MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL (MLB)
On ESPN2 in October - the MLB World Series
The heat is on high this month with the Major League Baseball World Series airing live on ESPN2.
The Saint Louis Cardinals and the Texas Rangers are already battling each other in search of a new champion.
The Rangers manufactured two runs in the top of the ninth against the Cardinals' vaunted bullpen and stole a 2-1 victory in Game 2 of the World Series on Thursday night. In doing so, Texas crushed the hopes of the vast majority of 47,288 fans at Busch Stadium who were ready to celebrate St. Louis going up 2-0 in the Series. Instead, it's a 3-3 tie and the series is being define this friday back in St. Louis.
FINAL MATCH
Friday Oct 28 12:30 Final Match - MLB World Series -
Before the 2010 season, the Texas Rangers had never even won a playoff series before. By the end of the year, they had made it all the way to the World Series, and were competing for a chance to be champions.
They came up short there, but it was still a great run, and the team carried on lots of promise for the 2011 campaign and beyond.
Of all the potential advantages in play for the Cardinals and Rangers during the World Series, three were most stark. Tony La Russa had made a career out of making wise in-game moves, especially with his bullpen, giving the Cardinals a big edge over Ron Washington and his track record of iffy decision-making. The two other clearest edges went to the Rangers, for their defense and baserunning.