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The Cardinal Nation's 11th-annual countdown of the #stlcards top stories of the year begins at no. 10 with the most recent – the signing of free agent left-handed relief pitcher Andrew Miller. (free) https://t.co/q4T0liG0Nb pic.twitter.com/V6D2azCxdd
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) December 23, 2018
TCN St. Louis Cardinals 2018 Top Story #9: Hot Hot Corner Teens. After years of struggling to develop a top 3B prospect, the #stlcards now have three charging through the minors toward St. Louis. (free) https://t.co/ydjYyV65D9 pic.twitter.com/57BKpqxrql
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) December 24, 2018
TCN #stlcards 2018 top story no. 8: Despite unprecedented roster churn, mostly driven from above, the #stlcards Triple-A affiliate, the Memphis Redbirds, under manager Stubby Clapp, won its second consecutive Pacific Coast League title in 2018. (free) https://t.co/yrIDKnB3cB pic.twitter.com/Bg29FRSHqL
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) December 25, 2018
Not every item in our annual countdown of the #stlcards top 10 stories of 2018 is positive, and this is one of those exceptions – "Four Deals Gone Wrong". (free) https://t.co/zzgWc1pqLy pic.twitter.com/WXuzGZeXmF
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) December 26, 2018
The Cardinal Nation's no. 6 #stlcards story of 2018: "Tommy Talks and is Traded to Tampa". (free) https://t.co/TY4MhETk8k pic.twitter.com/wQbI84TRTR
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) December 27, 2018
Within an hour of my posting the above, the following interview ran, in which Pham undoubtedly endeared himself to Rays’ fans. He just can’t help himself. No filter at all.
I am guessing if they have a Winter Warm-Up, he won’t be going.
Tommy Pham misses #Cardinals fans
"Do I think something has to happen [with the #Rays], whether it be a new ballpark, maybe a new city? I think so." pic.twitter.com/aO2gf0HQxF— MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM (@MLBNetworkRadio) December 27, 2018
Ha!! That’s great…I appreciate Tommy’s ability to speak whatever he’s feeling. I may not always agree, but he’s an interesting guy.
I’m sure Rays fans will forgive him if he puts up 5-6 WAR in 2019.
Tommy Pham is like the Al Bundy of baseball. He completely wears out his welcome where he goes. Lots of Rays fans are very unhappy today and Tommy isn’t helping matters by replying to them the only way he knows how…by being a jerk.
The Cardinal Nation #stlcards 2018 Top Story #5: Unexpected Leaders.
Even though the team again fell short of the playoffs, a trio of newcomers, from whom little was expected coming in, became top contributors. (free) https://t.co/dwn3z9zAXP pic.twitter.com/g3uMMF2aW8— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) December 28, 2018
The Cardinal Nation 2018 Top Story #4: New Mike at the Mic – In July, the #stlcards made a managerial change, promoting internally-developed coach Mike Shildt. After just 38 games, the club removed his interim tag. (free) https://t.co/RRAfqM1Dkc pic.twitter.com/OUIWVuuqMl
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) December 29, 2018
The Cardinal Nation 2018 Top Story #3: Panning for Goldy. The #stlcards caused a shift of power in the NL Central with the acquisition of 1B Paul Goldschmidt. But will his addition make the difference in 2019 and will it be one year and done? (free) https://t.co/vaOyxREBeQ pic.twitter.com/xYKhpotc3u
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) December 30, 2018
The Cardinal Nation #stlcards 2018 Top Story #2: Matheny Fired. On July 15, the team made a major change in direction, firing long-time manager Mike Matheny and his two hitting coaches. (free) https://t.co/3tyV60DLYR pic.twitter.com/uKDOTRPL9m
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) December 31, 2018
The Cardinal Nation #stlcards 2018 Top Story #1: "Wrong Kind of Three-Peat" (free) https://t.co/nXob6CVeME pic.twitter.com/VwbLUGsn2h
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) January 1, 2019
O’Neill wasn’t even mentioned in the story. We all know who the poster-boy for the 2018 disappointing season is and there is no doubt about it.
My choice of photos consisted of only one of the Brewers celebrating at Busch that included any Cardinals. Otherwise, it would have just been Brewers jumping around with no clarity as to the location. O’Neill fanned swinging to end the clincher, so he was in the foreground. Ideally, he would have been blurry with the focus on the Milwaukee players, but like I said, this was my best/only choice.
There was already a top 10 story about your least favorite player, Ny, but he was not the story of the year. However, the names of the players I felt were greatest disappointments were duly noted in the article.
I am hoping that once the hangovers pass, that 2019 will be a more positive one for all. Happy New Year!
A look back at what I had predicted last January would be top stories across the #stlcards world during 2018. I went 3-for-5. (free) https://t.co/Sw98eU7ZMh pic.twitter.com/ul4gnwlenG
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) January 3, 2019
My annual shot at trying to predict what will become the top #stlcards stories of the year. (free) https://t.co/OONrj21tD2 pic.twitter.com/2l8y1uNe11
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) January 4, 2019
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