****. Lynn 1 batter too late.

Motte throwing crazy heat then Lynn would have been better but we will see.

Yeah I'm not going off the numbers there though. Hamilton can look pretty out of sync up there against pure gas. Rhodes is going to lob that 80mph off speed stuff up there and Hamilton can hit that, as we just saw.

I don't understand Lynn over Dotel here. Dotel K's a shitload of batters, too.

lmao

you guys are too much

what did you expect there? A strikeout?

Something goes wrong and it's always on LaRussa. You all crack me up.

have motte strike out hamilton with the heat. load the bases and play for the double play was the move.

Not that Lynn doesn't get Ks, but Dotel has a 11.57 K/9 vs. RHBs this season.

if it makes anyone feel better I bet Feliz blows the game if the Rangers take a 2-1 lead into the bottom of the 9th

Just walk him and set up the DP.

I'm sure LaRussa has all of that information right in front of him...

Gotta trust LaRussa over ChiefsPlanet.com

You can't assume Motte would have gotten him out. At least Rhodes did.

Sonofa****ing bitch.

Had to happen eventually. I just wish it had happened earlier.

That missed cutoff just cost you guys the lead run.

But I guess you knew that already.

damnit

We're going to blindly trust LaRussa, why?

Dotel should have been the call if you need a K vs. a RHB.

I'm telling you, I have a gut feeling Feliz gives up at least 1 run.

I just don't understand those moves. You need K's there. Why take out your best strikeout pitcher, going to a lefty who K's no one, and then replace that pitcher with a righty who isn't your best strikeout option, or option in general?

That's just nonsensical.

Shouldn't you be waiting til next year?

no

but runs happen in baseball

Cardinals fans blame LaRussa every time anything goes wrong...

it's his fault Motte wasn't superhuman for once tonight!

I don't know man. I think you need someone on the mound who can make bats miss in those situations. Especially in a sac fly situation... most balls put in play will likely score a run, even if you get outs. Motte at least throws pure gas. And it wasn't like he was lost, he gave up a bloop and then had two runners in scoring position due to a poor defensive play.

Motte + Castle.

Disagree. Cards just used the heart of their lineup in the 8th. Obviously anything can happen.

You can argue that Motte should have just stayed in the entire inning, yeah. He's been dominating for the entire postseason and maybe deserved a longer leash.

I live in Dallas, TX 5 miles away from Arlington...the rules of bandwagoning don't apply for me to root for the Rangers if I want to...

in order to not be a shitty Yankees bandwagon fake fan you either have to root for the team you rooted for growing up (unless it's the Yankees) or root for the team in your area...

sorry brah

To be fair, the heart of their line-up hasn't done dick so far.

The blame will be on the error if they lose this game.

Hootie, you don't know what you're talking about here. La Russa has been masterful this PS, but you have to go to strikeout pitchers in that situation, not soft-tossing rat shit Arthur Rhodes, your worst reliever, and Lynn over Dotel, who has been nails.

Do you have anyone to run for Molina if he gets on?

You have to pinch run here. Too important.

Feliz' major weakness is his BBs. There's one. But will it matter?

I'm sure TLR will call for the bunt.

Perhaps you're right, but I'm sorry I'm very used to Cardinals fans scapegoating LaRussa anytime anything goes wrong.

It's ridiculous.

Pretty sure he has earned the right not to be questioned for his bullpen use in this postseason until further notice.

Pootie has apparently hopped off the Cubs bandwagon. LMAO

**** no.

JFC, you can't give up outs here.

I ****ing hate bunting here.

I'm telling you, Feliz doesn't have the ice water in his veins...not right now, not in St. Louis.

At least 1 run is going to be served up here...I'm thinking extras.

OH. WRITTEN IN THE STARS.

I hate bunting period. We don't need one goddamn run, we need TWO. :banghead:

This is just stupid. Punto has had good ABs and you have a wild pitcher. Let him swing away.

There's the real Nick Punto.

Screw you Punto

I'm sure it is LaRussa's fault that Punto couldn't get the job done...

Great. Nice way to give a ****ing out away.

****.

I don't think Feliz knows where it's going.

It looked like all of those pitches were balls, too. Hurray for the bunt.

YOU GOTTA LEAN IN TO THAT!!

MAke him throw stikes.

Come on Skip.

Hit a ****ing Skip Schumaker like home run.

:facepalm:

What the ****, Skip. Jesus.

Ya striking out on bad pitches

****ING **** **** **** UN****

Feliz just doesn't have ice water in his veins.

Meanwhile, he's pumping 100 mph heat up there and no one has even sniffed decent contact.

Well this ****ing sucks

God ****ing dammit. Goddammit. That is just ****ing brutal. Brutal.

Dammit.

Good call.

Kyle Lohse is pitching in Arlington.

I'm going to go ahead and not think about that.

Reverse jinx.

Kyle Lohse is pitching in Arlington.

I'm going to go ahead and not think about that.

Man, I had a bad bad feeling about this inning going in. They were just overdue to plate some runs.

Texas takes back homefield advantage with the win. Definitely a very interesting series now.

Still think it was odd that TLR didn't go with Dotel, though.

Nick Punto screwed that all up. Feliz didn't even throw a strike.

Oh well.

If it wasn't for LaRussa the Cardinals would have won 125 games this year and swept the playoffs, you know, if you ask me.

Well shit, good defense by Rangers made the difference.

Guess I can do laundry, thanks to Albert.

****.

That's really deflating. First time we've lost a getaway game in 19 tries.

Yep. We should have had the bases loaded before the first out in that inning.

Nobody's asking you, ****. Really.

Their MI killed us. Kinsler's been on base like 5 or 6 times through two games.

And poor fundamentals by us. A lazy play by Pujols just threw away a 2-0 series lead going to that ****ing matchbox in Arlington with Lohse and Jackson pitching the next two games.

Don't even wanna think about what's about to happen.

Somber flight =(

Motte didn't help with their rally. Guess he has never heard of holding a runner on 1st.

You didn't watch this team in April, did you?

La Russa has been in great in the playoffs this season. But he was too damn loyal to Franklin.

That wasn't a lazy play, he was trying to do too much.

Throw in the towel! Just like after game 4 of the Brewers series! It's over! The sky is falling! Just give it up after game 2!

Hamas...what is it this time? A 15% shot to win the series now?!?!

I want to hear some more good reactions.

Cub queer mocking a reigning pennant winner. Priceless LMAO

Throw in the towel! Just like after game 4 of the Brewers series! It's over! The sky is falling! Just give it up after game 2!

Hamas...what is it this time? A 15% shot to win the series now?!?!

I want to hear some more good reactions.

I'd say about 1/3 right now. Pitching matchups don't look good for us.