World Class

A well hit fly ball to left field that did not have enough to get out of the park. That is how it ended.

The most compelling World Series of the new millenium ended with a routine fly ball to left field and the Saint Louis Cardinals completed an impossible run. 

It was a shame that this fantastic World Series had to come to an end. This series portrayed some of the most compelling baseball in years. Four out of the seven games played were decided by two runs or less. Three of the seven games were come from behind wins. And two times the Saint Louis Cardinals down to their last strike in the same game only to come from behind and win arguably the greatest World Series game ever. We saw a team with an inferior offense on paper in Saint Louis out slug the Rangers in one game while the inferior pitching of the Rangers out performed the Cardinals in another. There was no predictability in the World Series which is why it was so compelling.

From Albert Pujols having arguably the greatest offensive performance in postseason history to a Darren Oliver, a seventeen year veteran winning a game, the 2011 World Series exemplified the most compelling aspects of sports. The drama that emitted from those games caught the attention of baseball fans that existed outside of Texas and Saint Louis. The competitiveness of this postseason roped in fans outside of the northeast teams markets into a series between two relatively small market franchises. The Texas Rangers and Saint Louis Cardinals brought back the passionate interest in baseball that had been missing for the latter half of this decade.


The unanswered questions about the two teams that participated in the world series would continue to linger, especially with Albert Pujols on the free agent market. But for now the memories and highlights of the 2011 World Series will certainly not be forgotten any time soon.