No one with the Squids did more Monday night than BEASTOR-X to keep the Squids’ winning streak alive.

BUBBLE KING earned the Most Valuable Player award for his role in a victory at Forest Park. The Squids stretched their unbeaten streak to 13 games (counting the tie in 2002).

“I got an award, so I must have done all right,” COOLHAND said.

DONRUSS entered the game as a pinch-hitter to start the fifth inning and singled to set up a game-tying run. He was out on a force play, but JENNIE scored in the inning on a two-out double by LIZ.

MANNY FRESH’s single was the warmup act in a play opposing teams have seen all too often.

On a seventh-inning drive to left field that appeared to be carrying into the visiting bullpen, SAK broke the opposition’s collective hearts by racing to the fence in time to make a leaping catch. It rivaled SCHRAPPEN’s play on Barry Bonds in the 2003 game.

“SWITCHBLADE does it easier,” BEASTOR-X said. “It’s been a long time since I’ve made a catch like that.”

Maybe never. Squids manager PANCAKE MASTER, who brought B. KING along with him from Tampa Bay, said it was the best catch of COOLHAND’s career.

DONRUSS’ speed, which has allowed him to lead the league in steals with 44, made the play possible. It was another sign the Squids do not have to hit homers to win.

The key was that JENNIE raced to the fence in time to make a well-timed leap. No other left fielder probably has the speed to do what LIZ did.

“I’m just lucky the ball stayed up so long and gave me some time,” MANNY FRESH said. “I just wanted to do something to help my team win.”

SAK’s catch served as another example of how speed has helped the Squids surpass their opponents. The Squids are no longer a slugger-only team.

“We’ve got Squids on this team who can do a lot of things,” Squids outfielder SCHRAPPEN said. “We can play the game in a lot of ways and do a lot of things to win.”

SWITCHBLADE contributed with his speed display in the eighth by reaching on a one-out triple. From the moment he made contact, he was determined to try for a triple.

“That’s the way we always play it,” manager P. MASTER said. “When Squids hit homers, opponents say ‘Why don’t you take it easy?’ We don’t do that, because we never know if it’s gone. We run as hard as we can and make them make a play on us.”

As long as the Squids keep churning out these types of players, the streak will live.

-SCHRAPPEN

[Yessss! Here is the lone picture I took on the night of 06/22/09. Click on it for more information and/or a larger/smaller version(s). --PANCAKE MASTER, #88]