Fall Classic Without The Cardinals!!!

Who would have thought that the Cards wouldn't take the NLC, the Mets wouldn't take the NLE, the Padres wouldn't take the NLW or Wild Card? The Post-season is filled with teams who weren't playing last October. That's the way the proverbial cookie crumbles. This will be my final post to this blog until Opening Day 2008. I have had fun writing for it and can't wait until next year.

Peace!

AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

WE LOSE AGAIN!!!!!! We are now four games back and I am NOT happy. Looks like the Cub Fan from work will receive his pizza after all.

Out!

We can't win for Losing!!!

Some of these series game don't matter as much as others. We do need to win them all, but the series against the Cubs and Brewers are what matter.

I will keep telling myself that in hopes that we do make it to the Post season.

BTW, the GB Packers won their season opener.

Woohoo!!!!!!

It's going to be close!

The Fall Classic is coming up in a few weeks and the clear winner of the National League Central is still not apparent. We all want the Cards to win, but the Brewers and the Cubs will have something to say about that. Just as the baseball fan I am, I will watch the Post-Season and root for any team that's not the Cubs or Mets. Sorry BFF. If any team can survive losing the ace starter, multiple injuries, a relief pitchers death, a drunk and asleep Manager, and busting your own teammates face, it's the St. Louis Cardinals. We are still on the heels of the Division Leader. Mark my words, the Redbirds will make it to October. I have a pizza riding on it.

Until next time...

Now The Race Is On...

Just like our old buddy George said "here comes pride in the back stretch". September is here and it is down to the last few series of the regular season. Losing on the Pirates opener isn't going to help at all, but as of this writing, we are winning the second game of the series. Winning the Arizona and Cincinnati series will keep up is contention with the Cubs makeup game on the 10th and the Cubs series starting on the 14th. That leaves us with Philly, Milwaukee, Houston, makeup Mets game, and the Pirates to finish the season. Hey, anything can happen!

I heard "Vote for Pedro" Martinez is back. Whoopty Doo!!!! We can still manhandle the Mets just like last year.

Update!!! Mulder and Maroth back in rotation. Rolen and Encarnacion out for season.

Stop right there, did anyone see the foul that hit Encarnacion? Holy crap! That dinger bolted right for him. The club released a statement on Saturday regarding his condition, and it expressed little optimism. According to the release, Encarnacion sustained "multiple fractures of his left eye socket and a serious eye injury." He is unavailable for the remainder of the season, and per the release, "his long-term prognosis is undetermined." Encarnacion remains in a local hospital for treatment and evaluation.

Paletta referred to the fractures in Encarnacion's eye socket as being somewhat analogous to a cracked eggshell. But he said that the eye itself remains intact. The optic nerve has been damaged but not fully ruptured. Encarnacion is also still dealing with the effects of a concussion.

"The extent of trauma has really traumatized the whole nerve," Paletta said. "But the eyeball itself is intact. It's not as if the eyeball -- the globe -- ruptured or anything like that. If the nerve was severed, he wouldn't have any light perception or vision at all."

Sometime in the coming days or weeks, Encarnacion will undergo surgery to help repair the fractures in his eye socket. A plate will be inserted to help the healing process.

Tony La Russa passed Hall of Famer Red Schoendienst on the Cardinals' all-time managerial wins list.

All is well in the Cardinal Fan's house. The wife is smoking hot, the baby is walking and being extra cute, the dogs are missing their uncle LMF, and the grill is fired up three times a week for man food. Life could only be better if I got a better job, and the Cards take the Division.

Until next time America....

If you’re not first, you’re last!

We are in the win column again at .500. Two games out of first and 1/2 game over the Brewers. This is crunch time. If we don't win the Division, we won't make it to the Post-Season. We will get there. We proved last year the underdog still has fight in him. Now not to jinks us, we do have to win as much as we can. Tonight's game against the Astros is little more than a gimme win but every one counts. After the sweep at Houston, we play the Red Hot Red's at our house. We have to keep in mind the season is winding down but the fat lady hasn't sung yet.

