Open Thread: Cardinals vs. Brewers, 10/16/11, Game 6
St. Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers, Oct 16, 2011 8:05 PM EDT
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stuck at work bored
so whens the android app go live? In time for my new Nexus Prime????!?!?!??!?! Christmas? Chaunukah????
I hate Philadelphia so much.
On October 17th
of 2012
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"He who gets the best players usually wins" - Bobby Bowden
OK, that's enough
I’d like to thank St. Louis for their part in ruining the Braves and Philth’s seasons, but it’s time to lay down and die and let the Brewers win so I don’t need to pop dramamine as Joe Buck and Tim McCarver wax poetic about Ryan Theriot’s heart, Tony LaRussa’s genius, or the classy fans in St. Louis during the World Series.
Mark Cuban for owner! Save us from the Wilpons!
by Greenpoint Ian on Oct 16, 2011 7:44 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
I lobby this
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"He who gets the best players usually wins" - Bobby Bowden
Third
And on that note, Cards score first.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Brewers already have
the BP up. It’s all hands on deck.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 8:18 PM EDT reply actions
That was an awesome out #2 at the plate
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"He who gets the best players usually wins" - Bobby Bowden
Uh, oh
This game is starting to look like a continuation of last night’s debacle.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 8:19 PM EDT reply actions
what horseshit
One thing I just can’t stand about St. Louis is that anyone they insert in that lineup turns into a superstar. It’s unbelievable. If the Mets had Berkman, Freese, and Nick Punto, they’d put up a collective -3 WAR.
I hope Texas absolutely destroys St. Louis.
Mark Cuban for owner! Save us from the Wilpons!
This game is far from over
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"He who gets the best players usually wins" - Bobby Bowden
And looks like
neither pitcher so far early here tonight has much.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
This could turn into a battle of the bullpens
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"He who gets the best players usually wins" - Bobby Bowden
Corey Hart
SMASH
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"He who gets the best players usually wins" - Bobby Bowden
So I get home and it's 4-0 Cardinals?
TRAID.
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by Steve Schreiber on Oct 16, 2011 8:30 PM EDT reply actions
4-1
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"He who gets the best players usually wins" - Bobby Bowden
Now, yes.
But when I turned on the tv, it was 4-0. And I said “TRAID” in my mind at that point.
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by Steve Schreiber on Oct 16, 2011 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions
FUUUUUUUUUrcal
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by Steve Schreiber on Oct 16, 2011 8:42 PM EDT reply actions
OK, so the game ain't over yet
But the amount of ridiculous luck St. Louis had to get here borders on the impossible. Atlanta completely imploding in September.,…The Phils blowing a 4-0 lead in game 2 after being BABIPed to death by Ryan Theriot. The Phils not managing a single run off of Carpenter in game 5….Marcum imploding in October after a fine regular season.
Also, Lance Berkman was terrible last year. Where the hell did his borderline MVP season come from?
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almost forgot...
The corpse of Rafael Furcal catching fire. The Cardinals disastrous bullpen shutting everyone down. It never ends…
Mark Cuban for owner! Save us from the Wilpons!
by Greenpoint Ian on Oct 16, 2011 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess the old adage
of it’s not how you start but how you finish comes into play this year with the Cards.
They’re lucky to have snuck in at all but did so b/c they had a great Sep while the Braves had a horrible Sep. That and the Phils offense had been stinking up the joint for a couple of months.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions
A certain BABIP Goddess needs to get with the program

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"He who gets the best players usually wins" - Bobby Bowden
WTH
I get home, and the Cards are already crushing the freaking Brewers. What happened to the Brewers starting pitching?!
The Brewers have starting pitching?
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"He who gets the best players usually wins" - Bobby Bowden
You know it's bad
when Randy Wolf has thrown your best game.
by BurleighGrimes on Oct 16, 2011 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions
This is a weird baseball game.
Other than the Carpenter/Halladay gem there has been nothing but hitting this postseason.
comeback time
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. "
– Tug McGraw when asked about his preference for grass or astroturf
Stupid slide by Hairston.
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by Steve Schreiber on Oct 16, 2011 8:49 PM EDT reply actions
And that's why
you don’t slide into first base.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 8:49 PM EDT reply actions
well, in this case I *kinda* get it
cuz he was just trying to avoid the tag.
by BurleighGrimes on Oct 16, 2011 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Well dang
it was so high, he could have just ducked. But yeah, in that split second to make the decision probably didn’t know how high that throw was coming in.
