****Official 2009 MLB Playoffs Catch All Thread*****

[Mecca]

The fact that watching baseball causes me to hear Journey, Don't Stop Believing is about enough to make me stop.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

This is officially one of the worst baseball games ever played.

Post season record 27 runners LOB between two teams.

[Mecca]

Why do all of the Cardinals relief pitchers look exactly the same?

[Stinger]

WOw 27 players combined stranded on base? Did I read that right?

[L.A. Chieffan]

.

27 runners LOB between two teams.

Thats a typical dodger game

[88TG88]

The fact that watching baseball causes me to hear Journey, Don't Stop Believing is about enough to make me stop.
They play it every single game. They put the words on the big screen for everyone to sing along. It's extra gay

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Why do all of the Cardinals relief pitchers look exactly the same?

We don't hire negroes
They all have beards
You haven't seen the Big Sweat

[BigRedChief]

Why do all of the Cardinals relief pitchers look exactly the same?They all agreed to grew beards on purpose, well most.

[Mama Hip Rockets]

Why do all of the Cardinals relief pitchers look exactly the same?

racist.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Boggs has such piss awful command. Any time he's in the game, it's a white flag situation.

[Mecca]

Where's Ray King when you need him.

[kcxiv]

They all agreed to grew beards on purpose, well most.

This isnt fucking Hockey.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Bring in the Sauce, Tony.

[Stinger]

Nice play by Pujols

[L.A. Chieffan]

Steven Perry comes to the games all time even tho hes been outed as a secret giant fan. which combined with journey might make him the gayest person on the planet.

[BigRedChief]

This isnt ****ing Hockey.The starting Pitchers all grew moustaches earlier in the year.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Cardinal Pitcher WHIP Tonight: 2.75.

:shake:

22 fucking baserunners. 20 fucking 2.

[L.A. Chieffan]

The starting Pitchers all grew moustaches earlier in the year.

awww u guys are adorable

[kcxiv]

The starting Pitchers all grew moustaches earlier in the year.

Well that Ryan dude needs to shave his porn stache lol

[Stinger]

Heh..... now 29 left on base for the game ..... :shake:

[Mecca]

Why do the Cardinals feel it's needed to use 20 pitchers every game?

[BigRedChief]

Boggs has such piss awful command. Any time he's in the game, it's a white flag situation.yeah, he really screwed the pooch on those last two batters. Boggs will be a good MLB starter next year. This is good experience for him.

[kcxiv]

Heh..... now 29 left on base for the game ..... :shake:

Broxton had absolutely 0 intentions of swinging at anyhing. lol

['Hamas' Jenkins]

yeah, he really screwed the pooch on those last two batters. Boggs will be a good MLB starter next year. This is good experience for him.

Dude...

[kcxiv]

Why do the Cardinals feel it's needed to use 20 pitchers every game?

Dodgers have done the same. They dont like to overuse any specific pitcher. DOdgers went through what, Wolf, Weaver, Bellasario, Sherril and Broxton so far.

[BigRedChief]

Why do the Cardinals feel it's needed to use 20 pitchers every game?Tony Larussa. He has been doing it for years. Since this is our 7th trip to the playoffs in 10 years and he's 20-5 in the DLCS he gets to make the decisions.

[BigRedChief]

Dude...
He will be our 5th starter next year.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Odds of a Molina GIDP: 3-1.

[Mecca]

You know what I realize...I'm basically a shorter version of Johnathan Broxton, I shoulda been a pitcher.

[Stinger]

Sweet now we can make it an even 30 for the game :shake: :cuss:

['Hamas' Jenkins]

He will be our 5th starter next year.

Carp
Waino
Lohse
Hawksworth
Garcia

That's your starting 5 next year.

[kcxiv]

Smoke!

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Obviously looking for a slider there. He got pwnt.

[tk13]

Well that was terrible defense.

[BigRedChief]

At least we have the (should be anyway) Cy Young award winner going tommorrow. Surely our 2nd ace can't have an off day also.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Rick Ankiel in the highest of leverage situations:

LMAO LMAO

[Stinger]

Oh crap here come Ankiel.........

['Hamas' Jenkins]

What the fuck are you looking at Rick?

JFC....:shake:

[Stinger]

Way to not swing Rick :banghead:

[kcxiv]

Game. Dodgers up 1-0

[BigRedChief]

Rick Ankiel in the highest of leverage situations:

LMAO LMAO
look at a 3rd strike. how typical of Ankiel.

[CaliforniaChief]

Big win for the Dodgers. Honestly I'm very surprised.

[tk13]

Well, we made it to 30 men LOB. That's incredible.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

look at a 3rd strike. how typical of Ankiel.

Tony really butchered his bench usage tonight. Of course, I still don't know why we aren't giving Freese or Craig Glaus' spot.

[Mecca]

Ankiel thought Broxton had a cheeseburger under his jersey, it confused him.

[BigRedChief]

Big win for the Dodgers. Honestly I'm very surprised.You and the rest of the world..

