IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1078 
Congratulating the St. Louis Cardinals on winning the 2006 World Series. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 13, 2006 
Mr. CLAY (for himself, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. TANNER, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. SKEL-
TON, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. HULSHOF, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. 
GRAVES, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. BARROW, Mr. FORD, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. 
GRIJALVA, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. ROSS, Mr. 
BERRY, Mr. COOPER, Mr. MOORE
of Kansas, Mr. FILNER, Mr. 
PASCRELL, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, 
Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. TIERNEY, Ms. WATERS, Mr. DELAHUNT, 
Mr. HOYER, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. 
ABERCROMBIE, Mr. EMANUEL, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Ms. SOLIS, Ms. 
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. DAVIS of Ala-
bama, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. WATT, Mr. WYNN, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, 
Mr. JONES
of North Carolina, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. WEXLER, Ms. 
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, and Mr. RANGEL) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Congratulating the St. Louis Cardinals on winning the 2006 
World Series. 
Whereas the St. Louis Cardinals won the 102nd World Series 
on October 27, 2006; 
Whereas this is the 10th World Series title won by the St. 
Louis Cardinals; 
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•HRES 1078 IH 
Whereas Manager Tony La Russa is one of only 2 managers 
in the history of baseball to win the World Series in both 
the National League and the American League; 
Whereas the manager and coaching staff have done a re-
markable job guiding this team to victory; 
Whereas General Manager Walt Jocketty and owner Fred 
Hanser have assembled and led a great organization; 
Whereas all 25 players on the playoff squad contributed to 
the victory, including World Series Most Valuable Player 
David Eckstein, Gold Glove winners Albert Pujols and 
Scott Rolen, as well as Chris Carpenter, Randy Flores, 
Josh Hancock, Tyler Johnson, Josh Kinney, Braden 
Looper, Anthony Reyes, Jeff Suppan, Brad Thompson, 
Adam Wainwright, Jeff Weaver, Gary Bennett, Yadier 
Molina, Ronnie Belliard, Aaron Miles, Chris Duncan, Jim 
Edmonds, Juan Encarnacion, John Rodriguez, Scott 
Spiezio, So Taguchi, and Preston Wilson; 
Whereas the sole goal of all 25 players on the playoff squad 
was winning the World Series, rather than chasing indi-
vidual glory; 
Whereas these players have been awarded a variety of honors, 
including the Most Valuable Player Award, the Cy Young 
Award, the Gold Glove Award, the Silver Slugger Award, 
the Rookie of the Year Award, and the opportunity to ap-
pear in All-Star games; 
Whereas the St. Louis Cardinals have a history of great play-
ers, including Bob Gibson, Lou Brock, Ozzie Smith, Curt 
Flood, Willie McGee, and Stan Musial; 
Whereas St. Louis has a wonderful baseball tradition because 
Cardinals fans have faithfully supported their team; and 
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•HRES 1078 IH 
Whereas the San Diego Padres, the New York Mets, and the 
Detroit Tigers proved worthy and honorable opponents 
during the post-season: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) congratulates the St. Louis Cardinals on 
winning the 2006 World Series; and 
(2) commends the players, coaches, manage-
ment, and all other personnel of the St. Louis Car-
dinals, as well as the fans, on this great victory. 
Æ 
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