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Game 140 Open Thread: September 9, 2007

Banny_tiny by erik on in News Comment 409 comments

thompson

davis

6-5, 5.07

13-11, 3.98

It's with this post I regret to share with you all I'm no longer going to be taking my regular turn at VEB. I've just had a tough time getting inspired to write about this team, even in the good moments for whatever reason. I want to thank lboros for affording me the opportunity, and for you readers for making it all worthwhile. VEB is a great community were we all come together with 1000 different perspectives, and whether it's during the fun times or the bad, we all stand passionate and concerned about our favorite team. I'll still be around to put in my 2 cents, but it'll be like the rest of you--either by diary or by comment. Meanwhile, I have remained inspired about the minors, so you can still check out my writings at Future Redbirds, and I know a lot of you stop by there after your VEB reading time and I appreciate that. Covering the kids has just become more fun for me then the big club.

It's been fun overall, and this season the team has never had a dull moment but it has had it's share of bad ones. TLR's DUI, Josh Hancock, Encarnacion's career threatening injury, to having the best story of the year taking a sour tone. I've been on the Ankiel bandwagon as most of you know, and I really don't think the dude did anything wrong, but lboros is right, the press conference didn't seem to help his case in the court of public opinion. Last night's game was sort of a capsulized most of the season. The game happened despite off the field controversy. They had many of their key players not playing due to injuries, and possibly lost another one. The pitching was shaky from the get go but the offense battled back to put up a 7 run inning in the third. It all disappeared due to some defensive miscues and while one of their old stars in Jimmy Edmonds showed some of his old brilliance in the outfield, the team still came up short. The relievers put up a good fight to hold things were they were, but in the end the offense couldn't overcome the bad pitching.Their superstar had a great game, but it wasn't enough. Back below .500. 2 games back of 1st place. Thank God for the NL Central, right?

Yet all is far from being lost, the team plays the Cubs 5 times before this thing is over, and a three game series with the Brewers. I doubt they have another improbable World Series in them again, and after this season, who knows who will be where? Ah, St. Louis Cardinal baseball. Never a dull moment. Thanks everyone again, and I'll be seeing you around.

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Sorry to see that...
I've enjoyed your writing, erik.

All three of you guys that are the regular contributors have had very good posts, and I think that's why this is probably the best Cardinals blog out there(it's at least the best one in my opinion).

by mtalken on Sep 9, 2007 9:37 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Auf Weidersehen
Same here, Erik.  We'll be keeping an eye on Future Redbirds, and look forward to seeing you continue to post comments & what-not here along with the rest of us.
"This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains."

by AustinBOB on Sep 9, 2007 10:19 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Thanks Erik
Glad you'll still be posting, and many thanks for Future Redbirds.
Play Roy Hobbs Everyday!

by Birds on the Bat on Sep 9, 2007 10:22 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

sorry to see you go
so who will be the new sunday blogger? Or will lboros just take over?

by cardsfaninmass on Sep 9, 2007 10:34 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

thnx everyone
lboros has a replacement lined up, which i'll let him announce. you all will be happy with who it is.
Future Redbirds

by erik on Sep 9, 2007 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dont get your hopes up...
it's BRINGBACKWILSON
Hello, playoff mosey

by Alxfritz on Sep 9, 2007 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Your regular insight will be missed here
but I know it'll only make future redbirds even better than it already is.  I know many of us don't have enough time for 2 blogs, but, if you haven't already, you should make every effort to stop by future redbirds, even for 5 minutes every day.  It's great stuff and I've learned more about the Cards' minor league system just perusing that site for a few minutes a day this season than I learned in probably the last 5 years.

As for the big club, Davis has some interesting splits -- lefties have a .428 slg vs. righties at .402 but he's giving up about 5 BB/9 against righties.  He gets a lot more ground balls vs. lefties than righties as well.  So he seems to have had a lot more right-handed hitters reach but lefties have hit him harder (6 HR in 39 IP vs. 12 in 135 for righties).  I guess I'm just searching for a way to get Edmonds out of today's lineup, great catch and DP last night notwithstanding.  If Tony would just move him down in the order, I'd consider it a compromise.  I've been hoping all season that his offense would improve but it really hasn't.

by chuckb on Sep 9, 2007 10:35 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Erik,
Thanks for all your time and effort.  I do read future redbirds, so I'll catch you there.
My husband kept saying that the D's were due for a correction, there's no way they can finish on top of this division.  You look at the D's and sort of scratch yor head....except their bullpen has been nails all season and the team they put out there from top to bottom has NO QUIT in them- I guess numbers can't really tell you that......I'm sure the Cards respect that and hopefully will leave with a win today.

by jillsinmo on Sep 9, 2007 10:52 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I'll miss you Erik
Great job while you were here

by Valatan on Sep 9, 2007 11:41 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

thanks & "te awe'ro"
(=till later) at future redbirds. be good!
From Curaçao, the friendly island in the Caribbean

by Johnny64 on Sep 9, 2007 11:53 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

You did a hell of a job Erik!
and i'll continue to read future redbirds. it's the second website I always check during baseball after vivaelbirdos.
- Y. Molina stole third

by TriplePlay on Sep 9, 2007 12:22 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Goodbye, Erik
When will the Cardinals find a hat to fit Thompson?

by treborsgonecruising on Sep 9, 2007 12:33 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Thanks for your work on VEB,
erik. And thanks for the prospecty goodness which is future redbirds.
Hello, playoff mosey

by Alxfritz on Sep 9, 2007 12:43 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Good work, Erik...
You've had quite a few great posts here and it lead me to keep up on Future Redbirds as well. Hopefully we'll see you back on the main page next season.

by lopey986 on Sep 9, 2007 12:43 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Erik,
I'll really miss your insight at VEB.  Your post about Ankiel several weeks ago was truly inspiring and I'll never forget it.  Good luck in your work and life and God Bless.

by eglasier on Sep 9, 2007 12:51 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Good job, Eric
Sorry you won't be taking your Sunday turn anymore, but it is easy to understand why keeping up with this and your own blog would be tough.  Keep us informed on the Baby Birds!

by cardsgirl95 on Sep 9, 2007 12:51 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Maroth should replace Eric as the Sunday poster
since he is pretty web savvy and hopefully won't be in the rotation any longer.
It happened on a Sunday afternoon, August 22, 1982.

by Glenn Brummer stole home on Sep 9, 2007 12:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

not a good start in Cincy
two hitters, two home runs, 2-0 Brew Crew

by cardsfaninmass on Sep 9, 2007 1:21 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

now three hitters, three home runs,
3-0 Brew Crew, w/ the Prince at the plate. Wow, this Dumatrait guy really does suck.

by cardsfaninmass on Sep 9, 2007 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dumatrait out
after 3HRs and two singles...no outs obtained

by cardsfaninmass on Sep 9, 2007 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Still no outs
Five straight hits to lead off the game for the Brew Crew.

