2011 World Series: Rangers @ Cardinals

[jung]

Love those shut down half innings after a score.

[VA Sox Fan]

Love those shut down half innings after a score.

 

But another shut down 1/2 inning by the Cards. Dammit all!

[jung]

CJ keeps lookin' down like he is continually surprised by his footfall. It's almost like he is away from home on an unfamiliar mound.

 

Looked awkward on that ball 4 also.

[VA Sox Fan]

CJ keeps lookin' down like he is continually surprised by his footfall. It's almost like he is away from home on an unfamiliar mound.

 

Looked awkward on that ball 4 also.

 

I agree.

 

Wilson's in a tough spot here. Come on man!

[VA Sox Fan]

HUGE K!!

[jung]

See the look on Beltri's face starin' over. SS definitely missed that sign.

 

Announcers talkin' about CJ being on a short leash which I can understand. If he gets out of this inning he might finally calm down. If he does not get an out here I think we will see Wash.

[jung]

Way to go CJ! Way to pitch out of a jam.

[VA Sox Fan]

Way to go CJ! Way to pitch out of a jam.

 

:thumbsup:

 

Very awesome! :thumbsup:

[jung]

Damn Carpenter...hes' as comfortable right now as Wilson is antsy.

[jung]

oh...oh...oh...oh....a four out inning....a chink in the armor.

[jung]

Well I gotta' give CJ some credit here. While he has been battling his own demons the whole night that does not mean the battle is not real. He has hung tough while there has not been much going his way and he has not really had an easy inning all night. However he has been calling on his reserves of fortitude since the first inning and there is just so much of that you can do before the floodgates open up.

 

I don't wonder if his post season performance is going to have an impact on his free agency. Everybody has been lauding him as the pitcher at the top of the heap for this FA season and talking about him getting huge money. I really like him but I think all the hubbub may have more to do with who is not a FA this year.

 

Although the goofy announcers are suggesting he might move back into the bullpen for somebody. I can't imagine somebody paying FA money to bring him in intending to send him out to the pen. God I never know which one of these two announcers I am going to end up more frustrated with after 4-5 games. Just not my favorite team.

[jacksonianmarch]

This postseason puts the brakes on any Wilson to New York talk IMO. He's a lefty version of AJ Burnett. Great stuff, but nibbles himself into trouble

[jung]

Common' Rangers ya' gotta' get Carpenter out of this damn game.

[jung]

Ya' gotta' wonder what a healthy pair of legs would have meant to Holiday and the Rangers in this series. That last at bat was all arms....no legs at all in that swing.

[Dojji]

So I guess I'm not as crazy as I used to be, for arguing extensively that the Sox needed to bring in Mike Napoli.

 

One can only hope that Lavarnway evolves into a similar hitter.

[jung]

Wow, Larussa out-managed by Wash AGAIN. I might have to check to see if there are pink elephants jumping over a blue moon tonight.

 

Great game though...great baseball entertainment. Probably would have been going completely nuts if one of these teams was my home team.

[User Name]

Great game last night, but today's article on MLB.com about a communication breakdown about TLR and his bullpen coach may help shed some light on the lefty vs Napoli debacle.

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111024&content_id=25774312&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

[Dojji]

Wow, Larussa out-managed by Wash AGAIN. I might have to check to see if there are pink elephants jumping over a blue moon tonight.

 

Great game though...great baseball entertainment. Probably would have been going completely nuts if one of these teams was my home team.

 

LaRussa outmanaged himself. All Washington had to do was field a decent team and let a man with far less control over the game than he think he has, put himself at a disadvantage by overmanaging.

 

If the Rangers win this, it will be because LaRussa decided to try to impact the game himself, instead of letting his players do it.

[a700hitter]

So I guess I'm not as crazy as I used to be, for arguing extensively that the Sox needed to bring in Mike Napoli.

 

One can only hope that Lavarnway evolves into a similar hitter.

I never thought you were crazy about this, and you turned out to be right.

 

As for Lavarnway, I don't think he could be much worse than Salty behind the plate.

[Dojji]

I think Lavs needs a good long chance next year if it can be arranged. No Tek. Let Lavs and Salty split catching duties. Lavs has the looks of one of those looks-ugly-doing-it-but-gets-the-job-done kind of players that makes people crazy sometimes, but he could easily become a Jorge Posada type player for us (minus the switch hitting obviously) and that would be a hige and welcome thing for us.

[Gringo]

A Tigers-Brewers WS would have been so much more interesting. I'll take Rust Belt over Bible Belt every time.

[VA Sox Fan]

I had a dream last night that Texas wins in 6.

[a700hitter]

I had a dream last night that Texas wins in 6.

What, you're too old for sex dreams?

[VA Sox Fan]

What' date=' you're too old for sex dreams?[/quote']

 

NEVER too old for those "old man"

[VA Sox Fan]

Tonight's game has been postponed, will be played tomorrow night.

[redsoxrules]

Dammit !

 

I managed to get my supervisor at work to put the game on and now its cancelled

[Laser Show]

Cancelled because it *might* fan. That's BS! You cancel games when it rains, not when it might rain. And there's only a 40% chance of showers.

[jung]

Not agreeing with it but apparently it is a marketing thing. Since Tex can win the game and therefore the series the don't want to take the chance of having the ceremony at 2:00 in the morning.

 

They are going to look pretty stupid if the game could have been played and the additional day off creates some pitching changes that normally would not have been available.

[d-money]

Am i the only one who thinks the cardinals have been the better team in this series yet are down 3-2?They where awful with runners in scoring position in game 4.The rangers came back in game 2.I just think the cardinals have shot themselves in the foot in this series.

 

Larussa was awful in that game 4 in terms of managing!!

[jung]

I think the Cards have played better in spots but the Rangers have been the more consistent team.

 

Here we go for game 6. While I have been rooting for the Rangers (gotta root for somebody) I want to see this go 7. So tonight it is go Cards.