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Cardinals vs. Pirates 8/26 Gamethread

It's Willie McGee Bobblehead Night. Didja get yours?

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Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25

by The Continental on Aug 26, 2011 8:15 PM EDT reply actions  

Thanks

I’m not allowed to make a gamethread until next Thursday.

Still not a werewolf.

by clank on Aug 26, 2011 8:17 PM EDT reply actions  

emergency thread

for an emergency game

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

by sportsman on Aug 26, 2011 8:17 PM EDT reply actions  

Oh, and 80s uniforms.

At least they aren’t powder blue.

Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25

by The Continental on Aug 26, 2011 8:17 PM EDT reply actions  

The V-Neck is such a great look!

Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25

by The Continental on Aug 26, 2011 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

You're probably not serious

But the stripe down the side is totally kickin’

Still not a werewolf.

by clank on Aug 26, 2011 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

westie remains in his groove

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

by sportsman on Aug 26, 2011 8:21 PM EDT reply actions  

fack

Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25

by The Continental on Aug 26, 2011 8:21 PM EDT reply actions  

So the chances of...

Pujols reaching .299 are equivalent to the Cards getting into the playoffs…what do I root for? I root to not be down 6 runs by the 4th.

by PH4APU on Aug 26, 2011 8:21 PM EDT reply actions  

This is going to hell quickly.

Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25

by The Continental on Aug 26, 2011 8:22 PM EDT reply actions  

going going gone

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

by sportsman on Aug 26, 2011 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yer killin' me, Westbrook.

Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25

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

steven jackson looks fat

but I think it’s due to his dreads being tucked in under his shoulder pads.

Grit != flat out sucking.

by Evilfrog on Aug 26, 2011 8:29 PM EDT reply actions  

no

that’s good westbrook.

Grit != flat out sucking.

by Evilfrog on Aug 26, 2011 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

too much truthiness

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

by sportsman on Aug 26, 2011 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think he was getting squeezed a bit on the outside edge,

but yeah. He was missing his spots and had a lot of pitches just out over the middle of the plate.

Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25

by The Continental on Aug 26, 2011 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

bdw enterprises, llc

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

by sportsman on Aug 26, 2011 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

She used to come into Starbucks when I worked there.

She’s a freakshow. A rude, cheap freakshow.

"Sometimes you scare me." - azruavatar

by spants on Aug 26, 2011 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions   2 recs

Man. I miss VEB.

"Sometimes you scare me." - azruavatar

by spants on Aug 26, 2011 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions   2 recs

I wonder what actually happened to Princess Wanda

I’ve heard rumors that Becky had her thrown in a oubliette somewhere beneath Laclede’s Landing. I’ve also heard she fled the kingdom and was offered sanctuary by King Chrysler.

Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.

by mattybobo on Aug 26, 2011 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions   4 recs

Is that a Labyrinth reference?

Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.

by mattybobo on Aug 26, 2011 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

yes

Grit != flat out sucking.

by Evilfrog on Aug 26, 2011 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

Awesome

Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.

by mattybobo on Aug 26, 2011 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

I love you, Spants.

I mean this platonically.

"Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals." --Churchill

by lordsummer on Aug 26, 2011 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

Noted. :)

"Sometimes you scare me." - azruavatar

by spants on Aug 26, 2011 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

this whole subthread brightened my night.

"the less I think of it, the more certain I am." beckett

by tom s. on Aug 27, 2011 2:35 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

On offense, defense, or special teams?

Or all of the above?

Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25

by The Continental on Aug 26, 2011 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

On KTVI

Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.

by mattybobo on Aug 26, 2011 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

Thankfully though

Skip is leading off. 3 runs is certainly possible.

I really think Furcal leading off is what killed the Cardinals offense after the trade…

(And I say that as he makes an out…)

by DiscoJer on Aug 26, 2011 8:33 PM EDT reply actions  

I yearn for a day

When Skip doesn’t get more PT than every player sans Albert.

Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.

by Power Slurve on Aug 26, 2011 8:33 PM EDT reply actions  

9th

Grit != flat out sucking.

by Evilfrog on Aug 26, 2011 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

need to account for dl time in that

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

by sportsman on Aug 26, 2011 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

so of the cardinals left over since 08

skip has more PAs than Molina.

