Game Thread #132: Brewers (76-55) at Cardinals (73-59)
by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 3:47 PM CDT
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Whether it was Ryan Braun's strut after his game-winning home run in the series finale or the Brewers' celebratory untucking of their jerseys after each win, that series added heat to a percolating rivalry.I suddenly feel a kinship with Derek Jeter--it's nice to be good enough that people feel they have to justify their dislike and so drum up a bunch of resentment about small things that would otherwise go unnoticed. Click here and revel in it."We're not fans of those guys," one Cardinal said.
Don't forget to check out the BR Game Preview. The Brewers' lineup is their standard one against righties, except for Ray Durham replacing Rickie Weeks at the top of the order. Game time is 7:15 Central.
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I wonder how big of disruption it would cause ...
… if Cameron were moved to the five-hole. On Counsell days, I get such a sinking feeling when Cam reaches base, only to have two KUG All-Stars and then a pitcher there to back him up.
I know Corey has acquired an aura of clutchiness around him, but Cam would probably generate more runs in that spot, right?
Proudly rock your Tararrel in public.
by MooseHaas on Aug 26, 2008 4:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Cameron's definitely more productive, it's not a bad idea
but the difference in runs produced between switching 5 and 6 hitters would be extremely small.
A way to fix your sinking feeling after Cam gets on would be not playing Counsell. :)
Tues: George (34, throw) Mon: George 3 E (33, throwing, throwing, throwing)
by Jordan M on Aug 26, 2008 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They should start Braun at third
Put Nix in left against righties, and call it a day. I mean, it couldn’t go that badly, right? :)
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by TheJay on Aug 26, 2008 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
More ammo for your anti-Counsell campaign
Coming into play today the Wizard of Whitefish Bay is one of only ten players in 2008 to have 200 or more plate appearances while slugging under .300. He does have the highest OBP of those ten.
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by TheJay on Aug 26, 2008 5:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ha
interesting that Wily Mo Pena and Andruw Jones are on that list.
I can’t object to Counsell being the lineup tonight, there isn’t a better option right now (sad). But when Branyan comes back, there will be a better option.
Tues: George (34, throw) Mon: George 3 E (33, throwing, throwing, throwing)
by Jordan M on Aug 26, 2008 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Branyan?
The guy who appeared to have been benched and was eventually put on the DL with a muscle problem? Sounds like Suppan elbow, but I can be a bit cynical.
He squeezed Ned’s daughter’s tailfeather or made a joke about Ned and Ted sitting around in their jocks drinking beers or something.
by ol Pete on Aug 26, 2008 6:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm in denial about the whole situation
Tues: George (34, throw) Mon: George 3 E (33, throwing, throwing, throwing)
by Jordan M on Aug 26, 2008 6:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What are the odds
Ned gets into an imaginary bean ball war after Braun gets brushed back once or twice?
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
by MadJimiBrewha on Aug 26, 2008 5:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
1:5
Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.
I am anti-Suppan and pro-Durham.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Aug 26, 2008 5:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heeeyyyy
Battlekow with a successful game thread posting! Great job!
So, does anyone know where on earth Jeff has been lately? Seems he’s just been posting the gamethreads.
For that matter, where is Kirbir?
Wait, what?
by NoahJ on Aug 26, 2008 6:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Coincidence? I think not.
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by Jordan M on Aug 26, 2008 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
^^^^
(Kirbir and Jeff disappear at the same time)
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by Jordan M on Aug 26, 2008 6:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heh nice
I am eating tasty foods actually
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
by kirbir on Aug 26, 2008 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't believe you encouraged your 16-year-old sister to join BCB
Pags is gonna be breakin’ the law, breakin’ the law.
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
always pickin' on me, eh?
i thought i was supposed to be jelous of you; seems that it’s the other way around
by PagsBrewCrew on Aug 26, 2008 8:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why were you supposed to be jealous of me?
Was my girlfriend posting things on my name again?
