Wow, what a series. Hats off to the Cardinals, a team that was 10 games back in the division at the end of August. A team that made the playoffs only because the Atlanta Braves pulled off the second worst collapse of the season (looking at you, Red Sox). The Cardinals were a team with pitchers nobody had ever heard of, a superstar who may or may not be with the team next year, and a manager who has been coaching longer than I've been living. To think that a team made up of guys named Freese, Motte, and Rzepczynski made it through the juggernaut Phillies and the scrappy Brewers to get to the World Series. Faced with defeat twice in game 6, only to battle back on their last strikes.
Special congratulations goes to Lance Berkman, a guy who last year looked like he was way over the hill. From Yankee bust to St. Louis hero in a single season. To Albert Pujols, who solidified his career with a second championship, with more on the horizon. And to Tony LaRussa, his face as the final out landed in the glove of Freese was priceless. The fans of the Cardinals, they of the American midwest, who celebrated as a fan base should. This video says it all. They weren't rioting or burning couches, they celebrated together, with Busch Lights and Budweiser's everywhere. For a postseason that had me completely lose interest in baseball, this World Series reiterated my love for the game, and im not even a Cardinals fan. Here's to the 2011 MLB Champion Cardinals, a team of destiny in all phases. Congratulations, now lets get to 2012 already.
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