The St. Louis Cardinals drive for Number 11 (1 Viewer)

[TheFanatic]

Things are going well for the Cards. They're getting great starting pitching (all of the sudden) and Ankiel seems to have provided a little spark to the lineup. Instead of paying Juan Encarnacisuck 5 mil per to not give a flying crap, why not have an Ankiel/Ludwick platoon in RF? It'll save them money to spend on pitching while giving Tony LaMatchup an advantage in being flexible with his lineups.Sorry, being too rational here.

Good point. I also think they will let Eckstien go at the end of the season and put Ryan in as the SS next year. It may depend on how Ryan plays the rest of the year, but he has done well so far.

Yeah, despite the crush the fans have on Eckstein, I have a feeling he's gone as well. After 2008, Edmonds will probably leave/retire as well as Rasmus should be ready by then.Trade Encarnacisuck for a prospect/pitcher on the outs, start Ryan at SS next year, start Ankiel/Ludwick at RF as a platoon (maybe include a platoon for Duncan in LF), and GET SOME PITCHING!

There's one problem with all these scenarios. Tony hates the young kids. He has said time and time again, "we don't develop players at this level." So, when Eckstein is out, Miles (A natural 2B) plays SS, and the kid who is a natural SS plays 2B despite the fact that Miles doesn't have the range or arm to play SS. Duncan gets to play because of who his dad is despite his age and has done well with his opportunities. Tony has a man-crush on Ankiel so he gets a shot. But outside of those two and Pujols (who only got a shot because of injury) and Molina, Tony does not like playing the kids. More than likely, some of that young talent will be traded for some veteran help.

 

[curta269]

Things are going well for the Cards. They're getting great starting pitching (all of the sudden) and Ankiel seems to have provided a little spark to the lineup. Instead of paying Juan Encarnacisuck 5 mil per to not give a flying crap, why not have an Ankiel/Ludwick platoon in RF? It'll save them money to spend on pitching while giving Tony LaMatchup an advantage in being flexible with his lineups.Sorry, being too rational here.

Good point. I also think they will let Eckstien go at the end of the season and put Ryan in as the SS next year. It may depend on how Ryan plays the rest of the year, but he has done well so far.

Yeah, despite the crush the fans have on Eckstein, I have a feeling he's gone as well. After 2008, Edmonds will probably leave/retire as well as Rasmus should be ready by then.Trade Encarnacisuck for a prospect/pitcher on the outs, start Ryan at SS next year, start Ankiel/Ludwick at RF as a platoon (maybe include a platoon for Duncan in LF), and GET SOME PITCHING!

There's one problem with all these scenarios. Tony hates the young kids. He has said time and time again, "we don't develop players at this level." So, when Eckstein is out, Miles (A natural 2B) plays SS, and the kid who is a natural SS plays 2B despite the fact that Miles doesn't have the range or arm to play SS. Duncan gets to play because of who his dad is despite his age and has done well with his opportunities. Tony has a man-crush on Ankiel so he gets a shot. But outside of those two and Pujols (who only got a shot because of injury) and Molina, Tony does not like playing the kids. More than likely, some of that young talent will be traded for some veteran help.

You are probably right, but, I think the only way to afford some good pitching is to play the young offensive guys. They really need 1 or 2 more good starters. Has anyone heard if Mulder is going to pitch this season?

 

[Mr. Know-It-All]

Don't look now, but 4.5 back with perhaps the second worst pitching staff in the majors. This is the critical week. If we win 4 of the next 6 (2 games with Milwaukee, followed by Fri-Mon at the Cubs) things are going to get really interesting.

I realize that the likelihood of this continued surge is not very good, but I am actually starting to believe we have a chance at making it happen. If so, this could go down as one of the best managing jobs LaRussa has pulled off.

 

[Tough As Nails]

Things are going well for the Cards. They're getting great starting pitching (all of the sudden) and Ankiel seems to have provided a little spark to the lineup. Instead of paying Juan Encarnacisuck 5 mil per to not give a flying crap, why not have an Ankiel/Ludwick platoon in RF? It'll save them money to spend on pitching while giving Tony LaMatchup an advantage in being flexible with his lineups.Sorry, being too rational here.

Good point. I also think they will let Eckstien go at the end of the season and put Ryan in as the SS next year. It may depend on how Ryan plays the rest of the year, but he has done well so far.

