GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CAAAARRRRDDDDDDDSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BigBull said:Cheer for the Cards - Our pitchers don't cheat!
(Not that Rogers wasn't great, but at this level - play clean or go home!)
BigBull
Rosin? You mean the stuff used to absorb sweat so you can grip the ball when it's hot out? Yeah - I'm sure that's what it was since it was 40 degrees out. I'm sure his hand was soaked with sweat. Not to mention the fact that rosin and dirt would have worn off after about 10 or so pitches. And isn't it odd that he denies the umps talking to him about it despite a 2 minute conversation the ump had with him all the while looking at his hand? (Not to mention the fact that his manager even said the umps asked him to wash the substance off his hand.) Yeah - I'm sure it's all hype. Now I don't want to say that the Cards would've scored 6 times in the first had Rogers been clean. I don't think it changed the outcome of the game - the guy pitched lights out. But the proof is there - he had a foriegn substance on his hand. Whether or not it affected the game, it makes him a less than honorable competitor. That said, I hope it is a great series and the "Tiger's Rule" doesn't get in the way. Go Cards.ekin95 said:He did not cheat. It was dirt and rosin together,. If the ump thought it was the least bit ????, he would have been gone. Dirt and rosin, big whoopie. Typical media making something out of nothing. Don;t get caught up in the hype. Other than that, Rogers pitched another amazing game and he is up to 23 scoreless innings in the post season. It is going to be a great series and the Tigers rule!!!!!!!!
Great reply up there Nick. :biggrin: :wink:
GO TIGERS!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, good grief! Have you never seen what pine tar on a hand looks like? Dirt, shmirt.ekin95 said:He did not cheat. It was dirt and rosin together,.
BigBull said:Cheer for the Cards - Our pitchers don't cheat!
I know the feeling. We have had to live with 9th inning terror from Izzy for the last few years.ekin95 said:Leyland scared the hell out of me when he put in Jones to pitch. The guy drives me nuts! I was a wreck in the 9th innning when the bases are loaded and 1 swing of the bat and we are down.
I was listening to a sports radio station the other day, and the show's moron host said that if LaRussa knew about the substance before the end of the inning, it was grounds for immediate termination of his employment, that his players would never be able to trust him any longer. What a laugh. I loved LaRussa's explanation the following day; That his philosophy is that when BS happens, 'Just stop whatever BS is taking place and get back to competing.' And he challenged anyone to find an inconsistency from any of his past managing tenure.ekin95 said:Anyway, I am tired of all the crap about Rogers also...People need to stop bitching about it and move on. That means you too media!
ekin95 said:DAMN IT!!!!!! I cannot stand to see my team shoot themselves in the foot like that. Last 2 game, relief pitchers blew throws to 3rd and 1st. That cost us the game IMO. We lost all our momentum. I predict, however, if we win tonight and come back to Detroit and Rogers pitches, there will be a game 7 and we will be victorious! At least I hope. :wink:
It certainly cost you the game last night, but not the night Carp pitched.ekin95 said:Last 2 game, relief pitchers blew throws to 3rd and 1st. That cost us the game IMO.
Good thing nobody was predicting the same in 68!I predict, however, if we win tonight and come back to Detroit and Rogers pitches, there will be a game 7 and we will be victorious!
KGP said:It certainly cost you the game last night, but not the night Carp pitched.
You must have forgot all about game 1.ekin95 said:IN fact Rogers and Carp are the only 2 pitchers who have pitched great games.
KGP said:You must have forgot all about game 1.
KGP said:Until this week, I had never had the chance to see Pudge Rodriguez play in person. That guy is a phenomenal athlete! Dude has a howitzer for an arm. The radar gun at Busch has some sort of auto reset function, which on occasion gets out of whack, especially during the warm-up's when the pitcher begins an inning, as the time between pitches is much faster. Last night it got out of timing for the pitcher and happened to clock Pudge's throw to second base just as the inning begins. 89 mph. I wonder what it is when a guy is actually stealing!