Brendan Ryan never has been much of a homerun hitter. In over 1,000 career at-bats in the minor leagues, Ryan hit all of 6 round trippers, which is roughly one for every 180 at-bats.

So when the St. Louis Cardinals rookie shortstop hit what proved to be the game-winning homerun off Mets reliever Scott Schoeneweis, he was understandably giddy. In separate interviews, he called it both "the biggest swing" and "the best moment" of his life.

What undoubtedly made it even sweeter was the odd predicament he found himself in on Monday, as he tried to make his way to Shea Stadium from the team hotel:

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He hopped into a taxi from the team's Manhattan hotel, told the driver to take him to Shea, to the New York Mets, "to the blue and orange." The cab took him to Yankee Stadium. Late to the ballpark, he found his clothes frozen by his teammates. As they thawed, the clothes dripped water onto his glove.

He tried to blow dry his gear and blew a fuse in the visitors' clubhouse, knocking power out in, of all places, manager Tony La Russa's office.

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Needless to say, Mr. Ryan redeemed himself.

(On a side note, what kind of baseball stadium doesn't have enough electricity to power a lightbulb and a hair dryer at the same time?)