October 27, 2004
Locked and Loaded
Jason Marquis has walked his third batter of the game. The bases are loaded with 2 out. No one is warming in the pen. The Cardinals may win or lose the Series here with Marquis.
Update: Nixon knocks a ball against the wall in right to drive in two more runs. The Sox lead 3-0, and Bellhorn is being walked to load the bases for Lowe. If Lowe drives in a run, the Cards really don't deserve to win this thing.
Update: Lowe strikes out to end the inning. It could have been a lot worse for the Cardinals, but Marquis has now thrown 72 pitches in three innings (41 balls). He can't last much longer.
No disrespect to the Red Sox, but the story of this WS is gonna be the absolute ineptitude of the Cardinals' starting pitchers.
Its really sad that people aren't giving the Red Sox the credit they deserve. Maybe one day it will happen, but guys, the Sox really are this good. The Sox have the Cards scouted extremely well, which is why the Cards have looked like they haven't been in body during these games.
The Sox have been looking at this matchup since August.
Dave, they may well be, but they're getting a lot of help from the Cards' lack of pitching.
