2011 World Series Game 7: Rangers at Cardinals, Friday 10/28, 7:05 CT
by Al Yellon on Oct 28, 2011 6:00 PM CDT
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I don't know how you could top last night's Game 6, but baseball has done it before -- Game 7 in 1991, for example, might have been better than the previous game in that series, which was won on a walkoff home run. Jack Morris threw a 10-inning shutout that night -- I think it's pretty safe to say that no one will ever do that in the World Series again.
One thing we know for sure: Joe Buck will not be able to say "We'll see you tomorrow night." Unless you've invited him to your house that night or something.
It's the first Game 7 in a World Series in nine years. The last eight Game 7's have all been won by the home team -- but the Rangers have not lost consecutive games in more than two months.
Matt Harrison faces Chris Carpenter tonight, but you can be sure that every pitcher on both pitching staffs is available for duty; none of them will have to throw again until spring training.
More game details after the jump. Go Rangers!
Game time for Rangers/Cardinals: 7:05 pm. CDT. Series tied 3-3. TV: Fox. Announcers: Joe Buck & Tim McCarver (get your mute button ready, although Buck's tribute to his dad last night was cool).
MLB.com Gameday for World Series Game 7
SB Nation game preview for World Series Game 7
Baseball-reference.com game preview for World Series Game 7
This is the only thread I'm posting for today's game. If you need overflows due to extra innings or rain delays, post them in the fanshot section. And you might need it after last night -- almost 1000 comments in the game thread, and these teams aren't even our team. This is why baseball is so great.
Discuss amongst yourselves.
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I feel like this is akin to the 2003 NLCS. Game 6 is the one everyone remembers, but the Cubs could have still won Game 7. But it didn’t matter, the wind was knocked out of our sails. The Rangers are going to have an incredibly hard time on the road winning when twice they were one strike away from a championship. Unfortunately, I see the Cardinals taking it tonight.
Dan
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Oct 28, 2011 6:23 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Did you HAVE to storm into this thread and be the first one to take a dump in it?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Oct 28, 2011 6:43 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I heard on the radio today that if the Rangers win tonight it would be the first time the visiting team has won game 7 of the series since 1978
So even if they hadn’t had the epic collapse last night, winning tonight would be an uphill battle.
by Nunyabidness on Oct 28, 2011 7:09 PM CDT up reply actions
No comparison to 2003 NLCS. This feels more like the 1975 World Series to me.
The Reds lost a heartbreaker to the Red Sox in Game 6 and, to this day, the Carlton Fisk highlight gets more play than the Game 7 final out. Even Johnny Bench commented recently that the Red Sox won that World Series 3 games to 4. And Boston got off to a good start early in Game 7, but Cincinnati came back to tie it up 3-3 and then take the lead 4-3 on Joe Morgan’s bloop single in the top of the 9th. Championship teams rise to the occasion and if Texas is a championship team, they’ll find a way to win it tonight.
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions
And reflagged
There are no facts, only interpretations.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Lets Go Theo!!! 10/13/2011
Bowa and Williams predict Rangers will win
I sure hope they’re right.
by jerry morales rules on Oct 28, 2011 7:04 PM CDT reply actions
Yikes, horrible baserunning...
that was a Theriot like gaffe
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Welp, they kind of made up for it. Will be interesting to see if that would be run will come back to bite them.
by Nunyabidness on Oct 28, 2011 7:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Agreed...
if it’s like last night the Rangers can’t get enough runs. The baserunning play reminded me of when we had Theriot.
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Me too.
and that’s apparently the second time this series Molina has picked off Kinsler.
by Nunyabidness on Oct 28, 2011 7:12 PM CDT up reply actions
reminded me of the baserunning we had with theriot
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sorry for repeat
site is being funny on my account tonight
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I thought rosters were set before a series started
How is it that Cardinals were able to replace Holliday?
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I believe if the player you are removing is injured it's allowed.
The Tigers were able to change their series rosters for the same reason I believe
by Nunyabidness on Oct 28, 2011 7:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes, Holliday was placed on the DL
I believe that the same rules apply as the regular season. Holliday wouldn’t be able to play for 15 days.
by jerry morales rules on Oct 28, 2011 7:16 PM CDT up reply actions
FYI, the '85 Cardinals did without Jack Clark & Vince Coleman and couldn't replace them on the roster.
Even more impressive how far St. Louis got into the ‘85 World Series against the Royals without their leadoff hitter that year (Coleman) and the only true power hitter they had (Clark). They had a great bench that year and those guys were able to step up. This is one of many reasons why I don’t buy the injuries excuse that I hear every year. Sure, it makes it harder for a team to win, but it doesn’t make it impossible.
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 7:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Hamilton should've stopped at first.
Then we could regale Cardinal fans for years about that time Elvis “Country” Andrus scored all the way from first on a single…
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If I were LaRussa, I'd have somebody warming up in my bullpen right now...
And make sure that it is the right guy this time.
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 7:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Theriot batting leadoff makes me happy.
It means he will get more at bats than anyone assuming he isn’t removed.
by cubsfaninatl on Oct 28, 2011 7:18 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
That's the Theriot I remember
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by SotoRiot on Oct 28, 2011 7:18 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I look at this Cardinals roster and it just amazes me they are in the World Series
let alone one win away from winning the championship.
We're off to a good start (Texas)
In other news, I am having chinese food with my girlfriend, watching the world series…Life can’t get much better
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Hmm...do you think the Rangers were pitching around Albert Pujols?
I think that is a mistake facing Berkman now. Berkman has traditionally hit left-handers better in his career than right-handers.
If I was Ron Washington I'd want to punch my entire pitching staff in the nuts.
They have choked BIG time in this series
by Nunyabidness on Oct 28, 2011 7:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Goddamnit
Yep. Cards are winning this one.
You’re up 2-0, with two out and all of the sudden you can’t find the strike zone.
