Cardinals "Official" 2011 St. Louis Cardinals Thread - Page 363

**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 · 10-16-2011, 06:41 PM

Scratch off methhead's leadoff homer in the first.

Marcellus · 10-16-2011, 06:41 PM

****ing A!

KC_Connection · 10-16-2011, 06:41 PM

That trade for Rafael Furcal has been understated. He's been great for the Cardinals. Shows what the guy can still do when he's healthy (which isn't very often).

Frazod · 10-16-2011, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection

That trade for Rafael Furcal has been understated. He's been great for the Cardinals. Shows what the guy can still do when he's healthy (which isn't very often).

He's the team MVP as far as I'm concerned. There is no way we make the playoffs without him.

O.city · 10-16-2011, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection

That trade for Rafael Furcal has been understated. He's been great for the Cardinals. Shows what the guy can still do when he's healthy (which isn't very often).

I'm hoping we bring him back and he stays healthy for a whole year.

Rams Fan · 10-16-2011, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

The bullpen, in both cases, was largely a pile of shit that turned in to all of King Midas' silver.

Eh, the Cardinals bullpen to begin the season wasn't that bad.

Basically having Franklin and no l00gy that could get lefties out were the things that really stood in the beginning of the season.

NJChiefsFan · 10-16-2011, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Buck

6-1

Not to be a dick, but I really am not a fan of saying "what if". If the Cards get that home plate call you never know what happens. The following batters and the pitchers, not to mention coaches, mindsets change. Different pitch sequences with different scenarios.

If there was a way to go back and run that inning at 2-0 Cards, Freese doesn't hit that HR. Maybe he hits it somewhere else on a different pitch or count ect. but thoughts change and that affects everything.

Rams Fan · 10-16-2011, 06:44 PM

Furcal shouldn't be back if he's asking for anything over 6 mil.

**DeezNutz** · 10-16-2011, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

2006 Waino was great for the fact that he wasn't Izzy, but he was nowhere near the machine that Motte has been the last two weeks.

I'm certainly not going to argue too passionately about something as tepid as Cardinal baseball, but many of my immediate memories of '06 revolve around Wainwright being ****ing money is high-pressure situations.

Perhaps time has exaggerated some of these memories, but at this point in the postseason, Motte cannot touch '06 Wainwright's level.

Give it another week or so, and this might not be the case.

O.city · 10-16-2011, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Rams Fan

Furcal shouldn't be back if he's asking for anything over 6 mil.

no but he should take less than that.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 10-16-2011, 06:46 PM

Jesus Christ.

**Buck** · 10-16-2011, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by NJChiefsFan

Not to be a dick, but I really am not a fan of saying "what if". If the Cards get that home plate call you never know what happens. The following batters and the pitchers, not to mention coaches, mindsets change. Different pitch sequences with different scenarios.

If there was a way to go back and run that inning at 2-0 Cards, Freese doesn't hit that HR. Maybe he hits it somewhere else on a different pitch or count ect. but thoughts change and that affects everything.

Yeah I always think about that, especially in baseball. I was just ****ing around.

O.city · 10-16-2011, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Jesus Christ.

**** this bandbox ballpark. And keep the ball down.

KC_Connection · 10-16-2011, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by O.city

I'm hoping we bring him back and he stays healthy for a whole year.

He won't, unfortunately, he's Furcal. If you do, you better have a decent backup.

Frazod · 10-16-2011, 06:47 PM

Good thing the roof was closed, that one might have left orbit.

01-06-2011, 09:41 PM
BigRedChief Has a particular set of skills Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: On the water Casino cash: $-871038 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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