Glad that Bum is gone!

[Carp4Cy]

Old washed up Paul Goldschmidt is have a horrible year. I sure don't no why he didn't retire but at least Mo got rid of him!
Batting avg. -347
OBP-401
SLG.-492
OPS-893
5 HR
27 RBI
65 HITS
Thanks, Mo, for getting rid of that non productive BUM!

And you’re certain he would be doing that if he stayed? He sucked last season were you saying they should keep him when he was sucking?

No. He only sucked the first half of last year. The second half forecasted a rebound

[Cusecards]

Old washed up Paul Goldschmidt is have a horrible year. I sure don't no why he didn't retire but at least Mo got rid of him!
Batting avg. -347
OBP-401
SLG.-492
OPS-893
5 HR
27 RBI
65 HITS
Thanks, Mo, for getting rid of that non productive BUM!

Let me get this straight.
You “don’t NO why”??????
I think we learned NO vs KNOW in 2nd grade?
You may want to check out a Night School Class???

Yes , and by 5th grade the kinds all learned knew, new, and gnu they could use all three in same sentence . 'I knew the new gnu at the zoo was on display Sunday. to, too, two In addition to my cousin, the two of us went to the store too

And don’t forget:
There
Their
They’re

[StlMike1969]

These are just two different scenarios all together. Goldschmidt is thriving in a situation where he has arguably the best player in baseball batting just behind him. He also has numerous other guys that can produce the long ball enough that Goldy can just focus on putting the ball in play. He was always a smart hitter. the power has diminished but his current team does not ask that of him. He was a quiet leader that was not best at being the face of the franchise. Now he gets to just relax and play baseball. St. Louis is also better off in the position merry go round that was able to happen. Good for him and good for St. Louis.

[3dender]

I am 99% sure this team would not be near 30-23 if they had re-signed Goldy. Everyone needed a change.

[RamFan08NY]

These are just two different scenarios all together. Goldschmidt is thriving in a situation where he has arguably the best player in baseball batting just behind him. He also has numerous other guys that can produce the long ball enough that Goldy can just focus on putting the ball in play. He was always a smart hitter. the power has diminished but his current team does not ask that of him. He was a quiet leader that was not best at being the face of the franchise. Now he gets to just relax and play baseball. St. Louis is also better off in the position merry go round that was able to happen. Good for him and good for St. Louis.

Good take. I'm glad to see PG regaining some success. He's a class act, but I believe he's past the stage where is can be " The Guy". I believe the pressure he put on himself to be The Guy in St. Louis was part of his problem last year. Too much pressing. He's now in a complimentary role in NY and he's thriving at it. Seeing more pitches to hit, relaxed, zero pressure, and he appears to be having fun. Impossible to say if all that would be happening if he stayed with the Cards. In fact, its really a moot point, as both parties seem to be doing just fine. Also moot to be creating a thread suggesting that either party made a mistake. Cardinal baseball is doing just fine. Enjoy it.

[Goldfan]

Someone should do a psychological study on Goldy. If not physically degraded the last couple years then what exactly was his issue? No apparent injury. So the guy is hot as the sun for 5 months in ‘22 until Sept/Oct roll around…..couldn’t hit a beach ball in playoffs. ‘23 very up and down and terrible in ‘24 to the point where most thought he was done. And now he’s an MVP again??
Did he tank here to get out?
Does the fella need a shrink?
I’ve never seen a HOF/MVP type have this type of extreme roller coaster season to season and such terrible all or nothing stints in seasons

[Bomber1]

These are just two different scenarios all together. Goldschmidt is thriving in a situation where he has arguably the best player in baseball batting just behind him. He also has numerous other guys that can produce the long ball enough that Goldy can just focus on putting the ball in play. He was always a smart hitter. the power has diminished but his current team does not ask that of him. He was a quiet leader that was not best at being the face of the franchise. Now he gets to just relax and play baseball. St. Louis is also better off in the position merry go round that was able to happen. Good for him and good for St. Louis.

Good take. I'm glad to see PG regaining some success. He's a class act, but I believe he's past the stage where is can be " The Guy". I believe the pressure he put on himself to be The Guy in St. Louis was part of his problem last year. Too much pressing. He's now in a complimentary role in NY and he's thriving at it. Seeing more pitches to hit, relaxed, zero pressure, and he appears to be having fun. Impossible to say if all that would be happening if he stayed with the Cards. In fact, its really a moot point, as both parties seem to be doing just fine. Also moot to be creating a thread suggesting that either party made a mistake. Cardinal baseball is doing just fine. Enjoy it.

2 quality posts, well done STL and NY.

[Goldfan]

These are just two different scenarios all together. Goldschmidt is thriving in a situation where he has arguably the best player in baseball batting just behind him. He also has numerous other guys that can produce the long ball enough that Goldy can just focus on putting the ball in play. He was always a smart hitter. the power has diminished but his current team does not ask that of him. He was a quiet leader that was not best at being the face of the franchise. Now he gets to just relax and play baseball. St. Louis is also better off in the position merry go round that was able to happen. Good for him and good for St. Louis.

Good take. I'm glad to see PG regaining some success. He's a class act, but I believe he's past the stage where is can be " The Guy". I believe the pressure he put on himself to be The Guy in St. Louis was part of his problem last year. Too much pressing. He's now in a complimentary role in NY and he's thriving at it. Seeing more pitches to hit, relaxed, zero pressure, and he appears to be having fun. Impossible to say if all that would be happening if he stayed with the Cards. In fact, its really a moot point, as both parties seem to be doing just fine. Also moot to be creating a thread suggesting that either party made a mistake. Cardinal baseball is doing just fine. Enjoy it.

2 quality posts, well done STL and NY.

I don’t think Goldy or NA have the mental makeup to be “The Guy”. They want “The Guy” money but when pressure time comes and they need to earn their money and put the team on their back and WIN…..they wilt. It just shines a giant spot light on how Special Albert Pujols was