MLB Playoffs: Brewers and Cards In the NLDS
Oct. 6, 2011
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Game 1 Recap: Like a man in a trance, Kyle Lohse handed the ball to manager Tony La Russa and, accompanied by a Citizens Bank Park din that might have awakened the dead or even Travis Lee, zombie-stepped into the Cardinals dugout.
Once there, Lohse mindlessly placed his glove on the bench and began to pace, as if he still weren’t sure how a dream outing had turned so suddenly into a nightmare.
Click here for the full article from the Philadelphia Inquirer
Game 2 Recap: The Cardinals are coming home for two NLDS games against the Phillies after pulling off a 5-4 win in Game 2 to tie the best-of-five series.
On a night when Chris Carpenter, pitching on three days rest, couldn’t get past the third inning, and the Phillies took a 4-0 lead, the Cardinals came back thanks to key hits by Ryan Theriot, Jon Jay, and who else, Albert Pujols.
Click here for the full article from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Game 3 Recap: Too pretty to be gritty.
No matter how many times he does this, no matter how big the moment, how bad the weather, or what kind of stuff he competes with, Cole Hamels doesn’t seem to accrue the proper equity for his postseason panache.
Click here for the full article from the Philadelphia Inquirer
Game 4 Recap: The Cardinals weren’t ready to go home for the winter. They’re having too much fun, zigzagging on this wild autumn ride that’s taken them through so many twists and turns and ups and downs. Their hearts are flipping. The adrenaline is pumping. They’re like the kids at an amusement park, kicking up a fuss when told that it’s time to leave.
So when the Philadelphia Phillies pounced for a 2-0 lead in the top of the first in Game 4 of the NL division series at Busch Stadium, the Cardinals did what comes naturally: They resisted. They would not go quietly. They refused to be grabbed by the arm and escorted into the offseason by the heavily favored Phillies. Facing elimination, the Cardinals pushed back. They strained to stay, if only for a little bit longer.
Click here for the full article from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Game 5 Recap: When they drew up their grand plan for 2011, a blueprint that included the greatest starting rotation the sport has seen in a generation, a $160 million roster full of superstars, and, inevitably, a string of champagne celebrations that would stretch deep into October, the Philadelphia Phillies never envisioned this.
They never expected to see their slugger rolling over another breaking ball for the third out of the bottom of the ninth inning of the final game of the season, or a crowd of 46,530 growing silent and surly, or the St. Louis Cardinals dancing and hugging on their infield. It wasn’t even the second week of October yet, and the Phillies were gone.
Click here for the full article from the Washington Post
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Game 1 Recap: Slowly but surely, Yovani Gallardo has progressed and matured into one of the best homegrown pitchers the Milwaukee Brewers have produced.
Over that past few weeks, however, the 25-year-old right-hander has moved to a new level of excellence.
Click here for the full article from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Game 2 Recap: Sidearming reliever Brad Ziegler faced six Milwaukee Brewers batters and failed to retire any of them in a nightmarish sixth inning for the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.
The key play in the inning was Jonathan Lucroy’s safety squeeze that scored Jerry Hairston Jr. from third with the first of five Milwaukee runs.
Click here for the full article from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Game 3 Recap: After a weekend of watching the Milwaukee Brewers romp around Miller Park with a celebration borrowed from a kids’ movie, the Diamondbacks found their own “Beast Mode”: It’s one part a real-life beast of their own, another part a hand gesture that resembles a . . . well, we should let it’s creator, Miguel Montero, explain:
“It’s a snake bro!” he excitedly told reporters Tuesday night after the Diamondbacks stepped up in a win-or-go-home performance with an 8-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 3 of the National League Division Series.
Click here for the full article from the Arizona Republic News
Game 4 Recap: The primary reason the Milwaukee Brewers claimed their first National League Central Division crown was one of the most-improved starting rotations in the majors.
The Arizona Diamondbacks were not impressed. At least, not in their ballpark.
Click here for the full article from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Game 5 Recap: Nyjer Morgan denounced his “haters.” He suggested he might celebrate by taking a nice, relaxing bath. Then he erupted with a cackle.
All while wearing a helmet in his postgame news conference.