Yay Red Birds

Booo Cubs.

BTW, Cubs is an acronym for Completely Useless By September. And it's knocking on our door.


Peace!

Been a long time...

It has been a while since the Cardinal Fan has graced the blog network with a post. I have no reason except that I have been busy. I just graduated college and am looking for a new job (between watching Cards games). Just a few notes on the Redbirds for the last month. Good to see Ankiel back up and looking sharp. I'm glad the pitching has turned around for the better. Some of the power is back in the hitting and the boys look like they are having fun playing the game and not as if it were just a job.

Sad news for the Cardinal fan. No, no one died, no one got hurt. Although my BFF The Lone Met Fan moved to Colorado. Now picture this... the LMF was born and raised in OK. He bleeds Crimson and loves the OK Sooners, Dallas Cowboys, and (for some stupid reason) the NY Mets. Now he just moved to COLORADO!!! He is the bravest SOB I know. He said today he put a Sooners wallpaper on his work PC and he already has death threats from the Denver Crips led by Jimmy and Timmy from South Park because of it. Lay low for a while and it will blow over LMF.

Back to the Birds... OK, here is my dream team and see if you agree.

1st - Pujols
2nd - Ryan
Short Stop - Eckstein
3rd - Rolen
Catcher - Molina
LF - Duncan or Ludwick
CF - Jimmy Edmonds
RF - Rick Ankiel

Starter - Wainwright
Set-up - Percival
Closer - Isringhausen (even though my nuckles and sphincter are "white and tight" when he pitches)

I believe this line up would win us more games to get us to the Post-Season

I know guys like Carpenter and Wilson and Taguchi are worthy as starters and clutch players, but only if they are healthy and active.

My Post-Season Prediction...

AL East - Red Sox
AL Central - Indians
AL West - Mariners (I know shut up)
AL WC - Angels

NL East - Mets
NL Central - Cardinals (of course)
NL West - Diamondbacks
NL WC - Padres

World Series RedSox - Diamondbacks

I am realistic so I don't really think we can pull off a back-to-back WS Title. Although I told myself we wouldn't win the NLDS and we did, the NLCS and we did, and the WS and we did. So I have to keep with tradition and superstition.

Peace until next time.

Oh, BTW... this weeks sniffer award goes to Michael Vick.

Things are lookin' up!

Winning 5 of our last 8 sure helps us in the standings. The Brewers and Cubs losing does'nt hurt either. Winning 3 or4 against the DB's was, I'm sorry to say it, a surprise. Two one run losses and a 7 run shut-out against the Littles shows that we are definately still a contender. We will be on tour for the next three series' going to Philly, Florida, and Atlanta. Hopefully we can help the Lone Met Fan with a "scareds beating fest". I didn't realize how much The Lone Met Fan looks like Tyler Durden and how much I look like Curly Howard. Surely The LMF posted that as a compliment. Oh, I forgot! The LMF is a self proclaimed titty baby when his team loses. His team lost 6 of their last 8. Ha Ha! Rooster-Lance Bass!!! BTW, I am not responsible for Skippy Perez' injury. When you get F*&%$D alot, your P%$@@Y hurts a little. Skipping is then out of the story.

Alas, Isringhausen. We put him in again. Again he gets the save. Yet again my sphincter and knuckles are white and tight. Todd Wellemeyer delivered a strong outing, blanking Barry Bonds and the Giants over five innings. The Cards starter had lots of support, too, as the Redbirds blasted Barry Zito for six runs in four-plus frames.I cannot believe Wellemeyer pitched such a good game. Looper too. Our new additions are working out fine. Maroth, Ludwig, and Percival are doing great jobs.

Drum roll please.... and the winner of this weeks sniffer award goes to......

Tizzy for Izzy

We beat the Reds in the first game of our series. We have Molina back and Rolen. He got an early work out with numerous grounders to 3rd base. Smurf Thompson did okay tonight but the on-air mouthed "SHIT" when the home run was hit against him was uncalled for. I said the same thing, but it was uncalled for. Great, we beat the worst team in baseball. Even the free moustache give aways didn't help them.

