What to expect from Chaim Bloom ? article

[Cardinalss4Ever]

Today's Post Dispatch has an article about expectations of Chaim Bloom as Cardinals GM with Rays executive Erick Neasnder The two worked together at Tampa Bay .

Neander offered several thoughts on what Cardinals fans can expect.

“Character. Integrity. Passion for baseball. Knowledge of baseball? A-plus,” Neander listed. “Not just the present but like 1862 baseball. I think the world of him. ... There’s not going to be a lot of GM-speak. He’s going to want to communicate that vision. He understands and appreciates the importance of fans. You don’t open the curtain and disclose the world, but there’s an importance to communicating to fans what you’re doing, why you’re doing it and why (they should) be excited about it.

“I don’t think he’s too worried about concerning himself with looking smart or outsmarting (others). He’s concerned with winning. He looks plenty smart enough without trying.”

“He was keenly aware that the Rays needed to operate one way and that Boston was solving for something a little different,” Neander said. “As I’m going through the compliments for Chaim, ‘adaptable’ is absolutely one I would insert. You have to do the business one way here. You have to do your business another way in Boston. I’d have all the confidence in the world with him going to St. Louis without those experiences. But having those experiences can put him ahead.

Here is the link of the entire article for those who can read it
https://www.stltoday.com/sports/profess ... 419b9.html

Reading that line ... 'there won't be a lot of Gm-speak ...' certainly will be welcomed by Cardinal fans. With the previous POBO, it sure seemed like Mo was all about that and he came off as being smarter than the fans and did not find it important to communicate to the fans.
'

Shots fired!

Main thing that stuck out to me also. BOOM!

[CorneliusWolfe]

Thx for sharing

Very excited to see what Bloom can do, just hope BDWJr doesn't hamper him w/a low (under $160M) payroll.

Same here. I’m hoping for a quick turnaround but it won’t happen without a decent payroll. It can be done with a lower budget but would take a while. All those misses over the years comes with a cost if they want to compete sooner than later.

I saw a sign at a mechanic’s shop that said, “we do 3 types of work…good, fast, and cheap. You can pick any two.

[ScotchMIrish]

Missouri is the show me state. If he's that good then show me.

[Braund241]

so the local "newspaper" gushes and fawns over the cardinals

didn't see that coming

between bloom and DJ.....let's just skip the 26 season and go right to the world series

No joke! He’s going to have to be a magician! How much time is he going to get and how much time will he need to make this organization be competitive again. Because they are a mess right now.

[DickyBennett]

If ownership keeps their nose out of the GM position, he will do a good job.

I highly doubt that will happen unfortunately.

BDW has too much influence for my taste.

Own the team, don’t run it old man

[JuanAgosto]

If ownership keeps their nose out of the GM position, he will do a good job.

I highly doubt that will happen unfortunately.

BDW has too much influence for my taste.

Own the team, don’t run it old man

The key will be how much will DeWitt spend? Reports say he's not spending this winter. Hopefully that changes in 2027. But I think these current changes are in preparation for a sale.

[dugoutrex]

ask some fans from Boston

[rockondlouie]

Today's Post Dispatch has an article about expectations of Chaim Bloom as Cardinals GM with Rays executive Erick Neasnder The two worked together at Tampa Bay .

Neander offered several thoughts on what Cardinals fans can expect.

“Character. Integrity. Passion for baseball. Knowledge of baseball? A-plus,” Neander listed. “Not just the present but like 1862 baseball. I think the world of him. ... There’s not going to be a lot of GM-speak. He’s going to want to communicate that vision. He understands and appreciates the importance of fans. You don’t open the curtain and disclose the world, but there’s an importance to communicating to fans what you’re doing, why you’re doing it and why (they should) be excited about it.

“I don’t think he’s too worried about concerning himself with looking smart or outsmarting (others). He’s concerned with winning. He looks plenty smart enough without trying.”

“He was keenly aware that the Rays needed to operate one way and that Boston was solving for something a little different,” Neander said. “As I’m going through the compliments for Chaim, ‘adaptable’ is absolutely one I would insert. You have to do the business one way here. You have to do your business another way in Boston. I’d have all the confidence in the world with him going to St. Louis without those experiences. But having those experiences can put him ahead.

Here is the link of the entire article for those who can read it
https://www.stltoday.com/sports/profess ... 419b9.html

Reading that line ... 'there won't be a lot of Gm-speak ...' certainly will be welcomed by Cardinal fans. With the previous POBO, it sure seemed like Mo was all about that and he came off as being smarter than the fans and did not find it important to communicate to the fans.
'

Thx for sharing

Very excited to see what Bloom can do, just hope BDWJr doesn't hamper him w/a low (under $160M) payroll.

I dont think DeWitt opens the wallet this winter. He will claim poverty status after fans didn't rush out to watch the [nonsense] he and Mo fielded this year.

But hopefully, Bloom earns his trust and old Bill realizes he won't squander $ like Mozeliak did.

Oh yea Juan

He's already got his excuses lined up:

-he'll blame the fans for not showing to his, Mo & Oli's shildt show
-lockout coming in 2027 so why worry about the 2026 season

And shouldn't have to "earn" Dewitt's trust since he's NOT MO who wasted hundreds of millions of payroll money!

[rockondlouie]

Thx for sharing

Very excited to see what Bloom can do, just hope BDWJr doesn't hamper him w/a low (under $160M) payroll.

Same here. I’m hoping for a quick turnaround but it won’t happen without a decent payroll. It can be done with a lower budget but would take a while. All those misses over the years comes with a cost if they want to compete sooner than later.

I saw a sign at a mechanic’s shop that said, “we do 3 types of work…good, fast, and cheap. You can pick any two.

Me too CW

I'm looking for a 1980-Whitey like roster makeover hoping Bloom takes a chainsaw to all the players on this team and down below who are JAG!

Too many mediocre players on the roster now, too many average players for too few positions.

I've said for some time Bloom can walk (re-tool the farm system which he's done) & chew gum (still build a competitive major league roster) as long as BDWJr doesn't completely turn off the payroll spigot.

[Rojo Johnson]

One thing is sure, it’s a low bar for anyone to replace the Moe-Ron. He is such an unknowledgeable, whiny, double-speaking geek. A disingenuous fool. But we all know that, at least those of us who will admit it. Can’t wait for that (child born out of wedlock) to hit the road. Bill, be sure and leave plenty of room on the ”runway” (puke) for Moe to get out of here ASAP. Now the only question is did Moe tell Bloom to be sure and assemble a new team with at least 4 shortstops?

[11WSChamps]

Today's Post Dispatch has an article about expectations of Chaim Bloom as Cardinals GM with Rays executive Erick Neasnder The two worked together at Tampa Bay .

Neander offered several thoughts on what Cardinals fans can expect.

“Character. Integrity. Passion for baseball. Knowledge of baseball? A-plus,” Neander listed. “Not just the present but like 1862 baseball. I think the world of him. ... There’s not going to be a lot of GM-speak. He’s going to want to communicate that vision. He understands and appreciates the importance of fans. You don’t open the curtain and disclose the world, but there’s an importance to communicating to fans what you’re doing, why you’re doing it and why (they should) be excited about it.

“I don’t think he’s too worried about concerning himself with looking smart or outsmarting (others). He’s concerned with winning. He looks plenty smart enough without trying.”

“He was keenly aware that the Rays needed to operate one way and that Boston was solving for something a little different,” Neander said. “As I’m going through the compliments for Chaim, ‘adaptable’ is absolutely one I would insert. You have to do the business one way here. You have to do your business another way in Boston. I’d have all the confidence in the world with him going to St. Louis without those experiences. But having those experiences can put him ahead.

Here is the link of the entire article for those who can read it
https://www.stltoday.com/sports/profess ... 419b9.html

Reading that line ... 'there won't be a lot of Gm-speak ...' certainly will be welcomed by Cardinal fans. With the previous POBO, it sure seemed like Mo was all about that and he came off as being smarter than the fans and did not find it important to communicate to the fans.
'

He wasn't smarter than this fan.

That's for (drat) sure.

Your credentials to say that, 11WS?

60-years of baseball experience.

