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jacks100
What. A. Beauty.
PeterJMoss
Hard to believe the Jays landed him for Zach Stewart, Jason Frasor, Octavio Dotel, Mark Rzepczynski and Corey Patterson… basically a bunch of middle of relievers. But flags fly forever… so I doubt any Cardinals fans are complaining.
MaineSkin
TOR has to deal Snider or Gose with Marsnick coming for a decent young SP to get them to thier trio in HiA. Would the Nats give Meyer for Gose? Os give Arrieta for Snider?
rikersbeard
Marisnick is a ways off yet. Also, why move Snider now, while his trade value is depreciated and you have no replacement for LF. (Rajai is not an everyday LFer).
FS54 2
Straight up? you have deal. as far as I know Gose can potentially solve our lead-off issues. On the other hand, Meyer is having nice season so far but still in Potomac.
notsureifsrs
they would if toronto would let them
stl_cards16
So he doesn’t want to play in front of fans that are “all into their baseball”? I would say maybe he is the different breed. Winners want to play for a fanbase like that.
And I’m one of the few who liked Colby here.
Mike R Christian
I don’t think he meant he didn’t want to play there. The answer was in response to whether he ignored the trade talk. He was simply stating it was hard to ignore the rumours last year because the fans are hardcore would approach him about it, where in Toronto the fans basically leave the players alone on the streets.
jill
Did you misread that on purpose? I believe he was talking about being uncomfortable about the fan scrutiny. The fans hated him there. He knew it too.
stl_cards16
I didn’t misread it. He wants to play where no one will care if he plays terroble. When Toronto is competing for a World Championship in a year or two, they will let him know if he is playing terrible, too.
Ross Lambert
Wow. I guess it’s a good thing for Colby you liked him.
Craig 4
No, the fans hated his Dad Tony Many fans liked Colby and wanted him to succeed.
Ross Lambert
That’s not what he said. At all. He was saying that because the people of St Louis are baseball savvy and “everywhere you go”, it was hard to ignore the trade rumors. Why take it personally?
Esteban Castellanos
Toronto Fans are just as passionate as St. Louis fans, we’re just a bit different. And while the Jays might never supplant the Maple Leafs as the most important team in Toronto, they are beloved and a huge part of this city.
From what I took from the interview Rasmus felt he was getting scrutiny from St. Louis fans for what happened off the diamond. Meanwhile in Toronto there hasn’t been one peep about his dad and all the other stuff he was getting slammed for back in St. Louis.
In Toronto Colby just feels more comfortable here where we let Colby be Colby off the field and only talk about his performance on the field.
I still love the trade, and it has worked out great for both teams.
jacks100
“Toronto Fans are just as passionate as St. Louis fans, we’re just a bit different.”
We’re different, in that, we’re not as passionate…
therednorth
“And while the Jays might never supplant the Maple Leafs…”
In 1993, when the Jays were smashing the MLB attendance record and winning back-to-back World Series, the Doug Gilmour’s Leafs went on a ten-game winning streak to open the season. And nobody noticed because Joe Carter was too busy knocking one out of the ballpark.
The Jays, I believe, are the only team that’s ever (briefly) supplanted the Leafs in Toronto.
bjork24
The Cardinals were 90-72 last year, not 88-70.
Luke White
88-70 since the trade.
bjork24
Ah. That makes more sense. Sorry!
Freeze92
Rasmus for a world series perfect trade even if this guy goes on to be Babe Ruth reincarnated cardinals still made a great trade
R4Y
Should have asked him how he felt missing out on the World Series run?
Jeremy 10
He will get to experience many more with the Blue Jays
StanleyPujols
lol. You can’t be serious
StanleyPujols
I doubt the Jays win a ring in Rasmus’ lifetime.
Jaysfan724
Still got a ring I believe (although of course it’s not the same).
Sean Kehoe
yep, he got a ring… and then blew off La Russa when he came to give it to him. Class act, he is lol.
Colin Christopher
“I’m just going to try to continue to try…”
This kid needs to have a sit-down with Yoda.
CitizenLoonie
So, one year ago the White Sox acquired batting practice pitcher Zach Stewart and 17 innings from Frasor. Who’s laughing now! Oh wait…
JaysGLawrie
zach stewart youk
Joe Schroeder
So much talent, but will he ever be good enough to play consistently at the big league level with great expectations? As a Cardinal fan- I wish him nothing but the best.
Gabe Lee
Rasmus is the best CF in the AL east…
Leonard Washington
Yeah when Ellsbury is injured. Otherwise not a snowballs chance in hell.
TheLoLgen
Except for that Jones fellow…
Jedmoon
Im sorry, thats ridiculous, Granderson, Jones and Ellsbury are far better….. he is possibly the worst CF in the AL East
MetsEventually
Rasmus is still a terrible baseball player, even after one year.