And that Cuzzi ignored his calls for help.

I thought that conversation was interesting, because it should put MLB on alert about Cuzzi.  They obviously can't say, "Cuzzi is a vindictive jackass who will hold Matheny's tirade against the Cards tonight."  So saying, "You hope that he won't hold that against the Cards and say, that's a close pitch so I'll call it against the Cardinals," was pretty strong stuff, in a G-rated and heavily self-consored world, I thought.

Molina saved our ass there.

I was wondering if Beltran was going to make some contact after the second pitch in that AB was almost unbelievable juicy, and he didn't even swing.

Max wrote:

schadenfreude: the joy of watching Joey Votto kill a rally and looking really foolish in the process.

Had to take a break from the computer to eat. WTF was Votto thinking?  And what was Chris Speier doing?  Instead of standing there watching the play, shouldn't Speier have been telling Votto to slide?
 

So Cuzzi got upset because Carpenter gave him "a look?" That's right. No one shows up Phil Cuzzi. Because the 30,000 people who are here bought their tickets to see Phil Cuzzi call balls and strikes.

Max wrote:

Hmm . . . this interview with Matheny would be more revealing if it had sound.

I had sound. They asked what adjustments they made the 2nd time they the order and what he had said to Cuzzi earlier in the game. Matheny alluded that Cuzzi took offense to a loom one of the Cardinals gave him and suggested that everyone move on from yesterday and that everyone be treated fairly. 

Max wrote:

Pretty snazzy back-handed grab by Molina.

It's about time someone started noticing his defense.
 

Dusty- "I hate to place blame, but it was Speier's fault."

What a dick. 

It's called a "decoy," Dusty. Your guy got used like a $5 French whore.

tkihshbt wrote:

Arroyo's sprint back to the dugout was one of the girlier things I've seen in a baseball game.

 
Other than Arroyo's cornrows?

tkihshbt wrote:

Arroyo's sprint back to the dugout was one of the girlier things I've seen in a baseball game.

Was it the sprint or his 'do?

Max wrote:

OK.  Now I have sound again.  I heard Dusty, but I couldn't decode his answer about not wanting to place blame.  Votto was to blame for going for third?  Speier was wrong for not telling Votto to slide?

Dusty's trying to cover for Votto. When I see a third base coach pointing down to the outside of the base, it means that I'm supposed to slide toward the outside of the base. If the coach wants me to hold up, he usually holds up both his arms. If he wants me to score, he waves me around. The third base coach's singals have been pretty much been the same for 100 years.