Where will this Game 7 rank all time? It will be up there will classics like the 1991 Jack Morris triumph. Game 7 – just the words make your heart beat faster.
Last night’s game had it all. You want pitching? Jeff Suppan was masterful. You want defense? The Endy Chavez home-run rob will be on highlight reels for years to come. You want a Cinderella ending? OK – let’s choose Yadier Molina - a .216 hitter - to be the hero – one sweet swing for the ages!
And finally, let’s give the home town New York Mets one last chance by loading the bases against a kid with a grand total of 6 saves in the regular and post-season combined. And, just to rub it in a little, let’s give this kid, Adam Wainwright, one last batter to face; and let’s make that batter a horse - Carlos Beltran. Did you really think the kid could do it? No way. But he did – he threw the perfect 0-2 curve ball and Beltran just stood there – frozen…And that was it. Thud.
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