It’s like that scene towards the end of For The Love Of The Game, when Kevin Costner’s character (Billy Chapel) completes his perfect game against the Yanks, and even the super-obnoxious Yank fan in the stands stands up and gives him props, and encourages others to do so as well.
I love that movie!
My favorite part of that movie: He’s just thrown the perfect game, he goes back to his hotel room,and bursts into tears.
Beurhle grew up not far from me. My sister-in-law taught at his school district. It’s nice to see a local guy hit it big. Good for him!
Well, I guess the Cards are going for it this year. Can’t say I’m a big fan of trading Wallace for a few months of Holliday (and am not sure he’ll be worth the money it’ll take to extend him). To have to throw in even more prospects makes me like the deal even less.
Of course, if the Birds make the playoffs and make a run then it’s all worth it, I suppose.
Yeah, I don’t get it. The De Rosa deal made sense, but I don’t see how this or the Lugo trade really helps the Cardinals. They’re already a good enough team to have a decent shot at making the playoffs, and what they need to give them an even better shot is a starting pitcher to replace the weak link (Wellemeyer) in an otherwise solid rotation, and a really good hitter to protect Albert Pujols (which they seem to think Holliday might be, but he doesn’t look that impressive).
As an A’s fan, I liked the move. At 16 out we don’t have any realistic shot this season, we desperately need some impact players in the infield, and we weren’t going to get compensation picks for Holliday unless we offered him arbitration, which was looking like a $16 mil price tag which he might very well take considering the current market.
But for Cards fans - don’t let Holliday’s #s this season deceive you. He had an extremely slow start and was hitting in a lineup without one other above average hitter. And lately he had been absolutely mashing the ball. Stick him ahead of (or behind) Pujols and he will rake.
Tigers start their lead up in the first half of the double-header today, beating the White Sox. Good times.
I think I like the Holliday deal. I do hate to see Wallace go for a rental. But, as HoboStew says, Holliday’s been hot lately. And, at least part of the motivation for this deal is showing Pujols that they’re serious about winning, so he’ll want to stick around. If Pujols’ tacitly (or even directly - who knows) indicated to the team, “Add a bat or I’m gone in 2011”, then maybe the Cards spent Wallace for a few more years of Pujols’ services in addition to whatever they get from Holliday. I can get behind that.
I wish my team would make a blockbuster move. Oh wait, we did with Griffey. That worked out great.
<<sigh>>
Can’t get no love in the Nasty 'Nati.
Fucking Reds! Fucking Reds! Sound the alarm, we’re gonna have a fire sale here! Woot, woot, woot…shitty goods for sale, who wants Bronson Arroyo’s $10 million dollar contract? Anyone? Anyone? Going once, going twice…
Ah fuck.
Is it NFL season yet? I’m a Bengals fan, and am eagerly anticipating a return to the Superbowl so I don’t have to suffer any more.
Okay, I stand corrected (as I sit here listening to tonight’s game). Bayard, you make a good point. I know Pujols likes it in St. Louis but wouldn’t stay and play for a team that wasn’t in contention. As for the Lugo deal… well, I guess with the addition of Holliday, it really doesn’t make sense to keep Chris Duncan. If that’s the best they could get for him, fine.
The Braves just gave up their first home run in 78 innings. Sigh. It’s all tied up with the Brew Crew now.
Gotta love the second half of the season…
OK, OK, tonight’s game proably featured a few performance outliers:
Lugo: 2-for-5 with a triple and HR
Holliday: 4-for-5 (!), 1 SB, 1 R, 1 RBI
Ankiel: 3-for-4, 3 RBI
Lugo, Holliday, welcome aboard, boys! Ankiel, welcome back!
A 15-hit night for the Redbirds and a 8-1 spanking of the Phillies. Wow.
Have fun with this win.
The Brewers will no longer be a factor in the Central. Have fun St. Louis…
Rangers beat Greinke tonight. Greinke pitched well, but Rangers shut out the Royals 2-0
Astros are beating the Mets.
And the ############ Diamondbacks are losing to the Pirates!
Tigers take the double header. 2 games in first in the Central.
If you were the Tigers GM, would you be buyers or sellers? If buyers, what and at what price? If sellers, what would you sell/keep?
Will no sensible Doper address my outrage and pain?
I am an island.
Strange, just saw Vicente Padilla tested positive for swine flu. Very strange. The Rangers have had several players sick with flu this past week.
Not sure why you think this is strange. The swine flu has infected quite a few Americans. Statistically, a baseball player was pretty likely to get it eventually, and the Rangers are in a part of the country very close to Mexico, where the virus has been coming from.
I saw the blurb “…tested positive…” and was a little surprised to see “Swine Flu” at the end.