Mets Darken the Cardinals' Party ; Opening-Day Celebration Ends in Defeat.
Columbia Daily Tribune › April 02, 2007
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ST. LOUIS - The New York Mets would prefer last night's 6-1 victory at Busch Stadium came, say, 164 days ago. It's been that long since Carlos Beltran stood frozen on Adam Wainwright's filthy curveball in the ninth inning of Game 7 in the National League Championship Series.
That, of course, launched the St. Louis Cardinals toward world championship No. 10. That strikeout was one of many highlights from the Cardinals' 2006 World Series run displayed on the big screen yesterday as Major League Baseball celebrated opening day at Busch Stadium and the Cardinals officially kicked off their title defense.See the full content of this document
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Mets Darken the Cardinals' Party ; Opening-Day Celebration Ends in Defeat.
This time, the Mets played party poopers.
Getting a typically crafty performance from Cooperstown-bound Tom Glavine and opportunistic hitting from their All-Star-loaded lineup, the Mets tried their best to ruin the party in downtown St. Louis on an otherwise glorious day. Usually unflappable at home, Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter struggl...See the full content of this document
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