Game 6 Thoughts

Curt Schilling looks old, really old. Still, he once again showed that he is the biggest big game pitcher in baseball. 4-0 in the post-season when his team is facing elimination. That is a true "stopper."

I thought Carmona was going to cry after the JD Drew grand slam. And I did think that Carmona got screwed on the "ball" that was called that made Drew's count 3-1, rather than 2-2.

How about Martinez channeling his Jeff Leonard-like turtle-paced home run trot.

What was with Joe Buck trying to amp up the intensity? "How long can the Red Sox go with Curt Schilling?" Uh, he was staked to a 4 run lead in the first inning. Was there ever really a doubt?

Does anything make baseball announcers cream more than the possibility that a starting pitcher, or better yet an ace, will pitch on short rest in a deciding game? I thought Buck was going to climax right there talking about the possibility that Sabathia or Beckett could "be available" in game 7.

I see now why Travis Hafner grew his mutton chops. Now that he shaved he looks like Jonathan Silverman, or at worst Silverman's brother.