October 20, 200619 yr Head 2 Head, World Series: 1934: St. Louis Wins, 4-3 1968: Detroit Wins, 4-3 World Series Titles: St. Louis: '82, '67, '64, '46, '44, 42, '34, '31, '26 Detroit: '84, '68, '45, '35 How They Got Here: Detroit:AL Wild Card Defeated New York Yankees, 3-1 in ALDS Defeated Oakland Atheltics, 4-0 in ALCS St. Louis:NL Central Division Winner Defeated San Diego Padres, 3-1 in NLDS Defeated New York Mets, 4-3 in NLCS Team Leaders: Detroit:Wins: 17, Justin Verlander and Kenny Rogers ERA: 3.63, Justin Verlander Strikeouts: 202, Jeremy Bonderman Batting Average: .320, Carlos Guillen On-base %: .400, Carlos Guillen SLG %: .549, Marcus Thames HR: 28, Craig Monroe RBI: 104, Magglio Ordonez St. Louis:Wins: 15, Chris Carpenter ERA: 3.09, Chris Carpetner Strikeouts: 184, Chris Carpenter Batting Average: .331, Albert Pujols On-base %: .431, Albert Pujols SLG %: .671, Albert Pujols HR: 49, Albert Pujols RBI: 137, Albert Pujols Key Players: http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c123/JJ84/Misc/rolenws.png Recapping The Postseason: NLCS: St. Louis Defeats New York, 4-3 ALCS: Detroit Defeats Oakland, 4-0 NLDS: St. Louis Defeats San Diego, 3-1 NLDS: New York Defeats Los Angeles, 3-0 ALDS: Detroit Defeats New York, 3-1 NLDS: Oakland Defeats Minnesota, 3-0
October 20, 200619 yr You should have Guillen and Verlander instead of Rogers and Polanco Why the hell does that matter?
October 20, 200619 yr You should have Guillen and Verlander instead of Rogers and Polanco Why the hell does that matter? who said it does?
October 20, 200619 yr Cardinals in the World Series = boooooooooring Relax, at least it's not the mets. That should be the slogan for this series.
October 20, 200619 yr Cardinals in the World Series = boooooooooring My thoughts exactly. If the Cardinals win more than one game it will be an act of God.
October 20, 200619 yr You should have Guillen and Verlander instead of Rogers and Polanco Why the hell does that matter? *bark bark*
October 20, 200619 yr Cardinals in the World Series = boooooooooring My thoughts exactly. If the Cardinals win more than one game it will be an act of God. I like the Cards in the series they been proving everyone wrong and right now seem like the underdogs they're going to suprise people
October 20, 200619 yr Cardinals in the World Series = boooooooooring I kinda wanted them to win the series but now you're right. This is going to be boring. Where's Tommy Lasorda when I need him?
October 21, 200619 yr Cardinals: 1. SS Eckstein 2. DH Duncan 3. 1B Pujols 4. CF Edmonds 5. 3B Rolen 6. RF Encarnacion 7. 2B Belliard 8. C Molina 9. LF Taguchi Tigers: 1. CF Granderson 2. LF Monroe 3. 2B Polanco 4. RF Ordonez 5. 1B Guillen 6. C Rodriguez 7. DH Casey 8. 3B Inge 9. SS Santiago
October 21, 200619 yr I don't like the tigers lineup. I'd put monroe lower in the lineup, say 6th. and then move everyone up a spot.
October 21, 200619 yr Monroe has been in the 2 spot quite a bit this season. Leyland doesn't mind using guys with power in the 2 hole, just one of his things.
October 21, 200619 yr Detroit has a huge edge in pitching, and is the deserved favorite. But I wouldn't bury the Cards alltogether. Detroit's best pitcher is Verlander, who's young and inexperienced, and so he's liable to think he can outsmart Pujols. They can get 2 good starts and wins from the overall best and most experienced pitcher in the Series, Carpenter. They have a chance if there bats get hot, specificaly if Rolen and Pujols start hitting home runs. It's a boring Series before it starts, but who knows. If Rolen hits a HR in the 2nd and Pujols hits a HR in the 3rd and the Cards get rolling early, and the Cards jump up and win Game 1, then it get's interesting. That's why they play them.
October 22, 200619 yr Let's kick this series off with one of Ozzie's trademark flips for old times sake.
October 22, 200619 yr It just hit me -- both starting catchers are Puerto Rican. Huh. I wonder if that's ever happened in a WS before. :mischief2
October 22, 200619 yr Let's kick this series off with one of Ozzie's trademark flips for old times sake. I got his autograph twice last saturday
October 22, 200619 yr It just hit me -- both starting catchers are Puerto Rican. Huh. I wonder if that's ever happened in a WS before. :mischief2 I assume by that face, you knew of 2003... but if not :mischief
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