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― Jimmy Mod wants you to tighten the strings on your corset (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Sunday, 9 October 2005 22:36 (twenty years ago)

*kick*

― Jimmy Mod wants you to tighten the strings on your corset (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Sunday, 9 October 2005 22:36 (twenty years ago)

Cards in 6.

― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Sunday, 9 October 2005 23:54 (twenty years ago)

Cards in 5.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Monday, 10 October 2005 00:10 (twenty years ago)

Astros, eventually.

― Jimmy Mod wants you to tighten the strings on your corset (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Monday, 10 October 2005 00:14 (twenty years ago)

Astros in 6.

― boldbury (boldbury), Monday, 10 October 2005 01:07 (twenty years ago)

Cards in 5. Tanned, rested and ready.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Monday, 10 October 2005 02:27 (twenty years ago)

stroh's in 6

― j blount (papa la bas), Monday, 10 October 2005 03:09 (twenty years ago)

Cards in 6

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Monday, 10 October 2005 04:40 (twenty years ago)

Cards in 7.

― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 10 October 2005 22:50 (twenty years ago)

Cards in 6

― William Paper Scissors (Rock Hardy), Monday, 10 October 2005 23:35 (twenty years ago)

'stros in 5

― gear (gear), Monday, 10 October 2005 23:44 (twenty years ago)

Astros in 6. A downer epilogue for Buzz Bissinger.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 12:50 (twenty years ago)

Cards in 7 (again.)

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 14:16 (twenty years ago)

The apathy for this series is palpable.

― Stuh-du-du-du-du-du-du-denka (jingleberries), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 16:44 (twenty years ago)

No, I likes me the National League ball. If LAA-NYY had gone 18 innings it would've ended around breakfast.

Let's face it, choosing to make LaRussa or Texans happy is not easy.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 16:49 (twenty years ago)

The winner of this series will win it all.

― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 16:52 (twenty years ago)

I'd be surprised if that's the case.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 16:59 (twenty years ago)

poly in agreeance with gygax shockah.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 17:03 (twenty years ago)

I might have to root for my soon-to-be hometown of Houston on this one..

― Stuh-du-du-du-du-du-du-denka (jingleberries), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 17:28 (twenty years ago)

You guys just don't want Ozzie to win it all cuz he'll keep his promise to quit?

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 17:40 (twenty years ago)

Stros in 5

― Jimmy Mod wants you to tighten the strings on your corset (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 05:05 (twenty years ago)

Cardinals in seven.

― The Obligatory Sourpuss (Begs2Differ), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 12:36 (twenty years ago)

Astros in six. Astros take the World Series in five.

― Jams Murphy (ystrickler), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 13:29 (twenty years ago)

i'm actually pumped about this series, did y'all forget last year or something?

― John (jdahlem), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 15:36 (twenty years ago)

Mmm... Cards in six.

― milozauckerman (miloaukerman), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 15:39 (twenty years ago)

Haha I just realized that I picked the Cards in 5 and the Cards in 7 (I totally forgot about my first pick.) But yeah Cards in 7. For real. Final answer.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 15:43 (twenty years ago)

So is tonight's game on FX everywhere 'cept Greater St. Loo & Houston? Where's the respeck for the NL??

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 19:35 (twenty years ago)

so is nobody watching this?

― teeny (teeny), Thursday, 13 October 2005 00:05 (twenty years ago)

i'm glancing at it, i'm mainly watching CWS try and beat the angels, though

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 13 October 2005 00:07 (twenty years ago)

wow, how about that, teeny!

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 13 October 2005 00:17 (twenty years ago)

bases loaded, berkman at the plate, one out - double play

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 13 October 2005 00:18 (twenty years ago)

btw, did anyone else catch public enemy's "bring the noise" as the BG music on the st louis feed!? NOICE

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 13 October 2005 00:19 (twenty years ago)

this is on fox in dc, but i've been mainly watching the alcs cause it's been a closer game

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Thursday, 13 October 2005 01:54 (twenty years ago)

Holy crap! What was up with all the low strikes in the 9th inning?

I'm surprised Pettitte didn't have a better start. What really sucked was 2-3-4 hitters going down in order on FOUR pitches in the 8th.

― boldbury (boldbury), Thursday, 13 October 2005 02:04 (twenty years ago)

Clearly, this will be the post-season where on-base / out-preservation advocates develop ulcers and spontaneously combust.

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 13 October 2005 03:41 (twenty years ago)

If they suddenly believe Flat Earther broadcaster bullshit.

