World Series Game 5 Open Thread

Here's hoping the StL Cards will choke like the Scottsdale Cards. Take heart, because the Deadbirds have lost their past 5 games when they've had a chance to clinch.

St. Louis baseball--a tradition of choking and steroid use!

Or, just like a pitcher who was happy to not give up any runs with the bases loaded.

I hate McCarver's idiocy.

I wonder if he's related to RHM.

It's like hyping a movie's box office with no regard for inflation.

Together, we're going to find our way.
Together, taking the time each day.
To learn all about those things you just can't buy.

Two Silver spoons together.
You and I together (We're going to find our way)
You and I together (We're going to find our way)
You and I together.

I say 3 minutes.

The guy with the "LaRussa is sly as a FOX" sign.

To Sean Casey, who apparently wanted to actually play in the Series long after everyone else on his team had packed it in.

To the man-piling Cardinals, whose images of victory will provide me (and hopefully the Reds) with a lot of fodder for next season.

And thanks to the Reds for giving these dumb bastards a good run for their money when they had absolutely NO business doing that this year. It makes me feel a little better to know that even though the Reds didn't win it, the champ came from our division, and we beat them with some regularity.

But there is no way - NO WAY - that Tony LaRussa carries Sparky's jock. None. Not even if they invent a third League, move LaRussa to it, and he becomes the first manager to win in all three.

And now they're saying the hobbit won MVP. Great. Stupid Hobbit. Stupid Fat Hobbit.

And do they licence Hobbits to drive in Missourah?

1. I am glad to see the NL get the trophy, after being spit on all year. But I guess I'm pretty old fashioned in that respect.
2. I just don't feel that great a rivalry with the Cardinals. It's not like the Steelers winning. We've only shared a division with them for 11 years. But again, I'm such a fogey old traditionalist. Except when I don't actually watch games because I'm too busy using computers to check silly new things like "VORP" instead of believing the players are humans.
3. And this year should finally prove to people how much of a crapshoot this extended post season is. But I'm old fashioned like that.

Nice to see Casey have a good series though...

PUKE

Honestly, does anyone have faith in the postseason anymore? Can't we award the real trophy to the team with the most wins?

At least the National League won, I guess.

/drunken rant

Where's that left hand, Narron?

I've had to admit to myself that I am jealous of all of those Cardinals fans this morning.  While the Reds came close, I don't have any delusions that it could have been us.  Sure, if they had gotten to the playoffs, who knows what would have happened, but this year's team just didn't have it.  

But what keeps sticking in my mind is the attitude at Los Birdos at the end of the season.  I know those guys don't represent the entirety of Cardinals fans, but in my mind they've ruined my image of the Cardinals fan.  I used to respect the Cards fans, if for no other reason than they and I share a common hatred of the Cubs.  But those last few days of the season showed me that many of those fans have become spoiled by their team's success.  I think most of us would have given up just about anything for the Reds to be playing in San Diego on Oct 3rd, but to see someone say on Los Birdos that they don't want to go to the playoffs just to send management a message blows my mind.  What kind of message do they want to send?  Please stop making us competitive every year?  They should try to watch their team be out of the race in July every year or follow a team that has little hope at the start of each year like the Royals or Pirates or Devil Rays.  If any team's fans should want to send management a message, it's one of those.

So if my tone seems a little bitter earlier in this thread, that is why.  Yes, I'm jealous, but only of those fans who had given up on their team even though they were still in first place with two days to go in the season.  For all of those Cards fans who stood behind your team, congratulations.  I hope to feel what you are feeling right about this time next year.