I just returned from Italy this past Monday.  I must say it was exhausting though i managed to rush home after leaving the airport and catch the last 4 innings of  game 5, which wasn’t a pretty sight for the Cardinals.

I have said this before i do love the Cardinals, i know its weird to like 3 teams but just get over it. Anyhow with Tuesday being a travel day, Wednesday was postponed, it was kind of a itch to wait since i haven’t seen a game in almost three weeks! Italy is all about soccer (yawn) sorry soccer lovers!

Finally Thursday comes along and its freezing but clear n sunny in St Louis so that means there’s gonna be a game played! The start of the game seemed like it was going really quick & the Cardinals weren’t all that sharp, i honestly didn’t think after the errors we were gonna blow this.

Amazingly enough in the 8th and 9th they’re down to the last strike like in ’86 with the Red Sox & Mets.  It seemed like a game at Coors field, each side keeps scoring and its still a very close game til the end.  By the 11th inning, after the Rangers got out i hoped this would be the last inning because i was about to fall asleep, and my cat is asleep on my lap so i can’t move anywhere.

I had stopped keeping score because the card only went 10 innings. Anyhow David Freese who is one of those common players you don’t expect much from, comes up first i think it was the first pitch and it was all over and i hear Joe Buck going “we’ll see you tomorrow night!” It was so loud i only actually heard “night”  I was going to jump up and down screaming but my folks were asleep.  But instead i threw my fists in the air and grinned from ear to ear.

I don’t think I can compare this to the last game of the regular season.  They were both amazing nights in baseball history.  The Cardinals were 8 games back from the Brewers in August it didn’t seem like they had much hope. The game starts in under 3 hours, i think the Cardinals will win and Freese will hands down be the MVP.

I am done for now & i’ll try and remember to blog afterwards if i am not too tired.