Heartbreak for the moment
Bottom of the 7th. Cardinals lead 2-1. Biggio singles. Chris Burke hits a single behind Biggio as the hit and run is on. Runners at 1st and 3rd with Lance Berkman coming to the plate--hitting left-handed, his power side. Berkman takes a Chris Carpenter pitch the opposite way, up and over the left field wall. Astros lead 4-2.
Top of the 9th. Score still 4-2. "Lights Out" Lidge on for the save and a trip to the World Series. Lidge strikes out the first two batters and has two strikes on Eckstein. So damn close. Then Eckstein singles. Lidge pitches like crap to Edmonds and walks him. Up next--Albert Pujols. I just keep saying "Don't give this guy anything to hit. Walk him if you have to. Just don't give him anything to hit." Then Lidge throws a slider, and as it was halfway to the plate, I had a sickening flashback to Bill Lee's second looping curve to Tony Perez in 1975. The slider broke right into the center of the plate, and Pujols crushed it.
Final score: Cardinals 5, Astros 4.
I just hope the 'Stros can get over this one. They still have two more shots to win one game. Oswalt starts Game 6, and if Game 7 is necessary, the Rocket takes the mound.
I'm getting too old for all this stress.
Top of the 9th. Score still 4-2. "Lights Out" Lidge on for the save and a trip to the World Series. Lidge strikes out the first two batters and has two strikes on Eckstein. So damn close. Then Eckstein singles. Lidge pitches like crap to Edmonds and walks him. Up next--Albert Pujols. I just keep saying "Don't give this guy anything to hit. Walk him if you have to. Just don't give him anything to hit." Then Lidge throws a slider, and as it was halfway to the plate, I had a sickening flashback to Bill Lee's second looping curve to Tony Perez in 1975. The slider broke right into the center of the plate, and Pujols crushed it.
Final score: Cardinals 5, Astros 4.
I just hope the 'Stros can get over this one. They still have two more shots to win one game. Oswalt starts Game 6, and if Game 7 is necessary, the Rocket takes the mound.
I'm getting too old for all this stress.
posted by WCharles @ 10/17/2005 10:51:00 PM
2 Comments:
Doesn't matter if Cards or Astros win... it's Chicago's year.
Even if you are correct, I would love to see Houston at least get to the World Series. It's one thing to be a Red Sox fan and to have endured all that heartbreak, but at least Boston made it to the World Series a few times before finally winning last year. The Astros won their first playoff series last year and have never been to the World Series.
And I would truly love for Bagwell and Biggio to get to play in a World Series.
And since I am also a Red Sox fan, I am sure you understand why last night's game was most unpleasant. It was not quite Game 6 of the 1986 Series, but it was close.
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