I mean, goodness. Freese didn't even swing at a pitch in the strike zone.

Good idea. I'm going to bed; they do their best when I'm not watching anyway.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA

All I can do is laugh at this point. La Russa is getting out-managed by Ron freaking Washington and the hitters are pissing their pants with runners on base.

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Perhaps we all need to put our hands up in prayer like many of those Texans......oh & like stinkin "TEBOW" claimed he did for that win this weekend (furious)  Not feeling real lady-like right now!

Did I say nothing is going right?  Strike 'im out, throw 'im out double play, as a means to avoid grounding into a double play???

Max wrote:

Did I say nothing is going right???  All Berkman had to do was run out the dropped third strike!?!

Not much right about this game except Carp's pitching most of the time.  Allen Craig needs the biggest "blessing out" he's ever received!  No excuses

Luckily I turned off after the 15th missed opportunity so I didn't get to witness La Russa's managing boners. That was painful.

forsberg_us wrote:

The clock has struck midnight for Allen Craig. Good time to end the need for a DH.

He hasn't seen a fastball within six inches of the strike zone since he went deep in Game 3. Every pitching coach in the National League is taking note.

Webstergrovesalum wrote:

forsberg_us wrote:

I really hope Carpenter was calling himself a "piece of shit" at the end of that inning.

He probably was.  He expects himself to be super-human.  He can come close but he can't win the whole friggin game for the team!

See: Game 5, NLDS ...

artie_fufkin wrote:

"La Russa's managing boners."

He's getting hammered today, mostly about his explanation of the bullpen phone snafu.
This was not LaRussa's finest hour, but they left a dozen guys on base, grounded into a double play and had two guys thrown out stealing.

Hard to think that LaRussa would have instructed Craig to steal in front of Pujols  (depressed)

Webstergrovesalum wrote:

artie_fufkin wrote:

"La Russa's managing boners."

He's getting hammered today, mostly about his explanation of the bullpen phone snafu.
This was not LaRussa's finest hour, but they left a dozen guys on base, grounded into a double play and had two guys thrown out stealing.

Hard to think that LaRussa would have instructed Craig to steal in front of Pujols  (depressed)

Twice, no less. I think everyone gets the concept of staying out of the double play with this team, but you just can't take a risk like that in the ninth inning when you need two runs. If you're down one run, fine. You can gamble because you've still got two guys coming up who can pop the ball over the fence.
The real shame is Albert swung at a pitch outside the strike zone and there would have been runners on first and second with no outs, with Holliday and Berkman coming up.
I'll save everyone the trouble of reading Jeff Passan by advising them that LaRussa was the dumbest manager in the history of baseball last night. One supposes if Washington had made the same mistakes, he would have been a wily gambler who went all in but got busted by bad fortune.

don.rob11 wrote:

Webstergrovesalum wrote:

artie_fufkin wrote:

"La Russa's managing boners."

He's getting hammered today, mostly about his explanation of the bullpen phone snafu.
This was not LaRussa's finest hour, but they left a dozen guys on base, grounded into a double play and had two guys thrown out stealing.

Hard to think that LaRussa would have instructed Craig to steal in front of Pujols  (depressed)

Our offense has a lot of soul-searching to do as well .

I'd like to be able to say that the Rangers made good pitches when they had to, but they gave up nine walks. This wasn't a courageous pitching performance, but more of an abysmal hitting performance.
Stuff happens. Wednesday is a new day ... though I understand the weather may be an issue?