The Baseball Report: Matheny’s Out, deGrom’s Agent Sends Mets A Message

Ryan Mayer
The St. Louis Cardinals missed the playoffs just four times between 2000 and 2015, while making the World Series four times and winning twice. The franchise was seen as one of the gold standards in the league and had seemingly undergone a successful transition at manager from Tony LaRussa to Mike Matheny. Well, the last two and a half years haven’t been as kind to the Cardinals, and on Saturday it cost Matheny his job.
St. Louis, 48-46, have missed the playoffs each of the last