"Turd Throw" and other stories from the rancid NLC.

[Slaky]

(grabs popcorn, watches with glee as Tards self-destruct)

As a deteriorating situation between Rasmus and Tony La Russa blasted into the public Sunday, memories of Scott Rolen came floating back, along with the increasing feeling that one of these two -- Rasmus or La Russa -- most likely will be elsewhere in 2011.
Though La Russa spent several postgame minutes expounding on the fact that he does not have a problem with Rasmus, it's become pretty apparent that there is a problem. A major problem.

And once Rasmus' trade requests -- first reported by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch -- became public Sunday, Pujols administered a verbal blistering of Rasmus to the media, with a promise that there will be a follow-up personal discussion with Rasmus himself.

"I'm a player and I'm a leader on this ballclub, and if I hear a player say he doesn't want to be here, then he shouldn't be here," Pujols said. "That's the way it is. ... I'm going to say something to him too. This is something that shouldn't have gotten into the [media]. This is something that should be between him and the manager, and the GM.

"And plus, he needs to get more years in the league before he says something like that and disrespects the players."

Rasmus suffered a reduction in playing time coinciding with the July 3 arrival of Jon Jay from Triple-A Memphis, and his most recent trade request apparently came when the Cardinals were playing a series in Chicago in late July.

That was his second request, following one during the 2009 season.

Though neither of those happened recently, Pujols, saying it is a "privilege" to play for the Cardinals, was not happy when he learned about them.

"To play in this organization, just behind the Yankees in World Series [titles], to play in the postseason almost every year, it's pretty special," Pujols said. "I have nothing negative to say about this organization. And for a young kid to come up and say that he wants to be somewhere else, I don't know why.

"I guess he said it two months ago. Two months ago, we were in first place. If he doesn't want to be on a team that's in first place battling for a spot in the playoffs. ... He was young, but you need to approach that in a different way."

Rasmus must be a liberal.

[Quality Start Machine]

I'm enjoying the deterioration of Albert Pujols from Gord-fearing roided-up freak family man to full blown jagoff.

[Tonker]

I'm enjoying the deterioration of Albert Pujols from Gord-fearing roided-up freak family man to full blown jagoff.

My memory's deteriorating, obviously.  When exactly was Pujols NOT a full-blown jagoff?

[Bort]

I'm enjoying the deterioration of Albert Pujols from Gord-fearing roided-up freak family man to full blown jagoff.

My memory's deteriorating, obviously.  When exactly was Pujols NOT a full-blown jagoff?

Well, back when he was in his 40s he seemed a lot less crotchety.

[Yeti]

(grabs popcorn, watches with glee as Tards self-destruct)

As a deteriorating situation between Rasmus and Tony La Russa blasted into the public Sunday, memories of Scott Rolen came floating back, along with the increasing feeling that one of these two -- Rasmus or La Russa -- most likely will be elsewhere in 2011.
Though La Russa spent several postgame minutes expounding on the fact that he does not have a problem with Rasmus, it's become pretty apparent that there is a problem. A major problem.

And once Rasmus' trade requests -- first reported by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch -- became public Sunday, Pujols administered a verbal blistering of Rasmus to the media, with a promise that there will be a follow-up personal discussion with Rasmus himself.

"I'm a player and I'm a leader on this ballclub, and if I hear a player say he doesn't want to be here, then he shouldn't be here," Pujols said. "That's the way it is. ... I'm going to say something to him too. This is something that shouldn't have gotten into the [media]. This is something that should be between him and the manager, and the GM.

"And plus, he needs to get more years in the league before he says something like that and disrespects the players."

Rasmus suffered a reduction in playing time coinciding with the July 3 arrival of Jon Jay from Triple-A Memphis, and his most recent trade request apparently came when the Cardinals were playing a series in Chicago in late July.

That was his second request, following one during the 2009 season.

Though neither of those happened recently, Pujols, saying it is a "privilege" to play for the Cardinals, was not happy when he learned about them.

"To play in this organization, just behind the Yankees in World Series [titles], to play in the postseason almost every year, it's pretty special," Pujols said. "I have nothing negative to say about this organization. And for a young kid to come up and say that he wants to be somewhere else, I don't know why.

"I guess he said it two months ago. Two months ago, we were in first place. If he doesn't want to be on a team that's in first place battling for a spot in the playoffs. ... He was young, but you need to approach that in a different way."

The best part about not playing Rasmus is that they become a shittier team when doing it. But they gotta give the kid a TEACHING MOMENT. He just doesn't RESPECT THE GAME.

If Pujols was benched (which would admittedly be monumentally dumber than benching Rasmus), he'd raise a fit, too. Fucking hypocritical Abe Vigoda

[Waco Kid]

http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2010/09/weird-adam-wainwright-skip-schumacher-video-wtf/

The Cardinals warming each other up.

[Waco Kid]

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/-Qu-Pirates-Cede-o-mistakenly-wears-Spanish-l?urn=mlb-274227

[Internet Apex]

JABE RUCE = EPIC REDS FAIL.


ROFFLE.

[Internet Apex]

AROTFLIS CHAPMAN!!!!

[R-V]

The mouth of a Cardinals fan: nearly as rancid as the NL Central.

St. Louis is the town with the worst teeth, the most dentally challenged in the land.

[Quality Start Machine]

Ryan Theriot.

A Cardinal.

[pisomojado8]

Fat Lance.  A Cardinal.  WTF?

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5884287

[Internet Apex]

Fat Lance.  A Cardinal.  WTF?

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5884287

This is excellent news.

The Cardinals have an opening in right field after using a combination of younger players there last season, but Mozeliak said Saturday that Matt Holliday has volunteered twice to move to right if it would help the team. That could put Berkman in left field, a more familiar position for him.

That's one atrocious fucking outfield.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

Fat Lance.  A Cardinal.  WTF?

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5884287

This is excellent news.

The Cardinals have an opening in right field after using a combination of younger players there last season, but Mozeliak said Saturday that Matt Holliday has volunteered twice to move to right if it would help the team. That could put Berkman in left field, a more familiar position for him.

That's one atrocious fucking outfield.

I wouldn't laugh yet, though.  They somehow managed to win a World Series with Dave Duncan's retarded manchild patrolling one of those outfield spots.

[Yeti]

Heard on Sporting News Radio a couple minutes ago that the Brewers traded for Greinke. Gave up 4 prospects for him