2011 Playoffs Thread

[El Duderino]

I still kind of hate the Diamondbacks because of the '07 sweep. Ted Lilly agrees.

[Guest]

Time for the Cubs to officially go after Friedman.

[TruffleShuffle]

THANK YOU BEN FRANCISCO

[illiniguy]

4 hits for Ryan Theriot. Lol.

[TruffleShuffle]

[expletive] off Lidge

[TruffleShuffle]

[expletive] off Lidge

[Little Slide Rooter]

I wonder how it feels to ground into an inning ending bases loaded double play with Albert Pujols and Lance Berkman lurking behind you. Not too good I'd imagine.

[illiniguy]

I hate the Cardinals, but really respect the way they keep coming at you.

[SouthSideRyan]

I hate the Cardinals, but really respect the way they keep coming at you.

 

What does that even mean?

[Little Slide Rooter]

Skippy totally had that, but what can you do.

[SouthSideRyan]

Skippy totally had that, but what can you do.

 

Apparently overturn it despite the fact that the guy whose call it was called it a trap.

[illiniguy]

I hate the Cardinals, but really respect the way they keep coming at you.

 

What does that even mean?

That homer by Francisco could have been deflating. Getting down 4 to Lee, they just keep fighting. I've seen many Cubs teams not do that. Granted it's more about talent, but it seems that way is all I'm saying.

[Little Slide Rooter]

If this [expletive] drives in the tying run, I'm going to break something or somebody.

[SouthSideRyan]

PLEASE!!!!!!!!!

[kujay]

God I hate Theriot.

 

Nice job Phils. Finish them tomorrow.

[UMFan83]

Ryan Theriot in the playoffs as a Cub: .261 .320 .261 .581 6-23 with 0 XBH and 2 BB

 

Ryan Theriot in the playoffs as a Cardinal: .666/.666/.889/1.555 6-9 with 2 2B

[TruffleShuffle]

I would prefer the cards lose by 34 runs, but losing by one run in a game they struggled to score despite having guys on base all day is awesomely frustrating to TBFIB.

[SouthSideRyan]

I would prefer the cards lose by 34 runs, but losing by one run in a game they struggled to score despite having guys on base all day is awesomely frustrating to TBFIB.

 

Not to mention Theriot making the last out. Pretty sure the celebration of him making the last out crashed NSBB for awhile there.

[Schwarber Fan]

Ryan Theriot in the playoffs as a Cub: .261 .320 .261 .581 6-23 with 0 XBH and 2 BB

 

Sadly, that was better than almost any of his Cub teammates in both 07 and 08

[Careless]

"He drills Posada" the announcer says just after the replay shows the ball sailing past the elbow he threw at it and maybe clipping his sleeve.

[ELCABALLO45]

Haha, The Cardinals just can't ever lose without complaining. You stay classy Pujols

 

http://www.foxsportsmidwest.com/10/04/11/Shadows-a-problem-for-Cardinals--again/landing_stlcardinals.html?blockID=575200&feedID=8745

 

"It's tough but we can't do anything about it," said first baseman Albert Pujols, who went 4-for-5 with three doubles. "We've been talking all year long and there's nothing you can do about it. Maybe if we were the New York Yankees maybe we would have played an 8 o'clock game today.

 

"I just don't understand why we're playing a 4 o'clock game when the league knows that we have tough shadows out there. But there's nothing you can do. They are making their money and I guess they put the game time however they wanted to."

[Formerly Snayke]

That bitching about the shadows thing is nothing new. They're not scheduling any games at 3 p.m. next year because of it.

 

Had La Russa not been his typical La Russa self, the Cardinals might have swept the series tonight. But that's why he's a genius.

[Derwood]

so of COURSE A.J. Burnett pitches the game of the year tonight :banghead:

[UMFan83]

That bitching about the shadows thing is nothing new. They're not scheduling any games at 3 p.m. next year because of it.

 

Had La Russa not been his typical La Russa self, the Cardinals might have swept the series tonight. But that's why he's a genius.

 

And if Cliff Lee didn't blow a 4 run lead in game 2, the Phillies might have swept. Whats your point?

 

Typical whining Cardinals. Remember when Pujols complained about Ryan Howard winning the MVP over him saying that he should have won it for leading his team into the playoffs, even though the Cardinals had like 4-5 less wins than the Phillies, who obviously played in a harder division?

[Formerly Snayke]

And if Cliff Lee didn't blow a 4 run lead in game 2, the Phillies might have swept. Whats your point?

 

That La Russa probably cost his team by not pulling his starters at the appropriate time.

 

Typical whining Cardinals. Remember when Pujols complained about Ryan Howard winning the MVP over him saying that he should have won it for leading his team into the playoffs, even though the Cardinals had like 4-5 less wins than the Phillies, who obviously played in a harder division?

 

The award is not given out for playing on a winning team in a more difficult division. Pujols was the most valuable player that year and it wasn't a particularly close call between him and Howard.