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think the theory was...
you were one of kirbir’s objects of affection and I wanted to be, ergo…
I don’t think it holds THAT much water though;)
by PagsBrewCrew on Aug 26, 2008 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, well if you want that particular merit badge, I'd be happy to give it to you
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well...i'm personally done with the Boy Scouts
you know…after that “incident”
by PagsBrewCrew on Aug 26, 2008 8:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They're a private organization and they can bar whomever they like!
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 8:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Canteen boy?
Is that you?
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
by kirbir on Aug 26, 2008 8:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You really wanna be one?
Awww that’s so cute!
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
by kirbir on Aug 26, 2008 8:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
She wanted to
I told her not to embarrass me though
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
by kirbir on Aug 26, 2008 8:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cubs losing 3-0 to the Pirates in the first
Len Kasper sounded like someone kicked his dog when Adam LaRoche hit a two-run double.
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 6:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
At least Zambrano went 2-2 on water coolers
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 6:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let's guess
who hits the late inning homer for the Cubs to help them win. Ramirez or Edmonds?
by molitorfan on Aug 26, 2008 6:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Edmonds almost hit a two-out three-run jack in the top of the first
I was going to murder him through my radio.
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 6:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can do that?
That could be something I could really use murder by radio ;)
If Loving CC is wrong I do not want to be right
by WSB Chris on Aug 26, 2008 7:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, that's easy
Just broadcast “Hamburger Lady” by Throbbing Gristle over and over again.
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 7:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gamel has his first hit at Nashville
Salome’s homered for Huntsville.
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 6:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Salome’s MLE OPS is .789
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by Jordan M on Aug 26, 2008 6:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe he can play 3rd
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
by MadJimiBrewha on Aug 26, 2008 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Adam Heether's is .692
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 7:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If we're looking to save cash next year, that's higher than Craig Counsell
Tues: George (34, throw) Mon: George 3 E (33, throwing, throwing, throwing)
by Jordan M on Aug 26, 2008 10:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha
Ueck says that he and Jim untuck their shirts up in the booth after a win. :)
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by Jordan M on Aug 26, 2008 6:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I just turn on the radio to avoid BA and Bill,
and of course they are interviewing BA and Bill on the radio … dang.
by oconnobe on Aug 26, 2008 6:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Vegas sees this game as a push
total pick up. I wonder what the over under on beanballs is? I’ll set it at 1.5.
by dixieflatline on Aug 26, 2008 7:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I was thinking we’d see those tomorrow.
by ol Pete on Aug 26, 2008 7:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m surprised McClung didn’t get the spot start so he can plunk the first 2 or 3 guys, get ejected, and then Sheets can come on like it’s his normal start.
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
by MadJimiBrewha on Aug 26, 2008 7:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not a good start for my SP
Olsen and Moyer both with 3 spots already on them in the 2nd inning. Moyer has no outs with runners at the corners. Sheets can’t do any worse, can he.
by Flag Up on Aug 26, 2008 7:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Someone needs to tell old people (in this case Trenni) that "blog" != blog entry
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 7:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
There needs to be some sort of emoticon or symbols to signify “over my head” like that one traveled.
by ol Pete on Aug 26, 2008 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jeff's game thread just appeared on the main page
by oconnobe on Aug 26, 2008 7:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
We must fight it there...
so we don’t have to fight it here.
by Bernie's Mustache Wax on Aug 26, 2008 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
so
we are going to start playing the Royals tonight?
by molitorfan on Aug 26, 2008 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Huh.
That looked better than a bloop single off the bat.
by Wayfaerer on Aug 26, 2008 7:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Cards' announcers
“8 of the 9 losses to the Brewers have been by 3 runs or less”. Congrats, it is pretty tough to stay within 3 runs of a team guys. Have they been watching the Nats’ broadcasts?
by molitorfan on Aug 26, 2008 7:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I read here and there how the Cards “gave away” games.
by ol Pete on Aug 26, 2008 7:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Their bullpen makes ours from last year look pretty good
If I remember right…
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by TheJay on Aug 26, 2008 7:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
true
But the games had a lot of plays that could have shifted things. One was a game where Corey let a ball go by him. One Ludwick made a diving catch of Sheets blooper.
