Hoffman Sets Sights on Buying Cards

[Cardinals1964]

Hoffmann saying he wants to buy A team and preferably the Cardinals is like him saying when he grows up he wants to get a job, preferably be an astronaut.

He wants to buy a team after he pays off the penguin deal. How long will that take?

This is wishful thinking if you want Dewitt it to sell The Team.

[Ike Hammett]

VETO!!! If the St. Louis Cardinals are sold, we must demand it is sold to the city/ county/ state. We need to eliminate these middle man owners who take the profits and make us pay for everything like stadiums and ballpark villages etc. The profits should go towards that stuff and back to the taxpayers that pay for them.

[nighthawk]

VETO!!! If the St. Louis Cardinals are sold, we must demand it is sold to the city/ county/ state. We need to eliminate these middle man owners who take the profits and make us pay for everything like stadiums and ballpark villages etc. The profits should go towards that stuff and back to the taxpayers that pay for them.

You need attention, don't you?

[WeeVikes]

VETO!!! If the St. Louis Cardinals are sold, we must demand it is sold to the city/ county/ state. We need to eliminate these middle man owners who take the profits and make us pay for everything like stadiums and ballpark villages etc. The profits should go towards that stuff and back to the taxpayers that pay for them.

So you want local government, St Louis government, to own and run the Cardinals? The people that have run the region into the ground, and you want them operating the team?!?

Hmmmm, government owning and running business/industry. That reminds me of something. I wish I could put my finger on it…

[Ike Hammett]

VETO!!! If the St. Louis Cardinals are sold, we must demand it is sold to the city/ county/ state. We need to eliminate these middle man owners who take the profits and make us pay for everything like stadiums and ballpark villages etc. The profits should go towards that stuff and back to the taxpayers that pay for them.

You need attention, don't you?

I don't get to have an opinion like everyone else? BIG BIG VETO!!!! How about that!

[imnoquitter]

Hmmm...
Maybe it's not a "rebuild" after all!

[Ike Hammett]

VETO!!! If the St. Louis Cardinals are sold, we must demand it is sold to the city/ county/ state. We need to eliminate these middle man owners who take the profits and make us pay for everything like stadiums and ballpark villages etc. The profits should go towards that stuff and back to the taxpayers that pay for them.

So you want local government, St Louis government, to own and run the Cardinals? The people that have run the region into the ground, and you want them operating the team?!?

Hmmmm, government owning and running business/industry. That reminds me of something. I wish I could put my finger on it…

Absolutely! Government is the people, it's the fans. I would without a doubt the people and fans make the profits than a guy like Stan Kroneke. He could move the team if we don't meet his profit demands, he can spend his profits how he sees fit and not for the good of the fans, team or community. Why would anyone with any common sense want that when the people paying the bills can get the profits? I think all communities should own their teams, set salary caps and make the leagues profitable for the taxpayers. The millionaires are about to fight with the billionaires for our money and have a lockout or strike and stopping my fun, let's cut out the billionaire and set a salary cap on the millionaires and use the profits to build an expansion to ballpark village and lower costs some for fans etc.

[nighthawk]

VETO!!! If the St. Louis Cardinals are sold, we must demand it is sold to the city/ county/ state. We need to eliminate these middle man owners who take the profits and make us pay for everything like stadiums and ballpark villages etc. The profits should go towards that stuff and back to the taxpayers that pay for them.

You need attention, don't you?

I don't get to have an opinion like everyone else? BIG BIG VETO!!!! How about that!

You get to have attention. That should suffice.

[Ike Hammett]

VETO!!! If the St. Louis Cardinals are sold, we must demand it is sold to the city/ county/ state. We need to eliminate these middle man owners who take the profits and make us pay for everything like stadiums and ballpark villages etc. The profits should go towards that stuff and back to the taxpayers that pay for them.

You need attention, don't you?

I don't get to have an opinion like everyone else? BIG BIG VETO!!!! How about that!

You get to have attention. That should suffice.

LOL, you are the one seeking attention! You started this subject and are the one responding to me. I just gave my opinion on the issue and what I think is better along with the reasoning as to why. What is the point of your posts? Other than for attention of course.

[peterman'srealitytour]

VETO!!! If the St. Louis Cardinals are sold, we must demand it is sold to the city/ county/ state. We need to eliminate these middle man owners who take the profits and make us pay for everything like stadiums and ballpark villages etc. The profits should go towards that stuff and back to the taxpayers that pay for them.

You need attention, don't you?

I don't get to have an opinion like everyone else? BIG BIG VETO!!!! How about that!

