2009 Saint Louis Cardinals Thread [Archive]

epo

03-05-2009, 10:22 AM

I'm in the proper thread, shitdick. Why don't you continue to root for a shitty team in your white trash town out of self-hate like everyone else in the NL Central who aren't Cardinals fan.

Suckers :tongue:

Look at the balls on the newbie. Enjoy your thread in July while you and Midwest Jeff are talking to each other about Pujols finally getting caught for doing steroids.

Snoogans

03-05-2009, 10:22 AM

TheMojoPin

03-05-2009, 10:25 AM

man's got a point

Sort of. He really only does if he forgets that he's rooting for the Cardinals of St. Louis.

Snoogans

03-05-2009, 10:26 AM

Sort of. He really only does if he forgets that he's rooting for the Cardinals of St. Louis.

still better then rooting for the Cardinals of Arizona

midwestjeff

03-05-2009, 10:26 AM

Dave's Cackle is the poor man's Cleophus James.

I love what you have to say DC but we tried this thread two years ago
and it had like 15 posts by the end of the year.

Bash all these losers in the NL Central thread.
I'll be off the grid soon and I need to know
someone will be here to fight the good fight.

Snoogans

03-05-2009, 10:27 AM

midwestjeff

03-05-2009, 10:35 AM

you are moving to Iowa?

Not quite, but might as well be.

Dave's Cackle

03-05-2009, 10:36 AM

Look at the balls on the newbie. Enjoy your thread in July while you and Midwest Jeff are talking to each other about Pujols finally getting caught for doing steroids.

...as if that matters anymore :lol:

Dave's Cackle

03-05-2009, 10:37 AM

Sort of. He really only does if he forgets that he's rooting for the Cardinals of St. Louis.

1908, sucker :lol::lol::lol:

Snoogans

03-05-2009, 10:40 AM

I'm lovin the new guy. Welcome, Cackle

TheMojoPin

03-05-2009, 11:23 AM

1908, sucker :lol::lol::lol:

Awww, it's OK, sweetheart. As soon as you can hang you'll get the training wheels off.

King Hippos Bandaid

03-05-2009, 11:38 AM

who knew :lol::lol::lol: = Funny

I wont even give my opinion on the cards, you will use my "jinx" to hope

I have no opinion on the Cards

Dave's Cackle

03-05-2009, 11:58 AM

Awww, it's OK, sweetheart. As soon as you can hang you'll get the training wheels off.

...says the little boy who supports a team who hasn't done shit since the radio was invented.

TheMojoPin

03-05-2009, 12:26 PM

...says the little boy who supports a team who hasn't done shit since the radio was invented.

Come on, you can do better than that. Everyone knows the Cubs haven't won in a century. They're your team's archrivals and the only reason anyone pays attentions to the Cardinals for 16 games a year...dig deep and come up with something good!

That's what I love about fans like this who bash the Cubs for not having a WS in that long. Yes, the Cubs have been shitty for most of a cenury...and are still infitely more popular and beloved than the poor Cardinals. What does that say about the Cards? Not much.

midwestjeff

03-05-2009, 12:26 PM

The beloved Cardinals crushed the loaded Dominican Republic team today 4-1.
Pujols wasn't even in the lineup. Wellemeyer pitched four solid innings
and only a fool would say that he isn't the early front-runner for the Cy Young.
With Pujols in the lineup they easily would have scored 8-10 runs.

Dave's Cackle

03-05-2009, 03:34 PM

Reliever Dennys Reyes agreed to a contract with the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney.

Terms were not disclosed.

Reyes, 31, appeared in 46 1/3 innings over 75 games for the Minnesota Twins last season, going 3-0 with a 2.33 ERA and allowing four home runs. In his 12-year career, he is 32-32 with a 4.28 ERA.

The Cardinals have been searching for a left-handed reliever, with Royce Ring and Charlie Manning, along with non-roster invitees Ian Ostlund and Katsuhiko Maekawa, competing in spring training for a spot in the bullpen alongside lefty Trever Miller. :clap:

Kevin

03-05-2009, 03:47 PM

Come on, you can do better than that. Everyone knows the Cubs haven't won in a century. They're your team's archrivals and the only reason anyone pays attentions to the Cardinals for 16 games a year...dig deep and come up with something good!

