who will win the world series this year.  do the Cardinals have a shot?
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The World Series will be won by either the Cards or the Yankees.  The Cubs suck, the Tigers won't last, and it's extremely hard to repeat.  NL West will lose in the 1st round of the playoffs, Braves will win the east and lose in the 1st round.  Cards will beat the wild card mets.  Yankees will beat the rangers, Red sox will beat the white sox, and Yankess will beat the Red Sox.  Not sure if the Cards will beat the yanks or not.
1014213
I think they'll win the div. , but the Cards. are looking the BEST in the Nat. league
329432
They should be better this year, with more speed and better pitching staffs.  But they would probably still finish last in AL west.  Athletics, Angels and Rangers are still better teams.
1169027
Cardinals.  An offense like that can only be denied for so long.  And our pitching is MUCH better overall this year, which is what we needed.\n\nPlus, they've proven they can win consistantly--even with FOUR frontrunners (Pujols included) currently on the temporary DL.\n~+~+~+~+~+~+~\n\nThey did just lose a couple games pretty badly.  But we all have our bad days, right?  I'm waiting for our starting pitching to be healthy again, and then we'll see what happens.   ;)  White Sox just beat about HALF of the St. Louis Cardinals team, if ya know what I mean...
899711
no they are the team that won the world series with the worst regular season record...jeter said it best ...."sometimes the best team doesn't always win".....the yankees have made the playoffs every year since 1995 and have won four since then no other team can make that claim...cardinals the best?....hardly
309393
Naturally, since I am a die-hard Cubbies fan, I say Go CUBBIES!!!!!; realistically, I think the W Sox have the best chance of winning it again. They have a great team and momentum from last year. True, one can not live off of yesterday's victories, but it sure helps with the morale. They are a team that really knows how to work 2gether.
959704
Ok,first the cardinals have won more games than any other team since the year 2000,658 to be exact thats 94 a year.to say they got lucky is like saying the same thing about the bosox in 04 or the astros in 05. Finally winning a WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP is the icing on the cake. yes the Tigers didn't play up to there potiential but that showes just how hard it is to Win a WS,I'm sure they will be back and maybe the ball will bounce there way next time. It takes more than being the best team to Win,sometimes you have to get the breaks,and then captilize on those breaks,which the Birds on the Bat did.All of CARDINAL nation have been waiting 24 years for this and no matter what anybody else says THE BIRDS ON THE BAT are the BEST team in Baseball for the year 2006
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I believe they have a very good chance. They were dominating the first part of the season with some excellent pitching and offense and defense. And don't worry, everybody has a slump, they bounce right back and get into the flow of things. So, yes, I believe they will make it int othe playoffs.
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Cardinals do have a lot of star power and are already a great team.  The Tigers are only just emerging, but they only a year or two away from being title contenders (if that).  \n\nI would say the Tigers because if you jump on the bandwagon now you'll look smart in the future and not like a fair weather fan.
322116
I think they can win the world series But with Jeff Bagwell out they dont seem to have the continuity to hold it together long term and any starting staff minus Roger Clemens definitely has a challenge ahead of it.
376045
The Cardinals should have no problem taking the whole National League and making it to the world series.
383212
the cardinals. cmon, they have the best lineup of baseball, nd chris carpenter nd mark mulder r great pitchers. jason marquis will provide great hitting (an rbi double today!), but just remember...in a lineup with albert pujols, jim edmonds, scott rolen, nd yadier molina (who had a terrific rookie season) there is NO DOUBT that they will win the division nd even possibly the world series. \nplus they already sweeped the phillies, so yea haha
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The New York Yankees\n\nCurrently, the odds are for the World Series are:\n\n* The Yankees 7/2\n* Chicago White Sox 9/2\n* New York Mets 5/1\n* St Louis Cardinals 7/1\n\nThe Kansas City Royals are at 400 to 1 \n\nBoston Red Sox 10/1
308447
They will win the WORLD Series this year.\n\nThey are destined. It is fate. It's thier turn to win it all.
512375
of course they will! The astros? haven't they lost 6 straight??? they've been slumping like my beloved Cubs, but the Cubs have a better team, and can still make Wild Card! Go Cubs!
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St. Louis...and among baseball people that's not even a debate.  Listen to ESPN or FOX when they broadcast games there.  Unlike every other city in the Majors, the Cardinals are St. Louis.  Can you really say the best thing about New York or LA are their baseball teams.  St. Louis, without a doubt.
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The Phillies have a better chance.  They have a better nucleus of players and experience.  They are a bit weaker in the bullpen with the loss of Billy Wagner and the move of Ryan Madsen to the rotation.  However, they should be able to manage a winning record with their offense.\n\nPittsburgh has a better chance of being a cellar dweller.  They have not don't ever hold on to anyone (Jason Kendall, Brian Giles, Darryle Ward).  Sean Casey was a good addition. Jason Bay is a great hitter too.  However, they are weak in pitching and have too many inconsistencies on offense.\n\nMy vote is nether will make the playoffs.  Cardinals win the Central and New York wins the East.  Astros or Braves in the Wildcard.  I don't even count the NL West.