Yeah, despite the crush the fans have on Eckstein, I have a feeling he's gone as well. After 2008, Edmonds will probably leave/retire as well as Rasmus should be ready by then.Trade Encarnacisuck for a prospect/pitcher on the outs, start Ryan at SS next year, start Ankiel/Ludwick at RF as a platoon (maybe include a platoon for Duncan in LF), and GET SOME PITCHING!

There's one problem with all these scenarios. Tony hates the young kids. He has said time and time again, "we don't develop players at this level." So, when Eckstein is out, Miles (A natural 2B) plays SS, and the kid who is a natural SS plays 2B despite the fact that Miles doesn't have the range or arm to play SS. Duncan gets to play because of who his dad is despite his age and has done well with his opportunities. Tony has a man-crush on Ankiel so he gets a shot. But outside of those two and Pujols (who only got a shot because of injury) and Molina, Tony does not like playing the kids. More than likely, some of that young talent will be traded for some veteran help.

You are probably right, but, I think the only way to afford some good pitching is to play the young offensive guys. They really need 1 or 2 more good starters. Has anyone heard if Mulder is going to pitch this season?

Mulder is scheduled for a rehab start tomorrow last I heard.

 

[TheFanatic]

Things are going well for the Cards. They're getting great starting pitching (all of the sudden) and Ankiel seems to have provided a little spark to the lineup. Instead of paying Juan Encarnacisuck 5 mil per to not give a flying crap, why not have an Ankiel/Ludwick platoon in RF? It'll save them money to spend on pitching while giving Tony LaMatchup an advantage in being flexible with his lineups.Sorry, being too rational here.

Good point. I also think they will let Eckstien go at the end of the season and put Ryan in as the SS next year. It may depend on how Ryan plays the rest of the year, but he has done well so far.

Yeah, despite the crush the fans have on Eckstein, I have a feeling he's gone as well. After 2008, Edmonds will probably leave/retire as well as Rasmus should be ready by then.Trade Encarnacisuck for a prospect/pitcher on the outs, start Ryan at SS next year, start Ankiel/Ludwick at RF as a platoon (maybe include a platoon for Duncan in LF), and GET SOME PITCHING!

There's one problem with all these scenarios. Tony hates the young kids. He has said time and time again, "we don't develop players at this level." So, when Eckstein is out, Miles (A natural 2B) plays SS, and the kid who is a natural SS plays 2B despite the fact that Miles doesn't have the range or arm to play SS. Duncan gets to play because of who his dad is despite his age and has done well with his opportunities. Tony has a man-crush on Ankiel so he gets a shot. But outside of those two and Pujols (who only got a shot because of injury) and Molina, Tony does not like playing the kids. More than likely, some of that young talent will be traded for some veteran help.

You are probably right, but, I think the only way to afford some good pitching is to play the young offensive guys. They really need 1 or 2 more good starters. Has anyone heard if Mulder is going to pitch this season?

Mulder is scheduled for a rehab start tomorrow last I heard.

They expect Mulder to make a couple of starts this year in the majors, but they do not want to rush the guy at all. They don't want him to think that the Cards really need him for a playoff push and have him rush back and suffer a set back. He is very important to their 2008 season and don't want to jeopardize that by bringing him back for a long shot at the playoffs this year....

 

[MrPhoenix]

Things are going well for the Cards. They're getting great starting pitching (all of the sudden) and Ankiel seems to have provided a little spark to the lineup. Instead of paying Juan Encarnacisuck 5 mil per to not give a flying crap, why not have an Ankiel/Ludwick platoon in RF? It'll save them money to spend on pitching while giving Tony LaMatchup an advantage in being flexible with his lineups.Sorry, being too rational here.

Good point. I also think they will let Eckstien go at the end of the season and put Ryan in as the SS next year. It may depend on how Ryan plays the rest of the year, but he has done well so far.

Yeah, despite the crush the fans have on Eckstein, I have a feeling he's gone as well. After 2008, Edmonds will probably leave/retire as well as Rasmus should be ready by then.Trade Encarnacisuck for a prospect/pitcher on the outs, start Ryan at SS next year, start Ankiel/Ludwick at RF as a platoon (maybe include a platoon for Duncan in LF), and GET SOME PITCHING!

