Cardinals Cardinals vs. Chicago at Wrigley Field Weekend Thread - Page 2

**BigRedChief** · 08-08-2008, 06:38 AM

I know you Cubbie fans got a a little thread going and we(who have won 10 WS since you have even been to one) have our own thread but I thought it would be a good idea to have a thread to talk smack about the this weekends series

Cardinals vs. Chicago at Wrigley field

1:20 p.m. today FSN Midwest

Braden Looper
RH
Record 10-9
ERA 4.29

Ted Lilly
LH
Record 11-6
ERA 4.35

2:55 p.m. Saturday KTVI (Ch. 2)

Todd Wellemeyer
RH
Record 8-4
ERA 4.01

Carlos Zambrano
RH
Record 12-4
ERA 2.76

7:10 p.m. Sunday ESPN

Chris Carpenter
RH
Record 0-0
ERA 1.00

RyanDempster
RH
Record 12-5
ERA 2.93

Bad idea? Just let it fall away.

Ultra Peanut · 08-08-2008, 08:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StcChief

maybe an organization with a real pitching coach. And a team that can give run support.

Because God knows the team with the best run differential in baseball and the #2 team ERA in the NL is struggling on both of those fronts.

**BigRedChief** · 08-08-2008, 08:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ultra Peanut

Because God knows the team with the best run differential in baseball and the #2 team ERA in the NL is struggling on both of those fronts.

I believe he was dissing the Royals not the Cubbies.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 08-08-2008, 08:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ultra Peanut

I still don't understand what kind of shots Wellemeyer took in the ass to turn into a half-decent pitcher.

Holy shit, that is ORIGINAL. I had no idea.

Duncan is like a Soviet "re-education" camp. He helps them learn that strikeouts are fascist and that the 2-seam fastball is more democratic. It also helps that he has a guy like Yadi Molina calling the game for him, and a good defense behind him so that they can maximize the "pitch to contact" philosophy. Wellemeyer always had great natural stuff, he was just wasted in the Royals organization because...well, they couldn't develop a pound of rice in a Cambodian floodplain.

**BigRedChief** · 08-08-2008, 09:43 AM

– The Cardinals have played very well on the road. They’re the highest-scoring road team in the majors this season, averaging 5.32 runs per game.

– But this is a tough assignment. The Cubs are 43-16 at Wrigley so far. How good is that? Well, it’s a home winning percentage of .729. Until now, the best home winning percentage by a Cubs team since 1954 belonged to the ‘84 team (.638).

– To this point, this could be the best offensive team the Cubs have ever put on the grass at Wrigley. The 2008 Cubs will likely set some home records (on offense) before the season is over. They are scoring 6.14 runs per game at home, the best according to STATS data dating back to 1954. The combined home onbase-slugging percentage of .875 is also the highest going back to ‘54.

– The 2008 Cubs are leading the NL in home scoring, slugging, onbase percentage and are second in homers.

– Who are the Cubs’ best hitters at home?
Many:
* Aramis Ramirez has 12 homers and 43 RBIs and an unreal .472 OBP and .607 SLG. The only NL players who have a higher home OPS this season are Chipper Jones and Matt Holliday.
* Derrek Lee has 14 homers and 36 RBIs and a .524 SLG. Lee has only three homers away from Wrigley. He has the highest percentage of HRs hit at home in the majors this season.
* Alfonso Soriano has 14 homers and 37 RBIS and a SLG of .664.
* Ramirez, Fukudome, Theriot, DeRosa and Edmonds have OBPs higher than .400 at home.
* Geovany Soto has 40 RBIs at home, and a .492 SLG.
* Six Cubs regulars are hitting higher than .300 at home.
* Old friend Edmonds has a SLG of .704 at Wrigley this season, with seven homers in 73 at-bats.

– Best of luck to Cardinals starting pitchers Braden Looper, Todd Wellemeyer and Chris Carpenter this weekend.

– Since the start of the 2002 season, Albert Pujols has the most extra-base hits in the majors, 555. But No. 2 on the list is the Cubs’ Soriano, with 552.

Enjoy the series….

'Hamas' Jenkins · 08-08-2008, 09:46 AM

Cubs fans

**BigRedChief** · 08-08-2008, 09:48 AM

For all the profanity-inducing, stomach-twisting, head-scratching consternation they've helped provoke over these last few wild and nervous weeks, maybe it's time we give the Cardinals a little credit for something besides our own rising acid reflux levels.

It's the second weekend in August, and this team is heading to Chicago with a chance on its bats. With nearly a third of the season remaining, there is meaningful baseball being played by these cardiac Cards, and I can say confidently that four months ago I didn't see this coming — and neither did most of the baseball world.

