bobbob1313 Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Matt Holliday is a stud. Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Don't let Cody hear you say that. Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Hey Mets fans, how are you liking seeing Kaz Matsui in the playoffs? Just wondering. Signed,A jerk Link to post Share on other sites
CommerceComet Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Dudes, the Rockies are gonna beat the Phillies. 33.333% of the way there Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Hey Mets fans, how are you liking seeing Kaz Matsui in the playoffs? Just wondering. Signed,A jerk Wow. You really went there? Link to post Share on other sites
PigSooie Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Congrats to the Rockies. Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Hey Mets fans, how are you liking seeing Kaz Matsui in the playoffs? Just wondering. Signed,A jerkI made reference to that in my Metsitorial, which was excellent, by the way. Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 I made reference to that in my Metsitorial, which was excellent, by the way. Can you post it? Or PM me where I can find it? Link to post Share on other sites
PigSooie Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Steve Stone. Wow! Link to post Share on other sites
CommerceComet Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Steve Stone. Wow! I was just coming to say that. One of my faves. Brings back a lot of WGN memories. Link to post Share on other sites
PigSooie Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 I was just coming to say that. One of my faves. Brings back a lot of WGN memories. It reminds me of coming home from school in the afternoon, and watching WGN. I miss being a kid. Link to post Share on other sites
CommerceComet Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 It reminds me of coming home from school in the afternoon, and watching WGN. I miss being a kid. I think deep down, we all have a little bit of love for the Cubs because of WGN, Steve Stone and Harry Caray. Right? At least those of us who grew up in the 80s. Link to post Share on other sites
PigSooie Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 I think deep down, we all have a little bit of love for the Cubs because of WGN, Steve Stone and Harry Caray. Right? At least those of us who grew up in the 80s. For sure. WGN is just what you watched after school. No exceptions. Link to post Share on other sites
PigSooie Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Walt Jocketty out as Cardinals' GM ST. LOUIS - Walt Jocketty is out as general manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, one year after the team won the World Series for the first time since 1982. It was unclear whether Jocketty was fired or resigned after 13 seasons. The Cardinals said his departure was a mutual decision. "I think we had a little different philosophy and vision with respect to some baseball issues," owner Bill DeWitt Jr. said Wednesday. Jocketty and manager Tony La Russa have been together both in Oakland and St. Louis. La Russa's contract is expiring, and it is not known whether Jocketty's departure will play a role in whether La Russa stays. Assistant general manager John Mozeliak was appointed interim GM. Jocketty was hired in 1994 and took over a team that hadn't reached the playoffs since 1987. He hired La Russa before the 1996 season, and the Cardinals reached the NL championship series, where they lost to Atlanta in seven games. St. Louis won six NL Central titles under Jocketty and two NL pennants. After failing to spend much on free agents last winter, the Cardinals faded to a 78-84 record this year and a third-place finish behind Chicago and Milwaukee. "There was clearly tension that was reported widely," DeWitt said. "While I've said on several occasions tension is in every organization, I do think it got to be counterproductive. We couldn't achieve our goals given what was going on." Jocketty was upset by the decision last year to promote Jeff Luhnow to vice president of amateur scouting and player development, a move that cut into Jocketty's power in running the draft and the team's minor league system. "Certain changes are made and people grumble about it, and move on," DeWitt said. "I don't think that was the case in this situation. It got worse. "It's really hard when everybody is not on the same page." Jocketty's contract runs through 2008. Team president Mark Lamping said Jocketty will be paid through the end of the contract. As GM, Jocketty has had many successes. He traded three marginal players for Mark McGwire in 1997. A year later, McGwire hit a then-record 70 home runs. Jocketty acquired Will Clark for the 2000 stretch run after McGwire was injured, and Clark helped lead the Cardinals to the NLCS. His trade with the Phillies brought Scott Rolen to St. Louis, and he dealt J.D. Drew to Atlanta for Adam Wainwright, now one of the team's best pitchers. Jocketty also acquired Larry Walker in a 2004 move that helped get St. Louis to the World Series, where they lost in a four-game sweep to Boston. And last season's trade-deadline pickup of pitcher Jeff Weaver proved valuable when Weaver won a game in each round of the postseason, including the decisive Game 5 of the World Series. But he's had misses, too, including this season — a disappointment almost from the beginning. Three starting pitchers — Weaver, Jason Marquis and Jeff Suppan — left through free agency. The only starter signed was Kip Wells, who signed a one-year, $4 million contract. He lost 17 games, and the Cardinals were forced to use a series of pitchers who were mostly relievers in starting roles. The only regular signed was Adam Kennedy, who was also a disappointment and was demoted to a platoon role before a season-ending knee injury in August. La Russa said on Monday that he wants to continue managing, but he wasn't certain if he wanted to remain in St. Louis. DeWitt said he spoke to La Russa earlier Wednesday. "I can't answer what impact this will have," DeWitt said. "I reaffirmed to him we were committed to providing the resources to having a competitive team." Link to post Share on other sites
CommerceComet Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Walt Jocketty out as Cardinals' GM I imagine it will be an entire new regime in St. Louis. Link to post Share on other sites
PigSooie Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 I imagine it will be an entire new regime in St. Louis. There needs to be. The roster is old, and the farm system succcks. Link to post Share on other sites
CommerceComet Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 I'm getting really sick of the "Frank TV" promos. Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 I think this is my favorite thread on the white sox board:http://www.whitesoxinteractive.com/vbullet...ead.php?t=93391 Link to post Share on other sites
PigSooie Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 I'm getting really sick of the "Frank TV" promos. Hey, it's not FOX. Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Tonight, on a very special House: A doctor with a limp and a checkered past performs auto-fellatio. Link to post Share on other sites
PigSooie Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Awesome, awesome performance from Beckett tonight. Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Can't complain with a complete game shut-out to start the series. Link to post Share on other sites
CommerceComet Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Very quick game (2:27). TBS has to come up with some filler. Link to post Share on other sites
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