Originally Posted by
Youk Of The Nation
As frustrated, stressed, angry, and sad as that game left me, an 18-inning World Series game is an instant classic and an awesome game from the perspective of my baseball fandom rather than my Red Sox fandom. A lead and then a tie in extra innings, a walk-off home run, a gutsy and honestly incredible 100-pitch, 6-inning performance by a starter out of the bullpen who would probably have gotten the most incredible win in World Series history had his team been able to push across just one more run, a memorable defensive error that allowed the tying run to score...I mentioned Game 7 of the 91 series before, and that's what this will look like 10-15 years down the road. It sucks they lost, and I hate it, but I'm not going to lie and say that it wasn't a good game.