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<h1>Armchair umpires, Vol. 2: &#8216;Champagne, really?&#8217;</h1>
<h2>After winning a play-in game to make the MLB playoffs, the Cardinals celebrated with many of bottles of champagne. The armchair umpires, still debating a controversial call, were quick to respond:</h2>
<p>Storified by Maclean&#8217;s Magazine &middot; Fri, Oct 05 2012 17:57:22</p>
<div>Cardinals spraying champagne. They should save a few bottles and give them to the umps.Joe Person</div>
<div>I mean come on St Louis Cardinals. The Champagne Showers after winning a game that just got you into round 1. Baseball is rediculous.Ryan Leach</div>
<div>Matheny in his playoff gear, soaked with champagne #stlcards #cardinals http://twitpic.com/b0klwtDerrick Goold</div>
<div>Really?  Champagne for wild card play-in game? Maybe every game should have it? #cardinals #mlb #playoffs #lame.briankennedy</div>
<div>I love Champagne, but using it to celebrate getting &quot;in&quot; the post season or winning a wild card seems ridiculous. #CardinalsMelissa Kara</div>
<div>The one game playoff created the most awkward post game champagne celebrations #Cardinals #mlbjlaguna</div>
<div>Meanwhile we missed the Orioles scoring a run because TBS was showing us the Cardinals spray each other with under-protest champagne?!Ann Charles</div>
<div>If the protest is upheld and they restart, do the Cardinals have to play in their champagne soaked jerseys? #BravesAndrew Mastrogiovann</div>
<div>Really?  Champagne for wild card play-in game? Maybe every game should have it? #cardinals #mlb #playoffs #lame.briankennedy</div>
<div>Are you kidding me? Champagne for a play in game. @jaysonst #CardinalsDavid Groome</div>
<div>“Champagne? C’mon. Act like ya been there.” &#8211; @Schmeckels #CardinalsBeth Rementer</div>
<div>Really Cardinals, Champagne? Really?Larry Cash</div>
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Armchair umpires, Vol. 2: ‘Champagne … really?’

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Armchair umpires, Vol. 2: ‘Champagne, really?’

After winning a play-in game to make the MLB playoffs, the Cardinals celebrated with many of bottles of champagne. The armchair umpires, still debating a controversial call, were quick to respond: