More like "I hate the Cardinals and their shitty Columbia fans with all of my heart and nothing would please me more than to see those fuckers swept out of the World Series."
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I'm going to be cheering my ass off for them. F the Cardinals...
I was chitchatting with a girl (Cards fan) before class today and I was telling her how the Cards were going to get smoked. She replied "You're just mad because the Royals suck."
Ouch.
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Wow imagine my surprise turning the game on in the bottom of the 7th.
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Todd Jones tried to make it interesting in the 9th
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I was in downtown Detroit for Game 1, across the street from the stadium... Awesome atmosphere. We were outside on the porch before the game when the F-16's flew over. That was one of the coolest things I've ever seen.
The Tigers bats had a little bit of ice on them from the week off, but they showed signs of warming up last night. I think that trend will continue.
I love how everyone's been oblivious to the fact that foreign substances aren't a rarity. Sunscreen anyone? Hell, I use pine tar in center field. Granted, it's not on the mound but the ball gets back to the pitcher eventually. It's too cold to try and pitch without any type of stickiness. Should have hid it better, such as on his right palm or in the glove itself, but he didn't. LaRussa apparently told the umps to have Rodgers make it go away, so as to not cause a controversy; too late. The unfortunate part is most of the losers with no knowledge of the game will consider Rogers a cheater, when the fact is every pitcher out there uses something. Still pitched fine without it.
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I'm going to side with Peter Gammons on this one. He basically said "Everybody does it. This isn't a big deal." That's good enough for me. As far as rules go, Rogers with pine tar on his hand in cold weather is not much different than driving 70 in a 60 mph zone. Sure, it's against the rules, but the law enforcers aren't going to do anything about it.
Speaking of McCarver playing for the Cardinals, have you ever heard the stories of his relationship with HOF pitcher Bob Gibson? They were quite the hilarious and sometimes contentious battery... although Gibson rubbed a lot of people the wrong way.
One time Timmy went out to the mound to talk to Gibson, and the ace just said, "The only thing you know about good pitching is that you can't hit it." McCarver went back behind the plate immediately. Owned.
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One time Timmy went out to the mound to talk to Gibson, and the ace just said, "The only thing you know about good pitching is that you can't hit it." McCarver went back behind the plate immediately. Owned.
I've heard that story. Classic.
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I'm glad Peter Gammons came out and said that. Now, everyone who didn't know SHOULD know. It's one of the little nuances of the game that people who don't know the entire game don't understand. With the pine tar it depends on where you put it most. For Rogers, since hes a movement pitcher, he put more of it on his thumb to get better rotation on his curveball. Put some on the middle finger you get the ball to move a bit one way; put it on the index finger you get to move it the other way. The spot he had it on is also where you want it for change-ups. It keeps the ball there just a lil bit longer while not messing with the arm speed. I've used sunscreen a little bit, not much of it tho, so I'm not fully aware of its capabilities. Just stuff friends and I have screwed around with during the seasons.
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