Good morning, Viva El Birdos.
Look, I know. You’ve read the title. You’ve seen the word “best” in it. You’re already thinking that there’s no way that this version of the St. Louis Cardinals are “best” at anything.
Except maybe “best at being the worst team in the National League.”
Or “best at losing games while maintaining a positive run differential.”
The season has been fairly miserable so far. Filled with underperformances, disappointing injuries, failures to develop, questionable coaching, and offseason moves that have backfired spectacularly.
Writing this article as the “Worst of the First Third” would probably be more apt.