The St. Louis Cardinals solidified their status as the major league baseball version of the New England Patriots or the San Antonio Spurs. Just ruthlessly efficient, always in the mix and moving forward like a steamroller. That’s exactly what St. Louis was on Friday night, burying the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-0 and clinching the National League pennant for the fourth time in ten years
TheSportsNotebook’s MLB coverage reviews the three games from Los Angeles, and then looks ahead to Friday night, and possibly Saturday night in St. Louis…
The National League Championship Series resumes Monday night in Los Angeles, with the St. Louis Cardinals holding a 2-0 series advantage over the Dodgers. The Cards are assured two things–of at least bringing the series back to their home on the banks of Mississippi River. And that their rotation ace, Adam Wainwright, can now pitch them into the World Series with his starts in Game 3 and a possible Game 7.
TheSportsNotebook.com’s MLB coverage breaks this series as we’ve done all others in this postseason, and that’s by comparing each team in the four key component parts–the ability to get on base hit for power, starting pitching and the bullpen.