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The Cardinals won tonight and for that I am very happy! ...and a little drunk. I know that dakka does not really post much about baseball, but do you think the Cards will beat the Dodgers, and furthermore who do you think will play in the World Series?
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As a Red Sox fan I'm hoping for SoxVsDodgers. But I think your cards have definately got a shot at going to the series. You don't make it to NLCS by being a losing team. It should be interesting regardless. And another sweep of the cards in the World Series would be sweet ;p
While I recognize that 2004 exists, I want a Red Sox and Cards rematch so that the Cards can bury that slight. Lets be real for a lifetime, the Cardinals have Way more World Series wins that you do.
I was thinking about starting a baseball thread just earlier. I was out getting some food and watching people watch the Cardinals tonight. I still don't get baseball. I genuinely don't "get" the celebratory spirit behind it. The screams of joy, the fireworks I heard in the background, or the drunken cries I'm probably going to hear out the window of my apartment all night.
It bothers me. I'd be open for any rational explanation anyone could give me on it.
As a long-time Southern Illinoisan, nothing makes me happier than watching the Cardinals get so close and then fail so completely. I got nothing against my fellow Dakkaites, but I sincerely hope the Cards lose in the most humiliating way imaginable.
I have lived most of my in Illinois and since April find myself in St. Louis. If you live in or around the St. Louis area for some time and you do not understand why the people love their baseball you must be missing out on a huge current of the city. Also baseball is king here as St. Louis has the second most Word Series wins second only to the Yankees.
Lived in St. Louis all my life and not really a baseball fan, but I am well acquainted with the rabid fandom that exists here. It tends to get ingrained at a very young age. For example, this video was taken of my niece after tonight's game by her grandparents.
(Warning - turn the volume down)
*sigh*
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Blokus wrote: I have lived most of my in Illinois and since April find myself in St. Louis. If you live in or around the St. Louis area for some time and you do not understand why the people love their baseball you must be missing out on a huge current of the city. Also baseball is king here as St. Louis has the second most Word Series wins second only to the Yankees.
So then, the reason why so many people like baseball is because so many people like it? And because the Cardinals are good at it?
It's nice to see the Cards continuing to murder dreams every year. Poor Rangers, Nats, and Pirates.
And who do the Dodgers think they are? Only the Cards are allowed to ruin the Braves' season....we were going for the three-peat! LA will pay dearly for this...
As much as I enjoy Cards baseball, I find most of their fans a little...over-zealous. Woody and Rizzuto were actually talking about that on the Point this morning.
The Most Insufferable Things Written About The Cardinals' Win, Ranked
8.
He is the Mr. October of the Midwest.
The name is David Freese.
And no one takes over the postseason and sends teams packing for the winter like this dude.
[USA Today]
7.
The Cardinals are the Cardinals, which is to say they are successfully boring and boringly successful. The Dodgers wear gold; the Cardinals invest in it. The Dodgers go out in Hollywood; the Cardinals watch movies made there. The Dodgers are daring; the Cardinals ooze comfort. These are not regional stereotypes. Each franchise happens to typify where it is located. Just watch Friday, when they meet here in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series. The Dodgers will send to the mound Zack Greinke, their $147 million free-agent treasure. The Cardinals will counter with Joe Kelly or Shelby Miller, a pair of homegrown kids who make a combined $983,000 this season.
[Yahoo]
6.
The Pirates had the great story, the magical season in which they broke a record 20-year string of losing seasons, and the crazy-loud beautiful ballpark that finally came alive. The Cardinals didn't begrudge them that, and they didn't complain about the attention that the Pirates got.
[CBS]
5.
Right back at ya, @Pirates! What a season! You didn't make it easy, but you did make it fun. Congrats on all of your success!
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) October 10, 2013
4.
As a Cardinals fan, I'm aware of the long history of fat Cardinals. We have employed a list of them fromBob Horner to Terry Pendleton to Ray King, my personal favorite. (King always looked like he was justabout to pop, exploding burrito refuse in all directions.) But Adams' homer is without question the greatest Fat Cardinal Moment in team history. It's going to be difficult to top it.
[Sports on Earth]
3.
We’re spoiled, really. Watching postseason baseball and experiencing the thrills and the triumphs of October is no longer a privilege in St. Louis. It is a way of life, a part of the cityscape, and a cherished tradition that rarely fails to raise spirits and cause hearts to flutter.
This is St. Louis, the best baseball town in America. This is the home of the Cardinals, an iconic franchise that stands above most others that have occupied a place in our national pastime.
[Stl. Today]
2.
In contradiction, St. Louis epitomizes American virtue. The organization is laced with tradition, from the unchanging uniform to the Busch name that has been bequeathed from one stadium to another and will always be synonymous with Cardinals baseball. The Midwestern franchise even borrowed techniques from the region’s farmlands to cultivate success. Branch Rickey planted crops, or in this case young ballplayers, across the country to better develop talent. We are a nation, in many ways, born on the farm. So, too, are the Cardinals.
[Sports Fan Journal]
1.
Honestly, congratulations to Pirates fans. Your team is terrifying. Great series.
— Will Leitch (@williamfleitch) October 10, 2013
Also: Yahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!
— Will Leitch (@williamfleitch) October 10, 2013
It's a crazy thing to even type: The Cardinals have been to the NLCS in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012 and 2013. So, so spoiled.
— Will Leitch (@williamfleitch) October 10, 2013
Blokus wrote: I have lived most of my in Illinois and since April find myself in St. Louis. If you live in or around the St. Louis area for some time and you do not understand why the people love their baseball you must be missing out on a huge current of the city. Also baseball is king here as St. Louis has the second most Word Series wins second only to the Yankees.
So then, the reason why so many people like baseball is because so many people like it? And because the Cardinals are good at it?
Sorry man I was drinking, and am currently partaking in it during this game. People love the Cardinals because the are consistently good. They make the playoffs most years and contend for World Series a few times most decades. Second, they are the only sports team in St. Louis that does this. The Blues had a playoff streak that was great but they never won a cup. The Rams were good in 2000, and the early 2000's then declined hard due to a many factors. Anyway it is a sport which, most people enjoy sports in general. The Cardinals win a lot, which adds to the love, and finally it is really the only major events that happen in this city.
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Blokus wrote: I have lived most of my in Illinois and since April find myself in St. Louis. If you live in or around the St. Louis area for some time and you do not understand why the people love their baseball you must be missing out on a huge current of the city. Also baseball is king here as St. Louis has the second most Word Series wins second only to the Yankees.
So then, the reason why so many people like baseball is because so many people like it? And because the Cardinals are good at it?
Sorry man I was drinking, and am currently partaking in it during this game. People love the Cardinals because the are consistently good. They make the playoffs most years and contend for World Series a few times most decades. Second, they are the only sports team in St. Louis that does this. The Blues had a playoff streak that was great but they never won a cup. The Rams were good in 2000, and the early 2000's then declined hard due to a many factors. Anyway it is a sport which, most people enjoy sports in general. The Cardinals win a lot, which adds to the love, and finally it is really the only major events that happen in this city.
Automatically Appended Next Post: Also, no Dodger fans on dakka?
If I had an NL team, it would probably be the Dodgers, however I'm a diehard Yankees fan. I cannot express how much I'd rather see Detroit in the WS over Boston. I feel that Boston fans are right up there with Philadelphia as far as how bad they are/can be.
Automatically Appended Next Post: Also, no Dodger fans on dakka?
If I had an NL team, it would probably be the Dodgers, however I'm a diehard Yankees fan. I cannot express how much I'd rather see Detroit in the WS over Boston. I feel that Boston fans are right up there with Philadelphia as far as how bad they are/can be.
Automatically Appended Next Post: Also, no Dodger fans on dakka?
If I had an NL team, it would probably be the Dodgers, however I'm a diehard Yankees fan. I cannot express how much I'd rather see Detroit in the WS over Boston. I feel that Boston fans are right up there with Philadelphia as far as how bad they are/can be.
Really?
I figured that the Cardinals are just as hated...
Well, I hate all things sports related to St. Louis. That help?
Automatically Appended Next Post: Also, no Dodger fans on dakka?
If I had an NL team, it would probably be the Dodgers, however I'm a diehard Yankees fan. I cannot express how much I'd rather see Detroit in the WS over Boston. I feel that Boston fans are right up there with Philadelphia as far as how bad they are/can be.
Really?
I figured that the Cardinals are just as hated...
Well, I hate all things sports related to St. Louis. That help?
Sure!
So... you rooting for another Cards vs Tigers rematch?
I got nothing against my fellow Dakkaites, but I sincerely hope the Cards lose in the most humiliating way imaginable.
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