I predicted this downward spiral for years and named the reasons step by step.

Too bad we haven't got the archive of posts long deleted by the forum Gods to prove it.

[Bomber1]

ask some fans from Boston

You are a clown.

[dugoutrex]

ask some fans from Boston

You are a clown.

they will tell you High Em is a clown

[JuanAgosto]

Today's Post Dispatch has an article about expectations of Chaim Bloom as Cardinals GM with Rays executive Erick Neasnder The two worked together at Tampa Bay .

Neander offered several thoughts on what Cardinals fans can expect.

“Character. Integrity. Passion for baseball. Knowledge of baseball? A-plus,” Neander listed. “Not just the present but like 1862 baseball. I think the world of him. ... There’s not going to be a lot of GM-speak. He’s going to want to communicate that vision. He understands and appreciates the importance of fans. You don’t open the curtain and disclose the world, but there’s an importance to communicating to fans what you’re doing, why you’re doing it and why (they should) be excited about it.

“I don’t think he’s too worried about concerning himself with looking smart or outsmarting (others). He’s concerned with winning. He looks plenty smart enough without trying.”

“He was keenly aware that the Rays needed to operate one way and that Boston was solving for something a little different,” Neander said. “As I’m going through the compliments for Chaim, ‘adaptable’ is absolutely one I would insert. You have to do the business one way here. You have to do your business another way in Boston. I’d have all the confidence in the world with him going to St. Louis without those experiences. But having those experiences can put him ahead.

Here is the link of the entire article for those who can read it
https://www.stltoday.com/sports/profess ... 419b9.html

Reading that line ... 'there won't be a lot of Gm-speak ...' certainly will be welcomed by Cardinal fans. With the previous POBO, it sure seemed like Mo was all about that and he came off as being smarter than the fans and did not find it important to communicate to the fans.
'

Thx for sharing

Very excited to see what Bloom can do, just hope BDWJr doesn't hamper him w/a low (under $160M) payroll.

I dont think DeWitt opens the wallet this winter. He will claim poverty status after fans didn't rush out to watch the [nonsense] he and Mo fielded this year.

But hopefully, Bloom earns his trust and old Bill realizes he won't squander $ like Mozeliak did.

Oh yea Juan

He's already got his excuses lined up:

-he'll blame the fans for not showing to his, Mo & Oli's shildt show
-lockout coming in 2027 so why worry about the 2026 season

And shouldn't have to "earn" Dewitt's trust since he's NOT MO who wasted hundreds of millions of payroll money!

I agree that Bloom shouldn't have to earn BDW's trust. But the guy lost millions due to Mo's lazy and idiotic signings. BDW may be hesitant after that mess. Of course, he allowed it to continue.

[rockondlouie]

Today's Post Dispatch has an article about expectations of Chaim Bloom as Cardinals GM with Rays executive Erick Neasnder The two worked together at Tampa Bay .

Neander offered several thoughts on what Cardinals fans can expect.

“Character. Integrity. Passion for baseball. Knowledge of baseball? A-plus,” Neander listed. “Not just the present but like 1862 baseball. I think the world of him. ... There’s not going to be a lot of GM-speak. He’s going to want to communicate that vision. He understands and appreciates the importance of fans. You don’t open the curtain and disclose the world, but there’s an importance to communicating to fans what you’re doing, why you’re doing it and why (they should) be excited about it.

“I don’t think he’s too worried about concerning himself with looking smart or outsmarting (others). He’s concerned with winning. He looks plenty smart enough without trying.”

“He was keenly aware that the Rays needed to operate one way and that Boston was solving for something a little different,” Neander said. “As I’m going through the compliments for Chaim, ‘adaptable’ is absolutely one I would insert. You have to do the business one way here. You have to do your business another way in Boston. I’d have all the confidence in the world with him going to St. Louis without those experiences. But having those experiences can put him ahead.

Here is the link of the entire article for those who can read it
https://www.stltoday.com/sports/profess ... 419b9.html

Reading that line ... 'there won't be a lot of Gm-speak ...' certainly will be welcomed by Cardinal fans. With the previous POBO, it sure seemed like Mo was all about that and he came off as being smarter than the fans and did not find it important to communicate to the fans.
'

Thx for sharing

Very excited to see what Bloom can do, just hope BDWJr doesn't hamper him w/a low (under $160M) payroll.

