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Originally Posted by Ali Chi3fs
This game was amazing... watching it unfold was purely classic. Glad I was watching it live.
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Closet Cardinal fan huh?
From espn. Sounds like the Cards were feeling a little dissed in the 9th inning:
And when plate ump Larry Poncino called the last one ball four, that man on deck, the menacing Mr. Pujols, was suddenly marching toward the box representing the winning run.
If there was a word that best described Minute Maid Park at that point, that word would be "nervous."
Those roars of ecstasy had softened into mumbles of worry. Those leaps of joy had turned into squirms of fear. One moment, the Cardinals had been peering into the other dugout, taking mental notes as the Astros players themselves began to celebrate. After all, they'd lost
one game all year when they took a lead into the ninth. In fact, they'd lost one game like that since June 15, 2004. And they'd gone 136-1 in that situation since -- much of it thanks to the brilliance of Brad Lidge. So who could blame them for celebrating?
Well, the Cardinals could, for one. "We were looking over to their bench, and guys were high-fiving," Walker said. "A couple of guys were even dancing. But until that fat lady sings, you can't do that."
You especially can't do that when there's a chance Albert Pujols could get to hit. And now -- voila -- here he was.