4 losses in a row = drop out of WC2 slot
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 15 September 2018 23:44 (five years ago) link
the rest of the season features 7 more games against the dodgers, cubs, and brewers, so for better or worse they'll have a decent opportunity to earn it.
news broke earlier today that they offered flaherty and another player for donaldson, last off-season. glad that didn't work out!
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 15 September 2018 23:50 (five years ago) link
i hope i eat my words later tonight, but my stomach is already in a knot about this wainwright situation. he's starting tonight in a crucial game against the dodgers, still in the rotation, after an awful comeback start last week. watching that game was excruciating.
it started with an inning of the best velocity and movement i've seen from him since early 2017, which of course got me really excited about the possibility that his rehab actually worked and he was going to be useful down the stretch. a wonderful capstone to a great career. this was quickly followed by a nightmarish beatdown that should have been much worse, coupled with a 6-mph drop in velocity on his fastball, hanging many curves in the middle of the zone, and an ill-advised decision to send him back out for one more inning, which featured the same worrisome velocity and hanging curves. but no one scored in that last inning, somehow, and then the offense saved the day so that he didn't get the all-important Loss. immediately afterward they announced he would remain in the rotation. a very matheny-esque decision imo. it could get ugly out there.
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 16 September 2018 16:11 (five years ago) link
especially frustrating because he could be legitimately useful in the bullpen right now.
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 16 September 2018 16:13 (five years ago) link
Game score 75!
― timellison, Monday, 17 September 2018 04:14 (five years ago) link
i am a genius
― Karl Malone, Monday, 17 September 2018 04:22 (five years ago) link
*eats words*
that was ~vintage wainwright~, it really was. if nothing else i'm really happy i was able to sit down and see it tonight, even if i'm not sure it'll ever happen again
― Karl Malone, Monday, 17 September 2018 04:23 (five years ago) link
Gomber has missed several possible called strikes tonight because he and Molina are not entirely on the same page and YM has to lunge around a bit.
― WmC, Wednesday, 19 September 2018 00:33 (five years ago) link
yeah, on the Sunday Night Baseball game the announcers were raving about his pitchframing abilities, but to my eye they haven't been particularly outstanding of late (not sure what the metrics are (or how reliable said metrics are))
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 19 September 2018 01:25 (five years ago) link
tyler o'neill, the guy at the party with his shirt off
https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/yS_J_NuRsesXtVmyiTeiRoarLU8=/0x0:953x529/1720x0/filters:focal(0x0:953x529):format(webp):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/13137033/tyler2.jpg
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 22 September 2018 23:37 (five years ago) link
if y'all can sweep the Cubs I will proudly wear a "best fans in baseball" t-shirt
― frogbs, Friday, 28 September 2018 18:25 (five years ago) link
it's remarkable how much more i like the cardinals when they're not managed by TLR or matheny. and even more so if they don't bring bud norris back next year
― mookieproof, Friday, 28 September 2018 18:32 (five years ago) link
i'd like 'em more without Molina but that's probably just sour grapes because he has an OPS of like 2.500 against Milwaukee
― frogbs, Friday, 28 September 2018 18:32 (five years ago) link
fact check: false
molina has hit .263/.324/.409 against milwaukee, and in fact has a higher OPS against all the other NL central teams
but yeah, i don't like him either
― mookieproof, Friday, 28 September 2018 18:38 (five years ago) link
oh then I was just talking about the games I watch
can you check that
― frogbs, Friday, 28 September 2018 18:41 (five years ago) link
(actually he has hit pretty well at miller park)
― mookieproof, Friday, 28 September 2018 18:46 (five years ago) link
Let me check my files...Looks like his OPS is 1.836 when I truly, truly believe in him as I cheer him on
― Karl Malone, Friday, 28 September 2018 21:22 (five years ago) link
RIP cardinals, btw. I just saw the score of today’s game with the cubs.
