Something seemed familiar about the dugout gyrations the national public has noticed Ron Washington doing the past couple of seasons — particularly the aerobic running he does in place. It's just like Jennifer Beals (or her dancing double) in "Flashdance" when "Maniac" comes on! So, naturally, I made this video mash-up:

The great thing about this: Wash does all of his own dancing. No doubles.

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Fox announcers Joe Buck and Tim McCarver warned 'em. They warned the Texas Rangers that their outfielders were playing too deep, and would be in no position to throw a runner out at the plate if Lance Berkman hit a two-out single in the bottom of the 10th inning.

"They're too deep for their arms to do any good," McCarver said

Nah, the Rangers said. We'll put our outfielders deep — very deep, practically on the Busch Stadium warning track, or even in the Mississippi River — to prevent a ball from reaching the gap, or down the line. A double in either place would score a pair of runs, which would lose the game for Texas on the spot. After all, look what had happened in the ninth, when David Freese hit a ball (that Nelson Cruz misplayed) over Cruz's head for a triple to tie the score. Not again, no sir.

Well, guess what? Berkman singled in the tying run — the fifth time the Cardinals tied the score and the third blown save for the Rangers, who had no shot to get Jon Jay at home after

bucksWhen he called the winning home run that David Freese of the St. Louis Cardinals hit in Game 6 on Thursday night, Fox broadcaster Joe Buck paid homage to his late father, Jack Buck, along with another classic World Series moment.

Sometimes understated is best, and working for CBS-TV in 1991, Jack Buck offered one of the great understated game-winning calls in Series history when Kirby Puckett of the Minnesota Twins beat the Atlanta Braves in Game 6 of the Series with a home run in the bottom of the 11th inning. The call included the famous phrase:

"And we'll see ya' ... tomorrow night."

Another commonality with the home runs was analyst Tim McCarver, a partner for both generations of Bucks. Earlier in Thursday's broadcast, McCarver alluded to the Twins-Braves game of 20 years ago, and when Freese connected in the 11th, Buck was ready to utter a virtually identical phrase:

"We will see you ... tomorrow night."

[Video: David Freese hits walkoff home run | Game 7 preview]

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Score and situation: Twice the Texas Rangers got within one strike of a championship, and twice the St. Louis Cardinals turned them back. David Freese tied the score in the ninth and won Game 6 of the World Series in the 11th with a home run, keeping the Cardinals alive with an epic 10-9 victory on Thursday night.

[World Series slideshow: Check out photos from thrilling Game 6]

Leading lads: Freese, who dropped a routine pop-up for an error earlier, hit a tying, two-run triple against Neftali Feliz with the Cardinals down to their last strike in the ninth. His solo home run in the 11th came against Mark Lowe. Baseball Reference reports it to be the eighth extra-inning, game-ending homer in Series history.

Also down to his last strike in the 10th, Lance Berkman tied the score with an RBI single.

Josh Hamilton, who had been struggling in the Series in part because of a sore groin, went 3 for 6, including a go-ahead home run against Jason Motte in the top of the 10th.

Head hangers:

Just because Major League Baseball honchos postponed the World Series until Thursday night doesn't mean fans must go another night without their favorite sport. It might not be Game 6 between the Texas Rangers and the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium, but how about a little historical docudrama starring the great Jackie Robinson as ... himself?

Yep, "The Jackie Robinson Story" is a real movie that also stars real actors — although the gorgeous Ruby Dee (as the even more gorgeous Rachel Robinson) is the only one I've heard of. It was made in 1950, and it's a tad dated in some ways, but it means well. The Stew presents it now, free of charge. Welcome to Rain Delay Theatre:

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mo_russaThe St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers will get another day off before resuming the World Series.

With the chance of rain high for Busch Stadium on Wednesday night, Major League Baseball officials decided to postpone Game 6 until Thursday night. The choice was made around 2:30 p.m. St. Louis time, four and a half hours before the scheduled first pitch.

Though no rain was falling in the early afternoon when he met with MLB officials to decide the game's fate, Cards' GM John Mozeliak told 590 The Fan in St. Louis that the forecast doesn't look good and that the league would do what was best for fans.

"I also think it makes a lot of sense not to play if it's going to be sort of stop-and-go baseball and we're going to be pulling the tarp multiple times," Mozeliak said.

You might remember that Game 2 of the ALCS between the Tigers and Rangers was postponed hours ahead under similar circumstances in Texas and then it never ended up raining. But, like Mozeliak says, better to be safe than

theo_rickettsCHICAGO — The press conference looked and sounded much like other ones the Chicago Cubs have held inside of Wrigley Field. The hiring of Lou Piniella before the 2007 season comes to mind. But this one felt different. It had an air of competence.

After making a few missteps that left many fans wondering where his family's ownership of the Cubs was heading, Tom Ricketts scored in the biggest way possible by introducing Theo Epstein as the team's president of baseball operations.

"We wanted someone with a background in player development, a proven track record of success, someone who had a strong analytical background and someone who had experience in creating a culture of winning," Ricketts said.

Watch Theo talk

Epstein brings all of those things, which is why the city has been so excited at the prospect of him coming from Boston, where the Red Sox won two World Series with him in charge. But this also was a day to laud an owner for doing the right — even if it was obvious — thing.

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Score and situation: The Texas Rangers took one more step toward their first World Series championship with a 4-2 victory in Game 5 against the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night.

Leading lads: Mike Napoli came through from the eighth spot in the order, lining a two-run double to break a 2-2 tie in the eighth. Chris Carpenter allowed a pair of solo homers — one to Adrian Beltre, the other to Mitch Moreland (not Nelson Cruz) — and not much else over seven innings.

Watch Napoli break the ties

Head hangers: The managers — Tony La Russa of St. Louis and Ron Washington of Texas — made curious decisions all night, most notably ones that involved the intentional walk. A World Series record six IBBs were issued, though both offenses rarely came close to cashing in. La Russa also kept left-hander Marc Rzepczynski in to face Napoli when righty Lance Lynn (or Jason Motte) was available. He also had some strange explanations as to what the problem was with the bullpen.

C.J. Wilson struggled