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2 October 2002 - 1:44 pm
I was going to write a rant about MLB having a playoff game start at 10pm (11pm on the east coast), but Bernie Miklasz of the Post-Dispatch beat me to it. And he backs up his argument with facts and figures that support what all of us were thinking when the starting time was announced: this isn't the way major League Baseball should go about trying to lure in the younger fans who've moved away from baseball to basketball and football.
If the moms and dads out there let their kids stay up for the game (and it seems unlikely that anyone except us wacky college kids were up), they got to see a great game. Matt Morris was shaky in the first few innings (as often seems to be the case for him), but he locked it in later, and supported by twelve Cardinals runs (6 against Randy Johnson) he got the win.
Morris was good, but he wasn't the story of the game. For me, the most telling fact is this: every Cardinal starter including the pitcher either scored a run, got an RBI, or both. This just help highlight the Cardinals true strength, the top-to-bottom quality of their batting order. Their eight regulars, paired with a deep bench and a quality bullpen make them next to impossible to beat when they're firing on all cylinders. And their recent record seems to bear this out. They've won 22 of 28 since September 1st, including a 3-game sweep of the Diamondbacks.
So if you have any sympathy in your heart, you should offer it to Curt Schilling. He'll be the starting pitcher on Thursday against a Cardinals offense that's at the top of their game. And Schilling is coming off of a set of starts that are, at best, sub-par and a September ERA that was over 5.
Before last night's game, I told Chris that I had picked the Cardinals to win over the Diamondbacks in four games. Clearly, I was mistaken. The Redbirds will take it in three.
Posted by on 2 October 2002 at 1:44 PM
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