But the Cardinals pitching staff (which legit sucked all season long) had a great series and held the Tigers to. 228 in this series, with a 675 OPS (which is even worse in 2006), with Albert Pujols held to a 3-15 series (admittedly with 5 walks, a double and a homer). What people forget is, the Cardinals hit. One writer memorably predicted “Tigers in 3”. Most pundits were picking the Tigers to win 4-1 or sweep. Their bullpen was lights out, and every starter was good-to-great. Now, the Cardinals were the biggest underdog in recent memory entering the World Series – the Detroit Tigers had Justin Verlander, Jim Leyland, and a lineup with no glaring holes. Instead, Waino threw two fastballs and a perfect curve over the center of the plate and struck Beltran out looking. This was the moment when everyone expected Beltran would get his revenge. Carlos Beltran was in the midst of the greatest streak of playoff hitting in recent memory, having *wrecked* theĢ004 Cardinals to the tune of a 1500+ OPS (Cards went to the World Series anyway). It finally came down to the ultimate baseball showdown, bases loaded, 2 outs, bottom of the 9th, the World Series on the line, and Carlos Beltran at the plate. Didn't matter, they still ended up in Game 7, despite losing Chris Carpenter's start in Game 6. Meanwhile, the Cardinals closer, Jason Isringhausen, was also on the DL, and they were relying on some lanky rookie dropping curveballs named Adam Wainwright. Oh, and postseason legends like Pedro Martinez, Orlando Hernandez, and Tom Glavine in their starting rotation. Once they made it into the playoffs by the skin of their teeth, Carpenter won 2 out of the 4 NLDS games (and people forget, Suppan lost his start this series), and the Cards advanced 3-1 over the Padres.īut up next was the juggernaut Mets - a 97 win team featuring Peak Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado, Jose Reyes, and David Wright. Meanwhile, their 2nd best starter was Jeff freakin' Suppan, because Mark Mulder was on the DL. They went 13-15 in August, 12-16 in September, and lost the final game of the season in October. That team *backed into the playoffs* with an 83-78 record - and they didn't do it with a big stretch run, either. Cardinals Players' Walkup Songs June Schedule times CT NL Central StandingsĢ006 definitely feels like the clearest origin point.
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