re: STL Cardinals Haters...Why do you hate the Cardinals?

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Why do you hate the Cardinals?

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Because of threads like this one.

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reddman

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You're a Reds fan. Of course you hate the Cardinals.

1. Cubs fan here

2. They're like the Piccadilly of baseball for all the old people that root for them.

3. McGwire and Sosa

For all cubs fans that post, just leave your tears here.

How fun was that?

For 8 innings, it was pretty nice. Although there was this creeping sense of fear building from the middle innings on.

That's the series they got a lot of flack for shutting down Strasburg, right?

I respect them. Want to see someone else win

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That's the series they got a lot of flack for shutting down Strasburg, right?

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Yes. That's one of those decisions that seemed to split absolutely based on how close to/emotionally invested in the team you were. The local baseball media and the Nats' fans were overwhelmingly in support of that decision. The National media (and apparently a lot of "baseball guys") were absolutely appalled and some hold it against the franchise to this day.

Personally, I doubt he would have made any difference at all. Those who held up Medlen's handling by the Braves as an example of a better approach are more muted in their criticism now; [knock on wood] both Stras and J Zimm have continued their progress/recovery from their surgeries and gotten stronger year by year following the Nats' protocol.

I fear that it's a debate that will never go away until/unless the Nats win rings. Obviously, I'm hoping it is a ghost we can bury within the next month, but lots of formidable foes (most with more crunch time experience) stand in the way.

Even their stars are boring as dog shite. Holiday and Molina aren't fun to watch bat.