The Cardinals are tired. 5 straight years of play-off baseball, with 4 of those to the NLCS, 2 WS trips,'including a WS win.........they are just tired and need a post season off. It's an excuse new money is using so old money is going with that.

Never mind the excise that their organization just isn't deep enough to trade away their talent for a WS title and survive the next year with injuries.

Cards pull out a WC spot and spend it on the road, which is the best place for them to play.