I still don’t get it. He probably would have been hurt less had the ball hit him.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
He'll be OK
Just let Ray Ramirez take a look
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"He who gets the best players usually wins" - Bobby Bowden
And he's staying in...
man, those Hairston’s are gritty. Completely and utterly mediocre, but gritty.
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by Steve Schreiber on Oct 16, 2011 8:51 PM EDT reply actions
God, Yuni Betencourt really freaking swings at everything, doesn't he?
he’s more brutal than Frenchy even.
What's sad is that his performance in the playoffs is probably going to net him a big contract.
Let’s hope that if the Phillies let Rollins walk, they sign Betancourt long term instead.
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by Steve Schreiber on Oct 16, 2011 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions
And by big,
I mean much bigger than he deserves…like a 2-3 year deal as opposed to a minor league deal with a spring training invite.
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by Steve Schreiber on Oct 16, 2011 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Oooh
I like this thinking.
Then again, I wouldn’t mind if the Phillies resigned Rollins either. You know he’s on the downside of his career.
Anyone – as long as it’s not Jose.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Or Igarashi
We don't want the Phillies taking our Iggy
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"He who gets the best players usually wins" - Bobby Bowden
There you go
Philly could let Madson walk and sign Iggy for their closer.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions
they ought to sign Iggy for SS
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. "
– Tug McGraw when asked about his preference for grass or astroturf
by Terry_is_God on Oct 16, 2011 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I lobby this.
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by Steve Schreiber on Oct 16, 2011 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
so true
I figure there are about 5 or so teams that are likely to be seriously in on Jose…hopefully the Phils get crossed off of that list by resigning Rollins.
by BurleighGrimes on Oct 16, 2011 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed.
As long as they completely overpay Rollins based on 2007 having happened, I’m okay with that. Rollins isn’t much of a hitter but he can still play solid defense at short, something Betancourt can only dream of.
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by Steve Schreiber on Oct 16, 2011 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I doubt Sandy overpays
for the worst defending, lowest OBP SS around, just to get his meagre power production. that is more of a ned colletti move.
by BurleighGrimes on Oct 16, 2011 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Sandy Alderson is not Omar Minaya, thankfully.
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by Steve Schreiber on Oct 16, 2011 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I read somewhere
they’re not allowed.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess they're not very secure
just seems very vintage.
by robotoverlord on Oct 16, 2011 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions
You always know where the hard wired phone is
And you don’t have to worry about a dead battery.
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"He who gets the best players usually wins" - Bobby Bowden
Yes,
and I actually like the Cardinals
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. "
– Tug McGraw when asked about his preference for grass or astroturf
by Terry_is_God on Oct 16, 2011 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Yuppers.
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by Steve Schreiber on Oct 16, 2011 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions
of course
I hate St. Louis almost as much as I hate the Phils, Braves, and Yankees.
Mark Cuban for owner! Save us from the Wilpons!
by Greenpoint Ian on Oct 16, 2011 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
So
wonder how many pitchers Tony uses in this game? I think he holds the record for the most amount of pitching changes in post season
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 8:55 PM EDT reply actions
There we go.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. "
– Tug McGraw when asked about his preference for grass or astroturf
WHAT TEH FUCK
IT IS AUTOMATICK EVERY TIME I ROOT FOR A TEAM THEY SUCK I WAS ROOTING FOR TEH TIGGERS BECUASE DETROIT COULD USE A BRAKE AND THEY LOSE I ROOT FOR THE MILKWALKEES BECUASE I HATE THE CARDINELS AND LOOK WHAT HAPPENS I TELL YOU I AM CURSED AND ANOTHER THING I GOT THIS NEW iPHONE AND WHAT A DISASTER HELLO HELLO MR. JOBS CAN YOU STOP PRETENDING YOU ARE DEAD AND FIX THIS PIECE OF SHIT I MEAN REALLY I HAVE TO CHARGE TEH BATTARY EVERY DAY WHAT TEH FUCK IS THAT MY OLD BLACKBERRY LAST ME 3 DAYS BETWEEN CHARGES DONT TELL ME THAT PLAYING ANGRY BIRDS DRAINS TEH BATTARY THIS IS BULLSHIT BUT ANYWAY BACK TO TEH BASEBALL I AM GLAD DERAK JETTAR IS NOT IN THE WORLD SERIOUS BECUASE I COULD NOT TAKE IT ANYMORE WITH TEH EDGE COMMERCIALS I GUESS WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO WATCH POOHOLES WITH TEH VITAMIN WATER OR WHATEVER TEH FUCK HE IS PUSHING
One day, this team is going to kill me.
by fxcarden on Oct 16, 2011 8:56 PM EDT reply actions 9 recs
timing so bad it's good
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. "
– Tug McGraw when asked about his preference for grass or astroturf
by Terry_is_God on Oct 16, 2011 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
recflagg'd
grissiony postseason rant!
by BurleighGrimes on Oct 16, 2011 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Ha!
