I'm going on record...

AUJarhead · « **Reply #20 on:** October 20, 2011, 10:59:30 AM »

My thoughts on the game.

I can understand Washington sending the runner in the first. Trying to manufacture a run, and you got picked off. Hope to take the crowd out of it. But I knew as soon as he jumped Molina would get him.

What I don't get were the PHs he sent up in the 6th. I also don't get burning a left specialist on John Fucking Jay. I mean, Jay was 0-3 to that point, GIDP, and hitting weak shit back to the short stop.

I almost felt like Washington was trying to out manager LaRussa, instead of just managing his guys.

What would worry me if I were a Rangers fan: Pujols was 0-2, 0 rbis, and Cards still won.

Why I worry being a Cards fan: 3-4-5 guys on Texas were 2-12. They won't stay that cold.

Key to game tonight for the Rangers is getting guys on. Garcia pitches awful with guys on. He lets things bother him. Bloop singles, errors, walks. Starts hanging stuff up in the zone, and he'll get battered. If he makes his pitches, he can be tough to beat, he's also very good at home.

Again, I wouldn't be shocked if either of these teams won the series in 4 (or 5 for Texas), of if it went 7.

War Eagle!!! · « **Reply #21 on:** October 20, 2011, 11:21:16 AM »

Hamilton is not right. That is the hole in the line-up right now. He grimmaces with every pitch.

PH German in that situation was stupid. I can see hitting for Murphy, because he sucks against lefties. But German? Shit. And Rzenksjyslfnsky was frustrating to watch. It looks like folks should tee off on that hanging breaking ball shit....

Also, you need to plug in Ogando when he can pitch an inning or 2. He has nasty stuff and is ussually used for more than 1 hitter...

I agree...Wash out managed himself. I admit, now that I have been paying more close attention to the Rangers and have watched them more than any other team the past 4 or so years, I had really forgotten how much different the NL is. I hope Wash doesn't fuck things up trying to play that game. But again...a wildcard team hosting a World Series is kind of fucked up...

And again...damn the luck...

CCTAU · « **Reply #22 on:** October 20, 2011, 11:35:23 AM »

Did the red-birds win? What happened to "the record".

War Eagle!!! · « **Reply #23 on:** October 20, 2011, 11:38:33 AM »

Quote from: CCTAU on October 20, 2011, 11:35:23 AM

Did the red-birds win? What happened to "the record".

Best of 7 dumb ass...

CCTAU · « **Reply #24 on:** October 20, 2011, 11:40:50 AM »

Quote from: War Eagle!!! on October 17, 2011, 08:38:44 AM

No fucking way the red birds beat the Rangers.

Suck it bitches...

You didn't specify series, just that the redbirds won't win.

I guess now that I look at it closer, you could be talking about stuffed animals at the fair. But I just thought you meant win "at all".

Carry on with your mourning.

War Eagle!!! · « **Reply #25 on:** October 20, 2011, 12:11:16 PM »

Quote from: CCTAU on October 20, 2011, 11:40:50 AM

You didn't specify series, just that the redbirds won't win.

I guess now that I look at it closer, you could be talking about stuffed animals at the fair. But I just thought you meant win "at all".

Carry on with your mourning.

haha...fair enough...

And I was talking about stuffed fair animals...dumb ass...

CCTAU · « **Reply #26 on:** October 20, 2011, 12:18:43 PM »

Quote from: War Eagle!!! on October 20, 2011, 12:11:16 PM

haha...fair enough...

And I was talking about stuffed fair animals...dumb ass...

Is there such a thing a s stuffed fair animal? Or would they just be stuffed animals at the fair?

Are there companies that make stuffed animals specifically for the fair? If so, I guess, then, those would be stuffed fair animals.

Hmm. I'll have to look into that and get back to you.

Good luck to your Rangers in the SERIES.

AUJarhead · « **Reply #27 on:** October 20, 2011, 12:19:30 PM »

Totally agree about a wildcard team hosting. Should always be the team with the best record. Regular season needs to mean something. You don't win your division, you shouldn't have home field advantage.

And about Ogando. Where could you have pulled a double switch? I think the 5-6-7 guys were up. 6 and 7 got on with 1 out. I suppose he could have pulled the double switch, moving the pitcher to the 8 spot, but other than that, you don't want to lose your big guns, especially when you know if anyone gets a hit, they'll get another shot at tying it up.

War Eagle!!! · « **Reply #28 on:** October 20, 2011, 12:27:48 PM »

Quote from: AUJarhead on October 20, 2011, 12:19:30 PM

Totally agree about a wildcard team hosting. Should always be the team with the best record. Regular season needs to mean something. You don't win your division, you shouldn't have home field advantage.

