Former Hurricane Jon Jay Wins World Series Title
Oct. 29, 2011
Former University of Miami Hurricanes outfielder Jon Jay became the third former Cane to win a World Series title in the last two years on Friday night as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Texas Rangers in Game Seven inside Busch Stadium. Jay joins Pat Burrell and Aubrey Huff who both won the World Series a season ago with the San Francisco Giants, whom also defeated the Texas Rangers for the title.
Congratulation goes out to the “U” family member Jon Jay and the St. Louis Cardinals on a great 2011 season and on winning the World Series in dramatic fashion. The Cardinals took an extra-inning affair Thursday night, only to keep the momentum going for the 6-2 win Friday evening.
Recap from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch… 11TH HEAVEN: Wild Cards win World Series!
Reaction from the Dallas Morning News… Instant Analysis: Rangers lose Game 7 of World Series, 6-2
Reaction from ESPN… Cards complete comeback: Series champs
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Game 1 Recap: On a four-letter night spelled c-o-l-d, Chris Carpenter responded to the first question of a closely matched World Series.
He answered loudly, sometimes profanely and once with his face planted beside the first-base bag. Ultimately the Cardinals’ signature starter held the Texas Rangers’ nitric offense long enough that a sixth-inning, pinch-hit RBI and three innings of shutout relief translated into a 3-2 win in Game 1 at Busch Stadium.
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Game 2 Recap: Three outs shy of taking command of a pitching-heavy World Series, the Cardinals denied themselves momentum and their starting pitcher justice in a 2-1 hard fall to the Texas Rangers in Game 2 at Busch Stadium.
A series of events rarely seen during the Cardinals’ late-season surge and playoff run conspired against them as the Rangers scored two ninth-inning runs against recently infallible closer Jason Motte. Defense, another recent strong point, also played a part in the betrayal as the Rangers parlayed a stolen base and a missed throw into important extra bases.
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Game 3 Recap: The Texas Rangers could only wish for Albert Pujols to not show up Saturday night.
Two days after his absence generated debate, the Cardinals first baseman and man of influence silenced a Rangers Park crowd of 51,462 and stunned the American League champions with three home runs and six RBIs in an unfathomable four-inning span. Pujols’ breakout blew open a game that already had gorged itself on offense and that put the Cardinals in control of the World Series with a 16-7 victory for a two-games-to-one lead.
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Game 4 Recap: The Cardinals ran into an unfamiliar lefthanded power arm and what they perceived as a generous strike zone Sunday night against the Texas Rangers.
Combined with an inefficient start from starting pitcher Edwin Jackson and a traumatic first-pitch, sixth-inning result from their bullpen, the Cardinals went quietly in a 4-0 two-hit loss in Game 4 of a level World Series.
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Game 5 Recap: For more than seven innings Monday night the Cardinals cradled, stroked and manipulated Game 5 of a riveting World Series.
Ultimately, they flat out dropped it.
A team that defied odds to reach its third Fall Classic in eight seasons also defied them to absorb a 4-2 loss before a crowd of 51,459 at Rangers Park at Arlington. Afforded a quality start by Chris Carpenter, the Cardinals repeatedly stumbled on chances to break open a game that finally turned against them in the eighth inning.
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Game 6 Recap: The Cardinals have moved beyond the unlikely, through the implausible and onto the absurd. Thursday night before the largest crowd ever to watch a game at new Busch Stadium they added a chapter too complex to fully understand but too compelling to ignore.
Twice down to their last strike and possible elimination from the World Series, the Cardinals twice rallied to tie the Texas Rangers before ultimately forcing tonight’s Game 7 on third baseman David Freese’s 11th-inning launch into the night against reliever Mark Lowe.
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Game 7 Recap: The St. Louis Cardinals have won the World Series with Stan Musial, Bob Gibson, Lou Brock, Ozzie Smith. They’ve won with speed. They’ve won with power. They’ve won with pitching, defense and mastermind managers.
Until now, the Cardinals had never won a won a World Series with a team like this. A team that was lost, left behind, and stranded in the standings. A team that too stubborn and proud to accept the hopelessness of the situation.
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