Cardinals Vocabulary
By
Amanda
Posted at 7:28 pm
If you made it out to Deadspin today, you probably saw this tidbit in which Will made “Isringhausen” into a verb:
3. Junior Mint. It is our belief that Ken Griffey Jr. will play until he's 60, owing to all the time spent on the sidelines due to injury. He's like the collectible action figure that you never take out of the box. On Monday at New Busch, Griffey Isringhausened the Cardinals, hitting a three-run homer in the ninth to give the Reds an 8-7 win. He also had a solo homer earlier in the game, tying a major league record by homering in his 43rd stadium.
Making Cardinals names into regular words is a great idea. See if you can work these words into your regular vocabulary:
Eckstein, n.
1. Any of various small, monochromatic mammals having long teeth for gnawing and a nervous, twitchy nature, such as a lab rat or Guinea pig.
2. A person regarded as twitchy or annoying.
Example: My blind date was cute enough, but things went sour when I realized he was an Eckstein.
Pujols, v.
1. To lie about one's age, often used with “pulled a.”
Example: When the cute waiter asked what birthday she was celebrating, she pulled a Pujols and said she was 29.
Edmonds, adj.
1. Full of playful allure, esp. expressing a coquettish nature through dress, make-up, and hair.
Example: Ryan knew he could get some play from the Edmonds chick.
Very clever. 😀
Well played, RHM.
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Why thank you Ms. Scratcher and Proxy. Glad you enjoyed it. 🙂
I was going to try one myself, something about Milton and being a double-agent, but it never really came together.
So, Freel tries to off a fan, then somebody hits a home run? Geez.
That was Felipe Lopez, the best shortstop in the NL, who hit a home run, not just “somebody.”
He’s sorely lacking in the short scrappy-ness department.
he makes up for it with a plethora of tatoos.
Ah, but David’s is of his wife and takes up his whole upper arm! When he flexes, she dances!
Sorry I’m late. Had to read Curious George to the kid.
What’d I miss? Looks like Carp’s back to form already.
Heh heh. When Eckstein flexes. That idea makes me laugh.
Take over for a bit, I gotta eat.
Griffey’s on by virtue of smacking one past Edmonds.
George just said that Edmonds, while playing first, would want a mattress in front of him for when Jr. and Dunn are at the bat. Of course, the man has no skill for inuendo, so I doubt he got it.
Belly up to the bar and order an ice-cold Dunner. It’s baffling why he’s still hitting fourth, but the man can take a walk.
End of the third, and my boys lead it 3-0. Gotta love it.
When you get back, Ms. Scratcher, I’m wondering what Izzy’s like in the clubhouse and St. Louis community. It’s really starting to sound like he’s following in the footsteps of Danny Graves, and I’m wondering how far the analogy carries.
That’s better than what Al said during that inning. He said God is a Cardinals fan. Sure thing, Al.
All I know is that Izzy is…friendly w/ the ladies. He’s a big ol’ hick, but he’s been owning up to sucking. So I guess that’s good.
That’s definitely not Gravy-like then. Good. Maybe there’s a chance that he won’t be made an example of when the Reds sweep this series.
Oh, I’ve been hearing since April that Adam Wainwright should be the closer from the Proxy. It’d be very nice, but Izzy makes far too much money to be dropped from the closer role. We’re just going to have to suffer through next year and hope the Cards don’t pick up his option.
Did you see that? Phillips actually communicated with the rest of the infielders to catch Rolen’s pop-up. Very nice.
Did you see Rolen’s tap dance? It was pretty.
Wow, Milton wears more eyeliner than Edmonds.
And he struck out bunting. That takes talent.
Sounds lovely. Next time he can borrow Edmonds’ tu-tu for the full effect.
Hey Reds, we have enough people on the DL, try not to aim at the players please.
Milton’s hitting .231. Carp’s hitting .053. I think that Milton is way outclassed when it comes to talent for striking out.
Yeah, but [i]bunting[/i]?
Why the hell *WAS* he bunting? Milton’s hitting hotter than some of the position players.
I’m starting to dislike that Lopez fellow.
man looks like ace pitcher eric milton sure owns the cardinals
Uh, everyone owns the Cardinals right now.
Perhaps the Cards should consider an ownership change. It’s worked wonders for the Reds.
Oh, no. Poor Eddie. But if it’s just his ankle, might not be so bad. Right? Right??
Oh, goodness. There’s a small yet vocal minority that hates this ownership group and think they’re being tightwads, forgetting that they’re paying for several hundred million dollars for the new stadium.
I remember seeing Garciaparra go down that quickly. I hope your Encarnacion doesn’t have a detached groin.
Damn, we could have used that base runner.
Base runners? What are those?
Here’s hoping EdE just had a cramp.
How nice that your little catcher has cleared the Mendoza line with his 6-game hitting streak. Not this time, though.
George was saying Carp’s night might be done. Really, not too bad for his first outing off the DL. Milton’s first outing back was a shelling.
Yeah, Speezer with his pink chin gerbil is up.
What flavor of Kool-Aid is Spiezio using for that nasty chin rattail?
Strawberry.
Strike out: karmic retribution for that facial hair.
Oh, he’s still got an upper respiratory infection, but we have no offense, so here he is.
Milton’s held the Cardinals scoreless through five.
It’s really not fair; the Cards have never seen good Milton before. It’s like they’re facing a whole new guy. Plus, they go into the game with these expectations of hitting a couple dozen over the wall, and is it any wonder they’re behind?
SNAX!
(The X is for Xtreme. Hancock takes his Cheetos very seriously.)
Well, we’re not quite the Cubs, totally dependent on the long ball, but we’re certainly having trouble stringing hits together.
Hooray for first pitch swinging!
Kerry Wood: 75 pitches, 3.2 innings, no Ks, 2 BBs.
Ah. All’s right with the world.
Mild ankle sprain for your Encarnacion.
Where did you hear about Encarnacion’s ankle?