Let's Give Credit Where Credit Is Due

Eric Hinske was off the meter last night. First of all, that catch he made in a 2-1 ballgame, runner on 2nd, 2 outs....was absolutely insane. Sure, due to his unnatural slowness, he had to make it a difficult catch...but he absolutely laid it all on the line when he laid out. His face his the ground so hard it bent the brim of his hat into a "W." That's sick effort right there. He ate about a pound of mud, and probably some pubes from the guy in the first row that had his hands down his pants the whole game. Hinske looked like he was doing a muff dive into his first women he's seen in months. But enough about the catch, Hinske then stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the 7th and delivered a mammoth game winning 2-run home run to right center field. This guy rarely gets a chance to see the field, so you can only imagine how good it felt to round the bases with 40,000 people screaming like you had just brought home a pennant single handily. That was one happy son of a b*tch as he rounded third and greeted the base coach....and rightly so.

"The dirt was all in my eyes, in my mouth. I was OK. In my mind, unless you've got to carry me off on a stretcher [he'll play]. I don't get the chance to play that often.''

Hats off to you today Eric Hinske. I hope you enjoyed your 4 innings in the spotlight last night. Last night's game is on you, you brought it home guy. Well done. We appreciate effort like that here in the heart of the Bean.