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[catslash]

Eighteen innings.

Eighteen exhausting, tricky, gut-wrenching, heart-stopping, record-setting innings.

Five home runs.

Two grand slams.

Five hundred and fifty-three pitches.

A homer that almost wasn't.

A homer that almost was.

Fourteen pitchers.

Three innings of relief from the finest starter in baseball.

Thirteen runs.

Two teams, locked in a game that turned from a near-laugher to an epic battle, one that drained both bullpens dry, one that almost went one way or another a thousand times, one that kept the adrenalin humming for those who played and those who watched.

One winner.

My winner.

My boys.

My Astros.

Comments

[cack-handed.livejournal.com]

Awesome, perfect summation. Definitely with you on the adrenaline.

[catslash.livejournal.com]

Excellent, thanks! I'm hoping to get up a more personal reaction tomorrow, because there are many layers, including OMG Farns WTF and also the fact that my mother is a wonderful and patient woman.

[cack-handed.livejournal.com]

I had a good/bad (okay seriously it was a good) feeling that Farnsworth was going to blow it because every time I've watched him pitch (aka back when he was a Cub), he blew it. So I was ready for that Farns and I got him. Not that I didn't like him then or anything...and now I just like him even more, heh.

[catslash.livejournal.com]

I had a feeling. All series, I had a feeling that in spite of the Farns's stellar season, he'd have a crucial meltdown. I felt bad about it, 'cos I love the Farns, but the feeling was so strong it was like it had already happened.

I mean, the specific scenario I envisioned involved Morgan and a walkoff homer, but, you know, that worked too. ♥

[cack-handed.livejournal.com]

Yeah I kept waiting for Morgan to do something big, because he ALWAYS does something big, and he just...didn't. But yeah, that worked too. ;)

[catslash.livejournal.com]

Morgan wanted to share the glory. He was all, "Seven RBIs for the series is plenty, guys, it's your turn. I know you can do it!"

[cack-handed.livejournal.com]

That's definitely how he was. Mo is all about sharing the glory and such. :)

[catslash.livejournal.com]

Man, I love him. Wouldn't know him if I banged into him on the street, but he is my Houston boyfriend and I love him.

[americanleaguer.livejournal.com]

Yeah yeah yeah. :P

I would totally be happier about this if the Farns hadn't, like, destroyed my brain.

[catslash.livejournal.com]

Dude, I know. I'm planning on one more celebratory post, then I shall finally allow myself to pull on the hip waders and get started on the world of fake!shit we find ourselves in. Just couldn't deal yesterday.