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Found October 28, 2011 on NESN.com: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Chris Carpenter
TEAMS: Texas Rangers,  St. Louis Cardinals

Two months ago, absolutely no one could have seen this coming. The St. Louis Cardinals are the 2011 World Series champions. The Cards finished off the Texas Rangers with a 6-2 win in Game 7 to cap off one of the most memorable Fall Classics in quite some time. St. Louis used a resilient effort from ace Chris Carpenter who was pitching on three day's rest. Carpenter worked six-plus innings and overcame a rocky couple of innings to start to give the Cardinals a chance to win. From there, he turned it over to the bullpen which was dominant as...
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