[BigRedChief]

Tony really butchered his bench usage tonight. Of course, I still don't know why we aren't giving Freese or Craig Glaus' spot.Freese wasn't elgible to be on the roster. Some MLB rule, unless someone gets hurt he can't be put on the roster.

[88TG88]

Big win for the Dodgers. Honestly I'm very surprised.

me too

[kcxiv]

The Kid is starting game 2 tomorrow. This should be a good one.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Freese wasn't elgible to be on the roster. Some MLB rule, unless someone gets hurt he can't be put on the roster.

Yeah, we were too stupid to put him on the 40 man.

[CaliforniaChief]

The Kid is starting game 2 tomorrow. This should be a good one.

I'm still spooked by this team. The last week of the regular season was just putrid. Hopefully they're hitting stride again. Should be a fun series to watch, though.

[kcxiv]

I'm still spooked by this team. The last week of the regular season was just putrid. Hopefully they're hitting stride again. Should be a fun series to watch, though.

Ya, they slumped it a bit towards the end, but they were also playing alot of the call ups, but we will see. Both teams should have scored alot more. Our starting pitching isnt the best, but even so, we still had the best ERA in the Majors this year. WE have one hell of a bullpen, probably the best in the game right now. So many good arms. Troncoso, Bellasario, Kuo, Sherril, and Broxton

[CaliforniaChief]

Ya, they slumped it a bit towards the end, but they were also playing alot of the call ups, but we will see. Both teams should have scored alot more. Our starting pitching isnt the best, but even so, we still had the best ERA in the Majors this year. WE have one hell of a bullpen, probably the best in the game right now. So many good arms. Troncoso, Bellasario, Kuo, Sherril, and Broxton

There's no doubt about the Dodgers' depth of pitching. I fear that they peaked too quickly in the season. Either way, a nice win tonight. We have an opportunity to put it away by beating Wainwright tomorrow but I think it's going to be an uphill battle.

[Rudy tossed tigger's salad]

Fuck the Cardinals

[BigRedChief]

Carp
Waino
Lohse
Hawksworth
Garcia

That's your starting 5 next year.
I don't think hawksworth will be starting but in the bullpen. But I do like his "stuff". Read on stltoday's website that Larussa made some comment about Garcia needing more seasoning next year.

[BigRedChief]

We have an opportunity to put it away by beating Wainwright tomorrow but I think it's going to be an uphill battle.Wouldn't be too quick to put this NLDS in your pocket. We have 2 games in St. Louis and Carp coming back for Game 5. No way he has 2 bad games in a row.

[chief52]

Dodgers LOB 16 and the Cardinals 14. Set a NLDS record of 30 combined. No wonder that game took so damn long.

As a Dodger fan I am obviously pretty happy. Winning the first one at home is always a key...especially when you are going against Carpenter followed by Wainright. I have tickets for the league championship and World Series if the Dodgers can pull it out. Damn, I hope...

[BigRedChief]

Dodgers LOB 16 and the Cardinals 14. Set a NLDS record of 30 combined. No wonder that game took so damn long.

As a Dodger fan I am obviously pretty happy. Winning the first one at home is always a key...especially when you are going against Carpenter followed by Wainright. I have tickets for the league championship and World Series if the Dodgers can pull it out. Damn, I hope...
The game last night wasn't a sell out?

[CaliforniaChief]

Wouldn't be too quick to put this NLDS in your pocket. We have 2 games in St. Louis and Carp coming back for Game 5. No way he has 2 bad games in a row.

If LA was to beat both Carpenter and Wainwright I'd like our chances. But that's a big if. I think it's going to be a great series. The Cardinals were not the team we wanted to play in round 1.

[L.A. Chieffan]

Whiplash Carp?

[BigRedChief]

If LA was to beat both Carpenter and Wainwright I'd like our chances. But that's a big if. I think it's going to be a great series. The Cardinals were not the team we wanted to play in round 1.yep, we lose this game today, we are in big trouble.

[Demonpenz]

I wouldn't call it a must win this early on or the redbirds but it is a big one

[Stinger]

Rockies up 3-0 over the Phillies Bottom of the 4th

[chief52]

The game last night wasn't a sell out?

Tried to find an article about it but was unable to. I know it was not sold out Tuesday but not sure if they eventually sold out. The only tickets left, however, were the really expensive ones right on the field with their own bar etc. that were put in a few years back. The rest of the stadium was sold out. They have over priced those new seats. They thought the fans would jump all over them but it did not happen. No idea how expensive they are for the playoffs.

[BigRedChief]

Tried to find an article about it but was unable to. I know it was not sold out Tuesday but not sure if they eventually sold out. The only tickets left, however, were the really expensive ones right on the field with their own bar etc. that were put in a few years back. The rest of the stadium was sold out. They have over priced those new seats. They thought the fans would jump all over them but it did not happen. No idea how expensive they are for the playoffs.How many millions of people are in that market and can't sell out a playoff game?

[WilliamTheIrish]

Street vs Stairs in the 9th of game 2 w/ one out..

[orange]

Street vs Stairs in the 9th of game 2 w/ one out..

Sidewalk on deck?

[kstater]

So Lee isn't the most obvious decoy ever is he?