There's one problem with all these scenarios. Tony hates the young kids. He has said time and time again, "we don't develop players at this level." So, when Eckstein is out, Miles (A natural 2B) plays SS, and the kid who is a natural SS plays 2B despite the fact that Miles doesn't have the range or arm to play SS. Duncan gets to play because of who his dad is despite his age and has done well with his opportunities. Tony has a man-crush on Ankiel so he gets a shot. But outside of those two and Pujols (who only got a shot because of injury) and Molina, Tony does not like playing the kids. More than likely, some of that young talent will be traded for some veteran help.

That's the big reason why that, if La Russa does leave after the season, I won't miss him. His disregard for young position prospects is not good for the health of the organization. Look what happened to John Gall a couple seasons ago, he was hitting well in AAA and LaRussa just flat-out refused to bring him up. Sometimes I wonder if Chris Duncan would have gotten a chance if his father wasn't the pitching coach.BTW, I think Ryan will start next season at SS. I don't see Eck coming back.

 

[curta269]

Things are going well for the Cards. They're getting great starting pitching (all of the sudden) and Ankiel seems to have provided a little spark to the lineup. Instead of paying Juan Encarnacisuck 5 mil per to not give a flying crap, why not have an Ankiel/Ludwick platoon in RF? It'll save them money to spend on pitching while giving Tony LaMatchup an advantage in being flexible with his lineups.Sorry, being too rational here.

Good point. I also think they will let Eckstien go at the end of the season and put Ryan in as the SS next year. It may depend on how Ryan plays the rest of the year, but he has done well so far.

Yeah, despite the crush the fans have on Eckstein, I have a feeling he's gone as well. After 2008, Edmonds will probably leave/retire as well as Rasmus should be ready by then.Trade Encarnacisuck for a prospect/pitcher on the outs, start Ryan at SS next year, start Ankiel/Ludwick at RF as a platoon (maybe include a platoon for Duncan in LF), and GET SOME PITCHING!

There's one problem with all these scenarios. Tony hates the young kids. He has said time and time again, "we don't develop players at this level." So, when Eckstein is out, Miles (A natural 2B) plays SS, and the kid who is a natural SS plays 2B despite the fact that Miles doesn't have the range or arm to play SS. Duncan gets to play because of who his dad is despite his age and has done well with his opportunities. Tony has a man-crush on Ankiel so he gets a shot. But outside of those two and Pujols (who only got a shot because of injury) and Molina, Tony does not like playing the kids. More than likely, some of that young talent will be traded for some veteran help.

That's the big reason why that, if La Russa does leave after the season, I won't miss him. His disregard for young position prospects is not good for the health of the organization. Look what happened to John Gall a couple seasons ago, he was hitting well in AAA and LaRussa just flat-out refused to bring him up. Sometimes I wonder if Chris Duncan would have gotten a chance if his father wasn't the pitching coach.BTW, I think Ryan will start next season at SS. I don't see Eck coming back.

I'm ready to see Tony leave as well. He is a good manager, but I don't like how he won't play the young guys as well. Plus, look how he treats some of the veterans. He has p##### off Encarnacion, Pujols, & Edmonds this season, as well as Rolen last year.This being said, I believe LaRussa will be back next season.

 

[Capella]

he JUST won a world series!

stop your #####ing.

 

[MrPhoenix]

he JUST won a world series!stop your #####ing.

He's talked about leaving after the season. I'm just saying if he leaves, maybe the Cards can get a guy who knows how to develop young talent.

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

and Pujols (who only got a shot because of injury) and Molina, Tony does not like playing the kids.

I love this bit of trivia.The "Professor" gave Chad Hutchinson the final roster spot over Albert Pujols.

 

[MrPhoenix]

and Pujols (who only got a shot because of injury) and Molina, Tony does not like playing the kids.

I love this bit of trivia.The "Professor" gave Chad Hutchinson the final roster spot over Albert Pujols.

And Pujols got to play ONLY after Bobby freaking Bonilla got hurt.

 

[curta269]

He still has the pitcher batting 8th.

 

[Tough As Nails]

he JUST won a world series!stop your #####ing.

No doubt. La Russa can stay as long as he wants. How many other managers would have THIS Cardinals team in contention at this point in the season? 2...maybe?

 

[Ghost Rider]

he JUST won a world series!stop your #####ing.

