The St. Louis Cardinals, despite my desperate plea for otherwise, won the World Series tonight. Detroit's fielding was horrendous, and Pudge couldn't hit a thing. The Cardinals continued their pesky, wormy ways, sneaking in revenge-runs after every inning Detroit laboriously managed to score. The Cardinal's rookie closer, Adam Wainwright, has been incredible this postseason, filling in for the injured star, Jason Isringhausen (formerly a mediocre Mets starter). Wainwright pairs his mid-90s fastball with an impossible 75mph curveball. Brandon Inge struck out on 3 pitches in the 9th tonight. Similarly, he froze Carlos Beltran with his 3rd pitch to end the NLCS. See my Fox Trax approximation of the curve that killed the Mets (right).
There is however, a more important Wainwright of St. Louis: Louis Sullivan's Wainwright Building (left). Erected in 1890-1 in St. Louis, this landmark represents the architect's discovery of a 'solution' to the problem of the skyscraper (commercial base, offices above, mechanical at top).
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Updated: Tuesday, 31 October 2006 1:30 PM CST
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Updated: Tuesday, 31 October 2006 1:30 PM CST
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