I hadn't heard anything about Carp, just saw some message board stuff, but didn't read anything. Avoding espn.com or the other sports sites to keep my blood pressure down. Didn't see it on the Post Dispatch web site, either.
The hit and run in the 6th, against Wilson, where Pujols didn't swing baffles me. It looked like Pujols put it on, but the pitch was so high, he couldn't swing. I can't figure out why put it on there. At that point, Wilson was struggling to find the strike zone. And it looked like TLR wasn't sure what happened.
But after getting burned by it in the 6th, why the hell would you put it on in the 9th, down two runs? You need base runners. If Pujols takes it yard, it's tied. But then the hit and run doesn't matter. Again, Feliz wasn't looking sharp. He hit Craig, and Pujols swung at a pitch really out of the zone, to start the double play. And then he promptly walks Holliday (if only Berkman had seen the ball come out).
For the life of me, I can't figure out why put it on in the 9th.
I think I'd be more pissed if we hadn't won it in 06. Yeah, it'll suck to lose. But all I want out of the Cards is a shot every year. And I think they are one of those teams that, while they won't make the playoffs every year, they'll give you a reason to at least watch into August/September.