Pujols Slams Cards Back Into Series: 2005 MLB Playoff's

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Wow. Watching that game, I called "mistake" as soon as I saw the top of that slider Lidge threw to Pujols. I mean, before Pujols swung, I saw the pitch, shoulder-high, dropping into Pujols' happy zone, just before he hit the game-winning home run. Essentially, I called it. (I have a witness, my friend Mike Brown)

Amazing. Hard to fault Lidge for making a mistake, as the Cards really battled in that 9th. Tough at-bats prior to Pujols, including Edmonds drawing the walk after Eckstein got the "who cares, you got a single with two outs in the ninth" hit. I guess you could fault Lidge for the 1-2 pitch to Eckstein, (a slider that didn't slide), after Eckstein looked like he couldn't hit the fastball with a tennis racket. But, really, Lidge looked a little off, but only a little. Maybe he should've just pounded fastballs, but other than that, what are you gonna complain about? Pujols could have missed that pitch, as dead center as it was. He didn't, and the Astros now face the Cards in St. Louis, which is hardly what they were hoping when they were one strike away from the Serious.