fred_1_15301
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Congrats to the Cards fans on here as well. You guys are all classy and that team is going to be sick for years to come. Despite what happened this year, I still think the Cards are the best run franchise in baseball.
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***Official 2013 World Series Thread Red Sox v Cardinals*** (1 Viewer)
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the moops
Footballguy
Can I sit in my living room here in Mpls and drink a few beers for you instead? Quietly though, cause my 2 kids are sleepingGo jump on a police car for meCongrats Wilked, Icon, Matthias, BS, cakes, moops, etc....... Go party your asses off now....
fred_1_15301
Footballguy
thats a given.....Go jump on a police car for meCongrats Wilked, Icon, Matthias, BS, cakes, moops, etc......
HellToupee
Footballguy
they're a classy bunchYou Cards fans here are alright in my mind
Been funGreat team, great posters here
rockaction
Footballguy
Worst to first. Best team in baseball (besides Detroit). 
fred_1_15301
Footballguy
Whatever you want bro. Whatever you want. It's your night.Can I sit in my living room here in Mpls and drink a few beers for you instead? Quietly though, cause my 2 kids are sleepingGo jump on a police car for meCongrats Wilked, Icon, Matthias, BS, cakes, moops, etc......
HellToupee
Footballguy
hearing some fireworks in my area of Medford
HellToupee
Footballguy
Heres to all my fellow Red Sox fans 
HellToupee
Footballguy
figured this was a. 500 team this season. Tremendous ride
Bruce Dickinson
Footballguy
For a team that wasn't supposed to make the playoffs, winning two games in the World Series is a damn good season. Tough to overcome all the injuries in top of the $40MM salary difference, and Boston is a really good team.
Ortiz will win the award, but Lester was the Series MVP. That's not a reaction to anything any hitters did or didn't do, but just how valuable a dominant starting pitcher is in a playoff series.
Bummer to see the Cards lose the World Series, but there are fans of 28 other MLB teams who wouldn't have minded the opportunity to see their team in it. It was a great ride, and a great thrill to see one of the games in person.
Pleased with the season and pleased with how the organization has the team positioned going forward. Probably need to find new guys for 3B, SS, and CF, but the "problem" of more flamethrowing 23-year-olds than spots to use them is encouraging.
Been a great season, and wow is my wife going to be happy when she wakes up tomorrow morning to learn baseball season is finally over. I'll give her a couple days before I tell her college basketball season starts in a week.
Ortiz will win the award, but Lester was the Series MVP. That's not a reaction to anything any hitters did or didn't do, but just how valuable a dominant starting pitcher is in a playoff series.
Bummer to see the Cards lose the World Series, but there are fans of 28 other MLB teams who wouldn't have minded the opportunity to see their team in it. It was a great ride, and a great thrill to see one of the games in person.
Pleased with the season and pleased with how the organization has the team positioned going forward. Probably need to find new guys for 3B, SS, and CF, but the "problem" of more flamethrowing 23-year-olds than spots to use them is encouraging.
Been a great season, and wow is my wife going to be happy when she wakes up tomorrow morning to learn baseball season is finally over. I'll give her a couple days before I tell her college basketball season starts in a week.
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rockaction
Footballguy
Congrats to Cards and Detroit fans. Class. Hopefully we acquit ourselves the same way.
HellToupee
Footballguy
I think John Henry was rattled by all the smoke
ffldrew
Footballguy
Ghost Rider
Footballguy
Congrats to the Red Sox.
Brady Marino
Footballguy
Not sure about that. This will be an interesting offseason and it wouldn't shock me of there's a bit of musical chairs going on with some players.
That out of the way, again, congrats Sox fans. World Series titles are something to be damn proud of and, even though I'm fighting back the bile in my stomach saying nice things about a Boston team, the Sox showed some real moxie to win it.
Now that that's out of the way, I still hate all Boston teams with the power of a thousand suns.
ffldrew
Footballguy
BTW - no Cardinal fan born since 1902 has had to wait longer than their 25th birthday to see a World Series winner - or 17 years to see a team in the World Series
fred_1_15301
Footballguy
Jeez these Red Sox players are boring as hell with their interviews. Do they realize they just won the world series?
Bruce Dickinson
Footballguy
Post game MVP so far is Koji Uehara's son. By a mile.
fred_1_15301
Footballguy
ffldrew
Footballguy
Brady, Brady , BradyNot sure about that. This will be an interesting offseason and it wouldn't shock me of there's a bit of musical chairs going on with some players.
That out of the way, again, congrats Sox fans. World Series titles are something to be damn proud of and, even though I'm fighting back the bile in my stomach saying nice things about a Boston team, the Sox showed some real moxie to win it.
