For just the fourth time since 1980, the St. Louis Cardinals are in the business of hiring a manager. For the first time since 1980, they won’t be replacing a future Hall of Famer unless something completely bananas happens with Mike Matheny over the next few decades. It’s been a week since Matheny was relieved of his duties. By the time you read this, Mike Shildt will have been the skipper for two games (and I’ll be in Vermont at a beer festival, which is why I can’t tell you what happened in Shildt’s second game). In last Sunday’s presser addressing the firing of Matheny, Mueller, and Mabry, the Cardinals were rightly adamant that Shildt would have the job from now until the end of the season.
A Cardinals Managerial Hiring Primer
