Comeback Cardinals Never Quit
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on October 30th, 2011 4:31 am by HL
Comeback Cardinals Never Quit
Bernie Miklasz, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The St. Louis Cardinals have won the World Series with Stan Musial, Bob Gibson, Lou Brock, Ozzie Smith. They've won it with speed. They've won with power. They've won it with pitching, defense and mastermind managers.Until now, the Cardinals had never won a World Series with a team like this. A team that was lost, left behind and stranded in the standings. A team too stubborn and proud to accept the hopelessness of the situation. A team that fought back like no other has in franchise history.
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