Tha St. Louis Cardinals are the World Campions
Congratulation to the St. Louis Cardinals on winning World Series Game 5 and for becoming the World Champs.
I am very proud of my Detroit Tiger’s for even making it to the World Series and they shouldn’t be that down on themselves. Considering where the ball club was not too long ago. Manager Jim Leyland’s decision not to pitch Kenny Rogers in this all important game will be disected for several days to come.
But Leyland decided to give rookie Justin Verlande a shot at redeeming himself after the less than stellar performance in his first game of the World Series. Unfortunately, just like in his first performance, he did struggle to hold on to the lead the Tiger hitters gave him.
The undoing of the Tiger’s turned out to be the fielding; they committed 8 errors (3 by 3rd baseman Brandon Inge and 5 by the pitchers). Despite the defensive problems, it still lands on the hitters to score runs and the pitching to stop your opponent from scoring runs.
The Tiger’s didn’t score enough runs and the pitchers didn’t get enough of the batters out when it was all said and done and that is the reason the Tiger’s fell a little short. I am still very proud of the team and I look forward to spring and a new season. It is hard to be upset when your team makes it all the way to the World Series, especially after the recent history of the team includes a 43-119 seaon only three years before.
I was really happy for them too! David Eckstein used to be my favorite player when he was with the World Champion Anaheim Angels, and Jeff Weaver I always admired for his stoic determination to get back up on the mound, even after hitters were pounding his pitches over the fences. It felt good to see those guys win. Hope to see you commenting over on my page soon. Keep up your interesting work over here — now that baseball’s over for the year, I can concentrate on football, college and pro!
Comment by Donald Douglas — October 28, 2006 @ 10:17 pm