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YYYYYESSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!

Birdos_avatar_tiny by lboros on in St. Louis Cardinals News

cardinals lead 3-1, bottom 9 -- three outs away.

let's send 'em home.

Update [2006-10-19 23:50:17 by lboros]: ballgame -- st louis wins, 3-1, and takes the series 4 games to 3. that's the cardinals' 17th national league pennant, their 2d trip to the series in 3 years.

YEEEEAHHHHHH!!!!!

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wow, first

go waino

by JxMetal on Oct 19, 2006 11:25 PM EDT reply actions  

Come on Wainwright, I will name my firstborn
Wainwright if you get us 3 outs.
Walk your dog, not Pujols.

by Hardcore Legend on Oct 19, 2006 11:25 PM EDT reply actions  

wow
Moments ago, in my living room, I said the following words: "Yadi, you know I love you, and I ask you for just one thing tonight...a homerun."  

Seconds later, Molina blasts the next pitch over the left field wall to put us up by 2.

Conclusion:  Molina is some kind of diety.

Now the story of a wealthy family who lost everything, and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together...it's Arrested Development.

by Bowen on Oct 19, 2006 11:25 PM EDT reply actions  

I need some AWesome!!!!
I love this team
win or win
"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 19, 2006 11:25 PM EDT reply actions  

LaRussa can do no wrong this series.....
Is it destiny?

Even better, Izzy isn't in there to blow the save. Pretty crazy I'd say that with a young bullpen, but they have earned the confidence the way they have pitched the past 2 series.

by Ltrain on Oct 19, 2006 11:25 PM EDT reply actions  

I'll be back
after the game. Must be prone on the floor watching the last three outs.

by Jhusk on Oct 19, 2006 11:26 PM EDT reply actions  

Revenge against the Mets for 2000
3 outs away

 Revenge against Detroit for 1968
4 wins away

by Podlol on Oct 19, 2006 11:26 PM EDT reply actions  

Wainwright
is gonna make Valentin look retarded with his yacker.

by Pujols for MVP on Oct 19, 2006 11:26 PM EDT reply actions  

you gotta credit Rolen
really, you gotta
"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 19, 2006 11:26 PM EDT reply actions  

SO YOU WANT TO BE A CLOSE????
GO GET'EM ADAM. 1 2 3. GO GET'EM

GO CARDINALS

From THE MAN, to Gibby, to The Wizard, to Albert the Great. Cardinal Tradition lives on.

by gdm426 on Oct 19, 2006 11:26 PM EDT reply actions  

CLOSER????
From THE MAN, to Gibby, to The Wizard, to Albert the Great. Cardinal Tradition lives on.

by gdm426 on Oct 19, 2006 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

This team is unbelievable...
Flores has a 2.18 whip and .329 baa against righties and LaRussa leaves him in to face Wright and he Ks him.

Then Molina, the worst Cardinal hitter since Ken Reitz, puts his name in the history books.

by guayzimi on Oct 19, 2006 11:27 PM EDT reply actions  

Okay
The post season flask is ready to go- let's get these 3 outs
I'm going to my happy place now.

by RosevilleRedbird on Oct 19, 2006 11:27 PM EDT reply actions  

Go Man-Child!
Cormier? Really? Who new?

by tudor rooter on Oct 19, 2006 11:27 PM EDT reply actions  

closer
you guys keep him in the closer role next year?

by paulob4 on Oct 19, 2006 11:28 PM EDT reply actions  

I Would
I think it takes a "special" person to serve this role, and he seems to have what it takes.

by tommyguniii on Oct 19, 2006 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

Izzy Gave Us Some Good Years
But this is where Wainwright becomes the future.

by tommyguniii on Oct 19, 2006 11:28 PM EDT reply actions  

get it down, kid
"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 19, 2006 11:28 PM EDT reply actions  

Uh oh
He's close to putting the tying run on now

by ryanisforever on Oct 19, 2006 11:28 PM EDT reply actions  

man
he needs to pull that curveball down

by paulob4 on Oct 19, 2006 11:28 PM EDT reply actions  

I'm telling you guys
weird things happen at Shea Stadium.

by ryanisforever on Oct 19, 2006 11:28 PM EDT reply actions  

Ryan
Do you even want us to win, really?  Heh.

by Pujols for MVP on Oct 19, 2006 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

Oof
double play. You can do it.

by SirVLCIV on Oct 19, 2006 11:29 PM EDT reply actions  

DPDPDPDPDPDPDPDPDPDPDPDPDPDPDPDP
All hail the green rally cap!

by tudor rooter on Oct 19, 2006 11:29 PM EDT reply actions  

OK
now I'm getting worried.

by ryanisforever on Oct 19, 2006 11:29 PM EDT reply actions  

setttle
"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 19, 2006 11:29 PM EDT reply actions  

Everyone
Back to the 2nd thread!!!! (but don't comment)
Muck the Fets

by viva el rojo pajaro 42 on Oct 19, 2006 11:30 PM EDT reply actions  

Stomach is in knots right now
and this is getting bad....buckle down Wainer...c'mon baby, you're better than this!!
In Albert we trust.

by Mr Redbird on Oct 19, 2006 11:30 PM EDT reply actions  

OH CRAP
From THE MAN, to Gibby, to The Wizard, to Albert the Great. Cardinal Tradition lives on.

by gdm426 on Oct 19, 2006 11:31 PM EDT reply actions  

Christ in a handcart
I can't watch this
All hail the green rally cap!

by tudor rooter on Oct 19, 2006 11:31 PM EDT reply actions  

I Guess We Should Have Known
Nothing is going to be easy here and this is the type of series where who knows what could happen.

by tommyguniii on Oct 19, 2006 11:31 PM EDT reply actions  

Floyd
on my goodness

cmon AWesome

"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 19, 2006 11:31 PM EDT reply actions  

Oh god
this has Kirk Gibson written all over it.

by ryanisforever on Oct 19, 2006 11:31 PM EDT reply actions  

crap
crap crap crap crap crap crap crap crap crap

by Jhusk on Oct 19, 2006 11:31 PM EDT reply actions  

Izzy?
Why are you wearing Wainwright's uni?

by elijahP on Oct 19, 2006 11:31 PM EDT reply actions  

This is terrible...
...absolutely terrible.
Walk your dog, not Pujols.

by Hardcore Legend on Oct 19, 2006 11:31 PM EDT reply actions  

I'm so
incredibly stressed out right now.

by sirensofsilence on Oct 19, 2006 11:31 PM EDT reply actions  

If we can get Floyd to hit one on the ground
it virtually guarantees that we'll get 2, what with his bad achilles and all...
In Albert we trust.

by Mr Redbird on Oct 19, 2006 11:32 PM EDT reply actions  

$999.99 for Cardinals Care?
All hail the green rally cap!

by tudor rooter on Oct 19, 2006 11:32 PM EDT reply actions  

Randolph
shoulda bunted

gonna cost em the game

"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 19, 2006 11:32 PM EDT reply actions  

holy crap
that swing had "end this series" written all over it.

by Jhusk on Oct 19, 2006 11:32 PM EDT reply actions  

That pitch was high
but I'll take it!!!!
In Albert we trust.

by Mr Redbird on Oct 19, 2006 11:33 PM EDT reply actions  

Wains
is leaving everything up.

by Jhusk on Oct 19, 2006 11:33 PM EDT reply actions  

here we go
the balls/strikes continue to be a joke

we'll take it

umps love wainwright

www.royalsreview.com

by Freneau on Oct 19, 2006 11:33 PM EDT reply actions  

regardless of what happens
At least after tonight we won't have to hear "Everybody Clap your hands!"
All hail the green rally cap!

by tudor rooter on Oct 19, 2006 11:33 PM EDT reply actions  

AKA the Electric Slide
Shea Stadium has the worst fuckin music....we don't have to listen to the Ole Ole thing every time Reyes bats....I guess it was better than the Atlanta/Florida State/Kansas City/Cleveland tomahawk thing, but only by default....

by nota bene on Oct 20, 2006 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions  

dumb play by molley?
seems like theres a big risk to throwing down the line like that
www.royalsreview.com

by Freneau on Oct 19, 2006 11:34 PM EDT reply actions  

Agreed
As well, but that just shows how much Albert and Molina are in sync.

by tommyguniii on Oct 19, 2006 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

wimper
All hail the green rally cap!

by tudor rooter on Oct 19, 2006 11:35 PM EDT reply actions  

good lord
Floyd missed a good 'un there.

by Jhusk on Oct 19, 2006 11:35 PM EDT reply actions  

OK
we got one

by ryanisforever on Oct 19, 2006 11:35 PM EDT reply actions  

stay neg Ryan
just 2 more
"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 19, 2006 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

hammer hammer hammer hammer!!!!
All hail the green rally cap!

by tudor rooter on Oct 19, 2006 11:35 PM EDT reply actions  

2
with a deuce
"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 19, 2006 11:35 PM EDT reply actions  

that was nasty
I'm going to my happy place now.

by RosevilleRedbird on Oct 19, 2006 11:35 PM EDT reply actions  

GREAT HOOK
TWO MORE ADAM. TWO MORE.

GO CARDINALS

From THE MAN, to Gibby, to The Wizard, to Albert the Great. Cardinal Tradition lives on.

by gdm426 on Oct 19, 2006 11:35 PM EDT reply actions  

Just please don't let
Beltran get up there...
In Albert we trust.

by Mr Redbird on Oct 19, 2006 11:36 PM EDT reply actions  

don't worry
noted clubhouse leader/lover of long island teens is on deck
www.royalsreview.com

by Freneau on Oct 19, 2006 11:36 PM EDT reply actions  

The longer he's in there
the better our chances, he's settling down.

by paulob4 on Oct 19, 2006 11:36 PM EDT reply actions  

Off topic again
Do the Mets only have 3 songs that get played over the speakers?  It's really bothering me!

by JxMetal on Oct 19, 2006 11:37 PM EDT reply actions  

Sic of Ole's
and, yes, McCarver
All hail the green rally cap!

by tudor rooter on Oct 19, 2006 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

Na na na na, hey hey
would sound good now

by elijahP on Oct 19, 2006 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

They Don't Have the Cash
to purchase any CD out of the one they bought on the 2 AM info commerical, "Jocks Rock."

by tommyguniii on Oct 19, 2006 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

1
Thank you Mr. Edwards
"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 19, 2006 11:38 PM EDT reply actions  

Oh Jimmy
My wife loves you and so do I
All hail the green rally cap!

by tudor rooter on Oct 19, 2006 11:38 PM EDT reply actions  

Heart just skipped a beat
Would anyone rather have Juan E out there in CF for that play?
In Albert we trust.

by Mr Redbird on Oct 19, 2006 11:38 PM EDT reply actions  

I've Said This Before And I Will
Say it again, Jimmy is my favorite Cardinal. He is on the downhill slope of his playing days, but he gave us the best years we had, and I don't care how much money he wants, we MUST keep him.

by tommyguniii on Oct 19, 2006 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

NICEJIMMY!!
ONE MORE ADAM. ONE MORE.

GO CARDINALS

From THE MAN, to Gibby, to The Wizard, to Albert the Great. Cardinal Tradition lives on.

by gdm426 on Oct 19, 2006 11:38 PM EDT reply actions  

Everybody
standing up at home Lets do it!

by Jhusk on Oct 19, 2006 11:38 PM EDT reply actions  

crying now
"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 19, 2006 11:39 PM EDT reply actions  

LoDuca
Italian for...final out

by elijahP on Oct 19, 2006 11:39 PM EDT reply actions  

win or lose
this game has taken about a year and a half off my life expectancy.

by paulob4 on Oct 19, 2006 11:39 PM EDT reply actions  

Right here, right now.
No Beltran 'til April.  Please.

by SLUDave on Oct 19, 2006 11:39 PM EDT reply actions  

2 strikes away
The Cards at night, are big and bright, deep in the heart of Texas

by texbird on Oct 19, 2006 11:39 PM EDT reply actions  

AW,
you absolutely CANNOT walk LoDuca!!!!
"It ain't bragging if you can do it!" -- Dizzy Dean

by faninexile on Oct 19, 2006 11:40 PM EDT reply actions  

give em the bender
"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 19, 2006 11:40 PM EDT reply actions  

good lord
jfsdklhfgioshre9utig34hwef9ohjwe08fj98wefhowehfse

that was a strike.

by Jhusk on Oct 19, 2006 11:41 PM EDT reply actions  

it's perfect
it had to be
AW versus Beltran
pop him up!!!!!!
"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 19, 2006 11:41 PM EDT reply actions  

OH CRAP
From THE MAN, to Gibby, to The Wizard, to Albert the Great. Cardinal Tradition lives on.

by gdm426 on Oct 19, 2006 11:41 PM EDT reply actions  

Mommy!
All hail the green rally cap!

by tudor rooter on Oct 19, 2006 11:41 PM EDT reply actions  

Rookie pinch running at 1st
Maybe a GW pickoff????
In Albert we trust.

by Mr Redbird on Oct 19, 2006 11:42 PM EDT reply actions  

no way TLR pulls AW
no way
no way
no way
no way
"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 19, 2006 11:42 PM EDT reply actions  

I think i'm gonna puke
The '06 Cardinals- The New '96 Cardinals? (Sorry, but I have to be real about our chances)

by Zubin on Oct 19, 2006 11:42 PM EDT reply actions  

could
go to TJ and turn him around

by Jhusk on Oct 19, 2006 11:42 PM EDT reply actions  

i don't think
I don't think I've heard them play that song before.....

