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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.

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So glad this @dgoold.bsky.social profile includes one the greatest player quotes of all-time.

“No research, nothing. Straight to the monkey.”

This former Cardinals All-Star is poised to get the call to Cooperstown in 2 months
Carlos Beltran, on the writers' ballot for a fourth year, is on the brink of induction to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. His career shaped vs. and with Cardinals.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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5 prospects who need Rule 5 protection.

Daniel Guerrero has an excellent rundown of the Cardinals decisions before today's deadline.

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5 Rule 5 draft-eligible Cardinals prospects to know ahead of roster protection deadline
Major League Baseball's deadline to protect players eligible for Dec. 10's Rule 5 draft is 5 p.m. Tuesday. Ahead of the deadline, here are five eligible Cardinals prospects to know.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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#stlcards chat was a bit stop-and-go yesterday (all my fault) and now access to questions has collapsed (web outing).

Still, there was a lively discussion around this theme:

Do you Cardinals need to trade to create spot for Wetherholt?

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Goold's chat: Do you Cardinals need to make a trade to create spot for JJ Wetherholt?
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Greetings. Welcome to the weekly Cardinals chat here at StlToday. I'm set up here in Columbia, Missouri, just a few feet from Mizzou's campus. Getting a chance
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November 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Trade talks galore give Cardinals 1st chance to flex improved scouting

Chaim Bloom wants it kicked into “overdrive.”

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Goold: Trade talks galore give Cardinals 1st chance to flex improved scouting
In first month leading front office, Chaim Bloom has augmented player evaluation with staff hires, new practices to 'kick it into overdrive.' Trades will be early test.
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November 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Fear and punning in Las Vegas.

Come for the dad jokes, but stay for Boras' stinging comment about media rights fees and the bell he's ringing about the spot prop-bets put pitchers in with just a simple wild pitch ...

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Fear and punning in Las Vegas: Agent Scott Boras delivers a warning, and some dad jokes
Departing briefly from his one-liners and zingers on his free-agent talent, the agent rang an alarm on how recent gambling indictments can warp perception for all pitchers.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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I had an NL MVP ballot this year.
This was my final vote, submitted to BBWAA.
Love you, Phillies fans.
November 14, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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It's where and when not if Albert Pujols will manage in the majors, according to the two execs who interviewed him for their open positions.

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Only 'a matter of time before' Albert Pujols manages in majors, baseball execs say
During a lengthy interview with Padres about their opening at manager, three-time MVP was 'super impressive,' made it clear he 'really wants to do this.'
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November 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Brendan Donovan is among the most-coveted hitters in trade talks already this winter.

Cardinals are listening.
Does that mean they will be capitalizing?

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Cardinals All-Star Brendan Donovan among most coveted hitters in trade talks: sources
Cardinals are fielding overtures (and looking to maximize return) for cost-controlled Gold Glove-winner who fits a mid-market payroll and offers versatility for other moves.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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The #Cardinals are shopping for at least a starter.
The #stlcards are also entertaining offers for their best starter.

What gives?

Chaim Bloom had a lot to say today ...

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Why Cardinals are shopping for a starter while open to trading their top starter, Sonny Gray
With an eye for long-term upside and future cores, Chaim Bloom is exploring trades for starters and says Cardinals aren't ruling out spending or 'multi-year' offers.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Now it's Chaim Bloom's turn to deal with Cardinals' no-trade clauses like Nolan Arenado's
'We’re on the same page,' says new president of his approach this winter to trading All-Star third baseman. That move and others will shape offseason, from its pacing to Bloom's
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November 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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When is the Cardinals next window to win? Their trade conversations will start to reveal when they think it is.

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When is Cardinals' next window to win? Trade talks will reveal new timeline
As GM meetings open, Chaim Bloom says, "We want to be able to leverage roster spots as much as possible toward" a future goal.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Here are key dates and key decisions for Cardinals this offseason. And they start today.

