Still Cannot Believe That Happened!

Can anyone believe that the Cardinals really won the World Series? It was such an amazing and crazy feat, no one thought they could do it! They had to make a huge comeback to even get the wild card spot in the playoffs. Then they eliminated the favorites to win it all, the Phillies. Next, they had to battle the Brewers and won! Then, they played one of the most exciting and nerve-wracking World Series ever against the Texas Rangers. And they won!! Unbelievable!

It was so surreal. I can't even believe that happened! The whole week of the World Series it was like you could feel the tension in the whole city of St. Louis. Everyone was nervous but excited for their Cardinals. There were some awesome players on the team who helped us win. Obviously when you think of the Cardinals, you think Albert Pujols.

 He was spectacular in the Cardinals run to the playoffs and in the early series. He had one super great game at the World Series and was just a force the other teams has to deal with the entire time. I think most of St. Louis hopes he comes back as a Cardinal next year. Cross your fingers!

This year we had Lance Berkman, an awesome hitter who really helped us out in the playoffs.

But no other player was as amazing during the series than David Freese. He was voted MVP of the World Series! And he's from St. Louis! So exciting. And he's kinda cute. (sorry Steve)

One new "player" we had on the Cardinals team throughout this playoff run was the Rally Squirrel. This squirrel ran across home plate in our series vs the Phillies and everyone got behind the Rally Squirrel after that! Too funny!

One bittersweet thing was that after the World Series, the manager of the Cardinals, Tony LaRussa announced his retirement. He has been kind of a controversial figure but I think he's been great for the Cardinals. You can't ask for a much better way to go out! Good luck Tony!

So it was an amazing, crazy, emotional ride to the winning the World Series in 2011 for the Cardinals and Cardinals fans everywhere! It was great. One cool thing was that the year I was born in 1982 the Cardinals won the World Series and now they won the year Steven was born too! I remember going through my baby box with my mom and finding the paper from the day they won the World Series in 1982. We are definitely keeping a copy of this year's paper for Steven too! He was a big Cardinals supporter, after all.

 Congrats Cards! Thanks for making 2011 extra special!