On the luckiest day of the millenium, 7/7/07, the Cardinals had the worst luck of the millenium. Actually, luck has nothing to do with the 7th inning (ironic, no?) blow-up of shortstop Aaron Miles; lack of concentration, however, has everything to do with the fiasco.
Let's flash back to that fateful 7th inning, where the chance of a Cardinal victory was punched directly in the nose thrice.
With runners on second and third with one out in a 3-3 game, a slow roller was tapped to Aaron Miles. The Redbird shortstop scooped it up, looked home, looked to first, and air-mailed a throw to first that Albert Pujols barely knocked down. One run scored, and Miles was credited with an E-6.
Two batters later, a ground ball rolled under the glove of Miles. Two runs scored, and Miles was credited with an E-6.
The next batter hit a grounder to Miles, who promptly skipped an unpickable ball to first base. One run scored, and Miles was credited with an E-6. The Cardinal fans then showed their appreciation for Miles' hat trick with a showering of boos (which I don't agree with, but that's another post).
The score at the end of the inning: Giants 7, Cardinals 3.
Final score: Giants 7, Cardinals 6.
Tonight's loss was especially frustrating considering that So Taguchi cost the Cardinals the game yesterday by committing an error in centerfield that allowed three unearned runs to score with two outs. Toss in the fact that a run scored because Juan Encarnacion let two catchable balls fall in front of him in the first inning because he was in no great hurry to actually run, and you have all the ingredients that lead me to a heart-wrenching realization: The Cardinals will most likely be absent from the playoffs this season.
No desire, no heart, no hustle, no urgency.
No wins.
P.S. - Carlos Delgado hit a homer tonight at 7:07 on 7/7/07. How fantastic is that?
Saturday, July 7, 2007
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