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Instant Reaction: Cardinals Extend Manager Oli Marmol · Kenny Wallace Media

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  What's up everybody? Charlie.
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  Marlow here. Got to jump on.
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  And talk about this big breaking news.
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  Surprising news to me at least, but.
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  I guess with the Cardinals, should we really be that
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  surprised? The announcement I just saw the
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  official tweet. Or ex.
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  Post whatever you want to call it Cardinals extending Manager.
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  Ali Marmole. For two years through the. 2026
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  season this was the. Last year he's under contract,
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  so he's in theory or he was. A lame duck.
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  Manager I. Don't like this move, I'm.
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  Not going to go crazy about. It, but I don't like this move.
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  And here's why. Why?
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  Why did you have to do this? Where where was the sense of
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  urgency to do this? To me this is.
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  A Prove It Season for? Ali Mar.
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  Mole. And it should be and I'm I'm.
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  Very neutral on Ali. Marmole, as I think I should be
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  and everybody should be. He had a nice first season, 93
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  wins. He had an awful second season,
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  91 losses he had. The contract this is his last
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  year seems pretty fair to me to prove it, to have to prove it.
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  And then? Get your contract.
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  Extension SO I don't. I don't love this move.
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  And that's nothing against Ollie.
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  I don't know if Ollie will be. A good manager or great manager
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  or not? But nobody does but.
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  It's fair to say the Cardinals think he's their.
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  Guy want him to be their. Guy.
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  Don't blame him. For what?
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  Happened in. 2023. And think he's the right man
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  for. The job for at least the next
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  couple years. And I think another another part
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  of this. And by the way, again, I have
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  not watched the press conference or listened to it yet.
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  I know Bill Dewitts there. John Mosalak Ali.
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  And I'm sure they all spoke. And so.
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  After I watched that. I may update my comments, but as
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  I as I saw the news and I'm thinking about why why you do
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  this? First of all, the Cardinals.
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  I feel like they. They kind of always do this.
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  They did this with Matt. Carpenter.
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  You know, giving these extensions.
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  Before they have. To another thing is this is no
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  disrespect to Ali, but Ollie's not this hall of.
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  Fame Manager with all. These all all these notches on
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  his belt of. Of World Series and whatnot.
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  Whereas, oh, he can't be a lame duck.
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  Or he's going to. Go somewhere else.
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  No he he's a young. Manager He could be really good.
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  But I just. I just don't.
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  I don't get it. But here's.
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  Where as I'm thinking about it. Why?
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  Why? It probably makes sense to.
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  The Cardinals. Especially even if I disagree.
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  With this. Think about the the.
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  Eventual transfer of power in this organization Where?
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  Earlier this spring, John Mozalak.
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  Said he. Still plans to step out of his.
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  Role. As president of baseball.
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  Operations here? After what?
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  2025 So this is essentially if that stays.
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  True. This is the last.
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  Couple years. Of John Mozalak's reign as the
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  as the chief. Decision maker for the Saint
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  Louis Cardinals? Now overall, John, Mozalak has
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  been really good. We know there's been a downward
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  trend the last. Five years or so and and
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  certainly. It's not the same team that we
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  saw from 11 to 15, but I do think overall John Mozalak has
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  done a. Very good job.
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  And if you look at it from this standpoint, if John Mozalak has.
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  Two more years. As the president.
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  Of baseball operations. And Bill, do it.
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  Junior trusts. Him, which he does.
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  We all know that. Then John MO Zalok is able to go
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  out with his guy. And if Ali is his guy, I
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  understand why MO is saying, look, I've been in.
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  This organization for. A long.
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  Time pushing 30 years in this current role.
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  What is it? I feel like it's since I've been
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  here. So that's 1617.
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  Years, whatever it is. So I understand the.
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  Thinking of. If you're.
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  Going to allow John MO Zalok to go.
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  Out in two years. You let him do it with his guy.
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  And it. Sure seems like Ali Marmol is
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  his guy. What do you guys think of that,
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  of my take of that logic And just look, when this when this
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  news came down, I go, OK, what could it be, You know a Goldie
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  extension. Although if you look into that.
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  If they if they were to give. Him a a substantial pay.
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  Cut. You can't do that to.
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  Veterans. With his status, so it would
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  have to be as a free agent. So that's kind of something
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  that's a little more difficult you're thinking, could it be one
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  of those young guys where you, you buy?
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  Out their arbitration years in a couple free agent years.
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  Like a large new bar. I know he's hurt.
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  But so I saw Ollie and again. It didn't super shock me because
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  the Cardinals are so conservative in their approach.
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  They don't do anything. Rash whatsoever.
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  Even last. Year, I said.
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  Look. If if, the Cardinals would have
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  fired Ollie Marmol. Last season or after the season,
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  I don't. I don't think that's.
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  I don't think that's something that that couldn't have
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  happened. I'm not saying they 100% should
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  have done that, but it. Was a terrible season.
