Go 'Stros!!!

I dare not speculate how the series with the hated Cardinals will go, but conventional wisdom is already labeling yesterday's marathon eighteen inning game as the best playoff game in history. It had it all -- a grand slam to bring the Astros within one late in the game, a two-out homerun in the bottom of the ninth to tie up the game, nine -- count 'em, nine -- more grueling innings in which Roger Clemens came out to make only his second relief appearance in his career to hold the Braves to 0 runs for three innings, and finally a walk-off home run by a bench rookie. I watched every minute of the 6+ hour ordeal, and though I did experience some heartburn, it was the most amazing game I have ever watched. I could hear my MeMe cheering with every strike Clemens threw and she cheered with me when Burke's hit cleared the fence to finally end the game.