So it’s all your fault. I was rooting for the Tigers too.
But here come the Brewers.
Rec’d.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions
You know the economy is bad when even Apple is loosing Jobs.
BOOM.
Save Jenrry Mejia!
Keep Reyes, Trade Wilpon.
eh
10 years ago, we had Bob Hope, Johnny Cash, and Steve Jobs.
Now, we have no Jobs, no Cash, and no Hope
One day, this team is going to kill me.
Ba-dum-TISH!
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by Steve Schreiber on Oct 16, 2011 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions
PLEASE DON'T DIE, KEVIN BACON!
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. "
– Tug McGraw when asked about his preference for grass or astroturf
by Terry_is_God on Oct 16, 2011 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Rec-cellent.
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by Steve Schreiber on Oct 16, 2011 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
LOL
This game might break the record for HRs hit during a single post season game.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 8:56 PM EDT reply actions
Lucroy
SMASH
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"He who gets the best players usually wins" - Bobby Bowden
Wow...we're in for a good one here, folks.
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by Steve Schreiber on Oct 16, 2011 8:57 PM EDT reply actions
hahaha
if by good you mean ridiculous!
by BurleighGrimes on Oct 16, 2011 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Of course that's what I meant.
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by Steve Schreiber on Oct 16, 2011 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Do you guys think it would be in bad taste
to print a 30 by 50 of Ryan Howard in the handicap cart with the sign that says “don’t ask me about the LDS” and post it on my new boss’ (Philly fan) door ?.
One day, this team is going to kill me.
No
just duck or run really, really fast when he sees it.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Well that's good
‘cause you certainly don’t want to lose your job over that. If that was a consideration, just do it nonymously. And when he asks give it the old ‘I don’t know what you’re talking about’.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions
oh, he would know instantly
and would probably have my office painted in Philly colors. After all, I had his office painted in Orange and Blue once (before he was my boss).
One day, this team is going to kill me.
OK, I'm turning it back on
I shut it off in disgust after the Freese bomb.
Mark Cuban for owner! Save us from the Wilpons!
Get a beer and pretzels
I think we’re in for a long one here with the way this scoring is going.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions
whhyyyy did you have to bring that up?
i’d forgotten. i wish it happened too
Ugh.
Thanks for the reminder.
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by Steve Schreiber on Oct 16, 2011 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions
just remember, kids
pitching wins championships. That's why we're looking at another Phils-Rays series.
Mark Cuban for owner! Save us from the Wilpons!
but, what about the Yankees' pitching
they are all stars with ringz !
One day, this team is going to kill me.
Midget Wookie spotted in the Brew Crew game thread

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"He who gets the best players usually wins" - Bobby Bowden
by Russ on Oct 16, 2011 9:02 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
Green'd
I miss the in season puppy brigade.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll tell you what,
win or lose, if St. Louis goes to the WS there is no way they can let Pujols walk.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 9:05 PM EDT reply actions
it depends on what he does.
if he goes 0-20, they’ll find a reason
One day, this team is going to kill me.
I just don't get where else he would sign?
who has 30M in payroll free and needs a 1st baseman?
by robotoverlord on Oct 16, 2011 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Angels
Maybe even Toronto.
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by Greenpoint Ian on Oct 16, 2011 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions
angels have kendry morales
and still have to pay vernon wells 25M next year
by robotoverlord on Oct 16, 2011 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions
LOLReagins.
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by Steve Schreiber on Oct 16, 2011 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Well
if you believe Heyman neither Pujols or Fielder is getting 200 MIL.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Do the Cubs have 30M?
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by Steve Schreiber on Oct 16, 2011 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I expect the Cubs
to make a splash with a big FA signing.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I can see them signing Fielder
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"He who gets the best players usually wins" - Bobby Bowden
I want him gone
Please let Arte Moreno throw half a billion his way in the offseason. Just get him the hell out of the NL.
