Political Quotes

“I rise today to honor the 2006 World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals. Join me in congratulating the front office, the coaches and the players in bringing home the 10th World Series Title in franchise history and the first since 1982. After struggling for much of the regular season's final four months, the redbirds overcame numerous injuries and ended the regular season with an 83-78 mark to take the National League Central Division Pennant over the Houston Astros by a game and a half. St. Louis was an underdog going into the playoffs and upon victory became only the second franchise in Major League history to win the World Series without having home field advantage in any of their postseason series. Cardinal Manager Tony LaRussa, who also won a World Series in 1989 with the Oakland Athletics, joined Sparky Anderson as the only manager to win a World Series title in both the American and National Leagues. Many analysts of the game have said that this was Tony LaRussa's finest season of management after a long and historic career. After barely holding on to their playoff spot, the St. Louis Cardinals found new life and energy from their reinvented pitching staff.”