ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - St. Louis Cardinals center fielder Harrison Bader said it was a "tame" party this year after clinching a spot in the 2020 playoffs.
There's a couple reasons to explain why there are no videos of beer showers and passionate clubhouse speeches. One is because Major League Baseball has outlawed those types of celebrations due to the pandemic.
The league wants players to avoid dogpiles and to keep celebrations outdoors while masking up as soon as they possibly can.
But the other reason for the subdued reaction in St. Louis is that "because we want so much more," Bader says.
Check out the celebration that began after Sunday's victory over the Brewers, in the photos below:
Yadier Molina is 2 playoff games from 100 in his career
(Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)St. Louis officially finished 2nd in the NL Central
(Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)They'll face the Padres in a best-of-three series starting Wed.
(Jeff Curry - USA Today Images)No playoff games will be played in St. Louis
(Jeff Curry - USA Today Images)Cardinals 51 home runs are the lowest in the majors this year
(Jeff Curry - USA Today Images)Cardinals team ERA of 3.90 is 4th best in all of baseball
(Jeff Curry - USA Today Images)Adam Wainwright's two complete games were tied for the most in MLB this season
(Jeff Curry - USA Today Images)MLB is considering allowing fans in stadiums for Championship Series and World Series games
(Jeff Curry - USA Today Images)Mike Shildt has made the postseason for two consecutive seasons
(Jeff Curry - USA Today Images)Molina is a free agent at the end of the season
(Jeff Curry - USA Today Images)
