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THE BLOOM PICAYUNE

Chaim Bloom’s preamble to his introductory press conference Tuesday at Busch Stadium set forth his appreciation for the Cardinals history and offered, in general teams, how he saw the team building to succeed in the future.

The whole opening statement lasted 8 minutes, 21 seconds.

His time talking was just beginnin

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