October 2006
Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy
Well, as you know, Walt Jocketty is going to have some serious decisions to make this offseason. One of the main ones, and one that i would like to discuss here, is whether or not to keep Jim Edmonds. He has an option year on his contract that the Cardinals can exercise for $10 Million, or a $ 3 Million buyout. So, if we were to send him walking, we would have to find someone as good or better for $7 Million or it wouldnt make sense. Personally, Jim is probably my favorite Cardinal, and i would love to see him come back for another year. He is a very streaky player offensively, and in my opinion, his numerous injuries prevented him from really getting into the type of groove he is capable of. He still put up decent numbers, despite missing a lot of playing time. At 36, i would argue that he is still the best defensive centerfielder in the game. I know I am probably going to have that opinion challenged, but all things considered, he is an eight time gold glover that also provides the kind of leadership that you can’t measure with statistics. I know that it will cost the Cardinals, but in my opinion there are other areas where we can be frugal, but Jimmy isn’t one of them…Any thoughts, anyone?
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2006 WORLD CHAMPION ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
We finally have our World Championship!! It feels so great saying that. I have been a HUGE fan since i was 8 years old. I remember watching the Cardinals that summer in 1982, and my favorite player, Bruce Sutter pitch for the Cards. So how sweet is it, that the next time we won after 1982, just happens to be the year he makes the hall of fame..I got a lump in my throat during that ninth inning, as images of Jack Buck & Darryl Kile came to mind. Then i thought of all the Cardinals that i had admired over the years, many of whom were on that 1985 team that was robbed by a bad call. People like Tom Herr, Ozzie Smith, Terry Pendleton, Darrell Porter, Jack Clark, Andy Van Slyke, Willie McGee, Vince Coleman, John Tudor, Danny Cox, Bob Forsch, Gregg Matthews, Todd Worrell,Tito Landrum, Tom Lawless, Whitey "The White Rat" Herzog, etc. Also players such as Donovan Osborne, Bob Tewksbury, Gregg Jefferies, Brain Jordan, Ron Gant, Tom Paggnozzi, John Mabry, Matt Morris, Mike Matheny, Woody Williams, Larry Walker. All the players that could have reveled in a championship but never did (except those on the ’82 squad). It was a sweet moment of vindication, reward, triumph, and proved once again why baseball is the single most perfect sport in the entire world.
I am Josh Martin, and i am from Memphis, TN. I attend a ton of Memphis Redbirds’ games and this year I was able to make it to 13 St. Louis Cardinals’ games. This blog is going to be about my thoughts and opinions about anything Cardinals related. So, by all means, write to me, and let’s start this journey together. I look forward to hearing from you….
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