One more United Cardinal Bloggers project before we cap off the decade, the Top Five Stories of 2009. In my opinion the #1 story of 2009 could be in the works right now. Derrick Goold is reporting in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that the Cards could be closing in on a franchise record deal with highly coveted free agent outfielder Matt Holliday.
1. Matt Holliday -- This is the biggest story no matter what, even if the Cards aren't able to bring him back for 2010. Just the acquisition of him during the 2009 season and the impact that he had on the team makes his story number one.
2. Acquistions -- All of the mid-season moves that the Cardinals made was a big story throughout the baseball world. Holliday, of course, was the biggest story but bringing in DeRosa and Lugo also helped to solidify the team.
3. 2009 season results -- Coming into the 2009 season I didn't expect the Cards to win the NL Central. I thought they would be fighting for a Wild Card. Once they proved to be the best club in the Central and acquired Holliday, DeRosa, and Lugo, I really thought there was a good chance that they would win the NL pennant. Which brings be to part 'B' of this story, playoff results. I didn't expect such an early and decisive elimination.
4. "Cy Youngs" -- The performance of Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright was a season long story. One of them deserved to take home the Cy Young Award.
5. Albert's MVP season -- The number 5 story belongs to number 5. Albert's performance is always on the top list of Cardinals stories. Albeit Pujols' 2009 was amazing, in some ways it has become the expected results from Cardinal Nation.
Honorable Mention: Skip Schumaker -- Skip's success at the plate and at his new fielding position was a story that I enjoyed following all season.
Make sure to check up on what other UCBers are selected as their top stories of 2009 at the UCB homepage.
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