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The mightyAfter game 1, the St. Louis Cardinals' Lance Berkman said that his team had to win the "National League games" referring to low-scoring, defensive and pitching struggles, and that they couldn't play the high-scoring game of the Texas Rangers.
Think again. 16-7.
Albert Pujols is getting all of the attention and hitting three home runs will get you that, I guess. No doubt he was brilliant and the Cards just beat the shit out of the Rangers.
What pisses me off is the Rangers' focus.
Errors (three, three unearned runs). Walks (six, five of those baserunners scored). Unforgiveable baserunning (Dave Anderson should be fired on the spot). And Ian Kinsler (six runners left on base, including a bases-loaded situation).
I don't know if the Rangers win without those issues. It'd be damned close though.
Nonetheless, the Cards had 15 hits and four home runs. That's enough to get you beat. (Although they had 13 hits and two homers ... let's face it, those mistakes cost them the game.)
What also kills me is Ron Washington. I really love the guy. There are some things he does that I guess is him going with his gut or whatever. I thought it was a monumental mistake starting Mike Napoli at first base and Yorvit Torrealba at catcher.
For one, Mitch Moreland would have been another lefty bat going against the righty Kyle Lohse (although, Torrealba was no slouch at the plate). He's also a decent defensive improvement over Napoli at first ... I would doubt Moreland throw wide right on that throw home being a former pitcher. Also, it should be noted that starter Matt Harrison had much more success with Napoli catching him than Torrealba. Ten of Harrison's win came with Napoli and he allowed just three home runs in 89 innings in the regular season.
Again, I don't know if it makes a difference. At no time did I think Torrealba was the difference between winning and losing and I have no problem with him catching C.J. Wilson or Colby Lewis. I just don't understand why you change things up now, in the motherfucking World Series.
Shit.
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