Cardinals "Official" 2011 St. Louis Cardinals Thread - Page 365

**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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KC_Connection · 10-16-2011, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by DeezNutz

Suppan was outstanding that entire postseason--and he's an example of an extremely underrated player throughout the majority of his career--, and Weaver actually performed to his talent level.

And Wainwright made that '06 pen look pretty ****ing decent.

Suppan got the most out of his talent, that's for sure, but his career peripherals (4.96 K/9, 3.07 BB/9, 1.19 HR/9) aren't pretty. At least he generally kept the ball on the ground, though.

Jeff Weaver was a complete shitbag outside of his early Detroit years.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 10-16-2011, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by DeezNutz

Am I forgetting, or was the Cardinal bullpen not a ****ing disaster at the beginning of the season? Furthermore, interviewers were still joking with Motte about not being known as TLR's "closer," which generally means that you don't have one.

1) It was, or this team probably wins 100 games
2) He's not the closer b/c TLR is superstitious and doesn't want to call him that

We lost a ****ton of games early in the year b/c TLR kept trotting out Ryan Franklin and Miguel Batista

**DeezNutz** · 10-16-2011, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Suppan got the most out of his talent, that's for sure, but his career peripherals (4.96 K/9, 3.07 BB/9, 1.19 HR/9) aren't pretty. At least he generally kept the ball on the ground, though.

Jeff Weaver was a complete shitbag outside of his early Detroit years.

Much of Suppan's "prime" was with the Royals, so my assessment is largely clouded by how Royals fans discussed and regarded him.

Weaver had talent but ten-cent head, which was always his primary failing.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 10-16-2011, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Rams Fan

He's been great at Memphis, but bad in the bigs.

Pretty much just resign Punto and Furcal, get rid of Theriot and Skip can go(though, I think it would be okay if he's back, as long as he isn't getting a shit load of starts).

Never had a chance to string together a run of ABs in the bigs. He may be a AAAA player, but he probably should play a more vital utility role.

**alnorth** · 10-16-2011, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by NJChiefsFan

Can anyone explain to me why runners slide into first besides avoiding a tag? Is the concept of it slowing you down mean nothing? It really blows my mind.

If you are able to see, on a ball hit to first, that the pitcher is not covering and the 1B will have to try to tag you, then sliding will make you harder to tag.

Beyond that, you should almost always slide feet first instead of head-first because the couple microseconds aren't worth an injury, but if its the playoffs, then slide head first all day.

Rams Fan · 10-16-2011, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by DeezNutz

Am I forgetting, or was the Cardinal bullpen not a ****ing disaster at the beginning of the season? Furthermore, interviewers were still joking with Motte about not being known as TLR's "closer," which generally means that you don't have one.

Take away Batista and Franklin, this team would have won 100 games.

The bullpen wasn't bad. Just guys being used in situations where they shouldn't have been.

KC_Connection · 10-16-2011, 06:56 PM

Wow, Edwin Jackson.

**DeezNutz** · 10-16-2011, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

2) He's not the closer b/c TLR is superstitious and doesn't want to call him that

. Right on.

Need to pull Jackson. And now.

tk13 · 10-16-2011, 06:56 PM

Let the circus begin.

**Buck** · 10-16-2011, 06:56 PM

Hamas is gonna be so pissed.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 10-16-2011, 06:56 PM

The pen can't go 7 2/3.

God****.

Marcellus · 10-16-2011, 06:56 PM

**** me. The starting pitching is just shit.

O.city · 10-16-2011, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

The pen can't go 7 2/3.

God****.

This is ****ing ridiculous.

Rams Fan · 10-16-2011, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Buck

Hamas is gonna be so pissed.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

The pen can't go 7 2/3.

God****.

Right on, Buck.

Frazod · 10-16-2011, 06:57 PM

DIE IN A ****ING FIRE JACKSON

01-06-2011, 09:41 PM
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