No doubt. La Russa can stay as long as he wants. How many other managers would have THIS Cardinals team in contention at this point in the season? 2...maybe?

Well, keep in mind that the Cardinals are only in contention because they play in an awful division, but it is remarkable that, considering the season they have had, they still have a good shot at winning the division.

 

[Tough As Nails]

he JUST won a world series!stop your #####ing.

No doubt. La Russa can stay as long as he wants. How many other managers would have THIS Cardinals team in contention at this point in the season? 2...maybe?

Well, keep in mind that the Cardinals are only in contention because they play in an awful division, but it is remarkable that, considering the season they have had, they still have a good shot at winning the division.

My point is that most managers would have lost the team. They would have sunk down, cried about the injuries/pitching woes and built for next year. La Russa found a way to get them to play hard (Scott Rolen coming on? Who'd a thunk it 6 weeks ago), accept their roles and keep their energy level up. Plus, he won the World Series last year and has had the Cards in contention almost every year for the past decade. Why would anybody want him to leave?

 

[Ghost Rider]

he JUST won a world series!stop your #####ing.

No doubt. La Russa can stay as long as he wants. How many other managers would have THIS Cardinals team in contention at this point in the season? 2...maybe?

Well, keep in mind that the Cardinals are only in contention because they play in an awful division, but it is remarkable that, considering the season they have had, they still have a good shot at winning the division.

My point is that most managers would have lost the team. They would have sunk down, cried about the injuries/pitching woes and built for next year. La Russa found a way to get them to play hard (Scott Rolen coming on? Who'd a thunk it 6 weeks ago), accept their roles and keep their energy level up. Plus, he won the World Series last year and has had the Cards in contention almost every year for the past decade. Why would anybody want him to leave?

Excellent points. Although I do wish La Russa would trust the younger players a bit more sometimes, like you said, the team is almost always in contention with him there, so I hope he stays.

 

[Ghost Rider]

3 straight over the Brewers in Milwaukee, outscoring them 28-7. The Brewers have sucked since mid-May, and are likely gonna keep falling, so the Central is likely going to come down to the Cardinals and the Cubs, making this weekend's four games awfully important. The Cardinals are only 2 1/2 games back now, and only 1 back in the loss column.

 

[Wrigley]

3 straight over the Brewers in Milwaukee, outscoring them 28-7. The Brewers have sucked since mid-May, and are likely gonna keep falling, so the Central is likely going to come down to the Cardinals and the Cubs, making this weekend's four games awfully important. The Cardinals are only 2 1/2 games back now, and only 1 back in the loss column.

I'll be there on Sunday night.

 

[Widbil83]

Keep it going Redbirds. A sweep of the Scrubs this weekend and a couple more Brewer Choke jobs and you can be in 1st by Monday.

 

[Green94]

Unreal... this team was dead a month ago. Now they are 2.5 out.

How many more games against the Cubs?

 

[Bob Sacamano]

8 more against the Cubs

3 more against Milwaukee

This weekend:

Looper v Hill

Reyes v Marshall

Wells v Zambrano

Pineiro v Lilly

Although they would appear to be pitchers headed in opposite directions recently, you'd have to give a big edge to Zambrano (Who seemingly owns the Cards) over Wells. I don't mind any of the rest of those matchups, though. Three out of four in Chicagho would be damn nice.

 

[Ghost Rider]

Three out of four in Chicagho would be damn nice.

It would, but I would have no problem with a split. Coming into the week, I thought that if they could somehow win 5 of the 7 against Milwaukee and Chicago, then they would be in good shape. They went 3-0 against Milwaukee, so 2-2 against the Cubs would give them those 5 wins. Sure, I could be greedy and hope for more, but given how this team has looked all year, I will settle for a 5-2 record this week.

 

[Wrigley]

Three out of four in Chicagho would be damn nice.

It would, but I would have no problem with a split. Coming into the week, I thought that if they could somehow win 5 of the 7 against Milwaukee and Chicago, then they would be in good shape. They went 3-0 against Milwaukee, so 2-2 against the Cubs would give them those 5 wins. Sure, I could be greedy and hope for more, but given how this team has looked all year, I will settle for a 5-2 record this week.

Lets get it on(not in a gay way either)

 

[TheFanatic]

Has anyone heard if Mulder is going to pitch this season?

