Kolten Wong confirmed his retirement on Sunday

[OldRed]

Retired at 34 years of age. A decent player for a period of time.

[scoutyjones2]

Who?

Red jacket in his future!

[3dender]

I liked him and pulled for him. He was generally a fun player who oscilated between exciting (with spectacular defense) and frustrating (never put the whole offensive potential together, and had mental lapses like booting easy plays, or that infamous WS pickoff). Rarely boring though.

I have two favorite memories of him. One is a collective memory of all of the RF pop-ups that he ranged back to snag facing the OF in often spectacular fashion. The other is when he stole a base off Yadi while with the Brewers (iirc), then took the base with him as a memento. It was a simultaneously funny and touching thing to do, which imo is probably the most respectful gesture any player has ever made to Yadi on the field.

Video here: https://x.com/AugieNash/status/1924438640282734825

[ecleme22]

2014-2022: 24.1 WAR.

Includes the Covid season.

That’s pretty good production.

[Futuregm2]

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Just sayin, first page.

[blackinkbiz]

I liked him and pulled for him. He was generally a fun player who oscilated between exciting (with spectacular defense) and frustrating (never put the whole offensive potential together, and had mental lapses like booting easy plays, or that infamous WS pickoff). Rarely boring though.

I have two favorite memories of him. One is a collective memory of all of the RF pop-ups that he ranged back to snag facing the OF in often spectacular fashion. The other is when he stole a base off Yadi while with the Brewers (iirc), then took the base with him as a memento. It was a simultaneously funny and touching thing to do, which imo is probably the most respectful gesture any player has ever made to Yadi on the field.

Video here: https://x.com/AugieNash/status/1924438640282734825

Sadly for him, his WS pickoff will likely be how he's MOST remembered in STL. lol

[3dender]

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Just sayin, first page.

Work on your thread titles prolly

[imadangman]

Thank you Kolton

[Bushiro]

He says its just one of those things where the game is going now,there is no sense on chasing it....what's he saying?

[Bomber1]

I didn’t really care for Wong.

He griped about not being the leadoff guy.

He got picked off first base to end a WS game.

He made other boneheaded mistakes at critical times.

I always felt that Wong thought he was a lot better than he really was.

All JMO.

And please, no red jacket.

[3dender]

He says its just one of those things where the game is going now,there is no sense on chasing it....what's he saying?

I read that as him understanding that teams now prefer to pay young guys the minimum to be backup IFs rather than pay a couple million for old vetty MI bench guys like TLR and Matheny loved.

So basically recognizing he's at like the post-A's Mark Ellis stage of his career, and teams aren't really signing post-A's Mark Ellis's anymore.

[CCard]

Poor guys most famous moment was getting picked off in the World Series. He was an okay player for what he was but never reached stardom.

[OldRed]

I didn’t really care for Wong.

He griped about not being the leadoff guy.

He got picked off first base to end a WS game.

He made other boneheaded mistakes at critical times.

I always felt that Wong thought he was a lot better than he really was.

All JMO.

And please, no red jacket.

To each their own, but he was a two-time GG winner.

[illiniriles]

I really liked Kolton Wong. Liked the way he could take the ball to the opposite field. That really made him a better hitter for average. Also, didn't he put out a statement in the Post Dispatch thanking the fans and the organization. Classy guy. Must be nice to be able to retire at age 34. I hope he's invested wisely. I think he's Hawaian, so he's got a nice place to retire to.

[sp25]

I liked him and pulled for him. He was generally a fun player who oscilated between exciting (with spectacular defense) and frustrating (never put the whole offensive potential together, and had mental lapses like booting easy plays, or that infamous WS pickoff). Rarely boring though.

I have two favorite memories of him. One is a collective memory of all of the RF pop-ups that he ranged back to snag facing the OF in often spectacular fashion. The other is when he stole a base off Yadi while with the Brewers (iirc), then took the base with him as a memento. It was a simultaneously funny and touching thing to do, which imo is probably the most respectful gesture any player has ever made to Yadi on the field.

Video here: https://x.com/AugieNash/status/1924438640282734825

Sadly for him, his WS pickoff will likely be how he's MOST remembered in STL. lol

How many postseason walk off home runs have been hit in Cardinals history? I can think of 3, and Kolten hit one of them.

[Futuregm2]

I liked him and pulled for him. He was generally a fun player who oscilated between exciting (with spectacular defense) and frustrating (never put the whole offensive potential together, and had mental lapses like booting easy plays, or that infamous WS pickoff). Rarely boring though.

I have two favorite memories of him. One is a collective memory of all of the RF pop-ups that he ranged back to snag facing the OF in often spectacular fashion. The other is when he stole a base off Yadi while with the Brewers (iirc), then took the base with him as a memento. It was a simultaneously funny and touching thing to do, which imo is probably the most respectful gesture any player has ever made to Yadi on the field.

Video here: https://x.com/AugieNash/status/1924438640282734825

Sadly for him, his WS pickoff will likely be how he's MOST remembered in STL. lol

How many postseason walk off home runs have been hit in Cardinals history? I can think of 3, and Kolten hit one of them.

I can think of at least 3 famous ones and Kolten’s wasn’t one of them.

Freese 2011 WS Game 6
Edmonds 2004 NLCS game 6
Ozzie “Go Crazy Folks”