As you are undoubtedly aware, the Cardinals are playing for their 11th World Championship (#win11for11in11) beginning Wednesday night. Between now and then, I'll have a number of posts covering the series from all angles. This post discusses Game Three.
When Albert Pujols stepped into the batters box against Alexi Ogando in the sixth inning the score was 8-6 in favor of Pujols' Cardinals. At that point, both teams had batted around and were on their third pitchers. It was an ugly, trying game and it felt like the Rangers were inching closer and closer to topping the Cardinals. With the crowd about 95% Rangers fans, if the Rangers ever got the lead, they weren't giving it back. That ballpark rocks the way Old Busch did: It's loud. Albert was holding the master remote though. Much like he did in the 2005 NLCS, after his at bat against Ogando, the volume was one notch above mute.
I was standing behind the Rangers family and wives, underneath an overhang. When Albert struck the ball, it was clearly a home run, the question was how far would it go. We never saw the ball come down; all we saw was the scramble for it by the Sonic billboard in leftfield. It was incredible, but that wasn't the end of this historical night. The Cardinals went on to bat around in the sixth so Albert was up again in the seventh. Lefthander Mike Gonzalez was in for the Rangers. His father was sitting directly ahead of me and when Gonzalez walked Allen Craig ahead of Albert, Mr. Gonzalez nervously got up and looked disturbed. He must have felt something because Albert deposited Gonzalez's pitch into the left centerfield bleachers. At this point, I turned to my friend and the other Cardinal fans around us and went crazy. Albert was 4-5 with 2 HR, 5 RBI. This was the greatest postseason performance by the greatest player I will ever see.
As the Cards expanded their lead, we all figured TLR would give Yadi a break by moving him to first base for the final inning or so and letting Gerald Laird catch and get an AB. That was apparently Albert's plan too: He wanted to give Laird the AB, but the other Hall of Famer in the dugout sensed that Albert had a shot to rewrite the record books and told Albert to take the AB. Darren Oliver was pitching for the Rangers. Since 2007, Oliver has given up 0.6 HR/9. This year it was even lower at 0.5 and he hadn't allowed a home run since May 2nd. Albert mashes lefties so we figured he had a pretty good shot at getting a fifth hit which is nothing to sneeze at.
At some point before his AB, I asked my friend who else besides Reggie Jackson had hit three HRs in a World Series game. Neither of us knew, but we figured there was so little chance of it happening that we didn't bother to look it up. Every time you watch a baseball game, you are reminded that it truly is a game of inches. In Game One of this series, the Cardinals won because Allen Craig got a hit that just eluded Nelson Cruz's sliding attempt. The ball actually deflected off Cruz's shoe to keep it in front of him. Both teams got a break there. In Game Two, Ian Kinsler's 9th inning single dropped in the smallest of spaces between Rafael Furcal and Matt Holliday, then he stole despite an absolutely perfect throw by Yadier Molina because he was able to have an even more perfect slide. Last night, Albert hit a foul pop up just out of Mike Napoli's reach. I told my friend, "if it weren't for Napoli's catcher's alligator arms, that's an out." Albert had life and when Albert has a shot, do not bet against him. Ever.
The official attendance for the game was 51,462, but there are not 51,642 people in this world who can honestly say they saw Albert Pujols hit three home runs in the World Series. Many fans cleared out, but those regardless of affiliation those remaining fans realized the magnitude of what they just saw. Rangers and Cardinals fans alike were applauding and bowing in worship to King Albert. I was hoping that due to the extent of the respect he'd receive that he'd come out and give a curtain call, but it didn't happen.
I was shaking for the remainder of the game in awe of what I had seen. Leaving the stadium, we high-fived every Cardinals fan we saw. Rangers fans were not bitter and said they were glad to witness history. It was remarkable. Over a post game dinner, I talked about what the best game I've ever seen was because last night was so special. After some thinking, I slotted it at number two behind Game Seven of the 2004 NLCS. On an individual performance level, however, there is #1 and then a very, very wide gap. I noted in my recap of the season how Albert was relatively quiet at games I went to this year. Not anymore.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
World Series: The Matchup
As you are undoubtedly aware, the Cardinals are playing for their 11th World Championship (#win11for11in11) beginning Wednesday night. Between now and then, I'll have a number of posts covering the series from all angles. This post breaks down both teams and concludes with my pick.
