They still my boys....
"They will be remembered because their fate will be forever intertwined with the Red Sox, but the Cardinals deserve to be remembered for what they did before they crossed paths with Boston, including winning the franchise's first pennant since 1987.
They deserve to be remembered for their epic National League Championship battle with Houston, rather than a quick elimination by Boston in the World Series.
We should remember Albert Pujols, Scott Rolen and Jim Edmonds for the MVP-caliber seasons they had and the thrilling postseason games they gave us against Los Angeles and the Astros, rather than their vanishing act against the Red Sox...
The Cards earned our respect with their year-long excellence afield and afoot as a team that could beat you with the glove, a stolen base or a home run. Just because those traits all but deserted them in the Fall Classic doesn't mean we should forget what the Cardinals did to reach baseball's crown jewel...
The Cardinals, lest we forget, were picked to finish third or worse coming out of Spring Training. Not only did they outplay the highly regarded division favorites in Chicago and Houston, they compiled the best record in baseball and had their division wrapped up in August."
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Cards season should be celebrated
posted by Mary @ 11:28 AM
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While I am not a Cardinals fan, I am a baseball fan. And I think all Cardinals fans should feel very comfortable with the outlook of the franchise. They have Rolen and Pujols signed for many years. With that duo and LaRussa at the helm, they will certainly be back to the playoffs in the very near future. And perhaps then they can get redemption for the unfortunate task of having to face the hottest team ever in playoff baseball history - The 2004 Red Sox (I am not a Red Sox fan either)
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