"Official" 2011 St. Louis Cardinals Thread

[BigRedChief]

This is so unreal. We were dead. No hope. A season over. Somehow, someway we find some team chemistry and squeak into the playoffs on the last day of the season.

Only to find us facing one of the best pitching staffs assembled in years with home field advantage. We somehow, someway find a way to beat the best pitcher in baseball on the road in an elimination game.

We have to go on the road and beat the team with the best home record in baseball. A team who mortgaged their future to make this run .We somehow, someway find a way to beat them on the road and make our 18th World series trip.

We take game 1, we give away game 2 and home field advantage. Albert goes off for probably the best performance in World Series history and we take game 3 easily. Games 4 & 5 our bats fall asleep, Phone gate happens and its not looking too good.

Game 6, one of the best baseball games of all time and it takes place in a season ending go home game. Cardinals are down 2 runs in their final chance on the season, twice. They are down to their final strike of the season, twice. They give up a 2 run homer in extra innings. In the bottom of the inning their final 3 batters are a combined 3-26 in the Playoffs and a pitcher because the bench is empty. Somehow, someway they get some runners on and the comeback player of the year drives in the tying run. Mr. Freese hits the walk off home run. We will see you tommorrow night.

Game 7, With our bulldog on the mound pitching on 3 days rest he is able to give us 6 good innings and get us to within 9 outs of our 11 World series title. Texas meltsdown, probably left over from last nights game and its over.

The underdog, come back team who had no business even being in the playoffs wins a World championship. They make movies about events like this in life. Events that you remember even if your not a fan of the sport or team for the rest of your life.

When it is your team.......Priceless


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[Marcellus]

Winner winner chicken dinner!

Silence in Texas!

[OnTheWarpath15]

Told you guys.

Every time the media writes a negative story about Albert, he goes apeshit in the following game.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Marcellus

I am fine as long as it isn't 9 or 10 years. Give him $40MM for 5 but not $30 for 9.

Teams are going to offer more than $200M, I bet.

[kcpasco]

That's a winner mang.

[KC_Connection]

ARod got a 10 year/275M deal in 2007 at the age of 32. Is there any reason to think Pujols will get much less than that from some team? Doesn't he deserve it?

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

Told you guys.

Every time the media writes a negative story about Albert, he goes apeshit in the following game.

You called it, someone needs to bitch he had 2 singles tonight.

[Chiefaholic]

Pujols deserves to get paid like he's the best player in baseball. Pay the man St. Louis and stop being so stingy with your payroll. AJ merchandise alone will pay for his contract.

[Chiefaholic]

Pujols deserves to get paid like he's the best player in baseball. Pay the man St. Louis and stop being so stingy with your payroll. AP merchandise alone will pay for his contract.

[tk13]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

ARod got a 10 year/275M deal in 2007 at the age of 32. Is there any reason to think Pujols will get much less than that from some team? Doesn't he deserve it?

I thought last offseason someone might give him $300 million. Who knows now. I'd much rather have Pujols than A-Rod. Somebody out there is going to open up the wallet I think.

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by tk13

I thought last offseason someone might give him $300 million. Who knows now. I'd much rather have Pujols than A-Rod. Somebody out there is going to open up the wallet I think.

Look, being the highest paid player is what he wants. Getting $40MM over 5 years accomplishes that and he can retire being the only guy.

Total $ isn't the only objective.

[OnTheWarpath15]

Originally Posted by tk13

I thought last offseason someone might give him $300 million. Who knows now. I'd much rather have Pujols than A-Rod. Somebody out there is going to open up the wallet I think.

I don't know who could afford to pay him that much, considering the Yankees and Red Sox already have high priced 1st basemen.

And the Cubs have a ridiculous amount of cash tied up in guys like Soriano, Dempster, Zambrano, etc.

Angels, maybe?

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by tk13

I thought last offseason someone might give him $300 million. Who knows now. I'd much rather have Pujols than A-Rod. Somebody out there is going to open up the wallet I think.

It's an incredible pipedream, but I'd love the rich Rogers empire to just throw all their money that they've supposedly been saying at him this offseason and make him a Blue Jay. Think about a lineup with Bautista AND Pujols? Amazing.

Some other owner will (Cubs? I certainly ****ing hope not), though, if the Cards don't.

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

I don't know who could afford to pay him that much, considering the Yankees and Red Sox already have high priced 1st basemen.

And the Cubs have a ridiculous amount of cash tied up in guys like Soriano, Dempster, Zambrano, etc.

Angels, maybe?

Nobody can afford to pony up that much $, period.

Make it a shorter ridiculous $ per year deal and it will happen.

All he wants it is to be the highest paid guy. You can do that for 5 years and he can retire.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

I don't know who could afford to pay him that much, considering the Yankees and Red Sox already have high priced 1st basemen.

And the Cubs have a ridiculous amount of cash tied up in guys like Soriano, Dempster, Zambrano, etc.

Angels, maybe?

The Jays are apparently considering spending $125M on the Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish this offseason. If they're going to spend that much on a virtual unknown (I thought MLB teams had learned by now not to trust pitchers from the NPB, but I guess not), they might as well bid on one of the greatest players in history in Pujols.

[Chiefaholic]

Why is it that the Cards can't afford him? Can you seriously tell me that asses in the seats and merchandise sales wouldn't give them a return for their investment?