― Karl Malone, Friday, 28 September 2018 21:43 (five years ago) link
how about this miles mikolas kid
cinderella story out of japan, throws 200 innings, goes 18-4 . . . and all without striking out a single batter
― mookieproof, Saturday, 29 September 2018 20:08 (five years ago) link
https://awfulannouncing.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/94/2018/08/stl18.jpg
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 4 October 2018 00:08 (five years ago) link
viva el clemente bridge
― mookieproof, Thursday, 4 October 2018 01:37 (five years ago) link
according to some admittedly dubious math and a lot of assumptions, the guy who threw the baseball back after stanton's HR throws harder than marcell ozuna
https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2018/10/6/17939400/who-you-got-marcell-ozuna-or-stanton-home-run-guy
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 6 October 2018 16:33 (five years ago) link
Oquendo will remain in the organization, working out of Jupiter. https://t.co/Op4JYzxbr8— Jenifer Langosch (@LangoschMLB) October 16, 2018
noooooooooooooo
― 1-800-CALL-ATT (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 16 October 2018 16:58 (five years ago) link
Yadier Molina has been named the recipient of the prestigious 2018 Roberto Clemente Award in recognition of his exemplary humanitarian efforts, including relief work in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria in 2017. #STLCards pic.twitter.com/vOo6SWUxBT— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) October 24, 2018
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 24 October 2018 19:12 (five years ago) link
good, bcz the Mets' nominee was Jose Reyes
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 24 October 2018 21:36 (five years ago) link
willie turned 60 on friday and i am ashamed to have forgotten until now
― mookieproof, Monday, 5 November 2018 20:10 (five years ago) link
Karl Malone has to get a Joe Posnanski subscription so he can read this and have several meltdowns.
http://theathletic.com/1352678/2019/11/05/posnanski-on-mike-matheny-and-the-challenges-of-being-a-21st-century-baseball-manager/
― clemenza, Tuesday, 5 November 2019 20:17 (four years ago) link
:D
i am very curious!i do think matheny might have been an excellent 20th century baseball manager
― at home in the alternate future, (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 5 November 2019 20:20 (four years ago) link
When Posnanski moved to The Athletic, I remember him saying he didn't mind if subscribers occasionally re-posted something, so here's the Matheny piece on a Google Doc:
http://docs.google.com/document/d/1jGg1VPWGE24006Lgt56qTu4I1DFTS1sREuXNOV0F7iM/edit
― clemenza, Tuesday, 5 November 2019 23:50 (four years ago) link
Just read it...Good bookend to Hinch/Cole.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 6 November 2019 05:12 (four years ago) link
Thanks for posting that. I can see matheny sticking around KC for a while, but he seems to be particularly ill-suited to an up and coming team of prospects. In STL he was known for favoring poor-performing veterans for years at a time while providing inconsistent playing time to the prospects underneath. Maybe that won’t be such an issue in KC.
― at home in the alternate future, (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 15:02 (four years ago) link
happy willie mcgee's birthday, everyone
― mookieproof, Monday, 2 November 2020 15:28 (three years ago) link
happy willie mcgee's birthday. he's 62, today.
https://i.imgur.com/oY2lPtW.jpg
― just another 3-pinnochio post by (Karl Malone), Monday, 2 November 2020 16:12 (three years ago) link
MC Gee is on the mic tonight
― just another 3-pinnochio post by (Karl Malone), Monday, 2 November 2020 16:13 (three years ago) link
not sure what other teams were covered under fox sports midwest, but it's now sinclair_gambling.jpg(tm)
...Fox Sports Midwest (along with most other RSNs acquired by Sinclair) will be renamed some permutation of Bally Sports, thanks to a deal with gaming and casino giant Bally’s Corporation.Sinclair President and CEO Chris Ripley promised more integration of sports betting into the broadcasts, in an effort to “gamify sports.” That may involve some new technology for viewers to place bets via the TV or app they are watching on. But even without some new technology, if betters are watching the game and placing bets on their mobile apps - and they are - if Bally’s can drive those fans to bet via their book rather than DraftKings or William Hill or someone else, that’s a money-maker.The silver lining for Cardinals fans is that this deal aims to provide more options for you to watch the games. Ripley also announced a plan to offer a standalone subscription for RSNs in their given territories. In other words, you will be able to subscribe to just Bally Sports Midwest (or whatever it’s called). Ripley promised this was being developed aggressively and would launch next year, though it is not clear if that will happen before Opening Day.My guess is this will come in the form of a Bally Sports Midwest App, likely available on all your mobile devices, AppleTV and Roku, etc. And yes, I would expect that while you are streaming the game on your Bally’s Sports Midwest App, you can get some action on the Jack Flaherty strikeout prop.