That's what I love about fans like this who bash the Cubs for not having a WS in that long. Yes, the Cubs have been shitty for most of a cenury...and are still infitely more popular and beloved than the poor Cardinals. What does that say about the Cards? Not much.

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Dave's Cackle

03-05-2009, 04:13 PM

Come on, you can do better than that. Everyone knows the Cubs haven't won in a century. They're your team's archrivals and the only reason anyone pays attentions to the Cardinals for 16 games a year...dig deep and come up with something good!

That's what I love about fans like this who bash the Cubs for not having a WS in that long. Yes, the Cubs have been shitty for most of a cenury...and are still infitely more popular and beloved than the poor Cardinals. What does that say about the Cards? Not much.

The Cubs travel well due to WGN coverage hitting every major cable market but even they weren't selling out home games at Wrigley as recently as several years ago. Even when the Cardinals were awful from 1988-1995 they were still selling out almost every game and consistently were in the top 5 in MLB attendance.

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Kevin

03-05-2009, 04:26 PM

The Cubs travel well due to WGN coverage hitting every major cable market but even they weren't selling out home games at Wrigley as recently as several years ago. Even when the Cardinals were awful from 1988-1995 they were still selling out almost every game and consistently were in the top 5 in MLB attendance.

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TheMojoPin

03-05-2009, 04:56 PM

The Cubs travel well due to WGN coverage hitting every major cable market but even they weren't selling out home games at Wrigley as recently as several years ago. Even when the Cardinals were awful from 1988-1995 they were still selling out almost every game and consistently were in the top 5 in MLB attendance.

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A fanbase shelling out season after season for expensive tickets when their team is horrible year after year?

Yeah, that's real smart. Champion mediocrity!

But yes, act like the White Sox...focus more on the Cubs than your own team.

Dave's Cackle

03-05-2009, 06:56 PM

A fanbase shelling out season after season for expensive tickets when their team is horrible year after year?

Yeah, that's real smart. Champion mediocrity!

You'll never use the word "Champion" when talking about the Chicago Cubs.

Scoreboard.

TheMojoPin

03-05-2009, 06:57 PM

You're stuck in a rut.

Dave's Cackle

03-06-2009, 12:15 PM

You're stuck in a rut.

If I'm in a rut then the Cubs must be in a universe of teh suckrz! :drunk:

TheMojoPin

03-06-2009, 12:17 PM

Simply lackluster. You're shaming your fellow fans and your team.

Dave's Cackle

03-07-2009, 04:09 AM

Simply lackluster. You're shaming your fellow fans and your team.

You'd know all about shame. You certainly don't know anything about winning :thumbup:

TheMojoPin

03-07-2009, 07:49 AM

You're clearly not even going to try. As such, I'm going to stop propping up this ghost town of a thread.

IMSlacker

03-07-2009, 07:53 AM

I'd like to personally thank Dave's Cackle for single-handedly dispelling the myth that the Cardinals have the best fans in baseball.

SP1!

03-07-2009, 08:10 AM

Simply lackluster. You're shaming your fellow fans and your team.
Even for trolls on a message board he sucks, I would say he should bring his A game but I think this is all hes got.

I'd like to personally thank Dave's Cackle for single-handedly dispelling the myth that the Cardinals have the best fans in baseball.I have been to a few cardinal games while I was working out there, the real fans are great, this is probably some guy who thinks pujols is dreamy.

TheMojoPin

03-07-2009, 08:33 AM

the real fans are great

Three standing ovations for a guy like So Taguchi is pretty "special."

I would like them to take him back, please.

Dave's Cackle

03-07-2009, 12:02 PM

I'd like to personally thank Dave's Cackle for single-handedly dispelling the myth that the Cardinals have the best fans in baseball.

That myth, like Christianity, was just a creation of writers in a long ago era....

Dave's Cackle

03-07-2009, 12:08 PM

Three standing ovations for a guy like So Taguchi is pretty "special."

I would like them to take him back, please.