When the Astros get spanked by "HR" and Kruk for seeing only 4 pitches in the 8th, they need to hang their heads.

Those Izzy ankle strikes were ludicrous.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 13 October 2005 12:26 (twenty years ago)

Chris Burke thus far this postseason:

4-5 with a double, a triple and 2 HRs

Garner finally decided to start him today.

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 14 October 2005 00:01 (twenty years ago)

Mulder:

- B. Ausmus intentionally walked
- B. Ausmus stole second, C. Burke scored on passed ball
- R. Oswalt walked

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 14 October 2005 00:07 (twenty years ago)

Oswalt actually walked on FOUR pitches which hardly ever happens.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Friday, 14 October 2005 01:37 (twenty years ago)

Will TLR take Tavarez out before he starts beaning everyone in sight?

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 14 October 2005 02:06 (twenty years ago)

impressive win tonight. i still like the stros' chances.

― Jams Murphy (ystrickler), Friday, 14 October 2005 02:42 (twenty years ago)

esp. if Sanders is out for good. he's the only guy who can protect Pujols at the moment.

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 14 October 2005 02:56 (twenty years ago)

The local radio guys said the Cards would probably move Grudz to the 2-hole and bat Edmonds behind Pujols if Sanders is out.

Wow, I just knew Roy-O was going to come up big tonight. And Burke is just amazing everybody in town. He was a .250 hitter with little power in the regular season, so it doesn't surprise me that he didn't get a start till tonight. Great to get a win with Ensberg and Lane going a combined 0-for-8. (Although Ensberg got robbed on another incredible play by Edmonds.)

― boldbury (boldbury), Friday, 14 October 2005 03:28 (twenty years ago)

>he's the only guy who can protect Pujols at the moment.

Embracing the protection myth, eh?

Sanders is another guy with a miserable postseason history who's having a hot week, at last. Whether Burke becomes Burke again soon or is this year's Gene Tenace, we'll see (he sure ain't no outfielder on that double).

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Friday, 14 October 2005 12:24 (twenty years ago)

Embracing the protection myth, eh?

Rather, embracing the "IBB Pujols every time in order to face So Taguchi" myth.

(nb: i think so taguchi's pretty good).

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 14 October 2005 14:40 (twenty years ago)

But Morbs, you seem to be forgetting the 2004 World Series at any rate.

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 14 October 2005 14:40 (twenty years ago)

Giving Pujols a 1.000 OBP in those situations is something a good team should beable to take advantage of. The problem here would be not having Sanders in the lineup, as opposed to not having Sanders follow Pujols.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Friday, 14 October 2005 15:08 (twenty years ago)

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/photo?slug=hta11410142218.nlcs_astros_hta114&prov=ap

― boldbury (boldbury), Friday, 14 October 2005 23:52 (twenty years ago)

Ugh, wrong guy to start stripping. (Lidge or Ausmus, pls)

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 15 October 2005 14:44 (twenty years ago)

Skipping 15 messages at this point... Click here if you want to load them all.

"How hard did he argue, though?"

Pitching a bitch a minute after your mananger gets tossed is probably not the best time to ask the ump how his day is going.

― Earl Nash (earlnash), Monday, 17 October 2005 13:30 (twenty years ago)

"So tell me, Blue, how small IS your dick?"

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 17 October 2005 13:32 (twenty years ago)

This just ain't right:

http://www.wonkette.com/politics/bushandbarmakeout.jpg

― Are You Nomar? (miloaukerman), Monday, 17 October 2005 15:50 (twenty years ago)

ARGHGGHHH NOT DURING MY LUNCH HOUR

― William Paper Scissors (Rock Hardy), Monday, 17 October 2005 17:06 (twenty years ago)

Sheehan of BP (after berating Phil Cuzzi for ejecting Edmonds under the circumstances, which I don't happen to agree with):

Cuzzi's strike zone--someone want to check for me if "Cuzzi" is Italian for "Gregg"?--played a big part in the 2-1 game, helping the two fourth starters work from ahead in the count and putting hitters on the defensive all day...

We've seen some terrific performances so far, but the baseball has been marred by the worst umpiring in years. Nearly every single game in the LCS saw some kind of controversy, from the stuff we covered in this space to things I haven't even discussed, such as the return of the randomly-generated strike zone. There's nothing that will spoil a game faster than hitters having no idea of what is being called a strike, and I have more than a dozen notations of "???" next to some combination of a batter and a count, where the call made on a pitch was completely inexplicable.

