Cardinals ***Offical 2010 STL Cardinals Baseball Thread *** - Page 132

**BigRedChief** · 01-05-2010, 09:39 PM

Holliday signs. The Deal is Done. $120 Million over 7 years.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...=.jsp&c_id=stl

Signed or controlled for the next 2 years

Shumaker 2B
Rasmus CF
Pujols 1B
Holliday LF
Ludwick RF
Molina C
Freese 3B
Ryan SS
And 2 CY Young caliber starting pitchers
Carp and Wainwright P

We get Lohse or Garcia to step up and be a reliable 3rd starter in the playoffs we can win a World Series with this line up.

DJ's left nut · 08-02-2010, 09:42 PM

Well, put that down as the the first L due to trading our GG caliber RFer.

If Luddy's in RF in the 8th, we get out of that inning with the lead.

Someone needs to remind our front office that "pitching to contact" requires that the defense behind you be able to actually catch the baseball.

DJ's left nut · 08-02-2010, 09:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Stupid ****ing shift just rat ****ed us. Instead of going into the bottom of the 8th up 4-2, the game is tied and Houston has runners on 2nd and 3rd.

Bravo, TLR, especially for throwing Motte out there for the third straight day when you know he sucks ass when he is overworked.

And great outfield D by Winn there with the pirouette coupled with missing the ball.

Hey, anytime you have a righthanded hitter with a slider speed bat facing a pitcher throwing 97 mph, you have to place your 2b up the middle, right?

Especially when you're pitching the guy away.

Stupid defensive positioning. Stupid pitch calling. Poor roster construction and a flawed approach to hitting/run producing.

This team is 1 and done if it's lucky enough to even make the playoffs. The whole damn squad is disinterested, gutless or flat out braindead (in the case of Felipe Lopez - all 3).

**** these guys.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 08-02-2010, 11:17 PM

Miles, Suppan, and Winn should all be DFA'd.

I thought Winn might be able to contribute at least in the outfield as a defensive replacement, but he has been awful outside of one hot streak.

DJ's left nut · 08-02-2010, 11:23 PM

I'm watching the replay of the 8th inning - it's amazing.

I kid you not, McDougal hit Molina's glove on that groundball to 2b from Lee (when Schumaker vacated the hole).

What. The. ****. Was. Molina. Doing.

How can he set up outside there? HOW THE **** DOES A PURPORTED DEFENSIVE WIZARD CATCHER CALL FOR AN OUTSIDE FASTBALL THERE!?!?!?!

Lee cannot get around on good heat. He just can't do it. And McDougal can do little more than throw the ball hard. Worse still, Lee isn't a patient hitter.

With Schumaker stationed up the middle, if McDougal hits his spot where Molina set up there, Lee has no chance of getting around on the 97 mph heat. He's going to roll over it and he is going to hit the ball into that hole at least 80% of the time.

Watching the replay, the inevitability of that happening is just stunning. I cannot believe that happened. We have a manager making $5 million/season and a Catcher making similar money exclusively for his defensive prowess, and that was the way that play went down...

Un-****ing-believable.

DJ's left nut · 08-03-2010, 10:28 AM

This hurts so very much.

It's also probably the greatest thing ever put on video.

**** you, Casablanca.

"This is the St. Louis Cardinals....it's supposed to be fun."

DJ's left nut · 08-03-2010, 11:58 AM

I stole this from my Cardinals board, but a cross-post was necessary:

Tony Larussa presents -- The Choker (musical credit: Steve Miller)

Quote:

The Choker

Some people call me "The Genius"
Some call me the "Choker of Games"
Some people call me Xerxes
Cause I'm pompous, arrogant and inflamed

People talk about me, lately
Say Im doin it wrong, doin it wrong
Well, dont you worry
Dont worry, don't worry
Cause I'm right, and I've been right all along.

