Cardinals Finish off Rangers; Why the Rangers Should Have Won Already

The Cardinals lost and won the same World Series.

David Freese won it for them. Allen Craig won it for them. The Rangers lost it for them.

After a thrilling Game 6 where the Rangers lost the World Series three times in one game, Chris Carpenter and Yadier Molina helped the Cardinals finish Texas off in the World Series.

Game 7 was interesting to see, but Game 6 was what really lost this World Series for Texas. Jaime Garcia was ineffective, and the Rangers were up by 2, and they needed one more strike.

All of the sudden, David Freese whacked a ball the opposite way, just over the head of Nelson Cruz, who probably should have run down the ball. Ryan Theriot and Lance Berkman tied the game again in the tenth, and...

David Freese stepped up again.

In Game 7, he hit a two-run double to tie the game, and made a great catch on defense. Allen Craig hit a home run and robbed another one, as well as catching David Murphy's deep fly to end the series.

This World Series had everything you could ask for. Utility man Allen Craig stepped up and hit three homers, all in Cardinal wins. Albert Pujols had a historic game, and David Freese played god for a while.

While the bats were sensational, so was the pitching. Yadier Molina dominated, knocking in two runs and catching a great game from Chris Carpenter, who struggled early but dominated the last four innings.

Just about everybody stepped up for the Cardinals, as Jake Westbrook and Lance Lynn even got wins for the Cardinals. The Cardinals also took advantage of poor decisions, like intentional walks and pitching changes (that didn't pay off).

Matt Harrison starting Game 7?

The Cardinals had already seen him once, and they lit him up, scoring 5 runs off of him and keeping him out of the fifth inning. They did that again, and the inning after Harrison came out, St. Louis scored two runs.

The bullpen wasn't fully rested, and Harrison had to stay in the game longer.

If Washington had saved Holland for a potential Game 7 instead of Harrison, who cost the Rangers greatly, the final result could have been different.

Texas took a 2-0 lead and forced St. Louis to gain the momentum back, which David Freese did for them. Once Allen Craig's home run to right field cleared the fence, the series was in the books.

Carpenter didn't let up. Neither did St. Louis.

The final result? Nobodies becoming somebodies. A city rejoicing. An 11th championship.

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