2011 NLCS: Cardinals vs. Brewers

brewers more like the who?ers

― k3vin k., Friday, October 7, 2011 11:22 PM (Yesterday)

made this one a poll, closing before the first pitch. i think the Cards are going to take it.

Fuck the Cardinals, Brew Crew all the way.

will always have a soft spot for the brewers because of this dude

http://image.become.com/imageserver/s7/1039191967-150-150-5-0/mike-caldwell-autographed-major-league-baseball-mlb-authentic.jpg

BrooCrue in 6

brewers in 4

Brewers in five.

I think I fell in love with the Brewers yesterday. "Fuck, yeah!" could be the "You Gotta Believe" or "Cowboy Up" or 2011--hope there are signs all over the stadium from here on in.

uh, who said "Fuck, yeah!"?

nyjer m.

oh yeah. Trying to figure out a way not to root for that guy and BB-Rod.

i still don't know what i think about this series... i'm tempted to pick the cardinals, honestly

Go Brewers.

voted "you should have married John Clarke"

brewers in 6 please god

Brews are the better team and i would rather they win. so most like the Cards.

Brewers in seven.

*most likely the Cards. is what i meant to say

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/08/zack-greinke-calls-chris-carpenter-a-phony

yes, please do give more motivation to carpenter.

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/09/carpenter-calls-zack-greinke-a-big-fucking-asshole

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/09/molina-says-zack-greinke-looks-like-an-eagle-scout

Anderson/Smoltz/Darling again?!

Always thought Greinke resembled a Seuss character, myself.

come on with the warning already

Brauntober

guess he recovered from his Yom Kippur fast >_>

robneyer robneyer
I just realized why Ron Darling makes me crazy. He italicizes every word.

hahaha, otm

#Kevin_Goldstein
I expected shenanigans this series, but not in game one, inning one.

Looks like Holliday's hand issue means he's basically Johnny Damon in the OF now.

Is the Phillies game on after this?

greinke better plunk the next batter

boo

freese is very good

freese mode

great play by Fielder

holy crap

oh brother

unbelievable

those are two very good hitters

can't believe tlr let garcia pitch to braun, let alone fielder

yuni?

think it's time to pack this one up...

still no outs finally an out

I guess Yuniesky is this year's bad player having a great October.

And Dotel is giving BB-Rod a big hill to climb for the sucky ex-Met trophy.

ESPNStatsInfo ESPN Stats & Info
Prince Fielder's HR traveled at a speed of 119.2 MPH off his bat. That is the highest speed for any HR hit in the year 2011.

This crowd would definitely be just as thrilled with Greinke if the Brewers were getting shut out.

Miggy might drive drunk after winning WS and kill someone, I guess.

hahaha

Love Brewers but they are being speedily blown away

Wha? Can we get a pct on the number of teams who've come back from 1-2 in a best-of-7? It's not low.

Anti Brewers: Love Brewers but they are being speedily blown away.

??

Have you even paid attention the games?

yeah, they're not out of it. their pitching has been ridiculously bad during the playoffs - since those first two home wins, they've given up 42 runs in the five games since. Wolf has been great vs. the Cards and I think today is totally winnable. So is tomorrow with Grienke going. If they win one in STL they can definitely win 2 home games w/ Marcum and Gallardo. we'll see.

Aside from the 12-3 blowout in game two the other two games have been very close. Game one came down to one inning of Brewers being badasses and game three could have been ended at any point if the Cardinals bullpen didn't come through.

last night could have easily gone either way. cards probably have a small edge in confidence right now. still feels like it'll be 7. which means back in beastville.

main worry is brewers cluing in the neither holliday or berkman is hitting much behind AP.

Basically, I think you all hate baseball because as everyone knows the Cardinals have the best fans in baseball. As it is written, so let it be done.

Honestly the best day of the POs was the last day of the regular season followed closely by the Yankees losing.

1) That wasn't the playoffs
2) When did you turn in your Evil Empire card?

The drunk-driving death quip indicates that he still has a Yankee fan's sense of humor, at least.

main worry is brewers cluing in the neither holliday or berkman is hitting much behind AP.

have you seen Rickie Weeks's numbers this postseason? he's not much better. also Lucroy has been godawful for the last month+playoffs. chasing way too much, not making solid contact, striking out a ton, etc. Hart is not doing well either.

yeah, but on the cards side it lets opposing teams pitch around pujols (like the brewers did last night after the first 2 at bats)

all given up, huh? weird.

