"Official" 2011 St. Louis Cardinals Thread

[BigRedChief]

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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[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

This bullpen ****ing blows.

Salas got warm, threw some pitches then had to sit for 20 minutes. It's not terribly surprising that the first batter he faced did some damage (and the ball just barely got out).

The bullpen has absolutely done the job tonight - the individuals responsible for making sure the mother****ing lights work, on the other hand, have not.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Lay this loss at the worthless feet of Jake Westbrook, not the pen.

God, Schumaker sucks.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

This bullpen ****ing blows.

I agree but not tonight.

The bullpen was great tonight. 4 2/3 inning with one run. We keep that pace up we will be fine.

Boggs faces two batters and strikes both out. Lynn didn't give up anything, pitched out of a big jam. Salas just ran into one of the hottest hitters in baseball and the ball barely cleared the fence.

But, if we just had a "normal" bullpen, we would be up 6 games in the division,

[Rams Fan]

Bullpen did a great job tonight. Yes, I'm upset that the Cards lost, but Salas had to sit 20 minutes because of the lights.

Offense has to score runs. Period.

Usually after a slump like this, teams break out.

[KC_Connection]

Looks like Bautista's back on the steroids after a three week timing slump, eh, Hamas.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Looks like Bautista's back on the steroids after a three week timing slump, eh, Hamas.

Looks like he hit an opp-field flare that was a HR by a foot.

[Chief Roundup]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

he was still the premier defensive SS in the national league.

He was never anywhere near 'horrible' overall.

I don't know what you consider horrible and I could be wrong but 17 errors in 124 games seems pretty bad to me.

[Chief Roundup]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

This bullpen ****ing blows.

Yes it does!!!!!!

[Chief Roundup]

I thought I heard the radio guys say that we have had 13 players on the DL this year. That seems exteme too. Do we need a new trainer or something like that. Keep in mind I don't follow baseball closely.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Looks like he hit an opp-field flare that was a HR by a foot.

Feel free to call that one "lucky" all you want (though it was only 2 feet shorter than Holiday's), you'd actually have an argument this time.

I guess it's time that he got back on the stronger stuff.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Chief Roundup

I thought I heard the radio guys say that we have had 13 players on the DL this year. That seems exteme too. Do we need a new trainer or something like that. Keep in mind I don't follow baseball closely.

The next day the front office was selliing Pujols injury as a day to day thing. Craig might be back the next day. And so on and so on. I don't understand why they do that.

[Chief Roundup]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

The next day the front office was selliing Pujols injury as a day to day thing. Craig might be back the next day. And so on and so on. I don't understand why they do that.

I did hear that David Freese is doing his rehab assignment. So maybe it won't be long before we get him back. That will help.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

It still wouldn't bother me if this team became sellers.

Crazy idea:

Berkman+X=Madison Bumgarner

What is X?

[Rams Fan]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

It still wouldn't bother me if this team became sellers.

Crazy idea:

Berkman+X=Madison Bumgarner

What is X?

It would bother me.

No team is going to run away with the Central. Cardinals just need to win and not go on long losing streaks.

X= Jon Jay

Wouldn't do that for Bombgarner.

[Rams Fan]

No reason why the Cardinals can't have a rotation of Wainwright, Garcia, Westbrook, Lohse and Lynn next season.

That's a pretty decent rotation if you ask me.