***Official 2015 STL Cardinals Thread***

[BigRedChief]

2011 World Series Championship
2012 NLCS. One win from another WS appearance.
2013 World Series. Two wins from another World Series Championship
2014 NLCS. Three wins from another WS appearance

• Made the postseason 10 times in the last 14 seasons.
• Only 1 losing season since 2000.
• Reached the World Series 4 times since 2004 and won as many championships (two) the past eight seasons as it did from 1965 to 2005.
• Made the NLCS 9 times including the last 4 years 2011-2014
• Three million attendance? Take it to the bank.
• 65 post season wins since 2004. 22+ wins more than any other team.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by Marco Polo

It would be nice to be able to move someone to 1B, though I doubt this is the answer. We are missing that one traditional slugger.

According to CBS Sports' Jon Heyman, the Reds have made Jay Bruce available via trade.
There have been similar rumblings from other sources over the past few weeks. Bruce has a decent .806 OPS with 13 home runs and 42 RBI in 84 games this season, and he's under contract through the 2017 campaign at a fairly reasonable rate ($12 million this year, $12.5 million next year, $13 million option the year after). The 28-year-old should draw interest from a range of teams. Look for the Reds to become major sellers almost as soon as the All-Star festivities conclude at Great American Ball Park.

If you trade for Bruce where do you play him and who do you move?

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by Hootie 2.0

Dude, it's ****ing baseball. The Cardinals are 2.5 games up with 73 ****ing games to play. 73. Blowing 2 saves in July doesn't lose you the division

Do you guys ever read any of your posts a few days later and realize why people hate Cardinals fans or are you just totally ****ing naive?

Even someone of your limited intellectual means should be able to grasp the significance of being up 6.5 compared to 2.5.

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Even someone of your limited intellectual means should be able to grasp the significance of being up 6.5 compared to 2.5.

It's been 90 games

the 1st place Cardinals didn't lose the division, in July, because their CYBORG closer had a rough weekend

[Hootie]

at this point, I don't even think Cardinals fans take pleasure out of watching their team play

It's hilarious. It's not just CP, either. It's every Cardinals fan. I have never seen a more negative group of fans in my entire life ... and all the team does is win, win and win some more. It's appalling, really.

[Swanman]

Originally Posted by Hootie 2.0

at this point, I don't even think Cardinals fans take pleasure out of watching their team play

It's hilarious. It's not just CP, either. It's every Cardinals fan. I have never seen a more negative group of fans in my entire life ... and all the team does is win, win and win some more. It's appalling, really.

You really need to see a shrink. Something is not right with you.

I enjoy the hell out of watching the Cardinals. I also think Matheny is a window licking reerun and they should fire the hitting coach. Doesn't mean I can't also enjoy watching them play.

[Hootie]

Matheny is a moron. LaRussa was a moron. Joe Maddon is a moron.

Managers aren't that important in baseball. They just aren't. Just because 'Hamas' and DJ like to yell a lot, doesn't mean they're right. They both conceded the division and 'Hamas' set the O/U at 92 because one of the best closers in baseball blew 2 saves against the hottest team in baseball.

As a fellow 'know-it-all', god damn ... those two make me laugh my ass off when I lurk this thread during games.

[Swanman]

Originally Posted by Hootie 2.0

Matheny is a moron. LaRussa was a moron. Joe Maddon is a moron.

Managers aren't that important in baseball. They just aren't. Just because 'Hamas' and DJ like to yell a lot, doesn't mean they're right. They both conceded the division and 'Hamas' set the O/U at 92 because one of the best closers in baseball blew 2 saves against the hottest team in baseball.

As a fellow 'know-it-all', god damn ... those two make me laugh my ass off when I lurk this thread during games.

You don't come in here to talk baseball. You obsess over a Cardinal fan or two saying negative things in a Cardinal thread and then you jump into the fray. Get a hobby.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Swanman

You don't come in here to talk baseball. You obsess over a Cardinal fan or two saying negative things in a Cardinal thread and then you jump into the fray. Get a hobby.

He's taken to arguing with his straw men at this poing - there's really not much use in engaging him. He pretty much ignores any response and sticks with whatever dipshit narrative he's conjured up in his head.

[Swanman]

Originally Posted by Hootie 2.0

Matheny is a moron. LaRussa was a moron. Joe Maddon is a moron.

Managers aren't that important in baseball. They just aren't. Just because 'Hamas' and DJ like to yell a lot, doesn't mean they're right. They both conceded the division and 'Hamas' set the O/U at 92 because one of the best closers in baseball blew 2 saves against the hottest team in baseball.

As a fellow 'know-it-all', god damn ... those two make me laugh my ass off when I lurk this thread during games.

Show me on the doll where the Cardinal fan touched you.

[Mi_chief_fan]

I love it when trolls from other fan bases tell us how we should feel.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Hootie 2.0

When they are angry about something? I'm not in here every game of the season, bud

More quality sarcasm.

That notwithstanding..............

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Swanman

Show me on the doll where the Cardinal fan touched you.

I don't care who you are...that the funny.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

If you trade for Bruce where do you play him and who do you move?

Inter divisional trades rarely happen. Who wants to face a pissed off player that turns into a star?

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

He's had a great season thus far.

He had a shit weekend.

The Pirates are loaded with fastball hitters and Rosenthal's was straight, had no command and he didn't have any kind of wrinkle to throw with it this weekend.

No, I don't believe it's any sort of indictment on Rosenthal the pitcher, but we had a chance go into the hottest team in baseball's barn, take 3 out of 4 and actually expand our lead despite being shorthanded and run down. Instead Rosenthal picked the absolute worst possible time to simply lose the feel for his pitches.

It took 2 batters last night to see that he wasn't going to get a handle on his stuff last night. Our only hope was for the "Motte Save" where 3 rockets are hit into somebody's glove. 3 blown saves in 2 days against the plucky upstart that is now absolutely convinced it can beat you and get to savor that fact for 4 days.

There's no way to spin this - it was an AWFUL weekend and ultimately I'm pretty sure we don't hold onto the division because of it.

Rosey threw 28 pitches less than 24 hours previously. That has to be a factor.

We all know that if Rosey can't prove early in an appearance that he can throw the off speed stuff for a strike, teams just rule it out and sit on that fastball. 98 or not, MLB players can hit 98MPH fastballs just as good as their predecessors 10 years ago hit 94MPH fastballs.

Rosey was also up in the zone. When he's effective he down in the zone and then climbs the ladder for the strike out.

Vilaveanu lools like the real deal. Why not give him the 7th?

[BigRedChief]

I loved the shot of Pujols/Molina/Larussa hugging each other at the Home Run Derby. I don't see how the 2011 WS can be topped from a pure baseball perspective. Game 6 is the best WS game ever played.

It's memories from 2011 but it already seems like a different era a mere 4 years later.