When you're playing the Reds you love their pitching, but when they're playing the division rival...

by mojowo11 on Sep 9, 2007 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sorry to maybe be asking a dumb question
but why is Thompson back in the rotation? I've been MIA a few days, last I heard we were going with the 6-man of Wain-Loop-Pinero-Mulder-Moroth-Wells.

Hopefully Moroth/Wells got the boot?

Insert obligatory PRO ANTHONY REYES comment here.

by TICY on Sep 9, 2007 1:31 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Wells out (hopefully for good)
Wed starter still up in the air...could be Maroth or Reyes....

I vote for Reyes...

by cardsfaninmass on Sep 9, 2007 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks
boo football. I want more baseball.

by TICY on Sep 9, 2007 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Are you certain Wells is out for good?
it was reported that out of the bullpen, only Wells and Thompson did a mid-week bullpen session as possible preparation for starting.  That left me with a question about how they were possibly planning on using Wells.

I frankly think everything is up in the air and anything is possible.

by nycardfan on Sep 9, 2007 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think if wells were under any consideration
anymore, then he would be starting today over Thompson. As lboros pointed out earlier this week, they have plenty of reasons to be leery of Thompson at this point.

by cardsfaninmass on Sep 9, 2007 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

And hardcore legend and kindred
have both presented persuasive arguments as to why Thompson is a better choice at this time.  

by nycardfan on Sep 9, 2007 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

And
they're probably right.

But this is TLR. And Thompson is a kid who threw intentionally threw at someone up and in.

As I write this, Thompson is out after 2 shaky innings and Kip is in there....so who the f%&* knows what the hell is going on.

This 'staff' is really morphing into a unit in every sense. There's no clear rotation; just pitchers who can come in whenever.

by cardsfaninmass on Sep 9, 2007 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Erik
You've been a great addition to this site. You'll be missed, though I'll continue to look forward to your posts on futureredbirds.

by DCGreg on Sep 9, 2007 1:32 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

no erik
don't go....

by tnek5 on Sep 9, 2007 1:55 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Great Job, Erik
I'm sorry to see you go, but I am glad that you will be keeping Future Redbirds going.

by sjoshi on Sep 9, 2007 1:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

braun hits another one.
he is now tied with albert.

by ortic jones on Sep 9, 2007 1:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

i mean, how good is this guy?
i haven't got the chance to see him much, but his numbers are unreal.

by ortic jones on Sep 9, 2007 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He can hit, hit, and hit some more, and hard.
Can run some, too.

Aha! He can't catch a cold. Footwork seems okay from what I've seen of him. Arm seems okay. Bad hands, and that's hard to fix.

by kwhiteside on Sep 9, 2007 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

A different spin on the Ankiel HGH report.
By way of background, I'm a physician, and I'm the chairman of the Institutional Review Board (the group that reviews clinical protocols for scientific validity and ethical appropriateness) at a major cancer center. One thing we always have to deal with as physicians is the HIPAA (Healthcare information portability and accountability act) restrictions on what information is given out. Whoever gave the reporters the copy of the scripts committed a major breach of the act and I'm not sure that the newspaper involved is in the clear either for revealing this information. I think it's easy for all of us to relate to having our healthcare information kept private. Anyone here care to explain why you needed that penicillin shot after the trip to Mexico? or how about that antidepressant you are taking? or why you need that script for viagra? etc. I'm not condoning the use of performance enhancing drugs, just pointing out that I think a law was broken here.
The 2007 St. Louis Multiple Personality Disorders...Alternately;(Punchless) Judies; (Pitchless) Lounge singers; & sometimes...World Champions

by Podlol on Sep 9, 2007 2:18 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Bucs up 6-2 over the cubs
Matty Mo had a 2 out hit to keep it going, Snachex had a 3RBI triple, but was thrown out at the plate. Let's hope they keep sticking it to them like they stuck it to us!
The 2007 St. Louis Multiple Personality Disorders...Alternately;(Punchless) Judies; (Pitchless) Lounge singers; & sometimes...World Champions

by Podlol on Sep 9, 2007 2:26 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Snachex?
isn't that the reason I needed that penicillin after that trip to Mexico?  ;)

by chuckb on Sep 9, 2007 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's my physician handwriting....
the keyborard msitook my z for an x !
The 2007 St. Louis Multiple Personality Disorders...Alternately;(Punchless) Judies; (Pitchless) Lounge singers; & sometimes...World Champions

by Podlol on Sep 9, 2007 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

mistook, not msitook
The 2007 St. Louis Multiple Personality Disorders...Alternately;(Punchless) Judies; (Pitchless) Lounge singers; & sometimes...World Champions

by Podlol on Sep 9, 2007 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I knew -- no big deal
it was just too good to pass up considering your post above.

by chuckb on Sep 9, 2007 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Gonna miss you Erik
Thank you for the insight this past season...
Just remember -- if the world didn't suck, we would all fall off

by RosevilleRedbird on Sep 9, 2007 2:49 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

starting lineup today looks heinous
schumaker lf
ryan ss
pujols 1b
ludwick rf
taguchi cf
branyan 3b
stinnett c
thompson p
cairo 2b

ladies and gentlemen, your world champion st. louis cardinals. this is like going to see some oldies band and they have one original member playing in the group along with a bunch of stand-ins.

by willievinceterry on Sep 9, 2007 4:21 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Technically only 3 of those guys
Are 2006 world champs right? or was Schu on the postseason roster?

Unreal that we run that lineup out there.

