I'm not sure Theriot makes that grab. {sarcasm}

Nice at bat Corey.

tkihshbt wrote:

What happened with Molina?

He got called out on an inside pitch and just exploded. Bumped the umpire a couple of times. While he was barking at him, some spittle came flying out of his mouth and the umpire reacted like Yadi spit at him on purpose.

I guess the Brewers are all fired up because LaRussa complained about the lights at Miller Park.

Normally, I'd think LaRussa was joking, but he has no sense of humor:

MILWAUKEE --The Milwaukee Brewers were contacted Tuesday by the commissioner's office as a result of the complaint lodged by Cardinals manager Tony La Russa late during Monday's game. Brewers GM Doug Melvin confirmed that the leagues office had talked with the Brewers, reviewed the complaint and determined that "no change" had to be made.

La Russa would not describe publicly what his complaint was to umpire crew chief Gary Darling.

Melvin and Darling confirmed that it had to do with the lighting around home plate, specifically the illumination of home plate while the Cardinals were batting and how the ribbon board that runs along the third deck of Miller Park would dim when the Cardinals hit.

"It's all been handled," Melvin said. "We didn't change anything. There was no reason to change anything. Something was brought up, but nothing was changed."

After the game La Russa only offered a vague comment on his concern.

"I'm not sure if it's the right thing to talk to you guys about, in fact it's the very thing I shouldn't talk to you guys about," La Russa told three members of the St. Louis media. "It's something they've heard before."

I saw that story. My first thought was maybe Brandon Phillips was right.

ohmygoodnessthat'sahugewin

Geezus. The game in San Francisco ended about 30 seconds after the game in Millywalkey did.

forsberg_us wrote:

Now that the game is over and the Cardinals have won, maybe someone should explain to K-rod that he looks like a total ass celebrating in the 8th inning.

I'm also happy there was no post-game interview with Tony Plush.

APRTW wrote:

artie_fufkin wrote:

Strike zone has been inconsistent. For both teams.

That makes it consistenly bad. 


I missed the game and it looks like I missed an eventfull one.

The Cardinals probably feel like Blake or Drake or whatever his name is has cost them at least two and as many as five runs in the series so far. He cuzzied the call at first on Skippy's double play on Monday, and then he called Skippy out in the seventh inning last night on a 3-2 pitch that was up around his eyeballs.
The Brewers' telecasts have the Fox Trax box or whatever it's called constantly in the lower right hand corner. The distinction between a strike and a ball is a yellow flash when the pitch goes through the zone. I only watched the last six or seven innings last night, but if the Fox Trax is accurate there were about a dozen pitches that the plate umpire missed, including the one on which he called out Yadi.
Molina's reaction was way, way too severe, but the umpire also reacted too dramatically when Yadi sprayed him in the face. It's not like Yadi hocked a loogy like Robby Alomar did a few years ago. He'll get suspended for making contact with the guy, but he ought not to get any more time for the saliva shower.

I can't find any video of the Larussa interview, but I did find some excerpts

“We threw two balls in there real good just to send a message,† La Russa said, raising his voice. “If he ducks them, it’s all over and we don’t hit him. The ball that they tried to throw on Pujols was aimed right where they aimed it. Did they try to hit him? No. But there’s a small window there.â€

La Russa said the pitch that hit Pujols wasn’t intentional, but he still hasn’t liked the way the Brewers have thrown to his biggest star.

“Real scary. They almost got him yesterday. There’s nothing intentional about it,† La Russa said. “That’s what all these idiots up there—not idiots, fans are yelling and yell. Do you know how many bones you have in the hands and the face? That’s where those pitches are. And Braun, we were trying to pitch him in, too, it’s just a little stinger. I don’t want to even hear about Braun getting a little pop in the back when we almost lose (Pujols) in several ways.â€

The Milwaukee reporter is being lauded as a hero today.