2011 Playoffs Thread

[Brian]

With all the free flowing booze im worried about residence of e Milwaukee area, st. Louis should really take a page out of Texas' book and use ginger ale

[XZero771679666304]

I wonder which Cardinal is going to die so LaRussa can deliver another payment to the dark prince. If the Cards win the series, it may take two.

[Cronos006]

WS.

[erik316wttn]

Third time the Cards are going to the World Series in my life time which is annoying but the Cubs dynasty is going to be beginning soon so this will be a distant memory.

 

That said, Go Rangers.

 

Fourth for me. :(

[bcl412]

Third time the Cards are going to the World Series in my life time which is annoying but the Cubs dynasty is going to be beginning soon so this will be a distant memory.

 

That said, Go Rangers.

 

Fourth for me. :(

 

That's technically true for me but I was one in 1987 so it doesn't really count.

[Sammys Boombox]

Man I hope the Rangers show up. Normally I would think that all signs point to a Texas victory, but the way the last 5 weeks has gone. I hate the Cardinals. Sure wish they had idiots running their organization the last 15 years...

 

I don't think the Cardinals pitching can deal with the Rangers offense. Problem is, the Rangers rotation isn't so hot. But the Texas bullpen is really good and the St. Louis bullpen is bound to turn back into the pumpkin it is at some point. And the Cards don't get the benefit of the Brewers defense, so that's something.

 

But man, can Texas hit. Of course Philly could really pitch, so who the hell knows.

[C.C.]

Urg! Let's get Theo today to wash over this crap.

[kujay]

This is horrible beyond words.

[Z38Cubs]

I will never forgive the [expletive] Braves for allowing this [expletive] to happen.

[Butterscup1679666578]

if the cards win the world series im going to go on a rampage.

 

i need to move.

[Sammys Boombox]

if the cards win the world series im going to go on a rampage.

 

i need to move.

 

Where exactly do you live right now? This is the first baseball season I've lived outside the StL area and it has been 1000000x more enjoyable.

[Butterscup1679666578]

if the cards win the world series im going to go on a rampage.

 

i need to move.

 

Where exactly do you live right now? This is the first baseball season I've lived outside the StL area and it has been 1000000x more enjoyable.

 

I'm still in Columbia. I work with an assload of Cardinals fans. It's unbearable.

[Derwood]

I will never forgive the [expletive] Braves for allowing this [expletive] to happen.

 

Almost as bad as the Bears not beating the Packers in week 17 last year

[Sammy Sofa]

I will never forgive the [expletive] Braves for allowing this [expletive] to happen.

 

If Marmol didn't blow that save this wouldn't be happening.

[XZero771679666304]

I will never forgive the [expletive] Braves for allowing this [expletive] to happen.

 

If Marmol didn't blow that save this wouldn't be happening.

 

The worst part of that is the Marmol's control imploded, and the Cards didn't have to earn it by actually hitting. It was a gift.

[Sammys Boombox]

if the cards win the world series im going to go on a rampage.

 

i need to move.

 

Where exactly do you live right now? This is the first baseball season I've lived outside the StL area and it has been 1000000x more enjoyable.

 

I'm still in Columbia. I work with an assload of Cardinals fans. It's unbearable.

 

Definitely feel your pain. Are you originally from Missouri?

[Little Slide Rooter]

So around when in relation to The Cardinals power surge was Nyjer Morgans tirade against Carpenter, Alberta, and The Birds? I'm thinking that was their rallying point more so than any one game. They probably had it on the bullitan board or played the sound bite in the locker room before every game. Perhaps had a cardboard cut out of him ala Rachel Phelps.

[AdmiralKird]

Simply ridiculous that this Cardinals team will wind up in the World Series. Again it happens.

 

What's crazy is that there is still a number of Cardinals fans that wants LaRussa gone. Crazy.

 

The beef Cardinals fans have with Tony is he's made a lot of boneheaded moves over the season that have costs us several wins.

 

a) Kyle McClellan, career reliever with no success in minors starting, became a starter and after a month he was 5-0 or something, but his sabr's said he was just getting lucky with the abnormal amount of balls in play. It was completely unsustainable and his numbers suggested he should be below one of the top 150 starters in mlb, which means worse than replacement, a negative value. Many called for him to be pulled from the rotation for Lance Lynn so Kyle wouldn't give a bunch of games away and he could be used to save at the time what was a bad, bad bullpen. Instead Kyle was left in the rotation until the end of July and his arm was dead because of the vast difference in innings he had pitched over previous seasons. We can't even use what would normally have been a stud reliever in the playoffs because he's no longer effective. Had Lynn been subbed in back in May we probably would have won an extra two games.

 

b) The relievers on the bullpen out of Spring training were bad. Pitchers you won't hear about like Augustein and Bautista were not as good as guys sitting in Memphis that were on the roster now. Franklin had a super long leash at closing when he was just giving up meatballs over and over in the ninth inning. These moves probably cost the team a win or two over the course of the season, and late inning losses are frustrating as hell for fans.

 

c) Tony didn't seem to know how to handle Colby Rasmus. That trade is another discussion in itself, but Tony has a record with not getting along with good players like Brendan Ryan and Scott Rolen, running them out of town.

 

Tony has almost flawlessly managed in the postseason though, but when much of winning the world series is just getting to the playoffs and a manger hurts your team by about five wins over the course of a season, that's a big red flag.

[sneakypower]

Andrus should have stepped on his head

[OleMissCub]

wow, that could have been ugly: full set of spikes through the pitching hand...no thanks.

[Soul]

This whole thing is offensive. Please do not fail, Texas.

[kujay]

Yeah, boo idiots. He obviously hit Albert intentionally.

 

Son of a bitch.

[illiniguy]

Of course the Rangers aren't gonna hit.

[kujay]

Lucky as usual.

[OleMissCub]

Yep, CJ would fit right in with the Cubs