
Red in Chicago
Apr 20, 2008 Oct 14, 2008 3 1757
LIfelong Cardinals fan living in Chicago. Remember the 1970s too vividly not to appreciate the turnaround in the past 10 years.
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Commented That's why 10 minutes after next season ends on Phillies @ Dodgers Open Thread- 15th October, 2008 on Viva El Birdos - 10/15/08 10:48 PM PDT
Commented Yeah, I would eat $5 million to get rid of him on hot stove catch-all thread 10/13-10/19 on Viva El Birdos - 10/15/08 8:03 PM PDT
Commented Yeah, but it's still worth reading. on hot stove catch-all thread 10/13-10/19 on Viva El Birdos - 10/15/08 4:54 PM PDT
Commented More like Rasmus on hot stove catch-all thread 10/13-10/19 on Viva El Birdos - 10/15/08 4:26 PM PDT
Commented Exactly. on hot stove catch-all thread 10/13-10/19 on Viva El Birdos - 10/15/08 4:24 PM PDT
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Commented Boy, that'll put some coal in your stove! on Just the Right Bullets: the Majors on Viva El Birdos - 10/15/08 2:52 PM PDT
Commented Well at least he hasn't on Just the Right Bullets: the Majors on Viva El Birdos - 10/15/08 2:51 PM PDT
Commented I hope Tony knows how to pull up Baseball Reference on Just the Right Bullets: the Majors on Viva El Birdos - 10/15/08 2:50 PM PDT
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Commented No, you had it right on Just the Right Bullets: the Majors on Viva El Birdos - 10/15/08 12:14 PM PDT
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Commented Agree on Just the Right Bullets: the Majors on Viva El Birdos - 10/15/08 12:13 PM PDT
Commented Not necessarily on Just the Right Bullets: the Majors on Viva El Birdos - 10/15/08 11:11 AM PDT
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Commented The whole issue isn't who we would trade-- on Just the Right Bullets: the Majors on Viva El Birdos - 10/15/08 11:07 AM PDT
Commented You can't keep all those guys out of the deal on hot stove catch-all thread 10/13-10/19 on Viva El Birdos - 10/15/08 6:30 AM PDT
Commented I don't get the selection of Masterston here on ALCS Game 4 Open Thread on Viva El Birdos - 10/14/08 5:48 PM PDT
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Recommended A little research into Ulnar Nerve Transposition on Viva El Birdos - 10/14/08 4:46 PM PDT
Commented Great to think about on hot stove catch-all thread 10/13-10/19 on Viva El Birdos - 10/14/08 12:32 PM PDT
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Commented For whatever reason on hot stove catch-all thread 10/13-10/19 on Viva El Birdos - 10/14/08 9:36 AM PDT
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Commented I don't think so. on hot stove catch-all thread 10/13-10/19 on Viva El Birdos - 10/14/08 9:12 AM PDT
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Commented That's really not fair. on hot stove catch-all thread 10/13-10/19 on Viva El Birdos - 10/14/08 9:08 AM PDT
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Commented Read the P-D account on In Which I Think Positive Elbow Thoughts on Viva El Birdos - 10/14/08 8:37 AM PDT
Commented Recall this is the same procedure on Pujols Undergoes Elbow Surgery on Viva El Birdos - 10/14/08 12:03 AM PDT
Commented Perfect pitch there by Lowe on Dual LCS Game Threads on Viva El Birdos - 10/13/08 6:00 PM PDT
Commented I dunno. on Five Starters on Viva El Birdos - 10/13/08 1:05 PM PDT
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Commented I guess Prince Fielder would be a pretty good start on Five Starters on Viva El Birdos - 10/13/08 12:54 PM PDT
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Commented Latest news on Five Starters on Viva El Birdos - 10/13/08 12:45 PM PDT
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Commented Right. on Five Starters on Viva El Birdos - 10/13/08 11:16 AM PDT
Commented True. on Five Starters on Viva El Birdos - 10/13/08 8:01 AM PDT
Commented Yes! on Hot Stove Fanpost: 10/6 to 10/12 on Viva El Birdos - 10/13/08 7:43 AM PDT
