Albert Pujols hit his 33rd home run of the season Monday night. How does that stack up in the history books?
As many St. Louis Cardinals fans know, first baseman Albert Pujols launched a three-run home run in the first inning of Monday night’s game in Pittsburgh, aiming the Cardinals toward an important win. It happened on the first pitch Pujols saw from Bucs reliever Sean Gallagher.
Most recognized the long ball as the 399th of Pujols’ career and are focused on when the milestone number 400 will occur. At 399, Pujols tied Al Kaline and Andres Galarraga for 47th place on the all-time list.
Less noticed was that Monday’s blast was also Pujols’ National League-leading 33rd of the season. With the help of researcher Tom Orf, we learn Pujols has joined a more elite list than the 400 home run club – one that indicates long-term staying power. On Monday, Pujols become just the 15th player in MLB history to have at least nine seasons of 33 or more home runs.
Looking at the list below, we see that five of the 15 are still active, but Pujols is the only one who has hit 33 since 2008. That season was the last time Alex Rodriguez, Jim Thome, Manny Ramirez and Carlos Delgado crossed the threshold. With his ninth such season, Pujols tied his current hitting coach, Mark McGwire. Barry Bonds is the career leader with 14 33-homer seasons.
33 or more home run seasons, MLB career
| Rk | Player | Yrs | 1st | Last |
| 1 | Barry Bonds | 14 | 1990 | 2004 |
| T2 | Hank Aaron | 13 | 1957 | 1973 |
| T2 | Babe Ruth | 13 | 1920 | 1933 |
| T4 | Alex Rodriguez | 12 | 1996 | 2008 |
| T4 | Mike Schmidt | 12 | 1974 | 1987 |
| T6 | Jim Thome | 11 | 1996 | 2008 |
| T6 | Manny Ramirez | 11 | 1996 | 2008 |
| T6 | Sammy Sosa | 11 | 1993 | 2004 |
| T6 | Willie Mays | 11 | 1954 | 1966 |
| T6 | Jimmie Foxx | 11 | 1929 | 1940 |
| 11 | Rafael Palmeiro | 10 | 1993 | 2003 |
| T12 | Carlos Delgado | 9 | 1998 | 2008 |
| T12 | Mark McGwire | 9 | 1987 | 1999 |
| T12 | Harmon Killebrew | 9 | 1959 | 1970 |
| T12 | Albert Pujols | 9 | 2001 | 2010 |
Pujols’ pace, while fast compared to his peers this season, is not particularly quick when compared to his past. Albert reached his 33rd home run faster in five of the nine years he hit that many. (He fell short with 32 in 2007.) Monday was the Cardinals’ 122nd game and Albert’s 121st played.
Cardinals game of the season in which Pujols hit his 33rd home run
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
| 138 | 152 | 119 | 114 | 117 | 99 | n/a | 144 | 92 | 122 |
Could there be another hot streak remaining for Pujols this season? Here is a list of some of his most proficient home run-hitting stretches, including the one he is currently working.
Albert Pujols’ best home run streaks
| 2001 | 22-Apr | to | 1-May | 10 | HR | in | 20 | games | (games | 18 | to | 37) |
| 2003 | 30-Apr | to | 21-May | 10 | HR | in | 20 | games | (games | 25 | to | 44) |
| 2004 | 13-Aug | to | 2-Sep | 11 | HR | in | 20 | games | (games | 114 | to | 133) |
| 2006 | 3-Apr | to | 29-Apr | 14 | HR | in | 24 | games | (games | 1 | to | 24) |
| 2009 | 11-Jun | to | 30-Jun | 12 | HR | in | 19 | games | (games | 61 | to | 79) |
| 2010 | 31-Jul | to | 23-Aug | 10 | HR | in | 19 | games | (games | 104 | to | 122) |
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“With the help of researcher Tom Orf, we learn Pujols has joined a more elite list than the 400 home run club – one that indicates long-term staying power”
At age 30, what is the likelihood of Albert hitting over 30 home runs in each of the next 6 seasons? That’s what it will take to surpass all of the steroid users. He will need only 5 to surpass Hank Aaron (who achieved his mark honorably), but 6 to surpass Barry Bonds. I firmly believe that the “long-term staying power” will propel him to as many as 7 more!
Poll (as of 2:00 CST)
from “Round 2: Cards in must-win mode on road”
After a 10-game road trip, Cards face the Reds on Sept. 3-5. Where will Cards be in the standings after that Reds series?