The Brewers had a bunch of hits in the Wellemeyer game I recall.
by ol Pete on Aug 26, 2008 7:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, I suppose Albert Pujols can sum it up best
Where “he” refers to the Brewers as a team, and not Brewers emergency starter Chris Saenz.
“I don’t think he had anything,” he told the newspaper. “He just got lucky, I guess.”
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by TheJay on Aug 26, 2008 7:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's early, of course
but Busch looks relatively empty
by sheeter on Aug 26, 2008 7:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Oppo
countdown til someone makes a comment about Prince becoing a ‘complete hitter’ 3…2….
by Wayfaerer on Aug 26, 2008 7:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
McClung
To warm up now? Threw inside on Cammy.
by SgtClueLs on Aug 26, 2008 7:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Counsell
to shock the world with the Brewers’ first salami of the year?
by Wayfaerer on Aug 26, 2008 7:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
is salami
the new term for striking out with the bases loaded?
by molitorfan on Aug 26, 2008 7:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
More like a weak grounder to 2nd
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
by MadJimiBrewha on Aug 26, 2008 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This already is a pretty gritty ab
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
by MadJimiBrewha on Aug 26, 2008 7:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you can see his abs
I thought they didn’t untuck until after the game
by molitorfan on Aug 26, 2008 7:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Braun caught stealing
to seal the deal?
by Wayfaerer on Aug 26, 2008 7:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
is there a chance
foul balls per at bat could be included in the KUG index?
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
by Kyguy922 on Aug 26, 2008 7:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe swing contact percentage?
Gritty players only swing when they know they can make contact?
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by TheJay on Aug 26, 2008 7:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
oswing% from fangraphs might work
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or just contact%
Kendall has the third-highest in the NL.
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 7:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe that could replace GB%
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by Jordan M on Aug 26, 2008 10:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They're doing their Brewers impression
but aren’t gritty enough to have 2 outs.
by Wayfaerer on Aug 26, 2008 7:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So much for Snell impersonating Sabathia
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 7:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hey no special strike zone for Pujols now
by ol Pete on Aug 26, 2008 7:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I thought so too live
by dixieflatline on Aug 26, 2008 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sadly, gameday has stopped working for me. I was going by ESPN gamecast which I would think would be the same data.
by ol Pete on Aug 26, 2008 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice K
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 7:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sheets is bringing it at 95
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 7:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Whew
That sounded gone.
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 7:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
In miller park
by dixieflatline on Aug 26, 2008 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
22 pitches for Sheets
13 strikes 9 balls. Hopefully he gets that control as the game goes on.
by dixieflatline on Aug 26, 2008 7:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Curve doesn't look great so far, though he threw one for a strike against Pujols.
FDR can suck it. - Jeff Sackmann
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 26, 2008 7:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The one he got the strikeout on was nice
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 7:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep... though it was Ankiel.
FDR can suck it. - Jeff Sackmann
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 26, 2008 7:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My lack of confidence in Sheets at this point is shocking and probably undeserved..
FDR can suck it. - Jeff Sackmann
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 26, 2008 7:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Was it the long foul ball to Pujols
by dixieflatline on Aug 26, 2008 7:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes.
FDR can suck it. - Jeff Sackmann
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 26, 2008 7:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hr fair or foul
What’s the point? How often is that f***ed up
by sheeter on Aug 26, 2008 7:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I just can't believe they're instituting IR the last month of the season...
… with no test period and no chance for the umps and managers to get used to the system when the stakes are relatively low.
FDR can suck it. - Jeff Sackmann
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 26, 2008 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, but why bother
It’ll probably be used like twice for the whole rest of the year
by sheeter on Aug 26, 2008 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can
MLB changes come in two varieties: at glacial speed and way after the fact, or as a knee-jerk response that hasn’t been completely thought out yet.
