yeah, we trash the team for a lot of things but dealing poorly with pressure is not one of them. They lose plate discipline and look like little leaguers out there is not because they are choking due to the pressure.

That just breaks my ****ing heart.

From the pregame show:

2012 Post Season

Wins = 52 runs, RISP = 22-67
Losses = 4 runs, RISP = 0-25

Yikes! :eek:

I bet you had a huge smile when you heard, if you didn't let a big hell yeah out that freaked out the wife.

LMAO....Still no love for Matt!

Why the **** is Craig batting clean-up?

Ugh. Typical shaky first inning for Carp.

Bobble fail.

Cardinals infielders playing hot potato.

Anyone else hear this gagging sound coming from the west?

Well, that was a shitty thing to do. Pitchers who start getting crafty at the plate should probably be plunked.

Game 7 yet?

Way to show up, Carp.

jfc. this is stupid

Detroit is loving this.

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Carpenter scared of an invisible wall.

god damn plate discipline. Swinging at crap out of the strike zone. Letting the pitcher decide what pitch you will hit. Swinging at balls wayyyyy out of the strike zone. Did they not learn a damn thing from watching the tape of game 5?

This is not going well.

Over or under 1.5 runs for the Giants this inning?

Damn this team can't make anything easy. I think only 3 teams have blown a 3-1 series lead in the LCS.

2006 they won the ALCS in 4 games. Detroit had to wait around for the Cardinals who won the NLCS in 7 games. They only won 1 game and the Cards were WS champs.

It aint over yet. We have a game 7. We were down 6-0 in a win or go home game in the NLDS going into the 6th inning. They have proved they can come back time and time again.

And?

Dude are you serious? You said they are happy waiting around. Last time they went to the WS they waited around and it didn't turn out well. I'm in no mood to be trolled pal.

Ya. I'm sure the Tigers are hoping the Cards win this so they can save Wainwright for game 1. ROFL

Wainwright would pitch game 1 regardless of whether the Cards win tonight or tomorrow night. Tomorrow is Lohse.

The way Shelby Miller has pitched in his limited time he should get the next Lynn start (if there ever is another one).

ROFLROFLROFLROFL

Look at this attention whore.

Jesus Christ.

And then she stumbles on the words...

:facepalm:

WTH is that singing the God Bless America?

There's our opening.

Bad juju when you butcher God Bless America.

Seems after game 4, our offense thought it was a best of 5 series.

DKnobler ‏<s>@</s>DKnobler Since 1975, 14 home teams have won a Game 6 to force Game 7. 13 of 14 went on to win Game 7. Lone exception: 2006 Mets vs. Cardinals.
Retweeted by Joe Posnanski

SF has had the oldest and most weirdest singers this series.

Yadi making him earn that out.

I'll give this to Joe Buck. Even though he's a Cards fan personally he doesn't let it show in his broadcasts.

Cardinals are 6-0 in elimination games the last two years.
Giants are 5-0 in elimination games this year.

Someone is going down.

The guy still bothers me. Jumps to a lot of conclusions on certain things. i.e, though silly, when Zito was seen saying "wow" during his at bat. Buck and that moron McCarver went on about how he was amazed at the fastball speed. Nope, he was clearly mad about the two prior calls. I don't hate him but he gets to me. Next to McCarver though, he isn't bad. McCarver is the Collinsworth of the MLB.

I really hope its a tight game. I think it could be epic.

Cardinals are 11-4 all-time in Game 7's

The most Game 7's of all teams and the most wins in Game 7's of all teams.

The one team that did win Game 7 after Game 6 loss - St. Louis Cardinals vs. Mets in 2006

Wow, if the Giants pull this off it is going to be absolutely amazing. Just got back in town. Gotta look for a ticket tomorrow.

With Melky out, Lincecum having a really hard year and Wilson gone for the entire season I can't believe we are just one win away.

Carpenter, Holliday, Jay, Craig.......what have you done to help?
NOT MUCH

We have an amazing story too.

Lost the best hitter of his generation
Lost a Hall of Fame Manager
Lost the best pitching coach of his generation
Lost Carpenter for 150 games
Manager who has never managed a baseball team in his life
Wainwright coming off Tommy John (still not himself)
Lost our leadoff hitter and SS before the end of the season
Berkman did nothing to help us this year.

I wouldnt be counting your chickens before they hatch. We can play like you have seen the last couple of games but for whatever the reason when their backs are against the wall. they win. Their 6-0 record the 2 years is all the proof that you need that I highly doubt the Cardinals you have seen the last two games is the one that shows up tonight.

18 straight innings of garbage baseball.

7 unearned runs in 2 days. Maybe 3 or 4 decent ABs the entire time. Pitchers that are taking 2 innings to get the !@#$ing ball out of the top 1/2 of the strike zone.

The Cardinals have spent the last 2 days doing absolutely every single thing wrong.

And now they get to face Matt Cain at home in an elimination game against a team that clearly expects to win.

But BRC says that I'm wrong to be disappointed if they don't win this thing.

I don't see how this season can't possibly leave an awful taste in your mouth if they finish this choke job tomorrow.

OK, who's counting chickens? Overcoming 6 elimiation games in one post season would be epic. I hope Cain brings his A game. We haven't seen it in awhile.

MLB tonight was talking about Cain having a "dead arm". That he is showing signs of this condition. Said he just has to pitch through it. Don't really understand this condition except its not good to be pitching a game 7 and you could fall off the cliff.

You see the list above correct? Yet, its a failure if they don't reach the World series every year.

You will be disapointed almost every year. Last 12 years you have 10 different champions. Your Cardinals are one of the repeat Champions yet that's still not good enough?

