The Dude: Hey, nice marmot!
The Astros had a runner on 3rd with 2 outs in the 1st. Berkman took his walk and Huff grounded to 2nd. Have you noticed yet that Huff trots out grounders?
In the 4th the Astros finally scratch a run off Marmol, who by the way gave up 6 walks and struck out 6. Huff tripled home Berkman who ran into the dugout and laid down in mock exhaustion as he had run around from 1st. Palmeiro fanned him with a towel. Wacky fun. But then Wilson popped up and didn't get the run in from 3rd. Ausmus struck out swinging at a high fastball that was ball 4. Oswalt couldn't help his cause. Much, much, less fun.
The Cubs came back in the bottom of the 4th. Oswalt had been cruising. It took him 2 minutes, 5 pitches, to complete the 2nd. But things were different now. He was struggling through what would be a 30 pitch inning. His fastball was up. With 2 on and 2 outs, Nevin swung through one of those fastballs. With a 2 strike count, Oswalt tried it again, Ausmus thought it was a good idea, Deshaies commented that Nevin couldn't catch up to the high fastball. 3 run homer.
They had chances later in the game. Scott stranded runners 2nd and 3rd, the result of a phantom balk, in the 6th. But this one was over in the 4th.
Walter Sobchak: Also, let's not forget - let's NOT forget, Dude - that keeping wildlife, an amphibious rodent, for uh, domestic, you know, within the city - that aint legal either.
The Dude: What are you, a fucking park ranger now?
Walter Sobchak: No, I'm...
The Dude: Who gives a shit about the marmot!
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The Dude: That's a great plan, Walter. That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch.
Hall of Fame matchup at 7:05
