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  1. K-Town
    I'd say that in all honestly, the White Sox are closer to qualifying as a .500 team, as opposed to the best team in the AL.
  2. K-Town
    I completely agree, UK. There's just no reason for it, considering it's a meaningless game, the rosters are expanded (meaning there are plenty of pitchers available), Carpenter has already pitched alot this year, and the Cards had a 3-run lead heading into the 7th. I was hoping that Larussa would have an expanation in the PD this morning, but I don't see anything. Maybe you and I are the only ones questioning it, but there's no justification, in my opinion. well he hasn't been hurt this year and you guys did so well without him last year I could see why Tony would overextend him in a meaningless game. Carp should not throw more than 80 pitches from now until the playoffs, a cy young isn't worth a chance at the world series and if he gets hurt you're toast. I agree completely. It would be different if I were second-guessing Larussa AFTER the fact. But I posted on another board, before the 7th inning started, that I thought Carpenter should be taken out, and I didn't understand why he was going back out there. In fact, it wouldn't have broken my heart if he hadn't pitched the 6th. No clue what Larussa was thinking on this one. None.
  3. K-Town
    I completely agree, UK. There's just no reason for it, considering it's a meaningless game, the rosters are expanded (meaning there are plenty of pitchers available), Carpenter has already pitched alot this year, and the Cards had a 3-run lead heading into the 7th. I was hoping that Larussa would have an expanation in the PD this morning, but I don't see anything. Maybe you and I are the only ones questioning it, but there's no justification, in my opinion.
  4. K-Town
    In my opinion, it was inexcusable for Carpenter to be left in the game after 6 innings & 80 pitches. I'm a big-time Larussa supporter, but I have no clue what he was thinking. Nothing good could happen, at that point, only bad things. And then to bring in a rookie left-hander with Carp's inheritted runners on base....... I can't figure it out. It was a boneheaded move by TLR.
  5. K-Town
    That's actually really funny. Even from a Cardinal fan's perspective. Actually, I think it would be pretty comical if ANY Cubs fan won the lottery to blow it up. That would be somewhat fitting.
  6. K-Town
    Did someone mention "insecurity" already? :lol:
  7. K-Town
    I don't think it's the truth that Busch is "dumpy" or "dirty", or "not a real ball park" or "lacks nostalgia". That's why I'm calling Sullivan out. Is it true that Busch was a "cookie cutter", without much personality? Yes. That much is true, and I don't think that most folks (even Cardinal fans) would take offense to that. I'm not deeply offended by Sullivan's remarks. Cardinal fans didn't start this thread, because it's not a huge issue to them. But, it's certainly worth commenting on. I'll concern myself with Willis, Beckett and Burnett after the Cardinals have clinched a playoff spot, and after the Marlins have clinched a playoff spot.
  8. K-Town
    Who cares about the bathrooms? Are you going to NOT go to a baseball game because the area that you take a whiz doesn't have a butler in it? People don't go to baseball games to take in the asthetic (I know that's spelled wrong) beauty of the crapper. I hate it when people badmouth Wrigley by saying their bathrooms are nasty. WHO CARES! EDIT: In other words... what Vance and DJAXXFAN said. I don't think it's any more or less of an issue than cigarette butts on the sidewalk outside of Busch Stadium.
  9. K-Town
    Link Thanks, DJ. Like I said, that was my understanding, from a fellow Cardinal fan Now I know.
  10. K-Town
    The bathrooms have issues, but when I go to a game at Wrigley I'm not going to look at the bathrooms. I'm going to the restroom to take a piss. I really don't care what it's like in there. I've peed on trees before, so I don't get concerned about the restroom. Why is it that everyone who wants to criticize Wrigley brings up the bathrooms? :roll: I thought only women got that worked up over where they have to take a piss. Save the trees! I agree. But it's no more ignorant than Sullivan crying because there are cigarette butts on the ground outside of Busch Stadium. That's digging pretty deep for dirt. Sullivan pretty much lost credibility with THIS story when he said: My most vivid memory is being dangled over the left-field wall in the summer of 1978, just for abusing Fredbird. My understanding is that Fredbird didn't exist until 1979.
  11. K-Town
    Man, Cardinal fans get so sensitive. The small market insecurity shows up again. It's part of the territory. Most media dogs out other teams' park. Where is the criticism when that idiot Hrabosky moans about the small visiting clubhouse at Wrigley? Or when he calls Shea Stadium a dump. Or when McLaughlin speaks of the "quirkiness" of Dolphin Stadium, or when Buck talks about the small clubhouse at Fenway. I'm sure Bernie Miklasz has been critical of ballparks, too. You give Sullivan too much credit by getting upset at things that others admit are true. Yes, if a Cardinals media bags on Wrigley, or the Cubs, I would expect you to call them on it. Don't expect me to defend Hrabosky, or Bernie. As for Buck, saying that a stadium has "small clubhouses" is alot different than saying that a stadium is "dumpy", and "not a real ballpark". Like I said, even if your wife is ugly, it's not OK for others to say that your wife is ugly. Sullivan can write what he wants, and Cardinal fans are certainly free to unload on him.
