Hasn't been much baseball talk on the board this season, but I just wanted to let you all know that the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Astros tonight to gain a tie with the Braves for the NL Wild Card race. One game remaining in the regular season...a Cards win coupled with a Braves loss tomorrow night puts them in post-season play. A Braves win with a Cards loss puts the Braves in. Both win or both lose and they have a one game playoff in St. Louis on Thursday. It don't get much more exciting than this.
Go Cardinals!!!
I know!!! I'm so EXCITED!!
GO CARDINALS!!!
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
It's a crazy season. Both wild cards are coming down to the last game, and possibly one game runoffs.
Go cards!!!
Man o Man! What an unbelievable night of baseball. The Cardinals won their game handily, but the game between the Braves and Phillies went extra innings with the Phillies pulling it out in the 13th. The Cards win the NL Wild Card and will play the Phillies in the NLDS. On top of that, the Tampa Bay Rays pulled out a miraculous win in extra innings against the Yankees, after being down 7-0 at one time, to win the AL Wild Card race after Boston lost in the bottom of the 9th after leading through most of their game against the Orioles.
Tremendous night of baseball. It don't get no better...except if the Cards go on to win the WS.
GO CARDINALS!!!
About 2 or 3 weeks ago you couldn't convince me we would be having this conversation but somehow they have turned it around. DW swears we're going to the World Series again, but I'm just taking one day (or game) at a time.
Alright...coming back to St. Louis with a 1-1 record in the NLDS is about as good as we could have expected. Halladay is arguably the best pitcher in baseball, and Lee ain't no slouch, so I'll take a split any day. We've got Garcia going against Hamels in game 3...Hamels is another great pitcher but Garcia has been great at home this year so I like our chances.
GO CARDINALS!!!
The Cardinals are a team that actually believes in themselves. They weren't suppose to be there and they are enjoying playing the game of baseball. Bring on the Brewers ;D
I like that they keep on moving along in the face of adversity...must be the plan so they will finally address the Pujols issue that they have been dancing aroung since Spring Training!
Making the post-season this year may make the Cardinals more attractive to AP. At least he can see that management is trying to field a competitive team. There aren't many teams out there that can pay him what he's worth in today's market. Hopefully the Cardinals offer will be in line with what he'll take.
Aaaaaagh! It's just a flesh wound you coward, come back and fight!
Its make or break tonight. Come on cards!
It's a big day in Cardinal Nation! Carpenter against Halladay...runs will be at a premium. I think Carp will be at his best, he usually steps it up for the big ones. I just hope we can break through against Halladay.
GO CARDINALS!!!
P.S. It was fun to see the Tigers knock the media darling Yankees out of it last night. Maybe now some of the other teams will get some attention. On the other hand, I'm watching ESPN as I type this and they're talking about the "future" of the Yankees, so, maybe not.
Way to go Cardinals!!!!! Great game by Carp. Now let's go whip the Brew Crew!
Can you believe it? Top of the 1st, after two batters we have a 1-0 lead...and Carpenter makes it stand up with a terrific effort. A pitcher's duel that lived up to it's billing.
Now it's on to the NLCS to take on the classless Brewers. They have absolutely no respect for the game, which is a shame because they have some really talented players.
GO CARDINALS!!!
Thought I'd change the old profile shot since the Cubs are no longer a factor, and haven't been for some time. This is an old Cardinals logo/illustration from the 1940's or so.
GO CARDS!!!
One more win... one more win... one more win...
Una victoria más.
(One more win)
Yup! I hope we get it done tomorrow in game 6. Got a good chance with Jackson going against Marcum. Marcum was the starter for Milwaukee in game 2 when we whopped 'em 12-3.
In the other league, Texas beat Detroit 15-5 tonight to advance to the WS. I picked them to win it all before the post-season began. If we win a spot in the series, we'll definitely have our hands full with them.
Go Cardinals!!!
I can't find one off hand, but as a St. Louis artist, my Dad helped design some of the pocket schedules for the Cards from the mid-late 70's.
I love the new (old) icon Zephon I have it as well in a bit of different format.
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I was hoping for a rematch with Detroit, since I like how the last one turned out in 2006!
The way that the Rangers beat Detroit looked much like our game 2 against the Brewers. I think Detroit would have been an easier opponent.
That's really cool, rube! I haven't seen that one. Really neat that your Dad did some stuff for the Cards.
Hey boys and girls....we're going to the
World Series!
Texas will be tough; they've got a lot of powerful hitters. They really put a hurt on Tampa Bay, but Detroit actually played them pretty close, taking them to extra innings twice. The pundits are giving it to Texas in six, and that's how it always is...nobody every gives the Cardinals any credit until they win the series. Actually, we stack up pretty good against them, and if our starting pitching shows up, I give us a bit of an edge. Hoping for a big win!
Go Cardinals!!!
I was born and raised in north St. Louis County until I was ten. I remember going to games in old Bush Stadium. (Cardinal football games, too...the arena for Blues games! Yeah, I'm showing my age.) SOOOOOOOOOOO................WAY TO GO CARDINALS!!!!!!!!!
The checkerdome (Arena) was the place to be! I civered every inch of that place as a kid, from center ice/ field, to the highest of the press boxes, to the offices housed in the front pillar sections (to the left and right of the entrance). We would walk to Imo's on Oakland after watching hockey back when players didn't wear helmets (those were men!). I have a brick to the building, as well as a few of these:Commemorative boxes with both a piece of the stone from Busch Stadium (on Market) and a piece of the wood from the Arena.
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CARDINALS TAKE GAME 1!!!
Carp had a good outing for the win, we got some timely hitting, and as usual, great relief pitching. Garcia pitches in game 2; hopefully we'll see the lights out pitcher that he's capable of being.
Go Cardinals!!!
Series Tied...Now in Texas....
Ronnie Dunn had the National Anthem tonight...hopefully it'll be good!
LET'S GO CARDS!!!!!
COME ON CARDINALS! WIN! WIN! WIN!
good luck cardinals ;D
So who caught the game? :o :o Nail Biter!! :o :o
Game 6 was probably the most "baseball" Series game I've ever seen -- and by "baseball", I mean it had me proclaiming that I hate baseball and will never watch it again... for about two minutes. ;D
Wow, what a game!
In the words of the late Jack Buck "I can't believe what I just saw."
Wow is right! It is the Rally Squirrel! One and DOne...Go Cards!
The sad thing is if anyone had any heart problems going in to game 6. They are not going to be around to see game 7 :).
Boy that's for sure. On either side!
Like I told a friend tonight after we had a comfortable lead, after Game 6 I needed a rest from the drama!
Now that the 2011 World Champion St. Louis Cardinals have been crowned, I let out a *whoooosh* and realized that I've been halfway holding my breath for two months, and barely breathing at all in October. WOW! :o :o :o
There's only five more months until baseball starts again, and thank goodness, because I surely do need the rest!
Wow. What a year. What a Series! Thanks, Rangers. ¡Muy respetado!
CARNINALS WIN! WORLD SERIES CHAMPS! CONGRATULATIONS REDBIRDS!
St. Louis Cardinals
2011 World Series Champions