ugh, these uniforms
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CAUQPI7WwAEIxqc.jpg
― who is dankey kang (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 17 March 2015 17:36 (nine years ago) link
i read yesterday that Patrick's color was actually blue, too late to email Manfred.
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 17 March 2015 17:38 (nine years ago) link
nice overview of many notable names from the farm (and others that I've never heard of): http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/evaluating-the-prospects-st-louis-cardinals/
― who is dankey kang (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 18 March 2015 20:46 (nine years ago) link
so there's no announcement from matheny or anything, but...carlos martinez isn't going to make the rotation, is he. sigh. prediction: garcia will start the season as 5th starter, with martinez in the bullpen as the setup lefty guy (a role they're lacking right now) and marco in AAA. eventually garcia will get injured (or someone else will). martinez won't be stretched out as a SP, so gonzalez will get the nod for SP. in spring training 2016 rumors will fly that maybe THIS year martinez gets a shot at the starting rotation. goddammit.
― who is dankey kang (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 25 March 2015 21:05 (nine years ago) link
Well maybe it'll payoff when he's got less miles on his arm down the road. In happier news - Wacha spring 1.76 ERA 16k 1bb
― bnw, Wednesday, 25 March 2015 21:11 (nine years ago) link
Former Cardinals player punched at St. Louis County gas station after racial slur
Former Cardinals outfielder Curt Ford said Thursday he may move away from the St. Louis area in disgust after being punched in an allegedly unprovoked, race-related attack at a gas station."I'm going to let the authorities handle this situation, but I've had enough of St. Louis," Ford said in a phone interview Thursday. "You hear about this kind of stuff happening, and I always knew it existed because of my previous experience working here in St. Louis, but you try to keep away from it and there is just no way you can do that unless you stay inside like a hermit.
"I'm going to let the authorities handle this situation, but I've had enough of St. Louis," Ford said in a phone interview Thursday. "You hear about this kind of stuff happening, and I always knew it existed because of my previous experience working here in St. Louis, but you try to keep away from it and there is just no way you can do that unless you stay inside like a hermit.
― who is dankey kang (Karl Malone), Thursday, 26 March 2015 20:46 (nine years ago) link
bourjos doubled today! now 4-for-33
― mookieproof, Friday, 27 March 2015 18:57 (nine years ago) link
martinez = fifth starter
gonzales to memphis
― mookieproof, Monday, 30 March 2015 20:51 (nine years ago) link
on the other hand, pete kozma has made the team
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 31 March 2015 14:11 (nine years ago) link
he's out of options.
we are all, sadly, out of options
― who is dankey kang (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 31 March 2015 14:38 (nine years ago) link
at least this should the final year for kozma. i'm much more comfortable with his role on the team now, with peralta and wong comfortably in front of him. as long as you just focus on his decent defense and assume that every single one of his plate appearances will end up as a weak groundball to 2B, he's not as much of a let down.
― who is dankey kang (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 31 March 2015 14:40 (nine years ago) link
carlos villanueva: swinger
Villanueva has never made more than 16 starts or logged fewer than 33 appearances. With the exception of one season he spent fully in the bullpen, he has also always made at least five starts. That puts him in some extremely rarified air.When it comes to moving back-and-forth from bullpen to rotation, nobody swings like Carlos Villanueva.Setting the parameters for what constitutes a swingman is a bit arbitrary, but Ben's initial framework seems solid - 16 or fewer starts and at least 33 appearances. That means we're talking about guys who made at least twice as many appearances in relief as starting. We'll also need some kind of floor to separate guys who were really just relievers who only made a couple of token starts. I'll set the minimum at five starts - the fewest Villanueva has made.Under those conditions, Carlos Villanueva has qualified as a "swingman" in seven different seasons. No other pitcher since 1920 has met those conditions in more than five. (If you bump the minimum number of starts down to three, Villanueva is still the king, though a couple others come closer with six seasons.)
When it comes to moving back-and-forth from bullpen to rotation, nobody swings like Carlos Villanueva.
Setting the parameters for what constitutes a swingman is a bit arbitrary, but Ben's initial framework seems solid - 16 or fewer starts and at least 33 appearances. That means we're talking about guys who made at least twice as many appearances in relief as starting. We'll also need some kind of floor to separate guys who were really just relievers who only made a couple of token starts. I'll set the minimum at five starts - the fewest Villanueva has made.
Under those conditions, Carlos Villanueva has qualified as a "swingman" in seven different seasons. No other pitcher since 1920 has met those conditions in more than five. (If you bump the minimum number of starts down to three, Villanueva is still the king, though a couple others come closer with six seasons.)
https://cdn2.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/uTI1KzogLSeYJn6OQYbbKPkG0b0=/0x1419:3264x3595/730x487/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/45626576/usa-today-7849024.0.jpg
― who is dankey kang (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 1 April 2015 14:19 (nine years ago) link
Lindbergh w/ Wrath of Khan ref
http://grantland.com/the-triangle/2015-mlb-nl-central-preview-cardinals-pirates-cubs-brewers-reds/
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 1 April 2015 17:30 (nine years ago) link
the rotation is set:
wainwrightlynnlackeywachamartinez
surprised to see wacha down at #4, considering that he has a good chance of outpitching wainwright this year (that may be overly optimistic, but not by much), but maybe it has to do with managing his IP count?
