Cafeoutdoors.com: Cards signing Goldschmidt = Matt Holliday part II

I have no idea what his IQ is but I can tell you his time with the Cardinals was about as good as it gets. His contract was a great value to the Cards. He was a true gentleman and class act. He NEVER shorted the fans. He took exceptional care of his body and worked at his craft as hard as anyone in the league (and harder than most). But most of all, that guy spent tons of his precious free time and lots of his money at Children's and Cardinal Glennon, trying to make sick kids feel a little better by meeting a Cardinal baseball player. I know two sets of parents that have his cell number and an open invitation to call him if they think their kid would benefit by him visiting. One of the little girls he became close with was a good friend of our family and I was in awe of how close he got with her. She passed at 13 years old and he was there for her right up until the end. 98% of Cardinal nation had no idea how involved he was with the very sick kids in the STL area. And he wanted it that way. He and his wife did not just talk the talk and set up some foundation for other people to run. They walked the walk and did more behind the scenes than any other sport star I've ever seen.

So, if he wasn't a brain surgeon or rocket scientist, that's fine with me. I'll take a class act like him any day. And if Goldschimdt is just half the person Holliday was, while he was here, he'll be just fine...

--------------------
"Hunts are best measured by the endurance of the memories they produce..."

Post Extras