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 enlarge | Author: Editors Of Sports Illustrated
Publisher: The Time Media Company
Category: Book
Buy New: $14.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 403118
Media: Single Issue Magazine
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 10.5 x 7.7 x 0.5
ISBN: 1580602509
EAN: 9781580602501
ASIN: 1580602509
Publication Date: November 5, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
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Condition: UNOPENED / FAST SHIP
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 That's A Winner January 24, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Sports Illustrated presents a nice keepsake of the Redbirds 2006 World Series championship. The eighty-four pages combines SI's usual excellence in photography and journalism. And only a few pages of advertising interupts the flow of photos and articles. Cardinal fans (and fair-minded others) will enjoy Richard O'Brien's perspective on what makes baseball in St. Louis a special and generational experience. The volume capsulizes the NLDS, NLCS and Series, highlighting key game moments, pivotal managerial decisions, and includes line scores from each contest. The commemorative includes interesting bios on Albert Pujols, emphasizing his consistency and work ethic and Chris Carpenter's transit from journeyman pitcher and injury to Cy Young winner and "stopper". Let the debate begin, as the issue suggests the greatest to wear the "Birds on the Bat". The issue closes with Ted O'Leary's profile of Stan Musial, the modest Redbird who (somehow and inexcusably) escapes many discussions of baseball's greats. Read this article and you'll understand why Musial should be in the mix. Why buy this edition? As Stan The Man is fond of saying, "Why not."
 nice issue January 12, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
It is a nice issue, but I wanted to frame it and it has a lot of stickers on the front with barcodes and things like that. Thank you.
"That's a Winner!" December 15, 2006
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This special edition Sports Illustrated celebrates the 2006 St. Louis Cardinals. I grew up near the St. Louis area and have been a Cards fan my whole life. I was really excited to see my team on the cover of this year's World Series Commemorative Edition. Like the regular issues of the magazine, this edition contains mostly pictures: the new Busch stadium, Albert Pujols, Jeff Weaver, David Eckstein, Scott Spiezio, etc. The articles include an introduction about the "spirit of St. Louis"; articles highlighting and recapping the division series, the National League Championship, and World Series; a piece about Pujols; a look at Chris Carpenter; and an interesting look back at Stan "The Man" Musial. There is also a section highlighting what SI believes to be the ultimate Cardinal team (putting together the best of all the Cards who have ever played) and a gallery of SI covers featuring Cardinal players through the years. There isn't a whole lot of information here, but that's not really the point. This is an item that a person buys to remember a championship that many said could never have been. Great for any Cardinal fan as well as die-hard Sports Illustrated collectors.
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