Link to Story

Mulder throws 38 pitches, allows four runs

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH

08/17/2007

Cardinals pitcher Mark Mulder made his first rehab start Thursday since undergoing offseason shoulder surgery.

Pitching for Class A Palm Beach in Jupiter, Fla., Mulder threw 38 pitches, 23 for strikes, before leaving in the second inning.

He allowed four runs with one earned, made a throwing error, walked one and had no strikeouts.

He also didn't experience any pain.

"For the most part I just wanted to throw strikes and I didn't really do that, but it's also my first time doing that in over a year now," said Mulder, whose fastball reached 91 mph.

"It was good to get out there. I would've liked better results, but what are you going to do?"

Not a bad rehab start for as long as he has been out....I like the velocity...

 

[TheFanatic]

8 more against the Cubs

3 more against Milwaukee

This weekend:

Looper v Hill

Reyes v Marshall

Wells v Zambrano

Pineiro v Lilly

Although they would appear to be pitchers headed in opposite directions recently, you'd have to give a big edge to Zambrano (Who seemingly owns the Cards) over Wells. I don't mind any of the rest of those matchups, though. Three out of four in Chicagho would be damn nice.

How comical would this statement have been 2 weeks ago?

 

[TheWalkmen]

DEADBIRDS

 

[TheFanatic]

DEADBIRDS

What an insightful post. Did you come up with that all by yourself?

 

[MrPhoenix]

DEADBIRDS

In one closely-contested game, teh Cubs0rs have killed the Cards resurgence.In other news, bull #### still smells like ####.

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

Mulder throws 38 pitches, allows four runs

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH

08/17/2007

Cardinals pitcher Mark Mulder made his first rehab start Thursday since undergoing offseason shoulder surgery.

Pitching for Class A Palm Beach in Jupiter, Fla., Mulder threw 38 pitches, 23 for strikes, before leaving in the second inning.

He allowed four runs with one earned, made a throwing error, walked one and had no strikeouts.

He also didn't experience any pain.

"For the most part I just wanted to throw strikes and I didn't really do that, but it's also my first time doing that in over a year now," said Mulder, whose fastball reached 91 mph.

"It was good to get out there. I would've liked better results, but what are you going to do?"

Not a bad rehab start for as long as he has been out....I like the velocity...

Dan Haren13-4

2.54 ERA

138 K's.

 

[curta269]

Has anyone heard if Mulder is going to pitch this season?

Link to Story

Mulder throws 38 pitches, allows four runs

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH

08/17/2007

Cardinals pitcher Mark Mulder made his first rehab start Thursday since undergoing offseason shoulder surgery.

Pitching for Class A Palm Beach in Jupiter, Fla., Mulder threw 38 pitches, 23 for strikes, before leaving in the second inning.

He allowed four runs with one earned, made a throwing error, walked one and had no strikeouts.

He also didn't experience any pain.

"For the most part I just wanted to throw strikes and I didn't really do that, but it's also my first time doing that in over a year now," said Mulder, whose fastball reached 91 mph.

"It was good to get out there. I would've liked better results, but what are you going to do?"

Not a bad rehab start for as long as he has been out....I like the velocity...

Thanks for the info. I hope he gets to make a couple of starts before the year is out.

 

[curta269]

DEADBIRDS

This is why I hate Cub fans. Its a 4 game series and your talking trash already. Its not like they killed them. Jones hit the HR to the opposite field on a pretty good pitch. Looper and the bullpen really shut the Cubs lineup down.It was a good game, as I expect the rest of the series to be.Bad call on the non-interference on D. Lee after calling the same thing on Rolen. It didn't effect the outcome of the game though. Wonder what crazy play/plays are going to happen today?

 

[Widbil83]

DEADBIRDS

In one closely-contested game, teh Cubs0rs have killed the Cards resurgence.In other news, bull #### still smells like ####.

DEADBIRDS

This is why I hate Cub fans. Its a 4 game series and your talking trash already. Its not like they killed them.

The Cubs have won the WORLD SERIES!

 

[Wrigley]

DEADBIRDS

In one closely-contested game, teh Cubs0rs have killed the Cards resurgence.In other news, bull #### still smells like ####.

DEADBIRDS

This is why I hate Cub fans. Its a 4 game series and your talking trash already. Its not like they killed them.

The Cubs have won the WORLD SERIES!

what have you done for me lately?