Let's do this!!! Should be fun as both teams have that never say die attitude. Fitting it goes to Game 7 between these 2 teams.

i agree, but i'm a little worried about the cards this time around. never been a giants fan, but they look pretty darn salty.
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yep, they bat like have for 3 games in a row. they deserve to go home.

I think the Giants will get smoked by the Tigers. Tehy only have 2 pitchers and major holes in their 1-9 lineup.

I ask again - if they blow this game, how can you not walk away from blowing 3-1 series lead and 2 decent pitching matchups, without feeling wildly disappointed?

That's the thing about these sorts of deals - they don't happen in a vacuum. If you don't make the playoffs, you should be disappointed. If you lose in the NLDS, you almost always had a chance to win it and how can you honestly walk away from your average NLCS loss not thinking that you should have/could have won?

If we lose this game, I will view this season as nothing more than the season where we blew a 3-1 series lead that we never should have lost because the team came out like dogs for 2 straight elimination games and set themselves up against one of the 3 best pitchers in the NL for a win or go home game on the road. Your 'list' becomes irrelevant once the ball is on your racket with an easy chance to win...then you mail it in against Barry !@#$ing Zito and his 84 mph gas.

And what's so damn bad about being disappointed? Without disappointment, there's no ambition.

Of course I'll be disappointed. However, that's doesn't mean I will consider the whole season a disappointment.

Count me out as having the mindset of every season its a World Series or else its a disappointing season mentality.

If SF wins tonight they will have won 6 straight elimination games in the post season. Thats a tall order.

The Cardinals win as often as they do because they see an 85 win season or a first round playoff exit as a disappointing year.

They got to this level by being disappointed in less. Teams that are in the playoffs each year re-set their expectations.

Ultimately, when this stage of their competition cycle is over (and it will happen sooner or later), you re-set your calculus again and change how you view certain goals. That said, for a veteran team with a top 10 payroll, the playoffs should be expected. And once you get to the playoffs, virtually any elimination is going to make a season a disappointing one.

Right now, with this squad where it is, I don't see how losing tonight doesn't make this a failed season. Not after watching Matheny's slow hook in both Lynn starts. Not after watching them roll over and die in two elimination games.

It's not just "Hey! The Cardinals made the NLCS and lost in seven!" It's the totality of how that occurred. Given the talent on this squad and the breaks that helped us get here (i.e. things like no Strasburg and the 2nd wildcard), there can be very few positives taken from the season at large if they finish this collapse.

There won't be a cliff. If Cain starts choking Bochy will pull him immediately and pitch by committee. He will have a very short leash.

Eh, that's what I'd say if I were Bochy as well.

Cain was throwing darts his last time out. He made one bad pitch to MCarp or he could've gone 8 without giving up a run.

I'll believe Cain's not right when I see it. I think he's the best power pitcher in the NL and power pitching is the coin of the realm in October.

Hey.....would you assholes finish this so I don't have to hear all of these douchebag Giants fans anymore?

That's the thing he is a power guy but his last outing he wasn't overpowering guys, he just had good stuff

I bet drag queens make obnoxious fans. If the Giants win, it'll give SF an excuse to have a gay pride parade.

Just take a Pamprin already

I'm not sure you are one.....but the ****ing bandwagon fans up by me are horrible to be around. Almost as bad the as the A's fans around here.

Are A's fans comparable to Faid fans at all? I know nothing about them.....

Baseball tonight was showing that he was off. He would miss the target of his catcher time and time again. The hitters were swinging at balls and trying to his his pitch.

On the surface, you think Cain is in trouble WTF? Did you watch his last game? He was lights out.

Not totally buying it myself. Just trying to find some hope. :rolleyes:

NTTIAWWT

Not really.

They're pretty comparable to Unicorns, really.

Not really, no.

Raider fans are exactly how you think they would be.

A's fans don't make noise until the team is good. Otherwise you'd never know they were an A's fan.

you should try living amongst tiger fans.

Must have been fun in 2006, though.

Dude......I have to live around A's, Giants, Raiders and 49ers fans.......I don't want to hear shit.

Tiger fans talked shit my entire life until 2006; to their credit, they haven't jumped the gun like they did then.

In guess I'm lucky in this aspect. Not a lot of passionate sports fans down here.

the fact that they are where they are at is a surprise to all of baseball...the same way 2 years in a row. Statistically it couldn't happen. If they fail tonight, so be it. Being a cards fan the last 10 years has been far more rewarding than being a Chiefs fan the last 50.

And I have Bears, Lions, Golden Homers, Cubs & Wolverine fans who ALL think the world revolves around them. It sucks living 30 minutes north of South Bend during a time when ND thinks they're any good.(They're really not, BTW).

I tried talking about the Giants this season but just ended up talking to myself? :shrug:

The city is loaded with young beautiful women. Funny peoples perceptions.

As far as the Cards, I would be disappointed if they lost, but they've gotten this far with Peter Kozma at shortstop, Beltran with a bad knee, Holliday a bad back,and a manager that seems lost in the moment. I'm proud of this team no matter what, and I certainly respect this Giants team.

Matt Carpenter is 5-6 against Cain with a long ass run in this series and he is sitting on the bench. Holliday plays so he can swing at balls inside and in the other batters box.

We are making it easier for your team Big Daddy

I'm an Irish fan.....you shut your whore mouth.

If they parade around San Fran in rainbow colored thongs and mankinis because they beat the Cards, then yeah, there's something wrong with it because it comes at the expense of a Cards NLCS meltdown.....but generally speaking, TINWWT.......