Houston Astros @ St. Louis Cardinals -- NLCS Game 6 LIVE THREAD

[Michael Goldsberry]

Starting Lineup: Houston at St. Louis

Houston						St. Louis
Pos	Player	HR	RBI	AVG			Pos	Player	HR	RBI	AVG
2B	Biggio, Craig	0	3	.316		SS	Eckstein, David		1	6	.300
CF	Taveras, Willy	0	0	.333		CF	Edmonds, Jim		1	1	.296
1B	Berkman, Lance	2	8	.355		1B	Pujols, Albert		2	8	.429
3B	Ensberg, Morgan	0	8	.257		RF	Walker, Larry		0	1	.083
RF	Lane, Jason	1	5	.235		LF	Sanders, Reggie		2	12	.259
LF	Burke, Chris	2	4	.368		2B	Grudzielanek, Mark		0	2	.188
C	Ausmus, Brad	1	2	.222		C	Molina, Yadier		0	3	.290
SS	Everett, Adam	0	2	.265		3B	Nunez, Abraham		0	0	.381
P	Oswalt, Roy (2-0, 2.51)					P	Mulder, Mark (1-1, 1.32)

[Jhensy]

[nutmeg]

Congrats to the Astros and welcome to FR! :o)

nutmeg (Red Sox fan)

[Jhensy]

[DrewsDad]

The Cards had a great season and we'll miss Busch Stadium. I've been there several times and my family has it's roots in Missouri.

[benjaminjjones]

Congrats Houston, I get my (second) wish and get to see The Rocket vs the White Sox in the World Serious.

First wish was Red Sox - Yankees.

[TheLion]

This is great! What is the skinny on the Astros versus Chicago....I haven't followed baseball this year.

[centexan]

Jim Wynn hit three home runs the first time I ever went to the Dome. I think that was in 1968. Been an avid fan ever since.

[Charles Henrickson]

"The man in the orange pajamas, Dude. Worthy f*n' adversary."

[Nexus6]

The skinny?...Astros will beat the White Sox in seven.

[Alexis the Bengal Kitty]

I remember going to the Colt 45 games and how hot it was, and then came the Dome.

Air conditioning..how sweet it was!

I am "Houston Proud" tonight.

[bootless]

Love Nolan. I saw him throw a no-hitter against the A's in Oakland in, uh, 1990 or 1991. It was awesome. I sent my ticket stub and a nice letter, and he signed the ticket and sent it back before I got the initial delivery receipt from FedEx. A classy guy ... he was getting ready to report (it was the following February).

[TheLion]

It is going to be one worth watching, imo!

[Charles Henrickson]

I thought it was silly how every pundit has been talking about Cards momentum from that Pujols homer. If you're sending Oswalt to the mound, the momentum is with you.

This is why I said the other night, even after Prince Albert's homer, that the edge was still with the Astros. One word: Oswalt. In his two games in this series, he was positively Gibsonesque. And that's about the highest praise I could give.

If Oswalt did not win the MVP of this series, there ought to be an investigation.

[Tall_Texan]

ping for later reading. Heck, I waited 40 years for this. Maybe I should just bookmark it.

[carl in alaska]

It could be VERY cold in Chicago in late October. That might favor the White Sox slightly at home. Houston is pitching very well right now and pitching is all important in baseball so I'd give the edge to the Astros. Houston probably has more veteran leadership with guys like Roger Clemens and Andy Petit on their team.

[bobbyd]

Wish my daddy could be alive to see his boys in the WS.

No kidding....my mom also!

Welcome to FR

[bootless]

Too late - I saved it!

[TheLion]

Thanks for that. I used to live at Great Lakes Naval Training Center on the lake near Chicago. I have never been as cold as I was there! Went to highschool in the early 60's and it was 15 below most winter days when we picked up the bus.

[bootless]

Isn't it funny that it took 45 years for the (former) Colt .45s to make it to the World Series? Almost karmic.

[carl in alaska]

I had some business meetings at corporate HQ in Chicago once in late October. I had flown out from California and brought my ski jacket and hat just in case. Turns out I needed the jacket and hat the second day out there when the temperature dropped to 52 degrees and the wind picked up. Not exactly baseball weather...LOL. Well as long as it doesn't snow, the series will be great. Maybe some of the long-suffering Cubs fans can convert to Sox fans for two weeks. I hope Chicago wins but I think Houston has the edge.