The Saint Louis Cardinals are now playing the decisive game in the 2011 NLDS.
After an improbable run to reach the playoffs it all comes down to this game for the great Saint Louis Cardinals and another team.
If the Cardinals win this evening they will face the also very good Milwaukee Brewers for the chance to lose in the World Series to your Texas Rangers.
BREAKING: There are no AL East Teams left playing thus most sportswriters, "experts" and talking heads consider the season over.
Currently the Saint Louis Cardinals are leading the ballgame. 1-0.
A slim lead, but a lead. On the fourth pitch of the game, Rafael Furcal ripped a triple to center field - just the third leadoff triple Halladay has allowed in his career. That brought Skip Schumaker to the plate, and after falling behind 0-2, Schumaker worked a ten-pitch at bat before lining a double into right. Halladay hung a curve in the center of the zone, and Schumaker took advantage. That put St. Louis up 1-0.SBNation
Consider this an open thread to talk about the Saint Louis Cardinals.
*The 3rd inning for the Cardinals resulted in them all going down in order all via strikeouts for some unknown reason.
7:02 PM PT: Top of the 6th still 1-0 Saint Louis.
Cards have held the other team to 2 hits so far.
7:06 PM PT: Your Texan diarist has been informed that the thing the 3rd base umpire is wearing is referred to as a "jacket".
7:12 PM PT: The team the Cards are playing have a man on 1st with one out.
7:12 PM PT: Attempted steal. No more man on first and no man on second. Two outs.
7:19 PM PT: The Cardinals start the top of the 7th with a 408 foot fly ball out.
7:27 PM PT: Cliff Lee (Ex-Texas Ranger) is warming up in the non-Cardinal Bull Pen.
7:35 PM PT: 1-2-3 Inning for the bottom of the 7th inning.
1-0 Saint Louis.
A 1-0 game may not be the most thrilling forum for an live thread but this is fun and thank y'all for being here.
7:38 PM PT: Top of the 8th no out, man on 1st and 2nd for the Cardinals
7:40 PM PT: Sac. bunt. Men on 2nd & 3rd, 1 out. Walking Pujols with Berkman on deck Bases loaded/.
7:42 PM PT: Berkman strikes out swinging, big out.
Bases loaded 2 outs.
7:45 PM PT: Fly out to left, no runs. Opportunity not taken, let's hope this doesn't haunt them.
7:53 PM PT: A lot of freaky stuff just happened that could've been ugly but it turned out ok. :0
Moving to the top of the 9th 1-0 Cardinals.
8:02 PM PT: Moving on to the bottom of th 9th inning 1-0 Cardinals.
Yes, welcome to National League Baseball.
8:08 PM PT: Saint Louis Cardinals win!
So the Baseball Sages were right, we get a coastal playoff series;
From the banks of the Detroit & Trinity Rivers we get the:
Detroit Tigers vs. the Texas Rangers
From the bans of Lake Michigan & the Mississippi River we get the:
Milwaukee Brewers vs. the Saint Louis Cardinals.
8:52 PM PT: Thanks to everyone for joining in by either commenting or lurking.
These types of diaries are too easy and too fun to be so rare.
Thanks again.