By Brad Morrison
Pandemonium! It't the only way to describe the reaction of the fans after Juan Uuuuuuu-ribe lifted a Roy Oswalt pitch into left field which allowed Aubry Huff to score on the Sac fly and send the Giants to a 3-1 lead in the NLCS, beating the Phillies 5-4 in game 4.
This game was the essential team effort. Everyone contributed, pitchers, fielders, hitters. Buster Posey was arguably the most inpactfull player having a great day at the plate going 4 for 5 with two RBI's and then scooping a seed from Aaron Rowand and holding on through the collision to tag out Carlos Ruiz at the plate. Pablo Sandavol's great at bats, Cody Ross, stay hot and note to all Phillies pitchers "keep pitching him low and in", Aubry Huff, Pat the Bat, Aaron Rowand with a nice plate approch and then "the throw". Torres with a great plate appearance against Oswalt taking a walk when every pitch was to the scouting report, the bullpen (Romo gave up the hit and then was lights out) and then Willson. Brian Willson jumped into the dougout after the game and howelled like a wolf, looked at his team mates and said "we are going to win this, right her, right now, not flights to Philly".
This might have been the best Giants game that I have seen in 40 years, so far. I think it was a defining moment for this team. The Giants took the lead, then the Phillies took the lead, then the Giants took it back, then the Phillies tied it, neither team quit, Charlie Manual threw the kitchen sink and the Oswalt at the Giants only to come up short. And the stones from Oswalt to tell his skipper to give him the ball. A great game, I'm glad to have witnessed it.
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