Babbling About the Birds

    In 2022, the St. Louis Cardinals traded their centerfielder, Harrison Bader, to the New York Yankees for one of the Yankees starting pitchers, Jordan Montgomery. The Cardinals reportedly made this trade for multiple reasons. Firstly, the Cardinals felt as though Dylan Carlson was a better long-term option than Harrison Bader, so they could afford to trade away Bader and turn to the younger and cheaper Dylan Carlson. Secondly, the Cardinals' biggest question mark during the first half of the season was their starting pitching, so they felt as though trading for Montgomery would fix this problem; which it certainly did.     While Harrison Bader was a fan favorite, he wasn't ownership's favorite when it came to deciding between Harrison Bader and Dylan Carlson. This decision was made easier following Bader's planter fasciitis injury that caused him to miss an extended period of time. During this time, Dylan Carlson showcased his abilities in centerfield and proved to b

      As I have previously discussed, the St. Louis Cardinals' product is their talent. The way people can find out whether or not the Cardinals are producing a good product is based on the way the team plays, and the success that they have. And although I hate to say it, St. Louis.... we have a problem.      Since 2013, it seems as though the Cardinals have been unable to make it to the October classic. This is not due to a lack of talent or poor management, and this is the problem. There is no real answer to their problem, as their problem seems to be due to a head-scratching dip in production that almost always takes place in the month of October, during the playoffs.      For as long as I can remember, the Cardinals have been a second-half team. They'll barely keep their head above water until the All-Star break and then completely take off after the Mid-Summer Classic. There is no true reason why teams get hot at the times that they do. Talent is definitely the easy answer

    One of the St. Louis Cardinals' biggest surprises of 2022 was the fact that Albert Pujols came back to the team....and it was like he never left .       From 2001 to 2011, Pujols was the man in St. Louis. He helped a team that struggled through the 90s, without anything to really cheer for in that decade, reach World Series glory. He didn't just do this once, but twice. His individual success as well as the success that the team saw while he was playing for them made it to where he was seen as an icon in St. Louis. Some may even say that he was part of St. Louis. This is why his departure following the Cardinals' 2011 season, which saw them win their second championship in Pujols' illustrious tenure, came as a huge surprise. It hurt the city of St. Louis and made it to where the fans no longer wanted anything to do with their once beloved hero.  This "hatred" did not last long.      In both 2019 and 2021, Pujols returned to St. Louis. In 2019 he was a memb