Cause I'm "The Genius"
I hold the patent
We play a hard nine
Except the Latins
I do my magic on the field

I'm a joker
Not a smoker
Im not a big game choker
Won't disrespect Schilling or Sheffield

I was a player
Big game-dayer
A soothsayer
An only-my-wayer
I do my magic on the field

I'm a joker
Not a smoker
I'm not a big game choker
Won't disrespect Schilling or Sheffield
Wooo wooooo

Never seen a game
I couldn't leave my fingerprints on
I really love to double switch
My brain is the bomb
Lovey-dovey, lovey-dovey, lovey-dovey from the press
Ooo-eee St Louis fans let me know I'm the best

**OnTheWarpath15** · 08-03-2010, 06:01 PM

Freese done for the year.

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseb...27992bc8b.html

Quote:

Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak said Tuesday that third baseman David Freese’s most recent injury is “season ending.”

Freese will have surgery to repair a torn tendon in right ankle, and it is not clear how long Freese will need to recover. Mozeliak met with the media this afternoon at Busch Stadium and the first words he spoke when asked about Freese were: "Not good."

Freese was hurt Monday night after apparently re-injuring his problematic right ankle in a rehab assignment at Class AA Springfield. Manager Tony La Russa said Freese heard a "pop" as he rounded third base and pulled up awkwardly on his way home.

Mozeliak likened the injury to the ankle equivalent of the wrist injury Mark DeRosa had last season. Essentially, a tendon casing in Freese's right ankle tore.

The general manager said that the injury appears to be independent of Freese's other ailments.

Mozeliak said that Freese's absence for the rest of the season does change the team's approach to the waiver trading period but that the options are "limited." For the Cardinals to add a third baseman that player must either clear waivers or the Cardinals must put a claim in on a third baseman via the waiver process.

Players can still be traded between now and Aug. 31 and still be eligible for the postseason. But every player traded must go through the waiver process.

Among the third baseman expected to be available this month are Boston's Mike Lowell, who is returning from injury, and Baltimore's Ty Wigginton. The latter would be a player in demand and he would have to clear every team in the American League and the teams with worse records than the Cardinals in the NL for the Cardinals to have the sole claim on him.

"Obviously it's disappointing," Mozeliak said of another injury to the rookie third baseman. "But we've played quite awhile without him. Like any other situation like this other people have to step up. Will it change how we look at the post-trading deadline (scenario)? Possibly."

Freese has been on the disabled list since June 28 and he originally injured his ankle three weeks before going on the disabled list.

Originally targeted for a return immediately after the All-Star break, Freese’s recovery was complicated by a broken toe, an injury he sustained by dropping a weight on his left foot while working out.

Freese figured to be an important piece for the Cardinals’ stretch run. His return would have given the Cardinals a deeper lineup and more flexibility.

A St. Louis native, Freese hit .296 with a .404 slugging percentage and 36 RBIs in 70 games for the Cardinals this season.

Frazod · 08-03-2010, 06:05 PM

Thank God we've got clutch hitters like Ludwick to pick up the slack! Oh wait....

Simply Red · 08-03-2010, 06:13 PM

RICK ANKIEL FTW!

Simply Red · 08-03-2010, 06:14 PM

But, Farnsworth?

Frazod · 08-03-2010, 06:19 PM

Ankiel's worse. Unless Farnsworth is a complete head case who crumples like an empty beer can in the face of the slightest bit of adversity.

Remember how Crash Davis described Nuke LaLoosh as "a million dollar arm with a ten cent head"? Well, Ankiel's like Nuke, except he has a five cent head and doesn't pitch anymore.

Simply Red · 08-03-2010, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frazod

Ankiel's worse. Unless Farnsworth is a complete head case who crumples like an empty beer can in the face of the slightest bit of adversity.

Remember how Crash Davis described Nuke LaLoosh as "a million dollar arm with a ten cent head"? Well, Ankiel's like Nuke, except he has a five cent head and doesn't pitch anymore.

dubbed 'utility player' for us - two doubles yesterday, a single today. Plus! he's got a good attitude!

