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Tonight is game 6 of the NLCS. This is THE key game. If the Cards can win I think that the momentum will carry them past Clemens and into the Series.

Baseball is a team sport, but two individuals are the key to their team's success tonight. For the Astros, it's all on Roy Oswalt. If he pitches like he did in game 2, I'm not optimistic about the Cards chance of winning. For the Cardinals, it's Tony LaRussa. Can he inject the confidence into this Cardinals team that will enable them to play the type of baseball that they are capable of playing? If so, on to game 7.

If you compare the rosters, the Astros have more talent than the Cardinals. They have a better starting rotation. They have a better closer. Overall, they have better hitters. But I am hopeful the Cards will win the next two games at Busch because the Astros donÂ’t haveÂ…

1. The best player in baseball: Albert Pujols.
2. The scrappiest, grittiest, biggest heart, most kid-faced, best clutch performer in baseball: David Eckstein.
3. The best history in the National League: 9 World Series Championships and 16 National League Championships.
4. The best fans in baseball: the Cardinal Nation!!