[WilliamTheIrish]

Sidewalk on deck?

You're a damn fine poster... I hadn't even thought of that. LMAO

[WilliamTheIrish]

Jimmy Rollins w/a base knock... 2 on 2 out in the 9th...

[WilliamTheIrish]

Man, these 5 game series are just always nail biters. No margin for error.

[kcxiv]

That 3-2 Curve Kershaw through Ryan was nasty.

[WilliamTheIrish]

I'd have sold my soul to devil to a big league catcher. Such a great job. Street gets the big out, Victorino, and the series is tied 1-1.

[orange]

Man, these 5 game series are just always nail biters. No margin for error.

Never doubted it...

heh, heh, heh. o:-)

[BigRedChief]

Looks like Waino has his best stuff.:clap:

[BigRedChief]

Yeah baby! The hired gun comes through.

[CaliforniaChief]

Dr. Dre!

[kcxiv]

Tied up 1-1. Either with a homer

[kcxiv]

http://theskateboardmag.com/content/blogs/wp-content/old-blogs/todd/uploaded_images/l_43630312332b11265772adc628fc236b-719807.jpg

[CaliforniaChief]

Now we'll see what the Kid is made of. This is a tall order, matching up with Wainwright.

[kcxiv]

1-1 though 6. Damn good game.

[CaliforniaChief]

Great baserunning by DeRosa. Rasmus? Not so much. 2-1 Cards.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Great baserunning by DeRosa. Rasmus? Not so much. 2-1 Cards.

Rasmus did nothing wrong. Oquendo was the one waving him over. He's hyper aggressive, and this time, it fucked us.

[chief52]

Ethier's gotta get it started...here we go.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Holy fuck, what a yakker LMAO

[CaliforniaChief]

Thome could prove me wrong, but he really might wanna look into the local softball leagues.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Butthole is puckered.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Thome plunked. That made my kidney hurt.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Molina hitched...

[WilliamTheIrish]

Juiced.

[CaliforniaChief]

That was close. Wainwright is just nasty.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Kemp was on that 1-0 pitch..

[CaliforniaChief]

Wow, what a pitch. He'll be feeling that for a few days.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Jammed him good.

[Marcellus]

Jesus Christ that was intense. I love playoff baseball.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

w000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000t!!

http://i29.tinypic.com/348slr5.jpg

[CaliforniaChief]

It may not matter but I like what Torre did with the bullpen bringing Broxton in the 8th to face the best Cardinals hitters. If Gardenhire would have done that in the tiebreaker against the Tigers, they might have won it in 9.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Belliard looks kinda like a buddha.. Moved pretty well laterally on that grounder by Molina, tho.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Tony LaRussa is the one guy on earth who doesn't realize how much Glaus sucks.

[CaliforniaChief]

I'm honestly glad to see Franklin coming in for Wainwright.

[Marcellus]

I'm honestly glad to see Franklin coming in for Wainwright.

Yea cause your rooting for the Dodger. :banghead:

Fuck.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

I'm honestly glad to see Franklin coming in for Wainwright.

You'll see Miller against Ethier first.

Franklin sucks, you should be glad.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

The scariest thing is that Manny owns Franklin to the extent that he renamed him Toby.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Nice shoes Tony, you galactic Kunt. LMAO

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Nice job, Trev.

Franklin, DO NOT FUCK THIS UP.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

You couldn't fit a neutrino in my asshole right now.

[Miles]

WTF Holliday.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

MOTHERFUCK YOU MATT HOLLIDAY!! MOTHERFUCK YOU!!

[Marcellus]

This is fucking killing me.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

throw a fucking strike, asshole.

God, I fucking hate Franklinhausen.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

I fucking hate Ryan Franklin.

[Mecca]

Tie game.

[kcxiv]

Come on Belliard. Fuck ya, tied this bitch up!

[Miles]

Fuck you Franklin.

[88TG88]

w000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000t!!

http://i29.tinypic.com/348slr5.jpg

w0000000000000tttttttttttt

[kcxiv]

RONNY FUCKING BELLIARD

[chief52]

YES!!!! Unreal!!!

[88TG88]

KEEP FUCKING DOUBTING RONNIE BELLIARD

['Hamas' Jenkins]

I fucking hate Ryan Franklin..

[kcxiv]

I LOVE FRANKLIN!

[kcxiv]

I LOVE FRANKLIN!

[Mecca]

Watch him walk in the winning run.

[Marcellus]

Unbelievable. Fucking Franklin has no balls.

[Basileus777]

Ryan Franklin is remembering he is Ryan Franklin.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

I fucking told anyone who would listen all year that Ryan Franklin was a worthless sonofacunt, but everyone thought that his Jamie Gold run meant something.

I fucking hate that motherfucker. Just fucking die, Franklin. Die.

[Mecca]

Dodgers win it, Cards are fucked.

[Basileus777]

He blew it to Belliard and Loretta... that's just messed up.

[88TG88]

THE IMPOSSIBLE HAS HAPPENED !!!!!

[kcxiv]

FUCK YOU ST. LOUIS! 2-0

[WilliamTheIrish]

All that after a two out line drive bungle in the OF.

