For whatever reason, the boys over @ Bloguin asked this silly little site to participate in their weekly MLB Power Rankings.

Basically it's an opportunity to make pithy comments and randomly put numbers next to the Royals and Pirates to see who the majority thinks sucks more. Each week HMW (Consider this the first you've heard of this. I'm too lazy to e-mail or Tweet) or I will be filling out this form and posting a link here when they publish it.

Some people enjoy the hell out of these things. Other people think it's fabricated garbage. We get it.

But if you want to take a peek:

MLB Power Rankings Week 1

Hell, I think they're even trying to find a sponsor for this thing. And you wonder how these guys get on these 'power poll' thing-y's? Babble long enough and someone will give you a shot.

Also, I think I'm starting to like Dancing with the Stars. Dammit.

The first rule of MLB Club?

Don't talk about MLB Club. The second rule?

Don't pitch to Jose Alberto Pujols. Never. Ever. Not once. Just don't do it. You're going to lose. Why the fuck are you pitching to Pujols. WHY?

(Watch #5 jerk 2 HR's out of Great American Ballpark LINK HERE)

Now as a fan of the St. Louis Cardinals, feel free to disobey this rule. But after 6 months of doing whatever he does in the off-season (Sudoku? midget wrasslin'? porn?), Dusty Baker and his coaching staff gave Cincinnati a nice welcome back present... a steaming pile of idiocracy.

And you'd think that a monster dong to left center might shake Mr. Baker's core belief that his over-hyped pitching staff was actually better than Albert.

But it didn't.

And Albert got a head start on the Triple Crown talk. Usually we've got to wait for May 1st to start that.

It's amusing to me that Pujols, now several seasons into his career, still gets tested. Even in his first at bat of the year. I asked earlier- but why? Why try it? What are you trying to prove. The guy is not human. He's going to take you down. Pardon the wild hyperbole, but would you be surprised if the Reds started off 0-6 and lost the season before it even got started? I wouldn't.

Eventually (most likely in Milwaukee) the manager of the team in the other dugout will let Holliday, Ludwick and Rasmus do the heavy lifting. But as long as we've got Dusty in the division and a bandbox in Ohio- Albert's power numbers will wain nary.

Other Notes:

+ Colby Rasmus: Off to a great 1 game start. If he continues his trajectory into a borderline All-Star in 2010, this Cardinals team is scary good. I mean scary.

+ Skip Shumaker: Not a good spring. A terrible opener. He's pressing. And making outs. The one thing you CAN'T do in the 1 hole is make outs. Anything but outs has to be the attitude. 11 runs while the table setter wears the collar? Welcome back Big Mac!

+ How awesome was it in AP's AB after hitting his second home run, when he hit a foul ball and a lady wearing a Pujols jersey caught it behind home plate and got lustily booed. Trust me Reds fans- it's fun having Albert Pujols on your team.

+ Chris Carpenter: Not spectacular. Not bad. If the Cards get wins with average starts, then 100 for the season should be the goal.

+ Jason Motte & Ryan Franklin: Let's try not to freak out after one game. But AHHHHHHHH! Both guys were very, very shaky to put it nicely.

+ Yadier Molina: Guy comes back from a 2 week layoff and catches a long game and hits his first grand slam as a pro. Not bad for a Monday, eh?

+ Tony LaRussa: Putting Rasmus in the 5 hole and getting a huge game from the 2nd year pro is why he manages the Cardinals and we sit in the stands and bitch. I hated the line-up card and had a 'Is Ludwick the most disrespected former All-Star ever?' story in my head ready to work out. Then we get that game. LaRussa.

Check above for the winner of the 2nd Annual BS Detector NCAA Bracket Challenge...

Cards Diaspora challenged you to share your brackets for all to see and mock. And you responded.

We had a record amount of entrants for the 2nd Annual BS Detector Bracket Challenge and I'm happy to announce the winner is... Saxi Taxi

Saxi Taxi, the Duke lover, will recieve:

• 1 Month Unlimited Tanning @ the Tan Company
• 1 haircut from James Mitchell Salon
• 1 $10 Gift Card from Papa John's for a large pie- any way you want it
• 1 Nioxin gift bag with varied things that women like (and possibly some men)

And all of it will be in the mail later today. Congratulations to everyone on embarassing yourselves just like we figured you would.

One shining moment, anyone?

We are not jerking your johnson... It's OPENING DAY!

