BBTF's Game Chatter Discussion :: Cardinals (40-33) @ Mets (36-34), Thursday, June 25, 2009, 1:10pm

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1. There are no words... (Met Fan Charlie) Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:00 PM (#3232593)

Foist!

2. Lance Broadway Howie Rose (Gian-Angelo Gallace) Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:12 PM (#3232608)

Hard to psyched up for a game not featuring the 3-Fernando lineup, but let's give it a go.

3. Russlan will never be fond of Jason Bay Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:12 PM (#3232609)

Fernando really looks good in CF.

4. There are no words... (Met Fan Charlie) Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:12 PM (#3232610)

OK...here we go!

I'll take 4-pitch AB's all the livelong day.

5. cardsfanboy

Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:13 PM (#3232614)

a fantastic pitching match up today

6. Russlan will never be fond of Jason Bay Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:13 PM (#3232615)

This is a pretty big game because the Mets need to stay close in the WC race.

7. salvomania Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:13 PM (#3232616)

two hard-hit balls from the first two hitters

8. There are no words... (Met Fan Charlie) Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:14 PM (#3232617)

So now it's 47 seasons plus 71 games without a Mets no-hitter...

9. Russlan will never be fond of Jason Bay Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:14 PM (#3232618)

Johan just hasn't looked like himself lately.

10. cardsfanboy

Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:15 PM (#3232619)

Albert swings on 3-0 against Santana? really?

11. salvomania Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:16 PM (#3232621)

Albert gets his pitch and pops it up

12. There are no words... (Met Fan Charlie) Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:16 PM (#3232622)

Big out, already.

13. Bob Koo Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:16 PM (#3232624)

Great job, Omir.

14. Russlan will never be fond of Jason Bay Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:16 PM (#3232625)

Albert swings on 3-0 against Santana? really?

Who are you to criticize Albert?

15. There are no words... (Met Fan Charlie) Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:17 PM (#3232628)

Ok...ummm...what? (No video, I'm on Gameday.)

16. Bob Koo Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:17 PM (#3232631)

What's wrong with Santana? He's getting hit hard.

17. cardsfanboy

Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:17 PM (#3232632)

Who are you to criticize Albert?

I'm the Lizard King!

It's just been annoying, Albert is expanding his strike zone because the rest of the team hasn't done ####.

Mets fans must really love Yadier.

18. There are no words... (Met Fan Charlie) Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:18 PM (#3232633)

Goddammit.

19. salvomania Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:18 PM (#3232634)

Tony had the Cardinals working on that catcher's interference play all spring

20. There are no words... (Met Fan Charlie) Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:18 PM (#3232635)

I ####### HATEHATEHATE YADIER ####### MOLINA!

21. salvomania Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:20 PM (#3232637)

It's just been annoying, Albert is expanding his strike zone

Pujols swung at a pitch right in his wheelhouse...I've got zero problem with that

22. There are no words... (Met Fan Charlie) Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:20 PM (#3232638)

So seriously...

What actually happened on the C interferance?

23. There are no words... (Met Fan Charlie) Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:24 PM (#3232643)

1st pitch, Slappy? Sigh...

24. cardsfanboy

Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:24 PM (#3232644)

Pujols swung at a pitch right in his wheelhouse...I've got zero problem with that

I thought it was low in my opinion, not really in his wheelhouse, and I have no problem with Albert normally swinging at 3-0, but lately it just feels that it's a guarantee no matter where it's located that he is going to swing at 3-0 and hit a short high pop up.

25. salvomania Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:24 PM (#3232645)

it looked as if Ludwick ticked Santos' mitt as he brought his bat through the zone...

26. There are no words... (Met Fan Charlie) Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:26 PM (#3232647)

Where the hell IS everybody?

27. There are no words... (Met Fan Charlie) Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:27 PM (#3232649)

Round 1 to Carpenter...

28. salvomania Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:28 PM (#3232650)

maybe they forgot it's a day game

29. There are no words... (Met Fan Charlie) Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:30 PM (#3232654)

No, I meant everybody, salvo. I was talking to myself for half an inning.

I felt like I Am Legend...

30. salvomania Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:30 PM (#3232655)

stick the bat out and maybe something good will happen

31. cardsfanboy

Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:30 PM (#3232656)

Carpenter punches a single,

32. Banta Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:30 PM (#3232657)

Alright, alright, I'm here!

Giving up hits to the pitcher? BOO!

33. Russlan will never be fond of Jason Bay Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:30 PM (#3232658)

It's going to be one of those days.

34. cardsfanboy

Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:31 PM (#3232659)

No, I meant everybody, salvo. I was talking to myself for half an inning.
sometimes you have to enjoy a little insanity.

35. There are no words... (Met Fan Charlie) Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:31 PM (#3232660)

I'm sick of seeing STL pitchers get base hits...

36. Banta Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:32 PM (#3232663)

I'm thinking that Johan is hurt. DAMN YOU RICK PETERSON

37. salvomania Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:32 PM (#3232664)

FWIW, Cardinal fans are wondering why Thurston is getting so much PT...

.567 career OPS during three cups of coffee coming into '09...

Hot first four weeks (.867 OPS playing 3b/2b/lf), then about a .560 OPS since then, with numerous defensive and baserunning gaffes..

He's currently 7th on the team in plate appearances

38. There are no words... (Met Fan Charlie) Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:32 PM (#3232665)

Judging by Gameday, it seems like Johan has ZEE-RO command today.

39. salvomania Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:34 PM (#3232669)

I'm just glad carpenter didn't injure himself there

40. Russlan will never be fond of Jason Bay Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:35 PM (#3232670)

Johan is falling behind everyone.

41. Banta Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:35 PM (#3232671)

Johan can't locate his fastball at all.

42. Russlan will never be fond of Jason Bay Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:35 PM (#3232672)

This is really bad.

43. salvomania Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:36 PM (#3232673)

yikes, 3-0 count with albert on deck

44. Bob Koo Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:36 PM (#3232675)

Uh-oh.

45. salvomania Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:36 PM (#3232676)

Okay, let's see if Albert can maintain his perfect OBP in 2009 with the bases loaded...

46. There are no words... (Met Fan Charlie) Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:36 PM (#3232677)

Greaaaaaaaaat. Load 'em up for Poo-hole. Greeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaatttt.....

47. Russlan will never be fond of Jason Bay Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:36 PM (#3232679)

Walking a weak lefthanded hitter to load the bases for Albert. Awful.

48. Banta Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:36 PM (#3232680)

Well, this isn't gonna end well.

49. salvomania Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:37 PM (#3232683)

wait, do SF count against OBP? If so, never mind

50. Banta Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:37 PM (#3232684)

THANK YOU CITI FIELD

51. salvomania Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:37 PM (#3232685)

can

o

corn

52. Bob Koo Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:38 PM (#3232686)

Whew.

53. There are no words... (Met Fan Charlie) Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:38 PM (#3232687)

I might even IBB him -- yes, I know they're loaded -- and try to short-circuit the BIG inning.

54. twon8 Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:38 PM (#3232688)

This ump sucks, more than a few of these balls are right down the middle, above the knee. Carpenter got a strike called a few inches outside on a curveball.

55. salvomania Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:39 PM (#3232689)

Birds have already left more men on base than the Mets have had come to bat....

56. salvomania Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:40 PM (#3232693)

This ump sucks, more than a few of these balls are right down the middle, above the knee.

In Albert's first AB GameDay showed a couple of the called balls grazing the outside of the zone, but besides those two it seems like the calls have been correct.

57. twon8 Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:41 PM (#3232699)

check out the first pitch to Thurston

58. Russlan will never be fond of Jason Bay Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:41 PM (#3232701)

Overmatched. Fernando isn't ready to hit up here yet.

59. twon8 Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:42 PM (#3232702)

and the first to Ryan

60. There are no words... (Met Fan Charlie) Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:42 PM (#3232703)

Carpenter vs. Fernanchise is just cruel, right now...

61. Banta Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:42 PM (#3232704)

Well, Carpenter is making the Mets look silly.

62. Win one for Agrippa (haplo53) Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:43 PM (#3232706)

Carpenter looks untouchable.

63. There are no words... (Met Fan Charlie) Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:44 PM (#3232707)

Carpenter vs. Evans is just cruel, right now...

64. cardsfanboy

Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:44 PM (#3232709)

FWIW, Cardinal fans are wondering why Thurston is getting so much PT...

good attitude, multiple positions capability, hot start as mentioned, injuries which took a few of the regulars out, and a roster decision to send Tyler Greene down costing him 10+ days before he could be recalled.

when the season ends I expect Thurston will be about 11th in plate appearances (Albert, Molina, Ludwick, Ankiel, Rasmus, Schumaker, Khail, Tyler, Duncan, and maybe Ryan)

65. Lassus Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:45 PM (#3232715)

I'm also here.

And good thing it's a day game. For any of you in New York, you can hear me here tonight with the NY Phil under Maazel at 7:30 PM (no, I'm not a soloist):

http://www.wqxr.com/cgi-bin/iowa/index.html

I'm doubting Johann is injured as much as perhaps a little tired heading into the all-star break.

66. salvomania Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:47 PM (#3232718)

check out the first pitch to Thurston

Wow, you're right---I missed that one. Pretty much right doen the middle. The one to Ryan seemed more borderline, but still maybe should've been a strike.

67. Banta Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:47 PM (#3232720)

Delgado's... alive?!

68. There are no words... (Met Fan Charlie) Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:48 PM (#3232721)

STICK IT IN HIS EAR!

69. salvomania Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:48 PM (#3232723)

Yadi just doing what he does...

70. cardsfanboy

Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:48 PM (#3232725)

Yadier, Mets can't stop him, only hope is that it's not a playoff series.

71. There are no words... (Met Fan Charlie) Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:49 PM (#3232728)

I ####### HATEHATEHATE YADIER ####### MOLINA!

72. salvomania Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:49 PM (#3232730)

Ankiel actually has a lower OPS than Thurston... seems really lost right now....

73. Lassus Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:50 PM (#3232731)

Fernando isn't ready to hit up here yet.

In Canada?

74. salvomania Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:50 PM (#3232734)

Wow, two foul pop flies within three feet of each other this inning

75. salvomania Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:51 PM (#3232736)

Khalil makes about 80% of his outs on pitches out of the zone away.. because that's all picthers realize they can throw him to get him out

76. cardsfanboy

Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:51 PM (#3232737)

Ankiel actually has a lower OPS than Thurston... seems really lost right now....

Ankiel has been lost for a while, had a hiccuup last week, but has just been exposed this season.

77. Banta Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:52 PM (#3232738)

That's better, Johan.

78. There are no words... (Met Fan Charlie) Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:54 PM (#3232743)

because that's all picthers realize they can throw him to get him out

Or is it because they all know he's batsh!t crazy?

79. cardsfanboy

Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:55 PM (#3232745)

Or is it because they all know he's batsh!t crazy?
can't you just go to jack in the box and get that fixed by a shake?

80. Banta Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:55 PM (#3232747)

Yikes. That's a sick pitch to strike out Santos.

81. There are no words... (Met Fan Charlie) Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:55 PM (#3232748)

Carpenter vs. Santos is just cruel, right now...

82. Banta Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:57 PM (#3232751)

The Mets might get no-hit today.

83. salvomania Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:57 PM (#3232752)

It really sucked not having this guy for the last two seasons... what a difference he makes in a rotation...

84. There are no words... (Met Fan Charlie) Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:57 PM (#3232753)

Yow! Caprpenter: 31 pitches, 5 (F-I-V-E) balls.

That is all.

85. There are no words... (Met Fan Charlie) Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:58 PM (#3232758)

Damn fat fingers...

86. There are no words... (Met Fan Charlie) Posted: June 25, 2009 at 05:59 PM (#3232759)

The Mets might get no-hit today.

Only baserunner is Cora getting plunked to start the 1st.

87. cardsfanboy

Posted: June 25, 2009 at 06:00 PM (#3232761)

It really sucked not having this guy for the last two seasons... what a difference he makes in a rotation...

Yep, if he makes 25+ starts this season I think we win the division handidly(If we get 55 from Carpenter and Wainwright then I don't think the final standings are that close---and that doesn't even mention Pineiro who has been outstanding this year)

88. Banta Posted: June 25, 2009 at 06:00 PM (#3232762)

Awesome, Johan. Awesome.

89. There are no words... (Met Fan Charlie) Posted: June 25, 2009 at 06:00 PM (#3232763)

JEEEEEEEZUSSSSSSSSSSS!

90. salvomania Posted: June 25, 2009 at 06:01 PM (#3232764)

I imagine Thurston bunts here...

91. There are no words... (Met Fan Charlie) Posted: June 25, 2009 at 06:02 PM (#3232768)

And so he does.

92. cardsfanboy

Posted: June 25, 2009 at 06:02 PM (#3232769)

walking the pitcher should result in an automatic run. Don't waste time working him around, just give the other team a run (or at very least it should be counted as a run for ERA purposes.)

93. Banta Posted: June 25, 2009 at 06:02 PM (#3232770)

Ralph sounds like he's got a spring in his step today.

94. Russlan will never be fond of Jason Bay Posted: June 25, 2009 at 06:05 PM (#3232772)

OK, Johan. Get the lefty hitter ahead of Pujols.

95. cardsfanboy

Posted: June 25, 2009 at 06:05 PM (#3232773)

all fans 48 inches and under receive a free ticket to six flags, wonder if that douche of a lawyer would sue for those tickets also?

96. There are no words... (Met Fan Charlie) Posted: June 25, 2009 at 06:06 PM (#3232778)

Johan keeps walking that thin line, man...

97. Banta Posted: June 25, 2009 at 06:06 PM (#3232779)

Maybe walking Carpenter was part of the plan to tire him out.

98. There are no words... (Met Fan Charlie) Posted: June 25, 2009 at 06:08 PM (#3232780)

all fans 48 inches and under receive a free ticket to six flags, wonder if that douche of a lawyer would sue for those tickets also?

Who? LaRussa? I kid...I kid...

99. cardsfanboy

Posted: June 25, 2009 at 06:09 PM (#3232782)

damn, guess Mets stadium won't see a no-hitter today.

100. Banta Posted: June 25, 2009 at 06:09 PM (#3232783)

Crappy is a no-hitter breaking machine.

But he still sucks.

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