Steve9347 Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 im going to be at all three of these games. my old man is a huge cards fan... we'll probably kill each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldmember Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Jun 19, 2006 -> 09:54 AM) All good points, it should be a fun series. Don't take it personal of course, like with the Reds this weekend, I enjoy watching the Cards and they have great fans, and I wish you luck after this series. But I hate whoever the Sox are playing, and for 3 days that just happens to be your guys. around here it's either cards, cubs, or die--i chose a lil bit of the 1st and all of the 3rd option. cards are my 2nd fav team, but sox above all else. will be a fun series egging on my bro and grandpa who are diehard cards fans... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpringfieldFan Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 (edited) QUOTE(Goldmember @ Jun 20, 2006 -> 08:33 AM) around here it's either cards, cubs, or die--i chose a lil bit of the 1st and all of the 3rd option. cards are my 2nd fav team, but sox above all else. will be a fun series egging on my bro and grandpa who are diehard cards fans... I feel your pain. Its tough to be black in a red and blue world here in Spfld, too. There was an email war here at the office during the last Cub/Card series with the Cub fans taunting the Cards fans about them getting swept in the WS. The Cards fans replied that they at least they know what its like to experience half the glory. I replied back to them all asking if they wanted to know what if felt like to experience all the glory :rolly. SFF Edited June 20, 2006 by SpringfieldFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldmember Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 QUOTE(SpringfieldFan @ Jun 20, 2006 -> 08:57 AM) I feel your pain. Its tough to be black in a red and blue world here in Spfld, too. There was an email war here at the office during the last Cub/Card series with the Cub fans taunting the Cards fans about them getting swept in the WS. The Cards fans replied that they at least they know what its like to experience half the glory. I replied back to them all asking if they wanted to know what if felt like to experience all the glory :rolly. SFF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Pratt Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 My favorite Sox site is SoxMachine (SoxMachine.com) and one of Jim's latest posts is about this series: Jerry Reinsdorf will be glad to see Tony La Russa as the Sox kick off a series with the St. Louis Cardinals tomorrow. That makes one of us, because there is not a more boring brand of baseball than the one the Cardinals play. This may be the one series for which I’m glad I won’t be in town, because when it's St. Louis, I enjoy my ability to change the channel. The guy has been responsible, either in part or entirely, for the two worst games I’ve attended that weren’t played in Shea Stadium. Game 1: July 14, 2000 There was only one big inning in this game, yet it lasted three and a half hours. When the Cardinals were at the plate, they seemingly hit dozens of foul balls and took their sweet time re-adjusting between pitches. And in classic La Russa style, he uses two pitchers in the ninth inning with a seven-run lead. The Sox were already losing big at that point, but La Russa just loves prolonging the agony with his pitching changes. He was literally adding insult to injury, because earlier in the game, Cal Eldred blew out his elbow, ending his days as a starting pitcher. It was unfortunate, because he was 1) having a career year at 10-2, and 2) had the best strikeout stuff on the staff. Everybody in the stadium knew it, too, and there was an eerie vibe while Herm Schneider was tending to him on the mound. Game 2: April 17, 2004 My friend Matt and I made the two-hour drive to St. Louis to see the Cards play Colorado on Mark McGwire Day, and the Cards once again had a definitive victory all wrapped up as they headed to the ninth with a five-run lead. Ray King came into the ballgame and retired the first two batters on eight pitches, throwing only one of those for a ball. So what does La Russa do? You guessed it – he changed pitchers. Why? Because the right-handed Aaron Miles was coming to the plate, and evidently the boy genius manager felt he posted a serious threat to his team’s chances of victory. Miles must’ve had the power to hit a five-run homer, and you don’t want to take any chances going lefty-righty. If that’s the case, I’m wondering why the Sox didn’t keep just keep Miles. Anyway, he brings in Julian Tavarez to maintain his precious matchups, and Tavarez gives up a triple, and then follows by allowing an RBI single to Denny Hocking to make it a four-run game. With the tying run still in the dugout and probably not even wearing a batting helmet, La Russa makes ANOTHER change, bringing Steve Kline in to face Todd Helton – once again, another friggin’ matchup. This time it actually works and the game’s over. This game only took 2:40, but I think at least half of that was used up in the ninth inning. So for the sake of fans that actually have to pay to watch the game, let’s hope the games are either blowouts or pitcher’s duels, because anything in between is torture. I've ripped on Ozzie Guillen a couple of times for playing La Russa ball, and this is exactly why. The more times you go to the bullpen, the greater the chance of finding the guy who just doesn't have it that day. Is he off about the boringness, or right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RibbieRubarb Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 Iguchi and Taguchi hitting in the 2 hole! That's just fun to say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUKE_CLEVELAND Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 QUOTE(RibbieRubarb @ Jun 20, 2006 -> 11:14 AM) Iguchi and Taguchi hitting in the 2 hole! That's just fun to say Just wait till the turds on ESPN start screwing up and mixing their names up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sox84 Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 QUOTE(SpringfieldFan @ Jun 20, 2006 -> 08:57 AM) I feel your pain. Its tough to be black in a red and blue world here in Spfld, too. There was an email war here at the office during the last Cub/Card series with the Cub fans taunting the Cards fans about them getting swept in the WS. The Cards fans replied that they at least they know what its like to experience half the glory. I replied back to them all asking if they wanted to know what if felt like to experience all the glory :rolly. SFF Well done on your email reply - I see same red/blue world in Jacksonville. Though FM 101.3 is carrying many but not all Sox games this year - i assume you likely will be able to pick it up in Springfield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tealeafreaderii Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Jun 20, 2006 -> 03:54 PM) Just wait till the turds on ESPN start screwing up and mixing their names up. is the game being carried by espn? I thought it was only csn and fsmw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUKE_CLEVELAND Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 QUOTE(tealeafreaderii @ Jun 20, 2006 -> 05:06 PM) is the game being carried by espn? I thought it was only csn and fsmw ESPN does cover the games on SC and BBTN right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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