This afternoon your St. Louis Cardinals will take the field against the Cincinnati Doormats and start the long grind for a NL Central championship. Walt Jocketty is still a Cardinal fan, I'm convinced. Obviously he can't admit it and obviously he hates Bill DeWitt's guts... but deep down he's rooting against the team he put together because he knows how much it means in St. Louis.

In Cincinnati, they're more concerned with things like gag balls, meth and unfortunately timed pregnancies. So a baseball game here or there is more of a nuisance than the dawning of summer.

If you want some beefy Bleacher Report goodness about what will take place in STL next Moday, check out this article: LINK HERE

If you want to see how dead on I was about who you needed to be watching in Spring Training to see how accurate I can be when spewing this shit out, check out this one: LINK HERE

Since we're all here and we're all queer, let's toss out some predictions for 2010 that are sure to miss the mark.

• Team Wins: 94
• HR's: Albert Pujols (42)
• Wins: Adam Wainwright (20)
• Hits: Matt Holliday (217)
• RBI's: Matt Holliday (121)
• Steals: Brendan Ryan (15)
• Walks: Skip Shumaker (77)
• John Goodman Game Apperances: 2
• Rainouts: 4
• TLR Ejections: 4
• ERA: Chris Carpenter (2.48)
• Saves: Ryan Franklin (25)
• K's: Brad Penny (140)
• Team BA RISP: .289
• NL MVP: Matt Holliday
• NL Cy Young: Adam Wainwright
• Games you'll be at: 9
  

So there you go. Expect Matt Holliday to start out in an epic slump. And a monsoon in May.

I'll be honest and say that if the Cardinals don't make the playoffs, 2010 is a massive failure. Face it- we can't crown their asses without playing a single inning... but this team is not constructed for moral victories. Please assume that all commentary on the CD this season will be shown through that prism. We're not looking to pull any punches here- the Cardinals should be good, if not great. They should be favored in 90% of the games they play. They should not win less than 90 games.

And so the story begins.

PS: It looks like Wilson went all in on their ad budget to get personalized neck protectors for umps this year. How'd you like to be in that marketing meeting?

You're too old to try that.

Not wanting to steal any thunder from Erika's excellent spring training re-cap and trip below, I opted not to post the Friday Links.

Hopefully you made your way over to InsideSTL for my regular Friday column, even though I didn't hotlink it here

HORSE HORMONES IN THE BUTTHOLE- TIME FOR OPENING DAY!

Since I'm sitting outside with nothing better to do, let's dick around on the Internet:

• There is such a thing as the most accurate business card thrower. LINK HERE
  
• Three invisible dicks will make the more liberal readers happy. LINK HERE (HT: FWC)
• Cub fans have started a page where they can list reasons to hate the Cubs. LINK HERE
• "Christ, what an asshole." It's the answer that Elaine was looking for. LINK HERE
• Couch airbag prank is great in slow-motion. LINK HERE (HT: JH)
• An illustrated guide on how to suck at Facebook. LINK HERE
• Teachers: You're lucky that this kid isn't in your class. LINK HERE (HT: JH)
• The birdman is a very talented and very, very odd man. LINK HERE
• I don't think that we can ever bitch about the cold weather again. LINK HERE
• Young Me / Now Me - Re-create pics from your past now. LINK HERE

Ed Note: Since I've been using Twitter, I've come across some pretty serious Cardinal fans. They generally follow my page because I'm wearing a Cardinals shirt in my profile pic. They usually unfollow me when I start talking about taco helmets and Chat Roulette.

For whatever reason, Erika., our special contributor today, has decided that she can tolerate my garbage OR more likely she hasn't figured out how to block me. So when I asked her to detour from her trip to Jupiter this spring to go a museum tour this guy reached out to the CD about- she said yes. Then I asked her to take pics and write a story. She again said yes.

She's a saint. And she needs to knock it off with that Aaron stuff. My mom doesn't even call me that anymore.

Below is her story. And I couldn't think of a more appropriate way to end Spring Training 2010 then give you guys an exclusive look at Erika's trip for the CD. I hope you enjoy. And follow her HERE if you're on Twitter. Thanks Erika... PS- Kick Ass Photos too!!!

