First off, St. Louis probably is the only place where the resignation of a bench coach who never worked one regular-season game creates much of a reaction. Such is life in a baseball crazed city. Especially when that bench coach is a Cardinals Hall of Famer. No point in ignoring it or pretending otherwise. So, some thoughts this morning on Matt Holliday's coaching changeup . . .
Let’s not sugarcoat this too much. It’s not a great look for Holliday. He should not have agreed to take the job in November if he wasn’t prepared to follow through.