Commented The best reason why on Hot Stove Fanpost: 10/6 to 10/12 on Viva El Birdos - 10/12/08 2:42 PM PDT
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Commented I wonder if they might even do a one-year deal with Glaus on Hot Stove Fanpost: 10/6 to 10/12 on Viva El Birdos - 10/12/08 11:30 AM PDT
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Commented This is my feeling too. on Hot Stove Fanpost: 10/6 to 10/12 on Viva El Birdos - 10/12/08 11:28 AM PDT
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Commented Except when their name is Pineiro on ALCS Game 2 Open Thread on Viva El Birdos - 10/11/08 10:39 PM PDT
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Commented Okay, but that is mostly the DH effect then. on ALCS Game 2 Open Thread on Viva El Birdos - 10/11/08 10:30 PM PDT
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Commented Here comes our new second baseman! on ALCS Game 2 Open Thread on Viva El Birdos - 10/11/08 10:27 PM PDT
Commented Well, why are there longer at bats, for example? on ALCS Game 2 Open Thread on Viva El Birdos - 10/11/08 10:26 PM PDT
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Commented So you think there is an offensive/defensive differential that's greater on ALCS Game 2 Open Thread on Viva El Birdos - 10/11/08 10:23 PM PDT
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Commented What causes this besides the DH? on ALCS Game 2 Open Thread on Viva El Birdos - 10/11/08 10:19 PM PDT
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Commented Double play or bust here. on ALCS Game 2 Open Thread on Viva El Birdos - 10/11/08 10:16 PM PDT
Commented Season average of teams against him: on ALCS Game 2 Open Thread on Viva El Birdos - 10/11/08 10:15 PM PDT
Commented Man, he's at 48 pitches already! on ALCS Game 2 Open Thread on Viva El Birdos - 10/11/08 10:10 PM PDT
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Commented I hadn't seen much of Wheeler recently on ALCS Game 2 Open Thread on Viva El Birdos - 10/11/08 10:09 PM PDT
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Commented Anyone see the Phils taking Boston? on ALCS Game 2 Open Thread on Viva El Birdos - 10/11/08 10:04 PM PDT
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Commented Is there any reason to like Youkilis? on ALCS Game 2 Open Thread on Viva El Birdos - 10/11/08 9:50 PM PDT
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Commented Plus the fact that on Hot Stove Fanpost: 10/6 to 10/12 on Viva El Birdos - 10/11/08 2:33 PM PDT
Commented What about an aging starter as your closer? on Middle of the road on Viva El Birdos - 10/11/08 2:30 PM PDT
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Commented Hey, maybe they will open up on Middle of the road on Viva El Birdos - 10/11/08 2:25 PM PDT
Commented One more thought on Middle of the road on Viva El Birdos - 10/11/08 12:43 PM PDT
Commented You can't trade Glaus on Hot Stove Fanpost: 10/6 to 10/12 on Viva El Birdos - 10/11/08 12:40 PM PDT
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Commented Young Pitcher on Hot Stove Fanpost: 10/6 to 10/12 on Viva El Birdos - 10/11/08 12:38 PM PDT
Commented I think Matt Morris qualified as a power pitcher. on Hot Stove Fanpost: 10/6 to 10/12 on Viva El Birdos - 10/11/08 12:37 PM PDT
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Commented The last guy like that on Hot Stove Fanpost: 10/6 to 10/12 on Viva El Birdos - 10/11/08 12:34 PM PDT
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Commented How much is too much to pay on Hot Stove Fanpost: 10/6 to 10/12 on Viva El Birdos - 10/11/08 12:31 PM PDT
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Commented In 2010, sure. on Middle of the road on Viva El Birdos - 10/11/08 12:29 PM PDT
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Commented If Rasmus is on the club on Middle of the road on Viva El Birdos - 10/11/08 12:26 PM PDT
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Commented They will need to see about Furcal before doing anything else on Middle of the road on Viva El Birdos - 10/11/08 9:28 AM PDT
