I don't particularly care who wins the NLCS. But since the ALCS is over, I think it behooves all of us (possibly except for Craig - who has some Astros ties) to cheer for the Cardinals tonight. If the Cardinals can't manage a win tonight, there won't be any baseball until Saturday. Speaking just for myself, I'd like to see as much baseball as possible between now and Saturday - just so that there's baseball to watch.
Since the ALCS is over, we get a break from Tim McCarver, who is an awful announcer. If you think he is too, you might like this site. If you're a Timmy fan though, don't worry - he'll be back for the World Series.
Tonight's matchup:
NL - 8:20: Cardinals (Carpenter) at Astros (Pettitte) -- Astros lead 3-1
Despite my "more baseball" wishes, the Astros will go for the clinch tonight. A win gives the Astros their first trip to the World Series.
I'm really surprised at the results (so far) of the poll. I suppose our voters aren't a random sample of the population, as I expected more of an outcry for the Yankees/Red Sox in the World Series. But I suppose on this site, whether you've adopted a team that's in the playoffs or not, we're fans of a small market/budget team and part of that fandom involves not cheering for the likes of the Yankees and Red Sox.
And the playoffs wouldn't be complete without ichthyomancy:
| Person | STL @ HOU | Player | AAB |
| Carolina | Cardinals | Pujols | Total of 6 runs |
| Colombo259 | |||
| Craig | Astros | Bagwell | Astros: 2 Squeeze Plays |
| Double B | |||
| Dex | |||
| Fishfan24 | Astros | Carpenter | Carpenter: ND |
| Jsprt05 | Cardinals | Carpenter | Cards: H = Carp Ks |
| Seamusfurr | |||
| StrandedX02 | |||
| Wiggins |