wow, really excellent play from Betts there
― typo hell #12: a hundreds of millions of people (Karl Malone), Thursday, 7 October 2021 00:18 (two years ago) link
Didn't think that would be how the first run would score
― Bee OK, Thursday, 7 October 2021 00:19 (two years ago) link
couple defensive miscues there, surprising.
man, i didn't realize that dodgers fans hated yadi too! i forget their reason
― typo hell #12: a hundreds of millions of people (Karl Malone), Thursday, 7 October 2021 00:22 (two years ago) link
(for being a whining asshole, probably, lol)
― typo hell #12: a hundreds of millions of people (Karl Malone), Thursday, 7 October 2021 00:23 (two years ago) link
Only one run out of that mess, hope it doesn't cost them
― Bee OK, Thursday, 7 October 2021 00:25 (two years ago) link
Who is this fumbly guy at SS?
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 7 October 2021 00:31 (two years ago) link
check this guy out
https://i.imgur.com/3Olf5JF.jpg
― typo hell #12: a hundreds of millions of people (Karl Malone), Thursday, 7 October 2021 00:31 (two years ago) link
xp that's sosa
he's a rookie, first off and he only became the starter over the last month of the season or so. dejong was bad this year and got injured in september/october, and right when sosa took over he played very, very well and the team went on a 17-game winning streak. but when dejong came back, there was a question of who the starter was. seems like it's sosa, now!
despite appearances, he's actually very, very good with the glove. overall, an equal to dejong defensively, which is impressive because dejong is one of the best defensive shortstops in the NL at least. they have very different styles, though. Dejong's defensive value comes in the form of his strong and accurate arm, his consistency. Sosa has very good range and a very strong arm as well. that first hit to him that he bobbled wasn't exactly an easy play, either - it was 99 off the bat
― typo hell #12: a hundreds of millions of people (Karl Malone), Thursday, 7 October 2021 00:36 (two years ago) link
Going back to Ozzie and Tom Niedenfeur - the Cards have kinda had the Dodgers number in the playoffs. Got to say, I would rather the Cards continue this as I have an eternal loathing of the Dodgers.
― earlnash, Thursday, 7 October 2021 00:39 (two years ago) link
also: sosa is very, very fast. fastest on the team at 29.8 mph sprint speed, good for 13th in MLB.
faster: trea turner, 2nd, 30.6just slightly slower: tyler o'neill, 14th, 29.7, harrison bader, 20th, 29.5
― typo hell #12: a hundreds of millions of people (Karl Malone), Thursday, 7 October 2021 00:39 (two years ago) link
very glad to get up to 35 pitches on scherzer, still going in the 2nd.
my nightmare scenario was one of those class scherzer games where somehow it's the 8th inning and he has 10 strikeouts and seems to be getting stronger
― typo hell #12: a hundreds of millions of people (Karl Malone), Thursday, 7 October 2021 00:42 (two years ago) link
Hi-five earlash
― Bee OK, Thursday, 7 October 2021 00:43 (two years ago) link
anyone watching on TBS hear those tones in the background of the audio? kind of sounds like an ice cream truck?
― typo hell #12: a hundreds of millions of people (Karl Malone), Thursday, 7 October 2021 00:45 (two years ago) link
wainwright is a low-key _excellent_ bunter
― typo hell #12: a hundreds of millions of people (Karl Malone), Thursday, 7 October 2021 00:46 (two years ago) link
I'm still pissed at the Giants over that grand slam though by Posey against the Reds though.
Can't hate Johnny Cueto though...
― earlnash, Thursday, 7 October 2021 00:46 (two years ago) link
Even when I am not drinking I still post like I am...
― earlnash, Thursday, 7 October 2021 00:47 (two years ago) link
IXLOR is cruel like life, you get no chance to edit.
also, re: sosa: as a prospect he has long been seen as passable with the bat, but as a reliable defensive replacement. he's gained the starting spot recently because he's had some luck hitting this year. he's so fast, though, and makes consistent enough strong contact that it seems like he may be underrated as a hitter. he's one of those guys that makes routine plays close and forces some "errors"
― typo hell #12: a hundreds of millions of people (Karl Malone), Thursday, 7 October 2021 00:48 (two years ago) link
xp IXLOR!
― typo hell #12: a hundreds of millions of people (Karl Malone), Thursday, 7 October 2021 00:49 (two years ago) link
That was such a huge moment for Posey
Several Xpost
― Bee OK, Thursday, 7 October 2021 00:49 (two years ago) link
I'm sure Posey and Gene Tenace have a good laugh whenever they get together.
― earlnash, Thursday, 7 October 2021 00:50 (two years ago) link
Tenace also won a 4th ring with the Cardinals to complete the chain.
― earlnash, Thursday, 7 October 2021 00:52 (two years ago) link
Where is the strike box TBS?
― Bee OK, Thursday, 7 October 2021 00:53 (two years ago) link
Annoying
Circa 1982 my father had a dream in which Gene Tenace held a bat as if it were a mic and sang "My Way."
