SCardenfreude: The Cardinals Are Terrible And They Are Not Handling It Well

As an organization, the St. Louis Cardinals are simply not prepared to handle dramatic failure. That’s not even an insult – obviously! – but it’s definitely noticeable that they are cracking at the seams.

Shortly after Willson Contreras, their big offseason signing, talked about having lost his confidence, the Cardinals went out and got stomped by the Giants for their fourth straight loss. The Cardinals, who were expected to be the cream of the NL Central this year, have the worst record in the National League. It’s not a spot where they have as much practice as as some other NL Central organizations.

So, like I said, they are not handling it well. The players, the fans, everybody. Enjoy the latest:

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Brett Taylor is the Lead Cubs Writer at Bleacher Nation, and you can find him on Twitter at @BleacherNation and on LinkedIn here. Brett is also the founder of Bleacher Nation, which opened up shop in 2008 as an independent blog about the Chicago Cubs. Later growing to incorporate coverage of other Chicago sports, Bleacher Nation is now one of the largest regional sports blogs on the web.

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