The Cardinals have disproven their naysayers. John Boddie, I am speaking directly to you. Those long MLBTV days in June are a distant memory. Thanks for that, by the way. Oh, and um...where are the Red Sox?
The Mets sans Pedro Martinez will prove a vulnerable though challenging opponent. This year's NLCS will be a reprise of the 2004 showdown between Pujols and Beltran, and we all remember who came out on top. I like the new look of the Cards' bullpen, ever since Isringhausen (miraculously) got injured. Blessing in disguise, some would say, but I secretly longed for this Izzie-less day to come. Heidi and I have newly-sprung MLB postseason crushes on Adam Wainwright, mostly because he packs a mean punch at the end of every game.
Spent another evening at Sacco's Bowling Haven in Davis Square for a friend's birthday party. It's my third time in the past year. Heidi and I took Storrow Drive at sunset, and after a beautifully warm day, the silhouettes of towers along the river softly welcomed the glow of evening. The towers dwarfed the river boats, dark forms bidding adieu to the sun and settling in for the night. The city seems more hospitable and familiar at times like these.
That supposed crush on Wainwright is tempered by my pre-existing crush on the Mets' David Wright. http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/player.jsp?player_id=431151
Wait a second, most of the complaining about the cardinals came from one LKauffman. Anyway, let's see how they do after beating the Mets.
I'll admit I was often a naysayer, but I remember several times one JBodiieee tried to get a rise out of me by listing off Red Sox achievements and writing strange quotations on the whiteboard.