How can we lose with Ronald McDonald in our rotation?

The picture above is Anthony Reyes, a rookie pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals who threw a brilliant eight innings to win Game 1 of the World Series. With the Ronald McDonald-like knee high socks and the straight bill which he supposedly irons prior to every game, he looked to be the perfect marrionette for my wife's spooky puppeteer skills. And so her powers lived on. We missed the start of the game, but managed to catch up in front of a big screen TV at a local Korean restaurant. Scoreless in the first inning, can you guess what happened as we sat down in the bottom of the second with my wife watching? Scott Rolen. Homerun. The Cards went on to win 7-2 that night.

Alas, Game 2 brought an end to my wife's streak. Perhaps she was too tired that night. Perhaps she was too enthusiastic to win. Perhaps the voodoo cheating magic of Kenny Rogers and "Dirtgate" was too much for her to overcome. Perhaps she was suffering too much from a case of the runs from the kim chee the night before. We watched this one from start to finish. Final score 3-1 for a Detroit Tigers win.

But fear not, my faithful friends. The Puppetmaster would regroup. Again, missing the first couple of innings on our way to a sports bar to watch the game, the Cardinals and the Tigers remained scoreless through three innings. Sitting down with a bottle of Bud and some toasted ravioli in the bottom of the fourth...wait for it...a two run inning for the Redbirds. I could just imagine her fingers pulling the strings. Cardinals win Game 3 in a shutout 5-0.

Tonight, we already had tickets to view what was supposed to be the final week of the Chihuly glass exhibit at the Missouri Botanical Gardens. This meant missing most of Game 4. The loss of Puppetmaster's powers were evident with the game tied at 3 a piece in the bottom of the seventh inning. It was about that time that we had finished at the Gardens and had made it back to the car for the ride home. Turning on the radio, we found the Cardinals with the tying run on second. Would her powers work without being able to see what she could control? Of course! So Taguchi scores on a single by Preston Wilson. David Eckstein hits a double in the bottom of the eighth for an RBI and the winning run. Redbirds triumphant 5-4.

Tomorrow is Game 5, and a chance for the Cardinals to win the World Series at home. We look to be a lock with a 3-1 game lead. Of course, they say the last time St. Louis and Detroit met in the World Series back in 1968, the Cards blew an identical lead as the Tigers rallied to win the last three games of the series. But back then, they didn't have the Puppetmaster in their corner. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!