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Commented You're really paying 30% more than that on Hot Stove Fanpost: 10/6 to 10/12 on Viva El Birdos - 10/10/08 12:55 PM PDT
Commented Burrell is too expensive on Hot Stove Fanpost: 10/6 to 10/12 on Viva El Birdos - 10/10/08 8:13 AM PDT
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Commented I like that deal a lot on Hot Stove Fanpost: 10/6 to 10/12 on Viva El Birdos - 10/10/08 8:11 AM PDT
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Commented I suppose you do it that way on Hot Stove Fanpost: 10/6 to 10/12 on Viva El Birdos - 10/10/08 8:09 AM PDT
Commented The club is in a tight spot. on Hot Stove Fanpost: 10/6 to 10/12 on Viva El Birdos - 10/09/08 10:43 PM PDT
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Commented Hmmm.... on Trading Rasmus... on Viva El Birdos - 10/09/08 12:37 PM PDT
Commented I don't really understand the big argument here on Trading Rasmus... on Viva El Birdos - 10/09/08 12:34 PM PDT
Commented There is at least one sidebar on this on Dear Mr. and Mrs. Mozeliak, Part Deux on Viva El Birdos - 10/08/08 3:17 PM PDT
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Commented Rasmus should only be traded on Trading Rasmus... on Viva El Birdos - 10/07/08 6:00 PM PDT
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Commented Unions, as a rule, don't like pay for performance. on Men with 30 saves and the other men who love them on Viva El Birdos - 10/06/08 8:41 AM PDT
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Commented Yep. on Men with 30 saves and the other men who love them on Viva El Birdos - 10/06/08 8:13 AM PDT
Commented They can be stats-based on Men with 30 saves and the other men who love them on Viva El Birdos - 10/06/08 8:11 AM PDT
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Commented Springer puts a lot of stress on the other relievers on Men with 30 saves and the other men who love them on Viva El Birdos - 10/06/08 8:05 AM PDT
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Commented That's the exact same thing they said on Men with 30 saves and the other men who love them on Viva El Birdos - 10/06/08 8:02 AM PDT
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Commented Exactly on Men with 30 saves and the other men who love them on Viva El Birdos - 10/06/08 8:01 AM PDT
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Commented The Cardinals territory ought to extend well into Arkansas on October 5, 2008 playoff games open thread on Viva El Birdos - 10/05/08 11:59 AM PDT
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Commented Yeah perhaps college pitchers on young guns on Viva El Birdos - 10/05/08 8:36 AM PDT
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Commented You might put that in the past tense on young guns on Viva El Birdos - 10/05/08 8:34 AM PDT
Commented Well they already blew up the damn ball on Playoff Game Thread- 4th October, 2008 on Viva El Birdos - 10/04/08 10:56 PM PDT
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Commented Right on Playoff Game Thread- 4th October, 2008 on Viva El Birdos - 10/04/08 10:53 PM PDT
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Commented Sweat wrung out of a Cubs T-shirt on Playoff Game Thread- 4th October, 2008 on Viva El Birdos - 10/04/08 10:51 PM PDT
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Commented Are you kidding? on Playoff Game Thread- 4th October, 2008 on Viva El Birdos - 10/04/08 10:50 PM PDT
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Commented Yeah, with $100 million on Playoff Game Thread- 4th October, 2008 on Viva El Birdos - 10/04/08 10:47 PM PDT
Commented And just in the last 30 minutes three more Cubs fans on Playoff Game Thread- 4th October, 2008 on Viva El Birdos - 10/04/08 10:47 PM PDT
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Commented Stop drinking. on Playoff Game Thread- 4th October, 2008 on Viva El Birdos - 10/04/08 10:16 PM PDT
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