No Jimmy, No Dunc, No Ankiel... I just threw up in my mouth a little.

by OCCardsFan on Sep 9, 2007 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's pretty much a
we give up lineup

by Pujols on Sep 9, 2007 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

These are, of course,
the games La Russa always seems to win.

JV Lineup Mount Up!

Hello, playoff mosey

by Alxfritz on Sep 9, 2007 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good god!
"this is a WTF, nothing else is working" lineup.  If he just put Brad Thompson on the mound, it would be complete...(oops!)

by chuckb on Sep 9, 2007 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Afternoon game in Chicago
Nagging injuries (Molina, Eckstein) and the lefty starter (Edmonds, Ankiel, Duncan) on top of a day game tomorrow at CHICAGO means giving the old guys a day off.  

by ubeddie on Sep 9, 2007 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Let's Go
'A-team'
Let's Go 'A-team'
(clap, clap, clap-clap-clap!)
"This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains."

by AustinBOB on Sep 9, 2007 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cubs lose, we'll catch 'em tomorrow...
..then they sink faster than the Mariners.

by Ignatius J Reilly on Sep 9, 2007 4:33 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

one good thing though
Ryan finally gets a start.

by Pujols on Sep 9, 2007 4:34 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Ryan started
last night, but at third.

by k randolph on Sep 9, 2007 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

holy shit
take pujols out of that line up and its possibly the worst LOOKING line up in the league...but since we have pujols were gona win.

by samael88 on Sep 9, 2007 4:43 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Any word on Molina?
Him being out last night made sense for getting knocked on the noggin so hard.. But out today too?  I hope he's going to be okay.  Cards needs his cannon/arm and bat in the lineup if they are to have any chance of staying in the race.

That lineup looks like classic "crazy tony". I guess giving Ankiel a day off is a good idea since he hasn't really been Hobbsian since the HGH story broke.  Shame.

Doug Davis has been pretty nails this year.  I guess Tony figures we'd most likely lose this one with Wonderbrad on the mound, so why not give the kids and washed up vets a shot?

by cloistermaximus on Sep 9, 2007 4:44 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

per FSN pre-game
Molina is fine and should be back in the lineup tomorrow.

by k randolph on Sep 9, 2007 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sweet.. Thanks for the update
Extra Innings doesn't show the Pre-game..  that's very good news.  Did they mention anything on Duncan as well?

by cloistermaximus on Sep 9, 2007 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sport hernia
Going to miss a few games...maybe the rest of the road trip.  I didn't catch all of what they were saying.

by cardsgirlinAR on Sep 9, 2007 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ohh dear
i hope we don't have to play them again this year.

by tnek5 on Sep 9, 2007 4:51 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

way to almost
under throw that,branyan.

by Pujols on Sep 9, 2007 4:54 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Thompson looks like he is on
So we have a chance.  However, if we win this it will be in spite of TLR and not because of him.

by DriverZn on Sep 9, 2007 4:55 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

As I said earlier
I've been MIA for a few days.

Is Yadi hurt? And Bennett? I'd prefer both those guys to Stinnett

by TICY on Sep 9, 2007 5:01 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Yadi got hit
under the mask with a foul ball the other night(i believe)

by Pujols on Sep 9, 2007 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oof
I looked at the lineup card for today and literally almost cried.

Sunday day games against lefties rule.

by TICY on Sep 9, 2007 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

jesus
-_-

by Pujols on Sep 9, 2007 5:01 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

So takes a walk after a very long foul
He is quietly having a decent season... .354 obp.

**

How come he always screws up as soon as I write something nice about him?

The St Louis Cardinals- 11 time World Champs!

by Zubin on Sep 9, 2007 5:03 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Chase feild?
Anybody find it ironic that Chase Field is indoors?

Bank One Ballpark had a better ring to it.

The St Louis Cardinals- 11 time World Champs!

by Zubin on Sep 9, 2007 5:05 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

crap!
Dont give up boys!

by yer dog first on Sep 9, 2007 5:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

ugh.
The St Louis Cardinals- 11 time World Champs!

by Zubin on Sep 9, 2007 5:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

sigh

by willievinceterry on Sep 9, 2007 5:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

crap

by Pujols on Sep 9, 2007 5:11 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

well maybe with this lineup
we can hit a few singles

by tnek5 on Sep 9, 2007 5:11 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

if we're lucky
a double!

by Pujols on Sep 9, 2007 5:12 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Last night's game is going to haunt us the rest...
...of the season. Today's loss shall not be as painful.

by Ignatius J Reilly on Sep 9, 2007 5:12 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

cheer up
next inning we have stinnett, thompson, and cairo. we have a 50/50 chance of getting a runner to first.

by willievinceterry on Sep 9, 2007 5:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

actually...
their combined OBP's as cardinals comes to 0.497. i know you can't really add percentages together, but i imagine the raw totals aren't much different.

by willievinceterry on Sep 9, 2007 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

AHH
DO NOT BRING IN KIP

by Pujols on Sep 9, 2007 5:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

huh?
8 hits where?

by willievinceterry on Sep 9, 2007 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

they look like the cardinals
they're wearing cardinals uniforms.

but there's something not quite right.

i can't put my finger on it...

oh, that's it, it's a collection of has-beens and never was's surrounding the best player in the game.  

by sdesserman on Sep 9, 2007 5:19 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Thompson
Well is Tony going to have a quick hook on his other starters?

by ICbirdfan on Sep 9, 2007 5:20 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

greaaat
kippy's gonna come in

by Pujols on Sep 9, 2007 5:20 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Ahh the life of Thompson and Reyes
No faith in them from the manager.  How in the world is 2R reason to go to Wells?

by DriverZn on Sep 9, 2007 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Am I
Missing something?  I'm following on Gameday, and it's 2-0 Snakes, with only 4 hits, and posters here are mentioning 8 hits, 9, etc...

by glennrwordman on Sep 9, 2007 5:23 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

combined hits their two best hitting pitchers have
Sooner or later it all comes down to faith. . . THEN performance.

by faninexile on Sep 9, 2007 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks!
Without watching/listening you miss so much.