This is going to be a high scoring game tonight me thinks
Thank god I don’t work tomorrow
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Somewhere, Rudy Jaramillo is shaking his head no.
by Nunyabidness on Oct 28, 2011 7:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Which is why Rudy Jaramillo is sitting at home watching the World Series.
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 7:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Can't he be sitting at home, licking stamps and sending out his resume?
Pretty please?
by Nunyabidness on Oct 28, 2011 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Notice that the Rangers didn't advance this far when he was their hitting coach.
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 7:36 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm not sure there's a real correlation there
Their pitching staff is much better than when he was there. Their problem wasn’t offense.
HOWEVER, their offense hasn’t really struggled since he left.
by Nunyabidness on Oct 28, 2011 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions
And apparently a guy who knew nothing about baseball wins a million dollars
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Crane Kenney got a raise?
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by ballhawk on Oct 28, 2011 7:32 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Every pitch was a low and away slider. I’m not surprised.
Also figures it was against the Astros.
by cubsfaninatl on Oct 28, 2011 7:32 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah he kinda stacked the deck
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What I found the funniest was he had to look up how to get BILL HALL out.
BILL HALL was his toughest out?
by Nunyabidness on Oct 28, 2011 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions
he was talking like he was tony gwynn..
“if you miss, the guy hits it”
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"back to the pitcher"
is the part he left out
by Nunyabidness on Oct 28, 2011 7:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Ok seriously, maybe it's because this is the first time I've really sat down and watched a World Series game.
Get a leadoff man on, he erases himself. (That run is looking huge right now)
Maybe it’s because I’m jinxing them, but the Rangers are reminding me an awful lot of the Cubs right now. Get a 2-0 lead, your starter can’t throw strikes.
Get another leadoff man on, immediately ground back to the pitcher.
They look TIGHT
Just because the pitcher has struggled doesn’t mean the offense is “tight”
They’ve scored two runs.
by cubsfaninatl on Oct 28, 2011 7:40 PM CDT up reply actions
I think the team looks tight. Had they been able to hold that 2-0 lead I think they could have relaxed and just played
But the way Hamilton caught that long fly ball in the first tells me the team is sort of expecting bad things to happen.
by Nunyabidness on Oct 28, 2011 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions
I thought Hamilton made a good play on the fly ball. That was a very well-hit ball and he made a nice catch.
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions
He only had to make a nice catch because he ran an awkward route to the ball.
by cubsfaninatl on Oct 28, 2011 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions
I was typing up pretty much that same thing.
I was just being long winded.
Let's see if a walk comes back to bite them
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Using common sense I can't take that bet...
unless freese was up apparently
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I'm all for aggressive baserunning, but I would not try to steal off Molina unless it's late in the game and a close score.
Yadier has a cannon behind the plate and he is one of the best catchers.
Yeah much too early in the game to take risky baserunning chances
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agreed...
I don’t advocate pitching to pujols often, but last night was one time they should have
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by SotoRiot on Oct 28, 2011 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
not to mention cruz with that bad play in right...
I think he could have caught it. Even if he couldn’t, he should have played the carom. Might have had a play at the plate, at the very least only 1 run scores
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I agree with all of this, except maybe the basestealing
It is a big part of their game, they just need to be smarter about it. And not have Yadier behind the plate…
I disagree. Early in the game, Texas should be letting the big bats swing. Late in the game, if it's close, then you unleash the rabbits.
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions
I love the directly behind the catcher camera angle.
by cubsfaninatl on Oct 28, 2011 7:51 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Am I the only one that tunes out McCarver so much, I absolutely have no idea what he was talking about there
apparently it was “unbelievable” And worth a “how about that?!?!?!?” but I honestly have no idea what his story was
If it weren’t for the crowd noises and ridiculous rally towels, i would think I was watching game number 74 of the regular season.
by cubsfaninatl on Oct 28, 2011 7:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Hopefully the bullpen will be able to hear with all of the crowd noise...
Wouldn’t it be funny if they brought in the wrong pitcher tonight and lost the game?
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions
because the phone incorrectly mis-pronounces names?
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They got a defective model - instead of "Siri", it uses "Sori"
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by ballhawk on Oct 28, 2011 8:02 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
that would suck when routine fly balls are hit out to left
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yep
July 28, 2006: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with Carlos Lee to the Texas Rangers for Julian Cordero (minors), Francisco Cordero, Kevin Mench and Laynce Nix.
compliments of baseball-reference.com
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Doug Melvin likes to acquire a lot of ex-Rangers, doesn't he?
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Throw in a few Seals and a Marine behind the plate, and you'd have one helluva team
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Not good, but it's still a 1-run game. I have a feeling that it's going to be a seesaw battle again tonight.
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, I can see that...
I think one of the Rangers still has a big homer in them. I am going with Cruz or Napoli
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Not the easiest catch but you have to make that play
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About time Berkman didn't get a break
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Tough call...
there aren’t any more games so you don’t have to conserve your bullpen
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Carpenter settling in
He might go on a stretch here.
by jerry morales rules on Oct 28, 2011 8:11 PM CDT reply actions
Yeah, that's what I am afraid of...
get another run or two in the first and it’s a different story. As someone said earlier it’s like watching the Cubs. Get a pitcher on the ropes and let him off…
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So the other night Mike Quade inhabited the body of LaRussa and tonight he's inhabiting the body of Washington?
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions
pretty much...
the only thing left to do is to come up with childish nicknames for every player
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by SotoRiot on Oct 28, 2011 8:16 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Or call out the young guys who make mistakes while excusing the veterans.
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions
exactly...
an interesting fact i found the other night. Castro of course has lots of errors (as aramis did when he was younger). Jeter actually had 56 errors in one minor league season. That surprised me
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I think Castro will get much better in the next few years
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yep...
most 21 year olds are also giddy because they can legally drink. Castro plays in the best baseball league in the world. That certainly puts it in perspective.