32% Leading the NL Central
55% Trailing the Reds by a couple
14% Fading from the division race
Total Votes: 1311
http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/article_4649770c-aeda-11df-be67-0017a4a78c22.html
“Ozzie Smith wants to be more involved”, by Steve Batterson:
“I was never the biggest, the fastest or the strongest player on the field, but I was able to approach every day like it could be my last chance to play, and I did that. I never took anything for granted, and that allowed me to achieve my goals.”
- The Wizard
from the Comments section:
“dmaz” said on: August 24, 2010, 1:08 pm
I doubt he’d ever want to work with LaRussa; but I bet Ozzie would make a great hitting coach. He certainly wasn’t born with the tools to be a good hitter; he developed those skills over the years and I’m sure learned a lot about hitting along the way. Even when he only hit around .200, he still got lots of walks and seldomly struck out. I gotta believe that a .200 hitter who turned himself into a .270 hitter would be more effective as a coach than a guy who was born with huge natural ability.
http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/article_be90faa0-af9d-11df-ab61-0017a4a78c22.html?mode=comments
“Burwell: These Redbirds are maddening”:
“The Cards are more than good enough to win this division, and it’s about time they start playing like it. The clock is ticking on this confusing season, and with 40 games remaining, isn’t it time they finally define themselves as a contender or a pretender?
I don’t know what they are, and I’m not sure they know, either. But it’s time to find out. Actually, it’s way past time to find out. Even with the frustration of the past week, the Cards are still in an ideal position to finish off the season strong.”
from the Comments section:
“RedRedRed” said on: August 24, 2010, 7:17 am
I have heard Jeckyll and Hyde mentioned. This really does seem to be outdoing any display of inconsistency I can remember. They dominated pretty well in 05, stumbled for a little while in 06, but this is unbelievable. Who are these guys? Will we later say that trading for Feliz launched them into the post season…or not?
“jdog55″ said on: August 24, 2010, 6:59 am
Very good take on this roller coaster season. Mr. Burwell tapped into they psyche of Cards fans everywhere who are channeling their best Michael Corleone impression as they watch/listen to the start of each game: “Just when I thought I was out… they pull me back in.”
“SkiptomyLou” said on: August 24, 2010, 4:10 am
You are right Bryan about this team being maddening, but when this team plays up to its potential, they are great! After ’06, my mantra has been, “Just get to the playoffs and anything can happen from there.” I like our chances with Waino, Carp, Garcia and Westbrook with an improved Lohse coming in early if one of the regular starters falter. The only thing I’m worried about is our erratic hitters (Ryan, Schu, Lopez, Feliz, Colby and Yadi). If some of them guys get hot in Oct, look out!
“Papagiorgio” said on: August 24, 2010, 1:12 am
You nailed it right on. This team DOES drive you crazy. DOES give you heartburn. And could drive a teetotaler to drunkenness. But they always seem to find a way to keep right in the thick of it, and in so doing, keep you thinking maybe now they’re on track. The Cards biggest opponent this year has been themselves. Go Wainwright.
“jpc” said on: August 24, 2010, 12:44 am
Burwell, I have never been on the same page as you. However, very well scripted colummun. Only, because, I feel the same way each night. I cannot belive that a team with two pitchers considered for the Cy, a three time MVP and a runner up MVP, that we are actually looking at the wild card. The whole time while playing in this division. I would think that this should be a runaway. Again, you dont know which Cardinal team is going to show up that evening.
http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/bryan-burwell/article_244522d3-9fe4-5c1c-988d-25c52903717f.html
Ryan ss
Jay cf
Pujols 1b
Holliday lf
Lopez 2b
Molina c
Feliz 3b
Craig rf
Wainwright p
Similar lineup to last night, except Brendan instead of Skip. I hope TLR sticks with the pitcher 9th from now on.
“At age 30, what is the likelihood of Albert hitting over 30 home runs in each of the next 6 seasons? ”
If he stays healthy? I’d say that there is a very reasonable likelihood of that happening.
Wainwright pitching to the Pirates almost isn’t even fair.
I had a cordial conversation online with a Reds fan today and he asked me who was pitching tonight so I told him and he expressed surprise that we were pitching Waino against the Pirates. Nevertheless, nothing is ever certain, and the Pirates did beat Santana.
Didn’t the beat Santana two days ago?
