just let me not post for a week or two, and see what happens... i can't attribute the offensive outburst to the supposed curse, as i'm pretty sure the spate of injuries that occurred while rabid redbird was idle is worse in the long term than anything i ever attributed to it.

at least baseball seems interesting right now. i feel like i'm only twelve more injuries away from making the show at this point. some rabid-fire thoughts:

albert looks like albert again. i am giving jim edmonds the credit for the transformation, as he has looked like at least a very convincing shadow of his former self lately. let's hope this isn't a roy hobbs dying but heroic swan song for jimmy, but in fact a reflection of his real ability being played out as a veteran on a team that needs him. let's hope albert never again forgets that he is albert pujols.

todd wellemeyer pitched a reasonably good game for his first major league start, but count me among those who think that anthony reyes needs to pitch his own way, and in the majors. the two seamer obviously isn't working. while i don't think his aaa-stunning two-and-a-half-pitch arsenal will kill major league hitters forever, i think it can serve him for a bit while he learns a different new pitch, whatever that may be. anything at all, let dyar miller teach him to refine his less than useful curve, a cutter, a knuckleball, a screwball, any old pitch as long as it's not a sinker, which he will eventually refuse to throw at all.

jesus, between head bumps and infected knees, chris duncan had better watch out for falling satellites or something from here on out.

kelly stinnett, huh? as a back up to gary "freakin'" bennett, or as the primary catcher? whichever the case, i just cant wait to hear the magic words "yadier molina participated in a workout/bullpen session today."

that's all for now. i've been busy with the impending move, but i'll try to keep gaps this long from occurring again.