Just trying to keep my mind off the guy named Bel.....

by JxMetal on Oct 19, 2006 11:42 PM EDT reply actions  

i can't bare to watch this
come on adam
two outs, bottom of the 9th, bases loaded, it's game 7, anything can happen.

GO CARDS

Redbirds Fun
The Kentucky Democrat

by cardsfan84 on Oct 19, 2006 11:42 PM EDT reply actions  

Good
start the AB with a strike
In Albert we trust.

by Mr Redbird on Oct 19, 2006 11:42 PM EDT reply actions  

holy crap
can't throw THAT pitch THERE agian.

by Jhusk on Oct 19, 2006 11:43 PM EDT reply actions  

bring the hammer
All hail the green rally cap!

by tudor rooter on Oct 19, 2006 11:43 PM EDT reply actions  

something nasty
on the inside, please

by elijahP on Oct 19, 2006 11:43 PM EDT reply actions  

please oh please
one more strike and an out
The '06 Cardinals- The New '96 Cardinals? (Sorry, but I have to be real about our chances)

by Zubin on Oct 19, 2006 11:43 PM EDT reply actions  

HELLO DETROIT
We're coming to town!!!

Sit down Mets! You Lose!!!

by Ignatius J Reilly on Oct 19, 2006 11:43 PM EDT reply actions  

THAT'S A WINNER!!
The CARDS win!  The CARDS win!  The Cardinals go back to the World Series for the second time in three years!!

GO CRAZY FOLKS, GO CRAZY!!

Redbirds Fun
The Kentucky Democrat

by cardsfan84 on Oct 19, 2006 11:43 PM EDT reply actions  

Who called it! Who called it!!!!
Fear the green rally cap!!!!!
All hail the green rally cap!

by tudor rooter on Oct 19, 2006 11:44 PM EDT reply actions  

WS
You must wear it ALL SERIES LONG!  

by Suzanne on Oct 19, 2006 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

If you take that thing off,
You will subject yourself to much scorn, ridicule, and linguistic bludgeoning from all of Cardinal nation. This series rest solely on you now, so take a deep breath, and wear the hat proudly.

by fuegophil on Oct 20, 2006 6:18 AM EDT up reply actions  

alright
On 0-2 I said "throw that fuckin' curveball" and he did.

by lerwin1 on Oct 19, 2006 11:44 PM EDT reply actions  

Gotta
love the backwards K to go to the SERIES!

YESSSSSSSSSSS GO CARDS!!!!!!

by Jhusk on Oct 19, 2006 11:44 PM EDT reply actions  

AND THAT'S A WINNER!
Next stop: Detroit Rock City, boys!
Obsessions of a Cardinal Fan

by Quietude on Oct 19, 2006 11:44 PM EDT reply actions  

YEAH YEAH
I knew it was happening I knew it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Muck the Fets

by viva el rojo pajaro 42 on Oct 19, 2006 11:44 PM EDT reply actions  

DEAR GOD AW THAT WAS SCARY
MY HEART RATE IS THROUGH THE ROOF
Miller sucks.

by Ankiels Missing Curveball on Oct 19, 2006 11:44 PM EDT reply actions  

how is shea lookin?
The Cards at night, are big and bright, deep in the heart of Texas

by texbird on Oct 19, 2006 11:44 PM EDT reply actions  

no f-ing way
I don't believe what I saw.
The '06 Cardinals- The New '97 Indians? (Sorry, but I have to be real about our chances)

by Zubin on Oct 19, 2006 11:45 PM EDT reply actions  

So is
my Dad. This one's for you, Pop..

by cardsrul on Oct 20, 2006 1:28 AM EDT up reply actions  

MVP of series
has to be soup, right?

by KEN31415 on Oct 19, 2006 11:45 PM EDT reply actions  

YES MANCHILD!!!!!!!
All hail the green rally cap!

by tudor rooter on Oct 19, 2006 11:45 PM EDT reply actions  

YESSSS!!!
WOOHOOO!!!!!!!!!!!
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!

by KeepOnRolen on Oct 19, 2006 11:45 PM EDT reply actions  

Listen closely...
...you can hear the pondscum leaving Shit stadium

by Ignatius J Reilly on Oct 19, 2006 11:45 PM EDT reply actions  

you won
And they say us met fans are poor winners

by Hernandez on Oct 19, 2006 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

Sorry
Hernandez, sorry for that comment.  You guys have been classy and this board on game thread kind of turns into a bag of ass sometimes.

It blows, we all know how it feels (it happened to us last year) so don't worry.  You guys are probably going to dominate and be in the postseason for years to come.

by dontEATnachos on Oct 19, 2006 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

World SERIES
We did it, we are going to the world series

by DimitroffVodka on Oct 19, 2006 11:46 PM EDT reply actions  

Mets fan here
Congrats and I'll be rooting for you guys this week.  You beat us and I want to be able to say that we lost to the world series champion.  Congrats.  

by Hernandez on Oct 19, 2006 11:46 PM EDT reply actions  

Thanks.
Well fought series, great play by Endy Chavez.  One of the best series in a long time.
Walk your dog, not Pujols.

by Hardcore Legend on Oct 19, 2006 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

suppan is my mvp
suppan was awesome for you guys.  Im checking out. good luck again

by Hernandez on Oct 19, 2006 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

Thanks Met Fan
Thanks! It was amazing baseball. Spent some time over at a Mets blog and folks were very cool. The people that use the phrase "pond scum" are not many here. I mean I wanted us to win, but I live NY, the city and people, not the teams :)!

by tommyguniii on Oct 19, 2006 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

Thank you
I have a ton of respect for people who win with class, lose with class.  Thanks for coming over and offering your insight Hernandez.  You guys aren't going away any time soon, you can bet your top dollar on that!
In Albert we trust.

by Mr Redbird on Oct 19, 2006 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

Amen To That
I hate, I mean I HATE the "pond scum" reference. I went to the Mets blog that is a part of this "family" and posted some and the fans there were smart, nice, friendly, and not anything close to "pond scum."

I go to NY a lot and outside of St. Louis there is no other place I'd rather live.

by tommyguniii on Oct 19, 2006 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

CLASS ACT
The Cards at night, are big and bright, deep in the heart of Texas

by texbird on Oct 19, 2006 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

This was enjoyable
But nothing like the '85-'88 years. I know those Mets/Cardinals teams better than I know these ones, and I miss 'em.

Where have you gone, Tim Teufel?

Where have you gone, Kurt Kepshire?

by mattvernon1985 on Oct 20, 2006 12:56 AM EDT up reply actions  

Now That Is Good to See
Look like Rolen and TLR had a moment.

by tommyguniii on Oct 19, 2006 11:46 PM EDT reply actions  

ZZZZZZEEEEEERRRRROOOOOOO
struck him out

celebrate boys

spill some champagne on the Puppy Kickers for me

"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 19, 2006 11:46 PM EDT reply actions  

Mut fans boooing
classy
"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 19, 2006 11:47 PM EDT reply actions  

Met fan
You are classy! What a great series, and I never want to go through it again!

by ryanisforever on Oct 19, 2006 11:47 PM EDT reply actions  

how long
b4 you guys start saying we'll be swept outta Detroit?
"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 19, 2006 11:47 PM EDT reply actions  

MVP
Who should be MVP?

Molina, Suppan, Spiezio? Suppan gets my vote

by DimitroffVodka on Oct 19, 2006 11:47 PM EDT reply actions  

THAT's
the best ballgame I EVER saw
"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 19, 2006 11:47 PM EDT reply actions  

UNBELEAVABLE
THANK

YOU

GOD

AWESOME HOOK ADAM. AWESOME!!

ITS THE PLAYOFFS PEOPLE. ANYTHING CAN AND WILL HAPPEN.

AND IT JUST DID!!!!

From THE MAN, to Gibby, to The Wizard, to Albert the Great. Cardinal Tradition lives on.

by gdm426 on Oct 19, 2006 11:48 PM EDT reply actions  

ESPN website
ESPN homepage headline says:  "Hell Yadi!!"

by paulob4 on Oct 19, 2006 11:48 PM EDT reply actions  

Some Met fans
literally throwing in the towel

by Nate811 on Oct 19, 2006 11:48 PM EDT reply actions  

:Hit the bull?
nice BD reference Scotty
All hail the green rally cap!

by tudor rooter on Oct 19, 2006 11:49 PM EDT reply actions  

To Mets Fans
Let me be the one to say (and I work in NYC and have told my coworkers this, along with my g/f, who's been rooting for the Mets behind my back):

This Mets team is not going anywhere. Reyes, Wright, and Beltran, along with Maine, locked in for -years-. That's a nice solid core to build your team around. With a GM who knows what he's doing, and ownership willing to put the money into the team, you guys are going to be a force to be reckoned with for years.

by SirVLCIV on Oct 19, 2006 11:49 PM EDT reply actions  

Heroes of the game
AW
Flores
Soup

and MOLINA

"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 19, 2006 11:49 PM EDT reply actions  

Again
Appologies to all the faithful but
I do not believe what I just saw.
The '06 Cardinals- The New '97 Indians? (Sorry, but I have to be real about our chances)

by Zubin on Oct 19, 2006 11:50 PM EDT reply actions  

classy cards fans posts
Comment posted by RedBird on October 19, 2006 at 11:45 pm (#143617)

I TOLD U LOSERS U HAVE NO CHANCE

AHAHAHAHZHAHA !!!!!!!!

NOW GO HOME

AHAHAHAHA

by Wdwrkr35 on Oct 19, 2006 11:50 PM EDT reply actions  

I think his real name is Adam from chicago
Comment posted by RedBird on October 19, 2006 at 11:50 pm (#143664)

ANYWAYS ,CYA AROUND

I AM GOING OUT TO CELEBRATE

AND U STAY HOME AND CRY

AHAHAHAA !!!!!!!

I AM SO HAPPY!!!

LATER LOSERS!!!!

GO CARDS!!!!

by Wdwrkr35 on Oct 19, 2006 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

mets
better cancel those travel plans

.. unless they can score some tix

by soc on Oct 19, 2006 11:50 PM EDT reply actions  

we did it!!!!!!
mother f%&*er!  I can't believe it.  Is everyone drinking some champagne?  Awesome, I get to keep the playoff beard going!
  Thanks lb for opening up this forum so that we could vent when it got bad and celebrate today!

by chuckb on Oct 19, 2006 11:51 PM EDT reply actions  

wow
Hey card fans, can you believe this crappy team is going to the worls series. we complained all year long. This is what it is all about

by nybirdfan on Oct 19, 2006 11:51 PM EDT reply actions  

oh my freaking god!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 what a great game!!!! soup was nails!!!!!!!

by CCERUTTI on Oct 19, 2006 11:51 PM EDT reply actions  

Congratulations
I'm a Sox fan from Chicago and I would be eternally grateful to the city of St. Louis if your team beat the Detroit kittie-kats. Good luck in the World Series!

by daimon9 on Oct 19, 2006 11:51 PM EDT reply actions  

Yes!
YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES Lets go get revenge for the 68 series!!!!!!!

by Baseball addict on Oct 19, 2006 11:51 PM EDT reply actions  

hell ya
hell yadier

by adam21 on Oct 19, 2006 11:51 PM EDT reply actions  

and, again, for luck
I wanted to win that pennant worse than
I wanted any goddamned thing in my life.

You''d think I could
just this once, wouldn''t you?

I didn''t care nothing
about the Series.

Win or lose,
I would have been satisfied.

I''d have walked away from baseball
and I''d have bought a farm.

Nothing like a farm.

Nothing like being around animals,
fixing things.

There''s nothing like being in the field
with the corn and the winter wheat.

The greenest stuff you ever saw.

You know, my mother told me
I ought to be a farmer.

