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If you are reading this you are probably a Cardinals fan and probably already know that the Cardinals did not make the postseason this year. If you are reading this and are not a Cardinals fan, well you still probably know this information.
The 2016 season is over, which is a shame because, despite the frustration it sometimes brought, was perhaps some of the most fun I have had watching baseball. The dramatic, late-inning comebacks, the soul-crushing dingers, Adam Wainwright hitting doubles, the sudden emergence of rookies like Aledmys Díaz and Seung Hwan Oh, the debuts of Alex Reyes and Luke Weaver, and soooooooooo many cheap drinks from On the Run at Mobile - every night was an adventure. Just look at the final out of the season. This out is a manifestation of the 2016 Cardinals. I miss them already.
This conclusion of the season also means that we must say goodbye to Matt Holliday. Until last season, it appeared Matt Holliday has found away to defy age and human biology, but in the end Father Time comes for us all. The send off was perfect and, if the Cardinals do not end up restructuring a deal with him, a beautiful way to say goodbye.
Goodbye 2016, your chapter is closed, but baseball continues on. The Cardinals will get a nice offseason to recuperate (which honestly, after five postseasons in a row, they probably could use), and will be back again next year, ready to start again. Baseball will be played and no matter the season’s outcome it will still be lovely because it is baseball.
I know Cardinals fans are disappointed. Winning consistently does that, but this was the most fun MLB season I've experienced. Thanks guys.
— Randy Gyorko (@GooseGyorko) October 3, 2016
86 wins isn’t so bad for a full demonstration season of The Aging Core
— Dan Moore (@mademdashes) October 3, 2016
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— Double Birds (@2xBirds) October 2, 2016
what else is going on in baseball...
- Yasiel Puig lands blow in scrap with MadBum | dodgers.com
- Summers just won't be the same without Vin Scully. | Sports on Earth
- Vin Scully telling Willie Mays that he was always 'my favorite player' will melt your icy heart | MLB.com
- Vin Scully wraps up career in vintage form | dodgers.com
- Honored in his exit, Vin Scully's voice will be missed | Los Angeles Dodgers Report | ESPN
- Dodgers honored with Bullpen of the Year | MLB.com
- Mets clinch home field in NL Wild Card Game | mets.com
- Nationals happy to earn home-field advantage | nationals.com
- Scoreboard Sunday: What the results mean | MLB.com
- Giants familiar with Wild Card Game pressure | sfgiants.com
- The Giants are in the postseason, and that's all that matters | McCovey Chronicles
- New York Mets to host San Francisco Giants in NL Wild Card game | Amazin' Avenue
- Mets know they face tough test in Bumgarner | mets.com
- Blue Jays win and will host Wild Card game Tuesday | Bluebird Banter
- Sunday Notes: Buxton, Bucs’ Frazier, Jays, AL Cy Young, more | FanGraphs Baseball
- The Best of FanGraphs: September 26-30, 2016 | FanGraphs Baseball
- Tyler Clippard on Pitching (The Follow-Up Interview) | FanGraphs Baseball
- Players’ View: Farewell David Ortiz | FanGraphs Baseball
- A fan ran on the field and tried to give Angel Pagan a flower. Pagan body-slammed him. | SBNation.com
- Who will win the World Series? It's not who you think | ESPN
- The biggest myths of October baseball -- debunked! | ESPN
what the cardinals are up to...
- Cardinals' Matt Holliday activated, homers | cardinals.com
- Matt Carpenter’s Long Con, and the Big Reveal | FanGraphs Baseball
- St. Louis Cardinals left to dwell on a season's worth of regrets | St Louis Cardinals | ESPN
- After You've Defeated The Aging Core — MAD EM-DASHES
- Molina was Cardinals' inspiration | St. Louis Cardinals | stltoday.com
- October baseball rolls on minus the Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals | stltoday.com
- Cuban prospect intrigues Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals | stltoday.com
- Busch crowd demands one last encore from Holliday | St. Louis Cardinals | stltoday.com
- Matt Holliday: If This is the End, We Offer Thanks to a Great St. Louis Cardinal | 101Sports.com
- Cardinals Catcher Yadier Molina: Defying Age, Conventional Wisdom, and History | 101Sports.com
- Why Did the Cardinals Fail to Make the Playoffs? Here Are 25 Reasons | 101Sports.com
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