On May 27th, 2013, an iconic Sports Illustrated issue debuted featuring the St. Louis Cardinals rotation, with that edition of the publication being titled "The Cardinal Way". The tagline?
"Injuries? Superstar free-agent losses? Nothing slows baseball's model organization...past, present and future."
Hey SI, I'm from the future, and yeah, they found a way to slow down the machine they once perfected.
It's an incredible piece by Ben Reiter within the magazine. The cover photo, inspired by the even more iconic 1968 cover featuring Roger Maris, Tim McCarver, Bob Gibson, Mike Shannon, and Lou Brock, featured Adam Wainwright, Shelby Miller, Jaime Garcia, Lance Lynn, and Jake Westbrook, putting a strong emphasis on how St.