Of course every once in a while it's Joe f**kin' Morgan you miss, so...

by glennrwordman on Sep 9, 2007 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well
at least Reyes didn't start. That's what is important after all.

by Harknights on Sep 9, 2007 5:23 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

reyes, thompson, wells, maroth...
...pick your poison. overall, thompson has been the best (least bad) this year. to stick up for reyes by saying he's no worse than the others isn't really saying much.

by willievinceterry on Sep 9, 2007 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

davis always walks a ton of hitters
but they rarely seem to amount to much.

let's hope we get the angry, aggressive kip wells we saw out of the bullpen a few months ago.

by willievinceterry on Sep 9, 2007 5:24 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

wow
i didn't expect to see a double today

by tnek5 on Sep 9, 2007 5:24 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

listen tony
barden should stay in the game. kick out that piece of crap cairo
. . .I'm your huckleberry. . .

by joshbdork on Sep 9, 2007 5:25 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

>_>
that "piece of crap" just tied the game.

by Pujols on Sep 9, 2007 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ha!
JV LINEUP.... MOUNT UP!!!
Hello, playoff mosey

by Alxfritz on Sep 9, 2007 5:25 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Who brought the Rally Squirrel?????
Sooner or later it all comes down to faith. . . THEN performance.

by faninexile on Sep 9, 2007 5:25 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

eating my words
how on earth did THESE three hitters just do THAT? crazy tony ... good old crazy tony.

by willievinceterry on Sep 9, 2007 5:26 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Cairo!
Not just a city in Egypt!

by glennrwordman on Sep 9, 2007 5:26 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Davis' lack of command
has to be infuriating if you're a D-Backs fan. It doesn't even really make sense.
Hello, playoff mosey

by Alxfritz on Sep 9, 2007 5:26 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

good thing
that stinnett will have 3 outs to catch his breath.  i've seen little as funny as him standing on 3rd, gasping for air.  

isn't that cairo's first his since july.

congrats miguel and congrats brian barden on your first ml hit.

by sdesserman on Sep 9, 2007 5:27 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

his first cardinals hit
gameday had him at .077 before that, but anyhow ... congrats, and i'll take it. he's taken to his role as pre-4th-inning pinch hitter nicely.

by willievinceterry on Sep 9, 2007 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think he hurt himself more
when he hit the ground.
Sooner or later it all comes down to faith. . . THEN performance.

by faninexile on Sep 9, 2007 5:27 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

so now
Who's going to be the one that'll hit a homerun? lol

by Pujols on Sep 9, 2007 5:28 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

gotta get this runner home from 3rd
come on, ryan.

by willievinceterry on Sep 9, 2007 5:30 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I still say
Cairo is the guy who shows up at your softball game because a friend had him come. you only have 8 showing up and your short stop can't make it. So this guy who isn't very good says he will do it and because guys aren't ready to hit he ends up leading off. So this guy who you don't like by the way is leading off and playing short and he isn't even on the team. He leads off with a fly ball that goes off the RF head and he ends up scoring and later a popup is turned into a circus catch by this our of place shortstop. You hate the guy but what can you do? You only have 8 if he doesn't play. so at the end of the game you lose, because this wanna be homerun hitter pops up with the bases loaded, you have to thank this guy for helping you out.

that's Cairo.

by Harknights on Sep 9, 2007 5:30 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Those Cubs Fans
If you want to see inside the mind of a Cubs' fan, go on over to Bleed Cubbie Blue and check out the comments at the end of today's loss to the Pirates. It's astonishing how many (not all) have already given up and are ready for the Bears and looking forward to next year! It's sort of depressing, actually...
"Sometimes beating these last-place teams is like trying to chase kitty-cats in the park... you just can't do it!" - Mike Shannon

by Oregonian Redbird on Sep 9, 2007 5:35 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Busch III has hosted more championships ....
...than Wrigley. It's their heritage coming out.

by Ignatius J Reilly on Sep 9, 2007 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

it was my favorite line
i read somewhere after the chisox won in '05.  

now that the pale hose have won a championship in their new park, maybe the cubs will win one in their new park.  

update that to the redbirds...

by sdesserman on Sep 9, 2007 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

wow
2 doubles + 1 triple

by tnek5 on Sep 9, 2007 5:37 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I love this lineup
Hopefully Branyan ends the inning so we can see Barden at third.

And that left-field foul line is our friend today. Nice to catch some breaks like that.

by liam on Sep 9, 2007 5:37 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Davis
This guy doesn't scare me at all.

A 70 MPH curveball? You better fool the hitter completely, because if you don't the ball is basically on a tee.

by mojowo11 on Sep 9, 2007 5:37 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I can hear the circus music now
du-du-du-du-du-du-du-do
Hello, playoff mosey

by Alxfritz on Sep 9, 2007 5:41 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Video Quality is Terrible but...
Jean Claude Van-Dammed Loves Circus Music

And my Branyan-as-last-out wish comes true... Leave in Barden!

by liam on Sep 9, 2007 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good baserunning
...well, sorta. He should've been out, but he tried to get in a rundown, which is quick thinking.

by mojowo11 on Sep 9, 2007 5:41 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Woo hoo!
small chance that a dp could happen here!  C'mon So!

oh and btw, AP now has as many 2b as he does HR.  He rocks!

Dont give up boys!

by yer dog first on Sep 9, 2007 5:43 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

For those with tv coverage...
Do we know who's coming into pitch? Did Tony plan on this being a start-by-committee game?
"Sometimes beating these last-place teams is like trying to chase kitty-cats in the park... you just can't do it!" - Mike Shannon

by Oregonian Redbird on Sep 9, 2007 5:44 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Kip was warming earlier
Not sure if anyone else was also

by DriverZn on Sep 9, 2007 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I am not sure you really want to know
kippers was warming up early in the inning
"Show me a guy who takes his time on the mound and I'll show you a damned loser." - Leo Durocher(did he know Kips Wells?)

by mattyfrommo on Sep 9, 2007 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

alndan
indicated that both kip and anthony are both available, but didn't mention if tony was warm.

i know, i know neither kip nor anthony are really ever 'warm', but jsut warmed up.

by sdesserman on Sep 9, 2007 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

2nd and 3rd, 1 out
And neither runner scores. Sigh.

by mojowo11 on Sep 9, 2007 5:44 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

leave barden in
and put the pitcher in branyan's spot. please.

by willievinceterry on Sep 9, 2007 5:45 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Drat
C'mon, Tony. We wanted to see if the kid is as good as advertised.

