08-05-2009, 02:55 PM
<!--quoteo(post=55822:date=Aug 5 2009, 01:10 PM:name=Clapp)-->QUOTE (Clapp @ Aug 5 2009, 01:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=55811:date=Aug 5 2009, 11:52 AM:name=KBwsb)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KBwsb @ Aug 5 2009, 11:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I despise them, but at some point we're going to have to acknowledge that is isn't luck.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
They've been getting a fair amount of luck lately. Wandy Rodriguez leaves early in his last start against them, Oswalt scratched the night before his start, now Niese destroys his hamstring in the 1st inning against them. And the Dodgers just did not show up at all for that series. Sure the Cardinals pitched alright but Manny had his worst series in years, and they had runners on like 20 of their first 21 innings and scored 1 run.
They're a very good team, but they're getting the breaks lately too.
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I wasn't saying that they haven't been lucky over the last week or two. That happens all the time in sports. ALL the time, even in the playoffs.
I was saying that the Cards year-in year-out ability to compete with us on half our budget isn't sheer luck.
They've been getting a fair amount of luck lately. Wandy Rodriguez leaves early in his last start against them, Oswalt scratched the night before his start, now Niese destroys his hamstring in the 1st inning against them. And the Dodgers just did not show up at all for that series. Sure the Cardinals pitched alright but Manny had his worst series in years, and they had runners on like 20 of their first 21 innings and scored 1 run.
They're a very good team, but they're getting the breaks lately too.
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I wasn't saying that they haven't been lucky over the last week or two. That happens all the time in sports. ALL the time, even in the playoffs.
I was saying that the Cards year-in year-out ability to compete with us on half our budget isn't sheer luck.
There's nothing better than to realize that the good things about youth don't end with youth itself. It's a matter of realizing that life can be renewed every day you get out of bed without baggage. It's tough to get there, but it's better than the dark thoughts. -Lance