By Brad Morrison
I was texting with my wife's cousin Lance during the 2nd game and with the 4-1 lead we were a little over confident. This NLDS Game 4 was different, we suffered the change in fates, the errors, drops and white knuckling pitching in silence until the last of the 6th, where Lance broke the silence with a simple statement "Here we go" followed by a few "tortures" and finally a celebratory "Wilson is the Man".
It may be questioned, sending Burell home to be tagged out, but I liked it. Be aggressive on the bases and challenging Diaz is not against the odds, he just made a great throw and McCann blocked the place and took the hit. It was good baseball.
I am still concerned by the lack of base hits, bunts and anything else to eak out a run. The offence has to do better, especially against the Phillies where the Giants will see pitching as good as we see every day.
I should also nod toward Lowe who really threw a nice game and Bobby Cox who is a Legend, it was a pleasure to watch him in this series.
Let's get back to the Giants and tonights hero. Cody Ross. the man was picked up to block the Padres and turned out to be the difference in game 4 of the NLDS, with a solo home run in the 6th and a gapper between 3rd and Short, to drive in the go ahead run in the 8th. The bullpen needs a mention as well with three brilliant innings, most notably from Casilla. Cassia was outright dominant in the 7th and would have blown through the 8th but for a dropped line drive to Rentaria that would have been an easy double play, but at least resulted in 1 out. Finishing with traditional Brian Wilson drama, after letting two runners on base for free, Wilson drilled down the final out. The result, I have a few more gray hair and the Giants are headed to the NLCS.
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