Dhameystir weedha soo socota: Cardinals waxay sii wadeen inay guuleystaan ka dib markii ay ka baxeen astaamaha xayeysiinta La Russa iyo Pujols. Ciyaaryahankii hore ee Cardinals Mike Matheny wuxuu noqday macalinka cusub ee Cardinals xilli ciyaareedkii 2012 iyo wixii ka dambeeyay. Carlos Beltrán, oo ah ciyaaryahan kale oo xor ah oo saxiixay si uu u bedelo Pujols ka hor xilli ciyaareedkii 2012, wuxuu kasbaday abaalmarinta Ciyaaryahanka Toddobaadka bishii May ka dib markii uu ku dhuftay lix ciyaartoy oo toddobaad gudihiis ah; wuxuu ugu dambeyntii ku dhuftay 32 xilli ciyaareedkan. Ciyaarta playoffs, Cardinals waxay ka faa'iideysteen shaqsiyadooda soo noqoshada cusub ee ka dhanka ah Washington Nationals ee NLDS: ciyaartii ugu dambeysay, Pete Kozma wuxuu kaxeeyay laba wareeg oo wareega sagaalaad ah si uu ugu guuleysto taxanaha ka dib markii uu hoos u dhacay 6-0. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, kadib markii ay hogaanka u qabteen 3-1, waxay ku dhaceen San Francisco Giants
NLCS. Xilli ciyaareedkii ka dib, daabacaadaha ugu sarreeya sida ESPN iyo "Baseball Prospectus" waxay sii wadeen inay ku dhajiyaan nidaamka beeraha ee Cardinals mid ka mid ah nidaamyada ugu sarreeya baseball-ka.