"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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[Frazod]

Originally Posted by jd1020

So the Cubs fire Quade, hallelujah. Then the Cards ask permission to talk to Sandberg.

**** you mother ****ing ****s. GTFO away from a HOF Cubbie and the next Cub manager, you mother ****ers!

/End rant

Not my first choice, but I'd definitely go to the first Cards game at Wrigley with Sandberg as manager - no way could I pass up a chance to personally relish in that agony.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by frazod

Not my first choice, but I'd definitely go to the first Cards game at Wrigley with Sandberg as manager - no way could I pass up a chance to personally relish in that agony.

I will absolutely go.

I will absolutely wear my Sandberg Cardinals jersey.

And I will absolutely expect to get beer dumped on me and/or knifed by the end of the day.

I have 2 World Series championships in my sentient lifetime (another when I was a few months old). I have 3 more pennants. I have seen some of the greatest performances in baseball history as a Cardinals fan.

Ryno could be a shitty manager and I would still be okay with us hiring him just to get a rise out of Chicago fans. I've had my victories; they'll tide me over for a few years. Lets just kick some sand in the eyes of the shithead northsiders with this hire.

[luv]

Off the current topic, I know, but...

Last Spring, the St Louis Cardinals were supposed to play an exhibition game here against the Springfield Cardinals (AA team). The games sold out in no time, but I managed to nab some GA tickets that I gave to my dad (huge Cardinals fan). Due to some bad weather, the game was canceled. They sent out vouchers for any regular season game, but he never got around to going. They were supposed to be playing here twice this Spring to make up for the missed game last year, but now the MLB is saying there's no time for that in the schedule, so it will only be one game. Luckily, those of us who never redeemed our vouchers during the regular season get first dibs on tickets to this exhibition game, even before season ticket holders! Yay!

[Mi_chief_fan]

Did anyone else notice that Albert Pujols "Tebowed" after the final out? Saw it on a replay this morning, made me think of Stephen Tulloch.

[DJ's left nut]

Twitter's going a little nuts with news that Bob Forsche died last night:

http://twitter.com/#!/search/forsch

Threw out the first pitch for game 7.

Bummer. RIP Forschie.

[seclark]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Twitter's going a little nuts with news that Bob Forsche died last night:

http://twitter.com/#!/search/forsch

Threw out the first pitch for game 7.

Bummer. RIP Forschie.

bad deal.
rip
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[Frazod]

Bummer RIP

[Mi_chief_fan]

Good pitcher for a long time, I remember listening to his no-hitter on the radio.

[VAChief]

Originally Posted by Mi_chief_fan

Good pitcher for a long time, I remember listening to his no-hitter on the radio.

Bulldog mentality, very good hitter too, there were several years where he was probably a better ph choice than what we had on the bench, especially in that pitching era he played.

[seclark]

Originally Posted by VAChief

Bulldog mentality, very good hitter too, there were several years where he was probably a better ph choice than what we had on the bench, especially in that pitching era he played.

bulldog's right. he'd pitch in and wouldn't back down.
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[OnTheWarpath15]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Twitter's going a little nuts with news that Bob Forsche died last night:

http://twitter.com/#!/search/forsch

Threw out the first pitch for game 7.

Bummer. RIP Forschie.

That sucks. Forchie was one of my favorites.

I think I told this story here once before, but I thought I almost killed him at The Country Club at The Legends on a hole with a blind tee shot. Airmailed him. Dude laughed about it.

RIP.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by seclark

bulldog's right. he'd pitch in and wouldn't back down.
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He was a battler on the mound.

[jd1020]

Did Francona skip his interview with the Cards? lol

[whoman69]

Bob Forsch, 3rd on Cardinals career wins list. Only Cardinal with multiple no-hitters despite the fact he was not a real hard thrower.

[BigRedChief]

Does it seem to anyone else that Matheny has the inside track to the job?

Pals with Pujols and Molina. The day after his interview he's in the Dominican with Pujols and Molina at a 3 day charity event. Like he does every year. Voched for by TLR and Duncan. Has done evaulations of minor league baseball players at the request of Mo.

If Mo says this is the guy and all these people vouch for him, he must be pretty impressive in person or understand the game at a high level. Why not? If he is the next great manager, we'd be set for another 15-20 years.