Several commenters at the esteemed Lone Star Ball like to refer to the style of play in the National League as “clownball”. Specifically, they’re a little disgruntled that pitchers have to hit in the NL, which is something that can squash a perfectly good rally.
World Series Game 2: Colby Lewis Is A Lucky, Lucky Man
When Colby Lewis gave up a two-out single to Nick Punto, though, Rangers partisans were probably a little relieved that it was Jaime Garcia who was coming up to bat, regardless of their feelings about the DH. With Garcia coming up, Lewis was sure to get out of the inning.
Or not. That put two runners on for Rafael Furcal, who hit a ball right up the middle that should have been a single. Should have been, but most certainly wasn't.
Oh, my. It was the second double play in a many innings, but this was even more spectacular than the last. And Colby Lewis got out of it, even though if I wrote the rules, allowing a single to Nick Punto and a walk to the opposing pitcher would automatically cost a team six runs.
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