Study says Cardinals are one of the most hated teams in MLB

The St. Louis Cardinals are one of the most hated teams in MLB and I’ll be real, I do not understand why. What’s to dislike about them?

It turns out that the St. Louis Cardinals are one of the most hated teams in baseball, according to a study conducted by WKYC Studios, and for the life of me, I do not understand why.

What is to dislike about the Cardinals? That they are good every year? That they have Nolan Arenado, Paul Goldschmidt, Adam Wainwright, Yadier Molina, Tyler O’Neill and other stars? I don’t know. But the research conducted by them (hat tip to Fox2Now) was based on “tweets with a negative tone since Opening Day 2022.”

A disclaimer: I am not a Cardinals fan, nor will I pretend to be one. But I don’t believe that they are hated, nor should they be hated.

Rather, they should be appreciated. How often do teams continue a two-decade long period of success, especially with two homegrown stars in Wainwright and Molina? They developed Albert Pujols into an annual MVP contender and when the Cardinals needed an influx of talent, they acquired Goldschmidt and Arenado while developing O’Neill into the star-caliber player that he is today.

That’s no reason to hate a team. Maybe it stems from frustration regarding an underperforming offense, though the same can be said for many teams around baseball because of a different baseball. I don’t know. But it’s confusing to me that they are so high on their list (they finished ninth).

The most hated teams in baseball, via WXYC Studios, are as follows: New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, San Francisco Giants, New York Mets, Cardinals, Minnesota Twins.