Albert wasn’t to be fanned: He’s got his eye on that Triple Crown and the batting average necessary to get it!
WC–I think it was two days ago.
Matt was not about to waste THAT opportunity!
There goes the perfecto
Why was that only a fielder’s choice?
Hit to slow
17 pitches – under the circumstances, not a bad inning…
Cards aren’t used to playing in front of 10-12,000.
That was a 7 pitch AB – Yadier really battled him…
Nutlaw will agree that Allen Craig is in AAA heaven…
blingboy, if Adam is pitching a shutout going into the 8th inning, those 10-12,000 fans will be cheering for him! If they dare to intentionally walk King Albert, the Pirates fans will be booing the manager of their own team!
Hitting eighth against the Pirates is as low pressure as it gets in MLB. Maybe it helps him settle in.
Well, they are loyal baseball fans, they deserve to see some stars and have something worth cheering about. Not a Pirate victory of course, but something.
Really nice 3-6-3 DP there. Albert makes it look easy.
A 10 pitch inning, featuring an Adam-induced DP! Beautiful!
BB, the Pirates feed has Pittsburgh vs AP the legend………and living G-d. Sounds like a Paul Bunyan story.
Who gets to be Babe?
Bad at bat by Holiday……………they were staying away with first base open………..he had no business guessing considering his last at bat.
When Albert struckout in the next AB after his homer yesterday, I thought it was perfectly forgiveable…
All RIGHT! Bases are juiced for Brendan!
That’s no way to remain a Lead Off hitter, Brendan!
Another CG and a 3rd Shut Out will certainly help in the Cy Young resume…
We’re not supposed to be relying on the masterplan for all our runs. Better send out another copy of the memo.
Maholm painted the outside edge with all six of those pitches to Albert
That was Adam’s 4th consecutive inning under 15 pitches (after 5, he’s got only 65)
With that 5th K, Adam is at 2.00
With that triple and RBI, Adam is back up to 2.05… C’est la vie…
The shut-out is lost and the pitch count is going to Hell… At 2-2, our offense will have to get off of cruise mode…
Adam is turning-in a quality start: It is now the job of the offense to insure that he gets a much deserved 18th win…
Tony plays with Brendan…………….in the end, Wainwright is spitting blood……….I would seriously consider going to the pen right now……………There’s waino so tony didn’t.
“Oh, for…!” This is not the time for Brendan to wimp out and return to his Mendoza ways…
The chips are down and Jon is not above taking one for the team…
Every one of our guys has gotten on base, except for Brendan and Flip…
What a damned shame! C’mon guys; the game is on the line and the Pirates are AAA!
This game is in serious jeopardy…………….TLR leaves Ryan in with the money down. Not so good.
Lets hope waino has one more.
Adam really has no choice, but to strike this guy out…
Whew!
that was some of the worst player specific coaching I’ve ever seen……….Tony is giving this game away.
There went the quality start and now, for the two remaining times we have AB, the pressure is on our offense.
Someone (Miles?) should have pinch hit for Brendan and Adam should have been taken out while he had the quality start… Thank you, Tony, for more examples of your genius…
That was some clutch groundout, Matt! Thanks a lump…
With Flip having walked, every one in our lineup has gotten on base tonight, except for Brendan…
This game was supposed to have been an automatic win…
Wainwright is showing signs of inning fatigue…………that’s two in a row. He should of had a cushion.
I don’t fault Tony. Your stud ace starter should be able to go 120 pitches on 6 days rest. Not Tony’s fault Adam gave the worst team in the league 7 hits, 4 walks and 4 ERs in 7 innings.
With no boppers off the bench, Tony mostly just pinch hits to get lefty/righty matchups, not to substitute one so-so hitter for another. No problem with that.
Our offense saw Adam on the mound and decided to take the night off. Now that they’re down by 2, they can’t seem to get it up. They will have one final opportunity and, hopefully, Adam will not inherit an “L”…
If a pitcher allows more than 3, it’s his fault. If an offense can’t get at least 4, it’s their fault. So far in this game, it is the fault of both the pitcher and the offense…
I was so sure Adam would win tonight. This is so frustrating.
He was gassed BB……….crawled off after the 7th……….If LaRusa lets Ryan bat……..I will just sh-t.
