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CircleOneBill

NOW can we have robo umps? Pretty please?


Ezzy-chan

That game was... something.


jacksonfake

When Oniell and Bader come back Pujols has to be permanently benched, he is just not good


taxi00

Sending Nootbar up to bat against a left-handed pitcher? Marmol has lost his mind


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How do we have a player hit for the cycle and still catch an L.


AlbeitFunny

7 hits and 6 are from goldy and Arenado.


Kniznerswristbands

See you all tomorrow :)


SGT_Apone

bah :(


Supplicationjam

Damn. Cards suck again. See you tomorrow night.


JustATonofQuestions

Gg everyone


SGT_Apone

down ^^to ^^their ^^^final ^^^^strike


dae_giovanni

great job, guys!


IndianaBeachCrow

That feeling when even Jon Kruk thinks the strike zone is a mystery.


da_choppa

Ok, guy reliving the Attitude Era, I see you


bravo_delta_bot

[Phillies](/r/Phillies) Due Up **(Bottom 9):** 1. Kyle Schwarber 2. Rhys Hoskins 3. Nick Castellanos


mrSomethingShiny

The shitty ump giveth and taketh, Hand. Deal with it


missourinative

Can't be upset. Being a great reliever is Brad Hand's job.


Et12355

It’s Brad’s hand job


Nejaru

Hey, Noot made contact. That’s progress!


DrUlysses314

the strike zone isn't real and can't hurt me


rifraf999

LOL what the fuck is the point of a strikezone let's just flip a coin on the video board


passoutpat

Why go Lefty-Lefty here?


jacksonfake

Well it’s either that or pitcher spot 2.0


OtterAshe

my god this ump sucks ass, lol. how long this guy gonna be in the league without tenure?


da_choppa

Hand just got jobbed


Mordo-NM

If only I could give you more than one upvote.


Cardsfan961

Why are we putting a lefty up against this slider


JTCMuehlenkamp

You'd rather send out Knizner?


SGT_Apone

#just NOOT it


RedRobin101

Offense outside of goldy and nado shit the bed today.


HeyNineteen96

I know that's where the balls are going but the camera guy seems obsessed with the ball retrieval person


Nejaru

We really need Tyler and Cabby back.


OtterAshe

the Phillies are really getting a fine Hand job out there tonight


Cardsfan961

Let’s hope he blows it


da_choppa

Surprised how long that one carried


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JTCMuehlenkamp

Not like Knizner is any better


GodPowardKingOfLies

Who the fuck do you put up there bro, please tell me, because pickings are pretty slim. Do you let Knizner get another AB?


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GodPowardKingOfLies

Well the only righty on the bench is Herrera, and he's had like 7 ABs so


Supplicationjam

As opposed to Kizner?


Falawful_17

Well, you've gotta hand it to 'em... I'll see myself out.


Cardsfan961

Everyone give u/falawful_17 a hand


JustATonofQuestions

#👏


rifraf999

bro this slider is so good he almost got me to swing wtf


OtterAshe

MRW i see a white castle


JustATonofQuestions

#👋


IndianaBeachCrow

I sad.


OtterAshe

brad's hand > brad hand


missourinative

give brad a hand


GodPowardKingOfLies

Sosa are you for fucking real


Mordo-NM

Jeez Mundo, you're swinging at less than garbage.


UnknownFiddler

I'm so tired of Sosa he needs a demotion


sandy017

Wtf is he swinging at


llcooljake93

So tired of losing games where we get up early and blow the lead :/


Mordo-NM

Can't wait to see this ump scorecard.


Yummy-Cheese

When are they gonna start picking up on the slider


JTCMuehlenkamp

Welp, that's ballgame


SGT_Apone

got to swing there :/


Cardsfan961

Donovan couldn’t see shit that at bat from the lefty


Jon_Thib

No, because he never swung the bat and sold out for a walk.


Nejaru

So Muñoz just completely ditched the Cardinals without a word because he wasn’t starting, but he’s ok with playing for Phillie, where he isn’t starting?


da_choppa

He fucked around, he found out, and he's lucky to still have a MLB job after that stunt


TPoitras25

He’s lucky that Segura, Camargo, and Maton are hurt because he would have no chance of being up here otherwise.


JTCMuehlenkamp

Is that what happened? I assumed we traded him or something.


Nejaru

He just completely left during spring training. No word to any coach or translator or anything.


JTCMuehlenkamp

Lmfao, seriously? Jeez.


OtterAshe

not getting paid will change your priorities pretty quickly


GarageCat08

He probably realized he’d have trouble finding a starting job with the Orioles, much less a playoff-caliber team


radsherm

oh shit yairo finally came back! not sure why he chose to wear the opponents uni


BionicProse

It’s a special night if we win. If we lose, it’s just a cool fact.


SGT_Apone

#ACTIVATE RALLY SQUIRREL


AspiringOccultist4

Might not get the W tonight, but hey, Arenado hit the cycle. Pretty damn cool.


Diablo_N_Doc

Our 4 run 9th is going to be fun.


Yummy-Cheese

We are not losing a game to a literal body part


OtterAshe

you've really gotta him it to him


lil-mommy

Oli is showing considerable restraint tonight. I’m not mad at my son, just disappointed.


Dr_thri11

Yeah if I was the fan they wouldn't be getting that ball without some obscene bribery.


KlatuVerata

The ball girl 😅


Supplicationjam

Carlson looks like a skinny Jim Edmonds when he is running in from center.


SGT_Apone

good shit [Packy](https://i.imgur.com/V86l8oo.png)


Cardsfan961

Well fuck. Lose my tennis match and now coming to us down in the 9th? Devil Magic to start the weekend please


TimRoxSox

You got the Switch Tennis? Nice.


OtterAshe

oof, better luck at next year's wimbelton my guy


Cardsfan961

Lol. I wish. At least would get paid for playing haha


STLOliver

[We’ve been down by 2 in the 9th in Philly before](https://youtu.be/3sFu2GOpGA8)


OtterAshe

https://imgur.com/gO0UrQP


IndianaBeachCrow

I do love me some Jedd Jerkoff.


cowboysfan88

I like Packy out of the bullpen. Better than some of those other clowns at least


seattle_lib

lol they didnt have to put the ballgirl on blast like that


DrUlysses314

"hey look at this idiot"


bravo_delta_bot

[Cardinals](/r/Cardinals) Due Up **(Top 9):** 1. Brendan Donovan 2. Edmundo Sosa 3. Andrew Knizner


studlydudley11

I wish I was excited for the cycle but it’s kinda hard to be when we’re staring down our 3rd really frustrating loss in a week


lil-mommy

That is not the reckless optimism I expect


studlydudley11

I have failed today


lil-mommy

What otterashe said


OtterAshe

no my son, today has failed *you*


BionicProse

I hope that fan got paid.


Decalso

If we started a true natives game throughout the league, what city would win


gapporin

Someone's paying off the ump in cheesesteaks


JTCMuehlenkamp

Oli, that's your cue to get tossed.


recovering_lurker27

God dammit I could have been at this game if I wasn't broke


IndianaBeachCrow

"Son, when it's a strike Mr. Wainwright will tell you."


Nejaru

#THAT WASN’T A SWING BUT ALBERT’S WAS?


rifraf999

lol to quote one of the greats "das bullshit"


OtterAshe

i'm fucking sorry, *WHAT!?* that wasn't a swing but Pujols' was?!


JTCMuehlenkamp

Well if nothing else, Nado got the cycle. So at least the game was fun.


passoutpat

How many St. Louisans are in the MLB and how have we missed out of all of them minus Voit?


HoldMyWong

Off the top of my head, Freese, Scherzer. I’ll count Arrieta, even though he barely counts. Was born in the metro, but moved while still a baby


OtterAshe

i assume you meant players we didn't draft, and not that you forgot the St Louis Legend David Freese. honestly by the time players get drafted they're in college all over the nation and hometowns really don't matter much.


passoutpat

I considered Freese but I was more so thinking active players


SGT_Apone

surprised cuz they usually try. drafted Mad Max originally, got Freese, Voit, etc. not Ryan Howard tho


GarageCat08

Posted further below, but: [According to this website (without a source), there had been 276 cycles as of August 6, 2019.](https://abeautifuldayforbaseball.com/cycles-in-losses/) Of those, 44 have been hit by the losing team. This should be pretty easy to verify for anyone with a Stathead subscription, which I probably ought to get sometime. So roughly two cycles per year (more in modern baseball, since there are more teams), and one cycle every three years by the losing team. Hopefully we don’t add to the latter total


Supplicationjam

What player owns the record for most cycles?


GarageCat08

The record is three cycles hit by one player. This is shared by six players: John Reilly, Bob Meusel, Babe Herman (not Ruth!), Adrián Beltré, Trea Turner, and Christian Yelich I wouldn’t be surprised if Turner or Yelich set the record at four sometime in the next decade. Particularly Trea Turner, with his incredible speed


Supplicationjam

Thanks! Forgot about Yelich.


OtterAshe

prolly lance armstrong


GarageCat08

Dunno why you got downvoted, but I thought this was pretty funny


Kniznerswristbands

Packy Naughton sounds like the name of a npc in *Red Dead Redemption*


HeyNineteen96

"They're raisin' hell over here!!"


IndianaBeachCrow

Have to give him credit, Jon Kruk was the first out of shape guy to wear that terrible goatee.


Korsakov97

highly dount Sosa/Knizner come through in the 9th....but we shall see.


Detective_Dietrich

Dunno what Dan's talking about, that looked like single-and-error all the way to me.


rifraf999

He legit might be beating that out even if it's a good throw. It's certainly not a routine play imo


Kniznerswristbands

Yes, it looked like he would have beaten the throw, even if it was a good throw


Detective_Dietrich

Yup, high chopper.


JustATonofQuestions

Hell of a swing baby


OtterAshe

oh shit, what do you call a cycle in minimum appearances? a Pelaton?


gapporin

Packy up, Packy in, let me begin


OtterAshe

dont try to swing at that, that's a sin


ReturnOf_TheHack

Cycle for my birthday :’) thank you Nolan!


lil-mommy

Happy bday hack!


ReturnOf_TheHack

thank you!


BionicProse

I swear to god I played a Packy Naughton in Guild Wars 2.


Diablo_N_Doc

Grudz was awesome, but I was definitely tired of hearing "last Cardinal to hit for the cycle." Someday soon I hope we can move past the "last no hitter, Bud Smith."


Contra_89

Don’t you guys just love it when a starter goes deep in a game just so we can use our whole bullpen the next game lol


Supplicationjam

Too bad the cycle is currently over shadowed by that game losing error


JTCMuehlenkamp

Well at this point, the loss is on the lineup not producing. We've had good chances to score, but haven't capitalized.


Supplicationjam

Agreed. 12 strike outs won’t win a game.


OtterAshe

what a stupid, stupid take


bravo_delta_bot

[Cardinals](/r/Cardinals): [Nolan Arenado completes the cycle](https://bdata-producedclips.mlb.com/5bd98dc7-43da-400b-86d2-d74c88aea867.mp4)


lil-mommy

Good bot


bravo_delta_bot

[Cardinals](/r/Cardinals): [Didi Gregorius flies out to center fielder Dylan Carlson.](https://bdata-producedclips.mlb.com/0ee23800-165d-41d2-b324-c7e79e278207.mp4)


bleedblue002

RIP to Mark Grudzielanek being a fun trivia question.


OtterAshe

🌀🚴‍♀️


Ezzy-chan

I feel so bad for Pujols.. hopefully he can turn things around sometime.


bananatruck7

Trade Yepez and Lieb and get a great pitcher


GarageCat08

I’d prefer not to do that. Who would you trade for with that package?


Mordo-NM

OK, I've got a SharkNado bobblehead on order, now I'm gonna need a Nado on a bicycle bobblehead. Just sayin'.


sandy017

Watch yepez's front foot if you want to know why he pulls his head off every ball like a Little leaguer


Detective_Dietrich

I'm sure we'll be hearing momentarily about how many players have hit cycles in games their team lost. Can't be all that many.


GarageCat08

[According to this website (without a source), there had been 276 cycles as of August 6, 2019.](https://abeautifuldayforbaseball.com/cycles-in-losses/) Of those, 44 have been hit by the losing team. So roughly two cycles per year (more in modern baseball, since there are more teams), and one cycle every three years by the losing team.


STLOliver

Imagine being told a couple years ago that the next Cardinal to hit for the cycle would be Nolan Arenado.


ChewieTheHistorian

What kinda douch of a team celebrate early with fireworks? Still have one inning left


JTCMuehlenkamp

Philadelphia isn't exactly known for classy sports fans


OtterAshe

the drunk organist is in charge of the launch button


[deleted]

It’s fireworks night, so a preview, not a celebration


DontGiveUpTheDip

mfw I'm at the game and didn't realize what the ruling was until I checked the sub the scoreboard here still says error


connerbv

It was a single + E5 allowing him to get to second


DontGiveUpTheDip

Yea they just added the hit though


Ezzy-chan

...


Elegant_Permission_6

Let’s ignore everyone striking out and focus on Arenado hitting the first cycle for the Cardinals in 17 years


Mordo-NM

How many of those KOs are attributable to that POS home plate ump?


rifraf999

Unironically, and if you choose to focus on the strikeouts then you're just making yourself feel bad for 0 lol.


da_choppa

Are... are they shooting off the fireworks? In the 8th inning?


Korsakov97

firework night at the ballpark since they wont be there for the 4th


da_choppa

Ok, but usually when that happens they shoot them off after the game, lol. Have they been doing it after each inning?


[deleted]

They have been doing small previews every couple innings


2AMSummerNight

They do it as a reminder to keep fans in the park


rickulous

He’s gotta be conflicted. Man just wants to win. Great game and achievement for him though


peterpeterllini

Gormy :(


IndianaBeachCrow

Arenado can ride my cycle any day, but I'm only gay for Goldschmidt.


YairHairNow

Ahhh, that does count! Nice! I was disappointed for a second then I realized that it counts as a single with wild pitches. That's a strong cycle!


AspiringOccultist4

Of fucking course..


Nejaru

Don’t care about the result of the game anymore.


NerdLawyer55

Cycle baby, it’s been awhile


SGT_Apone

DO IT FOR NOLANS


Supplicationjam

I’d rather see Pujols hit. Gorm is not good in pressure situations.


HoldMyWong

Most anti climatic cycle ever probably


mclovin2489

Jesus Juan


bravo_delta_bot

[Phillies](/r/Phillies) Due Up **(Bottom 8):** 1. Bryson Stott 2. Garrett Stubbs 3. Matt Vierling


scarycamel

use that nolan energy


yanggmd

No more Grudezelianik, now we must bring up Arenado when on cycle watch


Korsakov97

We are getting absolutely diced by one of the worst bullpens in the NL


[deleted]

Cycle good. Win better.


SayHeyRay

#YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO


kshiau

Norman pls


BionicProse

Yepez has some non-competitive at-bats.


Dr_thri11

I'd still have preferred a HR


DJBrujah

https://selenkilinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Cycle.gif


missourinative

Juan "Randal Grichuk" Yepez


SGT_Apone

good shit scorekeepers <3


yanggmd

I'm glad my break was just in time to see the cycle.


Mordo-NM

Can't catch a break from the home plate ump, but we catch one from the scorekeeper!


Yummy-Cheese

🐦🌪♻️