 

[revsonny]

DEADBIRDS

In one closely-contested game, teh Cubs0rs have killed the Cards resurgence.In other news, bull #### still smells like ####.

DEADBIRDS

This is why I hate Cub fans. Its a 4 game series and your talking trash already. Its not like they killed them.

The Cubs have won the WORLD SERIES!

what have you done for me lately?

There isn't much that's worse than listening to Cubs fans after the Cubs win a game. Fortunately, it doesn't happen very often.Sure things: Death, Taxes, and the Cubs remembering that they are, in fact, the Cubs.

 

[Wrigley]

DEADBIRDS

In one closely-contested game, teh Cubs0rs have killed the Cards resurgence.In other news, bull #### still smells like ####.

DEADBIRDS

This is why I hate Cub fans. Its a 4 game series and your talking trash already. Its not like they killed them.

The Cubs have won the WORLD SERIES!

what have you done for me lately?

There isn't much that's worse than listening to Cubs fans after the Cubs win a game. Fortunately, it doesn't happen very often.Sure things: Death, Taxes, and the Cubs remembering that they are, in fact, the Cubs.

 

[Ghost Rider]

Oh, come on now. Cubs' fans aren't used to seeing their team win important games, so they are not exactly familiar with the proper sports etiquette to use in those situations. So, given that, I say cut them some slack.

 

[TheWalkmen]

DEADBIRDS

This is why I hate Cub fans. Its a 4 game series and your talking trash already. Its not like they killed them. Jones hit the HR to the opposite field on a pretty good pitch. Looper and the bullpen really shut the Cubs lineup down.It was a good game, as I expect the rest of the series to be.Bad call on the non-interference on D. Lee after calling the same thing on Rolen. It didn't effect the outcome of the game though. Wonder what crazy play/plays are going to happen today?

I was just kidding around, not anticipating anyone taking the "deadbirds" comment so seriously. I live in St. Louis and am constantly joking back and forth with your fans. Sorry your team sucks this year.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

DEADBIRDS

This is why I hate Cub fans. Its a 4 game series and your talking trash already. Its not like they killed them. Jones hit the HR to the opposite field on a pretty good pitch. Looper and the bullpen really shut the Cubs lineup down.It was a good game, as I expect the rest of the series to be.Bad call on the non-interference on D. Lee after calling the same thing on Rolen. It didn't effect the outcome of the game though. Wonder what crazy play/plays are going to happen today?

I was just kidding around, not anticipating anyone taking the "deadbirds" comment so seriously. I live in St. Louis and am constantly joking back and forth with your fans. Sorry your team sucks this year.

1 year > 1 century.We're still in the 5 year post-championship window, so I won't stoop to complaining about it.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

8 more against the Cubs

3 more against Milwaukee

This weekend:

Looper v Hill

Reyes v Marshall

Wells v Zambrano

Pineiro v Lilly

Although they would appear to be pitchers headed in opposite directions recently, you'd have to give a big edge to Zambrano (Who seemingly owns the Cards) over Wells. I don't mind any of the rest of those matchups, though. Three out of four in Chicagho would be damn nice.

How comical would this statement have been 2 weeks ago?

Oh, it gets better. I'm in the sports book in Vegas over the weekend, and when I look down at the MLB sheet, I see Reyes v Marshall, think about it for a few minutes, and actually decide with those two guys on the mound it would be a good idea to bet the under. My rationale, of course, was that the Cards historically struggle against LHP and Reyes had something like a 3.00 ERA in his last 5 starts. In the end, they DID get me under by 2 runs, but I was sweating for a while after that grand slam. Not to mention the rain jeopardizing a positive result in the 8th. Or was it the 7th? Whenever the delay came. I might not have been of sound mind by that point.

 

[curta269]

They finally reached .500 and are in 2nd place, 2 games back. Unbelievable! I hope they hang in there until at least the last week, or possibly win the division.

 

[TheFanatic]

DEADBIRDS

This is why I hate Cub fans. Its a 4 game series and your talking trash already. Its not like they killed them. Jones hit the HR to the opposite field on a pretty good pitch. Looper and the bullpen really shut the Cubs lineup down.It was a good game, as I expect the rest of the series to be.Bad call on the non-interference on D. Lee after calling the same thing on Rolen. It didn't effect the outcome of the game though. Wonder what crazy play/plays are going to happen today?

