When the Brewers were out here there was what appeared to be a front office guy hanging outside their clubhouse. Maybe he was their traveling secretary, I am not sure. I went up to him and said, “I really like the way you guys run your club.” I went on about how they stay competitive despite a payroll in the lower half. We got to talking and I said “I think the Cardinals are trying to follow your model.”
He said he really likes what he sees of the Cardinals and that they play with a lot of passion. As much as I have criticized Marmol, I have to give him credit for the way this team goes out and competes game after game.