PLAYERS:
Darren Oliver,
Arthur Rhodes,
Nick Punto,
Esteban German,
Joe Buck,
Tim Mccarver,
Mike Adams,
Scott Feldman,
Mike Napoli
TEAMS: Texas Rangers, St. Louis Cardinals
TEAMS: Texas Rangers, St. Louis Cardinals
It's game one of the World Series!!Texas and St. Louis!Allen Craig#Darren Oliver and Arthur Rhodes%&Anyway, during the opening game of the Fall Classic I jotted down some notes. * St. Louis bat boy's name is Tanner.There's only one Tanner allowed in baseball history, and it's Tanner Boyle. * This debate actually happened in the bottom of the sixth inning: should Texas intentionally walk Nick Punto.Speaking of Punto, here is a list of loud, rhetorical questions I asked my cat, Morris during the game:- NICK PUNTO?!- 7TH INNING, TYING AND GO-AHEAD RUNS ON FOR TEXAS, PINCH HITTING IS.....ESTEBAN GERMAN?! JESUS! - THAT WAS GERMAN'S FIRST AT BAT SINCE SEPTEMBER 25?!- WHO THE HELL IS JOHN JAY?!* Joe Buck came close to telling an actual joke in the sixth inning. It was something about a Rangers' reliever turning on a heater with his legs. If I had to grade the joke in Cansecos I'd give it an Ozzie.* There's Allen Craig with the go-ahead single, which fina...
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