Necessary!

As if there was ever any doubt?

Yeah, it looked scary in the top of the first. Johnny Maine loaded 'em up, but got out of it. Then, the good vibes began.

Lenny Dykstra, er Jose Reyes led off with a Home Run. The place began to rock. Like in Rocky 4 (thanks Danny :) ), Carpenter was shown to be a man, not a machine. He could bleed. Later, Shawn Green would add another run, and PLD would drive in 2 to make the final difference.

Was Maine perfect, no. But he got the job done. Biggest start of his career, and he came through. Made Pujols look silly. Kept Spiezio in check. Kept Eckstein in check. ChadBrad helped him out, getting a DP in the 6th to end a threat. Mota redeemed himself. Aaron pitched well. If not for Billy making things interesting, it would have been a whitewash. (note to Billy and PLD, lets call the slider a little less often, shall we?)

Tonight, the best thing in baseball, a Game 7, with the WS appearance on the line. It ain't going to be easy. Pitching for the Cards is Jeff Suppan, who shut the Mets out on Saturday. Pitching for the Mets - Everyone with a pulse. Oliver Perez, just go three, four at most and keep them close. Darren Oliver, do what you have done all year. Then, Robo, Mota, Aaron, Pedro Dos, ChadBrad, Billy. Everyone.

Bring the bats boys, we're gonna need some runs possibly. Let's put a nice number up in the bottom of the first.

BELIEVE