You get to have attention. That should suffice.

Nothing more than the ramblings of pre-teen. Pure nonsense.

[Bushiro]

Hoffmann saying he wants to buy A team and preferably the Cardinals is like him saying when he grows up he wants to get a job, preferably be an astronaut.

He wants to buy a team after he pays off the penguin deal. How long will that take?

This is wishful thinking if you want Dewitt it to sell The Team.

Bill also said owning the team isn't profitable...it wasn't anyone on here that said it..it was straight out of his mouth...might as well sell it then...it's due for renovations/upgrades....payroll is being slashed...high dollar veteran contracts are gone...it's actually quite possible

[Alex Reyes Cy Young]

Interesting. But, is he who we really want owning the team? He is worth a lot, but $2.5B is not open checkbook wealth given the baseball salary structure. Plus, isn't this the same guy that started a development in Augusta MO, started buying stuff and then stopped?

^^^THIS^^^

And the Cardinals are valued at $2.5B so he'd need partners (like BDWJr did when he purchased them).

I've heard this rumor before that the Washington, Mo native wanted to buy the Cardinals.

I think this is all just chatter................but lets keep a close eye on it since BDWJr may not like the climate around MLB after the new CBA is announced and there's no salary cap.

Wonder if the Taylors or the WWT tandem would be interested in joining that group. They're already both involved with SC City (at least Taylors and Kavanaugh, not idea what Steward does with his money).

Maybe Jack Dorsey or Sam Altman would bring some youth and technology focused leadership? Rodger Riney is long in the tooth, but maybe bored in retirement? Pujols should have plenty of scratch to invest! Is Johnny Morris a Cardinals fan?

Sign me up for Dorsey / Altman

[DwaininAztec]

VETO!!! If the St. Louis Cardinals are sold, we must demand it is sold to the city/ county/ state. We need to eliminate these middle man owners who take the profits and make us pay for everything like stadiums and ballpark villages etc. The profits should go towards that stuff and back to the taxpayers that pay for them.

I believe the only team that is owned by a municipality is the Green Bay Packers. Since then each league has outlawed any other such arrangement.

Besides, I heard on 1120 a.m. that the DeWitts have said they aren't interested in selling.

[Cardinals1964]

VETO!!! If the St. Louis Cardinals are sold, we must demand it is sold to the city/ county/ state. We need to eliminate these middle man owners who take the profits and make us pay for everything like stadiums and ballpark villages etc. The profits should go towards that stuff and back to the taxpayers that pay for them.

So you want local government, St Louis government, to own and run the Cardinals? The people that have run the region into the ground, and you want them operating the team?!?

Hmmmm, government owning and running business/industry. That reminds me of something. I wish I could put my finger on it…

Absolutely! Government is the people, it's the fans. I would without a doubt the people and fans make the profits than a guy like Stan Kroneke. He could move the team if we don't meet his profit demands, he can spend his profits how he sees fit and not for the good of the fans, team or community. Why would anyone with any common sense want that when the people paying the bills can get the profits? I think all communities should own their teams, set salary caps and make the leagues profitable for the taxpayers. The millionaires are about to fight with the billionaires for our money and have a lockout or strike and stopping my fun, let's cut out the billionaire and set a salary cap on the millionaires and use the profits to build an expansion to ballpark village and lower costs some for fans etc.

Do you know what businesses are for? Profit.

[Cardinals1964]

VETO!!! If the St. Louis Cardinals are sold, we must demand it is sold to the city/ county/ state. We need to eliminate these middle man owners who take the profits and make us pay for everything like stadiums and ballpark villages etc. The profits should go towards that stuff and back to the taxpayers that pay for them.

Who is “we” and how and to whom are you going to make this demand?
When’s the last time the city or state operated anything fiscally responsibly?
Let’s cut out the middleman at McDonald’s so I can get a cheaper quarter pounder. What are you talking about?

[Cardinals1964]

Hoffmann saying he wants to buy A team and preferably the Cardinals is like him saying when he grows up he wants to get a job, preferably be an astronaut.

He wants to buy a team after he pays off the penguin deal. How long will that take?

This is wishful thinking if you want Dewitt it to sell The Team.

Bill also said owning the team isn't profitable...it wasn't anyone on here that said it..it was straight out of his mouth...might as well sell it then...it's due for renovations/upgrades....payroll is being slashed...high dollar veteran contracts are gone...it's actually quite possible

What you want isn’t the reality.
And, be careful what you wish for. The next owner might be worse. They might not be willing to pay a GoldSchmidt, trade for an Arenado, Sign Contreras or Gray.