Daddy, daddy, you bastard, I’m through.
No more of this Daddy talk. No more of the doubt. What a game by Pedro. The usual bad first inning blues, and a fourth inning saved by Suppan’s awful baserunning. (Suppan looked like he threw the third base coach under the bus there.) But otherwise, magnificent. Stepped it up in the limelight, like he always does. Even worked the count against Suppan (hitting a ball foul, taking) and forced Suppan to issue his only walk of the game. I am so glad I saw this man pitch live back in the day. Even on TV I’ve got goosebumps. And Timlin in the 8th, Foulke in the 9th is exactly what Francona was brought in to do. Foulke is stone cold: gives up a long bomb, Pujols hits a long fly, no worries, gets the K.
By the way: Cardinals bad baserunning. Manny with the outfield assist. Ortiz with a nice throw to third to get Suppan. I know there’s a lunar eclipse tomorrow, but we’re in bizarre times. Also, Manny has a hit in every game in the postseason. Despite all the “no RBIs in the ALCS” talk, he’s been hitting. Now he’s hitting bombs.
One more win. One more win at a time. And then: pandemonium.