― who is dankey kang (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 1 April 2015 19:26 (nine years ago) link
did the cards have to pay lackey real money or did he honor that injury clause & is only making the league minimum?
― pimento is a cheese, some call it the caviar of the south (slothroprhymes), Wednesday, 1 April 2015 19:28 (nine years ago) link
league minimum. there's been discussion of paying him more, but only if it's part of an extension deal, and lackey seems to be holding out for free agency.
― who is dankey kang (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 1 April 2015 19:30 (nine years ago) link
well at least that means he'll try & pitch well if he still wants to play! regardless of where that might be.
it's dark times indeed where i sort of miss john lackey on the sox :/
― pimento is a cheese, some call it the caviar of the south (slothroprhymes), Wednesday, 1 April 2015 19:33 (nine years ago) link
i feel bad but i kind of dislike lackey just because of the FACE he makes as he waits for the catcher to give him a sign. it's just this really stupid, open-mouthed bleeeeehhhhh. lance lynn's dopey face is just as bad if not worse, but i guess i've had more time to get used to it.
― who is dankey kang (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 1 April 2015 19:37 (nine years ago) link
my evaluations of starting pitchers uses a complex blend of advanced stats and facial analysis.
― who is dankey kang (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 1 April 2015 19:38 (nine years ago) link
lol, yea he does look pretty hickish and redassed, which seems like it matches his persona
i mean personally he's a huge douche. see "lackey, john, marital relations, 2011." also see, "chicken and beer," and sadly i don't mean the excellent ludacris album
― pimento is a cheese, some call it the caviar of the south (slothroprhymes), Wednesday, 1 April 2015 19:44 (nine years ago) link
but maaaaaan he was pretty all right in 2013 and even 14
shoot, i knew about chicken & beer but not about the divorce thing. yikes.
this year i kinda want to take screen shots of every pitcher doing their stupid face as they look at the catcher between pitches and make one really long video montage
― who is dankey kang (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 1 April 2015 19:51 (nine years ago) link
would watch
― pimento is a cheese, some call it the caviar of the south (slothroprhymes), Wednesday, 1 April 2015 19:52 (nine years ago) link
i can understand a pitcher being unhappy when someone behind him makes an error, but lackey's body language is like asshole performance art
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 1 April 2015 20:36 (nine years ago) link
Jenifer Langosch @LangoschMLB#stlcards OF Tommy Pham headed to see Texas physician re: his left quad strain. Three weeks after sustaining injury, he's not feeling right.
:( feel so bad for this guy.
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 2 April 2015 14:38 (nine years ago) link
i know it's just spring training, but the cardinals came in dead last in runs scored (by a wide margin, too), and were near the very bottom in HRs, SLG, OPS, pretty much every offensive stat that wasn't weakly grounding out to 2B. they did lead the NL in SBs, but i'm trying to track down how many times they were caught stealing, because that must have set some sort of record.
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 2 April 2015 19:54 (nine years ago) link
ah, found it. they led MLB in caught stealing, and ended up with a 67.5% SB%
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 2 April 2015 19:58 (nine years ago) link
http://mlb.mlb.com/assets/images/3/0/0/81074300/cuts/Waino2_t0hmahpz_v01uw182.jpg
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 3 April 2015 16:08 (nine years ago) link
i don't think he has the correct number of stars there.
― AKA Thermo Thinwall (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 3 April 2015 17:04 (nine years ago) link
matheny on psychology and wainwright as the opening day starter:
"I don't know if it's a psychological advantage over the opposition, but I think it's a psychological advantage for our club to where that's the guy who is leading our pitching staff."
...definitely
― Karl Malone, Friday, 3 April 2015 21:43 (nine years ago) link
that's why bartolo : is the mets' opening day starter
― mookieproof, Saturday, 4 April 2015 00:06 (nine years ago) link
went ahead and made this in preparation for the season, sure it will come in handy
https://38.media.tumblr.com/e3c19beace710ea2b174ad13a297ff66/tumblr_nmak1xMXK11qdmmiqo1_500.gif
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 4 April 2015 16:51 (nine years ago) link
hahahahahaaaaa
― WilliamC, Saturday, 4 April 2015 20:04 (nine years ago) link
great crowd! this game already feels more intense than any game these two have played in several years
― Karl Malone, Monday, 6 April 2015 00:03 (nine years ago) link
https://twitter.com/BestFansStLouis/status/584869281214652418/photo/1
― Andy K, Monday, 6 April 2015 00:10 (nine years ago) link
wooooooooooooooooow.