Izzy, Izz, Izzy. Someone put that old mare down, please. We only had a two run lead and he almost lost it for us again. What do we have to prove putting him on the mound in the 9th? He is a has been Met reject and after 20 arm replacement surjuries, Dr. Kevorkian needs to be called for a "diagnosis". We have the pitchers now, not all good, but we have them. Let him ride out his contract and lets not let him lose some games for us. I know he got the save, but putting two runners on base in the 9th and a decent hitter at the plate made my sphincter pucker.

On a good note, I watched in awe when Albert Pujols hit a double. That cow actually ran to second before the ball got there. Thats a web gem.

Today's sniffer award goes to...


This fag still jumps the foul line when he crosses it!!!

For lack of better words...

To my BFF,

Nanny nanny boo boo, stick your head in doo-doo.

Wash it off with gravy, and send it to the Navy.


A win hasn't felt this good since the 06 NLCS!!!

We lost!

To the Mets! Big Deal!

What goes around, comes around!

Great game today. After two double digit losses to the A's, we turned the tables on them and had two double digit wins. What a father's day present, not as good as my BFF's. I saw pictures. WOW!! Anyway, Reyes is back and he is looking ok. Not what we want in a starter, but ok for now. Victory came in the seventh, with 4 runs scored and the lead that we didn't give up. We are 6.5 GOF along side the Cubs. I have a bet at work with the Cub Fan. He thinks they will win the Division. I wonder how long the Brewers can hang on? Good ending to a series and look forward to another date with the Royals.

WainwRIGHT!!!

That's more like it!!! Wainwright pitched an excellent game tonight! Eight scoreless innings, 66 strikes on 110 pitches and 2 walks against 28 batters. This boy ate his Wheaties. He gave us a World Series performance. I like it when there is a W in the win/loss column. Now that the happy dance is over, let's not forget that we need all of our pitching staff to buckle down and throw good games. We have the ability. We just cant turn around a bad early performance. A game is not won till the 9th and anything can happen. Plus, I was going to have a "Lone Met Fan" style, titty baby fit if the Royals swept us. I mean, come on. Better hitting tonight as well. Not up to par for getting us to the post-season. We were knocked down a position by the Cubs but we are on their tails.

Thompson is still a smurf.

Today's sniffer award goes to...


Any New York Skankee team member!!

Brad Thompson is a smurf!!

Back at the hacienda this for this game. It's nice to actually watch the Cards get their butts handed to them. I think twice even the bat-boy went up to LaRussa with an ass in his hand and said, " is this yours Mr. LaRussa?" Brad Thompson??, this 2 year old gelding needs to grow a patch before he starts again. Hell, Reyes was pitching better than that. Send his ass to AAA Memphis. I think the Zephyr's need him. He hit two freakin batters in the FIRST!!!!! and with three hits (freakin Rolen missed every one of 'em) Bam!!! its 5 to zip. His pitching was a total lack of confidence and experience. I think 80% of all the Cardinals fans could pitch better.

How about the fantastic diving catch Duncan made in the first? You know the one? Yeah the one he MISSED because ho was 10 feet away from it. Trying to get a Web Gem there dumb-ass? Whatch the ball go into the glove, not fly by you as runs are scored.

Have you ever noticed Alberta Pujols runs like a mad Buffalo? Get to first you peanut eatin elephant.

By the way, Cpt. Sweeney for the Royals is short for Captain S(mall)weeney.

New reliever Andy Cavazos worked 2 2/3 scoreless innings and struck out five. Good job!!

Goldielocks Flores was the talk but he didn't even pitch. Fag!

TANGENT!

Good job to Verlander on his No-hitter!!! Thats why he's on my Fantasy Team!

I hope smurfette is traded or optioned down to Mexico!

That's a bunch of Bull (pen)!

