Cardinals "Official" 2011 St. Louis Cardinals Thread - Page 433

**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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Hootie · 10-21-2011, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

Looks like Albert was charged with an error on the cutoff play.

I watched the replay several times last night...

Albert should have cut it, the person who suggested he wasn't cutoff man there is an idiot.

That said, if Kinsler DOES try and score that throw, even being up the line, might get him out (but good bluff on his part to act like he's going home) and good read by Andrus to take 2nd base.

I still don't think it was as bad of a play on Pujols' part as people are making it out to be...still believe lack of communication could have had something to do with the mishap...

McWickedson · 10-21-2011, 11:43 AM

We blew the series. No ifs, ands, or buts about it.

McWickedson · 10-21-2011, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by BigRedChief

We are 10-2 after a loss during this run. San Fran took 2 out of 3 in Texas last year.

With one difference: San Fran took a 2-0 lead to Texas.

kcpasco · 10-21-2011, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by McMillan

We blew the series. No ifs, ands, or buts about it.

Step away from the ledge

It's now a 5 game series

whoman69 · 10-21-2011, 01:14 PM

Nobody but Tim McCarver is blaming the loss on Albert. He tried to make a play and couldn't get to the ball.

I'd rather be up 2-0, but this is not a death blow. We need one of the next two games. Getting down 3-1 on this team is probably not a good idea.

Demonpenz · 10-21-2011, 01:15 PM

Albert, the anti Jeter.

McWickedson · 10-21-2011, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Demonpenz

Albert, the anti Jeter.

This.

**OnTheWarpath15** · 10-21-2011, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by whoman69

Nobody but Tim McCarver is blaming the loss on Albert. He tried to make a play and couldn't get to the ball.

That's not true at all.

Both ESPN analysts this morning on SC said that Albert was in poor position and gave him a pass because of his injuries. Said that ball has to be cut off though. MLB Network last night said it was a poor effort on the play as well.

Even his own manager made a roundabout comment on it, saying something to the effect of, "not sure what happened there, Albert is usually a pretty heady player."

That's coachspeak for "Albert ****ed up."

Based on his actions by not making himself available to the media last night, I'm thinking even Albert knows he ****ed up - he just didn't want to talk about it, which is kinda bush league, IMO.

You ****ed up, let the media ask, admit you ****ed up, and come out raking in Game 3. Avoiding the media solves nothing.

Pasta Little Brioni · 10-21-2011, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Rams Fan

I think he made the right move in pulling Motte.

I think he made the wrong move by putting in Rhodes.

It was a horrible decision. Absolutely horrible taking out Motte in that situation.

**BigRedChief** · 10-21-2011, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by McMillan

We blew the series. No ifs, ands, or buts about it.

WTF?
Dude, if you want to give up then GTFO of this thread and don't come back.

We are playing with house money. We can bash just as good as they can, its not over.

**DeezNutz** · 10-21-2011, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by PGM

It was a horrible decision. Absolutely horrible taking out Motte in that situation.

That move was a microcosm for why some people, like myself, think that TLR is a ****ing moron.

STL needs the swing and miss in that situation. There isn't a better candidate than Motte in the pen to make this happen, yet TLR goes (insane) old school and plays a lefty-lefty matchup with 2000-year-old Rhodes.

Good call.

McWickedson · 10-21-2011, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by BigRedChief

We are playing with house money.

This ceased to be true once we defeated Philadelphia in the first round.

**BigRedChief** · 10-21-2011, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by McMillan

This ceased to be true once we defeated Philadelphia in the first round.

Are you young or posting drunk?

McWickedson · 10-21-2011, 07:34 PM

historically, teams don't comeback to win the WS after a devastating loss like last night.

kcpasco · 10-21-2011, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by McMillan

historically, teams don't comeback to win the WS after a devastating loss like last night.

Yes it sucked but it was a 1 run lead. It's not like the Rangers came storming back down by 4 runs.

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