World Series Game 6 Commentary Blowout; No Reaction Overstated

What an amazing game! Needless to say you've probably already heard everything you need to at this point, amazing prose littered with over-the-top orgasmic adjectives describing late-game heroics, players talking to -- and receiving answers from -- God himself, and everything in between. But just in case you missed something, here are some of the best pieces of baseball writing about "The Greatest World Series Game of All Time."

• David Freese, St. Louis Cardinals force Game 7 - ESPN
  "Twice down to their last strike, David Freese and the Cardinals pulled off a stunning comeback in Game 6 of the World Series, defeating the Rangers 10-9 in 11 glorious innings." (Jayson Stark)
• Texas Rangers at St. Louis Cardinals - October 27, 2011 | MLB.com Video
  The Freeze Homerun Video, required viewing.
• Cardinals' Game 6 win could be best ever - MLB - Yahoo! Sports
  "Has a more dramatic World Series game taken place than the 11-inning victory over the Rangers? It's in the conversation." (Jeff Passan)
• Wild Game 6 proves it isn't the end, but just the beginning - CBSSports.com
  "St. Louis' win in Game 6 of the World Series destroyed the nerves of just about everyone who saw its finish. As wild as that game finish was, Scott Miller says that Fall Classic has plenty of surprises left for Game 7." (Scott Miller)
• What an unbelievable ride - stltoday.com
  "Let's not bother with the details of this tumultuous, 11th-inning, walkoff extravaganza that hit full-tilt craziness with the stroke of David Freese's home run blast after four hours and 33 minutes of the most hair-pulling, ulcer-inducing ride into the clouds we may have ever seen." (Bryan Burwell)
• David Freese's Game 6 WPA Highest in Postseason History - Beyond the Box Score
  David Freese's .953 Win Probability Added in Game 6 was the best ever in Postseason history. See the top ten pitchers and hitters in a WS game in history. (Adam Darowski)

• St. Louis Cardinals trip Texas Rangers in Game 6 of World Series - SI.com
  "David Freese is the lone Cardinals hitter with local roots, raised in a western St. Louis suburb where he idolized the local red-wearing nine. His favorite team now employed him, and it faced its final strike on two separate occasions Thursday night, not just the final strike of an inning or a game but of a World Series that many thought they wouldn't see this year." (Joe Lemire)
• David Freese, sabermetrics, Game 6 of the 2011 World Series - Viva El Birdos
  Old Sportswriter Straw Men of baseball, this is the situation in which you're totally right, and the reason you've got things all wrong—when it comes down to this one moment, WAR really doesn't mean anything.  
• Cardinals pass their greatest test - stltoday.com
  "How many times could the Cardinals rally? When would their hearts finally give way? Even the most resilient competitor has a limit, reaches the breaking point. There comes a time when you simply cannot go on. The Rangers were going to own the night and take the World Series championship back to Texas." (Bernie Miklasz)
• Rangers bullpen disaster fries all brains; is recovery possible? Star-Telegram
  "One pitch away in the ninth. One pitch away in the 10th. Both times, one pitch away from a World Championship, one pitch away from baseball's glory land after four decades of you-know-what. That one pitch never came. Not once, not twice, it didn't come." (Randy Galloway)
• A Graphic Look at Playoff Pitching on 3-Days Rest - Beyond the Box Score
  Chris Carpenter could throw in Game 7 on three days' rest. Check out this graphical look at how pitchers fare on 3 days rest from David Fung of BTB.
• 2011 World Series: Rangers miss chances to end series - ESPN
  "The Rangers had chances -- lots of chances -- to put Game 6 out of reach early or finish it late but couldn't do it. Now they must come back for a Game 7 on the road against the Cardinals." (Jerry Crasnick)
• Nelson Cruz's error costs Texas Rangers chance at World Series - Tom Verducci - SI.com
  "The Texas Rangers spoke in funereal tones about not once, but twice standing one strike away from the first World Series championship in franchise history. As they spoke in the visiting clubhouse at Busch Stadium Thursday night, the literal backdrop to the autopsy they performed on themselves was a cruel reminder of what was lost: a curtain of clear plastic sheeting left rolled up atop their lockers, the anticipatory protection from the champagne celebration that never came. This is Texas, a dry state." (Tom Verducci)
• After heartbreaker, Washington tells Rangers to turn page - MLB - CBSSports.com Baseball
  "In the clubhouse, the Rangers don't seem devastated. Why? Danny Knobler says they realize Game 6 is a classic, and that Ron Washington acts to prevent them from dwelling on the missed opportunity." (Danny Knobler)