Yes, Chris was just given one of these. And she won't be able to show it all to the Cubs fans she works with if you don't win, Cardinals.
Hey, Cardinals. We know it’s been a rough weekend in Chicago, and an even worse road trip. It’s been rough on us too.
So tonight is at least your chance to salvage a game against the Cubs. Yes, the Brewers have already won today — of course they have — so you’re not going to gain any ground in the Central. But at least you can avoid falling another game back. That’s at least something. Right?
And, for no other reason, win tonight so Chris doesn’t have to be taunted tomorrow at work by the “Cubs fan” who only pays attention when they play the Cards and couldn’t name the Cubs starting infielders for a million dollars. Besides, how can she show off the new Ryan Theriot bobblehead she acquired if the Cubs sweep?
(Ryan, the Fan Club will love you all the more for a huge game tonight.)
So, that’s about it — just win tonight and we’ll go from there. Simple. Easy. We know you guys can do it.
Besides, it will be a lot more fun to have this live game thread if we have positive things happening on the field.
Do it for us.
Thanks and all our love (for the moment, anyway),
Chris, Miranda and Tara
Aaron Miles' Fastball 
Cardinals lineup:
Schumaker – 2B
Freese – 3B
Pujols – 1B
Holliday – LF
Berkman – RF
Jay – CF
Molina – C
Descalso – SS
Westbrook – P
Also, Rafael Furcal is not playing. He has a severe sprain in his thumb, according to Joe Strauss here: http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinal-beat/article_751c382e-cc4a-11e0-9e1d-001a4bcf6878.html Strauss also reports that Theriot is not playing because of a slight hamstring strain — thus the reason DD is the starting SS.
I hope Theriot didn’t injure himself in an idiotic way like Furcal.
The article said it was turning a double play yesterday. Glad this work for you on your phone!
Okay, glad it work related. Glad it works on my phone too. 🙂
The fake DP? Oh Theriot! You kill me!
No, Strauss’s article said yesterday.
Go Cards! Ugh. Shut it Bobby V!
It’s going to make tonight really bad to have to only listen to him with Dan Schulman. Where’s Orel??
At the Little League World Series.
That’s right! Little League!
Oh! Guess you can tell I didn’t watch that.
They mentioned it in the pregame.
LOL — didn’t watch that either!
Yeah, I waa fixing dinner and heard it.
Poker?! Lol! Nice high socks for Skipper!
Dan Schulman is reading that about Wrigley Field straight out of the Cubs media guide, because I remember proofreading that exact same info back when I had my internship.
Not a good way to start Skipper.
Oh thank goodness! Freese! Cmon Pujols!
OK, good sign that Castro misplayed that and it WASN’T yet another double play!
Hi.
Hi! Welcome.
Chris dragged me in here.
I didn’t know Aerys used WordPress, which of course tells me I need to change my WordPress image to a real one.
Ha — but you showed up!
Nice K of Castro by Westbrook.
We had a good time last time I did this with them. I am on my phone so the margin for typos increases exponentially.
Hah . . . the ol’ phone-typing method. How I hate typing on my phone!
Nice play by your guy, Tyler!
He’s pretty good.
Dirty Dan has shortstoppin’ skillz!
And now an easy play by your guy to end the inning. So far, so good by Jake.
Yay! 🙂 Freese! Woo!
I shouldn’t criticize anyone’s running … however, Ramirez looked mighty goofy there.
Seriously goofy!
I used to like Bobby Valentine. This was before they took him off the desk and put him in the booth.
It is nice that Orel isn’t being all in awe of him being a MANAGER! Ohhhh!
If it could just be Dan and Orel, this would work. Instead, there’s Bobby. ARGH!
Just another along the lines of many idiotic moves at The Worldwide Leader in Idiocy.
Truth! I miss Miller but glad Joe Morgan is gone!
The longer this season goes, the more I miss Jon Miller.
But yeah, Joe Morgan had to go.
