Paul Goldschmidt
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Can the Cardinals rely on their brand to sell tickets forever?
Business can be interesting to observe. As food prices have risen, the Big Mac at McDonald’s is a smaller burger, but costs more than it ever did. Cars are generally less substantial than they were…
8 months ago -
This Cardinal playoff team has been greater than the sum of its parts
Sunday concluded a phenomenal weekend for the Cardinals, a weekend in which they broke the backs of the Cubs and the hearts of their fans by winning four straight one-run games and clinching at least…
11 months ago -
The Cardinals are in first place. Why should I be upset?
We’ve had an interesting debate over the last week in The Fast Lane about how we feel about the Cardinals. Chris Rongey can’t be happy that they simply win games and are in first place,…
12 months ago -
The problem with the Cardinals is that they’ve lost their evaluation mojo
This is bad, isn’t it? The 2019 Cardinals approach the All-Star break with the results looking suspiciously like the 2018 Cardinals. Manager Mike Shildt is 100% correct when he says this team is playing clean…
1 year ago -
Opinion: Are We Sucking the Fun Out of Baseball With Such High Scrutiny?
We had a conversation the other day on The Fast Lane about how the proliferation of analytics has affected the way people enjoy the game. It wasn’t too long ago that fans’ emotions were driven…
2 years ago