Mikolas "pleading" with Cards to resign him via free agency

[CorneliusWolfe]

https://sports.yahoo.com/article/ex-sta ... 13502.html

Unflippingbelievable. This guy ran his mouth, talked sh*t that he could never back up, and provided a fraction of the value he was actually paid, and now he's apparently begging the Cards to resign him?

What so he can keep the Cards further mired in mediocrity while he increases his multi-millionaire status comfortably? You want to bring fans back to the stadium, Bloom, here's your perfect opportunity to show you're done with the d*pshits who brought the team down.

I hope Bloom makes Mikolas cry with how hard he rejects him. I can't stand this dude. What a loser.

The writer chose to use the word 'pleading' in the title
here is Mikolas quote

"I'm too optimistic to fully commit to the idea that I'm not coming back. There's 29 other teams, but I think it's pretty well known what my favorite colors are — (I'm a) Cardinal red kind of guy. If this is my last one, then I really did cherish my time here and couldn't have been happier to be a part of this organization for the last eight years."

Mikolas made it known that he is more than comfortable with this club. But if he is to play elsewhere next season, he wanted to make it clear that he appreciated his time with the Cardinals.

Each person can decide what 'pleading ' is ... to me pleadiing is someone begging , please please to for the other person to do something .
In reading Mikolas quote, He expressed how he would like to return and that Cardinals is his favorite team . He understands he may be playing elsewhere too.

The 'pleading' in the headline was to generate attention to read the article and the OP certainly jumped on it . Reading the article was far from 'pleading' by Mikolas IMO

Clickbait works so well because it plays on emotions and incites powerful response and creates desire to engage, while the site sells a [shirt] ton of ads.

If people would remain calm and vigilant they would easily see through this tactic and the trash news would stop gaining so much traction and eventually be abandoned as a marketing strategy.

Of course, our entire news landscape uses this like the Jedi mind trick.

If it doesn't fit on a bumper sticker, most folks won't read it. If it doesn't incite a riot, it gets buried.

TLDR…Lol!

[Absolut]

This is all Mikolas said:

"I'm too optimistic to fully commit to the idea that I'm not coming back. There's 29 other teams, but I think it's pretty well known what my favorite colors are — (I'm a) Cardinal red kind of guy. If this is my last one, then I really did cherish my time here and couldn't have been happier to be a part of this organization for the last eight years."

It's an awful, clickbait headline and Mikolas said very little beyond what any longtime team member would say at the end of their contract. I doubt it's much different than what Goldy said last year.

Seriously. Actual quote.

"I'm too optimistic to fully commit to the idea that I'm not coming back. There's 29 other teams, but I think it's pretty well known what my favorite colors are — (I'm a) Cardinal red kind of guy. If this is my last one, then I really did cherish my time here and couldn't have been happier to be a part of this organization for the last eight years."

Classy statement. Let’s get him!!!

[mizfan]

Bloom was around this team all year.

He knows who to rebuild with and who needs to go.

He knows Mikolas is in the latter category.

[Carp4Cy]

I hope Pallante is gone from our rotation too then.

He was actually worse than both Fedde and Mikolas. One of our 2 worst players by WAR.

[Dicktar2023]

Bloom was around this team all year.

He knows who to rebuild with and who needs to go.

He knows Mikolas is in the latter category.

Does he? He seems to be on the verge of keeping Marmol.

And if he does, why not re-sign MM? Seriously. 2026 will be another wasted season anyway. Gotta find a guy to eat innings. On a one-year deal, I bet you could get MM to come back for less than his going rate of $18.5 mil.

That would be a bargain here in Bizarro World where nothing makes sense, actions have no consequences, and we do the same things over and over again, expecting a new result.

[82birds]

NO

NO

&

H E L L NO!

No from me also.

[Braund241]

Only if it's for league minimum

With a statement, can only pitch in garbage time. Of course that’s 6 nights a week with this group.

[C-Unit]

Only if it's for league minimum

With a statement, can only pitch in garbage time. Of course that’s 6 nights a week with this group.

Hey someone's got to take the beating for the team. Pay him in double cheeseburgers and a six pack of budweisers before each start.

[Mort Gage]

This is all Mikolas said:

"I'm too optimistic to fully commit to the idea that I'm not coming back. There's 29 other teams, but I think it's pretty well known what my favorite colors are — (I'm a) Cardinal red kind of guy. If this is my last one, then I really did cherish my time here and couldn't have been happier to be a part of this organization for the last eight years."

It's an awful, clickbait headline and Mikolas said very little beyond what any longtime team member would say at the end of their contract. I doubt it's much different than what Goldy said last year.

This Yahoo article is a reprint of something from the once-great The Sporting News. It's sad to see how they and SI have sunk to publishing clickbait from non-journalists.

[20th Century Boy]

Nope

[imetsatchelpaige]

This is all Mikolas said:

"I'm too optimistic to fully commit to the idea that I'm not coming back. There's 29 other teams, but I think it's pretty well known what my favorite colors are — (I'm a) Cardinal red kind of guy. If this is my last one, then I really did cherish my time here and couldn't have been happier to be a part of this organization for the last eight years."

It's an awful, clickbait headline and Mikolas said very little beyond what any longtime team member would say at the end of their contract. I doubt it's much different than what Goldy said last year.

Exactly. Drama queen headline.

[BrockFloodMaris]

https://sports.yahoo.com/article/ex-sta ... 13502.html

Unflippingbelievable. This guy ran his mouth, talked sh*t that he could never back up, and provided a fraction of the value he was actually paid, and now he's apparently begging the Cards to resign him?

What so he can keep the Cards further mired in mediocrity while he increases his multi-millionaire status comfortably? You want to bring fans back to the stadium, Bloom, here's your perfect opportunity to show you're done with the d*pshits who brought the team down.

I hope Bloom makes Mikolas cry with how hard he rejects him. I can't stand this dude. What a loser.

Mikolas "pleading" with Cards to resign him via free agency--No, he's really not pleading. Not much to see here folks.