President Barack Obama will honor recipients of the 2010 Medal of Freedom in a ceremony at the White House to be held at 1:30 P.M. (ET) on Tuesday, February 15th. The honorees include St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Famer Stan Musial.
The Medal of Freedom, America’s highest civilian honor, is awarded to individuals who make an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.
In great news for everyone unable to attend in person (like all of us!), the event will be live streamed at www.WhiteHouse.gov/Live. Mark it on your calendar.
All fifteen recipients of the 2010 Medal of Freedom were announced in November. The full list can be found here.
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I will try to watch if I can remember it.
What team will be campaigning for Albert to get the medal someday?
I see the media reports about the negotiations are getting grimmer by the hour. Amazing how we get so much information from the media when there is a media blackout. Go figure. 
The great thing about these kinds of reports is that any of us probably could have done something similar as long as we included enough caveats.
Is “not moving at all” grimmer than “nowhere close”? Yah, I guess so. Thanks for pointing out the continuing slide crdswmn. I would have missed that, and been walking around somewhat less grimm for nothing. (I’d insert a smiley but I’m sick of looking at them)
To comply with equal access provisions, we are required to include one smiley for every instance of your frowny Pujols face gravatar…. (smiley face withheld)
Bill DeWitt is a meticulous long term planner. He favors win/win scenarios. For ego protection, he always frames his options this way. Since it really has nothing to do with baseball, some here have a hard time understanding these matters within the contextual framework of baseball related “valuations”. This is not a local matter. Treating it like one would qualify you for the “white cane”.
New blog post.
http://opinionated2themax-takeittothebank.blogspot.com/2011/02/sky-is-falling-and-chicken-little-is-no.html
Jay will get #22, I guess Joey Bombs doesn’t need it anymore. Before him was joltin Joe Thurston. Hope Jay has better luck.
I see where Garcia and some others were throwing for DD today at RDS in Jupiter. If anyone comes across a video clip please link to it. I need a fix bad.
How about Eckstein and Matheny before him? That’s a little better…
Good one Brian. My memory isn’t what it was. My guess is Jay will get some playing time one way or another.
Check this out. Ranking by WAR after age 30. Jimmy ballgame #20 all time. (A-roid is #121)
http://www.baseball-reference.com/play-index/share.cgi?id=EG42Z
That’s a pretty interesting way to analyze that data. Thanks for sharing!
If only there was a over 30 Hall of Fame, the questions would cease…
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=ArGdVl.9RYNEsWcZAzLkDigRvLYF?slug=ycn-7797892
This guy reads here…………..
Issues do remain on both sides. Multiple sources said MLB will push for an international draft, something the union doesn’t fundamentally oppose but will require tremendous concessions to install. Though the international draft seems a logistical nightmare, MLB has long considered it the ideal plan for amateur talent distribution. Part of its impetus in sending Sandy Alderson to clean up the Dominican Republic before the New York Mets hired him as GM was to ready the country for being part of a draft.
In addition, MLB will try to institute fixed dollar amounts – hard slotting, in industry parlance – for each pick in the amateur draft. The union historically hasn’t opposed changes to amateur players – members of the MLBPA are on teams’ 40-man rosters – but is paying more attention because of MLB’s focus on the issues.
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AuDurTVI1Ojrl1m7LP2rjJQRvLYF?slug=jp-baseballlabor020311
I thought the hard slotting was interesting…………… kind of changes the whole ball game. No ducking out by using your first round pick to take 3rd round talent affordability………that ought to piss BD off…………..
kind of changes the whole ball game. No ducking out by using your first round pick to take 3rd round talent affordability………that ought to piss BD off…………
Pretty senseless statement. I think the lst time the Cards paid below slot was RAsmus – hardly a 3rd round talent.
So, the Rangers 3B/middle infielder Mike Young wants to be traded and the Cards are on his list. He’s represented by Lozano and makes as much as Albert. Now that would be an awkward conversation. But its not like we couldn’t use him. Depends on whether all the money will be tied up elsewhere I guess.
I immediately thought of RC when I read this, but imagine even he would not put up with some of these actions on his own teams…
“Sports need infusion of fun, laughter”
The guy is ahead of his time Brian. It will just take time for people to get it.
The article mentions the Brewers and what Tony said about them untucking their shirts. I mentioned what Tony said about the Brewers way back to Colby and I remember his response. He chuckled and said, “Why would you want to actually have FUN playing baseball?” “Thats not the Cardinal way” with a big grin.
Heck, I actually liked the Prince Fielder deal where his teammates fell away like bowling pins. That would be tough for me to be part of as a coach but I laughed and thought it was cutting edge celebrating.
It is hard to develop team chemistry(which the Brewers and Reds seem to have)….probably one of the most underrated things in sports. If you like someone you will fight for them, if you dislike them you don’t. Its as simple as that. I do believe Tony tried last year to have the team come together and socialize. In my opinion this was Tony trying to develop a little chemistry. But it may be hard when your best player may not be willing to participate in that stuff. But I do give Tony credit for trying. But he has lost control of the beast at this point and there is no reeling the beast in..
Its hard for everyone to feel the need to be on time, show up at the meetings, run balls out hard, and all the other stuff when a few don’t have to do those things. Resentment creeps in……..why us and not them? factions over here, factions over there, factions everywhere. Been there done that. And then BOOM goes the chemistry.
But its like anything else, you learn to adapt to your surroundings and I believe this year Colby has reached the point where he will fall right into line and not really care about the fun part………finally
He has been assimilated into the collective at this point. I have always told him to watch how Albert approaches the game and I am hopeful that he has reached that point. Take care of your business, put up good solid numbers and the rest of it is not your concern.
Man does this look familiar.
Jason Whitlock, FoxSports.com: “To my eyes, Super Bowl XLV was the final repudiation of the 1990s, the Deion Sanders era, the celebration of the hey-look-at-me, I’m-building-a-commercial-brand-separate-from-the-team superstar.”
Not surprising that an article about the lack of fun and laughter in sports would mention TLR.
The whole team, not just TLR, needs to lighten up. The Cardinals should hire me as the team social director, I could get the sticks out of their butts.
And the double standards need to stop.
Just read an article yesterday refuting the theory that teams play hard because their coach motivates them, it said teams played hard because they had bonds with their teammates. Of course it was based on studies of unit cohesiveness in war, particularly the number of deserters from units in the Civil War (that would be the War of Union aggression for you RC
) and the fact that units where soldiers served with others from their home towns had lower desertion rates. I know, its a stretch but it aint my theory 
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Ok, found the article. Doesn’t really dispute the coach theory (more using it as a segue) but does push the unit cohesion theory. The reference team is the 2010 SF Giants.
http://madeinamericathebook.wordpress.com/2010/11/09/solidarity-soldiers-and-baseball/
Shhhh dont tell Tex I read anything other than the Bill James bible, it will spoil his day.
Bill James Bible and the TangoTiger Testament!
“I’d like to, but I can’t,” Pujols grinned. “My contract won’t let me.”
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cards might invalidate my contract………. Nice move here by Lozano……..business as usual…………..Just another year………