What was Matt Lowe thinking on that pitch? A fastball down the middle to a dangerous hitter in the 11th inning of the World Series?
Wow.
However, lets not give all of the credit to Lowe, Texas' last-ditch reliever. St. Louis' David Freese gave that pitch a ride, to straight center, to guarantee a game seven on Friday. Before his game-winning home run, Freese tripled to the wall in the 9th inning, driving in two runs to force extra innings.
Wow. Lowe must have known Freese was hot, but he still threw him a fastball down the middle in the 11th?
Freese was raised in the St. Louis area, so he celebrated his game-winning home run as a player and as a true Cardinals fan. In his post game interview, Freese gave credit to manager Tony La Russa for preparing his team for all of its incredible comebacks this season. St. Louis got into the playoffs after being down 10 games with about a month to play, and was down to its final strike twice in game six. It was a nice gesture to La Russa, who found himself in the middle of the controversy after the Cardinals made a costly bullpen error in game four, which led to a loss.
Ladies and Gentlemen, whether the St. Louis Cardinals win the 2011 World Series or not, it will forever be known as the team that never went away.