Congratulations Cardinals

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Got a lotta clutch hits from scrubs like Molina and Spiezio and Taguchi.

Played exemplary defense, pitched and bullpened better than I ever expected. They deserved to win.

Now let's go Tigers:

[nymr83]

go Tigers.

[stevejrogers]

I can't root for the AL.

Ehem, its been 24 LONG YEARS, END IT LIKE BOTH SOX DID!

[metirish]

Go Tigers....

[Guest Edgy DC]

Congratulatons, Cardinalia.

Go Vance Wilson.

[metsmarathon]

now, see, i believe in rooting for the team that beat you. that way you're less separated from the glow of victory.

see, if the tiggers win it all, then can claim we're no better than the third best team in the majors. if the cards win, we could conceivably claim so.

to put it more succinctly, if the cards win, then we're one team away from teh championship. and the yankees are two teams away.

if the tiggers win, tehnthe yankees are two teams away, and we are two teams away.

it all makes sense in my world, you see. and that's why i'll be rooting for the cards.

[metsmarathon]

SteveJRogers wrote: Ehem, its been 24 LONG YEARS, END IT LIKE BOTH SOX DID!

but, um, take less time, please.

[Guest vtmet]

I'm pulling a Pujols on this one, I can't congratulate the Cards...so many missed opportunities by the Mets...guys on base, either don't move 'em up or strikeout/lousy swings on good counts...and at the same token, how many times did we start batters off with a ball, or toy around with 0-2 and 1-2 counts only to lose the batters on less than good pitches in "pitcher's" counts...I don't think that guys like Suppan/Wainwright/Weaver/Flores outpitched us, we just didn't hit "hittable" pitchers...can't anyone hit a curveball, slider or changeup?

Even with bench players playing 2B/LF/RF and supposedly no starting pitching, we should have beat these guys...

Here's hoping the Tigers win it in 4 convincingly...

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

I only want good games, the better team to prevail, and an excuse to post the post the photo.

[Willets Point]

Congrats Cards, especially Suppan, that's a couple of pitching performances for the ages.

While in most cases I agree with metsmarathon, my wife has won me over to the Tigers so I'll be pulling for them. They're really the most compelling story in baseball this season and it would be great for them to win it all.

[metsmarathon]

blah blah blah, compelling story blah blah.

root based on some cockamaimie-nutso victory-glow scheme like i do!

actually, i'll prolly be pulling for the tigers. i think i like them better. but if the cards do win, i'm going back to the 'mets are the second best team in baseball' thing.

oh, also, if the cards win, we won't hafta hear all that shit about how far inferior the NL was to the AL - not that we should actually care about any of that.

[Zvon]

Im a good sport and all but I wont go as far as to make a post in this thread.

DOH!
I just did.
Tricked me!

Okayyyyyyyyyy:
Congrads Redhens.

[Willets Point]

metsmarathon wrote: oh, also, if the cards win, we won't hafta hear all that shit about how far inferior the NL was to the AL - not that we should actually care about any of that.

Yeah, that shit's driving me crazy too.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Congratulations to the Cardinals on winning the national League Pennant.

Thanks to my beloved Mets for a wonderful season. It was a fun ride, even if the final outcome was disappointing.

[Willets Point]

Weird fact. In the total number of pennants by franchise the Cardinals (17) have only just passed the Cubs (16).

[Valadius]

Yeah, but 6 of the Cubbies' pennants were won in the 1870's and 1880's.

[Willets Point]

That's my point. The Cards have only just now gone ahead despite the Cubs being in a pennant drought for the past 61 years.

[Zvon]

Willets Point wrote: That's my point. The Cards have only just now gone ahead despite the Cubs being in a pennant drought for the past 61 years.

That is pretty wack.

[MFS62]

On the Today show this morning, when talking about who would win the World Series, he said:
"I'm rooting for snow".

But I agree with the "root for the guys who beat ya'" theory, too.



Later

[Guest sharpie]

]On the Today show this morning, when talking about who would win the World Series, he said: "I'm rooting for snow".

who is "he"?

[Guest Mr. Zero]

I also agree with the "root for the guys who beat ya'" theory�in theory. But, I've got to go with the Tigers this year, they're the charmed team. Plus, I'm hot for that blackletter "D".

[HahnSolo]

Hmmm. The team that eliminated the Yankees vs. the team that eliminated the Mets. Easy choice for me.

Go Tiggers!

[Guest Rotblatt]

I'm rooting for the Cardinals. I'm sick and tired of this "the AL is better" bullshit.

[MFS62]

sharpie wrote: ]On the Today show this morning, when talking about who would win the World Series, he said: "I'm rooting for snow". who is "he"?

Oops, Matt Lauer.

Later

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

I never subscribed to root for the team that beats you. A Cardinal victory won't reflect any glory on the Mets.

And I have no allegience to the National League. In fact, except for in the years that the Yankees won the pennant, I think I've rooted for the AL team in every year since 1995.

I'm for the Tigers this time around.

But I don't think I'll be watching, except for perhaps a stray inning or two. (I'm not going to do my duty, Judy.)

[Vic Sage]

fuck the st. louis cardinals... and while i'm at it, fuck the arizona cardinals, fuck the actual birds, and fuck the actual clergymen (before they fuck your sons).

fuck the tigers, fuck baseball, fuck you and fuck me.

Do i sound bitter?

baseball season is over. Go J-E-T-S, JETS JETS JETS!!!!

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Fuck the Jets

[Vic Sage]

yeah, your right.
fuck the Jets, too.

[Guest cleonjones11]

Baseball season is over. I'm waiting for Dr. House and Standoff to resume.

[stevejrogers]

Yancy Street Gang wrote: I never subscribed to root for the team that beats you. A Cardinal victory won't reflect any glory on the Mets. And I have no allegience to the National League. In fact, except for in the years that the Yankees won the pennant, I think I've rooted for the AL team in every year since 1995. I'm for the Tigers this time around. But I don't think I'll be watching, except for perhaps a stray inning or two. (I'm not going to do my duty, Judy.)

Apparantly you don't subscribe to the MFY fans and media rationale that glorified the fact that execpt for last season, every World Champion was either the Yankees or had to go through the Yanks to get to the championship since 1998 (and the 97 Indians even beat the Yanks on their way TO the series)

All mocking of MFY hubris aside, that is a pretty neat bit of trivita though

I've been an NL fan all my life, and actually have rooted for the NL pennant winner every year, even 1985 and 1988 (begrudgingly in 88)