Congratulations to the Cardinals!!! Now begins the Hot Stove talk.

I didnt watch as much of the earlier games in the series as I wouldve liked, but the last 3 games were great, probably the best I have seen in years,

The car David Freese won as the World Series MVP.

if david freese stays healthy next year then he has a breakout year. 280 24 homeruns 85 rbi

I may be the only person here not happy with the outcome lol - I missed Dax Riggs last night to stay home and watch the final game. Cardinals were great when they needed to be, was a fantastic series by both teams. My mild admiration for baseball has been growing through the years and since my usually lousy team has made it to the world series two years in a row and I've had a chance to study the game in more detail, I'm becomming a much bigger fan. The Rangers Ballpark is 10 minutes from my house, so my usual 1 game a year may just move up to 3-4.

mlb games are one hell of an experience. i try to go see them mets whenever i can and i dont even like the meta

I ended up being disapointed that Texas lost too.

On the brighter side of things, at least Jayson Stark was proved wrong again.

and aj peirzinsky and eric karros. those are 2 fucking morons. why not let harold reynolds and dan plesac be the guest announcers? those guys are top notch

I get a little satisfaction whenever he is proven wrong. He's a great writer, but ever since he quit talking to me after I made a comment about Buck Martinez I now think he is a dick.

Ron Darling is tough to listen to, but David Wells is the absolute worst announcer in any of the four major sports.

Man, I ended up watching a ton of Mets games this season because I bet the season under, which they barely met for me (they won 77 on a 77-1/2 number, whew) and between him and Keith Hernandez, the Mets definitely have the smarmiest booth in the bigs, but in it's own way it is sort of entertaining. Still if Extra Innings is giving me the option between the Mets broadcast and the other teams; I'm picking the other teams broadcast. Those guys are annoying, but they're knowledgeable as hell. They aren't like those dopes the Angels had a couple years back, who were annoying AND morons.

CC Sabathia expected to opt out of his deal (4 years, $92 million left) and reportedly look for a 6 year, $150. I hope the greedy bastard gets stuck with some cellar dweller but I don't see how the Yankees don't sign him, as that rotation is nothing without him. He's kinda got them by the balls.

Indians let Sizemore go but keep Carmona.

Padres play it cheap and let Harang and his $5 million option go.

Rockies let Aaron Cook go. He had a $11 million option has been in decline these past couple seasons so everyone knew that was coming. Rockies and Giambi though both agree to Giambi staying for one more year.

Official Free Agent List.

http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets/post/_/id/36261/official-free-agency-list

how would the yankees not resign CC? hes not opting out for the reason of leaving the yankees. hes opting out the samereason arod did a few years back. for the sole purpose of getting a higher paying contract. there is 0 cnance that cc pitches for any team other than the yankees. i could see oswalt going to ny for a year too

I'm not disagreeing with you but there could be some desperate team, Rangers for example, who could break the bank for him to land a stud #1 pitcher.

I've never bee a fan of Tony LaRussa but what a way to go out, on top.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7173381/tony-la-russa-st-louis-cardinals-says-retiring

classy

LaRussa's retirement makes the possibility of Pujols leaving all the more likely IMO...Pujols-approved replacements would likely be Oquendo, McKay and Torre...McGwire would be the long shot...don't think he's ready just yet...helluva hitting coach though...regardless of who they pursue, the Cards will have to act extremely fast before Pujols can court other suitors...

Also, saw where Aramis Ramirez is gonna test the market...he quietly had a helluva season...should be an enticing option for a number of teams looking to shore up 3B...

i think that it is fairly obvious that albert will choose the next manager in st louis

Here's a list of free agents this off season. Who lands where?

Erik Bedard -
Mark Buerhle - Yankees
Jeff Francis - Astros
Aaron Harang - Mets
Rich Harden - Pirates
Edwin Jackson - Yankees
Scott Kazmir - Orioles
Hiroki Kuroda - Dodgers
Paul Maholm - White Sox
Roy Oswalt - Cardinals
Brad Penny - Padres
CC Sabathia - Yankees
Javier Vazquez - Marlins
Chien-Ming Wang - Nats
CJ Wilson - Rangers

Heath Bell -Padres
Jonathan Broxton - Rangers
Brad Lidge - Astros
Ryan Madson - Phillies
Joe Nathan - Mets
J. Papelbon - Red Sox
Frankie Rodriguez - Marlins

Prince Fielder - Mariners or Cubs
Carlos Pena - Brewers
Albert Pujols - Cardinals
David Ortiz - Red Sox

Jose Reyes - Giants
Kelly Johnson - Blue Jays
Jimmy Rollins - Phillies
Edgar Renteria - Retire
Rafael Furcal - Cardinals
Aramis Ramirez - Marlins

Ryan Doumit - Dodgers
Kelly Shoppach - Pirates
Ramon Hernandez -Astros
Jorge Posada - Retire

Carlos Beltran - Giants
Coco Crisp - Marlins
Michael Cuddyer -A's
Johnny Damon - Rays
David Dejesus - Red Sox
JD Drew - Retire
Vlad Guerrero -
Jason Kubel - Twins
Ryan Ludwick - Nationals
Magglio Ordonez - Orioles
Grady Sizemore - Seattle
Josh Willingham - Braves

I read somewhere that CJ Wilson could sign with the Angels. That could work because he's a #2 starter and would fit in as the #3 on the Angels staff behind Weaver and Haren.

Indians trade for Derek Lowe.

He seems like an Orange County type too.