Not that starting a series with a +.500 team with Kipper Wells on the hill was going to be good, I expected blunt force trauma to our team with Wells going to loss #11 early. I found the Cards game on my mp3 player/fm tuner and listened horribly as a four run lead went to 1, then to -5, then to-4, -5 again, then lose 6-10. I love this game. I love the Cardinals. I hate losing because of lack of pitching. The old saying is "win as a team, lose as a team", well I'm tellin' ya one guy can totally screw his teammates out of a win. Usually that guy is the pitcher, and our pitchers suck. All of you know The Cardinal Fan can't believe Looper is still the best thing we got. LOOPER! Wankwright is hurt boo-freakin-hoo. Sent his ass to AAA Memphis and make them lose for a while. I think Walt Jocketty puts names in a hat and makes Fredbird pick em out for roster changes. If the guy is freakin hurt, give him a chance to get better,. Don't make him perform (badly) at the end of physical therapy just to see familiar faces on the line-up. I check the Depth-chart on the official site daily for changes and transactions and new deals. I could wipe my butt for a year with the paper I use to jot new names down. Holy freakin crap.

Announcer...
"Pujols up to bat... swing and it's good....it's gone. Three home run for Pujols......"

- LATER -

"Eckstein on second, Miles on first, Taguchi at the plate......Line drive triple for Taguchi...."

GOOD LEAD RIGHT?

- LATER -

'......(insert any Cardinals Pitcher's name here) on the mound....walked 50 runners in one inning.....32 wild pitches..............2 strikes....... 10 base-hits............ 7 home runs..........."

You tell me that one freakin guy can't lose a game for his team.

I now step off the soapbox

PS. I still love the Cardinals.

Still 6 GOF

This week The Cardinal Fan is on vacation from work. The family went to see my in-laws in Arkansas. Thought maybe the Cards would be on every channel there. NOPE! Had to watch tonights game on MLB.com's Gameday screen. Not very exciting but the last 1/2 of the ninth did have me on the edge of my seat. Miles has a base-hit. Eckstein sacrifice bunts, and a wild pitch by Coutlangus sees Miles to third. Duncan gets replaced by Taguchi and 10, count 'em 10 pitches later, we have a base-hit running in Miles for the win. Not a Pujols walk-off like we all want but good enough for this fan. The Cubs game was on in Arkansas (WGN) so I watched (very little) to see if they could help us by waxing the Cervesaros for us. No such luck. The Brewers win, but so do we, leaving us 6 GOF in the NLC for another day.

On a good note, Mets lose to Phillies in game one. Ha ha LMF. Your team sucks. I know because you said it yourself.

Todays sniffer award winner is...

Dean Hancock (Father of Josh Hancock)

Magic 8

Seems like 8 is our magic number with the Ass-tr-hoes. If we score 8 runs, we win. But if they score 8-runs, well you know. Today's game started out right with "Spark Plug" hitting a homer on the first at-bat. We had 4 unanswered runs until the 6th. Pujols hit TWO, count 'em TWO Molina style home-runs. One thing I have never seen before (you may have) was Isringhausen catching a ball up his sleeve, and still dropping it. It still was a funny sight. Thought we were going to lose it at the tie, but after the top of the 10th, I knew we had it. GO REDBIRDS!!!! Came back from cellar dwelling to second in the division. Even though we are 6.5 GOF, we still have a chance come October.

Sniffer Award goes to...


Lou Piniella

Beer Series!

Even though I am a "Bud" fan, apparently 2 out of four are "Coors". The third game of the series with the Rockies looks up. Pujols hit a three run Molina (9) in the fifth. I guess fat boys don't have to run if you knock one out. Even Edmonds hit a solo-Molina on the very next pitch.

Game tonight still not their best, but proving they can still win some. Our rotation is down to three, Wells, Wellemeyer, and Looper. Our pitching staff changes more than Willie Dilly Randolph buys another Carlos. I don't know if you can still call Carpenter an Ace. He is on the DL, Wainwright (disappointment) on the DL, and Molina on the DL.

My BFF The Lone Met Fan subconsciously knows the Cardinals are the best team. He had renamed the home-run a "Molina"and a DL stint as a 15-day Edmonds, to .... Rolen, Carpenter....etc. Our guys need a kick in the Beltran. the hitters need to hit and the pitchers need to keep it from happening.

