The Team that Refused to Die  —  The Cardinals defeat the Texas Rangers 6-2 in game seven of the World Series, winning the 11th world championship in team history.  They were 8 1/2 games out of the wild card in early September and caught the Braves on the last day of the season.

Selig may decide compensation for prez Epstein  —  ST. LOUIS — Baseball commissioner Bud Selig expects he will have to decide what compensation the Boston Red Sox should receive for allowing general manager Theo Epstein to leave and join the Chicago Cubs.  —  Epstein quit Boston with a year …

Another Walk  —  Scott Feldman starts the bottom of the fifth for Texas.  With one out he walks Allen Craig to bring Albert Pujols to the plate.  That's the third walk of the game issued by the Rangers pitchers.  —  Update: Feldman comes too far inside and grazes Albert's chest.

Cards to be honored by fans in Sunday parade  —  Busch Stadium set to host celebration with fireworks display  —  The Cardinals will celebrate their 11th World Series championship on Sunday with a victory parade through downtown St. Louis, concluding with a special ceremony on the field at Busch Stadium.

Gibson knows about pitching on short rest  —  Chris Carpenter's World Series start Friday night on three days' rest marked the first time a Cardinals starter had made a Series start on three days' rest since lefthander John Tudor did it twice in 1985.  —  In the 1985 Series, Tudor started Games 1, 4 and 7.

Sources: Yankees, CC's reps talking new deal  —  NEW YORK — With both sides highly motivated to get a deal done, New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman and the agent for ace CC Sabathia will try to complete a new contract this weekend in an effort to prevent the left-hander from becoming …

Cardinals complete impossible dream  —  St. Louis celebrates ‘amazing’ title run unlike any other in World Series history  —  ST. LOUIS — Even after it was over, they still couldn't grasp it.  —  Even as the fireworks shot through the sky, even as the World Series trophy sat on a podium at second base …

Freeeeese  —  The sight of David Freese bashing his way into World Series lore on Thursday wasn't a wholly pleasing one for Jason McLeod, the former draft overseer for the Red Sox and Padres.  “Freese,” McLeod told this blog, “is one of my bad moves.”  —  The story of how Freese entered professional baseball is a familiar one.

How Will Prince Fielder Age?  —  While the upcoming Free Agent crop isn't the deepest in recent memory, there are a few sexy names at the top of the list.  One of those names is of course Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder.  Looking at his stats, we see a player who has accumulated 15.3 WAR …

Is Robinson Cano ... overrated?  —  One thing is for sure, no one looks cooler finishing off a pitch.  —  Stephen Rhoads at RAB scooped me Thursday.  My intention had been to write a post investigating how much money Robinson Cano might be in a position to get once he hits free agency.