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Sports Illustrated 2006 World Series, Special Issue

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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.

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."

I bought this for my husband who has been a life-long Cards fan. In checking it out before giving it to him I found myself reliving the exciting moments of the '06 Series, and was really happy that I'd ordered it. The fact that this was the first season in their new stadium and then to take home the championship is truly an occasion for celebration and acquiring a piece of memorabilia such as this. Sports Illustrated captured the memorable moments of each of the key players excellently and then topped it off by assembling a team of the "all-time" historical greats. I thought this was a nice addition.

I did have to send my first copy back as it had a bit too much shelf wear including bends, wrinkles, and worn corners, but Amazon over-nighted a new copy to me and it was much better. I heated the sticker with my hairdryer and it peeled right off, improving the appearance, though there is still a price scan mark and numbers.

I highly recommend this item for any Cardinals fan. Where else can you find a compilation of this much information, SI's unbeatable photography, and downright fun for the price?

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.

We bought this magazine for a 12 year old boy whos family lost everything in a fire. He was and still is a advid Cardinal Fan. We however are CUB FANS but wanted the boy to have something back that was lost to him. Thanks Amazon for carrying everything so we could give this family some of their life back!

This Special Issue was purchased as a gift for an adolescent who is a big Cardnials fan. For this purpose, it was perfect. Unfortunately, the packaging for the magazine had rounded corners so the magazine came with slightly damaged corners. For our nephew this was no problem, but for the collectors we know this would have been a reason to return the item. Other than the bent corners of the magazine, the item was in perfect condition and came promptly. Over all, we were very satisfied.

This is a great gift for any St. Louis Cardinals fan. I bought it for my boyfriend who loves baseball and the St. Louis Cardinals and he was very impressed with it. It had a lot of interesting facts about the Cardinals in it along with a lot of history about the team. A great find for a reasonable price!