Cockroaches

Congrats to the St. Louis Cockroaches...I mean Cardinals. I say cockroaches as a compliment. In a nuclear war, the only things that would survive would be cockroaches. Just ask anyone who lives in a filthy tenement You can't kill cockroaches no matter what.
The 2011 Cardinals? You couldn't kill them off. When they were 10-games out of the Wild Card in late August who could have predicted they would make the post-season, much less win their 11th World Series Championship?
Who would have expected them to get past the Phillies? The Brewers? The Rangers?
Job well done by a team that refused to quit. Refused to die...like cockroaches. Although, the Cardinals, both the bird and the team are much more likeable than cockroaches.