Starting pitcher Jeff Weaver, of the St. Louis Cardinals, sprays champange in the locker room. (Elsa / Getty Images)
St. Louis Cardinals’ David Eckstein hits a single in the seventh inning. (Amy Sancetta / AP)
Sean Casey of the Detroit Tigers hits a double against the St. Louis Cardinals. (Dilip Vishwanat / Getty Images)
Starting pitcher Jeff Weaver of the St. Louis Cardinals pitches against the Detroit Tigers. (Jonathan Daniel / Getty Images)
Detroit Tigers’ Justin Verlander pitches to St. Louis Cardinals’ Jim Edmonds. (Mark Duncan / AP)
Detroit Tigers’ Ivan Rodriguez flips his bat after striking out to end the top of the sixth inning. (Charles Krupa / AP)
Starting pitcher Jeff Weaver and catcher Yadier Molina of the St. Louis Cardinals talk on the mound. (Jed Jacobsohn / Getty Images)
Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals throws out Placido Polanco of the Detroit Tigers from his back. (Dilip Vishwanat / Getty Images)
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jeff Weaver gets to first base before Detroit Tigers Placido Polanco on Polanco’s grounder. (Tom Gannam / AP)
St. Louis’ So Taguchi slides into home to score as Fernando Rodney of the Detroit Tigers looks on. (Dilip Vishwanat / Getty Images)
St. Louis Cardinals’ Preston Wilson follows through with an RBI against the Detroit Tigers. (Scott Rovak / EPA)
Curtis Granderson of the Detroit Tigers misplays a ball hit by Aaron Miles of the St. Louis Cardinals. (Jed Jacobsohn / Getty Images)
St. Louis Cardinals closing pitcher Adam Wainwright shouts and pumps his fist after the final out. (Scott Rovak / EPA)
St. Louis Cardinals’ Jim Edmonds follows through with a two-run RBI double of a Detroit Tigers’ Nate Robertson. (Scott Rovak / EPA)
Detroit Tigers catcher Ivan Rodriguez rolls on the ground in pain after being hit by a foul tip in the eighth inning. (Charles Krupa / AP)
St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Chris Carpenter reacts after a double play to end the seventh inning. (Elise Amendola / AP)
GAME 1: Albert Pujols, of the St. Louis Cardinals, hits a 2-run home run in the top of third inning off of Justin Verlander, of the Detroit Tigers, during Game 1 of 2006 World Series. (Jed Jacobsohn / Getty Images)
Detroit Tigers catcher Ivan Rodriguez dives for a bad throw as St. Louis Cardinals’ Jim Edmonds scores on Juan Encarnacion’s ground ball to third base in the sixth inning. (Paul Sancya / AP)
Becky Pampreen, who painted herself as a tiger for Game 1 of the World Series between the Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Cardinals, poses at Comerica Park. (JERRY S. MENDOZA /AP)
Umpire Randy Marsh calls runner Scott Rolen safe at the plate after an obstuction call as catcher Ivan Rodriguez applies the tag in the sixth inning. (Jamie Squire / Getty Images)
Albert Pujols runs to second base as Carlos Guillen runs down an errant pick off attemp from the pitcher. (Jamie Squire / Getty Images)
