time, especially when you have a chance to pick up a game against the team that you’re chasing.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
Huge game
I can’t believe the manager used tactics that left other, better arrows in the quiver.
"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 have seen him do this so many times that i am starting to wonder if he actually is losing it a little bit
i honestly can’t think of another explanation. we all know that tony isn’t an idiot. so when we see an indefensible move like this, i’m running out of other ideas for the cause.
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he's made a few other mistakes as well, this season.
like lineup mistakes and stuff like that. of course given how long it took him to get his eye checked, he’s never going to accept that a man his age will have some mental backsliding. his coaches probably don’t have the power to overrule him, either, given some of the comments from the Pettini era.
would've.
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by Yadi2Second on Aug 10, 2011 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't know if he's losing it....
or that the fan community now has access to lots of information that we didn’t used to have access to, and are therefore able to call out Tony’s “gut decisions” that he used to explain with eponymous statistics as based on total subjective reasoning, due to the statistics not backing up his reasoning at all, and in some instances proving the opposite to be true.
So maybe he wasn’t all that brilliant before, just a bit smarter and willing to break with conventional wisdom more. As he’s gotten older, he’s become less and less likely to want to change so it’s possible this has gotten worse, but I think there’s a very good argument that he just hasn’t ever been as smart strategically as the baseball community at large has given him credit for.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
Considering that TLR
would mention Connie Mack and John McGraw as his mentors, it’s not like he’s the most forward thinking manager either. I think he just gets a lot of credit for doing things first out of necessity.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
I think you hit it on the head there
Managers are now held accountable by a larger number of stat-savvy bloggers and fans. The print journalists often still take TLR’s nonsense at face value, but many do not. Now all his comments and decisions can be put under a microscope, and it’s sort of becoming alarming how many of them are shown to be vacuous nonsense. And he’s not the only manager either.
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by redbirdnation8206 on Aug 10, 2011 6:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't disagree, fourstick
I’m just curious what Tony’s thinking would have been had Dotel not already been in the game. I would think it unlikely he would have brought Dotel in for the tenth (hopefully it would have been Salas or McClelland), so it makes it even more curious he left him in to pitch that inning. And, not only was Lohse available for multiple innings but so was K-Mac. Just all in all, a very curious choice on Tony’s part (but then, we’ve seen those before).
Here's what really gets my goat in these situations:
I’m perfectly fine with Tony saying: “I really thought he gave us the best chance to win in that situation.” I’m totally find with him saying that. I would still argue the point, but at least he’s going with what he thought was the best option.
It’s when he says: “I thought he gave us the best chance due to (insert reason here)” and that reason turns out to be complete pulled out of thin air, or worse, the opposite is actually true. Then it’s obvious that his decision was based on ignorance, but we still shouldn’t question him, even though he’s completely wrong about the situation.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
This times a zillion
I am totally fine disagreeing with people. I’m not totally fine when people’s points of argument are demonstrably false, and easily so.
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
Like I said, I agree that Scrabble was the better bet.
And fwiw, I did look at baseball-reference (in another tab!), but you’re correct that I mis-read what I saw. And thanks for being condescending about it.
Is Jon Jay the new Willie McGee?
You're welcome.
I’m glad that I said “a fink” doesn’t look up numbers enough as opposed to “the blog” which would implicitly include myself.
But hey, please continue to read what I write with your own connotative pre-judgments and then reply in a passive-agressive manner.
Good talk.
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So
Things are chippy today
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Ya think?
I think everyone needs a slumpbuster.
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop
and yet, we're still losing to the f'in Brewers.
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Aug 10, 2011 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Because they've won 12 of their last 13 games
- Without their 3rd best position player (Weeks)
- 3 of those 12 have been against the Cardinals, pushing their 2 game lead to 4 games with less than 50 games on the schedule.
Granted, they’ve played the Astros and Cubs for 9 of those 13 games, but they BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF THOSE CRAPPY CLUBS. Our club went 4-3 in 7 games. Had we gone 7-0, like Milwaukee did, we’d be 1 game back right now.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
yeah, kinda funny how playing good baseball
when you’re supposed to can really help you out.
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Aug 10, 2011 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm sorry
I should have used “to get laid.” instead. I was commenting on how people are a little snarky. I used slumpbuster since it is baseball speak for sort of the same thing.
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop
i don’t need a slumpbuster, i need an act of God
Ruis mom? /obligatory
The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
someone else will say the same thing and the next thing you know it starts all over again....
Who is TLR's next victim?
I'm actually advocating the use of glo__ary
so that people will not use the real word and hopefully it helps yadi2second out.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
i'm still not sure why people would want to talk about the glossary
since… the only thing to talk about is that there’s nothing going on.
unless it’s a meme that VEB likes to talk about stuff that’s not happening. hmm.
either way, if you missed it, I do use “glossary” to tag requests for it, i.e. could you please put this in. so gabbing about it just increases my future workload.
or it could just be Cody.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
yeah, I was around during the discussion last night
my point was, in light of the discussion, if anyone feels the need to discuss it, they could use a codename so that it doesn’t show up in your searches.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
so does calling it "Y2S' meme post" work for everyone else?
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Who is TLR's next victim?
by spfldbird on Aug 10, 2011 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don't understand why, in this case, we'd want to talk about
qualitative generalities (Dotel is better vs. right handers; Rzep is better against left handers) when we have specifics so readily available.
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Dude. You said "this blog" when replying to MY post where I misread numbers. What am I supposed to think?
Truly, is there a way not to read that as a specific response to me, even though you said “the blog?”
And in reply to your new comment below, I did look at the specifics. That’s what I’m saying. I misread them.
Is Jon Jay the new Willie McGee?
Easy, guys.
Let’s not get into meltdown mode this early in the day. Plenty of time for that.
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Aug 10, 2011 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Are you "this blog"?
I’m not oblique in my references to people here. If I wanted to say “you” I’d have said “you”.
Also, dude, since you looked up the specifics why not actually include them. Can anyone really argue with “I don’t think it’s the bone simple decision you all are making it out to be.” I can’t because it’s a completely subjective opinion. Okay, you don’t think it is that simple. Red Baron does think it is that simple. Where do we go from there?
Along the same lines, I’d have preferred that RB included the specific splits in the main post. I’m not immune to misreading things (Freese vs Descalso stats last week) but no one knows when that happens if it doesn’t make it into the comment.
Beware: Velociraptors may be present.
Azru,
You tell me you didn’t intend “this blog” to refer to me, and I believe you. In context, I don’t think your post up there reads that way, but fine. That’s the internet for you.
I didn’t include the stats because during the day I am usually doing several things at once. You’re correct that it would have been better to do so, and I agree it should be more standard-practice on the blog.
Finally, I wasn’t being passive-aggressive. I said I thought you were being condescending, which certainly appeared to be the case on my initial read. Like I said, I still think it reads that way, but I certainly believe you when you say you didn’t intend it.
Dude.
Is Jon Jay the new Willie McGee?
OOOOOOOOOOH, NOW'S THE PERFECT TIME
Tempers are wearing thin, let’s hope some robot doesn’t kill everybody
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
Not helpful.
BTW, are you sure you aren’t having a velociraptor? I think you have more important things to be worried about like how you’re going to find shoes that fit those toe-claws or how you put a diaper on an angry velociraptor or how you prevent the velociraptor from eating you.
I hope you’re making contingency plans scoot.
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by azruavatar on Aug 10, 2011 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Also, I got to ban that troll a few days ago
so I’ve been fed recently.
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The ban hammer came down?
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by redbirdnation8206 on Aug 10, 2011 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions
We had a troll from Toronto. You can guess the subject matter of his posts.
Is Jon Jay the new Willie McGee?
Mostly about us enjoying Patterson.
The kicker was when he said Scrabble sucks and will never make it as a starter.
Is Jon Jay the new Willie McGee?
The funny part is that literally none of that was demonstrably false
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by mysterui on Aug 10, 2011 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
there was also that troll
who posted two pictures, one of rickie weeks’ face getting done in with a baseball and then we all said subject line and then he gave us all the finger
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
Seems like the troll rate has gone up since you started posting again...
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they're all my alts.
it’s true.
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
il rosso
Has sock puppets lol
The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
It wasn't the nice man from Toronto who was here for awhile was it?
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
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I must have missed that
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by redbirdnation8206 on Aug 10, 2011 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions
we have the velociraptor birthing course coming up in a couple of weekends
plus, I’ve read a couple books. Shouldn’t be a big deal. Contingency plans for shoeing a velociraptor include letting her run barefoot in her natural habitat, or contacting a farrier I know. I have kept myself stringy and will coat up with that bitter apple spray you use to keep your dog from chewing on stuff. Should keep her from eating me.
Plus you’re ofer on predicting babies as velociraptors, so I’m not too concerned. More concerned that she may be an alien. I mean, those pictures from the ultrasound make her look like she’s an alien. . .
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Are you getting the 4D images done?
They look like claymation figures.
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Aug 10, 2011 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I think so
scheduling them soon. Has to be somewhere in weeks 27-30, IIRC.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
we got some done everytime we went
from 12 weeks on.
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Aug 10, 2011 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, people have gotten lazy about looking up stats
low in the zone
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2011 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions
this would've been funny if you had been talking about the
babysitter pic. .gif whatever
The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
fool! no one walks on water!
I’m shocked at your lack of lack of critical thinking skills!
by infallibleopiniongenerator on Aug 10, 2011 6:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Not sure why Dotel was in.....
But the next person that asks why we don’t pinch hit our ONLY backup catcher (you know, b/c Molina is suspended) in the 7th inning, loses all baseball credibility with me.
You could argue for Jay or Descalso, I guess, but arguing for Cruz is just not understanding MLB. And this isn’t directed solely at the OP. I’ve read it daily since Molina was suspended.
Oh, I've lost credibility.
Damn. I suppose we’re even, then.
Or die trying.
by the red baron on Aug 10, 2011 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions 15 recs
Aw snap
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NGAFARBC
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by OKCardsfan on Aug 10, 2011 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
run with it...
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our close rooms...the game of ball is glorious." Whitman
I just learned about this yesterday
testing it out.
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop
well done
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Aug 10, 2011 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions
haha... yea - that's why I rec'd it...
your progress is amazing.
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you are a disgrace, RB!
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YOU'VE LOST ALL OF IT
low in the zone
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2011 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Could you tell us why Jay or Descalso was not used as a PHer in that situation?
"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
Well that's easy
TLR knew lynn’s oblique was going to explode, so he saved DD for that double switch.
And TLR hates Jon jay, because he is slowly showing how terrible the Colby trade was
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by VolsnCards5 on Aug 10, 2011 11:01 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Absolutely
Where do you want me to start?
We’re playing with a short bench, in a tied game, against a team with a good bullpen. Extra innings was a posibility, even in the 6th inning. The game had that kind of feel to it.
Laird is one 1B with two outs. No way I waste Jay in that spot. Descalso and Theriot both have no power. So at best, they probably single Laird to second. That brings up Furcal. Another guy with limited power. Assume he too gets a single. With Laird running, there is still a chance we don’t score. That would bring up Patterson. What are the chances of Descalso or Theriot AND Furcal getting hits in that situation? I’d say pretty slim. Factor in it might take a 3rd hit to score Laird, and that is simply not a good spot to waste a PH in my opinion.
TLR probably figured he’d need 2-3 PH’s/double switches to finish the game out. He was right. We needed DD for a double switch, and I’d rather have Jay and Theriot batting when they did, then in the 6th inning, with two outs, and a slow poke at 1B.
But that’s just my opinion. I’m sure you disagree.
by Stanley1 on Aug 10, 2011 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I actually agree with Stanley
I don’t think that was the right spot to use a PH. And I don’t think Edwin Jackson is a terrible hitter, either. I mean, look at how good of an athlete he is!
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Yep
I forgot to mention that. Edwin has looked “capable” with a bat in his hands. Didn’t he have a couple of hits against Marcum in his last start? And one earlier in this game? Not that I’d leave him in to bat counting on a hit, but it was probably a small factor.
patterson had an rbi single earlier in the game too.
to say a pitcher looked capable as any kind of defense but patterson obviously would have no capability is disingenuous.
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by Stash Musial on Aug 10, 2011 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions
A single earlier in the game doesn't mean much of anything, really.
One way or the other. If anything, I’d say it would make me slightly more likely to remove a bad hitter such as Patterson or Jackson since I’d find a second hit rather unlikely given each of their lack of skill at making contact with a pitched baseball.
"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 agree.
i was responding to this
I forgot to mention that. Edwin has looked "capable" with a bat in his hands. Didn’t he have a couple of hits against Marcum in his last start? And one earlier in this game?
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by Stash Musial on Aug 10, 2011 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions
In fairness, they kept saying that about Jaime
And then he hit that home run! So in a couple years this will pay huge dividends.
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
Oh hell.
I would’ve used Jaime, myself. I mean, he did hit that HR in Milwaukee.
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Aug 10, 2011 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions
So why was Jay on deck until Laird tied up the game?
Was that just a LaRussa game of 11-dimensional chess? Or was Jay going to hit if the game wasn’t tied up? If so, why isn’t he hitting when we have a chance to take the lead in the game?
Sorry, there’s really no explanation for having Jackson hit in that situation considering the inning, score, and situation at the time.
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Wouldn't there have been a runner in scoring position
mostly likely, in that case? THAT is why Jay would have hit then. A single ties you up, as opposed to needing two singles (at least) to take the lead.
So, instead of giving the team the chance to take the lead with a couple of singles...
we basically just concede an out to a struggling pitcher, not force Milwaukee to use their bullpen in the 6th inning, and lower our run expectancy and WPA at the same time.
In what universe does this make any sense?
