There is absolutely no quit in the Cardinals.  They knocked off the Philadelphia Phillies.  Everyone’s (including me) pick to win the World Series this year.  After Game 1 the Phillies offense was stagnant and that was a credit to the Cardinals bullpen who proved me wrong by lulling the Phillies bats to sleep.  St. Louis got a fantastic performance out of Chris Carpenter to win the Series in Philadelphia in Game 5.  He’ll have to do that again during the Championship Series.  Albert Pujols didn’t have to hit a bunch of home runs, but he was constantly getting hits.  The same could be said for Skip Schumaker and David Freese.  Especially Freese who has finally arrived as the cornerstone third baseman that the Cardinals have missed since Scott Rolen.  If the Cardinals pitching can continue their consistent production the Cardinals could surprise everyone all over again.
Everything is going right for the Brewers.  They have a dominant starter in Yovani Gallardo.  Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder are doing exactly what they need to do to get Milwaukee runs.  The bullpen has been spectacular.  But the one glaring fact is that the Brewers don’t play very well away from Miller Park.  They go into the Championship Series against their division rival St. Louis.  This will be the biggest test for a team and a franchise that won only their second postseason series in franchise history against Arizona.  If they can return to the World Series it will reignite a fan base that has desperately been wanting another chance at winning the World Series.

Brewers in 7 games