Dominican Republic native and Boston Red Sox designated hitter David “Big Papi” Ortiz in gaining attention after leading the Red Sox in their third World Series title with a 6-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 6 on Oct. 30. The World Series win marks the first victory at Fenway Park since 1918, earning the title in the hometown for the first time in 95 years.
It was undoubtedly a long flight back to Boston for the St. Louis Cardinals. Even worse, the squad might even be turning right back around within 24 hours.
The Boston Red Sox escaped with a victory in Game 4 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis last night to even the series at 2-2. In the best-of-seven series, one team will be facing elimination after tonight's important Game 5.
The St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Red Sox will find themselves back on the field, 24 hours after an obstruction call gave the home team a crucial walk-off victory in Game 3 of the World Series. On Sunday, the Red Sox are in a make-or-break situation as they face a potential 1-3 deficit in Game 4 of their championship series at Busch Stadium.
During yesterday's World Series game between the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals, James Taylor performed an interesting rendition of the national anthem that mistakenly included a quick snippet of "America the Beautiful."
The St. Louis Cardinals are now feeling a lot like the Boston Red Sox did in the ALCS after taking Game 2 of the World Series to even things up at 1 game each
Red Sox and Cardinals players are not used to resting several days between games, especially when they've waited all season to get to where they are now.
The Detroit Tigers - facing elimination and all -were clinging to a 2-1 lead in the seventh inning, but we could easily predict what would happen next.
The St. Louis Cardinals finished off the Los Angeles Dodgers and waved goodbye to the National League Championship Series, winning Game 6 in St. Louis, 9-0, to advance to the World Series
In typical 2004 Boston fashion, the Red Sox carried momentum from a walk-off, come-from-behind victory and won a second consecutive game in the American League Championship Series against the Detroit Tigers, 1-0