by liam on Sep 9, 2007 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Where the f*** was that pitch?
Gawd, the home plate ump has been awful.
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by Zubin on Sep 9, 2007 5:45 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Kip!!!???!!!
I'm gonna go get a whiskey.
Hello, playoff mosey

by Alxfritz on Sep 9, 2007 5:47 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I am gonna get some of that home rum
"Show me a guy who takes his time on the mound and I'll show you a damned loser." - Leo Durocher(did he know Kips Wells?)

by mattyfrommo on Sep 9, 2007 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

do they have that questec
in any of the stadiums anymore?
"Show me a guy who takes his time on the mound and I'll show you a damned loser." - Leo Durocher(did he know Kips Wells?)

by mattyfrommo on Sep 9, 2007 5:48 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Nice play by the Gooch!
Put that one on the highlight reel!
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by Zubin on Sep 9, 2007 5:50 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

al ask why would the umpires warn the benches
because they suck AL!
"Show me a guy who takes his time on the mound and I'll show you a damned loser." - Leo Durocher(did he know Kips Wells?)

by mattyfrommo on Sep 9, 2007 5:50 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

now is NOT the time to be giving them baserunners
this guy can go deep.

by willievinceterry on Sep 9, 2007 5:51 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

are you kidding me?
that hbp wasn't intentional

by tnek5 on Sep 9, 2007 5:51 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Kip Wells?
Why Tony?  Why?

If this works out, I will gladly eat those words.

Dont give up boys!

by yer dog first on Sep 9, 2007 5:51 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

mmm, mmm, mmm
crow tastes good
Dont give up boys!

by yer dog first on Sep 9, 2007 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I miss yadi
We can't throw him out on a pitch out?
Pathetic

by OCCardsFan on Sep 9, 2007 5:51 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Red
I hate to admit it,
but I like the deep "Sedona Red" of the d-backs
better than the bright Cardinal Red we wear.
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by Zubin on Sep 9, 2007 5:52 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

That's crazy talk,
pure crazy talk, and as mistaken as any aesthetic choice can be. With all due respect,

by Don Zero on Sep 9, 2007 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It is a huge improvement
over their previous unis.  But I don't like it better than Cardinal Red.  To each his own...

by cardsgirl95 on Sep 9, 2007 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The D-Back uniform assortments
look pretty slick.

I think the Sedona red, the black logo and the white pants look great. The black shirt, the Sedona red logo and the white pants, which they wore Saturday night, look better.

All things are ready if our minds be so.

by Dexter Westbrook on Sep 10, 2007 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yadi throws him out on a curveball
Stinnett can't throw him out on a pitchout :(

by TICY on Sep 9, 2007 5:52 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Kip has almost evened up
his S/B split since he's come in.  C'mon kip von kippersley.
Dont give up boys!

by yer dog first on Sep 9, 2007 5:55 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Go Wells!
Struck out the last two to get out of it.  Keep it up bullpen...only 6 innings to go.

Offense, we need more runs!

stlfan

by stlfan on Sep 9, 2007 5:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Lots of strikes
Does Kip have his good stuff today?

by hannah_in_va on Sep 9, 2007 5:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Looks like he might
He may just make a better reliever than starter.  

by DriverZn on Sep 9, 2007 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

given his 5th inning struggles, that may be
he could be an excellent reliever if he could develop some consistency.

by willievinceterry on Sep 9, 2007 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe
he's just perfectly suited for long relief. Cal Eldred, v.2.0.
Hello, playoff mosey

by Alxfritz on Sep 9, 2007 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

he might
It didn't take a half an hour for that half-inning
"Show me a guy who takes his time on the mound and I'll show you a damned loser." - Leo Durocher(did he know Kips Wells?)

by mattyfrommo on Sep 9, 2007 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Am I espicially cynical
or have the cardinals had an inordinate amount of bad calls against, this year?
"Accidents happen both ways" Mike Shannon

by Some witty name on Sep 9, 2007 5:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Maybe a few more than average
but such things stand out when you aren't very good.  You are not cynical, but you are more aware of inequity.
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by Zubin on Sep 9, 2007 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

when kip is on
he can be nasty. how easy it can be to forget that. glad the HBP didn't come back to haunt us.

alright, let's see some more offense from the Replacement-Level All-Stars.

by willievinceterry on Sep 9, 2007 5:58 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Considering Byrnes
is the only D-back batting more than .275, I can see the logic in pitching around him

by hannah_in_va on Sep 9, 2007 6:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

or pitching through him
"Show me a guy who takes his time on the mound and I'll show you a damned loser." - Leo Durocher(did he know Kips Wells?)

by mattyfrommo on Sep 9, 2007 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm kind of scared for Kip to do well
If it means he gets another shot at starting.  

I missed the start of the game, why was Thompson pulled so early?  Two runs isn't exactly a blowout..

by stl tyler on Sep 9, 2007 5:58 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

he was looking shaky
and it was a chance to pinch-hit with a runner on first. that's my guess.

by willievinceterry on Sep 9, 2007 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wells is batting .347 on the year
with a .776 OPS.

by Petkovsek on Sep 9, 2007 6:01 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Maybe Rick can talk to him
about converting to an OFer?
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by Zubin on Sep 9, 2007 6:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

are the d-backs really gonna bring in Wickman
don't pinch me
"Show me a guy who takes his time on the mound and I'll show you a damned loser." - Leo Durocher(did he know Kips Wells?)

by mattyfrommo on Sep 9, 2007 6:03 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm starting to think
Rick would have three homers off of Davis by now.
Hello, playoff mosey

by Alxfritz on Sep 9, 2007 6:06 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I wonder if the Dback announcers
are ever again going to comment on the actual game.
Sooner or later it all comes down to faith. . . THEN performance.

by faninexile on Sep 9, 2007 6:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

bad
needed to score there.

by willievinceterry on Sep 9, 2007 6:09 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Is Kip Wells about the most inconsistent player
the Cardinals have had in the last, oh, 125 years?