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Struggling = 3 singles?!?
There is no guarantee Milwaukee would have went to the pen, even had we gotten another run.
And I’m guessing any “run expectancy or WPA” decrease was pretty minimal. Besides, those things don’t take into account that Furcal would have been on deck, and Laird’s slow butt was on first.
Ever since he turned the ankle
he was laboring. The command of his breaking pitches was gone, and he was leaving more pitches in the middle of the plate. When you consider that we’d done next to nothing against him (outside of Holliday) in the first 4 innings and then suddenly we’re making good contact…couple that with the fact that he was nearing 100 pitches. That’s a good time to try to break the game open.
Instead, we let the pitcher hit for himself, then lift him anyway. Great managing decisions, brought to you by Vinson Mortgage Group.
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by mattybobo on Aug 10, 2011 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I do disagree.
But I don’t believe in saving position player for situations that may not arise (and, as it turns out, did not arise). Marcum was laboring a bit after twisting his ankle and I think you need to try to extend that inning. What’s more, Cruz could easily have been double-switched for another player. If I’m not mistaken, he has played the OF, 3B, and 2B this season. I’d have probably gone with Jay, Descalso, or Theriot in a double-switch—most likely one of the MIFers for with Schumaker. Instead, the manager willingly surrendered one of our remaining 10 outs.
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10 outs left against as you said a good bullpen.
Why freely give up 10% of your remaining chances?
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by Stash Musial on Aug 10, 2011 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions
i agree that this was probably tony's rationale
i don’t agree with the decision. i’d rather have these guys batting against a gassed shawn marcum than a fresh k-rod or axford
by prophetjohn on Aug 10, 2011 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions
are you wasting jay if you bring him in and then leave him in CF and spare the world of any more corey patterson ABs
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no, but
if he doesn’t get on and Patterson’s spot doesn’t come up that inning, you are ensuring that the pitchers spot comes up the next inning and that the reliever you just brought in is only going one inning.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
if you pinch hit for the pitcher
and the pitcher’s spot comes up the very next inning, there was a big inning had at soe poitn
well, no, if jay hits for the pitcher and comes in for patterson, then the pitcher's spot is theoretically due up second the next inning, if jay doesn't reach
HOWEVER, jason motte only ended up pitching one inning anyway, which is fairly typical, so in that sense, you were going to have to PH for him anyway.
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I was going to make the second point
but I couldn’t remember when the PA happened in relation to Motte coming in. Stupid pregnancy brain.
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yeah i agree that was the better choice and should have happened
my point was simply that you aren’t “wasting” anyone off the bench by bringing them in to PH for a pitcher that is coming out the next inning anyway
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So, who's got a better shot of mucking up the game?
Jackson hitting for himself in the 6th inning, or Daniel Descalso ending up behind the plate in the 12th inning after Laird is lifted for (pick a reason to lift you catcher here). Considering there was a man on and Marcum had allowed hits to 6 of the previous 9 hitters, I’d say you pinch hit and deal with the consequences. But, hey, what do I know, I haven’t won 2000 games managing in MLB.
Not to mention: Jay was available, Descalso was available. Sure, if you double switch Jay into the game then you have to find someone to hit for Patterson’s spot in the next inning….which leads me to the complete absurdity of having Corey effing Patterson hitting second in your lineup. If he was hitting 8th, where he should be hitting when he’s in the lineup, this wouldn’t have been an issue — it would have been the most sensible move at the time.
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Totally removed from the specifics of last night,
how many times a year does a team unexpectedly need it’s backup catcher? Heck, we let Molina catch a 20-inning game last year. I understand what you’re saying but the probability of it has to be low.
It seems like the argument is couched in the fear of the unknown (what happens if a random player is forced to catch for an inning) while ignoring the obvious advantages posed by pinch hitting (increased run expectancy).
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If we had better hitters coming up....
I might agree with you.
No way I’m wasting a PH to give Furcal and Patterson a chance to drive in a run. And that is assuming the PH actually gets on base. I don’t know what the percentages are, but I’m guessing the percentages of Descalso and Furcal scoring Laird from 1B with two outs are pretty darn low.
So who's that on?
Why do we have terrible hitters at the top of our lineup? Hint: There’s a person who’s job it is to fill out the lineup card before the start of each game.
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by fourstick on Aug 10, 2011 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don't think there is anyone on the roster that is actually a good leadoff hitter.
As regards to Patterson I’m with you.
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I don't mind Furcal at the top of the order
But Stanley seems to be making the case that since those two hitters really suck we shouldn’t pinch hit for our pitcher, WHO’S COMING OUT OF THE GAME ANYWAY, to give them a chance at driving in the go-ahead run.
This is too smart by half, immersed in stupid. The reason we have those two hitters at the top of the lineup is because Tony LaRussa fucking put them there, so using the “top two hitters in our lineup don’t give us a chance to win” excuse is akin to making excuses for a stupid decision by blaming his pre-game self for making a stupid decision to put those two guys at the top of the lineup. Either way, it’s the same guy with egg on his face.
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by fourstick on Aug 10, 2011 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
It always turns personal with you.....
that is why I normally don’t engage you anymore.
I’d be making the same argument if Jay was in Patterson’s spot. I’d also be making the same argument if Skip or Theriot were batting where Furcal was. Best I can tell, those are the only other options we have for the 1 and 2 spots currently, and I’d be making the same argument if they were at the top of the lineup.
The fact is we don't have great options for the 1 and 2 spot no matter who we put there.
Unless we but Freese or Craig in that two hole.
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Agreed
And that (not having a legit leadoff guy) isn’t on Tony. Heck, those guys are hard to find period. Maybe Wong turns into that guy.
Well when Patterson with a career .292 OBP bats 2nd
It IS on Tony. Surely, you won’t find some excuse to say differently.
by stlcardsfan4 on Aug 10, 2011 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
No argument with that.
I was just generally saying we don’t have great set up guys and we havent had a leadoff guy in awhile.
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Well it was in reply of Stanley, who will find someone to defend Tony on that one.
I don’t know how, but I want to find out.
by stlcardsfan4 on Aug 10, 2011 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions
See Joe Strauss
chat on stltoday.com. He is defending it!
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop
I'm gonna nip this in the bud before it erupts
because there’s no personal attack in fourstick’s comment.
He restates your argument. Makes an analogy as to why the argument is bad/stupid/ill-conceived and ends with TLR being at fault. I’ve been on fourstick for a while about tone but you’re throwing up a false accusation in this instance and I don’t want this sub-thread to devolve into another blow-up.
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His tone towards me is always like that.....
And I think the stupid comment is completely unnecessary. If he wants to talk baseball, he can do it civily and without saying opinions, or people, are stupid.
Or better yet, if he really dislikes my opinion that much, he can simply not respond. I pretty much stopped responding to his posts for that very reason.
If
A man goes way off deep into giant forest and voices an opinion with
Forestick no where around to hear. Is he still wrong?
by ridgesee on Aug 10, 2011 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions 13 recs
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While I appreciate the attempt at humor
Stanley1 clearly doesn’t like to have his opinions argued with, but he also doesn’t support his arguments with any evidence and doesn’t seem especially concerned with doing basic research to see if his opinion is in fact right.
Then he complains when someone calls his argument into question.
I try really hard not to get personal, but this is the epitome of lazy, ignorant analysis, and it has no place at VEB. We’re better than that in this community.
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by fourstick on Aug 10, 2011 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Well...
Not to get into anything specific. This is a major rub between enlightened sabermetricians and lets call it scout analysis. It’s hard to argue a position when you are ignorant of the numbers that are thrown out here. I can say Colby Rasmus sucks because he has a .240 BA but then the community will say things like wrong because of BABIP and wOBA or whatever. So the analysis might not be lazy but rather antiquated. We come to this site to learn and to bitch and to root. Let’s not scare anyone off that wants to do those things.
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by OKCardsfan on Aug 10, 2011 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
This is just ridiculous.
I agree with as many people as I disagree with on this blog.
Stanley’s argument seems to be thus:
Stanley1: My opinion is that water isn’t wet.
Me: It’s pretty obvious that water is wet.
Stanley1: Stop arguing with MY OPINION! My OPINION doesn’t have to be based on any factual evidence at all. And you’re a dick for pointing out that my opinion is based on faulty logic or lack of evidence.
Sorry, people, just because it’s YOUR OPINION doesn’t mean that it’s right. Therefore, if you have an opinion and you aren’t going to bother to research whether what you’re saying is right, then DON’T FUCKING BITCH when someone disagrees with you and proves it wrong.
Why should people be allowed to post anything they want while calling it their opinion? This is part of the reason our mainstream media is such a mess — they don’t report facts anymore, they bring in some guy who gives you his opinion of the facts, even when the opinion doesn’t represent the facts at all.
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by fourstick on Aug 10, 2011 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
This is what I immediately thought of
When he’s underwater does he get wet?
Or does the water get him instead?
Nobody knows, Particle man
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The very first geek rock band....
I think they have a new record out too.
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I also
appreciate a little Nerf Herder as well.
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop
The Modern Lovers are the first geek rock band!
I like TMBG, though.
Is Jon Jay the new Willie McGee?
Couldn't you make a case that Led Zeppelin was a geek band?
I mean, “in the darkest depths of Mordor” is a pretty geeky reference, and that song was from 1969.
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eh, Zep was just Brit. Plus, they thought they were pretty damn cool.
Is Jon Jay the new Willie McGee?
OK, well...
Chuck Berry wrote a song with French lyrics in it! He’s a language geek. And, uh, Herman’s Hermits had a song about Henry VIII, they’re history geeks.
Have you seen Buddy Holly? That guy was a flat-out nerd!
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After careful reflection, there may be some flaws in my theory.
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Led Zeppelin
were British, and thus not subject to any of our conventions. English bands cannot be geek rock bands. See Cocker, Jarvis.
Or die trying.
by the red baron on Aug 11, 2011 2:13 AM EDT up reply actions
but who's buying?
low in the zone
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 11, 2011 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions
pretty much everyone.
one way or another.
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What's personal about that post?
Only you reading it as a personal attack. The argument you’re making is stupid, and I’m pointing that out.
There’s no sense in saving players for situations that may never happen (and last night, didn’t happen, as it turns out) We never had another chance to take the lead in the game. Not one. Yet we left a guy standing on first and basically conceded the 3rd out in the 6th inning to save Jay and Descalso and Cruz….FOR WHAT PURPOSE? That we may have the same situation in the future? Unless TLR can predict the future with a surprising amount of accuracy, that’s a stupid justification. If we get back to back base hits in the 6th, TLR can double switch Patterson out of the game for Jay, WITH THE LEAD, ensuring the the pitcher’s spot doesn’t come up for another inning or so at least, and turn the game over to the bullpen, again, WITH THE LEAD. Seems stupid to play for extra innings when you have a runner on and a laboring pitcher, especially if you can force the other team into their bullpen in the 6th inning.
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Just b/c you don't agree with my opinion.....
Doesn’t make it stupid. Say you don’t agree with it, fine. But calling it stupid is insulting, and making it personal. That is your problem…..you think there is only ONE fucking right answer to every situation that arises in the came of baseball. There isn’t. Different people manage different ways. I’m not excusing EVERY decision TLR makes. I don’t agree with him leaving Dotel in like he did. But you making it sound like him not pinching hitting in the 6th fucking inning is some kind of sin against man kind, well…..I think that is stupid. You keep talking about saving PH’s for situations that didn’t come up…..huh? We needed every pinch hitter or double switch we used.
I’d rather have Jay batting in the 9th inning of a tie game, with one out and nobody on, then in the 6th inning of a tied game with two outs and our slowest runner on 1B. I can see the other side of that argument, but I think any difference in trying to differentiate scoring probability between those two scenarios is pretty minor. Again, MY opinion.
If this is your opinion, fine:
I’d rather have Jay batting in the 9th inning of a tie game, with one out and nobody on, then in the 6th inning of a tied game with two outs and our slowest runner on 1B.
Just know, that in terms of run expectancy and WPA, you are wrong.
There isn’t always one right way to play it, that’s true. But in this situation, there’s about 15 ways to play it, and we played the worst possible card in the deck given the situation, inning, and score. So, sorry, it was a stupid decision. Anytime you play the worst possible card in a deck of 15 cards, that’s a stupid decision. Period. There’s no point in arguing your “opinion”. The facts just don’t back you up.
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+1
Why are we saving these players for situations that may never occur? Are we preparing for an 18 inning game in the sixth inning? Take your shots when you have them instead of holding them for a situation that may never occur.
And if our bench is so week that we need to string together 3 hits to score a guy from first then the composition of our bench needs to be reconstructed. As poorly as Mark Hamilton played, he at least has the threat of extra base hits.
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I always catch myself
thinking if a dude’s batting average is .300 and he’s up and is 0-2 for the night that he’s going to get a hit. I know its rudimentary thinking but I always do it.
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not sure why anyone would care about losing all baseball credibility with you,
And does this mean that if I find an instance where tony la russa PH’s with his last backup C before the 9th inning, he’ll lose all credibility with you too?
Last, the situation was very simple. Bottom of the 6th, 2 outs. Jackson was in the #9 spot. He’d thrown 99 ptitches. On the bench was theriot, descalso, cruz, and jay. Skip had just grounded out in the #7 slot.
The choice is simple. PH Descalso (or theriot, if you prefer) at #9. Sub him in at second. Motte goes to the #7 slot. Motte is rarely given more than an inning. Even if you want him to pitch the 8th, too, the only way there’s an issue is if we get 4 baserunners before we get 4 outs. Odds are we score before then.