You're a hack. Go troll in a different thread where your witless posts are appreciated.

TheMojoPin

03-07-2009, 12:09 PM

Sports rivalries, son. It's a beautiful tradition. Deal with it.

Dave's Cackle

03-07-2009, 12:17 PM

Sports rivalries, son. It's a beautiful tradition. Deal with it.

It's hardly a rivalry. The Cubs aren't shit and they'll never win shit. Fuckin' suckers.

TheMojoPin

03-07-2009, 12:24 PM

Are you sure you can take time off from posting your YouTube videos (http://www.youtube.com/user/TheLifeofElias)to share this stunning insight with us?

cougarjake13

03-07-2009, 02:08 PM

Are you sure you can take time off from posting your YouTube videos (http://www.youtube.com/user/TheLifeofElias)to share this stunning insight with us?

is that david eckstein ??

TheMojoPin

03-07-2009, 02:14 PM

is that david eckstein ??

I figured he and marc with a c somehow had a kid ad this was it.

Kevin

03-07-2009, 02:19 PM

Hippos?

Dave's Cackle

03-07-2009, 02:24 PM

Are you sure you can take time off from posting your YouTube videos (http://www.youtube.com/user/TheLifeofElias)to share this stunning insight with us?

Look at the saggy balls on the idiot Cubs fan talking shit on the Cardinals. You're hilarious in your ineptitude. Run along, dummy...

TheMojoPin

03-07-2009, 02:26 PM

Why do you want people to look at my balls?

Weirdo.

PS - I love this guy.

Dave's Cackle

03-07-2009, 02:45 PM

Why do you want people to look at my balls?

Weirdo.

PS - I love this guy.

Better your balls than look at the 2009 Cubs. One more non-World Series winning season and I predict mass suicides in Wrigleyville :bye:

TheMojoPin

03-07-2009, 02:52 PM

Why now as opposed to any other season over the last 100 years?

Dave's Cackle

03-07-2009, 05:11 PM

Why now as opposed to any other season over the last 100 years?

The economy? :clap:

Dave's Cackle

03-09-2009, 07:39 PM

Brett Wallace (http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/minorleagues/prospects/y2009/profile.jsp?t=p_top&pid=477) has Kevin Smith thighs...just sayin'

K.C.

03-10-2009, 08:04 AM

Dave's Cackle

03-15-2009, 07:58 AM

Jason Motte - fantasy sleeper.

Suspect Chin

03-15-2009, 09:33 PM

Dave's Cackle

03-16-2009, 12:54 PM

Dave's Cackle

03-19-2009, 08:14 PM

Ah, Cardinals are looking good. Carpenter has 14 scoreless innings in a row with no pain in his surgically repaired right arm.

Good shit, fucksticks.

Suspect Chin

03-19-2009, 09:29 PM

You're obviously under 35 years old. If you're over 35, you're just a fucking idiot.

Run along...

You're right if I was over 35 and arguing online with a douchebag over whether or not the cards suck, I would be a fucking idiot.

ruggedo

03-19-2009, 09:49 PM

Come on, you can do better than that. Everyone knows the Cubs haven't won in a century. They're your team's archrivals and the only reason anyone pays attentions to the Cardinals for 16 games a year...dig deep and come up with something good!

That's what I love about fans like this who bash the Cubs for not having a WS in that long. Yes, the Cubs have been shitty for most of a cenury...and are still infitely more popular and beloved than the poor Cardinals. What does that say about the Cards? Not much.

Who is the team in the MLB with the most WS appearances and the most championships besides the Yankees? As far as popularity goes the Cardinals put three millions butts in the seats every year, and the fans actually stay for the whole game. I'm pretty sure that people payed attention to five Cardinal games in October a couple years ago too, and I dont think the Cubs was mentioned once in any of them. I'm not going to mock the Cubs here,but putting down the most successful franchise in National League history by just making up stuff just doesnt work either.

ruggedo

03-19-2009, 10:03 PM

I live in STL and think its funny that barely anyone supports or goes to Blues or Rams games but is so die hard about their Cards. Give them another 3 years for the joy of their 2006 win to wear off and the city will forget the Cards too. Especially now that Anheuser Busch sold out.