First, a disclaimer:  I am not a writer and have no aspirations of becoming one.  However I am obsessed with baseball, Cardinals baseball.  So, when Aaron asked if I would be interested in taking a tour of a new baseball exhibit in FL for him during my trip to Spring Training and bringing him back some information to write about it, I jumped at the chance.  Free admission and a behind-the-scenes tour of a BASEBALL museum?!?  Of course I'd do it!

The baseball exhibit at the Elliott Museum in Stuart, FL is 'almost' on the way to a Cardinals' away game at the Mets' Spring Training field, about 45 minutes from Jupiter. Even on a day without a baseball game to attend, the trip would be worthwhile as Stuart's town square has great little shops, restaurants and a beautiful beach (which shares a parking lot with the museum!) But back to the important stuff:  baseball.

The exhibit is small, but it packs a punch.  It focuses on Florida's contribution to the game, featuring  backgrounds on  the area's Spring Training camps.  Histories of local players who made it to the Big Leagues are told through photos, stories and memorabilia. Any baseball fan could find a treasure from their favorite players or teams here with over 600 autographed baseball cards, wonderfully displayed and cataloged to  make it easy to find who you are looking for.  Plus there are more than 200 balls signed by baseball's elite, such as Stan Musial, Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, Warren Spahn, Eddie Mathews, Nolan Ryan, Johnny Bench and Yogi Berra.  You can see bats owned by Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb, and a Shoeless Joe Jackson bat is lurking in their backroom, waiting for the proper display case (preservation issues).  There are big plans for a new facility and growth of the exhibit over the next couple of years too.   So, if you are in Florida, stop by the Elliott museum and check out their gem of a baseball exhibit.

And if you haven't been to Spring Training to cheer on the Cardinals, you must make plans for 2011.  It is Baseball Heaven! Last year was my first trip, and it was wonderful.  This year, armed with more experience and more information, the adventure got even better!  We wandered around the practice fields in the mornings to watch fielding drills and batting practice.  We saw Wainwright hamming it up at bp when he smacked one over the fence and then took a bow for the small cheering crowd in the bleachers.  Albert's son AJ was playing catch with the bullpen.  TLR & Dunc met with the entire pitching staff on the field while we all hung on the fence to catch the conversation.  And the highlight for every fan: autographs!  Players are much more accessible at Spring Training.  After practice,  Kyle Lohse and AdamWainwright signed balls and took pictures with us, talking with the crowd, and  just joking around. We all cracked up when Adam was asked to hold a baby for a photo.  He said “sure, I love kids,” and then turned around and left, pretending to walk off with the little one.  The players seem more relaxed and enjoy the interaction with the fans.  After all, it's only Spring Training.  So, even if your ace blows the game or your superstar is out with a bad back, it doesn't really count... not yet. 

Roger Dean Stadium is a beautiful little ballpark.  The atmosphere is fun & laid back, the weather was beautiful and the players were so close, you could touch them.  (But my husband made me promise not to do that.)  There is no denying that watching a Cardinals game at Roger Dean is different from at Busch Stadium.  To experience the start of baseball, the windy FL breezes, the AAA guys battling for the last bench spots, and our big money boys getting their bats and gloves warmed up for the season, there is no place like Spring Training at Roger Dean. 

We went to four Spring Training games this year.  The Cardinals won all four.  And the next day (after I left), we lost to the Nationals!?!   I was told that I just might be a good luck charm for our Cardinals.  So, if the fans (or the front office for that matter) want to kick in the cash to pay for me to attend all 162 Cardinals games this year as the Official Lucky Charm, I will happily volunteer --- for the good of the team.

And I've included some pictures from Spring Training to share with you, because if there is one thing that I love as much as Cardinals baseball, it is taking photos of Cardinals players.  Spring Training is wonderful for us amateur photographers.  We can get close enough to get the good shots. 

Thanks again to Aaron, for passing along the opportunity to visit the museum.  It was a great side-adventure to my trip to Baseball Heaven.

Like we talked about last week, there weren't a lot of major issues popping up for the Cardinals during this year's Spring Training. The only concerns were the fifth starter and 3B. You'll always have the "Will ___ stay healthy?" or "Will ____ bounce back", but overall this was a pretty low-key spring (for the guys on the field; not so much for the batting coach).

Even so, there are still a handful of issues that didn't make everyone's "Top 10 Questions" list for the 2010 Cardinals.

I could have made that list if I wanted to, but all the big media outlets begged me once again to not drop my vast knowledge of guys like Craig Allen and David Freeze on all Cardinal fans. Luckily I'm here to break it all down, and get you 100% ready for April 5th.