Grit != flat out sucking.

by Evilfrog on Aug 26, 2011 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

Also points to his entrenchment

In spite of performance.

Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.

by Power Slurve on Aug 26, 2011 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

Only reason Freese is behind skip is Freese's DL time

Pujols (who was on the DL)
Berkman (was on the DL),
 Holliday (was on the DL),
Theriot(lost his job…and one of the guys who I would rather have bat instead of skip)
Yadi (catcher who doesn’t get enough time off),
 Jon Jay (4th out fielder most of the year),
 Rasmus(traded three weeks ago)
Descalso(really?)

All have more PAs than SKip this year.So good news for Power Slurve. Those days he yarns for are this year.

Grit != flat out sucking.

by Evilfrog on Aug 26, 2011 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

We could just put Skipper in the BP

He’d bat for himself though, but at least his ABs would be limited.

by PH4APU on Aug 26, 2011 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

sorry

arguing is more exciting than the game right now.

Grit != flat out sucking.

by Evilfrog on Aug 26, 2011 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

Skip missed 34 games this year

And guess what, his shit defense plays into it, too.

Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.

by Power Slurve on Aug 26, 2011 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

everyone's missed games this year

like Punto, who was platooning with skip before he got hurt. Like craig, who was platooning with skip before he got hurt.

Players shouldn’t platoon with skip. It’s dangerous

Grit != flat out sucking.

by Evilfrog on Aug 26, 2011 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

After missing 34 games.

Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.

by Power Slurve on Aug 26, 2011 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

Last two games, for example

Craig starts in center instead of Jay.

Jay is clearly a better hitter than Skip, and Craig is a vastly superior hitter to Skip. Craig can and has played second, yet who starts and who sits?

Is very bad to steal A-Pu's rum...is very bad.

by Power Slurve on Aug 26, 2011 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

nice craig

much better looking at bat than jay would have had

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

by sportsman on Aug 26, 2011 8:35 PM EDT reply actions  

Dan says

So, Tony, who does unconventional things, at times, puts Craig in center field.

So that answers it. Tony’s just “doing unconventional things at times” again.

by PH4APU on Aug 26, 2011 8:35 PM EDT reply actions  

I like the idea of throwback jerseys

But when they do the pull-over era jerseys so loose, it just doesn’t look right. Makes me with they hadn’t bothered.

Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.

by mattybobo on Aug 26, 2011 8:37 PM EDT reply actions   2 recs

Let's play "First Google Image Search Result Game"!

This was the first image result for “nerf or nothin”. Yeah, weird.

Also, now my brain keeps singing, “NERF, bow and arroooow!!!”

Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.

by mattybobo on Aug 26, 2011 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

YOU THINK MATTYBOBO ISN'T GONNA LOOK IT UP ON YOUTUBE AND THEN POST A LINK?!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8nBn38jL-Q

The Nerf Bow and Arrow helps you transform into a Rambo commando type awesome guy so you can combat dastardly forest ninjas.

Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.

by mattybobo on Aug 26, 2011 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

They should put the BOB higher.

The bagginess makes it look way too low.

"Sometimes you scare me." - azruavatar

by spants on Aug 26, 2011 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

Rams game back on

Up 14-0

Grit != flat out sucking.

by Evilfrog on Aug 26, 2011 8:44 PM EDT reply actions  

It would be swell

if multiple events conspired to cause the Cardinals to score multiple runs in this inning.

Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25

by The Continental on Aug 26, 2011 8:46 PM EDT reply actions  

Yeah, that was pretty swell.

Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25

by The Continental on Aug 26, 2011 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

Better Westbrook

Keep this up, please?

No one expects GERALD. F. LAIRD.
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by hr on Aug 26, 2011 8:58 PM EDT reply actions  

Hall of Famers only.

It’s “set aside”. That’s enough.

Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25

by The Continental on Aug 26, 2011 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

This

As beloved as Willie is, I think you reserve it for Hall of Famers and with people like Willie, you just set aside the number

by CarpIsMyManCrush on Aug 26, 2011 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

57 isn't retired.

32, 51, and 57 are all not used for a reason, though.

"I kinda like the Wong" -Aranathor

by Alxfritz on Aug 27, 2011 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions  

ken boyer does not appreciate this comment.

