***Official St Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs 2015 NLDS thread***
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Bruce Miles
Cool fact.
In their 115 years of existence, the Cardinals have never beat the Cubs in the postseason.
In their 115 years of existence, the Cardinals have never beat the Cubs in the postseason.
So as I said, I was at work from the 6th inning on through the end of the game. I had ESPN Gamecast up in the bottom of the 7th. Gamecast shows Siegrist had 1.0 IP, and 1 ER. As soon as I saw that, the 1 ER turned to 2 ER. I gasped, and then saw the graphic showing the ball going out to right. So I text my dad..."Was that a no doubter?"
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Do you know what isn't a long time? About 2 and a half hours since the Cubs beat the Cardinals.
I want 1970 to show is cocky self. Dude is probably on the ledge right now, and definitely does not have a boner.
Yeah, it sucks when your team has major injuries at the most important time of the year. Back in 2008, my Brewers lost Ben Sheets, and Yovani Gallardo was coming back from the DL when they entered the playoffs against the Phillies. Even if 100% healthy, I think the Phillies were the better team.
Analyzing this Cards-Cubs series, I think it is very difficult to say for sure that the Cards would have won even if fully healthy. Record-wise, they were the top team. But this Cub team really impressed me by how fast they matured, and how confident they are despite their lack of playoff experience. I think they are peaking at the right time - playing the best ball in the NL - & yet, have room to grow & improve.
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Would have loved to see both teams at full strength. Cubs very well could have still won but a series with Wainwright and CarMart throwing to a 100% Molina might have been different. But it's part of the game and the Cardinals have certainly benefitted from it before in previous years so you move on.
I have seen a lot of Cards fans griping about their manager, doing well in regular season but not playoffs. The injury issue seems like something he can't control that much, but not sure, don't follow them that closely.
I don't think CarMart throwing over 150 innings and Molina catching over 120 games are things you should reasonably expect to happen at this point in their careers.
Just patiently waiting for Bode....
Now that the cards are out of it, he is headed to Tibet for some martial arts training with monks in a secluded mountain fortress. Such is the life of a martial arts master.