BRAUNSTER

why Boggs and McClellan are on the roster and Sanchez isn't is one of those great TLR mysteries.

my God I am getting frustrated with Ron Roenicke. count the ways he fucked up this inning: Number one, you could have pulled Wolf. You have a great bullpen and it's the 6th inning. Number two, why not let him hit!? Wolf is one of the best hitting pitchers in the game. He stung the ball well both times. If he gets one in the outfield, that's another run, which is HUGE. Thirdly, WHY LET NYJER HIT THERE!? He's terrible vs. lefties. Putting in Gomez not only gives you a better chance at a hit, but it also lets you tighten up your defense. Stupid, stupid, stupid.

people are requesting the 'rally squirrel' kill ryan theriot

the facepalm that occurred the day theriot was signed is STILL reverberating. good lord he sucks

Torture-Rod

is there a stupider observation then the team that just won has momentum? like can you lose and have momentum?

so, advantage Brewers. This is baseball, they do it every day, as Earl said.

yeah this one's going 7

Wow I hope so. Brewers are gonna have Grienke tomorrow and Gallardo in game 7 (maybe game 6??). I feel good about their chances so long as it involves not losing a home game

btw not to look too far ahead, but how weird would it be if Milwaukee and Texas met in the World Series, and Milwaukee had home field b/c of Prince's HR off C.J. Wilson? I guarantee that's all everyone's gonna talk about for the entire series

yer prob right

we need a bpro analysis as to why managers in the playoffs bunt like theres no tomorrow

I'm finding that now that all the big payroll teams are out, there's no one to root against; I've been less interested in the LCS series than I thought I was going to be, and haven't watched a whole lot so far. (Missed the Tigers' 1-2-3-4 tonight.) I'm bleah over the prospect of a Cardinals-Rangers WS, even though neither team is without interest. One thing that seems absent to me (outside of Verlander) are great starters.

frogbs, congrats for remembering what happened in the All-Star Game.

how great was that Hairston slide home?

http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsyodcGTod1qm9rypo1_500.jpg

i'll tell you what Hairston has been a frickin' godsend for this team. i hate to say 'he does all the little things right' but Mac did pretty much everything wrong this year

so yeah, big difference these past 8 games

Hairston memories

Hideki Matsui wasn’t the only former Yankee at the Stadium on Tuesday collecting his World Series championship ring. Jerry Hairston Jr., who now plays for the Padres, surprised his old teammates by taking a red-eye flight after his game Monday in San Diego to take part in the ceremony.

When Jorge Posada spotted Hairston in front of the dugout, he shook his head and asked why he was there.

“I flew here,” Hairston said.

“Why?” Posada asked.

From the Russian broadcast of the game: "This thing that the Brewers do after getting base hits has been invented by Nyjer Morgan, who is Mr. Tweeter. It means 'Hello, I'm a bear'"

Does anyone else think Mo Vaughn when they see Prince Fielder? I know they have different approaches and all, and PF was a genetic marvel as a teenager, but I also see this:

http://www.sports-logos-screensavers.com/user/Anaheim_Angels6.jpg

Postseason.tv's mid-home plate angle been buffering for a full inning now.

jeez, hero to goat in 60 seconds

Garcia will never pitch a fifth inning again.

Feel like the brewers have bought in too hard on their home field advantage and are just waiting to go back home

I don't, they're just losing tonight (so far)

i know pitchers (especially relievers) specialize in beards, but motte reminds me of bruce sutter

happy flight lives

During the finale, Goldstein retweeted something like "It hasn't been this quiet in Milwaukee since the Violent Femmes released that second album nobody liked."

what the hell went on with their defense in that series?

that's how it's been all year

really? I thought the D metrics put them more in the middle of the pack.

Definitely the worst defensive performance against the Cardinals since the Tigers in the World Series.

that's how it's been all year

not at all, actually

Defensive Efficiency 8th in the NL:

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/sortable/index.php?cid=975507

believe it or not Casey McG

believe it or not Casey McGehee was a plus defender this year. honestly I don't know if the defense was what killed them - the unearned runs they allowed in games 5 and 6 didn't really end up mattering. the game where the defense really hurt them was number 3. it was really a bunch of bad things coming together at once (lack of clutch hitting, a total of one 2-out RBI vs. 14 or so for the Cards, Pujols and Freese getting super hot while guys like Fielder cooled down, plus all the defensive gaffes, and a weird inability to make it past 2 innings without getting themselves in a massive hole)

(no idea what happened to my previous post)

all told they gave up 18 1st inning runs in 11 games. damn