My dad wanted me to be
a baseball player.

You''re better than
anyone I ever had.

And you''re the best
goddamned hitter I ever saw.

Suit up.

"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 19, 2006 11:51 PM EDT reply actions  

Just beautiful
The Cards' 8th NL pennant since I started following them in 1962!  Whoo hoo!
The time has come for someone to put his foot down and that foot is me

by heathen on Oct 19, 2006 11:52 PM EDT reply actions  

Two 8-game losing streaks
and a 7-game losing streak a distant past......

Let's go avenge '68!!  (16 years before I was born, but hey...gotta have something!)

In Albert we trust.

by Mr Redbird on Oct 19, 2006 11:52 PM EDT reply actions  

WHAT A TEAM!!!
That bottom 9 was pure torture, but this is pure bliss!!!!!! Thank you Birds!!!!

WE'RE GOING TO MOTOWN!!!!!!!!!

by ghostofwilliemcgee on Oct 19, 2006 11:53 PM EDT reply actions  

Well, looks like the Yankees will have a slight
surge in their fan base next year.
The Cards at night, are big and bright, deep in the heart of Texas

by texbird on Oct 19, 2006 11:53 PM EDT reply actions  

I've said it a million times on this board
We've got all the pitching you need.

We just need a little hitting, and you can't get littler than that

TLR was WHITE w/ 2 outs and that caveman up there

"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 19, 2006 11:54 PM EDT reply actions  

Congratulations Cardinals fan
What a game, congrats, now go kick thoise Tigers asses, were counting on you

by Wdwrkr35 on Oct 19, 2006 11:54 PM EDT reply actions  

hmmmmmmmmmm
did anyone predict Soup as MVP?????
"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 19, 2006 11:54 PM EDT reply actions  

One of the greatest games I've ever seen
And given the outcome, maybe the greatest. My heart almost stopped in the bottom of the ninth, but Wainwright came through with the hammer curve yet again. I think he was clearly nervous, but he got the job done anyway. I don't think he can ever be nervous again after escaping that jam.

Wow.

Would love to have seen Rolen redeem himself with a home run, but the single was big, too. Hopefully he and LaRussa can patch things up heading in to the series.

What a win. What a game.

by fandomismasochism on Oct 19, 2006 11:54 PM EDT reply actions  

Now The Questions Is
Do I take a loan out against my 401K to get a ticket? Did go to a game against Boston and I am still kicking myself for that.

by tommyguniii on Oct 19, 2006 11:54 PM EDT reply actions  

wow
all my complaints and crying was for nothing....

by tnek5 on Oct 19, 2006 11:55 PM EDT reply actions  

FOX is hating life right now
St. Louis vs. Detroit?  Ratings black hole.  My TV will be on it, but that's about it for my town!
In Albert we trust.

by Mr Redbird on Oct 19, 2006 11:55 PM EDT reply actions  

Molina for NLCS MVP
I thought he was going to get somebody on that snap throw to first....

The Chavez play will end up going down as the Mets' version of Pujols' HR off Lidge last year....the spectacular play everyone will remember but ultimately only ended up delaying the inevitable....

Scott Rolen--get another shot and get back in there Saturday....and try to lay off the high fastballs....

by nota bene on Oct 19, 2006 11:56 PM EDT reply actions  

HOLY CRAP
THIS IS SO AMAZING. JUST SO AMAZING.

I DONT BELIEVE WHAT I AM SEEING. AFTER ALL WE'VE BEEN THROUGH, WERE GOING TO THE WS!!!!

HOLY CRAP INDEED!

GO CARDINALS

From THE MAN, to Gibby, to The Wizard, to Albert the Great. Cardinal Tradition lives on.

by gdm426 on Oct 19, 2006 11:56 PM EDT reply actions  

Holy fucking shit
Jesus H. Christ in a chicken basket.
The 26th Man

by 26thMan on Oct 19, 2006 11:56 PM EDT reply actions  

Here's what I did
Leapt up, screamed, smacked the door, and ran down the hall screaming bloody murder. Probably woke up the other kids in my dorm, but I don't care. This was a beautiful thing.
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel

by DaveoftheBirds on Oct 19, 2006 11:56 PM EDT reply actions  

I'm in a dorm too
and I SHRIEKED.
I have a serious, serious Adam Wainwright addiction. Is there a 12-step group for loving 6'7" rookie relievers to death?

by Scarlet the Cardinal on Oct 19, 2006 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

hurts me to say it
but DAMN those Mets are good

I mean good!!

But we were a tiny bit better 4 times

"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 19, 2006 11:57 PM EDT reply actions  

thanks
It was fun sharing this with all you GUYS.  My neighbor (also a female fan) came home finally and we watched the last couple of innings together.
Yadier!  The smile on his face!
See you in the series!

by hawaiifan on Oct 19, 2006 11:57 PM EDT reply actions  

OH MY GOD OH MY GOD
I have been avoiding baseball religiously all day. Couldn't even bear to go here. And then just now, my phone rang. It was my sister. She said, "Do you want to know?" I said "YES!" She said, "They won."

I went BATSHIT CRAZY. Screamed and whooped and shook with joy. Cried and screamed some more.

I have a serious, serious Adam Wainwright addiction. Is there a 12-step group for loving 6'7" rookie relievers to death?

by Scarlet the Cardinal on Oct 19, 2006 11:57 PM EDT reply actions  

LB? You better have a couple more
threads ready, this is gonna be a loooooong night of celebrating!!
In Albert we trust.

by Mr Redbird on Oct 19, 2006 11:58 PM EDT reply actions  

TLR quote
You are not a good team in this League until you win 90 games.  Today was the 90th.  So, today, we are good team.
"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 19, 2006 11:58 PM EDT reply actions  

to the mets and their fans
Great series, great fight, great fans.

Three cheers for the Mets

All hail the green rally cap!

by tudor rooter on Oct 19, 2006 11:58 PM EDT reply actions  

AMEN
I'm just glad it's not a best-of-9
The cat is fine, thank you.

by Intheway on Oct 20, 2006 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions  

The Mets Are Going To
Be good for a number of years. They've got power, speed in the lead-off spot, young pitchers that are locked into contracts, vets that are just hurt. I hope we stay good the next couple years and have more games like this!

by tommyguniii on Oct 20, 2006 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions  

PS
Anybody still think La Russa should be fired? He's taking an 83-win team to the World Fucking Series. With a bullpen comprised of rookies and Braden Looper. With a 3B, 1B, SS, and CF playing hurt. With their spring training #2 lefty and closer useless.

He won't win manager of the year but he ought to just for everything this team's been through....I would think 99 teams out of 100 fold after three losing streaks of 7+ (that's almost four weeks of stank). This one rides the, uh, momentum to Detroit past the Mets juggernaut.

by nota bene on Oct 19, 2006 11:59 PM EDT reply actions  

Tony made it a lot more interesting...
He did his best to lose the game, though. The game should have been a Cardinals blowout.

Him picking Wilson over So cost the Cardinals a run or two.  So would have gotten at least one hit, the way he's been hot.

Similarly, having Juan E. bat cleanup basically took Pujols out of the game. Since Juan E. is terrible. At least he has been lately.

by DiscoJer on Oct 20, 2006 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions  

whatever
he also took Suppan out at the right time, used Flores effectively, and is winning with a rookie closer. He batted Molina seventh who AHEM won the series. If I'm not mistaken he's taking a team to the WORLD SERIES that has two (2) position players who batted over .300 in the NLCS (AP and Yadi). His best hitter had I think three plate appearances with RISP and he was intentionally walked in two of them.

His Game 1 starter won how many games this year? His Game 4 starter? TLR deserves some huge credit for winning the NL pennant with this raggedy-ass team. I thought TLR managed a hell of a game and considering that the series was decided in the 9th inning of the 7th game, TLR's managing may well have been the difference against the less experiences Randolph.

I don't think TLR's immune to criticism but jesus.

by nota bene on Oct 20, 2006 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions  

Take that
Steve Phillips!!!
All hail the green rally cap!

by tudor rooter on Oct 20, 2006 12:00 AM EDT reply actions  

Perfect 9th. Why?
'Cause Wainwright had it too easy.  He needed a tough save and I'm freaking glad TLR left him out there to work out of it.

by sdrone on Oct 20, 2006 12:00 AM EDT reply actions  

greatest playoff game ever
and gutsiest Cards team ever

we CANNOT BE STOPPED

Cards win WS in 6
Pujols, MVP

"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 20, 2006 12:00 AM EDT reply actions  

Who's Albert's buddy on the Tigers?
His "compadre"?

Willie Randolph is a classy guy. Hard not to like the Mets. They'll be back soon.

by ghostofwilliemcgee on Oct 20, 2006 12:00 AM EDT reply actions  

Placido
Polanco
"Back in the day when I played, a pitcher had 3 pitches: a fastball, a curveball, a slider, a changeup and a good sinker pitch." - Mike Shannon

by nomar34 on Oct 20, 2006 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions  

agreed
them and the goddamn Astros....imagine if Beltran could have stayed in Houston....

by nota bene on Oct 20, 2006 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions  

You know what else?
We get to see Jimmy Ballgame in Cardinal red for AT LEAST four more games!
In Albert we trust.

by Mr Redbird on Oct 20, 2006 12:01 AM EDT reply actions  

They're probably trying to trade
programming with Telemundo right now
The cat is fine, thank you.

by Intheway on Oct 20, 2006 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions  

Btw, what's the over/under on
how much Suppan's free agent bids have gone up in the last 3 hours?

by sdrone on Oct 20, 2006 12:01 AM EDT reply actions  

That was a $3 million
piece of hardware Bill Giles gave him
The cat is fine, thank you.

by Intheway on Oct 20, 2006 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions  

If anything...
that's the sadest part of this whole thing.  What Jeff will get offer wise and our problem matching it?

Don't get me wrong I am simply hyped about this win, but there is a tad bit of sadness with the Suppan issue.

I don't want to think about that much right now, I am way too happy.

by Pujols for MVP on Oct 20, 2006 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions  

by the way
We OUTPLAYED them all night
coulda been 6 or 8 runs
was

Leyland, LaRussa, one of them will have won a WS in both leagues by end of next week

"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 20, 2006 12:02 AM EDT reply actions  

UN. FREAKING. BELIEVABLE.
I'm not gonna lie.  From June 1 on I never thought there was any chance this team would be in the World Series.

What a great game.

And what a fitting way for the 2006 Cardinals to make it to the Series...loaded the bases for one of the best players in baseball and somehow got out of it.

What a game.  What a wild, crazy, WTF ride this season has been.

Best part?  The Cardinals are now four good games from a new monument and trophy.  I love this game.

by whopperman on Oct 20, 2006 12:02 AM EDT reply actions  

audio anywhere
i'd like one of Yadi's HR and the call of the final out
Redbirds Fun
The Kentucky Democrat

by cardsfan84 on Oct 20, 2006 12:02 AM EDT reply actions  

i just listened to it
shanon has some of the worst big play calls i've ever heard. it sounds like he's dying. molina hits a high one aaaaan its a home run...i need a napt

by jojo5492 on Oct 20, 2006 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions  

I just rewound...
my XM radio.

Jimmy just struck out.

Obsessions of a Cardinal Fan

by Quietude on Oct 20, 2006 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions  

hear kennedy and zolasco making excuses
admit you lost .....new york media jerks
is that what they look like? psychos? let me tell you something...pyschos dont explode whhen sunlight hits them, no matter how crazy they are

by benstl on Oct 20, 2006 12:03 AM EDT reply actions  

Fox
Did you hear when she said that Detroit will be really happy to see the Cardinals instead of the Mets?

I love it when NY teams lose!
Now hopefully the Cardinals can finish the job and beat the Tigers.

by daimon9 on Oct 20, 2006 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions  

It imiedatly has become
what the mets didnt have...boy that didnt last long to mention El dookie and Pedro

by punchinjudy on Oct 20, 2006 12:03 AM EDT reply actions  

Check the numbers
out pitchers locked up the best offense in the NL for 6 of 7 games

Bring on the Tigers

"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 20, 2006 12:03 AM EDT reply actions  

17 NL Pennants
1926
1928
1930
1931
1934
1942
1943
1944
1946
1964
1967
1968
1982
1985
1987
2004
2006

by musial6 on Oct 20, 2006 12:04 AM EDT reply actions  

That's 21, I think
"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 20, 2006 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions  

No, that's 17
  1. 1926
  2. 1928
  3. 1930
  4. 1931
  5. 1934
  6. 1942
  7. 1943
  8. 1944
  9. 1946
  10. 1964
  11. 1967
  12. 1968
  13. 1982
  14. 1985
  15. 1987
  16. 2004
  17. 2006
That's 17 NL Pennants since joining the National League in 1892.

by musial6 on Oct 20, 2006 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions  

No its 21
You forget about
1885
1886
1887
1888
The '06 Cardinals- The New '73 Mets? (Sorry, but I have to be real about our chances)

by Zubin on Oct 20, 2006 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions  

Sorry
Those are AA penants, but penants none-the-less.
The '06 Cardinals- The New '73 Mets? (Sorry, but I have to be real about our chances)

by Zubin on Oct 20, 2006 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions  

thanks Zuby
I wasn't gonna argue the point, but it IS 21
"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 20, 2006 1:03 AM EDT up reply actions  

are we gonna split hairs here?
The original post said 18 NL pennants - I corrected it by saying 17 NL pennants.

