Matt on playing in the World Series: “As athletes, when you get a chance to compete for championships, that’s why we play the game.”

Topics: 2nd trip back to the World Series | It’s why we play the game to compete for the Championship | Playing your best when it matters the most | This run compared to the Colorado Rockies run in 07 | Thinks they matchup pretty good with Texas | Both teams have good bullpens | Rivalry with Milwaukee | Twitter smack | Nyjer Morgan | Problems with Social Media | His injured finger is feeling a lot better | Tony LaRussa moving him in the batting order | Hitting 5th is fine, I can put my ego aside | Tony LaRussa’s managing style compared to Ron Washington’s | Lance Berkman | Adding Berkman to the team has been great | Mark McGwire | Mark adjusting to coaching | Mechanical changes needing to come in the off-season | Mark being more comfortable this season as a hitting coach |

Topics: Tony LaRussa knows a lot of famous people | Enjoys meeting some of Tony’s friends | Bobby Knight is pretty funny | General Knight bullied him into signing with the Cardinals | Would love to see Knight and Scott Boras go at it | Nice to lay down roots in St. Louis | Good place to settle for his kids | Learned a lot about the organization over the last 2 months of last season | Wants the chance to win every season |