In one of the most amazing comebacks of all-time, the St. Louis Cardinals have won the 2011
World Series. Once 10.5 games back in the NL Wild Card race, and down to their final strike in two
different innings of the World Series, the Cardinals are now champions.
Game 7 actually didn't start out very well for the Cardinals.
Matt Holliday can't be happy right now. The superstar for the St. Louis Cardinals will miss Game
7 of the World Series due to a wrist injury. Instead of Holliday, the Cardinals will turn to Allen
Craig in left field.
Usually being without Holliday would be a huge loss but he's been struggling with injuries
throughout the playoffs and has struggled recently.
Bad news for the Texas Rangers. Not only do they have to recover from choking in Game 6, they
have to bounce back against Chris Carpenter. The St. Louis Cardinals ace has been in a ton of big
games and has a proven track record of stepping up big.
For proof, you just have to look back to the Cardinals series against the Philadelphia
Phillies.
Twice the Texas Rangers were within one strike of winning their franchise's first World Series
championship. Both times the St. Louis Cardinals weren't ready to die. After coming back from two
runs in both the ninth and tenth innings, the Cardinals won Game 6 on a David Freese walkoff homer
in the 11th.
One think you forget about regarding these St. Louis Cardinals is that arguably their best
pitcher has missed the entire season. Adam Wainwright, who was 20-11 last year with a 2.42 ERA, has
thrown a pitch in 2011. Even without him, the Cardinals are two wins away from a World Series
championship.
The weather might be the MVP of the 2011 baseball playoffs. It seems like every series has been
affected by rain and the World Series is no different. Baseball was forced to postpone Game 6 and
play it on Thursday night.
If the Texas Rangers win on Thursday, they will be the World Series champions.
The Texas Rangers are one win away from making history. After winning Game 5 of the 2011 World
Series by a final count of 4-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Rangers need one more victory to
claim the franchise's first championship.
However, the news isn't all bad for the Cardinals. Game 6 and Game 7 are both going to be played
in St.
The St. Louis Cardinals appeared ready to take a big 2-0 lead in the 2011 World Series. Leading
1-0 in the ninth inning, the Cardinals turned to Jason Motte to close out the Texas Rangers. But
after two hits, great baserunning and a pair of sacrifice flies, the Rangers were able to escape
with a 2-1 victory and tied the World Series at 1-1.
About a month ago, it looked like the St. Louis Cardinals were dead in the water. But now, not
only did they find a way to make it to the 2011 baseball playoffs, the Cardinals are headed to the
World Series!
In Game 6 against the Milwaukee Brewers, the Cardinals got up early and then pounded their way
to a 12-6 victory.
After a 7-3 victory in Game 4 of the 2011 ALCS, the Texas Rangers are one win away from reaching
the World Series for the second year in a row. The Detroit Tigers, on the other had, face the
daunting task of winning three straight games to avoid elimination.
In Game 4, the Tigers got on the board first when Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run double in the
bottom of the third inning.
The 2011 baseball playoffs begin tomorrow. Yesterday was one of the most exciting days in
baseball history. Can the 2011 baseball playoffs match that level of excitement? Probably not ...
but you never know.
Here are our 2011 baseball postseason predictions:
American League
Texas Rangers Defeat Tampa Bay Rays (3-2)
New York Yankees Defeat Detroit Tigers (3-1)
Texas Rangers Defeat New York Yankees (4-2)
National League
Milwaukee Brewers Defeat Arizona Diamondbacks (3-2)
Philadelphia Phillies Defeat St.