St. Louis 8, San Diego 5
Reggie Sanders, SMASH! Me hit ball far. Izzy nearly blows a six run lead. And for the first time in baseball history, an ace pitcher (Jake Peavy) breaks at least one rib during the clubhouse celebration when they won the NL West, and is lost for the rest of the playoffs. We are waiting with bated breath to find out exactly how he pulled that stunt.
Chicago 14, Boston 2
What a joke this game was. Even Scott freaking Podsednik, who hadn’t hit a homer ALL YEAR, hit a three-run dinger, as did fellow non-slugger Juan Uribe. The funny thing is, Chicago only had two more hits than Boston, but the Pale Hose were the ones playing long ball. Boston hit five doubles, but only scored two runs. Does Francona play small ball tonight in order to put pressure on the South Siders? Don’t bet on it.
New York 4, The The Angels Angels 1
The Yanks spank Fatty yet again (they pulverized him earlier in the year in the Bronx), with the big blow coming from Robinson Cano, a three run double in his first playoff at-bat. Moose threw like a pro, not the bum he was to his fantasy owners. And Rivera sawed off yet another bat handle. For all the wood he’s ruined, we hope he plans on repaying the earth by planting a forest somewhere. And what on earth was Vladimir Guerrero thinking when he tried to steal second on a left handed pitcher with two outs and down by three runs? If I’m Scioscia, I learn a few curse words in Spanish and try them out.
Tonight:
Houston at Atlanta, 4 PM EST. Pettite vs. Hudson
Boston at Chicago Sox, 7 PM EST. Wells vs. Buehrle
New York at Anaheim Anaheim, 10 PM EST. Wang vs. Lackey