And about Ogando. Where could you have pulled a double switch? I think the 5-6-7 guys were up. 6 and 7 got on with 1 out. I suppose he could have pulled the double switch, moving the pitcher to the 8 spot, but other than that, you don't want to lose your big guns, especially when you know if anyone gets a hit, they'll get another shot at tying it up.

True. I would have probably just gone after Punto or whatever his name is with Wilson.

AUJarhead · « **Reply #29 on:** October 20, 2011, 12:34:55 PM »

Quote from: War Eagle!!! on October 20, 2011, 12:27:48 PM

True. I would have probably just gone after Punto or whatever his name is with Wilson.

Yep, I was thinking the same thing. He's a top of the rotation guy for a reason. You get Punto out, Carp pitches the next inning.

War Eagle!!! · « **Reply #30 on:** October 20, 2011, 12:36:44 PM »

Quote from: AUJarhead on October 20, 2011, 12:34:55 PM

Yep, I was thinking the same thing. He's a top of the rotation guy for a reason. You get Punto out, Carp pitches the next inning.

Yeah...it didn't matter in the long run I guess...

War Eagle!!! · « **Reply #31 on:** October 20, 2011, 10:10:58 PM »

Fucking a...

War Eagle!!! · « **Reply #32 on:** October 20, 2011, 10:51:11 PM »

Shit getting fo real yo...

AUJarhead · « **Reply #33 on:** October 21, 2011, 07:15:17 AM »

Quote from: War Eagle!!! on October 20, 2011, 10:51:11 PM

Shit getting fo real yo...

Yep. Not the series everyone was making it out to be. That loss hurt the Cards big time.

Winner of Game 3 will take this series.

War Eagle!!! · « **Reply #34 on:** October 24, 2011, 10:20:51 PM »

Damn Carpenter...that was a bit uncalled for...

AUJarhead · « **Reply #35 on:** October 25, 2011, 07:47:20 AM »

What you saw last night was the 2011 Cardinals from April - August. Waste a great start by Carp, 1 for 12 (or was it 13) with RISP, strand 15 (15!), and 2 or 3 GIDP.

Rangers have this in the bag. Garcia hasn't made two straight quality starts since April or May, and even if we win game 6, Loshe is starting game 7.

War Eagle!!! · « **Reply #36 on:** October 25, 2011, 12:59:54 PM »

Quote from: AUJarhead on October 25, 2011, 07:47:20 AM

What you saw last night was the 2011 Cardinals from April - August. Waste a great start by Carp, 1 for 12 (or was it 13) with RISP, strand 15 (15!), and 2 or 3 GIDP.

Rangers have this in the bag. Garcia hasn't made two straight quality starts since April or May, and even if we win game 6, Loshe is starting game 7.

What the fuck was going on??? Pujols calling his own hit and run? Lasorda calling for Motte to get someone else? Twice? Kyle (I think) coming in to just walk someone? I actually really like Lasorda, but he fucked up that 8th inning.

And Napoli is the man. He has played out standing!

I think the Rangers win it in 6...

AUJarhead · « **Reply #37 on:** October 25, 2011, 01:12:48 PM »

Napoli is your MVP. I think Rangers in 6 also.

Last night was a clusterfuck of biblical proportions. I suspect that he's covering for someone, and the crowd noise is an excuse.

The hit and run with Craig on, and Pujols up. Both times with no outs. Granted, he's GIDP 30+ times this season. But Wilson couldn't find the strike zone, and Feliz didn't get Albert anything to hit within a foot of the plate.

Really bad at bats by the Cardinals.

And it's LaRussa. Lasorda is the one Irwin Fletcher hates.

AUTiger1 · « **Reply #38 on:** October 25, 2011, 01:45:11 PM »

Jesus, last night was like watching the Braves fuck it up in 91. It was painful to watch. I wanted to feel bad, but dammit, this is the show, no one answering the bullpen phone, then call time out, talk to the ump and send a fucking bat boy to the bullpen. Something, anything.

AUJarhead · « **Reply #39 on:** October 25, 2011, 01:56:40 PM »

Quote from: AUTiger1 on October 25, 2011, 01:45:11 PM

Jesus, last night was like watching the Braves fuck it up in 91.

That's the World Series that made me hate the Braves. I was in boot camp, and I get a letter from a buddy of mine who wrote "GO BRAVES!" on the back of the envelope. DI on duty that night was from Minnesota (and I believe the night the Braves moved ahead 3-2). Holy shit, I did pushups for about 2 hours, all the while cussing Smoltz and Glavine.