World Series: Texas Rangers vs. St. Louis Cardinals

#751
#751
La Russa acting like he doesn't KNOW Carpenter is starting tomorrow night.
 
#752
#752
Dbake005 said:
La Russa acting like he doesn't KNOW Carpenter is starting tomorrow night.
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He is. And it's the right call.

I'm really dumbfounded by Washington here. He's going to go with Harrison over C.J. Wilson. Does. Not. Compute.
 
#753
#753
zjcvols said:
Agree.
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In 1995, I was euphoric for about two or three hours, happy all the next day, and then it was pretty much over. Whereas 1991 has eaten at me for twenty years.

Same thing with the Vols' championship in 1998 compared to the loss in the 2001 SECCG.

Caring about sports really is a fruitless, meaningless, doomed activity.
 
#754
#754
Vercingetorix said:
In 1995, I was euphoric for about two or three hours, happy all the next day, and then it was pretty much over. 1991 has eaten at me for twenty years.

Same thing with the Vols' championship in 1998 compared to the loss in the 2001 SECCG.

Caring about sports really is a fruitless, meaningless, doomed activity.
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SO, SO, true......
 
#755
#755
Vercingetorix said:
In 1995, I was euphoric for about two or three hours, happy all the next day, and then it was pretty much over. 1991 has eaten at me for twenty years.

Same thing with the Vols' championship in 1998 compared to the loss in the 2001 SECCG.

Caring about sports really is a fruitless, meaningless, doomed activity.
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It's odd isn't it?

I loved watching the 2010 Braves. Enjoyed the WC. But after two days the season ended, it was "Okay, let's move on to next year."

I still am sad about the 2011 Braves.
 
#756
#756
The losses genuinely do bother you any time you think about the sport, forever.

The wins don't have that same positive effect
 
#757
#757
For baseball fans over 40, where does this game rank on the all-time scale?
 
#760
#760
zjcvols said:
For baseball fans over 40, where does this game rank on the all-time scale?
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The entire 1991 World Series was basically like this, but I am unable to rank it objectively. All you need to know is that the Twins won Game 7 1-0 in a game in which Jack Morris pitched a (the last?) 10-inning complete game.

There have been lots of games that turned on electric moments, but I can't offhand think of one in the World Series that had so many of them. Tonight was a classic. Or at least it'll be remembered as such if the Cardinals win tomorrow night.
 
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#761
Vercingetorix said:
The entire 1991 World Series was basically like this, but I am unable to rank it objectively. All you need to know is that the Twins won Game 7 1-0 in a game in which Jack Morris pitched a (the last?) 10-inning complete game.

There have been lots of games that turned on electric moments, but I can't offhand think of one in the World Series that had so many of them. Tonight was a classic. Or at least it'll be remembered as such if the Cardinals win tomorrow night.
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This is why you stay up at 1 in the morning. For these moments.

My dad (Tigers fan, likes the Braves fan) talks about its the most intense sport series he has ever watched. Not one game was easily earned. It was, in his words "a masterpiece".
 
#764
#764
If I was a Cards fan at Busch Stadium. I'm not leaving lol.
 
#766
#766
zjcvols said:
This is why you stay up at 1 in the morning. For these moments.

My dad (Tigers fan, likes the Braves fan) talks about its the most intense sport series he has ever watched. Not one game was easily earned. It was, in his words "a masterpiece".
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I'd probably be able to grit my teeth and regard 1991 as more of a masterpiece if the series hadn't turned on two ugly plays: a stupid baserunning blunder by Lonnie Smith and Kent Hrbek cheating. Imagine if the Jabar Gaffney "catch" had happened in a national championship game.
 
#767
#767
Vercingetorix said:
I'd probably be able to grit my teeth and regard 1991 as more of a masterpiece if the series hadn't turned on two ugly plays: a stupid base running blunder by Lonnie Smith and Kent Hrbek cheating. Imagine if the Jabar Gaffney "catch" had happened in a national championship game.
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That was a ****in joke.
 
#768
#768
Dbake005 said:
No joke.

And if I wasn't there, I'm finding a ticket stub and saying I was.
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That's one of those where David Freese is saying twenty years from now "I think a million people where there because everyone tells me they were at that game."
 
#769
#769
zjcvols said:
That's one of those where David Freese is saying twenty years from now "I think a million people where there because everyone tells me they were at that game."
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And if they win tomorrow night, he can enjoy a free meal in St. Louis forever. And ever.
 
#770
#770
Kevin Millar and John Kruk should have a contest and see who, once and for all, is more awful and annoying with on the spot analysis.
 
#773
#773
Anyone else notice the trivia question on the broadcast earlier? How many game winning HRs have there been in game sixes, or something along those lines. Fitting.
 
#775
#775
Dbake005 said:
Again, since you missed it...

Berkman hit .333 with 2 homers and 14 rbis in that postseason.

Berkman hit .385 with 6 RBIs in the World Series.
Your boy Bagwell hit .125 with 0 RBIs in that world series.

Yeah.
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Check and mate.
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