Nlcs !!!!!!!!!!!

[magellanmax]

This matchup has pretty much been put in the back burner....(what else is new But then again, the winner might win the whole thing !!
Houston and rocket are laying a smackdown on the cards... interesting matchup, especially considering the 'stros werent a factor in the last month of the season... gotta love the wildcard teams, they play hard like they trully belong. Go 'Stros

p.s here is the play by play

[vicman]

y'all red sox and yankee fans are bunch of jaded mo'fos.



j/k

cards have a complete team. the only thing that can hurt them is that they dont have a "lights out" starter.

'stros weakness is in their bullpen.

i expected houston to win this game, cards will probably take 1 of the 3 games in houston and wrap the thing up in st. louis.

[magellanmax]

with the way they have played lately (astros), you gotta give them props... now they wish they had Andy Petite healthy... wow !!!

the series is now 2-1 !!

[JonStephen]

I'm only gonna focus on this series until the world series from now on

[elementx]

Originally Posted by djjonstephen

I'm only gonna focus on this series until the world series from now on

Surprised you woke up this morning...

PS - Don't give up on your team!!! Show some heart... Even they deserve at least that.

[magellanmax]

Terry said that he aint quitting on the team just yet........ i almost laughed out loud... if he does anything short of pulling a wabbit outta his ass, i will vote for him as president on the independent ticket.

but then again, i'm feeling lucky.... i like the odds. i want a piece of that action.

[magellanmax]

well done astros ... you've tied the series !!! :aight:

[Codica3]

Go Cards!

[bxbomb]

Originally Posted by magellanmax

Houston and rocket are laying a smackdown on the cards... interesting matchup, especially considering the 'stros werent a factor in the last month of the season...

The astros werent much of a factor????!!!
last 6 weeks of the season they were like 20 games over .500 and didnt lose a game at home for something like 20 straight

stick to the mercenary /payroll discussions you seem to excel at those topics

[magellanmax]

Way to go Astros !!!! hard fight !!! but you came up on top !!!

fabulous evening boyz n gals.... WHOOOOHOOOO !!!!!!!

I live 4 this

[JonStephen]

I aint talking shit yet....but I warned everyone about the Astros

[magellanmax]

Originally Posted by bxbomb

The astros werent much of a factor????!!!
last 6 weeks of the season they were like 20 games over .500 and didnt lose a game at home for something like 20 straight

stick to the mercenary /payroll discussions you seem to excel at those topics

nobody asked you for your lame ass opinion asswipe. The copy n paste & edit thread is down the hall retard. When we need some copyrighted facts, we'll give ya illiterate ass a call.. till then ...stay the FUCK out... mr i cant put together a legible or original "i lick windows n holding on 2 my drool rag"
comprende ???

i hope so asshole !!

GOOOOO REDSOX !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bxbomb]

Originally Posted by magellanmax

nobody asked you for your lame ass opinion asswipe. The copy n paste & edit thread is down the hall retard. When we need some copyrighted facts, we'll give ya illiterate ass a call.. till then ...stay the FUCK out... mr i cant put together a legible or original "i lick windows n holding on 2 my drool rag"
comprende ???

i hope so asshole !!

GOOOOO REDSOX !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

you fucking joke , I told you to go get your shinebox


You make a asinine statment about the Astros not being a factor the last month of the season , and i school your ass and anybody who follows baseball knows what the Stros did to get to the postseason
and this is your response??????? copyrighted facts?? yeh looking in a newspaper or following Espn at night is a tough thing to do

good job again maggie
your credibility sinks to another low

and speaking of illiterate and statments that are coherent? can you please explain what the fuck your attempting to type here?
"mr i cant put together a legible or original "i lick windows n holding on 2 my drool rag"
comprende ???"

no sorry junior i dont comprende the language of Krylon

[vicman]

Tavarez breaks hand after leaving Game 4 of NLCS, status uncertain

By BEN WALKER, AP Baseball Writer
October 18, 2004
HOUSTON (AP) -- St. Louis righty Julian Tavarez broke his left hand during a dugout tantrum in Game 4 of the NL championship series, and it was uncertain Monday when the reliever would pitch again.

The excitable Tavarez tried to trash the bench shortly after giving up a tiebreaking home run to Carlos Beltran in the seventh inning of Houston's 6-5 win Sunday.

Before Game 5, the Cardinals said Tavarez fractured the fourth finger and bones in his left hand. He declined to comment.


``He punched the phone, so that's when it happened,'' manager Tony La Russa said. ``I don't know if he'll pitch tonight, but he'll pitch in the series.''

Tavarez became the second prominent pitcher to recently hurt himself in a fit of anger. Yankees righty Kevin Brown broke his left hand when he punched a clubhouse wall in early September, and did not pitch much before the playoffs.

The Cardinals and Astros were tied at 2 going into Monday night's game, and La Russa hoped to have Tavarez back soon.

Tavarez's hand was placed in a soft, plastic splint with his last two fingers immobilized. He tested it inside his glove during batting practice, catching some tosses in the outfield.

Tavarez was 7-4 with four saves and a 2.38 ERA in 77 games during the regular season. He is 1-1 with a 3.38 ERA in five games during this postseason.

La Russa asked the Cardinals' medical staff how it was possible Tavarez might recover so soon when Brown missed a lot of time.

``I got the explanation: He had a pin inserted and had some kind of cast or big splint that would have made it impossible for him to function,'' La Russa said.

Earlier Monday, the Astros apologized to the Cardinals, saying they erred by showing a replay of Tavarez's antics on the stadium scoreboard.

``We made a mistake in judgment by playing that,'' Astros spokesman Jay Lucas said. ``We meant no disrespect to the Cardinals' organization.

``We apologize for it,'' he said. ``We want to show both teams in a positive light. It won't happen again.''

Lucas said the entertainment operators at Minute Maid Park who showed the replay did not lose their jobs and were not disciplined.

Before Game 5, La Russa said he had not gotten an apology directly from the Astros.

``No, they haven't. They don't have to. They haven't said anything,'' he said. ``So they had a hiccup, they're still classy. You don't forget how they've been for years. It's not a big deal.''

A day earlier, La Russa was bothered.

``I think ever since I've been around, since 1996, the Astros are as classy an organization as anything I've met in the National League,'' he said Sunday. ``But even Sinatra clears his throat, and I think that was below their standards and that was disappointing.''

Tavarez, who has been suspended several times in the past, angered the Astros right after Beltran homered when he threw a pitch over Jeff Bagwell's head. They shouted at each other, and Tavarez threw up his arms.

First baseman Albert Pujols and other Cardinals came to the mound at that point, trying to settle down Tavarez. Plate umpire Mike Winters issued warnings to both teams, and there was no more trouble.

When the inning ended, Tavarez bent over as he approached the bench and appeared to scream at himself. He slammed his glove on the dugout roof, tried to yank the bullpen phone off its mounting and threw down a water cooler.

``I just lost my cool,'' Tavarez said, completely calm after the game. ``I was not throwing at him. It was not intentional.''

Said Bagwell: ``These are heated games. That was my initial reaction.''

Tavarez was suspended for 10 games for applying a foreign substance to a ball in late August, and the penalty was later cut to eight games.

In 2003, he drew a three-game suspension for fighting during a brawl while with Pittsburgh. In spring training with the Cubs in 2001, he was suspended for three games after a flying kick at San Francisco's Russ Davis.

[kfitz73]

Somewhere Kevin Brown is smiling...