[chief52]

What a game... I feel for you Card fans. That is tough!

['Hamas' Jenkins]

I honestly want to fucking murder Matt Holliday and Ryan Franklin right now.

[Mecca]

I honestly want to fucking murder Matt Holliday and Ryan Franklin right now.

Don't worry Holliday will probably leave after the year.

[kcxiv]

lol, ESPN.Com's headline Wrong After Wainwright. haha

[Nzoner]

What a game... I feel for you Card fans. That is tough!

Yeah,I'm all choked up too

ROFL

[88TG88]

Yeah,I'm all choked up too

ROFL

this

[kcxiv]

i had tears of joy no doubt. haha

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Don't worry Holliday will probably leave after the year.

I could fucking care less. I don't ever want to see him wear a Cardinal uniform ever again. I don't want to fucking think about him, I don't want to fucking look at him, I don't want to fucking hear about him.

I just want Tony to fucking leave and never come back. I can't take his dipshittery any more.

And Ryan Franklin can fucking die of cat AIDS.

[chefsos]

Wow, that was brutal for Holliday and the Cards. Like, Donnie Moore-level brutal.

[Basileus777]

Don't worry Holliday will probably leave after the year.

He'd be a perfect fit for the Mets.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Holliday turned his glove from backhand to underhand at the last instant and it cost him.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

He'd be a perfect fit for the Mets.

He fits right in with their choking bitch mentality.

Fuck, I've never hated any player in any sport as much as I hate Matt Holliday right now.

[Al Bundy]

Ohhh that had to sting for the Cardinals at the end.

[BigRedChief]

Ohhh that had to sting for the Cardinals at the end.nah, 2 outs and the 3rd out is an easy fly ball to the left and we tie up the series heading back to St. Louis. Nah, thats not painful.:cuss:

[BigRedChief]

Wow, that was brutal for Holliday and the Cards. Like, Donnie Moore-level brutal.
:cuss: that lazy job out there in LF with the game on the line. Out there chomping on sunflower seeds instead of focusing on the damn game.

[Stinger]

Ohhh that had to sting for the Cardinals at the end.

I think I can sum up what it feels like

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v250/stinger871/Chief%20Planet/doom_heart.jpg

[Basileus777]

How good were the prospects they gave up for Holliday and DeRosa? If they both aren't resigned and you have no playoff success to show for it, that's got to burn.

[Nzoner]

nah, 2 outs and the 3rd out is an easy fly ball to the left and we tie up the series heading back to St. Louis. Nah, thats not painful.:cuss:

I promise I'll have your Cards on one of the tv's Saturday

[Basileus777]

God dammit Chris Christie, I'm tired of seeing your anti-Corzine commercials twice every commercial break on TBS.

[BigRedChief]

I promise I'll have your Cards on one of the tv's SaturdayThanks, I think.:rolleyes:

['Hamas' Jenkins]

How good were the prospects they gave up for Holliday and DeRosa? If they both aren't resigned and you have no playoff success to show for it, that's got to burn.

Well,

Our possible closer of the future, a guy who could have been a #3-#4 starter (or a closer)--For DeRosa

Our best hitting prospect by far (Wallace), a future #4-#5 (Mortenson) for Holliday.

It's a fucking apocalypse. I was vehemently against the Holliday trade at the time, but I thought maybe the team's improved play and the support of the St.L crowd might entice him to stay.

But fuck him.

Just offer the worthless cocksucking paycheck cunt arb and take the draft picks.

[BigRedChief]

How good were the prospects they gave up for Holliday and DeRosa? If they both aren't resigned and you have no playoff success to show for it, that's got to burn.Playoffs are always a gamble. Short series's anything can happen. Our minor league system is still got some good players. Freese looks like a real RBI machine for us next year. We are dropping $25 million in payroll and another $10 million if they don't re=sign Pinero.

We have these players signed up through 2012.

Carpenter
Wainwright
Pujols (2011)
Molina
Lohse
Franklin
Miller
Rasmus


Control them through Arbitration:
Ludwick
Ryan
Shumaker

[DaFace]

I'm considering buying a sympathy card for my coworker Cards fans tomorrow. That's just a brutal way to lose a game. I thought the Rockies were gonna blow their game, but Street managed to get the last out when it counted.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Honestly, I'm so fucking eviscerated from the Cards game that I am watching the Mizzou game in a fugue state.

[WilliamTheIrish]

I remember Holliday getting picked off in Game 2 of the 2007 WS. He had four hits in that game and for some unknown reason the idiot wandered off 1st base in the 8th inning and became Johnathon Papelbon's first career pickoff.

[Simply Red]

wow, just a lil' crush!

[StcChief]

Halliday would make a great Cub.

[MIAdragon]

Jesus fucking christ the Sox are getting raped by the Ump crew.

[BigRedChief]

Halliday would make a great Cub.
Yeah he can take his $17 -20 million salary demands to the highest bidder and we can sign Derossa, Pinero and another FA outfielder.

[POND_OF_RED]

Halliday would make a great Cub.

