Braden Looper

[Shilzzz]

There is no way he keeps this up.

 

People at my work are freaking out because he has a perfect game through four.

 

Ugh

[Transmogrified Tiger]

He hasn't thrown more than 86 innings in a season in his professional career. I really doubt he threw that many in any of his college seasons either. I think he's going to hit a wall, nobody can just not throw 100 innings in a season for 15 years and all of a sudden be able to go twice that, never mind the quality of those innings.

[imb]

God bless Josh Hamilton.

[Shilzzz]

God bless Josh Hamilton.

 

word em up.

 

i just got into an argument about 'clutch' with barrett versus molina.

 

HAHAHAHAHA.

 

i told him to stop watching espn.

[wolf stansson]

I've found it is really hard to have an intelligent conversation about baseball with anyone outside of internet message boards. Actually its kind of hard on message boards too, just not as hard.

[otis89]

I've found it is really hard to have an intelligent conversation about baseball with anyone outside of internet message boards. Actually its kind of hard on message boards too, just not as hard.

 

I've found it is really hard to have an intelligent conversation on anything anywhere with anyone.

[SouthSideRyan]

I've found it is really hard to have an intelligent conversation about baseball with anyone outside of internet message boards. Actually its kind of hard on message boards too, just not as hard.

 

It really is just infuriating. I'm not sure what's worse to get ignorant opinions from: fans of teams I hate or fans of the Cubs. Other teams you have that rage of you're so wrong and I hate you. Cubs you're thinking you're so wrong and you're making us look like asses.

 

ass>

[Flames24Rulz]

I hate BLooper.

[MPrior]

I've found it is really hard to have an intelligent conversation about baseball with anyone outside of internet message boards. Actually its kind of hard on message boards too, just not as hard.

 

I've found it is really hard to have an intelligent conversation on anything anywhere with anyone.

 

You know, me too. Then again, my IQ is 36.

[TruffleShuffle]

Seriously, who didn't see this coming? Cardinals sign no big-name free agents and put a mediocre relief pitcher and a mediocre pitcher coming off surgery. Didn't we all know that these scrubs would turn out great?

[C.C.]

Seriously, who didn't see this coming? Cardinals sign no big-name free agents and put a mediocre relief pitcher and a mediocre pitcher coming off surgery. Didn't we all know that these scrubs would turn out great?

 

It's just amazing...Year after year. He can't keep this up. Right?

[KyHen]

Seriously, who didn't see this coming? Cardinals sign no big-name free agents and put a mediocre relief pitcher and a mediocre pitcher coming off surgery. Didn't we all know that these scrubs would turn out great?

 

God, Cubs are so lucky. They make a deal for Michael Barrett and he suddenly turns into a middle-of-the-order Silver Slugger. Geez, does everything they touch turn to gold?

 

I always liken pitchers in St. Louis to running backs in Denver. It's their system. It's their defense and their pitching coach. It's not luck.

 

 

It's way too early to take Looper's numbers seriously, though.

 

Through 7 starts (and one relief appearance) last year, Sidney Ponson had a 2.93 ERA.

[CardsFanInChiTown]

Seriously, who didn't see this coming? Cardinals sign no big-name free agents and put a mediocre relief pitcher and a mediocre pitcher coming off surgery. Didn't we all know that these scrubs would turn out great?

 

God, Cubs are so lucky. They make a deal for Michael Barrett and he suddenly turns into a middle-of-the-order Silver Slugger. Geez, does everything they touch turn to gold?

 

I always liken pitchers in St. Louis to running backs in Denver. It's their system. It's their defense and their pitching coach. It's not luck.

 

 

It's way too early to take Looper's numbers seriously, though.

 

Through 7 starts (and one relief appearance) last year, Sidney Ponson had a 2.93 ERA.

 

 

Ponson's peripherals weren't nearly as good as Loopers at this point. Looper isn't great but as long as he doesn't wear down I think he'll be Suppan 2.0.

[KyHen]

Seriously, who didn't see this coming? Cardinals sign no big-name free agents and put a mediocre relief pitcher and a mediocre pitcher coming off surgery. Didn't we all know that these scrubs would turn out great?

 

God, Cubs are so lucky. They make a deal for Michael Barrett and he suddenly turns into a middle-of-the-order Silver Slugger. Geez, does everything they touch turn to gold?

 

I always liken pitchers in St. Louis to running backs in Denver. It's their system. It's their defense and their pitching coach. It's not luck.

