i hope the fact that im from st. louis area (just 10 minutes from downtown) doeesn't have anything to do with why everything thinks i quoted this text, but w.e... this came from espn.com
"You could feel the love after Cardinals starter Chris Carpenter did everything but give the Tigers a dose of Ambien. He needed only 82 pitches to put Detroit's lineup to sleep through eight innings. Braden Looper pulled out the whisk broom and brushed the Tigers into a dustpan in the ninth.
And that was that. The Cardinals claimed a 2-1 Series lead and have NL Championship Series MVP Jeff Suppan on the mound Wednesday night. Incredibly enough, the team nobody picked to win this thing, well, might win this thing. Even the Cardinals can't ignore the possibilities.
"I'd be lying if I said no," said Looper. "But you really try not to think about it. You sit there and you think, 'Well, we're two games away. Two more games, which doesn't sound like much, but against a team like Detroit, it's a lot."
Is it? The Tigers are playing as if they'll be charged a late fee if the Series lasts seven games. Carpenter handcuffed them to the bedpost and noogied them to death, allowing just three hits, issuing no walks and striking out six. He was more efficient than a Swiss train schedule.
At the moment, the Tigers -- and how do you put this delicately? -- suck. Leadoff hitter Curtis Granderson's Series average (.000) is lower than James Bond's .007. Placido Polanco, arguably Detroit's season MVP, is also hitless. So is Pudge Rodriguez, who looks like he couldn't hit anything off a batting tee these days. He's 0 for his last 23 playoff at-bats.
"Basically what this means is that the Cardinals went up, 2-1," said Detroit manager Jim Leyland. "If we don't swing the bats better, they'll go up, 3-1. That's as simple as it is."
The Cardinals have Leyland's team so perplexed that he's considering some lineup changes. He has to do something. They've scored a grand total of five runs in three games. Right now, they couldn't hit the Mississippi River if you put them at water's edge.
"
"You could feel the love after Cardinals starter Chris Carpenter did everything but give the Tigers a dose of Ambien. He needed only 82 pitches to put Detroit's lineup to sleep through eight innings. Braden Looper pulled out the whisk broom and brushed the Tigers into a dustpan in the ninth.
And that was that. The Cardinals claimed a 2-1 Series lead and have NL Championship Series MVP Jeff Suppan on the mound Wednesday night. Incredibly enough, the team nobody picked to win this thing, well, might win this thing. Even the Cardinals can't ignore the possibilities.
"I'd be lying if I said no," said Looper. "But you really try not to think about it. You sit there and you think, 'Well, we're two games away. Two more games, which doesn't sound like much, but against a team like Detroit, it's a lot."
Is it? The Tigers are playing as if they'll be charged a late fee if the Series lasts seven games. Carpenter handcuffed them to the bedpost and noogied them to death, allowing just three hits, issuing no walks and striking out six. He was more efficient than a Swiss train schedule.
At the moment, the Tigers -- and how do you put this delicately? -- suck. Leadoff hitter Curtis Granderson's Series average (.000) is lower than James Bond's .007. Placido Polanco, arguably Detroit's season MVP, is also hitless. So is Pudge Rodriguez, who looks like he couldn't hit anything off a batting tee these days. He's 0 for his last 23 playoff at-bats.
"Basically what this means is that the Cardinals went up, 2-1," said Detroit manager Jim Leyland. "If we don't swing the bats better, they'll go up, 3-1. That's as simple as it is."
The Cardinals have Leyland's team so perplexed that he's considering some lineup changes. He has to do something. They've scored a grand total of five runs in three games. Right now, they couldn't hit the Mississippi River if you put them at water's edge.
"
oh and this.... (from espn.com)
"
As assorted media members waited in the interview room for Looper to finish out the ninth, a well-known national baseball writer (sorry, no names) muttered, "I can't believe the Cardinals are going to win the World Series."
He's not alone. Either can the Tigers. "
"
As assorted media members waited in the interview room for Looper to finish out the ninth, a well-known national baseball writer (sorry, no names) muttered, "I can't believe the Cardinals are going to win the World Series."
He's not alone. Either can the Tigers. "
Gamingphreek
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- Mar 31, 2003
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Gamingphreek
Lifer
- Mar 31, 2003
- 11,679
- 0
- 81
Not possible anymore. The game has been postponed until tomorrow 
That means I'm going to be at the Virginia Tech vs. Clemson game with my friends, and checking WS scores on my Cell. LOVE IT!
-Kevin
That means I'm going to be at the Virginia Tech vs. Clemson game with my friends, and checking WS scores on my Cell.
LOVE IT!-Kevin
eplebnista
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- Dec 3, 2001
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iamme
Lifer
- Jul 21, 2001
- 21,058
- 3
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looks ok so far.
time to make this a series, GO TIGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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(either celebration beers or.......consolation beers)
time to make this a series, GO TIGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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(either celebration beers or.......consolation beers)
I've never seen a team get as many trailing runners thrown out on base hits as the 2006 Cardinals. I know McCarver went on and on about it being a good play, it's not, it's a terrible play that runs you right out of a rally.
And Braden Looper is like gasoline on a fire. If St. Louis is still leading after the 8th it'll be a miracle.
And Braden Looper is like gasoline on a fire. If St. Louis is still leading after the 8th it'll be a miracle.
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