Today's sniffer award goes
Jeff Suppan.... this guy is going to be on "The Young and the Restless"

Ring Bling!!!

Even though the game isn't officially over, I believe it's a win. I know we are off to a slow start and maybe by August we will find ourselves. Just look at last year. We had the least wins of any Division Champs and look what we got. Hey "The Lone Met Fan", when was thar last time your boys got one of these? Ha ha!!!!

Geez Louise!!! The Nats?

I officially have nothing to say!!!

5-3 Pirate sinking

Guess who hit a home run in the first? Pujols? No, Eckstein. Guess who hit a home run in the second? Pujols? No, Edmonds. Guess who hit a home run in the fifth? Pujols? No, Duncan. Pujols went 2 for 4, a double and a single. He needs to run FASTER!!!! When he hauls ass it takes two trips!!! I know I give him a lot of crap. Great first baseman. Rolen's a great third. Edmonds can be a gold glover if his arthritus isn't acting up. As hitters? Ppppppfffff! Take lessons from Duncan or even Eckstein. These boys play full throttle. But hey, a win's a win. And we need 'em!!!!

9-4 win over Pittsburgh Panties

Again, Alberta Pujols needs to eat his Wheaties. Maybe that will make him run faster. I know he weighs about 400lbs but c'mon. If you know you can't beat the throw, don't try. He didn't beat the throw from the outfield running to third, but because of a dropped ball by Jose Bautista, he's safe. Risky! I gave Zach Duke of the Pirates crap for intentionaly walking Molina for Edmonds to fill the bases and then walk Edmonds for a run! Until Wellemeyer does the same thing to Bautista in the 8th scoring Xavier Nady. FAGS!!! Can't score unless we hand it to them.

I still can't believe Edmonds has a lower average than Molina. He has the lowest average of the first and second teams. I think his Post-concusion is relapsing. Maybe he needs glasses. Maybe he needs to be traded to the Mets. They could sure use him after their 8-1 loss to Atlanta. He can replace Shawn Green. Give us Jose, just don't give us Carlos, Carlos, Carlos or Carlos. Oh and no Carlos either. No Carlos for us.

The Lone Met Fan has a Daily Douche Bag award. How about we give the first Daily Tampon sniffer award to Rocket Clemens just because we can.

Sniffer Award Winner

Tigers beat Cards 7-8

In the fifth, Pujols was thrown out at home when he was waved home from second on Yadier Molina's single. Encarnacion's misplay of an Ivan Rodriguez hit in the sixth set up the seventh Detroit run. An inning later, after we had again made it a two-run game, Todd Wellemeyer served up a solo homer to Gary Sheffield. The best shot of the game came against closer Todd Jones in the ninth. Jim Edmonds singled in an 8-5 game. Molina barely beat out a potential double-play ball, and Adam Kennedy walked. Chris Duncan, pinch-hitting for David Eckstein, flew out for the second out, but Miles kept things alive with an RBI single up the middle. St. Louis put the winning runs on base in the ninth, but Rolen popped up to end the game.

What happened to the 06WS winners we love?

OMG!! It is almost embarrassing to be a Cardinal's fan. It seems that last year's throw aways are truly missed. I would gladly take back Suppan, Weaver and Belliard. Our power hitters can't seem to keep from hitting the ball straight into the gloves of the opposing team. Tonight's game against the Tigers made me think at the beginning we would never get out of this slump. By the 7th inning, things were looking up, except for So Tagutchi's dumb-ass attempt to steal second with two outs. Pujols needs to eat his Wheaties and knock a few out just so he can be our star again. Edmonds needs to readjust his duck tape and our entire pitching staff needs to go back to training camp. Except for Looper. Yeah I said it, LOOPER!!! is our best Pitcher? What? He is the only pitcher with an ERA less than 4.0. He is even beating our star starter Carpenter who is on the DL again.

Oh the woes of baseball.