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After an incredible regular season that resulted in 91 wins, St. Louis was sent packing by the LA Dodgers in three straight games. Many people had picked them to not only get past LA, but to make it all the way to the World Series. It is no wonder that the St. Louis Cardinals cannot wait for this season to start.

When people look at teams that are built for success, the Cardinals are always a team that you have to consider. They have great pitching, a fantastic bullpen and their offense has both speed and power. They can truly play every part of the game the way it was meant to be played. Long ball or small ball, they are going to be in the game.

Looking at the starters will make any other coach face a horrible feeling of envy. They have four proven starters that have all had 15 wins in a season. That is simply remarkable to have that kind of talent up and down the rotation. How many teams can truly say that they are running a number two starter out in their fourth position?

When it comes time to hand the ball off to the bullpen, who better than Ryan Franklin to take it? Here is a player that struggled to find his true role but that everyone always thought was talented. It almost seemed as though we were going to lose him and then the trade happened. He settled into a bullpen role and never looked back.

He was finally relegated to permanent bullpen duties a few years ago and after the trade to St. Louis, he really started to come into his own. During the second half of 2008 he became the closer and then something just clicked. He followed up a spectacular second half of that season with a remarkable 2009 and he is now the star that everyone knew he had inside.

If you are talking about offense in St. Louis you have to be talking about Pujols. Here is a ballplayer that has lit up the league from day one and is actually averaging just over 40 home runs for each of his 9 seasons in the majors. He will surely surpass the 400 mark in the second half of this season and there are plenty more to hit after that.

Do St. Louis fans really need to be convinced to head out to the ballpark? Only if they want to get good seats because you can be guaranteed that they are going to go fast and furious once the season gets going. Get some sweat shirts and parkas now fans because you will be seeing baseball in October once again in 2010.

Written by Jake Kohler, sponsored by TicketSeating.com. TicketSeating.com sells St. Louis Cardinals Tickets, MLB Tickets, Sports Tickets and many more tickets to just about any event in the world.

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