That would be AWESOME! That pitching rotation would be brutal next season. Let's hope you're right.
It was nice to see the trade work out so well tonight. Definitely a Cub-like meltdown. Glad you guys could get a small taste of what the Cubs have gone through this century.

[Frazod]

That would be AWESOME! That pitching rotation would be brutal next season. Let's hope you're right.
It was nice to see the trade work out so well tonight. Definitely a Cub-like meltdown. Glad you guys could get a small taste of what the Cubs have gone through this century.

DeRosa has infected us. Seriously, St. Louis should never sign any ex-Cub. :banghead:

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Yeah he can take his $17 -20 million salary demands to the highest bidder and we can sign Derossa, Pinero and another FA outfielder.

Motherfuck Mark DeRosa and Lohse part deux.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

That would be AWESOME! That pitching rotation would be brutal next season. Let's hope you're right.
It was nice to see the trade work out so well tonight. Definitely a Cub-like meltdown. Glad you guys could get a small taste of what the Cubs have gone through this century.

Here's the difference: we actually blame our failures on the parties' responsible

[Frazod]

Here's the difference: we actually blame our failures on the parties' responsible

As opposed to goats and black cats.

And none of us would ever get together and eat a foul ball, either. :D

[POND_OF_RED]

Here's the difference: we actually blame our failures on the parties' responsible

You blame a guy for not making a catch and we blame a guy for making a catch. We both blame the person responsible though.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

I just actually heard Holliday's response.

The dude could not have come off like he gave less of a shit. I know he's a low key guy, but fuck, you don't have to be a cocksucking robot.

[BigRedChief]

I just actually heard Holliday's response.

The dude could not have come off like he gave less of a shit. I know he's a low key guy, but ****, you don't have to be a cocksucking robot.
Yeah and that friggin shot of him out there after the bases are loaded pulling out the bag of sunflower seeds and filling his mouth up with them while the game and series is on the line......maybe, just maybe you need to be a little more focused than worrying about.....hey I need some more sunflower seeds.

[BigRedChief]

That would be AWESOME! That pitching rotation would be brutal next season. Let's hope you're right.
It was nice to see the trade work out so well tonight. Definitely a Cub-like meltdown. Glad you guys could get a small taste of what the Cubs have gone through this century.
Lets do the math....

Cardinals World Series Championships in the last 100 years or so: 10

Cubs: 0

I got to share with my son seeing a World Championship won live. You are never going to get that chance. :dom:

[L.A. Chieffan]

I just actually heard Holliday's response.

The dude could not have come off like he gave less of a shit. I know he's a low key guy, but fuck, you don't have to be a cocksucking robot.

OH HAI

[BigRedChief]

OH HAIShould have taken it in the nuts instead of the stomach.:cuss:

[Frazod]

Should have taken it in the nuts instead of the stomach.:cuss:

What nuts?

I don't where that clown will play next year, but I hope it isn't St. Louis.

[BigRedChief]

What nuts?

I don't where that clown will play next year, but I hope it isn't St. Louis.
Yep, his looking at 3 called strikes with bases loaded in game 1 and then this whopper of a brain fart.....He can take his hired gun BS elsewhere. We can find someone else to protect Pujols.

welllll unless he tears it up the rest of the way and propels us to the WS.:rolleyes:

[L.A. Chieffan]

You guys are insane. Matt Holliday is one of the biggest reasons youre even in the playoffs. But whatever, HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA

[CaliforniaChief]

That was a tough break for Holliday, but didn't he hit a homerun in the 2nd inning? It's not like he's a complete screwup or anything.

[L.A. Chieffan]

http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=7027385&c_id=la

[chefsos]

Yep, his looking at 3 called strikes with bases loaded in game 1 and then this whopper of a brain fart.....He can take his hired gun BS elsewhere. We can find someone else to protect Pujols.

welllll unless he tears it up the rest of the way and propels us to the WS.:rolleyes:I was just thinking that. If it goes that way, every Card fan will forgive.

Except Frazod. Once he's done with a guy, he's DONE.

[wild1]

I don't really blame Holiday that much, errors happen.

What was really embarrassing was Wainwright crying all over the news about how the towels made him miss the ball. It's almost like people hadn't been out there on the field all day catching baseballs.

Suck it up, crybaby

[Chief Henry]

Yeah and that friggin shot of him out there after the bases are loaded pulling out the bag of sunflower seeds and filling his mouth up with them while the game and series is on the line......maybe, just maybe you need to be a little more focused than worrying about.....hey I need some more sunflower seeds.

THIS

I can't believe he distracted himself in the middle of a batting sequence by pulling out the sack of seeds !!!!!

Hollidays job was to PROTECT Pujols, period. Joe Torre is proving that Holliday can't. But who can.

As disapointed I am at Holliday, I would be in the camp to resign him for next year.

[L.A. Chieffan]

Wainwright after the game:

"That ball got lost in 50,000 white towels shaking in front of Matt's face," Wainwright said. "It doesn't really seem fair that an opposing team should be able to allow their fans to shake white towels when there's a white baseball flying through the air. How about Dodger Blue towels?"