Now that that's out of the way, I still hate all Boston teams with the power of a thousand suns.
Come on buck up little fella - tonight hurts sure- this is the Cardinals and you know that they have alot of the parts in place to make it happen. If they can survive Albert leaving and perform like this with all the youth that they have they will be alright. St. Louis is one of the top destinations as a Free Agent out there - and they can get some players to play for a little bit less and still get great value.
Brady Marino
Footballguy
I will say this: I think it's close to a lock that the Cardinals push hard and sign Stephen Drew to be their SS next year. Cards have lusted after him for years.Brady, Brady , BradyNot sure about that. This will be an interesting offseason and it wouldn't shock me of there's a bit of musical chairs going on with some players.
That out of the way, again, congrats Sox fans. World Series titles are something to be damn proud of and, even though I'm fighting back the bile in my stomach saying nice things about a Boston team, the Sox showed some real moxie to win it.
Now that that's out of the way, I still hate all Boston teams with the power of a thousand suns.
Come on buck up little fella - tonight hurts sure- this is the Cardinals and you know that they have alot of the parts in place to make it happen. If they can survive Albert leaving and perform like this with all the youth that they have they will be alright. St. Louis is one of the top destinations as a Free Agent out there - and they can get some players to play for a little bit less and still get great value.
ffldrew
Footballguy
Wait till Tavares is hitting .333 with 20 HR and 80 RBI heading into September next year - you'll feel betterI will say this: I think it's close to a lock that the Cardinals push hard and sign Stephen Drew to be their SS next year. Cards have lusted after him for years.Brady, Brady , BradyNot sure about that. This will be an interesting offseason and it wouldn't shock me of there's a bit of musical chairs going on with some players.
That out of the way, again, congrats Sox fans. World Series titles are something to be damn proud of and, even though I'm fighting back the bile in my stomach saying nice things about a Boston team, the Sox showed some real moxie to win it.
Now that that's out of the way, I still hate all Boston teams with the power of a thousand suns.
Come on buck up little fella - tonight hurts sure- this is the Cardinals and you know that they have alot of the parts in place to make it happen. If they can survive Albert leaving and perform like this with all the youth that they have they will be alright. St. Louis is one of the top destinations as a Free Agent out there - and they can get some players to play for a little bit less and still get great value.
the moops
Footballguy
yea, terrible. have some damn fun guys
Bruce Dickinson
Footballguy
There was a bunch of dead money on the books this year that can be freed up to go shopping this winter. For example, the Cards will probably buyout Westbrook for $1MM instead of paying him $9.75MM. Chris Carpenter probably won't be re-signed, and certainly not for $10.5MM. Furcal's $7MM is probably available. That's a lot of money to spend even if the team doesn't want to increase the total payroll next season.Brady, Brady , BradyNot sure about that. This will be an interesting offseason and it wouldn't shock me of there's a bit of musical chairs going on with some players.That out of the way, again, congrats Sox fans. World Series titles are something to be damn proud of and, even though I'm fighting back the bile in my stomach saying nice things about a Boston team, the Sox showed some real moxie to win it.
Now that that's out of the way, I still hate all Boston teams with the power of a thousand suns.
Come on buck up little fella - tonight hurts sure- this is the Cardinals and you know that they have alot of the parts in place to make it happen. If they can survive Albert leaving and perform like this with all the youth that they have they will be alright. St. Louis is one of the top destinations as a Free Agent out there - and they can get some players to play for a little bit less and still get great value.
John Bender
Footballguy
Holy ####. I managed to find a cab. God bless america
Eephus
Footballguy
They have some holes to fill but the Redbirds are in better shape right now than 27-29 of the franchises in baseball.There was a bunch of dead money on the books this year that can be freed up to go shopping this winter. For example, the Cards will probably buyout Westbrook for $1MM instead of paying him $9.75MM. Chris Carpenter probably won't be re-signed, and certainly not for $10.5MM. Furcal's $7MM is probably available. That's a lot of money to spend even if the team doesn't want to increase the total payroll next season.Brady, Brady , BradyNot sure about that. This will be an interesting offseason and it wouldn't shock me of there's a bit of musical chairs going on with some players.That out of the way, again, congrats Sox fans. World Series titles are something to be damn proud of and, even though I'm fighting back the bile in my stomach saying nice things about a Boston team, the Sox showed some real moxie to win it.
Now that that's out of the way, I still hate all Boston teams with the power of a thousand suns.
Come on buck up little fella - tonight hurts sure- this is the Cardinals and you know that they have alot of the parts in place to make it happen. If they can survive Albert leaving and perform like this with all the youth that they have they will be alright. St. Louis is one of the top destinations as a Free Agent out there - and they can get some players to play for a little bit less and still get great value.