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  We haven't had a season like that in freaking, what, 20?
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  25 years, whatever it is. So this.
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  Isn't super. Surprising, but but I don't like
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  the move because I just. Think it's fair for Ali Marmol?
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  To prove. It this.
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  Year and by the way, even. If they start out 500 after a a
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  tough early schedule. And it's getting close to the
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  All Star break and things are looking good.
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  Sign him to the extension then. I I just.
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  I don't. Understand the urgency to do.
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  It now before we've even played a game.
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  I also, I just. I don't.
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  Think he deserves the. Extension right now, and I just
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  want to reiterate, that's not a knock on Ollie Marmo whatsoever
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  1. Really good year.
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  One really bad year. OK, this is the prove.
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  It year. Have a nice season.
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  Do it again. Get your contract.
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  Extension. So we shall see.
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  I don't know. I I think Ali Marmol is a bright
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  guy. Really good communicator.
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  Good. Baseball guy, I I like the way
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  he speaks with the media and explains things I've said a
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  million times. I I didn't.
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  Think last year at. All.
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  That he. Handled the Tyler O'Neill thing.
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  Well, whatsoever. I just.
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  I saw zero. Value to calling him out
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  publicly like that and and then listen to listen to Tyler after
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  the fact. Look.
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  The relationship was was. Irreparable that.
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  The way to say it. Or irreparable?
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  Irreparable. After that, I just, I thought
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  that was dumb. I And that's by the way, if you
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  say Tyler O'Neill was loafing and he's running 93%, I get
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  that, I thought. There was 0.
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  Value to calling out. By the way, calling out the
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  dude's effort, that's different. That's different than saying
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  hey. You got to execute.
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  You got to be better calling out a dude's.
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  Effort. Is essentially calling out an
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  athlete's manhood, right? That was.
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  Different to me. I'm trying to get this to be
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  straight. OK, there we go.
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  So anyway, I feel like we always get back into the Tyler O'Neill
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  thing, but I do think that was a big miss by by Ollie.
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  I thought that was unnecessary. Last year.
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  Also I think some of the some of the soft contact stuff.
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  I heard a lot last year. I felt like that was.
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  Excuse making and that that comes from the manager down.
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  It was a lot. Of the pitchers, too, but I
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  heard a lot of that from. Ollie.
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  Which? Some of that's true.
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  But also, I don't think the fan. Base loves hearing that when
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  you're having a terrible season, but.
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  You can have bad luck in baseball.
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  So I don't know. What do you guys think?
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  Comment. Like subscribe.
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  I'm. Not going to go crazy.
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  Like we know this is how. The Cardinals.
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  Do business and and this doesn't mean that Ollie Marmol.
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  Can't be fired. Still but.
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  I think it's fair to say he probably.
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  He probably won't be. And as I think about it more and
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  and again. For the. 80th time.
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  I haven't listened and watched the press conference yet.
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  I will, but I understand why. John Mosalak in his last.
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  Two years as the. President of baseball operations
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  he wants some stability in. Terms of the field manager.
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  And the staff and he's going to go out with his guy, so that
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  doesn't mean it's going to work by.
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  The way. That does not mean it's going to
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  work, but I understand why Bill do it.
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  And John Mosalak and Bildewitz thinks that John Mosalak has
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  earned that in his last. Couple years before Mosalak does
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  whatever he does next. All right.
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  Comment, like, subscribe. Love you guys.
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  Have a great. Saint Patty's Day weekend.
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  Be safe. Drink a lot of green beer and
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  all that and. Again, drop your comments.
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  What do you think? I'm guessing this?
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  Is going to be very unpopular. As it should.
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  To be honest with you, I don't think it makes any sense.
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  I don't think it really makes any sense.
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  Not necessary. Whatsoever.
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  If they have a nice. Start to.
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  The season couple three months in, give it to him then.
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  That's my opinion. But again, look, this doesn't
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  mean it's going to work. This doesn't mean it's going to
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  work. This is what the Cardinals did.
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  Cardinals are a great organization.
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  They usually. Do the right thing.
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  Last couple years, I feel like it's fair to.
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  Say they they've, they've, they've gone away from that a
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  little bit. I think the.
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  Trust we had in the Cardinals organization, which forever.
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  Everything made sense. Everything.
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  Made sense last couple years. It doesn't make much sense at
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  all to me. This one doesn't make any sense
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  to me. Ollie Marmot should have had to
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  prove it in. 2024 But we shall. See, look, it doesn't matter
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  what I think it matters. What happens?
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  So there you. Go.
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  I will shut up now, but don't love the move.
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  I think. He should have.
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  Had to prove it here in 2024. All right, guys, comment like.
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  Subscribe, Share the video, Share the channel, put in your
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  group text. Put on social media baseball
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  season. 'S here baby Ali Mar Mole.
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  To your extension. Why?
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  Why? OK, see ya.