Back when I ran the Log5 for the playoffs, this matchup was projected to occur 3.4% of the time which barely edged out the Cardinals-Rays matchup for the least likely World Series pairing. As of the night before the series, the Rangers are the consensus favorite in the series. Here's a look at the key aspects of each team:
Rangers Rotation: CJ Wilson, Colby Lewis, Derek Holland, Matt Harrison
Free agent to be CJ Wilson leads the Rangers pitching staff. Ironically, it is his fault (and Prince Fielder's boost) that gave the Cardinals home field advantage in this series. This season was only Wilson's second as a full time starter and he improved dramatically upon last year's transition. He does walk a fair number of hitters.
Somewhat similarly, Colby Lewis spent the season pitching in Japan two years ago and this marked his second year back in the states. Unfortunately for him, it didn't go as well as 2010. Lewis led the league in home runs allowed and saw his other ratio stats move in the wrong direction. Lewis, like Jaime Garcia, had a dramatic home/road split, but Lewis is a much stronger pitcher on the road.
Derek Holland is possibly more volatile than Jaime Garcia. He led the league by throwing four shutouts but still finished with an ERA around 4. He is only 24 years old. He represents a wild card for the Rangers.
Rounding out the Rangers rotation is one of the pieces acquired in the Mark Teixeira trade, Matt Harrison. Harrison set a new career high for innings pitched this year and started one fewer game this season than he had in the prior three seasons combined. Harrison may be the Rangers' second best pitcher behind Wilson.
Cardinals Rotation: Chris Carpenter, Jaime Garcia, Kyle Lohse, Edwin Jackson
Edge: Very, very close- Rangers.
Rangers Bullpen:
Neftali Feliz, Alexi Ogando, Mike Adams, and Koji Uehara are all really, really good. Feliz struggled for most of the year and walked way too many batters, but still finished with an 2.74 ERA. Ogando was a starter for most of the year, but transitioned to the pen for the stretch run and to limit his innings. So far in the postseason he has worked 7.2 innings and struck out ten. Adams and Uehara were both acquired at the trade deadline and found themselves right at home. Adams showed why most baseball people preferred to trade for him rather than teammate Heath Bell. He also proved that he was not a product of Petco Park, but was, in fact, nasty. Uehara got unlucky with his home runs but had a 23 K/BB ratio (1 BB!) as a member of the Rangers.
Cardinals Bullpen:
As referenced above, the Cardinals bullpen was worked hard in the Milwaukee series. Remarkably, they held most of the leads. The bullpen has been the team's biggest weakness over the past two seasons which made the performance in the NLCS even more astounding. Starting from the back, Jason Motte serves as the team's closer. He throws heat and that's it. Since he broke in with the big league team in 2009, the only person who has given Motte trouble is himself. I have full confidence in his ability to shut down any part of any order.
Setting up in front of Motte from the right side are Fernando Salas, Octavio Dotel, and Mitchell Boggs. Salas is a very useful pitcher with command of a four average pitches. He is prone to the longball which cost him the closer's job down the stretch. Dotel was acquired in the Rasmus trade and pitched well enough down the stretch. The biggest reason for that was the second lowest walk rate of his career. Like Salas, Boggs also had a shot at closer, but lost it. He doesn't throw as hard as Motte, but he brings heat and can mix in some offspeed stuff as well. Boggs should be the last righthander used in the pen.
On the left side of the bullpen are two pitchers who both joined the team after July 27th- Marc Rzepczynski (search B-Ref for Marc R to spell it!) and Arthur Rhodes. Rhodes is in the same position as Bengie Molina was last year in that he'll get a ring no matter what since he was released by the Rangers in August. Rhodes is the specialist of the two and won't pitch to more than one or two hitters and they must be lefthanded. He made some big pitches in the earlier rounds of the playoffs. Rzepczynski is hailed as the only ray of hope to come from the Rasmus trade. He is a young pitcher with potential. He has been rock solid in the playoffs showing ability to retire both lefthanded and righthanded hitters.
Edge: The Cardinals bullpen isn't as good as the last round made them out to be. Motte is the only Cardinal to rank with the Rangers crop of relievers. Rangers.
