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Derrick Goold
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Baseball writer. Postcard scribbler. Pencil enthusiast. Craic backer. Lapsed cartoonist. World record INF. 5x APSE No. 1 beat scribe. Friendly neighborhood word slinger.
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Alex Bregman opted out of his contract today.
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As always, solid notes from @dgoold.bsky.social and his weekly Write Fielder newsletter. Love the quotes from Cardinals players from the Game 7 winning clubhouse of the '67 Series.
https://www.stltoday.com/online/article_0192721f-42c1-47f1-b15b-9d152e3cdc47.html
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Roy Halladay's sons, Braden and Ryan, are throwing out the first pitch to Carlos Ruiz tonight. It's the 15th anniversary of Halladay's no-hitter.
A question about the manager's role in enacting plans and mobilizing fans turns into an interesting, lengthy chat-long exchange about the different ways to view and judge a manager.

Plus, there's a thoughtful question on legends becoming managers during a rebuild .. www.stltoday.com/sports/profe...
Goold's chat: What role does manager play in Cardinals' enacting plans, mobilizing fans?
A question about Chaim Bloom's choice to stick with Oli Marmol prompts an conversation in this week's chat about managers, their personalities, and more.
www.stltoday.com
Thanks for sharing that.