I'm a sucker for the fun giveaways, and judging by the lines at every bobblehead or mini statue night, so is everyone else. Since the 162 game schedule doesn't thrill me too much - especially after seeing the Red Sox or Yankees won't be playing here during interleague play - the giveaway schedule is one of the first things I like to check out on the Cardinals website every year.

We've already discussed the beauty of the Cardinals Sluggie night on April 30th, and that would be a worthy candidate any other year, but in no way does it compare to the Vince Coleman bobblehead giveaway on July 30th. In fact, there's a whole 1985 celebration (bitches) that weekend. The 2010 version of the Cardinals will be on the field vs. the Pirates, so hopefully those just-like-old-times hookers and coke parties don't distract anyone from putting a beatdown on Paul Maholm.

12) What kind of encore will Keith Law come up with this time?
Whether it's 2006 postseason-related, or 2009 Cy Young-related, you know who Keith Law is by now. I'm sorry to break it to everyone but he really doesn't hate us. The evidence might be there in your eyes, but he really doesn't sit in his living room with his radar gun in his lap, while giving "Jesus Props" at his Bill James mural on the ceiling...thinking about more ways to prove that he hates the Cardinals.

In fact, he had some really high praise for one Colby Rasmus earlier this week (insider article):

I have seen Rasmus as a future star for some time now, and I think he's on the cusp of a huge step in that direction. It might come over two years instead of one, but Rasmus' approach at the plate at the end of last season was better than that of many veterans with five or six years of experience on him. His great at-bats didn't always translate into great outcomes, but that will come with time, more reps, and added strength as he gets older. Rasmus has always had great tools -- he's a plus runner, a great defender in center and will show some raw power even now -- but his patience and pitch recognition will help him convert those tools into star-caliber performance.

See?

But to answer the question...he'll wear a fur coat to LaRussa's next ARF event. And fur pants.

13) What will be the best Pujols message board trade proposal?

I'm really torn on this one because Cardinal fans tend to over-value their guys, and severely under-value the other teams' basic functioning intelligence, not to mention the awareness of how good their own player is (see Anthony Reyes for Carl Crawford). They also forget there are 28 other teams in the league that usually like to make their ballclubs better as well.

The difference here is that Pujols is the best player in baseball. He doesn't have the youth appeal of a Justin Upton or Evan Longoria, but obviously Albert would still fetch the world if the front office actually started listening to, and counter-proposing trade offers.

So I don't know what the best offer will be (and by "best," it makes terrible sense for one side). We already saw one given by the national media - Ryan Howard for Pujols - and that really set the tone for stupidity. We can all agree that Howard is a great power hitter, but I don't know if that trade proposal can be topped. I have faith in you, Cardinal Nation. Don't let me down.

14) Can Jason Motte be any douchier?

You know Jason Motte has a closet full of Ed Hardy and Affliction shirts. I don't know if it's a bad facial hair/necklace thingy/baggy jersey combo, but he just has the look of one of the first Hot Chicks with Douchebags entries. I do love the fact that he just throws heat, pitch after pitch, but when it comes to getting outs in order to win the game - that's where things get a little tricky.

I have a rock solid source give me the scoop on a Jason Motte encounter a couple weeks ago at Spring Training:

And Jason Motte's lady friend doesn't know to park in the players' parking lot. He was in our parking garage bitching at her for making him walk about two blocks while we were walking into the garage. That might have been the highlight of the trip since Motte got fucking lit up that day and now he's flipping out. I was waiting to go all TMZ with the camera and get Jason Motte choking some chick out.

You can't get that kind of reporting anywhere else, ladies and gents.

As I told my source: the least surprising part of that story is "Motte got fucking lit up that day."

15) Who will be the next Cardinal on Twitter?

There is a big campaign for Brendan Ryan going on right now, but I'm going with an underdog: Skip Schumaker. I think Holliday gets Skip involved first, then Ryan follows suit.

16) How much beefier can Danny Mac get?

I'm sure I'm the only dork who DVR'd the sports trivia championships on FSMW over the past month or so. But you might have caught a minute or two of it, thus getting a glimpse at the creature who ate Dan McLaughlin:

Damn Danny Mac - I know you were packing on some LBS during the '09 season, but that was still two or three chins ago.

17) Can our lineup scrap the shitty country music?