It is my sincere hope that MLB will address this issue immediately with its umpires, and work to ensure that the World Series is not defiled by the kind of decisions that will forever be part of the 2005 league championship series.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 17 October 2005 18:06 (twenty years ago)

sorry, cardinals fans.

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 18 October 2005 02:02 (twenty years ago)

http://www.thefader.com/blog/articles/2005/10/11/hometown-heroics

Why I'm rooting for Houston: Chamillionaire's absurdly great remake of "Turn It Up" with Astros-specific lyrics:

The Astros get up to bat and they gonna show you what to do with it
Who that is? That's a Hall of Famer that ain't new to this
Couldn't win the series is what they thought, so now we provin' it
Put the veteran up to the plate and you'll get you a hit

There are no words.

― d4niel coh3n (dayan), Tuesday, 18 October 2005 02:20 (twenty years ago)

Brandon Backe is a wild man.

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 18 October 2005 02:29 (twenty years ago)

BOOM GOES THE DYNAMITE.

HOLY SHIT.

― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Tuesday, 18 October 2005 02:37 (twenty years ago)

PUJOLS GO BOOOOOM!!!!!!

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Tuesday, 18 October 2005 02:37 (twenty years ago)

HOLY SHIT

― Jams Murphy (ystrickler), Tuesday, 18 October 2005 02:37 (twenty years ago)

wow

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Tuesday, 18 October 2005 02:38 (twenty years ago)

HOLY SHIT x 1000000000

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 18 October 2005 02:38 (twenty years ago)

holy SHIT what a bomb

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Tuesday, 18 October 2005 02:38 (twenty years ago)

HOLY FUCKING SHIT is exactly what i was gonna post. wow. pujols. you teh man (at least for tonight).

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 18 October 2005 02:38 (twenty years ago)

he is a golden god

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Tuesday, 18 October 2005 02:38 (twenty years ago)

apologies for my apology, cardinals fans.

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 18 October 2005 02:38 (twenty years ago)

Love the reaction shot of the Astros owner five minutes after he was about to drown himself in Cristal.

― Are You Nomar? (miloaukerman), Tuesday, 18 October 2005 02:40 (twenty years ago)

How often does a Brad Lidge do something like that in a season? Once every 25 games? 50? Never?

― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Tuesday, 18 October 2005 02:42 (twenty years ago)

petitte is a christian until the end -- his words as pujols' shot landed in mexico city: "oh my gosh."

― Jams Murphy (ystrickler), Tuesday, 18 October 2005 02:43 (twenty years ago)

HOLY FUCKING SHIT amen

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Tuesday, 18 October 2005 03:07 (twenty years ago)

I have a razor blade in my hand but I'm using it to cut cardboard.

And I have have supervision.

― boldbury (boldbury), Tuesday, 18 October 2005 03:20 (twenty years ago)

LET'S GO, CARDINALS, LET'S GO!

[cue Budweiser Clysdales music...]

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Tuesday, 18 October 2005 04:01 (twenty years ago)

I've got a nickname for Pujols: "Atlas"

2005 NLCS
Player Avg
D. Eckstein ss 0.235
J. Edmonds cf 0.250
A. Pujols 1b 0.368
R. Sanders lf 0.200
L. Walker rf 0.133
M. Grdzlnk 2b 0.211
Y. Molina c 0.333

― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 18 October 2005 04:06 (twenty years ago)

wow. he really did hit that good

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 18 October 2005 04:15 (twenty years ago)

Wait - so what happened?

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 18 October 2005 05:08 (twenty years ago)

In that I am not a Christian, my reaction was "HOLY FUCK". Pujols hit that thing a ton.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Tuesday, 18 October 2005 05:14 (twenty years ago)

I hear that! I was the only one really paying attention to the game at the bar i was at. Needless to say I turned a few heads when he connected on that one!

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 18 October 2005 07:05 (twenty years ago)

I am a Christian, and my reaction was "HOLY FUCK." (Prince isn't the only one comfy with the sacred and profane, y'know.)

Even Stan Musial agrees ALBERT IS THE MAN.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 18 October 2005 12:24 (twenty years ago)

you could hear it all over st lou last night!

― teeny (teeny), Tuesday, 18 October 2005 12:47 (twenty years ago)

I need a bit of enlightenment on this last game, as my sleep gastank was running low from two weeks of baseball and crashed early on Monday.

