World Series 2011 Observations

• The 2011 World Series will be remembered as a great one despite an anti-climactic Game 7.  Before that there were 4 nail-biters plus Albert Pujols epic game and an unforgettable game 6.

• If ever there was a team of destiny, it’s the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals. Future regular season and World Series comebacks will be measured against what the Cardinals did this year.

• The only time the Cardinals were ahead in game 6 was at the end.

• Game 6 had 6 home runs and 5 errors and the Rangers had 3 pitchers charged with blown saves.  None of their 7 relievers escaped unscathed.

• Hunter Pence would have caught the ball that Nelson Cruz should have had on David Freese’s game tying triple.

• Where would the Cardinals be without Lance Berkman?  He could possibly join Albert Pujols (and former teammates Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell) in the Hall of Fame.

• Aside from his 5-hit game, Pujols had only 1 hit in the other 6 games.

• I can’t recall seeing so many right-handed batters hit to right field as in the post season this year.

• In game 6, Joe Buck talked about Jaime Garcia as a potential pinch-hitter for two innings before he realized Garcia had been the starting pitcher.

• Michael Young is a better designated hitter than a first baseman.

• Will Ruth Ryan still be this pretty when she is 75?

• I thought it was great that no Eastern Division team, including the three biggest spenders were not in the World Series.

• In the 17 years of Divisional Play, 10 wild card teams have played in the World Series and the Cardinals are the 5 ^th team to win it.

• How drunk do you have to be to get tattoos on your neck?

• The state of Texas came within one pitch (twice) of having the best and worst teams in major league baseball this year.