At-Game Recap--2009 NLDS Game 1: Bison Bullies Blue Back, Busts Ballyhooed Birds (Part 2)

Apprehension. The game didn't start out well for the Dodgers, with Randy Wolf loading the bases (including a IBB to Albert Pujols) in the first inning. (That's bad.) But then Wolf struck out Matt Holliday for the first out. (That's good.) And then Ronnie Belliard let a Ryan Ludwick ball drop in short right-center field, scoring one run. (That's bad.) (Actually, it was especially bad as everyone started second guessing Joe Torre's move to play Belliard rather than Orlando Hudson at second, since Hudson probably would have caught that ball.) And then, relief. Yadier Molina hits a comebacker for a double play, ending the inning. Only one run scored, and it could have been much, much worse. Let me take a second to describe the atmosphere here: you could cut the tension with a knife. Everyone, save the lone Cardinals fan sitting next to me, was worried. And the mood was pretty tense. It may have been even more pronounced for me because I was under the loge-...