What we watched was the St. Louis Cardinals win a baseball game on the road 1-0. What we watched was the St. Louis Cardinals have ability to win a baseball game on the road 1-0.
What we watched was St. Louis Cardinal Chris Carpenter pitch to Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning of a National League, as last year Brian Wilson of the San Francisco Giants played.
What we watched was instead of Howard eyeballing the decisive pitch as it sailed past him for a season-closing strike call, he swung, hit the ball and crumpled to the ground injured halfway up the baseline.
What we watched in a ground second baseman threw the ball to future Chicago Cub Albert Pujols for the out at first. What we watched was Carpenter, Pujols and their friends happy in the field.
What we watched was, baseball is fickle, which we knew yet it always rattles us when we're on the ass-end of that capriciousness. What we watched verified the adage that the best team on any given night can win, even when all they can muster is one run in the top of the first inning.
What we watched were the high hopes of Philadelphia fans get snuffed out like used-up Pall Malls outside Passyunk Avenue taprooms. What we didn't watch were St. Louis fans's have high hopes victory like nitrous victory balloons because that footage wasn't yet available.
All that, that's what we watched and we're trying to be penalty with all that. Except those of us getting Tased. Because those of us who will feel the sour sting of electrodes responded with a simple "." while those of us who will be delivering the sweet cracklin' of electrodes responded with an eloquent, I do not want tease at all. all. As I tried to talk to him about the tattoo, I wish to talk him out of the tasing."
Most of all, what we watched was a great goddamn baseball game, even if that pockmarked jitbag Tony LaRussa gets to preen, posture and prance for some days.
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