Whadda Game!

Who ever heard of baseball interference?

I've heard of football interference.  Not that I understand football interference, mind you.  You can Google "controversial football interference calls" and get lots of results - none of which I am qualified to speak to, because I get really confused on why interference gets called in this case and not in that case.  See if I was football interference savvy, I could have included hyperlinks for "this" and "that" above to amplify my point, but I'm not, so I didn't. 

But perhaps you get the idea.  At least I have heard of football interference.

But baseball interference?

Who ever heard of baseball interference?

I mean who ever heard of it who isn't a baseball guru geek like umpire wannabe person?

But the regular Cards fan like me?  No way. 

But. What. A. Call. 

It's a good rule - and a good call.  And a memorable end to Game 3 of the 2013 World Series.  Unlike any other World Series game.  Ever.

But one of the best moments of that whole sequence of events is the look on Allen Craig's face about 00:20 seconds in on this.  You can see the look of confusion on this face.  You may see twinges of pain in his face, too, but the main look in his eyes to me is, "What just happened?"

If I was writing balloon thoughts over his head for the last couple minutes of the game, they would go something like this:

"Yes, a double!  I have MISSED playing this game!  That felt good!

Ok, let's hope Jay can give us the opportunity to turn this into a win.  We're tied up 4 - 4.  Yadi is on 3rd; I'm on 2nd.  We can get this.  Comeon, John!  There's only 1 out, so surely we can complete this for the win.

Yes!  John made contact.  Off we go! 

Ahhh!  No!  Pedroia fielded it and is throwing home.  Yadi is out.  But wait, Saltalamacchia overthrew.  Middlebrooks missed it.  I can get there! 

Gotta get home!  Gotta get home!  Gotta get...up!  And out of Middlebrooks legs!  What just happened?  Nevermind.  Gotta get home!  Gotta get home!  Gotta get home...gotta get...gotta get...get...get...home....slide...home...

...oh no...Saltalamacchia tagged me. 

Safe!

What?  Safe?  Huh?" 

Yea, that's a lot going on in one man's face, and this is jus' Deb's interpretation of the look on his face as these are not based on facts obtained from personal interviews with Allen Craig.

But whadda game!

And G & R were there together to witness it, father and son.  Truly an unusual and memorable game that they will remember sharing together for the rest of their lives.

Whadda game!