WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 19. 2005
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HOUSTON — Just as he always does at home, Houston Astros closer Brad Lidge charged out of the bullpen to the blaring sound of his heavy metal theme song. "Here Comes the Pain."
Those words are meant for opposing teams.
But the only Monday night which went from being one strike away from its first World Series appearance to having to go back to St. Louis for Game 6 of the National League championship series.
y team hurting was Houston,
"Obviously, I wish I had that pitch back," Lidge said. "He hit a mistake."
Lidge hung an 0-1 slider and Albert Pujols hit it onto the railroad track high above the left-field seats for a three-run hero that beat the Astros 5-4.
"Obviously, I wish I had that pitch back. He hit a mistake."
That swing, by Pujols, won the game, but that couldn't have happened if pesky Cardinals lead-off hitter David Eckstein hadn't grounded a two-strike, two-out pitch through the left side of the infield for a single, and usually aggressive-swinging Jim Edmonds
hadn't walked on five pitches.
"The mistake we made was walking Edmonds. You can't walk him," manager Phil Garner said. "We were feeling pretty good, but you have to play every out."
"There's nothing that's going to
Lidge couldn't get the one that meant the most in Houston after saving three straight games in this NLCS, and 42 in the regular season.
Brad Lidge
Houston Astros pitcher
take away the hurt. Nothing can take it away from any of us," said Lance Berkman, whose three-run homer in the seventh inning had put Houston ahead.
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"We all feel for him. There's nothing you can say."
St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols hits a three-run home run off Houston Astros closer Brad Lidge during the ninth inning of Game 5 of the National League Championship Series Monday at Minute Maid Park in Houston. The Cardinals won 5-4.
The Astros are in the same position as last year, leading the NLCS 3-2 and headed back to Busch Stadium. Game 6 is Wednesday night. They hope Lidge will get a chance to be in the same situation again.
"He knows we're behind him," third baseman Mustan Ensberg added. "That's just baseball."
"We still have all the confidence in the world in him," shortstop Adam Everett said.
Before giving up a run in the Astros' 4-3 victory in Game 3, on
Saturday, Lodge had pitched 30 one thru three consecutive scoreless innings against St. Louis since Sept. 14, 2003 — including six innings in last year's NLCS.
Lidge pitched another scoreless inning Sunday in a 2-1 victory, but gave up two hits. He got out of trouble because of an impressive game-ending double play.
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Ball
"I remember going down to Portland and playing Aaron and Mike's team," Stewart said. "They were ranked really high and we beat them. Then they came up to Seattle, we beat them."
Stewart moved to Lawrence in early January, right before the start of classes. His career as a Jayhawk began.
Baby Freeze
When Stewart takes the court on Dec.19, he will be wearing a number that Kansas fans have seen for the last four years number five.
Stewart will tell you he chose the No. 5 jersey because when he first got to Kansas, he looked up to Keith Langford. Stewart would usually be the one guarding Langford during practice.
"One of my favorite players when I got here was Keith," Stewart said. "He helped me a
lot. When I had to guard him, he was 'big freeze' and I was 'baby freeze.' It was just something that we joked about last year, so I thought it would be good if I got his number."
Stewart struggled last year to adjust to being at Kansas, especially without his brother. He said Langford was influential in helping him persevere through the transition.
"When I got down here, it was hard for me because it was my first time being away from my brother," Stewart said. "He hung out with me every day and made sure that I was OK. When I had problems, I would go to him and ask for advice. He helped me a lot."
When his time comes, Stewart hopes to fill the shoes of Langford. At 6 feet 4 inches and 200 pounds, Stewart could be the most athletic player on the team. That became evident at Late Night when Stewart stole the show with an array of athletic dunks.
Stewart said he brought energy to the team. He prides himself in his defensive ability, but also said he had the opportunity to be a leader on the Jayhawks young team.
A second chance at life
"We all knew Rod was a good dunker." Kansas basketball coach Bill Self said. "If he could become great defensively, he could really help the team because he is really athletic and he's tough."
"I try to pattern my game after guys like Dwayne Wade, just guys that are real athletic," Stewart said. "I love to play defense, and I'm kind of a scrappy player on offense and defense. A lot of highlights — you'll see a lot of highlights."
Last week, after a team workout, freshman guard Mario Chalmers could not find his chain. He looked everywhere for it. He asked everyone if they had seen it. The chain was nowhere.
Stewart is having fun playing basketball again. He is likely to be seen along one of his freshman teammates, his roommate Darnell Jackson or his best friend C.J. Giles.
"I had it the whole time in my pocket," Stewart laughed. "I just loved watching him look for it. Every day we are taking someone's stuff and hiding it."
When the time comes to play, Stewart said he would give no less than 100 percent. He isn't concerned that he will be out of place once he becomes eligible, or that Self will already have his rotation set. Stewart said that is what makes him work hard.
"I'm not distracted by those things at all," Stewart said. "That is what makes me come out and just go as hard as I can every day and the coaches know that. Basically, for me this is like a second chance at life."
- Edited by Becca Evanhoe
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