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by TheJay on Aug 26, 2008 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just imagine if Tim O'Driscoll was running the show
We’d have replay one week and he’d take it away the next.
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Week?
I would think it’d be in terms of innings.
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by TheJay on Aug 26, 2008 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
5-4 Cubs now
Just when you thought Zambrano might have settled down… I think me might be due for a big meltdown.
by dixieflatline on Aug 26, 2008 7:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I heard something about him chipping a tooth in pre-game chomping on gum.. was that before this game?
by SgtClueLs on Aug 26, 2008 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You sure it wasn't bananas?
FDR can suck it. - Jeff Sackmann
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 26, 2008 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it was on children's bones
You know, the ones he grinds up to make bread.
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.
FDR can suck it. - Jeff Sackmann
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 26, 2008 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah it is eazy to root against him
He has pitched well this year but the drop in strikeout rate is somewhat alarming. His defense has really helped him so far.
by dixieflatline on Aug 26, 2008 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
along with
less K’s we are seeing less walks- I’ve seen almost every start of his since 04 and this is the first year in the last 2 it appears he is using that sinker more often
by ACB on Aug 26, 2008 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think that is true
Maybe. Maybe I will have to check the numbers. His 4 seamer/sinker/cutter are all close enough to cause my algorithm some issues.
by dixieflatline on Aug 26, 2008 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
harry
pavaldis who runs Cub’s pitch f/x hasnt seen anything with his arm slot (unlike mechanics guru Will Carrol) thats different from his previous years to indicate something is wrong- his velocity seems on par with other years as well
by ACB on Aug 26, 2008 7:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He did appear to be talking about his arm slot with Soto in the dugout about 10 minutes ago...
FDR can suck it. - Jeff Sackmann
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 26, 2008 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Though it could have been his release point.
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by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 26, 2008 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i will
defer to pitch fx until i see something major— his arm slot seems just fine
by ACB on Aug 26, 2008 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I sure as heck wouldn't know.
FDR can suck it. - Jeff Sackmann
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 26, 2008 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think he was talking about his hatchet mechanics
For disarticulating joints.
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
I found that way too funny for some reason.
by SgtClueLs on Aug 26, 2008 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes I have linked to some of Harry's stuff
Harry doesn’t correct the data though so I just can’t trust his stuff. I’ll run the numbers myself and write something up on him somewhere soon.
by dixieflatline on Aug 26, 2008 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It is complicated
If you really care you should check my blog. The PITCHf/x data changes from park to park so you have to correct the data to a park neutral. Harry doesn’t do that so you can have starts that look slow by 3 MPH or vertical movement that is off by 1/2 a foot.
by dixieflatline on Aug 26, 2008 7:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ah cool
ive read your blog a few times and your driveline mech. piece on Jeff F7- good stuff
by ACB on Aug 26, 2008 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whoops
should have read that better
what do you mean exacltly when you say he doesnt “correct the data”?
by ACB on Aug 26, 2008 7:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no problem
by dixieflatline on Aug 26, 2008 7:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
so far
Two water coolers thrown to the ground,
one pitching coach blown off,
and one talking to by Lou.
by ol Pete on Aug 26, 2008 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And they're ahead?
FDR can suck it. - Jeff Sackmann
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 26, 2008 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
In the dugout are you?
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by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 26, 2008 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
im
as close as ol pete is
plus Lou is on record as saying he doesnt mind Z showing emotion during the game
by ACB on Aug 26, 2008 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Which means you have an equal chance of being right...
… or wrong.
FDR can suck it. - Jeff Sackmann
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 26, 2008 7:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sure he did. He walked out to the mound and talked to him. Sort of the Marquis treatment.
by ol Pete on Aug 26, 2008 7:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cards announcers talking about the shirt untucking
by dixieflatline on Aug 26, 2008 7:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I bet they'd stop talking about the shirt untucking...
… if Braun were to urinate on home plate after tonight’s win. The topic is so played out it might even be worth it.
