It is an end of an era, folks. For the first year since I began writing for this fine establishment, I will not be able to pick on Matt Holliday and his never-changing facial expression.

But the show must go on. It is photo day and we all know what that means: time to pick out the most awkward, amusing, and flat out lovely photos of our favorite Birdos! It is a tradition like no other.

"Okay Lance, give me a smile."

"Okay."

"Whenever you are ready."

"I’m ready."

"Oh... right."

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"Hey girl, I know things have been tough lately, but just know I am here now."

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images

"Did someone say double-switch?"

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"No, no one said doubl- ugh, never mind."

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Matt Adams is looking pretty slim these days

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Obligatory

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You know what, one more for old time’s sake

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what else is going on in baseball...

• Cuban Luis Robert top international prospect | MLB.com
• Yankees' Aaron Judge homers, hits scoreboard | MLB.com
• Shoeless Joe Jackson's great-great-grandnephew is a Minor Leaguer at Rangers Spring Training | MLB.com
• A brief history of MLB players sharing names with Hollywood actors | MLB.com
• A stickball league in Florida, with seniors young at heart. | Sports on Earth
• Bryce Harper homers in first spring at-bat | MLB.com
• Royals remember Yordano Ventura at opener | MLB.com
• Let's all take a moment to appreciate just how adorable Josh Donaldson's puppy is | MLB.com
• Every division in MLB has a dark horse team. | Sports on Earth
• Five baseball stories that we'd most like to see turned into movies | MLB.com
• Oscar winner and Oakland native Mahershala Ali hooked the A's up with a 'Moonlight' screening | MLB.com
• Proven film scholar John Axford went 19-for-24 with his Oscars predictions | MLB.com
• The first full day of spring training is in the books | SBNation.com
• Can Baseball Solve the "Yips"? | FanGraphs Baseball
• The Top Prospect Who Technically Isn’t | FanGraphs Baseball
• How to Fix Arbitration for Relievers | FanGraphs Baseball
• Tim Tebow's baseball journey hits Mets spring training | ESPN
• Contenders that will regret not upgrading their weakest positions | SweetSpot | ESPN
• MLB Rumor Central: Four teams still pursuing Jose Quintana? | MLB Rumor Central | ESPN

what the cardinals are up to...

• Dexter Fowler's mission? Change tune in St. Louis Cardinals' clubhouse | St Louis Cardinals | ESPN
• Bowman must prove himself all over again to Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals | stltoday.com
• Cardinals get their first win of the spring | St. Louis Cardinals | stltoday.com
• Ortiz: Cards prospect Fernandez working on his dream | Jesus Ortiz | stltoday.com
• Wainwright requested extra starts this spring, set for six | Derrick Goold: Bird Land | stltoday.com
• Bernie: Can We Just Let Matt Adams Play Baseball? Thanks. | 101Sports.com

KNOW THINE ENEMY...

the nl central

• Javier Baez gets tattoo of World Series trophy | MLB.com
• Joe Maddon likes Jason Heyward's early results | MLB.com
• Kyle Schwarber and Hefty Leadoff Hitters | FanGraphs Baseball