You claimed it was 21.

I specifically said National League - not total pennants. Look, you wanna count those 4 American Association pennants - when the club was known as the Browns - fine. But that's pre-history as far as most Cards fans are concerned.

by musial6 on Oct 20, 2006 1:26 AM EDT up reply actions  

Relax dude,
I already said it was my mistake.  However I don't consider those teams pre-history for the Cardinals anymore than the 1982 Brewers are pre-history for the 2006 Milwaukee Brewers.  It is the same franchise that we are today, they just switched leagues.

And for the record our first championship was 1886, not 1926.

The '06 Cardinals- The New '73 Mets? (Sorry, but I have to be real about our chances)

by Zubin on Oct 20, 2006 1:34 AM EDT up reply actions  

better late than never....
The timeline at the official Cardinals website begins at 1892:

http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/stl/history/timeline1.jsp

The marble plaques outside the stadium begin with entrance to the National League in 1892.

Remember in 1992 when the team celebrated it's 100th anniversary?

http://www.sportslogos.net/logo.php?lo=kx5hgbnk4cksx4n0wllb

Have you noticed the championship seasons painted on the duggout roofs? None of the pre-1892 championships you speak of are recognized.

http://www.cardinal-nation.com/images/busch20050907/DSCF1151.jpg
http://www.cardinal-nation.com/images/busch20060410/DSCF2405.jpg

You are technically correct that once upon a time in the 1880s the franchise we all currently follow won some American Association league titles, but again - as far as most people (including the organization itself) are concerned, anything pre-1892 is pre-history and isn't included when listing the Cardinals championship seasons.

by musial6 on Dec 8, 2006 10:32 AM EST up reply actions  

it was worth the bases loaded
to STRIKE OUT that sonoffagun for the win

we have exorcised THAT demon

"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 20, 2006 12:04 AM EDT reply actions  

ok i never got an email from the cards
on saying their sorry but i didnt win tickets

by adam21 on Oct 20, 2006 12:04 AM EDT reply actions  

I didn't believe
I didn't believe, after being burned so many times this year by this team.... I believe now, let's see what happens, bring on Detroit...

How money is Wainwright, Yadi and Soup?

By the way, what a weird interview with Rolen...

Matt Morris is Rick Vaughn from Major League 2.

by felone on Oct 20, 2006 12:05 AM EDT reply actions  

Seemed normal to me
and it sounds like he's not mad at TLR.

by sdrone on Oct 20, 2006 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions  

He even poked fun at himself
"What an inning for number 27." about when he lost the home run and made the error.

by sdrone on Oct 20, 2006 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions  

Ok
5 hours of sleep and go to work, or call in dead?

by SirVLCIV on Oct 20, 2006 12:07 AM EDT reply actions  

This is Just the Best
feeling I've had. I might watch, even if via TiVo, 150 games a year. For the first time in 37 years on earth I lost faith down the strech. Then to have this happen. WOW!

by tommyguniii on Oct 20, 2006 12:08 AM EDT reply actions  

And So Am I
Anything from this point on is just "gravey."

We were not supposed to be anywhere close to here. And who knows what could happen.

by tommyguniii on Oct 20, 2006 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions  

Let me just say...
WWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Pujols For MVP!

by TheFranchise9 on Oct 20, 2006 12:10 AM EDT reply actions  

wowowowowowowowowowowowowowowoowowowowowowo
i was doing snow angels on my carpet when yadi went yard. and when aw k's beltran, well let's just hope the neighbors weren't trying to sleep. unbelievable!
"Go Crazy, Folks! Go Crazy!"

by erik on Oct 20, 2006 12:10 AM EDT reply actions  

Larry, thank you for this site and this community
Been fun all season long.

I can't believe we're going to the Series.

I don't know what else to say.

w00t!!!

by stlmapman on Oct 20, 2006 12:11 AM EDT reply actions  

I Want to Second That Big Time
GREAT site. You teach me about baseball issues I wasn't even aware of. I mean I use stats with huge baseball fans and they are WTF are you talking about.

And to live blog a game or series like this is so cool. As I said before, how the heck did we live w/o the Internet!

by tommyguniii on Oct 20, 2006 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions  

Faith
No words can truly represent the feelings I have inside of me.

by DimitroffVodka on Oct 20, 2006 12:11 AM EDT reply actions  

audio clips
i'd LOVE to hear the audio from Shannon's calls on KTRS from tonight's highlightes....anyone know how to get those???
Pujols For MVP!

by TheFranchise9 on Oct 20, 2006 12:12 AM EDT reply actions  

doesn't quite seem real!
Awesome...no time to really celebrate though...we've gotta start thinking about being Tiger killers!

by jose smokeindo on Oct 20, 2006 12:12 AM EDT reply actions  

Just for laughs...
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs2006/news/story?id=2610409

Not a one of them picked Detroit to even beat the Yankees!

Only one picked St. Louis to beat San Diego.

Both teams?  World Series.

Still in shock.

In Albert we trust.

by Mr Redbird on Oct 20, 2006 12:12 AM EDT reply actions  

Congrats...
As an impartial (Dodgers) fan, I've been lurking in the game threads here and at 'Mets Geek'...the difference in tone is striking, and you all should be proud of that :)  It's good to get some insight on why Saint Louis has a rep for decent fans.  

by HeyJoe on Oct 20, 2006 12:13 AM EDT reply actions  

lucid and kind comment
u sure ur a Dodger fan?  j/k

We all thank u 4 the kind comments.

by _pistol_ on Oct 20, 2006 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions  

As I Guy That Grew Up
in the midwest, Kansas City and St. Louis but worked for 15 years in DC and spent more then a few mintues in NY, it isn't that they are "bad" people. Just different personalities.

The midwest we seem more friendly, life is slower, and we're not as serious.

by tommyguniii on Oct 20, 2006 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions  

ummmmm
so I went to a bar to watch the game. I've been freaking out for the last 45 mnutues. I'm a little drunk and on the way homei bought a bottle of champaign and i'm celebrating and were're going to the world series!  effin A!  Woooohooooo!

The playoff beard lives!

by effin fisk on Oct 20, 2006 12:13 AM EDT reply actions  

Congrats From A Braves Fan
Now go represent the League in a studly manner and close the deal. And don't think for two seconds it's not do-able. Best of luck.

by Piff Bocoroba on Oct 20, 2006 12:14 AM EDT reply actions  

Wouldn't even be here
without you guys.

So thanks Braves!

In Albert we trust.

by Mr Redbird on Oct 20, 2006 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions  

No
Quit kissing the Braves' asses.

We would have won the playoff game anyway.

by Fitz on Oct 20, 2006 1:21 AM EDT up reply actions  

I am doing the tomahawk chop now.
The '06 Cardinals- The New '97 Indians? (Sorry, but I have to be real about our chances)

by Zubin on Oct 20, 2006 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions  

Biff Pocoroba
I love it. Thanks. He's somewhere with Bruce Benedict and Rick Mahler somewhere.
Where have you gone, Kurt Kepshire?

by mattvernon1985 on Oct 20, 2006 12:58 AM EDT up reply actions  

good to have support from national league bros
i think cards will give em hell!

by jose smokeindo on Oct 20, 2006 12:16 AM EDT reply actions  

oquendo
http://askjimblog.blogspot.com/
The Cards at night, are big and bright, deep in the heart of Texas

by texbird on Oct 20, 2006 12:17 AM EDT reply actions  

I have said all year
or ok middle of that he might leave just had a hunch

by punchinjudy on Oct 20, 2006 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions  

Anyone want a video clip of Yadi's home run?
The '06 Cardinals- The New '97 Indians? (Sorry, but I have to be real about our chances)

by Zubin on Oct 20, 2006 12:17 AM EDT reply actions  

Video Clip
Its off my TV... but enjoyable none the less.

The '06 Cardinals- The New '73 Mets? (Sorry, but I have to be real about our chances)

by Zubin on Oct 20, 2006 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions  

bug-eyed girl
that girl with her huge white eyes is the best thing I've ever seen.

CARDINALS!!!!

by effin fisk on Oct 20, 2006 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions  

Hats off...
Mets, you guys played a great series, you were mostly gracious opponents, and it was fun to debate team merits with your fans.
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel

by DaveoftheBirds on Oct 20, 2006 12:17 AM EDT reply actions  

here's our chance to shut up so many...
people about how much better the AL is than the NL.  Cards experience from 2 years ago is going to be key here.

by jose smokeindo on Oct 20, 2006 12:18 AM EDT reply actions  

Every day on campus
I walk past this guy who always has a Mets hat on.  I can't wait to see if he'll be wearing it tomorrow, or what his reaction to my red Cardinals shirt will be, or what!  GO CARDINALS!!
In Albert we trust.

by Mr Redbird on Oct 20, 2006 12:19 AM EDT reply actions  

I Did it.
Left the apartment right after Chavez' catch.  I took the subway to the bus to the airport to meet my fiancee, who had offered to let me stay home and watch.  I told her that I had watched three complete games this series--all Cards' losses.  When I missed all or part of a game--Cardinals won.

"I'll come and get you, baby.  The Birds win if I do."

Next stop, Detroit.  Guys, gals--this has been a f**king blast.  Bless you ALL!

by glennrwordman on Oct 20, 2006 12:21 AM EDT reply actions  

even the shop doubted us.
http://shop.mlb.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2533907&cp=2527750.2530270&view=all&pare ntPage=family

i wonder how long it'll take them to fix that...

eat crow, ladies!  everyone voted against us.  i can't believe we run!

congrats on an amazing season and an amazing series.

by maki on Oct 20, 2006 12:21 AM EDT reply actions  

still shows
detroit vs NYM.

As of 10 PM on the night THE CARDINALS WON THE PENNANT!!!!!

You either get all the glory or all the... goat hair. -mike shannon

by SleepyCA on Oct 20, 2006 1:00 AM EDT up reply actions  

if they fixed it
In the event that they change the graphic, just head here.
Redbirds Fun
The Kentucky Democrat

by cardsfan84 on Oct 20, 2006 1:05 AM EDT up reply actions  

wow
Tivo totally effed up and recorded the Fox Spanish feed I don't get, so I didn't get the game.  But I will gladly take the result!
8/13/79- Lou Brock 3000 hits

by lb3000 on Oct 20, 2006 12:22 AM EDT reply actions  

I just can't believe it!!!!!!!!
Oh my goodness!!!!!  I am so happy I could explode right now.  What a game (I missed the 1st 5 1/2 innings at a corporate event; got into the car right as Rolen was robbed of a home run...)

I am stunned by the guts of this team.

Also - comparison to last year...I watched the game with my now 4 and 3 year old sons.  When Yadi hit the home run, I went crazy just like game 5 last year.  Yelling, screaming, clapping, running around the house.  Last year, the kids were terrified.  This year they ran bnehind me yelling as well and we all high fived each other.

Awesome moment.

I just don't have the words to express how happy I am and how gutsy the team - and the manager - has been.

4 more to go!

by BozCardsFanSF on Oct 20, 2006 12:23 AM EDT reply actions  

Thats Great
I joked in another post this was when I wish I had a son or daughter sitting next to me watching this game. This is all it is about being a fan!

by tommyguniii on Oct 20, 2006 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions  

I did..
Had my 11 year old son, and we had our ritual of me chanting players first name, and he chanting players last name. Awesome moment, almost as good as being at playoff game in 85, with my oldest watching Ozzie with his jack. It makes for special moments you don't forget.
go crazy folks..........

by wwbd on Oct 20, 2006 12:59 AM EDT up reply actions  

That's funny
I was teaching my kids to chant as well.

Al-bert PU-jols!  Clap Clap Clapclapclap
Ins-tant BREAK-fast!  Clap clap clapclapclap
Let's go Yadi!  Clap clap Clapclapclap!

Ask them who's the best team: Cardinal birds!
Who's the best player: Albert Pujols!

