Cardinals "Official" 2011 St. Louis Cardinals Thread - Page 150

**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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duncan_idaho · 07-24-2011, 10:30 AM

The trade rumors with the White Sox seem weird to me:

Colby Rasmus for Edwin Jackson and Matt Thornton?

Link here.

I know Rasmus has struggled this season, but this seems like selling low on a young, cheap CF with upside. Not sure who the minor league piece would be, but I doubt it's an elite guy like Dayan Viciedo.

Thoughts, Cardinals fans?

**OnTheWarpath15** · 07-24-2011, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

If you did, I didn't see it. Someone "in the business" told me this afternoon.

He also mentioned that we are apparently interested in Edwin Jackson.

Alrighty then.

**OnTheWarpath15** · 07-24-2011, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

The trade rumors with the White Sox seem weird to me:

Colby Rasmus for Edwin Jackson and Matt Thornton?

Link here.

I know Rasmus has struggled this season, but this seems like selling low on a young, cheap CF with upside. Not sure who the minor league piece would be, but I doubt it's an elite guy like Dayan Viciedo.

Thoughts, Cardinals fans?

You've got to get more in return for Rasmus than Edwin Jackson and a set-up guy.

Rams Fan · 07-24-2011, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

The trade rumors with the White Sox seem weird to me:

Colby Rasmus for Edwin Jackson and Matt Thornton?

Link here.

I know Rasmus has struggled this season, but this seems like selling low on a young, cheap CF with upside. Not sure who the minor league piece would be, but I doubt it's an elite guy like Dayan Viciedo.

Thoughts, Cardinals fans?

If the Cardinals give up Colby for Jackson and Thornton, I would want to kill Mozeliak.

Now if they offered Viciedo, I'd listen.

**OnTheWarpath15** · 07-24-2011, 10:42 AM

Viciedo was removed from last night's game in Charlotte.

Apparently, he re-injured the thumb he broke in spring training.

Rams Fan · 07-24-2011, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

Viciedo was removed from last night's game in Charlotte.

Apparently, he re-injured the thumb he broke in spring training.

**** that idea then.

duncan_idaho · 07-24-2011, 10:50 AM

The White Sox don't have a ton past Chris Sale, Viciedo and Brent Morel. MAYBE Addison Reed (RH SP).

I don't think Sale or Viciedo would be available.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 07-24-2011, 10:52 AM

Trading Rasmus at this point would be a panic move. You aren't going to get more than 40 cents on the dollar for him.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 07-24-2011, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by BigRedChief

Sanchez is shut down for the year. Shoulder issues.....

Not surprising. That's the worst injury a pitcher can have. I don't mean to sound the panic alarm, but it wouldn't surprise me if you never hear from him again.

It's infinitely better to blow out your UCL than to have shoulder issues, especially if it is a labrum tear.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 07-24-2011, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Barring a Franklinian collapse, this one should be in the bag. Hopefully Tony isn't stupid enough to run out the scrubs tomorrow since the series has already been won.

And the dumb sonofabitch is sitting Freese, who is one of the hottest bats in the lineup, with Kyle Lohse on the hill. Stupid mother****er.

Good God, here is the lineup:

Theriot
Jay
Pujols
Berkman
Rasmus
Schumaker
Laird
Descalso
Lohse

I can see resting Holliday, but if you want Descalso in the lineup, put him in Terriblo's or Schumaker's spot, not Freese. Resting Freese, Holliday, and Molina is dumb as shit.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 07-24-2011, 01:22 PM

Morton's at-bat against Lohse told you everything you ever need to know about our pitcher. He gets a pitcher hitting under .070 career down 0-2, and then he can't even put him away with a strikeout pitch. Dumbass.

At least Colby has produced today, and Skip has reached base twice and only caused one baserunner to reach due to his own horrid defense.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 07-24-2011, 01:51 PM

Descalso, you ****tard.

Descalso, you un****tard.

**OnTheWarpath15** · 07-24-2011, 02:00 PM

'Hamas' Jenkins · 07-24-2011, 02:04 PM

So many mental errors.

And of course, why not burn Freese after a single AB, rather than putting him at third and moving Descalso to short or 2nd?

**OnTheWarpath15** · 07-24-2011, 02:05 PM

And like that, the baserunning mistake becomes even more glaring.

I'm not a fan of bunting in that position anyway, regardless of what the "book" says.

Descalso is a ****ing machine with RISP. Not a fan of sacrificing an out there - and sacrificing two outs in the process.

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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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07-24-2011, 10:30 AM	#2236
duncan_idaho M-I-Z-Z-O-U Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Kansas City Casino cash: $-2069692	The trade rumors with the White Sox seem weird to me: Colby Rasmus for Edwin Jackson and Matt Thornton? Link here. I know Rasmus has struggled this season, but this seems like selling low on a young, cheap CF with upside. Not sure who the minor league piece would be, but I doubt it's an elite guy like Dayan Viciedo. Thoughts, Cardinals fans? __________________ "You gotta love livin', cause dying is a pain in the ass." ---- Sinatra
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07-24-2011, 10:42 AM	#2240
OnTheWarpath15 MVP Join Date: Sep 2005 Casino cash: $2071115	Viciedo was removed from last night's game in Charlotte. Apparently, he re-injured the thumb he broke in spring training.
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07-24-2011, 10:50 AM	#2242
duncan_idaho M-I-Z-Z-O-U Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Kansas City Casino cash: $-2069692	The White Sox don't have a ton past Chris Sale, Viciedo and Brent Morel. MAYBE Addison Reed (RH SP). I don't think Sale or Viciedo would be available. __________________ "You gotta love livin', cause dying is a pain in the ass." ---- Sinatra
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07-24-2011, 10:52 AM	#2243
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07-24-2011, 01:22 PM	#2246
'Hamas' Jenkins Now you've pissed me off! Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $7159572	Morton's at-bat against Lohse told you everything you ever need to know about our pitcher. He gets a pitcher hitting under .070 career down 0-2, and then he can't even put him away with a strikeout pitch. Dumbass. At least Colby has produced today, and Skip has reached base twice and only caused one baserunner to reach due to his own horrid defense. __________________ "When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read 'all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics.' When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty – to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy.”--Abraham Lincoln
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07-24-2011, 01:51 PM	#2247
'Hamas' Jenkins Now you've pissed me off! Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $7159572	Descalso, you **tard. Descalso, you un**tard. __________________ "When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read 'all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics.' When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty – to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy.”--Abraham Lincoln
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07-24-2011, 02:04 PM	#2249
'Hamas' Jenkins Now you've pissed me off! Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $7159572	So many mental errors. And of course, why not burn Freese after a single AB, rather than putting him at third and moving Descalso to short or 2nd? __________________ "When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read 'all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics.' When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty – to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy.”--Abraham Lincoln
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07-24-2011, 02:05 PM	#2250
OnTheWarpath15 MVP Join Date: Sep 2005 Casino cash: $2071115	And like that, the baserunning mistake becomes even more glaring. I'm not a fan of bunting in that position anyway, regardless of what the "book" says. Descalso is a ****ing machine with RISP. Not a fan of sacrificing an out there - and sacrificing two outs in the process.
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