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It appears the Cardinals are fast becoming the newest version of the Tampa Bay Rays model of baseball. It’s not like we’re all alone though. Hard to get behind the constant turnover of roster like TB’s fans have demonstrated year after year. Half empty stadiums are the result unless they’re in the fight for a final playoff spot right at the end.
I realize it will be hard to adapt knowing no free agents will want to come here as in years past, but the best hope of survival and fielding a potential playoff team in STL under the current management is to draft well, build from within, and do this all the while knowing that any beloved players that develop well will end up being replaced when their careers start to blossom.Bring back ex-Cardinal Tommy Pham for cheap. RH hitter, quality at-bats, plays LF, and can DH. Veteran presence. Doesn’t have to be long term either. He’s not going to hit 25 homers, but he’ll hit for way more average than he weighs.
He seems to meet the needed qualifications.I guess we’ll get what we get on TV programming, nothing to do but wait it out. Checked the batteries on my 1972 pocket transistor radio, they’re good to go. 🙂
Upon hearing of this default news, one of the first things that ran through my mind was if it goes down the drain and there is no buyer, where does this leave our TV sportscasters like Chip and Brad, Jim Hayes, Alexa Datt, etc. ? Are they employed by the STL Cardinals, or Fanduel?
Didn’t know if MLB inserted their own chosen people into other markets that have gone through this scenario in years past. Seems likely they would if it comes to that, they’d be more controllable I would guess.
(with distain) Of course. Throw out the one breath of humor I liked on pre-games.
Nothing at all against Alexa Datt, she’s a better reporter than a lot of women involved in this type of job, I can tell she does her homework and she’s earned her way, but I always enjoyed Jim Hayes’ wry humor with the players on the dugout interviews and more personable type of reporting out in the stands. He was also able to get insights from some players/coaches that normally were very guarded or were not very approachable. I will miss that.After this last season, I will not miss the Gorman and Walker exits if they happen either. A change of scenery would probably jump start both their careers for the good, seemed to work for a lot of our other former players.
Regardless of my paid subscription, I see I’m not going to view any Cardinal baseball on TV again. Fifth time this year I’ve been denied a game through no fault of my own, and it makes it worse since it’s a Cards-Cubs 4th of July game too, nothing like throwing a little gas on the fire to make fan annoyance a little more special.
It looks like the Cubs’ Marquis Sports network got the same treatment as Fan Duel, as it would normally be available to me with the sports package I purchased, so there’ll be plenty of Chicago people harping about this. Some day, it’s very likely I’ll get over all this stuff and move on, but you have to react to the injustices when you see them or nothing will ever get done.So, as a true baseball fan would do, the vintage 1977 Kenwood tuner and Phase Linear power amp and pre-amp and other associated stereo equipment clear back from my college days at Illinois State will be tuning in KMOX today while I do some pinball fixing in the shop.
Hello again John and Ricky!
