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27 minutes ago, BrickHorn said:

Five straight Ls in a critical stretch run. That’s just good old-fashioned Cubs baseball.

The beauty-est part of this beautiful run is not that the Cubs are progressively more fucked, it's that the Brewers can only hang.

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For fuck's sake, Pittsburgh.  At least put up a fight.

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5 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

For fuck's sake, Pittsburgh.  At least put up a fight.

Milwaukee plays nobody this week. We can't count on anyone but us

Can we burn these fucking uniforms and never wear them again?

I actually don’t hate them in small doses I became a fan in ‘82 so they remind me of those days when I was a kid watching them on the NBC game of the week.

LMAO I can feel Cubs fans' collective sphincter tightening here in Austin.  Leadoff triple in the 9th + sac fly = tie game, 1 out.

I'm going to develop and market a dessert topping that's half Cub tears, half Ag tears.

1 hour ago, jimmyjazz said:

I'm going to develop and market a dessert topping that's half Cub tears, half Ag tears.

I don’t know what they’re crying about.  Heartbreak and frustration is Cubs baseball.  It’s not like that’s ever been some big secret.  They knew what they were getting into.  I say... let ‘em crash.  

16 minutes ago, BrickHorn said:

I don’t know what they’re crying about.  Heartbreak and frustration is Cubs baseball.  It’s not like that’s ever been some big secret.  They knew what they were getting into.  I say... let ‘em crash.  

Well,  you see, things have changed.  The Cubs won the World Series in 2016.  Therefore, they're in the top tier of MLB teams, having displaced the Cardinals, who haven't even made the playoffs in several years.  

It's sorta like beating 'bama in football.  Once a team does that . . . once . . . they're big time, forever and ever, amen.

What a weekend. What a series.

Still can't believe we swept them. FUUUUUCK you, Cubs. Enjoy the offseason, bitches.

Get off your ass and get him out, Shildt...

I can't believe he's letting a righty pitch to Lamb.

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56 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

Get off your ass and get him out, Shildt...

I can't believe he's letting a righty pitch to Lamb.

Yep. He was struggling. Hopefully they hold on and he still ends up with the W. 

Shildt seems to decide ahead of time how he's going to use his bullpen, and by gawd, he's not going to deviate from that.  How the guy on the mound is actually throwing the ball doesn't seem to enter into the decision of whether to keep him pitching or pull him.  

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3 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

Shildt seems to decide ahead of time how he's going to use his bullpen, and by gawd, he's not going to deviate from that.  How the guy on the mound is actually throwing the ball doesn't seem to enter into the decision of whether to keep him pitching or pull him.  

Yep. Totally agree.

After the 8th I would just leave brebbia in, but we both know he's going Carlos because that's always been his plan. 

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Just now, pops said:

Yep. Totally agree.

After the 8th I would just leave brebbia in, but we both know he's going Carlos because that's always been his plan. 

Well, fuck me. 

3 minutes ago, pops said:

Yep. Totally agree.

After the 8th I would just leave brebbia in, but we both know he's going Carlos because that's always been his plan. 

He can't use his closer if it's not a save situation.  

0.667 since the break.  How does that compare to the rest of MLB?  I have to believe StL is one of the best 2nd-half clubs this year.

 

6 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

0.667 since the break.  How does that compare to the rest of MLB?  I have to believe StL is one of the best 2nd-half clubs this year.

 

Best record in the NL since the break.  I believe either the Astros or Yankees or both are better overall since the break.  I tried like hell to find something that shows records since the All Star break but no joy.

I found this nugget interesting from Bernie's article in The Athletic today:

On May 29, the Cardinals had just gone through a stretch of going 8-16 that dropped their record to 26-28.  At that point, they were in 4th place in the NL Central -- 5 games behind the Cubs, 4 games behind the Brewers and 1 game behind the Pirates (!).  Since that day, they have gone 63-39 (.618).

Yeah, I remember seeing that the Cardinals were 44-44 at the break but I'll be damned if I'm gonna put in any more effort than I already have to find every record at that point in time.  I'm sure some stat-geek website has it but it's beyond my sleuthing skills.

26 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Yeah, I remember seeing that the Cardinals were 44-44 at the break but I'll be damned if I'm gonna put in any more effort than I already have to find every record at that point in time.  I'm sure some stat-geek website has it but it's beyond my sleuthing skills.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/?date=2019-07-12

If I'm reading that right, it looks like

HOU 0.692

OAK 0.672

STL 0.667

NYY 0.652

ATL 0.636

LAD 0.625

 

That's fairly encouraging.