The worst case scenario is that we get a couple runners in the 6th before we make the last out, then a few more in the seventh before we get to motte’s spot, and we have to PH again. Not the worst outcome ever, especially since it was unlikely tony ever intended motte should pitch the eighth. Which he didn’t.
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by tom s. on Aug 10, 2011 1:08 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 6 recs
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this is the perfect strategy, especially for a team carrying 2433298432094832 middle infielders.
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by IHeartBoog on Aug 10, 2011 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
4/8/11 - STL v. SFG
Gerald Laird PH’s in the bottom of the eighth, and does not take the field in the ninth, leaving St. Louis without a backup catcher.
As an added bonus, the game went to twelve innings.
Do you want to tell tony you’ve lost all respect for him, or shall I?
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by tom s. on Aug 10, 2011 1:40 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 5 recs
Tony has, on at least one occasion this season
used his backup catcher as a pinch hitter, before the 8th inning (IIRC). Now I am off to BR to see if I did, indeed, RC.
They should DL Laird
when they add back Craig to the roster. Laird has to be hurt because he suddenly can’t catch. The guy is stabbing at balls in the dirt like a high schooler. He has to be hurt.
Except for having a couple of hits
one of which led to the first run of the game and the other driving in the tying run in the 6th. But, yeah, he’s terrible.
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TURRIBLE!!!!!!
Thats how you do it
The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
give 'im a link if you're going to induct him into the ways of memery.
would've.
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I'd have to open a tab...........
thats work
The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
oh then make someone else do it.
would've.
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The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
i'm so easy
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would've.
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Thanks for doing my work
for me. Opens in a new tab and everything lol
The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
If half the guys on this club would do the little things like Laird did last night
we’d be a much more successful team.
- Put the ball in play on the ground during a hit and run
- Battled and put the ball in play with 2 outs in the 6th inning, which drove in the tying run.
I don’t know how many times I’ve seen terrible AB’s out of other Cardinal players in those situations, or missed signs that hang runners out to dry in hit and run situations.
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Little things.....
Like pulling Skip off the bag on a routine play? Luckily Jackson bailed him out on that one.
Or like letting an easily blockable ball get buy him, directly leading to a run being scored?
His defense easily canceled out anything he did on offense last night.
Also, those hits were pretty BABIP aided.
He did a good job getting a bat on the ball on a hit and run I guess but if that turns into an out no one is talking about it.
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THAT was fucking ridiculous
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Well, in fairness...
…One of them was when he called for an up-fastball and Jackson missed his spot by four feet. Another one that Laird boxed never actually bounced, so if Laird had dropped down on it it hits him in the wrist or the nuts on the fly. And again, Jackson missed his spot and nearly bounced a 90-something fastball that Laird had to move on quickly. They were misplays for sure, but I’m not sure many catchers handle those kind of plays all that well.
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by redbirdnation8206 on Aug 10, 2011 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Would have been nice of Pujols to get a hit in the bottom of the 9th
No Excuse for using Dotel there. Cost us a game in the standings against the team we are chasing.
Grit != flat out sucking.
Pujols hit like Theriot last night. He looked awful and the results were awful.
by Willie McGee's Twin on Aug 10, 2011 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions
He got Angel Hernandezed a few times that put him in a hole.
But i’m not gonna argue with you he looked lost up there. Could not seem to recognize that low changeup at all.
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speaking of which
Angel Hernandez calling Schumaker safe would have been nice.
Grit != flat out sucking.
Yeah. I think Skips foot came up a little making the play closer than it should have been.
I still think he was safe and Ange Hernandez is a terrible umpire.
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by hittmeier on Aug 10, 2011 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Baron
Don’t feel bad about having a bleek attitude about the Cardinal’s chances this year. This team has shown an aptitude for coming up short in key late inning situations. Oh they have won a few, even the worst teams do that even Houston for example but overall the Cardinals have been lacking.
Looking forward, the schedule to me also slightly favors the Brewers. The main difference being that the Brewers have to play the Phillies a three game series in Milwaukee, while we have a tough four game series with Phillies In Philly. That might just be the hair that breaks the camel’s back.
The one hope though is that most teams in a long season, usually go through a fairly extended slump and the Brewers haven’t. It could still happen. Things happen in baseball in the blink of an eye.
The only thing really getting me down this season is
that the fundamentals that are typically associated with a Tony LaRussa run ball club are not present in any way, shape, or form.
I don't think those fundamentals have been around the last couple of seasons.
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Thanks for making me look stupid when
I laughed in the middle of a lecture at this:
though my choice would be to send Ryan Theriot to a nice farm upstate where he can run around and make errors all day in a big open field and what was that loud boom sound mom don’t you worry son I’m sure your dad just dropped Ryan’s bat in the back of his truck real hard you know sometimes when you drop a bat hard in a pickup bed it sounds like a gunshot but that’s nothing to worry about-
2011 fWAR watch: Theriot = 0.3, Boog = 2.4 as of Aug 06
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by Paulspike on Aug 10, 2011 11:23 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
laughed at that too
great writing RB.
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by floodOfLove on Aug 10, 2011 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions
What do you think the Cards have a better chance of
catching the Brewers?
catching the Wild Card Braves?
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop
I sort of agree with this
however I keep saying to myself we had the best record in baseball for a day. The talent is there to catch one of them. I believe the Braves, because they have to play the Phillies and are in the East, are more vunerable. The Brewers are playing out of their minds right now, that has to regress. I’m just not sure which is easier to catch.
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop
Yeah, don't the Braves look like a better team already?
The Brewers have had an awesome run and they certainly won’t be able to sustain it. The question is whether we can even sustain a run that could catch or equal the “down to Earth” Brewers. I’m hopeful but the recent frustrations have made it harder for me to have hope. Oh, and we’ve had a .600 winning percentage our last ten games too.
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5.5 games...
not quite out of reach. If the Brewers keep playing like this we better hope the Braves start to struggle.
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Except that
the Braves are getting healthy, have better starting pitching and a better bullpen, and the players that were killing them in the first half of the season are now carrying them (Uggla). Plus, I’m still waiting for Jason Heyward to just turn into a baseball crushing machine for a 2-4 week stretch.
The Braves team currently is just far more talented top to bottom than our club, despite all the upgrades that we made, and they look to have McCann back for the stretch run in September. I don’t see us catching them. We at least get to play the Brewers a couple of more times.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
I agree with everything you said
However I think we may have an easier time catching them because of their schedule. Next week they are playing the Giants and D-backs. Both trying to catch or keep up with each other. Then later they play the Phillies, then us. and they finish with the Phillies. We finish with the Astros. I’m just saying they have a tough road ahead.
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop
That's true
But they also have a lot of games left against the Nats, Mets, and Marlins. Also, they are one game over .500 against the teams you just mentioned this year: 0-2 against Arizona, 6-6 against Philly, and 3-0 against the Giants.
Their schedule is tougher than Milwaukee’s, only because the Brewers get a healthy dose of the Astros and Cubs and have only one series left against the Reds. But they do have us for 8 more games yet. We get Atlanta for only 3 games at Busch the second weekend in September.
FWIW — I’d rather chase the team I play the most than the one I play the least. We could make up the difference against the Brewers by just beating the Brewers. We have to hope Atlanta loses a lot to other clubs in order to catch them.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
The Mets have Jason Isringhausen
In all seriousness though, I would agree with your premise of beating the team in front of you. However I also think that some things are out of the Cardinals control. I’d like to see a strength of schedule cause I’d bet an internet dollar that the Braves is the most difficult with Brewers the easiest and us in between. I just keep coming back to owning the best record for a day. We can turn this puppy around and kick it in. I just hope it’s not too late.
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Article about Blue Jays stealing signs
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theif!!
pretty awful article
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by Bowling_Guy25 on Aug 10, 2011 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions
You think?
Do you care to elaborate?
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Can you see signs 400 yards away?
Its not like our home stats are brewer-esque
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by Bowling_Guy25 on Aug 10, 2011 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions
There's probably a second sign stealer in the stadium
relaying the signals to the guy raising his hands for off-speed stuff.
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The home/road stats splits are pretty incredible though
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its a hitting friendly park
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by Bowling_Guy25 on Aug 10, 2011 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions
HBT has some stuff on this
What it doesn’t fill in is whether those splits are unusual for the park. Just because most of club has H/R splits doesn’t make then inherently abnormal but it does seem intuitively suspicious.
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Did you read the article I linked?
The park has huge splits, but moreover, only the home team gains that benefit
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in 2010, the year we hit a ton more HR's then anyone else in the majors
here i was typing something like this, he said it for me
What a silly "story". If the jays are stealing signs and know when a fastball vs. offspeed pitch is coming why aren’t they hitting for a better average or taking more walks? Furthermore why is the home stadium HR stats such an indicator… Do they think that they jays are too cheap to buy a ticket for away games? Not to mention that you’d figure that with such high turnover in the club over the past few years someone who actually played here would have blabbed.
The Brewers have crazier split stats, why isn’t anyone accusing them? Oh right, the yankee/sox don’t play them
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by Bowling_Guy25 on Aug 10, 2011 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't see why walk rate would change a whole lot
Wyers found that for every ball that batters made contact with in 2010, Rogers added .011 home runs, up from a rate of just .002 from 2005 to 2009. That puts Rogers Centre in 2010 among the top 3 percent of home run ballparks since 1950.
But only the Blue Jays, and not their opponents, got a home run boost in Toronto. When the Jays were on the road in 2010, they hit home runs in 4 percent of plate appearances in which they made contact, compared with an AL average of 3.6 percent. At Rogers, their home run on contact rate soared to 5.4 percent, which is a home-field advantage seven times the magnitude teams typically enjoy.
Opposing batters, however, actually homered on contact at a below-average rate in Toronto. As a result, the power differential between home and visiting hitters at Rogers in 2010 was the third largest of any park in any season over the past 60 years (see chart).
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there's a reason why its said to the media
and no formal complaint has been made, its bogus.
Hitters could be a lot more selective if they knew what was coming, which should lead to more walks
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by Bowling_Guy25 on Aug 10, 2011 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm not sure that necessarily follows
although that seems like intuitive logic, knowing what’s coming doesn’t determine if the pitch will be a strike, nor that the batter will not swing.
it would be interesting to see swing % for fastballs versus breaking balls, for Jays players home and road.
I read it but the author does a poor job elucidating the split data in my opinion.
When the Jays were on the road in 2010, they hit home runs in 4 percent of plate appearances in which they made contact, compared with an AL average of 3.6 percent. At Rogers, their home run on contact rate soared to 5.4 percent, which is a home-field advantage seven times the magnitude teams typically enjoy.
Where does the “seven times” come from? Surely there’s been some anomalous HR seasons for home teams prior to Toronto 2010.
Opposing batters, however, actually homered on contact at a below-average rate in Toronto.
This seems bizarrely unrelated. The Blue Jays allegedly stealing signs makes the other teams … hit worse? Seems unrelated but intended to skew the reading of the article against the Jays.
As a result, the power differential between home and visiting hitters at Rogers in 2010 was the third largest of any park in any season over the past 60 years (see chart).
So we’ve had situations like this before. Sure it’s an outlier but that doesn’t make it true. Which she then acknowledges:
By themselves, these numbers are circumstantial evidence.
I’d love to convict but this doesn’t seem like an open/shut case to me.
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don't teams always hit better at home?
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yeah
but its the blue jays!! if they were doing well for that one year, it must have meant they were cheating!
Seriously, don’t you think we’d be smart enough to put the guy on the other side of CF so the visitors pen can’t see him?
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by Bowling_Guy25 on Aug 10, 2011 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Whatever it's Canada
They don’t use yards there
Hit me up on Google+
by jd is legend on Aug 10, 2011 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions
They do use yard sticks
But they cover them in cheese curds and gravy or some weird stuff like that.
Probably some mayonnaise in there too.
(Just playin’, Canada)
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Is that explicitly against MLB rules?
No sign stealing or anything?
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I don't think so
But I think it’s only ‘accepted’ if it’s on the field sign stealing. This brings in other people
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I have a hard time faulting people who break
“generally accepted” rules as opposed to “actual” rules. One seems like you are leveraging a situation, the other is actually cheating. Different in my mind.
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i take that the same way as taking steroids pre-ban and post-ban
if you feel comfortable doing it and you can do it and get away with it, go for it
if you get caught, however, you’ll look like a fool
it’s now time to look for men in white in centerfield in milwakee
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I have a book somewhere titled "It ain't cheatin' if you don't get caught"
it goes over all the old ways that players cheated. Like Craig (Greg?) Nettles corking a bat with super balls and it bursting open and sending super balls all over the field. Or Eddie Stanky (IIRC) intentionally standing where batters had asked umpires to move from.
That’s just a couple examples. I haven’t read the book in at least 15 years.
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Eddie Stanky
was colorful player. He would try anything. Back in the early fifties he was on third and on a fly ball to left, instead of doing the standard tag to score after the catch. he went about four feet behind the bag, got into a sprinters squat and just before the ball was caught started his sprint toward home.
It caused a big argument because the umpire ruled he never crossed the bag before the ball was caught. It was upheld on protest because the rule was not specific enough to say you couldn’t. But the rule was changed immiedately after.
by ridgesee on Aug 10, 2011 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
That's actually fascinating
Thanks for the info
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That sounds like something skip would do
by CarpIsMyManCrush on Aug 10, 2011 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions
It would
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Yeah, now that you say that, it was in the book
another one I recall was Connie Mack (I think) would yell out, “Now catching, Connie Mack” on a pop up in the dugout and make the catch for the out and then substitute in another catcher.
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I had literally never thought of that
Seems like a good strategy to me.