Rangers Hitters:
The Rangers have a very strong offensive team and receive contributions from almost every position on the diamond. Starting behind the plate, Mike Napoli mashes to the tune of a 1.046 OPS. The other big power threats are Adrian Beltre, Josh Hamilton, and Nelson Cruz. All had slugging percentages over .500. Cruz and Beltre have already exploded in the playoffs, but Hamilton has been quiet. If he gets his bat going too, it will be a long series for the Cardinals pitchers. Elvis Andrus doesn't hit for much power but he gets on base well and is a major base stealing threat. It will be great to see him attempt to steal on Yadier Molina. The strangest story in the Rangers season was the Michael Young ordeal. At the beginning of Spring Training, it looked like the team would trade him and there were stories coming out regarding Young's displeasure with the whole situation. He ultimately was not traded and the Rangers got a very productive season. Although he only hit 11 home runs, his 41 doubles allowed him to lead the team in RBI. Young will probably play first base in Game 2 and possibly in Game 1 but will serve as DH for the games in Texas. The normal first baseman is Mitch Moreland who wasn't able to build off his success in last year's playoffs. Rounding out the starting lineup is Ian Kinsler, a University of Missouri product, who is coming off one of the quietest 30/30 seasons in history. The Rangers bench is composed of David Murphy, Yorvit Torrealba, Craig Gentry, and Endy Chavez. Murphy has enjoyed success in the past, but never got it going this year. Torrealba is a great defense catcher and could be inserted for Napoli in late game situations.
Cardinals Hitters:
Led by the trio of Albert Pujols, Matt Holliday, and Lance Berkman, the Cardinals offense has hit its stride over the past three weeks. Albert has been killing everying. Berkman continues to get on base at a high clip and get big hits. Holliday suffered through a very strange season and never seemed to get everything on the same page. The big story of the playoffs so far has been third baseman David Freese. I doubted his ability coming into the season, but when he is healthy, he's quite a player. Jon Jay has also shown himself to be the real deal. Watching him execute perfect hit and runs, bunt, and make outstanding catches in the outfield reminds me of all the things Colby would never have been able to do. Yadier Molina had the best offensive season of his career and continues to be the best defensive catcher in baseball. The only holes in the Cardinals lineup are up the middle. Rafael Furcal has helped out since coming over from the Dodgers on July 31st, but that's primarily because his defense is such an upgrade over Ryan Theriot's. Second base has been a mix match of Skip Schumaker, Ryan Theriot, and Nick Punto. All provide nearly the same offensive value and Theriot and Punto are much better defensively than Schumaker, a former outfielder. The bench features a major weapon in Allen Craig who will serve as the DH in Texas. Craig will be the best DH from an NL World Series team in recent memory. This is certainly true for the Cardinals playoff teams during the Pujols era. In 2004 and 2006, Chris Duncan, Marlon Anderson, Scott Speizio, and Reggie Sanders served as DH in the AL parks. Craig is a much better hitter than all four. Gerald Laird is only on the bench as Molina insurance and probably won't see a single pitch. Rookie Adron Chambers has great speed, but could find himself left off the roster.
Edge: Rangers, barely.
Overall Thoughts:
I gave the Rangers the edge in every category, but I think the Cards have a great shot in this series. Both the offense and starting rotation could have a slight edge over Texas. The only place I see a clear advantage is the bullpen, but if the Cards bullpen continues its run of success, that would be mitigated. I think the Cards have a great shot at arriving in Texas with a 2-0 lead. They are favored in Game 1 and I suspect they will also be in Game 2. From there they need to win one in Texas, then one more in St. Louis. It should be a great series. It's hard for me to pick my team because I feel like I'll only be setting myself up for disappointment but I see the Cards winning this series in six games. I have the Cards +140 and the number has come down a bit, but I still think there is some value.
Back when I ran the Log5 for the playoffs, this matchup was projected to occur 3.4% of the time which barely edged out the Cardinals-Rays matchup for the least likely World Series pairing. As of the night before the series, the Rangers are the consensus favorite in the series. Here's a look at the key aspects of each team:
Rangers Rotation: CJ Wilson, Colby Lewis, Derek Holland, Matt Harrison
Free agent to be CJ Wilson leads the Rangers pitching staff. Ironically, it is his fault (and Prince Fielder's boost) that gave the Cardinals home field advantage in this series. This season was only Wilson's second as a full time starter and he improved dramatically upon last year's transition. He does walk a fair number of hitters.
Somewhat similarly, Colby Lewis spent the season pitching in Japan two years ago and this marked his second year back in the states. Unfortunately for him, it didn't go as well as 2010. Lewis led the league in home runs allowed and saw his other ratio stats move in the wrong direction. Lewis, like Jaime Garcia, had a dramatic home/road split, but Lewis is a much stronger pitcher on the road.
