I'm finally catching on to this Bourjos joke. I was going to comment about his average climbing up to .357

Goddamn he's a demon when he's able to run those bases.

In fairness, Heyward is by far having his best series as a Cardinal.  He's 6 for 13 with 8 runs scored and an RBI.  No doubt he's been disappointing, but I'm still hoping he finds something as the weather warms.

I bet Lackey getting called for a balk won't piss him off at all.

forsberg_us wrote:

Usually I have a pretty good feel of how things are going by the sounds from the ballpark.  But with the Cubs in town, I can never tell if a less enthusiastic cheer is Cardinals fans cheering something like an out or Cubs fans cheering something good for their team. Fortunately, this last one was Rizzo striking out.

I second
 

alz wrote:

I'll say this for the Cubs, they are definitely better than they have been. Certainly the second best team in the Central, and I could see them possibly getting into a Wild Card this year.

I haven't said anything remotely that positive about a Cubs team in a very long time now.

No question the Cubs are a vastly improved team. How stupid does Billy Beane look for making the Addison Russell trade. Russell looks legit. Meanwhile, Hammels is back with the Cubs, and Samardzjia is pitching for the White Sox.

I wonder if they'll make a movie about that trade?

forsberg_us wrote:

Usually I have a pretty good feel of how things are going by the sounds from the ballpark.  But with the Cubs in town, I can never tell if a less enthusiastic cheer is Cardinals fans cheering something like an out or Cubs fans cheering something good for their team. Fortunately, this last one was Rizzo striking out.

It was an unusual sequence. Rizzo hit a ground ball to Adams to apparently end the inning, which caused Cardinals' fans to cheer, but the second base umpire called Lackey for a balk, which deadened the play end extended the inning, which caused Cubs' fans to cheer, and then on the next pitch Lackey threw a wicked curve to strike out Rizzo, which made the Cardinals' fans cheer again.
 

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forsberg_us wrote:

That's a big insurance run.

Raise your hand if you had the Cardinals scoring three runs today with Lackey at the plate.
 

artie_fufkin wrote:

forsberg_us wrote:

alz wrote:

I'll say this for the Cubs, they are definitely better than they have been. Certainly the second best team in the Central, and I could see them possibly getting into a Wild Card this year.

I haven't said anything remotely that positive about a Cubs team in a very long time now.

No question the Cubs are a vastly improved team. How stupid does Billy Beane look for making the Addison Russell trade. Russell looks legit. Meanwhile, Hammels is back with the Cubs, and Samardzjia is pitching for the White Sox.

I wonder if they'll make a movie about that trade?

Rec. At least the A's turned that trade into another one of their World Series appearances under Billy Beane.
 

Not Beane's fault, the playoffs are random.

The Red Sox fired their pitching coach and DFA'd Eddie Mujica today. You can read a story about it at www.scapegoats.com.

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artie_fufkin wrote:

It looks like the Dodgers may win today and not get swept by the Brewers. Fors, I wonder if I should revive that thread on Facebook and ask my buddy Rene if he still thinks the NL Central is weak.

That poor guy had no idea what he started. I was one post away from starting Dodgers haiku.

Cy Youngs mean nothing
When the playoff lights turn on
So sorry Clayton

artie_fufkin wrote:

I may not like his demeanor on the mound, but Lackey gave them a ballsy and much-needed outing today.

No doubt.

Alright gents, I'm counting on you guys to bring this home. I'm leaving for Bob's track meet and need to beat the traffic

forsberg_us wrote:

artie_fufkin wrote:

I may not like his demeanor on the mound, but Lackey gave them a ballsy and much-needed outing today.

No doubt.

Alright gents, I'm counting on you guys to bring this home. I'm leaving for Bob's track meet and need to beat the traffic

I spent 2.5 hours at a track meet yesterday, because Zach's event wasn't until the end. Go figure they wouldn't make the JV shotput a top priority.