Wild Card. Tied.

What. A. Season.

“Complete Game James was on again tonight, and no small part of me hopes that the Red Sox don’t choke away the Wild Card. The Rays could win the 2011 World Series the way the 2010 Giants did: scraping out runs and riding an untouchable pitching staff.”
-Pinstripe Alley

Oh yeh, you hear that? We’re winning this one.

we even got on camera during one of DJ Kitty’s appearances during one of the Yankee pitching changes. :-)

Looks like they were wrong. :)

The atmosphere was electric, even with only 18k+ in attendance. The best was after the game, watching the Rays faithful hanging out for 10-15 minutes watching the Redsux lose.

Hellickson and Britton ftw tomorrow!

I didn’t forget Fuld in Chicago but Desmond made the catch of the year and he picked a pretty good time to do it.

And Shields, didn’t have his A+ stuff but still did a great job, that’s an ace.

and I think I misspelled that.

However, that’s how special this month has been.

On two day’s rest?

The Deezy catch and the Fails-bury non-catch could be the basis for an epic 1950s-era educational video. “How not to play centerfield.”

“Uh-oh! Jacoby’s forgotten the ball.”

What are the odds he throws a CGSO tonight?

I said entering the 9th that Maddon needed to manage with his head not his heart and I probably would have pulled him after the error by Longoria. Shields was gassed and you don’t want to come close to bringing the tying run to the plate with anybody much less the Yankees line-up. Joe and I’m sure Shields when his adrenaline slowed down is much happier with a win than another complete game. Maddon doesn’t seem to care what the popular opinion in he manages the way he does and I love it, we saw what happens when the opposite it true (ask Brandon Morrow how staying in the game works out)

I got a h/t. I GOT A H/T!!!!!!!

thoroughly enjoyed the game, if not getting there. the rain caused my AC to crap out in the car, inside got all fogged up, and almost ended up bumber deep on a flooded street. Oh well, car dried out enough to the AC to work on the way home.

stayed around the gate for 5 minutes at the end of the game to see the Sox complete the choke job. or at least part 1 of the choke (letting the Rays catch up). Some complain about the scores not being prominantly displayed at the Trop, but I kind of like having to keep glancing to catch that important out of town score.

Jennings’ catch was probably the most amazing fielding play I’ve ever witnessed. No more words are needed. As for SHhields not getting the CG, yeah I booed Maddon for about 2 seconds when he came out, but quickly accepted that 8 2/3 was a great job, the win was mor important. After 3 innings, Shields was close to 50 pitches and his command was wobbly – that he got so far was amazing.

As for Martin’s ejection – yeah the ump probably should have thicker skin, but the Yankees appeared to be hassling him about the strike zone from the first inning (Cano jawed with him after striking out to end the first), and we are only hearing Mr. Martin’s side of the story. His words might have been a little more colorful. really, afik, TFB for Martin and the Yankees.