NEW YORK • The ballpark maybe new, the faces on the other side of the field are certainly new, and the expectations for the host team are new.
The Cardinals must win Sunday for the outcome to be different.
A lot has changed around the Bronx since the Cardinals last visit to the borough. Back 2003, the Yankees were on their way to a World Series, had Derek Jeter at shortstop, and were trying to get Roger Clemens the 300th win of his career and 4,000th strikeout of the season. That Yankees team swept the Cardinals in a three-game visit at the old Yankee Stadium, the one that Ruth built.