Since winning the 2011 World Series, the St. Louis Cardinals have had a special motto during their road trips – #HappyFlight. Because most of the guys on the roster came up with each other in the minors, they have one of those brotherly bond things happening that I’m sure is only slightly less annoying to non-Cardinals fans than hearing about how their fans, of which I am one, are the classiest and most intelligent in baseball. *tilts top hat, spits tobacco juice*
But as for those happy flights, the Cardinals just try to have fun and keep everyone happy, which is why they showed up to AT&T Park yesterday wearing the goofiest outfits they could find. Led by David Freese, who wore some sort of Dr. Seuss-mescaline-inspired red tuxedo, and Lance Berkman in a bright pink ruffled tux, the reigning world champs shot a torpedo of hilarity into the bond between fashion and sports. And then they hit the field and committed 3 errors to hand the game to the San Francisco Giants.
Perhaps before they play the Los Angeles Dodgers today, they can wear cargo nets between their legs.
David Freese and Lance Berkman
David Freese and Matt Carpenter
David Freese and Matt Holliday
(Images via David Freese’s WhoSay)
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With all due respect to David Freese and his red tux, Matt Carpenter is DRESSED AS PEE WEE HERMAN!
*PeeWee laugh* HAA HAA!
I guess it’s cool that they’re having fun and junk, and maybe I’m just a horrible jerk, but most of the time that sports dudes (And lady-dudes) try to be funny or wacky or whatever, it just falls so horribly flat. Oh, man, not only are you guys wearing tuxedos, which is far too formal for the purposes of making a trip to play baseball, but those tuxedos are in colors, patterns, and styles not consistent with the norm! Watch out for the Saint Louis Cardinals, they must be Czech, since they’re all a bunch of wild and crazy guys!
Oh, and Burnsy, that better be locally sourced, organic tobacco! Or you could have spat out truffle juice.
Wow, the inmates are running the asylum in St. Louis since Tony LaVodka left town. I’m sure that this is somehow “disrespecting the game” in his opinion. He will probably order that only bean balls be thrown during batting practice until this practice is halted.
/brewers fan
It looks like Brian Wilson dressed them.
I’m gonna wear a wetsuit and night vision goggles on the plane. Why? CAUSE I’M BLECK OWPS!
Bottom Row (L-R); Darryl Kile, Josh Hancock
I think the Mets dressing up in hockey jerseys for their Toronto road trip is by far supperior dressing than whatever the Cards are doing in those pics.
I’m a Met fan and I totally disagree with this. First off, considering how crappy they’re doing in Canada, they should had remember to bring their bats instead of their hockey jerseys. Second, COME ON. Pee Wee Herman & the St. Louis version of Green Man>>> generic hockey jersey. You’re seriously going to dispute that?
I want to see teams try that in Atlanta in July/August. Have fun getting murdered by humidity!
Are there no rookies on the team? Must not be since nobody’s dressed up like a dumb broad. The one in the kilt don’t count, he’s still got man-clothes on up top. It’s like the Cardinals don’t know how to mistreat the young players at all. A shame and a gross insult to the game.
It’s actually that old cliche of “Why make the rookies do this when we are a team?”
Because NEEEEWWWWWWBBBBIIIIIIEEEEE!!!!!