hi everyone! my husband just told me a story about when his dad took him to see the world series in 2011 and got him a special edition cardinals hat for that game but he lost it years ago and I wanna get it for him for Christmas. but I'm having trouble figuring out what's "official" vs not. he said even though the cardinals lost it was a really special memory with his dad so I'd love to track it down for him.

when I Google "2011 world series cardinals hat" I see a few different options, I'm not sure if they make different ones for each game or just one? any help would be appreciated, thank you!!

EDIT thank you for the help everyone!! now that I know which one I'm looking for I'm really excited to track this down for him 😊

This answers the question I had yesterday, which the Cards didn't answer in their presser, and now we probably know why they didn't.

To be precise? It's estimated at a 23 percent drop, or about $17.25M per year:

The Cards were willing to do so despite the associated revenue losses. Wyman and Goold report that they’ll take a 23% reduction next season compared to what they would’ve made on the prior contract. With the previous deal calling for roughly $75MM in rights fees, the Cardinals stand to drop roughly $17.25MM to the $57-58MM range. The team did not specify the length of this contract beyond calling it a multi-year partnership. Evan Drellich and Katie Woo of the Athletic report that the deal does not stretch into the 2030s and affords some measure of flexibility depending on the future state of sports media.

There you go.

EDIT: Lots of good comments.

First, I agree that this was the best option the Cards had now. And, yes, they're not stuck longer term.

Second, even after their current contracts run out, Yankees, Cubs, etc. aren't joining the rest of MLB. Ain't happening.

Third, my main focus was on how this will affect free agency, re-signing, etc decisions by the team through, let's say, at least 2027, maybe 2028.

In other words? If you didn't already know Helsley is on the trade block, etc., ... this makes that more official.

EDIT 2: Couple of other notes. In an AP story, Mo himself was quoted talking about the increasing small/big market disparity. In same story, Bor-ass said owners are just poor-mouthing again, specifically cited the stRangers looking for other options while rejecting (for now) the Diamond-shaped haircut. That said, contra Scotty, the stRangers announced that they were looking for options a month ago and haven't landed any yet. AND, Scotty is doing this in his usual context of plumping for his free agent clients.

https://x.com/tamar_sher/status/1854673303916396651?s=61

For some reason I am feeling extra doubtful about the team for the 2025 season already. With news of them moving Contreras to 1st base, most likely not pursuing any free agents when we need a better rotation line up or at the minimum a solid ace, possibly looking to trade Helsley, etc. I am fearful that we will be going backwards. I know they want to build the team around younger players, but still they can only achieve so much.

Why wouldn't the birds consider moving Walker back to his natural position?? Tired of this musical chairs with player positions.

Diamond Sports Group and St. Louis Cardinals Reach Multi-Year Renewal of Local Television Rights

Diamond Sports Group and the St. Louis Cardinals today announced a new, multi-year linear and digital rights agreement through which Diamond will continue as the Cardinals' exclusive local media partner. 

Under the agreement, FanDuel Sports Network Midwest will remain the home of the Cardinals, broadcasting all games that are not exclusively televised nationally, as well as pre and postgame shows and original programming. For the first time, subscribers to FanDuel Sports Network on a direct-to-consumer ("DTC") basis will have access to games in the extensive Cardinals TV territory. Additionally, pay TV customers will be able to stream games and other programming on the FanDuel Sports Network app by authenticating with their pay TV credentials. More information regarding DTC subscriptions, including pricing, will be announced at a later date. 

David Preschlack, CEO of Diamond, stated: "We are excited about deepening our relationship with the Cardinals and expanding our reach by delivering games to fans on a DTC basis. As we progress towards emergence from bankruptcy, we remain committed to providing fans in the Midwest region with high quality broadcasts through our linear and digital offerings and meeting fans where they are in the evolving viewership model." 

Cardinals President Bill DeWitt III stated: "We are pleased to enhance and expand our long-term partnership with Diamond and FanDuel Sports Network Midwest. We valued the continuity for our fans of staying on the same network as the Blues, and we are excited that we will now be able to expand access to our games and other great Cardinals content across multiple platforms next year."

edited to include link to Cardinals press release.

https://www.mlb.com/cardinals/schedule/tv?partnerId=it-20241107-11628743-stl-1-A&utm_id=it-20241107-11628743-stl-1-A

https://www.si.com/mlb/red-sox/boston-red-sox-news/red-sox-predicted-to-acquire-10-time-gold-glover-in-stunning-blockbuster-trade-jackson3

As long as Bloom is doing the deals, lets do it. Nado is good, but not a winner

My vote would go for either: Molina vs *Brandon Phillips; Cardinals Infield vs Will Clark; or Tino Martinez vs Miguel Batista on Easter Sunday.

It's pretty evident that the cards roster will look pretty different come next April. Guys like Willson, Helsley, Gray, Mikolas, Fedde, and Nado are proabaly going to be on the block.

What would be a realistic return for our higher quality players? Is there a potential taker for Nolan's contract?

Who do you think stays and goes?