stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com - 5/3/2008
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ST. LOUIS -- Skip Schumaker was so excited he almost made a very big mistake. Not the kind of mistake that haunts you in the clubhouse, but one much worse -- one that would have come back to bite him when he went home to celebrate the biggest hit of his career. Schumaker poked the first walk-off home run of his career, a two-run shot in the 11th inning, to give the Cardinals a 5-3 win over ...
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Cards Win on a Skip-Off Homer
Redbird Rants | A St. Louis Cardinals Blog —
In the bottom of the eleventh inning, with the score tied at three, Cardinal outfielder Skip Schumaker went deep with a runner on third to win it. Although it was the first meeting of the season between the Cubs and Cards, the game had a late season pennant race feel to it throughout.
Adam Wainwright got the start for the Redbirds, and pitched brilliantly. Because of his extended pitch count in his last appearance, Wainwright got the early hook after giving up a hit after 85 pitches in 6 1/3, but still leading by a pair.
With only three outs to go, closer Jason Isringhausen gave up a game tying home run to Alfonso Soriano, who made up for his earlier misplays in left field.
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Getting ready for historic UCB game posts
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I'm getting pretty darn excited for today's UCB project. C70 has the pre-game post up. Here's the complete rundown of who will be covering each inning: First inning: Stan Musial's Stance Second inning: The Cardinal Virtue Third inning: Mike on the Cards Fourth inning: CardinalsGM Fifth inning: CardinalNationGlobe Sixth inning: Rockin' the Red Seventh inning: Fungoes Eighth inning: The Redbird Blog Ninth inning: Redbird Ramblings This is the first time, as far as we know, that something like this has been done. Bird Land is talking about it. Kyle Lohse (3-0) will be on the mound for the ...
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mikeonthecards.com 5/3/2008 — Cards Win on a Skip-Off Homer Written by Mike on May 2, 2008 – 9:56 pm - In the bottom of the eleventh inning, with the score tied at three, Cardinal outfielder Skip Schumaker went deep with a runner on third to win it. Although it was the first ...
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NYT > Baseball 5/3/2008
Skip Schumaker hit a two-run homer in the 11th inning, taking struggling closer Jason Isringhausen off the hook in the St. Louis Cardinals’ victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night.