Rolen was right.

by kwhiteside on Sep 9, 2007 6:18 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

what
do you mean by Rolen was right?
there is no secret weapon...there is only Oquendo.

by bukowski on Sep 9, 2007 6:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bob Wickman's listed at 240 lbs
I'm guessing that hasn't been updated since the mid 90's.

by Petkovsek on Sep 9, 2007 6:19 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

He's a biggun'

Reminds me of Rod Beck in terms of demeanor.

there is no secret weapon...there is only Oquendo.

by bukowski on Sep 9, 2007 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

So,
please get a base hit.
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by Zubin on Sep 9, 2007 6:23 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Albert
That Hombre can sure run the bases!

Now, if we could only get him home, just once, from third w/ two out.

Dont give up boys!

by yer dog first on Sep 9, 2007 6:24 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

apparently,
not today.
Dont give up boys!

by yer dog first on Sep 9, 2007 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

is it just me
or have we hit an inordinate number of balls to the wall this series?

by sdesserman on Sep 9, 2007 6:24 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

that is why this team keeps on going
when all looks dead, they have it in em to do that
"Show me a guy who takes his time on the mound and I'll show you a damned loser." - Leo Durocher(did he know Kips Wells?)

by mattyfrommo on Sep 9, 2007 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

nevermind
I read that wrong, ugh
"Show me a guy who takes his time on the mound and I'll show you a damned loser." - Leo Durocher(did he know Kips Wells?)

by mattyfrommo on Sep 9, 2007 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

oops
i was being literal, and you took the slang approach.

pretty funny, actually.

by sdesserman on Sep 9, 2007 6:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Branyan walked?
Is it the end of the world?

by cardsgirl95 on Sep 9, 2007 6:27 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

See if this makes sense.
From HoustonCardinal on Friday night.

"Branyan is the classic three true outcomes player -- he leads baseball in the % of his PA's that end up as a BB, a K, or a HR.  46.7% of his PA's end up as one of those 3 true outcomes."

Which means no one but the batter (and the pitcher) affect the result of an at-bat (fielders' range, for example, that may be the difference between a hit, an out, or an error).

So it's not really all that surprising he walked.

by kwhiteside on Sep 9, 2007 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Many things to criticize Branyan for
But his walk rate is not one of them. For his career he has walked in 12% of plate appearances, roughly the same as Scott Rolen and some guy named Pujols. He hits homers in 6% of his plate appearances, again roughly the same as Pujols, and much higher than Rolen.

It is the other 82% of his at bats that are troublesome.

by Keep your hands off on Sep 9, 2007 6:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

To the anouncers:
Guys, did you know someone was playing baseball in front of you?
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by Zubin on Sep 9, 2007 6:27 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

and they wonder why
no one goes to the games...  if I lived in Phoenix and had to listen to that crap every day, there is no way I'd be a baseball fan.
"and we're grasping at rainbows, holding on till the end..."

by SleepyCA on Sep 9, 2007 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Man!!
They make the CUBS ones look good...

by SuperSeve on Sep 9, 2007 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ahhh...
cubs tv announcers are pretty good. radio? only if they're losing. i don't mind the d-backs announcers, but i'm just listening to shannon and rooney here. the d-backs tv guys are mark grace and darren (sp) sutton, usually. not so bad.

by willievinceterry on Sep 9, 2007 6:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

They didn't let
a silly baseball game on the field distract them from their real objective - discussing their minor league system.  

by cardsgirl95 on Sep 9, 2007 6:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

it just proves how good our
announcers are because when we're losing they don't have a minor league system to talk about...

by tnek5 on Sep 9, 2007 6:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Emilio Bonifacio
good name

by Petkovsek on Sep 9, 2007 6:34 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

The boys on FSN Midwest
have completely given up calling a game since Wells takes so long.

They have talked about ice cream, bobbleheads, etc.

Wells even makes the announcers bad.

there is no secret weapon...there is only Oquendo.

by bukowski on Sep 9, 2007 6:36 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Is it just me, or because we have the lead,.....
...but this seems like the longest game in history or at least since last night.

by Ignatius J Reilly on Sep 9, 2007 6:37 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Kip Wells...
All Star reliever. Leave him there!
Hello, playoff mosey

by Alxfritz on Sep 9, 2007 6:38 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

hell yes
way to go, kipper.

by willievinceterry on Sep 9, 2007 6:38 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Heck, at this rate Kipper might even deserve
the win
3 innings no runs!

I hope Tony remembers where he has done well (relief) and where he has been a disater( starter)

The 2007 St. Louis Multiple Personality Disorders...Alternately;(Punchless) Judies; (Pitchless) Lounge singers; & sometimes...World Champions

by Podlol on Sep 9, 2007 6:39 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

so tell us,
Idiot Announcer Guy, as Byrnes walks back to the dugout in humiliation:  what is a "flying nun", anyway?
"and we're grasping at rainbows, holding on till the end..."

by SleepyCA on Sep 9, 2007 6:39 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Continuing the "is it just me" theme...
or does Eric Byrnes annoy anyone else as much as he does me?

Way to ring him up, Kippy!

by kwhiteside on Sep 9, 2007 6:40 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

HELL YES!...
...He's a natural sidekick to Jeannie Zelasko. Hell is defined as an eternity of listening to those two babble endlessly and aimlessly.

by Ignatius J Reilly on Sep 9, 2007 6:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He annoys me too.
I think he needs to learn to shut his mouth.  So I will see your "Way to ring him up, Kippy!" and raise you an "Atta boy, Kipper!"  

by cardsgirl95 on Sep 9, 2007 6:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not just you
The guy is nuts. I can't stand him when he joins Fox for the playoffs or for the ASG. He's very annoying

by brafi on Sep 9, 2007 6:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

So far
I like Kippy in long relief tonight.  One hit, no runs, no walks, 3 Ks.

by cardsgirl95 on Sep 9, 2007 6:41 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I kind of like Byrnes
on those FOX Saturday sketches...

by Petkovsek on Sep 9, 2007 6:42 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

& Kip sees more pitches in an AB than So does!
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by Podlol on Sep 9, 2007 6:42 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Is the gameday position correct?
Did Kip jsut miss a HR?
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by Podlol on Sep 9, 2007 6:44 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Yes
he did
The St Louis Cardinals- 11 time World Champs!

by Zubin on Sep 9, 2007 6:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

No tv coverage
did kip just hit one to the LCF wall?  Gameday says he did.
Dont give up boys!

by yer dog first on Sep 9, 2007 6:44 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

pretty damn close
young made a running catch at the warning track on a solid defensive play.

by sdesserman on Sep 9, 2007 6:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

has anyone else had
the following thought watching the game?

what if every time kip's turn in the rotation were to come around, tlr actually started one of his relievers for one or two innings, allowed kip to warm up in the pen and brought him in to pitch a starter's number of innings (6-7) then had the pen end the game.

if you figure that the vast majority of ml starts don't go 9 (or even 8 or 7), you'd just be technically using him as a long reliever, but planning on it.  

whackier than batting the pitcher 8th?  i think not.

by sdesserman on Sep 9, 2007 6:46 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

i don't see why not
I've always wondered why teams with bad rotations but apparently endless bullpen depth didn't try that.

