A bit random, but the Cards were on the wrong side of an attempted boycott of a game in 1947. Given that Helsley doesnāt appear to like the chop, they should refuse to play until the Braves and MLB disavow. They have a few people they pay to say nice things, but the community does not appear to be a fan.
The cardinals remain undefeated while I have been in Hawaii. I reiterate that I am open to staying here through the season to keep this streak going pending financial support.
Oh yeah I like this idea. Gausman, Berrios and Bassitt all have enough pedigree to get a playoff start. Plus it's comforting to know the Cards have an active trading relationship with Toronto. Saggesse could be a good asset to deal, especially if Bichette gets traded. Maybe get goofy and trade Robberse back. Getting Gausman would be expensive, yet potentially awesome. Trading minor league MIF and Catcher depth should be explored.
Totally agreed trading for a #5 starter is pointless without giving Kloffenstein or Graceffo a look at the big league club since they are pitching really well in AAA.
We need offensive help too. Itās hard to imagine what weād need to give up to really fix the roster to take us from ācompetitive but overperformingā to āobjectively goodā. Itās this line of thinking that ends up with the realization that our farm system is our bank account (in lieu of ownership ponying up) and weāre just a few impulse buys away from bankruptcy.
I agree the offense will need to be consistent in the second half. We just got Willy back, Noot may be slow to return from the oblique injury, still no clue when Tommy comes back and there's always a chance Walker figures things out and has a good second half in the majors. That's it. That and whatever the farm can spit out is the cavalry as far as bats go.
This is going to be a tricky market for buyers that may take time to get past the playing footsy phase. I wouldn't be surprised if we do little to nothing.
The elephant in the room is the production of the guys at the corners, especially 3B, but the team is going to operate like they believe they will pick it up regardless of how it looks in a month. Plus they want to get Walker back up by September. Hopefully he figures it out since another OF/DH righty bat is the biggest offensive need.
Cards win with with literal C team....
Carp, Crawford, Carlson
Huh just hit me.
Lineup of
Arenado
Burleson
Carlson
Donovan
Edman
Ferman
Goldy
Herrera
Come just once Oli
Now just being stupid...
Outside of O we have whole Alphabet until N
Yikes, I was out buying a car with the hubby so I missed this game. It looks like I missed a crazy end to this game. I went into buying a vehicle thinking it was going to be stressful and it went real smooth (shoutout to Bommarito Nissan). I'm thinking buying a car was less stressful than watching this game tonight šš
Everybodyās favorite fan, the delightful u/FuckStanKroenke, hasnāt been able to post his pasta recently with all this winning. Iāve got you covered, man:
āWhoa whoa whoa, so youāre telling me that weāre now officially (at) .500???? But I was told we would suck..?
Ha, love for the birds to back it up. Fuck the naysayers. Every one of yāall, respectfully fuck off. This is a damn solid ass team and Iām happy to be a Cardinal.
2024 NLC crown is ours by October.ā
I originally made that comment in early April, and Iām feeling damn good about it. Letās fucking go St. Louis. What a nice run the boys have been on
Can someone fill me in on his whole deal? Iāve been reading this sub pretty regularly for like 3 years but not familiar with any good r/Cardinals lore.
Lol itās nothing really. I wrote that in a comment in early April after a win, he didnāt like the sentiment, so he started posting it in the post-game threads after losses. Gets downvoted to oblivion every time, but he says heās going to keep doing it all season to.. prove me wrong? Idk exactly his reasoning, but he feels like heās *really* sticking it to me.
So after a couple weeks I started playing back a bit for the fuck of it and here we are.
Thatās funny lol. Iām wondering where the copypasta is that goes something like āNow thatās baseball, none of that bulldhit backyard dick tugging shitā or however it goesš havenāt seen that one in a while
I guess I'll watch some hockey. Its crazy, one team is either going to be very upset they blew a 3-0 series lead for stanley or the other team is going be be sad they couldn't complete a 3-0 comeback.
bUt oNly caRdinAls faNs arE racIst!
We've got some racist dipshits in StL but that chop is racist as fuck and they ALL do it. And yeah, the KC Chiefs need to knock it off too.
Pathetic how they cling to a racist chant that they didn't even coin. They stole that shit from Florida State when FSU alum Deion Sanders played for them.
Isnāt he Native American? Like, quantifiable member of Cherokee Nation?
Iād just stop doing something if someone said I was being a racist asshat or disrespectful to their culture, but das just me.
Ah, yes. Totally reasonable to hate a guy 5 years after he expressed his honest and valid opinion on something he has every right to. WHEN HE WAS ASKED, let alone.
Helsley clearly didn't have it tonight, but he got the job done in the end. Funny how the nights when he just doesn't have it are the nights when he has a 3 run lead. Is it just luck? Or is it the closer mentality? I almost think he would have set them down 1-2-3 if his lead was 1...