"the less I think of it, the more certain I am." beckett

by tom s. on Aug 27, 2011 2:33 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

I actually really hate the idea

Of giving it to certain players that illicit McGees essence. If we did it that way it’s like honering the “grit” we keep dragging along. And no I’m not saying McGee was grit, I’m saying I’m afraid his number would be applied this way.

by PH4APU on Aug 26, 2011 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hey you guys

Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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by mysterui on Aug 26, 2011 9:07 PM EDT reply actions  

Drinky drinky time?

Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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by mysterui on Aug 26, 2011 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

I did, actually

Summary?

Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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by mysterui on Aug 26, 2011 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

Welp, glad I'm drinking then

I set 10:00 PM as when I get totally unproductive in unpacking

Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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by mysterui on Aug 26, 2011 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

anybody see

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 26, 2011 9:09 PM EDT reply actions  

Is this the one they were talking about in the daythread

that looked like it was written by a high school student?

Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25

by The Continental on Aug 26, 2011 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah

It’s the same one.

by PH4APU on Aug 26, 2011 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

Goold was touting it on his FB page.

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 26, 2011 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

I can't bash on it too much.

She used “myriad” correctly.

Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25

by The Continental on Aug 26, 2011 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

Maybe we can trade

BernieM to Dallas for this lady.

by DiscoJer on Aug 26, 2011 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yay, Shortstop.

Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25

by The Continental on Aug 26, 2011 9:24 PM EDT reply actions  

dan and al missing the point

longer game, more concession income

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

by sportsman on Aug 26, 2011 9:26 PM EDT reply actions  

YOU'RE MISSING THE POINT

Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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by mysterui on Aug 26, 2011 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

no, just cynical

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

by sportsman on Aug 26, 2011 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

THIS GAME IS INSANELY EXCITING

Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25

by The Continental on Aug 26, 2011 9:32 PM EDT reply actions  

What's the score?

How’re we doing?

Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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by mysterui on Aug 26, 2011 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

14-3, halftime now

Random notes coming from the top of my head:

Bradford was looking good in the first quarter, but second quarter’s been pretty ugly. Lance Kendricks had one of the two TD’s thrown by Bradford. Cadillac Williams seems to have been an amazing FA pickup. Danario Alexander’s job security not looking great. Defense looking pretty solid.

No one expects GERALD. F. LAIRD.
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by hr on Aug 26, 2011 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

Specifically, lots of miscues in the second quarter

Bad routes, interceptions, etc. Here’s an analogy: 1st quarter:1st preseason game = 2nd quarter:2nd preseason game

No one expects GERALD. F. LAIRD.
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by hr on Aug 26, 2011 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'd rather watch boring baseball than pre-season handegg.

Not judging what others enjoy. Just my preference.

Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25

by The Continental on Aug 26, 2011 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

OK, Westie.

Just close out the 5th, then hit the showers. 95 pitches already.

Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25

by The Continental on Aug 26, 2011 9:40 PM EDT reply actions  

Colby Rasmus for Edwin Jackson

Everybody loses

Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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by mysterui on Aug 26, 2011 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

except jmo, who saves a few million bucks

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

by sportsman on Aug 26, 2011 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

And then Westbrook goes out and has an easy 6th.

Baseball. It’s witchcraft.

Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25

by The Continental on Aug 26, 2011 9:54 PM EDT reply actions  

You guys are really killing my buzz

Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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by mysterui on Aug 26, 2011 9:54 PM EDT reply actions  

Go unpack.

Get creative.
See how long it takes your wife to find stuff.

Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25

by The Continental on Aug 26, 2011 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

I AM unpacking

But I need breaks sometimes and hope to come back to entertaining VEB conversations.

Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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by mysterui on Aug 26, 2011 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yay. Typos already

and I haven’t started drinking yet!

by TBender on Aug 26, 2011 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

these are not the droids you are looking for

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

by sportsman on Aug 26, 2011 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

You're right, there are not the conversation you're looking for

Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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by mysterui on Aug 26, 2011 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wait

Fuck

Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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by mysterui on Aug 26, 2011 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

I enjoyed listening to Dan talk with Willie and Vince.

