Cardinals, baby! I muttered to myself that Clemens was done in the 5th, and Pujols and Rolen did not disappoint.
Kudos to the Astros. They played a hell of a series and had a hell of a season. Y'all threw your best at us tonight, and - like the songs says - I guess your best wasn't good enough.
I watched the game at my local sports/drinking establishment, surrounded by roughly 200 Astros fans. I left the colors at home, though I suspect my fist pumping after Rolen's HR betrayed my true feelings. Doesn't matter, as we now have to face the BoSox, to whom I give the edge in starting pitching. 'mudge is right about one thing: it's on.
I don't even want to go into the arcane and obnoxious rituals I went through every time an Astro came up to bat after the 6th inning. Suffice to say, it worked (in my mind).
Whoof. Hell of a series. I, too, know the sting of acid reflux.
Phat Albert's never disappointed (even when he was in a slump earlier in the season he was only a merely excellent hitter rather than phenomenal), and I knew it was only a matter of time before Scott started Rolen again (sorry, couldn't resist...)
On to Fenway for what I hope is a repeat of '67, right down to the final result.
Go Cards!!!!!
Congrats Pete, very brave of you to go into enemy territory and cheer on your team. Good luck against the Sawx, the Cards are going to need it!
Congratulations, Pete. Should be a great World Series.