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Well said C27. The Cubs are a much better team than the Cards this year. Heck the Cubs may make it to the World Series. But over the next couple of years they and the Brewers are going to have to deal with the Cardinals. There are others in our minor league system that are on the way.
That was fun to watch. Even better than the Pujols 3HR game at Wrigley in 2004 and I saw that one in person.
I agree Mike. Despite Winn’s offensive woes I hope the Cards lock him up long term. That would be a dynamic duo up the middle for the next several years.
I’m not sure the NFL having a salary cap is really that beneficial for MLB. Did you know that in the last 25 years the AFC representative in the Super Bowl has been either the Patriots or the Chiefs 15 times! That isn’t much parity.
I guess you could say that at least it gives small markets like KC a chance to have a dynasty but if you think the championship is going to be determined by different teams each year then you will be disappointed because smart teams are going to rise up and do their thing. It turns out that drafting Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes was pretty smart.
The other side of that argument is that Crooks has probably hurt his trade value by his dismal results in STL but Bernal’s trade value is still high since he hasn’t had the opportunity to hurt his value yet.
Baez, Mathews, and Fitts are the only three on that list that I think will definitely be on the 2027 team.
Doyle hasn’t even been to AAA yet, Cijntje needs more time at AAA, Hjerpe has quite a history of injuries, and either Bernal or Crooks are likely to get traded before next season.
Despite 2026 being a bust Ramon Urias is actually a pretty good player, especially at that price point. I thought that was a good signing last winter. Unfortunately it hasn’t worked out because of the tennis elbow. I can speak from experience that tennis elbow is no joke. I have had it twice. Urias ended up dealing with it both arms which must have been really tough.
I would like to see him get some PT at 3B in September, and this may sound counterintuitive for a team focusing on youth, but I would consider picking up his very cheap option for next year. He is a former gold glover with some pop in the bat. You would like to hope he will be injury free next year.
willie, you are correct in that a lot of the public comments are probably a negotiating tactic, at least I hope so. I would like to think that Manfred and the owners are smart enough to know that they aren’t getting a hard salary cap but they know they have to stake out that hardcore position now in order to get the tougher CBT penalties.
Or maybe both sides are really delusional and we are looking at an opening day 2028.
And I agree with the Thomas Nestico post above from Brian. Manfred and the owners have tried to convince everyone that MLB is dealing with an existential crisis but a more realistic take is that they want a salary cap to increase the valuations of more teams. Yes the gap in team revenues should be addressed but it could be accomplished by making the CBT more stringent instead of blowing things up.
I have been following the Mark Walter issue. The fact that he sold the Lakers after only 14 months and the fact he is under investigation is probably not a coincidence but that is just speculation.
It will be interesting to see if he also sells the Dodgers. If he does I doubt if Ohtani would leave. He isn’t going to walk away from that contract and if he demanded a trade there are few teams who would take that deal on. The Mets could afford it but why would he want to play for them? The Yankees might be a possibility but I bet he stays in LA. If a sale would occur I assume some other mega wealthy billionare would buy the team and they would continue on.
For what it is worth, and I have said this before on this board, I do not think the Dodgers will win the WS this year. I have my doubts they even win the NL pennant. While they still have a plethora of marquee names their core is getting old and less productive. Their calling card has been to coast along during the regular season then turn it on in October but that is a dangerous game to play. They were very very fortunate to beat the Jays last year in that Game 7. I think their luck runs out this year.
We have played the Cubs tough this year but they have been hot lately. I would probably settle for taking one out of three this weekend although we can wish for more. I just don’t want to get swept by those rascals in blue.
The Brewers scored three in the 9th last night to beat the Dodgers. That gives the Crew a 4 game lead on the Cubs. I like that.
I view it completely opposite mud. I am not necessarily opposed to a salary cap although I don’t think it will be the panacea everyone seems to think it will be. But I am 100% opposed to a work stoppage. It is unnecessary. MLB already has a soft cap in the CBT. It needs to be strenghthened instead of blowing everything up with dynamite.
My preference is simplicity. White uni’s at home with red caps. Gray uni’s on the road with red caps.
No “The Lou” on Friday nights.
No “St. Louis” on the creamsicle jerseys on Saturday home games.
No powder blue jerseys on Saturday away games.
No Redbird on the Sunday hats instead of the STL.I guess I am a stick in the mud and not a marketing guy. I just prefer the classic look. The Cardinals, Dodgers, and Yankees have the three best looking uniforms mostly because they rarely changed until recently.
Having said all of that if Bloom can build a world series caliber team they can wear the shorts that the White Sox wore in the 70’s if that is what it takes.