About the only time I watch is for Sunday Night Baseball. Occasionally, if I see Mark Mulder tweeting he’s on Baseball Tonight, I might check that out. Just to look at him. 😉
Ahhh, I see how it is!
Yeah, I know. But I liked Mulder back when he was on the A’s. In case that counts for anything!
Hey, who didn’t? He was awesome. I’ll allow that.
Yay for Jay!!!!
Yay Jon Jay! Haha!
And Yadi!!!
Yadi with the back to back!!!!
Former United States Supreme Court Chief Justice, Jon Jay, ladies and gentlemen.
Then, all rise for Yadier Molina. I like this.
Back to backs by Jay and Yadi. Gotta love it.
If I never had to see Brian Wilson again, I would be thrilled.
But he’s such a great musician!
Oh wait, wrong one.
And so stylish! That beard! That skin tight suit!
Beach Boy Brian Wilson = OK
The attention whore = not.
And yes, Miranda, that was me who just gave a thumbs-down to your comment — LOL!
Brian Wilson= Yuck
That beard is atrocious!
I like Dirty Dan at short! No more Theriot at SS, which is good! I still like him… But! #bylaws
Yes, still the official home of the Ryan Theriot Fan Club … with our official mascot pictured at the top of the page! Need to make an STL logo to go on that hat, though. #bylaws
Agreed!
Oh, Albert. I wish you were as fast as you thought you were sometimes.
No kidding! That was not good!
Mind. Spinning.
Ooooh, Albert.
OK, Tyler, here’s something you’ll appreciate since it’s hockey — I watched the hockey game at Wrigley on New Year’s Day 2009. That was pretty cool.
Ooh! Nifty! And cold sounding!
Oh, I watched it on TV! But at least I watched it.
Awesome!
Too bad it was the Red Wings and Blackhawks, two teams I despise with every fiber of my being.
But that was pretty cool to watch on TV regardless.
I do like watching those New Year’s Day outdoor games. Actually, I don’t mind watching hockey — I just don’t understand very much of it!
It’s one of those sports that looks so easy yet is really difficult for the untrained eye.
I’ll admit, I have no clue how Ann was able to pick up the sport so well, so quickly, but she has.
Popping in quick — looks like I won’t be home for much of the game afterall but I’m keeping up via MLB At Bat so I’ll be checking in periodically!
Keep up those ground ball outs, Jake!
So far, so good!
Can’t stay–kids to get down before the show, but had to at least say hi. Like a 2-0 lead. Would like a 5-0 lead much better. I don’t trust Westbrook and co. to keep this scoreless.
So can we blame you for the Cubs run that just scored?? 😉
Probably as good of a reason as any. 🙂
From my pal Peter, who I worked with for a short time (I just retweeted the unedited version of this):
“Cardinals coach Dave Duncan not with the team tonight because f*** this.”
I saw that on Twitter and it did make me laugh!
Peter’s a funny dude when he isn’t being so professional about his job. LOL
Hahaha! Dammit.
The Honorable Jon Jay getting things started this inning. (Have to steal that name, Tyler!)
It’s great for the US History wonks, for sure!
When was Bobby V Oquendo’s coach?
Just took a quick look online. Oquendo was with the Mets in 1983 and 1984, and Bobby V’s Wikipedia page says he became the Rangers manager in 1985 after being third base coach for the Mets. So I’ll guess that’s when!
Ahhhhh! Ok then!
PRESENTED WITHOUT COMMENT: Darwin Barney is such an awesome name.
His name brings up the image of an evolving purple dinosaur.
Would have really likes to get that run right back…
What a stupid question for TLR: how important is it to not get swept? What do you think, Pedro Gomez??
Pedro Gomez can shut it!
Yay for Jay on defense too!
MOTION OVERRULED.
OK, time to get more runs. Please.
Agreed. Let’s go boys.
There’s one! Thanks, Albert!!
Love seeing the Edmonds catch from game 7 of the ’04 NLCS in that post-season commercial!
Folks on Twitter . . . if you’re a baseball fan and love humor and don’t mind the crude comment from time to time . . . or, maybe, all the time . . . @TrippingOlney. That is all.
