Unbelievable

I cannot stress enough how unbelievable this win is for the Cardinals.

In the sixth inning, score tied 1-1 in a tense battle, it looked like the Mets had fate on their side when this play occurred, possibly one of the greatest outfield plays in the long history of the game:



Then, Yadier Molina, the light-hitting catcher, smoked a two run homer in the top of the ninth inning. The Cards are up 3-1, and headed into the bottom of the ninth.

There, the Mets produce two singles and a walk, creating this:

Bottom of the ninth. Two outs. Bases loaded. One of the best power hitters in baseball - Carlos Beltran - at the plate. A rookie - Adam Wainwright - on the mound for the Cardinals. No balls. Two strikes. A frenzied throng of 56,000 New Yorkers howling. Shea Stadium swaying in the fervor.

And this happens:



Today, New Yorkers are literally crying.

But in St. Louis, jubilation and utter shock.

Four more for a team that deserves nothing but scorn. Somehow, it happened.

No, folks, you are wrong. Baseball is not boring.