Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em: Think of the 2011 Redbirds as your emphysemic, three-pack-a-day uncle

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Lance Berkman: Looking to recapture the magic before he rides off into the sunset.

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Ryan Theriot and Matt Carpenter during a spring-training game against the Astros.

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Regardless of how this season works out, there's a good chance the 2012 team will look almost completely different. So just think of 2011 as a blast from the past, a VH1 weekend marathon, before the Cardinals (and all of the St. Louisans they hold hostage each year from April to October) head off into an unknown and frightening future.