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by redbirdnation8206 on Aug 10, 2011 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Doubtful he will say anything besides what was quoted in the article
but our GM has now scheduled a conference at 3:45 to talk about the latest accusations
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by Bowling_Guy25 on Aug 10, 2011 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Very interesting
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Hope TLR pulls a Riggleman
that would make me feel better
by peppermartin on Aug 10, 2011 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't think even TLR is that idiotic
but a man can dream…
youneverknow
by floodOfLove on Aug 10, 2011 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions
to clairfy...our = AA = Blue jays GM
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by Bowling_Guy25 on Aug 10, 2011 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Our rookie catcher is not happy check out these tweets
Teams/pitchers need to accept when we kick their ass in the rogers centre n not give excuses… Looks like we had verlanders signs #nohitter
Just read the dumbest article on ESPN about us getting signs? I’m hitting 200 and we get signs at home, that makes sense? #clowns
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by Bowling_Guy25 on Aug 10, 2011 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions
poor guy didn't get the memo
/jokes
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Who is that?
Arencibia?
Cause that was one of the players I wanted in the Rick Porcello draft.
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yup
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by Bowling_Guy25 on Aug 10, 2011 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Scrabble
Baron, I agree wholeheartedly with your post. Was extremely annoyed that we have not one but two of their best lefties up in the same inning and have arguably our worst pitcher up for the situation. If we don’t bring up scrabble for this inning, when else do you bring him in? And even more in the big picture, why do you trade Rasmus if you aren’t going to use the assets that you gained from the win now trade appropriately?
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Chris Narveson
cut his finger with scissors while attempting to repair the laces of his glove. The cut required 8 stitches. He will likely miss Friday’s scheduled start against the Pirates.
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Apologies if this has already been posted...
From The Onion:
“Ryan Braun not about to look like an idiot by attempting diving catch in outfield.”
LINK
Conspiracy theory
Tony is refusing to use Scrabble in obvious lefty situations such as last night in an effort to force Mo’s hand on Arthur Rhodes. I mean, what would Tony do if he had used Scrabble there and two innings later Fielder came up with two outs and the bases loaded and he didn’t have a lefty to turn to?
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i have another theory
Once Lynn got injured, Tony walked out onto the field with a lineup card and a pen. Ump had a card and a pen too.
Ump: “So who do you want to come in? Obviously he’ll have enough time to warm up”
TLR: “Rzepczynski”
Ump: “Who?”
TLR: “Rzepczynski”
Ump: “Wait, how do you spell that?”
TLR: “Umm… Z-E.. no, wait, R-Z-H, no no, um… Z-E-P-Z.. ugh. Just write down Scrabble”
Ump: “What, I can’t put this on the lineup card, I’ll get my ass chewed”
TLR: “ZEE.. R-Z.. ah, screw that, bring in Dotel”
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by d-dee on Aug 10, 2011 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions 12 recs
Been in the game so long, they forgot what a casual fan would do...
look at the name in LED lights above the bullpen.
tony forgot his glasses and the ump was obviously blind
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by d-dee on Aug 10, 2011 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
does his whole name fit?
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
This should happen in his jersey, too
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by Paulspike on Aug 10, 2011 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I think it was more like,
Ump: Who’s it gonna be Tony?
TLR: Ruhzep… Zuh-chi… Damn it, do you know to pronounce this name right here, on this card?
Ump: Don’t ask.
TLR: … don’t tell?
Ump: Dotel. Got it.
TLR: … eff it, whatever.
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by mattybobo on Aug 10, 2011 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
hah, entirely possible
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
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WPA from last night -
http://www.fangraphs.com/wins.aspx?date=2011-08-09&team=Cardinals&dh=0&season=2011
Albert = – .255
Dotel = – .357 (TLR-assisted)
TLR deserves his share of blame. The failure to bring in Rzep in the 10th was ixcusable, IMO. But the Cards needed Albert Pujols to perform in more than one important situaton last night and he simply didn’t.
by Willie McGee's Twin on Aug 10, 2011 12:02 PM EDT reply actions
my,
things are certainly frosty today.
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do not mess with yadi f. molina
SCREW YOU.
Is Jon Jay the new Willie McGee?
by a fink on Aug 10, 2011 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Not a good adjective to use after we just lost to a team named after makers of things put in mugs of that type.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
Budweisers are served in cold, frosty mugs, or so Mike Shannon tells me.
Millers are served in Vortex bottles, or so the commercials tell me.
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--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
wouldn't know. don't drink either one of em.
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Aug 10, 2011 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm not sure I trust Mike Shannon's
opinion on what alcoholic beverages are served in, simply because I get the feeling that Mike Shannon may have had too many alcoholic beverages in those sessions to remember what, exactly, he was drinking them out of.
I do know he likes to play blackjack, in a suit, while smiling to someone on his right, however.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
I am pretty sure Ozzie Smith likes to hang out at there too, probably because the Lumiere is a great place for business meetings, or just plain old fun!
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Yes, but can I go there for a hole in my roof or a whole new roof?
Kumar: I don't know man, I lose my touch, man.
Dignan: Did you ever have a touch to lose, man?
Everybody knows that Vortex bottles are what you drink out of when it's time to MAN UP
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cue navel gazing
[We’re a happier blog when the Cardinals don’t suck in important games — regardless of the reason.]
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it's true.
i’m ticked off about other stuff right now so my reaction to last night is more one of resignation (of course it makes sense) than anger (how dare you fuck us over again tony).
but yes, the mood is tied to the cardinals, as it should be.
love you, everyone.
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do not mess with yadi f. molina
get a room
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Aug 10, 2011 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm sick of all the navel gazing!
would've.
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by Yadi2Second on Aug 10, 2011 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm joking
besides i’ve been at peace with things since the avocado. if the org keeps bringing the same thinking to the process, they’ll keep getting the same results.
remove the puma, and we wouldn’t even have that much hope to be dashed in the first place, this season.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Without Puma, would we still have Rasmus?
I say probably.
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I really thought that if we had healthy puma, we'd have Boog. him being a "black hole" in the lineup, it seemed.
but Boog’s trade actually came after Puma. granted, berk berked one of the biggest longshots of 2011 baseball, never mind the Cards.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
and I thought Puma liked the Razzer
they, like, spoke the language.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
In the high 70's here, too, and I was ignorant to the fact that the I-Cubs game was an afternoon getaway game.
It would’ve made a great lunch break.
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--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
i don't know what to do, i feel like i should be out in the park or something
it’s never this nice in august
Balls
I was going to go to the game tonight,
but it took place this afternoon. Horrible planning by me. Maybe I’ll go to the Iowa State Fair parade instead…
"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
Because I can go get deep-fried butter this year
and the Fair doesn’t start up until tomorrow. Tonight is the kick-off parade.
"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."
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Ok, I will come back later to mop up the blood and bandage the wounded.
good luck ya’ll.
On a more positive note: It’s Shelby Miller Day.
Who is TLR's next victim?
I'm thinking of flitting down to Springfield on Friday the 26th
to catch Miller in action but that’s a long drive to make by myself for one game. Still indecisive.
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I'm going tonight. Long drive for me too but I may not get another chance.
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Miller tweets in advance of his starts so people can plan ahead. I love it.
Who is TLR's next victim?
I miss the beginning of the season
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Remember the day before Waino got injured?
Good times, good times.
2011 fWAR watch: Theriot = 0.2, Boog = 2.4 as of Aug 10
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by Paulspike on Aug 10, 2011 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
so if we get swept
Is the season over?
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
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The season's DOOOOOOOOMED, at least
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No
Just 3 games harder to get back into first.
bollocks
by SecondHalfMatt on Aug 10, 2011 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions
OT space radiation and objects!
http://spaceweather.com/archive.php?view=1&day=10&month=08&year=2011
doooom.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
we should also remember, this poorly managed game was played, perhaps, even worse
if gerald laird, catcher extraordinaire, is able to, err, catch balls that the pitcher throws directly at him, we win.
if skipping schumaker makes contact with the home plate by way of his foot when trying to score, we win
if albert pujols, in any of 5 chances, does something less than pathetic, we win
Player of the game!
Highest WPA of the night!
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Laird
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Pujols
Albert is now 1 for 19, zero RBI’s or walks, in the last four games against the Brewers. That’s a small sample, but if Pujols continues to come up small, we’ll have a tough time beating that outfit.
while that's probably true
Braun has been a no-show for the Brew-crew against us this year (.597 OPS, SSS), and I’m pretty sure our lineup still as good as theirs if we subtract Pujols and Braun, especially with Weeks out.
i feel like we are going to look back at 2011 as the season that could have been.
maybe this is a little melancholy, and its sort of premised on the idea that albert will be leaving us after the season. but i can’t shake the feeling. looking back at how the season was looking just before waino got injured, we were poised to make a serious run. the injuries have simply killed us. from waino to pujols, holliday, freese, craig, punto, sanchez, and now lynn. this is a team that has all the pieces to be a great team (even without waino, i think), but just can’t get all the pieces on the board at the same time.
its a waste of career or near-career years from holliday and berkman, a waste of what could be our last year of albert and carp. put simply, it just seems unfair.
i’m still holding out hope that this team can pull it all together before its too late. but we’re running out of time.
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by IHeartBoog on Aug 10, 2011 1:21 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
sorry. i am super-depressed today
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Well go home and dr-oh wait
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Quick, a bunch of people name new "iheartihb" logins
It’s just baseball. Go home and have sex or something. I’d tell you to run around barefoot in the yard, but IIRC you’re in Phoenix.
rocks actually
not so great for dancing around on
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Injuries
The season thus far, for those keeping tabs.
2/24 – Wainwright – 60-day DL/out for season – has missed all 116 games to date – still out
Spring training begins
3/22 – Punto – 15-day DL – missed 16 games to start the season
Season begins
4/1 – Holliday – DTD – missed 7 games
4/13 – Augenstein – 60-day DL – has missed 105 games to date – still out
4/13 – Tallet – 15-day DL – missed 39 games
4/16 – Schumaker – 15-day DL – missed 34 games
4/17 – Craig – 15-day DL – missed 13 games and remainder of game on 4/17
4/24 – Pujols – DTD – missed remainder of game
4/27 – Theriot – DTD – missed 2 games
5/1 – Punto – DTD – missed 1 game and remainder of game on 5/1
5/2 – Freese – 15-day DL – missed 51 games and remainder of game on 5/2
5/6 – Theriot – DTD – missed 1 game and remainder of game on 5/6
5/11 – Theriot – DTD – missed 2 games and remainder of game on 5/11
5/18 – Berkman – DTD – missed 3 games and remainder of game on 5/18
5/18 – Holliday – DTD – missed 1 game and remainder of game on 5/18
5/18 – Punto – 15-day DL – missed 36 games
5/22 – Holliday – DTD – missed 3 games and remainder of game on 5/22
5/23 – Laird – 15-day DL – missed 41 games
5/31 – McClellan – 15-day DL – missed 14 games
6/1 – Holliday – 15-day DL – missed 13 games
6/7 – Craig – DTD then 15-day DL on the 8th – missed 54 games to date – still out
6/13 – Sanchez – 60-day DL – missed 49 games to date – still out
6/20 – Pujols – 15-day DL – missed 14 games plus remainder of game on 6/19
7/4 – Tallet – 15-day DL – missed 18 games before being traded
7/25 – Berkman – DTD – missed 4 games and remainder of game on 7/26 (retroactive)
7/28 – Cruz – DTD – missed remainder of game on 7/28
7/28 – Punto – DTD then 15-day DL on the 29th – missed 11 games to date – still out
7/28 – Laird – DTD – missed 1 game and remainder of game on 7/28
8/4 – Freese – DTD – missed 3 games and remainder of game on 8/4
8/9 – Lynn – 15-day DL most likely
Lynn will be the 17th man to be on the DL this season.
The Cardinals have missed 748 games to date, not including any time missed the day of the injury.
by stlfan on Aug 10, 2011 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions 8 recs
let's not forget another contributing factor - stupidity
waiting for so long before DFA’ing Franklin
waiting for so long before DFA’ing Batista
letting Theriot play SS
letting Cleto blow two games
sending Boggs to the minors
getting rid of Colby
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 77
by d-dee on Aug 10, 2011 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
then cry some more. because I said this in 2009.
2011: we wasted Carp, and we wasted Albert. they could have at least competed for another flag, even if it didn’t go on the big poles. there were a lot of guys who shot us to the moon during the halcyon years who were "due" more than that. now everyone’s apocalypse clause is coming up — and in 09, we knew that.
Then I read this from 2009. And it’s like, two years later, and more does not seem to be coming.
So, while I think everyone who’s actually read this whole thing knew all that, this is just a little reminder. Don’t get mad. Every now and then, baseball will hit you in the nuts. It’ll also give you the most entertaining team in recent memory. No matter what, this season is a success. And the best part? More to come. More to come.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I am discouraged also IHB.
And it’s not just the injuries. All the injured players are back. Well except for Wainwright and now Lynn. But you can’t expect to go through the season without injuries. The team just doesn’t have that loveable little spark plug. sniff sniff. never mind.
I saw something on twitter. If Milwaukee plays .500 ball, Cards must go 28-18 in last 46. I don’t see that happening. Thus my depression.
Who is TLR's next victim?
its been the seasons of what should have been since 2007
they have totally & completely wasted 5 seasons now. it’s pathetic
Balls
even 2007 was a contest, until the September swoon
One game back on Sept 6th, before losing 14 of 16.
