[jg2977]

Originally Posted by Eugene Church

Wouldn't it be magical if the St. Louis Cardinals and Adam Wainwright somehow, some way beat the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Yep, EC is dreaming dreams again.

Hopes it shades of 1964 when they somehow, some way unbelievably caught the Philadelphia Phillies in the last days of the season and went on to win the World Series in 7 games over the New York Yankees.

After a season-long four-way race among the Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, and Cincinnati Reds, the Phillies appeared to have the pennant in hand as they built a 6+1⁄2 game lead with 12 games to play. But they proceeded to lose 10 straight games. With two games remaining, four teams still had a mathematical chance to win the pennant. The Giants were the first to be eliminated when they lost on October 3 to the Cubs, 10–7. The Cardinals lost to the lowly Mets, 15–5, while the Phillies ended their 10-game losing streak with a 4–3 win over the Reds. Going into the last day of the season, the Cardinals and Reds were tied for first and the Phillies were one game back; the Phillies hoped to force the first three-way tie in major league history by defeating the Reds and hoping the Mets would beat the Cardinals. The Phillies did their part by defeating the Reds, 10–0, but the Cardinals overcame an early 3–2 deficit and beat the Mets, 11–5, to win the pennant.

It was a great game last night. Great pitchers' duel, 1-1 heading to the 9th. The stage was set for Albert Pujols pinch hitting. He hit a hard line drive but didn't elevate it so it landed in the center fielder's glove in deep center field. But Chris Taylor got it done. We will get a Dodgers-Giants NLDS! Wonder how many times this series we'll hear replays of Bobby Thompson's shot heard 'round the world - "The Giants win the Pennant!" in 1951.