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by Greenpoint Ian on Oct 16, 2011 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
chris narveson, post-season hero
seems unlikely
Wow.
What a laser beam.
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by Steve Schreiber on Oct 16, 2011 9:07 PM EDT reply actions
Ridiculous game is ridiculous
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. "
– Tug McGraw when asked about his preference for grass or astroturf
The Mets After the 2007 Meltdown Vs. Boston Now
The Mets management and players were really flamed after that disaster. But by and large they didn’t get down, or turn on each other.
I think the recent back-biting in Boston, not to mention on the New York Jets after a slow start, ought to cast our heros and their former leaders in a more favorable light.
No one wants to talk about the 2007 mets anymore
Mets, Jets, Islanders, Knicks.
GO RANGERS! Get Endy a ring!
Fair point
nice guys finish last?
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. "
– Tug McGraw when asked about his preference for grass or astroturf
by Terry_is_God on Oct 16, 2011 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Well I Guess if Boston Finishes First Next Yer
That might be the lesson.
by WT Economist on Oct 16, 2011 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions
6-4 after that Pujols home run
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. "
– Tug McGraw when asked about his preference for grass or astroturf
by Terry_is_God on Oct 16, 2011 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions
can Braun and Fielder start hitting?
David Freese going wild while these two do nothing is pissing me off.
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Here, this will improve your mood

One day, this team is going to kill me.
by fxcarden on Oct 16, 2011 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I see what you mean
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. "
– Tug McGraw when asked about his preference for grass or astroturf
by Terry_is_God on Oct 16, 2011 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
have they released any tv ratings numbers for the playoffs yet?
would be interested to see how they’re doing since they’ve been pretty exciting.
I'd be interested to know
how many Yankee fans are still watching
One day, this team is going to kill me.
I'm sure they have
but I haven’t seen them anywhere.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions
4 midwestern teams
No New York or LA or Philly or Boston or Chicago teams. I’m guessing it’s pretty poor given that the fair weather fan doesn’t care about these teams when FOX and ESPN do nothing but blather about the Yankees and Red Sox all season.
Mark Cuban for owner! Save us from the Wilpons!
by Greenpoint Ian on Oct 16, 2011 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Texans would like a word with you about being called "Midwestern"
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"He who gets the best players usually wins" - Bobby Bowden
Fixed
Texans would like a word with you about to show you how their guns work after being called “Midwestern”
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by Steve Schreiber on Oct 16, 2011 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions
fair point
But it’s not like the Rangers are every Texan’s favorite thing, not with the Cowboys and Long Horns and Aggies and the Friday Night Lights and what not.
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by Greenpoint Ian on Oct 16, 2011 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Its not like they've stopped blathering about the Yankees or Red Sox
Mets, Jets, Islanders, Knicks.
GO RANGERS! Get Endy a ring!
What I Don't Get
How come all the AL games and none of the NL games were on broadcast TV? I don’t have cable — hard enough to get the teens to do homework as it is. But I was more interested in the NL games. So I’m not seeing this.
by WT Economist on Oct 16, 2011 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Yup
definite downside to not having cable (or Fios, or dish TV, etc.).
The fact that I can only get most all Met games if I have cable is the sole reason I’ll be tethered to it for years to come. The MLB tv app does me no good b/c I’m in the SNY viewing area and all those games would be blacked out for me.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
wow
that was a real fx rant, albeit it short.
by BurleighGrimes on Oct 16, 2011 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
LOLBetancourt
That was a grounder to short and Yuni was running to second base. What atrocious “range” for a big league shortstop.
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by Steve Schreiber on Oct 16, 2011 9:23 PM EDT reply actions
agreed
even Rickie Weeks got closer to that ball.
by BurleighGrimes on Oct 16, 2011 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I've seen worse
just last night
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"He who gets the best players usually wins" - Bobby Bowden
That game last night was brutal.
Can’t imagine what those Tiger fans were thinking watching that one for elimination.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions
so Mrs. FX was trying out Siri on her new iPhone
and said “pumpkin picking”, and the phone answered with something that sounded like
Fahrvergnügen
One day, this team is going to kill me.
What happens if you tell Siri to go F itself?
