The Clemens v. rookie Mateo gave Brownie and JD the opening to trot out their ?old guys walk like this, and young guys walk like this? comedy routine. JD was decked out in his baggy pants comedian costume with his Rally, Coat of No Actual Colors, Jacket.
The regulation 9 was mostly about the lingering bean ball war. Why does this shit always happen with the Cubs? I thought Roy was a head hunter?
Lance Berkman started the game in right. He?s estimating that he?s 87 to 92% recovered from his groin injury. But it is a baseball FACT that if you?re gimpy, the ball will find you. Juan Pierre lined the first pitch of the game over Lance?s head for a triple. He scored on a sac fly. Later in the inning Clemens took care of unfinished business from last night by plunking Jacque Jones. So, by baseball etiquette, that?s that. If only.
Blah blah blah, this and that, Roger Cedeno homers on the first pitch of the 2nd into the Crawfords. Huff doubles up the Hill and 2 runs score in the 4th. 2-2.
In the 5th, Jacque Jones, visibly pissed about being the token HBP, clocks a massive homerun to dead center, like 450 feet. 3 runs score and it?s 5-2. NOW it starts to get interesting.
Mateo, in the bottom of the 5th, beans Clemens in the lead shoulder. Roger doesn?t even flinch. But, Dusty is no fool and sends up Theriot The Sacrificial Lamb in the 6th to pinch hit for Mateo. Clemens takes 2 pitches to plunk him and then just grazes his jersey.
This feat earns him a standing O as he exits the inning.
Bottom of the 6th, Scott singles, Huff singles, and pay close attention all you dickless fucktards wondering why Everett is in the lineup, he TRIPLES OFF THE CRAWFORD WALL. Pagan, in left tripped drifting back. Then, Ausmus draws the walk off Wuertz and Orlando, Is He Still On the Team? Palmeiro cranks a double down the line scoring 2. 6-5 Astros.
7th, Qualls, 8th, wait the 8th was fun. With Hobbs on 3rd, the Cubs sniffed out the squeeze and Everett had to fling his bat at the pitch out. Scott was a dead duck. Anyways Wheeler in the 8th, 9th? Lidge. He mussbe craaaazzzy cause of Pujols! I tells yah! Or, there?s employee pricing on some Ford POS. Either way he's craaaazy! Merton homers on a 3-2 fastball and it?s tied.
Cards have already beat the Reds. So they can't lose any ground at this point.
Extra baseball, this little dude right behind Drayton and wearing the pinstripes, starts to get interested. He?s jumping he?s cheering. He?s up WAY past his bed time.
Bottom of the 10th was fun. Burke popped a low fastball into left and willed it into a double. Ensberg, pinch hitting, sac flied him to 3rd. Berkman IBB, Hobbs IBB, Huff creamed a belt high 2-0 fastball right to 1st, Everett ends the inning with a pop up.
The 13th, Everett hit a few interesting fouls just to the left of the cow pole in left before striking out.
Into the bottom of the 17th? and Borkowski still mowing them down since the 12th...