Give Fernando a hand for a 13 pitch inning in which no ball left the infield… He definitely stopped the bleeding. Now, it’s up to the offense…
Skip did not let us down…
Well damn, our mighty bench has a rally going. Tony really knows what he’s doing, saving the bench for the ninth. Miles for Ryan. That’ll put the fear in them.
Randy Winn did not let us down…
Nice sac. Now the .360 guy with game on line. Then Albert. Ol’ Abner has done it again!
Aaron Miles did not let us down: The small-balling B-Teamers are coming through for us…
Routine grounder to short muffed 57. Thing of beauty. Scored a hit, unbelievable.
Did you think for a moment that Jon would let us down in the clutch?
NOW, this is a time for the clutchwork of a Triple Crown MVP!
Could come down to Matt.
Is Winn the fasted guy available?
Albert is off the hook… NOW, this is a time for the clutchwork of next year’s Triple Crown MVP!
Matt blew it AGAIN… this time, BIG TIME!
“Oh, for…!”: Our small-ballers came through, but our Boppers did not!
Oquendo should not have stopped Winn. He could have scored.
How many starts will Adam have left? 7-8?
Matt just can’t hit in a clutch situation. That has been obvious for a while.
Albert should have driven in the runs before Matt got up there. He had pitches, didn’t hit them.
Holiday was trying to hit the sacrifice……….impatient…………… now tomorrow becomes a real challenge……………
Westbrooke better be keyed up………………….. Craig needs to sit…………
I send Winn……….that would have been a tough throw for the ss……….it wasn’t the third out…………
Oquendo messed up.
I can’t believe we didn’t have somebody faster than Winn sent in to run.
Winn is fast enough to have scored. This is Oquendo’s fault for stopping him.
Disappointing.
CRD……………….all Cardinal fans, (TLR included) are too obsessed with history, records. I see it as a weakness. It cost a very important game. Cincinnati will be charged up by that.
No ones fault CRD. Too much trust in 120 million dollars maybe.
What does this make Waino’s ERA now?
Saw a shot of Albert really pised to look over and see Winn still at third. Not happy at all. Can just imagine what he thought of Matt’s pusillanimous popup and Flip’s flop. Whould not want to have the locker next to his. Don’t know what kind of relationship he has with Oquendo.
I found out for myself. 2.18. Now he is 2nd behind Halladay.
Sanchez began the game with an 8 pitch inning, making quick work of the Reds… May that be an omen, that the Giants will insure that we remain only 2 1/2 back…
2.18 is darn good. I was expecting him to be lights out with the extra day rest. Jay was not great in CF tonight, that didn’t help. When you are perhaps the best starter in the league, you really need to win when your team scores 3.
Now I’m beginning to understand the meaning of the picture showing Albert ignoring Oquendo and running right through his stop sign…
When we lose 4 to 3, both pitching and batting is at fault. In this particular game, the aggravating factor was the 3rd Base Coach…
Albert is the interview I’d like to see. You should have seen the look and gesture in the direction of third base, 57.
I greatly appreciated your description of it, blingboy… I’d love to be a fly upon the wall of that locker room right now…
Everyone in the post game show is in agreement that Oquendo should have sent Winn.
2 outs in the bottom of the first and the Giants are ahead 1 to 0 (Ross singled-in Torres)
Giants ahead 3-0 in 1st. Tony, shut up. I’m tired of your excuses.
Panda just singled and knocked in two more! Giants 3-0 over the Reds in the 1st inning…
4-0 Giants
Albert has caught Votto at .322
Brendan and Flip really sucked. Flip seems to be done. When he’s done he’s really done. Sept 1st can’t come too soon.
Rick Horton said the baseball writers will not give both the MVP and the Cy to Cardinal players. Anybody think that is true?
If the team finishes really strong they might.
Honestly, I would rather Waino get the CY than Albert get the MVP. Albert already has 3 MVP’s.
This team has the ability to finish well, but they also find ways to lose close games. Like tonight.
Albert probably can’t understand why Winn wouldn’t blow past Oquendo.
Having Flip up was bad. Hitting about .110 with RISP last ten games or so. Why is he fifth anyway? But our two big boys had the chance and niether delivered. Albert hit it hard, but didn’t get it into the outfield. All Holliday needed was the 1 out sac fly. Didn’t get it into the outfield.
Hey RC—I am not yelling.
Just sad and disappointed. I saw Colby’s interview on the pregame show. He did well.
Giants up 7-2.
Giants and Reds really battling. Giants up 10-5.
