I think it's over and the Cards will win. That Pujols homer was a killer blow, destined to change the course of baseball history. You don't come that close to winning, cough it up, and still survive. I'm a Braves fan and I KNEW when Leyritz hit that 1996 homer the series was over (even though it was only a tie game and the Braves were up 2-1 in the series). Ditto the Ausmus blast in this year's division series. It took 18 innings but the 'Stros were going to win no matter what. We have the same thing here - Houston had the bubbly all but uncorked and were devastated by that blast. They can speak all the cliches they want about only one game, etc. It is over and they are done.
Funny, anyone who said that St. Louis was done with 1 out to go was celebrating prematurely. You are saying Houston is done with 54 outs left. Thank you, but the 'Stros have been counted out so many times this season it's become a cliche in itself. They play the games for a reason. Kudos to Pujols but he won the game, not the series.
I don`t think its over by any means. Sure, that Pujols homerun was a big blow to the Astros, but a knockout blow? I am not going to say that. But I am glad it happened.
It will no doubt play in the minds of the Astros. The fact that they were up 3-2 last year coming back to St.Louis and lost the series also is still fresh in their heads I`m sure. Game 6 had Edmonds blast in extra innings to win the game. I am sure they will be playing that on the jumbotron a few times.
But remember, the Cards were up 3-1 over Atlanta in 1996 NLCS and lost the series. So like the saying goes, it ain`t over till its over.
By the way, I was at Game 6 in the 1996 World Series. : ) I was also at Game 4 last year to see the Cards go down in flames. But it was still exciting to see the Red Sox win, in a weird way.
Go Cards !!