{"id":1143,"date":"2011-10-29T09:31:10","date_gmt":"2011-10-29T13:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/changingchannels\/?p=1143"},"modified":"2011-10-29T09:31:10","modified_gmt":"2011-10-29T13:31:10","slug":"clutch-cards-capture-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/changingchannels\/2011\/10\/clutch-cards-capture-championship.html","title":{"rendered":"Clutch Cards Capture Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ll admit it … I was rooting for the Texas Rangers to win their first World Series title.<\/p>\n

The great stories of superstar Josh Hamilton<\/strong> and manager Ron Washington<\/strong> and a team that had still not won a title after falling to the Giants in 2010.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for the Rangers, the Cardinals proved to be just as tough and resilient as they were.<\/p>\n

Perhaps even more so, considering the uneven performances of their manager, Tony LaRussa<\/strong> and star player Albert Pujols<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Albert Pujols<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As great as Pujols is, he only had a major impact in one game.<\/p>\n

But oh what a game it was: three homers, five hits, six RBI.<\/p>\n

As usual, the smaller names like David Freese<\/strong> and Allen Craig<\/strong> came through with great plays.<\/p>\n

Game six was one for the ages, a made for TV classic … similar to the Mets ’86 game six win over the Red Sox.<\/p>\n

Congrats Cards … St. Louis will be all “decked” out for you with a well-deserved parade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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