Cardinals

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BBL Consolation Tournament Champions

## Overview

The St. Louis Cardinals are an MLB team in the National League Central. They are available to play in Backyard Baseball 2001 and 2003. The Cardinals finally made their first rBBL playoff appearance in Season 10.

## Season 4

The St. Louis Cardinals made their BBL debut in Season 4, coached by jyknight. They had a decent season, finishing 8-6, but that was one game out of the AL Wild Card race. They lost in the first round of the Tier 2 playoffs to the Twins.

## Season 6

In season 6, the Cardinals returned, coached by newcomer shrewsbury91. The Cardinals were noted for their tough defense and stellar pitching but struggled on the offensive side.

The Cardinals started out blazing hot. At the All-Star Break, they led the Frontyard League with a record of 6-1. However, their offensive struggles proved to be their downfall in the latter half of the season, and they limped to the finish with an 8-6 record, missing out on the playoffs.

The Cards accepted an invitation to the BBL Consolation Tournament, where they ended up faring a little better. They won their first two matchups against the Wombats and top-seeded Bombers. In their next game, with a trip to the championship game on the line, they lost to the Pirates, 6-2. However, this tournament was double elimination. They fell to the loser's bracket, where they beat the Melonheads on a tiebreaker in a 6-6 game. They faced the Pirates once again, needing two straight victories to claim the championship, and they did just that! Their defense proved to be the difference, as they won 2-1 and 1-1 on another tiebreaker in the championship match.

Mr. Clanky had an excellent year on the mound, pitching every inning and compiling a 1.09 ERA, a 0.93 WHIP, and a league record 127 strikeouts. He was voted as the Ace Wilson Award winner by the other coaches.

**St. Louis Cardinals Season 6 Pitching**
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## Season 8

The Cardinals made a return in Season 8, under the guidance of rookie coach DevanWolf, who named the team the Milwaukee Cardinals. They were led on offense by star slugger Fred Benson, and ace pitcher Amanda Hellerman had a great season as well.

The Cardinals won two of their first three games, but slumped to a final record of 3-11, missing the playoffs. They declined an invitation to the Consolation Tournament.

## Season 9

For the first time, the Cardinals were used in consecutive seasons, when coach Wizard took them for Season 9. The Cardinals played in the NL West, on the 2003 version of the game, and had a home field of Casa de Pablo.

The Cardinals had an up and down season, and they were in the playoff hunt near the end of the season, but ultimately they finished 7-7 and missed the playoffs.

## Season 10

### 2001

The Cardinals came back for Season 10, this time coached by rBBL rookie Chellow. In fact, Chellow was a Backyard Baseball rookie, having never played the game until joining the league. The Cardinals played at Eckman Acres and had a stifling defense, constructed with help from Vissery. The Cardinals snuck into the playoffs at 8-6 as the second wild card.

Derek Jeter was not only the Cardinals' representative in the all-star game, but he was also voted American League Goldie Glove for his outstanding defensive play.

In the playoffs, the Cardinals were matched up against the #1 seeded Giants, a team that had trouble against them in the regular season. However, the Giants stellar offense proved to be too much for the Cardinals defense, and the Giants swept them in two games.