Derek Holland is possibly more volatile than Jaime Garcia. He led the league by throwing four shutouts but still finished with an ERA around 4. He is only 24 years old. He represents a wild card for the Rangers.
Rounding out the Rangers rotation is one of the pieces acquired in the Mark Teixeira trade, Matt Harrison. Harrison set a new career high for innings pitched this year and started one fewer game this season than he had in the prior three seasons combined. Harrison may be the Rangers' second best pitcher behind Wilson.
Cardinals Rotation: Chris Carpenter, Jaime Garcia, Kyle Lohse, Edwin Jackson
Remarkably, the Cardinals were able to get past the Brewers despite needing the bullpen to throw at least four innings in each game. At their best, the Cardinals rotation is one of the team's strengths. Carpenter overcame a slow start to have a great season and is the unquestionable staff ace. He turned in dynamite performances in the final game of the season and NLDS Game 5. He did not look as good in the NLCS and there was some concern that his elbow would prevent him from making a potential NLCS Game 7 start. Fortunately, Game 7 wasn't required and Carpenter appears healthy now.
The Cardinals need to treat Jaime Garcia with kid gloves. He is a markedly different pitcher in Busch Stadium than anywhere else. It's no surprise he will start Game 2. Given his track record at Busch, a strong start can be expected.
Kyle Lohse had the mirror opposite season as Carpenter: He started off hot but faded towards the end of the season. When Lohse is on the mound, you don't worry about if the other team will score, but how many they'll get. If he can use his pitch to contact approach to limit the Rangers to three or four runs over six innings, that would be a fine contribution.
When the Cardinals traded for Jackson and friends, many, including me, were upset. While I did not dispute that the trade made the team better at the moment, I was worried about 1) the long term consequences of the deal and 2) the trade not improving the team enough to make the playoffs. Objection #2 was clearly disproven and considering Colby Rasmus' play in Toronto, objection #1 is on the path to invalidation as well. As for Jackson's value to the Cardinals in this series- he is the true wildcard. The knock on Jackson is his lack of command. The stuff is there. He oozes potential. Remember this is the pitcher who threw 149 pitches in a no-hitter that included EIGHT walks. Jackson was so poor in his last outing that TLR pulled him after two innings. A friend remarked to me that he was glad the team has no chance of resigning Jackson because it's painful to watch him pitch. Maybe there's a Jeff Weaver start in him to boost his market value before that happens.
Edge: Very, very close- Rangers.
Rangers Bullpen:
Neftali Feliz, Alexi Ogando, Mike Adams, and Koji Uehara are all really, really good. Feliz struggled for most of the year and walked way too many batters, but still finished with an 2.74 ERA. Ogando was a starter for most of the year, but transitioned to the pen for the stretch run and to limit his innings. So far in the postseason he has worked 7.2 innings and struck out ten. Adams and Uehara were both acquired at the trade deadline and found themselves right at home. Adams showed why most baseball people preferred to trade for him rather than teammate Heath Bell. He also proved that he was not a product of Petco Park, but was, in fact, nasty. Uehara got unlucky with his home runs but had a 23 K/BB ratio (1 BB!) as a member of the Rangers.
Cardinals Bullpen:
As referenced above, the Cardinals bullpen was worked hard in the Milwaukee series. Remarkably, they held most of the leads. The bullpen has been the team's biggest weakness over the past two seasons which made the performance in the NLCS even more astounding. Starting from the back, Jason Motte serves as the team's closer. He throws heat and that's it. Since he broke in with the big league team in 2009, the only person who has given Motte trouble is himself. I have full confidence in his ability to shut down any part of any order.
Setting up in front of Motte from the right side are Fernando Salas, Octavio Dotel, and Mitchell Boggs. Salas is a very useful pitcher with command of a four average pitches. He is prone to the longball which cost him the closer's job down the stretch. Dotel was acquired in the Rasmus trade and pitched well enough down the stretch. The biggest reason for that was the second lowest walk rate of his career. Like Salas, Boggs also had a shot at closer, but lost it. He doesn't throw as hard as Motte, but he brings heat and can mix in some offspeed stuff as well. Boggs should be the last righthander used in the pen.