"Now that they've come out with that great stat, 'innings pitched per inning'-- is there anything they don't have a stat for these days?" -Al Hraboski, 3 Jun 11
after last night's loss and Lynn injured
my hope has diminished substantially. the only cure for this is beating the Brew Crew the next two games.
also, I requested a look at strength of schedules a day or two ago… does anyone have this info?
low in the zone
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2011 1:37 PM EDT reply actions
I've googled this and couldn't figure out who had it worse
it seemed that both the Cards and Brewers have relatively easy schedules though. gotta hope that we can clean up vs the Pirates and the Brewers go on a losing streak at some point. or maybe they don’t have that many home games left? that’d be nice
low in the zone
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2011 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions
25 home games, 20 away games
they do have a four-game series against the phillies, but in milwaukee. we also have a 4 game series with the phils…in philly.
DOOOOOOOOOOOOMED
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
Secretary of the (VEB) Tyler Greene Fan Club
In addition, IHeartFreesie
wait....
we’re playing the phillies in Milwaukee? Selig’d? Nobody gets home field advantage ever again?
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 Aug 10, 2011 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions
well, shit
maybe wild card eh
low in the zone
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2011 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
7 stages of Corey Patterson grief
1. “He’s just a bench guy. A fill in. You’ll hardly ever see him”
2. “He’s only going to get a few spot starts. People need rest.”
3. “He’s only playing because people are hurt. Once they get healthy, it will be over.”
4. “At least he’s only batting 8th.”
5. “Well’s he hitting leadoff, but it could be a little worse. We could bat him 2nd or 4th.”
6. “I can’t explain why he is hitting 2nd, but I’m sure there are reasons I am not considering.”
7. “Shit. We’re going to resign him next season, aren’t we?”
by Merry CRasmus on Aug 10, 2011 1:44 PM EDT reply actions 19 recs
Replace Patterson
with Pedro Feliz, Aaron Miles, Preston Wilson, Ryan Theriot, Randy Winn … hell, any Dumpster-diving Proven Veteran™ imported over the past five years or so, and still works.
Man, is this ever a hard team to like sometimes.
Repeal The LaRussa Tax.
by Michael_68_1999 on Aug 10, 2011 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Doesn't the fact
that it is so predictable make it all the more infuriating? For me, at least, it does.
by Merry CRasmus on Aug 10, 2011 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Did you just call Patterson a "Proven Veteran"
What has he proven, exactly? That he’s a terrible baseball player who should never, ever see time in a competitive major league game?
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
He's proven that he's a veteran, of course!
it is indisputable that the man has been in the league for several years! We’re all just making this hard on ourselves by refusing to take the phrase at its literal meaning.
What is Corey Patterson doing in Tyler Greene's spot on the 25-man roster?
by Robth on Aug 10, 2011 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
low in the zone
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 10, 2011 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions
8. white hot fiery murderous rage where Busch III is burned to the ground
and puppies all over the bi-state area are kicked
Balls
speaking of stuff burning
how did it go with the post office?
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 77
still waiting, they said last week they'll email me with the date&time to take the exam
gotta love the federal government
Balls
a dude sitting across the cube hall at work
Was taking in the phone to some buddy of his and actually said he wouldn’t mind if the cards signed patterson to a one or two year deal after this year. Said he “liked his defense.”
It’s probably a good thing I didn’t have access to any luggage.
"I wonder if I put on a uniform and told La Russa I wanted to play for him if I could be a big leaguer too?"
"that all depends. are you gritty?" "You would need a mediocre decade of MLB experience first" "do you have a goatee, are you short, and do you try really hard?" "Are you willing to play four positions terribly?"
by cschepers on Aug 10, 2011 4:58 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I'm betting that person hated Rasmus and thought he was a bum
"...Or we could make L.A.N.C.E. into a recursive acronym, like, 'Lance: Adam Needs Cartilage from your Elbow." -- Quote by our very own DanUpBaby
by redbirdnation8206 on Aug 10, 2011 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, probably so
but I’m not going to ask. I’ve already gotten into too many arguments with people IRL about that trade. I’m not wasting any more breath arguing with people who only read the P-D.
"I wonder if I put on a uniform and told La Russa I wanted to play for him if I could be a big leaguer too?"
"that all depends. are you gritty?" "You would need a mediocre decade of MLB experience first" "do you have a goatee, are you short, and do you try really hard?" "Are you willing to play four positions terribly?"
Does anyone know why Kyle Lohse was warming up last night?
i thought our bullpen was relatively rested and can’t figure out why they got him up
Goodnight, Sweet Prince. Colby Rasmus ~ June 7, 2005 ~ July 27, 2011
Radio hit, 4:15 CT
Robert Wuhl show
I can’t get to the site from work but I think they do clips online afterward. Hopefully, I don’t sound like a moron. The last time I was on the radio was The Brawl.
Beware: Velociraptors may be present.
Yep.
Same guy. I got the invite as well, but didn’t get it early enough to reply due to work. I’m literally heartbroken over missing a chance to talk to the dude who was in such a brilliant show. Love that guy. (single tear)
Or die trying.
by the red baron on Aug 11, 2011 2:17 AM EDT up reply actions
breaking cookies
In order to make Hawai`i what???? Yup, noticed the pitcher batting for himself, followed by inept relieving. Alas. Alack. Here in the broken state, we await the healing balm of Kolton Wong.
wat
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
It made sense to me, I think
Let’s try it in over-verbose-ese: this gentleman or lady hails from the state of Hawaii, and wanted to (appreciatively?) note the mention their home state received in the post. Said individual also watched the game last night, and noted the curious management decisions that took place therein. Sorrow is expressed, twice. The individual concludes their thoughts by noting that residents of their scattered-crumb-shaped home state are looking forward to seeing native son Kolten Wong play in the majors.
On the other hand, me thinking something makes sense doesn’t always mean that the thing makes sense.
What is Corey Patterson doing in Tyler Greene's spot on the 25-man roster?
also, i read this as
“heaping balm of Kolton Wong” which just sounds even more hilarious.
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
I actually know what he means. is that bad? should I talk to soonerfan?
it’s the babysitter commercial with the state capital cookies.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
it's this ad.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXnugVw-nrU
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
and yes I realize i spelled it wrong.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Holy crap at the offensive season Mike Napoli is having
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
what an appalling trade that was.
"the less I think of it, the more certain I am." beckett
by tom s. on Aug 10, 2011 3:08 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Still not better than Jeff Mathis
At least not to Scioscia.
"...Or we could make L.A.N.C.E. into a recursive acronym, like, 'Lance: Adam Needs Cartilage from your Elbow." -- Quote by our very own DanUpBaby
by redbirdnation8206 on Aug 10, 2011 6:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Berkman v. Wolf career - Lance Berkman ... 30 AB, 3 H, 6 BB/6 K ... .100/.250/.167
We may see Craig starting in RF tonight.
Is he officially back for tonight?
by mick311 on Aug 10, 2011 3:31 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
haven't seen an announcement
But he worked out with the big club yesterday and the speculation was that he would be activated with Cruz sent down today.
SSS
Come on, who cares. This is a Dan ’n Al kind of stat.
Kumar: I don't know man, I lose my touch, man.
Dignan: Did you ever have a touch to lose, man?
Hey friends!
I’m here so you can all be happy again!
Also: try this.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
I was hoping for baby monkey riding on a pig
This is acceptable
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
So, in the class ahead of me in high school there was this really fun guy named Glenn
Glenn was Korean by ethnicity, and a pretty thick guy, not really “fat” per se, just big and not terribly tall either. Played football. Wrestled too. Strong guy.
So one day during football practice, the linemen, of which Glenn was one, had one of those meetings with the coaches where they go through a bunch of game and practice footage on video tape.
But this day, the coaches brought a special video for Glenn. It turned out to be a copy of Disney’s Mulan. And when they turned on the tape, it was fast-forwarded precisely to the part where Chien-Po says, “BEEF, PORK, CHICKEN!!!”
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
by mattybobo on Aug 10, 2011 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I should mention that I went to a small, all-boys school
So this sort of thing was common place, acceptable, and generally very funny instead of offensive and/or lawsuit inducing.
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
Everybody used to compare my family to the family in Mulan
My sister bears a strong resemblance to Mulan, and my dad looks like her dad, my mom looks like her mom
I was Little Brother.
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
hehehehe
You were a puppy.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
So much hatred
Start winning cardinals…this blog is about to blow!!!
"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 8/4/11)
101 1/3 IP, 114 K, 44 BB/HBP, 39 ER, 5 HR, 2.89 FIP
by VolsnCards5 on Aug 10, 2011 3:15 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
hey!!!
just what do you mean by ‘this blog’?!!!!
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 Aug 10, 2011 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
cross this line! I dare 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 Aug 10, 2011 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Green
"...Or we could make L.A.N.C.E. into a recursive acronym, like, 'Lance: Adam Needs Cartilage from your Elbow." -- Quote by our very own DanUpBaby
by redbirdnation8206 on Aug 10, 2011 6:34 PM EDT up reply actions
oh thanks, now i have that ke$ha song stuck in my head.
by molina mo problems on Aug 10, 2011 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions
all you had to do was say TS and I threw up a little.
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 Aug 10, 2011 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions
New drinking game for tonight
Because Rick and Al will most likely be broadcasting:
Every time Al gives batting advice: 1 shot
Every time Al stats with the phrase “in my day”: 1 shot
Every time Rick states the fake throw to third, throw to first move doesn’t work: 1 shot
Every time Rick or Al talks about pitches up and in: 1 shot
Every hour you listen to Rick and Al and don’t have the desire to kill someone: 2 shots
Every time Rick and Al bring up Yadi’s quote about him never spitting on anyone: 1 shot
by CarpIsMyManCrush on Aug 10, 2011 3:18 PM EDT reply actions
you'd be hammered before the end of the 3rd.
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 Aug 10, 2011 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions
at least it would make the game more enjoyable
by CarpIsMyManCrush on Aug 10, 2011 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions
only if you're a happy drunk
if you’re not, it could get ugly pretty quickly
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 Aug 10, 2011 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions
probably more like Shannon
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 Aug 10, 2011 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions
if we went the opposite of that
and only drank when these things didn’t happen, IHB will be able to keep her diet and not drink at all anymore
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 77
Funny
Every time Rick states the fake throw to third, throw to first move doesn’t work: 1 shot
This should be “down a fifth” because if he brings it up tonight after that moved picked off Curtis Granderson JUST LAST NIGHT to cost the Yankees the game, I’ll be shocked. Well, surprised at least.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
Does anyone still need an invite to Google+?
Because it’s much easier now, all you do is click a link (up to 150 of you):
by CarpIsMyManCrush on Aug 10, 2011 3:26 PM EDT reply actions
IHB hooked me up a while ago & i just signed in today
so like add me & stuff. or not. it’s cool either way. whatevs.
Balls
truebluela: Vin Scully, saying what we all think: "Here's Hunter Pence, who doesn't do anything gracefully, but constantly does something."
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
by mysterui on Aug 10, 2011 3:27 PM EDT reply actions 12 recs
that's just pure gold
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 Aug 10, 2011 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions
God, I wish he was our team's announcer
by mojowo11 on Aug 10, 2011 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Vin Scully is the type of guy
who can be absolutely mean and nasty, and yet it sounds so good coming from him, that as a player you’d thank him for the kind words.
Repeal The LaRussa Tax.
by Michael_68_1999 on Aug 10, 2011 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions
If he were to punch you in the face, you'd have to fight off the urge to thank him.
"...Or we could make L.A.N.C.E. into a recursive acronym, like, 'Lance: Adam Needs Cartilage from your Elbow." -- Quote by our very own DanUpBaby
by redbirdnation8206 on Aug 10, 2011 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Love Kelly Watch the Stars
Moon Safari is one of my all-time fave albums. Groovy electric loungy dream pop <3 The synth solo is Sexy Boy is pretty much the best thing evaarr.
You only did it so that you could wear terry underwear and feel the city air run past your body
RB - well done
Before I forget to compliment you – I complain (at least inwardly) when your posts don’t get up until late – Thank you for having this post up by the time you did today. I love being able to read veb early in the morning.
Red Baron's posting habits are like gas prices
People mention the lateness of his posts way more than they mention the… um… punctuality? That’s a word, right?
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
I think he's just trying to out wait Cardinal news that happens when he posts
Doesn’t work though
bollocks
by SecondHalfMatt on Aug 10, 2011 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions
In light of the Blue Jays sign stealing accusations
Does anyone know where I can find some data regarding what types of pitches the Jays’ home runs have been this year? Or last year too, if possible.
You only did it so that you could wear terry underwear and feel the city air run past your body
B-R
A testy Pujols when asked by @JoeStrauss if he thinks this injury will affect his future "that’s a stupid question, Joe," then walks off.
see, i looked at that too but i don't see the pitch type anywhere
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 77
torii hunter is a true gentleman
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 77
Meh. Honestly, I've given up on catching the brewers.
They’ve won 12 of 13 now. We’ve had to play great baseball the last week just to avoid totally falling out of contention. As it is I kinda feel the trade deadline came at just the wrong time; if it were tomorrow, you’d hope we wouldn’t be making a “win now” trade.
Is that two straight games where LaRussa has left the reliever in to hit, only to pull them in the next inning? I didn’t see the context this time, however, as I didn’t see the game. Was it particularly stupid?
Still bitching to contact.
that solves that.
Lance Lynn placed on 15-day DL with left oblique strain; Allen Craig activated off DL; Yadier Molina reinstated from 5 game suspension.
"I kinda like the Wong" -Aranathor
Paired with the innovative 11 pitchers.
"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
we'll never name the bar at this rate.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
it's okay. they're gonna demote jon jay so they can get arthur rhodes and have corey patterson in CF full time.
just like the way the man bunts.
"the less I think of it, the more certain I am." beckett
Lineup?
i’m predicting
Furcal 6, Theriot 4, Albert 3, Matt 7, Berkman 9, Freese 5, Yadi 2, Jay 8, Westbrook 9.
