UPDATE: Cards Acquire Holliday, page 26

[cards2468]

Must be traffic on the freeway into Philly....either that or they spelled his name wrong on the jersey

maybe they accidentally made a Halladay jersey instead

[Swingingbunt]

The real question is this.

Do you think the front office wants to re-sign Holliday? Or, do you hope he crushes the ball, leads the Cards deep into October, and then signs a huge deal somewhere else, stockpiling the picks.

We are all talking that the picks are consolation. But maybe the Cards FO isn't looking at it that way. They want him to produce, which will drive him next contract high. I'm not confident they'll try to resign him. Arbitration is just another year, which you can deal with.

If that's the case, it would signal a change in how the FO works. I guess it could happen though.
For me personally, now that we have him...if we can afford to keep him and Pujols, do it.

[KyCardinalFan]

Must be traffic on the freeway into Philly....either that or they spelled his name wrong on the jersey

Dammit, I was just about to say he was stuck in traffic.

Go ahead. Say it. You only need 4 more posts.

[JackofDiamonds]

Must be traffic on the freeway into Philly....either that or they spelled his name wrong on the jersey

Dammit, I was just about to say he was stuck in traffic.

Go ahead. Say it. You only need 4 more posts.

I'll bet he's stuck in Friday traffic on 95. We couldn't spring him a ticket?

[Faceman]

has derosa indicated that he is interested in re-signing? nsbbians are confident he'll return to wrigleyville.

He loved playing in Chicago, but I think that is partly wishful thinking.

Id like to see where its been said on NSBB that we are confident he will return to the Cubs. Very little has been said to that effect.

What has been said on NSBB is that DeRosa loved playing with the Cubs, and he must hate going to the Cardinals.

What they don't realize is he isn't a fan. He's a player. And apparently, St. Louis is a great place in the eyes of many players.

You have to realize who says some of that over there. There are a few over the top posters and what they say should be taken with a grain of salt. Every board has them

Yeah I hear ya. I agree that every board has them. It will be interesting to see if the Cards can resign one or both.

BTW - I'm still reading there although I just figured out two days ago (I was trying to post something in the Haren thread) that I've been banned.

Heh, things pretty touchy over there at times. Give it a week or so and Im sure they will let you back. Hell they kept letting Meph come back lol

Well, thanks. I know things can get testy and I wasn't trying to start trouble. Probably went over the line I suppose.

I think the central is going to be wild from here. I expect the Cubs and Brewers to pick it up, and the Astros aren't going anywhere. Should be fun.

[KyCardinalFan]

Must be traffic on the freeway into Philly....either that or they spelled his name wrong on the jersey

maybe they accidentally made a Halladay jersey instead

lol. "Just get some white-out and erase the line of the "o", keep the vertical in the next "a" and we'll get a Sharpie for the dot..."

[Swingingbunt]

Must be traffic on the freeway into Philly....either that or they spelled his name wrong on the jersey

Dammit, I was just about to say he was stuck in traffic.

Go ahead. Say it. You only need 4 more posts.

I'll bet he's stuck in Friday traffic on 95. We couldn't spring him a ticket?

If the ticket costs $1.5M or less we can pay it.

[Swingingbunt]

YES!!!

[PujolJunkie]

It's started.

[Cronos]

Just went live.