Late last week, following the club's NL Wild Card Game lo s to the eight days earlier. President of baseball operations John Mozeliak cited a "philosophical difference in the direction" of the team moving forward as the reason behind Shildt's dismi sal."We decided internally it would be best to separate Noah Vonleh Jersey now," Mozeliak said. "... We have determined that we have a philosophical difference in the direction of our Major League club. Where we felt the team was going, we were struggling to get on the same page."On Monday, Shildt spoke to reporters for the first time since being let go, though he declined to elaborate on the "philosophical difference" Mozeliak mentioned last week. Shildt instead expre sed gratitude to the organization he first joined in 2004, and allowed him to grow from minor league coach and big league manager."I Wendell Carter Jersey invested my heart, soul, and most of my profe sional career in helping maintain and be a part of an organization Max Strus Jersey that I cared more about than I cared about my own career," Shildt said during a Zoom call Monday. "I was taught not to talk out of school, and while clearly there were differences that led to this parting of ways, out of respect to the organization and the people who run it, I can only expre s my gratitude." Shildt added: "All the philosophies that Devon Dotson Jersey were shared over the many years -- most of which together -- allowed us to part ways as profe sional friends. What differences there were will be left unsaid publicly by me ... Let's move forward. Let's take care of the integrity and future of the organization."Shildt, 53, replaced Mike Matheny on an interim basis in Aug. 2018, then was given the job permanently following that season. The Tomas Satoransky Jersey went 252-199 in parts of four seasons under Shildt, including winning the 2019 NL Central title. Shildt was named NL Manager of the Year that season. St. Louis has gone to the postseason each of the last three years. , though not before digging into the reasons he was let go by the Cardinals. . The smart money is on them interviewing at least one external candidate as well.