What a ballgame. Awesome performance by Jo-Jo (who name's their kid Jo-Jo?). But what was even better was Gonzalez. The closer was consistently pumping 95 mph fastballs past everyone he faced last night, and pulling the string with that 86 mph slider. He was nasty yesterday and gave Braves fans confidence of what's to come from the back of the bullpen this year!
In a related note... Albert "don't call me the greatest player of all time" Pujols had an impressive at bat the 9th. Representing the tying run for St. Louie with 1 out in the 9th, Pujols came to plate with the bat on his shoulder, and left it there! Gonzo threw 3 out of the zone, so you can't blame Pujols for not swinging at the 3-0 95 mph heater right down the heart of the plate. But once the count moved to 3-1, Gonzo blazed the outside corner with another heater that Pujols just stared at. You are the man in the StL line-up Pujols... you're supposed to be hitting the ball, not looking for a walk in the 9th inning of a one-run ballgame! Gonzo finished him off with that nasty slider that came back over the plate, again Pujols was staring. You may recall, the last widely proclaimed "best hitter in baseball" to stare at 3 straight strikes in the 9th inning of a close ballgame was promtly removed from the roster in Bean Town.
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