[BigRedChief]

You guys are insane. Matt Holliday is one of the biggest reasons youre even in the playoffs. But whatever, HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
I'm not saying Holliday sucks. And yes, he probably is a big reason we are in the playoffs to start with.

Cardinal fans are a different breed. You don't just get to put on the birds on bat uniform and are automatically totally accepted. For instance, I never considered McGuire a "true" Cardinal, but a hired bat.

[L.A. Chieffan]

I'm not saying Holliday sucks. And yes, he probably is a big reason we are in the playoffs to start with.

Cardinal fans are a different breed. You don't just get to put on the birds on bat uniform and are automatically totally accepted. For instance, I never considered McGuire a "true" Cardinal, but a hired bat.

David Eckstein tho was everybodys favorite player before spring training was over

[BigRedChief]

David Eckstein tho was everybodys favorite player before spring training was overyeah, they will quickly embrace an overperforming, not as atheltically gifted player a lot quicker. The underdog thing, I guess. I really liked Eckstein.

[BigRedChief]

Wainwright after the game:

"That ball got lost in 50,000 white towels shaking in front of Matt's face," Wainwright said. "It doesn't really seem fair that an opposing team should be able to allow their fans to shake white towels when there's a white baseball flying through the air. How about Dodger Blue towels?"
He's just covering a teamates back. He's a competitor, not a winer.

When McClennen blew the 6-1 lead that Wainwright gave him that would have given him his 20th win, maybe put his CY Young award in jeporady, he told him not to worry about it, lets get ready for the playoffs. It's history, put it out of your mind.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

I'm not saying Holliday sucks. And yes, he probably is a big reason we are in the playoffs to start with.

Cardinal fans are a different breed. You don't just get to put on the birds on bat uniform and are automatically totally accepted. For instance, I never considered McGuire a "true" Cardinal, but a hired bat.

This.

Hell, I went to a Cards-Rockies game in 2004 that happened to fall on Mark McGwire day. The stadium wasn't even that full. Sure there were some that fell ass over teakettle into McGwire love, but that's a lot like the Pink Hat Brigade of the Red Sox.

Cardinal fans believe that you have to earn the right to wear that jersey. Pujols earned it. Wagonmaker earned it. Yadi, Skip, Colby, Luddy, etc earned it.

It's just disgusting to see someone like Brendan Ryan, who played his heart out, weeping in the dugout, while Matt Holliday just has that "aww shucks" look on his face.

I honestly wanted Rasmus to take that ball and just unload a fucking seed from point blank range into Holliday's block head.

[Frazod]

He's just covering a teamates back. He's a competitor, not a winer.

When McClennen blew the 6-1 lead that Wainwright gave him that would have given him his 20th win, maybe put his CY Young award in jeporady, he told him not to worry about it, lets get ready for the playoffs. It's history, put it out of your mind.

I missed that because I was too busy suffering through the Mizzou abortion, but I'm sorry, that's just fucking lame. Whining about fans waiving towels? Give me a break. That's nearly as embarrassing as the loss itself.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

I missed that because I was too busy suffering through the Mizzou abortion, but I'm sorry, that's just fucking lame. Whining about fans waiving towels? Give me a break. That's nearly as embarrassing as the loss itself.

Meh, if it was Holliday saying that, it would be really fucking lame. But Wainwright fucking carved those assholes up for 8 innings and got assraped by Franklinhausen and LEGO Man for his efforts.

Honestly, I would have fucking ripped into Holliday's and Franklin's asses for being cunts, but that's why I wouldn't be a good teammate. I understand his desire to rechannel his frustration instead of focusing on his teammates' douchebaggery.

[L.A. Chieffan]

Meh, if it was Holliday saying that, it would be really fucking lame. But Wainwright fucking carved those assholes up for 8 innings and got assraped by Franklinhausen and LEGO Man for his efforts.

Honestly, I would have fucking ripped into Holliday's and Franklin's asses for being cunts, but that's why I wouldn't be a good teammate. I understand his desire to rechannel his frustration instead of focusing on his teammates' douchebaggery.

Holliday said he 'lost it in the lights'.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

MOTHERFUCK YOU MATT HOLLIDAY!! MOTHERFUCK YOU!!

...

[Coach]

What I'm curious about is that DeRosa isn't getting all that bashing too. He did throw the ball towards the RF.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

What I'm curious about is that DeRosa isn't getting all that bashing too. He did throw the ball towards the RF.

That was game 1. I ripped on his ass for that then, too. It wasn't the throw that was as bad as his fucktarded decision not to go home when Either was hung out to dry.

[Rudy tossed tigger's salad]

Wainwright after the game:

"That ball got lost in 50,000 white towels shaking in front of Matt's face," Wainwright said. "It doesn't really seem fair that an opposing team should be able to allow their fans to shake white towels when there's a white baseball flying through the air. How about Dodger Blue towels?"

ROFL

[BigRedChief]

This.

Hell, I went to a Cards-Rockies game in 2004 that happened to fall on Mark McGwire day. The stadium wasn't even that full. Sure there were some that fell ass over teakettle into McGwire love, but that's a lot like the Pink Hat Brigade of the Red Sox.

