Posted by
Team Turk on Sunday, October 29, 2006 12:32:38 AM
Cardinals defeat Detroit Tigers
4-2.
The fans here are patient. They are adoring and savvy and upbeat, too, but mostly patient. They waited nearly a quarter-century for Friday night, through steamy summers and frustrating autumns. They waited until a wind-whipped, frigid night in the heartland, when the St. Louis Cardinals returned to glory.
The baseball world is bathed in red again. The Cardinals won their first World Series since 1982 with a 4-2 victory against the Detroit Tigers in Game 5 at Busch Stadium. It was the 10th championship for the Cardinals, more than any other franchise except the Yankees.