But it didn’t have to come down to Podsednik’s home run in the bottom of the ninth. Remember, it was Podsednik who made that WEAK throw to the plate at the top of the 9th when Houston tied it. It was a shallow single to left, and the second runner hadn’t even rounded third when Podsednik caught it. Hell, I could have thrown that guy out, and half of my students think I throw a sticky ball like a girl. If he had made that throw at the top of the 9th, the Sox would have won 6-5 without having to go to the bottom of the 9th.
Going back to Houston should be interesting. Mr Dye is NOT going to get a warm welcome after being “hit” by a pitch. Although, this is baseball, and baseball doesn’t have instant replay, thank god…and even my son knows the most important rule in BB is “Get on base.”