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Porcello - A. Beltre flied out to left. In many series, he might have been the MVP. He became the only player to hit two extra inning home runs in a series. He is the only player to hit six or more home runs in two postseasons, and he did it in back-to-back seasons. Cruz had become the Rangers' Mr. The St. However, the Rays seemed to be the more heavily reported story and the team most proclaimed as the "Team of Destiny. Louis was considered something of an afterthought regardless of their equally amazing run to qualify for the playoffs.

Everyone was wrong about which team to call the Team of Destiny. Cinderella didn't reside in Tampa Bay. The Atlanta Braves held a With 16 games left to play, the Cardinals had cut the lead to 4.

With a week to go in the season, the Cardinals still trailed the Braves by 2 games with only six left to play. By the time the final series remained, the Cardinals had brought the Braves' lead down to a single game.

Interestingly enough, the Phillies beating the Braves essentially meant the Phillies chose their future postseason failure fate by allowing the Cardinals into the playoffs. The Cardinals went over the final 32 games of the season to erase that They went in the month of September while the Braves went to finish the comeback. Louis finished the season Louis - Cardinals lead Series Cardinals 3, Rangers 2. When C. Wilson lost the All-Star Game, you could see it coming.

The Rangers were going to go back to the World Series and they were going to have play on the road with horrible National League rules. NL Baseball sucks. And so, the Rangers lost Game 1 of the World Series. Louis - Series tied Rangers 2, Cardinals 1. The Rangers went into the 9th inning of Game 2 of the World Series having scored their only runs off of a Mike Napoli two run home run in Game 1.

National League baseball still sucks. Motte had only given up one baserunner in the entire postseason when Ian Kinsler lead off the 9th with a single. Kinsler dared to challenge the elite arm of Cardinal catcher Yadier Molina and stole second.

With the bunt off, Elvis Andrus singled to center and then advanced to second on a poor throw from center fielder Jon Jay that glanced off of Albert Pujols' glove. Two sac flies from Josh Hamilton and Michael Young later, and the Rangers had pulled off a 9th inning comeback win to draw the World Series even at one game apiece.

And that was cool. But hey, look at this thing that Elvis Andrus did:. World Series Game 3 - October 22 - St. Louis Texas - Cardinals lead Series Cardinals 16, Rangers 7. Runs allowed in the two World Series games I've seen the Rangers play in person: That's an average of Runs allowed in the 10 other games the Rangers have played in the World Series: That's an average of 3. World Series Game 4 - October 23 - St. Louis Texas - Series tied Rangers 4, Cardinals 0. No matter what, we'll always have Derek Holland's Game 4.

World Series Game 5 - October 24 - St. Louis Texas - Rangers lead Series Rangers 4, Cardinals 2. The day Texas Rangers fans won a World Series game. Cardinals 10, Rangers 9 in 11 innings. DruShep's got this. No, the Rangers didn't actually win the World Series. And yes, it still hurts. But the Rangers did play in one of the best World Series ever. Because our team didn't win it is possible, and even probable, that we, as Rangers fans, will never truly be able to enjoy the gravitas of that fact.

But it remains true, regardless. I don't really think of the champion Florida Marlins. That's not to take anything away from Minnesota, Florida, or St. They won. They will forever be the champions. But, eventually, when a World Series becomes an classic, it transcends who ultimately won. When a World Series transforms into a defining memory, it becomes an immortal battle in the minds of baseball fans forever.

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