paul137 Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 so basically Monroe just got a bad jump on the ball last night? Didn't it seem like he was playing in kind of shallow to begin with?thats what it looked like. he looked like he was running in quicksand. also why were they saying that inge shouldn't have cut off the throw from monroe to get pujols? it looked like it was dying and it was wide of home plate. Link to post Share on other sites
Boots Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 why are the Padres letting Bochy go ? http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/base...e.ap/index.html Sandy Alderson. He was in Oakland for years before coming over to the Pads as an executive (I forget his title, but he's also sort of a co-GM as well). He almost forced out the Pads GM Towers last year, and from what I've read he wanted to bring his own manager in. I've heard Bud Black and Allan Trammel's names mentioned. I've been a Pads fan since 84, and it's hard to see Bochy go, but I'll be happy if the next guy can get us past the first round (and of course not swept by the Yankees either) Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Allan Trammel was recently hired as the Cubs' bench coach, I believe. Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted October 27, 2006 Author Share Posted October 27, 2006 Also, Trammell is a terrible manager. Link to post Share on other sites
explodo Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Anybody have a weather report for this evening in St. Louis? Game on or game off? I looked and saw rain ending sometime, but it didn't give a clear idea of just when that might happen. Link to post Share on other sites
oceanman Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Saying rain is ending at 7:40. Link to post Share on other sites
oceanman Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Tony LaRussa is reason enough to make it illegal for the managers to wear the uniform of their team. How ridiculous does he look with his tight pants, windbreaker, sunglasses and batting gloves. He looks so pathetic... pathetic enough to win the world series I guess. Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Good thing managers manage with their looks, or else the Tigers would be destroying, huh? Link to post Share on other sites
oceanman Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 I didn't mean it quite like that,it's just he's the Don around these parts.I would agree the batting gloves are kind of silly but you never know when we might need to put him in! Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 pathetic enough to win the world series I guess.Congrats to LaRussa no matter how he looks. He has done what everyone thought impossible, put Detroit on the ropes. LouieB Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted October 27, 2006 Author Share Posted October 27, 2006 Yeah, but that was dumb for everyone to think the Tigers were a sure thing. The favorite, sure, but the Cards were obviously a better team than their 83 wins indicated (lots of injuries, plus some unexpected underperformances), and it's not like the Tigers dominated the whole year like they did early on. Yes, the Tigers looked better in the first two rounds of the playoffs, but not enough for their victory in the World Series to be the foregone conclusion that so many in the media made it out to be. I certainly thought the Tigers would win, but no one should be that surprised that the Cardinals are playing this well. Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Not a surprise that the Cardinals came to play and are doing a good job, but I don't believe anyone anticipated that the Tigers would stop hitting, field badly and simply not play up to their potential. The long layoff between series apparently was not to their advantage. LouieB Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 I haven't read the last few pages of this thread, so excuse me if this has been said, but the difference in this series has been the errors by the Detroit pitchers. That's it. Better managing, timely hitting, etc. hasn't meant squat in this series. If the Tigers don't throw the ball around like a bunch of little leaguers, this could realistically be 3-1 Detroit. It's almost hard to watch. Edit: Ok, I see it has been mentioned, and I shouldn't have left out the outfielders. Granderson and Monroe looked like idiots out there. Not World Series caliber play. Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Give Granderson a break, he slipped on a very wet field.....it happens....it's not like he made a bad play. As for Monroe, that was a damn good try and a f'in hard catch. I don't think either of those plays are representative of their talent and were tough slips to overcome. Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 ^^ agreed Reni, especially the slip. look how fast he got up. Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted October 27, 2006 Author Share Posted October 27, 2006 My favorite sports writer, King Kaufman, is calling for the season to start earlier. And I agree with him. Look what happens when you get two teams in the World Series that both play in cities with real winter weather. Games are delayed, players freeze, and when the games aren't postponed, they're played in bad conditions. Now, I'm not blaming the weather for the Tigers problems -- both teams are playing in the same weather after all -- but there's no doubt that it's effecting the quality of the games being played. And of course there would be weather issues in mid-March if they were playing that early too, but I'd much rather see the first few weeks of the regular season marred by bad weather than the World Series. These are the most important games of the season after all. And if a game gets snowed out in March, it can easily be made up in April, May, June, July, August or September. Weather delays now push the series further and further towards the end of October and possibly even into November, when the weather in cities like St. Louis and Detroit will only get worse. Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 Rick Ross - Push It ...... Man that was ultra shitty Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted October 28, 2006 Author Share Posted October 28, 2006 Dear Joe Buck, Getting on base due to a throwing error does not count as "getting it done again". That is all. Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted October 28, 2006 Author Share Posted October 28, 2006 I went from loving to hating Brandon Inge in record time just now. Link to post Share on other sites
tugmoose Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 Can't anyone here play this game? Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 well the Cardinals are doing okay.....errrr.....everyone but Duncan. He better not be out there in the 7th. Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 3 more outs Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 3 more outs nicely done, sir. Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 Oh my gosh....... after that 3rd out Emily and I jumped around the living room and she turned to me with tears rolling down her face and said, "mom this is the best moment ever!!!" And I said to her......"I celebrated like this with my dad - you are doing this with me. You will remember this when you're old......you'll always remember this." and at that point I had tears rolling down my face. I LOVE St. Louis! I LOVE the Cards!! I miss my dad. GO CRAZY FOLKS! GO CRAZY!!! I know Jack Buck is looking down, celebrating. it worked......need to add another pennant to that wall. Link to post Share on other sites
tugmoose Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 Guess this is good news for the Republicans - red over blue. Congrats to the Cards. Tigers, I think you finished the A's a little too quickly for your own good. Nice to see the Senior Circuit getting it done. And that was just the NL's 5th best (sorry, cheap shot). Enjoy! Link to post Share on other sites
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