Six in a row!

I was at work today... all day - from 9am-11:30pm - and the thing that made the last few hours absolutely fly by was being able to listen to the Reds beat the Cards 7-0 in St. Louis.

I spent a good portion of the day desperately trying to figure out who the Reds drafted in the first round of the draft today. I finally figured that out around 6 after calling everyone I could think of who might be near a tv or a computer. It was amazing, my cell phone's wireless internet told me the first seven picks. And the 11th pick. And I think the 17th pick was there too. Then somehow I found the 9th pick. WHERE WAS THE REDS' PICK? I'm telling you, there's a vast anti-Reds conspiracy afoot. ...Ok, I'm only half-serious, but...

I had the radio on 700 WLW during the game, of course. Unfortunately, I was only able to hear snippets here and there as I couldn't sit at my desk the whole time. I heard "long fly ball, deep to..." in the first inning, as Marty called Felipe's homer. I also got back just in time to hear someone say something about a player walking off the field under his own power. I knew Junior was on base, and my heart nearly jumped out of my chest. It ended up being Edwin Encarnacion with a mild ankle sprain, but it was a couple of tense minutes there until I could discover the facts. (Phew.)
I called Dunner's homer right before it happened. It wasn't hard, the guy was frickin' due. He was overdue even. 3 RBI tonight - I expect more from you over the next few weeks, Adam. (Seriously, this is a great time to de-slump, especially with the Cubs in town for four games this weekend.)
That was the point of the game where I think I realized that this was ours. Milton was pitching almost lights out, and the lead was 5 runs, soon to be more... I know I've said this before, but I've got to say it again:

It is a very exciting time to be a Reds fan, and I love this team.

So the world didn't end, and the Reds won. All in all, a **** fine day!

Go Redlegs!