The Cardinals were 7 games back at the beginning of September. To put that in football terms thats being a game back in the playoff hunt with one game left and making it into the playoffs because of a tiebreaker. They knocked off the Phillies in the first round. Equate that to beating the Packers, the most superior team in an inferior conference in football. They beat the Brewers and advanced to the world series to play the Rangers who had made it to the World Series the year before, and had Nelson Cruz who was coming off a series in which he hit 6 home runs. Five of the games in this series were absolutely incredible and came down to little moments in the game. Side note: one of the greatest games in baseball history occurred 24 hours earlier. Playoff baseball games are some of the most dramatic and captivating events in sports and anyone who saw this series would attest to that. For anyone who missed this series, and any of these playoffs really, I just feel bad for you. More drama, more story, and just incredible performances that will stick with me for a long long time. I was pulling for the Rangers this whole series but can do nothing but respect the shit out of the Cards for what they brought to the table and for how gutty of a performance this was for the entire team top to bottom. From Pujols to Motte this team deserved to win the title. A great performance and a great series in a sport that gets a bad rap for having some of the more forgettable championship games in recent memory. Congrats to the Cards and lets go Cubs in 2012.
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