If we win this game, maybe Tony tries it....why not? As you say it isn't any crazier than hitting the pitcher 8th....

by nota bene on Sep 9, 2007 6:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Best way to get Kip to pitch into the 7th
is to not start him until the 3rd.  Great way to mess with the other teams preparation is to announce  the starter that won't actually pitch more than 2 innings.

Of course it keeps us bloggers off our own by changing the anticipation.

Play Roy Hobbs Everyday!

by Birds on the Bat on Sep 9, 2007 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

What a rip!!!!!
Sooner or later it all comes down to faith. . . THEN performance.

by faninexile on Sep 9, 2007 6:47 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I can't help but feel like we are behind
'cause we should be winning 10-2.

Please get Shu' home!

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by Zubin on Sep 9, 2007 6:47 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Nice Triple,
Skipple.

Now to get him home from third with two outs.

by liam on Sep 9, 2007 6:47 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

yet another triple
I hate this ballpark....this one and that stupid mini-golf course they have in Houston....

by nota bene on Sep 9, 2007 6:47 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

God bless
America.  We are hitting the ball well, but in the wrong spots.
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by Zubin on Sep 9, 2007 6:49 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

The anouncers are comparing
Wells to Bob Gibson?

What the fudge?

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by Zubin on Sep 9, 2007 6:54 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

To the anouncers:
Kip Wells is not Bob Gibson.

*

Nice grab, So.

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by Zubin on Sep 9, 2007 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That is just so stupid......
I'm going to reach through the screen and strangle them.......

by jillsinmo on Sep 9, 2007 7:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

17 LOB
this is one of those games when we have the lead but i think were going to loose

by samael88 on Sep 9, 2007 6:55 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Allright
Kippy did a good job...Now let's hand it over to the bullpen.

I'll never trust Kippy...ever.

by cardsfaninmass on Sep 9, 2007 6:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Gameday
According to Gameday, that last hit was a home run in any other park but this joke of one.
Dont give up boys!

by yer dog first on Sep 9, 2007 6:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

That this park's dimensions are considered.....
...a joke is indicative of the bandbox dimensions of the new ballparks (not all, Busch III and Detroit's field being notable exceptions). One can easily see why there has been an inflation in HRs the last decade plus.

by Ignatius J Reilly on Sep 9, 2007 7:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Also in the dry (thin) air of
Phoenix, AZ the ball travels well.  400 foot fly balls in AZ might travel only 380 in St Louis or Kansas City.
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by Zubin on Sep 9, 2007 7:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Okay, that last out was a little scary, but
keep mowin' 'em down, Kip!

Rolen WAS right!

by kwhiteside on Sep 9, 2007 6:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Kip Wells
He's allowed two baserunners: the Byrnes HBP and the liner that the Gooch trapped.

I like the guy—just wish he'd pitch like this every time out.

by liam on Sep 9, 2007 6:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

9 triples iin 139 games, 2 today!
We now have 11, The worst in the majors. the next fewest in the majors is  Oakland and CWS with 15, next lowest in the NL is Pittsburgh with 22. Not only do we have no pitching, but we have no speed. We are also last in Stolen bases with 46, and next to last in doubles. To add to that, we are .002 percentage points away from the worst fielding in both leagues as well. The only thing we need to be a good team is starting pitching, power hitters, speed and better defense

;-)

How the heck is this team (potentially) only 1 game out of first???
 

The 2007 St. Louis Multiple Personality Disorders...Alternately;(Punchless) Judies; (Pitchless) Lounge singers; & sometimes...World Champions

by Podlol on Sep 9, 2007 6:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

2 Out
Brewers won today.

Ha ha. The Bears are losing, too. (And with Joe Buck calling the game.)

by liam on Sep 9, 2007 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thom Brennaman
It's interesting - whoever this new play by play guy for AZ sounds just like the recently departed Thom Brennaman (who left for Cincy after 2006).

by cardsfaninmass on Sep 9, 2007 6:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

because it's the Central
that's why

by Petkovsek on Sep 9, 2007 6:59 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

i'm nervous
this is a must-win.

by willievinceterry on Sep 9, 2007 7:06 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Ok, time to pull kip
Before the implosions.  

by DriverZn on Sep 9, 2007 7:07 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I wouldn't have let him pitch the 7th
why push it?!?

He had a good outing - our bullpen is fully capable of closing it out. With Kip - you just never know!?!?

by cardsfaninmass on Sep 9, 2007 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, it was only his 5th, but
Thats where he always starts to lose it.  Remeber thompson had the 1st 2.

by DriverZn on Sep 9, 2007 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Tony and VeB community agree
This is a memorable day.

by liam on Sep 9, 2007 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

With their two members of the Ursidae family....
losing today, the City of Chicago has been placed on suicide watch.

by Ignatius J Reilly on Sep 9, 2007 7:07 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Good move, Tony
(in theory.)
Hello, playoff mosey

by Alxfritz on Sep 9, 2007 7:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Of course, in theory,
communism works.
Hello, playoff mosey

by Alxfritz on Sep 9, 2007 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Stupid Theory
Grumble, curse.

by liam on Sep 9, 2007 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

theory doesn't always work
You just can't argue with the move....not too happy with the result.