FDR can suck it. - Jeff Sackmann
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 26, 2008 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh my
That’s just a scary thought Jeff
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
by kirbir on Aug 26, 2008 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
seems you're fooled by TSSC's sig too?
welcome to the club
by PagsBrewCrew on Aug 26, 2008 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh wow
Sad. I hope Jeff isn’t mad
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
by kirbir on Aug 26, 2008 8:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The blog equivalent
of calling out someone else’s name in bed.
"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"
by roguejim on Aug 26, 2008 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know
I feel terrbie
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
by kirbir on Aug 26, 2008 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's okay kirbir
we know your reputation and we’re okay with it;)
by PagsBrewCrew on Aug 27, 2008 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry.
I just thought a line like that deserved accreditation.
FDR can suck it. - Jeff Sackmann
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 26, 2008 8:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cards announcers
explaining why the Brewers untuck their shirts, per Brian and Bill.
by oconnobe on Aug 26, 2008 7:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And Al is on record that he doesn't like it
by dixieflatline on Aug 26, 2008 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well I find Al's facial hair disrespectful
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I change the channel
and there’s one out already … must be Sheets on the hill.
by oconnobe on Aug 26, 2008 7:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yikes, though
Hart throws it in the dirt.
by oconnobe on Aug 26, 2008 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well...
If they win tonight shirts will remain tucked and no one in StL will have anything to gnash their teeth about tomorrow.
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by TheJay on Aug 26, 2008 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
JJ!
Friendly bounce. Gotta be for him to get a stand-up triple.
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 7:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Geez
What kind of carom was that?
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by TheJay on Aug 26, 2008 7:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ankiel's muttering that right now...
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by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 26, 2008 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Leadoff triple
we better score this run.
by molitorfan on Aug 26, 2008 7:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ugh
Prince vegetarian talk now by STL announcers.
by oconnobe on Aug 26, 2008 7:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Easier than thinking.
FDR can suck it. - Jeff Sackmann
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 26, 2008 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
these guys
are terrible. The only time I miss the Brewers announcers are when we get the Cards or Reds guys.
by molitorfan on Aug 26, 2008 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wellemeyer's missing his spots on almost every pitch.
FDR can suck it. - Jeff Sackmann
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 26, 2008 7:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
and 51 of them as well
I think we will see a good portion of that cards pen tonight. Expect a ton of LaRussa pitching changes.
by dixieflatline on Aug 26, 2008 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And watch Ned's head explode as he tries to figure out what TL's up to.
FDR can suck it. - Jeff Sackmann
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 26, 2008 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
In the last series last year I thought that was true
But this year I thought Yost has done a better job of matching wits with Tony.
by dixieflatline on Aug 26, 2008 8:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Triple or Double + E8?
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 7:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Triple - it's St. Louis
Questionable calls always favor the Cardinals batters.
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by TheJay on Aug 26, 2008 8:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man if I am the Cards I'd be taking some more pitches
by dixieflatline on Aug 26, 2008 7:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Its the Cuzzi and Layne crew
expect a hot poker
by ol Pete on Aug 26, 2008 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What did Gameday think about that curve?
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 8:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Just outside
But the pitcher tends to get that call if it is up which it was. I think if it was a fastball he gets the call.
by dixieflatline on Aug 26, 2008 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice, Sheets can get out of it
Of course, the way the games have been going for him lately, he’ll give up a three-run bomb here.
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 8:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Please refer to that possibility as "the Scottish Play.'
FDR can suck it. - Jeff Sackmann
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 26, 2008 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought that
was drinking 18 shots in 18 holes of golf
by molitorfan on Aug 26, 2008 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice reference
We’ll call it the Cajun Play.
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 8:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Works for me.
FDR can suck it. - Jeff Sackmann
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 26, 2008 8:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no runs but he will get burned if this continues
by dixieflatline on Aug 26, 2008 8:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yep.
Hopefully we can squeeze 5 or 6 out of him tonight and then get the pen involved. He’s walking the tightrope. Hope Benny gets it figured out soon.
