Johnconrad

You have to wonder why Hurdle - who has the best bullpen in baseball - would bring a guy with a 19.0+ ERA into a game where the winner would claim sole possession of second place.

Perhaps Scioscia isn't so bad after all?

It never hurts to say it again: correlation does not equal causation.

Shaping up to be the biggest free agent bust of all time.

Who's job is it to dust this?  Probably Nelson Cruz now.

I have to admit watching Nolan Ryan's face in the 9th inning of Game #6 of the 2011 World Series was deeply satisfying

Really? He has a 3.3 WAR as a 1B this year. $8 million for his services this year is a total club-friendly contract.

What are the Cardinals paying Allen Craig?

Napoli's defense at first base is average.  His stick is middle of the pack for first basemen.

He doesn't hurt them, but there's plenty of room above what he's giving them

Only 8 more years.....

Of posts like this. Thanks Chuck!

I actually did chuckle out loud on this one

He's a first baseman batting .260 with 21 home runs. The only thing he does better than most first baseman is walk. Other than that he is average at that position.

Totally correct.  His bat is a real asset as a catcher.  If he can't be a catcher, he's wildly overpriced for what he provides.

I'm guessing they handle it by playing him every day at either first or DH, hope he's fully recovered from his PF and hope he can rake again. If he can't, well he will still play every day.

Have there been any reports on what treatment he got?  I'm a pharmacist and have studied physiology some.  It's one of those things that doesn't really ever go away.

I'd say this fact isn't lost on Arte.

How in the world do they handle this next year?

Couldn't they have traded someone else?

I wonder if he's really 32.  This slide looks more like a 34 year old player.

Says Albert just "doesn't matter anymore"

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/51937226/ns/sports-baseball/

Blues are lucky Quick pulled a brain freeze in game 1, otherwise it could be 3-1 Kings right now.

They also blew an early 2 goal lead tonight.

Whatever was lost in Game #1, luck restored in Game #3.  Will be interesting to see if the Kings build on the momentum or if the Blues find some sort of answer.