Game 1: Carpenter's arm

[muckefuck]

• How nice is it to have a couple of announcers who actually call the game in-between gabbing with each other in the box? In this case, moving to Fox is clearly a step up from TBS.
• Even knowing how it turns out, I have a hard time looking at replays of Carpenter's base tag in the 1st. My mind's eye insists on countenancing what would've happened if the runner had brought his cleats down just half a foot over.
• If the Rangers had tied it up, I was prepared to whine about Cruz robbing the Cards of at least one, maybe two runs in the 6th. But after that bad call on Beltre in the 9th, it would be even more unacceptable to complain about what could've been.
• With the exception of Salas, who continues to underwhelm me, I'm very pleased with the pitching. I expected a lot more damage from Texas' offence.
• Still waiting for Yadi to get his big hit. I mean, if you watched the Series in 2006, then you know it's coming.