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BrummerStealsHome wrote: ↑04 Aug 2025 10:48 am

rockondlouie wrote: ↑04 Aug 2025 10:22 am

moose-and-squirrel wrote: ↑04 Aug 2025 09:14 am

rockondlouie wrote: ↑04 Aug 2025 09:06 am

cardiological wrote: ↑03 Aug 2025 16:38 pm

moose-and-squirrel wrote: ↑03 Aug 2025 12:13 pm

rockondlouie wrote: ↑03 Aug 2025 11:58 am In December 1980, Whitey Herzog, then the St. Louis Cardinals' general manager and manager, orchestrated a blockbuster 11-player trade with the San Diego Padres. This trade, which involved sending Terry Kennedy, John Littlefield, Al Olmsted, Mike Phillips, Kim Seaman, Steve Swisher, and John Urrea to the Padres, brought Rollie Fingers, Bob Shirley, Gene Tenace, and Bob Geren to St. Louis. This was just the beginning of a series of trades that reshaped the Cardinals roster and set them on a path to success in the 1980s.

Herzog continued to make moves, including trading Fingers, Ted Simmons, and Pete Vuckovich to the Brewers, and acquiring Bruce Sutter from the Cubs.

These trades, along with the signing of Darrell Porter, were instrumental in transforming the Cardinals into a dominant force in the 1980s, culminating in a World Series victory in 1982. -AI Google



I'm beginning to wonder if C. Bloom hasn't already been reaching out to POBO/GM's all around MLB and gauging interest in Donny, Burleson & Noot who were rumored to have received some interest but also in Gorman, Walker, Winn, multiple catchers and several pitchers?

Perhaps that's why none of them were dealt last week?

Did Bloom want to keep his trade chips for the Winter meetings?

Remember this is a fresh start coming and Bloom has no ties whatsover to any of these "Mo" players, he most likely wants to re-shape the roster with "his" type of players players.

Could we see a "Whitey - 1980" like Winter where Bloom deals away many of these current Cardinals?

If Bloom feels the team needs a complete makeover, then I'm starting to think we could.

Could be a really exciting Winter Meetings, can't wait to see what Bloom has planned!

man, I hated seeing Kennedy, Simmons, Vuk, Fingers all traded, and was NOT a fan of Porters

Signing the prodigious drug abuser Porter and giving him the largest free agent contract in Cardinals history when Simmons, top catching prospect Kennedy and Jody Davis were in the organization was sheer insanity. And trading Simmons, Vukovich and Fingers was nonsense. Fortunately the Cardinals had the most coveted prospect in baseball, Bull Durham, to trade for Sutter who was the key to success. Whitey was vastly overrated as GM, but was without peer as field manager.

"overrated"?

He built a World Series Champion w/those deals from a team that had won nothing for a DECADE.

the trade with the Brewers and signing porter was unnecessary and quite honestly bad. no 2 ways about it

He had his reasons and they WORKED.

Damned right they worked. Herzog wanted to remake the team (younger, faster, defense), and the clubhouse. He had some conflict with Simmons (and others). His deals may look questionable on paper, but his rebuilt team finished with the best record in the NL East but was screwed out of the playoffs. The next year he won the World Series after trading Templeton for Ozzie.

BrummerStealsHome wrote: ↑04 Aug 2025 10:25 am

butsir01 wrote: ↑03 Aug 2025 14:07 pm LaPoint’s nickname was “Snacks.”

After LaPoint dropped a throw from Hernandez, an error leading to a game-deciding Brewer rally, Herzog quipped: "If it had been a cheeseburger, he'd have caught it."

RunSup wrote: ↑03 Aug 2025 18:26 pm

cardiological wrote: ↑03 Aug 2025 16:38 pm

moose-and-squirrel wrote: ↑03 Aug 2025 12:13 pm

rockondlouie wrote: ↑03 Aug 2025 11:58 am In December 1980, Whitey Herzog, then the St. Louis Cardinals' general manager and manager, orchestrated a blockbuster 11-player trade with the San Diego Padres. This trade, which involved sending Terry Kennedy, John Littlefield, Al Olmsted, Mike Phillips, Kim Seaman, Steve Swisher, and John Urrea to the Padres, brought Rollie Fingers, Bob Shirley, Gene Tenace, and Bob Geren to St. Louis. This was just the beginning of a series of trades that reshaped the Cardinals roster and set them on a path to success in the 1980s.

Herzog continued to make moves, including trading Fingers, Ted Simmons, and Pete Vuckovich to the Brewers, and acquiring Bruce Sutter from the Cubs.

