Cardinals appease ghosts of World Series past
Sunday, October 29th, 2006
The St. Louis circle is unbroken. This was the classic Fall Classic get-even for what happened in 2004.
The 2006 St. Louis Cardinals, overlooked, underestimated, beat up and put down, are the World Series champions. Maybe everything does even out over time. Maybe it only takes two years for everything to even out.
The […]
Cardinals beat Tigers for first World Series title since 1982
Saturday, October 28th, 2006
Jeff Weaver scattered four hits over eight innings and David Eckstein drove in two runs as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2 to win their first World Series title in 24 years.
Scott Rolen drove in a run and Yadier Molina had three hits and scored twice at Busch Stadium […]
Cardinals aim for 2-1 World Series lead vs Tigers
Tuesday, October 24th, 2006
The St. Louis Cardinals got the job done in Detroit. They wrestled home field advantage back from the Tigers and in the process greatly improved their World Series odds.
Tony La Russa’s charges are still underdogs so far as winning the title is concerned but they’re the odds-on favorite to take a two-games-to-one […]
MLB Playoffs full of surprises: Anything can — and does — happen come October
Monday, October 23rd, 2006
In 1927, the Yankees won 110 games in the 154-game regular season and then swept the Pirates in four at the World Series. Babe Ruth said after leading the way: “We won the World Series before it even got started.”This is not 1927.
It’s not any year since then, either. The 2006 Major League Baseball postseason […]
Cards’ La Russa changes lineup for Game 2 of World Series vs Tigers
Sunday, October 22nd, 2006
The St. Louis Cardinals won Game 1 but had three new position players in their Game 2 lineup. The Detroit Tigers lost, but manager Jim Leyland made no changes to his lineup on Sunday night.
Cardinals manager Tony La Russa went with Scott Spiezio at designated hitter, Preston Wilson in left and Aaron […]