One of the few times I have not been annoyed when announcers ignore the game. It was good to hear them laugh and carry on. Part of the Cardinal heritage.

It made me re-think the hate I have for LaRussa. He is still infuriating. All the complaints about his poor decision making are spot on. I think his schtick has gotten old and is no longer effective. But chances are he is still going to be the Cardinal manager next year. And at this point he is a significant part of Cardinal history. So that makes him a member of the family in a way. I will put up with him as graciously as I can for one more year. Because above all, I am and always will be a Cardinal fan.

And then again, maybe I am just melancholy with all this losing. Long season
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A slick way to outfigure a person is to get him figuring you figure he's figuring you're figuring he'll figure you aren't really figuring what you want him to figure you figure.

Dorrel Norman Elvert "Whitey" Herzog

by spfldbird on Aug 26, 2011 10:05 PM EDT reply actions  

A lot of families have a crazy uncle that no one talks about.

But you’re right, TLR is a significant part of Cardinals lore at this point.

Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25

by The Continental on Aug 26, 2011 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

he's an easy person to focus bad vibes on

but more importantly is influencing these roster moves that shipped out cheap, at least competent ball players like boog and clobby
that will affect the team for a long time, if not immediately in terms of retaining apu, bman, and carp

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

by sportsman on Aug 26, 2011 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

yeah, I hate some of the things he has done....

A slick way to outfigure a person is to get him figuring you figure he's figuring you're figuring he'll figure you aren't really figuring what you want him to figure you figure.

Dorrel Norman Elvert "Whitey" Herzog

by spfldbird on Aug 26, 2011 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

...

“See, there were these two guys in a lunatic asylum… and one night, one night they decide they don’t like living in an asylum any more. They decide they’re going to escape! So, like, they get up onto the roof, and there, just across this narrow gap, they see the rooftops of the town, stretching away in the moon light… stretching away to freedom. Now, the first guy, he jumps right across with no problem. But his friend, his friend didn’t dare make the leap. Y’see… Y’see, he’s afraid of falling. So then, the first guy has an idea… He says “Hey! I have my flashlight with me! I’ll shine it across the gap between the buildings. You can walk along the beam and join me!” B-but the second guy just shakes his head. He suh-says… He says “Wh-what do you think I am? Crazy? You’d turn it off when I was half way across!”

Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25

by The Continental on Aug 26, 2011 10:06 PM EDT reply actions  

Arthur Rhodes' Gameday picture has a fun smirk to it, with a slightly raised eyebrow.

As if to say, not even he really understands why Tony made him the first guy out of the bullpen.

Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.

by mattybobo on Aug 26, 2011 10:09 PM EDT reply actions  

Uh oh guys

Derek Jeter has split with his girlfriend Minka Kelly. I still don’t really know who Minka Kelly is, other than her being Derek Jeter’s girlfriend. Former girlfriend.

Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.

by mattybobo on Aug 26, 2011 10:10 PM EDT reply actions  

That's a huge chain around KMac's neck.

Can’t hide it in these uniforms.

Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25

by The Continental on Aug 26, 2011 10:32 PM EDT reply actions  

how's everything going tonight?

I’m catching up on the chiefs rams on DVR after a fun evening of vacuuming toilet water up from my bathroom and hallway. hooray.

"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 26, 2011 10:34 PM EDT reply actions  

I've been there. Least favorite thing ever.

Cleaning up toilet water is pretty lousy too.

Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25

by The Continental on Aug 26, 2011 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

She's out of control.

"Sometimes you scare me." - azruavatar

by spants on Aug 26, 2011 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

yeah.. that's not fun

if it makes you feel better, it was my seven-year-old that didn’t watch after he flushed. so you have that to look forward to.

"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 26, 2011 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

so, had an off day in there?

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

by sportsman on Aug 26, 2011 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

Better than I can say for my wife!

Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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by mysterui on Aug 26, 2011 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

Oh god I'm too drunk

Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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by mysterui on Aug 26, 2011 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

She loves that Mariah Carey song!

Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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by mysterui on Aug 26, 2011 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

not gonna give apu 2 i guess

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

by sportsman on Aug 26, 2011 10:37 PM EDT reply actions  

whoa, almost body language from the ump

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

by sportsman on Aug 26, 2011 10:40 PM EDT reply actions  

Pirates guys were pretty overwrought about that ball 4 call.

