9/29/2011 10:57:30 AM
ROUND ROCK, Texas - While me and 10 other Perfect Game misfits were enjoying fantastic Mexican food at a Round Rock restaraunt called Chuy's Wednesday night, the Major League Baseball postseason pairings got worked out in a quiet, orderly fashion.
Yeah, right. It was about as quiet and orderly as the annual Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain.
If you haven't heard what transpired last night, you can go to about 100 different websites and catch up on all the drama that unfolded. I won't go into detail in this space. Just let it be known that in one 3 minute span, the Tampa Bay Rays rallied to beat the Yankees in the bottom of the 12th in St. Petersburg, while the Orioles rallied to eliminate the hapless Red Sox by scoring two runs in the bottom of the ninth at Camden Yards.
Over in the National League, at just about the same time, the Atlanta Braves completed their historic choke job by losing yet again, which allowed the Cardinals to grab the NL Wild Card berth thanks to an outstanding month of September.
One commentator on ESPN called it "The greatest night of regular season baseball in the game's long, glorious history." Who am I to argue?