"St. Louis is a city that lifts its team every October, and together they hit greater heights than anyone thought possible. "This is why I signed back here," Adam "Ace" Wainwright explained last week. "There's no amount of money worth what this city and this team means to me. I'm honored, I'm privileged, I don't deserve any of this."
Wow.
A guy who's actually grateful for his fans. A guy who'd play for free. Ace Wainwright understands that playing professional baseball isn't a birthright. It's a privilege.
That's how this entire Cardinals team operates. While hotshots like Puig live in the fast lane, the Cardinals are the type of guys who bike to work.
Together, as a team, all just spokes in the wheel.
Sometimes in this world we say the games we watch are bigger than sports. But for now, for today, it's just about baseball.
Because this game was built on the crack of the bat, the smell of the grass, the poetry of the local nine charging out of the dugout to raucous cheers. The simple stuff that takes us all to a better place for a few hours. That's baseball.
Teams like the Cardinals are what this silly game is all about. Guys like Ace Wainwright and David Freese and Carlos Beltran. Guys who celebrate and have fun, but do it the right way. Less Mickey Mouse, more Mickey Mantle."
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