Ride the rollercoaster

And we call Jason Marquis Bipolar Betty? We're all going to be needing our meds from watching this team play. They fill you with joy and the break your heart. I'm riding the wave of happy! happy! joy! joyland for now after a bottom of the 9th victory this afternoon. Like most of you working schmoes, I was not able to watch the game live but I did record it and it was one of the more exhilarating times I've had listening to something that was already long decided.

• Who da thunk 2 pain in the butt cast-offs like Weaver and Lohse matching up against each other would turn into a pitcher's duel?
• How many times has Adam Wainwright come up big in high leverage situations? He came up with a huge K with the runner on 3rd and no outs and luck was probably on his side on the liner to Duncan.
• Albert had a nice pair of web-gems. People keep saying he's going to win a Gold Glove someday, I think someday could be this season. Acoording to FRAR (Fielding Runs Above Replacement, Albert's glove has been worth 17 fielding runs above Joe AAAA in 99 games. In case you're not familiar with that metric, let's just say that's pretty darn good.
• Duncan continues to tear up the Reds, setting up the "pee in our pants, it's Albert I guess we should walk him" routine. And that of course set up the walk off single by Rolen, who tied the game in the first place with his solo. Woo-hoo!

I'd like to stay this excited, but the Cubs are coming to town.