Cards/Red Sox: 46 and 67 Years Apart in 2013

The Cards and Red Sox played in the 1946 World Series, 67 years ago. They met in the 1967 World Series which was 46 years ago. That “difference” in years  could only happen in 2013. Sure enough the two teams will clash, Boston has been installed as about a 3 to 2 series favorite.

With the Jim Leyland managed Detroit Tigers coming up short yet again, his teams are now (0-7) in post season series with Tim McCarver in the announcer’s booth. Maybe next year for Detroit, as McCarver is retiring.

The Red Sox win in game six is just the second time in 12 possibilities that a Red Sox post season series ended in six games. Only in 1918, the Red Sox last title season until 2004, had a Red Sox series ended in six games before last night.

Included among the 10 times a Red Sox series was taken to the 7 game limit (cue The Eagles), is the Mets’ miracle 3 run, 2 out rally to win game six of the 1986 World Series.

Another was the Red Sox game six win vs the Cincinnati Reds in the 1975 world Series. The ’75 Reds and ’86 Mets, each with a National League regular season wins mark (108 wins), for an eventual World Series winner, (the 1906 Cubs won a record 116 games but lost to the crosstown White Sox in the Fall Classic) took the Series in game seven.