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Intensity! Athleticism! Raw Sexuality! (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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C'mon sweep.  Needs more runs.  Needs more Rasmus.

More photos » by Jeff Roberson - AP

St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Holliday, top left, reacts with teammates Brendan Ryan (13), Mark DeRosa, bottom left, and Colby Rasmus, right, after hitting a walkoff home run to defeat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 in a baseball game Friday, Sept. 18, 2009, in St. Louis. Brendan Ryan was treated for three broken ribs at a St. Louis area hospital. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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30 minutes, 3rd inning.  I am pleased.

I'd be more pleased if we could take the lead.

More photos » by Tom Gannam - AP

5 months ago: St. Louis Cardinals trainer Barry Weinberg checks on catcher Yadier Molina, as Albert Pujols looks on, after Molina was hit in the helmet by the swing of Colorado Rockies' Todd Helton in the third inning of a baseball game, Friday, June 5, 2009 in St. Louis. Molina remained in the game.(AP Photo/Tom Gannam)

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He's got a bum ankle and he's already slow as heck.  If LaRue isn't to be used in situations like this, they might as well let him go keep Brad Thompson company.

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Ryan Ludwick really hates cats! (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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Have we clinched yet?  No?  Hmmmm damn.  Let's get a little closer tonight. 

HAHA! Left fielder fail for a run!

More photos » by Tom Gannam - AP

If you check the AP photos of Colby, he always high fives with his mouth open. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam)

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Colby hits a homerun = 50 comments = need for another overflow

Also, scoring 11 runs is the best way to help us forget who tonight's starter was.

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I hope this is the last time I have cause to use this picture. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam)

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It's 1-0 in the 1st.  Those other 4 innings didn't happen as far as I'm concerned.

A couple of notes:

1. Don't feed trolls.  Or at least feed them pie rather than verbal barbs and incessant profanity.
2. Profanity.  I'm the last robot in the world that wants to bring the hammer down on occasional profanity . . . but mayhaps it could be more occasional.
3. Happy note -- you'll notice the addition of two links on the left hand side of the site.  After some biblical proportion gnashing of teeth, there's a link to both the Fanpost Guidelines and the VEB Glossary on the main page now.  Hopefully, this will help preclude extend threads rehashing rules.

Happy Wednesday.  If the Cardinals go 17-5 (.772 W%), they can finish out with a 100 win season.

Also, the Cardinals AAA and AA affiliates with start their playoff seasons tonight.  Jaime Garcia throws for Memphis and Trey Hearne gets the nod for Springfield, per Jeff Luhnow's tweets.

by Morry Gash - AP

2 months ago: St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols (5) is congratulated by manager Tony La Russa after hitting a home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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I do not like this umpire.

Albert bats in the 9th.

Post game party in this thread too!

by Lenny Ignelzi - AP

St. Louis Cardinals' Brendan Ryan and Yadier Molina, left, congratulate each other after the Cardinals 5-1 victory over the San Diego Padres in a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009 in San Diego. Pimps. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

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. . . and it makes TLR angry.

That game is called "every game".

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For one day at least, Ryan Ludwick in 2009 looked like Ryan Ludwich in 2008. Albert looked like, well, Albert. Skip looked good; Didn't play so well but looked good. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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This thread to finish this game off and keep everyone content till tomorrow.  One step closer to 100 wins, I hope.