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Pitcher Sergio Romo of the San Francisco Giants reacts after the Giants defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-0 in Game Seven of the National League Championship Series at AT&T Park on Monday night. Read the full story.
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The San Francisco Giants celebrate after the final out in Game 7 of baseball's National League championship series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night.
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Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals walks back to the dugout after striking out in the fifth inning against the St Louis Cardinals.
The Associated Press reports:
ST. LOUIS - The Nationals escaped a bases-loaded jam in the seventh inning, pinch hitter Tyler Moore blooped a two-out, two-run single in the eighth and Washington beat the defending World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 Sunday in an NL playoff opener.
The Nationals, who had never come close to making the playoffs since moving from Montreal for the 2005 season, overcame a wild start by 21-game winner Gio Gonzalez.
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Pete Kozma and Matt Carpenter of the St. Louis Cardinals run into the dugout as fans throw debris onto the field after an infield fly was called in the eighth inning against a ball hit by Andrelton Simmons of the Atlanta Braves during the National League Wild Card playoff game at Turner Field on October 5, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia.
AP reports: In the Braves' eighth, with one out, runners on first and second, and the Cardinals leading 6-3, shortstop Andrelton Simmons popped up to shallow left field. Cards shortstop Pete Kozma ran into the outfield to make the play but veered off, apparently thinking the left fielder would make the play. The ball fell between them, but the left field umpire called the batter out on the infield fly rule.
Fans erupted in anger and threw debris on the field, forcing a delay of 18 minutes. Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez, played the rest of the game under protest. Read the full story.
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Atlanta Braves officials pick up trash on the field as security stand by during the eighth inning.
I like the way Pujols joins the pack of photographers (bottom photo) to get his own shot.
AP reports:
ST. LOUIS - Hundreds of St. Louis Cardinals fans turned out for the unveiling of an Albert Pujols statue outside his restaurant.
Some of the fans encouraged him to stay in St. Louis. Pujols did not mention free agency Wednesday during his speech as he stood near the 10-foot, 1,100-pound bronze likeness of himself.
Funds for the statue were provided by an anonymous donor two years ago. The sculpture was made by Harry Weber and is similar to Weber's work on Cardinals Hall of Famers outside Busch Stadium.
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Baseball player Albert Pujols holds his daughter, Ezra, as they unveil a 10-foot, 1,100-pound bronze statue of the St. Louis Cardinals slugger Wednesday, Nov. 2, in Maryland Heights, Mo.
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Baseball player Albert Pujols, front, stands with other photographers as he takes a picture of a 10-foot, 1,100-pound bronze statue of the St. Louis Cardinals slugger after its dedication Wednesday, Nov. 2, in Maryland Heights, Mo.
Thursday's game six of the World Series was one of the most exciting baseball games I've ever watched. But you have to wonder how a manager handles the stress of something like that. Watching Tony La Russa, each fielding error seemed like a dagger to the heart.
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St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa, center, speaks at a news conference at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Monday, Oct. 31, flanked by team owner Bill DeWitt Jr., left, and general manager John Mozeliak. La Russa retired as manager of the Cardinals, three days after winning a dramatic, seven-game World Series against the Texas Rangers. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Chris Gooden) EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER OUT. THE ALTON TELEGRAPH OUT
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Manager Tony LaRussa of the Oakland Athletics looks on during an MLB game circa 1986 at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California.
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St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols hits a solo home run, his third home run of the game, in front of Texas Rangers catcher Yorvit Torrealba during the ninth Inning of Game 3 of the World Series in Arlington, Texas, Oct. 22.
AP reports:
Albert Pujols joined Babe Ruth and Reggie Jackson as the only players to hit three home runs in a World Series game, tying records with five hits and six RBIs that led the Cardinals to a 16-7 rout of the Texas Rangers on Saturday night that gave St. Louis a 2-1 Series lead.
Read the full story here.
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St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Jason Motte reacts as manager Tony La Russa takes him from the game in the ninth inning of play against the Texas Rangers in Game 2 of MLB's World Series baseball championship in St. Louis, Missouri, Oct. 20, 2011.
AP reports:
ST. LOUIS - Down to their last three outs and facing another serious World Series deficit, the Texas Rangers did some rallying of their own.
Lost at the plate, Josh Hamilton and the Texas hitters suddenly found their strokes. They scraped together two runs in the ninth inning against the vaunted St. Louis Cardinals' bullpen and escaped with a 2-1 win Thursday night that evened the Series at 1-all.
See more images from the World Series here.
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Texas Rangers starting pitcher C.J. Wilson throws during the second inning of Game 1 of baseball's World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011, in St. Louis.
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Fans go after a foul ball off the bat of St. Louis Cardinals' Lance Berkman during the eighth inning of Game 1 of baseball's World Series against the Texas Rangers Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011, in St. Louis.
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St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina tags out Texas Rangers' Esteban German after German struck out swinging and the ball was dropped during the seventh inning of Game 1 of baseball's World Series Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011, in St. Louis.
See more great images from the World Series here.
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St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols, right, joins relief pitcher Jason Motte, center, and catcher Yadier Molina, on ground, as they celebrate advancing to the World Series after defeating the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 6 of the NLCS in Milwaukee, Wisc., Oct. 16.
According to AP:
David Freese hit a three-run homer in the first and manager Tony La Russa turned again to his brilliant bullpen for seven sturdy innings as St. Louis captured its 18th pennant with a 12-6 victory over the bumbling Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday night.
Albert Pujols and the wild-card Cardinals took out the heavily favored Phillies in the first round, then dispatched the division-rival Brewers on their own turf in Game 6 of the NL championship series.
Looking for its second title in six seasons, St. Louis opens the World Series at home Wednesday night with ace Chris Carpenter on the mound against the AL champion Texas Rangers.
Read the full story here.
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Milwaukee Brewers batter Yuniesky Betancourt hits a two-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning of game one of the National League Championship Series at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisc., Oct. 9. The winner of the best-of-seven series will go on to face either the Texas Rangers or the Detroit Tigers in the World Series.
AP reports:
Betancourt - who batted .252 in the regular season with 13 homers - then sent a 2-1 pitch from Dotel deep to left, where it flew into the Brewers' bullpen and was fielded on the fly by Milwaukee bullpen catcher Marcus Hanel. Hanel pumped his fist, Betancourt circled the bases and the crowd continued its inning-long eruption.
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The so-called "rally squirrels" have been delighting fans in St. Louis, but stadium officials decided they have to go. Groundskeepers in Philadelphia today had better luck corralling the critters.
The New York Times has an excellent tongue-in-cheek report on the rally squirrel phenomenon: Who Needs a Black Cat? Rally Squirrel Toys With the Phillies
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Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Oswalt walks behind a squirrel on the field before baseball's Game 5 of the National League division series with the St. Louis Cardinals Friday, Oct. 7 in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia Phillies groundskeeper Soule Sidibe holds a squirrel he caught before baseball's Game 5 of the National League division series with the St. Louis Cardinals Friday, Oct. 7, 2011 in Philadelphia.
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A squirrel runs behind Philadelphia Phillies' third baseman Placido Polanco to cause a stop in play during Game 3 of their MLB National League Divisional Series baseball playoffs against the St. Louis Cardinals in St. Louis, October 4.
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