I dont think DeWitt opens the wallet this winter. He will claim poverty status after fans didn't rush out to watch the [nonsense] he and Mo fielded this year.

But hopefully, Bloom earns his trust and old Bill realizes he won't squander $ like Mozeliak did.

Oh yea Juan

He's already got his excuses lined up:

-he'll blame the fans for not showing to his, Mo & Oli's shildt show
-lockout coming in 2027 so why worry about the 2026 season

And shouldn't have to "earn" Dewitt's trust since he's NOT MO who wasted hundreds of millions of payroll money!

I agree that Bloom shouldn't have to earn BDW's trust. But the guy lost millions due to Mo's lazy and idiotic signings. BDW may be hesitant after that mess. Of course, he allowed it to continue.

Won't happen but Dewitt should give Bloom the same payroll he gave Mo ($175+M range) and see what he can do with it!

And we're in 100% agreement, Dewitt is the one who allowed Mo to waste that much payroll since he (Dewitt) is in on every single move.

[JuanAgosto]

Today's Post Dispatch has an article about expectations of Chaim Bloom as Cardinals GM with Rays executive Erick Neasnder The two worked together at Tampa Bay .

Neander offered several thoughts on what Cardinals fans can expect.

“Character. Integrity. Passion for baseball. Knowledge of baseball? A-plus,” Neander listed. “Not just the present but like 1862 baseball. I think the world of him. ... There’s not going to be a lot of GM-speak. He’s going to want to communicate that vision. He understands and appreciates the importance of fans. You don’t open the curtain and disclose the world, but there’s an importance to communicating to fans what you’re doing, why you’re doing it and why (they should) be excited about it.

“I don’t think he’s too worried about concerning himself with looking smart or outsmarting (others). He’s concerned with winning. He looks plenty smart enough without trying.”

“He was keenly aware that the Rays needed to operate one way and that Boston was solving for something a little different,” Neander said. “As I’m going through the compliments for Chaim, ‘adaptable’ is absolutely one I would insert. You have to do the business one way here. You have to do your business another way in Boston. I’d have all the confidence in the world with him going to St. Louis without those experiences. But having those experiences can put him ahead.

Here is the link of the entire article for those who can read it
https://www.stltoday.com/sports/profess ... 419b9.html

Reading that line ... 'there won't be a lot of Gm-speak ...' certainly will be welcomed by Cardinal fans. With the previous POBO, it sure seemed like Mo was all about that and he came off as being smarter than the fans and did not find it important to communicate to the fans.
'

Thx for sharing

Very excited to see what Bloom can do, just hope BDWJr doesn't hamper him w/a low (under $160M) payroll.

I dont think DeWitt opens the wallet this winter. He will claim poverty status after fans didn't rush out to watch the [nonsense] he and Mo fielded this year.

But hopefully, Bloom earns his trust and old Bill realizes he won't squander $ like Mozeliak did.

Oh yea Juan

He's already got his excuses lined up:

-he'll blame the fans for not showing to his, Mo & Oli's shildt show
-lockout coming in 2027 so why worry about the 2026 season

And shouldn't have to "earn" Dewitt's trust since he's NOT MO who wasted hundreds of millions of payroll money!

I agree that Bloom shouldn't have to earn BDW's trust. But the guy lost millions due to Mo's lazy and idiotic signings. BDW may be hesitant after that mess. Of course, he allowed it to continue.

Won't happen but Dewitt should give Bloom the same payroll he gave Mo ($175+M range) and see what he can do with it!

And we're in 100% agreement, Dewitt is the one who allowed Mo to waste that much payroll since he (Dewitt) is in on every single move.

Do you think he just trusted Mo that much? Its really odd to keep granting more power to a guy that pitiful. Mo wanted to claim free agents didn't want to sign in StL. But Harper and Scherzer both had interest and Mo made no effort. Was it laziness and inability to attract talent or did BDW tell him he wasn't interested in paying up?