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Fans interact with Holliday at Cardinals’ speaker series
- Updated: May 19, 2016
ST. LOUIS — A group of roughly 100 fans had lunch in the Cardinals Club at Busch Stadium and listened to FOX Sports Midwest broadcaster Dan McLaughlin interview left fielder Matt Holliday on Thursday.
The fans paid $80 for the opportunity as part of the Cardinals’ speaker series, which also included a photo on the warning track. Open to the public, the event sold out in the first 22 hours after it was announced.
Holliday opened up on a number of topics, such as what it means to have spent more time in the Majors (13 seasons, 1,702 games) than anyone else on the club.
“It’s no big deal,” Holliday told the crowd. “I like the role. When you come up, it’s hard to imagine yourself thinking back. Now, I’m the oldest guy. I kind of like to be that guy that can offer any kind of help, but I still feel pretty young.”
People came from as far away as Ohio and Oklahoma for the rare chance to see Holliday speak at length about his playing career as well as …
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