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After getting dumped by Jason Heyward for basically Regina George, the Cardinal fandom expressed a combination of emotions: bitter, hurt, angry, disappointed, betrayed.
Oh, this was just me? Whoops.
Anyway, it was a real shot to the self-esteem, you know? Then I read this quote from Kolten Wong in Benjamin Hochman's article from the St. Louis Post Dispatch:
"I came to my agents and said I wanted to do an extension, because I have a lot of ties to St. Louis," Wong said during a news conference at spring training, an hour before the Cards' opener against Florida Atlantic University. "After '13, they gave me a chance to come back and really reinvent myself and show them that wasn't me. After that, I wanted to be a Cardinal. I feel like it was something I needed to do. Now, we get to step in and be a part of a bunch of brothers out there."
Kolten also had this to say:
What a day today has been for my family and I! We're truly blessed to be able to get this deal done and be a Cardinal for another 5 years!
Thank you for all the support, I have a special place in my heart for St. Louis and https://twitter.com/hashtag/CardinalNation?src=hash">#CardinalNation
Kolten wanted to be a Cardinal. Yeah, it is a different situation with him being drafted by the team and having more ties to it, but still - it made my heart whole again. I got my groove back.
Sorry. It is not me, Jason. It is you.
(Just kidding - I still love you, please remember me when your first opt out is available in three years!)
Hochman: Wong's desire to be a Cardinal is good to see | Benjamin Hochman | stltoday.com
what else is going on in baseball...
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what the cardinals are up to...
- Cardinals Lock Up Kolten Wong in Frugal Manner | FanGraphs Baseball
- Cuban center fielder has Cardinals attention | Derrick Goold: Bird Land | stltoday.com
- Video streaming of Cardinals' telecasts in the works | St. Louis Cardinals | stltoday.com
- Hochman: Confident Lyons brings versatility to Cardinals | Benjamin Hochman | stltoday.com
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KNOW THINE ENEMY...
the nl central
- The Brewers are preparing to say whether their dog mascot is an impostor | SBNation.com
- MLB Over/Unders: All in on the Cubbies in 2016 | SportsLine.com (Thanks to Mark of OKC for this link!)
viva el stuff...
- FANPOSTS!!!
What would it take for Kolten Wong to improve his OBP? | Viva El Birdos
What would it take for Grichuk to bat .___/.___? | Viva El Birdos
Why the QO System Is Broken and Why Draft Picks are Underrated | Viva El Birdos
other things...