Cardinals "Official" 2011 St. Louis Cardinals Thread - Page 39

**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 · 03-31-2011, 05:29 PM

It only took 10 2/3 for me to check out on this team.

Same shit as last year. Same exact shit. **** these guys.

**OnTheWarpath15** · 03-31-2011, 05:29 PM

First home opener I've missed since 2004, and I'm not a bit disappointed I missed this ****ing abortion.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 03-31-2011, 05:30 PM

Welp,

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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

I'd expect this team to win between 78-82 games.

As far as your points go:

Freese will never be an All-Star. It's not just his ankles, he also lacks power.
Schumaker still should not be starting over any MIF in AAA or above for this organization

Franklin is a junkballer who has been getting by on luck for two straight years. That shit evens out. Motte is a one trick pony with shoulder problems. Meanwhile, Chris Perez is lights out in Cleveland. Motte may not be in baseball in two years.

Garcia is due for an explosion in his ERA this year. Not only will he regress to the mean, but he threw way too many innings last year and it's going to come back and bite him in the ass. For as much animosity as they have, Tony has a very Dusty Bakeresque approach to young pitchers.

Of course Berkman is going to fall off. He's an aging player asked to play a position he can't physically play, and he's never been a model of physical fitness.

This is just going to be a worse version of the 2010 team. None of the glaring holes on the team were solved. If this team would have been wise enough to move for Dan Uggla rather than Ryan Theriot and Lance Berkman, you'd finally fill a hole at 2nd, you could get Schumaker out of their, and you'd also be forced to play someone at short who can actually man the position.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 03-31-2011, 05:32 PM

Horrible MIF defense? Check
Boneheaded baserunning mistakes that would make Joe Thurston blush? Check
Franklin's pitch to piss-pounding regressing to the mean? Check
Players routinely chasing garbage out of the zone in disadvantageous counts? Check
Inability to move over runners or drive them home when ISP? Check

This team has learned nothing. The entire organization needs to be carpet bombed.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 03-31-2011, 05:36 PM

"Two outs and the final hope is Skip Schumaker."

Funniest sentence in the history of the English language?

**OnTheWarpath15** · 03-31-2011, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Welp,

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Horrible MIF defense? Check
Boneheaded baserunning mistakes that would make Joe Thurston blush? Check
Franklin's pitch to piss-pounding regressing to the mean? Check
Players routinely chasing garbage out of the zone in disadvantageous counts? Check
Inability to move over runners or drive them home when ISP? Check

This team has learned nothing. The entire organization needs to be carpet bombed.

It's only 1 of 162, but I can't disagree with anything you've posted.

**Buck** · 03-31-2011, 05:40 PM

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'Hamas' Jenkins · 03-31-2011, 05:44 PM

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Probably the most apt critique of our club I've seen.

seclark · 03-31-2011, 05:48 PM

Rams Fan · 03-31-2011, 05:51 PM

I just realized the Cardinals play the Giants in their first home series of the season.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 03-31-2011, 05:53 PM

Mickelson better get himself un****ed for the majors this year, or this could end up being the worst sports year of my life.

Mizzou is going to be ****ed in football and basketball, the Cards look dead in the water, and there may not even be an NFL season.

Frazod · 03-31-2011, 06:29 PM

Three goddamn runs against the Madres. FML

**Buck** · 03-31-2011, 06:29 PM

We own you. Get over it.
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Frazod · 03-31-2011, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Buck

We own you. Get over it.
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Everybody will own us this year. Don't read too much into it.

**Buck** · 03-31-2011, 06:39 PM

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Everybody will own us this year. Don't read too much into it.

Don't care, we won!
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01-06-2011, 09:41 PM
BigRedChief Has a particular set of skills Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: On the water Casino cash: $3129627 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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'Hamas' Jenkins Now you've pissed me off! Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $8009572	It only took 10 2/3 for me to check out on this team. Same shit as last year. Same exact shit. **** these guys. __________________ "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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03-31-2011, 05:32 PM	#574
'Hamas' Jenkins Now you've pissed me off! Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $8009572	Horrible MIF defense? Check Boneheaded baserunning mistakes that would make Joe Thurston blush? Check Franklin's pitch to piss-pounding regressing to the mean? Check Players routinely chasing garbage out of the zone in disadvantageous counts? Check Inability to move over runners or drive them home when ISP? Check This team has learned nothing. The entire organization needs to be carpet bombed. __________________ "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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03-31-2011, 05:36 PM	#575
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03-31-2011, 05:53 PM	#581
'Hamas' Jenkins Now you've pissed me off! Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $8009572	Mickelson better get himself un**ed for the majors this year, or this could end up being the worst sports year of my life. Mizzou is going to be **ed in football and basketball, the Cards look dead in the water, and there may not even be an NFL season. __________________ "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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