FDR can suck it. - Jeff Sackmann
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 26, 2008 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah but he's facing the heart of their order every inning, practically
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 8:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lots of pitches
for 3 innings of shutout ball
by keephopealive on Aug 26, 2008 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Big Z still struggling
up 6-4 with 1 out in the 5th. Men on first and second and Lou visiting the mound
by molitorfan on Aug 26, 2008 8:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
But they're not talking or anything, so everything is fine.
FDR can suck it. - Jeff Sackmann
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 26, 2008 8:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ah thats
right i cant disagree with whatever a poster he says
my bad ted
by ACB on Aug 26, 2008 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah, you can.
I’m just being a dick. Sorry.
FDR can suck it. - Jeff Sackmann
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 26, 2008 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kirbir would prefer you continue to do so
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know it baby
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
by kirbir on Aug 26, 2008 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you must be the female human equivalent to my former pet rabbit.
it liked humping a basketball because it looked like naked flesh.
by PagsBrewCrew on Aug 26, 2008 8:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You must date really tan chicks that are cold all the time
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lou walked out for a mound visit before. If its meaningful to you, gameday will have a record of it.
by ol Pete on Aug 26, 2008 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Will Lou get there by quarter after?
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by TheJay on Aug 26, 2008 8:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
for a big goober lookin dude
Glaus has a smooth glove and a nice swing as well
by ol Pete on Aug 26, 2008 8:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
6-5 in Pittsburgh now
2nd & 3rd, one out.
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 8:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Counsell
Spits in the face of my slugging under .300 snark.
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by TheJay on Aug 26, 2008 8:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Lou Visits the mound
Did it seem like somethings wrong with his pants?
by SgtClueLs on Aug 26, 2008 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol...
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by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 26, 2008 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lou
His pants just looked.. odd.. seriously he needs a new tailor.
by SgtClueLs on Aug 26, 2008 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He has droopy old man butt
I bet his toenails are gnarly.
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ewww
Just, just, ewwww.
I wish you hadn’t said that, because now I have a picture of that.
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
by kirbir on Aug 26, 2008 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Next mound visit
Look, seriously, I think there’s something wrong going on in his pants.
I don’t want to know.
by SgtClueLs on Aug 26, 2008 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe he's really Ray Finkle
Finkle is Piniella! Piniella is Finkle!
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
as do I, but I won't post it...
unless we get a vote of affirmation
The Chubber Lang Report is back!!!
by Hyatt on Aug 26, 2008 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Dude.
That’s just wrong.
FDR can suck it. - Jeff Sackmann
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 26, 2008 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
OH GOD
I just finished my dinner
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by Hyatt on Aug 26, 2008 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm EATING my dinner
Bacon doesn’t taste so well after that…
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
by kirbir on Aug 26, 2008 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
bacon?
hell, not even cupcakes would taste good after that
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by Hyatt on Aug 26, 2008 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good point
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
by kirbir on Aug 26, 2008 8:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You have to use the title bar so that can be collapsed
by ol Pete on Aug 26, 2008 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jerk
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by Hyatt on Aug 26, 2008 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The scales on the skin are worse than the nails...
…. if that’s possible.
FDR can suck it. - Jeff Sackmann
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 26, 2008 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice play by Durham.
FDR can suck it. - Jeff Sackmann
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 26, 2008 8:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Bad throw by Kendall.
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by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 26, 2008 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wellemeyer had a key hit last time
This time a DP
by ol Pete on Aug 26, 2008 8:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for sticking around.
FDR can suck it. - Jeff Sackmann
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 26, 2008 8:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sheets
escapes again. Let’s get some runs!
by molitorfan on Aug 26, 2008 8:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
not sharp but Benny still gets the job done
by ol Pete on Aug 26, 2008 8:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That seems to be a theme
I would like to see it change very soon!
The Bambi's Bombers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
by 80badger on Aug 26, 2008 8:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are we sure this isn't Vargas wearing a Sheets mask?
