San Francisco Bay Area sports photographer Brad Mangin covered what he considers the most epic, extra-innings World Series game of his career…and this ain’t his first rodeo!
Holy shit. That was a good one. Epic. All-time. One for the ages. Best ever. Last night’s Game 6 of the 2011 World Series in St. Louis between the Cardinals and Rangers will go down in baseball lore as one of the most dramatic games in history. The Cardinals 10-9, 11 inning heart-stopper evened the Series at three games apiece and forced tonight’s Game 7. I could not be happier.
Entering last night’s game I did not want this fun-filled Series to end. We have not had a seventh game since 2002 when the Angels beat the Giants, and I desperately wanted to photograph a Game 7 this year. I was not ready to go home. I was rooting for the Cardinals, down 3 games to 2 entering the game, to win last night. Thanks to last night’s Cardinals heroics I got my wish.
Continue reading and see more great photos from this year’s world series on Brad’s blog.
