World Series Thread: October 28, 2011

by Ryan on Oct 28, 2011 4:40 PM EDT in Game Threads

LGFT Jake Westbrook was the winning pitcher in last night's crazy Game 6

Texas at St. Louis, 8:05 PM (Game 7, TIED 3-3) - FOX

Harrison vs. Carpenter

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Well, hello, Game Seven! Been awhile. Once, it seemed common, so I looked it up: Only 8 of the first 41 Series went the full complement of games, but from 1945 through 1991, there were 24 Game Sevens out of 47 series. This is the fourth Game Seven in the last 19 series. Random, or part of some stronger current in baseball history?

Anyway, Leonard Cohen’s instructions to the losers: “Never lament casually. And if one is to express the great inevitable defeat that awaits us all, it must be done within the strict confines of dignity and beauty.”

Having perused the Texas SBN site to see how they coped last night, I’m pretty sure they will disregard this advice, should fate smile upon St. Louis again.

by YoDaddyWags on Oct 28, 2011 7:11 PM EDT reply actions

Well said. Enjoy tonight, everyone.

by Ryan on Oct 28, 2011 8:00 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Allen Craig with a Game 7 bomb, redeeming himself for his base stealing attempts.

With or Without the H

by johnf34 on Oct 28, 2011 9:24 PM EDT reply actions

didn’t want to call strikes 2 and 3 on perfectly-on-the-outside-corner pitches. Should have.

by westbrook on Oct 28, 2011 9:57 PM EDT reply actions

“Same pitch” indeed, Mike.

by westbrook on Oct 28, 2011 10:08 PM EDT reply actions

I just gave the Cardinals fan with the “We Relieve” sign a standing ovation in my living room.

With or Without the H

by johnf34 on Oct 28, 2011 10:32 PM EDT reply actions

christhile 10:44pm via Tweetbot for iPhone
Ahhh…nothing moves a deity to favoritism like a country star’s presumably unintentional impersonation of Mariah Carey.

@grantgw - sports and Cleveland and Columbus stuff

by woodsmeister on Oct 28, 2011 10:46 PM EDT reply actions

WFNYCraig Craig Lyndall
If Indians fans were in Cardinals fans shoes right now, how scared would you be?

Answer: a lot

Sammy Watkins for Heisman

by emily522 on Oct 28, 2011 11:11 PM EDT reply actions

A Motte?

Matt LaPorta is the bane of my existence.

by USSChoo on Oct 29, 2011 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions

Congratulations to the Cardinals.

Sammy Watkins for Heisman

by emily522 on Oct 28, 2011 11:22 PM EDT reply actions

Congrats to St. Louis

With or Without the H

by johnf34 on Oct 28, 2011 11:25 PM EDT reply actions

We’ll celebrate like this one day, everyone.

Sammy Watkins for Heisman

by emily522 on Oct 28, 2011 11:27 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Just went over to check out the comment tally on Viva El Birdos. It’s pretty damn impressive. That’s us this decade.

With or Without the H

by johnf34 on Oct 28, 2011 11:29 PM EDT reply actions

Congrats to the Cards. But dang, the Rangers must feel as snake-bitten as we did in 97.

by talonk on Oct 29, 2011 12:22 AM EDT reply actions

Yes, to think they were even closer than we were – we were about 1 out away (for at least a couple seconds between us catching the 2nd out and the runner scoring from 3rd on the sacrifice fly to tie the game at 2-2 in the 9th inning), while the Rangers were one STRIKE away TWICE, and couldn’t finish it, and that was in Game 6, with one game left to go.

And, as DixonCayne put it below, yes, it still hurts 14 years later. I seen flashbacks and felt memories of that Series from 1997. I also remember the 1995 Series, mostly because that was the 16th anniversary of when we lost Game 6 – I know Game 7 of that Series would have been on my 18th birthday, but alas, it never came because Justice hit the HR off of Poole, and Glavine had a strike zone that was 3 counties wide on both sides of the plate.

I thought of that series too because of what Joe Buck said after the Cardinals squeezed the last out, saying something like “this team of destiny wins the World Series.” In 1995, Bob Costas said, “the team of the 90s wins the World Series” (referring to Atlanta making it to the WS in 1991 and 1992, losing both times to the Twins and Blue Jays, respectively).

The "cream of the crop" doesn't always rise to the top.

by indiansfan on Nov 1, 2011 2:57 AM EDT up reply actions

“Team of destiny” starts to seem synonymous with “team that wasn’t all that great fundamentally but somehow won the ring anyway.”

“Team that tripped into a run of good luck.”

by Jay on Nov 1, 2011 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions

I really just irrationally dislike the Cards. Bummed for the Rangers.

by ahowie on Oct 29, 2011 3:50 AM EDT reply actions

Well, glad this is over. Now onto more important things, like what do we do about Grady?

by kennesawmountainwahoo on Oct 29, 2011 6:57 AM EDT reply actions

Note to Ranger’s Fans: I can tell you this will still hurt 14 years later.

by DixonCayne on Oct 29, 2011 9:08 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs

+1 – I too feel sorry for Rangers’ fans, especially if they can’t erase that bitter taste in their mouths with a WS victory. Indians and their fans are still waiting (maybe wouldn’t have been waiting if a certain pitcher who just signed a $122 mill. extension with the Yankees would have stepped up as an ace is expected to do and delivered us to the WS in 2007).

The "cream of the crop" doesn't always rise to the top.

by indiansfan on Nov 1, 2011 2:59 AM EDT up reply actions