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Imagine a Cardinals-White Sox World Series. :)
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"We got'um right where we want them!"
genghiskhan replied to Scott G. F.'s topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
:shock: "Easily"? The 1951 Giants trailed the Dodgers by 13.5 games in August and came back to win. The '78 Yankees trailed the Red Sox by 14 games in July and came back to win. The "Miracle" Boston Braves of 1914 trailed by 15.5 games in July and came back to win. The '95 Mariners trailed the Angels by 13 games in August and came back to win. Off the top of my head, that's the complete list of teams that have ever come back from a deficit of thirteen games or more, which is what the Cubs are looking at after close of business on July 6. So the Cubs won't "easily" come back. They'd have to mount one of the great rallies in the history of the game. The Wild Card is doable. Not easy, since they trail by six games and have five teams ahead of them in the standings, but doable, especially if Wood can put it together in the second half. Not the division. -
A runner is entitled to the basepath. It is illegal for a fielder to obstruct the runner's way. Hence it was not illegal for Walker to put a hand on the pitcher's back, any more than it is illegal for a runner to knock over a catcher on a play at the plate. OTOH, it is illegal for a runner to swat a ball out of a fielder's glove, as A-Rod did.
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Matt Morris: This year Vs. Last Year
genghiskhan replied to wolf stansson's topic in General Baseball Talk
As stated above, any team in the game would love to have a pitcher with a line like Morris' this year. And as far as weak competition goes, Morris is pitching against the same league everyone else is. I would be thrilled to see the Cardinals retain Morris for 4 yrs/32M. But surely the Yankees are going to be hunting pitchers in the offseason, Matty Mo will be one of the better FA pitchers on the market, and he grew up a Yankee fan, so he might well leave for the Bronx. -
I believe it's the result of a very good organization. Jocketty knows how to find good talent, the kind of players other GMs miss, and TLR and company know how to use them. Look at Carpenter. The Blue Jays let him go. Cardinals sign him off the scrap heap. He gets hurt again, misses the entire 2003 season, and the Cardinals sign him AGAIN. That decision is paying off in spades. Player after player has come to STL and done better than before. Tony Womack looked finished. He comes to the Cards and excels. Now he looks crappy again. David Eckstein is walking and getting on base considerably more than he usually did with the Angels. And for years they've been scraping up bench players like Nunez and getting more production than one might expect.
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Pitchers duel in AZ (Carp vs. Vasquez)
genghiskhan replied to Brian's topic in General Baseball Talk
It was a beautiful squeeze. And yes, Taguchi is a pretty fast runner--definitely faster than Molina, who seems to have a giant piano strapped to his back. Well-played game, great win for the Cardinals. Vazquez pitches his best game of the year (retired 17 in a row at one point) and takes the loss.