“Who would have thought it? Cardinals 3, Rangers 2. I had almost as much fun watching the sports pundits after the game as I did watching the game itself. Well, almost.”
What better quote than using the exact opener I used on last year’s Game 1 blog replacing, of course, the Giants with Cardinals. I watched the media before the game throughout the day and the odds were 80% in favor of Texas “going all the way”. And, of course they may, but at least the odds are right now, today, just a little in favor of the St. Louis Cardinals. Winners of Game one go on to win it all in 60% of the World Series played to date.
One of the memorable quotes from the game, “It’s a five letter word S- T- R- I- K- E ” as only Tim McCarver could utter at the end of the 6th inning.
For those who like to know about the key moments, here are two, courtesy of NPR’s Tom Goldman’s report for Morning Edition:
Chris Carpenter on a "Defensive" slide into 1st Base.
“— The coolest play came in the first inning. Cards pitcher Chris Carpenter covered the bag at first base, and had to dive to the ground to get the ball tossed his way by first baseman Albert Pujols. “Carpenter dove for the ball and as his long frame hit the ground he tagged the base with his glove hand, at the same time pulling his pitching hand away to protect it from the batter’s oncoming cleats,” Tom says. “How cool to see a pitcher getting dirty.”
The play, Tom added, “served notice that the game, perhaps the Series, is going to be a diving for every out, clawing for every run affair.”
Allen Craig's "off the bench" hit to score the winning run.
— The biggest play came in the sixth inning when Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa sent pinch hitter Allen Craig to the plate in place of Carpenter. Craig’s hit to right field was dropped by Ranger outfielder Nelson Cruz. That drove in the winning run. LaRussa’s savvy use of his bench and bullpen came through again.”
Game 2 – Tonight at Busch Stadium, St. Louis at 5:05 pm televised on Fox.
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