FREE TYLER GREENE!
if someone wants to see Carp rocking the fauxhawk
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 77
Where is the high socks pic?
bollocks
by SecondHalfMatt on Aug 10, 2011 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm working my way backwards
prolly tomorrow
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 77
Well they got rid of Boog and Colby
with their flat bill ball caps. And FLop was kinda douche it seemed. Carp had to keep it going somehow…
theory is that Waino asked him
all are powerless against the grin
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Between Waino, Jay and Cruz,
we have 3 of the producers of GAR in the league.
Is Jon Jay the new Willie McGee?
jay and cruz are secretly brothers right
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
wat
The 2000 Rockies scored 968 runs. Their team OPS+ was 87,
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
lulz
There’s a trap door beneath the pitcher’s mound that acts like a dunk tank if a hitter fouls a ball off home plate.
Hit me up on Google+
by jd is legend on Aug 10, 2011 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, uh... I just don't know anymore
Furcal, ss
Craig, rf;
Pujols, 1b;
Holliday, lf;
Freese, 3b
Molina, c;
Theriot, 2b;
Patterson, cf;
Westbrook, p.
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
7-9
is a veritable black hole
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
not really; theriot is still okay v. LHP. he has a .326 wOBA v. LHP (.343 career v. LHP).
he should never start v. a RHP.
"the less I think of it, the more certain I am." beckett
It was OCCardsfan
Man, he nailed it.
Kumar: I don't know man, I lose my touch, man.
Dignan: Did you ever have a touch to lose, man?
Oh come on.
Jay doesn’t suck. Jay is a good player and an above average major league hitter.
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
Brad! I had no idea you were a Cards fan!
I loved you in Inglourious Bastards, man!
What is Corey Patterson doing in Tyler Greene's spot on the 25-man roster?
dump that Angelina chick and go find ClemsonGirl
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 77
Brad Pitt is not my type.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
what, handsome, rich and talented is not your type?
we can teach him to throw a pitch or two and swing the bat a little if that helps
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 77
I just don't think he's that handsome.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
more for Aranathor then
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 77
he's central Missouri product. it's not like he's special around here.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I know right.
There had to be like 80 Brad Pitts wandering my high school.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
you must dazed and confused
to type out such a comment.
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 Aug 10, 2011 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Springfield isn't Central
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
I thought he was just familiar with Springfield, and actually came from somewhere else.
it seems my brad pitt lore is lacking.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
hehehe
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
nixa
so, further south
"I wonder if I put on a uniform and told La Russa I wanted to play for him if I could be a big leaguer too?"
"that all depends. are you gritty?" "You would need a mediocre decade of MLB experience first" "do you have a goatee, are you short, and do you try really hard?" "Are you willing to play four positions terribly?"
waitaminute! also: SPOILER.
Jason Bourne was born as David Webb on September 13, 1970, in Nixa, Missouri.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
me neither
i have just never seen it. plus he seems like a d-bag
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
Secretary of the (VEB) Tyler Greene Fan Club
In addition, IHeartFreesie
JD is not chubby
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
by mattybobo on Aug 10, 2011 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
wait, seriously?
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
Seriously.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
Well hello Brad
Theriot sucks. Aaron Miles sucks. Mike Gallego sucked.
Jon Jay has an OPS of .762 and a OPS + of 113. That is above average. Not great, but above average.
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
This year he's better.
In the future, maybe not so much.
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
Am I the only one who is actually pretty interesting in the Moneyball movie now that I've seen a couple previews?
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
No. I am.
Phillip Seymour Hoffman as Art Howe has me intrigued and the script is by Aaron Sorkin, right? I am going to go see it, for sure.
"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
Totes
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I'm interested.
I know I’m late to the party, but I’m also reading the book. I had no idea it painted TLR in such a fashion.
I’m using it in a class this Fall. Probably gonna take my students to see the flick in place of one or two of our scheduled meetings. That’s a good move, right?
I still haven't read the book. I really should some day, maybe as a "break" between books in the series I'm reading
Does it have juicy dirt on Tony or something? Or does it make him look silly, or really smart, or something?
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
he's not mentioned on the wiki page
for the book and that seems pretty in depth.
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
I'm maybe 1/3 of the way through.
It’s an easy read. As I remember it, they set it up like:
“The Oakland A’s had a HOF manager in Tony La Russa. They spent big money because that’s what the manager demanded. Then some new owners came in and said they weren’t going to have such a high payroll.”
To me, they paint Tony as representing the “old guard” and sort of epitomizing the old way of doing things just based on guts and feel and scouts’ eyes and junk whereas Beane et al. are painted as the new, innovative guys who found value by tricking old dudes who didn’t rely on numbers into overvaluing stupid stuff like saves.
Something like that.
Oh, OK
I was momentarily forgetting that Tony used to manage the A’s (durr, me memory have good) so I was wondering what the angle was.
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
It's not a huge part of the book
or at least it hasn’t been up until where I’m at with it, but it’s definitely there.
That's what you get for posting without looking at the stats, fink!
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by mysterui on Aug 10, 2011 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
WHO ARE YOU CALLING THIS BLOG?!
I don’t have a problem with Theriot or Craig in for Skip and Berk tonight, but Patterson is puzzling.
Is Jon Jay the new Willie McGee?
by a fink on Aug 10, 2011 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
They told tony he couldn't
put a poster of a giant middle finger on top of the dugout, pointed at the stands. He figured he’d just have to come up with the next best thing.
What is Corey Patterson doing in Tyler Greene's spot on the 25-man roster?
YOU THINK PATTERSON'S NOT GONNA GET WAY TOO MANY STARTS???
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by mattybobo on Aug 10, 2011 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I USED TO THINK THAT BUT I DONT ANYMORE
Is Jon Jay the new Willie McGee?
by a fink on Aug 10, 2011 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
YEAH ME TOO ACTUALLY
IT SORT OF MAKES ME SAD…
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by mattybobo on Aug 10, 2011 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Most important game of the year!
Hit me up on Google+
by jd is legend on Aug 10, 2011 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Can't wait to see that lineup
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by jd is legend on Aug 10, 2011 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions
if it is anything but
furcal
jay
pujols
holliday
berk
freesie
molina
skip
pitcher
i’m gonna lose it. UNLESS craig plays 2d and hits in the 2 spot and jay moves to the 7 spot, yadi to 8. actually, that would be freaking beautiful, wouldn’t it?
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Berkman, Schmerkman
Kumar: I don't know man, I lose my touch, man.
Dignan: Did you ever have a touch to lose, man?
"Schmerk" should be Schumaker's new nickname
All players will eventually have a nickname that rhymes with “Berk”. Now we have Berk, Furk, Schmerk… I’m think “Therk” for Theriot, “Hurk” for Holliday. And “Alberk” of course.
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
by mattybobo on Aug 10, 2011 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I love it!
Also, Yadierk
Kumar: I don't know man, I lose my touch, man.
Dignan: Did you ever have a touch to lose, man?
Alright honestly Tony, I'm gonna have to kill ya
or I’m gonna kill myself after watching this team voluntarily dive into the ground and get molested by mummies rather than play for TLR.
by stlcardsfan4 on Aug 10, 2011 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions
no one knows the depths of other people's imaginations, and i don't claim to be purer-minded than the next guy,
but “molested by mummies”? i could sit down for an hour trying to think up the weirdest stuff ever and not come up with that, much less be inclined to put it on a public blog.
"the less I think of it, the more certain I am." beckett
by tom s. on Aug 10, 2011 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I've been listening to a lot of Eminem lately.
Blame him. (Not really, oddly Eminem has made like 10 songs making fun of parents who blame him for their kids being fucked up though).
by stlcardsfan4 on Aug 10, 2011 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions
molested by mermen?
The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
I warned you people about dolphins!
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Ha
King of the hill last night is the one where Hank gets molested when swimming with the Dolphin
The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
that's a strange thought
on the other hand, if it were these mummies, at least we’d be entertained.
"I wonder if I put on a uniform and told La Russa I wanted to play for him if I could be a big leaguer too?"
"that all depends. are you gritty?" "You would need a mediocre decade of MLB experience first" "do you have a goatee, are you short, and do you try really hard?" "Are you willing to play four positions terribly?"
LHP?
isn’t is gallardo tonight?
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Wolf tonight
Gallardo tomorrow.
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ah thanks
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see and i saw the first 6 and i was really excited to see craig in the lineup
until i realized that patterson was in.
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this is actually not really THAT bad for a LHP lineup
i have no idea if patterson is better against LHP than jay is. but i know theriot is not that bad and berky is better from the left side.
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Patterson sucks against lefties, but I agree with you that this isn't a bad lineup overall.
Is Jon Jay the new Willie McGee?
FTFY
Patterson sucks against lefties, but I agree with you that this isn’t a bad lineup overall.
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Seriously
…my worst fear has come true. Patterson has been one of the worst players in baseball the past ten years and now he’s starting games in a pennant race. I hate baseball right now.
"...Or we could make L.A.N.C.E. into a recursive acronym, like, 'Lance: Adam Needs Cartilage from your Elbow." -- Quote by our very own DanUpBaby
by redbirdnation8206 on Aug 10, 2011 6:40 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
putting together the best 25 man roster possible is not a priority
for this team and hasn’t been for some time
by infallibleopiniongenerator on Aug 10, 2011 6:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Clearly you're correct
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by redbirdnation8206 on Aug 10, 2011 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions
nice write-up, rb
but it was kinda hard to be in a bad mood with the Budos playing in the background. go crads!
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i love RB & i don't care who knows it
not in a gay way though
not that there’s anything wrong with that. my brothers gay. he & steven are very happy. so happy it makes you sick. jerks
Balls
lol who watches that show?
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I don't think I've ever met anyone who has
Hit me up on Google+
by jd is legend on Aug 10, 2011 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I watched one episode
do I get a badge?
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curses!
I’m just stuck with bacon and more bacon then.
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thanks
I’ll try to remember that.
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I can't even watch his promo commercials all the way through
Can’t even imagine watching an entire episode
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by jd is legend on Aug 10, 2011 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions
It was awful during the postseason, I watched like 30 of the,.
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there's only one October!
A testy Pujols when asked by @JoeStrauss if he thinks this injury will affect his future "that’s a stupid question, Joe," then walks off.
"Oh no! Lopez Tonight got canceled!?!" - No one
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by hittmeier on Aug 10, 2011 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I think it's more like this
“Man, George Lopez got cancelled? That really sucks,” said nobody today. “George Lopez is really funny. He’s one of my favorite comedians and always watched his show,” added no one upon learning of the show’s demise.
Not a single person later remarked, “he’s a lot like my other favorite comedian, Dane Cook.”
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by mattybobo on Aug 10, 2011 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
"shits remain ungiven in wake of cancellation of 'lopez tonight.'" film at 11.
"the less I think of it, the more certain I am." beckett
by tom s. on Aug 10, 2011 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
+1
You only did it so that you could wear terry underwear and feel the city air run past your body
by lunchboxbomb on Aug 10, 2011 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions
This is not from the Onion
but it sure read like it’s from America’s Most Trusted News Source™.
Area Man Resents George Lopez Being Compared to Dane Cook
‘Lopez Sucks Due to Hard Work, Dedication to Sucking,’ man admires.
Repeal The LaRussa Tax.
by Michael_68_1999 on Aug 10, 2011 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Is it fair to say that Conan Leno'd Lopez?
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by jd is legend on Aug 10, 2011 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions
no. conan was actually funnier than leno. lopez is funnier than . . . .
help me out here. bicycle repair? the dewey decimal system?
"the less I think of it, the more certain I am." beckett
by tom s. on Aug 10, 2011 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
He steals his jokes.
He isn’t funnier than anyone.
bollocks
by SecondHalfMatt on Aug 10, 2011 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions
didn't they make sure it was okay with Lopez that they gave Conan a show in that timeslot?
it was way different than what Leno did to Conan.
by molina mo problems on Aug 10, 2011 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions
i imagine it went something like "do you mind if we bump you back an hour to put conan in or would you like to
go back to doing stand-up at the Lion’s club in Saginaw? oh, you don’t mind. great."
"the less I think of it, the more certain I am." beckett
What a weird way to say a guy died
Kumar: I don't know man, I lose my touch, man.
Dignan: Did you ever have a touch to lose, man?
reply fail
to gdm426
Kumar: I don't know man, I lose my touch, man.
Dignan: Did you ever have a touch to lose, man?
Only your mother uses your full username, right?
My bad.
Kumar: I don't know man, I lose my touch, man.
Dignan: Did you ever have a touch to lose, man?
Hilarious
Homer Strauss is defending the non-pinch hit in the sixth on his weekly chat.
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop
good, it should add some more to his credibility
wait…
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
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Per Strauss chat:
You make one important error. Jackson batted with two outs and a runner on first base ONLY. Had there been a baserunner in scoring position, there would have been a greater likelihood that TLR would pinch hit for Jackson. As is, with catcher Gerald Laird on first base, the team required two hits to score. TLR thought preserving his three pinch hitters (Tony Cruz was all but off limits due to Molina’s suspension) outweighed betting on consecutive hits. Please, folks, there are plenty other things in that game that warrant greater scrutiny.
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop
that's a nonsequitur. "saving" your pinch hitters assumes that you will come up with a higher leverage occasion to use them
what is the likelihood that in the seventh, eighth, and ninth innings the club will have three higher leverage situations (i.e., a runner in scoring position) with the pitcher’s spot coming up? because any other circumstance (the pitcher’s spot coming up with the bases empty or with a guy on first) would be similar or lower leverage.
"the less I think of it, the more certain I am." beckett
Last i checked
the pitcher was right handed and you had Jay on the bench. I guy with gap power with occasional home run power. Better than a pitcher I would say.
