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Giants/Cardinals Series Preview
There's a certain kind of symmetry in the Braves leaving and the Cardinals arriving. For years -- decades, even -- it was the Braves who stayed competitive, no matter what freaky roster changes they needed to make. My favorite Braves move was Brian McCann's call up. Oh, we'll just take this...
mr clutch
stroke of good luck for st louis: they don’t have to face peavy tonight. instead they’ll face a journeyman left-handed pitcher, wil ledezma, with a 5.09 career era. the cardinals always tee off on guys like this . . . . i’m well aware that clutch hitting comes and goes;...
busted inside
too bad they couldn’t cash in that bit of luck in the 7th inning, ie the bases-loaded single that hit the baserunner; you don’t get many gifts like that in a season. if it goes through, the reds probably go ahead by 3 or 4 and the game’s over. alas, the LOB curse that...
Saturday, 19th April Discussion/Game Thread- Blowout Thoughts
Lincecum Piñeiro 2-0, 2.25 0-1, 14.73 First off, I want to thank Lboros for covering for me on Wednesday. I greatly appreciate the helping hand, Lb. You made a very difficult time a little bit easier to bear. Tremendous win last night by the Cardinals. The...
meaningless trivia
i usually don’t write on wednesdays, but the red baron is traveling to a funeral today so i’m covering. he lost someone very close; my thoughts are with you, dude. star of last night’s game goes to kyle mcclellan. he gets out of the 6th-inning jam throwing mostly breaking stuff...
play ball
if you haven’t read Matt Lemmon’s Letter From Springfield, it’s directly below this post and getting a tremendous reception; recommended reading. here’s my contribution to VEB's opening-day coverage. first of all: if you have any desire to enter the cards’...
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