ELECTRIFIED!! 2006 WORLD CHAMPS

I was beginning to wonder. The years pass. The close calls become a unified effort for next season redemption. Players file for free agency. Players get traded. Ownership cuts payroll. Ownership handcuffs late season acquisitions.

But all that is history. The Cardinals are World Champions. And all is right with the world. Cardinal Nation can let out one collective sigh of relief.

Let's see: Central Divison Champs, National League Champs, World Series Champs!! What a season. Oh, sure, there will be those who point to the fewest number of wins...the lowest ever tv ratings...the cold, soggy weather. But there are always those in denial. Always those that can't appreciate.

It was a crazy World Series where Detroit pitchers couldn't throw the ball anywhere except to home plate. A Series where fans would rather see Molina and Taguchi and Eck at the plate than Pujols or Edmonds. A Series where Anthony Reyes and Jeff Weaver were basically unhittable. Along with the Cardinal bullpen. Flores, and Kinney, and Johnson..oh My.

A Series that showcased Adam Wainwright as a drop dead, shut down closer. All the while, TLR as master puppetier, pulling all the right strings, making his martinets perform above and beyond their capabilities. In that beautiful new stadium, soon to be enhanced by Ballpark Village. Amidst that proverbial sea of red.

What a Series! What a baseball town! Savor!