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An Open Letter To Every Cardinals Fan Right Now

Thank you for [still] being the best fans in baseball.

Carli Henrotay

Nov 07, 2016

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An Open Letter To Every Cardinals Fan Right Now

Dear Cardinal Nation,

Although it feels like the world is ending, I promise you, we will make it through this. Will it be fun? No, not at all, and management for the Birds isn’t helping.

I refuse to acknowledge that “our brothers in blue” as Cardinals Facebook gracefully called them, actually won the world title (or the fact that we referred it them, as that). I will admit, Chicago had a fantastic season though, and if they had to win, I’m glad they did it by actually being good.

I refuse to come talk about it though, because if I don’t talk about it, it didn’t actually happen. I converted myself to a diehard Cleveland Indians fan for a month, just to try to keep the curse intact, but they ended up being outplayed. And as much as I want to be mad at them, I can’t. The Indians fought their hearts out, and I’m proud that they at least made the Chicago Cubs fight for their win.

Oh, but don’t worry Cardinals Fans, this isn’t over…. Management decided to give the Cubs (& every other team) a better shot at winning for the next three years by signing Mike Matheny! As if we needed another nail in the coffin. I was almost more disappointed in this than in the Northsider’s actually winning! Yes, he’s had a good track record by only missing post season by one game in all of his four years, but can we really trust him to do this without the coattails of Tony’s team? I don’t think so, his luck is running out with Holiday leaving (tear), and Yadi and Waino being the only two left. Thanks for putting Cardinal Nations trust in a toddler, Management!

Oh, but don’t worry, they weren’t done… We also resigned Jamie Garcia, who can’t stay healthy for more than two months at a time. Really? Just what we need, another starter who’s perpetually injured.

Listen here, Cardinal Nation. We’ve had a bad week, and I’m no happier than you are, but we have each other, we have our rich history, and we have our players who are invested in the community. We still (and always will) have the greatest fans in all of sports, so let’s cling to that for at least the next three seasons.

See ya in about 147 days, for another great season cheering on our boys in red!

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