The '06 Cardinals - the new '87 Twins?

by BozCardsFanSF on Oct 20, 2006 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ok we've had our fun..
remember 2004?

We have to actually show up this weekend.

by guayzimi on Oct 20, 2006 12:23 AM EDT reply actions  

we've had our fun?
once I'm i'm sober again i will have had my fun. but right now i'm enjoying this and i plan on enjoy a world series win as well.

by effin fisk on Oct 20, 2006 12:55 AM EDT up reply actions  

willie boo boo

It's ALL about Soup

And Randolph made a huge error putting Floyd in there instead o bunting - big mistake by a rookie in a big game

"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 20, 2006 12:24 AM EDT reply actions  

I was worried sick about a Kirk
Gibson moment, actually when it was tied one one I mentioned it to my wife and father in law

by punchinjudy on Oct 20, 2006 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions  

Sweet Googly Moogly!
Just checked my inbox - got chosen on the 2nd chance drawing!!!
All hail the green rally cap!

by tudor rooter on Oct 20, 2006 12:25 AM EDT reply actions  

me too!
may we both get our tickets and celebrate together. I was already visiting St. Louis on Thursday night. Sounds like game 5 to me.

by effin fisk on Oct 20, 2006 12:56 AM EDT up reply actions  

Bad news
I got all excited about this too, until I realized I got the same email in both my in-boxes, and so did my friends. Good luck tomorrow.
Where have you gone, Kurt Kepshire?

by mattvernon1985 on Oct 20, 2006 1:00 AM EDT up reply actions  

Do you guys realize how much this site has grown?
Game 1 this year had 68 comments total!

by stlmapman on Oct 20, 2006 12:25 AM EDT reply actions  

TO take you down off your high
check the STL threads im sure you wont be disapointed

by punchinjudy on Oct 20, 2006 12:27 AM EDT reply actions  

coming out of hiding ...
So, Mom and I were going to talk through the 9th inning. Until Adam gave up the first hit. I went back into the bedroom. Hit number 2. I took the phone off the hook, counted backward from 400. LaDuca is up. Counted back from 200. My cat, Phoebe, breaks out into a purr and goes to the door. I open the door and Beltran's up with the bases loaded. Are you crazy, Phoebe? Mom is calling. I plug up my ears, count back from 100. Mom calls again. I open up the door, the game is over and Mom is screaming. Where are you? I just about passed out.

by bbqbirdy on Oct 20, 2006 12:29 AM EDT reply actions  

you gotta move out, really
Even if u r ten
"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 20, 2006 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions  

Can you belive it?
A WS in the first year of Busch III?
All hail the green rally cap!

by tudor rooter on Oct 20, 2006 12:29 AM EDT reply actions  

Now I Have to Decide
if I buy a flat screen TV or tickets to the game!

by tommyguniii on Oct 20, 2006 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions  

You have to decide????
All hail the green rally cap!

by tudor rooter on Oct 20, 2006 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions  

Hey Trevor
Hoffman, thanks so much for blowing the All-Star game now.

Ok I kid I kid.  But home field would be nice for once hehe.

by Pujols for MVP on Oct 20, 2006 12:29 AM EDT reply actions  

My girlfriend has always loved Yadier
...When he stepped up to the plate I told her, "If Yadi comes through here, I'm buying us both Yadi T-shirts".

When it happend, I jumped on her shouting, "We're gettin' T-Shirts!!! We're gettin' T-shirts!!!"

by cardsfaninmass on Oct 20, 2006 12:29 AM EDT reply actions  

Dear Yadier Molina,
Sorry about all of the things I've said about you, and for posting that you are the worst hitting position player in all of baseball.

tdawg

by tdawg on Oct 20, 2006 12:30 AM EDT reply actions  

You guys CANNOT dog TLR anymore
He won this series - HIM

Everything he tried worked

Played the pen like a Strad!

"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 20, 2006 12:32 AM EDT reply actions  

Well That is An Amazing Stat
The Cards are 10-4 in 7th games. The best of any team in baseball. That is the type of stat I like. I guess we're closers.

by tommyguniii on Oct 20, 2006 12:34 AM EDT reply actions  

I just want to win 1 game
everything else is gravy.
Walk your dog, not Pujols.

by Hardcore Legend on Oct 20, 2006 12:35 AM EDT reply actions  

Can't wait until the morning post, LB
Let me say, one of the things I was worried most about if we lost was losing this blog to visit on a nightly basis.  I have truly enjoyed the camaraderie and intelligent dialogue this site gives, and after the World Series, I'll miss it.  Thanks to everyone who has helped make this season memorable!
In Albert we trust.

by Mr Redbird on Oct 20, 2006 12:37 AM EDT reply actions  

Mr Redbird,
why leave after the series?  The blog goes on and has wonderful offseason coverage, discussion of roster moves, etc.  Great way to spend the "hot stove league" time. (Except that I continue to not get all my work done 'cause I'm reading VEB!)

by ArkansasTravs on Oct 20, 2006 1:20 AM EDT up reply actions  

I've picked the Pads and the Mets
being objective.  As superstitious as I am, I'm picking the Tigers.  We're an f-ing lock!

by chuckb on Oct 20, 2006 12:37 AM EDT reply actions  

ESPN Sucks
I think they might have just given the viewing public the 100th reason the Cards will lose to the Tigers. Nice coverage.

by tommyguniii on Oct 20, 2006 12:40 AM EDT reply actions  

Keith Law
IN THE WORDS OF NAPOLEAN...EAT A DECRODED PIECE OF CRAP..sorry had too he said on radio in portland last night "cards tigers the series noone wants to see"

by punchinjudy on Oct 20, 2006 12:41 AM EDT reply actions  

Weather for Detroit this weekend...
57 degrees and 40% chance of rain, then 48 degrees and 60% chance of rain, then on Monday 36 degrees and 30% chance of snow showers.

by guayzimi on Oct 20, 2006 12:41 AM EDT reply actions  

LaRussa or Leyland
one of these two managers will now join Sparky Anderson as the only manager to have skippered both an NL and AL team to World Series titles.
vr, Xei

by Xeifrank on Oct 20, 2006 12:41 AM EDT reply actions  

TLR vs. Leyland
will be a fun story over the next week (or two)....almost as much fun as TLR vs. Piniella which we're going to hear about all of 2007-??.

by nota bene on Oct 20, 2006 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions  

Anyone else almost die of...
...a heartattack? In this game...OMG, tonight was not healthy. And I'm 27 yrs old!

by cardsfaninmass on Oct 20, 2006 12:42 AM EDT reply actions  

Yes And I Am 37
It was both hard and a joy to watch. At one point I almost threw a cat, just cause it was the closest thing at hand.

by tommyguniii on Oct 20, 2006 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions  

My heart rate was at 105...
during AW's excellent adventure... It's normally in the low 50's. Not a good feeling.

by guayzimi on Oct 20, 2006 12:47 AM EDT up reply actions  

told my wife
Im nervous..i know my heart was racing and my face got flushed

by punchinjudy on Oct 20, 2006 12:51 AM EDT up reply actions  

Hello, my name's Evan...
...And I'm a Card-a-holic

(hi Evan)

I hi fived no less than 6 strangers tonight at a bar.  

I have a piece of wood from the dugout floor of Busch II and whenever my friend's fiance rubs it on her ass we win. Why isn't she my fiance?....

For the record: she rubbed it on her ass right before Yadi's HR.

by effin fisk on Oct 20, 2006 1:04 AM EDT up reply actions  

55.6% chance
DodgerSims nailed tonight's winner, giving the Cards a pythagorean win expectancy of 55.6%.  I will run the game #1 numbers after I see the probables and who will be DHing for the Cards.  Any guesses to who will be the extra bat for the Cards?  vr, Xei

by Xeifrank on Oct 20, 2006 12:43 AM EDT reply actions  

DH
either Duncan or Spiezio....probably depends on matchups against the Detroit starter.

by nota bene on Oct 20, 2006 12:53 AM EDT up reply actions  

how about Taguchi
i was thinking possibly Taguchi gets the start in the OF for defensive purposes and one of the outfielders goes to the DH.  vr, Xei

by Xeifrank on Oct 20, 2006 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions  

I could use...
a few days off from PW after this game... But I think we'll see him on Saturday. According to ESPN he's 5 for 5 lifetime against Robertson with 2 homers and walk.

He'll undoubtedly K in the first leaving Pujols to bat with the bases clear.

by guayzimi on Oct 20, 2006 1:01 AM EDT up reply actions  

eh
maybe....like I said I think a lot is going to come down to the SP for Detroit....also whatever bizarro game plan TLR comes up with.

Personally I'd like to see an OF of Wilson-Jed-Enc with, as I said, Dunc or Speez as DH. Use Gooch in late inning situations/defensive subs. I know Gooch is swinging the bat well but come on, the guy is due for an 0-fer if he gets a start.

I will say this, I like Gooch batting with nobody on base, so maybe if Eckstein is hurt and unable to go,  So might be considered to lead off (!). Or maybe bat 9th in Detroit....

by nota bene on Oct 20, 2006 1:08 AM EDT up reply actions  

I'm so proud of Soup
Wow!  What a clutch game!  I expected him to give up 3-4 and our offense would have to come through.  Did you know he didn't give up a hit after the 1st inning?  Who's our ace?  (jk)  Still, how great was he?  15 IP and 5 HITS!  Bad hitting or no, that's pretty damn good pitching!

by chuckb on Oct 20, 2006 12:44 AM EDT reply actions  

baseball tonight
carl raveage"edmonds looked a little old at the end of game 7"

by punchinjudy on Oct 20, 2006 12:44 AM EDT reply actions  

Bullshit!
Where was Edmonds catch in game 7 vs. the Astros on web gems?  Bullshit!  It's not one of the top 5?  Better than Dwight Evans catch?  Bullshit!

by chuckb on Oct 20, 2006 12:49 AM EDT reply actions  

ravege with a pick and appology?
says im going cards they were  counted out and played tough good pitching good aw..

by punchinjudy on Oct 20, 2006 12:50 AM EDT reply actions  

and that's a winner!
Just finished watching courtesy of the dvr - oh my!!!!!  I guess this is a lesson in why you never give up.  These guys have got some serious guts to pull this out.  What an amazing run.  LaRussa is the best I have seen him - and what a complete team effort.  Bring on those Tigers - it's fun to be the underdog!

GO CARDS!

by wildman on Oct 20, 2006 12:52 AM EDT reply actions  

ESPN radio
Playing higjlights to Rocky and Gladiator

Cool

"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 20, 2006 12:53 AM EDT reply actions  

Got a Question
How good are the Tigers? I mean I know they are good, but I am the type of baseball fan that if the Cards are not playing, watching baseball is like watching paint dry. I am  not sure I've seen them play an inning this year.

We got a chance. Are their young pitchers and bats what I hear they are? Are they as good as ESPN is saying. Just curious, cause I might only be able to name one or two players on their team.

by tommyguniii on Oct 20, 2006 12:53 AM EDT reply actions  

young arms...
their young arms are very good and the ole veteran Kenny Rogers is actually pitching the best.  Then they have two flame throwers in the bullpen in Rodney and Zumaya (especially him).  Their closer isn't all that great (Todd Jones).  Their offense is good but not great.  They rely on their pitching, which is very very good.  If the Cardinal pitchers aren't on top of their game, then it will be a quick series.   vr, Xei

by Xeifrank on Oct 20, 2006 12:57 AM EDT up reply actions  

Thanks
Yeah, got Rodgers is on fire. An I've heard about their "young" arms. But also, and again this is from PTI, they got bats. If they don't have the bats that the Mets did, and they had them, then I feel better about the match-up.

by tommyguniii on Oct 20, 2006 1:03 AM EDT up reply actions  

in the quiet of tomorrow
take a minute and reflect on how BIG the Mets bats were, and we caged 'em for six games.  Only let them run wild one time
"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 20, 2006 1:07 AM EDT up reply actions  

I Don't Have to Take
a few to reflect. We faced, in the Mets, what your bats where like the last few years. And we held them. We shut them  down. I think the series against the Tigers is going to be a lot closer then most "experts" think.

BTW: I spoke at a conference in Boston a few weeks ago. Those are some cool baseball fans BTW. I told them all they had to buy me a shot for letting them sweep us.

by tommyguniii on Oct 20, 2006 1:10 AM EDT up reply actions  

Good
You know what they did during the ALDS and ALCS -they are good.  But-you just never know.  The Cards beat the Mets, and the Zumaya's having problems...