These trades, along with the signing of Darrell Porter, were instrumental in transforming the Cardinals into a dominant force in the 1980s, culminating in a World Series victory in 1982. -AI Google



I'm beginning to wonder if C. Bloom hasn't already been reaching out to POBO/GM's all around MLB and gauging interest in Donny, Burleson & Noot who were rumored to have received some interest but also in Gorman, Walker, Winn, multiple catchers and several pitchers?

Perhaps that's why none of them were dealt last week?

Did Bloom want to keep his trade chips for the Winter meetings?

Remember this is a fresh start coming and Bloom has no ties whatsover to any of these "Mo" players, he most likely wants to re-shape the roster with "his" type of players players.

Could we see a "Whitey - 1980" like Winter where Bloom deals away many of these current Cardinals?

If Bloom feels the team needs a complete makeover, then I'm starting to think we could.

Could be a really exciting Winter Meetings, can't wait to see what Bloom has planned!

man, I hated seeing Kennedy, Simmons, Vuk, Fingers all traded, and was NOT a fan of Porters

Signing the prodigious drug abuser Porter and giving him the largest free agent contract in Cardinals history when Simmons, top catching prospect Kennedy and Jody Davis were in the organization was sheer insanity. And trading Simmons, Vukovich and Fingers was nonsense. Fortunately the Cardinals had the most coveted prospect in baseball, Bull Durham, to trade for Sutter who was the key to success. Whitey was vastly overrated as GM, but was without peer as field manager.

+1 These trades made little sense even looking back at them now.

Whitey was a great field manager, ... except for game 7 of the 1985 World Series. That was on him, not Denkinger.

He did restore Cardinal greatness and legacy. Does anybody remember Vern Rapp?

rockondlouie wrote: ↑03 Aug 2025 14:10 pm

butsir01 wrote: ↑03 Aug 2025 14:07 pm LaPoint’s nickname was “Snacks.”

Yep

A little on the pudgy side

dugoutrex wrote: ↑03 Aug 2025 12:35 pm

rockondlouie wrote: ↑03 Aug 2025 12:30 pm

dugoutrex wrote: ↑03 Aug 2025 12:28 pm

rockondlouie wrote: ↑03 Aug 2025 11:58 am In December 1980, Whitey Herzog, then the St. Louis Cardinals' general manager and manager, orchestrated a blockbuster 11-player trade with the San Diego Padres. This trade, which involved sending Terry Kennedy, John Littlefield, Al Olmsted, Mike Phillips, Kim Seaman, Steve Swisher, and John Urrea to the Padres, brought Rollie Fingers, Bob Shirley, Gene Tenace, and Bob Geren to St. Louis. This was just the beginning of a series of trades that reshaped the Cardinals roster and set them on a path to success in the 1980s.

Herzog continued to make moves, including trading Fingers, Ted Simmons, and Pete Vuckovich to the Brewers, and acquiring Bruce Sutter from the Cubs.

These trades, along with the signing of Darrell Porter, were instrumental in transforming the Cardinals into a dominant force in the 1980s, culminating in a World Series victory in 1982. -AI Google



I'm beginning to wonder if C. Bloom hasn't already been reaching out to POBO/GM's all around MLB and gauging interest in Donny, Burleson & Noot who were rumored to have received some interest but also in Gorman, Walker, Winn, multiple catchers and several pitchers?

Perhaps that's why none of them were dealt last week?

Did Bloom want to keep his trade chips for the Winter meetings?

Remember this is a fresh start coming and Bloom has no ties whatsover to any of these "Mo" players, he most likely wants to re-shape the roster with "his" type of players players.

Could we see a "Whitey - 1980" like Winter where Bloom deals away many of these current Cardinals?

If Bloom feels the team needs a complete makeover, then I'm starting to think we could.


Could be a really exciting Winter Meetings, can't wait to see what Bloom has planned!

High Em is no Whitey

Doesn't have to be to be an improvement over Mo.

I think we will all find out very soon that Mo was/is not the problem

moose-and-squirrel wrote: ↑04 Aug 2025 08:35 am

butsir01 wrote: ↑04 Aug 2025 08:32 am But he did bring us Tony Scott and Roger Freed.

I remember Scott was gonna be the next McBride.. turned out to be more Victor Scott

BrockFloodMaris wrote: ↑05 Aug 2025 18:38 pm

rockondlouie wrote: ↑03 Aug 2025 14:10 pm

butsir01 wrote: ↑03 Aug 2025 14:07 pm LaPoint’s nickname was “Snacks.”