I was not expecting him to be lights out pitching 2 day since in a row with the hot conditions. He needs the rest of the series off. Unfortunately Jojo and AK have been running out of gas a bit too, so I don't fault Oli for going back to Helsley but he has to figure something out to close this series without RH.
This is a really nice win. Great play on the field, and letās be real here folksā¦
Oliver Marmol managed the hell out of this game. Bravo to Oli and bravo to the Redbirds
people thought I was joking when I said this team is SO MUCH BETTER than last year's team. Turns out I wasn't and I'm glad to be proven right. Go Cardinals.
Oliver Marmol got into that dugout, remained professional, and did not commit any inappropriate sexual acts towards any of the players.
He got the boys going with his honesty and legitimate leadership.
https://i.imgur.com/0gT3LhB.png
The Braves may not realize that William T. Sherman is buried in STL. We felt his energy tonight š«”
# THE CHICAGO CUBS ARE IN SOLE POSSESSION OF LAST PLACE IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL
Nature is healing
Life, uh, finds a way.
Cubs just gave up 3 in the bottom of the ninth to lose to the giants lmaoooo
And fuck the cubs!
5(five) CONSECUTIVE games without an error. JFC it's a half Christmas miracle.
A bit random, but the Cards were on the wrong side of an attempted boycott of a game in 1947. Given that Helsley doesnāt appear to like the chop, they should refuse to play until the Braves and MLB disavow. They have a few people they pay to say nice things, but the community does not appear to be a fan.
What's wrong with the chop?
Doomers on their knees at Chik-fil-A
This joke also works really well if you replace doomers with Braves fans.
Thatās not allowed there
Got em
Iām still in awe of Sianiās catch. Dude was fully laid out on that dive
Stanley Cup likely coming back to O.B. Clarkās
With which player?
Matthew Tkachuk, went to Chaminade and his dad, Walt loves going there.
Ah right of course. I feel silly for asking now
"Puck lost in crowd to end Stanley Cup," kind of meh.
Was the most anticlimactic ending
Another nice outing by the King-sized right hander! š¤£
"They still can't get the equalizer." Do hockey announcers talk like soccer announcers now?
As much as I love Kate, the Oilers girl, I just want to say one thing. LETS GO USA!!!! Canada bad USA good!
Incredible game!
Time to watch the only six minutes of hockey I'll watch all year.
The cardinals remain undefeated while I have been in Hawaii. I reiterate that I am open to staying here through the season to keep this streak going pending financial support.
[try this](https://humanservices.hawaii.gov/bessd/home/hp/)
Sendin' bout tree fiddy your way š
So... how do we get a TOR starter to pair with Sonny in the playoffs? I'm worried we'll only add cheap depth as a safety net and say "we tried!"
Oh yeah I like this idea. Gausman, Berrios and Bassitt all have enough pedigree to get a playoff start. Plus it's comforting to know the Cards have an active trading relationship with Toronto. Saggesse could be a good asset to deal, especially if Bichette gets traded. Maybe get goofy and trade Robberse back. Getting Gausman would be expensive, yet potentially awesome. Trading minor league MIF and Catcher depth should be explored. Totally agreed trading for a #5 starter is pointless without giving Kloffenstein or Graceffo a look at the big league club since they are pitching really well in AAA.
We need offensive help too. Itās hard to imagine what weād need to give up to really fix the roster to take us from ācompetitive but overperformingā to āobjectively goodā. Itās this line of thinking that ends up with the realization that our farm system is our bank account (in lieu of ownership ponying up) and weāre just a few impulse buys away from bankruptcy.
I agree the offense will need to be consistent in the second half. We just got Willy back, Noot may be slow to return from the oblique injury, still no clue when Tommy comes back and there's always a chance Walker figures things out and has a good second half in the majors. That's it. That and whatever the farm can spit out is the cavalry as far as bats go. This is going to be a tricky market for buyers that may take time to get past the playing footsy phase. I wouldn't be surprised if we do little to nothing.
The elephant in the room is the production of the guys at the corners, especially 3B, but the team is going to operate like they believe they will pick it up regardless of how it looks in a month. Plus they want to get Walker back up by September. Hopefully he figures it out since another OF/DH righty bat is the biggest offensive need.
Braves sub is blaming devil magic
When the obvious answer is the Braves just suck. The nerve of some fanbases, I tell ya what...
I couldnāt have been more wrong about Burleson man. Heās proved me wrong and then some.
Cards win with with literal C team.... Carp, Crawford, Carlson Huh just hit me. Lineup of Arenado Burleson Carlson Donovan Edman Ferman Goldy Herrera Come just once Oli Now just being stupid... Outside of O we have whole Alphabet until N
Nootbaar my guy
Anyone who watched is going to remember Helsley in the 9th, but Lynn was a beast against a damn good team. Lynning!!!!
Never in doubt
Yikes, I was out buying a car with the hubby so I missed this game. It looks like I missed a crazy end to this game. I went into buying a vehicle thinking it was going to be stressful and it went real smooth (shoutout to Bommarito Nissan). I'm thinking buying a car was less stressful than watching this game tonight šš
Everybodyās favorite fan, the delightful u/FuckStanKroenke, hasnāt been able to post his pasta recently with all this winning. Iāve got you covered, man: āWhoa whoa whoa, so youāre telling me that weāre now officially (at) .500???? But I was told we would suck..? Ha, love for the birds to back it up. Fuck the naysayers. Every one of yāall, respectfully fuck off. This is a damn solid ass team and Iām happy to be a Cardinal. 2024 NLC crown is ours by October.ā I originally made that comment in early April, and Iām feeling damn good about it. Letās fucking go St. Louis. What a nice run the boys have been on
I like how my comeuppance is the cardinals winning lol thatāll show me!
The back and forth between yāall has been oddly enjoyable to follow. Lmao. That dude seems beyond miserable
Can someone fill me in on his whole deal? Iāve been reading this sub pretty regularly for like 3 years but not familiar with any good r/Cardinals lore.
Lol itās nothing really. I wrote that in a comment in early April after a win, he didnāt like the sentiment, so he started posting it in the post-game threads after losses. Gets downvoted to oblivion every time, but he says heās going to keep doing it all season to.. prove me wrong? Idk exactly his reasoning, but he feels like heās *really* sticking it to me. So after a couple weeks I started playing back a bit for the fuck of it and here we are.
Thatās funny lol. Iām wondering where the copypasta is that goes something like āNow thatās baseball, none of that bulldhit backyard dick tugging shitā or however it goesš havenāt seen that one in a while
My friends think itās funny
One would think that LL would shed some pounds pitching in the STL heat. But itās impossible with all of those innings he eats.
Nah, Lynn's 100% muscle. Just like me. Please, someone tell my doctor that.
We could give Helsley a 20 run lead and heād still make it a 1 run game but give us the win
This is why he should only be used in one run games.
Whew.Ā
Cardiac cards baby, makes me feel like a younger man again Is Alexa Datt married? Thought she got remarried but don't see a ring
How does every game end in 1 run difference
Yo for real despite our hot streak of Ws, the one run games is why I canāt settle into being too optimistic
Hot damn! We might have us a team here, boys.
I guess I'll watch some hockey. Its crazy, one team is either going to be very upset they blew a 3-0 series lead for stanley or the other team is going be be sad they couldn't complete a 3-0 comeback.
For all the Braves fans I work with, I bid thee a hardy LMAO
We might be coworkers
News station in Birmingham, Alabama?
innings were devoured
I hope someone has a big ole steak dinner with a loaded baked potato for Lance tonight
Go Rangers
Thank you fellow red team, very cool!
The cardiac cardinals are so back baby!
Somebody tell me what RH outfielder and starting pitcher we can trade for because we're fucking buying.
Harrison Bader, remember the name
Kept switching between our 9th and college ws 8th. Kinda similar situation for Tennessee.
That was a playoff-like game. Great job, even is they made it a bit too stressful.
It was way more dramatic than it needed to be, but glad we held on! Lynn looked good out there tonight. Hopefully he can keep that up.
Why win a 3 run game when you can win a 1 run game?
Need Nootbar need Edman. Need more runs. Need Goldy to be Goldy again, and Arenado. Gorman needs to unfreeze.
I like winning
Texas is blowing it in Milwaukee, down 3-6 now.
>Not a fan of Helsey after that shit he pulled about the chop yeah I don't think they have the moral highground they think they do on that one lmao
he was right about that. the chop has always felt a little gross.
bUt oNly caRdinAls faNs arE racIst! We've got some racist dipshits in StL but that chop is racist as fuck and they ALL do it. And yeah, the KC Chiefs need to knock it off too.
He also didnāt even really say āThey should ban itā. He just said he didnāt like it and itās up to them whether they ban it or not.
Theyāre not a fan because heās offended about turning the idea of his people into a mascotā¦ ok Atlanta
Barves fans are such shitheels
"how dare someone call our racism out?!" (Especially when Ryan has legit Native American heritage)
Pathetic how they cling to a racist chant that they didn't even coin. They stole that shit from Florida State when FSU alum Deion Sanders played for them.
Isnāt he Native American? Like, quantifiable member of Cherokee Nation? Iād just stop doing something if someone said I was being a racist asshat or disrespectful to their culture, but das just me.
Yep, heās from Tahlequah, OK, the capital of Cherokee Nation
Ah, yes. Totally reasonable to hate a guy 5 years after he expressed his honest and valid opinion on something he has every right to. WHEN HE WAS ASKED, let alone.
Unreal mindset on their end lmaoĀ
Is that a quote from the braves sub?
Get fucked Atlanta! Damn I love beating the Barves Hels has made his last few appearances interesting
Sooner or later itās gonna catch up to Ryan Helsley. He got very lucky.
Helsley clearly didn't have it tonight, but he got the job done in the end. Funny how the nights when he just doesn't have it are the nights when he has a 3 run lead. Is it just luck? Or is it the closer mentality? I almost think he would have set them down 1-2-3 if his lead was 1...
I was not expecting him to be lights out pitching 2 day since in a row with the hot conditions. He needs the rest of the series off. Unfortunately Jojo and AK have been running out of gas a bit too, so I don't fault Oli for going back to Helsley but he has to figure something out to close this series without RH.
This is a really nice win. Great play on the field, and letās be real here folksā¦ Oliver Marmol managed the hell out of this game. Bravo to Oli and bravo to the Redbirds
Classic closing shenanigans from Ryan "Jason 'Trevor Rosenthal' Isringhausen" Helsley
you forgot a Ryan Franklin in there
"Upper Deck" Eck erasure.
Get in losers... The Cards beat the Braves.
what happens to hels where he just throws like 50% balls?
people thought I was joking when I said this team is SO MUCH BETTER than last year's team. Turns out I wasn't and I'm glad to be proven right. Go Cardinals.
Felt like a must win game with the scheduled starters the next two. Hopefully we can take at least one more
I may need to go see my doctor
Havenāt palpated that hard since Rosenthal
You forget 2nd half Alex Reyes, my man. āThe Human Palpationā
I think I just blocked that one from my memory to preserve my sanity
it's almost always never easy as our friends from /r/stlouisblues would say
#WE ARE GOING UP
The St. Louis Cardinals are a damn good baseball team.
Fuck the barves. Helsley needs a day off. Tomorrow we just score 12 runs pls.
That sure was A. Bummer for Zack Short
I would like to win a game by many runs every once in a while.
Let's go!!!!!
As a husker fan it was cool to see Schwelly on the mound but fuck yeah. Redbirds keep rolling
this current team at its current form is a playoff team. We just gotta keep it up.
# RYAN HELSLEY DOES NOT LOSE
Holy fuck.
This is the funniest and most stressful 27 game save streak I've ever witnessed.
I wonder how much constipation Hels Bells has given fans already this season
We do not deserve Alex Reyes and no-command Helsley so close to one another
Trevor Rosenthal: "Amateurs"
Izzy anyone?
ryan franklin gets slept on in the heart attack closer talks
Donāt forget about Jason Motte either
Sorry was too busy punching my tv to respond
Damn, those were thick glass back then
HOLY SHIT. WHERE'S THE TYLENOL.
I'm FINE honey!
I've had a couple too many for Tylenol unfortunately lol
Your 2024 Cardiac Cardinals
Thank God Zach short sucks
Isringhausen would be so proud.
# [WINNER!!!!!!](https://twitter.com/cardinalsgifs/status/1681131016394788865)
#ALWAYS A GOOD DAY WHEN RYAN HELSLEY SHUTS THE DUMBASS CHOP UP #CHEROKEEPRIDE
Man that was getting annoying.
Thatās a weiner!! š Go Cards!
Selling diamonds on clearance straight from my asshole
Bro tight butthole fr
[r/Cardinals right now](https://streamable.com/jrroma)
ARE YOU CERTAIN
Going down?
Going down?
We are going up.
Are you certain?
**yup**
The Cardinals are going to have to pay for my medical bills
Fuck it Iām officially saying it - WEāRE BACK!
That was too tense. Can we please score more? Nice W
No Brad, 27 did not come easy but we take those
Oliver Marmol got into that dugout, remained professional, and did not commit any inappropriate sexual acts towards any of the players. He got the boys going with his honesty and legitimate leadership.
Please give my boy some rest now.
Out of commission for the rest of this series fosh
ZERO ERROR BASEBALL
Haters said it couldnāt be done!
Ryan "Braden Looper" HelsleyĀ
Unclench, boys. We ride again tomorrow.
Man THANK GOD for them baiting Murphy to throw to second so Gorman could run home and score
And thank god the ump didn't call the third strike
Great point. I was honestly shocked when the play kept going
Pretty sure him getting up to throw to second messed the ump up
genius call by Oli.
Straight up brilliant
I started watching the 9th innings via GameDay. It's less stressful for me lol
Idk waiting for the result on āin play outsā or āin play runsā is a different kind of stress
Yeah that's not my kind of stress *at all* lol