Today, October 28, is a special day in the history of the St. Louis Cardinals.
11 years ago, on this very day, after St. Louis had rallied from being down to their last strike twice in Game 6 of the World Series, they found themselves playing a Game 7 against the Texas Rangers.
Because of Game 6 being postponed two days earlier, St. Louis had the opportunity to start Chris Carpenter on short rest.
All he did was pitch six innings and allow just two runs to one of the top slugging teams in baseball.
Allen Craig and David Freese provided more heroics, and closer Jason Motter sealed the deal in the ninth to give the Cardinals their 11th and most recent World Series title.
This day in 2011 the Cardinals win game 7 of the #WorldSeries picking up their 11th title in franchise history. #STLCards pic.twitter.com/gyNeaLAJRj
— Cardinals Dude (@Turn2Dude) October 28, 2022
The Comeback Cardinals
After the game, the celebration began.
Confetti was flying everywhere, and Cardinals fans were rejoicing after completing one of the most epic comebacks in the history of baseball.
They had lost Adam Wainwright in spring training due to an elbow injury.
They overcame a 10.5-game deficit in the Wild Card race.
They had to win four elimination games and were down to their final strike twice.
But this Cardinals team never stopped fighting.
Times got tough, but the Cards never wavered.
Freese, a St. Louis native, was named World Series MVP.
Allen Craig robbed Nelson Cruz of what would have been a postseason record-breaking home run, hit the go-ahead home run, and also caught the final out of the World Series.
11 years later, the magic has not been forgotten.
This team will live on in Cardinals history forever.
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