ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - What stories, moments or highlights do you remember most from the 2021 St. Louis Cardinals season? This list will likely highlight some of them.
Here's a look back at the 10 most-read stories on KMOX.com about the Cardinals:
10. Adam Wainwright shows no mercy on Twitter
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Adam Wainwright has got jokes and not just dad jokes.
This was just one of the many reasons why Nolan Arenado won his fifth Platinum Glove and ninth Gold Glove in 2021.
8. Cardinals among "most hated" teams in baseball
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It's simple, they hate us because they ain't us.
7. Jack Flaherty reacts to winning arbitration case vs Cardinals
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The arbitration table is a messy place for any team to be with Cy Young-caliber pitchers like Jack Flaherty. Because they're arguing why they want to to pay him less than what he thinks he deserves and it's all decided by a neutral party. So when he was awarded his a $3.9 million salary, he celebrated.
6. Waino's unexpected chat with umpire
Adam Wainwright says it was the first time in his 16-year MLB career that he's ever talked to an umpire like this...
5. Jack Flaherty called it
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The Cardinals pitcher was wearing a microphone for ESPN's broadcast during a game vs the San Diego Padres and when Tucupita Marcano tried to steal a base, Flaherty predicted what would happen next. And he was right.
"You're out."
4. Nolan Arenado's hot, hot start to Cardinals career
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The Cardinals' new superstar certainly matched the hype this season. He also pulled off longest hitting streak to start the season by a new Cardinals player in more than 50 years.
3. Yadi would like Puerto Rican manager:
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The 2022 season will be the last for catcher Yadier Molina (at least that's what he's saying for now). And if he had it his way, the Cardinals would have hired a manager from his home country of Puerto Rico to replace Shildt next season.
2. Mike Shildt's "integrity" rant:
He was upset over the umpires who made pitcher Giovanny Gallegos switch hats because of a smudge on the cap's brim. His unedited, five-minute rant was incredible:
1. Bryce Harper's "first class" move:
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A day after the Phillips star was hit in the face with an errant 97 mph fastball from Cardinals reliever Genesis Cabrera, then manager Mike Shildt revealed that Harper reached out to Cabrera.
It's a moment that also earned him a Musial Awards honor this year.
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