Wasn’t really close.

Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25

by The Continental on Aug 26, 2011 10:40 PM EDT reply actions  

BERK A FUCKING CABRA

Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25

by The Continental on Aug 26, 2011 10:41 PM EDT reply actions  

bman's nice 9 iron

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

by sportsman on Aug 26, 2011 10:41 PM EDT reply actions  

berk just hasta berk

A slick way to outfigure a person is to get him figuring you figure he's figuring you're figuring he'll figure you aren't really figuring what you want him to figure you figure.

Dorrel Norman Elvert "Whitey" Herzog

by spfldbird on Aug 26, 2011 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

have to resign

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

by sportsman on Aug 26, 2011 10:42 PM EDT reply actions  

alright, enough embryonic handegg

back to BASED BALLS

"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 26, 2011 10:42 PM EDT reply actions  

with the pressure off, with the team play better?

A slick way to outfigure a person is to get him figuring you figure he's figuring you're figuring he'll figure you aren't really figuring what you want him to figure you figure.

Dorrel Norman Elvert "Whitey" Herzog

by spfldbird on Aug 26, 2011 10:48 PM EDT reply actions  

duh, "will the team play better" not "with the team play better".

A slick way to outfigure a person is to get him figuring you figure he's figuring you're figuring he'll figure you aren't really figuring what you want him to figure you figure.

Dorrel Norman Elvert "Whitey" Herzog

by spfldbird on Aug 26, 2011 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

if erriot replaced me for defense

i’d be embarrased

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

by sportsman on Aug 26, 2011 10:49 PM EDT reply actions  

well, schu replaced berk

I think theriot-schu >> schu-berk

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by hr on Aug 26, 2011 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

pass the chicken!

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

by sportsman on Aug 26, 2011 10:50 PM EDT reply actions  

Yay!

Boring, but satisfactory.

Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25

by The Continental on Aug 26, 2011 10:50 PM EDT reply actions  

WAINO SIGHTING

Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25

by The Continental on Aug 26, 2011 10:51 PM EDT reply actions  

I'm thinking more of a Monty Python Holy Grail reference...

And there was much rejoicing…. Yay…. Makes me laugh everytime.

Corey Patterson is the new Larry Bigbie

by McLaughlin_Stole_My_Beer on Aug 26, 2011 10:58 PM EDT reply actions  

(unenthusiastic flag waving)

Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25

by The Continental on Aug 26, 2011 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yes!!!!!!

Corey Patterson is the new Larry Bigbie

by McLaughlin_Stole_My_Beer on Aug 26, 2011 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

meh. I'd leave town and go camping in western PA

Or the Adirondacks, or go see montreal or quebec city, if I were in the path.

Not because I’d be terrorized by irene, but who wants to spend the weekend watching 15 inches of rain fall and garbage cans getting blown down the street?

It’s a summer weekend. Use it as an excuse to go do something fun.

"the less I think of it, the more certain I am." beckett

by tom s. on Aug 27, 2011 2:31 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

Come on Blake...

do a thing!

"Nothing Motte does is quiet. It's mostly screamy and intense." - sheckiezx

by monkeysareblue on Aug 26, 2011 11:10 PM EDT reply actions  

Well, what do you know?

They actually won the damn thing after I gave up on them. Maybe I shoulda given up on them in July.

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 26, 2011 11:20 PM EDT reply actions  

heh

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 26, 2011 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm glad I'm not watching it.

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 26, 2011 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

COCO CRISP

Doesn’t he know that Coco Crisp can no longer be acquired? Somebody claimed him, and the A’s pulled him back.

Still not a werewolf.

by clank on Aug 26, 2011 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

Here.

Still not a werewolf.

by clank on Aug 26, 2011 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

clank's slipped the groove 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 26, 2011 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

Someone hit him on the side.

Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25

by The Continental on Aug 26, 2011 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

!!

Still not a werewolf.

by clank on Aug 26, 2011 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

This is Eric Byrnes.

He quit the Mariners to play rec league softball.

by TBender on Aug 27, 2011 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions  

Tell 'em, Puma.
BJRains B.J. Rains
Berkman on the Cardinals relying too much on home runs….“If you don’t like home runs, don’t watch us play.”

Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25

by The Continental on Aug 26, 2011 11:36 PM EDT reply actions  

Berk giving a Berkdown

Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Aug 26, 2011 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions   3 recs

Ferk?

Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.

by mattybobo on Aug 27, 2011 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Rejoice!
Dodgers by MatthewHLeach
Vin Scully, the greatest broadcaster in sports history, just announced on air that he’ll be behind the mic next year for his 63rd season!

Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25

by The Continental on Aug 26, 2011 11:53 PM EDT reply actions   5 recs

Ok VEB, don't hate the messenger here

Bear with me, long post coming: Pre-emptives- yes, it’s about the Cardinals and yes everything is going great with the baby.

So as many of you know, mrs. scoot is pregnant. And as some of you know, mrs. scoot was a volleyball coach at this time last year. When she found out she was pregnant she requested to switch from volleyball to softball coach (more her speed and the season is in the spring, after the pregnancy). This wish was granted about two weeks before school started. The volleyball season opened tonight and after the festivities, we went out to dinner with the new coach and her family.

I knew that the new coach was dating a supposed minor league player so I asked for details. She told me she is dating Jeremy Patton of our own Batavia Muckdogs. Some of you may realize, Batavia is also where one Jordan Rasmus is stationed.

Aside: I could’ve swore it was Casey Rasmus, but that is neither here no there.

I didn’t remember that the younger Rasmus was in Batavia until I reached for my phone to check the score of the Cardinals game. One of our dinner mates pointed out that he had given up on the Cardinals recently and Mrs. Scoot announced that we had given up at the Rasmus trade. This is where things got interesting. The other guy stated that he was happy to see Rasmus go because he was uncoachable. I figured this was a pretty common thinking process among “regular” fans, so I just ignored it. That is when the new coach reminded me that the younger Rasmus was in Batavia. She said that she had met the entire Rasmus family and that they were “the most arrogant people she had ever met.”

At this point I’m thinking, ok, that’s interesting, but I’d probably be a little arrogant if I were colby too. Then she confirmed the “uncoachable” statements, saying that the younger Rasmus had shared to her boyfriend that Colby had said the major league staff “didn’t know how to coach.”

I share this only as information. I’m firmly in the camp that Colby shouldn’t have been traded, attitude problem or not. But this does make me think about it a little more. It doesn’t change the fact that the package we got in return was light for the value that we gave up. Also, I know this is hearsay information, but it is interesting enough to me to feel like it should be shared. Also it is crazy to think about the string of events that had to happen for this conversation to happen.

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

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

Well, OK, let's say that all the stuff that was passed along

was actually said and not garbled along the way.

Honestly, none of it would surprise me at all. A lot of high-level athletes seem to be pricks. I don’t think Colby is really unique in this regard.

Their sense of entitlement sucks, but I don’t know what you can do about it.

Also, I hope that the new coach doesn’t read VEB.

Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25

by The Continental on Aug 27, 2011 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions  

nah, no way she's a VEBer

and if she did, I didn’t say anything bad about her. It was her cousin that was saying the stuff I was ignoring. Including saying “Brendan Ryan isn’t an everyday player but Theriot is”. That guy is dead to me. I seriously might print off Goold’s article from a couple days ago and go hand it to him.

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

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

no

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

by scoot on Aug 27, 2011 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions  

ok

new coach met Raz family. They are all arrogant. Fourth hand information saying that Colby says the major league staff doesn’t know how to coach baseball.

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

by scoot on Aug 27, 2011 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions  

this at least tells me

that i’m not going to get halfway through and realize it’s about football and make me angry

by prophetjohn on Aug 27, 2011 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions  

It's actually about soccer

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

by scoot on Aug 27, 2011 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions  

veb: we write but don't read

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

by Yadi2Second on Aug 27, 2011 1:25 AM EDT up reply actions  

jordan has a swagerty problem

two names.

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

by Yadi2Second on Aug 27, 2011 1:24 AM EDT up reply actions  

Someone who worked at an Air Force base

Once swore to me that he saw aliens in a freezer

Anyway, I’m of the opinion that Colby should have been traded, but more than Scrabble should have been obtained. I think he can be a decent 4th or 5th starter perhaps, but it was definitely a case of selling low.