 

 

7 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

If I'm reading that right, it looks like

HOU 0.692

OAK 0.672

STL 0.667

NYY 0.652

ATL 0.636

LAD 0.625

 

That's fairly encouraging.

 

 

Yeah that's good company right there.

 

12 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

If I'm reading that right, it looks like

HOU 0.692

OAK 0.672

STL 0.667

NYY 0.652

ATL 0.636

LAD 0.625

 

That's fairly encouraging.

 

 

Did you click the "After this Date" button, or did you really calculate all those numbers on your own?

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4 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

Did you click the "After this Date" button, or did you really calculate all those numbers on your own?

 

I may be special, but I'm not THAT special.  I clicked "After this Date".

So Flaherty's just mowing through hitters like they're Little Leaguers, has thrown only 98 pitches, and he gets pulled, why?  Oh yeah, because that was the pregame plan.  

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3 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

So Flaherty's just mowing through hitters like they're Little Leaguers, has thrown only 98 pitches, and he gets pulled, why?  Oh yeah, because that was the pregame plan.  

And now we are in the top of the 19th. 

I didn't really expect to wake up with a ball game going on, but it was close.

It would be really nice if the Brewers would lose a game now and again.

3 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

It would be really nice if the Brewers would lose a game now and again.

No shit.

I have this weird dichotomy in my fandom... on the one hand, I'm an OSU fan, so I'm quite used to my team being seemingly in control of things and then subsequently shitting the bed.... On the other hand, I'm a Cards fan... they can typically be counted on to NOT shit the bed and, in fact, shit in other teams' bed and break their souls (Dodgers, Cubs, Nats, etc.).

But times like these my OSU-fan-anxiety kicks in and I start worrying about terrible scenarios, like the fucking Brewers just keep winning and the Cubs get to spoil our division title in the last 3 games at Busch.

That won't happen, right? This is just my OSU-fan-anxiety kicking in.... ? :)

 

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1 hour ago, oSuJeff97 said:

No shit.

I have this weird dichotomy in my fandom... on the one hand, I'm an OSU fan, so I'm quite used to my team being seemingly in control of things and then subsequently shitting the bed.... On the other hand, I'm a Cards fan... they can typically be counted on to NOT shit the bed and, in fact, shit in other teams' bed and break their souls (Dodgers, Cubs, Nats, etc.).

But times like these my OSU-fan-anxiety kicks in and I start worrying about terrible scenarios, like the fucking Brewers just keep winning and the Cubs get to spoil our division title in the last 3 games at Busch.

That won't happen, right? This is just my OSU-fan-anxiety kicking in.... ? :)

 

Brewers have won 18 of 20. And I think all of those are without yellich (maybe?). Regardless, I fully expect them to win every game and Chicago sends us to the wildcard on Sunday. 

I was hoping we'd be able to rest Flaherty in Chicago.  It's looking less and less likely.

Goddamnit guys... you're supposed to tell me everything is going to be OK and it's just my OSU-fan-fueled anxiety... :D

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Short string on wacha. Should be the last time we see him pitch this year and maybe ever in a cards uniform. May need to play a starter in relief now. 

Shoulder tightness. Story of Wachas career.

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Schildt must read @Beau Vine posts because he's treating this like an elimination game. All hands on deck. 

Shit, I just realized this is on YouTube.

Arozarena clobbered that pitch.  5-2 Cards, top 6, no out.

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Good fuck

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Sweet. Just need to sweep the Cubs again to win the division. What a 180. 

Not to beat a dead horse, but giving up seven runs in one inning says a lot about the manager's bullpen management acumen.

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1 minute ago, Beau Vine said:

Not to beat a dead horse, but giving up seven runs in one inning says a lot about the manager's bullpen management acumen.

Agreed. I don't know what happened after the first 5 innings. He was making all kinds of moves then just said fuck it. I'll still take him every day over matheney but fuck. 

16 hours ago, pops said:

Sweet. Just need to sweep the Cubs again to win the division. What a 180. 

Only if the Brewers never lose again.... which....is probably a good assumption.

Seriously. The Reds and Pirates can eat a fucking dick.  You pathetic fucks can't even take 1 game from the goddamn Brewers between you?!

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