Game Four: A Bitter Sweep Ending

It's clear enough that God isn't going to get the 'Stros to the World Series. Whether the bats will is only a little less clear. Biggio spent Game 1, and all of the extra-inning marathon against the Braves, flailing at low-and-outside pitches that had everyone scratching their heads as to what exactly he thought was hittable about balls two feet outside the strike zone. He went 0 for 7 against the Braves and 0 for 3 against the Cards.

Lowlight of Game 1: "When we come back, it'll be the top of the ninth and the Astros will be sending Lane, Lamb and Everett to the plate."

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Steven Devadanam

Immediately following Game Six, thousands of fans swarmed the Academy on the Southwest Freeway for World Series gear.

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Oddity of the television broadcast: the worm's-eye view of Fox's "Dirt-Cam," or whatever they're calling it. Because looking up into ballplayers' crotches adds so much to the game.

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