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Now we have to take one or two in St. Louis.  That is going to be very tough.  The new Busch will be rocking for sure.

Nate and Bonderman have my full confidence in them, although their matchups aren't too favorable...at least not as favorable as game 1, and we saw what happened there.

in that ninth inning...thank God Jones didn't blow it.  Kenny would have killed him.

Have beaten some good pitchers this offseason.  Although Suppan and Carpenter are going to be very tough.

it seems that the stuff on Rogers hand did in fact look like tar.  Why wouldn't the umps have tossed him?  I hope to God it wasn't.

Kenny said it was dirt and rosin.

If the person next to me at the game hadn't gotten a phone call from someone watching on TV, I wouldn't have known at all.  

 i was wondering how a washed up mediocre pitcher suddenlly turned into cyyoung???  how must it feel for him to have the whole nation know that hes a cheat??  damn is winning that important you gotta cheat?? i guess and he got away with it oh well weaver was terrible and tigers only got 3 runs off him cards should finish this off and make all them fools look likwe fools. tigers in 5 huh?? aint gonna happen even with a goddamn cheat on the team

 guess i did get carried away but if the shoe was reversed.... anyway god luck in game 3 4 and 5!

every issue over there. See you in St. Louis.

Something has been bothering me since last night.

Given Rogers' amazing post-season string of 23 consecutive scoreless innings, the sportswriters keep mentioning Christy Matthewson as the record-holder at 27 innings.

But isn't this wrong?

Babe Ruth pitched for the Red Sox and beat Matthewson's record, pitching 29-2/3 consecutive scoreless innings in the 1918 World Series -- a feat so enormously memorable that the Sox showed their appreciation by selling him to the New York Yankees. But that's another story.

Ruth's record held for over 40 years until another Yankee, Whitey Ford, beat it in 1961 when he ran his string to 32 consecutive scorelss innings.

Rogers's effort this year is awesome; Matthewson's is legendary. But let's not forget Ruth and Ford.

You all bring up good points.

Perhaps Kenny was cheating the rest of the game.  Maybe Reyes was cheating in game 1?  According to what ESPN was saying last night, 60 to 70% of pitchers do it.  Obviously I'm not trying to condone it, and if he was doing it shame on the MLB to not take any action.

All I'm saying is that we know he cleaned his hand off.  The substance wasn't there anymore.  He pitched great.  I guess we just have to move on.

It's going to be a great series...let's enjoy the rest of it.  Kenny will be on a short leash if he pitches again...at least I hope.  I don't want there to be any controversy over the WS, especially when the two teams are battling like they are.