Believe it, baby

Back Back Back...to the Majors

Word on the street...(ok, word from every major news outlet)... is that former pitching phenom Rick Ankiel will start right field tonight. Wonder who they're sending down to bring him up...

Update: He returned, he played, he conquered. Ankiel returned with a bang, literally, hitting a 3 run shot to help the Cards down the Padres. They're all saying it, but this is better than a movie. Who would believe this comeback in a film? We'd think it was too unrealistic or corny. But it's true. Good for Ankiel.

Two overlooked important developments. Piniero pitched a scoreless game to help his team beat Chris Young, the owner of the best ERA in the majors. Also, Scott Spiezio was put on the restricted list due to substance abuse problems. Such a dichotamy of emotions in this game.

Huh?

I don't know what's weirder.

The fact that Aaron Miles pitched a 10 pitch scoreless inning, or the fact that when I went to look up (the now Bigfoot level) missing footage of this on youtube.com, the top search results were "my snake eating an egg" and "my snake eating a mouse".

Cushions as Confetti

It's hard to believe there was a time when the Cardinals were struggling...wait no,that's not it. Hmmmmmm let me think of another reason to post this. OH! I've got it. This is an inspiration to the Cardinals of '07. See, this was following an 8 game losing streak. Thinks were pretty desperate, and well, give the fans some cushions and they'll celebrate like it's the World Series. Little did we know that 4 months later we WOULD win the WS. Moral of the story: Celebrate every win like it's seat cushion night.

Every Moose Has His Day

And the music makes it an even more comedic moment. It's just so...happy and bubbly before the collision occurs.

BONDS BREAKS HR RECORD

...and I still can't find the perfect jeans.

But on Tuesday night, August 6, 2007, Bonds hit home run 756 to break Henry Aaron's home run record which stood for 39 years.

Some of us are just productive, ok?

p.s. I originally wrote "naturally productive" but decided against it.

Captain Lou Trumps Brit the Baldy

Looks like the plate throwing came through.

Last week I asked "whose meltdowns entertain more...Lou Piniella or Britney Spears?" and you resoundingly (100%) chose Lou Piniella. See Lou? You're a winner in my book, even if you do coach the Cubbies.