Fox Sports Midwest (along with most other RSNs acquired by Sinclair) will be renamed some permutation of Bally Sports, thanks to a deal with gaming and casino giant Bally’s Corporation.
Sinclair President and CEO Chris Ripley promised more integration of sports betting into the broadcasts, in an effort to “gamify sports.” That may involve some new technology for viewers to place bets via the TV or app they are watching on. But even without some new technology, if betters are watching the game and placing bets on their mobile apps - and they are - if Bally’s can drive those fans to bet via their book rather than DraftKings or William Hill or someone else, that’s a money-maker.
The silver lining for Cardinals fans is that this deal aims to provide more options for you to watch the games. Ripley also announced a plan to offer a standalone subscription for RSNs in their given territories. In other words, you will be able to subscribe to just Bally Sports Midwest (or whatever it’s called). Ripley promised this was being developed aggressively and would launch next year, though it is not clear if that will happen before Opening Day.
My guess is this will come in the form of a Bally Sports Midwest App, likely available on all your mobile devices, AppleTV and Roku, etc. And yes, I would expect that while you are streaming the game on your Bally’s Sports Midwest App, you can get some action on the Jack Flaherty strikeout prop.
https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2020/11/25/21718960/the-deal-between-ballys-and-sinclair-will-provide-more-ways-to-watch-cardinals-baseball(stupid URL)
― Karl Malone, Friday, 27 November 2020 01:30 (three years ago) link
missed this, 6 years ago, but it's great:
https://www.sbnation.com/2014/5/15/5717272/sb-nation-reviews-willie-mcgee
...When he got to the plate, he looked like he had just been beaten by angry people with truncheons, a crouched, stiff figure who didn't swing a bat so much as he threw it at the ball hoping for something to happen. It was a half-swing, really, the kind you'd take if an old war injury had left you with half a shoulder joint and shards of depleted uranium in your knees. He leaned backward waiting for pitches like a 75 mile an hour gale was blowing in his face. He looked, in the words of his teammate John Morris, like he "was in a lot of pain, and having a miserable time."That sounds bad, but it got worse. At one point, provided McGee threw the bat and it made contact with the ball, there was a point where Willie McGee, all pained face and salvage-grade joints, had to begin moving like a human. Once he turned and got over the shock of hitting the ball-- and no matter the situation, McGee always looked shocked he'd made contact -- McGee would lurch forward and begin running on the balls of his feet, always at a ridiculously pitched angle like he had an invisible drag chute bolted directly to his shoulder blades.It looked fast in motion, but let's specify what kind of fast. There is the fast of a Usain Bolt, the kind of effortless, long-striding speed, and there is the bull-strong intimidation of a Lamborghini you get when someone with giant traps can also run a 4.4 second 40 yard dash. (Think Bo Jackson in his prime.) Then there is the kind of fast that terrifies you for all the wrong reasons, like when a toddler in a grocery cart gets loose and begins rolling downhill in a busy parking lot. That is the kind of speed Willie McGee had: something that once in motion begs for a merciful stop, and the immediate intervention of safety authorities.You may like an athlete because they happen to be very good at what they do. You won't love them for this, though, or at least not without combining it with other variables that make them unique. There were players as good as Willie McGee, but none were as entertaining to watch based strictly on quirk and the apparent misery that every step caused him. That misery was only part of it, though. McGee chose the odd set of options in life in every facet of the game, a switch hitter who looked equally strange from either side of the plate, a superb center fielder prone to rare but grandiose mistakes in the field, and a man who could not take a baseball card portrait without looking like you had just:a.) bought him the most adorable rabbit in all the worldb.) made it his only and best friendc.) slaughtered this rabbit in front of his horrified eyesd.) put a bat in his hand, and pointed him toward the DonRuss artist while tapping at your watchIt's easy to explain why you love a conventionally excellent player, but way, way more fun to try and explain the appeal of a top-flight athlete whose every step and twitch appeared to be bringing him dangerously close to death itself. You had this guy, St. Louis, and he was awesome and everything, but every time he hit a triple he'd pop up and have the saddest look on his face like everything he loved had died, and left him with the soul of an ancient, sad, and immortal Golem. It was like watching Buster Keaton play centerfield, and he was like that every time he played.
