Didn’t the guy in the toilet at an Italian restaurant say the Arenado trade was going through today? I know he’s BSing but was curious if he’s commented today.
Idk if anyone mentioned, but baseball America picked the cardinals as the most improved farm system in 2025, and Joshua Baez as the most improved prospect in the minors
In a separate post, I tried to express my joy for Yohel Pozo, but I got attacked, called a bootlicker, and then my thread was auto-deleted. I hope it’s okay to mention here that I am hopeful the removal of Maduro could help him to realize his dream. If you don’t know, Pozo wants his father to see him play in an MLB game. His father lives in Venezuela.
The situation isn’t resolved yet, but this is a huge moment for Pozo and other Venezuelan players. They are surely crying happy tears just like our Cuban players would be if there was suddenly a non-Communist Cuba. There is a lot of talent to be tapped in Venezuela, so these developments could be good for the game.
The current talk by the administration is they'll be working with the VP who is probably just as bad. There's no real regime change in it, just an open threat to play ball with Trump.
Mi novia es venezolana. This is why she is fearing too. And some of the other players in the Maduro regime. I’m NOT going make any political statements, I’m just saying what people in the community are thinking.
Were you alive during the Iraq invasion? This smacks of the same thing (literally down to the oil) and I’m guessing your average Iraqi would not say their life is better now.
I was against the Iraq War. In fact, I got into a heated argument at work about it. There was shouting. By me! Hopefully, this works out well. I have five players and an assistant coach from Venezuela and several students from there. Just like Pozo, they cannot go to visit family. Hopefully, he can be reunited with his father soon.
Very naive approach, hoping it works out well. We are there for one reason (oil) and will not see an adequate regime change through to completion because we don’t care. Just like in Iraq.
It is awful, what has happened. And illegal. And while I’m happy for random baseball players to get contact with their family, I’m terrified what this means for them (and everyone else) long term.
Well stated and thank you, at least from me. This is a baseball sub and irrespective of our individual political beliefs it is a baseball sub. Reddit is full of places where one can voice their political views. For me at least, this is a sanctuary of baseball and the Cardinals in a very complicated and divisive outside world.
I love Pozo and his story. My hope is he gets a MLB roster spot somewhere in MLB, Cardinals or otherwise. I rooted so hard for him in 2025 every time he came to the plate.
Maduro was not a good guy or a good leader, that’s well documented.
Regardless of that, the US does not have unilateral rights to become a policing force for the world, especially without congressional or UN approval.
Believing this was about drugs is just not seeing the full picture. This was about Venezuelan oil first and foremost, and there’s no guarantee the next leader will make conditions any better at all for Venezuelans.
Either way, your original post- and this one- are hardly related at all to St Louis Cardinals baseball.
The average MLB organization is going to have 100s of players under contract at any moment. Likely double that number for all the coaches and support staff. Obviously, all with their own individual stories and backgrounds.
While technically true that any change that affects any of those several hundred people, even in the slightest, would then have an effect on the organization, I am not sure that that means that every change needs to be up for discussion.
E.g. price of soybeans futures were down 0.17% on Chicago Board of Trade yesterday. I am sure we can find at least one player or coach who has someone in their direct family that farms row crops, but I don't think discussing soybeans is really in scope for this subreddit.
Jan 1st brought the minimum wage in Washington State up to $17.13/hr. Again, someone in the organization will have ties to that state somewhere, but again, discussing Washington's minimum wage seems out of scope.
Nor do I think talking Panamanian (Herrera) or Dominican (Fermin) or Cuban (Barrero) politics is really in scope here, even if there are 'connections'.
The world is complicated. It's all connected somewhere, somehow. But we can choose to talk about some things -- i.e. pro baseball -- in isolation from all its other possible worldly connections, and I would vote that this is one of those things, today.
Didn’t the guy in the toilet at an Italian restaurant say the Arenado trade was going through today? I know he’s BSing but was curious if he’s commented today.
No, but I ate at a Chinese restaurant last night, and the guy in the bathroom said Donovan to the Giants.
You heard it here first.
Entonces el béisbol es el mejor deporte.
Idk if anyone mentioned, but baseball America picked the cardinals as the most improved farm system in 2025, and Joshua Baez as the most improved prospect in the minors
It's been around.
MLB.com picking JJ as ‘26’s RoY:
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Looks like tomorrow is an off day, too.
(I can keep this joke going).
Happy Drinking Straw Day! Anyone own a metal drinking straw. You’re a real one if you do.
We should bring back this jersey to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of our first modern era World Series
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Anybody want a Palm Beach Cardinals Frozen Iguanas hat? Source: https://bsky.app/profile/jmjones.bsky.social/post/3mbjq4dxlmk23
I’m definitely getting a jersey. Now I gotta decide who to put on the back. Might go with “Poofsta”.
cupman :)
Ooooh… with a 60¢ for a number.
