Does that refer to the lineup, the result, or both?

Ouch.

As a rule, never send McClellan out for the 6th inning.

JV wrote:

Does that refer to the lineup, the result, or both?

Pitchers unwilling to throw strikes early in the count, hitters trying to hit 3-run homers with no one on base, and abysmal defense.
In the Cardinals' defense, Romero is dealing today.

Max wrote:

So, anyhoo . . .

In other baseball news, it seems JD Drew was medevac-ed in the first inning for a bruised eye.  Major news outlets are expecting a statement from the surgeon general shortly.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110626&content_id=21029406&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

Poor James McDonald had the temerity to pitch inside to Dustin Pedrioa for much of the afternoon. It's too bad TTTIB isn't playing Boston this season. If Brandon Phillips thinks the Cardinals are whiny bitches, I'd hate to think what he'd say about the Red Sox.

artie_fufkin wrote:

Max wrote:

So, anyhoo . . .

In other baseball news, it seems JD Drew was medevac-ed in the first inning for a bruised eye.  Major news outlets are expecting a statement from the surgeon general shortly.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110626&content_id=21029406&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

How does one bruise an eye?

well, in this case he claims he fouled a ball off it during BP.  struck out in the first inning and had himself removed.

McClellan's such a stand-up guy that I can't be angry at his suckiness.

tkihshbt wrote:

McClellan's such a stand-up guy that I can't be angry at his suckiness.

It is hard to blame him when the offense didnt plate a single run.  The Cardinals have been shutout 4 times this month.

JV wrote:

artie_fufkin wrote:

Dear Taco Bell:
"Melty" is not a word.

They're trying mightily to change that, and are likely (IMO) to succeed.  Somewhere, some dictionary probably already includes it.

Look, I'm willing to meet these people halfway with "cheesey." But there's no way in hell I'm just going to let them use a term like "melty cheese." "Melt" cannot be converted into an adjective unless it's "melted." I don't care if some silly on-line dictionary contradicts me or not.

Freeze, Punto to join team Tues. Kozma and Brown to Memphis

artie_fufkin wrote:

JV wrote:

artie_fufkin wrote:

Dear Taco Bell:
"Melty" is not a word.

They're trying mightily to change that, and are likely (IMO) to succeed.  Somewhere, some dictionary probably already includes it.

Look, I'm willing to meet these people halfway with "cheesey." But there's no way in hell I'm just going to let them use a term like "melty cheese." "Melt" cannot be converted into an adjective unless it's "melted." I don't care if some silly on-line dictionary contradicts me or not.

anything-ish can be made-ified into a wordette.

"getting freeze back could be big."

Max, I don't understand how you rip Rasmus on one hand and then write that Freese's return could be big with the other. Maybe you've been listening to the Cardinals' broadcasters too much. They make Freese out to be this mythic second coming of Mike Schmidt. 
Freese has played 95 out of a possible 251 games in the last two seasons. He's hit six homers has an OPS of under. 800. His defense is adequate, but Descalso is probably just as good if not better with the glove. I can't say for sure, because I vaguely remember the Cardinals even have a player named David Freese.
There's something to be said about being on the field. Rasmus, even with his myriad shortcomings both personally and as a baseball player, is at least available every time the team needs him. Freese is either on the DL or on a rehab assignment or drunk.

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