I was just kidding around, not anticipating anyone taking the "deadbirds" comment so seriously. I live in St. Louis and am constantly joking back and forth with your fans. Sorry your team sucks this year.

So if the Cards Suck, does that mean the Cubs Suck +2 wins? The Cards are just two games back. So if they suck then the Cubs must suck too, right? Only two games higher than the sucky cards and if the Cards Suck then the Cubs should be able to beat up on them and be way out ahead. Alas no. Hmmm....Keep looking over your shoulder. We're right behind you and gaining....

 

[Bob Sacamano]

DEADBIRDS

This is why I hate Cub fans. Its a 4 game series and your talking trash already. Its not like they killed them. Jones hit the HR to the opposite field on a pretty good pitch. Looper and the bullpen really shut the Cubs lineup down.It was a good game, as I expect the rest of the series to be.Bad call on the non-interference on D. Lee after calling the same thing on Rolen. It didn't effect the outcome of the game though. Wonder what crazy play/plays are going to happen today?

I was just kidding around, not anticipating anyone taking the "deadbirds" comment so seriously. I live in St. Louis and am constantly joking back and forth with your fans. Sorry your team sucks this year.

So if the Cards Suck, does that mean the Cubs Suck +2 wins? The Cards are just two games back. So if they suck then the Cubs must suck too, right? Only two games higher than the sucky cards and if the Cards Suck then the Cubs should be able to beat up on them and be way out ahead. Alas no. Hmmm....Keep looking over your shoulder. We're right behind you and gaining....

Forgive me for nitpicking the inane, but they're only back 1 in the loss column.

 

[TheWalkmen]

DEADBIRDS

This is why I hate Cub fans. Its a 4 game series and your talking trash already. Its not like they killed them. Jones hit the HR to the opposite field on a pretty good pitch. Looper and the bullpen really shut the Cubs lineup down.It was a good game, as I expect the rest of the series to be.Bad call on the non-interference on D. Lee after calling the same thing on Rolen. It didn't effect the outcome of the game though. Wonder what crazy play/plays are going to happen today?

I was just kidding around, not anticipating anyone taking the "deadbirds" comment so seriously. I live in St. Louis and am constantly joking back and forth with your fans. Sorry your team sucks this year.

So if the Cards Suck, does that mean the Cubs Suck +2 wins? The Cards are just two games back. So if they suck then the Cubs must suck too, right? Only two games higher than the sucky cards and if the Cards Suck then the Cubs should be able to beat up on them and be way out ahead. Alas no. Hmmm....Keep looking over your shoulder. We're right behind you and gaining....

The Cards suck -3 wins, which is a lot, sucka. Congrats on reaching .500, you probably won't be there long.By the way, I seriously am just kidding around with you. It is a friendly rivalry for me.

 

[TheFanatic]

DEADBIRDS

This is why I hate Cub fans. Its a 4 game series and your talking trash already. Its not like they killed them. Jones hit the HR to the opposite field on a pretty good pitch. Looper and the bullpen really shut the Cubs lineup down.It was a good game, as I expect the rest of the series to be.Bad call on the non-interference on D. Lee after calling the same thing on Rolen. It didn't effect the outcome of the game though. Wonder what crazy play/plays are going to happen today?

I was just kidding around, not anticipating anyone taking the "deadbirds" comment so seriously. I live in St. Louis and am constantly joking back and forth with your fans. Sorry your team sucks this year.

So if the Cards Suck, does that mean the Cubs Suck +2 wins? The Cards are just two games back. So if they suck then the Cubs must suck too, right? Only two games higher than the sucky cards and if the Cards Suck then the Cubs should be able to beat up on them and be way out ahead. Alas no. Hmmm....Keep looking over your shoulder. We're right behind you and gaining....

Forgive me for nitpicking the inane, but they're only back 1 in the loss column.

Imagine that. Sackamo splitting hairs? Who could've seen that coming

 

[TheFanatic]

DEADBIRDS

This is why I hate Cub fans. Its a 4 game series and your talking trash already. Its not like they killed them. Jones hit the HR to the opposite field on a pretty good pitch. Looper and the bullpen really shut the Cubs lineup down.It was a good game, as I expect the rest of the series to be.Bad call on the non-interference on D. Lee after calling the same thing on Rolen. It didn't effect the outcome of the game though. Wonder what crazy play/plays are going to happen today?

