All players on a team use gloves. A standard baseball glove may not exceed 12 inches in length and 8 inches in width. The first baseman and catcher usually wear gloves that are thicker than those of the other players. BASEBALL NOTES AND NEWS In October of 2006, the Cardinals won their first Series title since 1982 by completing a five-game domination of the Detroit Tigers with a 4-2 validation at Busch Stadium. Starting pitcher Jeff Weaver, a July acquisition deemed not good enough by the Los Angeles Angels, offered a nerveless performance to further belie his New York-given reputation as a weak-kneed autumn arm. Shortstop David Eckstein ended a World Series that began with 11 hitless at-bats by accounting for his first two RBIs in game five and acknowledgement as Series team’s MVP. did not stay in the past, and we looking toward the future. We stayed in “We weren’t the said Eckstein, who finished with a .364 overall average to go with six hits moment,” and four RBIs in the final two games. Series’ A bullpen thought destitute after the Sept. 7 loss of closer Jason Isringhausen again provided the final punctuation point, this time with rookie Adam Wainwright finishing it with a three-pitch strikeout of Tigers third baseman Brandon Inge. The just win their 10th World Series. They emerged from a Cardinals didn’t disconsolate 83-win season, a 12-17 September and a near-calamitous final two weeks to outdo the 85-win 1987 Minnesota Twins for translating the fewest regular-season victories into a championship. tasted a lot of failure this said third baseman Scott Rolen. can tell you “We season,” “I this tastes a lot better.”
All players on a team use gloves. A standard baseball glove may not exceed 12 inches in length and 8 inches in width. The first baseman and catcher usually wear gloves that are thicker than those of the other players. BASEBALL NOTES AND NEWS In October of 2006, the Cardinals won their first Series title since 1982 by completing a five-game domination of the Detroit Tigers with a 4-2 validation at Busch Stadium. Starting pitcher Jeff Weaver, a July acquisition deemed not good enough by the Los Angeles Angels, offered a nerveless performance to further belie his New York-given reputation as a weak-kneed autumn arm. Shortstop David Eckstein ended a World Series that began with 11 hitless at-bats by accounting for his team’s first two RBIs in game five and acknowledgement as Series MVP. “We did not stay in the past, and we weren’t looking toward the future. We stayed in the moment,” said Eckstein, who finished with a .364 overall average to go with six hits and four RBIs in the Series’ final two games. A bullpen thought destitute after the Sept. 7 loss of closer Jason Isringhausen again provided the final punctuation point, this time with rookie Adam Wainwright finishing it with a three-pitch strikeout of Tigers third baseman Brandon Inge. The Cardinals didn’t just win their 10th World Series. They emerged from a disconsolate 83-win season, a 12-17 September and a near-calamitous final two weeks to outdo the 85-win 1987 Minnesota Twins for translating the fewest regular-season victories into a championship. “We tasted a lot of failure this season,” said third baseman Scott Rolen. “I can tell you this tastes a lot better.”