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Originally Posted by VAChief
I don't see it as recognizing someone special as just "welcome to the team" and as such (particularly for Piscotty,) there is something to recognizing someone new. Different fans every night, but I get the consistency arguments as well.
Now if he continues to suck, gets released and returns here as a Marlin and the fans give him a standing O, then I could see the level of angst. One time, welcome, not a problem.
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He was not here of his own recognizance. He had no choice but to play for the Cardinals. He's not a 10/5 guy. He has no NTC. He could play for St. Louis or retire.
He's not even a guy we're trying to 'recruit' for next year - the Cards have him under team control if they want him in 2016.
He's just another guy. Like I said, he's no different than a slew of new faces that hit this club every year and giving him a standing ovation does a disservice to the people that actually earn something. All Moss managed to do was not die on the flight over.
HURRAY!!!!!
If it's Larry Walker you can salute him for joining the right side after years of being a thorn (and as a sign of respect for what he's accomplished). If It's Holliday you do it as a showing that you want him to stick around because you value his skills. For Brandon Moss? A guy with 4 good months of baseball in his entire career who isn't even a pending FA? Ugh...you're just doing it there because you think you're supposed to.
Again, it's BFIB saccharine nonsense.