Wainwright is struggling in the 6th…………..he is tired. Things don’t work out with Jay on the fly ball and stressed, he gives up the deuce with allot of extra pitches.
At this point. Waino is through………..with a no decision………… Tony send him to the plate in the top of the seven………..Cy Young crap.
After a quick half Adam is in trouble again….Double, sacrifice………and then the walk. Wainwright is through at this point. The release of the runner to 2nd was from the dugout……… is a show of confidence that Adam can deal with the guy at the plate………………say what? Tony senses Adam’s struggle and wants his attention on the batter at home…………….think about it……….too tired to hold a speedster, but viable against the hitter……………….after he gives up the second deuce, Tony lets him bury himself even further so that he might at least have one more half inning to save the win…………………………….. That is not team………or playoff baseball.
I’m saying this to make a point…………. this has to do with coaches privileged perogatives and Tony’s loyalty to AP…………….every day that he makes Holiday labor at 4th takes us closer and closer to the abyss………………Holiday connected today, but we all see him struggling………..
….this is about AP numbers……….his contract status……….and how the two are intertwined with Tony’s career.
Things I hate to see……………………………Yadi posturing at the plate like a legit power hitter. He is a wannabe………….that does a few things well………..long is not one of them……….Tony hits him sixth because he pouts if he isn’t extended that privilege………….hate it.
Brendan Ryan needs to be taken in to the tunnel “EVERY DAY”……….if you give him an inch of self esteem and responsibility…………he takes the mile………and I really doubt he does much with the few inches he has………………… he is exactly ZERO SUM when you add him up………….I understand Tony trying to get a breath for Lopez…..but in the end……..it cost us again.
Craig has problems…………he should not be here……….why is he………really? It isn’t about baseball……….there is some sort of agreement.
And that’s all I have to say about that…………………………….Greenbow, Alabama………..
Giants up 13-5.
Interesting day in baseball. Rockies beat the Braves. Astros beat the Phillies. The Giants are beating the crap out of the Reds.
A BLOODY ATROCITY!
I would rather lose a single game by a single run to the Pirates
than lose 2 games in a row, each by slaughterhouse margins, to the Giants.
Talk about a total meltdown in pitching…
7 ER in 4 innings – Wood
6 ER in 1/3 inning – Leake
3 ER in 3 innings – LeClure
Makes our loss seem inconsequential, doesn’t it?
Some guys can’t help winning. They just seem to end up in the right plce at the right time and do the right thing. That’s what character does. We could use that guy from Greenbow, Westy.
I would rather get blown out twice when I’m up by 2 1/2 than lose by 1 when I’m 2 1/2 behind.
You’re a wise guy, blingboy
BB- I agree. Point was only about Reds getting blown out twice in a row and the fact that we were not the only contender (Braves and Phillies) to get beat by inferior teams.
Why would you even imply that the Giants are inferior to the Reds?
I was not implying the Giants were inferior to the Reds, I was referring to to the Braves and the Phillies games. I rescind all prior statements on this issue since I clearly did not word my statements properly.
But Wainwright suggested that none of this really mattered. “You can put it on me today,” he said. “I just didn’t make the pitches. It’s something I pride myself on.”
This is the second start in a row that Adam adopted this tact post game………….Adam is a war horse. A great competitor. But unfortunately, this mentality implies a softening of the armor that these guys have to wear. He did not receive team support for the second game in a row. And he is bleeding for them once again……………………Carp has vented in quite a different way. Perhaps a wiser more experienced way…………………………
Wainwright has been pulling more than his share. He started struggling a little in the 5th inning. Compensating in the 6th, he was clearly bailing out with many of his breaking balls. Worse in the 7th………………………… this trend of self recrimination for finding it hard to pitch, with his teammates on his back, is a slippery slope indeed…………there are many self imposed impediments to realizing a dream/goal…………. we do not need a complicated Adam Wainwright.
This is what Tony is really gambling with when he runs his cutesy line ups out there. Break this horse Tony and we’re sh-t out of luck partner………………..If Tony shows Craig again……he should be fired.
I agree somewhat with you Westie, although to be fair, Waino did have a 2-0 lead when he came into the game. He held that lead until the 6th, but it was clear he was not making his pitches then. Of course, the offense should have given him more of a cushion, but Adam just didn’t have his best stuff. Why he didn’t only he knows.
And who should be out there instead of Craig?
