Having said that, we saw him play the latter part of August and thought he had had enough. He had already gone from Double-A to Triple-A and we thought it was time for him to go home and get ready to play winter ball if he wanted to, or if not, get ready for spring training. Chuck LaMar
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![If [Blum] plays third base, he'll get the majority of the at-bats. If he ends up playing second base, if we don't sign another middle infielder, then he would get the majority of the at-bats there. We brought him in to be a full-time player. - Chuck LaMar Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=SWYgW0JsdW1dIHBsYXlzIHRoaXJkIGJhc2UsIGhlJ2xsIGdldCB0aGUgbWFqb3JpdHkgb2YgdGhlIGF0LWJhdHMuIElmIGhlIGVuZHMgdXAgcGxheWluZyBzZWNvbmQgYmFzZSwgaWYgd2UgZG9uJ3Qgc2lnbiBhbm90aGVyIG1pZGRsZSBpbmZpZWxkZXIsIHRoZW4gaGUgd291bGQgZ2V0IHRoZSBtYWpvcml0eSBvZiB0aGUgYXQtYmF0cyB0aGVyZS4gV2UgYnJvdWdodCBoaW0gaW4gdG8gYmUgYSBmdWxsLXRpbWUgcGxheWVyLiA=&author=ICBDaHVjayBMYU1hciAgICA=&num=13 "If [Blum] plays third base, he'll get the majority of the at-bats. If he ends up playing second base, if we don't sign another middle infielder, then he would get the majority of the at-bats there. We brought him in to be a full-time player. - Chuck LaMar Quotes")
![He's a baseball player - outstanding instincts on the field, good makeup, a hard-nosed player, always has been, versatility. [He's] a better left-handed hitter than right, and that fits us, especially with Damian [Rolls] at third base. He's just a good, solid performer. - Chuck LaMar Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=SGUncyBhIGJhc2ViYWxsIHBsYXllciAtIG91dHN0YW5kaW5nIGluc3RpbmN0cyBvbiB0aGUgZmllbGQsIGdvb2QgbWFrZXVwLCBhIGhhcmQtbm9zZWQgcGxheWVyLCBhbHdheXMgaGFzIGJlZW4sIHZlcnNhdGlsaXR5LiBbSGUnc10gYSBiZXR0ZXIgbGVmdC1oYW5kZWQgaGl0dGVyIHRoYW4gcmlnaHQsIGFuZCB0aGF0IGZpdHMgdXMsIGVzcGVjaWFsbHkgd2l0aCBEYW1pYW4gW1JvbGxzXSBhdCB0aGlyZCBiYXNlLiBIZSdzIGp1c3QgYSBnb29kLCBzb2xpZCBwZXJmb3JtZXIuIA==&author=ICBDaHVjayBMYU1hciAgICA=&num=9 "He's a baseball player - outstanding instincts on the field, good makeup, a hard-nosed player, always has been, versatility. [He's] a better left-handed hitter than right, and that fits us, especially with Damian [Rolls] at third base. He's just a good, solid performer. - Chuck LaMar Quotes")
![[Cardinals Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith recently spent three days in North Carolina working with Tampa Bay Devil Rays shortstop prospect B.J. Upton , who plays for the Class AAA Durham Bulls.] And I think he's going to speak to the entire club sometime, ... Ozzie is not only full of knowledge, but he's one of the most generous people in the game. He's a class act. - Chuck LaMar Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W0NhcmRpbmFscyBIYWxsIG9mIEZhbWUgc2hvcnRzdG9wIE96emllIFNtaXRoIHJlY2VudGx5IHNwZW50IHRocmVlIGRheXMgaW4gTm9ydGggQ2Fyb2xpbmEgd29ya2luZyB3aXRoIFRhbXBhIEJheSBEZXZpbCBSYXlzIHNob3J0c3RvcCBwcm9zcGVjdCBCLkouIFVwdG9uICwgd2hvIHBsYXlzIGZvciB0aGUgQ2xhc3MgQUFBIER1cmhhbSBCdWxscy5dIEFuZCBJIHRoaW5rIGhlJ3MgZ29pbmcgdG8gc3BlYWsgdG8gdGhlIGVudGlyZSBjbHViIHNvbWV0aW1lLCAuLi4gT3p6aWUgaXMgbm90IG9ubHkgZnVsbCBvZiBrbm93bGVkZ2UsIGJ1dCBoZSdzIG9uZSBvZiB0aGUgbW9zdCBnZW5lcm91cyBwZW9wbGUgaW4gdGhlIGdhbWUuIEhlJ3MgYSBjbGFzcyBhY3QuIA==&author=ICBDaHVjayBMYU1hciAgICA=&num=1 "[Cardinals Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith recently spent three days in North Carolina working with Tampa Bay Devil Rays shortstop prospect B.J. Upton , who plays for the Class AAA Durham Bulls.] And I think he's going to speak to the entire club sometime, ... Ozzie is not only full of knowledge, but he's one of the most generous people in the game. He's a class act. - Chuck LaMar Quotes")
