2011 WS IST - Rangers & Cards

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Back to Back jacks give the Rangers the lead once again. Cruz's blast was a no doubt about it bomb.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Tony'd nearly succeeded making believers out of haters like me but he's really soiled his jock these last couple games, not to mention a neanderthalian pregame takedown of Moneyball.

[Gwreck]

There's a reason these guys were 10 games out of the wild card in September. Time for that overachieving bullpen/lineup to turn back into pumpkins...

[Frayed Knot]

Tough to call their lineup over-achieving as they sat at or near the top in runs scored in the NL all season.
What's killed them is Holliday either not being healthy or virtually being invisible for whatever reason - and then Albert bunching all his damage in that one game.

But the bullpen, yeah. They were pitching way over their heads in the first two rounds and there's only so long that was going to continue.

[MFS62]

Frayed Knot wrote: What's killed them is Holliday either not being healthy or virtually being invisible for whatever reason -

Halliday was plain dumb for getting picked off, even though one camera angle showed he got one hand on the base before the tag. (according to the guys on radio)

Later

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

His outfield play has been even dumber, at least his episode with Furcal tonight was just an awful thing to have to watch if you love baseball.

[Frayed Knot]

Washington just called for Adams.
Can Stanley Jefferson be far behind?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Another bad defensive execution has the Cards a swing away from taking the lead

[Gwreck]

I'm glad Endy will get the world series ring he rightly deserves.

[Edgy MD]

And snatch it from St. Louis, too.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Tying run will bat in the 9th

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Tying run ON. The ever dangerous Craig Allen or Allen Craig hitting

[Gwreck]

Strikeout looking for the second out.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

WOW!!!!

Who do the Cards think they are? The '86 Mets?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

That Endy Chavez post was way too early.

[Gwreck]

Yeah, I know. FUCK

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Kablam. Have the Rangers not answered every StL rally with something of their own almost immediately?

[Gwreck]

Thanks Josh

[Frayed Knot]

This season just doesn't want to give up yet.

[Gwreck]

Hamilton : this game :: Molina : that game.

Eat shit, Cardinals.

[MFS62]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: That Endy Chavez post was way too early.

I'm getting flashbacks of the Shea scoreboard in 1986 that was congratulating the Red Sox on their WS win before Mookie hit the ball to Buckner.
Are you sure you weren't the scoreboard operator?

Later

[Frayed Knot]

And Darren Freakin' Oliver is in to save the World Series
This is a guy who supposedly retired, what, about seven years ago?

[Edgy MD]

Smosh Smamilton, ladies and gentlemen.

[Gwreck]

Frayed Knot wrote: And Darren Freakin' Oliver is in to save the World Series This is a guy who supposedly retired, what, about seven years ago?

He has credited Wille R. with giving him the chance to extend his career. Seems he was a non-roster invitee to spring training in 2006.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Winning run up, again.

[Ceetar]

Cruz wasn't a DH all year and just accidentally playing RF now right? geeze.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Cardinals say "Get that damn champagne out of the Rangers' clubhouse NOW!"

[Gwreck]

Pitcher hitting (Cardinals out of position players)

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Gwreck wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: And Darren Freakin' Oliver is in to save the World Series This is a guy who supposedly retired, what, about seven years ago? He has credited Wille R. with giving him the chance to extend his career. Seems he was a non-roster invitee to spring training in 2006.

Oliver was one of those guys whose making the team caused a lot of prospect-loving message boarders to moan loudly, as I recall it.

[Frayed Knot]

LaRussa lucks out a bit here with the first two guys getting on and making it a bunt situation.
Could you imagine having to send up a pitcher as the potential final AB of the WS because you had run through all your position players?
That's life when you carry and eight-man bullpen.