by 92OT on October 17, 2015
Much has already been written about the shorter than expected October for the Cardinals, so that part of the story can be filed away with the other misses of recent memory. On the night when the NLCS continues on without St. Louis, one other team in recent memory also ended its season too soon but led to greater things.
It is hard to believe that Matt Holliday has been with the organization since 2009, but his stellar stretch carried the flawed squad to the first of many showdowns with the Dodgers in the playoffs.