So let me get this straight, first base was open with runners were on second and third when Pujols came to the plate?

If this is the case, WHY THE HECK DID THE ASTROS EVEN GIVE PUJOLS A PITCH TO HIT? They have to face someone to get the final out, but why go to the guy who is by far the most dangerous hitter in the game that is going MANO A MANO A MORONIC.

― Earl Nash (earlnash), Wednesday, 19 October 2005 14:31 (twenty years ago)

I thought it was 1st & 2nd?

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 19 October 2005 14:34 (twenty years ago)

Yeah it was:

- B. Lidge relieved D. Wheeler
- J. Rodriguez hit for H. Luna
- J. Rodriguez struck out swinging
- J. Mabry struck out swinging
- D. Eckstein singled to left
- D. Eckstein to second on fielder's indifference
- J. Edmonds walked
- A. Pujols homered to deep left, J. Edmonds and D. Eckstein scored
- R. Sanders struck out looking

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 19 October 2005 14:35 (twenty years ago)

So if the Cards prevail, then win the WS in 4 or 5, they can blow up Busch as part of the postgame celebration!

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 19 October 2005 20:10 (twenty years ago)

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― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Wednesday, 19 October 2005 22:52 (twenty years ago)

they were going to blow it up, but now they're just going to knock it down.

― teeny (teeny), Wednesday, 19 October 2005 23:48 (twenty years ago)

oswalt is getting the job done. even better, the astros offense is getting the job done.

― fortunate hazel (f. hazel), Thursday, 20 October 2005 01:52 (twenty years ago)

Oswalt is the man. Momentum really is the next day's starting pitcher.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 20 October 2005 02:14 (twenty years ago)

wheeler instead of lidge! and he strikes out walker! *biting nails*

― fortunate hazel (f. hazel), Thursday, 20 October 2005 02:19 (twenty years ago)

and he strikes out mabry!

― fortunate hazel (f. hazel), Thursday, 20 October 2005 02:20 (twenty years ago)

it's over!

― fortunate hazel (f. hazel), Thursday, 20 October 2005 02:23 (twenty years ago)

"LaRussa's such a choker! He can only win against easy teams, his October performance is pathetic!"

― Are You Nomar? (miloaukerman), Thursday, 20 October 2005 02:27 (twenty years ago)

Oh wow, I'm just stunned. I started listening to Astros games on the radio in 1987 when I was 13 years old and I never imagined that this moment would come.

And Roy Oswalt is incredible. Astros fans have known that for a long time and now everybody knows it!

― boldbury (boldbury), Thursday, 20 October 2005 03:05 (twenty years ago)

Go White Sox.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Thursday, 20 October 2005 03:59 (twenty years ago)

I have to add that the shots from the dirt-cam in front of home plate with the batter, the catcher and the alternately-lit arches above were breath-taking.

― boldbury (boldbury), Thursday, 20 October 2005 06:01 (twenty years ago)

World Series showdown of the Blown Call Beneficiaries. (ducks)

They shoulda let the Astros implode Busch, like the end of "Rock n Roll High School."

Seeing Pujols whiff on that awkward checkswing in the first severely lowered my expectations for the Cards. And why didn't Mulder throw to third?

I'm happy for Biggio & Bagwell, but go Chisox.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 20 October 2005 12:23 (twenty years ago)

Good article by Brian Gunn in THT today:

http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/monkey-off-their-backs-astros-reach-the-world-series/

Maybe it really is hard to name teams that dramatically coughed up leads and went on to win the series. But of course, there’s a reason for that. We scarcely remember the big, dramatic homers hit by losing teams because they’re not part of the narrative. But there are plenty of cases of teams that got their asses handed to them in a pivotal postseason game, then came back to take the series. For example:

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 20 October 2005 16:17 (twenty years ago)

And just so you all know, I broke out the vintage 1989 Astros jersey today. (And by vintage 1989, I mean that's when I bought it!)

― boldbury (boldbury), Thursday, 20 October 2005 21:13 (twenty years ago)

"We scarcely remember the big, dramatic homers hit by losing teams because they’re not part of the narrative."

Carlton Fisk to thread.

― Earl Nash (earlnash), Friday, 21 October 2005 02:23 (twenty years ago)

Seeing Pujols whiff on that awkward checkswing in the first severely lowered my expectations for the Cards.

That was about the only part of the game I caught. The standing ovation after was priceless.

― mattbot (mattbot), Friday, 21 October 2005 02:39 (twenty years ago)

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