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I was considering going as Quade for Halloween
Shave my head, wear a Cubs jersey, walk around all night giving everyone nicknames
“Hey Steinsie” (clap clap)
“How’s the punch, Witchie?” (clap clap)
“Nice cape, Draco” (clap clap)
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by ballhawk on Oct 28, 2011 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
nice...
do you think quade has a nickname for HWSNBN too?
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LOL. Too funny!
I’ll go as Larry Lucchino. I’ll be wearing two faces.
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions
And I'll make the kids wait for their Halloween candy demanding compensation for it.
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'll go as John Henry
whenever the kids are about to get some candy I’ll step in and say it’s not acceptable. Then I’ll yell “Go Soccer!”
by Nunyabidness on Oct 28, 2011 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Harrison needs to put up some goose eggs here.
He can’t afford to let St. Louis score any more runs.
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 8:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Jim Edmonds got choked up and started crying?
No WAY!
by bheidge on Oct 28, 2011 8:17 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
One more runner and Harrison has to get pulled
by jerry morales rules on Oct 28, 2011 8:18 PM CDT reply actions
I would have taken him out the last inning for a pinch-hitter. I don't like the way he's throwing.
And I agree with you. One more runner and he’s outta there.
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions
If Shu weren't a lefty
I think he would have been gone.
by jerry morales rules on Oct 28, 2011 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions
They're going to leave him in to face the left-hander.
Yeah that might work. Worked real well last night when Oliver faced the two left-handed hitters.
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Get him out of there, he's lost it
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Technically he never really had it.
He’s been shaky since the 1st
by Nunyabidness on Oct 28, 2011 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions
True...
Can’t believe no one is going out to talk to him tho
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On second thought, this IS starting to feel like the 2003 NLCS all over again.
Ron Washington=Dusty Baker minus the toothpick.
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions
At this point, what are you going to say to him?
Dude….stop sucking for a minute
by Nunyabidness on Oct 28, 2011 8:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Not that talking would help...
but would be a little break in the action at least. Ass jeffmills said, it’s like Dusty is in the dugout tonight
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Last night I had the feeling that the Rangers were going to win,
tonight I don’t have that same warm happy feeling. I want it to come back.
new broadcasting team for the next time Northwestern plays at Wrigley
Al (Yellon) Len (Kasper) Craig (James)
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Hey Kinsler, let's not get picked off this time
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How many pitches has Carpenter thrown so far tonight?
Career-wise he’s given up 40 homeruns when he throws 46-60 pitches. That’s the most homeruns he gives up in his career for those number of pitches.
Rangers gotta do something here
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Hamilton is due for a big hit. Let's see it.
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 8:34 PM CDT up reply actions
30 homeruns given up betwen 61-75 pitches.
Texas has to get something started this inning.
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions
they must have microphones next to the Rangers fans
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Jeez...
just enough room, it’s like everything is falling in the Cardinals favor…Young needs a big hit here.
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I hope this guy is warming up in the visitors' bullpen...
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Man, I read that story and simply do not understand.
It’s not like Lasic Surgery is some kind of new concept. It’s also not like he couldn’t afford it. I had it done 15 years ago.
by Nunyabidness on Oct 28, 2011 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions
with our luck
it will be hamilton’s wrist breaking
THEOOOOOOOOO (and Hoyer)
by jesus christos on Oct 28, 2011 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Is it too much to ask for Theriot to cost the Cardinals a WS title?
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Wonder if Albert will call his own hit and run tonight?
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Well, that's one way to take the bat out of Pujols's hands...
I guess.
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 8:49 PM CDT up reply actions
they need a grounder from berkman...
not a fast runner
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Unbelievable
You can’t hit him there.
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Ballhawk, you got a beef with me or something?
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 8:57 PM CDT up reply actions
nope - just a play on words (Feldman)
that’s Marty Feldman as Igor from Young Frankenstein
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Love that movie. I think it is Mel Brooks's best.
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions
gotta come through here...
this could be the game
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If the Rangers end up losing this game
I am putting all of the blame on the Rangers bullpen. They continue to falter.
Yep....
right on the black, call could have gone either way and it went against the Rangers
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Sigh. Like I said, your pitcher had already walked and hit a guy.
Loading the bases intentionally was a bad idea.
Feldman has once again crapped his pants, nice job.
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You suck Wilson, let the Nationals have him.
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Agree...
please god theo don’t sign him
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just about anyone on the FA list for pitchers after the 2012 season
THEOOOOOOOOO (and Hoyer)
by jesus christos on Oct 28, 2011 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions
based on how much you have to pay to get CJ.
by cubsfaninatl on Oct 28, 2011 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Price is my hold back...
if he really wants $100 million, then someone else can have him
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I read somewhere that the Nats would be willing to offer him...
…80 million but I’m not sure about the years.
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Sickening....
almost hit around and the ball hasn’t left the infield. Why can’t the Cubs ever get that?
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Really
Maybe this is the darkest time before the light comes, suffering through this to only benefit from the work Theo is going to do
by baseballguru589 on Oct 28, 2011 9:03 PM CDT reply actions
this is really suffering
this has to be the most stunning world championship of all time, down 10.5 on Aug 25th, all the close call wins, going back to the Marmol blown save which would have left them three out with four to play. Unreal, i’m turning it off now. sickening.
I hate the Cardinals.
My dog's name is Wrigley... What else can I say?
by TrueBlueM on Oct 28, 2011 9:07 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Let's hope the Cardinals use all their good fortune up for the next 300 years
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I will settle for the next 50 or so.
If they were to go into a tailspin then I could live with this. Otherwise please Texas get some runs.
Not that Sux Sports will do anything about it
but I have a really big problem with two blatant Cardinal homers calling this World Series.
Yes, the Freese and Edmonds references were vomit-inducing.
And I had the TV on mute the whole time.
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions
19 games worse than the world champs.
How many games can Theo make up with our team in one off season? I say 10.
This first offseason, probably close to nothing. To be honest.
by cubsfaninatl on Oct 28, 2011 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't expect a huge increase...
4-5 games. Give it 2-3 years though…and shazam
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Nice!
where is NBF tonight?