That sounds bad, but it got worse. At one point, provided McGee threw the bat and it made contact with the ball, there was a point where Willie McGee, all pained face and salvage-grade joints, had to begin moving like a human. Once he turned and got over the shock of hitting the ball-- and no matter the situation, McGee always looked shocked he'd made contact -- McGee would lurch forward and begin running on the balls of his feet, always at a ridiculously pitched angle like he had an invisible drag chute bolted directly to his shoulder blades.
It looked fast in motion, but let's specify what kind of fast. There is the fast of a Usain Bolt, the kind of effortless, long-striding speed, and there is the bull-strong intimidation of a Lamborghini you get when someone with giant traps can also run a 4.4 second 40 yard dash. (Think Bo Jackson in his prime.) Then there is the kind of fast that terrifies you for all the wrong reasons, like when a toddler in a grocery cart gets loose and begins rolling downhill in a busy parking lot. That is the kind of speed Willie McGee had: something that once in motion begs for a merciful stop, and the immediate intervention of safety authorities.
You may like an athlete because they happen to be very good at what they do. You won't love them for this, though, or at least not without combining it with other variables that make them unique. There were players as good as Willie McGee, but none were as entertaining to watch based strictly on quirk and the apparent misery that every step caused him. That misery was only part of it, though. McGee chose the odd set of options in life in every facet of the game, a switch hitter who looked equally strange from either side of the plate, a superb center fielder prone to rare but grandiose mistakes in the field, and a man who could not take a baseball card portrait without looking like you had just:
a.) bought him the most adorable rabbit in all the world
b.) made it his only and best friend
c.) slaughtered this rabbit in front of his horrified eyes
d.) put a bat in his hand, and pointed him toward the DonRuss artist while tapping at your watch
It's easy to explain why you love a conventionally excellent player, but way, way more fun to try and explain the appeal of a top-flight athlete whose every step and twitch appeared to be bringing him dangerously close to death itself. You had this guy, St. Louis, and he was awesome and everything, but every time he hit a triple he'd pop up and have the saddest look on his face like everything he loved had died, and left him with the soul of an ancient, sad, and immortal Golem. It was like watching Buster Keaton play centerfield, and he was like that every time he played.
― Karl Malone, Friday, 25 December 2020 19:01 (three years ago) link
That’s great.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 26 December 2020 04:05 (three years ago) link
i've come to the conclusion that he is my third-favorite ballplayer of all time
the two ahead of him either shared my surname or gave me a childhood lesson in decency, and both played for my home team.
willie mcgee is just a guy who was really good at baseball, and completely took over game four of the 1982 world series, and fucking look at him. <3
― mookieproof, Saturday, 26 December 2020 04:15 (three years ago) link
Mookie Wilson and ???
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 26 December 2020 04:31 (three years ago) link
lol
dave parker & willie stargell
― mookieproof, Saturday, 26 December 2020 04:34 (three years ago) link
I was close!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 26 December 2020 04:38 (three years ago) link
Wild guess:
Parker = surnameStargell = decency
― clemenza, Saturday, 26 December 2020 19:21 (three years ago) link
Obviously, Mookieproof’s real name is Cobra.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 26 December 2020 21:33 (three years ago) link
willie mcgee is 63 today <3
https://greatestondirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/willie-mcgee-1983-smiling.jpg
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 2 November 2021 05:56 (two years ago) link
From Goldschmidt's Baseball Reference page:
Nicknames: Goldy or America's First Baseman
Really? Someone somewhere has actually called him "America's First Baseman"?
― clemenza, Friday, 29 July 2022 20:40 (one year ago) link
i called him that, but the full quote is "america's first basemen in being a moran"
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Friday, 29 July 2022 23:25 (one year ago) link
Hes America's first basemen because he isn't allowed anywhere else
― ✖, Saturday, 30 July 2022 00:01 (one year ago) link
yadi is (allegedly) skipping 2 games to watch the puerto rican basketball team he owns play in the championship
― ✖, Sunday, 21 August 2022 04:01 (one year ago) link
yes, but during that time his knees will heal
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 21 August 2022 05:02 (one year ago) link
Goldschmidt just isn't letting up. His OPS+ after yesterday is 202; the only players this century to finish with an OPS+ over 200 are Bonds (4 times), Soto, and Sosa. I can't see a first baseman who did it since Bagwell (213) and Thomas (212) in '94. I expect he'll fall back, but what a season. (Judge is at 194 right now.)
― clemenza, Monday, 22 August 2022 18:42 (one year ago) link