Go Astros

October 9th, 2005

Wow. 18 innings later, I am totally spent. Listening to the greatest game in postseason history can do that.

I said listening, because the game was on ESPN, and the wife and I got rid of cable a few months ago. (A decision I don’t regret either — we’re saving almost $500 a year) The radio broadcast was available as a web feed, so I jumped on it.

This was how I “watched” Game 4 of the National League Divisional Series:

It’s MLB GameDay. Probably the best web-based game updater out there. I’ve always been disappointed with the updaters from Yahoo and ESPN. GameDay has next to no buffering or lagging, and in fact was quicker than the radio web feed. Strange to see the result before hearing it.

The wife and I spent the last 6 inning listening to the game on our kitchen floor, too tired to pace around the house.

Overall, we agreed this was a great weekend for sports if you live in Texas. With the Horns crushing the Sooners (on sloppy play no less), and the Stros’ Roy Oswalt winning Game 3 earlier on Saturday, all in all it’s a great way to start the week.

Speaking of which, this week consists of two big things: (1) watch the NLCS and (2) study for midterms. That’s going to be interesting.

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