I know nothing about the Rams but for the last two years the Blues have been in the top fifteen teams as far as attendance goes. Between 2001 and 2004 the were in the top five. I guess its easier to prove your point if you just make stuff up.
I cant see giving up the Cardinals based on the fact they have won a World Series in the last five years and been in a couple. One of the things about having La Russa as your manager and Duncan as your pitching coach is that you get the most out of every man on the roster. Another thing you dont see very often is going into the year with the most talent, and then going home to watch someone else play for the big prize.

ruggedo

03-19-2009, 10:10 PM

This date in Cardinal history
1972- Curt Flood's anti-trust suit reached the Supreme Court

I got a book :P

Suspect Chin

03-19-2009, 10:13 PM

I know nothing about the Rams but for the last two years the Blues have been in the top fifteen teams as far as attendance goes. Between 2001 and 2004 the were in the top five. I guess its easier to prove your point if you just make stuff up.
I cant see giving up the Cardinals based on the fact they have won a World Series in the last five years and been in a couple. One of the things about having La Russa as your manager and Duncan as your pitching coach is that you get the most out of every man on the roster. Another thing you dont see very often is going into the year with the most talent, and then going home to watch someone else play for the big prize.

Do you live in St. Louis? You're right, I totally made all that stuff up but I'm going strictly by buzz and atmosphere in the city. I love the Blues and go all the time but it is the same dedicated crowd every game. The Cards have more of a bandwagon crowd of families and amateur fans for two reasons: they are riding the wave of the WS a few years ago and two, they are the only team in town.

Trust me that the Rams games the last couple years had terrible attendance. I was buying 50 yard line 10th row tickets for $17 bucks halfway through the season.

I agree, the Cards have always had a strong team, but my point is that their fans aren't as serious as Cubs fans. They have simply had really great luck.

ruggedo

03-19-2009, 10:22 PM

Do you live in St. Louis? You're right, I totally made all that stuff up but I'm going strictly by buzz and atmosphere in the city. I love the Blues and go all the time but it is the same dedicated crowd every game. The Cards have more of a bandwagon crowd of families and amateur fans for two reasons: they are riding the wave of the WS a few years ago and two, they are the only team in town.

Trust me that the Rams games the last couple years had terrible attendance. I was buying 50 yard line 10th row tickets for $17 bucks halfway through the season.

I agree, the Cards have always had a strong team, but my point is that their fans aren't as serious as Cubs fans. They have simply had really great luck.

I dont live in St Louis,but I have been a Blues fan since Bobby Hull and have been a Cardinal fan for life. The Cardianls have drawn over three millions fans for more years then any other team in Baseball, it had nothing to do with the World Series team. It just has something to do with serious baseball fans. They wont go away because of a dry spell, and I really believe they will be competitive because of their manager and the minor league system for quite a few years to come. Luck is a combination of getting a chance and being ready to cash that chance in.
Cub fans traditionally show up to drink and go home happy they have been to a party. Ron has actually devoted several shows to that fact. I really like Pinella too,but how Cub "fans" treat him will probably limit his time in Chicago just like every other manager they get there. I just dont think that kind of treatment comes from real or even good fans.

Suspect Chin

03-19-2009, 10:31 PM

I dont live in St Louis,but I have been a Blues fan since Bobby Hull and have been a Cardinal fan for life. The Cardianls have drawn over three millions fans for more years then any other team in Baseball, it had nothing to do with the World Series team. It just has something to do with serious baseball fans. They wont go away because of a dry spell, and I really believe they will be competitive because of their manager and the minor league system for quite a few years to come. Luck is a combination of getting a chance and being ready to cash that chance in.
Cub fans traditionally show up to drink and go home happy they have been to a party. Ron has actually devoted several shows to that fact. I really like Pinella too,but how Cub "fans" treat him will probably limit his time in Chicago just like every other manager they get there. I just dont think that kind of treatment comes from real or even good fans.

Hate to admit it but LaRussa is a great manager too, but he gets plenty of heat in the media here. All managers get criticism, its nature of being in the big leagues. I've never met a Cubs fan that treats Pinella poorly, in fact he has been canonized as of now. However, I'm sure like every other coach that ever coached in a professional sport, he will eventually fall out of favor as well.

Busch Stadium and the surrounding bars/restaurants provide a pretty fun 'party' atmosphere as well and I'm sure Ronnie B would walk away from a Cards game with the same impression as he did at Wrigley. Isn't that why we go to games?

ruggedo

03-19-2009, 10:34 PM

I go to games to watch the game. Maybe I am in the minority.
I am actually not a big fan of La Russa,but he is good. I have been to both home Cardinal games and home Cub games, and thought the Cardinals to be more of a baseball atmostphere. More tradition and more attention to the event. Obviously I have a prejudice, but I'm ok with that.

TheMojoPin

03-19-2009, 10:36 PM

Cub fans traditionally show up to drink and go home happy they have been to a party. Ron has actually devoted several shows to that fact.

Ron's opinion on that doesn't mean squat. He's not a fan of any team from this area and isn't from this area himself and has essentially no experience going to Cubs games. It's not a "fact" just because a NYC radio host from the East Coast declares it to be so.

Nobody is going to deny that Wrigley has its share of tourist at most games, but the vast majority of people that go each year are clearly fans of the team and the Cubs have a gigantic national fanbase. It's annoying that every other fanbase can have a good time, but if Cubs fans do it at their own stadium they're "just there for the party" or some other such bullshit.

I really like Pinella too,but how Cub "fans" treat him will probably limit his time in Chicago just like every other manager they get there. I just dont think that kind of treatment comes from real or even good fans.

What does this even mean? Most of the Cubs manaers in the last 25 years have been awful. You think a "real" fan just smiles and sits back and agrees with everything a manager says or does just because they're the manager? That's absurd. The Cubs have a long list of shitty managers and the fans have responded accordingly just like any other fanbase does. The fans aren't hindering these guys from doing their job or running good managers out of town.

ruggedo

03-19-2009, 10:46 PM

It's annoying that every other fanbase can have a good time, but if Cubs fans do it at their own stadium they're "just there for the party" or some other such bullshit.

The opinion probably comes as much from Farris Bueller then anywhere else. It is a wide spread opinion tho.

What does this even mean? Most of the Cubs manaers in the last 25 years have been awful. You think a "real" fan just smiles and sits back and agrees with everything a manager says or does just because they're the manager? That's absurd.

There were all kinds of articles in the paper when the Cubs started slowly last year. Even a headline about how long Lou will last. I dont live there,but you get this stuff on ESPN and even WGN.
I dont even like La Russa,because I dont agree with everything he says and does.but he's good. I dont hope he gets fired because I dont agree with him. Its absurd to think I agree with everything he says and does because I am a Cardinal fan.
It was the Cardinals that got attacked here, I was just defending them, as you now defend the Cubs. I respect that, I just dont agree with it.

TheMojoPin

03-19-2009, 10:54 PM

The opinion probably comes as much from Farris Bueller then anywhere else. It is a wide spread opinion tho.

Then it's a widespread wrong opinion. I hate the tourist fans, but they don't make up anything even close to a large segment of the people at the games. If they did, I'd go to a lot less games. Most of the people there are there because they're fans just like any other ballpark. I think it's a combo of all the day games and how they manage to draw despite the futility that leads people to try and come up with "excuses" as to why they have fans. I can't really explain it...we just love this stupid team.

There were all kinds of articles in the paper when the Cubs started slowly last year. Even a headline about how long Lou will last. I dont live there,but you get this stuff on ESPN and even WGN.

Yeah, but how is that different than any other major sports market?

ruggedo

03-19-2009, 11:01 PM

Yeah, but how is that different than any other major sports market?

Oddly enough you just dont see it much in St Louis. At least not that immediate jump on the band wagon kind of thing. I am not saying they dont do it,but you see it more as an after season or even after the All-Star game kind of thing. There is a prevailing attitude, I think, that as fans and press you should give them a shot. I dont think its a prevailing attitude for all of St Louis media tho because no ever hesitates to yell "off with their heads" when it comes to the Blues, and I definately saw a lot of that in the press this year with the Rams.

Dave's Cackle

03-20-2009, 07:03 AM

Do you live in St. Louis? You're right, I totally made all that stuff up but I'm going strictly by buzz and atmosphere in the city.

The only buzz you're feeling is your own. You're totally off the mark.

Busch Stadium and the surrounding bars/restaurants provide a pretty fun 'party' atmosphere as well and I'm sure Ronnie B would walk away from a Cards game with the same impression as he did at Wrigley. Isn't that why we go to games?

Fans at Busch Stadium talk about baseball during the game. Of the 50+ games over the past decade that I've been at Wrigley, while sitting in every part of the stadium, most fans are there to be seen and to party. It's a totally different fan experience at Wrigley than at Busch.

TheMojoPin

03-20-2009, 08:40 AM

Oddly enough you just dont see it much in St Louis. At least not that immediate jump on the band wagon kind of thing. I am not saying they dont do it,but you see it more as an after season or even after the All-Star game kind of thing. There is a prevailing attitude, I think, that as fans and press you should give them a shot. I dont think its a prevailing attitude for all of St Louis media tho because no ever hesitates to yell "off with their heads" when it comes to the Blues, and I definately saw a lot of that in the press this year with the Rams.

How is being wary or critical of the new acquisitions "jumping on a bandwagon?" Lou was not the 1st choice of a lot of fans and the sports media here bcause we had just gone through a mess of an "old school" manager trying to apply outdated game strategy to today's baseball. Based on his short tenure as an analyst and his recent years managing, Lou didn't seem like much besides an angrier Dusty baker. He seemed too focus on "small ball" gameplay and couldn't deal with rookies or young players when they needed to play in critical spots. Hell, I'm still not Lou's biggest fan, and it has nothing to do with a "bandwagon" and everything to do with how poorly he handles the bullpen, how much he overmanages the bench before the end of 9 innings, how reluctant he is to use rookies and young players until he absolutely has to and his questionable and too often varying lineup shifts. I'd argue that a lot of the success this team has had in the last 2 years has come in spite of Lou.

I think new managers need to earn their stripes despite their past. When they show up to a new team, nothing else matters except what they will do, not what they have done.

TheMojoPin

03-20-2009, 08:41 AM

Fans at Busch Stadium talk about baseball during the game. Of the 50+ games over the past decade that I've been at Wrigley, while sitting in every part of the stadium, most fans are there to be seen and to party. It's a totally different fan experience at Wrigley than at Busch.

Unless you spent all of those games in the bleachers, you're hearing what you want to hear. You sit anywhere around the park besides the bleachers and you can overhear or strike up baseball talk with practically anyone you see.

ruggedo

03-20-2009, 09:33 AM

Hell, I'm still not Lou's biggest fan, and it has nothing to do with a "bandwagon" and everything to do with how poorly he handles the bullpen,

Wow,here's one we can agree on, and believe it or not he is so much better at it now then when he first managed.
Did the earth stand still? A Cardinal and a Cub fan agreeing about something?

TheMojoPin

03-20-2009, 12:21 PM

Wow,here's one we can agree on, and believe it or not he is so much better at it now then when he first managed.
Did the earth stand still? A Cardinal and a Cub fan agreeing about something?

That's the beauty of baseball, my friend. No matter how fierce the rivalry, there's always someone doing something in the game that's so stupid it brings everyone together.

ruggedo

03-21-2009, 09:36 AM

I've gotten a chance to watch the Cardinals a couple of times this year,but since I am usually listening to Ron and Fez when XM broadcasts the games on radio I havent caught a radio game yet,until today. Just want to say its great to hear Mike Shannon again! I dont think I realized how much I miss that gravel voice until I hear for the first time every year.

Dave's Cackle

03-21-2009, 01:56 PM

You sit anywhere around the park besides the bleachers and you can overhear or strike up baseball talk with practically anyone you see.

Isolated cases. Just concede the point and move on, fella...

TheMojoPin

03-21-2009, 02:07 PM

Isolated cases. Just concede the point and move on, fella...

There's nothing to concede, mainly because I doubt you've attempted such a thing when you've gone to Wrigley.

ruggedo

03-22-2009, 12:33 PM

Over the weekend the third base race has been thrown wide open. I havent heard why Mather has lost favor,but there has been a lot of talk about Freese and Barden, and both have had good weekends at the plate.
This all becomes moot a month into the season of course when Glaus comes back.
A walk off single to day by John Jay gave the Cards a 5-4 win. Spring training is now in the week where it just feels too long, and MLB has added an extra week to this painful wait.

ruggedo

03-23-2009, 01:12 PM

Todays third base candidate is Brendon Ryan. He led off and did well. Carpenter started and went five and still hasnt given up an earned run, and today,unlike his other starts he picked up a strikeout and inning.

ruggedo

03-25-2009, 03:05 PM

Chris Perez did nothing to help his cause,trying to become the Cardinals closer, walking the second batter he faced and giving up the losing run to the Astros in the ninth.
The Astros,after losing thirteen of their first fourteen spring games have now won seven in a row.

Dave's Cackle

03-31-2009, 07:58 PM

Jason Motte will be the fantasy sleeper of 2009. Bank it.

Dave's Cackle

03-31-2009, 07:59 PM

There's nothing to concede, mainly because I doubt you've attempted such a thing when you've gone to Wrigley.

Don't assume you know me. You're wrong. Suck it up and understand that fact. Run along, idiot.

TheMojoPin

03-31-2009, 08:07 PM

Drop the attacks. Especially since it took you 10 days to come up with that winner.

Dave's Cackle

03-31-2009, 09:18 PM

Drop the attacks. Especially since it took you 10 days to come up with that winner.

...compared to the Cubs who haven't had a winner in over 100 years. Bwahahahahahaha. Besides, it took me all of 1 second to think of it.

Drop YOUR condescending attitude, sunshine. You bore me.

TheMojoPin

04-01-2009, 08:08 AM

...compared to the Cubs who haven't had a winner in over 100 years. Bwahahahahahaha. Besides, it took me all of 1 second to think of it.

Drop YOUR condescending attitude, sunshine. You bore me.

The back and forth, like above, is fine and fun, but try to avoid little things like calling someone an "idiot" over baseball, alright? Relax.

Dave's Cackle

04-01-2009, 04:31 PM

The back and forth, like above, is fine and fun, but try to avoid little things like calling someone an "idiot" over baseball, alright? Relax.

You need to stop your petulant bullshit. You don't reflect well on this site when you constantly pull that shit. I'm all for a good banter between fans of teams. When you take it over the line for your own amusement without allowing a proper and equal response - that's abuse of power. Fuck that.

TheMojoPin

04-01-2009, 05:25 PM

You need to stop your petulant bullshit. You don't reflect well on this site when you constantly pull that shit. I'm all for a good banter between fans of teams. When you take it over the line for your own amusement without allowing a proper and equal response - that's abuse of power. Fuck that.

Excuse me?

I'm all for "banter" as well. It's what we had been doing. If you wanna do that, debate, even argue, go nuts. What I don't being appreciate is being called an idiot for no reason over what's ultimately just a baseball discussion. I'm not saying you can't disagree or slam my team or Cubs fans or can't bust balls or you have to change your attitude or anything like that...what I am saying is don't dish out what are clearly personal attacks when doing any of that. What you did wasn't a "proper or equal response."

Dave's Cackle

04-02-2009, 03:28 PM

Aren't "idiot" and "Cubs fan" redundant terms? If not, then I apologize. If true, then...:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

Dave's Cackle

04-24-2009, 03:41 AM

The Saint Louis Cardinals just SWEPT the worthless and utterly incompetent New York Mets. Bwahahahahahahahahahahaha :clap::clap::clap::clap::clap:

First place, bitches...

Dave's Cackle

04-26-2009, 10:14 AM

Cards have won nine in a row, including a sweep of the Pond Scum...err, Mets, and look for the sweep of the god awful Cubs today.

Harden vs. Wellemeyer :clap:

Dave's Cackle

04-28-2009, 09:03 AM

Cards win...again.

14-6. Best record in baseball.

Dave's Cackle

05-01-2009, 03:23 AM

Cardinals won again and still have the best record in baseball at 16-7. They lead the division by 3.5 games over Milwaukee.

Dave's Cackle

05-02-2009, 02:53 AM

Cardinals win again. They're now 17-7 with the best record in baseball and a 4.0 game lead over the second place Reds.

TheMojoPin

05-04-2009, 08:15 PM

I'm obviously no fan of the Cardinals, but this is absolutely horrifying from tonight's game:

http://i39.tinypic.com/rljez6.gif

Watching that clip and how he goes down made me think he suffered something really traumatic, but apparently he was able to give the thumbs up and move his extremities before being carted off the field.

I typically can't stand Ankiel, but that's a scary moment and I'd hate for him to be seriously injured. I hope his injuries end up not being too serious. I'd never wish anything like that on any player.

jauble

05-04-2009, 08:25 PM

Oof, I was just reading about this. The article does no justice to how bad it actually looked. I hope it's nothing to bad.

joeyballsack

05-04-2009, 08:32 PM

He is lucky to have not snapped his neck, there has to be a better way to flip the bill of your cap up.

Where do you get all these animated sports gifs Mojo ?

TheMojoPin

05-04-2009, 08:38 PM

Where do you get all these animated sports gifs Mojo ?

The Cubs board I post at, Northside Baseball. There are guys there that have those things posted and video clips usually minutes after they happen.

weekapaugjz

05-04-2009, 08:40 PM

that's fucking scary. it's hard to watch when seeing him go completely limp like that the end. hope he makes a full recovery.

TheMojoPin

05-04-2009, 08:42 PM

that's fucking scary. it's hard to watch when seeing him go completely limp like that the end. hope he makes a full recovery.

Apparently Ankiel said he never lost consciousness, but I gotta think he did looking at that clip with the way his whole body just collapses at the end.

TheMojoPin

05-04-2009, 08:43 PM

http://i39.tinypic.com/rljez6.gif

I was just going to say it's amazing that he held onto the ball but I finally noticed that it popped out after the impact.

Suspect Chin

05-05-2009, 06:39 AM

The ball definitely popped out but they still called it an out. If you look really closely, it almost seems like he tries to pull the ball out of his glove but his left arm goes limp. Charlie Manuel came out and argued for a minute but since his Phillies were already up 6-1, seemed like he just decided to let it slide considering the circumstances. They are keeping him hospitalized locally for a few days, but so far all the x-rays are negative.

Speaking of injured cardinals, whatever happened to Juan Encarnacion after getting hit in the eye in the on deck circle? A friend of mine works at a hospital here in STL and saw him come in with Pujols and Molina the day of the injury.

K.C.

05-05-2009, 06:40 PM

Speaking of injured cardinals, whatever happened to Juan Encarnacion after getting hit in the eye in the on deck circle? A friend of mine works at a hospital here in STL and saw him come in with Pujols and Molina the day of the injury.

He's retired. I think he suffered some permanent vision loss and is no longer able to play.

cougarjake13

05-06-2009, 03:52 PM

http://i39.tinypic.com/rljez6.gif

I was just going to say it's amazing that he held onto the ball but I finally noticed that it popped out after the impact.

he almost did though

TheMojoPin

05-06-2009, 06:17 PM

he almost did though

Though it popped out of his hand as opposed to the glove, so he had transferred it before the impact. I think if it had still been in the glove and popped out it would have technically not been a catch.

Not that that's important at that moment, but just one of those little baseball things.

cougarjake13

05-07-2009, 03:00 PM

Though it popped out of his hand as opposed to the glove, so he had transferred it before the impact. I think if it had still been in the glove and popped out it would have technically not been a catch.

Not that that's important at that moment, but just one of those little baseball things.

either way its amazing he aint dead or paralyzed neck down

TheMojoPin

05-07-2009, 04:37 PM

either way its amazing he aint dead or paralyzed neck down

I was reading that it's less likely for that to happen when a player runs into something like a wall. They'd really have to hit it JUST right and going incredibly fast to cause that kind of damage. It's apparently much more likely when two players collide since both are extering force as opposed to a force into something stationary.