"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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[Rams Fan]

Punto to the DL.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Rams Fan

Punto to the DL.

Good. He's going to cost us games just like he did the twins.

[Jewish Rabbi]

You keep saying we can raise ticket prices and sign Pujols. How much are you looking to raise ticket prices?

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Jewish Rabbi

You keep saying we can raise ticket prices and sign Pujols. How much are you looking to raise ticket prices?

I've seen projections that a 10% increase across the board (suites, cheap seats and lower level seats) would bring in an additional $10 million a year. Thats paying $22 next year for a $20 ticket this year. We resign Pujols, no one will bat an eye at the increase.

We can go to a $120 million payroll and gives us a total of $72 million to spend next year on re-signing Pujols, Waino and Carp. In 2013 that gives us an additional $17 million to add or resign players and in 2014 another $12 million.

We can be in great shape to have another great 6 year run where we have a legitamate run at another World Series championship.

[Jewish Rabbi]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

I've seen projections that a 10% increase across the board (suites, cheap seats and lower level seats) would bring in an additional $10 million a year. Thats paying $22 next year for a $20 ticket this year. We resign Pujols, no one will bat an eye at the increase.

We can go to a $120 million payroll and gives us a total of $72 million to spend next year on re-signing Pujols, Waino and Carp. In 2013 that gives us an additional $17 million to add or resign players and in 2014 another $12 million.

We can be in great shape to have another great 6 year run where we have a legitamate run at another World Series championship.

There's no way season-ticket holders are okay with a 10% price hike.

[McWickedson]

Originally Posted by Jewish Rabbi

There's no way season-ticket holders are okay with a 10% price hike.

pennants and world series titles don't come cheap. either suck it up and take the hit or relive the early 90's.

[Rams Fan]

Originally Posted by McMillan

pennants and world series titles don't come cheap. either suck it up and take the hit or relive the early 90's.

You don't raise tickets up by $10.

[Jewish Rabbi]

Originally Posted by Rams Fan

You don't raise tickets up by $10.

This. Or even $5/seat is too much of an increase for Pujols, which would come close to covering the difference between this year's salary and the 30 mil.

[Rams Fan]

He was out by a ****ing mile. Theriot has every right to be pissed.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Rams Fan

You don't raise tickets up by $10.

10% not $10.00

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Rams Fan

He was out by a ****ing mile. Theriot has every right to be pissed.

The umpire was out of position.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Originally Posted by Rams Fan

He was out by a ****ing mile. Theriot has every right to be pissed.

The throw beat him, but did he even touch the bag?

[Rams Fan]

Originally Posted by PGM

The throw beat him, but did he even touch the bag?

Spikes were on the base.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

You know the old saying about how it's always good to let go of a player a year too early?

After this year, he'll command a 2-3 year deal at probably 12-14 per.

We're in an excellent place to let him walk and take the picks. To me, it's a win-win.

{Looks at the contract Moe gave Kyle Lohse...sighs}

{Looks at the contract Moe gave Jake Westbrook...openly weeps}

Exactly why do you think John Mozeliak has any !@#$ing clue about when the appropriate time to let a player go would be? If he squeezes one single bit of production out of you, especially if said production was undervalued at the time, he's going to extend you far beyond your useful time.

Berkman will be back next year, bank on it.

The intelligent decision would be to market him heavily to a team like the Rays, Giants, Braves or Rangers. Just like the intelligent decision would've been to send Lohse to the Yankees for Ian Kennedy way back when that was the hot rumor. But alas, you know Mozeliak will ride this sinking ship all the way to an 85 win, wholly irrelevant season and extend Berkman for $30 million.

[Jewish Rabbi]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

10% not $10.00

You think season ticket holders are going to pay an extra $200-$1000 to keep Albert on the team with a smile on their face?

Sorry, not going to happen.