Frazod · 08-03-2010, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simply Red

dubbed 'utility player' for us - two doubles yesterday, a single today. Plus! he's got a good attitude!

Just wait.

Pasta Little Brioni · 08-03-2010, 07:38 PM

Fell behind 6-1, but have cut it to 6-3.

Pasta Little Brioni · 08-03-2010, 07:58 PM

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08-02-2010, 09:42 PM	#1966
DJ's left nut Sauntering Vaguely Downwards Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Columbia, Mo Casino cash: $-910901	Well, put that down as the the first L due to trading our GG caliber RFer. If Luddy's in RF in the 8th, we get out of that inning with the lead. Someone needs to remind our front office that "pitching to contact" requires that the defense behind you be able to actually catch the baseball. __________________ "If there's a god, he's laughing at us.....and our football team..." "When you look at something through rose colored glasses, all the red flags just look like flags."
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08-02-2010, 11:17 PM	#1968
'Hamas' Jenkins Now you've pissed me off! Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $7129572	Miles, Suppan, and Winn should all be DFA'd. I thought Winn might be able to contribute at least in the outfield as a defensive replacement, but he has been awful outside of one hot streak. __________________ "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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08-02-2010, 11:23 PM	#1969
DJ's left nut Sauntering Vaguely Downwards Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Columbia, Mo Casino cash: $-910901	I'm watching the replay of the 8th inning - it's amazing. I kid you not, McDougal hit Molina's glove on that groundball to 2b from Lee (when Schumaker vacated the hole). What. The. **. Was. Molina. Doing. How can he set up outside there? HOW THE DOES A PURPORTED DEFENSIVE WIZARD CATCHER CALL FOR AN OUTSIDE FASTBALL THERE!?!?!?! Lee cannot get around on good heat. He just can't do it. And McDougal can do little more than throw the ball hard. Worse still, Lee isn't a patient hitter. With Schumaker stationed up the middle, if McDougal hits his spot where Molina set up there, Lee has no chance of getting around on the 97 mph heat. He's going to roll over it and he is going to hit the ball into that hole at least 80% of the time. Watching the replay, the inevitability of that happening is just stunning. I cannot believe that happened. We have a manager making $5 million/season and a Catcher making similar money exclusively for his defensive prowess, and that was the way that play went down... Un-**ing-believable. __________________ "If there's a god, he's laughing at us.....and our football team..." "When you look at something through rose colored glasses, all the red flags just look like flags."
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08-03-2010, 10:28 AM	#1970
DJ's left nut Sauntering Vaguely Downwards Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Columbia, Mo Casino cash: $-910901	This hurts so very much. It's also probably the greatest thing ever put on video. **** you, Casablanca. "This is the St. Louis Cardinals....it's supposed to be fun." __________________ "If there's a god, he's laughing at us.....and our football team..." "When you look at something through rose colored glasses, all the red flags just look like flags."
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08-03-2010, 06:05 PM	#1973
Frazod Did you hear what I said? Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $-866615	Thank God we've got clutch hitters like Ludwick to pick up the slack! Oh wait....
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08-03-2010, 06:13 PM	#1974
Simply Red You Sweetie! Join Date: Sep 2005 Casino cash: $2021206219 VARSITY	RICK ANKIEL FTW!
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08-03-2010, 06:14 PM	#1975
Simply Red You Sweetie! Join Date: Sep 2005 Casino cash: $2021206219 VARSITY	But, Farnsworth?
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08-03-2010, 06:19 PM	#1976
Frazod Did you hear what I said? Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $-866615	Ankiel's worse. Unless Farnsworth is a complete head case who crumples like an empty beer can in the face of the slightest bit of adversity. Remember how Crash Davis described Nuke LaLoosh as "a million dollar arm with a ten cent head"? Well, Ankiel's like Nuke, except he has a five cent head and doesn't pitch anymore.
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