The past two weeks have not been particularly memorable for the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
Just six weeks after watching their future Hall of Fame manager Tony La Russa retire, the Cardinals lost out in contract negotiations with star first baseman Albert Pujols, who left St. Louis in favor of a lucrative 10 year, $254 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
But despite the organization's off-season mis-fortunes this winter, the St. Louis Cardinals still had an epic 2011 season, claiming the organization's 11th World Series Championship in franchise history, second most among all teams in Major League Baseball.
On Friday, the Cardinals took home another honor, this time from Baseball America. Baseball America named the St. Louis Cardinals the "Oranization Of The Year" in MLB.
The Cardinals World Series Championship certainly highlighted the spectacular season in St. Louis, but the club's minor league teams had success too.
Both Quad Cities at Class A and Johnson City of the Rookie League took home Minor League Championships. The Cardinals' minor league teams had the fourth highest winning percentage at .530 in all of baseball, suggesting a pipeline of emerging talent at all levels.
2011 was certainly a great year for Cardinals fans and if Baseball America's naming of the Cardinals as the "Organization of the Year" foreshadows anything, the Cardinals have the talent in the pipeline to compete for more World Series Championships for years to come, even with Pujols bolting to Southern California.
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Just six weeks after watching their future Hall of Fame manager Tony La Russa retire, the Cardinals lost out in contract negotiations with star first baseman Albert Pujols, who left St. Louis in favor of a lucrative 10 year, $254 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
But despite the organization's off-season mis-fortunes this winter, the St. Louis Cardinals still had an epic 2011 season, claiming the organization's 11th World Series Championship in franchise history, second most among all teams in Major League Baseball.
On Friday, the Cardinals took home another honor, this time from Baseball America. Baseball America named the St. Louis Cardinals the "Oranization Of The Year" in MLB.
The Cardinals World Series Championship certainly highlighted the spectacular season in St. Louis, but the club's minor league teams had success too.
Both Quad Cities at Class A and Johnson City of the Rookie League took home Minor League Championships. The Cardinals' minor league teams had the fourth highest winning percentage at .530 in all of baseball, suggesting a pipeline of emerging talent at all levels.
2011 was certainly a great year for Cardinals fans and if Baseball America's naming of the Cardinals as the "Organization of the Year" foreshadows anything, the Cardinals have the talent in the pipeline to compete for more World Series Championships for years to come, even with Pujols bolting to Southern California.
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