“I see great things in baseball.” *
by chuckofish
So the Cardinals have won the NLDS and move on now to the NLCS against the San Francisco Giants. Gone are the days of just winning the National League pennant. Like everything else, baseball has gotten pretty complicated. Nevertheless, we are, of course, pretty darn excited about it here in flyover country!
And let me just say, you have to love a sport where it isn’t always the superstars who are the heroes. Sometimes it’s a dude like Matt Adams, affectionately know as “Big City”, who saves the day.
It’s a team sport where everyone works together, but at the same time, each guy has to stand up in front of 47,000+ screaming spectators and face off alone against the entire opposing team. Once in awhile he hits what turns out to be a game-winning homerun and that is awesome.
Yes, we love Matt Adams and we love our Cardinals. What’s not to love? Haters gonna hate, but as my mother used to say, “They’re just jealous.”
*Walt Whitman
dual personalities 
OMG. Whitman even did Baseball?
I thought the same thing! Great post 🙂
Well said, Chucko! A friend told me that folks outside Cardinal Nation now regard the Cardinals as the “new Yankees” with all the “hate” that goes with it…hate on, I say! In my Facebook post yesterday, I referred to our manager as Mandrake (you may remember the old comic strip Mandrake the Magician) Mike…how else can you explain three consecutive NLCS in his first three years at the helm? And I guess I’m old fashioned…let’s go win the National League prize, the rest is frosting (on that cake you love)!
Not getting the respect we deserve is always hard to take–especially from all the national commentators, but oh well. Mike Matheny, steady as a rock, does not appear to be bothered, so we should follow his lead.
I’ve heard the “new Yankees” too which is outrageous to me. Payroll less than half the size, home-grown prospects making all the major plays… Mike Matheny is just great. Go Cardinals!!
I agree…there’s no comparison.
This is great! And way to use “haters gonna hate” correctly–you’re a cool mom 🙂
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You are so right! And even though I don’t follow baseball anymore, it irritates me no end when people belittle the Cardinals. Great post.