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A dark cloud hovers
over the Astros
not unlike
the dark shadows of
Zelaskoan bosoms
hovering over
the unsuspecting face
of a sleeping
Kevin Kennedy.
Follow that
mustache
into destiny.
I don't know about that, but I still think the Astros will win it. The Cards are pretty banged-up right now.
mustache
into destiny.
Replace "Follow" with "Ride" and you're golden.
I don't know about that, but I still think the Astros will win it. The Cards are pretty banged-up right now.
I haven't seen the lines today, but I'm talking about the Vegas lines (and yes, I know that's cause it's how everybody is betting, etc).
How do you "come back" from leading? (Yeah, yeah, I know where they're coming from, but it still seems strange.)
I suppose it would be appropriate for someone else nicknamed 'The Wizard of Oz' to close down Busch.
Even if you can accept it as a "comeback," which is a stretch, it is certainly not "the mother of all."
Even if you can accept the idea that it would be a "comback," it certainly wouldn't be "the mother of all."
Biggio 2b
Tavarez CF
Berkman 1b
Ensberg 3b
Lane RF
Burke LF
Ausmus C
Everett SS
Oswalt P
Eckstein SS
Edmonds CF
Pujols 1b
Walker RF
Sanders LF
Grudz 2b
Molina C
Nunez 3b
Mulder P
No surprises.
Nunez is back, which if nothing else, gives the Cardinals their best infield defense behind Mulder.
Tavarez is back in the lineup.
More like 45/55 at best, and that obviously doesn't consider just how much better Oswalt is than Mulder.
No matter who wins this series, this would be the greatest comeback of all time in an LCS since ... 2004.
Today I started selecting a bunch of stats for comfort, b/c I facing Oswalt is scary. Here are some of the better ones (mind you, I ignored anything that might look good for the Astros):
For the season, the Cardinals' home winning percentage was 61% while the Astros' road winning percentage was just 44%.
Oswalt's regular season ERA of over 6 against the Cardinals and the Astros' only scored 3.375 runs/game at Busch during the regular season.
Mulder's ERA at Busch this year is 2.59, his ERA against the Astros is 2.48, and his postseason ERA is 1.32. And, most telling is Mulder's numbers at Busch against the Astros this year, including the postseason: 25 IP, 2 ER, 0.72 ERA.
And, yes, I fully realize that all this means jack tonight. Getting time to strap 'em on.
From what voros M. posted at the beginning of the playoffs, 40/60 is a pretty typical road/home split in the postseason.
Thanks for the comfort, DTS. I can't believe how nervous I am over this.
1986 Angels? They had Kirk McCaskill and John Candelaria starting the last two games.
Well, now it's not just about getting to the world series. It's about protecting or establishing a legacy for Game 5's heroics. You know what I mean? If the Astros win 14-0 tonight, Pujols' homer is but a footnote in baseball history. If the Cards go on to win the NLCS, then Pujols' homer will be remembered as what won the NLCS for the Cardinals. Rightly or wrongly.
Good times are ahead.
In a half-hour or so.
I understand your point exactly. I want to remember Albert's shot as one of the great moments, like Jack, Ozzie, and Edmonds, but unless something happens the next two nights, it will be less legit.
And Kent and Edmonds as co-number tens? I barely remember those, and they happened last year.
Cards 3, Astros 1. And the Astros run is on a homer by Oswalt.
As someone pointed out last game, there were no beer vendors during Prohibition.
Also, why the hell would he point to the beer guy as if he wants a beer from him and then hit a homerun in that direction?
Maybe I'm thinking too much into it.
I picked the Cardinals. If they win the next two, I'll have gotten all six series right.
But I've always disliked the Cardinals.
I'd love to see Biggio and Bagwell make it to the World Series.
But I despise Clemens, and am not real fond of Oswalt (though I think they're both terrific pitchers).
I generally like to see the team I think deserves it win (unless I have a rooting interest), and I think the Cardinals really deserve it, as the dominant team in the league all year.
But I'd love to see the Astros break their 40+ year drought of never seeing the promised land, especially given the heartbreaks of 1980 and 1986.
Guess I'll have to be neutral.
And should never have been invented.
I'm rooting for the Cards so that we can have another game tomorrow night and not be deprived of baseball for two whole nights.
The same is true of intercourse. [/Biff]
And, if Babe Ruth were to order himself a beer, and had there been light beer at the time, I don't think Babe would have been ordering light beer. That's what I'm saying.
And in a Cubs-White Sox exhibition game in 1988 at Wrigley, he struck out
future Hall of FamerRafael Palmeiro.I think he was preoccupied by Sarah's law school exams.
The same is true of intercourse. [/Biff]
The same is true of blow jobs. [/Joe Bivens' wife]
the music they play during breaks and when showing graphics SUCKS.
If the Astros win and advance, I've been wondering if Sarah will be in my office the next day to ask if it's OK that she miss a class or two to go to Chicago and/or Houston to attend the World Series.
I guess I'll have to say yes . . . or never be able to show my (cyber) face around here again.
No, I'm not ####### kidding.
Last guy to win MVP and World Series in same season.
O for overly cute graphics
X for Xtra shots of Jeanne Zalasko's cleavage.
What's that spell?
FOX
And that's not even counting FOX news' crappiness for giving Bush a free ride on all the crap he has pulled. Oops, I guess that is redundant.
Sam, I would personally spit in your face.
You thought Heidi was bad? My local FOX station just interrupted the broadcast, mid-inning, to show a Playtex commercial.
I suppose a Kotex add would have been even more awkward.
Astros on the board, I see.
FOX is dum.
Not yet.
Edmonds expands the strike zone.
I feel the opposite. I become irrationally angry every time he leans into a pitch. Everyone else is OK.
Except for Clemens. I don't remember why I dislike the man but it stretches back into the mid-80's so I don't question.
Sarah Burke is a 3rd year student at our law school. If she wanted to attend mid-week WS games, she'd have to come to the Associate Dean (yours truly) for permission to miss the classes.
He sure does take a lot of pitches, doesn't he?
You've been to the Series too, right Sam?
Been to the Series? Heck, Sam was there when the Pirates beat the Tigers in Aught Nine.
Sarah Burke is a 3rd year student at our law school. If she wanted to attend mid-week WS games, she'd have to come to the Associate Dean (yours truly) for permission to miss the classes.
Interesting.
*sips Yoo-Hoo*
Just thought I'd throw that in...
Sam Rosen and John Davidson are terrific announcers, especially together.
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