I think Houston wins the series. They still have the edge on paper. It'll be harder than they expected, but it'll happen. Neither Mulder nor Morris has been particularly good of late, while Oswalt and Clemens have been. I also don't buy this nonsense about St. Louis having the momentum. This is a team that holds momentum by pinching it with two fingers, holding it elevated at a distance, while saying "ewwwww, grody!" through pursed lips. You have to give a shit about winning in order to grab momentum. This spin-doctoring about La Russa being the "steadying hand" or whatever... absolute BS. That's like saying Marty Schottenheimer has a real gift for keeping his teams calm and unconcerned in playoff situations. The Cards' bench is like a goddamn morgue. That team needs Kevin Millar to shake things up, and they can have him. (As unbelievable as it sounds, they actually need his bat too. Didn't John Mabry establish that he sucked in, like, 1998 or something? Why does he still have a job?)
Anyway, I don't see the comeback happening. I certainly hope it doesn't; joyless baseball has nothing to offer me. I wouldn't be stunned, but people are already writing off Houston based on what happened in 1986. This is NOT the Angels. The Astros are way better than the '86 Angels. And that HR wasn't a shot out of nowhere like Hendu's was... this was Albert F. Pujols, the most dangerous hitter in the National League, earning his paycheck. The Cards got exactly what they wanted. (Earth to A-Scrod... put the 9th inning of Game 5 on "save until I delete" status on your TiVo, and play it on a loop until February.) Will they get lucky tonight? Does anyone really think Brad Lidge would do that twice? He was unfortunate enough to have made his first mistake of the year against Pujols. He's not gonna let it happen again. Astros win.
Anyway, I don't see the comeback happening. I certainly hope it doesn't; joyless baseball has nothing to offer me. I wouldn't be stunned, but people are already writing off Houston based on what happened in 1986. This is NOT the Angels. The Astros are way better than the '86 Angels. And that HR wasn't a shot out of nowhere like Hendu's was... this was Albert F. Pujols, the most dangerous hitter in the National League, earning his paycheck. The Cards got exactly what they wanted. (Earth to A-Scrod... put the 9th inning of Game 5 on "save until I delete" status on your TiVo, and play it on a loop until February.) Will they get lucky tonight? Does anyone really think Brad Lidge would do that twice? He was unfortunate enough to have made his first mistake of the year against Pujols. He's not gonna let it happen again. Astros win.
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