I was just kidding around, not anticipating anyone taking the "deadbirds" comment so seriously. I live in St. Louis and am constantly joking back and forth with your fans. Sorry your team sucks this year.

So if the Cards Suck, does that mean the Cubs Suck +2 wins? The Cards are just two games back. So if they suck then the Cubs must suck too, right? Only two games higher than the sucky cards and if the Cards Suck then the Cubs should be able to beat up on them and be way out ahead. Alas no. Hmmm....Keep looking over your shoulder. We're right behind you and gaining....

The Cards suck -3 wins, which is a lot, sucka. Congrats on reaching .500, you probably won't be there long.By the way, I seriously am just kidding around with you. It is a friendly rivalry for me.

I'm not so sure you should be so cocky here. It's not like you have a lot of historical precedent that shows any merit for this. Don't worry. September is right around the corner and thus the Cubs will forget how to play as usual.

 

[Wrigley]

DEADBIRDS

This is why I hate Cub fans. Its a 4 game series and your talking trash already. Its not like they killed them. Jones hit the HR to the opposite field on a pretty good pitch. Looper and the bullpen really shut the Cubs lineup down.It was a good game, as I expect the rest of the series to be.

Bad call on the non-interference on D. Lee after calling the same thing on Rolen. It didn't effect the outcome of the game though. Wonder what crazy play/plays are going to happen today?

I was just kidding around, not anticipating anyone taking the "deadbirds" comment so seriously. I live in St. Louis and am constantly joking back and forth with your fans. Sorry your team sucks this year.

So if the Cards Suck, does that mean the Cubs Suck +2 wins? The Cards are just two games back. So if they suck then the Cubs must suck too, right? Only two games higher than the sucky cards and if the Cards Suck then the Cubs should be able to beat up on them and be way out ahead. Alas no. Hmmm....Keep looking over your shoulder. We're right behind you and gaining....

The Cards suck -3 wins, which is a lot, sucka. Congrats on reaching .500, you probably won't be there long.By the way, I seriously am just kidding around with you. It is a friendly rivalry for me.

I'm not so sure you should be so cocky here. It's not like you have a lot of historical precedent that shows any merit for this. Don't worry. September is right around the corner and thus the Cubs will forget how to play as usual.

Did you miss this part?

 

[TheFanatic]

DEADBIRDS

This is why I hate Cub fans. Its a 4 game series and your talking trash already. Its not like they killed them. Jones hit the HR to the opposite field on a pretty good pitch. Looper and the bullpen really shut the Cubs lineup down.It was a good game, as I expect the rest of the series to be.

Bad call on the non-interference on D. Lee after calling the same thing on Rolen. It didn't effect the outcome of the game though. Wonder what crazy play/plays are going to happen today?

I was just kidding around, not anticipating anyone taking the "deadbirds" comment so seriously. I live in St. Louis and am constantly joking back and forth with your fans. Sorry your team sucks this year.

So if the Cards Suck, does that mean the Cubs Suck +2 wins? The Cards are just two games back. So if they suck then the Cubs must suck too, right? Only two games higher than the sucky cards and if the Cards Suck then the Cubs should be able to beat up on them and be way out ahead. Alas no. Hmmm....Keep looking over your shoulder. We're right behind you and gaining....

The Cards suck -3 wins, which is a lot, sucka. Congrats on reaching .500, you probably won't be there long.By the way, I seriously am just kidding around with you. It is a friendly rivalry for me.

I'm not so sure you should be so cocky here. It's not like you have a lot of historical precedent that shows any merit for this. Don't worry. September is right around the corner and thus the Cubs will forget how to play as usual.

Did you miss this part?

I saw that part. BTW, nice win last night. That was a nail biter but the Cubs pulled it out.....

 

[Ghost Rider]

I still think the Cardinals are gonna come up a tad short in their comeback bid to win the division, but they sure are trying to prove me wrong. With seven games against the Reds and Pirates on deck for the next week, winning at least five of them is a must.

 

[Mr. Know-It-All]

I still think the Cardinals are gonna come up a tad short in their comeback bid to win the division, but they sure are trying to prove me wrong. With seven games against the Reds and Pirates on deck for the next week, winning at least five of them is a must.

It looked a lot better before the Reds started getting hot.

 

[Ghost Rider]

Ankiel!!!!!!!!