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop
I agree with Strauss here
It wasn’t the worst play of the game by TLR, who can usually be relied on to provide some truly idiotic maneuvers. I agree with RB that the Dotel thing is beyond defensible. And the fact that TLR is trying to defend it only makes the problem much worse.
www.stlcardinalbaseball.com
by Ray DeRousse on Aug 10, 2011 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions
strauss misread the question
original question said something to the effect of “men on 1st & 2 out” and Strauss read it as “men on 1st & 2nd”.
Only way the answer makes any sense at all.
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U MAD, VEB???
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by mattybobo on Aug 10, 2011 5:04 PM EDT reply actions 6 recs
Bring back this TLR
He was mad crazy but making good decisions.
bollocks
by SecondHalfMatt on Aug 10, 2011 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
the reign of The Eye was a good time (at least for baseball)
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 77
he who would cross the bridge of death must answer me these questions three
ere the other side he see…..
A testy Pujols when asked by @JoeStrauss if he thinks this injury will affect his future "that’s a stupid question, Joe," then walks off.
I see this pic
And I wonder where his bell tower is
The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
He looks like
Mad-Eye Moody there.
Or die trying.
by the red baron on Aug 11, 2011 2:24 AM EDT up reply actions
My favorite beer
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Yep.
Gets you messed up real good, too
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8%
Any beer over 5% is sneaky dangerous because I feel like there’s a delayed and protracted inebriation period with the higher ABV beers.
Beware: Velociraptors may be present.
During one of my final nights at USC, I drank two 750 mL bottles of Maudite
I remember very little
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I assume you drunk tweeted.
"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
Probably, dickbag
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I bought some of your drunk pills at the store this week.
I haven’t yet tried one, though.
"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
What kind?
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Red Hook Longhammer IPA
"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
Oh yeah we talked about this
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i've always been curious about bags of dicks
are they like ziplock bags with a bunch of dicks jammed in there or more like a paper bag with dicks sticking out the top like baguettes?
I do not want this answered
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as long as its not on Holliday in a hammock
IHB won’t take that lying down
dude’s been on holiday for like two months now hasn’t he?
Balls
louis c.k.
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
"do i suck the whole bag
or take them out and suck them individually?"
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
NEVER PICTURE ANYTHING ON VEB
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So I really liked it.
Excellent flavor, not too bitter, not to heavy, nice post beer buzz.
Beware: Velociraptors may be present.
This blog has made me more depressed about my Celiac's than anytime since the original diagnosis.
(but please do carry on. I’d rather live vicariously than not at all.)
Is Jon Jay the new Willie McGee?
i'm 50/50 on it being this and about freeing Tyler Greene.
/kidding
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ugh, probably
We’ll see. It’s a nationally syndicated show so supposedly it will be generic stuff.
If they ever stop talking about golf. (I kid cause I kinda like to watch golf.)
Beware: Velociraptors may be present.
are you going to be live? try to work the word "velociraptor" into the interview.
"the less I think of it, the more certain I am." beckett
As in "Part of Rasmus' issue was he played defense with arms like a T-Rex. Corey Patterson has velociraptor arms."
"I kinda like the Wong" -Aranathor
Hahaha
That’d be great but probably not going to happen.
I wish the local radio waves weren’t so dominated by less then stellar commentators on the Cardinals. I’d like to see VEB or FR have some local radio representation.
Beware: Velociraptors may be present.
a face only a mother could love.
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He's going to mention all the great places visitors to the city of Saint Louis should see!
"I kinda like the Wong" -Aranathor
by Alxfritz on Aug 10, 2011 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
nice of you to turn on the non-robot voice
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 77
Tyler Greene batting .350/.438/.644
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by CodyG on Aug 10, 2011 5:23 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
/weeps
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woo-hoo! vivaelbirdos is the biggest cardinals blog in AMERICA BABY!
"the less I think of it, the more certain I am." beckett
Watch out for the Philippines, though
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I'll take a stab at it.
So someone, anyone, explain to me why Dotel was still out there. Come on, someone do it. I want to hear some nonsensical, rambling excuse for this idiocy.
Because Tony Larussa tries to “give his team it’s best chance to win”.
He “put’s his best team on the field”.
The problem is, Tony doesn’t know what his best team is..
Baseball statistics are like a girl in a bikini. They show a lot, but not everything. ~Toby Harrah, 1983
Rec'd
Baseball statistics are like a girl in a bikini. They show a lot, but not everything. ~Toby Harrah, 1983
Hey, everyone
Read this article about Trevor Bauer
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may i briefly comment
on how much i hate the ow.ly social bar?
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
is this an article about how his engineer dad made that thing for him to help his arm slot?
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nice
best line IMHO—
“Good coaching,” says UCLA head coach John Savage, “is allowing a guy like that to be himself.”
A testy Pujols when asked by @JoeStrauss if he thinks this injury will affect his future "that’s a stupid question, Joe," then walks off.
GOOD THING THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN APPLY THAT TO OUR CURRENT HEAD COACH
OR ANY RECENT TRANSACTIONS REGARDING OUR BASEBALL TEAM
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by mysterui on Aug 10, 2011 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Conglomerate?
That is my word of choice while on the radio? Ugh. I can’t use simple terms for the life of me.
Beware: Velociraptors may be present.
I have a distressingly large vocabulary.
The worst is when my mouth says a word and my brain isn’t sure if I’ve used it in the right context. That drives me nuts since have no idea where I pick that shit up.
Beware: Velociraptors may be present.
Haha
The only reason I know what conglomerate means is because of Wedding Crashers. And I just THINK I know what it means, using contex clues.
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i didn't think conglomerate was that fancy of a word
i was hoping he’d squeeze in a “cromulent” or “embiggen” reference
it isn't....
A testy Pujols when asked by @JoeStrauss if he thinks this injury will affect his future "that’s a stupid question, Joe," then walks off.
this reminds me of the question the other day about hitting .300 versus hitting .250 with a high OBP
I think we all have blind spots for what a typical person considers a big word. If I said conglomerate to some of the engineers I worked with, they’d be confused. No way my mother knows that word.
Beware: Velociraptors may be present.
ROBOTS ON TEH RADIO! WHAT IS THIS WORLD COMING TO!?
Good job, azru.
"the less I think of it, the more certain I am." beckett
by tom s. on Aug 10, 2011 5:33 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
I was not expecting the favorite movie comment either.
First one that actually came to mind: (500) Days of Summer
Actual response: The Matrix
Close call.
Beware: Velociraptors may be present.
I always have fangraphs open to the current team hitting & pitching stats
when I do a radio program.
Beware: Velociraptors may be present.
I rarely look at batting average
and I had to get in the OBP to at least not have my head explode. Still below a .900 OPS. .378wOBA which ain’t bad but ain’t pujolsian either.
Beware: Velociraptors may be present.
shoulda been jurassic park: perfect entree for a "velociraptor" shout out.
"the less I think of it, the more certain I am." beckett
by tom s. on Aug 10, 2011 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
this is what I was think as well.
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Shoot
You’re so right. That was my Jurassic Park velociraptors shout out.
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
Beware: Velociraptors may be present.
Exactly
I actually blurted out, “Jurassic Park” in my office.
Good thing it’s empty except for me.
Still, excellent job.
"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'm shocked VEB doesn't prepare you for these life situations.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
have your tiers lined up and everything......
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
i hope to never get asked this question
i’ll have to answer (bows head in shame) Starship Troopers
it was a good interview, Az, you should do more of these
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 77
Way back when one of the other Cardinal blogs wanted me to do their podcast
and I declined. I’m too busy to deal with one on my own but I’d probably join one for a while if I got asked again. The downside with these radio things is they usually e-mail you the day of and I don’t get my personal e-mail at work, which makes things difficult.
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i already bowed my head in shame
other movies that i know by heart (literally and not proud of it) that i’d never pass up but they don’t ever get shown on TV
Death Becomes Her
Robin Hood Men in Tights
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 77
f we don't get no tolls, then we don't eat no rolls
by CarpIsMyManCrush on Aug 10, 2011 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions
master rrrrobin, you've lost your arms in battle!!
.. but you grew some nice boobs
o/
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 77
Keeping in mind that I was incredibly sheltered as a child
my one real memory about that movie was watching it at a friends house, seeing the barely NSFW sex scene and being completely shocked.
12/13 year old me was very very naive.
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Men In Tights is awesome
maybe not the best Mel Brooks movie, but come on….
Put him in the Tower of London! ….and make him part of the tour!
A testy Pujols when asked by @JoeStrauss if he thinks this injury will affect his future "that’s a stupid question, Joe," then walks off.
What's wrong with Starship Troopers?
I thought it was good as well. I would have to answer Tommy Boy if it makes you feel better.
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop
I know but some would disagree.
But I can take a dump in a box and mark it guaranteed. I’ve got spare time.
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop
My shoulder doesn't hurt very much, but my face does. Right here. Not here, or here so much, but right here
by CarpIsMyManCrush on Aug 10, 2011 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions
GDM
Whose your favorite little rascal. Is it Alfalfa or is it Spanky.
Sinner
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop
That's a nice girl down there
Maybe she dates one of the Yankees!
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop
Maybe it has that
funny comedian in it.
Buddy Whack-It?
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop
see i could never do anything like this
because i would have answered something “pretentious” like paris, texas or cidade de deus
and when asked what pujols was batting i would have quoted his slash line or his wOBA
It's very difficult to discuss baseball outside of VEB, because of the statistical points of reference.
I can’t imagine doing it on the radio.
"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
Don't be ashamed of liking Starship Troopers
It was top flight parody, up there with the works of Mel Brooks.
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
my honest answer would be any number of harrison ford movies - "clear and present danger" and "the fugitive."
since those are on about 19 hours a day on cable, that’s reason #145 why i need to stay away from the television.
"the less I think of it, the more certain I am." beckett
I was in full on panic mode
I don’t watch that many movies on TV. I love going to theaters but I rarely watch movies spontaneously.
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nah. no way. too artsy.
go with synechdoche, new york if you want to impress the masses.
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
Looking at my DVD collection
Old School is probably my favorite.
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The Marlins announcers started quoting it during our last game against them.
It was awesome.
FREE TYLER GREENE!
that would negate the credibility of the whole interview
you can’t be smart and cool at the same time
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 77
This is what would hang me up.
I don’t watch movies on television at all. I will watch a movie on DVD with great regularity, but I dislike the censoring and commercials.
"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
A Knight's Tale is the correct answer
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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i hope you're joking
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
Hell no
A Knight’s Tale is one of my top 5 favorite movies of all time
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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people's opinions
can be so different
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
Hello
My names is Inigo Montoya you killed my father prepare to die
The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
i don't really think there were many wrong answers to the question. we would have teased you if it was
“biodome 2,” and “slutty sorority sisters #19” is probably socially unacceptable to admit on the radio. but otherwise, it was just a light question (mostly intended to get the audience to answer for themselves and relate to you and to the host).
"the less I think of it, the more certain I am." beckett
Sure
but (500) Days of Summer is not the public answer I want to give. It’s just that a) I like that movie and b) it is on HBO all the time.
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TOO BIG TO FAIL
"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
top gun.
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
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Heinlein's Starship Troopers is a fantastic book.
Reading the book makes the movie much better, IMO.
by Willie McGee's Twin on Aug 10, 2011 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Really?
I feel like reading the book makes the movie better in some ways, and much, much worse in others.
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
I wish they would have waited a few years to make the movie
Not having powered exoskeletons was a huge loss, as was the failure to include the Skinnies. And of course it was way too focused on teen angst. But it was a much better movie than it was given credit for being.
"Now that they've come out with that great stat, 'innings pitched per inning'-- is there anything they don't have a stat for these days?" -Al Hraboski, 3 Jun 11
As I said above, I have some "yes and no" reactions to it.
I mean, even though the movie was kind of goofy they did an OK job of capturing some of the “feel” of the book. The gung-ho-ness of the Mobile Infantry, stuff like that. They also touched on some of the more philosophical stuff in the book, which I at least appreciated. But I wish they had focused on it a bit more instead of glossing over it so much, since that was kind of the core of the entire book. The thing is, unless I’m remembering things wrong, the film makers sort of admitted that they didn’t really finish the book and they ended up making almost a satire of it instead of a faithful adaptation. The future society comes away looking sort of fascist and stupid and it just didn’t try hard enough to explore the ideas for my tastes.
They changed the aliens around a whole lot. I have mixed feelings about that. Not just the no skinnies thing, but they made the bugs much more savage and animalistic than they actually were in the book. Also, no suits. Lame.
It is a very fun movie though.
I also wish they had made Rico actually be Filipino, but I can forgive that, especially because the book never actually mentions the fact that he’s Filipino.
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
They need to make
“Armor” a movie.
Anyone else read it?
The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
I think someone might miss the point of the movie if they hadn't read the book first.
The book is obviously interesting (and increasingly relevant, IMO) commentary on the interaction between the military and society.
by Willie McGee's Twin on Aug 10, 2011 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I got nothing of substance out of the movie, but I haven't read the book.
I’ll put it on my list.
Is Jon Jay the new Willie McGee?
The movie (as stated above)
Is really a satire/parody of the book. But if you don’t read the book, it’s hard to get the joke.
by Willie McGee's Twin on Aug 10, 2011 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Right
And reading the book after seeing the movie first (as I did) made me sort of ticked off at how much they screwed around with it.
Also, powered suits are awesome and I’m kind of amazed they took those out with all the special effects they poured into the movie in the first place. They turned the combat into Zulu In Space.
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
Primer, should have gone with Primer
Kumar: I don't know man, I lose my touch, man.
Dignan: Did you ever have a touch to lose, man?