Yep

A little on the pudgy side

With JoJo the only LHRP on the roster, Dave LaPoint might get a look.

Bomber1 wrote: ↑05 Aug 2025 21:46 pm

moose-and-squirrel wrote: ↑04 Aug 2025 08:35 am

butsir01 wrote: ↑04 Aug 2025 08:32 am But he did bring us Tony Scott and Roger Freed.

I remember Scott was gonna be the next McBride.. turned out to be more Victor Scott

Yeah but Scott got us Andujar so Youneverknow!

dugoutrex wrote: ↑03 Aug 2025 12:35 pm

rockondlouie wrote: ↑03 Aug 2025 12:30 pm

dugoutrex wrote: ↑03 Aug 2025 12:28 pm

rockondlouie wrote: ↑03 Aug 2025 11:58 am In December 1980, Whitey Herzog, then the St. Louis Cardinals' general manager and manager, orchestrated a blockbuster 11-player trade with the San Diego Padres. This trade, which involved sending Terry Kennedy, John Littlefield, Al Olmsted, Mike Phillips, Kim Seaman, Steve Swisher, and John Urrea to the Padres, brought Rollie Fingers, Bob Shirley, Gene Tenace, and Bob Geren to St. Louis. This was just the beginning of a series of trades that reshaped the Cardinals roster and set them on a path to success in the 1980s.

Herzog continued to make moves, including trading Fingers, Ted Simmons, and Pete Vuckovich to the Brewers, and acquiring Bruce Sutter from the Cubs.

These trades, along with the signing of Darrell Porter, were instrumental in transforming the Cardinals into a dominant force in the 1980s, culminating in a World Series victory in 1982. -AI Google



I'm beginning to wonder if C. Bloom hasn't already been reaching out to POBO/GM's all around MLB and gauging interest in Donny, Burleson & Noot who were rumored to have received some interest but also in Gorman, Walker, Winn, multiple catchers and several pitchers?

Perhaps that's why none of them were dealt last week?

Did Bloom want to keep his trade chips for the Winter meetings?

Remember this is a fresh start coming and Bloom has no ties whatsover to any of these "Mo" players, he most likely wants to re-shape the roster with "his" type of players players.

Could we see a "Whitey - 1980" like Winter where Bloom deals away many of these current Cardinals?

If Bloom feels the team needs a complete makeover, then I'm starting to think we could.


Could be a really exciting Winter Meetings, can't wait to see what Bloom has planned!

High Em is no Whitey

Doesn't have to be to be an improvement over Mo.

I think we will all find out very soon that Mo was/is not the problem

moose-and-squirrel wrote: ↑03 Aug 2025 12:13 pm

rockondlouie wrote: ↑03 Aug 2025 11:58 am In December 1980, Whitey Herzog, then the St. Louis Cardinals' general manager and manager, orchestrated a blockbuster 11-player trade with the San Diego Padres. This trade, which involved sending Terry Kennedy, John Littlefield, Al Olmsted, Mike Phillips, Kim Seaman, Steve Swisher, and John Urrea to the Padres, brought Rollie Fingers, Bob Shirley, Gene Tenace, and Bob Geren to St. Louis. This was just the beginning of a series of trades that reshaped the Cardinals roster and set them on a path to success in the 1980s.

Herzog continued to make moves, including trading Fingers, Ted Simmons, and Pete Vuckovich to the Brewers, and acquiring Bruce Sutter from the Cubs.

These trades, along with the signing of Darrell Porter, were instrumental in transforming the Cardinals into a dominant force in the 1980s, culminating in a World Series victory in 1982. -AI Google



I'm beginning to wonder if C. Bloom hasn't already been reaching out to POBO/GM's all around MLB and gauging interest in Donny, Burleson & Noot who were rumored to have received some interest but also in Gorman, Walker, Winn, multiple catchers and several pitchers?

Perhaps that's why none of them were dealt last week?

Did Bloom want to keep his trade chips for the Winter meetings?

Remember this is a fresh start coming and Bloom has no ties whatsover to any of these "Mo" players, he most likely wants to re-shape the roster with "his" type of players players.

Could we see a "Whitey - 1980" like Winter where Bloom deals away many of these current Cardinals?

If Bloom feels the team needs a complete makeover, then I'm starting to think we could.

Could be a really exciting Winter Meetings, can't wait to see what Bloom has planned!

man, I hated seeing Kennedy, Simmons, Vuk, Fingers all traded, and was NOT a fan of Porters

timoevans wrote: ↑06 Aug 2025 10:04 am Do we have any players that we could use in a big 11 player trade? Do we have anyone that we can trade for anything?