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Is it better to have a couple of high priced studs andsikeston bulldog2 wrote: ↑25 Apr 2025 07:56 amProbably many of them. Most teams have a player who represents them, plus for multi years. I don’t really know. A guess.
I’d say solid up and down would be an above .500 team. The other, unless the high priced studs carry the team, isn’t optimal.Cranny wrote: ↑25 Apr 2025 08:56 amIs it better to have a couple of high priced studs andsikeston bulldog2 wrote: ↑25 Apr 2025 07:56 amProbably many of them. Most teams have a player who represents them, plus for multi years. I don’t really know. A guess.
seven meh players, or 9 solid guys up and down the lineup?
I would bet a nickel that “great business decision”Lloyd Braun wrote: ↑24 Apr 2025 09:10 am My good friends (husband & wife) did not renew their season tickets for 2025. They had 4 seats total.
Last year, they were on the fence, due the downward spiral of the Cardinals play and the fact that they had no idea who would even be on the roster this year. Ultimately, they had decided they'd likely renew. They live only 10 mins from the stadium and they enjoy the activity.
Then they received their end-of-year, season ticket holder appreciation gift - as was customary.
They got one mug - for 4 seats. One mug to be shared between 4 people.
In previous years, they got a gift for each ticket holder. In 2024, the Cardinals only gave 1 gift per group of seats.
My friends called to ask where the other three gift items were. The Cardinals said they were only giving out one gift per group going forward.
That was the last straw. The Cardinals proved right then and there... they are cheap, penny-pinching, unappreciative, cold-hearted owners, that care nothing about the blue-collar fans that keep their business afloat.
It probably cost $0.99 to make and ship those mugs. But the Cardinals are so cheap, short-sited, and so bad at business these days, that they were willing to lose thousands of dollars per group from ticket sales, all to save a couple of bucks on cheap mug giveaways.
That tells you everything one needs to know about the priority of the owners and how little they give care at all today. We have to pray they sell, otherwise, this is just the new norm. And it will likely get worse and worse.
lol - Mozeliak’s promotion came as a result of DeWitt’s and Mozeliak’s complicity in Hackgate, not because of some rumor regarding the Pirates.AtillaTheBlue1 wrote: ↑24 Apr 2025 14:06 pmto be fair, Bernie defended it and Mo'ron terrible dealings. And Bernie floated a rumor out that Pirates were interested in Mo'ron as POBO, and bdw2, gave him an extension and promotion. So when Bernie is at ya, especially when he shilled for you to get a promotion, ur really doing a terrible job.Kentucky kid wrote: ↑24 Apr 2025 07:13 am so much is screwed up about cardinal baseball.Thank you Bernie for telling like it is!!!
Mo'ron would come on bernies show after every win, bad loss, etc. He felt he owed him, and would defend him because of it, and floated that [nonsense] rumor.
Maybe Scott’s your stud in CF, Wetherholt’s your stud at 3B, and Mathews is your stud pitcher.sikeston bulldog2 wrote: ↑25 Apr 2025 09:01 amI’d say solid up and down would be an above .500 team. The other, unless the high priced studs carry the team, isn’t optimal.Cranny wrote: ↑25 Apr 2025 08:56 amIs it better to have a couple of high priced studs andsikeston bulldog2 wrote: ↑25 Apr 2025 07:56 amProbably many of them. Most teams have a player who represents them, plus for multi years. I don’t really know. A guess.
seven meh players, or 9 solid guys up and down the lineup?
I’d say two studs- third and CF, and Scott may be one of those, and a league leading pitcher.
That’s it. One this off season and one next, if Scott holds Center.
Maybe. Good projection. And being so cheap these three could lend towards buying a stud. Mucho money left to maneuver.Cranny wrote: ↑25 Apr 2025 09:44 amMaybe Scott’s your stud in CF, Wetherholt’s your stud at 3B, and Mathews is your stud pitcher.sikeston bulldog2 wrote: ↑25 Apr 2025 09:01 amI’d say solid up and down would be an above .500 team. The other, unless the high priced studs carry the team, isn’t optimal.Cranny wrote: ↑25 Apr 2025 08:56 amIs it better to have a couple of high priced studs andsikeston bulldog2 wrote: ↑25 Apr 2025 07:56 amProbably many of them. Most teams have a player who represents them, plus for multi years. I don’t really know. A guess.
seven meh players, or 9 solid guys up and down the lineup?
I’d say two studs- third and CF, and Scott may be one of those, and a league leading pitcher.
That’s it. One this off season and one next, if Scott holds Center.
As a Purdue grad/fan I was nervous he’d leave tbh. Glad he didn’t because he’s running one of the best programs in the country!TraveledLessRoad wrote: ↑24 Apr 2025 07:42 amYes. A truly profound statement from Bernie. Also, Matt Painter to Mizzou!Kentucky kid wrote: ↑24 Apr 2025 07:13 am so much is screwed up about cardinal baseball.Thank you Bernie for telling like it is!!!
+1stlboiler23 wrote: ↑25 Apr 2025 13:32 pmAs a Purdue grad/fan I was nervous he’d leave tbh. Glad he didn’t because he’s running one of the best programs in the country!TraveledLessRoad wrote: ↑24 Apr 2025 07:42 amYes. A truly profound statement from Bernie. Also, Matt Painter to Mizzou!Kentucky kid wrote: ↑24 Apr 2025 07:13 am so much is screwed up about cardinal baseball.Thank you Bernie for telling like it is!!!
Good lord are you serious.Cranny wrote: ↑24 Apr 2025 07:19 amDefined business plan. Gain strength through better development of players within the system and fill any remaining holes through outside acquisition.Kentucky kid wrote: ↑24 Apr 2025 07:13 am so much is screwed up about cardinal baseball.Thank you Bernie for telling like it is!!!
BTFU!WeeVikes wrote: ↑25 Apr 2025 14:08 pm+1stlboiler23 wrote: ↑25 Apr 2025 13:32 pmAs a Purdue grad/fan I was nervous he’d leave tbh. Glad he didn’t because he’s running one of the best programs in the country!TraveledLessRoad wrote: ↑24 Apr 2025 07:42 amYes. A truly profound statement from Bernie. Also, Matt Painter to Mizzou!Kentucky kid wrote: ↑24 Apr 2025 07:13 am so much is screwed up about cardinal baseball.Thank you Bernie for telling like it is!!!
BOILER UP!
Defined business plan. Gain strength through better development of players within the system and fill any remaining holes through outside acquisition.Braund241 wrote: ↑25 Apr 2025 19:33 pm [quote=Cranny post_id=13007640 time=<a href="tel:1745497167">1745497167</a> user_id=338418]
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so much is screwed up about cardinal baseball.Thank you Bernie for telling like it is!!!
Good grief yes, Braund. It’s the plan that has worked for them in the past.Braund241 wrote: ↑25 Apr 2025 19:33 pmGood lord are you serious.Cranny wrote: ↑24 Apr 2025 07:19 amDefined business plan. Gain strength through better development of players within the system and fill any remaining holes through outside acquisition.Kentucky kid wrote: ↑24 Apr 2025 07:13 am so much is screwed up about cardinal baseball.Thank you Bernie for telling like it is!!!