Link
way to spoil it
haha. azru, don’t read the wiki page.
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
I didn't give away THAT much
But yeah, stop after the first paragraph I guess.
Kumar: I don't know man, I lose my touch, man.
Dignan: Did you ever have a touch to lose, man?
it's an increidibly great film,
shot for seven thousand dollars. it was so low budget, they only cut about two minutes of what they shot from the final product, meaning they used pretty much everything the cameras were rolling for.
that of course doesn’t speak to how good it is. it’s great. prepare to be utterly confused, though.
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
that didn't really give anything away
that movie is a galactic mindfuck.
A testy Pujols when asked by @JoeStrauss if he thinks this injury will affect his future "that’s a stupid question, Joe," then walks off.
reading the whole plot summary on wikipedia
would spoil some stuff though.
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
that's what i meant.
lightbulb’s sentence was fine.
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
that was a cool movie
"I wonder if I put on a uniform and told La Russa I wanted to play for him if I could be a big leaguer too?"
"that all depends. are you gritty?" "You would need a mediocre decade of MLB experience first" "do you have a goatee, are you short, and do you try really hard?" "Are you willing to play four positions terribly?"
cool movie
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by vivaelpujols on Aug 11, 2011 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I would have gone with the "Robert Wuhl" thing
and said “The Scout”.
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
FOX Sports Midwest
Holliday scratched from lineup. Tweaked something in his back in the weight room #stlcards
Craig is already playing
and I was joking, even though I hope that didn’t need to be clarified.
FREE TYLER GREENE!
NOOOOOOOooooooo
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wat
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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fuck this season
A testy Pujols when asked by @JoeStrauss if he thinks this injury will affect his future "that’s a stupid question, Joe," then walks off.
Just put Colby in CF and move Jay over to LF
Hit me up on Google+
by jd is legend on Aug 10, 2011 6:42 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Stop that!
"...Or we could make L.A.N.C.E. into a recursive acronym, like, 'Lance: Adam Needs Cartilage from your Elbow." -- Quote by our very own DanUpBaby
by redbirdnation8206 on Aug 10, 2011 6:46 PM EDT up reply actions
is it past the trade deadline yet?
low in the zone
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Aug 11, 2011 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions
I set aside tonight for all blogging and drinking.
Should be productive!
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so one of my CS professors from last semester emailed me yesterday
recruiting me into one of his upper level/graduate courses for this upcoming semester offering to waive prereq requirements with a potential for a pair research position after that if i do well
kinda pumped!
Oh yeah, I asked about a full time position today
He needs to talk to the head coach (because I would be under his division, obvi). I’ll find out tomorrow or the day after
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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Appreciated, my friend
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Oh yeah
We tight. Hang out before games in the war room. He called me personally on Monday to request a project. Got it done, they seemed impressed. Glad I got to do that project before I asked for a job
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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he's got this
in the bad
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
This needs to be a porno or a CSI episode or something
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I don't want to be too confident, but there's no real reason they shouldn't hire me.
I come incredibly cheap, and I’m adding value directly into the on-field product.
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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Have you guys not noticed I've started blatantly leaving jokes like that out there?
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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That's great.
I miss academia sooooooo much. The atmosphere is just so different from the corporate world.
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I concur
Having left academia upon graduation, joined the corporate world, and then obtaining employment in academia again, I have to say, academia totally rocks and the corporate world sucks. Sure, there’s a tradeoff (I believe academia pays a little less) but to me, the benefits more than make up for it (I started with more vacation and sick days than I’d earned in 5 years in corporate, I get to wear jeans and sneakers everyday, not to mention free/discounted classes if I want to pursue higher degrees, just to name a few).
My suggestion? Get a job in academia. Though it’s very much easier said than done. If you pursue it, good luck to you!
the pay discrepancy is a bit more noticeably in my field
if i get a BS and go into the field, in 5 years, i’d likely be making more than any of the PhD-holding professors that teach at my school
Right.
I make what my tenured professors make after 3 years in corporate.
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Sounds good.
Even if the pay is shit worst case scenario looks great on a resume.
FREE TYLER GREENE!
that's exactly my thought
plus it’s right on campus, so there’s no need to commute an hour to an internship
sounds cool. do you know what kind of research would you be doing?
other than sci fic stuff like artificial intelligence (or is it synthetic intelligence now?) i don’t even know what kind of research a comp sci professor even does
Goodnight, Sweet Prince. Colby Rasmus ~ June 7, 2005 ~ July 27, 2011
by YesWeOquendo on Aug 10, 2011 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions
we would be working on developing eye tracking software
both as an input device (like instead of a mouse, you just look at the screen) and as a security thing, advanced retina scanning and such.
To paraphrase a friend of mine from during the 2006 playoffs (at Scott Rolen)
Hey, Albert Pujols. You’re a baseball player, start acting like it.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 10, 2011 6:38 PM EDT reply actions
Fixed.
with Patterson moving to RFoff the 40 man roster.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 10, 2011 6:41 PM EDT up reply actions
That'd be terrible! He'd CRUSH Patterson with his will.
Wait a minute… that’s your plan, isn’t it? You tricky devil.
Is Jon Jay the new Willie McGee?
why do we have Marti in this org., and yet still employ players like Patterson
DO THEY THINK MARTI ISN’T GOING TO HIT?
Goold:
To add outside option (read: Rhodes) #Cardinals must clear spot on 40. Not too tricky this time of year. Lefty “intrigues” club. #STLcards
Is Jon Jay the new Willie McGee?
The good thing is that a guy who historically is one of the worst players
at getting on base will get the 2nd most opportunities to do it!
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 10, 2011 6:45 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
"Enjoy October" - Tony LaRussa, to Milwaukee
(Oh wait, they regularly play Yuniesky Betancourt)
Hit me up on Google+
by jd is legend on Aug 10, 2011 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Every team
has their Aaron Miles equivalent. Even the Dodgers.
Repeal The LaRussa Tax.
by Michael_68_1999 on Aug 10, 2011 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah but we've got 2 or 3 of them in this one lineup!
Hit me up on Google+
by jd is legend on Aug 10, 2011 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions
This hurts
So… we’ve got a leadoff hitter who we’re all hoping manages to regain his form (but may not), ONE OF THE WORST HITTERS OF THE 2000s, Albert, two guys who just came off the DL, one guy who just came off of suspension, The Riot (need I say more), and finally Jay, who was supposed to get more playing time b/c the organization finally traded “that all-talent, no heart assclown.” Fudge. Oh well, at least they’re not in a pennant chase or anything.
"...Or we could make L.A.N.C.E. into a recursive acronym, like, 'Lance: Adam Needs Cartilage from your Elbow." -- Quote by our very own DanUpBaby
by redbirdnation8206 on Aug 10, 2011 6:52 PM EDT up reply actions
And I should note
That Jay is only playing b/c of a late Holliday scratch…
"...Or we could make L.A.N.C.E. into a recursive acronym, like, 'Lance: Adam Needs Cartilage from your Elbow." -- Quote by our very own DanUpBaby
by redbirdnation8206 on Aug 10, 2011 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions
derp
FOX Sports Midwest
Holliday scratched from lineup. Tweaked something in his back in the weight room #stlcards
he doesn't care!
trade him and cash to San Diego for Heath Bell
by infallibleopiniongenerator on Aug 10, 2011 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions
stl carDLnals
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Aug 10, 2011 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Mozeliak just said
Holliday is “progressing nicely.”
Repeal The LaRussa Tax.
by Michael_68_1999 on Aug 10, 2011 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions
tried to reach for mp3 player to put creed on repeat
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Aug 10, 2011 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
AND THERE WAS A SOUND LIKE TIMBERS FALLING IN THE FOREST AND ROLLING INTO THE RIVER
but it was just a tweak.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Aug 10, 2011 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
He was fighting a huge army of cats
He had driven most of them off, until he was forced to fight the great king of the tigers, Kali. The battle raged for days, until finally Holliday won. Unfortunately, during the battle he took a clawed paw to the face, leaving a disfigured Holliday to face the world victorious, but injured. And that, boys and girls (and robots) is how Matt Holliday was scratched.
"...Or we could make L.A.N.C.E. into a recursive acronym, like, 'Lance: Adam Needs Cartilage from your Elbow." -- Quote by our very own DanUpBaby
by redbirdnation8206 on Aug 10, 2011 7:01 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
I feel like thats a thundercats
episode
The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
still not reconciled with Thundercats reboot.
http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/110126/thundercats1_510.jpg
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I've been meaning to watch it
But i’m usually getting laid during that timeslot.
The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
good for you
I’m not sure I can watch something that makes cheetara less badass. her hair looks more 80s than it did in the 80s.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Ummmm thanks, and
Her hair isn’t that big……
The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
i'm only going by screencaps, granted
http://thundercatssite.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/new-thundercats.jpg
vs
http://images.wikia.com/thundercats/images/8/80/Cheetara.jpg (large size)
Used to look more aerodynamic. She looked more Grace Jones and less girly-cute.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I see your point
It’s just not a deal breaker for me.
The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
I don't think, even back then, I would've sat through snarf for anything less.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
tell me this is a fake block quote!
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no . . . no . . . it's happening again! patterson batting second does this to me . . . . .
ARRR! TOM SMASH LINEUP!!
"the less I think of it, the more certain I am." beckett
by tom s. on Aug 10, 2011 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
so that's what the s. stands for....
A testy Pujols when asked by @JoeStrauss if he thinks this injury will affect his future "that’s a stupid question, Joe," then walks off.
In what world is Corey Patterson a better hitter than Jon Jay?
I really dislike TLR immensely at this point.
by Willie McGee's Twin on Aug 10, 2011 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
no longer on the fence
2011 tells me we need a new manager
by infallibleopiniongenerator on Aug 10, 2011 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions
this team is leaking oil
and the oil rig is about to explode.
FIRE TONY LARUSSA
randy winn > corey patterson
twitter
Lance Berkman's All-Time Ranking as a batter
according to BR.com is 135.
132 is Baby Bull and 133 is Mex.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 10, 2011 6:49 PM EDT reply actions
oh yeah...well patterson is 1,422 and theriot is 1,617
by The Ghost of Todd Burns on Aug 10, 2011 7:17 PM EDT up reply actions
it should be noted that only 1753 players are ranked...
Juan Castro is last
by The Ghost of Todd Burns on Aug 10, 2011 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions
other recent cardinals towards the bottom of the list:
theriot – now at 1611
mabry – 1617
feliz – 1625
ankiel – 1638
ryan – 1647
punto – 1700
izturis – 1706
miles – 1709
larue – 1722
by The Ghost of Todd Burns on Aug 10, 2011 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions
WHAR BO HART?!
Repeal The LaRussa Tax.
by Michael_68_1999 on Aug 10, 2011 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions
only sum up this post at your own risk
preliminary estimates are that it will scrape your brain.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
henderson alvarez, 21, is making his MLB debut for the jays
roughly a 3.40 FIP through his MiLB career
He's 40
not dead.
The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
Still not dead
The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
I think a corpse would throw better than Rhodes at this point
by CarpIsMyManCrush on Aug 10, 2011 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions
not a lot of left handed corpses around
by infallibleopiniongenerator on Aug 10, 2011 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions
actually there's that rate of accidents because of right-handed equipment taking down lefties.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
After seeing tonight's lineup
And realizing that TLR HAS LOST HIS FUCKING MIND, I come to this conclusion:
We offer to combine forces with the brewers. This team will win a championship:
Morgan CF
Weeks 2B
Pujols 3B
Fielder 1B
Braun LF
Berkman vs RHP, Holliday vs. LHP RF
Molina C
Pitcher
Furcal SS
Rotation
Greinke
Carpenter
Garcia
Gallardo/Marcum
Bullpen
Gallardo/Marcum
Scrabble
Motte
Salas
Rodriguez
Axford
"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 8/4/11)
101 1/3 IP, 114 K, 44 BB/HBP, 39 ER, 5 HR, 2.89 FIP
by VolsnCards5 on Aug 10, 2011 7:29 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
won't work. no food left.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
That's a roster
that could extend the NLCS with the Phillies to seven games.
Repeal The LaRussa Tax.
by Michael_68_1999 on Aug 10, 2011 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Ummm
Add Lynn and MIL’s beat lefty reliever to bullpen
Jay, Craig, Holliday/Berkman (DH), Hart, Descalso for the bench
"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 8/4/11)
101 1/3 IP, 114 K, 44 BB/HBP, 39 ER, 5 HR, 2.89 FIP
by VolsnCards5 on Aug 10, 2011 7:32 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Ehh
Lot of regulars out or injured. Having to wactch robbie Rogers in USMNT kit is vomit- inducing
"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 8/4/11)
101 1/3 IP, 114 K, 44 BB/HBP, 39 ER, 5 HR, 2.89 FIP
by VolsnCards5 on Aug 10, 2011 7:35 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
The United States Mutant Ninja Turtles?
I think Splinter would’ve been the obvious choice
by The Ghost of Todd Burns on Aug 10, 2011 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions
well... if everything goes wrong, are the skies clear enough to watch the perseids shower?
not that kind of shower.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
opening day starting outfield:
holliday, rasmus, berkman
aug 10, 2011 outfield:
craig, jay, patterson
wtf happened
o how the mighty have fallen....
A testy Pujols when asked by @JoeStrauss if he thinks this injury will affect his future "that’s a stupid question, Joe," then walks off.
I think some of us need an internet hug.
A hot dog at the ballgame beats roast beef at the Ritz. ~Humphrey Bogart
go cards.
sure you say that but the second i come in for one WHOOP! here comes Captain Claw & the reach around!
sorry, i’m not falling for that
again
Balls
by gdm426 on Aug 10, 2011 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
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