**Posted By Sal**  

    Well, when you looked  straight ahead you saw Citi Field rising.  When I looked to my left their was a family of Cardinals fans. To my right was a Met fan who was going crazy chanting the mets on. Right next to him their was a met fan who love to curse. The next row up was Allan.

    The Cardinal Fans did not go crazy. They pumped their fist from time to time when the Cardinals scored or got out of an inning. They cheered when someone hit a Home Run. But that was it.

    Ollie didn't pitch bad. He gave up 2 runs in 6 1/3 innings. Struck out 6 while only walking 3. It's not good to walk 3,  but it's less than 7. He got a standing ovation from the crowd (including Allan). And he tipped his cap. The most important thing is he Jumped REALLY high over the foul line.

    Hielman didn't either pitch horribly. The first one was an inherited runner. That run shouldn't have scored. With 2 outs a little ground ball to Valentin was bobbled and a run scored. The second run he gave up wasn't really his fault either. Ground ball up the middle that Valentin couldn't get to. When he left the mound after he got taken out for Feliciano he got booed. I didn't agree to that.

    Feliciano faced one batter. He got that batter to hit a come backer to end the inning. So he had his one batter. And it was a good outing.

    Mota gave up one hit and that was it against him. He retired the next 3 batters.

    Wagner pitched one solid tenth inning, striking out one and not letting anybody to reach base.

    Now the hitting.

   Jose Reyes went 1-5 with a run scored in the first inning. He got a single. Got to second on a come backer hit by Lo Duca. And Scored on a Beltran double.

    Lo Duca went 1-5 with that one hit being a Home Run.

    Beltran 1-4 with a walk and an RBI. After he walked he stole second and third, but Delgado couldn't bring him home.

    Wright got a hit and walked.

    Delgado came up twice with a man on Third with 2 outs and couldn't drive him in. If he would have brought in Beltran once the whole game would have changed.

    Green got on base (Via Walk) in the ninth with 2 outs down by one. He was running on the pitch and Valentin Drove the pitch to the Right Field Corner. Because Green ran on the pitch he scored game tied. Valentin advanced to third on an error.

    Valentin Made an error in the eleventh inning and could have been charged with one in the seventh . He didn't make a play that I thought he should have made in the eighth. He got to third on a ball he crushed in the ninth, but didn't score because the Ageless Franco grounded out. to end the inning.

    Schoenwies came in the game. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Gave up a Home Run and left the game leaving a man on first and third with 2 outs. The problem with that is the Cardinals know how to score with 2 outs.

    Joe Smith came into the game with Adam Kennedy on third and Pujols on first. He got Encarnacion (OK, looked up how to spell his name) hit a ground ball to Valentin (OK, now start biting your nails) and Valentin ERRORED it! now the mets are down by 2!Smith got the next guy out.

    Delgado doubled in the eleventh with one out, but Green got out and Valentin Flew out to right field  to end the game.

Golden Sombrero Goes to Ryan Ludwik! YAY!