Hated to say it last year...

[Reggie Cleveland]

They're frauds.

This team of "professional winners" is down 3-1 to a team that is 2 for 31 with RISP.

That would be 2 for 31 with RISP. As in 2 for 31 with RISP. As in, as Jayson Stark said, one less clutch hit than they have victories in the series.

With Phil Garner as its manager.

If we'd been told a week ago those would be Houston's numbers after four games of the NLCS, there's not a person here who wouldn't have thought that we were already in the Series. But, of course, we're not. We're being beaten at our own game by an inferior opponent. Instead of finding ways to win, as we have all season, we're now finding ways to lose. They're playing Cardinal baseball; we're masquerading.

Surprise. It's the same old Cardinal postseason story: Hitters inexplicably assume the fetal position and foul yet another splendid season.

In other words, same thing as last year, only one series earlier. Same thing as the past 20 years, actually. No excuses. No what-ifs. No crying about the breaks or the umpires or that jackass ballpark. At do-or-die time, they once again "don't."

Frauds. Fuck 'em.

[Damtoft]

My, so negative.

[mw.2]

Cards in 7.

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[Indu WangZi]

So...I guess you've joined the Faction?

You need to go down the ship, Ahab.

[4thand1]

The only thing that's missing from Reggie is an '"ITF" sig. This has been said before and will be said again, as long as TLR is managing the Cardinals, we won't sniff a WS title. That's a fact.

[King]

This might be an opportune time for me to explain a few things about St. Abe to you, Reg.

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[jhuegy]

QUOTE(GreatestShow99 @ Oct 17 2005, 09:04 AM) Quoted post

The only thing that's missing from Reggie is an '"ITF" sig. This has been said before and will be said again, as long as TLR is managing the Cardinals, we won't sniff a WS title. That's a fact.
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Now, the TLR apologists will come out of the woodwork screaming it's not his fault. I've never faulted TLR for not winning or losing the world series. I've just said that as long as he is the manager of this team we will not win a world series. He's a JINX. That's the only possibility. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif[/img]

[kennyboyerfan]

Frauds might be to strong a word, but I will never again make the mistake of confusing the regular season team with the playoff team. Fool me 15 times, shame on me.

[Damtoft]

Gotta win the first two.

[dv6y]

What does Reggie's post have to do with Larussa?

The Cards aren't hitting. Is Larussa in the lineup?

[King]

It's possible that all the TLR detractors are correct, but that it has had nothing to do with the Redbirds being down 3-1 in this series.

The Astros players are able to win despite having Phil Garner as their manager.

The Cardinals simply are not showing up to play.

Again.

[Reggie Cleveland]

QUOTE

Frauds might be to strong a word, but I will never again make the mistake of confusing the regular season team with the playoff team. Fool me 15 times, shame on me.[/b][/quote]

That's about the size of it. Screw the regular season. October separates the men from the boys, and we're still inexplicably struggling through puberty.

I don't understand it, and I'm done trying. Fuck 'em.

[cardinalgirl]

oh, we got em right where we want 'em.

[Reggie Cleveland]

QUOTE

The Cardinals simply are not showing up to play.

Again.[/b][/quote]

There is some switch that gets flipped somewhere. In 2002, it was between the NLDS and the NLCS. Last year, it was between the NLCS and the WS. This year, it happened sometime overnight between game one and game two.

I don't get it. I just don't fucking get it.

The same story from 1985 on. At some point, that switch gets flipped, and they resign from hitting.

[Moon Man]

QUOTE(Damtoft @ Oct 17 2005, 09:13 AM) Quoted post

Gotta win the first two.
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No, actually the team that has won game one has won the series twelve years running.

Moon