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A rain tarp covers the infield at Busch Stadium prior to Game One of the MLB World Series between the Texas Rangers and St Louis Cardinals on October 19, 2011 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
Bad weather may affect Game 1 of the World Series tonight. If it doesn't rain, it will at best be cold and windy, not a good night for hitters, good news for starters Chris Carpenter and C.J. Wilson.
I don't have a lot more to say about this except for: GO RANGERS!
Complete game information after the jump.
Game time for Rangers/Cardinals: 7:05 pm. CDT. TV: Fox. Announcers: Joe Buck & Tim McCarver (get your mute button ready).
MLB.com Gameday for World Series Game 1
SB Nation game preview for World Series Game 1
Baseball-reference.com game preview for World Series Game 1
This is the only thread I'm posting for today's game. If you need overflows due to extra innings or rain delays, post them in the fanshot section.
Discuss amongst yourselves.
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Hey Al
Maybe I am not seeing it but when are you going to put up the new ticket exchange?? I know the time is coming for my buddy to make a decision on his season tickets. 4th row aisle 424 two tickets.
He is looking to split with people. Anyways – thanks.
Go Rangers. I hope Michael Young wins the MVP
Hammer - October 19, 2011
Soon on the ticket exchange.
I got another request, so it seems people really do want this.
In the next couple days.
Al Yellon - October 19, 2011
Cool thanks Al
Hammer - October 19, 2011
I really, really want to pull for the NL.
I’ve watched NL baseball exclusively for the past 31 years. I don’t like the DH. But, I CAN’T PULL FOR THE CARDINALS.
mrcubsfan - October 19, 2011 via mobile
I hope the Rangers sweep the Cards in 4. That way they win, the Cards lose & the offseason can begin sooner.
jeffmills1972 - October 19, 2011
IMHO, mrcubsfan
this is a completely normal reaction
jeffstorm2 - October 19, 2011
This post has nothing to do with Theo Epstein
and thus therefore be removed.
I’m in a bind. I can’t cheer for the Rangers and I really, really can’t cheer for the Cardinals. I guess I’m cheering for the meteor strike.
Josh Timmers - October 19, 2011
Why can't you cheer for the Rangers?
I don’t have a problem rooting for any team playing the Cardinals in the World Series.
Just to have some Theo in this post, here:
Al Yellon - October 19, 2011
Angels big rival
and I generally never cheer for a team from Texas unless the other option is the Devil (See NBA Finals)
Josh Timmers - October 19, 2011
You may get your wish...
Not a meteor strike but the ROSAT satellite is coming down and that 2 1/2 ton piece of space terror is coming down intact (unlike last month’s satellite), and it has a 1 ton mirror that will survive reentry. It’s ETA is Saturday or Sunday. It may come crashing down on Rangers Stadium or Busch Stadium.
ddoubleheader - October 19, 2011
Busch Stadium please
This would force them to find a new venue hopefully putting the Cardinals at a disadvantage.
mikeschieve - October 19, 2011
Closest it gets
is the New Madrid area. Over Houston but not Dallas too. It criss-crosses over several other MLB cities, but not those two, or Chicago for Cubs/Sox fans here.
ddoubleheader - October 19, 2011
Go "whichever team is not the Cardinals"
eths - October 19, 2011
Go Rangers.
Never really thought I would say that. I really don’t want the cardinals to win, but I did see a funny t-shirt today, The Rally Squirrel! Maybe he will make a special appearance, even throw out the first ball.
jpeters407 - October 19, 2011
Like the Rally Squirrel, Hate the Cardinals
If the Yankees have enough World Series trophies for a century, the Cards have enough trophies for 50 years. Dallas never hoisted one over their heads, so I’m rooting for them.
ddoubleheader - October 19, 2011
Not living in Illinois
probably colors my opinions but while I’d like to see the Rangers win, I’m not as anti-Cards as many here. I have to admire that they are even here after being written off. It is a pretty amazing story if they do win. It would also give Fontenot and Theriot WS championships in consecutive years. A strange coincidence.
rlpete - October 19, 2011 via mobile
rlpete, come spend a week in contested country.
You will understand our hatred of the Cardinals. Plus, I have no desire to see this story end up well for them. We can only hope the later you lose the bigger the disappointment. I hope the Rangers clinch in St. Louis so we can watch their anguish.
jpeters407 - October 19, 2011
I understand the hatred of the Cards.