Growing up in St. Louis was weird, circa 1982
― Extinct Namibian shrub genus: Var. (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 7 October 2021 00:54 (two years ago) link
i always forget tenace was on that '82 cardinals team!
his fangraphs stats are kind of insane for that season, surprisingly so. he only got into 66 games, 165 PAs, and somehow put up a 168 wRC+ and 2.1 fWAR!! over 600 PAs, that would be like a 8 WAR season!
― typo hell #12: a hundreds of millions of people (Karl Malone), Thursday, 7 October 2021 00:54 (two years ago) link
They're also not showing MPH
― Bee OK, Thursday, 7 October 2021 00:54 (two years ago) link
i said "wow!" out loud at the tommy edman play, and then the announcer yelled "wow!"
― typo hell #12: a hundreds of millions of people (Karl Malone), Thursday, 7 October 2021 00:56 (two years ago) link
they show the strike box in the replay sometimes, after a close pitch
you can also see it here: https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/gamefeed?date=10/6/2021&gamePk=660937&chartType=pitch&legendType=pitchName&playerType=pitcher&inning=&count=&pitchHand=&batSide=&descFilter=&ptFilter=&resultFilter=&hf=scoreboard#660937
SICCCC
― typo hell #12: a hundreds of millions of people (Karl Malone), Thursday, 7 October 2021 00:57 (two years ago) link
Note: I have utterly no sports allegiances except, paradoxically, for the 1982 Cardinals.
So I have lived for 50 years, mostly just keeping silent during most sports-related conversations. Unless they happened to veer into territory that might somehow involve the Cardinals from 1978-1984.
Imagine spending four decades like this: mostly remaining silent, but patiently hoping that Ozzie Smith or Bruce Sutter or Joaquin Andujar might come up in conversation.
And who should come up but: GENE muthaflippin TENACE?
― Extinct Namibian shrub genus: Var. (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 7 October 2021 01:08 (two years ago) link
i can heavily relate to this
― typo hell #12: a hundreds of millions of people (Karl Malone), Thursday, 7 October 2021 01:12 (two years ago) link
I had to google Joaquin Andujar
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 7 October 2021 01:13 (two years ago) link
the legend goes that he was an angry man sometimes
― typo hell #12: a hundreds of millions of people (Karl Malone), Thursday, 7 October 2021 01:16 (two years ago) link
Fumbly!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 7 October 2021 01:18 (two years ago) link
That short stop sucks
― Bee OK, Thursday, 7 October 2021 01:18 (two years ago) link
Yes
― Bee OK, Thursday, 7 October 2021 01:27 (two years ago) link
I had no idea Bellinger was that awful this year. Wow.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 7 October 2021 01:28 (two years ago) link
Andujar's meltdown against the Royals was an all-timer. Dude made Carlos Zambrano seem even-keeled.
Tenace reference...I was 3 years old and got drunk as f'k.
https://www.nytimes.com/1972/10/23/archives/as-beat-reds-32-in-seventh-game-and-take-series-tenace-bats-in-2.html
― earlnash, Thursday, 7 October 2021 01:40 (two years ago) link
I can wax poetic on Merv Rettenmund too who played college baseball at Ball State.
Tank Howard was the next BSU Cardinal to play in the bigs. Saw him play a game in college, dude looked like a ball player. Mike Roesler who was at Ball St. also the same time got a cup of coffee eventually with the Reds too.
― earlnash, Thursday, 7 October 2021 01:44 (two years ago) link
Solo shots should not kill you
― Bee OK, Thursday, 7 October 2021 01:45 (two years ago) link
Tank Howard's long career also ended as a Cardinal (St. Louis- this time) to bring this thread hijack full circle.
― earlnash, Thursday, 7 October 2021 01:46 (two years ago) link
runners are being left on base at a healthy clip
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, 7 October 2021 02:18 (two years ago) link
The Andujar meltdown was something else--not sure if he was slightly more or less crazed than pine-tar Brett.
― clemenza, Thursday, 7 October 2021 02:27 (two years ago) link
https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/stltoday.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/e/1c/e1c2b59d-4918-522c-a7a8-53be51c329b6/581a0914c7fd9.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C805
https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/private/ar_16:9,g_auto,q_auto:good,w_1536,c_fill,f_jpg/mlb/nbpogto9uyxivzisgxw5
Close.
― clemenza, Thursday, 7 October 2021 02:30 (two years ago) link
That was a p impressive catch by Goldschmidt to end the inning.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 7 October 2021 02:58 (two years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/QwnEwVD.jpg
― typo hell #12: a hundreds of millions of people (Karl Malone), Thursday, 7 October 2021 03:06 (two years ago) link
Breath
― Bee OK, Thursday, 7 October 2021 03:16 (two years ago) link
Listening to both radio streams, each booth has one deeper, smooth-voiced guy, and one slightly nasally reedy-voiced guy. Strange that the latter are getting the majority of the airtime.
― Michael F Gill, Thursday, 7 October 2021 03:26 (two years ago) link
Unbelievable
― Bee OK, Thursday, 7 October 2021 03:26 (two years ago) link