YES! :D
In a separate post, I tried to express my joy for Yohel Pozo, but I got attacked, called a bootlicker, and then my thread was auto-deleted. I hope it’s okay to mention here that I am hopeful the removal of Maduro could help him to realize his dream. If you don’t know, Pozo wants his father to see him play in an MLB game. His father lives in Venezuela.
The situation isn’t resolved yet, but this is a huge moment for Pozo and other Venezuelan players. They are surely crying happy tears just like our Cuban players would be if there was suddenly a non-Communist Cuba. There is a lot of talent to be tapped in Venezuela, so these developments could be good for the game.
The current talk by the administration is they'll be working with the VP who is probably just as bad. There's no real regime change in it, just an open threat to play ball with Trump.
Don't call it an "administration" its a regime.
This is just a cash grab. And an attempt at a distraction that Trump is a pedophile.
Mi novia es venezolana. This is why she is fearing too. And some of the other players in the Maduro regime. I’m NOT going make any political statements, I’m just saying what people in the community are thinking.
And if she doesn’t play ball, military junta. It’s not going to get better there for anyone but Chevron and Exxon Mobile
Still floored that you thought that post was going to be allowed through.
I’m kind of floored that you are this concerned about it. Maybe this sub has lost its charm.
“Isn’t resolved yet…”
Were you alive during the Iraq invasion? This smacks of the same thing (literally down to the oil) and I’m guessing your average Iraqi would not say their life is better now.
I was against the Iraq War. In fact, I got into a heated argument at work about it. There was shouting. By me! Hopefully, this works out well. I have five players and an assistant coach from Venezuela and several students from there. Just like Pozo, they cannot go to visit family. Hopefully, he can be reunited with his father soon.
Very naive approach, hoping it works out well. We are there for one reason (oil) and will not see an adequate regime change through to completion because we don’t care. Just like in Iraq.
It is awful, what has happened. And illegal. And while I’m happy for random baseball players to get contact with their family, I’m terrified what this means for them (and everyone else) long term.
Fuck outta here with this nonsense man
Nonsense? How so?
My apologies. I'm not going to go into politics in our little baseball comfort zone. I respect your baseball opinions.
Well stated and thank you, at least from me. This is a baseball sub and irrespective of our individual political beliefs it is a baseball sub. Reddit is full of places where one can voice their political views. For me at least, this is a sanctuary of baseball and the Cardinals in a very complicated and divisive outside world.
Thanks. No worries. Just hoping for some good for Pozo. He’s my favorite Cardinals right now.
I love Pozo and his story. My hope is he gets a MLB roster spot somewhere in MLB, Cardinals or otherwise. I rooted so hard for him in 2025 every time he came to the plate.
Maduro was not a good guy or a good leader, that’s well documented.
Regardless of that, the US does not have unilateral rights to become a policing force for the world, especially without congressional or UN approval.
Believing this was about drugs is just not seeing the full picture. This was about Venezuelan oil first and foremost, and there’s no guarantee the next leader will make conditions any better at all for Venezuelans.
Either way, your original post- and this one- are hardly related at all to St Louis Cardinals baseball.
Pozo is a part of the team. He can’t go to Venezuela to visit his family. How is that not related?
The average MLB organization is going to have 100s of players under contract at any moment. Likely double that number for all the coaches and support staff. Obviously, all with their own individual stories and backgrounds.
While technically true that any change that affects any of those several hundred people, even in the slightest, would then have an effect on the organization, I am not sure that that means that every change needs to be up for discussion.
E.g. price of soybeans futures were down 0.17% on Chicago Board of Trade yesterday. I am sure we can find at least one player or coach who has someone in their direct family that farms row crops, but I don't think discussing soybeans is really in scope for this subreddit.
Jan 1st brought the minimum wage in Washington State up to $17.13/hr. Again, someone in the organization will have ties to that state somewhere, but again, discussing Washington's minimum wage seems out of scope.
Nor do I think talking Panamanian (Herrera) or Dominican (Fermin) or Cuban (Barrero) politics is really in scope here, even if there are 'connections'.
The world is complicated. It's all connected somewhere, somehow. But we can choose to talk about some things -- i.e. pro baseball -- in isolation from all its other possible worldly connections, and I would vote that this is one of those things, today.
Politics that affect life off the field (not being able to visit family) is not baseball related.
Good morning from British Columbia! Still bleeding Cardinal red. There are SEVERAL of us up here, I tell you!
I read this in the voice of David Cross's character from "Arrested Development" when he yells, "There are dozens of us. Dozens!"
I love the show and I would have stretched it to dozens, if I knew of a couple dozen more.
Good Morning from the Ozarks!
Just drove through there yesterday!