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2.64545643536256236
THEOOOOOOOOO (and Hoyer)
by jesus christos on Oct 28, 2011 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions
I was thinking it'd be more like 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
I'll have one of each.
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a risk taker, i see
THEOOOOOOOOO (and Hoyer)
by jesus christos on Oct 28, 2011 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions
he could sign you some Crawford, or Lackey contracts
maybe put in a josh beckett for leadership…
by jealousblues on Oct 29, 2011 3:21 AM CDT up reply actions
Arthur Rhodes
helped build the Colossus of Rhodes
Were they just playing Chelsea Dagger in St. Louis?
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Because they couldn't play it in Carolina tonight
Blackhawks looked like doo-doo tonight
yeah, they didn't look too good
but I like the team this year.
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That's the Beach Boy, not the closer for the Giants.
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Hahaha.
I think Wilson is a good pitcher, but his antics got old pretty quickly for me.
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions
She'll also discover the effects of gravity, that won't be a pretty site.
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Exactly...
In other news, I hate the antics of Jose Valverde
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as do I, and I'm a Tigers fan
Gimme the days of Willie Hernandez and John Hiller, thank you very much.
Relief pitchers think that they've all got to have facial hair and wild antics.
Mariano Rivera does none of that. Calm, cool, collected and clean-shaven.
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions
As did Trevor Hoffman, just do your job.
Of course those two are the all time best. The ones who act like idiots tend to flame out.
Agreed...
a lot of relievers like the wild dances these days. If a batter hit a walk off against them and did that, they would be incredibly offended. But it’s ok when they do it to others.
Learn this line, and use it often- "Yes dear, you're right, I'm sorry" -Bob Brenly
I always liked Mike Marshall
Way too intelligent for the baseball landscape of the 1970s, and had no use for any of the traditions and customs of the game (including signing autographs and giving fluff interviews).
They ought to do a duet
Brian Wilson feat. Brian Wilson
That was a pretty bad album
Pet Sounds is where it’s at.
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
"Pet Sounds" is great, but "Smile" is in its own way, too.
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions
SMiLE is a whole different animal
I get that it’s not a catchy sounding record upon first listen. It’s really meant to be listened to as a whole piece, or three long pieces a la Pink Floyd’s “Animals” album. But there’s really some beautiful and innovative music on it. My favorite section is the “Wonderful-Song For Children-Surf’s Up” medley.
It was a radical departure from the songs about surfing and cars.
And it was heavily influenced by drugs, which was not uncommon at the time.
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Many (especially Mike Love) despised Van Dyke Parks' lyrics
He called it “acid alliteration” when he was being kind. I personally don’t mind them – they’re playful and colorful, just as the music is.
Speaking of Floyd
Have you ever heard the album “Obscured by Clouds”? One of their best, everyone likes to talk about Piper at the Gates or Animals but Obscured is incredible.
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
Actually I haven't
The earliest Floyd album I like is “Meddle”. Really not too keen on the Syd Barrett stuff, although a lot of other folks dig it.
If I were a closer, "One of These Days" would be my entrance song
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
awesome tune
Just for fun I like playing “San Tropez” and “Seamus” for friends and seeing if they can guess who the band is. They never come up with Pink Floyd.
the threat of mutiliation is sure to put fear into the hearts of the batters!
THEOOOOOOOOO (and Hoyer)
by jesus christos on Oct 28, 2011 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions
One of these days I'm going to chop you into little pieces
love that line. Also love “Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun” and “Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict”.
"I actually used about nine pitches--two different fastballs, two sliders, a curve, a changeup, knockdown, brushback, and hit-batsman" - Bob Gibson
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Oct 29, 2011 2:44 AM CDT up reply actions
It's not one of their more famous albums it was actually a collection of...
…songs recorded for the movie “The Valley” but it didn’t include Syd Barrett. I believe Obscured came out around ‘73. Tunes like "Wot’s….Uh, the deal", “Mudmen”, “Childhoods End”, really an awesome album.
Syd Barrett on the other hand, I once bought a box set of his and it sounded like a lunatic playing his guitar in a padded room. It was dreadful.
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
We hope.
What is this? The college of closers?
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions
keep counting.
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
Rangers look like a beaten team
Not sure why that would be…
It doesn't look good, but they've got to keep on fighting back. Anything can still happen.
3 runs is not impossible to come back from with that offense. They’ve still got a chance to win this thing.
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions
So do I, I needs me some Bulls.
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
You're omnipotent...
Couldn’t you just watch some European League games?
You have Hamilton up next, and you try and jack a home run?
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
if there's one person who should never get a world series ring...
THEOOOOOOOOO (and Hoyer)
by jesus christos on Oct 28, 2011 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, at least I won't have to listen to Bud-bless-america anymore this season
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
This blows.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Oct 28, 2011 9:38 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Man-oh-man... If anything can temper the announcements
of The Stat Pack…it’ll be StL winning the WS in the same year. We are not amused.
There are no facts, only interpretations.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Lets Go Theo!!! 10/13/2011
Maybe it will spawn a new strategy from Ricketts - if you can't beat 'em, sign 'em
Pujols – our new 3rd baseman
Fielder – our new 1st baseman
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
3rd baseman? that has disaster written all over it.
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
Yeah, people think Aramis was bad...
Learn this line, and use it often- "Yes dear, you're right, I'm sorry" -Bob Brenly
OK, that still could have disastrous consequences
“People thought Soriano was bad”
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
Ok, fine. Platoon him at 1B with Prince.
Happy now? ;-)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Well you know, Braun is in left, so how bad could Pujols be?
Put him in left.
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
by troutfishin on Oct 28, 2011 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Haha! Never thought of that! :]
/we’re gonna need a group-hug in about 40 mins…/
There are no facts, only interpretations.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Lets Go Theo!!! 10/13/2011
Look on the brightside, this might the Cardinals last chance now that the Cubs are...
…about to enter a period of crushing dominance.