Maybe we'll put a Cards hex on ol' Polanco.  Can you believe he's in the WS?

by lovetaguchi on Oct 20, 2006 1:09 AM EDT up reply actions  

I Found This Site
via Daily Kos and Deadspin. Deadspin has had the "expert" picks and the cards didn't get an love. All thought they would lose the first series. And then again against the Mets. Guess that shows you what the experts know.

by tommyguniii on Oct 20, 2006 12:59 AM EDT up reply actions  

Awesome
HaHaHaHaHaHaHa!

All their picks were so awful!

by lovetaguchi on Oct 20, 2006 1:11 AM EDT up reply actions  

i love this team
Carp doesnt win a game
Soup has the same # of rbis as Bert
Cards win, Cards win, Cards win, Cards win, Cards win, Cards win,
"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 20, 2006 12:56 AM EDT reply actions  

I repeated these stats several times tonight
to my pretend cards-fan friend. nice to hear some reiforcement.

by effin fisk on Oct 20, 2006 1:07 AM EDT up reply actions  

Like I said before the game
Keep the faith.  Thanks Larry for Zenning me out.

by stevenucla on Oct 20, 2006 12:58 AM EDT reply actions  

The New Busch Stadium
What a way to break it in!  With 2 or 3 World Series games.   vr, Xei

by Xeifrank on Oct 20, 2006 1:00 AM EDT reply actions  

If you recall...
Before the start of the playoffs, 0 of the 18 ESPN.com "analysts" predicted the Tigers to beat the Yankees. Of that same group, only 1 predicted the Cards to beat the Padres.

Cards in five. You heard it here first. Like Joaquin always said, "youneverknow."

Where have you gone, Kurt Kepshire?

by mattvernon1985 on Oct 20, 2006 1:02 AM EDT reply actions  

Sparky Anderson said Cards vs Tigers
Sparky Anderson predicted Cards vs Tigers and this was before the season even started.  Here is the link: http://tinyurl.com/yeljpg
vr, Xei

by Xeifrank on Oct 20, 2006 1:04 AM EDT up reply actions  

JOSE JOSE JOSE JOSE
Hearing the Cards singing that pouring Champagne everywhere was awesome!  

Who's dancing now you little punk?

by StlBrowns on Oct 20, 2006 1:04 AM EDT reply actions  

We won, they lost
The New York/Boston network showed all day yesterday and today, from as many angles as possible, how the Cardinals were going to lose.

And they won.

So now, We won because the mets had some injuries, but they didn't really mention that we lost Mulder, how Marquis went schitzo, that Izzy was hurt, or the fact that our manager was forced to rely on about 3 or 4 rookies to hold a lead.

And again, they show to the nth degree from all the angles how Cardinals will lose.

So here's to hoping the New York/ Boston network has to eat their words again.

Go Cards!

by TNFan32 on Oct 20, 2006 1:04 AM EDT reply actions  

Marquis and Mulder
really poisoned this team in '06. once they were gone, we really seemed to pull it together. (You weren't great either, IZZY. sorry dude. I love ya, but this season belongs to St. Louis. You're still apart of the team and will get your WS ring.)

by effin fisk on Oct 20, 2006 1:11 AM EDT up reply actions  

poison
Marquis is poison. A head case. Mulder just got hurt. Same with Izzy. And Mulder and Izzy had very good stretches this year (and even Marquis had individual games that were very good). Marquis is not physically hurt. I dunno what's wrong with him.

I'm no psychologist and the only things I know about Marquis are what I see on TV (and read here on this site), so I'm not qualified to say, but if somebody held a gun to my head I'd say that Marquis is a head case and can't deal with the role he's expected to play. He gets out on the mound and doesn't look like he's competing. I dunno if that's true but that's what it looks like, and that's what it takes to get you booed in STL.  

Now, Mulder and Izzy were booed, but that was before the fans knew they were injured (Izzy may never pitch again, even). Marquis deserved to be booed, and he deserves to be riding the bench.

by nota bene on Oct 20, 2006 1:31 AM EDT up reply actions  

Wasn't just New York/Boston
Did anyone predict the Cardinals to win?

by rob is back on Oct 20, 2006 5:54 AM EDT up reply actions  

was DeWitt smiling b/c we won the pennant?
or b/c the DOW hit a new high?
"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 20, 2006 1:04 AM EDT reply actions  

NL Champs!
I've been in a happy stupor since the end of the game-GO CARDS!

I keep laughing wildly in belief, although somewhat in disbelief-Yadi with a homer? Bases loaded, bottom 9th, Beltran with a called 3d strike?  Cards beat the team with best record in NL, after 7 and 8 game losing streaks in regular season?  With the worst regular season record in the post season? Winning the NL Central on the last game in the season? After pretty much giving me a coronary?

That is why I love the Cards - couldn't love another team like this.  

Mets are pond scum!

WORLD SERIES!!!

by lovetaguchi on Oct 20, 2006 1:06 AM EDT reply actions  

WS Rotation
Game 1 - Marquis (wow, i can't believe I just said that.... with Reyes in a Darren Oliver role.. any sign of trouble, the hook)
Game 2 - Weaver

Game 3 - Carpenter
Game 4 - Suppan
Game 5 - Weaver

Game 6 - Carpenter
Game 7- Suppan

by stlcardi70 on Oct 20, 2006 1:14 AM EDT reply actions  

What about....
Narveson? I mean, no one has really seen him this year and he surely can't be worse than marquis....

by TNFan32 on Oct 20, 2006 1:15 AM EDT up reply actions  

Narveson
You know there is no way LaRussa does that...... I have really liked Marquis during shots in the dugout.... He looks like he is being positive......I like that....

by stlcardi70 on Oct 20, 2006 1:17 AM EDT up reply actions  

Marquis
Is out. There's no way--TLR is not going to have him go out after no starts in the postseason.  I'll take Reyes over Marquis, esp. after the 2nd half of the season.  Marquis is too much of a liability.

Narveson is an interesting possibility...but I think TLR is going to stick with the same guys as in the postseason.

by lovetaguchi on Oct 20, 2006 1:21 AM EDT up reply actions  

Well...
We probably could take him over Looper and it wouldn't hurt us and we could still have Reyes...

by TNFan32 on Oct 20, 2006 1:23 AM EDT up reply actions  

Woops
Should have been specific... "him" being Narveson. an extra lefty that could possibly do some damage is way better than a righty we only throw in there for junk innings. Plus, Narveson would be excited about being in the WS, whereas Looper probably isn't happy about being delegated to mop up time.

by TNFan32 on Oct 20, 2006 1:26 AM EDT up reply actions  

Nope
Supp has to pitch game 3.  He'll be on regular rest, and you can't let your NLCS MVP only pitch once in the Series.

I'm guessing that they'll seriously think about going with Weaver/Carp in games 1/2 both on short rest.  Carp only threw 76 pitches Wed. night and Weav skipped his side session today to be available in an emergency tonight.

by ArkansasTravs on Oct 20, 2006 1:28 AM EDT up reply actions  

No Marquis
No, really. No Marquis.

by Fitz on Oct 20, 2006 1:17 AM EDT reply actions  

And today (Friday)
is my birthday.  What a present!

by calico30 on Oct 20, 2006 1:27 AM EDT up reply actions  

NO WAY
MINE WAS THE 11TH!!

OCTOBER RULES!!!!

ITS A RED OCTOBER IN 2006!!!!

GO CARDINALS

From THE MAN, to Gibby, to The Wizard, to Albert the Great. Cardinal Tradition lives on.

by gdm426 on Oct 20, 2006 2:47 AM EDT up reply actions  

C'mon Weather Gods....
How beautiful would a Saturday rainout be? As it is, the Cards can start Weaver on 3 days rest, Reyes, or (heaven forbid) Marquis. If Weaver goes on short rest, you still have to use Carpenter on short rest or Reyes for game 2. I don't like ANY of those possibilities. I think you have to plan on throwing the dice with Reyes in game 1. Weaver has shown he can handle the pressure of pitching down a game on the road, so just assume that he'll have to do it again in Game 2. Then you get Carp and Soup for 3-4 and Carpenter if the series goes 7.

Now, with a day of rain, that all changes. Games 1-2-3 can be Weaver, Carpenter, Suppan on normal rest. 4 is still a question mark, and you have to let Weaver do Game 5 on short rest, but you're set up with your 2 best pitchers for 6 and 7 on the road. I'd much rather have the sketchy starts in Busch Stadium if it means your best pitchers can take the road games on normal rest.

Pray for rain Cardinal Nation!!!!!!!!!!!!

by Oregonian Redbird on Oct 20, 2006 1:17 AM EDT reply actions  

Nothing happens by coincidence....
I'm not so sure we would have taken this series had we not had the rain...

by TNFan32 on Oct 20, 2006 1:22 AM EDT up reply actions  

Maybe...
According to weather.com, there are supposed to be PM showers in Detroit.

by lovetaguchi on Oct 20, 2006 1:23 AM EDT up reply actions  

Whoops...
PM Showers on Saturday

by lovetaguchi on Oct 20, 2006 1:24 AM EDT up reply actions  

Mulder Just Needs
to get well ... we paid to much for him not to.

by tommyguniii on Oct 20, 2006 1:18 AM EDT reply actions  

i got the second chance email
also
and i moved here from memphis because i love the cards
what a night
is that what they look like? psychos? let me tell you something...pyschos dont explode whhen sunlight hits them, no matter how crazy they are

by benstl on Oct 20, 2006 1:21 AM EDT reply actions  

Sooooo...
who won the game?  ;-)

by cardsrul on Oct 20, 2006 1:22 AM EDT reply actions  

ok is it just me or is my
heart still racing, no way im getting sleep for a bit...Loved TLR saying that was an Izzy save..

by punchinjudy on Oct 20, 2006 1:23 AM EDT reply actions  

Not that it needs to be said
but what a wonderful time this is tonight. I know I have been down on some of these guys, if not the entire team, but this is so much fun. Thank you to this site and the viva el birdos shirt I am wearing and congrats to the Cardinals. Let's keep having fun in the world series and enjoy this.

by Brownale on Oct 20, 2006 1:24 AM EDT reply actions  

Haha
That's just what I was thinking when I saw he was on BBTN.

by calico30 on Oct 20, 2006 1:34 AM EDT up reply actions  

i heard their golf scores have been good
a little schadenfreude never hurt anybody....

by nota bene on Oct 20, 2006 1:39 AM EDT up reply actions  

Looking ahead to the road games in Detroit
I hope to see Duncan get some ABs in the DH role. It's tailor-made from him given his defensive struggles, and I think the offense misses his power and (relative) plate discipline and on-base skills in the two slot. But will he get a shot against the lefties? Probably not. I say the logical, by the numbers choice is Spiezio in left and Duncan at DH against the righties, Wand then ilson in left and Taguchi at DH against the lefties. Would be nice to see Duncan and Taguchi take over the number two hole in the DH games, with Spiezio and Wilson batting lower in the order in more RBI-oriented spots. I like P-Dub, but he is not getting on base enough to keep hitting number two.

Possible DH lineup against righties:

Eckstein SS
Duncan DH
Pujols 1B
Edmonds CF
Rolen 3B
Spiezio LF
Encarnacion RF
Molina C
Belliard 2B

I like the R-L-R-L-R-L set-up here.

Possible DH lineup against lefties:

Eckstein SS
Taguchi DH (or LF)
Pujols 1B
Rolen 3B
Edmonds CF
Encarnacion RF
Wilson LF (or DH)
Molina C
Belliard 2B

We'll see what happens. Detroit's pitching is good, but not invincible. Their lineup is balanced and also very good, but it's not any better than the Mets, especially once you take out the DH and make the pitcher hit.

Rotation?

Weaver (short rest)
Carpenter (short rest)
Suppan (full rest)
Reyes / bullpen
Weaver (full rest)
Carpenter (full rest)
Suppan (full rest)

It worked last series.

