Tom Verducci speculated that this series might go to seven games and he was right. The St. Louis comebacks in game 6 will be remembered for years along with other classic World Series moments. You had the feeling that Texas needed to jump on the Cardinals early in order to win this game, but they only managed two runs in the early innings when Chris Carpenter was having trouble locating his fastball. Once Dave Duncan pointed out that Carpenter might want to try his curve ball, the ace of the Cardinals staff settled down and the Rangers watched their chances slip away.
This one will be tough to swallow for the Rangers. Twice they came within one strike of a world title in game 6, only to see things fall apart. They have a great team, but they’ve been on the losing end two years in a row. The experts on ESPN are predicting that the Rangers will be active in free agency, perhaps going after Prince Fielder or even Albert Pujols. I think they need a dominant #1 starter, so perhaps C.C. Sabathia will be in their sites as well.
