Borb Brenly is the Truth.

[Dr. Nguyen Van Falk]

I'm still pissed at Theriot for the bouncing ball that he tried barehand. I'm sure a bunch of you will defend that because he was breaking toward the bag.

If there's anything the denizens of this place love more than lining up to defend Ryan Theriot, I'm not sure what it is.

[Saul Goodman]

Lonestar always knew the team was a bunch of goddam gutless fucking assholes. 

Truly a man ahead of his time.

He touched a lot of people.

[Quality Start Machine]

Lonestar always knew the team was a bunch of goddam gutless fucking assholes. 

Truly a man ahead of his time.

He touched a lot of people.

Jam it on the one.

[Andy]

You are all just jealous because Ryan has perfect hair and is grittier than all of you combined!

That little fucker has more scrap in his hole body than you have in your little finger.

What?  Huh?  Never mind!

[Philberto]

HUEY HATH BEEN VALIDATED

[BC]

If the playoffs weren't cancelled yet again, I would have sworn that I just saw Mark DeRosa make another terrible defensive play in a postseason game...

[MAD]

I went to bed before the first pitch.

Wha' happened?

[Philberto]

I went to bed before the first pitch.

Wha' happened?

DeRo just threw a ball into RF

[Brownie]

He also almost got doubled off of first.

[Dr. Nguyen Van Falk]

He also almost got doubled off of first.

http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/commishs-hot-stove/commishs-hot-stove/cardinal-beat-updates/2009/10/derosas-fingers-slashed-but-fine/

OS ANGELES — St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Mark DeRosa had a finger on his right hand cut up by an opponents' cleats in the second inning of Wednesday's Game 1 of the National League Division Series.

DeRosa said the cuts were no big deal and that his wrist didn't feel worse for the awkward bending.

The third baseman led off the inning with a single. When rookie Colby Rasmus lined a shot to third base, DeRosa strayed off first, only to need to scramble back and dive when Dodgers' third baseman Casey Blake snared the ball. To beat Blake's throw across the diamond, DeRosa dove to first base and collided with first baseman James Loney. Loney's cleats caught and cut DeRosa's right middle finger. His righthand and arm then bent awkwardly underneath him as he reached for the bag.

DeRosa is playing with a torn tendon sheath in his left wrist.

More to the point of this thread...

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-dodgers-tv8-2009oct08,0,5183070.story

Say hey:

Ex-manager and former catcher Bob Brenly explaining how, in the bottom of the fifth, the Cardinals were about to put on "the play" against the Dodgers, who had runners at first and second and bunting wizard Juan Pierre at the plate. Brenly was spot-on in explaining how the Cardinals would have shortstop Brendan Ryan breaking for third with third baseman Mark DeRosa coming in to field any bunt to his side. Pierre's bunt sat high, barely a foot fair in front of the plate; Ryan and DeRosa were available for a force at third. Unfortunately, all of Brenly's effort was wasted when St. Louis catcher Yadier Molina muffed the pickup on Pierre's bunt. Amateur lip readers could see Molina say bad words.

...

Not in the box score:

When Casey Blake cracked a screaming line drive that barely tipped the grass in fair territory as it crossed third base, DeRosa flagged the ball down, tried to get a force at second and his throw landed somewhere in right field. No official error though, because Blake would have beaten the ball out for a single. But it was a terrible throw.

Also: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-08-cardinals-dodgers-bits-oct08,0,7232304.story

[Dave B]

Nice to see Carp struggle through five innings and over 100 pitches. They were hoping to bring him back Sunday on three days of rest if there was a Game 4.

[Brownie]

More to the point of this thread...

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-dodgers-tv8-2009oct08,0,5183070.story

Not in the box score:

When Casey Blake cracked a screaming line drive that barely tipped the grass in fair territory as it crossed third base, DeRosa flagged the ball down, tried to get a force at second and his throw landed somewhere in right field. No official error though, because Blake would have beaten the ball out for a single. But it was a terrible throw.

Also: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-08-cardinals-dodgers-bits-oct08,0,7232304.story

It was a terrible throw, but Brenly brought up another point: why wouldn't DeRosa have gone home as Loney (he was on third, right?) did just about all he could to get caught in a rundown.

[Indolent Reader]

Carpenter?  More like "Crapenter", amirite?!?

[Andy]

I think DeRosa was trying to trick the Dodgers by throwing the ball to Ludwick.



He's crafty.

[Waco Kid]

Mark DeRosa crapping his pants during a game, it must be the postseason.