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Dear Mike,
Remember growing up and learning about kryptonite?
And remember bro, that was Super Man who stayed clear.
What in the wide, wide, world of sports is goin' on around here?
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last_stand said:
Dear Mike,
Remember growing up and learning about kryptonite?
And remember bro, that was Super Man who stayed clear.
What in the wide, wide, world of sports is goin' on around here?
Is it code for some one needs to step up?
Oh......sorry
That is hockey
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What in the wide, wide, world of sports is goin' on around here?
Apparently, Cards suddenly have George Kissel jr calling the shots, 3 gold gloves up the middle, have graduated from pee wee on how to run the base paths, actually hit the baseball with runners on base and have a bullpen cleared of trash and clutter.
Apparently.
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wuchang
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Like Andy said
It is still August
But you have to say—Wild Card team and 4 behind the baby bears from where they were at the break is impressive
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fastman
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Impressive indeed. 
What's not 2 like?
 that fat ass first base dude last night. What a deekhed 
Bader alone is worth the price of admission ( right now )
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Must have been the Cafe jinx  
Now 1/2 game out of WC and still 4 behind baby bears
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I haven't a clue how this is going to come down with so many teams in the mix. This upcoming road trip alone is huge.
But I do think the cubs will not run away with it and perhaps even have issues themselves that Cards or Brewers could move on. Thinking pitching, and for STL if the Memphis Express can keep them coming I like the Cards chances to hang in there against those two.
And the likes of Cecil, Waino, et al cannot be forced on this staff if the kids are doing the job.
And Yadi needs a forking rest day. Enough already.
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fastman
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And Yadi needs a forking rest day. Enough already.
Preachin to the choir. He's awesome, but, lately not so much. I have to wonder on that one bad pitch yesterday 
0-2..ya gotta throw that fork ball or what the fork ever it is.
Keep winning series' and we'll be just fine, Might not be so easy out west.
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Edited by fastman (08/20/18 12:15 PM)
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fastman
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What a play by K. Wong in the 9th.
One more out.........and thats a winner.
Done!!!!!!!!!
Fun.
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I think Wong just made the best play I've ever witnessed by a 2nd baseman.........Holy Chit!!!
Who ARE these guys??
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2.5 behind the baby bears
In WC this morning
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Of all the things changed for the better the defense is #1 in my book.
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obviously winning creates a positive atmosphere, but they've been play loose since the firing. I wonder if playing for a guy who doesn't cuss makes for a dull and/or awkward clubhouse?
I guess it doesn't matter, they're fun to watch again.
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Wow.......that's all.
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I'm going to puke if I see Cecil back on the mound again.
We don't need him. EVER. Paying him to sit is money well spent.
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I'm going to puke if I see Cecil back on the mound again.
We don't need him. EVER. Paying him to sit is money well spent.
Cecil= 
Is KC looking for left-handed pitching?????
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My my........how many ways can you lose a game....or two?
Sure there is still time to make it right, but not with the crap of late.
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Probably doesn't bode well. Norris is done and Hicks is turning into Rick Ankiel.
I'm happy to settle for "fun to watch" after where they've been.....but I'm not delusional.
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Seems 2 me we're really missing Wong & Jedd.
I agree bout Norris. No more Mr. 9th inning for Bud.
I like Hicks for the close.
I've never liked Molina battin second. For that matter, I don't think Carp is a leadoff dude.
Set O'neil on his ass until he can lay off the slider thats 2 feet outside.
Try a new batch of salsa, this last batch is tainted.
We'll see I suppose, oh yeah, play Munoz.
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Shildt's first major F-up was yesterday. Can't blame him for Sunday's debacle. Players have to make plays. When you can't put the game in the W column with bases loaded and nobody out, you deserve to lose.
Yesterday was about putting a player in a position he should have never been put. He had not only pitched the day before but choked as well. They have a 40 man roster and a pen full of live arms. It's like he picked up the phone in the 9th and called Matheny to ask, "What would you do?" Then followed his direction... I guess he gets a pass, based on what he's pulled off since mid-July. But man, I hope he learns from it (unlike Matheny).
And let's understand that J Martinez's at-bat in the 9th on Sunday is one of the reasons they need to trade him for some value in the off-season. He is 2018's version of 2017 Tommy Pham. A loooong time minor league player that has caught lightening in a bottle for a season. He is a below average defender and base runner. If he has any value, get what you can for him and move on, before the book on him gets figured out and his .309 average will be more in the .250 - .275 range.
Finally, is anyone else cringing at the idea of Wainwright starting a game, any game? I hope like heck they have the long reliever loosened up and ready. It needs to be a real short hook. I hope I'm wrong about this and will be the first to admit it... But I have very little hope that this is going to be anything other than a disaster...
I agree with griffin (gag, choke, gasp...), the team is at least fun to watch and games aren't so boring... 
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Not sure what Shildt was thinking bringing in Norris after a 27 pitch disaster the day before. All too Mathenyesq for me.
3 key injuries and now a faltering J Martinez and then the Norris quandary.
Who knows with this group. I'd give Bubba's left nut to face the cubs in post season. Whatever they do, play the Munoz kid.
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Glad every one is rolling with the punches of this team because we're gonna punched in the gut pretty often!
A sweep in Motown woulda been nice instead it's samo samo.
If they get in, these guys are gonna entertain the hell out of us doing it.
Waino up next. Why do I feel like it's the Twilight Zone?
bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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Waino up next. Why do I feel like it's the Twilight Zone?
I'm putting the over/under on innings for Waino at 4 2/3 and taking the under. Let's hope I'm wrong and he gives us 5 or 6 strong innings. Or that the Cards score about 10 runs and it won't matter... 
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I missed it by one out. He made it five and I was screaming at the TV to take him out in the 3rd, after 4 or 5 straight hits or whatever it was. Fork all of this nostalgia. The dude is washed up as a starter. There is a chance he can give you 1 or 2 innings out of the pen but thinking he's going to give you 6 or 7 innings, allowing less than 3 or 4 runs is a fantasy. Are we supposed to think they can score 5-10 runs every time he pitches.
Last night was a roller coaster ride to be sure. Hard to imagine them winning that game once they were down 4-0 but they showed some grit and pulled it off.
How 'bout those Cubbies choking it away in September. I still think they'll get their chit together and win the Division but you never know. If the Brew-crew stays hot and has decent pitching down the stretch, they could be the Division champs and we could be playing the Cubs for the Wild Card spot...
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