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the gay card thrower Call Me Ragnar
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Interesting.
The third place NL Central cubs, 8 games back, would be in first place in 4 of the remaining 5 divisions of baseball.
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Heyward is hurt now too?? And they just keep winning.. nothing short of amazing.
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It's dang near bazaar.
We are 22nd in mlb team hitting.
We have NO ONE in the NL top 10 for RBI's, BA or HR's. In fact I believe we have 1 player ranked between 17 to 19 in each of those categories. We are ranked 16th in fielding.
But players come through. New guys Heyward, Grichuk and now Piscotty all clutch hitters.
Oh. We rank #1 in MLB Pitching with a era of 2.58. And Yadi is a huge part of that. Next team closest is 3.20.
If the arms hold up we should have a decent shot this fall.
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You know the Giants are in serious trouble when they have Joe Buck's boyfriend Bumgardner pitch hitting 2 days in a row. Seriously....you don't send out your ace pitcher when you are down by a run to get a win. Dude could pull a hammy, get hit by a ball......If I was an opposing team, I would have beam balled that bastard right away. Might pay dividends down the stretch or during a playoff run.
Yadi is being Yadi. Going to miss him when he retires. He is a huge reason behind the best ERA in baseball. Good to See Heyward pitch hit last night. Maybe he will be back in the lineup tonight. Piscotty is a beast, and without him, the Cards aren't 5 up on Shittsburg. Grichuk needs to get back soon. Depending on the rest of the injured players, the Cards might have a healthy ball club come October is Holliday, Jay, and Possibly Adams coming back. Ship Kozma out for the playoff roster and keep Piscotty around.
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sptsman
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last_stand said:Oh. We rank #1 in MLB Pitching with a era of 2.58. And Yadi is a huge part of that. Next team closest is 3.20.
If the arms hold up we should have a decent shot this fall.
That's the $64,000 question. Can young arms like Wacha and Martinez hold up for these kind of innings? They appear to already be showing a little wear on some of their recent starts but are still holding their own well enough. How nice would it be to let each of them skip a start down the stretch? Not likely, if the Pirates keep winning.
The Cards should be able to win 6 or 7 of the 10 games on this west coast road trip. Both Arizona and San Diego have losing records and are out of the playoff picture, for all practical purposes. We just took 2 of 3 from San Fran and it looks like we won't face Bumgarner again (unless he pinch hits). But there is one huge obstacle: This is a west coast trip. For whatever reason, the Cards have had too many west coast trips that were sub .500 even when their opponents are not that great. Let's hope they shake off that tendency and get at least 6 wins out of the trip.
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This is a west coast trip. For whatever reason, the Cards have had too many west coast trips that were sub .500 even when their opponents are not that great. Let's hope they shake off that tendency and get at least 6 wins out of the trip.
translation:
PLAYING DOWN to the competition
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You know the Giants are in serious trouble when they have Joe Buck's boyfriend Bumgardner pitch hitting 2 days in a row. Seriously....you don't send out your ace pitcher when you are down by a run to get a win. Dude could pull a hammy, get hit by a ball......If I was an opposing team, I would have beam balled that bastard right away. Might pay dividends down the stretch or during a playoff run.
Yadi is being Yadi. Going to miss him when he retires. He is a huge reason behind the best ERA in baseball. Good to See Heyward pitch hit last night. Maybe he will be back in the lineup tonight. Piscotty is a beast, and without him, the Cards aren't 5 up on Shittsburg. Grichuk needs to get back soon. Depending on the rest of the injured players, the Cards might have a healthy ball club come October is Holliday, Jay, and Possibly Adams coming back. Ship Kozma out for the playoff roster and keep Piscotty around.
He just got a HR pinch hitting again.
I think it's pretty cool. He's got a good swing. Taking some chance there but fork the hammy, if you can hit a baseball, Bochy says go hit it. Bob Gibson used to pinch hit, it was great.
Thought of Gibby the other day. Heard Cards have zero full games from any starter this year.
Gibby had 250+ by himself.
There will NEVER be another Gibby.
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Well when we talk about "pitching holding up" usually that means something in the decent range.
But in this case, with our offense what it is, it has to mean something in the fantastic range.
96 wins could get you a 1 game WC spot. Wow.
I will remain concerned until we clinch. Pirates and Cubs are apparently not going anywhere anytime soon.
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This is a west coast trip. For whatever reason, the Cards have had too many west coast trips that were sub .500 even when their opponents are not that great. Let's hope they shake off that tendency and get at least 6 wins out of the trip.
pretty much nailed this series with the Padres 
3 1/2 game lead
Wonder when the panic will set in to the fair weather fans,chicken littles and manic depressives
Prediction that the Post Dispatch will have a headline like this??
Cardinals lead shrinks to 3 1/2 games....Is this going to be like 2006?
LS--
Andy is kicking yer butt with these prognostications--
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wuchang said:
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sptsman said:
This is a west coast trip. For whatever reason, the Cards have had too many west coast trips that were sub .500 even when their opponents are not that great. Let's hope they shake off that tendency and get at least 6 wins out of the trip.
LS--
Andy is kicking yer butt with these prognostications--
better put that swami hat on
I got your swami......this is just a rest period for the Birds. I say they score at least 8 by the 7th inning today.
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I stand by my post above.
His prediction on the west coast trip is all on him. Maybe he'll kick his own azz, Ive seen that before.
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14 1/2 ! 
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25 1/2 in the nl central.
Holy chit. That's below sea level.
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sptsman
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sptsman said:
This is a west coast trip. For whatever reason, the Cards have had too many west coast trips that were sub .500 even when their opponents are not that great. Let's hope they shake off that tendency and get at least 6 wins out of the trip.
pretty much nailed this series with the Padres
3 1/2 game lead
Wonder when the panic will set in to the fair weather fans,chicken littles and manic depressives
Prediction that the Post Dispatch will have a headline like this??
Cardinals lead shrinks to 3 1/2 games....Is this going to be like 2006?
LS--
Andy is kicking yer butt with these prognostications--
better put that swami hat on
I would be quite fine with getting this one wrong... A sweep in AZ would be just fine with me... 
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I think the Redbirds will win at least 1 from Az.
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New stat:
Division Standings
NL Central 333-290.............. ---
AL East 320-306.................. 9.5
AL Central 318-306..............10.5
AL West 311-318...................25
NL West 307-316...................26
NL East 287-340................... 48
That is all.
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If the Cardinals can take two from AZ. then they can salvage the first part if the West Coast trip and Andy looks like a bonehead.
I predict they will.
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If the Cardinals can take two from AZ. then they can salvage the first part if the West Coast trip and Andy looks like a bonehead.
I predict they will.
griffin
Uh, if they take 2 that means AZ took 2. Since we lost 2 of 3 in SD, that would make us 3-4 for the 7 games. Go back to talking about bicycle riding. You are clearly not smart enough to discuss the complexities of what is above .500 and what is below .500, for a 7 game run... 
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Well, you can say "if" all you want.....but I say they take 2. So, wanna bet?
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If the Cardinals can take two from AZ. then they can salvage the first part if the West Coast trip and Andy looks like a bonehead.
I predict they will.
griffin
Uh, if they take 2 that means AZ took 2. Since we lost 2 of 3 in SD, that would make us 3-4 for the 7 games. Go back to talking about bicycle riding. You are clearly not smart enough to discuss the complexities of what is above .500 and what is below .500, for a 7 game run...
Well you need 3 more wins to hit your prediction. In the next 4 games. Quite doable.
But somehow I think griffin is going to ultimately come thru. He has a knack about these things.
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Look, you can listen to Andy, who is rarely right about anything, or you can put your money with someone who has a near 100% track record.
The only reason I am not exactly 100% is that I predicted Alydar would beat Affirmed in a match race as 15 year olds, even though he had lost all three triple crown races to him in 1978. Alas, as the race was being discussed, Alydar was found, suspiciously, in his stall with a broken leg.....so they shot him to keep me from picking the biggest upset of all time.
25 years ago, before I even knew anyone here, but about the time that MDC was considering the café, I suspect one of you knew of my uncanny, though budding, prognostication ability and collaborated with some untowardly cowards to bring that horse to his untimely end.
No.....it did not deter me, and since they never raced, it can't really be counted against my record.
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H2ODOG
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I want to know if the Cardinals will pick up a game on the Pirates on Tuesday. I'm thinking about putting down a couple hundred on that. Any help you can give me would be great.
Also should I bet on Mizzou to win the SEC Championship game against Bama for the 2014 season??? I want to bet with my heart and put down a thousand on Mizzou. What say griffin??
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I would hold your money on the Bama game, I just can't get a good read on that one, and put it all down on the Tuesday wager. I think the Birds will come out swinging.
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H2ODOG
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Thanks. As always, I trust your betting skillzzz
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Personally, I think your foresight on Brian Elliotts performance last year was some of your best work.
Bwwwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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