 

 

It's way too early to take Looper's numbers seriously, though.

 

Through 7 starts (and one relief appearance) last year, Sidney Ponson had a 2.93 ERA.

 

 

Ponson's peripherals weren't nearly as good as Loopers at this point. Looper isn't great but as long as he doesn't wear down I think he'll be Suppan 2.0.

 

Yeah, I agree completely. I'm just saying five starts is a very small sample size.

[Balsa]

I've found it is really hard to have an intelligent conversation about baseball with anyone outside of internet message boards. Actually its kind of hard on message boards too, just not as hard.

 

It really is just infuriating. I'm not sure what's worse to get ignorant opinions from: fans of teams I hate or fans of the Cubs. Other teams you have that rage of you're so wrong and I hate you. Cubs you're thinking you're so wrong and you're making us look like asses.

 

ass>

I agree completely. It's especially bad at the baseball games themselves.

[Jake]

I've found it is really hard to have an intelligent conversation about baseball with anyone outside of internet message boards. Actually its kind of hard on message boards too, just not as hard.

 

Don't look at me. If I had any baseball intelligence, I'd be posting about the Pens here. I root for a team that hans had a winning record in 14 seasons.

[TruffleShuffle]

I've found it is really hard to have an intelligent conversation about baseball with anyone outside of internet message boards. Actually its kind of hard on message boards too, just not as hard.

 

Don't look at me. If I had any baseball intelligence, I'd be posting about the Pens here. I root for a team that hans had a winning record in 14 seasons.

 

you're on a message board of a team that hasn't won a championship in 100 years. Now that is stupid.

[SouthSideRyan]

 

you're on a message board of a team that hasn't won a championship in 100 years. Now that is stupid.

 

It makes him feel like a winner.

[seanimal]

I've found it is really hard to have an intelligent conversation about baseball with anyone outside of internet message boards. Actually its kind of hard on message boards too, just not as hard.

 

Don't look at me. If I had any baseball intelligence, I'd be posting about the Pens here. I root for a team that hans had a winning record in 14 seasons.

 

you're on a message board of a team that hasn't won a championship in 100 years. Now that is stupid.

 

98 1/2

[TruffleShuffle]

I've found it is really hard to have an intelligent conversation about baseball with anyone outside of internet message boards. Actually its kind of hard on message boards too, just not as hard.

 

Don't look at me. If I had any baseball intelligence, I'd be posting about the Pens here. I root for a team that hans had a winning record in 14 seasons.

 

you're on a message board of a team that hasn't won a championship in 100 years. Now that is stupid.

 

98 1/2

 

Okay well I'm skipping ahead to the end of next season... going out on a limb and assuming that this bunch of losers that Jim Hendry has assembled will not win the World Series in 2007 or 2008

[Ding Dong Johnson]

I've found it is really hard to have an intelligent conversation about baseball with anyone outside of internet message boards. Actually its kind of hard on message boards too, just not as hard.

 

Don't look at me. If I had any baseball intelligence, I'd be posting about the Pens here. I root for a team that hans had a winning record in 14 seasons.

 

you're on a message board of a team that hasn't won a championship in 100 years. Now that is stupid.

 

98 1/2

 

I think it's OK to round up in this case.

[soccer10k]

I've found it is really hard to have an intelligent conversation about baseball with anyone outside of internet message boards. Actually its kind of hard on message boards too, just not as hard.

 

Don't look at me. If I had any baseball intelligence, I'd be posting about the Pens here. I root for a team that hans had a winning record in 14 seasons.

 

you're on a message board of a team that hasn't won a championship in 100 years. Now that is stupid.

 

98 1/2

 

Okay well I'm skipping ahead to the end of next season... going out on a limb and assuming that this bunch of losers that Jim Hendry has assembled will not win the World Series in 2007 or 2008

 

That's probably a pretty safe bet.

[BigSlick]

I've found it is really hard to have an intelligent conversation about baseball with anyone outside of internet message boards. Actually its kind of hard on message boards too, just not as hard.

 

You need different friends/family.

 

When your best friends are the ones that link you to FJM.com and lend you Moneyball, you know they're good people.

[Lockes Eye Scar]

Looper finally got rocked tonight... 7 ER in 4 innings.

[Pushfrog98]

The cardinals were only planning on using Looper as a stop gap until Mulder came back... so they weren't really planning on him starting for 100+ innings... but at the same time, they should have been prepared in cause mulder wasn't ready at all.