FDR can suck it. - Jeff Sackmann
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 26, 2008 8:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Someone still needs to come up with the Vargas Unit of ?
by ol Pete on Aug 26, 2008 8:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
VUPE
Vargas Unit of Puzzling Effectiveness.
FDR can suck it. - Jeff Sackmann
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 26, 2008 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought that was called the storm davis unit
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by Hyatt on Aug 26, 2008 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
knock on wood
he’s on pace to pitch one of the crappiest shutouts on record
by keephopealive on Aug 26, 2008 8:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Worst four shutout innings ever?
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 8:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
where's Jay with some game score numbers
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by Hyatt on Aug 26, 2008 8:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was just looking it up
Worst starts where the starter gave up no runs and got the win.
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ben Sheets has the third-worst such start for the Brewers, back in 2001.
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
great minds think alike
(see above)
by keephopealive on Aug 26, 2008 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So you'd have posted the toenail pic too?
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
unfortunately, i'm unable to edit my above comment
let me just formally retract it
by keephopealive on Aug 26, 2008 8:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's been done before
Last year, even. Brandon McCarthy used five less pitches for the same line.
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by TheJay on Aug 26, 2008 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hahaha
you said unit….
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
by kirbir on Aug 26, 2008 8:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
In an effort to balance
Bk’s bad pic Karma I persent the following:
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by 80badger on Aug 26, 2008 8:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
So that's what ol Pete does for a living
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 8:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
HEY!!! I'VE BEEN THERE
Sneaky Pete’s is a decent bar/convention center down here
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by Hyatt on Aug 26, 2008 8:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I look so much better in a bikini
Oh yeah
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
by kirbir on Aug 26, 2008 8:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How about
letting us decide?? ;-))
The Bambi's Bombers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
by 80badger on Aug 26, 2008 8:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
After I just Wendys?
Please, that’s already gone straight to my thighs and butt
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
by kirbir on Aug 26, 2008 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
how about
sushi tomorrow and get out the ole polaroid!!
The Bambi's Bombers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
by 80badger on Aug 26, 2008 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I love Sushi
But that just looks gross.
by SgtClueLs on Aug 26, 2008 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's worse than the toes.
But maybe that’s just me.
FDR can suck it. - Jeff Sackmann
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 26, 2008 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like the ducks
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by TheJay on Aug 26, 2008 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You would.
You and your rubber ducky
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
by kirbir on Aug 26, 2008 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rubber ducky, you're the one
You make bathtime lots of fun!
"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"
by roguejim on Aug 26, 2008 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, if you must know
It looks a little something like this, but you have to add some chub in the right places ;)
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
by kirbir on Aug 26, 2008 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Personally...
… I don’t give a damn.
FDR can suck it. - Jeff Sackmann
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 26, 2008 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are they real?
Real nice. Real expensive.
by molitorfan on Aug 26, 2008 8:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Real is better
Then it doesn’t feel like you’re handling water balloons.
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"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
by kirbir on Aug 26, 2008 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bags of sand?
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by TheJay on Aug 26, 2008 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
or
those stress balls from Spencers.
by molitorfan on Aug 26, 2008 8:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wish I could remember
Where I saw before this season that Ray Durham’s hamstrings would explode if he tried to steal too many times.
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by TheJay on Aug 26, 2008 8:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think it was
raydurhamshamstringapocalypse.com
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 8:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, I found it
It was a SF Chronicle article about how the Giants were going to run a lot this season.
Omar Vizquel: Still has good wheels for a 40-year-old and will be expected to go.
Bengie Molina: Um, no.
Ray Durham: The former base thief runs far less now for fear of exploding hamstrings.
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by TheJay on Aug 26, 2008 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Cut me a switch, boy!"
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 8:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gritty takeout slide!
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by battlekow on Aug 26, 2008 8:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Pressing?
FDR can suck it. - Jeff Sackmann
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 26, 2008 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Winning a Gold Glove
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by TheJay on Aug 26, 2008 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pujols
dumb play. Should have went to first
by molitorfan on Aug 26, 2008 8:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs