Team chases down Salty, after driving in game winning ribby!

This thread has serious entertainment value. Of course Ortiz is cheating, he gets to bat without playing the field.

I guess nobody ever gets booed at Yankee Stadium?

Been there once I can't remember.

Someone needs a hug

Yeah, well I heard that Jeter sliced two shots into the woods on the back nine yesterday, so nobody's perfect.....:D

Do the Cards have a bullpen or what!!!!!!!

Haven't been this excited about the playoffs in many years.

Way to go MLB - you haven't created this kind of stir in a long time

Barely splitting two games? Guess one could say the same of the Tigers since the aggregate run count for both teams was the same.

Nothing like fanboy vitriol.

Hey,

Remember how the geriatric Yankees got swept out of the ALCS by these same Tigers one year ago? And couldn't get a run off Sanchez? I do. Must have been so embarrassing for Yankees fans...

Are you sure you entered your correct location you registered here? :)


With all of the celebration last night, how about Hunter's effort? He was REAL close to making an amazing catch.

No disrespect intended, perezfan, but how are Reds fans "long suffering"? At least you went to the Series, and won it all in 1990. Try being a Brewers fan. The last time Milwaukee celebrated a World Series win...I wasn't even born. And it was a different franchise. :D

And yes, I realize that a Cubs fan will be along shortly to tap me on the shoulder, saying "cry me a river. You think Brewers fans are long suffering? Come spend a day with me at Wrigley. A never-ending funeral marches around our hearts."

As for the playoffs, once the A's and Pirates went out, I lost all interest. I'll watch the Series because I'm a baseball fan, but if the Cardinals win it all again, I'll shove a fork in one of my eyes. I greatly respect the history of the franchise, and their fans are incredibly knowledgeable, but seeing them win it time and time again while my team comes out of the gate, and falls flat on their faces, just gets old. The Cardinals sport the nicest "Air Jordans" every year. The Brewers come out in their floppy shoes accompanied to the sounds of old car horns.

As we learned earlier in the thread, it's all luck. The Cardinals are the luckiest team going. They never have any bad breaks. They went from 1987 until 2004 without appearing in a WS, that's 17 years. IN 1985 they lost their leadoff hitter and NL Rookie of the Year Vince Coleman for the WS when a tarp rolled up on his ankle and he suffered some sort of ligament damage. Then in Game 6 of that series they were the recipients of a call at First Base that was every bit as bad as the "infield fly" call last year which most likely cost them the Series.

In the last 30 years they have been in the WS six times and are 3-3, must not of had much luck half the time.

Cry me a river. Go make your own luck. That's my rant.

The Cardinals are an incredibly well run organization. It's not a coincidence that Baseball America named St. Louis as having the best organizational talent in Major League Baseball prior to the 2013 season. They are great evaluators of young talent (I'd kill to have their scouts in Milwaukee), and they develop their players as well as any other franchise in the bigs.

As a Brewer fan, I now get to look forward to Oscar Taveras kicking our rear ends for the next 15 years. Oh joy, lol.

now the cards are butthurt because of the dodgers "mickey mouse" celebration for finally scoring some runs, this despite the fact molina doing a jumping fist pump seemingly after every inning. the hypocritical holier-than-thou attitude of some teams are nauseating.

chappy mcchapass wants the game to played the right way...when it's not applied to them.

I agree. I am from Boston but 100% give credit where it's due. I'm glad he's ok. The cop in the bullpen has become a minor celebrity around town. This was the paper yesterday.

http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion...ent_goes_viral

Anyway, another amazing game today. Lackey stepped up big time.

Tigers choke a win away and looks like they will choke this series away. Should be up 3-0, instead down 2-1 to the gross beards.

Don't sulk little fella. There's always next year.

I'm not worried, you guys aren't winning the World Series either way. I'll even bet on it!

Brock--
 

Your bitterness & jealousy is showing! Too bad, because you are missing out on enjoying some fantastic Playoff baseball by all teams involved.

Some yrs I'm sad when the Red Sox aren't there, but it doesn't spoil my enjoyment of watching the teams that are fight it out!

I'm rooting for the Cards in the NLCS because I remember 1964.

I'm sorry but there's nothing to be jealous of the red sox's.

As a Yankees fan, it pains me to say this, but I am actually pulling for the Red Sox this year... they are scrappy as hell and really hustle. I could only wish most of the Yankees played this way.

Not for nothing - you're fine to have your opinion and I hate to be the grammar police, but there's no such thing as "red sox's".

They are the Boston Red Sox (and hopefully soon to be World Champion Boston Red Sox for that matter)!

As a die hard Yankees fan...and just a big fan of good baseball...I'm really enjoying the post season so far...may the best team win. Why so much hate Brock...WTF? You're making yankees fans look bad!

Really? Tell me about the 1936 series. Did you go to any of the games? Ancient history. They've won 1 in the last 10 years and seem to be a mess now.

If this is a Cards-Sox world series, I could care less. Doesnt intrest me in the least. Dodgers - Tigers would be great, but now it would be tough for that to happen. :(

Although I did hear that the Red Sox have promised that if they win it all they will feed hundreds of homeless people using the food particles that have been stuck in those gross tick-infested ugly beards.

+1

And how am I making Yankee fans look bad? Considering many other fans feel the same way I do and hate the Red Sox.

I think they're in the same league as the Yankees's.

Petulance is the word that comes to mind.

To be 100% honest, I feel like he misplayed the ball. He actually overran it. If he takes the right angle, he's at the wall sooner and could very well have caught it. As it was, he ended up kind of having to jump against his own momentum and barely missing it.

Brock... I don't know you from Adam...I guess I can't imagine hating another sports team...maybe besides Philadelphia Eagles fans...it just seems like a waste of energy. And I consider Yankees fans to be some of the most educated and classy fans out there...no reason for such hatred...let their track record as the winningest franchise in the history of AALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL of sports speak for itself!

It is about time the Tiger bats woke up. Now we will see if Sanchez can keep the Sox in check now that they have seen him one time.

Since I picked the Tigers in 7 games over the Cards in this year's World Series, before the season started, I'm feeling pretty confident in my pick :D

Has any team ever been cheesier acting than the Dodgers? I would have loved to see Puig coming up against Bob Gibson after his "act." It would not have been pretty :eek:

Big game 5 tonight...

I liked Leyland moved down Jackson, but still feel Fielder is the black hole in that line-up. Why not move Johnny P into the 2 hole and switch Martinez and Fielder in the lineup...I hate him batting third. Fielder now has 3 RBIs in 22 PO games with Det., good thing he makes more $ than Cabrera or JV. Fielder cannot move runners, cannot run, does not hustle, is a poor fielder and just a lazy in my opinion. I really wish they'd trade that contract away and go after D Price in the offseason, maybe a 3-team trade.

Dodgers Momentum Game 6
 

Game 6 today. We got the momentum no doubt. I'm rooting for a Dodgers vs BoSox World Series. It would be one of the best World Series played in years (25 years to be exact). Two scrappy teams with great talent. All around fun baseball too watch. I mean who wants to watch the Cardinals in the World Series? Not I...

trying to be objective since i'm a fan but i don't think they're "cheesy" at all. mattingly and co (besides puig) say all the right things and try to toe that etiquette line. puig is just a different animal, he plays hard and gives 100% on every play (if he was white they'd call him gritty and full of intensity!). i don't have a problem with him having fun out there...my problem is his aloofness, he sulks when things don't go his way so it takes from his concentration, and he doesn't listen to instructions from his own team.

...but at least they don't pretend to be something they're not.

Nicely put. The game is changing. Sure there still needs to be etiquette but its evolving to keep the fan base growing. Showmanship and "swag" are things making baseball a sport anybody can watch and be entertained. I love stats, the sequences of pitches to different hitters, history of the team ect... But not many people know or care for those things who aren't actively following baseball.
TBOB I am guessing you are from the era Bob Gibson pitched in so thats why you think the Dodgers are "cheesy". The old timers need to stop complaining (I'm not implying its anyone here btw). Times are changing and so is the game.

Gee, how I wish the Yankees were in these Playoffs! This Red Sox-Tiger series just ain't gettin' it done! Some of the most boring games w/ no excitement or intensity & terrible pitching.:p:p

Where are those Yankees when we need them?:D:D:D

'Ol Fred...don't stoop to that level! ;)

So far a great series between the four teams in it...pitching is astounding! Four awesome teams....whoever makes the series, it will be fun to watch!

Dodgers don't care, they embrace.
 

Cardinals fan trying to rattle Puig and A-Gon

El Birdos!!!! An easy win and on to the World Series.
The best baseball city in America has a team in the Fall Classic again and with Stan's number on their sleeves....Fitting :D

1++

Dodgers
 

They were cheesy and arrogant and they are gone :) WACHA WACHA

Let's repeat the 2004 World Series play per play.

Which One ?
 

1967 or 2004.....1968 or 2006

Don't forget 1946.....1934. :D:D:D

A 2004 rematch would be cool, except it would be nice if the Cards actually showed up this time....

That's what I'm rooting for. Won't get caught up in the whole "Breaking the curse of the Bambino" hoopla this year!!

Tigers choke once again, have never seen a team choke so much in a single series. Go cardinals. :D

Once again Jim Leyland can't manage a bullpen and Prince Fielder is the new "Mr. May" who is not aging gracefully.

Fielder falling over on his way back to third like a fat kid tripping on his way to the ice cream truck was priceless.

The two best in MLB and identical W/L. Gonna be one for the ages. Cmon Beantown!

Just goes to show...
 

Just because you can hit a baseball real far does not mean you can play the game. The better team won.

what`s the deal on Fielder`s contract, something like another 150+ over the next 8 years? I`m sure he`ll bounce, wrong word, back but he looks like he needs to get in shape and maybe start taking a few 1`st pitches. If all goes to script game 7 of the W Series is Halloween nite in Boston. GO SOX !!!!!

Cards in 5.

My wife and I were merely acquaintances in 2006 when I asked a group question if anyone would like to go to the Cardinals NLCS game with me since I had an extra ticket. My now wife said she would like to go. After that she and I spent the rest of the series together, then watched the World Series games together. Then when I had a chance to go to the World Series I asked if she wanted to go. So we went to game 4 together. After that she and I were always together. So we always say that our relationship started with the 2006 Cardinals Post Season.

We did go to game 7 in 2011. I owned game 1 and game 7 tickets though I couldn't afford both so I sold game 1, convinced they were going to go to game 7.

We celebrated our 5 year wedding anniversary this year and the Cardinals are back in. Even if they don't win, it is always a nice remembrance of our beginnings when the Cards make the post season.

Winners
 

Just want to know what it's like to even have a chance with a winning team......says a padres fan. 😢

Playing golf somewhere.

I hope the Cardinals win the WS but I'm expecting the Red Sox to take it in 6. Either way, should be some fun baseball to watch - especially without the Dodgers around.

I don't know, Miguel. St. Louis has some awfully good pitching.

I can't believe I am pulling for the Cardinals, but I am. Should be a good series. Two storied franchises.

*crickets*

Steve, everyone is still waiting for Wainwright to catch the little pop-up right to him. They'll get back to you once that catch is made.

He shouldn't be expected to catch it unless he calls everyone else off... Oh wait, that is exactly what he did. Nevermind:o

As a Cardinals fan that was a rough game to watch. Not to downplay the skills on Boston's part, but the Cardinals didn't really make it hard on Boston. I hope tonight's game has a lot less errors and really does look like the two best teams playing.

"Catch what? We're just chillin'. Ain't nothin up there."

The look on Wainwright's face is priceless!!! c'mon, at least stick your glove out at the last second...

It's fun to watch the play in super slo-mo as well....

http://deadspin.com/adam-wainwrights...515?autoplay=1

Hahahaha. Nice one , Steve. For the first time in my life I actually felt bad for an opposing team. The Cards looked like a bunch of clowns doing a baseball act.

tonight
 

How did you feel tonight??

Not as bad. Why they gave Saltalamachia an error on that play, I have no idea. Since when does an error go to the guy CATCHING the bad throw? The only real error was on the pitcher's throw, which ended up not even mattering since the subsequent single scored what ended up being the inning run anyways. It's baseball....anything can happen. On to St. Louis.

The Power of a Faith,

"1904, Two hundred of those annoying Rooters arrived at Grand Central by train after midnight and paraded down Broadway, blowing horns and banging on drums while loudly tootling “Tessie.” Next day,in a game that no one today remembers. NY's Jack Chesbro threw the most famous wild pitch in history, and the Red Sox were champs. Many proclaim, because of their fans." LGRS!

They gave Salty and error bc he did not come off the base to grab the throw, allowing the trailing runner (Descalso) to move up a base. Had he come off the base and caught the throw (or locked it) Breslow would have never touched or thrown the ball.

Sounds like more a mental misjudgment than a physical error to me, but whatever. It didn't change the outcome. That guy still makes it to third and scores on the single anyways.

Very similar to the mental lapse Wainwright had in Game 1, he never touched the ball.

I think technically he is charged with the error for not catching a catchable ball, which then allowed a runner to advance to 3b. It's a close/questionable call, as they could have charged it on the throw IMO.

Um, yeah, exactly like that....for which Wainwright was not charged with an error.

The difference being that Salty touched the ball.
Had he caught it there would have been no throw, no advance, etc.
I can see it either way. The biggest mistake was that the throw didn't go to 2nd.

Nice to see great umpiring. Made the right call again!

Obstruction
 

Unreal chain of events! Talk about having victory snatched out of the mouth of disaster...any rulebook gurus know when the obstruction rule went into the MLB rulebook? Never seen anything like it. Crazy, just nuts.

Beats the hell out of basketball.

I understand the obstruction rule, but one simple question remains--What is the player (Middlebrooks) supposed to do?---suddenly become invisable?

The call was correct for the rule as written, but it is a Bull---t rule!

---and before anyone says Will tripped him by raising his legs, the runner tripped his own self up on Will's back/butt, not on his legs.

No game should be decided like that, no matter who you root for! The rule definitely needs to be rewritten immediately!

Doesn't matter. Craig has a right to the base and base paths and as long as he is within those lines then the responsibility is on the fielder.

Doesn't matter. Craig has a right to the base and base paths and as long as he is within those lines then the responsibility is on the fielder.

All well & good, but Middlebrooks was flat on the ground w/ the runner basically on top of him---he can't roll away, he can't get up & he certainly can't suddenly become "the invisable man" now, can he?

There is no common sense being applied in allowing what happened, to happen!