Seriously - take out Pujols/Molina's signature Random Latin Crap batting music, and 80% of the roster had some country ditty playing as they walk to the plate. I know the lineup has a bunch of crackas and the stands are filled with hoosiers, but come on - no banjos. It's embarrassing, so let's stop.

18) How many games will Karina Smirnoff attend this season?

Just look at her. Go ahead, do it.

Why is she with Brad Penny again?

I'm assuming they are still together, but I haven't heard/cared about their relationship since these beach pictures surfaced a couple months ago.

If I'm setting the over/under on number of games she goes to at Busch, it's got to be one. There will be a lot of people thinking she'll stay in New York or LA, which is the definite favorite.

But if she attends one game, you'd have to think it will be on a weekend, so she'd probably be more likely to stay in town to catch another game or two during the weekend. And that means a big fictitious payday with my fictitious gambling problem...

19) What are the odds that Opening Day gets rained out?

One hundred billion percent. Looking back at my life, I don't believe I've ever gone to an opening day game. I've been downtown pregame, but not within the past ten or so years. Feel free to judge me, but I've always let school or work get in the way since my high school days.

Not to mention, it's always hard as fuck to get single season tickets for opening day, and this year they hung around for a few days.

So since I'm making my opening day debut in just 11 short days (and didn't have to get my tickets by meeting some dude at a truckstop), I'll just give you a heads up now - don't bother going down to the game. There will probably be a tornado, maybe an earthquake; I'd even toss in a volcano eruption as a strong possibility. As long as you keep your head on a swivel, and have tickets for April 14th, you'll be fine.

20) Can we get Taco In A Helmet at Busch Stadium already?

This is another thing that caught fire through Twitter. Basically, if you remember the ice cream in a helmet treats they used to sell at ballparks, this is just like that...except all the fixings of a taco is put inside the helmet.

It's currently being sold at one or two spring traning parks, and looks out-fucking-standing:

If they don't sell it inside of Busch, I think we need to assemble a crew to sell these things down on the street corners before and after the games. If those "cheaper than inside the stadium" peanut and pretzel guys are still in business after 20 years, could you imagine the bank we'd make on this?

Maybe I'm just a fat bastard, but a little more creativity in the food choices down at Busch would be nice. And the TIAH would shoot us right past Minnesota for "fanbase with the least amount of street cred."

Check out the 2009 version of this article here.

And 2008.

And 2006.

The Sirius radio has not been powering on in the morning for a several weeks now, forcing me to listen to the wasteland that is terrestrial radio. And I want to ask all of you that endure this audio enema every day a very serious question:

Is there anything worse in the entire world than the white guy trying to act black while reading the traffic on the urban station?

ZOMG!

I mean these are the seeds of a DJ Qualls movie, no? Obviously this super-Caucasian is being told by some middle manager to ‘hip-hop up’ his traffic report. And not wanting to lose his 3 dollar an hour radio gig he’s trying like hell to be Lloyd Banks. Unfortunately, he’s more Carlton than The Wire.

I’m not a black person. But if I was, I think this would be offensive to me. Hell- it's offensive to me now. And I couldn't be more pale.

You’ve got two choices Hot 104.1- either hire someone that actually is black to read the traffic or let the white guy give a straight traffic report. That’s it.

In other news:

David Freese was named the Cardinals opening day third baseman. Cards Diaspora happens to know more than a few people that went to high school with this guy. Perhaps we can dig up and old girlfriend or two and chat online? Nahhh…

Jason LaRue decided he wanted to back-up Molina on the DL, too. X-rays are scheduled today. Rumors that the porn ‘stach had to be shorn beforehand were not only unfounded, but hurtful.

Jamie Garcia hung on for a starting spot in the rotation. If I was less lazy and anyone at all gave a shit, I’d dig up the post from January where I called this. Young, left-handed pehnom? We look forward to him playing center field in 2016.

Albert Pujols? Albert Pujols crushes home run.

Most of you aren’t on Twitter.

Honestly, I don’t blame you. It’s a bunch of self-loathing miscreants and minor celebrities yapping about anything that pops into our collective conscience.  A beautiful disaster to those involved; a disaster to anyone else.

In this infinite babble, sometimes issues or topics gain the collective force of many Twitter-ers and some action is taken.

For instance:

One of my Twitter friends (who happens to be gathering some stuff for the CD during her trip to Jupiter she’s currently on) is a huge fan of Twitter. She’s also a bigger fan of Brendan Ryan. So the next logical thing to do is to publically force Brendan Ryan to start using the service.

