Cardinals "Official" 2011 St. Louis Cardinals Thread - Page 148

**BigRedChief** · 02:10 PM

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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'Hamas' Jenkins · 07-20-2011, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Pujols went 0-2 only because LaRussa was worried that RA Dickey would !@#$ up his timing (and partially because he wanted to get Pujols a chance to clear his head after yet another multi-GIDP day)

Our purported $30 million 1b has become so fragile that LaRussa is sitting him against RA Dickey.

Did it ever occur to you that it's neither

A) Pujols can't hit a knuckleballer
B) Pujols fragile

But rather

C) Tony LaRussa is a ****ing moron

??

**OnTheWarpath15** · 07-20-2011, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Did it ever occur to you that it's neither

A) Pujols can't hit a knuckleballer
B) Pujols fragile

But rather

C) Tony LaRussa is a ****ing moron

??

I'm leaning towards

D) All of the above

'Hamas' Jenkins · 07-20-2011, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

I'm leaning towards

D) All of the above

I'm leaning towards this was Tony's standard "play the scrubs" day given that we have a day game after a night game. This time, he merely did it in reverse, playing the scrubs first.

DJ's left nut · 07-20-2011, 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Did it ever occur to you that it's neither

A) Pujols can't hit a knuckleballer
B) Pujols fragile

But rather

C) Tony LaRussa is a ****ing moron

??

He grounded into 2 more double plays yesterday and looked like a child against Izzy tonight (after popping up weakly to 1b against Byrdak). Something tells me that he could probably use a little time off.

He got 2 ABs and looked like boiled shit in both of them.

I'm not sure why he gets a pass from you while Motte, who did nothing more than give up a single (off an okay pitch at that) gets blamed in a game where our infield defense led directly to 3 runs prior to him even stepping on the bump.

At best, the two share equal cuplability, IMO.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 07-20-2011, 10:13 PM

He gets a pass because he's had a bad three days while putting up a first decade that is comparable to anyone in the history of baseball.

Besides, everyone expected him to still be on the DL for another 2+ weeks at this point, so getting him back and having him be a more than productive bat since his return isn't just gravy, it's Natalie Portman's smegma.

**BigRedChief** · 07-20-2011, 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

**** it.

Blow this ****ing roster up.

They don't have the ammo to fill all their holes. Not even close. They might have enough to get either a starter, closer or MIF, but not all three - and without all three, the BEST this team does is gets ****ing swept in the first round of the playoffs.

We are 1.5 games out and we have lost 4 of 5 lately. 86-88 wins take this division.

**OnTheWarpath15** · 07-21-2011, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by BigRedChief

We are 1.5 games out and we have lost 4 of 5 lately. 86-88 wins take this division.

Great attitude.

OK to suck, because the rest of the division sucks.

Mo is going to have to make some serious moves to even make the playoffs, much less make sure we don't get curbstomped when we get there.

There's really nothing he can do to make this team a WS contender - so I'd rather start building for 2012, rather than pissing away pieces now for a run destined to come up way short.

Pasta Little Brioni · 07-21-2011, 08:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

Great attitude.

OK to suck, because the rest of the division sucks.

Mo is going to have to make some serious moves to even make the playoffs, much less make sure we don't get curbstomped when we get there.

There's really nothing he can do to make this team a WS contender - so I'd rather start building for 2012, rather than pissing away pieces now for a run destined to come up way short.

Hey, it worked in 06

Get in, you have a shot.

Frazod · 07-21-2011, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by PGM

Hey, it worked in 06

Get in, you have a shot.

The odds of this team beating the Phillies in a playoff series are about as good as my odds of hooking up with Salma Hayek.

Pasta Little Brioni · 07-21-2011, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by frazod

The odds of this team beating the Phillies in a playoff series are about as good as my odds of hooking up with Salma Hayek.

I don't think the Cards even make the postseason, but seeing that POS Jeff Weaver morph into Greg Maddux in 06....

Any team can be beat in a 5 or 7 game series.

Frazod · 07-21-2011, 09:21 AM

The '06 team ran out of gas down the stretch, but it was basically the same 100 win team of the past couple of seasons. Sure, they nearly choked it away (and had the regular season gone on another week they probably would have), and the media immediately wrote them off, but once they got there the talent and experience quickly got them back on track.

This team is not that team, and these Phillies are not those Mets. Albert now seems to be a shell of what he was then, Rolen and Edmonds are long gone, and Wainwright won't be coming out of the bullpen to save us.

I don't think this team has a chance to make the playoffs. I really didn't think they did when they were winning, and I certainly don't now that they're losing. As long as it's not Cincinnati, I really don't care who wins. I don't really mind the Brewers, although I would laugh my ass off if they lost the division to Pittsburgh after all the money they've spent.

Pasta Little Brioni · 07-21-2011, 09:28 AM

It would be quite awesome if the Pirates made it.

All I'm saying is, over the long haul a team with consistent starting pitching like the Phills is going to produce W's at a high rate. A short series and all it takes is a couple fluke plays and lucky breaks to end the season of a better team. It's happened all too often in this unforgiving game. (no I'm not entering super homer mode, but speaking in general for any team that gets in the postseason)

**OnTheWarpath15** · 07-22-2011, 05:42 PM

Good start tonight.

No idea why you'd give him anything to hit there, dude's only batting .570 in his career in Pittsburgh.

**OnTheWarpath15** · 07-22-2011, 05:44 PM

That should be enough for Carp.

4-0 in the 1st.

Marcellus · 07-22-2011, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

That should be enough for Carp.

4-0 in the 1st.

I thought the delay was until 7:30 Central.

What did I miss?

01-06-2011, 09:41 PM
BigRedChief Has a particular set of skills Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: On the water Casino cash: $-731038 VARSITY	"Official" 2011 St. Louis Cardinals Thread 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 . Attached Thumbnails Last edited by BigRedChief; 10-29-2011 at 02:10 PM..
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Frazod Did you hear what I said? Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $-726615	The '06 team ran out of gas down the stretch, but it was basically the same 100 win team of the past couple of seasons. Sure, they nearly choked it away (and had the regular season gone on another week they probably would have), and the media immediately wrote them off, but once they got there the talent and experience quickly got them back on track. This team is not that team, and these Phillies are not those Mets. Albert now seems to be a shell of what he was then, Rolen and Edmonds are long gone, and Wainwright won't be coming out of the bullpen to save us. I don't think this team has a chance to make the playoffs. I really didn't think they did when they were winning, and I certainly don't now that they're losing. As long as it's not Cincinnati, I really don't care who wins. I don't really mind the Brewers, although I would laugh my ass off if they lost the division to Pittsburgh after all the money they've spent.
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Pasta Little Brioni Consuming CP souls Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: U.S.A. Casino cash: $228880	It would be quite awesome if the Pirates made it. All I'm saying is, over the long haul a team with consistent starting pitching like the Phills is going to produce W's at a high rate. A short series and all it takes is a couple fluke plays and lucky breaks to end the season of a better team. It's happened all too often in this unforgiving game. (no I'm not entering super homer mode, but speaking in general for any team that gets in the postseason) __________________ **Official TFWdemB Trivia Commisioner**
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07-22-2011, 05:42 PM	#2218
OnTheWarpath15 MVP Join Date: Sep 2005 Casino cash: $2071115	Good start tonight. No idea why you'd give him anything to hit there, dude's only batting .570 in his career in Pittsburgh.
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OnTheWarpath15 MVP Join Date: Sep 2005 Casino cash: $2071115	That should be enough for Carp. 4-0 in the 1st.
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