Cardinals "Official" 2011 St. Louis Cardinals Thread - Page 366

**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, 06:57 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.

That might have been because they had two guys that shouldn't be in the majors in Brian Tallet and Trever Miller and replaced them with two good relievers, Dotel and Rzep.

Tallet and Miller each blew a game for the Jays in August before being released.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 10-16-2011, 06:57 PM

NJChiefsFan · 10-16-2011, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by alnorth

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.

I agree with the first part. For the second I wasn't as much comparing sliding head first to feet, just sliding at all into first. Running straight through is faster. The only reason to slide into a base is because its faster to slide then slow down to a stop. With a base you can run through, a slide is only worth it to avoid a tag. Otherwise running through is faster.

Rams Fan · 10-16-2011, 06:58 PM

Salas and Lynn need to go like 6 innings tonight.

O.city · 10-16-2011, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Rams Fan

Salas and Lynn need to go like 6 innings tonight.

Yeah. We needed a great appearance tonight. We aren't getting it so far.

Frazod · 10-16-2011, 06:59 PM

Hard to believe we're still in the second inning. Feels like this ****ing game's been going on for hours.

Pablo · 10-16-2011, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

That .gif is ****ing awesome.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 10-16-2011, 07:00 PM

Why the **** can't we have a vital postseason game that doesn't involve me nearly having a ****ing stroke from the stress?

Jackson just got away with a cement mixer slider to the pitcher.

kcpasco · 10-16-2011, 07:00 PM

Jackson is garbage tonight. Might want to bring in the bullpen.

O.city · 10-16-2011, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by frazod

Hard to believe we're still in the second inning. Feels like this ****ing game's been going on for hours.

Well when you have two pitchers pretty much standing out there pumping in batting practice it will seem to last forever.

Rams Fan · 10-16-2011, 07:00 PM

Cards can't expect to win the WS with SPs not going 6 innings.

NJChiefsFan · 10-16-2011, 07:01 PM

And I was worried about betting the over on 8.5 runs. It would have paid out after 1 and 1/3 innings.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 10-16-2011, 07:01 PM

Another handing slider.

Frazod · 10-16-2011, 07:02 PM

One hour, two innings played.

Marcellus · 10-16-2011, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Rams Fan

Cards can't expect to win the WS with SPs not going 6 innings.

No shit. Or not get there.

Nice catch Berk.

01-06-2011, 09:41 PM
BigRedChief Has a particular set of skills Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: On the water Casino cash: $-901038 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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10-16-2011, 06:58 PM	#5479
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10-16-2011, 06:59 PM	#5481
Frazod Did you hear what I said? Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $-896615	Hard to believe we're still in the second inning. Feels like this ****ing game's been going on for hours.
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10-16-2011, 07:00 PM	#5483
'Hamas' Jenkins Now you've pissed me off! Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $7129572	Why the ** can't we have a vital postseason game that doesn't involve me nearly having a **ing stroke from the stress? Jackson just got away with a cement mixer slider to the pitcher. __________________ "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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10-16-2011, 07:00 PM	#5484
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10-16-2011, 07:00 PM	#5486
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10-16-2011, 07:01 PM	#5487
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10-16-2011, 07:01 PM	#5488
'Hamas' Jenkins Now you've pissed me off! Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $7129572	Another handing slider. __________________ "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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10-16-2011, 07:02 PM	#5489
Frazod Did you hear what I said? Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $-896615	One hour, two innings played.
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