Game 4 really, really bothered me. This was the day Tony let Rick White pitch to 10 batters in relief. Rick White was the worst relief pitcher on the post-season roster that year. Obviously, Tony was worried about the game going 20 innings.JL21 wrote:In person, game 2 of the 2005 NLCS was tough to watch. That was the first time Oswalt shoved it up the Cardinals' buttcheeks in the LCS that year. It was like watching a python strangle a rat.
Game 2 of the 2002 NLCS sucked a lot as well (also saw that one in person), but that had a lot more to do with how much I wanted them to beat the piss out of the Giants. That was the game after Kenny Lofton and Matt Morris almost got into it. Plus, that was the one and only time I've ever had WS tickets. So the Cardinals winning that LCS took on extra importance that year.
And the kicker was that the Cards actually had a chance to tie the game in the 9th, with 1st and 3rd, 1 out, down 1 with Pujols and Drew up.
Both of them struck out.