I fully intended to write about the women of American Idol on Wednesday morning, but like other plans, this one also went astray. Now, I can pretend to write this as though I didn't see Wednesday night's results show, but I wouldn't be fooling anyone. Instead, what I can attempt to do is remain true to the notes I took while watching Tuesday's episode. Yes, I took notes. It's an illness, I know, but only a musical one, so I can dig it.

Since I used baseball as a backdrop to rate the boys, I think it only fair to use it for the girls, too.

Home Runs: Carrie Underwood, Nadia Turner, Aloha Mischeaux. Underwood sang a country song and channeled Kelly Clarkson to slam one out of the park. "Big Hair" Turner rocked one into the bleachers with stage presence and style. Mischeaux went to bat with a Beyonce song and powered it into the bleachers.

Triples: Jessica Sierra. I'm not a huge fan of "Against All Odds", but Sierra's crystal clear voice drove this one into the corner for a triple.

Doubles: Vonzell Solomon, Mikalah Gordon. Solomon sang "Heatwave", another song I don't really like, but kept the energy up throughout the performance. Gordon lined one down the first base line on personality alone. Her enthusiasm is contagious and life threatening. In my notes, I wrote, "sounds like Taylor Dayne".

Singles: Janay Castine, Sarah Mather, Lindsey Cardinale. Castine gave a decent performance despite the obvious nervousness. She didn't hit a single; she blooped one. Mather's performance was confusing. She sang a high-energy song without any energy. It was a check swing hit. As for Cardinale, I like her voice, but her performance bordered on boring.

Outs: Amanda Avila, Melinda Lira, Celena Rae. All three sang their power ballads out of tune. It was like watching a batter take a bad swing at a pitch out of the strike zone. Not pretty. Lira was exceptionally off. She made cringe and cover my eyes. I would have covered my ears, but then I would have missed the horror of it all.

For those keeping score at home, the two contestants who received the lowest number of votes were Melinda Lira and Jared Yates. I thought they both struck out and "America" agreed. Sarah Mather and Judd Harris had the second lowest vote totals. I thought they both hit singles and deserved to stick around one more week, but the text messaging public thought differently.

Whose journey will end next week? I can't wait to find out. How many times will Seacrest say "your journey ends here" or Jackson say "you have to leave it all on the stage"? I can't wait to drink a shot (of espresso) each time they do. Only three more days until the guys are back to perform.