I'll be interested to see how this plays out. Hopefully Rolen is turning the corner. Hopefully Juan can turn it around. I feel decent (not great) about everyone else in the lineup.

by fandomismasochism on Oct 20, 2006 1:27 AM EDT reply actions  

as ESPN
continues to pound the mets..think of the contrasts of these teams Mets spent heavy in off season, cards did not, just picked waiver wire...funny

by punchinjudy on Oct 20, 2006 1:28 AM EDT reply actions  

Rotation
I think they got to do the following:
Game 1:  Weaver on short rest
Game 2:  Carpenter on short rest
Game 3:  Suppan on full rest
Game 4:  Reyes on extended rest
Game 5:  Weaver on full rest
Game 6:  Carpenter on full rest
Game 7:  Suppan on full rest

by Matty I on Oct 20, 2006 1:34 AM EDT reply actions  

weaver
that would be short rest? it doesnt start til saturday and he pitched tuesday

by punchinjudy on Oct 20, 2006 1:37 AM EDT up reply actions  

subject
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.......
Now the story of a wealthy family who lost everything, and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together...it's Arrested Development.

by Bowen on Oct 20, 2006 1:40 AM EDT up reply actions  

ya guess your right
math was never my strong suit...just dont use reyes

by punchinjudy on Oct 20, 2006 1:44 AM EDT up reply actions  

I can't believe ...what I just saw....
That is ...without a doubt ...one of the greatest baseball games I've ever watched. I thought I was going to have a friggin heart attack about 4 different times.  I was at the game 7 at Busch Stadium in 1968 and watched the Tigers celebrate on our field...I sure would love to be able to see them make up for that but I honestly don't even care.  I have NEVER been more proud in my life of a Cardinal baseball team in my life.  Congrat's to the entire organization and to all of the VEB people who hung in there with them....I only have two more words to sum up my feelings on this game tonight..

Beltran looking......I'll never forget that moment till the day I die...

by Timbo02 on Oct 20, 2006 1:36 AM EDT reply actions  

Yes
Isn't it fitting that the guy who murdered the Cards in 04 and 06 made the last out

by Baseball addict on Oct 20, 2006 1:43 AM EDT up reply actions  

What.....
Are the Tigers' batting average against righties and lefties this year?

by TNFan32 on Oct 20, 2006 1:36 AM EDT reply actions  

Destiny?
 "Do you believe in miracles,,, YES!!!!
CliffNotes

by CliffNotes on Oct 20, 2006 1:41 AM EDT reply actions  

so
Has anybody come down off this high yet?
Now the story of a wealthy family who lost everything, and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together...it's Arrested Development.

by Bowen on Oct 20, 2006 1:41 AM EDT reply actions  

No.
I have a paper I should be writing, and I still can't stop thinking about the Cards. Here's hoping the pot of coffee and the stack of Coldplay CDs works its charm...

This is some kind of awesome.

by matt reeder on Oct 20, 2006 1:48 AM EDT up reply actions  

ok, cards win
but preston wilson has GOT to go. he is the worst number 2 hitter i ever saw. there are a least 3 or 4 players i'd rather have playing in the 2 spot than him, including dunc, spiez, and ankiel

by i literally bleed red on Oct 20, 2006 1:41 AM EDT reply actions  

maybe from the 2 hole
but he did have a big hit in this series, so dont throw him under the bus, and made some big plays in the field...But goign against power pitchers doesnt sound good...

also as mutch as they tout their arms, they could have had a few big innings early I say if you pounce em early and dont let up...it will be tough, and an uphill battle again

by punchinjudy on Oct 20, 2006 1:46 AM EDT up reply actions  

Relax about Preston
He is who he is....an all or nothing guy.  Tonite he was nothing, but remember his hit against Glavine in game 5....if TLR finds the right matchup for Preston, say maybe, Robertson, Wilson could still have value.

To win this WS, we will need all 25 guys to fill their roles.  Wilson had a bad game tonite, but I wouldn't count out him having a big impact on the series.

by Baseball addict on Oct 20, 2006 1:48 AM EDT up reply actions  

I like PDUB
he had some big hits down the stretch in the reg season as well, but we all know he Ks alot,but he did manage to hti that one fastball for a double that was yes up..

by punchinjudy on Oct 20, 2006 1:52 AM EDT up reply actions  

The guy....
Was DFA ...we picked him up for what?..$90,000 out of pocket?...That Double off of Glavine was worth 10 times that. He is not a #2 hitter in my opinion, and is not the greatest fielder, but the guy has been a great pick-up overall.

by Timbo02 on Oct 20, 2006 2:01 AM EDT up reply actions  

Check his #'s vs Perez
He shouldnt have been in the lineup in the first place... He is usefull vs leftys.. just not leftys named oliver perez

by El Hombre on Oct 20, 2006 2:02 AM EDT up reply actions  

I watched the game at a bar -
to get out of my poor family's hair (they think I'm mentally ill) ... there was no audio, (sorry Tim and Joe), just a great HD picture and a throbbing rock soundtrack at the saloon.

As young Adam blew away the Mets in the 9th, rain pelting down, the song that was blasting on the big speakers?

Smoke On The Water.

Great night. I'll always remember it.

by Urban Pawnee on Oct 20, 2006 1:43 AM EDT reply actions  

looking ahead, and i am scared
so la russa managed a good nlcs. i don't mean to jump the gun, but check out this pregame comment:

"Not looking ahead, but ... The always-superstitious La Russa was unnerved a bit by a pregame question about his World Series starting rotation. Nonetheless, he gave some indication as to how he would operate if the Cards are to advance to play Detroit.

Jeff Weaver, it seems, would not start the opener on short rest. Instead, it would be either Anthony Reyes, who allowed two runs in four innings in Game 4 of the NLCS, or [HE-WHO-IS-NOT-NAMED], who was left off the NLCS roster.

"We've talked a little bit about it," he said after some hemming and hawing. "It would be [HIM-AGAIN] or Anthony. That's the question."

whhaaa?

by shawnz303 on Oct 20, 2006 1:47 AM EDT reply actions  

Well...
Let's worry about that tomorrow. Given how illogical everything has been this postseason, could there be nothing more illogical than Jason Marquis pitching well in a Game 1?

Gah.

by matt reeder on Oct 20, 2006 1:49 AM EDT up reply actions  

for all u fans....
we r able to download the game for free off of MLB.com....it isnt posted yet but it will be tomorrow!!!!!

AWESOME!!!!!!

by Matty I on Oct 20, 2006 1:48 AM EDT reply actions  

Wow,,,
Sounds like a plan to me!!!!!!

I tried recording it with a tv tuner but it stopped recording in the 3rd for some unknown reason

Where do you see this?

by El Hombre on Oct 20, 2006 2:04 AM EDT up reply actions  

its under video
on MLB.com....select digital downloads

it says for "fan appreciation" that we get one download each of a series clinching game for free

i'll use my download now seeing as if the cards win the WS, then i can just buy the DVDs!

by Matty I on Oct 20, 2006 2:09 AM EDT up reply actions  

thank you
good eye, good eye
"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 20, 2006 2:22 AM EDT up reply actions  

yeah, got it
it's not up now, though, right?
"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 20, 2006 2:35 AM EDT up reply actions  

That might be...
one of the best 7 game series of all time.  Tony moving Yadi into the 7 slot, was just a great frigging move.  Jeff Suppan in the bottom of the 6th, after seeing Rolen's sure fire homer, taken away in the top, goes out and shuts....them....down.  Right at that moment I just turned to my buddy watching the game with me and said. " I hope Jeff Suppan gets a boat load of money from  whomever he ends up pitching for next year, hopefully US....because that guy is money man..and deserves anything he can get.

I'll NEVER get to sleep tonight...

by Timbo02 on Oct 20, 2006 1:53 AM EDT reply actions  

yup
definately no sleep tonight.....too damn excited
adrenaline still running wild through my body

by Matty I on Oct 20, 2006 1:54 AM EDT up reply actions  

WOW, WTF?
I just took a cruise over to the SB Tiger site.  They have had roughly 50 posts over the last 7 days?  I must be missing somethign there right?

I am kinda torn at this WS.  I lived in Detroit for 11 years.  And still have family there.

But yes, I will be rooting for STL hands down.  Can anyone explain the lack of activity at the Detroit blog?  Or an I missing something, I ask honestly

by Pujols for MVP on Oct 20, 2006 1:53 AM EDT reply actions  

When You Lose
year after year you learn not to care. As Cards fan we are lucky. Imagine being a Tiger fan!

by tommyguniii on Oct 20, 2006 1:56 AM EDT up reply actions  

HAHA
This is true.  But my goodness we go thru what?  3-4 ovderflow threads per game?  And I am seeing 50 posts max in the last week?  I know hockey has started in hockeytown but good lord.

Here is hoping my 3 Tiger fantasy players....

Granderson, Polanco, and Bonderman are dominated!

by Pujols for MVP on Oct 20, 2006 2:01 AM EDT up reply actions  

traffic seems more evenly dispersed
among the several detroit tigers blogs.

"Detroit Tigers Weblog" seems to me the most heavily visited, but I very well could be wrong.

matty fred is a web log.

by matty fred on Oct 20, 2006 1:59 AM EDT up reply actions  

Soup Can
post game interview
what a classy guy, thoughtful, gracious
wow

kids oughta watch this interview and learn sportsmanship

"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 20, 2006 1:56 AM EDT reply actions  

Maine and Perez
was a couple of clutch performances

our pen, their pen = Cards win

"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 20, 2006 1:59 AM EDT reply actions  

congrats to the cardinals from your only mets fan
hey guys, congrats! i have to tip my hat to the cards. i was at shea tonite and that was, despite the outcome, one of the best baseball games i have ever seen. i was absolutely nauseous most of the game (as i'm sure were many of you cards fans, esp. the bottom of the ninth), suppan pitched a phenominal game. i'm equally proud of perez too, he had no business going toe to toe with suppan like that. chavez's catch was the best i ever saw in person. what else could you ask for in a game 7?

in the end, when it was gut check time, however, the cards prevailed and deserve to go on. don't worry, we'll be back next year. if we're healthy, i have no reservations about what the outcome will be...haha.

if it wouldn't be too much trouble, you think you guys can go ahead and whip detroit and save some face for the national league? it is getting embarrassing. detroit scares me. here's hoping you hit better against them than you did against the ragtag mets starters. good luck.

looper sucked when we had him, too

by metsbeatcardsin7 on Oct 20, 2006 2:00 AM EDT reply actions  

what an amazing game
to see live!  

no doubt the mets should be right back in the playoffs next year.  (i wish the cards had some of the young talent the mets have!)

best wishes.

matty fred is a web log.

by matty fred on Oct 20, 2006 2:05 AM EDT up reply actions  

Congratulations to the Mets man...
That was a fantastic series and the Mets were and will continue to be a awesome team. With Pedro and El Duque you guys might be sitting in our position right now. I'm so jealous that you got to watch one of the greatest games that I can ever remember watching.  Chavez's catch is going to be on Highlight reels for years to come and is where I almost had my third heart attack of the night!  Great Series and thanks for your great post here.

by Timbo02 on Oct 20, 2006 2:09 AM EDT up reply actions  

We'll Try Our Best
And again a classy NY fan. I spent some time on a Mets blog and the guys/gals there were cool. Here is hoping we can find a way to win! And I got a feeling we might play a few games in the next couple years that matter. You got a nice team. Get those pitchers healthy.

by tommyguniii on Oct 20, 2006 2:06 AM EDT up reply actions  

thanks for dropping in
you're a good man and a great fan. hope the cardinals can represent the league well in the series

by lboros on Oct 20, 2006 8:01 AM EDT up reply actions  

NInth inning recap
If any of you would like to relive the moment:

The '06 Cardinals- The New '73 Mets? (Sorry, but I have to be real about our chances)

by Zubin on Oct 20, 2006 2:01 AM EDT reply actions  

TLR post game
said Izzy's been training AW to "make it more exciting"
"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 20, 2006 2:03 AM EDT reply actions  

you gotta see it
in the slo mo of Yadi's  ding dong on MLB.com, you can see he HUGE smile one nanosecond after he makes contact

never forget it

"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 20, 2006 2:07 AM EDT reply actions  

does anybody
have a copy of Edmonds GW HR in 2004 NLCS Game 6??

i've been looking for it everywhere and I cant find it

by Matty I on Oct 20, 2006 2:12 AM EDT reply actions  

buy the whole game on MLB.com
only costs a couple of bucks
"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 20, 2006 2:17 AM EDT up reply actions  

I didn't see it on there
u got a link to it...I couldn't find the game on the site

by Matty I on Oct 20, 2006 2:18 AM EDT up reply actions  

sorry man
I thought they were ALL on there

I think they are, but I'm still looking

"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 20, 2006 2:34 AM EDT up reply actions  

HERE'S THE LINK FOR JIMMY BASEBALL
http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/multimedia/tp_archive.jsp?c_id=stl&ym=200410

THAT WON'T TAKE YOU RIGHT TO THE VIDEO, BUT YOU CAN FIND IT ON THE SIGHT, I LOVE WATCHING THAT CLIP, I WENT TO GAME 3, AND WATCHED THAT LINK AND PUJOLS DOMINATING LIDGE ABOUT 30 TIMES EACH.