It’s much more entertaining than the real Olney!
Homer by Albert!!!
That baseball will not be coming back into play.
ALBERT!
Atta boy, Albert!!!
Albert go BOOM!
The ol’ Daylight Play. Rrrrrrrgh.
UGH. Not good, Holliday.
Ugh. What else can you say to that?
Hmmm, more annoying: listening to Jim Hayes yammer during an inning or listening to Tom Ricketts???
Oooh, that’s a tough one. I would think Hayes because we hear from him more.
Kinda equal!
Can we call it a push?
Dan Schulman looked bored in that camera shot — LOL!
Stupid Darwin Barney, cool name or not.
And because of Albert’s homer, that is NOT the tying run. So woohoo to that.
Yes! I’ll take that positive note!
Wow. Why did the runner at second not tag up on that play? Ummmmmm . . . yeah, this is why Quade will be fired soon.
There’s a reason why they’re in 5th place!
Hey, I’ll take it!!
ESPN: “Hmmmmm, let’s see . . . how else can we kiss up to the Chicago Cubs this evening?”
Bobby V needs a job! Lol!
I turned the radio on and the TV on mute JUST in time for Mike to say “GET UP, BABY! GET UP!”
‘Atta boy, Yadi!
YADIER!!!!!!
Oh boy, I love Yadi homers!!!
Gotta love Yadi.
That’s only Yadi’s second-ever multi-homer game? That surprises me for some reason.
Kinda surprises me too, actually.
Well, I mean, he’s never hit more than, what, 8 in a season before this year? It’s not likely they’ll come in bunches.
Oh, fine, be all factual, Daniel. 😉
Sorry about that. I’ll try to do better. 😉
Hey, a productive out!
Rare, yet much appreciated.
I am liking this game! Six is a serious number!
It’s the fingers on your hand plus your thumba.
(I know they went back to rap this year, but nothing is going to top 2009’s song.)
I enjoy that little guy with the glasses in the commercial! Not your typical rapper!
Yay! Now, to get back to 6 games out again …
It’s SO much better to turn DPs than to hit into them.
I was just about to write the same thing.
Great minds … 🙂
So true!
I LOVE that kind of DP!
I love how ESPN has the time to orate and show a history of the batter’s helmet, but no time to say anything positive about the Cardinals.
I was very perplexed by that little segment. I think ESPN has a crush on the Cubs and the Brewers.
They probably do. Let ’em. LOL
Or the time to spend an entire inning allowing Bobby Valentine to bash Starlin Castro — although that was entertaining to listen to.
My, that’s attractive — super closeup of Castro spitting out sunflower seeds in HD.
I’m upset that he didn’t even eat them properly.
WASTE!
Sick. I don’t want to see that.
Byrd. Boo.
Let’s go, AC!
Cubs fans on Twitter are about the funniest things on Earth sometimes.
And perhaps not the brightest either.
Unfounded steroid allegations.
Whining about Castro being complained about.
“HEY MATT HOLLIDAY RAN INTO CASTRO LEGALLY!”
Yeah, this will all be a bit better around hockey season, I do imagine.
Whining because Casto is hanging with unicorns. C’mon! Lol!
Did they just say the Cards are a great hitting team? Was that a compliment? I’m shocked…
Aaaand they just ruined it by the incessant babbling about Pujols being a Cub next year.
Yeah, they wish. Hasn’t Albert said he wants to go to a winning team?
They have to say it, because it’s factual. They have the best team average in the NL.
Yes, that’s about all they said. And it was kind of backhanded anyway, because they were saying the HRs weren’t all that special because you can’t throw balls right over the plate to such good hitters. But oh well. We win, and they can just deal with it! Ha.
SECOND MOTION DENIED.
Nice catch by Jon Jay.
Less dramatic, but still a nice catch by Jay!
That’s a winner!
WINNER!!!!!!!! 8.5 back… Eh!
Winning. Duh.
Thanks for having me!
Thanks for hanging out!
Yes! Thank you!! Yay!