CardsFan79

I did add the "to those who have sent these threats" hoping no one would think I meant it about anyone here, but if someone needs that professional help, by all means go for it.

To those who have sent these threats: I love baseball and probably take it way too seriously. I hate that the Astros cheated and have put a black eye on the integrity of the game I love...but for Pete's sake people! Wishing cancer on someone's kids...or threatening to kill players...over baseball??? IT'S A STINKING GAME! Seek professional help.

I have no opinion on Fiers one way or the other, and take this how you will, but according to A's reporter Susan Slusser, she asked him about why he didn't come forward sooner. His response was that he was talking about it and reporting it privately and when he saw no actions being taken after several private attempts he decided to go public. That doesn't necessarily answer why he didn't try while with the Astros (although I think Michael gave a pretty good scenario above). It at least sounds like (if you believe his story) that Fiers was trying to not be a "snitch" publicly and would've preferred it to be handled privately but nothing was getting done. I also think there may have been a part of him that tried to justify to himself in the moment that it wasn't really hurting anybody else (especially since he was a pitcher and not using the trash can system). Once he was no longer on the team, he saw that he was lying to himself and the guilt finally caught up with him and he had to say something. All of that may be complete nonsense and he may be a sniveling coward who just waited until he got his ring and is now upset that the Astros would be cheating against him now that he was back in the division with the A's, but I think there is some plausibility that there may be some truth to either....or maybe some weird mixture of the two.

Sorry about posting on a topic that is probably considered a "beating a dead horse" topic (and from a Cardinals fan no less), but I just returned from my in-laws place in Ft. Lauderdale and then saw these so my mind has been thinking a bit more about the Marlins this week. While I'm not usually a big fan of the rubbery logos on caps, I saw this new Marlins cap and thought it stood out much better than the current on-field caps. While most of these "clubhouse" caps looked crappy to me, I think the Marlins cap looks good. I still wish they would find a way to make the on-field caps stand out more. I attended a Cards-Marlins game in St. Louis last season and on the HD scoreboard the Marlins logos/colors looked fantastic. It saddens me that it doesn't look as amazing on the field.

Thanks. I participate because I love baseball. I have no hatred for other teams or fans of other teams (even if I pretend to dislike Cubs fans ?). I've never seen a reason to be a jerk to others on a message board where we're supposed to be discussing a subject we love. This is why I don't post a lot on most of the message boards I read often. I enjoy the playful banter but the real hateful stuff is a waste of time and ruins good discussions. Anyway, thanks everyone for not despising me! ?

Absolutely agree!

My thoughts exactly. I don't honestly think the Cards will pull off any big move (I'd love to be wrong), but the timing of acquiring a highly touted pitching prospect when there are at least some reports of discussions around the likes of Arenado at the very least make it suspicious.

Maybe they're intentionally trying to hide the hideousness?

Agreed on all of those, but I would add that I'd love to see the Phillies go back to burgundy. It was unique to them, like brown to the Padres. There's enough red in baseball and they looked good in burgundy...they should own it.

That's what I thought as I watched it. How do you say your plan is to do everything you can to keep the team in the Tampa area and then turn around and basically say, this harebrained plan is all or nothing? If this doesn't work, he says he doesn't see a way the team can stay. I did notice the comments about how it's not up to only one person when it comes to where baseball is played, but it's ultimately up to a large group. I interpreted that as "when I move the team, I can blame it on the local gov, MLB, MLBPA, etc." so he's "not the bad guy."

I think that looks great. My only disagreement would be to use the black crown/blue bill cap with the blue jersey. Of course, I may change my mind if I actually saw it together. The all black cap with black jersey looks good.

Personally, I like Ozuna, even if he makes me scratch my head from time to time. You can add last night, getting thrown out at first from right field. But even though I like the guy, this is funny: https://www.birdsontheblack.com/blog/the-cardinal-sin-cardinals-to-retire-marcel-ozuna-s-number

No way. Our bird would use that bat to club the fish!!! ? All kidding aside...they do look good!

I'm definitely a 3930 guy. They're my favorite out of all the different options. My head is too small to look good in a 5950, even a low crown, but the 3930's look really good....and are super comfortable too! That filled in M looks a lot better to me as well. That should happen to the on-field caps. The non-filled makes it look like on of those cheaper caps to me.

That looks great! I'd love to see that in a 59Fifty. That should definitely be an on-field option.

Preach on brother!

Just received a follow up email from Lids on my original complaint (before I contacted them by phone). It stated that the jersey was marked as a "missing item", probably due to incorrect on hand counts. They said my account wasn't charged and it would not be shipped at a later date. If I want to reorder, please do so when the item is back in stock. Of course, they still won't acknowledge that the item has ALWAYS shown as in stock. I reordered the day I found out they canceled it and it was fulfilled with no issues. I had no idea how crappy this company had become.

My original order shows as delivered (contained the cap and jersey) but only the cap was actually delivered. To this day it doesn't show that the jersey was ever canceled.

Final update of my Lids debacle. The jersey arrived today and even though the slip that was included didn't show the discount, when I checked my bank account, they had only charged me the discounted price. Hopefully that means there will be some good news for anyone else who's had these stupid issues.

Update on my Lids jersey fiasco. As I said, I reordered yesterday using their 30% off code wondering if it would get cancelled (without notifying me) like the first order. I just got an email that it has shipped. While I am glad it wasn’t cancelled this time and I still got it (slightly less) discounted, it makes me even more annoyed that they cancelled the first order.

Thanks. I can root for other teams (when they're not playing the Cards..lol). To quote my dad, "I have 2 favorite teams, the Cardinals and whoever is playing the Cubs." But honestly, even the Cubs rivalry has always been in good fun. I hate that there are other Cardinals fans out there that come across as a-holes. Most of us aren't. I really only see them online, although I'm sure there are more out there. Personally, I enjoy collecting cups from other teams when I visit a ballpark. I have cups from Kansas City, San Francisco, Chicago White Sox and of course, Miami. Still have my St. Louis/Miami cups from Spring Training as well. I just love baseball and talking with other fans, regardless of who they root for. There's enough stress in everyday life. Baseball is my happy place. I like to keep it that way.

Not that anyone asked, but in case anyone has wondered why a Cardinals fan is on a Marlins board, I've always had a soft spot for the Marlins. They were one of the first teams added to the league in my lifetime. I always loved teal. I've attended many ST games in Jupiter and had many conversations with Marlins fans, who have always been terrific. My in-laws live in Ft. Lauderdale 8 months out of the year, and when ST ended before I could get there, I've been able to go to Miami for a game. Add all that to the fact I'm a nerd for uniform updates/rebrands, I found this site when looking for info on the Marlins rebrand. Then I noticed some of the same people from the Creamer boards were here as well, I've stuck around. Thanks for putting up with this Cardinals fan!

Just ordered again. We'll see how this one goes.

Now I am debating whether I should attempt to reorder with today's code. What's the worst that could happen, it gets cancelled again?

If I put it in my cart and add today's code it looks like this (I know you guys hate this jersey, but I like it. ?) [ATTACH]2574._xfImport[/ATTACH]