GO CARDS!

get up baby, get up

by jimmybaseball42 on Oct 20, 2006 4:47 AM EDT up reply actions  

WoW
I have a hate and love relationship with this team. Right now I love this team forever and after tonight, I always will remember this team.  The regular season was a rough one.  Wainwright did pull a Izzy tonight, but unlike normal fashion for my teams we one.  Thanks Scott, Yadier, and the pitching staff.  You did your jobs tonight, and got us to the series.  

by dbtimmay on Oct 20, 2006 2:37 AM EDT reply actions  

For me
The turning point in this game was this...

Flores coming back from what...a 3 and 1 count against Wright to strike him out.  How huge was that!    

There are not enough game balls to hand out after tonights game.

Molina hit like Pujols the entire series.

Suppan pitched like Gibson.  He is the right handed brother of John Tudor.

The bullpen had 1 bad game out of 12 post season games....insane.

TLR rolled the dice, and won.

Although the question has to be asked.  Preston murders lefties right?  How did he look so bad this evening?  Was Perez that good?  I honestly think he was, but Preston took a bunch of horrid swings.  Which after the win I can live with, just means he is gearing up for Rogers hehe.

by Pujols for MVP on Oct 20, 2006 2:38 AM EDT reply actions  

Unbeliveable
Reyes in game one.....then Weaver.....Cards in the Series.....

by Torgo on Oct 20, 2006 2:49 AM EDT reply actions  

Did TLR say Reyes?
"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 20, 2006 2:50 AM EDT up reply actions  

On KTRS
Shannon said TLR told him it'd be Reyes, Weaver, Carp, then Soup
Cheers

by Alxfritz on Oct 20, 2006 3:31 AM EDT up reply actions  

WORDS TO LIVE BY!!!!!!!
Pitch 1 - Called Strike
Pitch 2 - Foul
Pitch 3 - Called Strike

Carlos Beltran called out on strikes.  

:-)

"Feel my ears, Mike!" -- Jack Buck

by ITouchedMcGee on Oct 20, 2006 2:50 AM EDT reply actions  

facing blue and orange
for the third time this postseason

no problem

The Cards at night, are big and bright, deep in the heart of Texas

by texbird on Oct 20, 2006 3:05 AM EDT reply actions  

Early word?
Most at "detroit tiger weblog" are calling a sweep and have said they preferred to play the Mets for a truer test for the championship.

Keep talking, that's EXACTLY how STL got here.

by Pujols for MVP on Oct 20, 2006 3:13 AM EDT reply actions  

I don't care if we win the Series this year...
...I'd love it if we did, but all I want is 1 win.  One win to erase the bad taste of the NL Central not winning a WS game since the Reds.

I'll be rooting like heck for this team to win, don't get me wrong, but I won't be overly depressed.

HOWEVER!  If this team wins 2 games in this series, THEN I'll have raised my hopes to the level of believing we should win this series.

Anyways, I just hope for a fun, competitive Fall Classic.

Walk your dog, not Pujols.

by Hardcore Legend on Oct 20, 2006 3:18 AM EDT reply actions  

No one has mentioned it, but I know we all
know it, especially on THIS site...

1967 - Cardinals vs Red Sox (Cardinals win)
1968 - Cardinals vs Tigers (Tigers win)

2004 - Cardinals vs Red Sox (Red Sox win)
2006 - Cardinals vs Tigers (???)

Seems like it's our turn.

Walk your dog, not Pujols.

by Hardcore Legend on Oct 20, 2006 3:23 AM EDT reply actions  

Additionally, in each series this year...
the team that has gone the longest without a World Series title has won the series:

ALDS:
A's (1989) defeated Twins (1991)
Tigers (1984) def. Yankees (2000)

NLDS:
Cards (1982) def. Padres (1984)
Mets (1986) def. Dodgers (1988)

ALCS:
Tigers (1984) def. A's (1989)

NLCS:
Cards (1982) def. Mets (1986)

World Series
Cards (1982) vs. Tigers (1984)

Let's hope the pattern holds!

by bailorg on Oct 20, 2006 3:32 AM EDT up reply actions  

I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE IT!
I CAN'T BELIVE THAT THIS TEAM, AFTER THE YEAR THAT THEY JUST PUT US THREW, IS NOW GOING TO PUT US THREW A WORLD SERIES! THIS HAS TO BE A DREAM. THIS TEAM WAS SUSPOSSED TO BE SWEPTED BY THE FATHERS WEREN'T THEY? HOW DID THEY BEAT THE METS? THE ODDS WERE STACKED AGINST THEM, AND THEY DID IT!! THE REALLY REALLY DID IT!!I JUST DON'T BELIVE IT!!

THIS IS SO AMAZING!!

MY PUMPER CAN'T TAKE ANOTHER INNING LIKE THE 9TH. I ONLY JUST TURNED 29 LAST WEEK, AND I SWEAR IT WAS ALMOST OVER FOR ME. AND WHEN CARLOS WENT DOWN LOOKING, I LOST IT. I LAUGHED, CRIED, LAUGHED, CRIED, AND LAUGHED SOME MORE.

ONCE AGAIN THE BIG MAN UPSTAIRS CAME THROUGH AND ANSWERED EVERYONE IN CARDINALS NATIONS PRAYERS TONIGHT! BIG PROPS TO HIM.

THANK

YOU

GOD

I CAN'T BELIVE IT. I JUST CAN'T BELIVE IT. I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY ARE DOING IT, BUT KEEP IT UP GUYS. YOU ARE MAKING US SO VERY PROUD. BRING ON DETROIT!

GO GET'EM GUYS!!

GO DOWN SWINGING.

GO CARDINALS

From THE MAN, to Gibby, to The Wizard, to Albert the Great. Cardinal Tradition lives on.

by gdm426 on Oct 20, 2006 3:42 AM EDT reply actions  

Congrat's from a Stros Fan
Hey Everyone, Astro fan here in peace. Came here last year when the Stros got by the Cards and was treated well. Just thought I'd swing by again and say "Congrat's" on taking the pennent (for the 2nd time in 3 years). Although I wish the Stros would've caught you in the end (just wasn't meant to be), been hoping for you to get through.

Good Luck in the World Series and represent the National League well! As you know, you won't be given a chance by the East Coast Sports Network but you've beat their predictions in the last 2 series. Time to do it again!

GO CARDS!

(Yeah, I can't believe I wrote that but it's how I feel. The NL gets no respect and the NL Central usually gets even less but low and behold, the NL Central has been the NL rep in the WS the last 3 years!)

SeoulStro

by SeoulStro on Oct 20, 2006 3:45 AM EDT reply actions  

thanks a bunch seoul stro
that series was worthy of the two great nlcs between st louis and houston. appreciate the support; we'll try to represent the division well

by lboros on Oct 20, 2006 7:58 AM EDT up reply actions  

Pardon My
French, but FUCK YEAH!!! WORLD SERIES BABY!!!! Let's win it this time.

by rockin redbird on Oct 20, 2006 3:49 AM EDT reply actions  

i still can't believe
that THIS team made it to the world series. Well the good news is i'm going to a game. The bad news is i don't know what day.

by tnek5 on Oct 20, 2006 4:07 AM EDT reply actions  

Our Turn
is when we make it our turn. That was the best upset I have seen in 40 years. We were supposed to go down. We were supposed to be thrown out without winning a game. The Pads were suppposed to destroy us. The Mets were supposed to destroy us. I doubted all the way. I was wrong. THANK YOU BIRDS for giving me another reason to believe again. That was so beeeyooootiful that I don't care YET about the World Series. The crow sandwich I am eating right now tastes so goddamn good I could care less. LET'S WIN THIS THING!!!!  

by rockin redbird on Oct 20, 2006 4:17 AM EDT reply actions  

mike shannon's call
does anyone have a link for the last call of the game on ktrs, i listened to the whole game until the bottom of the 7th when i got off work, if anyone can find that, i would really appreciate it.

HOW ABOUT THAT HAMMER THAT WAINWRIGHT DROPPED TO WIN THE GAME, AND WE COULDN'T HAVE PICKED A BETTER PLAYER FOR HIM TO DROP IT AGAINST.

I LOVE THIS TEAM

get up baby, get up

by jimmybaseball42 on Oct 20, 2006 4:36 AM EDT reply actions  

IT'S NOT OVER
I WAS WRONG LAST NIGHT. IT DIDN'T END TONIGHT. THE JOURNEY HAS JUST BEGUN. WHAT A WILD AND CRAZY RIDE. AND I WOULDN'T HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY.

AND WHEN YOU THINK IT'S ALL OVER.
IT'S NOT OVER.
IT'S NOT OVER.

AND WHEN YOU THINK IT'S ALL OVER.
IT'S NOT OVER.
IT'S NOT OVER.

GOOD NIGHT VEB. SEE YA'LL SATURDAY NIGHT!!

GO CARDINALS

From THE MAN, to Gibby, to The Wizard, to Albert the Great. Cardinal Tradition lives on.

by gdm426 on Oct 20, 2006 5:05 AM EDT reply actions  

stuff
This is from one of the NLCS mailbag things:
http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061020&content_id=1718727& ;vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl

"Why didn't Randolph use Wagner in the ninth inning on Thursday?
-- Laurent J.

The game was tied, and Wagner would be needed if a save situation arose, so Randolph made the right call. Aaron Heilman had a great season and there was no need for Randolph to change course."

Let's just all think about this reasoning...

How is it that I don't have a job writing for MLB.com?  At least I understand the basic processes of the game...

Now the story of a wealthy family who lost everything, and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together...it's Arrested Development.

by Bowen on Oct 20, 2006 5:36 AM EDT reply actions  

Still
Can't Sleep. Too Happy. Too Drunk. Life Is Good. Thank You All.

by rockin redbird on Oct 20, 2006 5:37 AM EDT reply actions  

I am still in utter shock...
I would have never guessed thats how this series could end.
The '06 Cardinals- The New '73 Mets? (Sorry, but I have to be real about our chances)

by Zubin on Oct 20, 2006 5:44 AM EDT reply actions  

Me Too
Brother Z. Time to throw all doubts to the wind. Our team either wins or loses the World Championship. Whatever happens, this has been worth the whole ordeal. Let's get that ring!!!!

by rockin redbird on Oct 20, 2006 5:53 AM EDT reply actions  

It's real...
...as real as real is real anyway <that must be some kinda implant>

by rockin redbird on Oct 20, 2006 6:19 AM EDT up reply actions  

I just woke up....
and couldn't believe it wasn't an alcohol induced dream till I got the paper.  Good God in Heaven.

by q31 on Oct 20, 2006 7:14 AM EDT up reply actions  

reflection
I had Yadi picked early on my fantasy team this year.  I had him pegged for a big year.  Last year, I could see that he could hit.  I thought he'd improve on his year and be good for maybe .280/15-20/80.

Wow, I was wrong.

But the playoffs happened.  I am on the west coast and work a swing shift job, so I watch all of the weekday games on tape.  I only finished watching game 7 an hour ago.  Last night, when coming home from work, for some reason I had a really dismal feeling.  It was rainy, cold, and dark... not unusual for a mid-October night in Portland, Oregon.  But things just felt dismal.  Tonight I was a lot more hyped up.  Suppan was amazing.  And even after the Rolen near-HR, I still felt very confident about the way it would go.

It's been a long, crazy season, but I think this team is better equipped to battle than the 2004 Redbirds.  With that team, you pretty much felt that every game was theirs to take, no matter how the game really played out.  This time, I feel like the team is hungrier and more eager to play to the best of their abilities in order to show that they aren't a fluke.

Now... who the hell pitches on Saturday?

by madding on Oct 20, 2006 7:20 AM EDT reply actions  

DOES ANYONE KNOW......
 of a site like this only for the detroit fans?? id like to jump in and see what they are saying id really apreciate it thank you  GO CARDINALS!!

by CCERUTTI on Oct 20, 2006 9:06 AM EDT reply actions  

amazing....
what a night...thanks larry for hosting this party

by birdsonthehat on Oct 20, 2006 9:38 AM EDT reply actions  

I still haven't come down.....
I work in an elementary school, and the staff and children know I'm a fanatic.....I walked around smiling all day.  Beltran FROZE on strike three.  He FROZE on the curve ball.  I said it all day.  I went into my second grade computer class, and after a few minutes, one of the boys asked if we could please talk about something else.  OOOPS...we took a virtual tour of a fire station and a fire truck....they just don't understand!  

by jillsinmo on Oct 20, 2006 7:07 PM EDT reply actions  

thanks for sharing
I watched the end with my neighbors, Cards fans.  Eck was magnificent, and I'm happy that PDub came through.  Elimination city!!!  (as what's his face just said)
and now, unlike most of you, I'm going to have some dinner.

by hawaiifan on Oct 27, 2006 12:17 AM EDT reply actions  

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