"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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[OnTheWarpath15]

Horton gets it, the ****ing manager doesn't.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Glad we had theriot in that spot.

[OnTheWarpath15]

Shocking.

At least Albert can't end the game on a DP.

[Rams Fan]

Porfavor, Albert.

[OnTheWarpath15]

Good night, drive safe.

****.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Nasty slider.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Atrocious day. Just atrocious.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Atrocious day. Just atrocious.

Crap for sure but this year we are beating the teams we should beat more often. Sweep the cubs and this loss is forgiven.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

A day that will live in infamy.

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

Crap for sure but this year we are beating the teams we should beat more often. Sweep the cubs and this loss is forgiven.

[KC_Connection]

Question for Cardinals fans:

He's clearly got the bat, but how is Rasmus' defense in CF? Defensive metrics haven't really liked him since his rookie year, but does that mean anything at all? I doubt I've seen him play more than 10-20 times in his career, so it's hard for me to judge this.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

A day that will live in infamy.

Maybe if rasmus blossoms into his potential. But until then..... Still 6 games over .500 and bullpen help on the way.

[OnTheWarpath15]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Question for Cardinals fans:

He's clearly got the bat, but how is Rasmus' defense in CF? Defensive metrics haven't really liked him since his rookie year, but does that mean anything at all? I doubt I've seen him play more than 10-20 times in his career, so it's hard for me to judge this.

****ing sporadic.

One day he looks like Willie ****ing Mays, the next he's loafing/misplaying routine fly balls, letting balls that have no business getting to the wall past him, etc.

Can't remember exactly how it went down, but he was booed for his effort on a play during the last game I went to - 7/9 v. Arizona. You gotta **** up badly, or somewhat regularly for the fans in STL to boo you.

[Rams Fan]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Question for Cardinals fans:

He's clearly got the bat, but how is Rasmus' defense in CF? Defensive metrics haven't really liked him since his rookie year, but does that mean anything at all? I doubt I've seen him play more than 10-20 times in his career, so it's hard for me to judge this.

His defense hasn't quite lived up to his billing, IMO.

He makes some blunders, but at other times he can make really great plays.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

A day that will live in infamy.

Maybe if rasmus blossoms into his potential. But until then..... Still 6 games over .500 and bullpen help on the way. I think 88 wins takes this division.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

Maybe if rasmus blossoms into his potential. But until then..... Still 6 games over .500 and bullpen help on the way. I think 88 wins takes this division.

Adam Wainwright isn't walking through that door, BRC. Jim Edmonds is not walking through that door, and Scott Rolen isn't walking through that door. And if you expect them to walk through the door they're gonna be gray and old.

Rasmus hit 270 with 23 bombs as a 23 year old, for chrissakes.

"Maybe if he blossoms into his potential". You don't have to see a maybe. It was right there in front of us before Tony started dicking with him and destroying his confidence.

Pujols doesn't take instruction from McGwire. McGwire ****ed up Ryan and he ****ed up Holliday back in ST of '09 when he was still in Oakland.

I don't care if Colby wants his dad to work on his swing, especially if his dad knew how to reach him and knew his swing. It's not exactly a coincidence that once he went back to his dad he started hitting ropes all over the field.

Jim Furyk won the ****ing Fed Ex Cup last year with a 15 handicapper as his primary swing coach, because that guy, his dad, knew him better than anyone.