The Reds are not allowing the Giants to sweep…
As of this moment, it’s only the middle of the 3rd inning, but the Reds are climbing all over the Giants 8 to 1…
PITCHING FOR THE PIRATES: Daniel McCutchen (1-5, 6.65 ERA): In his earlier start against the Cards, the righthander allowed four runs (three earned) in 5 2/3 innings. He gravitated toward a bullpen role this season and posted a 1.93 ERA in relief eight appearances this month. He is filling in for scheduled starter Jeff Karstens, who bowed out with arm fatigue.
Four of our guys have gotten good swings at McCutchen:
Albert Pujols (2 for 3, homer),
Yadier Molina (2 for 3, double),
Pedro Feliz (1 for 2, double)
Felipe Lopez (1 for 3, walk).
http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/article_e2b549d6-b060-11df-ae45-0017a4a78c22.html
Braves go out for 10………….Rockies rake their way back to 10/8 in the sixth.
SF…….rakes………..C rakes them back………………. we need to send Holiday back to Colorado to remember how to hit…………………..
In short…………Cardinal approach sucks. Technically, MM has become as useless as McRay………..
ineffectual is the word that comes to mind…………..Holidays big move of the year was to square up a few inch………he’s back to his usual, trying to guess pitches to fill his holes…………
TLR likes to keep Winn for pinch hitting……..because of the switch……..he will have to play him today in right……………I have analyzed Craig’s swing……………so many evident problems………the fact that nothing is being done is another indictment against MM.
Be honest……….when the Pirates send up some of those good looking kids with the pretty swings, don’t you wish we had a few…………..
2b Schumaker
rf Winn
1b Pujols
lf Holliday
cf Jay
ss Lopez
3b Feliz
c Anderson
p Westbrook
The lack of response to my question is telling.
I see the Reds are winning.
Giants are fighting back. 10-8 b8
Giants tied it up 10-10
Now its 11-10 Giants. Go Giants!
Reds tied it again 11-11.
We had a small-baller on base and neither one of our Boppers could do anything… Oh, well; perhaps the next time around…
11 pitches and nothing leaves the infield! Keep it up, Jake!
Did Jon look like a cigar store indian, or what?
Wow! 2 K’s! We are crowning that mediocre, “McKoufax”!
CC, the answer was Winn.
Boy is this Bucks team slick………….. pitching fielding………..the works.
14 pitches and no harm done! Right on, Jake!
The B-Teamer, fresh of AAA, is the first of our guys to get a hit…
Just got home. I see I haven’t missed #400. Would have come in handy in the ninth last night.
No Craig, but why is Flip in there. Miles can play short. He’d be perfect hitting behind Matt.
Before you ask 57, Schu didn’t hit it very hard and Pirates middle infield didn’t dazzle with speed trying for two.
McKoufax has gone 3 innings on only 37 pitches!
“why is Flip in there?” My question too! Thanks for the visual on Skip, blingboy (actually, I WAS wondering about it)…
Pujols came in and fielded the bunt, whirled and threw to second wide into center field. gfaw. Into the tunnel for a talk.
Feliz charged the dink, barehanded and threw to first bust he’s safe.
I can’t believe it!
Holy cow, 57. Another dink, fielded by Westbrook charging in, he flips it to Anderson but not a good flip. Anderson has to reach and catch it with his bare hand while keeping his foot on the plate.
So far… nearly ALL of Jake’s pitches have been low and only one of them wound-up in the outfield…
Indeed, only a comedy of errors and miscues can explain why the bases are loaded!
That really hurt… bad!
The second ball to reach the outfield just HAS to be triple… and the bases just HAVE to be full! Damn!
We can beat the Reds and we can be the Giants, but we just can’t seem to do anything against the sub .500 clubs (Chicago, Milwaukee and Pittsburgh). Go figure…
Long, long high fly, dead center. Jay doesn’t turn his back and run to the spot like it should be done. He’s running as fast as a guy can while looking back over his shoulder, kind of ziged and zaged, didn’t get back. Goes off the wall easy jumping distance from the ground. Then it gets by him and Holliday coming all the way over fields it. Willie Mays would have had it easy.
After the third out I see Albert is not heading into the tunnel to give himself an earfull.
Ya……….one of those hitters would be good……………. BB, what a day for baseball……….Rockies run down Atlanta’s 10 runs……..then the Giants run down the Reds………….and the the Cardinals….oh yeah……………….
