Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Gotta Love The Fire
During the dog days of August, MLB teams are hitting the home stretch. Those who are still in the race have made their trade deadline moves, while the others fade into the distance, only hoping to make the ESPN headlines by making those late season upsets.
Two teams, the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds, are showing no signs of slowing down. And that agression seemed to boil over Tuesday night at the Great American Ballpark.
The Cardinals, one game back in the NL Central and wanting to pounce on the Reds after a good showing last night, made some noise after Brandon Phillips made some interesting comments before the game.
"I'd play against these guys on one leg," Phillips said. "We have to beat these guys. All they do is (complain) and moan about everything, all of them. "
He went on to say some more interesting, yet off the cuff comments, calling the Cardinals "bitches."
"I really hate the Cardinals. Compared to the Cardinals, I love the Chicago Cubs. Let me make this clear. I hate the Cardinals."
All that animosity started to show in the bottom of the first inning when Phillips tapped catcher Yadier Molina on the shinpads. Words exchanged, both benches cleared and hilarity ensued. Like a nest of bees toward honey, the swarm of players moved around the infield, eventually moving toward the backstop where Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto got pinned. He started flailing his legs, kicking any player that came towards him.
Apparently, he landed some MMA kicks on some players. Chris Carpenter, who took the W last night, had this to say after the game.
"That's super unprofessional. I don't know where he learned to fight."
Good question Carp.
After the teams said their "My dad is bigger than your dad" speeches, the Cardinals went on to take the win 8-4. Molina, who hits like three homeruns a year, jacked one out and had a single helping them tie up the Central once again.
Unlike 2009, when the Cardinals had the division locked up by the All-Star break, this season is proving to make it an interesting 50+ days of regular season baseball.
Too bad these two teams will only meet for one more series this year.
What are the odds another fight breaks out tomorrow? Since I'm a betting man, I would put it at 5-1.
Tomorrow's probables:
Adam Wainwright 16-6 2.07 ERA
Bronson Arroyo 12-6 3.83 ERA
Two teams, the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds, are showing no signs of slowing down. And that agression seemed to boil over Tuesday night at the Great American Ballpark.
The Cardinals, one game back in the NL Central and wanting to pounce on the Reds after a good showing last night, made some noise after Brandon Phillips made some interesting comments before the game.
"I'd play against these guys on one leg," Phillips said. "We have to beat these guys. All they do is (complain) and moan about everything, all of them. "
He went on to say some more interesting, yet off the cuff comments, calling the Cardinals "bitches."
"I really hate the Cardinals. Compared to the Cardinals, I love the Chicago Cubs. Let me make this clear. I hate the Cardinals."
All that animosity started to show in the bottom of the first inning when Phillips tapped catcher Yadier Molina on the shinpads. Words exchanged, both benches cleared and hilarity ensued. Like a nest of bees toward honey, the swarm of players moved around the infield, eventually moving toward the backstop where Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto got pinned. He started flailing his legs, kicking any player that came towards him.
Apparently, he landed some MMA kicks on some players. Chris Carpenter, who took the W last night, had this to say after the game.
"That's super unprofessional. I don't know where he learned to fight."
Good question Carp.
After the teams said their "My dad is bigger than your dad" speeches, the Cardinals went on to take the win 8-4. Molina, who hits like three homeruns a year, jacked one out and had a single helping them tie up the Central once again.
Unlike 2009, when the Cardinals had the division locked up by the All-Star break, this season is proving to make it an interesting 50+ days of regular season baseball.
Too bad these two teams will only meet for one more series this year.
What are the odds another fight breaks out tomorrow? Since I'm a betting man, I would put it at 5-1.
Tomorrow's probables:
Adam Wainwright 16-6 2.07 ERA
Bronson Arroyo 12-6 3.83 ERA
STL (-135) CIN +115
Over/Under 7.5
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