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
by troutfishin on Oct 28, 2011 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yikes! I hope you're right!
There are no facts, only interpretations.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Lets Go Theo!!! 10/13/2011
proof
http://www.brooksbaseball.net/pfxVB/cache/zoneplot.php-pitchSel=all&game=gid_2011_10_28_texmlb_slnmlb_1&sp_type=3&s_type=7.gif
link doesn't work
Learn this line, and use it often- "Yes dear, you're right, I'm sorry" -Bob Brenly
How do I read that?
It doesn’t tell me if they’re called for or against them. Just gives me a team.
by cubsfaninatl on Oct 28, 2011 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Theo, Hoyer, McLeod wiped out in some sort of disaster.
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
theo, mcleod, and hoyer decide to go to the heat
THEOOOOOOOOO (and Hoyer)
by jesus christos on Oct 28, 2011 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Keep it local.
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
Thanks, one of my favorite Seinfeld episodes
George abstains from sex and suddenly becomes a genius.
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
by troutfishin on Oct 28, 2011 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions
that was below the belt
THEOOOOOOOOO (and Hoyer)
by jesus christos on Oct 28, 2011 9:54 PM CDT up reply actions
That looks like a steaming pile of crap. And I kind of like some of his movies.
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
Yeah it does look pretty bad....
what was the last good Sandler movie?
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Gotta say Happy Gilmore too
Learn this line, and use it often- "Yes dear, you're right, I'm sorry" -Bob Brenly
The Waterboy
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
by troutfishin on Oct 28, 2011 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Given the regular season and Cardinals impending championship, I’m pretty sure this is rock bottom for the Chicago Cubs. There’s nowhere to go but up!
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Oct 28, 2011 9:51 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
what's your opinion on signing soriano?
i think he will be a monster for many years to come!
THEOOOOOOOOO (and Hoyer)
by jesus christos on Oct 28, 2011 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions
I hope McDonough is willing to go behind Hendry's back to get the deal done!
Theo! Good job, Tommy Boy!
2007 and 2008 are our years!
THEOOOOOOOOO (and Hoyer)
by jesus christos on Oct 28, 2011 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions
What a small window!
But if we win, it will have all been worth it! Who cares about the consequences in 2011, that’s five years away!
Theo! Good job, Tommy Boy!
i think it would be cool if theo epstein took over at some point
but that will never happen, the red sox will be a powerhouse over the next 4 years!
THEOOOOOOOOO (and Hoyer)
by jesus christos on Oct 28, 2011 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions
pedroia's overrated
THEOOOOOOOOO (and Hoyer)
by jesus christos on Oct 28, 2011 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions
I hear this Nick Adenhart prospect is going to be a good one for the Angels
I can’t wait to see him for years to come
I'm Deep Goat
That was just wrong
"Keep looking into the past and you'll keep repeating the past" - Some Smart Guy
by Easy Ed on Oct 28, 2011 11:40 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
The best thing about this playoffs is the McRibb.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Oct 28, 2011 9:57 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
I haven't munched on the first of the season yet...
(What the heck are they thinking with the “pickle n pork” combo tho???)
There are no facts, only interpretations.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Lets Go Theo!!! 10/13/2011
LOL!!!
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
by troutfishin on Oct 28, 2011 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions
I see...Thank You. :]
There are no facts, only interpretations.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Lets Go Theo!!! 10/13/2011
^this^
I thought I was the only one who noticed!
There are no facts, only interpretations.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Lets Go Theo!!! 10/13/2011
Yeah but the McRibb looks good naked.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Oct 28, 2011 10:02 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
True that... :]
There are no facts, only interpretations.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Lets Go Theo!!! 10/13/2011
yeah apparently he is Ted Williams reincarnated
Learn this line, and use it often- "Yes dear, you're right, I'm sorry" -Bob Brenly
This'll be a LOOOOONG off-season for Rangers...
Much longer than last I fear
There are no facts, only interpretations.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Lets Go Theo!!! 10/13/2011
yabbut, they've already got two replacements waiting in the wings (Feliz and Ogando)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Dang - I forgot to apply the "Only 5 outs to go" curse on the Cards...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
What were the odds that the Rangers would win game 7 on the road
hasn’t been done in what 33 years?
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
What were the odds of blowing 2 2-run leads with a chance to win the World Series?
by baseballguru589 on Oct 28, 2011 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions
good point.
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
by troutfishin on Oct 28, 2011 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions
2 2 out 2 strike 2 run leads no less
not even the Cubs have ever done that
Also this will be the first time this year that the Rangers lost back to back games.
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
by troutfishin on Oct 28, 2011 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Nah?!
First time in last 2 months I think…
There are no facts, only interpretations.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Lets Go Theo!!! 10/13/2011
I was hoping tonite that the
law of averages would come into play. Not so much…
There are no facts, only interpretations.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Lets Go Theo!!! 10/13/2011
Theriot is batting .077
And is going to get a WS ring. I think I just threw up in my mouth a little.
Good Guys Wear Blue
by Cubskingdom on Oct 28, 2011 10:11 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
I turned off this garbage...
I can’t stomach to watch that little punk Ryan Theriot and the Cardinals win.
Boy, just once I hope so much it can be us watching the Cubs do that.
I never thought I could come to actually appreciate David Eckstein. Thanks, Ryan Theriot.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Oct 28, 2011 10:16 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
hey baseball gods
remember the 2003 NLCS? make that happen to the cards
THEOOOOOOOOO (and Hoyer)
by jesus christos on Oct 28, 2011 10:19 PM CDT reply actions
They had a pitching statue.
Often seen hiding behind Quade as if to say, you take the blame for this.
Seriously, how did that guy communicate?
Telepathy?
the mustache was bitten by a radioactive spider
THEOOOOOOOOO (and Hoyer)
by jesus christos on Oct 28, 2011 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions
It pretty much went as expected. Cubs suck.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Oct 28, 2011 10:24 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Turned the game off a bit ago..
have a good night all, I can’t wait until Spring Training!
