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6E382E3A352F3F34392E1C3B313D3530723F5C0 wrote: Had Pujols stayed with the Cardinals instead of going to the Angels, he’d have another 60-70 HRs just because he’d have faced the Pirates for 18 games each of those years.
No doubt about that!

194F594D425848434E596B4C464A424705482B0 wrote: The Bucs knock Wainwright from the game.  How many times have those words been typed or spoken?
Today!!

Gotta give Reynolds credit. He started out slow but to

date has managed to hit 27 Home Runs. That's with his time on the DL, I think he was also on Paternity leave and of course

Shelton"s Day off program. he could easily have had a 30 plus year

Raise it- bucs win 7-5 and stave off #100

Nationals 104 losses

Athletics 102 losses

Reds 99

Bucs 99

5D5A766177140 wrote: Bucs



1. Oneil Cruz (L) SS

2. Bryan Reynolds (S) CF

3. Miguel Andujar (R) DH

4. Jack Suwinski (L) LF

5. Rodolfo Castro (S) 3B

6. Cal Mitchell (L) RF

7. Ben Gamel (L) 1B

8. Tyler Heineman (S) C

9. Ji Hwan Bae (L) 2B

Roansy Contreras (R) SP



Cards



1. Brendan Donovan (L) 3B

2. Alec Burleson (L) RF

3. Albert Pujols (R) 1B

4. Nolan Arenado (R) DH

5. Yadier Molina (R) C

6. Corey Dickerson (L) LF

7. Dylan Carlson (S) CF

8. Paul DeJong (R) SS

9. Tommy Edman (S) 2B

Adam Wainwright (R) SP



The Cards are loading up against the hapless Bucs with Wainwright, Pujols, and Molina.  The Bucs don't have a chance.


The damage done to the Pirates over the years by those three players is remarkable. 




Without a doubt Pujols, Molina, and Wainwright have tortured the Bucs over their careers.  Hopefully, in a decade or so, some poster on Onlycards.net will post how Pirates like Cruz, Suwinski, Davis, Johnson, and Rodriguez have owned the Cardinals.?




Wouldn’t that be sweet justice?

2A7C6A7E716B7B707D6A587F75797174367B180 wrote: Bucs



1. Oneil Cruz (L) SS

2. Bryan Reynolds (S) CF

3. Miguel Andujar (R) DH

4. Jack Suwinski (L) LF

5. Rodolfo Castro (S) 3B

6. Cal Mitchell (L) RF

7. Ben Gamel (L) 1B

8. Tyler Heineman (S) C

9. Ji Hwan Bae (L) 2B

Roansy Contreras (R) SP



Cards



1. Brendan Donovan (L) 3B

2. Alec Burleson (L) RF

3. Albert Pujols (R) 1B

4. Nolan Arenado (R) DH

5. Yadier Molina (R) C

6. Corey Dickerson (L) LF

7. Dylan Carlson (S) CF

8. Paul DeJong (R) SS

9. Tommy Edman (S) 2B

Adam Wainwright (R) SP



The Cards are loading up against the hapless Bucs with Wainwright, Pujols, and Molina.  The Bucs don't have a chance.


The damage done to the Pirates over the years by those three players is remarkable. 




Without a doubt Pujols, Molina, and Wainwright have tortured the Bucs over their careers.  Hopefully, in a decade or so, some poster on Onlycards.net will post how Pirates like Cruz, Suwinski, Davis, Johnson, and Rodriguez have owned the Cardinals.?




Wouldn’t that be sweet justice?


The only problem is that if the bucs have the same miserly owner, they won't be around

0937323A2931313A1A3F283B6C5E0 wrote: Bucs



1. Oneil Cruz (L) SS

2. Bryan Reynolds (S) CF

3. Miguel Andujar (R) DH

4. Jack Suwinski (L) LF

5. Rodolfo Castro (S) 3B

6. Cal Mitchell (L) RF

7. Ben Gamel (L) 1B

8. Tyler Heineman (S) C

9. Ji Hwan Bae (L) 2B

Roansy Contreras (R) SP



Cards



1. Brendan Donovan (L) 3B

2. Alec Burleson (L) RF

3. Albert Pujols (R) 1B

4. Nolan Arenado (R) DH

5. Yadier Molina (R) C

6. Corey Dickerson (L) LF

7. Dylan Carlson (S) CF

8. Paul DeJong (R) SS

9. Tommy Edman (S) 2B

Adam Wainwright (R) SP



The Cards are loading up against the hapless Bucs with Wainwright, Pujols, and Molina.  The Bucs don't have a chance.


The damage done to the Pirates over the years by those three players is remarkable. 




Without a doubt Pujols, Molina, and Wainwright have tortured the Bucs over their careers.  Hopefully, in a decade or so, some poster on Onlycards.net will post how Pirates like Cruz, Suwinski, Davis, Johnson, and Rodriguez have owned the Cardinals.?




Wouldn’t that be sweet justice?


The only problem is that if the bucs have the same miserly owner, they won't be around


There's no doubt in my mind that no young player coming here over these next few years who has any kind of success will spend his entire career as a Pirate. Players are simply employees to Nutting, interchangeable like machine parts.

6A3C2A3E312B3B303D2A183F35393134763B580 wrote:



There's no doubt in my mind that no young player coming here over these next few years who has any kind of success will spend his entire career as a Pirate.  Players are simply employees to Nutting, interchangeable like machine parts.


That's true, but it's also prevalent throughout MLB. Even Pujols left St.L. for 10 years before coming back. The Cards have Wainwright and Molina their whole careers but stars like Arenado and Goldschmidt came from other teams. All teams have to deal with the mega payroll issues and trades are made as much for salary relief as for on-the-field needs.



Of course with Nutting, no one is retained with big contracts. Hayes signed a team friendly deal and Reynolds did not have any of his FA years bought out. The SOP is to trade players before they become FAs. That will never change under Nutting. He's not trying to compete with other teams on the field. He's just running a profitable business.

200D00111607105053620 wrote:



There's no doubt in my mind that no young player coming here over these next few years who has any kind of success will spend his entire career as a Pirate.  Players are simply employees to Nutting, interchangeable like machine parts.


That's true, but it's also prevalent throughout MLB. Even Pujols left St.L. for 10 years before coming back. The Cards have Wainwright and Molina their whole careers but stars like Arenado and Goldschmidt came from other teams. All teams have to deal with the mega payroll issues and trades are made as much for salary relief as for on-the-field needs.



Of course with Nutting, no one is retained with big contracts. Hayes signed a team friendly deal and Reynolds did not have any of his FA years bought out. The SOP is to trade players before they become FAs. That will never change under Nutting. He's not trying to compete with other teams on the field. He's just running a profitable business. 


No truer words . . .