That includes their decison on gormer first-rounder Zack Thompson … www.stltoday.com/sports/profe...
Here are key dates and key decisions for Cardinals this offseason. And they start today.
Cardinals must reduce 40-player roster to 40 by Thursday, forcing a decision with a former first-rounder. And there are more deadlines ahead to spur movement.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Cardinals’ historic claim is on notice www.stltoday.com/sports/profe...
Goold: Can Dodgers win 3 more World Series to overtake Cardinals before they win next 1?
The youngest of Cardinals fans can recite the oldest of claims: Their club leads the NL in championships, and not since 1954 has a rival been this close to matching
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November 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Alex Bregman opted out of his contract today.
November 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Masyn Winn, taking strides with healthy knee, earns Gold Glove: 'I'm not going to stop at one’

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Masyn Winn, taking strides with healthy knee, earns Gold Glove: 'I'm not going to stop at one'
Path to first career Gold Glove (and 100th award for the Cardinals) began with routine and fundamentals. Winn already feels benefit of offseason knee surgery.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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1st for Masyn Winn.
4th #stlcards shortstop to win.
100th Gold Glove for #Cardinals club.

More here: www.stltoday.com/sports/profe...
Shortstop Masyn Winn secures 1st career Gold Glove Award, wins Cardinals' 100th overall
Winn, a finalist for Rawlings' top honor in each of his two seasons as the Cardinals' everyday shortstop, becomes the fourth Cardinals shortstop to win.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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Lars Nootbaar says surgical solution was 'huge shock,' but provides foothold for performance

Spoke with the Cardinaks oitfuelder after his PT in Tuesday …

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Lars Nootbaar says surgical solution was 'huge shock,' but provides foothold for performance
The Cardinals and their outfielder are not setting a precise timetable for his return due to the nature of the surgery — it was done on both feet.
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October 29, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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With his Game 3 start tonight St. Louis native Max Scherzer will pull off something no other pitcher has in #WorldSeries history -- and join a former Cardinals champion in a rare October feat.

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St. Louis native Max Scherzer set to join a former Cardinals champion in rare World Series feat
With his Game 3 start for the Blue Jays, Scherzer will become the first pitcher to appear with four teams in the Fall Classic. Lonnie Smith is the only other
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October 27, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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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
Quotes don’t often sizzle like these, all from Game 7: • “The only thing he might go back to Boston for is some of those wonderful lobsters. He’s stolen everything else in Boston.” – manager Red Schoendienst on Lou Brock setting World Series record with seven stolen bases, three of them coming in Game 7. • “I wanted to get into the record book some way.” – Brock. • “Hell, he’d challenge Michael the Archangel, if he had to.” – Tim McCarver on Bob Gibson. • “I wish I could take it off and hang it up somewhere.” – Gibson on his arm. • “I’ll tell you one thing: He’ll carry that error with him for about a month.” – Mike Shannon on lining a ball off Boston third baseman Joe Foy for an error. • “Right here.” – Shannon pointing to his right calf as if to indicate the bruise on Foy’s leg. • “I used to hit home runs but when the pitchers find out you’re a pretty good hitter, they don’t slop the ball in on you as they do when other pitchers are batting. I haven’t been getting many good pitches to hit. They’ve been throwing me curve balls outside all season and I can’t hit an outside curve ball.” – Gibson, in his next-day column for Post-Dispatch. • “Jim Lonborg is eating ice cream now. The only way Lonborg gets champagne is to order it himself.” – Brock on Red Sox starter Lonborg and famous ‘Lonborg and champagne’ headline. • “The Red Sox spent half their time popping off. They would have spent that time better by taking extra batting practice. Now it’s our turn to pop off.” – Curt Flood.
October 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Can Cardinals learn from Phillies' full-house fan revival? Hint: It took star power

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Goold: Can Cardinals learn from Phillies' full-house fan revival? Hint: It took star power
After losing to Cardinals in 2011, Philly experienced steep decline in ticket sales like St. Louis now and in the standings. What revived Phillies' sellouts: 'Spent a ton of money.'
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October 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Sho, meet Hoot.

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Does Shohei Ohtani's epic game eclipse Bob Gibson's legendary Game 7 for Cardinals?
In 1967, at Fenway Park, Gibson struck out 10, hit a solo homer to cinch a World Series championship, a two-way playoff feat arguably surpassed only this past week.
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October 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Chat, unabridged.

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Goold's chat: What factors (or trades) could plunge Cardinals into a long-term rebuild?
Greetings! Happy Game 7 Day. Welcome to the weekly Cardinals chat here at StlToday. The Dodgers have another pennant and can move ever closer to the Cardinals' hold on the
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October 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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It’s a new long overdue #BPIB
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Best Podcast in Baseball returns to ask: Does closure help spur Cardinals' new beginning?
Podcast Episode · Best Podcast in Baseball · 10/17/2025 · 1h 9m
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October 17, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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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.
October 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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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.
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October 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM