It would stand to reason that I would be upset about yet another prediction of mine not coming even close to true (though my ALCS prediction of Chicago in five was dead on the money). But the truth is, I’m a Cubs fan, which means I enjoy seeing the Cardinals lose at nearly every opportunity. I secretly hoped the ‘Stros would find a way to overcome, but when Pujols hit that 700-foot home run in Game 5, I saw flashbacks of Games 6 and 7 of the NLCS between the Cubs and Marlins. This is the beginning of the end, I thought. After all, the Cubs had Prior and Woody pitching Games 6 and 7. So the Astros had Oswalt. Big deal. I’ve seen good hitting beat good pitching.
Not this time. Oswalt was a STUD, going seven innings with 6 K’s and a walk. Word to your Mulder, meanwhile, didn’t make it out of the fifth inning, only walking one but also only striking out two and giving up twice as many hits as Oswalt. Perhaps the saddest part of the evening was the fact that Larry Walker struck out looking in what many think will be his last at bat. That’s not the way to go, son. Hack at it, even if it’s a foot out of the strike zone. As the poet laureates Iron Maiden once said, if you’re gonna die, die with your boots on.
This is going to be the coolest World Series in eons. Both teams have EVERYTHING to play for. One hasn’t won it in 88 years. The other team has never won it in their entire existence. Man, how do you beat that?
