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10 TIME WORLD CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006 WORLD CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!
THE SO CALLED "WORST TEAM TO EVER PLAY IN THE WORLD SERIES", IS NOW THE WORST TEAM TO WIN THE WORLD SERIES. THE "EXPERTS" DIDN'T FACTOR IN THE HEART OF THE CHAMPIONS.
10/19/06
USA Today, Pre-World Series scouting report had this to say:
"Prediction The Detroit Tigers' biggest obstacle to a championship will be keeping a straight face. The Tigers in three. (OK, make it four.)"
USA Today Scouting Report Here:http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/playoffs/2006-10-20-cardinals-scouting-report_x.htm To hear the "experts", all Detroit had to do was show up and the Series was theres. Don't sell these Redbirds short. They had little chance against the Padres, and no chance against the Mutts er Mets, according to the "experts". The game is played between the lines.
10/21/06 GAME ONE...Cards Win ! REYES ROCKS; EL HOMBRE and SCOTTY GO DEEP!!
10/22/06 GAME TWO: The Gambler Deals the Cards a Loss; (with an assist to pine tar????)
Rule 8.02 The pitcher shall not --
(b) Have on his person, or in his possession, any foreign substance. For such infraction of this section (b) the penalty shall be immediate ejection from the game. In addition, the pitcher shall be suspended automatically for 10 games.
Kenny's New Hit Single: "You Picked a Fine Time to Pine Tar Your Hand"
You picked a fine time to pine tar your hand,
With the Fox cameras watching; the umps heads in the sand.
I've seen your sliders
Hanging like gliders,
That even Miles could hit into the stands.
You picked a fine time to pine tar your hand.
10/24/06 GAME 3: Carpenter Has the Right Tools; Edmonds Comes Through In The Clutch
Don't look now, but the so called "worst team to ever play in the Series" (Fox Sports, Dayn Perry: "Are Cards worst World Series team ever?' Article 4 days ago) is up 2 games to 1, with 2 more to play in St. Louis.
ESPN article on 10/25/06 states: "As assorted media members waited in the interview room for Looper to finish out the ninth, a well-known national baseball writer (sorry, no names) muttered, "I can't believe the Cardinals are going to win the World Series." He's not alone. Neither can the Tigers.
Detroit Free Press; 10/25/06
Tigers seem to be wilting under Series' pressureOctober 25, 2006
BY DREW SHARP
FREE PRESS COLUMNIST
The Tigers have committed as many errors in three games (five) as they've scored runs.
That's appalling.
The combination of Ivan Rodriguez, Placido Polanco and Curtis Granderson are a combined 0-for-34 in this series.
That's nauseating.
ST. LOUIS 5, DETROIT 0: Buschwhacked
Two-run double off Robertson enough
October 25, 2006
BY JOHN LOWE
FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER
ST. LOUIS -- Even when Bob Gibson fanned 17 and shut them out in Game 1 of the 1968 World Series, the Tigers still got five hits.
Even when Dizzy Dean pitched on one day of rest and shut them out in Game 7 of the 1934 World Series, the Tigers still got six hits.
But when the Tigers faced the inheritor of the Gibson-Dean throne Tuesday night at new Busch Stadium, they got three hits.
And walks? Chris Carpenter not only didn't walk anyone -- he never had a three-ball count.
10/26/06 Game 4: Cards 5 Tabbies 4; Eckstein gets game winning RBI: save by Wainwright. Bullpen gives up 1 run.
Game 5: Cards 4 Tabbies 2; Eckstein again! Jeff Weaver is clutch; Wainwright closes out the Championship; Eck is MVP
10/30/06 Went to the World Champions parade in St Louis on 10/29/06 (along with 500,000 of my dearest friends). Vantage point across from Stan Musial statue (7th Street; across from stadium). Batteries went dead just as parade got to me, so only picture is of Larussa on the Clydesdale beer wagon. Lot's of pre-parade shots and stadium exterior shots. At this link:
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A college professor is working on a long term experiment when a baseball comes through the window destroying all his glassware. The resultant fluid causes the baseball to be repelled by wood. Suddenly he realizes the possibilities and takes a leave of absence to go to St. Louis to pitch in the big leagues where he becomes a star and propels his team to the world series.
Note: Kenny Rogers had some of this stuff on his hand. Looks kind of brown. Lasts for eight innings, even after hand washing.
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POND SCUM [pond scum] accumulation of floating green algae on the surface of stagnant or slowly moving waters, such as ponds and reservoirs. One of the commonest forms is Spirogyra.
Second commonest form: NY Mets
- Parade Slide Show with Audio
- St. Louis Post Slide Show with Audio, of the Championship Parade, 10/29/06.
- St Louis Cardinals Official Team Site
- All things Cardinal.
- Buy Pine Tar Here
- This kit is manufactured and recommended by George Brett's company, Brett Brothers. Besides being a Hall of Famer and one of the greatest hitters in baseball history, George is often remembered for the famous "pine tar game." As thus, each kit includes a 4 ounce bottle of Brett Liquid Pine Tar with the story of that game printed on the back of the bottle
- Cardinals Diasporia
- The 80's Mets :
They were easy to hate because most of the team had a raging cocaine habit that led to hate crimes and violent violence against the communities that civil people of America inhabit. Though I have no proof, I would venture to guess that 72% of the Metropolitans roster from 1981-1994 is in prison. These weren't humans; these were animals hell bent on making our lives fearful shells of our former existence
Mets fans have little man syndrome. They know that daddy will always be right across town in the Bronx and that no matter their success, the hearts of the Big Apple will be with the Yankees. Second fiddle. Numero dos.
