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I figured it is safe to start my annual countdown of the Top 10 Stories of the Year for the #stlcards. I would be delighted to have to adjust mid-stream, but that seems unlikely. https://t.co/5HC9M8Yb9u pic.twitter.com/UAmOYp6s5S
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) December 14, 2019
The Cardinal Nation's 2019 Top Story #10: A Hitting Overhaul. The #stlcards not only changed their big-league hitting coaches, they are driving change through the minor leagues, as well. (free) https://t.co/7clpYcTbJ5 pic.twitter.com/rca56k1ukt
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) December 14, 2019
The Cardinal Nation's #stlcards 2019 Top Story #9: "The Starter Who Couldn’t Start". (free) https://t.co/QeUtuPciEw pic.twitter.com/Cq32DDqbmI
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) December 15, 2019
The Cardinal Nation's #stlcards 2019 Top Story #8: "No Hicks, No Problem"
Despite losing closer Jordan Hicks in June, the St. Louis Cardinals’ bullpen was a major strength in 2019. (free) https://t.co/9q8wGHgxjE pic.twitter.com/VduqTjidMl
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) December 17, 2019
How important was the defensive improvement of the 2019 #stlcards? Enough for me to make it The Cardinal Nation's no. 7 story of the year – "Dee-fense". (free) https://t.co/QibrUULstG pic.twitter.com/jQKICGfcs7
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) December 21, 2019
The Cardinal Nation's #stlcards Top Story of the Year no. 6 focuses on the contributions of three rookies. I don't believe 91 wins and a final four finish would have occurred without Edman. Hudson and Gallegos. (free) https://t.co/5gGpC4GdGd pic.twitter.com/rcRqqmysLL
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) December 22, 2019
The Cardinal Nation #stlcards 2019 Top Story #4: "Flaherty to the Front". (free) https://t.co/nDpOfuMgAi pic.twitter.com/4ibcCpxYNh
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) December 25, 2019
I wasn’t sure where the appropriate was to post this, but it appears Mike Shildt is now engaged.
https://twitter.com/search?q=Mike%20Shildt&src=typed_query&f=live
The Cardinal Nation's #stlcards top story of 2019 no. 3 – "The Disappointing Core". Career-low OPS for Goldschmidt and best-to-worst year for Carpenter set the tone for the below-average St. Louis offense in 2019. ($) https://t.co/6xAtH8aA2H pic.twitter.com/pE6D23ME7q
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) December 27, 2019
Coming into 2019, who could have guessed that the major individual award given to a #stlcards would be to the manager, in his first full season? The Cardinal Nation's 2019 Top Story no. 2, "Shildt's Success". (free) https://t.co/2oml5MZQZ9 pic.twitter.com/R57y10vAvv
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) December 29, 2019
The Cardinal Nation's no. 1 #stlcards Story of the Year in 2019 – "Final Four Finish". (all of the top 10 are free) https://t.co/nNe827Q0M0 pic.twitter.com/lfUDtj7YqH
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) December 31, 2019
What good are predictions if you don't come back around to review them after the fact? With full benefit of hindsight, I revisit my top #stlcards stories of 2019 predictions. Frankly, there were as many misses as hits this time. (free) https://t.co/60EsdZt0OJ pic.twitter.com/LwTEsTE0n6
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) January 1, 2020
My annual predictions of the top #stlcards stories for the coming year include high expectations, Molina's contract, the cleanup hitter, Wainwright's future and the arrival of Carlson. (free) https://t.co/GNeEogxNjm pic.twitter.com/IA2P4ciCXG
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) January 2, 2020
I can’t argue with any of those predictions for top stories. The only other thing I can think of would be how the closer role is handled but that may or may not be top 5 worthy.
Yes, that could have been a top story, too. The reason I did not include it in my top five is the feeling that overall, the pen is in good hands. The closer may be a committee or it may pass from one to another, but I sense they have a solid group in relief. At this point, either Martinez or Kim will be out there. There is also the promise of Hicks returning, which if he recovers normally, could be a big second half boost to the bullpen. Then, there are the extra possibilities of Reyes, and Helsley and Cabrera and …
This is not a top story, but I decided to post it here rather than start a new thread.
Instead of recapping MY favorite #stlcards majors and minors content at The Cardinal Nation during 2019, I identified YOUR most frequently accessed pages. Some are resources, some are series, but a common thread is that the vast majority are FREE. Dig in! https://t.co/NsN6CZYnvf pic.twitter.com/RxuE5ZsCSX
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) January 3, 2020
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