The Freak vs. the Doc part 2, Tim Lincecum vs. Roy Halladay on full rest for all of the marbles. This is the sort of titanic sports match up that we dream of, will it live up to our expectations? We can only hope, but I will tell you this if the game is tight and both pitchers go into late innings, fans will begin to vibrate out of their skins in torturous anticipation until...
Unless the game ends the way last night game ends, the build up is the sweetest part of the whole thing. The match up, the speculation, the expectation, the line up moves, the first at bats, the second time thought the order, which team can scratch out some runs and hold on, etc...
Both pitchers know that they hold everything. Halladay holds elimination on his shoulders and Lincecum the prospect of the World Series. Halladay is 0-3 lifetime against the Giants with a 6.66 ERA (prophetic?), including game 1 in this series. The chances that the Phillies can sweep the GIants over the next three with Lincecum, Sanchez and Cain all lined up on full rest, well... The odds are not in their favor. Tonight, the best of the best face off to end it or keep it going for another day.
The baseball gods and making this one something that we will talk about for many years to come. This is my baseball is so great and why it will remain the American past time.
And then, what if the next round holds Bengie Molina's return to AT&T...
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