Cardinal fans believe that you have to earn the right to wear that jersey. Pujols earned it. Wagonmaker earned it. Yadi, Skip, Colby, Luddy, etc earned it.

It's just disgusting to see someone like Brendan Ryan, who played his heart out, weeping in the dugout, while Matt Holliday just has that "aww shucks" look on his face.

I honestly wanted Rasmus to take that ball and just unload a ****ing seed from point blank range into Holliday's block head.
Ryan does some flaky stuff now and then but I think he's becoming a fan favorite. That shot of him in the dugout....He was feeling what we were feeling. Not filling his mouth with sunflower seeds.

[raybec 4]

Ryan does some flaky stuff now and then but I think he's becoming a fan favorite. That shot of him in the dugout....He was feeling what we were feeling. Not filling his mouth with sunflower seeds.

Holliday is the Mark Mulder of position players, if he gives a flying fuck in a rolling doughnut about winning or losing you'd never know it. Mulder always looked like he was thinking about other shit and so did Holliday last night, if he gets a deal done with the birds he's gonna fuckin suck for years.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Holliday is the Mark Mulder of position players, if he gives a flying fuck in a rolling doughnut about winning or losing you'd never know it. Mulder always looked like he was thinking about other shit and so did Holliday last night, if he gets a deal done with the birds he's gonna fuckin suck for years.

I was eating Chinese today when this very same thought popped in my head.

Mulder, the last guy we dealt our best prospect for to the A's, was a fucking choke artist. Dude couldn't have come up any smaller in the 2005 post season, and sure as shit is brown he didn't look like he gave two fucks about it.

Carpenter
Wainwright
Haren


Still makes me fucking sick to think about. Now, I'm sure in three years when Brett Wallace is putting up a .900 OPS and Holliday is playing for the Red Sox, I'll have all the lovely memories of the 2009 post season to console me.


Fuck John Mozeliak and Fuck Tony LaRussa (Mozeliak is a fucking cunt for caving into his manager's desire for Holliday).

['Hamas' Jenkins]

http://i33.tinypic.com/14t3giv.jpg

[Basileus777]

AJ's got his stuff today.

[Basileus777]

There you go Swish.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

"And A-Rod has come through again"

ROFL ROFL

[Basileus777]

Arod's finally coming through this postseason.

[Dylan]

"And A-Rod has come through again"

ROFL ROFL

http://i.pbase.com/v3/82/429782/1/44823607.bowdown.gif



lol

['Hamas' Jenkins]

http://i.pbase.com/v3/82/429782/1/44823607.bowdown.gif



lol

Chip Caray is putting together a dumbassery HOF resume with this post season.

"BASE HIT"--promptly turns into a LD DP.
"A Rod comes through again".

[Basileus777]

Two godawful calls...thanks ump.

[Pioli Zombie]

Nathan is choking.
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[Dylan]

OMG.......... lol

[Pioli Zombie]

I hate the Yankees. I love "A-ROD does it again". Done what?
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[WilliamTheIrish]

Gawddammit Joe Nathan..

[DrRyan]

Anyone have a link for a live feed of the Yanks/Twins game? I can't get any of them to work on justin.tv

[Jerm]

Chip Caray is entering Lou Holtz drunkeness so far this postseason. Holy Jesus.
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[Mecca]

He's related to Harry Carey what do you expect?

[Basileus777]

I hate the Yankees. I love "A-ROD does it again". Done what?
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Had 5 clutch RBIs this postseason?

[Pioli Zombie]

"Have the ghosts moved over from across the street?". Yeah. The 200 million dollar team that hasn't won it since 2000.
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[Pioli Zombie]

Had 5 clutch RBIs this postseason?

Oh. The legacy that started yesterday.
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[WilliamTheIrish]

I'm not saying Holliday sucks. And yes, he probably is a big reason we are in the playoffs to start with.

Cardinal fans are a different breed. You don't just get to put on the birds on bat uniform and are automatically totally accepted. For instance, I never considered McGuire a "true" Cardinal, but a hired bat.

Ummm....

[Dylan]

Chip Caray is putting together a dumbassery HOF resume with this post season.

"BASE HIT"--promptly turns into a LD DP.
"A Rod comes through again".

The Times did a story on him yesterday -- crazy

No one in the production truck could rescue him from his 10th-inning classic faux pas during the Twins-Tigers tie breaker Tuesday night. Caray called the Twins’ Nick Punto’s sharply hit liner to left field this way: “Line drive. Base hit. Caught out there. The runner tags. Throw to the plate. On target. And in time! A double play.

My ears quivered in amazement at hearing a very obvious lineout called a single as smoothly as Caray did.”


http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/09/sports/baseball/09sandomir.html

[WilliamTheIrish]

The Twins are on death row and the stay of execution call from the Governor ain't coming. They can only wait for inevitable walk off lethal injection.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Twins trying to rip the IV out before the injection... 2 on 2 out.. OCab.

[Dylan]

Anyone have a link for a live feed of the Yanks/Twins game? I can't get any of them to work on justin.tv

try channelsurfing.net

[WilliamTheIrish]

Very... defensive swing..