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"He who gets the best players usually wins" - Bobby Bowden
true
the cardinals want to score more than the rangers did last night.
by BurleighGrimes on Oct 16, 2011 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions
but do they want to score as much as these guys ?

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. "
– Tug McGraw when asked about his preference for grass or astroturf
by Terry_is_God on Oct 16, 2011 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
And now, a three-homer Brewers inning
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. "
– Tug McGraw when asked about his preference for grass or astroturf
i predict that
the all of a sudden shut-down cardinals pen is gonna stop the scoring.
I hope not, of course…
by BurleighGrimes on Oct 16, 2011 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
9 Cards would be walked
but no one would score.
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"He who gets the best players usually wins" - Bobby Bowden
you mean, where we leave 3 guys on base every inning?
by robotoverlord on Oct 16, 2011 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, that.
I didn’t check but when the season was over, I’m assuming we held the crown for LOB this year.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
dude be crazy
nelson cruz had a historic series
Once again.....
Steve Phillips = FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
One day, this team is going to kill me.
Steve Philips has got to be biggest idiot ever
not counting his two successors, at least. Even when he did something right it was probably just an accident.
Mets, Jets, Islanders, Knicks.
GO RANGERS! Get Endy a ring!
To be fair
he was traded from like 20 different teams afterwards
Mets, Jets, Islanders, Knicks.
GO RANGERS! Get Endy a ring!
I've shut it off again
Go Rangers, although I don’t know how Texas is going to survive the Allen Craig/David Freese/Nick Punto juggernaut that puts the ’27 Yankees to shame.
Mark Cuban for owner! Save us from the Wilpons!
I can't tell if the booth
was just mocking LaRusso for how he handles his BP or laughing at him.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 9:33 PM EDT reply actions
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. "
– Tug McGraw when asked about his preference for grass or astroturf
So........
Cardinals win, sweep the Rangers, Jose signs with the Yankees, the Wilpons get off scott-free, and Alderson signs Jerry Hairston Jr. to replace Jose.
Good ?
One day, this team is going to kill me.
anyone want to help me start drafting a suicide pact?
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. "
– Tug McGraw when asked about his preference for grass or astroturf
by Terry_is_God on Oct 16, 2011 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
as long as it isn't the yankees, phillies or braves
its not that big a deal to me
by robotoverlord on Oct 16, 2011 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
i mean, winning the WS
jose, i’d like to keep of course
by robotoverlord on Oct 16, 2011 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
forgot one part
St. Louis trades us David Freese for Pelfrey, and Pelfrey win the Cy Young award while Freese loses his leg in a freak lawnmower accident. I hate baseball.
Mark Cuban for owner! Save us from the Wilpons!
by Greenpoint Ian on Oct 16, 2011 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Nope
just read a Phillies blog where they think Amaro is going trade for Freese and he’s on his way to Philly. god, those fans are getting as annoying as Yankee fans with the ‘we want him so we’ll get him’ attitude.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I've actually met a yankee fan who thought
the Rays should trade Matt Moore for Jorge Posada.
Mets, Jets, Islanders, Knicks.
GO RANGERS! Get Endy a ring!
They had to have been on some really strong drugs, right?
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by Steve Schreiber on Oct 16, 2011 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions
We've only played 3 innings
It feels like the 6th or 7th
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Nice double play
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. "
– Tug McGraw when asked about his preference for grass or astroturf
is there any chance St. Louis doesn't win the central next year?
They’ll have Wainwright back, and they’ll probably sign Raul Ibanez and get an 8 WAR season out of him, and you know Cincinnati and Milwaukee will have everything go wrong and Pittsburgh is probably another year away…..
Damn, and I thought last year was it for the LaRussa-Pujols-Carpenter team, after they choked on Cincinnati’s dust. They lost Wainwright and then Berkman was the big offseason acquisition….
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don't forget Eckstein coming out of retirement and putting the team on his back
to lead them to victory
One day, this team is going to kill me.
In a way I'd like for the Cards to win the NL Central next year
just so they can lose to the Mets in the NLCS from a walkoff Ruben Tejada grand salami.
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If the mets make the playoffs next year
I really hope Ruben Tejada isn’t in that sort of position
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RAmen
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. "
– Tug McGraw when asked about his preference for grass or astroturf
by Terry_is_God on Oct 16, 2011 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Way too early
for me to make predictions like this. Not sure what the teams will do in off season.
