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San Francisco wasn’t the only city celebrating a World Series that would feature at least one team with over 90 wins.

It could be called magic, or simply choking. Whatever the cause might’ve been, St. Louis Cardinals infielder Pete Kozma’s fielding goof allowed the San Francisco Giants to have a big third inning that sparked their series-clinching Game 7 NLCS win. From a distance, it does look like Kozma got caught in the headlights, staying put as the ball flew by to score two runs. But slowed down, Hunter Pence’s hit reveals something especially wacky: His broken bat hitting the ball three times, producing a spin that fooled Kozma and cued the Cards’ meltdown. It would make sense, then, that such an unlucky break would be the deciding factor, since little about this series had gone as planned. The Cardinals, winners of a play-in wild card game, raced out to a 3-1 series lead, but were outscored 20-1 over the next three games as the Giants became just the 13th team in league history to win a best-of-seven series after playing from that deficit. Read More »