If this was a road trip, home would be getting close and we’d be clicking off the miles until our destination. We’ve got 25 (plus a couple) folks left to examine. The Top 25 get a little more detail, so sit back and keep your eyes on the mile markers.
Number 25: rachxboyd
Lars Nootbaar enthusiast 😛 • I tweet an absurd amount about @Cardinals baseball • Nolan Arenado is a St. Louis Cardinal.
Whew.
Not only did I see a Nolan homerun, the return of Albert Pujols and Yadi’s last ever Opening Day…
The love of my life asked me to marry him in my favorite place on our favorite holiday.
I cried many MANY tears today. Best day of my life by far. 💍❤️ pic.twitter.com/nDc2SamZDi— Rachael Boyd☀️ (@rachxboyd) April 8, 2022
On Twitter since: March 2011
Number of Tweets: 52.9K
Following: 353
Followers: 3,799
Total points: 722
Average: 7.521
Number of ballots: 96
Maximum: 10
Minimum: 1
% that were 10: 25.00%
% that were 1: 2.08%
Ranking history: 227 (2020), 43 (2021)
As noted by her pinned Tweet, this was a good year for Rachael and a small addition to that goodness is her first finish in the Top 25. Rachael’s a die hard fan who brings plenty of opinions to her timeline, which is almost 100% about the Cardinals. Lots of good stuff there both in and out of the season!
Number 24: triveratops
Co-host of @Turnin2Podcast |#STLCards |#stlCITYsc |#stlblues | @imospizza | Truman State Alum | MO State Alum | Yo sería borincano aunque naciera en la luna 🇵🇷
Respectfully, I never said which day it would be when I woke up to a new catcher. https://t.co/yzowkGTSnQ
— Tweeto (@triveratops) December 7, 2022
On Twitter since: August 2011
Number of Tweets: 21.7K
Following: 2,555
Followers: 1,735
Total points: 744
Average: 8.179
Number of ballots: 91
Maximum: 10
Minimum: 1
% that were 10: 45.05%
% that were 1: 6.59%
Ranking history: 83 (2017), 51 (2018), 52 (2019), 46 (2020), 42 (2021)
If there was any proof needed that we do this thing straight, it’s the fact that Tito’s in the Top 25, which I’d never put him in. This guy has the worst Star Wars opinions, folks. It’s just a fact. Beyond that, though, he’s a great guy, passionate about his heritage, loves his Cardinals, and can give as good as he gets. Sometimes.
Number 23: tarawellman
TV host & producer. Baseball lover. Cupcake connoisseur. Just assume it’s sarcasm. #BirdSeeds • Contributor at @birdsontheblack
Marmol pushed all the right buttons except for one. And then the players failed to execute amidst the unexpected chaos. Man, that’s a tough loss to try to come back from.
— Tara Wellman Nichols (@tarawellman) October 7, 2022
On Twitter since: January 2011
Number of Tweets: 98.8K
Following: 1,607
Followers: 5,280
Total points: 753
Average: 7.311
Number of ballots: 103
Maximum: 10
Minimum: 1
% that were 10: 20.39%
% that were 1: 3.88%
Ranking history: 18 (2015), 25 (2016), 11 (2017), 9 (2018), 7 (2019), 20 (2020), 13 (2021)
Tara’s not been on Twitter quite as much as of late. A new marriage will do that to a person! Still, she’s still got plenty of smart things to say about the Cardinals when she can find the time to be online. If you don’t catch her there, you can catch her regularly talking about the club on Gateway To Baseball Heaven with yours truly. Tara’s quite the creative and I wish she had the time for Bird Seeds and things like that!
Number 22: poloascencio
Latino Gang desde 1975 🗣🎙⚾️ Las opiniones aquí expresadas son mías no tuyas ni de@cardenales para ojos nada delicados mente abierta y tranquila.
Think about that.. For one, I’m excited to have this guy on board. https://t.co/swqrG7Hz1n
— Polingas Lingas (@poloascencio) December 7, 2022
On Twitter since: February 2011
Number of Tweets: 14.9K
Following: 452
Followers: 3,216
Total points: 753
Average: 8.275
Number of ballots: 91
Maximum: 10
Minimum: 1
% that were 10: 35.16%
% that were 1: 2.20%
Ranking history: First year
Polo is the Spanish voice of the Cardinals, bringing passion and excitement to his broadcasts with Bengie Molina. It’s not surprising that the Spanish broadcast has grown to cover more and more games given what Polo brings to the table. His infectious personality shows up anytime he’s on camera and it comes through on his Twitter feed as well. If you are unilingual like me you might not understand all of it, but somehow that doesn’t matter one bit.
Number 21: stlcupofjoe
Husband | Dad | Pharmacist | @butleru grad | #TeamJaden | 22q11.2 awareness | Formerly, pitch analyst @TheAthleticSTL | stlcupofjoe @ gmail | Views = My own
They’re going to get Contreras, tout it as OFF-SEASON MISSION ACCOMPLISHED, and we are going to like it.
— stlCupofJoe (@stlCupofJoe) December 7, 2022
On Twitter since: May 2010
Number of Tweets: 58.9K
Following: 807
Followers: 9,940
Total points: 815
Average: 6.792
Number of ballots: 91
Maximum: 10
Minimum: 1
% that were 10: 16.67%
% that were 1: 9.17%
Ranking history: 13 (2015), 18 (2016), 6 (2017), 7 (2018), 10 (2019), 7 (2020), 22 (2021)
Tito and Joe in the same post? What in the world did I do to deserve this? There’s no doubt that Joe has been very effective at analyzing pitching, even though life has kept him from doing much of that over the past few years. He’s also got strong opinions about the team, which makes for an interesting timeline. He’s another one I enjoy giving a hard time to, mainly because he grew up in a house big enough that it was converted into 40 apartments when it was sold.
That’ll get us through the first 20% of our Top 25. More to come this afternoon!
