Now that's good baseball

[yendi]

Man, that was a fun game last night. And former Met Jose Vizcaino briefly was a hero! And then Scott Fucking Podsednik hits a homer off of Brad Lidge? I mean, I hit as many homers during the regular season as Posdenik (seriously).

And no, I'm not counting the 'Stros out. After all, my beloved '86 Mets lost the first two at home agains a 'Sox team, too. Granted, they had the power of Lots of Cocaine driving them, but they also had heart.

Oh, look, by the way: Baseball is upset about the current Got Milk campaign. You know what? If the sport had ever pretended to actually give a shit about steroids, I might have some sympathy for them.

In other sports news, I continue to love my Isles, not just because I'll be an Isles fan until I die, but because they generate headlines like Satan Riding Sudden Hot Streak.

Comments

[yendi]

Hell, there's been an entire book written about it.

But, no. A coked up Buckner wouldn't have helped. Coke can't make a guy into a better fielder. Keith Hernandez would have been ever better if he'd been sober.

[mgrasso.livejournal.com]

But, but... lightning quick reflexes! An imperviousness to pain! Something could've helped... shots of cortisone, a walker... something.

I still bear the scars.

[popfiend.livejournal.com]

If I remember this properly, it was Mookie Wilson who hit that ball.
And if I am remembering this properly, Buckner had 2 bad wheels, he wouldn't have beaten Mookie to the bag even if he made the play. Mookie was lightning in a bottle fast.

[yendi]

You are correct. He had an infield single, driving in the tying run, no matter what Billy did. The error just allowed the winning run to score.