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This. Sounds cliche but this reminds me of my litte brother joining me at neyland stadium my 4.5th year (added a minor and wanted to spend a semester at school w my little brother) and his freshman year just prior to FLA going wide on the kick that led to UT winning the title in 1999. It was his first year at the school and on our way over various seats/students/cameras I made a point to let him know "It's not always this good... soak it in". we caught some goalposts and walked them out of the stadium and down the strip but the recently massive stretch of sub-mediocrity (and last year's performance) reminds me how lucky we are to get to enjoy this three title stretch. I'm soaking it in and don't expect another anytime soon.
Just got done with a 3-waY (hug) with a hot lesbian couple who kept insisting that my girl (of 11 years / live in) might like girls.... she repeatedly shot that concept down :kicksrocks: so I ordered another pint of sam and winded down.Congrats Wilked, Icon, Matthias, BS, cakes, moops, etc......
Cards have a ####### ridiculous amount of young live arms. We have no ####### chance of playing for the hardware next year... they might be the favorites for it. Hats off to the Cards front office for that.
Cheers man... have loved your contributions both shtick and thought out.
Cmon on that... shhhh
Very legit argument to make. No way we compete without our arms at least TRYING to match the very very VERY good arms of St Louis.
You guys are stacked...
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DA RAIDERS
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pats3in4
Footballguy
As a teenager who elevated the importance of sporting events a bit too much, '86 game 6 killed me. By '03 and Grady Little (Aaron Boone gets too much credit), I was already numbed from 17 years earlier. When the following year's Sox were down 0-3 to the Yankees, it was business as usual. Then it all changed. In '07, there was plenty of hope even when down 3-1 to Cleveland. After Papelbon clinched the title in '07, suddenly comebacks from the brink became _expected_. The following year vs. Tampa it looked like history would repeat as the Sox down 3-1 won a ridiculous game 5 and solidly took game 6 and that's why the tight game 7 loss was actually a bit surprising. Throw in being on the wrong end of a couple ALDS sweeps in '05 and '09 and by '10 expectations kind of became normalized. No elevated expectations, but no sense of dread, either.
I felt this way throughout this whole postseason. Thought Detroit's starting pitching would eat them up, but also thought if they could match them in a few games, that could be the difference and it ended up happening. Thought the same vs. Wainwright and Wacha. Boston, St. Louis, Detroit, Tampa...all good teams. Thought the Sox had a great chance, but respected the opposition and losing to any of them would have been perfectly reasonable. Sox got great play when needed and it carried them. Never thought the Sox had it in the bag, but never waited for the other shoe to drop, either.
johnnycakes
Footballguy
wilked
Footballguy
southeastjerome
Footballguy
You are extremely lucky. I saw people literally jumping on the hoods of cabs to claim them. I still hadn't see an empty one as of around 1:30 when I got out of town.
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Love the story of peavy's cigar store indian. That sorta loose goofiness has kinda been the hallmark of all the great Sox squads of late.
Bob Sacamano
Footballguy
It was fun, kids. Enjoy Sox fans. Congrats.
Bob Sacamano
Footballguy
Gotta think they'll break camp with 6-7 "starters" again. He should be 1 of those.Baloney Sandwich said:
Shelby Miller, Wainwright, Wacha, Martinez, Jaime Garcia
Chris Carpenter?
Lance Lynn and Joe Kelly - Gotta think they try to move one or both of them IF they can get something worthwhile. The other maybe sees long relief/emergency starter duty.
Jake Westbrook - likely gone.
Still have some interesting arms behind those guys, too, but I'd have to think those are the guys vying for spots next season.
Eephus
Footballguy
Rosenthal was also a starter up until this year. Tyler Lyons wouldn't be the worst starter in the league. John Gast had shoulder surgery but could be back in the mix by mid 2014. It's really an embarrassment of riches.
scrumptrulescent
Footballguy
Can't wait for next season so we can forget this one. Boston can enjoy this year. Glad the nucleus of the team is old and they'll fall off quickly. Looking forward to it.
Eephus
Footballguy
Ortiz, Lackey and Uehara are old. Maybe Peavy as well considering his injury history.
They have some free agents but lots of money to spend on them. Their farm system is probably top ten even with Bogaerts graduating. The Red Sox aren't a dynasty but they seem better positioned for sustained success than anyone else in their division.
ffldrew
Footballguy
And at some point there will be a money issue in Tampa and the Yankees have a lot of fixing to do IMO.
Balco
Footballguy
If that is true, they can get quite the haul.
Cardinals have an opportunity to really make a geat roster even better. They have young trade chips and a good amount of money coming off the books.
I would be calling the Rangers immediately to see if they would give up Andrus.
