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The Courage of Jerry West

BY GARY SMITH | PLUS EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT FROM WEST BY WEST

P. 64

DAN WHELDON | 1978--2011

WORLD SERIES

BOMBS AWAY

BY TOM VERDUCCI | P. 40

SI PREDICTS

IT'S THE (SEE PAGE 44) IN SIX

BY JOE SHEEHAN

ALBERT PUJOLS

The games scariest hitter has the Cardinals hunting the 11th title in franchise history

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ON THE COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY JOHN BIEVER (PUJOLS)

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ON THE COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY JAMES DRAKE (WEST)

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