  12. K-Town
    I can see it, to some extent. But if you're adopting this "we're a last place team, so why should we care about Young & Upton" attitude, then is there any wonder why the fans don't care, either?
  13. K-Town
    Tampa would never be able to afford to keep them after their free agent years anyway, so I don't see what part short memories would play in all of this. That's probably true. Ultimately though, you're probably going to reap what you sow. Are they in ruins because they treat their players like crap, or do they treat their players like crap because they're in ruins?
  14. K-Town
    I think they've earned a call-up, and this is robbing them of an opportunity. Tampa Bay should hope that they have short memories.
  15. K-Town
    He's right, in alot of ways. The Cards are due for a new stadium. The problem that I have is that he's the wrong messenger. It's insulting to Cardinal fans to have an "outsider" be so derogatory toward their team's home. Someone else said it well on another board. Your wife may be ugly. You may KNOW that she's ugly. But that doesn't make it O.K. for somebody else to say she's ugly. Maybe Sully needs to learn some manners. As for "nostalgia", I think that Sully is missing the point. "Nostalgia" isn't born from concrete. It's about what goes on INSIDE the building, and each person's memories of that place. Sounds a little like sour grapes to me.
  16. K-Town
    Ya think? Absolutey, but is it his fault that Dusty puts him there? He's clearly NOT a number two hitter, and you can't fault him for Dusty hitting him there. Yeah, I think. It's all about OBP for a guy like Neifi. If you're not going to hit for power, you'd better find a way to get on base so that the power guys can get you in. I don't care if you're hitting 2nd or 7th in the lineup, the only way a guy like Neifi is going to help his team is by getting on base as often as possible.
  17. K-Town
    It's pretty straightforward, if you can't get on base more than 30% of the time, whether 28% or 21% is a hit, you just aren't a good offensive player. All those players you mention make significantly less outs, and they do so with more power. That's the name of the game right there. Again, putting entirely too much stock into OBP. If you're batting .280, you're doing something right. Something right, but not enough. The goal of offense is to not make outs, and Neifi makes too many outs(otherwise known as a low OBP) to be any good offensively. No, the goal of the offense isn't to not make outs - it's to score runs. That's how you win ballgames. And not to sound like Dusty Baker, but walks don't score you runs... in certain situations. Man on 3rd, or man on 2nd, you need a hit to get him home. Walking will just keep him there. And no, I'm not undermining the importance of the walk - just saying that, again, you can't just look at OBP. The guy has to be on 2nd or 3rd base to begin with, in order for this scenario to come into play. Having runners on base means "OBP".
  18. K-Town
    At this point, I can live with Pujols or Lee winning the MVP, but I'm not sure I can stomach Andruw Jones winning it. That would be a crime. Unfortunately, I think it's his to lose, now.
  19. K-Town
    Carpenter now leadsd in VORP. Carpenter 78.3 Clemens 77.1 Interestingly, and suprising to me, Pujols now leads Lee in VORP, just slightly. Of course, that's probably a moot point, because it seems that the MVP Award is Andruw Jones' to lose.
  20. K-Town
    So do you buy into the defensive metrics? Do you think there's alot of room for error in them? (Note: I'm not arguing with your picks at all, although it's hard for me to not give the nod to Lee).
  21. K-Town
    Have to hand it to Seattle in the "bang for your buck" category. 5th best team in baseball? Wow.
  22. K-Town
    He's good, too. For whatever "Win Shares" are worth, Edmonds is the best defensively (yes, even better than Andruw Jones), and easily the best offensively (yes, much better than Jones) this year. And Edmonds isn't having a great year, in the minds of MOST Cardinal fans.
  23. K-Town
    I could write a dissertation on how flawed FPCT, ZR and RF are. They mean next to nothing. I posted this a couple months ago in a debate about Lee vs. Pujols: I don't disagree with you, but it's also pointless to say "this guy is better, because I think so". Unless you can watch every player play day in and day out, then it's impossible to say. You and I could argue all day long about who the better centerfielder is, and not come to a conclusion. I'll take Edmonds. You'll take Jones. Someone else might take Beltran.
  24. K-Town
    I said Santo was a homer. My point was that he doesn't try to pretend he isn't. I think Santo is a terrible analyst. Buck is not one of the best. Only a STL fan could think so. He's an arrogant preppy popped collar kind of guy. Unbiased? He is so completely biased it's almost obscene. Only a St. Louis fan could think so? St. Louis didn't give him 4 Emmy's. Doesn't Joe Morgan have an emmy? I just looked it up. He has 2. That's a good point. Never mind. :oops: I still really like Joe Buck though, and not just when he's doing the Cardinals.
  25. K-Town
    I might be mistaken, but didn't Beurhle go like 46 games with this same stat? And the only reason his streak ended was because he was ejected? Either way, it's an impressive stat none the less. All I can find is that Beuhrle went 6 or more innings in 45 straight starts, but I'm not sure if they were "quality starts". Maybe somebody else can correct me. Somebody else said that Carpenter hasn't lost to a NL team since May (his last lost was against the Red Sox in June). He's 13-0 in his last 16 starts, and the Cards are 16-0. He's also something like 15-2 following a Cardinal loss, so he's definitely been a "stopper".
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