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Never heard that about Bader’s father purposely plunking him as a kid to get him big league ready. Great stuff! Hope Bader’s dad isn’t presently on vacation in China is he? I thought I read somewhere that he is a zookeeper.
Indeed sad, Cardinals2016. 9-3 now, so we need to hit the Pads with at least 4 runs in the 8th to see at least 3 of our hitters get a little bunting practice in during the 9th frame. Would have loved to seen that 10 run lead after 6, so we could have gone completely thru the order.
Sweet clarification of the “MR” (Mercy Rule), Cardinals2016. I’m bullish as all get out on Bader. You just know he’s going to start hitting. Couple that with his sparkling D and the intangibles and we’ve got ourselves a true blue-chipper. You win with players like a Bader….plain and simple.
It sure does, Cardinals2016. You have to have a 10 run lead….not 9. We are getting mighty close here at 9-zip.
I like your style, Cardinals2016. When ever you are ready to team up for a West coast game, give me a holler and we will book it.
To a man, I think we all have contemplated what we would do if we were managing a team and our boys were administering a major league arse-kicking on our opponent. I would consider a double digit lead heading to the 7th inning as one of those glorious occasions where you would literally call off the dogs. At this point, I would choose not to continue embarrassing the opposition. Running up the score is not a very classy thing to do and can actually work against you down the road when you play them again. So, from the 7th inning on, I would have each and every batter get a little bunting practice in by trying to lay one down. The only exception to this mercy rule being if you were pummeling the daylights out of the cubbies . Then as the Cardinals skipper you would have no choice but to keep lambasting the heck out of them.
Some nifty game action updates….thanks, Cardinals2016!! You know, we just may have found yours truly’s sidekick in the PBP booth.
Funny stuff UCONN & Grays!! Thanks for the tips, Brian!
Sweet! Past 2 days i have been unable to post. After hitting the “submit” button, my posts have been getting highlighted in a soft pink hue with words something like “sorry we are presently unable to receive your post”…. those were not the exact words, but something like that. Anybody else experiencing the same thing? If I didn’t know Brian better I’d think he was intentionally toying with me, as the same thing occurred a couple weeks ago.
I am not totally onboard with the Wong-love I’m sensing of late. We’ve seen this act before out of our 2nd baseman. He strings a few decent games together and we all get excited that he’s finally figuring things out. The model of positive consistency he’s not. Hope I’m wrong. But right now I just want to pluck Schrock right out of our Memphis nest and get him up here where he belongs. There’s no shame in admitting you made a mistake on the Wong contact, Mo………it happens.
Never a pleasant experience to get swept….especially on your home field….and to a sub .500 club….and to a team who recently got manhandled at home to the lowly Redlegs. But on the other hand, these Twins have now won their last 5 games…. all on the road….and by a combined score of 32-12. Though not beneficial in the standings, maybe these past two games will not be a total loss in that it will serve our younger players well down the road. It’s hard to believe players taking any team lightly at this level….wait a second….until this year that is. If I may, I would like to submit into evidence the 2018 Cincinnati Reds as the exception to this rule. It is perfectly acceptable for any player( from Cincinnati too ), coach, administrator, media person or fan, to NOT take this year’s Reds squad seriously.
At least you gave it the old college try, Rat. It’s not often where Rat falls asleep with Barnaby waiting in the wings. Too bad that old show wasn’t filmed in St. Louis…..”The Streets of St. Louis” does have a ring to it. We could have had Karl and Michael chasing bad guys up in the ARC, down the roaring Mississippi….even up in Ballpark Village.
I bet Mrs. Piscotty was a grand lady. When they go younger than they should, they seem to be predominantly real fine individuals. What happens after we die? I have a real good hunch that it’s something completely unexpected….hopefully in a good way.
Great finish indeed! I was proud as a peacock to be counted as one of the last two posters standing at last night’s thrilling conclusion…… the esteemed BlackHills being the other hardy soul. Due to our grit and stamina, I now find it a near impossibility that either BlackHills or myself will ever be referred to as a wimp on this site ever again. Lost in all of the hoopla surrounding Fowler’s 14th inning heroics, were 3 very special fans in attendance that ESPN kept panning to during extra inning play. All 3 were graced with huge 10 gallon sombrero’s atop their heads with beer in hand. Every time they realized that the cameras were zeroing in on them, they would quickly rise to their feet and give these animated bows while waving their sombrero all about. Of the 3, the one who I found particularily amusing was the pudgy one decked out in a LA Lakers jersey. You just CANNOT teach this stuff….either you have it or you don’t, and this character certainly had that “it” factor. Watching these 3 parade around in extra innings was absolutely priceless. Where else could you get so many visions while taking in a game at Busch? For me it was the great Cards-cubs rivalry at it’s finest, coupled with clips from that old Steve Martin “Three Amigos” movie and Shaq executing a reverse slam dunk all rolled into one….thanks to those fun fans. So for me there was not just one lone hero last evening…..but 4.
The good thing about being at the ballpark at this late hour would be the improved odds of snagging yourself a foul ball. My strategy would be to stay awake, lay off the beer and stay away from as many other fans as possible. The only problem is that these hitters aren’t even hitting many foul balls…the offenses have been that lame….or is it the case of stellar relieving….probably somewhere in between the two.
Totally, BlackHills. At this pace, we could be here until breakfast. They used to stop games around 2am. Do they still do that?