[Dylan]

Here you go:

http://www.channelsurfing.net/watch-mlb-2.html

[Jerm]

Is Joe Nathan on the Yanks' payroll...I mean seriously now.
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[DrRyan]

Wow, talk about being bailed out there Twinkies.

[CaliforniaChief]

What the hell do they have an outfield umpire for?????

[Pioli Zombie]

The call didn't hurt. Mauer still got to second.
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[WilliamTheIrish]

Damaso Marte gets the hook.. 2 on nobody out for the Twins..

[Dylan]

Is Joe Nathan on the Yanks' payroll...I mean seriously now.
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that would be a negative ... :D

Caray’s lack of knowledge of the Yankees — he calls Braves games and TBS’s Sunday afternoon games — is glaring on a national stage and creates a talent mismatch with his partner, Ron Darling, who is trying hard to maintain the high level of commentary he offers on Mets games on SNY.

He gave Alex Rodriguez’s career statistics but left out 2009; he also erroneously said that after Rodriguez hit a home run in his first at-bat in May upon returning from hip surgery rehabilitation, “he hasn’t stopped hitting since.”

Caray called a passed ball by Jorge Posada his eighth of the year but it was his ninth.

In praising Tigers catcher Gerald Laird on Tuesday, he said that his nearly 42 percent success rate in throwing out runners trying to steal was the best in the American League. But it wasn’t.

In the Twins-Yankees game, the crew missed a moment to help Caray. In the sixth inning, Michael Cuddyer lined a C. C. Sabathia pitch to Derek Jeter. “Smoked,” Caray declared, exaggerating the impact with one of his favorite and most overused verbs.


and that ain't all. ... how does this guy have a job? http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/09/sports/baseball/09sandomir.html

[CaliforniaChief]

The call didn't hurt. Mauer still got to second.
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Like heck it didn't...Mauer would be at least at 3rd right now.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Juiced..

[CaliforniaChief]

And that would have scored him.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Phil Cuzzie should be executed for that shit call.. I mean how many f'ing calls these hacks butcher before they get the "Bonds" treatment?

2 outs..

[CaliforniaChief]

F'ing ridiculous.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Still no clemency for the Twins. Some sweet shenanigans form the umpire covering the LF line tho.

[Mecca]

Shitty call or not if you have the bases loaded with nobody and don't score, you deserve to lose.

[Dylan]

Yankees should win on that inning alone -- excellent defensive playing -- or is it called fielding? i don't know

[Pioli Zombie]

I haven't seen Twins choke like this the Olsens went down on Bob Saget.
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[Mecca]

Game.

[chiefs1111]

and thats the game

[Dylan]

OMG... wow Home Run

Mark's been amazing for the Yankees this season --

--it's what I read, anyway

[WilliamTheIrish]

That's what happens when you don't close em out..

[CaliforniaChief]

Shitty call or not if you have the bases loaded with nobody and don't score, you deserve to lose.

That's a ridiculous take.

If the ball landed in fair territory and they had an umpire whose ONLY damned job is to call fair/foul, that's a ground rule double. The single moves him to third and then home.

It's hard enough to beat the Yankees until you add an umpire helping them out.

[Pioli Zombie]

Texieras face looks like Neil Patrick Harris at a rest stop.
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[Pioli Zombie]

That's a ridiculous take.

If the ball landed in fair territory and they had an umpire whose ONLY damned job is to call fair/foul, that's a ground rule double. The single moves him to third and then home.

It's hard enough to beat the Yankees until you add an umpire helping them out.
The single was hit by the same guy! Then he moved up to second on a hit. It didn't cost them a thing.
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[Basileus777]

We got a break with that foul call. But man, this team is tough as nails mentally.

[CaliforniaChief]

The single was hit by the same guy! Then he moved up to second on a hit. It didn't cost them a thing.
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Are you really that stupid?

[WilliamTheIrish]

At the least HR was an easy call for Cuzzie. I thought maybe he'd give the foul signal there.

[Pioli Zombie]

Are you really that stupid?

If the single was hit by the same guy and he moves up to second how did the call hurt the Twins?
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[CaliforniaChief]

If the single was hit by the same guy and he moves up to second how did the call hurt the Twins?
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Apparently you are.

[Mecca]

It's obviously a bad call but it's really hard to say they didn't fuck themselves when you get no runs out of bases loaded nobody out.

[CaliforniaChief]

It's obviously a bad call but it's really hard to say they didn't **** themselves when you get no runs out of bases loaded nobody out.

The Yankees had a guy at third with 1 out...same could be said for them. And unlike the Twins, they literally ran themselves out of that rally. Young hit a laser right at Teixiera. The only moron was Gomez. OH yeah, and the LF umpire.

[Pioli Zombie]

Apparently you are.
Another words you don't have an answer.
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[CaliforniaChief]

My point is this (not being a fan of either the Twins or Yankees).

Poor umpiring continues to make a huge difference in critical situations. The Yankees might very well be playing Detroit right now if the home plate umpire correctly rules that Inge was hit by the pitch.

And now an obvious call missed by an ump whose only job is to get THAT CALL right.