On the left side of the bullpen are two pitchers who both joined the team after July 27th- Marc Rzepczynski (search B-Ref for Marc R to spell it!) and Arthur Rhodes. Rhodes is in the same position as Bengie Molina was last year in that he'll get a ring no matter what since he was released by the Rangers in August. Rhodes is the specialist of the two and won't pitch to more than one or two hitters and they must be lefthanded. He made some big pitches in the earlier rounds of the playoffs. Rzepczynski is hailed as the only ray of hope to come from the Rasmus trade. He is a young pitcher with potential. He has been rock solid in the playoffs showing ability to retire both lefthanded and righthanded hitters.
Edge: The Cardinals bullpen isn't as good as the last round made them out to be. Motte is the only Cardinal to rank with the Rangers crop of relievers. Rangers.
Rangers Hitters:
The Rangers have a very strong offensive team and receive contributions from almost every position on the diamond. Starting behind the plate, Mike Napoli mashes to the tune of a 1.046 OPS. The other big power threats are Adrian Beltre, Josh Hamilton, and Nelson Cruz. All had slugging percentages over .500. Cruz and Beltre have already exploded in the playoffs, but Hamilton has been quiet. If he gets his bat going too, it will be a long series for the Cardinals pitchers. Elvis Andrus doesn't hit for much power but he gets on base well and is a major base stealing threat. It will be great to see him attempt to steal on Yadier Molina. The strangest story in the Rangers season was the Michael Young ordeal. At the beginning of Spring Training, it looked like the team would trade him and there were stories coming out regarding Young's displeasure with the whole situation. He ultimately was not traded and the Rangers got a very productive season. Although he only hit 11 home runs, his 41 doubles allowed him to lead the team in RBI. Young will probably play first base in Game 2 and possibly in Game 1 but will serve as DH for the games in Texas. The normal first baseman is Mitch Moreland who wasn't able to build off his success in last year's playoffs. Rounding out the starting lineup is Ian Kinsler, a University of Missouri product, who is coming off one of the quietest 30/30 seasons in history. The Rangers bench is composed of David Murphy, Yorvit Torrealba, Craig Gentry, and Endy Chavez. Murphy has enjoyed success in the past, but never got it going this year. Torrealba is a great defense catcher and could be inserted for Napoli in late game situations.
Cardinals Hitters:
Led by the trio of Albert Pujols, Matt Holliday, and Lance Berkman, the Cardinals offense has hit its stride over the past three weeks. Albert has been killing everying. Berkman continues to get on base at a high clip and get big hits. Holliday suffered through a very strange season and never seemed to get everything on the same page. The big story of the playoffs so far has been third baseman David Freese. I doubted his ability coming into the season, but when he is healthy, he's quite a player. Jon Jay has also shown himself to be the real deal. Watching him execute perfect hit and runs, bunt, and make outstanding catches in the outfield reminds me of all the things Colby would never have been able to do. Yadier Molina had the best offensive season of his career and continues to be the best defensive catcher in baseball. The only holes in the Cardinals lineup are up the middle. Rafael Furcal has helped out since coming over from the Dodgers on July 31st, but that's primarily because his defense is such an upgrade over Ryan Theriot's. Second base has been a mix match of Skip Schumaker, Ryan Theriot, and Nick Punto. All provide nearly the same offensive value and Theriot and Punto are much better defensively than Schumaker, a former outfielder. The bench features a major weapon in Allen Craig who will serve as the DH in Texas. Craig will be the best DH from an NL World Series team in recent memory. This is certainly true for the Cardinals playoff teams during the Pujols era. In 2004 and 2006, Chris Duncan, Marlon Anderson, Scott Speizio, and Reggie Sanders served as DH in the AL parks. Craig is a much better hitter than all four. Gerald Laird is only on the bench as Molina insurance and probably won't see a single pitch. Rookie Adron Chambers has great speed, but could find himself left off the roster.
Edge: Rangers, barely.
Overall Thoughts:
I gave the Rangers the edge in every category, but I think the Cards have a great shot in this series. Both the offense and starting rotation could have a slight edge over Texas. The only place I see a clear advantage is the bullpen, but if the Cards bullpen continues its run of success, that would be mitigated. I think the Cards have a great shot at arriving in Texas with a 2-0 lead. They are favored in Game 1 and I suspect they will also be in Game 2. From there they need to win one in Texas, then one more in St. Louis. It should be a great series. It's hard for me to pick my team because I feel like I'll only be setting myself up for disappointment but I see the Cards winning this series in six games. I have the Cards +140 and the number has come down a bit, but I still think there is some value.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
World Series: The Essential Cardinals Music
As you are undoubtedly aware, the Cardinals are playing for their 11th World Championship (#win11for11in11) beginning Wednesday night. Between now and then, I'll have a number of posts covering the series from all angles. This post covers the music that is essential for every Cards fan to be bumping.