Despite a bullpen that produces more diabolical thrillers than Stephen King, the Cardinals are hitting the road for 10 games, and they have a two-dimensional playoff vision in their heads. On one side, there is the NL Central title, and the Cubbies in full control of that dimension with a five-game lead over Milwaukee with fewer than 50 games to play.

And so for the first time since 2003, we have a rare redux of the celebrated "Three Nights in August" at Wrigley Field: a series that gives weight to the so-called Cards-Cubs "rivalry" beyond the normal amusing little civic hissing match between the dueling fan nations. For a change, this isn't just a glorified house party where one pitiful noncontender (usually the Cubs) gets to play spoiler during another's championship run (usually the Cards). It's a series with playoff implications, not just geo-municipal pride for both teams, which finally elevates it to the same competitive fever pitch of so many previous glorified Yanks vs. Red Sox duels.

Ultra Peanut · 08-08-2008, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Cubs fans

Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

Flustrated · 08-08-2008, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Cubs fans

Now That's True fan loyalty!!!!

Go CUBBIES!!!!!!

POND_OF_RED · 08-08-2008, 10:28 AM

In case you cards fans want to sing a long a few times this weekend.

Baseball season's underway
Well you better get ready for a brand new day.
Hey, Chicago, what do you say
The Cubs are gonna win today.

They're singing ...
Go, Cubs, go
Go, Cubs, go

Hey, Chicago, what do you say
The Cubs are gonna win today.

Go, Cubs, go
Go, Cubs, go

Hey, Chicago, what do you say
The Cubs are gonna win today.

They got the power, they got the speed
To be the best in the National League
Well this is the year and Cubs are real
So come on down to Wrigley Field

We're singing now ...

Go, Cubs, go
Go, Cubs, go
Hey, Chicago, what do you say
The Cubs are gonna win today.

Go, Cubs, go
Go, Cubs, go
Hey, Chicago, what do you say
The Cubs are gonna win today.

Baseball time is here again
You can catch it all on WGN
So stamp you feet and clap your hands
Chicago Cubs got the greatest fans.

You're singing now ...

Go, Cubs, go
Go, Cubs, go
Hey, Chicago, what do you say
The Cubs are gonna win today.

Go, Cubs, go
Go, Cubs, go
Hey, Chicago, what do you say
The Cubs are gonna win today.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 08-08-2008, 10:32 AM

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Flustrated · 08-08-2008, 10:35 AM

Flustrated · 08-08-2008, 10:36 AM

Nothing beats the real Harry!

Ultra Peanut · 08-08-2008, 10:37 AM

Yo Ohman, you suck shit and your gelatinous face makes black baby Jesus cry. Just thought you should know.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 08-08-2008, 10:38 AM

Ultra Peanut · 08-08-2008, 10:40 AM

Here's another awesome Elia(s) rant:

08-08-2008, 06:38 AM
BigRedChief Has a particular set of skills Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: On the water Casino cash: $-751038 VARSITY	Cardinals vs. Chicago at Wrigley Field Weekend Thread I know you Cubbie fans got a a little thread going and we(who have won 10 WS since you have even been to one) have our own thread but I thought it would be a good idea to have a thread to talk smack about the this weekends series Cardinals vs. Chicago at Wrigley field 1:20 p.m. today FSN Midwest Braden Looper RH Record 10-9 ERA 4.29 Ted Lilly LH Record 11-6 ERA 4.35 2:55 p.m. Saturday KTVI (Ch. 2) Todd Wellemeyer RH Record 8-4 ERA 4.01 Carlos Zambrano RH Record 12-4 ERA 2.76 7:10 p.m. Sunday ESPN Chris Carpenter RH Record 0-0 ERA 1.00 RyanDempster RH Record 12-5 ERA 2.93 Bad idea? Just let it fall away.
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08-08-2008, 09:43 AM	#19
BigRedChief Has a particular set of skills Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: On the water Casino cash: $-751038 VARSITY	– The Cardinals have played very well on the road. They’re the highest-scoring road team in the majors this season, averaging 5.32 runs per game. – But this is a tough assignment. The Cubs are 43-16 at Wrigley so far. How good is that? Well, it’s a home winning percentage of .729. Until now, the best home winning percentage by a Cubs team since 1954 belonged to the ‘84 team (.638). – To this point, this could be the best offensive team the Cubs have ever put on the grass at Wrigley. The 2008 Cubs will likely set some home records (on offense) before the season is over. They are scoring 6.14 runs per game at home, the best according to STATS data dating back to 1954. The combined home onbase-slugging percentage of .875 is also the highest going back to ‘54. – The 2008 Cubs are leading the NL in home scoring, slugging, onbase percentage and are second in homers. – Who are the Cubs’ best hitters at home? Many: * Aramis Ramirez has 12 homers and 43 RBIs and an unreal .472 OBP and .607 SLG. The only NL players who have a higher home OPS this season are Chipper Jones and Matt Holliday. * Derrek Lee has 14 homers and 36 RBIs and a .524 SLG. Lee has only three homers away from Wrigley. He has the highest percentage of HRs hit at home in the majors this season. * Alfonso Soriano has 14 homers and 37 RBIS and a SLG of .664. * Ramirez, Fukudome, Theriot, DeRosa and Edmonds have OBPs higher than .400 at home. * Geovany Soto has 40 RBIs at home, and a .492 SLG. * Six Cubs regulars are hitting higher than .300 at home. * Old friend Edmonds has a SLG of .704 at Wrigley this season, with seven homers in 73 at-bats. – Best of luck to Cardinals starting pitchers Braden Looper, Todd Wellemeyer and Chris Carpenter this weekend. – Since the start of the 2002 season, Albert Pujols has the most extra-base hits in the majors, 555. But No. 2 on the list is the Cubs’ Soriano, with 552. Enjoy the series…. __________________ Mahomes is not a game manager. Release the Kraken.
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08-08-2008, 09:46 AM	#20
'Hamas' Jenkins Now you've pissed me off! Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $7149572	Cubs fans __________________ "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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08-08-2008, 09:48 AM	#21
BigRedChief Has a particular set of skills Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: On the water Casino cash: $-751038 VARSITY	For all the profanity-inducing, stomach-twisting, head-scratching consternation they've helped provoke over these last few wild and nervous weeks, maybe it's time we give the Cardinals a little credit for something besides our own rising acid reflux levels. It's the second weekend in August, and this team is heading to Chicago with a chance on its bats. With nearly a third of the season remaining, there is meaningful baseball being played by these cardiac Cards, and I can say confidently that four months ago I didn't see this coming — and neither did most of the baseball world. Despite a bullpen that produces more diabolical thrillers than Stephen King, the Cardinals are hitting the road for 10 games, and they have a two-dimensional playoff vision in their heads. On one side, there is the NL Central title, and the Cubbies in full control of that dimension with a five-game lead over Milwaukee with fewer than 50 games to play. And so for the first time since 2003, we have a rare redux of the celebrated "Three Nights in August" at Wrigley Field: a series that gives weight to the so-called Cards-Cubs "rivalry" beyond the normal amusing little civic hissing match between the dueling fan nations. For a change, this isn't just a glorified house party where one pitiful noncontender (usually the Cubs) gets to play spoiler during another's championship run (usually the Cards). It's a series with playoff implications, not just geo-municipal pride for both teams, which finally elevates it to the same competitive fever pitch of so many previous glorified Yanks vs. Red Sox duels. __________________ Mahomes is not a game manager. Release the Kraken.
Posts: 81,320

08-08-2008, 10:28 AM	#24
POND_OF_RED The talking stonehead Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Blue Springs, MO Casino cash: $-1886854	In case you cards fans want to sing a long a few times this weekend. Baseball season's underway Well you better get ready for a brand new day. Hey, Chicago, what do you say The Cubs are gonna win today. They're singing ... Go, Cubs, go Go, Cubs, go Hey, Chicago, what do you say The Cubs are gonna win today. Go, Cubs, go Go, Cubs, go Hey, Chicago, what do you say The Cubs are gonna win today. They got the power, they got the speed To be the best in the National League Well this is the year and Cubs are real So come on down to Wrigley Field We're singing now ... Go, Cubs, go Go, Cubs, go Hey, Chicago, what do you say The Cubs are gonna win today. Go, Cubs, go Go, Cubs, go Hey, Chicago, what do you say The Cubs are gonna win today. Baseball time is here again You can catch it all on WGN So stamp you feet and clap your hands Chicago Cubs got the greatest fans. You're singing now ... Go, Cubs, go Go, Cubs, go Hey, Chicago, what do you say The Cubs are gonna win today. Go, Cubs, go Go, Cubs, go Hey, Chicago, what do you say The Cubs are gonna win today.
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08-08-2008, 10:32 AM	#25
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08-08-2008, 10:38 AM	#29
'Hamas' Jenkins Now you've pissed me off! Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $7149572	__________________ "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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08-08-2008, 10:40 AM	#30
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