- Max
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Re: 5/24 GC
For what it's worth, this was the statement that began the latest digression:
"After the club was not going to allow Jim Edmonds to play the "aging mentor" role he desired, his rhetoric changed a bit. So, in that way, the FO has a bit of a say in who the fan favorites are, since they can effectively terminate any player's relationship with the club before their playing days are over, and thereby start the downward cycle."
So, my argument began as "club", but I also mention FO in the next sentence. So, you can take your pick as to whether my argument was that the FO denied Edmonds the role he wanted or if it was a more broadly defined "club".
Furthermore, if anyone cares, the reason Edmonds was in that little digression was because of TK's assertion that Molina and Wainwright were the most popular players since Gibson, and I offered some other possibilities.
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"Furthermore, if anyone cares, the reason Edmonds was in that little digression was because of TK's assertion that Molina and Wainwright were the most popular players since Gibson, and I offered some other possibilities."
The thing about St. Louis is fans are pretty forgiving. Bruce Sutter bailed for Atlanta and Ted Turner's cash, but on Opening Day he's cheered like the rest of the Hall of Famers. Jack Clark pissed off a lot of people when he left for New York, but he was hired by FSMW and now does local radio. Edmonds is already back with FSMW and goes to Spring Training with the team. And I would bet before all is said and done, and once he's no longer beholden to the Angels, Albert Pujols will line up with other Cardinal Hall of Famers on Opening Day as well.
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"once he's no longer beholden to the Angels, Albert Pujols will line up with other Cardinal Hall of Famers on Opening Day as well."
I don't know when the Angels are due back in St. Louis (the Cardinals play in Anaheim this season), but I think even if it's within the next couple of years, he gets a standing ovation. A percentage will boo him, but a majority will eventually come around to remembering him fondly.
It makes it easier that the team has done well without him, of course, but I would hope that no one ever wears #5 in St. Louis again.
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Re: 5/24 GC
I would give pujols a couple of claps of the hands right now. It sucked at first to see a 11 year player supposively in his prime leave but alot has changed since then. We found out pujols was well past his prime and the cardinals have the best record in the nl. Why have hard feelings? God forgives when he isnt dictating mlb rosters.