Cardinals Take Game 1 Against Giants

[key2win]

Beltran, Freese hit 2-run HRs, Cards beat Giants - Yahoo! Sports

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- This time, Carlos Beltran, David Freese and the St. Louis Cardinals took a six-run lead - and held onto it, barely.

Beltran and Freese hit two-run homers and these wild, wild-card Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 6-4 on Sunday night in Game 1 of the NL championship series.

The defending World Series champions took an early 6-0 cushion and made it stand up. Only two nights earlier, the Cardinals came back from a 6-0 deficit, using a four-run rally in the ninth inning at Washington in the deciding Game 5 of the division series.

[jwgreen68]

It was AWESOME!!!

[gladdyontherise]

I'm still hoping the Cardinals lose, mainly because Mike Matheny shouldn't win despite his terrible managing.

[B.I.G.Poppa]

It's looking more and more like we're going to have a WS matchup from a few years back, interesting....

[jwgreen68]

I'm still hoping the Cardinals lose, mainly because Mike Matheny shouldn't win despite his terrible managing.

But, all we've heard from you all season long, is how bad of a job Jim Leyland is doing. So, the Tigers should lose too? Tell the truth, you just don't want to see the Cardinals beat the Tigers in another World Series!

[jwgreen68]

It's looking more and more like we're going to have a WS matchup from a few years back, interesting....

If so, I'll bet the Tigers work on their infielding a lot!

[gladdyontherise]

But, all we've heard from you all season long, is how bad of a job Jim Leyland is doing. So, the Tigers should lose too? Tell the truth, you just don't want to see the Cardinals beat the Tigers in another World Series!

Leyland is a horrid manager when it comes to his lineup, and some in game decisions, but Matheny is just awful at everything.

I'd love to see the Cardinals though, or the Giants. Neither team scares me, because starting pitching wins championships.