For anyone living downstate Illinois. Kind of like what Cub fans in Southern Wisconsin think of the Brewers.
Josh Timmers - October 19, 2011
Here Here
TheRiot Police - October 20, 2011
GO RANGERS!
That is all. Nothing more to say except…..kick the Cardinals butts.
Swoosie - October 19, 2011 via mobile
Rangers in 6.
Screw you, LaRussa, Theriot, and Holliday.
dtpollitt - October 19, 2011
mikegncb34 approves this message.
mikegncb34 - October 19, 2011
Help me, folks. Did I hear right?
Did the WS announcer (not McCarver) say Chris Carpenter does therapy in a cryogenic tank in which the temperature is reduced to -250F? This doesn’t seem quite right. I’d suppose a human being submerged or encased in a device in which the temp was that low would be, well, dead. It’s bad enough these chuckleheads are screwing up the baseball game for me, now do they have to go screwing up general science?
copingwiththecubs - October 19, 2011
McCarver
I believe McCarver also informed us that Greg Maddox is an assistant to the Cardinals’ GM? Or did I mishear that?
astroview - October 19, 2011
you heard correctly
Hammer - October 19, 2011
-250F? There's no way
mikegncb34 - October 19, 2011
He also
kills grizzly bears with his bare hands as part of his warm-up routine.
ddoubleheader - October 19, 2011
It's CJ Wilson and it's only for 2 minutes.
It’s also circulated air and not submerged in liquid.
http://espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/story/_/id/6910829/texas-rangers-cj-wilson-recharged-cooling-chamber
jerry morales rules - October 19, 2011
Thanks. I was hoping I wasn't having an acid flashback.
On the other hand, cryotherapy sounds pretty trippy — and quacky.
copingwiththecubs - October 19, 2011
I thought they already had a "Mr. Freeze" on that team.
Oh wait, that’s Freese. I guess this makes Carpenter “Mr. Freeze.”
jeffmills1972 - October 19, 2011
Did Francona only call one game with Buck?
or am I wrong? I think they might have dropped him after the stories broke in Boston about his alleged drug abuse.
mikeschieve - October 19, 2011
Francona was just 2 game filler
while Mccarver had and recovered from his surgery.
ddoubleheader - October 19, 2011
Any chance FOX fires Buck & McCarver the way ESPN did Miller & Morgan?
Hey, a man can dream, can’t I?
jeffmills1972 - October 19, 2011
I thought that Francona did a very good job broadcasting. I'd like to see him back in 2012.
jeffmills1972 - October 19, 2011
Am I losing my mind...
or was that hit by Berkman CLEARLY a foul ball?
kanderber - October 19, 2011
first bounce was foul but it went fair
Hammer - October 19, 2011
YES NAPOLI
dtpollitt - October 19, 2011
There we go
That ball was crushed by Napoli
baseballguru589 - October 19, 2011
Gee walking Pujols set up a DP
What a concept
patches23 - October 19, 2011
I support this statement:
And hell yes Mike Napoli
mikegncb34 - October 19, 2011
I don't know what's more stupid.
Joe Buck
or
FOX HOT SPOT
dtpollitt - October 19, 2011
My life is so much better now
that I know what baseball would look like if I only had infrared vision.
Which Fox executive is sleeping with someone selling that thing?
Josh Timmers - October 19, 2011
It worked for the missed foul ball atleast
braziliancubsfan - October 19, 2011
Would have been nice if the umpire had infrared vision.
Jody Jody Davis - October 19, 2011
the umpire does have
a blindfold. See no evil and all that.
ddoubleheader - October 19, 2011
Pitching around Punto
a feeling that man has probably never felt before in his life
bheidge - October 19, 2011
High fastball would have put Craig away
not sure why they called a low and away fastball
bheidge - October 19, 2011
The Cardinals have all the momemtum here.
I’m still feeling a Ranger victory here; their offense is just so much better than St. Louis. 90-some more runs this year better than St. Louis.
dtpollitt - October 19, 2011
True. But remember the '88 Dodgers? Their pitching beat the A's hitting.
jeffmills1972 - October 19, 2011
Can't say that I do, I was 6.
dtpollitt - October 19, 2011
I still think Texas will win.
jeffmills1972 - October 19, 2011
Is the Cards pitching that good?
I would say probably not
bheidge - October 19, 2011
No, their pitching is not that good. But my point was that just because a team has a lot of offense doesn't mean that it will be a cakewalk for them in the WS.
jeffmills1972 - October 19, 2011
Anything can happen in a series.
The Cardinals believe they are a team of destiny, that alone can make up for being the inferior team. Or are the a team of density?
jpeters407 - October 19, 2011
"My density has popped me to you."
jeffmills1972 - October 19, 2011
Ah, it didn't work.
jpeters407 - October 19, 2011
And, to be fair, the Rangers pitching isn't that great either.
If anything, this has been the “Year of the Bullpen” because starting pitching has been mediocre throughout this postseason while the bullpens have been excellent.
jeffmills1972 - October 19, 2011
Those run totals are inflated by their home park
and the DH. I think St Louis actually scored more runs on the road than Texas, even without adjusting for the DH.
SouthernCub - October 19, 2011
I'm too lazy playing with Siri to check.
I do know the Rangers were #3 in MLB in RS.
dtpollitt - October 19, 2011
Texas was 9th in RS on the road
St Louis was 2nd. The Cards scored 412 road runs compared with 357 for the Rangers. All the more impressive when you consider that the Cards play in the NL without a DH.
Conversely, the Rangers had the best road ERA in baseball. So go figure: maybe the Rangers are really a pitching team first (just limited by their ballpark)?
SouthernCub - October 19, 2011
You're playing
with Tom Cruise (and Katie Holmes’) child?
ddoubleheader - October 19, 2011
That Suri
this is her androgynous cousin Siri.
SouthernCub - October 19, 2011
Nothing bores the shit outta baseball more than stupid micromanging relievers.
Goddamnit Tony LaRussa, this is the horrible legacy you leave.
dtpollitt - October 19, 2011
And they called Sparky Anderson "Captain Hook." If he's Captain Hook, then LaRussa is Admiral Hook.
jeffmills1972 - October 19, 2011
Rear Admiral to you
jpeters407 - October 19, 2011
Who's Captain Crunch in this series?
ddoubleheader - October 19, 2011
McCarver just said the following...
after a strikeout by German to end the top of the seventh:
“It’s a five-letter word: S-T-R-I-K-E”
You can’t make this stuff up.
SouthernCub - October 19, 2011
The German?
?
astroview - October 19, 2011
the batter's last name was German
that wasn’t the interesting part.
SouthernCub - October 19, 2011
agreed :]
jeffstorm2 - October 19, 2011
No, Polish.
astroview - October 19, 2011
Now it's a Polish German???
/stops cuz he’s seen these things run amok/
jeffstorm2 - October 19, 2011
No, the BATTER'S last name was "German"
German struck out at the plate.
And again, that’s not the relevant part of my post. [hint: count the letters in “strike”]
SouthernCub - October 19, 2011
Haha the pitcher was polish I was so confused.
astroview - October 19, 2011
Was jus foolin about witcha!
I got it the first time. I’m old…not yet stupid. :]
jeffstorm2 - October 19, 2011
I know. I was replying to astroview
SouthernCub - October 19, 2011
I know you were joking - had no idea you were old
SouthernCub - October 19, 2011
LOL.
(you knew I was old…or not yet stupid???) :]
jeffstorm2 - October 19, 2011
Beat you to the punch :)
realized immediately that I was opening myself up for that comeback!
SouthernCub - October 19, 2011
Heehee!
Bedtime for me…Go Rangers!!! (cannot tolerate Ryan TOOTBLAN Theriot wearing a WS ring)
jeffstorm2 - October 19, 2011
5=6: The New New Math
And there are some Polish Germans, but they keep it a secret, even from themselves. Blurry borders before WWI & WWII combined with Germanification of the lands between Prussia and (what became) Germany over several centuries.
ddoubleheader - October 19, 2011
That's Alfonseca math
SouthernCub - October 19, 2011
God Bless America
Am I the only one who doesn’t like to hear “God Bless America” at a game? I guess I’m not very patriotic or religious but Baseball is entertainment to me and I just want “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” or something less serious.
astroview - October 19, 2011
I think we Cub fans are
preconditioned that way…
jeffstorm2 - October 19, 2011
But are we ready to stop the senseless drivel they send out every game?
I have no problem with any “A” listers, Chicago natives, or real Cub fans who are celebs. But sometimes I would rather just hear a recording of Harry or Ron.
jpeters407 - October 19, 2011
Yea, I agree. I loved when Harry sang it.
astroview - October 19, 2011
I think, to a large extent, I agree.
I understood it in its “Tribute form”…but IMHO, its gone long enough. I cannot say that “I look forward to” the guests 95% of the time.
jeffstorm2 - October 19, 2011
I don't like the game
being interrupted by a microphone being brought to home plate.
timh815 - October 19, 2011
Hiya Timh815!
How are you? Got a favorite in the series?
jeffstorm2 - October 19, 2011
not STL
timh815 - October 20, 2011
Excellent Choice!!!
jeffstorm2 - October 20, 2011
Ahhh...the strong silent type tonite are you??? :]
Nite my friend.
jeffstorm2 - October 19, 2011
They've sung it so often
to make it lose any meaning or any so-called patriotic pull. It’s like Guiliani and 9/11. He wore out its meaning/potency. “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”, “Sweet Caroline”, “Rocky Mountain High”… I’m sure every team can find some kind of appropriate song or song that’s a nice pun off of ’em.
The National Anthem can get a little tiresome too, unless it’s sung by Leslie Nielsen playing Frank Drebbin impersonating Enrico Pallazzo. It’s a crime MLB or the Angels in the 02 World Series never utilized him to do that.
ddoubleheader - October 19, 2011
No, I hate it
But no one will get rid of it because they’ll be accused of being a terrorist.
Josh Timmers - October 19, 2011
Woody Guthrie hated it too
In fact, “This Land Is Your Land” was written as a rejoined to “God Bless America.”
Josh Timmers - October 19, 2011
Happy Simchat Torah to Scott Feldman!
And to Ian Kinsler – nice catch.
Jody Jody Davis - October 19, 2011
Why not keep in Dotel
Dotel was dealing, was there a lefty/righty issue?
astroview - October 19, 2011
I believe Hamilton was up (a LHB)
So LaRussa went to the lefty specialist.
SouthernCub - October 19, 2011
Ah, Muck it. I'm going to bed.
Jody Jody Davis - October 19, 2011
Huge break for the Cardinals
It looked foul, no?
astroview - October 19, 2011
I’m also pretty sure Tim McCarver can think that quickly
astroview - October 19, 2011
Can’t*
astroview - October 19, 2011
I think I just threw up a little in my mouth
Ugh, Rangers in 5 I guess now
braziliancubsfan - October 19, 2011
Booh!
SouthernCub - October 19, 2011
Yuck
alkappy - October 19, 2011
Put a different letter in front of that.
jpeters407 - October 19, 2011
Puck? Duck? Tuck?
Jody Jody Davis - October 19, 2011
Not yet, your getting warmer.
jpeters407 - October 19, 2011
Buck? Muck? Suck? Huck?
ddoubleheader - October 19, 2011
Ah, muck it. I'm going to bed.
Let’s get ’em in game 2, Rangers.
Jody Jody Davis - October 19, 2011
Aww come on, you know it is
Luck
jpeters407 - October 19, 2011
I think
the Cardinals are powered by spite which is generated by feeding on all the hatred and loathing people have for them. They seem to be the embodiment of thumbing their noses at everyone.
ddoubleheader - October 19, 2011
WBBM is rumoring that compensation
has been resolved.
I have no linky.
timh815 - October 19, 2011
ugh.
Cardinals make me hate baseball. Go Packers
bheidge - October 19, 2011
Packers make me hate football
Go Bears!! :p
braziliancubsfan - October 19, 2011
Bears make me hate animals
Go fungi!
ddoubleheader - October 19, 2011
I think I just threw up a little bit in my mouth
AussieCub - October 19, 2011
god damn it
jesus christos - October 19, 2011
guys cringes after a foul ball off his foot and no one sees it
That is a new one
Hammer - October 19, 2011
I really do not have a problem with thte Cardinals winning.....If anything it should be even more fire under the Cubs organization to win.
So we should hate them because they are better run than the Cubs?
TJ11 - October 20, 2011
Did anyone hear Chris Carpenter's postgame comments?
He’s crushing it this postseason. Made the analogy of “Blind Side” and Yadier Molina.
Kevin Gray - October 20, 2011
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