by a bunch of very happy cardinal executives, bill dewitt jr., the ceo, bill dewitt iii, the gm john mozeliak, and tonyour hands on the hardware so i welcome in the commissioner of baseball, bud selig. >> this was a historic series between the texas rangers and the st. louis cardinals, who are now -- who are now the world champions of baseball for the 11th time in their glorious and great history. tonight is the culmination of extraordinary run, winning the wildcard in dramatic fashion, making last night's incredible comeback, and now adding with the cardinals' national league record with your 11th title. i congratulate the chairman and ceo, bill dewitt jr., club president bill dewitt iii, general manager john mozeliak, and manager tony la russa. [cheers and applause] >>