Learn this line, and use it often- "Yes dear, you're right, I'm sorry" -Bob Brenly
I'll miss baseball, but I won't miss 2011 baseball.
I’d like to take a match to the 2011 calendar right now and burn it. So ready for 2012. Get it done, Theo!
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions
I hate to say this, but congrats to the St. Louis Cardinals.
Texas had multiple opportunities to win this Series and they did not. St. Louis had to beat Philadelphia then Milwaukee and then Texas. Enjoy it while it lasts, St. Louis. Because the Cubs are coming and we’re going to build a dynasty here.
no offense
but the cardinals are laughing at that thought as am i right now…..it’s just depressing.
I don't think so.
I think they enjoy the moment, but by next week they will say. Holy Crap the Cubs have finally figured it out. No more bargain basement drafts, no more band aid fixes at the major league level. It may take a few years but I think they know we are coming.
I'd assume they're operating on an "I'll believe it when I see it" mindset.
Theo! Good job, Tommy Boy!
Evidence shows that we are seeing it.
A great draft, finding International Talent, and hiring the Stat Pack shows the Ricketts want to win, just like they said they did.
honestly
and I dont mean to be rude or whatever because im a Cards fan, but no one is worrying about the Cubs.
by jealousblues on Oct 29, 2011 3:29 AM CDT up reply actions
I'd rather see a competitive Cubs team any year.
I love the Cardinals, but I love seeing a hard fought series just as much. I think we can all agree on one thing though – screw the Reds and Brewers.
Looking forward to many, many years of competitive games between the Cubs and Cards.
Dynasty?
I wish, heck one world series seems too much to ask.
That's right. One isn't too much to ask, but I want the Cubs to win 3 in a row and then let's go for 3 more.
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow. Now we're suddenly talking about a Cubs dynasty? Seriously?
See, it’s things like that that make people laugh at Cubs fans.
As for the Cardinals…yeah, I’m sure they’re quaking in their boots.
by bluekoolaide on Oct 28, 2011 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions
thank you!
we shall see with Theo can do without the aid of a 180 million dollar payroll!
game on guys!
cant wait to have Waino back next year ;-)
by jealousblues on Oct 29, 2011 3:27 AM CDT up reply actions
I wish Ryan Theriot and Yadier Molina were in the movie "Casino"
That way I could watch Joe Pesci hit them over the head with a pay phone.
...several times
There are no facts, only interpretations.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Lets Go Theo!!! 10/13/2011
The 2011 season is officially.
Out with the old and in with the new.
Cubs in 2012, baby.
Hope springs eternal...Cubs in 2012.
by neverAcquiesce on Oct 28, 2011 10:25 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Or traded.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Oct 28, 2011 10:31 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I'll settle for stars.
Jackson and Castro as the offensive centerpieces for the next decade. Garza, Marshall, and Cashner on the mound. A team of stars, can easily beat a team with a couple of superstars surrounded by second rate talent. Right Dallas?
And now the long. long. long. long. wait for spring training.
Farewell 2011 baseball season. As a baseball fan its the best one I have experienced.
Baseball fan, sure...
As a Cub fan, entirely different story.
Benefit to living in Pacific Time zone
I’d rather watch Maggie Q in Nikita right now.
And, I am.
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Oct 28, 2011 10:30 PM CDT reply actions
Unleash the Hounds!!!
The NL would be wise to make way for Chicago in the next 2 years.
"Hey Hey, Holy mackerel, no doubt about it,!"
by scottsdalecubs on Oct 28, 2011 10:30 PM CDT reply actions
Congrats to the cards! They deserve it!
.. Fuck you tho Ryan theriot
by chit0wn on Oct 28, 2011 10:31 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Id rather be punched in the balls
By Tyson than have to go through that again
by alabamacubbie on Oct 28, 2011 10:33 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
for all the double cluthes, caught stealings, pasta dives at balls more than 7ft away from you put me through
this is how you repay me, ryan?
THEOOOOOOOOO (and Hoyer)
by jesus christos on Oct 28, 2011 10:34 PM CDT reply actions
BASTARD!!
I'm going to the 2012 Randy Hundley Fantasy Camp!!! Who's with me?
by VegasCubFan on Oct 28, 2011 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions
What an old bitch. 99% of baseball fans want to knock him out.
I’m first.
"Hey Hey, Holy mackerel, no doubt about it,!"
by scottsdalecubs on Oct 28, 2011 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Two pivotal points in the season
1. Marmol giving us that win
2. Sweeping the Braves in early September
no doubt,
of course the next night where Albert pwned us didn’t help. YOU SUCK QUADE!!!
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by VegasCubFan on Oct 28, 2011 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions
CLAP CLAP CLAP
THEOOOOOOOOO (and Hoyer)
by jesus christos on Oct 28, 2011 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Was that the same series?
I thought the Albert pwnage was in July with the back-to-back walk-offs. Wasn’t the Marmol game the last game of that series? I’m too drunk to recall. Sorry.
i'm not sure all I know is
Cubs pitchers should never pitch to Albert with the game on the line.
I'm going to the 2012 Randy Hundley Fantasy Camp!!! Who's with me?
by VegasCubFan on Oct 28, 2011 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions
series in june
THEOOOOOOOOO (and Hoyer)
by jesus christos on Oct 28, 2011 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions
either way, we gave them 2 wins
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by VegasCubFan on Oct 28, 2011 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions
on the bright side
quade may or may not have learned from it
THEOOOOOOOOO (and Hoyer)
by jesus christos on Oct 28, 2011 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Quade can't learn his way out of a wet paper bag
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by VegasCubFan on Oct 28, 2011 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions
maybe if you used a super soaker on it first
THEOOOOOOOOO (and Hoyer)
by jesus christos on Oct 28, 2011 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions
it was a Friday night in early Sep
they beat that great Braves closer, lose that game and they are 8.5 down and out, they won it and swept them to get to 4.5 out. This might be the most incredible world series winner ever
Not one, but two blown saves.
