Redbird Ramblings - April 15th, 2007
Ahhh a spectacular game this afternoon on a brisk, cool St. Louis afternoon, and the hallmark edition of Cardinal Baseball on our new HD television. A very happy surprise as this will be the first game available in HD which really does boggle the mind. I thought surely the opening day game would be up and running on HD, but alas, it's more than a week into the season that the first HD game has been made available on our local channel 5 in HD.
On to some details of this game vs. the Milwaukee Brewers at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO.
-- Albert Crushes One Early! No sooner than I sit down and kick open the Lifebook here - PUJOLS JACKS ONE, HUGE, for a 3-run homer! Ohhh yeah!
-- CRISP HD: I know that I'll continue to hear about this from a variety of people who are sick of me talking about it, but the picture for today's game is just so above bar that it deserves continual mention. The colors, the details, the textures made available are really something to marvel at. The texture in the clothing. The position of the pitchers hand in the glove before a pitch. The snaps on both the catcher's gear and protective elements on the hitters that are wearing the gear. It's all something very special and I'll be sure to include more here as I experience it.
-- Blob-a-Goo Players: I'm not sure if it's because the day is cold and they're layering up or that there's more detail being shown because of the HD, but it just looks like everyone in today's game is "chubbier." When I started typing this it's the top of the 4th, and I just noticed that everyone is number 42 today, apparently a nod to the greatness of Jackie Robinson which is great to see and way overdue.
-- The Care of Looper: A line-drive was hit in Looper's direction and was batted down by a glove, but it was funny how quickly the commentators were to get on the sympathy wagon, regardless of how clear it was that he wasn't hurt. Shrug.
-- Playstation 3 Baseball: Jade and I were in a local Best Buy store yesterday, and we saw whatever the most recent edition of the Playstation Baseball was on there with a couple of people playing it. It's funny that I've been talking about the HD experience because the game that they have is very well representative of this stadium and the players. They had more wind available in the game apparently (they probably have weather effects that you can toss into the mix) but the camera angles, the movement, the pseudo-blur of cameras finding focus: it's all there and it's extraordinary.
-- Yadi's Throwdown: When I was a catcher in little league and high school one of the plays we never really took advantage of is the cacther throwing back to first behind a runner. The Cardinals currently benefit from having the true-blue additional weapon in their arsenal of Yadir Molina, in that he not only has a cannon of an arm, but has the confidence to throw to any base, at any time, and is very skilled at it. It was showcased in the top of the 5th wonderfully as Yadir helped the Cardinals close out a potential rally by picking off a large, and sleeping Prince Fielder at first. Very nicely done.
-- The Hit and Run: I wonder if anyone that doesn't really understand or like baseball understands the value of a team that participates in the hit and run so often? The Cardinals today have pulled it off wonderfully today and Ihope it is a trend that continues all through this 2007 season.
-- Chaw!!! The new and shiny Duncan is a talented gentleman to be sure, but MAN! The CHAW in HD is EXTRA disgusting! Let's hope that's something that he and anyone else that's partaking can eventually kick because seeing the chewing, the spitting and the extraction of the chaw is just SICKENING!
-- Franklin's Pelting of Strikes: Something that's kind of lost in the realm of professional baseball, are pitchers that get in there and work quickly. Franklin gets in there and PELTS batters with strikes, quickly, over and over and over again. I know that he's a one-year free-agent acquisition but I hope that his pitching continues and he's able to lead us into the next Championship round.
-- Preston's Stagger: Is it just me or does Preston Wilson today look like he's trying to walk and run with a potato chip up his ass and doesn't want to break it? What's up with that? Is there an injury report on him?
-- As the Bottom of the 8th Arrives: Albert puts on on a TEE and hits it for a ton for his second homer of the day! It's amazing that people are saying that "Albert isn't 100%" - if he's not 100%, what will he get over and above the 5RBIs and 2 homers he's had today?
-- The Announcers: With a sprinkling of Mike Shannon, Jay Randolph and Rick Horton really made for a fun, entertaining, and memorable game and I look forward to hearing them again in the future.
As Handy Randy Flores puts the side down quickly and the game comes to a close, the Cardinals win it 10-2, in front of 44153 happy Cardinal Fans, and a few not so happy Milwaukee Brewers Fans. A great 2hrs and 10 minutes this afternoon that really does bring some satisfaction to a lazy weekend day.
On to some details of this game vs. the Milwaukee Brewers at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO.
-- Albert Crushes One Early! No sooner than I sit down and kick open the Lifebook here - PUJOLS JACKS ONE, HUGE, for a 3-run homer! Ohhh yeah!
-- CRISP HD: I know that I'll continue to hear about this from a variety of people who are sick of me talking about it, but the picture for today's game is just so above bar that it deserves continual mention. The colors, the details, the textures made available are really something to marvel at. The texture in the clothing. The position of the pitchers hand in the glove before a pitch. The snaps on both the catcher's gear and protective elements on the hitters that are wearing the gear. It's all something very special and I'll be sure to include more here as I experience it.
-- Blob-a-Goo Players: I'm not sure if it's because the day is cold and they're layering up or that there's more detail being shown because of the HD, but it just looks like everyone in today's game is "chubbier." When I started typing this it's the top of the 4th, and I just noticed that everyone is number 42 today, apparently a nod to the greatness of Jackie Robinson which is great to see and way overdue.
-- The Care of Looper: A line-drive was hit in Looper's direction and was batted down by a glove, but it was funny how quickly the commentators were to get on the sympathy wagon, regardless of how clear it was that he wasn't hurt. Shrug.
-- Playstation 3 Baseball: Jade and I were in a local Best Buy store yesterday, and we saw whatever the most recent edition of the Playstation Baseball was on there with a couple of people playing it. It's funny that I've been talking about the HD experience because the game that they have is very well representative of this stadium and the players. They had more wind available in the game apparently (they probably have weather effects that you can toss into the mix) but the camera angles, the movement, the pseudo-blur of cameras finding focus: it's all there and it's extraordinary.
-- Yadi's Throwdown: When I was a catcher in little league and high school one of the plays we never really took advantage of is the cacther throwing back to first behind a runner. The Cardinals currently benefit from having the true-blue additional weapon in their arsenal of Yadir Molina, in that he not only has a cannon of an arm, but has the confidence to throw to any base, at any time, and is very skilled at it. It was showcased in the top of the 5th wonderfully as Yadir helped the Cardinals close out a potential rally by picking off a large, and sleeping Prince Fielder at first. Very nicely done.
-- The Hit and Run: I wonder if anyone that doesn't really understand or like baseball understands the value of a team that participates in the hit and run so often? The Cardinals today have pulled it off wonderfully today and Ihope it is a trend that continues all through this 2007 season.
-- Chaw!!! The new and shiny Duncan is a talented gentleman to be sure, but MAN! The CHAW in HD is EXTRA disgusting! Let's hope that's something that he and anyone else that's partaking can eventually kick because seeing the chewing, the spitting and the extraction of the chaw is just SICKENING!
-- Franklin's Pelting of Strikes: Something that's kind of lost in the realm of professional baseball, are pitchers that get in there and work quickly. Franklin gets in there and PELTS batters with strikes, quickly, over and over and over again. I know that he's a one-year free-agent acquisition but I hope that his pitching continues and he's able to lead us into the next Championship round.
-- Preston's Stagger: Is it just me or does Preston Wilson today look like he's trying to walk and run with a potato chip up his ass and doesn't want to break it? What's up with that? Is there an injury report on him?
-- As the Bottom of the 8th Arrives: Albert puts on on a TEE and hits it for a ton for his second homer of the day! It's amazing that people are saying that "Albert isn't 100%" - if he's not 100%, what will he get over and above the 5RBIs and 2 homers he's had today?
-- The Announcers: With a sprinkling of Mike Shannon, Jay Randolph and Rick Horton really made for a fun, entertaining, and memorable game and I look forward to hearing them again in the future.
As Handy Randy Flores puts the side down quickly and the game comes to a close, the Cardinals win it 10-2, in front of 44153 happy Cardinal Fans, and a few not so happy Milwaukee Brewers Fans. A great 2hrs and 10 minutes this afternoon that really does bring some satisfaction to a lazy weekend day.
posted by Mike Wilkerson - 2GuysTalking at 2:32 PM
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