― slothroprhymes, Monday, 6 April 2015 00:19 (nine years ago) link
i hope this season is a classic. getting such good vibes (not just from the run in the first inning either, i promise)
― Karl Malone, Monday, 6 April 2015 00:29 (nine years ago) link
all the nl central games feel important this year
def because 3 of its teams have the potential to be great and the brewers could be goodish sustainably and...there are also the reds, they do stuff...
― slothroprhymes, Monday, 6 April 2015 00:40 (nine years ago) link
will lester attempt to throw to 1B?
― Karl Malone, Monday, 6 April 2015 00:43 (nine years ago) link
seriously weird he never threw to 1B in all of 2014, i mean how in the
would've really loved if he had and gotten kolten wong, would remind me of a certain other time kolten wong got thrown out at first
but alas
― slothroprhymes, Monday, 6 April 2015 00:46 (nine years ago) link
*koltentears*
― Karl Malone, Monday, 6 April 2015 00:47 (nine years ago) link
wainwright has no right to complain about the strike zone at this point
― Karl Malone, Monday, 6 April 2015 00:48 (nine years ago) link
but seriously, it is def just not a thing he does since 2011, seems like he would rather work himself out of jams
― slothroprhymes, Monday, 6 April 2015 00:49 (nine years ago) link
which did not really always work! but last year it was kind of a nonissue - until the wild card game.
― slothroprhymes, Monday, 6 April 2015 00:50 (nine years ago) link
two runs matted in already
― Karl Malone, Monday, 6 April 2015 00:53 (nine years ago) link
ouch, jon lester coming up in the 8th position in the order, TLR style, with 2 outs and a runner on 3B.
joe maddon...is a genius
― Karl Malone, Monday, 6 April 2015 00:59 (nine years ago) link
cool strike zone tonight
― Karl Malone, Monday, 6 April 2015 01:34 (nine years ago) link
it's...not consistent to say the least
― slothroprhymes, Monday, 6 April 2015 01:35 (nine years ago) link
i was mostly joking (i'd rather they spend the money to get heyward) and the cardinals aren't too prone to panic signings. without lynn, the rotation would be something like:
wainwrightcarlos martinezjaime garciamichael wachacooney/lyons for the first part of the year, then hopefully a bounceback marco gonzalez or even noted bob marley fan alex reyes later in the year
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, November 10, 2015 4:42 PM (14 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
damn no love for the lackeyman
― slothroprhymes, Tuesday, 10 November 2015 21:59 (eight years ago) link
i don't mind the ol' saltster but he's a free agent
if they could get him for 2 years he might be worth overpaying a little, but he'll likely get 3 years at 14 or 15 per year and that's a little too salty
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 10 November 2015 22:04 (eight years ago) link
rapture
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ca0pfqaUMAAYd_s.jpg
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 11 February 2016 11:28 (eight years ago) link
lol'd more at RS Nation tbh
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 11 February 2016 11:29 (eight years ago) link
https://twitter.com/vivaelbirdos/status/697783749333934081
Several international sources believe the Cardinals are preparing to exceed their upcoming international bonus pool, joining the Padres, Braves and Nationals as teams going over on July 2.
― bnw, Thursday, 11 February 2016 15:05 (eight years ago) link
excellent
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 11 February 2016 15:06 (eight years ago) link
one of the prospects at spring training in florida is named Daniel Poncedeleon
― bnw, Thursday, 25 February 2016 22:35 (eight years ago) link
That guy is in camp purely because of his name.
Want to start the new thread? I'd do it but I'm awful at coming up with punny thread titles
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 25 February 2016 22:40 (eight years ago) link
does anyone here actually like the cardinals tho
― How Butch, I mean (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Friday, 26 February 2016 04:29 (eight years ago) link
Doesn't everyone love the cardinals??
― Karl Malone, Friday, 26 February 2016 13:21 (eight years ago) link
just The Way!
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Friday, 26 February 2016 13:48 (eight years ago) link
very tempted to start Hacking Ass: the 2016 St. Louis Cardinals Thread
― Immediate Follower (NA), Friday, 26 February 2016 17:01 (eight years ago) link
commit
― How Butch, I mean (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Saturday, 27 February 2016 16:34 (eight years ago) link
that would be understandable in pretty much any year from 1908-2015, but given the likelihood of a total beatdown in 2016, the etymology of the thread title might begin to make me freak out around late summer
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 27 February 2016 16:41 (eight years ago) link
no way a Cubbie fan starts the thread unless we can name yours :[
― bnw, Tuesday, 1 March 2016 15:24 (eight years ago) link
Haters gonna hatehttps://media.giphy.com/media/3o85xFLWq8XpFW84Rq/giphy.gif
― bnw, Tuesday, 1 March 2016 15:54 (eight years ago) link