Cardinals fans should be thanking Carlos Marmol right now.
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 10:42 PM CDT up reply actions
maybe Marmol gets a ring?
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by VegasCubFan on Oct 28, 2011 10:42 PM CDT up reply actions
He deserves it as much as Peyton Manning deserves the MVP Award this year.
Believe it or not, some sportswriters are actually considering voting for Manning as MVP this year.
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions
no way, that would be insane
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by VegasCubFan on Oct 28, 2011 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Not if they're
the same sportswriters who gave Karl Malone the MVP over Michael Jordan in 1997.
"You know, you should be a lot more careful crossing the street like that, otherwise you could die - if that bothers you."
what did he say exactly?
would love to have heard it
Well I don't have DVR here in UGA's dorm, so I don't know for sure.
But it was something along the lines of
“I remember a night here where Chicago was in town and we were down 0-1 in the ninth and we came back and won and that really set us in motion”
He then proceeded to thank the fans.
by cubsfaninatl on Oct 28, 2011 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Selective memory
I guess he’s forgetting about the four run lead the Cards coughed up to the Mets two days before. Flip those results and you get the same outcome.
"You know, you should be a lot more careful crossing the street like that, otherwise you could die - if that bothers you."
FYI, Ryne Sandberg will be interviewed by Bob Costas on MLB Network's series "Studio 42".
The episode was taped earlier this year, but should air either next month or December.
hopefully the postscript will be
Quade’s ass thrown out of Wrigley on Saturday after World Series, Press conference on Monday to announce Ryno as Cubs manager
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by VegasCubFan on Oct 28, 2011 10:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Not going to happen that fast.
However, I do think that things are going to pick up now that the season is over.
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions
From the "best fans in baseball", no less.
Man I hate the Cardinals.
My dog's name is Wrigley... What else can I say?
Do you think that Pujols re-signs with the Cardinals?
Wouldn’t it be funny if he goes to the Cubs?
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions
I think he'll stay in STL
but not before hitting the open market just to see what $$$ are thrown at him.
I'm going to the 2012 Randy Hundley Fantasy Camp!!! Who's with me?
by VegasCubFan on Oct 28, 2011 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd venture to guess that someone offers him 8 years at $35mm per year, perhaps front loaded.
St. Louis offers him 8 years at $22-25mm per and he takes it.
And when's the last time the Cardinals repeated as champions?
You gotta go back to the Gashouse Gang for that, I think.
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions
It's never happened.
They won 2 straight pennants in 1930-1931 but lost the WS in 1930. They won 3 straight pennants from 1942-1944 but lost the WS in 1943. They won 2 straight pennants in 1967-1968 but lost the WS to the Tigers in 1968.
I don’t think you guys have to worry about the Cardinals winning next year.
by mattisnotfrench on Oct 29, 2011 1:49 AM CDT up reply actions
so we're going to have to deal with an even more arrogance
from the fans with the largest sense of entitlement in the league?
you guys might get a lot of it
but no one, and I mean no one boasted more than Cubs fans in 2003-2004 (before the season)
OMG you would think the Cubs were the US dream team basket ball…
lol
that stopped a couple months into 04
(at least win something before you talk trash)
thats a lesson Phillips and Morgan could learn too
good luck Cubbies, you have always been a great rivalry and baseball would be a lot less fun without you.
by jealousblues on Oct 29, 2011 3:35 AM CDT up reply actions
TONY PLUSH WAS TALKING, NOT MORGAN
THEOOOOOOOOO (and Hoyer)
by jesus christos on Oct 29, 2011 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions
My apologies to Al
For repeatedly calling his “Marmol blown save” comments out as being stupid. LaRussa believes it therefore I stand corrected.
So i you can give you can take it.
they don't make it without that win
they would have been three out with four to go.
what is up withe the interviewers hair?
I'm going to the 2012 Randy Hundley Fantasy Camp!!! Who's with me?
I'll tell you guys something though
The party in wrigleyville is going to crush this someday. The blackhawks party was incredible.
WHEN the Cubs win
it will be the most insane thing ever seen.
I'm going to the 2012 Randy Hundley Fantasy Camp!!! Who's with me?
by VegasCubFan on Oct 28, 2011 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh hell yeah!
The Cubs World Series celebration is going to look like the celebration on Endor at the end of “Return of the Jedi.”
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Any ewoks around me will be kicked
between my tears and drunken stupidity
I'm going to the 2012 Randy Hundley Fantasy Camp!!! Who's with me?
by VegasCubFan on Oct 28, 2011 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions
I hate baseball.
I can’t believe I have to suffer the ignominy of seeing the Deadbirds be World Series Champions for the second time in the last 6 years. This is a nightmare.
I hate baseball. Hate it.
It's amazing that we come back year after year expecting the Cubs to finally put it all together...
Only to get pissed off again.
When the Cubs suck (which is way, way, way, too common) I unfortunately cannot enjoy the baseball season very much because I just get bitter watching other teams and their fans celebrate.
but one day. oh yes..one day...
I'm going to the 2012 Randy Hundley Fantasy Camp!!! Who's with me?
by VegasCubFan on Oct 28, 2011 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions
I sure hope...
Words cannot express how badly I want that to happen.
I want Kerry Wood to be the one recording the final out with his 1998 slider.
I enjoyed watching the Red Sox win in 2004.
Winning their first WS since 1918 and sweeping the Cardinals? Can’t beat that.
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions
And while we're at it. let's stop with the nonsense about this "great" rivalry we have...
…with the Cardinals. A rivalry implies some basic level of equality. That’s a true laugh. The Cardinals are ALWAYS competitive…win World Series, etc.
The Cubs are rarely competitive and, when they are, they always find a way to embarrass themselves.
Yeah, I hate the Cardinals. I hate their punk ass manager…they’re fans…their city…but I’m also incredibly jealous.
by bluekoolaide on Oct 28, 2011 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Look towards the future.
You have a hellava lot more to look forward to at this point than they do.
