Baez impresses Baez

[cl smooth]

http://cdn1.vox-cdn.com/imported_assets/2150253/oL6JmlJ.gif

 

He looks like the mugshot of Goldberg from the mighty ducks.

[imb]

is there any evidence of carp being a jackass or idiot or anything

[Cubswin11]

is there any evidence of carp being a jackass or idiot or anything

[imb]

is there any evidence of carp being a jackass or idiot or anything

 

i mean in the bad way not endearing way

 

what im saying is i wanna hate him but as far as i know he's just a good player on the cardinals which tbh should be enough evidence

[Transmogrified Tiger]

is there any evidence of carp being a jackass or idiot or anything

 

he's buddies with Arrieta

[Ding Dong Johnson]

I think the whole salsa thing is pretty horsefeathering stupid

[mul21]

I think the whole salsa thing is pretty horsefeathering stupid

 

Oh come on, you'd love it if it was a Cub thing.

 

On the other hand, yeah, he's a Texas guy and buddies with Arrieta so he's likely a bible thumping weirdo. Also, if you can't hit anywhere in the lineup but the 1 spot, you're not an MVP.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

I think the whole salsa thing is pretty horsefeathering stupid

 

Oh come on, you'd love it if it was a Cub thing.

 

On the other hand, yeah, he's a Texas guy and buddies with Arrieta so he's likely a bible thumping weirdo. Also, if you can't hit anywhere in the lineup but the 1 spot, you're not an MVP.

you don't know me very well

[mul21]

I think the whole salsa thing is pretty horsefeathering stupid

 

Oh come on, you'd love it if it was a Cub thing.

 

On the other hand, yeah, he's a Texas guy and buddies with Arrieta so he's likely a bible thumping weirdo. Also, if you can't hit anywhere in the lineup but the 1 spot, you're not an MVP.

you don't know me very well

 

Oh, you want to build the wall too now huh?

[Sammy Sofa]

What the hell is the Matt Carpenter salsa thing.

[David]

What the hell is the Matt Carpenter salsa thing.

 

i too am unaware of what the hell they're talking about

[Brian]

during his HR explosion in Chicago or right after he said he had been eating home made salsa, since then when Cardinals get on base they've been miming eating salsa (at least in the Cubs series in St. Louis they were doing that)

 

https://redbirdrants.com/2018/07/23/st-louis-cardinals-secret-salsa/

 

below is a huge pic of Dex eating said salsa

 

 

 

Edited August 13, 2018 by Brian

[mul21]

And it's apparently made from stuff Wainwright has grown in his garden.

[David]

of course with that team it had to be as boring as the condiment instead of something fun like the dancing

[David]

And it's apparently made from stuff Wainwright has grown in his garden.

 

holy crap it's somehow even lamer now

 

that's cardinal

[Ding Dong Johnson]

yeah, it's pretty horsefeathering stupid

[David]

yeah, it's pretty horsefeathering stupid

 

the salsa is probably bland as horsefeathers too

[Clem Fandango]

It's probably like that house made salsa you can buy at low rent grocery stores that looks like they just chopped up some tomatoes and onions and tossed some cilantro in it.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

it's probably just a jar of their "pizza" sauce

[sneakypower]

I know RBIs are dumb but I still want Javy to get like 130 of them. He's really becoming Manny-esque at the plate.

RBIs aren't dumb. Comparing players based on them is.

 

I want my middle order hitters to rack up 120ish RBIs.

 

I believe the whole "RBI's are dumb" is a mantra that's way overdone. Like virtually any other stat it just needs to be examined in the proper context. Looking at any stat in isolation is a recipe for mis-evaluation.

he's been very good at driving in runners, fwiw

[sneakypower]

Matt Carpenter is having a more valuable season than Javier Baez, but that'd just make it even funnier to listen to the bitching if Baez wins MVP.

i don't really agree here, he's mostly hit a ton of solo HR but WAR just gonna assume he's actually produced a lot of runs with his .600 SLG which isn't the case

 

and also the ball takes four seconds to get to first when he plays 3rd

[Derwood]

The national broadcast of one of the Cardinal games spent like three innings talking about the salsa, including the people in the booth eating it on air

[chopsx9]

Matt Carpenter is having a more valuable season than Javier Baez, but that'd just make it even funnier to listen to the bitching if Baez wins MVP.

Their WAR difference is .4 - that is pretty meaningless.

[David]

Matt Carpenter is having a more valuable season than Javier Baez, but that'd just make it even funnier to listen to the bitching if Baez wins MVP.

Their WAR difference is .4 - that is pretty meaningless.

 

while i wouldn't say half a win is meaningless, it's actually a difference of .8

[Sammy Sofa]

On the one hand, that gangly goober almost certainly makes really horsefeathering boring salsa. On the other hand, salsa horsefeathering rules, so I can't really fault a team for salsa-related shenanigans, or extended innings-long discussions about salsa.