FOX Baseball Theme- It's the Fall Classic. Nothing says big game like hearing this intro music before Joe Buck's intro and Tim McCarver's whatever. Don't forget about Scooter!
The Albert Pujols Song- What a catchy tune. If anyone knows where I can get the full version, let me know.
Here Comes the King- For my money, it didn't get any better than hearing this in Old Busch with Ernie Hays on the keys. Seeing the videos of old Busch brought a tear to my eye.
Who Let the Cards Out- Remember when 'Who Let the Dogs Out' was the top song in the country? Guess when this was made?
Spirit of '82- A little before my time, but I imagine the spirit of Cardinal Nation is just as strong now as it was then.
The Rally Song- Brand new song just dropped two days ago. Far from a classic, but appreciate the effort.
The Cardinals are Coming- My current favorite Cardinals song. I love the jazz flute around the one minute mark.
The Tony LaRussa- Since TLR is the longest tenured manager, this is still appropriate. Big ups if someone can remix it with names from the current team. Mike Gallego!?
The Heat Is On- Another 'cover' song, this time over Glenn Frey's song. This also has audio clips from Jack Buck and Mike Shannon, among others.
Birds On My Bat- Some guys going at it over the beat to 'What You Know' by TI. King is a very underrated and forgotten album. It would be one of the better ones released this year.
The St. Louis Sports Band- These guys are AWESOME; Relevant songs include Albert Pujols, Tony LaRussa, Don't Run on Yadier Molina, and Chris Carpenter (is Always Hurt). Check out there album on iTunes for more songs.
One last note- Joshua, the great artist behind hits like 'Girlfriend', 'Circus of Love', and 'Love is like a Circus', will be debuting with Cardinals tribute song, 'Slamalamadingdong' tomorrow. Much like Joshua's other work, it should be a classic. The last time Joshua's music was associated with the Cardinals, 'Girlfriend' was used as Colby Rasmus' walk up music. Rasmus proceeded to strike out six times in two games and changed the music.
Did I miss anything? Let me know in the comments!
FOX Baseball Theme- It's the Fall Classic. Nothing says big game like hearing this intro music before Joe Buck's intro and Tim McCarver's whatever. Don't forget about Scooter!
The Albert Pujols Song- What a catchy tune. If anyone knows where I can get the full version, let me know.
Here Comes the King- For my money, it didn't get any better than hearing this in Old Busch with Ernie Hays on the keys. Seeing the videos of old Busch brought a tear to my eye.
Who Let the Cards Out- Remember when 'Who Let the Dogs Out' was the top song in the country? Guess when this was made?
Spirit of '82- A little before my time, but I imagine the spirit of Cardinal Nation is just as strong now as it was then.
The Rally Song- Brand new song just dropped two days ago. Far from a classic, but appreciate the effort.
The Cardinals are Coming- My current favorite Cardinals song. I love the jazz flute around the one minute mark.
The Tony LaRussa- Since TLR is the longest tenured manager, this is still appropriate. Big ups if someone can remix it with names from the current team. Mike Gallego!?
The Heat Is On- Another 'cover' song, this time over Glenn Frey's song. This also has audio clips from Jack Buck and Mike Shannon, among others.
Birds On My Bat- Some guys going at it over the beat to 'What You Know' by TI. King is a very underrated and forgotten album. It would be one of the better ones released this year.
The St. Louis Sports Band- These guys are AWESOME; Relevant songs include Albert Pujols, Tony LaRussa, Don't Run on Yadier Molina, and Chris Carpenter (is Always Hurt). Check out there album on iTunes for more songs.
One last note- Joshua, the great artist behind hits like 'Girlfriend', 'Circus of Love', and 'Love is like a Circus', will be debuting with Cardinals tribute song, 'Slamalamadingdong' tomorrow. Much like Joshua's other work, it should be a classic. The last time Joshua's music was associated with the Cardinals, 'Girlfriend' was used as Colby Rasmus' walk up music. Rasmus proceeded to strike out six times in two games and changed the music.
Did I miss anything? Let me know in the comments!
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