/See, I’m not always a “troll”
it just makes me weak in the knees the way gomez neither fixed or removed his crooked ass helmet after that puntoslide. -Trooper on Oct 5, 2011
by South Side Expat on Oct 28, 2011 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions
And to think, all we have to do is win nine World Series...
…to pull even.
by bluekoolaide on Oct 28, 2011 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions
The clock is always reset after game 7.
Do I think the Cubs are gonna be anything in 2012? No. Do I think the White Sox are still gonna have a better chance of the postseason in ‘12? Yes. That’s not saying much. If Theo comes in and does what he should and says he will, yeup, come 2014 and beyond, The Cubs will look mighty nice. /Again, I don’t always troll.
it just makes me weak in the knees the way gomez neither fixed or removed his crooked ass helmet after that puntoslide. -Trooper on Oct 5, 2011
by South Side Expat on Oct 29, 2011 1:43 AM CDT up reply actions
Would love to see the Cubs beat the Cardinals in the NLCS to advance to the World Series and have that game on FOX.
For once, Joe Buck would be speechless.
all he would do is talk about the 103 year drought
and bartman, and black cats, and goats, and curses, and any thing else he could blather out as opposed to the quality team that we had on the field.
I'm going to the 2012 Randy Hundley Fantasy Camp!!! Who's with me?
by VegasCubFan on Oct 28, 2011 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes, but at that point none of us would care.
And winning the World Series would be the end of all of that stuff.
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions
I love that fans of certain teams claim Buck is such a Cards homer…
then you read on the Cards boards about how he is trying to hard to distance himself from the home team thing and favoring the others.
I honestly believe its a case of you see what you want to see.
Except the Brewers announcer guy on TBS.
I hate the Brewers
by jealousblues on Oct 29, 2011 3:38 AM CDT up reply actions
Packers, All Blacks, Cardinals
What a horrible, horrible year in sporting history.
"Keep pushin' til' it's understood. And these badlands start treating us good."
the heat lost!
THEOOOOOOOOO (and Hoyer)
by jesus christos on Oct 28, 2011 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Final thoughts on the 2011 MLB season
I’m not happy that the Cardinals won the World Series either, but I tip my cap off to them. They came back to win the wild-card and defeated the Phillies and Brewers. Then they defeat the Rangers in one of the best World Series in a long time. For Cubs fans, this is a bitter pill to swallow. But help is on the way with Theo, Jed and, hopefully, soon a new manager. It may not happen overnight, but I would rather see the Cubs have long-term success than to win a World Series ring every 5 years. Let’s face it. The 2011 Cubs season was bad. I’m not happy the Cardinals won the World Series, but I’m not happy when anyone wins the World Series unless it’s the Chicago Cubs. Someday in the very near future it will be our turn as fans to cheer and dance in the streets when we win the World Series. We can all debate on who’s the best choice for manager or who we should sign for next year. But as Cubs fans I think that we can all agree that the future of this franchise is a lot better now than it was a year ago or even six months ago. The best is yet to come, Cubs fans. One step at a time, but when we get there it’ll be a lot of fun and so worth it.
by jeffmills1972 on Oct 28, 2011 11:00 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Totally agree
we’re coming for that trophy!
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by VegasCubFan on Oct 28, 2011 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Another nail in the coffin that is Bud's legacy - a wild-card team had home-field advantage
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
I'm actually curious, why is that bad?
Would we have complained had we been in the world series and the cubs won at home in 6 or 7? Not trying to be a wiseass, you’re super respected here, but from a serious perspective, I’m wondering about this.
Count me in the "best record should get home field advantage" camp
although I suppose it’s possible that the WC in one league might have a better record than a division winner in the other league.
I just think what Bud did with having the All-Star Game determining WS home-field advantage is absolute lunacy. “This time it counts”. Mule fritters!
And what makes it even more maddening is that the ASG still has the constraints of being an exhibition game, with the fan voting, and every team has to have a representative rules. If you’re going to make it count by assigning WS home field advantage to the victor, then let the leagues choose their best players.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
I agree ballhawk...
…first order of business for the NEW commish in 2013 is to do away with the “now it means something” bullsh*t of the All Star Game.
"Keep looking into the past and you'll keep repeating the past" - Some Smart Guy
It’s gonna be a long time til we have a loaded team with the likes of Pujols, Freese, Carp, Molina, Berkman, Holliday, Furcal, etc. Veteran leadership, youngins, role players. And Wainwright out. My God. Long road to go til we’re ready.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Oct 28, 2011 11:08 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
And Wainwright out.
reading that depressed me
THEOOOOOOOOO (and Hoyer)
by jesus christos on Oct 28, 2011 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions
And Jon Jay. I love me some Jon Jay.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Oct 28, 2011 11:11 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
too much alliteration
THEOOOOOOOOO (and Hoyer)
by jesus christos on Oct 28, 2011 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/cubs-fans-will-need-patience/
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Oct 28, 2011 11:19 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Loaded?
Hardly. They got hot at the right time. $50 says they don’t make the playoffs next year.
by Mulhollandmania on Oct 28, 2011 11:58 PM CDT up reply actions
LaRussa learned something from Pinella
remember that Sunday night game in 2009 versus the Cardinals when Pinella put Marshall in left field then brought him back to pitch. He said if he needed a lefty in the ninth he was gonna bring in his leftt Repto face the one hitter and move Motte to left or right field if he had to.
Whitey Herzog was famous for doing that in the 80's
I wonder who was the first to do such a move?
by jealousblues on Oct 29, 2011 3:43 AM CDT up reply actions
Tomorrow's headline should read:
Cuck the Fardinals
by Mulhollandmania on Oct 29, 2011 12:10 AM CDT reply actions
And so ends the 2011 baseball season...
…after watching the Cubs go 71-91, you really couldn’t expect the season to sink much lower…then up steps the Cardinals. I picked a bad week to give up amphetamines.
"Keep looking into the past and you'll keep repeating the past" - Some Smart Guy
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