Mets to build 800 million dollar stadium- Yankees come back with a Billion for their new digs. Mets sign Beltran to much hoopla- Yankees sign Big Unit to more. The disgraces never end. Not to mention that you'll never meet a Mets fan in person. Sure people go to Shea, but really they just didn't have the cash to be in Yankee stadium. The only celebrity Mets fan? Jerry Seinfeld. But are we to believe that this wasn't another brilliant inside joke from Larry David - 1968 Cards vs Tigers Pictures
- From St Louis Post Dispatch Gallery
- The Curse of Keith Hernandez
- StL Post Columnist Dan O'Neill, has a theory regarding why StL has not won a World Series since 1982. It's the curse of Keith Hernandez, traded to the Mutts in 1983 for Neil Allen and Rick Owenby. A day I'll never forget.
- Tigers vs METS 2006 World Series Shirts
- ESPN is thinking this right now:
"You can't go with the World Series you do want, you have to go with the World Series you have." - World Series.com
- Official World Series website.
- Cards appease ghosts of Series past
- On World Series.com:
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. - La Russa joins exclusive company
- Becomes second manager to win titles in both leagues.
Tony La Russa moved into even more rarified managerial territory on Friday night, joining Sparky Anderson as the only managers who have won World Series titles with teams in both leagues. - Todd Jones; Tiger Closer; HOW TO CHEAT
- Sticky situation: what, exactly, is cheating?
Sporting News, The, July 1, 2005 by Todd Jones (TODD JONES; The Tigers Closer)
"I pitched in Denver for two years, and at a mile above sea level, I used pine tar every time I pitched at home. My thinking was that I was more than 5,000 feet in the air and was entitled to at least do that much. I never thought one thing about it. Was it cheating? My numbers say no, given that my career ERA at Coors Field is 7.64 in 59 games. It's very dry in Denver, and that makes the baseball slippery. I needed the tar to hold onto the ball. I didn't want the ball to slip and hit a hitter. At least, that was my thinking. I never considered it cheating; I was breaking even."
Did he give lessons to Kenny Rogers?? - Kenny Rogers Cameraman Attack
- See Kenny's Greatest Hit, beating up a camera man
It Ain't "Know When To Hold 'em..."
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Let's Go Spiezio
Red Soul Patch; gotta have it!
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Scott Spiezio; baseball rocker
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Ernie Hays at Busch
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
http://stlbaseball.johnsebben.com "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" played at old Busch Stadium by Ernie Hays
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Traded Keith in 1983; No World Championships since then. Coincidence??I think NOT!
10/30/06 UPDATE: The Ghost of Keith was exorcised. I think it was exorcised by Cards taking LCS Game 7 in NY.
Ernie
Here Comes the King!
Ernie Hays plays "The King of Beers"
Ernie Hays mp3s available at http://stlbaseball.johnsebben.com Ernie Hays, organist for the Cardinals since 1971, plays the classic Budweiser theme song "The King of Beers" in his home studio.
My Parade Vantage Point
I was standing across from the Musial statue. Waited 2+ hours (and worth every second). Great crowd. Standing around telling World Champions stories. Games people saw in old Sportsman's Park (Busch Stadium I), 1964 Championship. 1967 and 1982 in Busch II, 2006 in Busch III. People too young to remember 1982, and some of us who remember '64, '67, and '82. Heard an interview with Tommy Herr (#28 in your program, double knit stretch uni and all, and #1 in our heart) saying he watched game five lst week and brought back pleasant memories of '82, and memories of close, but no cigar in '85 and '87 (Don Denkinger, the Killer Tarp, Jack Clark's base running injury, Pendleton's injury). Bird Droppings
KENNY ROGERS
THE GAMBLER; REMAKE
On a warm autumns evenin on a plane bound for St Lou,I met up with The Gambler; we were both too tired to sleep.
So we took turns a starin out the window at the darkness
til boredom overtook us, and he began to speak.
He said, son, I've made a life out of throwin' off speed pitches,
And blowin' away the Cards; they couldn't believe their eyes.
So if you don't mind my sayin', I can see you're out of Pine Tar
For a taste of your whiskey Ill give you some advice.
So I handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow.
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light.
And the night got deathly quiet, and his face lost all expression.
Said, if youre gonna load up the baseball, boy, ya gotta learn to do it right.
You got to know when to hold em, know when to load em,
Know when to walk away and know when to run.
You never show your hand, when the camera does a closeup.
There'll be time enough for showin' when the game is done.
Now evry Gambler knows that the secret to survivin'
Is knowin' when to wash your hand, and knowin' when to cheat.
cause evry hand that's dirty, on TV is a loser,
And the best that you can hope for is the umpire is asleep.
So when hed finished speakin, he turned back towards the window,
Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep.
And somewhere in Detroit, the Gambler, he broke even.
But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep.
You got to know when to hold em, know when to load em,
Know when to walk away and know when to run.
You never show your hand, when the camera does a closeup.
There'll be time enough for showin' when the game is done.
You got to know when to hold em, know when to load em,
Know when to walk away and know when to run.
You never show your hand, when the camera does a closeup.
There'll be time enough for showin' when the game is done.
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Scene Inside Busch When Cards Win Championship
Cardinals Win The 2006 World Series
Here was the scene inside Busch Stadium after the last pitch.
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