Cardinals Playoff Rally Squirrel War Wagon! Hop on!

[Super Mario]

Hop on board!

http://larrybrownsports.com/baseball/to ... oise/91142

While the Milwaukee Brewers have their “Beast Mode” Monsters, Inc. celebration, the St. Louis Cardinals have an unofficial mascot/playoff theme of their own. Throughout the year, the Cardinals would tease Allen Craig by saying “Do it for Torty,” whenever the outfielder was up in a key situation. Torty was a reference to Craig revealing in an interview that he had a pet tortoise. When the teammates would say “Do it for Torty,” he always delivered, so the saying caught on.

Then in the NLDS, a squirrel ran onto the field at Busch Stadium in St. Louis during Game 3 and Game 4 of the playoffs. In Game 4, the squirrel likely cost the Phillies a strike. After winning the game, the Cardinals adopted the squirrel as a playoff mascot, calling it the “Rally Squirrel.”

The squirrel seemed to bring the Cardinals good luck in the NLDS, so manager Tony La Russa was asked if they would keep running with the Rally Squirrel in the NLCS. La Russa got a little carried away in animal land with his response.


“As long as Misses Squirrely keeps dating [Allen] Craig’s Mr. Torty … I just think we should get a sweep because we don’t want them to interrupt the game,” La Russa told TBS.

“The problem is Craig hasn’t been playing. I think the squirrel is looking around for Torty, because Torty was looking around for Craig. I don’t know, it’s nonsense.”

La Russa, a well known animal lover, really was getting carried away. Here I was thinking he was uptight, and then we see him shaking it on stage at a concert, and going off on two pet animals dating. I guess there really is an entirely different side to TLR. Who would have known?

Oh, and in case you missed it, the Cardinals have embraced the rally squirrel so much they celebrated with one in the clubhouse:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=E4XUNV1W65g[/youtube]

And for good measure, so Tortie doesn't feel left out!

GO CARDINALS!!!

 

[Greg Cleveland]

GO CARDINALS!!!

Okay, I love the shirt! A friend of mine is looking for Brewer tix. Don't know if he would invite me because he knows I'm a Cardinals fan!

 

[prospectorgems]

Yes...I know my photoshop skills suck.

 

[ballerskrip]

talk about a cheap knock off, ever heard of the rally monkey?

 

[miguelcabrera]

the rally monkey actually did something and won in 02

lets wait for the cards to win it all b4 we declare the rally squirrel a true success

 

[Super Mario]

the rally monkey actually did something and won in 02

lets wait for the cards to win it all b4 we declare the rally squirrel a true success

 

[nevermore]

Crazy! Glad I bought one of these SSP cards for my collection before the squirrel hype.

http://www.checkoutmycards.com/Cards/Ba ... ts/3729067

 

[rico08]

Enough of that ****.

 

[tramers]

 

[mlbfan10]

I find a "rally squirrel" to be annoying and stupid. Though I could just still be grumpy the Braves ****** up bad lol. I am glad the Cardinals beat that team I will not speak of.

 

[hoopster3977]

I like these kind of "birds" :lol:

Dead ones!

 

[coltsnsox07]

Nope, nothing beats Pedro's midget..

 

[packbusta]

Nope, nothing beats Pedro's midget..

Don Zimmer?

 

[Cancellierecards]

Haha there's some funny ones

 

[Super Mario]

Game 1!

 

[notjomommasclint]

those pictures are nuts...

yeah i'll be here all week.

GO CARDS!

woot woot!

 

[Super Mario]

Okay, so game one didn't go so well. But it's only one game, so I'm not too worried in the grand scheme of things. What worries me most is Edwin going tonight. I had no confidence in him before his last outing and he surprised me. Hopefully he does the same.


Cardinal get drilled tonight?

 

[Super Mario]

LETS GO CARDINALS!!!!!!!!


Have to win today!

 

[prospectorgems]

LETS GO CARDINALS!!!!!!!!


Have to win today!

Technically they don't HAVE to win today. Don't you want an exciting game 7?

 

[Greg Cleveland]

We'd rather have Game One in St. Louis, than Game Seven in Milwaukee.