The Dumbest Article Ever Written By a Cubs Fan/STL Post Dispatch Writer
by cardwash on Jul 9, 2010 5:28 AM EDT
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Bill McClellan Is a writer for the post dispatch, he doesn't write often about sports (mostly because he's no st louis sports fan) and often writes about some breaking news stories, economy, politics, etc. And some of his articles i've read have been pretty decent reads. But his article on the subject of trading Pujols is utterly mad.
I can see some people eyeing that if there is a chance pujols goes to free agency and goes somewhere for the money, St. Louis probably wouldn't be the #1 money place, so why not trade him for money saving prospects instead of losing him to free agency. But this isn't just a franchise player we're talking about. It's Albert Pujols, easily the best player of the last decade and one of the greatest baseball players of all time. The last thing the cardinals front office wants is the worst public relations move ever made in franchise history by moving pujols.
The article is laughable as Mcclellan writes about pujols' numbers going down as he's having a "down year" but-every-other-player-wishes-he-has-pujols'-numbers, and believes a straight up trade of PUJOLS FOR ZAMBRANO is well worth the trade.
Does McClellan not know about Zambrano? Does he not know what's happened with his numbers in his last 3 years of pitching? Does he not know about Zambrano being a CANCER to that clubhouse and being put on the restricted list by the Cubs?
To belittle Pujols' numbers, suggesting he's going downhill, say he's a bit of a hot head and not even mention Zambrano's clubhouse actions and then say Pujols should be traded to the CUBS is utterly disgraceful to any cardinals fan, and anyone who reads the St. Louis Post Dispatch
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Its a joke
He’s not serious. Its like us telling the Giants “Hey trade Lincecum for Miles…totally worth it!”
No wonder newspapers are selling so good
The PD is lucky its the only major paper in town. I live in Columbia, MO and read the small papers here, which put the the PD to shame in almost every section.
by I miss Jack Buck on Jul 9, 2010 9:43 AM EDT reply actions
His tongue is firmly planted in cheek.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
Maybe.
But even we Cubs fans think he’s an idiot. Also posted at BCB, with a similar post title.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Albert is not LeBron
I don’t think it is completely tongue-in-cheek. With the LeBron story and the Cubs experience with high price free agents (Soriano) there’s some hint of reason – just a hint.
If LeBron was as competitive as Albert, however, he would have won a championship by now.
The best satire rings true.
I really think this is pretty funny and clever. It at once touches on the possibility of a town’s icon leaving the faithful high and dry for what is perceived to be a better situation while also touching on what happens when you sign long and expensive contracts that reach well into a player’s decline phase (Zambrano, Soriano, etc.). If Albert leaves, we will feel the anger and sadness that Cavs fans are feeling now. If he stays, we could grow to resent his contract by decade’s end.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
also, if lebron was as competitive as albert he wouldn't have left cleveland
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
depends on where albert would go, and his motivation for leaving
would he take less money than the cards offer in order to be surrounded by other superstars to make some titles a greater possibility? if he left for more money, that would be different, and/or if he went to a team that’s not an automatic favorite.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
well, that's what lebron did
he left for less money and greener (easier) title-pastures. i can’t see albert leaving for even more money and greener title-pastures, so long as the cards don’t insult him with a low-ball offer and are at least competitive (don’t have to be the favorites, but have a chance). if he was late 30’s w/o a championship, it would be different, a la karl malone, but in basketball one superstar in his prime and allegedly the best player in the game doesn’t take the easy path to the championship, imo.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
He'll actually get more money
as long as he establishes residency in Florida, since they don’t have state income tax.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
he could have done that anyway
like jeter and many other pro athletes.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
it's like european tennis players and monte carlo
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
He'd still have to pay Ohio taxes on home games
Darren Rovell was talking about it, I’ll take his word.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
wouldn't he still make considerably more in cleveland, even if that's the case?
anyway, money had nothing to do with it, imo, although i admit jeter avoids nyc taxes, which is a different beast and a big deal – many of my friends have weekend homes in the nyc area as their primary residences, and what they save on city taxes more or less pays for the home.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I think this is really clever satire as well
And it’s not nearly the stupidest thing ever written by someone at the Post-Dispatch sports desk. Have you read anything Jeff Gordon writes? This reads like Shakespeare compared to ol’ Gordo.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
stay tuned...
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
Even if it's for humor
a Pujols for Zambrano trade wouldn’t be worth it for us.
Albert's grand slam, 7/3/09
Waino's CG, 7/4/10
@zoomzoomj88
Jeff Passan is an asshat
Tired of the yearly TESS. I blame Tony.
Zambrano
I wouldn’t give a warm bucket of hamster vomit for that bloated waste of talent.
Well…maybe, but only if we can throw in Jay Randolph.
How about handin' me another helpin' of those mashed taters...thank you very much!
are you saying a warm bucket of hamster vomit and jay randolph are two different things?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Hmmm
I think the 2 have similar WPA. I know that both are murder on the senses and have a similar viscosity, but not sure if they are EXACTLY the same. One of them is usually in a blazer.
How about handin' me another helpin' of those mashed taters...thank you very much!
Dumbest article ever.
Zambrano? Are you fuckin’ serious McClellan?
1. The Cardinals would never trade their best player (over the last decade, arguably the best ever) to a division rival, let alone the Cubs.
2. To get Pujols from the Cardinals, you are gonna have to overpay HUGE. I’m talking Pujols for your #1 Prospect, #1 Draft Pick, and at least 1 major league ready/current star. And they would have to take on his contract as well. I wouldn’t trade him for less (or at all for that matter).
Does this guy even watch baseball? He gives 1 statistic (a statistic offered by Miklasz) and then refuses to update it. This sounds like a Cubs fan trying to (poorly) con the Cards into trading Pujols to the Cubs.
How is this guy writing articles for the Post-Dispatch?
'Real women know that the way to a man's heart...is through a melee attack!' - KB
Formerly known as The_teague
If its a joke then its a wasted one because it really isnt funny.
'Real women know that the way to a man's heart...is through a melee attack!' - KB
Formerly known as The_teague
its a joke don't worry
and its not funny i agree (btw he is under the allusion that the cards won’t be able to keep albert though i believe)
Rasmus can hit lefties
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