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<strong>Play ball!</strong> &bull; Buried somewhere beneath bullpen heroism, a manager's unabashed creativity and a steady October defense, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/article_f3f7189b-061d-5f7f-a809-f47ed6ea40a0.html">the St. Louis Cardinals open a World Series tonight</a> needing to remind the Texas Rangers of the thread that ran through general manager John Mozeliak's winter blueprint: An offense that can pound. Never before have two teams reached a World Series after relying so little on starting pitching in the previous round. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/article_f3f7189b-061d-5f7f-a809-f47ed6ea40a0.html">Conversely, a pairing has rarely produced two teams carrying such offensive swagger.</a>
Caption: Play ball! • Buried somewhere beneath bullpen heroism, a manager's unabashed creativity and a steady October defense, the St. Louis Cardinals open a World Series tonight needing to remind the Texas Rangers of the thread that ran through general manager John Mozeliak's winter blueprint: An offense that can pound. Never before have two teams reached a World Series after relying so little on starting pitching in the previous round. Conversely, a pairing has rarely produced two teams carrying such offensive swagger. Album ID: 1341652 Photo ID: 38398504
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