Cardinals "Official" 2011 St. Louis Cardinals Thread - Page 423

**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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'Hamas' Jenkins · 10-20-2011, 08:57 PM

Sonofa****ing bitch.

Frazod · 10-20-2011, 08:58 PM

Had to happen eventually. I just wish it had happened earlier.

**chefsos** · 10-20-2011, 08:58 PM

That missed cutoff just cost you guys the lead run.

But I guess you knew that already.

WV · 10-20-2011, 08:58 PM

damnit

KC_Connection · 10-20-2011, 08:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Meat Dragon

I'm sure LaRussa has all of that information right in front of him...

Gotta trust LaRussa over ChiefsPlanet.com

We're going to blindly trust LaRussa, why?

Dotel should have been the call if you need a K vs. a RHB.

Hootie · 10-20-2011, 08:58 PM

I'm telling you, I have a gut feeling Feliz gives up at least 1 run.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 10-20-2011, 08:59 PM

I just don't understand those moves. You need K's there. Why take out your best strikeout pitcher, going to a lefty who K's no one, and then replace that pitcher with a righty who isn't your best strikeout option, or option in general?

That's just nonsensical.

Frazod · 10-20-2011, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Meat Dragon

I'm sure LaRussa has all of that information right in front of him...

Gotta trust LaRussa over ChiefsPlanet.com

Shouldn't you be waiting til next year?

Hootie · 10-20-2011, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

We're going to blindly trust LaRussa, why?

Dotel should have been the call if you need a K vs. a RHB.

no

but runs happen in baseball

Cardinals fans blame LaRussa every time anything goes wrong...

it's his fault Motte wasn't superhuman for once tonight!

tk13 · 10-20-2011, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Meat Dragon

I'm sure LaRussa has all of that information right in front of him...

Gotta trust LaRussa over ChiefsPlanet.com

I don't know man. I think you need someone on the mound who can make bats miss in those situations. Especially in a sac fly situation... most balls put in play will likely score a run, even if you get outs. Motte at least throws pure gas. And it wasn't like he was lost, he gave up a bloop and then had two runners in scoring position due to a poor defensive play.

Mr_Tomahawk · 10-20-2011, 09:00 PM

Motte + Castle.

**Buck** · 10-20-2011, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Meat Dragon

I'm telling you, I have a gut feeling Feliz gives up at least 1 run.

Disagree. Cards just used the heart of their lineup in the 8th. Obviously anything can happen.

KC_Connection · 10-20-2011, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tk13

Yeah I'm not going off the numbers there though. Hamilton can look pretty out of sync up there against pure gas. Rhodes is going to lob that 80mph off speed stuff up there and Hamilton can hit that, as we just saw.

You can argue that Motte should have just stayed in the entire inning, yeah. He's been dominating for the entire postseason and maybe deserved a longer leash.

Hootie · 10-20-2011, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frazod

Shouldn't you be waiting til next year?

I live in Dallas, TX 5 miles away from Arlington...the rules of bandwagoning don't apply for me to root for the Rangers if I want to...

in order to not be a shitty Yankees bandwagon fake fan you either have to root for the team you rooted for growing up (unless it's the Yankees) or root for the team in your area...

sorry brah

Frazod · 10-20-2011, 09:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buck

Disagree. Cards just used the heart of their lineup in the 8th. Obviously anything can happen.

To be fair, the heart of their line-up hasn't done dick so far.

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