We’ve reached the top of the mountain. Before we get to the last accounts, a reminder. When a person finishes number 1 in three different years, they are moved to the Cards Twitter Hall of Fame. Those accounts are still on the ballot and will be reflected in here where they fall, but they don’t count for ranking purposes. Let’s do this!
Number 5: UncleCharlie50
Follower of Jesus. Husband, daddy, outdoor lovin, sweet tea drinkin, Chick-fil-A eatin, barbecue smashin, fantasy football dominatin, STL pitchin, Georgia boy.
On Twitter since: July 2014
Number of Tweets: 1,470
Following: 135
Followers: 346,636
Total points: 1,101
Average: 8.879
Number of ballots: 124
Maximum: 10
Minimum: 1
% that were 10: 58.06%
% that were 1: 0.81%
Ranking history: 163 (2022), 3 (2023)
Of all the athletes that have worn the Birds on the Bat and have had a Twitter account, Waino is the one that’s embraced it the best. Even in his retirement, he’s been known to pop on and send off a tweet, whether it’s promoting a Big League Impact project or just being the optimistic guy that he is. Some of his predictions this summer didn’t really pan out but you can’t blame him for having a little red in those glasses. Hopefully he’ll stay active and bring us a lot of fun stories and great thoughts in the future.
I am not a Hall of Famer by any means, but traditionally I include myself on the ballot but not in the rankings. Initially because so much of the traffic came from my sites or my accounts that I thought it was a bit unfair to count me, now because it just as stuck. Anyway, with 1,132 points, I would slot in here if I was eligible. I will take solace in the fact that my average score is higher than our next account, even if he bested me in the total.
Number 4: bschaeffer12
Cardinals writer @KMOV. Host @KTGRBigShow, B-Schaeff Daily, B-Schaeff Fantasy. Mizzou grad. Cat/Human dad. 🎳 is a sport. GIF has a hard g. I’m no Seth.
On Twitter since: July 2011
Number of Tweets: 163.7K
Following: 1,246
Followers: 25,979
Total points: 1,141
Average: 8.268
Number of ballots: 138
Maximum: 10
Minimum: 1
% that were 10: 36.23%
% that were 1: 2.17%
Ranking history: 26 (2016), 7 (2017), 6 (2018), 6 (2019), 3 (2020), 5 (2021), 5 (2022), 5 (2023)
When he’s not being put on blast by the head football coach of his alma mater, Brenden is an overflowing font of thoughts and takes about anything sporting, including the gambling side of the arena. Don’t look for objectivity in the feed when it comes to Missouri–Brenden notably rides the ups and downs during a game–but a passionate fan is always an interesting thing to watch, especially if you don’t have any dog in the fight. Brenden’s a good guy I like to poke fun at but he does great work in his jobs at KMOV and KTGR.
Number 3: b_miklasz
Sports-media provider in St. Louis for 40 years. Now with KMOX. Read: ScoopsNetwork.com. YouTube Channel: youtube.com/@TheBernieShow.
On Twitter since: June 2024
Number of Tweets: 785
Following: 88
Followers: 7,559
Total points: 1,214
Average: 8.490
Number of ballots: 143
Maximum: 10
Minimum: 1
% that were 10: 47.55%
% that were 1: 0.70%
Ranking history: 10 (2015), 15 (2016), 5 (2017), 16 (2018), 19 (2019), 11 (2020), 14 (2021), 15 (2022), 10 (2023)
It was a tough year for Bernie in a couple of aspects. He lost his regular radio job and his Twitter account got hacked so badly he had to create a new one. However, in all of this, it seems to be that Bernie embraced the online community even more than he had before. He’s got the regular YouTube show, putting out episodes usually more than once a day. He’s interacted a lot with people both on Twitter and BlueSky. He’s often joined–here these guys are again–the Dealin’ the Cards podcast. Nothing kept Bernie down and it’s inspiring to see. I’m looking forward to his Musial debut sometime soon!
Number 2: AugieNash
Your daily source for “On This Day” in St Louis Cardinals history. Posting vintage Cardinals photos and memorabilia
On Twitter since: February 2018
Number of Tweets: 51.2K
Following: 352
Followers: 15,077
Total points: 1,366
Average: 8.870
Number of ballots: 154
Maximum: 10
Minimum: 1
% that were 10: 61.69%
% that were 1: 1.30%
Ranking history: 131 (2018), 32 (2019), 17 (2020), 12 (2021), 6 (2022), 4 (2023)
Augie is the guardian of the Cardinal flame in our community. There’s nothing like logging in and seeing his On This Day posts, replete with great photographs and wonderful tidbits. You’ll get pictures throughout the day of players like Bob Gibson, Stan Musial, and of course Dizzy Dean. He has scared us with health issues in the past and he makes noises about shutting things down, especially when he had to deal with people stealing his content, but if Augie goes the whole place will be a lot less bright.
Number 1: dgoold
Lead baseball writer @ St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Proud father. Lapsed cartoonist. World Record INF. 5x APSE #1 beat winner. Friendly neighborhood word slinger.
On Twitter since: September 2008
Number of Tweets: 219.8K
Following: 2,314
Followers: 146,785
Total points: 1,415
Average: 8.789
Number of ballots: 161
Maximum: 10
Minimum: 1
% that were 10: 61.49%
% that were 1: 2.46%
Ranking history: 1 (2015), 2 (2016), 2 (2017), 2 (2018), 2 (2019), 1 (2020), 2 (2021), 2 (2022), 2 (2023)
Recognition of greatness may be delayed but it won’t be denied. Derrick won the first one of these, then waited through cardinalsgifs’s reign (and a random other winner) before taking the top spot again. He was primed to be the second member of our HOF until Katie Woo swooped in and went bang-bang-bang to get in. Finally, it’s the legendary beat writer’s turn. Derrick’s been the lead writer at the P-D for a long time now. He’s covered great players. He’s been the BBWAA president. He’s on a path to Cooperstown. His son has graduated and is making movies in the George Lucas building at USC. Truly, though, this award is what is going to mean….OK, probably not much, but it’s something!
So what about those current Hall of Fame members? Folks, we almost had a really surprising turn of events. Hardly anyone ever gets close to cardinalsgifs, but this year he stayed on the top of the voting pile by just three points over katiejwoo, 1463-1460. Katie even wound up with a higher average! Just because they are already inducted doesn’t mean there can’t be a little competition, right?
We’ve reached the end of this project for 2024. Like I say, we’ll see what 2025 holds. Maybe 10 years a good way to mark the time. Maybe we open it up to Top Cards on Social Media and include BlueSky. We have no current winners so the field is wide open and I’d hate to leave it like that. Ask me again next summer and I’ll see how I feel then. Until then, congrats on your ranking (if you had one) and we’ll see you on one platform or another!
