Oktoberfest Party Boy #2: The St. Louis Cardinals

The original Oktoberfest in 1810 celebrated the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen and featured a big horse race. This year, baseball's Oktoberfest celebrates the eight teams that were skilled enough to keep playing deep into October and, if they're lucky, finish the year with a trophy, a platter of sausages, and an imperial pint of Hofbräu. Next up, the St. Louis Cardinals, as penned by The Colonel. Well, well well. Look here. The St. Louis Cardinals are the NL Central champs. This comes as a surprise/disappointment to some of you, but it was actually a remarkable journey to get to this point. Just look at the Opening Day roster. The starting third baseman was Brian Barden. Someone named "Chris Duncan" was starting in left field. David "Mister" Freese was the Cards third baseman representative on the All-Star ballot. The roster has changed. Julio Lugo has had a slight rejuvenation going against Houston Astro a...