But Ibanez? LOL, he’s like 40 years old. If he was smart, he’d be looking at his MLB retirement benefits right about now.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 9:45 PM EDT reply actions
Reply fail
obviously a reply to Ian.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
hey remember when ryan franklin was the cardinals closer?
like last year?
Even more ironic
didn’t the Cards totally rebuild there BP halfway through the year ’cause it was just that bad first couple of months?
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions
yep
they seem to do that every year. we’re apparently not good at it.
by robotoverlord on Oct 16, 2011 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, you have to have some semblance of a farm system to do that effectively.
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by Steve Schreiber on Oct 16, 2011 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions
they did trade colby rasmus
in what the internet deemed an AA robbery
by robotoverlord on Oct 16, 2011 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
although, i was pretty sure that the curse of octavio dotel would ruin it for them
still glad the braves are playing golf
by robotoverlord on Oct 16, 2011 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I hope the Rangers don't still have the ghost of Kenny Rogers with them
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the bullpen was still terrible late
Remember the ridiculous Mets comeback at the end of the season.
But the ghosts of Eckstein are filling the team with grit right now, and they simply cannot do anything wrong.
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by Greenpoint Ian on Oct 16, 2011 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, good. I hope we've seen the last of the scoreless innings in this game.
Brewers win it 34-30 in the bottom of the ninth with a Lucroy grand slam (his third home run of the game)
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. "
– Tug McGraw when asked about his preference for grass or astroturf
casey mcghee
post-season hero. seems unlikely.
He did his part
and didn’t make an out.
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well, we're not the only ones pissed off
The threads at Bleed Cubbie Blue and Red Reporter are expressing their disgust with this game too.
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If you want to read pissed off
should take a gander of Brew Crew ball right about now.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I wished them luck earlier tonight
Shouldn’t have done that. I cursed them with Mets luck.
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by Greenpoint Ian on Oct 16, 2011 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Yikes!
But as Met fans, we know this pain.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Everybody hates the Cardinals
What's that about?
by Brian. on Oct 16, 2011 10:01 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
wow that was pretty huge by salas
although technically it was fairly low leverage
if St. Louis makes it to the WS
I’m going to root for a national disaster.
amest I bovvered forsooth?
ARE YOU DISRESPECTING THE HOUSE OF CITI
ARE YOU CALLING REYES A POX RIDDEN WENCH
ARE YOU CALLING DAVID WRIGHT A GOODLY ROTTEN APPLE
CAUSE HE AIN'T EVEN A GOODLY ROTTEN APPLE THOUGH
Even that earthquake
in the ‘89 series didn’t deter them from finishing that series.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
what's wrong with Texas?
I mean, a Rangers championship would make Cowboys fans happy, which is bad, but in general, I’m cool with that team. Plus, they have Endy and no longer have Francoeur. Also, the GM is a Cornell grad, so I gotta go with a fellow alum.
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by Greenpoint Ian on Oct 16, 2011 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
That GM, more importantly, is a Mets fan
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"He who gets the best players usually wins" - Bobby Bowden
that too
He’s a good Queens product like me (and I’m sure a whole bunch of us).
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by Greenpoint Ian on Oct 16, 2011 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Fuck CJ Wilson though
What's that about?
by Brian. on Oct 16, 2011 10:10 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
i feel like la russa is a mediocre overrated manager
but like every other manager has the IQ of a squirrel, so he looks like a genius.
basically every manager hurts their team
amest I bovvered forsooth?
ARE YOU DISRESPECTING THE HOUSE OF CITI
ARE YOU CALLING REYES A POX RIDDEN WENCH
ARE YOU CALLING DAVID WRIGHT A GOODLY ROTTEN APPLE
CAUSE HE AIN'T EVEN A GOODLY ROTTEN APPLE THOUGH
That's an insult to squirrels everywhere.
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by Steve Schreiber on Oct 16, 2011 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
wait what, neither starter even made it to the third?
amest I bovvered forsooth?