Quite frankly, most athletes don’t need to be on Twitter. They don’t either A) have thoughts that don’t involve scoring (5 hole or otherwise) B) have thoughts at all. So it’s no fun. But Brendan Ryan? He’s a HAM! I bet he was in his high school plays… just because.

I’m pretty sure that if Brendan Ryan gets on Twitter, he’d enjoy it.

I’m certain if Brendan Ryan gets on Twitter, he’ll get suspended for something he says on it.

So SIGN THE PETITION HERE to get Brendan Ryan on Twitter. If for nothing else, do it for @erika4stlcards. She’s very serious about this. And you’ll be getting to know her better soon on this site anyway.

Also- before it get’s too late in the Spring and we shift to the regular season, The Dragon has sent over this interesting NPR piece on Spring Training in MLB. It’s worth the 6 minutes to listen or read and you can find it here: LINK HERE

Perhaps there are worse things in the world, but for lily-white prepsters, the Monday after Las Vegas has to bang the top of the list.

The dehydration. The sleep-deprivation. The insatiable hunger that’s been building from a diet of booze and booze all weekend. It’s all coming to a head in your body right now and it’s like an Iraqi gas mask to your SOUL.

Note to mom- do not look up Iraqi gas mask on Urban Dictionary.

Las Vegas is also a place of great learning. Every trip you can uncover new layers of… well, whatever you’re into. So what knowledge did we gain from this past weekend?

Five Things:

Whatever your budget for a weekend trip is- double it. And be comfortable if you triple it. These people are paid huge amounts of money to figure out ways to suck the cash out of you and are excellent at it. You DO have a weakness and they WILL figure it out and exploit it mercilessly.

This ‘Party Pit’ concept is dangerous. The standard set up is simple: build a circle of blackjack tables, stick a stage for two pole dancers in the middle of it. Bring out some hot lady dealers and turn up the music real loud. GO! It’s hard enough to stick to a decent strategy just playing cards. But throw in all this other stimulation and you’re no match, man. You are NO match. By my count, ever casino sans Wynn and Bellagio had these areas.

Just get the bottle service. I know, 470 dollars for a bottle of liquor is like sleeping with a bullfrog- simply not acceptable. But if you have a group of 4 or more… you will actually SAVE money doing this. 50 bucks to get in a club and 16 dollar drinks add up. Plus, if you’re a guy, you can actually, you know, get in.

The guys that are passing out the hooker flyers have learned a bit of English. One sentence to be exact- ‘Shut up, Mang.’ It used to be you could bust these guys’ balls without a word being said. But do anything other than grab their cards and they’ll tell you to ‘Shut up, Mang.’ It’s so cute, you almost want to see what Sadie is up to for $35 dollars later. Ahhh, if they only looked like Sadie.

Side to #4: When asked why don’t you guys spread out a little bit instead of standing in packs of like 20, one frisky porn peddler bellowed “Shut the HELL up, Mang.” Sore spot, I suppose.

Don’t be an asshat at the tables. I don’t think anyone expects you to know every situation on a blackjack table. And we all make mistakes. But when 4 other people are telling you to stay, we’re not just fucking with you- YOU NEED TO STAY! If that 10 spot out on the felt is a life of death situation, then go ahead and feel free to go home. Otherwise, listen to the table. We know what we’re doing.

Other things to note: It was as busy a weekend as I’ve ever seen in Las Vegas. But the books weren’t packed with people watching NCAA games. So do people just use that as an excuse to go and then forget basketball when the games start?... City Centre was banking on people flocking to the Elvis crap they’ve got going on. But by my rudimentary polling, Vegas newbies don’t really know what CC is or want to go there to see it. They need to step up the marketing in a different direction to get the casual interest higher… Time for a makeover of the Casers’ book. The audio was terrible and the picture on their screens wasn’t much better… Mirage buffet levels holy war levels of terror on white kids intestines. Stay away… Could be this weekend, but the free booze train seems to be harder and harder to board. I wouldn’t be surprised if in the next 5 years, you have to be a players club member or some other BS to get a free cocktail. Just seems like everyone is colluding to get people to pay for the booze. My opinion only… I never even glanced at the Cardinals WS odds for 2010. I meant to. But I spaced on that… Coach Mac did survive. Barely…