Not much can be done against McKoufax, but to helplessly flail away…
Jay could use a few days off. I read where Our Colby thinks he is getting over his skinned knee.
This guy’s a righty 57, I think its McDrysdale.
It’s a sad state of affairs when you can say that two or three reliable .260 hitters would be a godsend.
“CC, the answer was Winn.” That may work against righties but since westie never wants Craig to see the light of day we are going to suffer terribly against LH’s. Wynn’s .103/.146/.128 will make Craig look pretty good!
Giants down to their last out, man on third, down by one.
I stand (sit) corrected, blingboy: Indeed, he IS a McDrysdale…
It is a small miracle that Jake escaped with only a single added run… Our offense better get it’s act together and soon!
These guys are feeding on the Cardinals………………and Albert is getting angry his team is so terrible…………………….
Jake needs to get better acquainted with the batting cage…
I’ve been noticing Cards players body language. Yuk. They stand in looking like “let it be over”. They all look like their mother got them up early to go to church. Westy, I bet Albert is still mad about yesterday too.
Neither can Albert be too happy about his strikeout, the last time AB
Washington is tough compared to these guys…………………. think about Westbrooke who has got almost no support from this team……………they’ve fallen down around his ankle like a dirty diaper.
Offensively and defensively Albert has sucked right along with everyone else. He’s entitled to be mad though. The rest of the guys really look like they mailed it in.
McDrysdale is pitching a 3 hit shut-out
No, Jake can’t be too inspired, having given up 6 hits and 4 ER in only 4 1/3 innings…
Cheap suits and dirty diapers.
A description of the contents in a Trailer Park’s dumpster…
At 84 pitches, Jake is good for at least one more inning…
Jake is showing some spine. Albert and Jay are responsible for 3 of the 4, 57. 3 of the 6 ‘hits’ hardly qualify. This is not a pitching failure.
NOW, our big guys will get ‘em, hey?
Good one 57. Got a chuckle.
I can plainly see from the GameCast that this is not a pitching failure (I commented earlier about how nearly ALL of his pitches were down low and kept in the infield)…
Votto enjoyed a tremendous game, 4 for 7, 2 HR and 4 RBI… He’s really making a push for the Triple Crown and Albert’s paltry 0 for 3 this game has dropped him back down to .320
All 3 of our guys this inning hit ‘em out deep… but into the gloves of outfielders…
I’ll check back in later on.
…and so McDrysdale just keeps on rollin’ along, with his 3 hit shut-out (not to mention, lowering his ERA below 6.00)
One of the guys that no one expected to see in this ballgame (because of his lack of production) so happens to be the first to get us on the board!
Since we are facing relievers and no longer under McDrysdale’s spell), I suppose we can finally do some damage…
Aaron starts a 2 out rally and Skip keeps it going! Once again, our small-ballers and B-Teamers are doing their job…
With 2 out, 2 on and the game on the line, we bring in… Craig! What genius!
Well, if we choose to lose this game, at least Flip prevented them from shutting us out…
“Oh, for…!”
Albert! That’s NOT the direction to a Triple Crown!
I see Matt came through for us, with another groundout… good thing no one was on base.
“Oh, for…!”
Jon! Well, I suppose if King Albert can do it, so can you…
Pedro ain’t gonna go down without a fight…
When it comes to 2 out rallies, ya gotta hand it to Aaron!
Well, if we’re going to allow the Flubs to get us 2 games out of 3 and the Brewers to get us 2 games out of 2, we may as roll over like a kicked spaniel and allow Pittsburgh to get us too…
Why? Because we have an MVP, 5 All Stars and a Cy Young – and none of them do!
Can you say the oft repeated operative word, “underachievers”? I knew you could…
Houston and ex-Filly Happ beat the Fillies and Halladay 3 to 2!
Brewers are doing to the Dodgers what they did to us and to the Padres. If the Reds think that the Giants were a handful, wait until they run into the Brew Crew starting Monday…
Good Night guys…
I’m going to pack it in and try not to think about what just happened (and why)…
I was too disgusted to join in the conversation. I had to go get ice cream.
If you can’t take two of three from the freaking Pirates, you shouldn’t bother putting on a uniform, much less shooting for the playoffs.
The Cards are fiddling while Rome burns. These last two loasses have been terrible.
They need Rasmus to get healthy, both for defense and hitting.