dear braden looper

you had your moments as a starter, but if the last half of last season and this spring training have taught us anything, it's that coaches eventually turn back into pumpkins, finery turns back into rags, and aging relievers don't suddenly revive their careers by working every fifth day.

remember the 'pen? all the joking and good times? remember being the one they counted on when the pressure was on, but then usually not being on the hook for the loss?

anthony reyes doesn't belong in the bullpen, though he'll gladly go there instead of memphis. he's not a reliever, and right now, he's our number two or three starter (small sample size notwithstanding). let him know we're rooting for him to be a starter someday soon, and that we even hope it's with the cardinals.

please forward this message to your boss, and tell him that resolve is admirable, but pig-headedness is asinine.