Posted on 09/18/2020 8:57:23 PM PDT by fhayek
I am a Cards fan also. Pujols could not have stayed in St Louis because of the plantar facilitis. He had to get to a DH team. The surgeries on his feet obviously went well since he still plays, but he is the slowest runner in MLB now. Infielders can plan him on the outfield grass and cut off his hard shots. I heard him say once that he felt like he was walking on ice picks when his plantar facilitis was at its worst. Early in his career with St Louis he was an aggressive base runner, but that is long gone now.
Back in the day baseball and other sports had dignity. Today they are an embarrassment to our nation.
Records broken? Nobody cares.
You are very wrong on both points and you are an embarrassment.
Who cares? Baseball has become Basefall and no longer relevant in American society.
Well, their name is the Los Angeles Angels, because they are near L.A.
Atlanta Braves don’t play in Atlanta.
Dallas Cowboys do not play in Dallas.
Miami Dolphins do not play in Miami.
New York Giants and New York Jets do not play in New York.
While you are technically correct that the Angels do not play within the city limits of the city of Los Angeles, they are hardly unique in using the name of the big city which they are close to.
Like I said, Anaheim--and the rest of Orange County--ain't LA. We have a different temperament and worldview out here, and many of us deeply resented the owner for changing the name from the Anaheim Angels.
Incidentally, it's my contention that the term "onerous" was inspired by the antics of the owners of sports teams.
and he’s not a jerk either, he’s a good Christian and a conservative.
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