Franky has shown a penchant for the long ball all year long. God Damn it!

by cardsfaninmass on Sep 9, 2007 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

9 for them
6 for us. we had so many chances to score, too. this could rrrreallly hurt.

by willievinceterry on Sep 9, 2007 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

crap crap crap
that hurts.

by willievinceterry on Sep 9, 2007 7:12 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

jeez
Wells could have done that just fine...

by nota bene on Sep 9, 2007 7:12 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I think
Franklin needs a few days off.

by liam on Sep 9, 2007 7:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Looks that way
Frank has been nails before this series.

by cardsgirl95 on Sep 9, 2007 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

FRANKLIN!?
According to Gamecast's locations, he misses BADLY on his first two pitches and then drops one right down the middle for a homer.  sigh

stlfan

by stlfan on Sep 9, 2007 7:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

And another...
down the middle for a double.

stlfan

by stlfan on Sep 9, 2007 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Et Tu Salazar?
The 2007 St. Louis Multiple Personality Disorders...Alternately;(Punchless) Judies; (Pitchless) Lounge singers; & sometimes...World Champions

by Podlol on Sep 9, 2007 7:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

You have got to be freaking kidding me!!!
Sooner or later it all comes down to faith. . . THEN performance.

by faninexile on Sep 9, 2007 7:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

not again!
Dont give up boys!

by yer dog first on Sep 9, 2007 7:14 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

if they score again
we have to face their set-up man and closer in a close-game AGAIN. not good.

by willievinceterry on Sep 9, 2007 7:14 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

in 7 pitches the win prob went from 82 to 26!
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by Podlol on Sep 9, 2007 7:15 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

WOW
That's awesome...in a horrible, horrible way...but that's awesome.

stlfan

by stlfan on Sep 9, 2007 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hopefully
Branyan or Stinnett can get on for Ankiel.

stlfan

by stlfan on Sep 9, 2007 7:15 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

The one good thing from this series
that I've liked from the Arizona broadcast... they just showed the Win Probability on the screen. (66.7% for 'Zona, 33.3% to us)

Thats really cool and new-fangled.

by TICY on Sep 9, 2007 7:18 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Wish...
I could see the game.  That would be nice.  Plus, it'd be nice to see that on screen (obviously, not many teams' broadcast's do that.)

stlfan

by stlfan on Sep 9, 2007 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

they show that every game
It's sponsored by some company.

I live in AZ...and have seen that a lot.

by hex706f726368 on Sep 9, 2007 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

alright, bear down...
we need this 3rd out. i have a bad feeling with byrnes up, though.

by willievinceterry on Sep 9, 2007 7:20 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Walk Byrnes
Bring in TJ for Clark....

I cannot deal with the thought of Eric Byrnes beating us here.

by cardsfaninmass on Sep 9, 2007 7:21 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Assuming it's 4-4 after this half inning
& we go on to score and win,
It's just criminal that franklin would get the win. I think they should change the rule. If you come in in relief and blow the lead, then you cannot be the winner if your team gets the lead again. Just MHO
The 2007 St. Louis Multiple Personality Disorders...Alternately;(Punchless) Judies; (Pitchless) Lounge singers; & sometimes...World Champions

by Podlol on Sep 9, 2007 7:23 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

bring in johnson
franklin CANNOT pitch to clark.

by willievinceterry on Sep 9, 2007 7:24 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

3 fouls...
throw one a different speed.

stlfan

by stlfan on Sep 9, 2007 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wrong again...
d'oh.  OK, shoulda kept throwing it harder.

stlfan

by stlfan on Sep 9, 2007 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

According to the D-Backs commentary
Franklin "gets away with one" on every pitch....either hangers or fastballs down the middle..

by cardsfaninmass on Sep 9, 2007 7:25 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

wow
this sucks

by tnek5 on Sep 9, 2007 7:27 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Sisn't get away with one there
The 2007 St. Louis Multiple Personality Disorders...Alternately;(Punchless) Judies; (Pitchless) Lounge singers; & sometimes...World Champions

by Podlol on Sep 9, 2007 7:27 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

i'm heartbroken
this hurts. really bad. i respect TLR, but that was bad managing. no excuse.

 

by willievinceterry on Sep 9, 2007 7:28 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Bad managing
If you mean, "Why didn't TLR use Johnson?" It's that Clark's a switch-hitter.

by liam on Sep 9, 2007 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

he is basically a LH hitter
look at his numbers.

by willievinceterry on Sep 9, 2007 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Isn't over yet
and seeing that Dbacks closer (and his two pitches) on the third straight day might play to our advantage.

by Valatan on Sep 9, 2007 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Game's not on
Someone get on for Ankiel to homer in.

by liam on Sep 9, 2007 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Didn't get away with one there
Franklin obviously did not have it this inning.
The 2007 St. Louis Multiple Personality Disorders...Alternately;(Punchless) Judies; (Pitchless) Lounge singers; & sometimes...World Champions

by Podlol on Sep 9, 2007 7:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

and that's about all I can take from this team...
this year. Part of me just wants the Brewers to keep winning, so I can stop continously getting drawn back in.
- Y. Molina stole third

by TriplePlay on Sep 9, 2007 7:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Game tonight
I'm glad I have one.  I hope it takes my mind off of another come from ahead loss.

Hopefully this doesnt end this way.  

C'mon you Redbirds!

Dont give up boys!

by yer dog first on Sep 9, 2007 7:31 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Branyan reminds me of Kennnedy
Useless pick up.
Play Roy Hobbs Everyday!

by Birds on the Bat on Sep 9, 2007 7:32 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

This team this year
is snakebit and now we are going to get swept by the snakes.  Wonderfull.
Our chances of October baseball slip away here in the desert I'm afraid.

by KYCards on Sep 9, 2007 7:33 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

If these announcers don't stop counting down outs
Im going to have to fly to Phoenix and have a word with them.

by Valatan on Sep 9, 2007 7:34 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

They're in a real pennant race (one...
...where teams have to win to get in, not like the central), so while you're correct it is irritating to listen to THEM do it, we did too last year.

by Ignatius J Reilly on Sep 9, 2007 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I never did
I just think it's tacky.  And I think it's really tacky when the broadcast team does it.

by Valatan on Sep 9, 2007 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Speaking of tacky
Fuck Beau Duran.

I'll never forget that name.

by liam on Sep 9, 2007 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I keep hoping
and praying that this team will all of a sudden click, but I have to realized that this year just isn't their year.  

by tnek5 on Sep 9, 2007 7:39 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs