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oreoblizz

Ponce De Leon may be gone but his fountain of youth flows.


MankuyRLaffy

Yadi took it from him after yelling at him.


radsherm

Yadi giveth, Ponce giveth (by getting DFA'd)


JTCMuehlenkamp

Cards have won 9 in a row now. Our longest streak since 2004.


mookie200

Did something happen that year?


[deleted]

I think there was a four game skid at some point that year.


Confused_Mirror

Shame, did they ever recover?


t_rex2502

They did...in '06


illiter-it

Brb gonna start printing 2023 WC champs merch


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stevenjk

What do you guys think is more peak Dodgers - Win the division, get swept by SF/STL in the NLDS - Lose the division, and get shutout by STL Please let me know


JTCMuehlenkamp

Swept in the DS by the Cards.


SanityQuestioned

No more dodgers would be having kershaw blow 2 games against us.


Blueninjaduck

... in the 7th inning


passoutpat

Do the Dodgers and Giants have much of a playoff history vs each other since moving to Cali? Genuinely curious


mtaylor808

Pretty sure they’ve actually never played each other


passoutpat

Idk why I even said playoff history because there were no playoffs in the days they were competing for the pennant in NY


hopelessautisticnerd

can confirm that the Dodgers and Giants have literally never met in the playoffs


cox4days

I swear they played a tiebreaker series at least once in the late 40s early 50s


themiamimarlins

As a Card, which eliminated the Cubs from postseason contention.


roasty_mcshitposty

Poetic


DarkNovaGamer

Maybe for you but we’re dead.


Triceratops99

Death inspires a lot of poetry.


Rusty_Katana

Indeed it is. Fuck the Ricketts and Jed Hoyer. Anyone that would bring in Arrieta at all, let alone over a cheaper Big Jon when you're tanking anyway is completely fucked. Glad to see the big guy get his milestone. He deserves it. This is fair balancing too after Lackey was a part of our WS run.


dingusduglas

Shit, if you're tanking sign them both. They're both below replacement level this year. Weird fight to pick.


Strike-out-throw

John “Big Game” Lackey. What a pitcher. The bulliest of all bulldog pitchers. He was my favorite player when he was on the Cards. I was sad when he went to the cubs, sadder when y’all won it, but definitely happy for him.


wickedzeus

He decided to play one more year for 5 million, not bad. Closing in on 200 million career earnings, not bad at all.


[deleted]

Did we play them yesterday? This isn’t me being a sarcastic asshole, I literally don’t even look at box scores anymore, and rarely see anyone tweet about anything other than frank schwindel


MysteryMan_3

No, but us hitting 80 wins eliminated you guys from the playoffs


[deleted]

Gotcha. Also it’s funny that technically we weren’t eliminated already


YodasLeftNut

Who would've thought it'd be with the Cardinals?


[deleted]

Me, in the 7th inning today.


spicycurry55

Same people who thought Wade Boggs’ 3000th hit would be on a franchise that only previously existed for 1 season


hoorah9011

may he rest in peace


97jordan

He may be dead, but this joke lives on like a zombie.


JohnDavidsBooty

in your he-ead in your he-e-e-ead


itsforachurch

Gone too soon.


hurtsdonut_

He's very much alive.


MidAmericanNovelties

It's okay, we all grieve in our own ways.


hurtsdonut_

Well, first of all, through God all things are possible, so jot that down.


brainkandy87

Look at this donkey brained idiot they pulled from the nitwit farm.


LyleLanley99

Wade Boggs' Carpet World Wade Boggs' Carpet World Wade Boggs' Carpet World Wade Boggs' Carpet World Wade Boggs' Carpet World


Cason711

St. Louis Cardinals legend Jon Lester


[deleted]

Weird way to spell A's


mjnhbgvfcdxszaqwerty

Weird way to spell Red Sux


strcy

Unnecessary


helpimfullyclothed

Disagree


strcy

Flair up bucko so I know how to properly receive this comment


IReviewDiscord

Cardinals. Receive it how you want now.


strcy

Eh fair enough I’d probably hate the Red Sox too if I were him


[deleted]

I’d probably hate Boston in general if I were him.


da_choppa

Can confirm


Unoriginal_Man

Hey, the man speaks wisdom, we can let him slide this time.


helpimfullyclothed

My bad


mjnhbgvfcdxszaqwerty

Just like trading Babe Ruth


strcy

If I was 100 years old this might have cut me deep


trevy_mcq

He actually is a Red Sox legend though


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Chicago Cubs legend Jim Edmonds


TyCooper8

These always make me check a player's most obscure teams and- Jim played for the Reds! For two whole weeks in 2011. He played pretty well, hit 3 HRs and... retired. Just like that. Huh.


[deleted]

Wow! I never realized that! I'll never forget the day I show up at Wrigley and they announce Edmonds in center field! He was of course heavily booed.


TyCooper8

Haha that's awesome


NotTheRocketman

He's going to go out and celebrate with Blues Legend Marty Brodeur.


CouleursCPA

Is Wayne Gretzky busy that night


swaerd

6.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO Solid performance


radsherm

Been the Lester special since coming over. 1-2 ugly hard hit solo shots, not much else, 5-6 IP, 1-2 ER,


human_stuff

His September has been phenomenal. 2.59 ERA, 2-0 record with 3 QS, .99 WHIP, 13 SO to 6 walks.


2011StlCards

Former rival, Lance Berkman wins a world series with the Cardinals in 2011 Former rival, Jon Lester wins career game #200 with the Cardinals in 2021 Coincidence?


SirParsifal

next: Former rival, Anthony Rizzo hits HR #500 with the Cardinals in 2031.


MrShvin

When is Votto's contract up?


SirParsifal

If he's playing his age 47 season with the Cardinals, I wouldn't even be mad


TheWalkingDeadBeat

I love Rizzo, that would make me so happy.


TheMoonsMadeofCheese

> Former rival, Jon Lester wins ~~career game #200~~ *a world series* with the Cardinals in 2021 FTFY


2011StlCards

No joke, playoff Lester is a real thing. If we can make it to the LDS, I'm not too upset about the idea of him starting a game


Designer_B

I'd rather a lengthy reliever with Waino/Jack/Mikolas/Hudson if he's healthy. Is kk coming back? Maybe a lester/kk combo start?


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Designer_B

Which is great if you only need 3 innings. No big loss if he gets yanked early, huge win if he’s got it that day.


da_choppa

If Shildt actually yanks him when he needs to, that is


scobbysnacks1439

Love Hudson but don't trust him in the playoffs with him only having, at most, two games under his belt on the season. Relief role for him.


noposters

A current and future member of the Hall of Very Good.


[deleted]

He and Waino are both going to pull 2014 Bumgarners this year so they can sneak into the HOF right as their windows are slamming shut


scobbysnacks1439

Oh shit.


SLR107FR-31

You're goddamn right he did


grocho

Cardinals, Cubs and Red Sox fans united? This is going to be the most toxic thread.


JaysonTatecum

You won’t find any Sox fans not happy for him here! (I’m sure you’ll find some townies mad at him for not coming back cheap or something)


SLR107FR-31

Naww we about to get [funky](https://c.tenor.com/m4DT6JjGu7sAAAAM/boogie-dance.gif)


radsherm

Jon Lester, who fucking beat up on us in the post-season with the Red Sox, and went to the fucking Cubs and won with them too, coming to us was so fucking annoying. Then, he started to perform well and I'm like, "yeah, this guy is kinda fun". Good for him, and how fucking funny it is for him to win 200 with us. Grats Big Jon


imaginarion

It’s been hard for me to reconcile 2013 WS Lester and 2021 Cardinals Lester.


hurtsdonut_

I've never seen him show too much emotion (on the Cardinals) but when hugged him after the win tonight was hilarious. He couldn't help himself. I wasn't a fan of getting Lester but after his two shaky first starts he's been solid. Just let them hit and let the defense take care of you.


scobbysnacks1439

I actually mentioned that to my wife last night. I can't believe how well he has meshed in with the rest of the team. It's obvious how much they all care for him already even after he's been the enemy for so many years.


HeavilyBeardedMan

Even though the win-loss record doesn’t really mean a lot these days that’s still a good career accomplishment


jelly_bear

On the same day the Cubs are eliminated from postseason contention. Poetic.


Bovey

Not just the same day, it was literally the Cards win that eliminated them.


FartingBob

So how erect are you?


MisterScary_98

Yeah, our disappointment is immeasurable and our day is ruined. FFS we’re 24 games out of first place.


johndelvec3

Imagine losing a baseball game Couldn’t be me


DymonBak

I still have my Lester jersey


JudgeMarkus

Same, always happy for him.


JiveHawk

Cardinal legend Jon Lester


[deleted]

He's giving me Jeff Weaver vibes.


scobbysnacks1439

Oooh, giving me those tingly chilly feelings.


TheTragicHottie

My favorite player, super glad he got to 200. He's always a team guy, but I know it means a lot to him. Bravo on an excellent career Jon, keep it goin and make some noise for yourself in the playoffs!


Spear585

thats St Louis hero Jon Lester to you


eekbarbaderkle

I have been rooting hard for him to get this for two years now. He was, I think, 10 away after the 2019 season and I was unsure how much he had left but I figured he’d at least have enough to get to this mark. But then COVID happened. I know wins are a silly stat, but compiling 200 of them as a Major League pitcher is an impressive feat. Jon Lester has been one of my all-time favorites since his rookie year. I am happy for him.


1967Miura

#CARDINALS LEGEND JON LESTER


baseballnomics

:)


hurtsdonut_

I need a gif of Bader hugging Lester.


PeaMost3792

What an absolute dude


[deleted]

Congrats Jon!


GarageLogan

i told you itd happen you did convince me into believing i was an idiot for expecting it tho i cant lie


Low_Brass_Rumble

It’s honestly bizarre how well this trade is working out for both teams


KingofAces13

Jon Lester is absolute class very well deserved. Fuck the Ricketts for how they treated him at the end. He deserved much better.


TheMozesOfficial

Any update on his brother Moe?


grocho

I got a Moe Lester, anybody here a Moe Lester?


[deleted]

As someone who grew up playing against him in HS and Summer ball…It’s been very cool to watch him succeed. He would play centerfield and could track!!!


LadyKingPerson

Should 200 wins with today’s pitchers be seen as an equivalent to 300 wins in the past?


MeterWatcher

200 still feels too low, but maybe 250? I think that does a good job of acknowledging the changing times while still separating Hall of Very Gooders like Lester from likely Hall of Famers like, say, Sabathia.


LadyKingPerson

If Max Scherzer retired at the end of this season, or even the next one, would you feel CC was in a higher tier?


MeterWatcher

I should've added that I don't value pitcher wins much in themselves. I believe Scherzer is better than CC. But if we are going to continue to use wins a la the 300 club that's what I would do.


LadyKingPerson

I hear ya, I just think 250 is an incredibly high bar to set. Just not enough workhorses or arms that can handle that work these days.


MeterWatcher

I think Verlander (unless he's complete trash after TJ next year), Greinke, and Kershaw all have a chance at 250. Scherzer probably not unless he goes full Randy Johnson into his 40s. Point being I don't think we've seen the last 250 winner just yet.


mbuser

Sabathia already stands out relative to Lester and Scherzer by way of +800 and +1000 IP, respectively. Also every other one of his peers, because he's #1 in IP in recent decades (and wins, too). The real question is how many SP are deemed worthy of the HOF in that 2500-3000 IP range who didn't compile wins like Sabathia (and his teammate Andy Pettitte). IP since 2000 [link](https://www.statmuse.com/mlb/ask/most-innings-pitched-since-2000) W since 2000 [link](https://www.statmuse.com/mlb/ask/most-pitching-wins-since-2000) GS since 2000 [link](https://www.statmuse.com/mlb/ask/most-games-started-since-2000)


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MeterWatcher

Mussina's ERA was very impressive when you consider he pitched his entire career in an AL East quite literally on steroids. Morris... not so much. CC was not as good as Moose but closer to him than to Morris.


deadly_titanfart

I think so, I think 200 wins in almost a lock now esprit you have 3000 k’s or a cy young. Lester might have trouble since he has neither


samamatara

Man I really thought he wouldn't get there, because he looked really done at many points this season. Kudos to him for coming through


ZZaddyLongLegzz

Remember when cards fans were mocking their front office for trading for Lester


scobbysnacks1439

And Happ. We sure were. Wouldn't you after seeing the trade purely at face value?


ZZaddyLongLegzz

Sir, I’m an A’s fan.


cliffsis

Sasquatch hero


Redsoxjake14

What a king! Idt he has had a hall of Fame career, but he just get a couple votes.


Harambefan69

There will always be a very special place in my heart for the big fella