"We came into this series riding a crest of a wave and thinking we were just going to come in and take England down," said Rogers.
The Marlins not only have baseball's worst record, they came into the weekend series riding a nine-game losing streak.
The Mk VII, as it is known in series, rides on a lighter and stronger chassis, known internally as the MQB platform.
From seventh on the ladder and handicapped by a succession of cruel injuries, the Bulldogs have dominated this finals series, riding an unstoppable wave of momentum.
Mathis had struck out against Chamberlain on Thursday, but he was 7 for 12 with five doubles in the series, riding an improbable hot streak that Scioscia stopped when he used Maicer Izturis as a pinch-hitter.
For all the philosophizing and plot contrivance, the original 1966 series rode into eternity on the complex relationship between Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock, the heart and the mind, each supporting the other, each undermining the other's strength.
The strength of this enigmatic series rode on the heels of Patrick McGoohan, who had built a reputation as the spy John Drake in the Secret Agent television series.
Whether "Samurai Girl" has a life beyond this mini-series rides on the slender shoulders of its star, Jamie Chung, a lithe and exceptionally attractive Korean-American actress.
Try the Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series, the Artemis Fowl series, Maximum Ride, Eragon, Alex Rider Adventures, or the Pendragon books,the Series of Unfortunate Events are also very good.
