Cards lead Rangers 5-2 after 6 in Game 7 (AP)

The St. Louis Cardinals won a remarkable World Series they weren’t even supposed to reach, beating the Texas Rangers 6-2 in Game 7 on Friday night with another key hit by hometown star David Freese and six gutty innings from Chris Carpenter. A day after an epic Game 6 that saw them twice within one [...]

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MLB delays free agency start by 1 day (AP)

Major League Baseball and the players union have agreed to delay the start of free agency by one day as part of the collective bargaining process. The commissioner’s office and the Major League Baseball Players Association agreed to the 24-hour delay on Friday night during Game 7 of the World Series.

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Freese, Craig stake Cards to Game 7 lead (AP)

David Freese followed his game-winning home run the previous night with a tying, two-run double in the first, Allen Craig homered in the third and the St. Louis Cardinals led the Texas Rangers 3-2 after three innings Friday night in the first World Series Game 7 in nine years. Josh Hamilton and Michael Young hit [...]

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World Series Game 7 Game Thread

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Current Series

8 game series vs Cardinals @ Busch Stadium

Wed 10/19 WP: Chris Carpenter (1 - 0)
SV: Jason Motte
LP: C.J. Wilson (0 - 1)
2 - 3 loss Thu 10/20 WP: Mike Adams (1 - 0)
SV: Neftali Feliz
LP: Jason Motte (0 - 1)
2 - 1 win Sat 10/22 WP: Lance Lynn (1 - 0)
LP: Matt Harrison (0 - 1)
7 - 16 loss Sun 10/23 WP: Derek Holland (1 - 0)
LP: Edwin Jackson (0 - 1)
4 - 0 win Mon 10/24 WP: Darren Oliver (1 - 0)
SV: Neftali Feliz
LP: Octavio Dotel (0 - 1)
4 - 2 win Wed 10/26 Postponed Thu 10/27 WP: Jake Westbrook (1 - 0)
LP: Mark Lowe (0 - 1)
9 - 10 l

exas Rangers Lone Star Ball
@ St. Louis Cardinals Viva El Birdos

Friday, Oct 28, 2011, 7:05 PM CDT
Busch Stadium

Matt Harrison vs Chris Carpenter

 

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Selig expects to deal with Epstein issue (AP)

Baseball commissioner Bud Selig expects he will have to decide what compensation the Boston Red Sox should receive for allowing general manager Theo Epstein to leave and join the Chicago Cubs. Epstein quit Boston with a year on his contract to became the president of baseball operations for the Cubs.

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World Series Game 7 Open Thread - Rangers at
Cardinals

Matt Harrison (3.57 tRA) v Chris Carpenter (4.01 tRA)

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World Series Game 7 - It Ends Tonight

There is no way baseball could top last night, could they?  I would say no, but the answer to that question has been "yes" so many times in the last two months, I am almost expecting a 22-inning marathon featuring a walk-off home run by right fielder Kyle Lohse.

It certainly doesn't need such high drama though.  "Game Seven" already carries such intrigue by its nature.  Every pitch is critical, and no pitcher or bat will be wasted on the bench, especially with Tony La Russa in one dugout.

The Cardinals will start the game with Chris Carpenter on three days rest.  There have been eight consecutive World Series Game 7's won by the home team, so the Cardinals have to be fairly confident with their ace on the hill to start the game.  Still, Carpenter has only started on short rest once, and he allowed four runs in three innings against the Phillies in the NLDS Game 1 this season.

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP 2011 - Chris Carpenter11-934344200237.1243989116551913.451.26

First out of the pen for St. Louis will be Jake Westbrook, while Kyle Lohse and Edwin Jackson are both available for work.  The lineup they will face to start:

RANGERS

1. Ian Kinsler, 2B
2. Elvis Andrus, SS
3. Josh Hamilton, CF
4. Michael Young, 1B
5. Adrian Beltre, 3B
6. Nelson Cruz, RF
7. Mike Napoli, C
8. David Murphy, LF
9. Matt Harrison, LHP

Yep.  Both Cruz (groin) and Napoli (ankle) are pushing through difficult injuries sustained last night to start in the final baseball game of 2011.  Ron Washington's starter is lefty Matt Harrison, who by most metrics, was actually better than Derek Holland this season.  For the Rangers to win their first ever World Series title, they will have to be the first team in 32 years to win a World Series Game 7 on the road.  Matt Harrison is key.

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP 2011 - Matt Harrison14-931300000185.2180797013571263.391.28

Beleaguered ace C.J. Wilson is available for work out of the pen if needed.  The line-up the Rangers hurlers will face:

CARDINALS

1. Ryan Theriot, 2B
2. Allen Craig, LF
3. Albert Pujols, 1B
4. Lance Berkman, RF
5. David Freese, 3B
6. Yadier Molina, C
7. Rafael Furcal, SS
8. Skip Schumaker, CF
9. Chris Carpenter, RHP

Matt Holliday, who has been bothered by a finger injury for two months, either fractured a pinky or sprained his wrist while getting picked off third base last night.  MLB has agreed the injury is significant enough to otherwise require a DL stint, so the Cardinals have opted to replace him on the roster with rookie Adron Chambers.  Allen Craig gets the start in left field for Holliday.  Given the injuries and performance of late, there doesn't seem to be much of a loss offensively between the two, but Craig is actually an inferior defender to Holliday.  Moreover, Chambers is a huge downgrade from Craig as a late-inning pinch hitter.

Analysis time over.  Make sure you get a five hour supply of snacks and beer, spread it around you, and fasten yourself to your couch.

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Banged-up Cruz, Napoli start for Rangers (AP)

The Rangers’ potent lineup was intact for Game 7 of the World Series. Nelson Cruz was in right field and Mike Napoli was behind the plate against the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night. Both were banged up in Game 6. The Cardinals were without slugging outfielder Matt Holliday, who was removed from the roster [...]

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Dodgers LHP Kuo has left elbow surgery (AP)

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Kuo Hong-chih underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left elbow Friday to remove a loose body and scar tissue. The Dodgers said the surgery in Los Angeles went as expected and the Taiwanese left-hander is scheduled to start physical therapy in five days. He will begin his throwing program in six to [...]

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Stows lawyer rips attorney for Dodgers (AP)

An attorney for San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow has responded to comments made by a lawyer for the Los Angeles Dodgers who suggested Stow might be partly to blame for a brutal attack he received in a Dodger Stadium parking lot on opening day. Thomas Girardi told the Los Angeles Times (http://tinyurl.com/3vrtusb ) on [...]

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