Summary
ST. LOUIS - It took only a half-second for the final out to land in Allen Craig's glove before the Cardinals were crushing each other in the infield - a wild, primal celebration that was decorated by the confetti that filled the skies.
Tens of thousands of Cardinals fans were high on the miracle they'd just witnessed - a 6-2 thrashing of the Rangers to finish off a World Series that fulfilled every fantasy. The purists got their Game 7, the pitchingfreaks got a command performance from Chris Carpenter on just three days' rest and National League loyalists got to puncture the cocoon of AL superiority once again, winning the championship for the third time in four years.See the full content of this document
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Having a True Ace Was the Difference
There was no finer example of the league's resiliency than the Cardinals themselves, who overcame the loss of Adam Wainwright, a 10 1/2-game deficit in the wild-card race and Roy Halladay in Game 5 of the NLDS against the Phillies.
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