ARE YOU DISRESPECTING THE HOUSE OF CITI
ARE YOU CALLING REYES A POX RIDDEN WENCH
ARE YOU CALLING DAVID WRIGHT A GOODLY ROTTEN APPLE
CAUSE HE AIN'T EVEN A GOODLY ROTTEN APPLE THOUGH
That woman in the AT&T commercial is an überbitch
with that “My mother was right. I should have married John Clark.” line
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yah there's really no point in saving your relievers for the next game
at this point. <8% chance of winning this game, on average.
wow
just painful. Good thing I’m not a Brewers fan. The wheels are coming off.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 10:06 PM EDT reply actions
I think for me one of the great lessons of this season is that Hairstons = ass snakes
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. "
– Tug McGraw when asked about his preference for grass or astroturf
I thought Scott had a nice season, no?
by robotoverlord on Oct 16, 2011 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
oh sure
but he’s the quintessential ass snake of the lot, just ask the Giants
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. "
– Tug McGraw when asked about his preference for grass or astroturf
by Terry_is_God on Oct 16, 2011 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
hmm, could be semantics
i’m not really sure what “ass-snake” means
by robotoverlord on Oct 16, 2011 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
this will explain i think
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2011/7/8/2267279/post-game-thread-arrgh
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. "
– Tug McGraw when asked about his preference for grass or astroturf
by Terry_is_God on Oct 16, 2011 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
This
Game of the year.
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by santana9237 on Oct 16, 2011 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I remember reading this post game
ditty after that game. Have to give him credit. That was pretty entertaining.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Pete Gray would've done a better job on that play
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As much as I hate the Cards usually
I’m not really rooting against them here…cause the Brewers (and Nyjer) really have gotten on my nerves.
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Right now
hate to admit it but Cardinals are playing much better baseball. I mean, 2 errors on one play Brew Crew? This after 4 errors in the last game.
Something tells me they didn’t take the Cardinals as seriously as they should have – you know, with coming out on top over them in the division.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, they're playing better ball
But look who they’re winning with. Berkman was a corpse last year. Freese and Craig are nobodies. How do they win with the garbage? At least when the Yankees win, they do it with genuine talent, and even the seasons they pulled out of their ass (Freddy Garcia, Bartolo Colon) didn’t help them in the end.
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by Greenpoint Ian on Oct 16, 2011 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
career 4.4 WAR at age 28
Not exactly Evan Longoria here.
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by Greenpoint Ian on Oct 16, 2011 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess you could
Look at Nelson Cruz.
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by santana9237 on Oct 16, 2011 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
It's nice to see
Them get production from guys like Freese/Craig/Jay/Furcal (I guess), and sometimes even Descalso. I think they’d be a less hateable team without Pujols/Berkman, would make for a really young lineup/bullpen.
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by santana9237 on Oct 16, 2011 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
One could say all their stars are aligned.
Sometimes, it just happens that way. Remember 2006? Would anyone admit to having the Cards winning the WS when that post season started?
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Wait, you mean
ITS WRITTEN IN TEH STARS?!?!
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by santana9237 on Oct 16, 2011 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think Mets fans remember 2006.
All the more reason to hate St. Louis and the ridiculous breaks they’ve gotten since the beginning of September.
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by Greenpoint Ian on Oct 16, 2011 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Saw a great stat earlier
David Freese has more hits this postseason than Jim Edmonds did as a Padre (traded for each other).
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roenicke is going to take it up the wazoo tomorrow in the milwaukee tabloids
oh wait, are there milwaukee tabloids?
Yeah
Some guy got a spot in one of their newspapers to stalk Aaron Rodgers, I’d bet.
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by santana9237 on Oct 16, 2011 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I gotta say, the Brewers seem more likely to come up with a crazy comeback than when the Tigers were just in a situation like this
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. "
– Tug McGraw when asked about his preference for grass or astroturf
If the Cards do pull this out,
Do you set up Carp for games 1/4/7?
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Good question.
Carpenter’s last outing was awful but that game he pitched to finish off the Phillies was brilliant.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
lol.. announcer saying 'you think TLR'd just have a bluetooth headset in this day and age'
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. "
– Tug McGraw when asked about his preference for grass or astroturf
Yeah
except I’m pretty sure there not allowed.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
ryan braun should totally get porn stache
with that mullet, it would be awesome!
AW Poo Holes has a Boo Boo
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. "
– Tug McGraw when asked about his preference for grass or astroturf
Looked safe, too
But great effort there.
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And this the second
head first slide into first that is just stupid, IMO.
But he certainly looked safe to me.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 10:23 PM EDT reply actions
I like this kid a lot...
Plus, Colby Rasmus can’t pitch to lefties.
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I don't think I can take the Cards in the WS
where we have to listen to these yahoos praise LaRusso and his brilliant BP management.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 10:27 PM EDT reply actions
it's worse
It won’t be these yahoos. It will be Buck and McCarver, who bleed Cardinal red. Get the dramamine ready.
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by Greenpoint Ian on Oct 16, 2011 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I am so happy that I paid the $15 for MLB radio for the season
I watch the game, and when Buck & McCarver are broadcasting, I listen to the radio.
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Unless it is a Texas sweep
Than I could enjoy the Cards in the WS
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"He who gets the best players usually wins" - Bobby Bowden
there's just no way the cardinals can beat the rangers, as i see it
i’m off to lose a lot of money on a bet now.
as much as random chance in the postseason is pissing me off right now...
….at least it’s largely responsible for the Yankees winning only 1 title in the last 10 years.
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by Greenpoint Ian on Oct 16, 2011 10:32 PM EDT reply actions
and the Phillies only have 1 title in their 5 straight postseason appearances.
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by Greenpoint Ian on Oct 16, 2011 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
it's the little things
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. "
– Tug McGraw when asked about his preference for grass or astroturf
by Terry_is_God on Oct 16, 2011 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
The Phills appear
to be the new Braves from the 90s.
The pattern though is downhill from 2008 – their 102 win season this year notwithstanding:
2008 – WS champs
2009 – WS losers
2010 – NLCS losers
2011 – NLDS losers
So here’s hoping 2011 sees them continuing the pattern with not winning the division.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
they still managed to screw things up
If the Phils were going to win a title, couldn’t it have been against the Yankees? They beat the teams I want to see win (TB in 2008, Colorado in 2009, Cincinnati last year), while losing to other teams I hate (Yankees and St. Louis).
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by Greenpoint Ian on Oct 16, 2011 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
ssh, we're witnessing a historic comeback
moments before the comeback.
by robotoverlord on Oct 16, 2011 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
still here
But also trying to laugh away my sorrows at Failblog.
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by Greenpoint Ian on Oct 16, 2011 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
man, i dig saito. I don't care how old he is, BDMF
dude can pitch. i would like him to be a met.
I'll be interested to see
how Sandy rebuilds this BP this off season.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
i really hope the BP is a strength next year
this year was tough to watch.
by robotoverlord on Oct 16, 2011 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd say we could possibly be competitive with a strong bullpen
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I'd say it'd be shocking if we had a strong bullpen
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. "
– Tug McGraw when asked about his preference for grass or astroturf
by Terry_is_God on Oct 16, 2011 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
He's likely going to be a Type A free agent, though.
That’s the main problem I’ve got with him. I wouldn’t want to sacrifice a 2nd rounder for an over 40, injury prone reliever. He’s still quite good when healthy, though.
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by Steve Schreiber on Oct 16, 2011 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
wow, did not realize that he's be a type A
yeah, thats no good. maybe the brewers dont offer arbitration though. also he’s only been really injury prone this year though.
by robotoverlord on Oct 16, 2011 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
That'd be nice if they didn't.
I’d certainly be interested in that case…he’d be a good closer candidate, actually, if that were the case.
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by Steve Schreiber on Oct 16, 2011 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Yuni Betancourt is just horrible.
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by Steve Schreiber on Oct 16, 2011 10:51 PM EDT reply actions
don't let this guy go three innings
ffs
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. "
– Tug McGraw when asked about his preference for grass or astroturf
ouch
well, thats probably the best possible outcome to be expected
bah
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. "
– Tug McGraw when asked about his preference for grass or astroturf
wow david wright sucks
Ugh
yet another reason I don’t want the Cards in the WS. We’ll have to hear about the 2006 post season at least once a game.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 11:12 PM EDT reply actions
Drill ALL the Cardinals
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. "
– Tug McGraw when asked about his preference for grass or astroturf
by Terry_is_God on Oct 16, 2011 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, that was a strange move by Pujols
Getting the to call time so Brewers fans could have their moment of respect for what probably will be Fielder’s last at bat in a Brewer’s uniform.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 11:22 PM EDT reply actions
adding insult to injury
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. "
– Tug McGraw when asked about his preference for grass or astroturf
Well
and there you have it.
I really thought it would be Brewers vs. Tigers. So much for predictions.
by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 16, 2011 11:55 PM EDT reply actions
So did I.
We suck.
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OK then.
We now have a very Republican World Series on our hands.
(flags self for political references)
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Staunch Parishioner Of The First United Church of R.A. Dickey
Looks like we're all Texas fans for a few games
Hey, wait! I'm having one of those things. You know? A headache with pictures?
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