CINCINNATI — If the Cardinals needed a little extra motivation entering Thursday’s season opener against the Reds, it arrived free of charge Wednesday, pumped out through Major League Baseball's many social media accounts at about the same time Mike Shildt's team started its final preseason workout.
“I don’t care for MLB’s videos, and never have,” Cardinals opening-day starter Jack Flaherty said when asked about the lack of Cardinals in the minute-long hype video produced by the league.
In a sports world fueled by slights and oversights, it's rare that a real one actually arrives. This one won't be played on a loop in the Cardinals clubhouse or anything like that. That said, it says something.
