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Found October 16, 2011 on Texas Rangers Trades:
PLAYERS: CJ Wilson,  Chris Carpenter,  Colby Lewis,  Jaime Garcia,  Derek Holland,  Edwin Jackson,  Scott Feldman,  Matt Harrison,  Kyle Lohse,  Randy Wolf,  Shaun Marcum,  Yovani Gallardo
TEAMS: Detroit Tigers,  Texas Rangers,  St. Louis Cardinals,  Milwaukee Brewers

This week the Rangers won the ALCS over the Detroit Tigers 4 games to 2 (which I predicted would happen) and punched their ticket to the World Series for the second straight year. I was there Saturday night to see them clinch and will be there this weekend for the World Series. I am so pumped and can’t wait for Wednesday, when the Series starts. Below are my predictions for both potential World Series scenarios.Rangers vs. Cardinals:Game 1: CJ Wilson, TEX vs. Chris Carpenter, STL in St. LouisCARDINALS WIN – While Carpenter has only had one good start out of three so far this postseason, he still has a 3.71 postseason ERA, and had a great start in his only ever World Series appearance, going 8 scoreless innings. Also, CJ has been really struggling so far in these playoffs, with an 8.04 ERA, allowing 6 home runs, and allowing 6 earned runs in 2 of his 3 outings. He is doing this despite ending the year with a 1.21 September ERA. However, in his only World Series start last year, he al...
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