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JumboShrimp: <a href="http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2012/02/04/no-long-term-solution-for-substandard-johnson-city-ballpark/#comment-41312" title="on No long-term solution for substandard Johnson City ballpark"> &quot;I wonder if minor league stadi...&quot;
blingboy: <a href="http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2012/02/04/no-long-term-solution-for-substandard-johnson-city-ballpark/#comment-41311" title="on No long-term solution for substandard Johnson City ballpark"> &quot;Sounds like a dream come true,...&quot;
blingboy: <a href="http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2012/02/04/no-long-term-solution-for-substandard-johnson-city-ballpark/#comment-41310" title="on No long-term solution for substandard Johnson City ballpark"> &quot;Appy league teams, including t...&quot;
JumboShrimp: <a href="http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2012/02/04/no-long-term-solution-for-substandard-johnson-city-ballpark/#comment-41309" title="on No long-term solution for substandard Johnson City ballpark"> &quot;I have an idea about how Westi...&quot;
CariocaCardinal: <a href="http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2012/02/04/no-long-term-solution-for-substandard-johnson-city-ballpark/#comment-41308" title="on No long-term solution for substandard Johnson City ballpark"> &quot;I don't think Westie is blind ...&quot;
JumboShrimp: <a href="http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2012/02/04/no-long-term-solution-for-substandard-johnson-city-ballpark/#comment-41307" title="on No long-term solution for substandard Johnson City ballpark"> &quot;What if Westie's dot dot dots ...&quot;

Colby Rasmus trade: What he and others are saying

The St. Louis Cardinals dealt centerfielder Colby Rasmus to the Toronto Blue Jays in an eight-player deal on Wednesday.

Former Memphis and St. Louis second baseman Jarrett Hoffpauir has moved from Toronto to San Diego.

Toronto offers at least one recent indication of scouts coming back into prominence.

Toronto has made a habit of claiming former Cardinals off the waiver wire. Could the two rekindle trade talks, too?