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Originally posted by sugar and spice
Personally, I think the game was kind of one of those short-term win, long-term loss things. Sure, they won the game, but their chances at taking down the Cards is severely diminished with how much they wore their guys out. In the long run, it probably doesn't matter all that much who won that game, since my bet is that the Cardinals will roll al over them now.
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I actually completely disagree - the NL series gets a much more favorable schedule for pitching rest, and the Cards lineup regulars (including the 'big-2') are more susceptible to "power pitching", which the Astros have in spades.
Plus, in short-series baseball, extensive rest is not always a positive - compared to over the regular season, players getting hot (and emotional victories) carry way more weight. I'd expect the 'Stros to do just enough to win, especially since they can still throw Clemens in games 3 and 7. However, I don't think they'll get there - I think you might just see Roger starting Game 1 of the WS . . .