Then again, that’s basically what he got for Brendan Ryan, and that’s only cost us 4 wins going from him to Theriot. Whereas from Colby to Jay/Craig is probably only 1 or so (at least this year).

by DiscoJer on Aug 27, 2011 6:34 AM EDT up reply actions  

this year

we’ve gained from going from colby to jay/craig.

Grit != flat out sucking.

by Evilfrog on Aug 27, 2011 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

well, tony rasmus has certainly provided ample evidence that he might have personality issues.

Colby has always seemed shy and not arrogant so I always gave him the benefit of the doubt. He certainly handles it well, when I have seen fans clamoring for autographs. I realize that is not much evidence. :)

And it would not surprise me that a TLR led staff would not be strong in coaching. They have expectations about what a player should already know. They are not there to babysit.

So thanks for passing this along. Interesting information. I"m still sorry that things worked out the way they did. I sure hope Shelby has his head screwed on a little straighter. The Cardinals are enough like a soap opera as it is. No new chapters are needed.

A slick way to outfigure a person is to get him figuring you figure he's figuring you're figuring he'll figure you aren't really figuring what you want him to figure you figure.

Dorrel Norman Elvert "Whitey" Herzog

by spfldbird on Aug 27, 2011 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

yeah that's a lot of odd things to say about someone but none of it is really a dealbreaker (if they're even true)

i mean, sometimes shyness is misinterpreted as arrogance.

it totally doesn’t surprise me that colby may have said nobody can coach, but does anyone believe he’s the only minor leaguer ever to say something like that to a friend/family member? I bet that’s fairly common when someone isn’t getting what they want. i mean honestly, who here hasn’t complained about a boss, does that mean that we’re all unhireable?

by molina mo problems on Aug 27, 2011 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

Another aside to the post above

I guess Patton has to be my new pet prospect. I mean his girlfriend and my wife work together. Plus he was born in Harviell, MO

I cannot begin to explain to you how tiny of a place this is.

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

by scoot on Aug 27, 2011 12:12 AM EDT reply actions  

Ahem.
Retweeted by FapCop and others

Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25

by The Continental on Aug 27, 2011 12:22 AM EDT reply actions  

what?

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

by scoot on Aug 27, 2011 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions  

you know.

Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25

by The Continental on Aug 27, 2011 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions  

I honestly didn't

but now I do. This is more difficult than it should be.

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

by scoot on Aug 27, 2011 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions  

I hope FapCop and Axe Cop never get into a fight

That could get ugly

Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.

by mattybobo on Aug 27, 2011 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions  

Dead VEB is dead.

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by stlcardsfan4 on Aug 27, 2011 3:39 AM EDT reply actions  

I blame the twitter feed

Seriously, who is that? Some random Cardinals fan picked out of the phone book?

Beat the Pirates

The range and the arm…great play Skip!!

Ugh. Skip might have a good arm, but he has a the range of an elderly turtle. He has to dive for plays anyone else (except Theriot) would make simply by moving a little.

by DiscoJer on Aug 27, 2011 6:31 AM EDT up reply actions  

Big Puma.

that is all.

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

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

by SheckieZx on Aug 27, 2011 11:29 AM EDT reply actions  

Is that really all?

Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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by mysterui on Aug 27, 2011 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions  

Is that all there is?

Is that all there is?
If that’s all there is my friends, then let’s keep dancing
Let’s break out the booze and have a ball
If that’s all there is

Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25 - And on the DL

by The Continental on Aug 27, 2011 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

LBDGAF?

"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 27, 2011 12:58 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

Line up

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STL Lineup bs PIT (8/27): Jay, cf; Furcal, ss; Pujols, 1b; Holliday, lf; Berkman, rf; Schumaker, 2b; Molina, c; Descalso, 3b; Carpenter, p.

Craig and Freese get to kick back. Furcal moves back up the order.

Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25 - And on the DL

by The Continental on Aug 27, 2011 12:48 PM EDT reply actions  

tom s. talks to himself.

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by The Continental on Aug 27, 2011 1:21 PM EDT reply actions  

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