From NBCSports.com's new baseball blogging venture, Circling The Bases... http://bases.nbcsports.com/2009/12/heres-what-the-cardinals-shouldnt-do.html.php

I think we're all probably in agreement here that a trade for Pat Burrell is not the answer, and that Rob Rains may want to stick to writing fluff pieces on Tony La Russa's ARF efforts.  Or something.

The Globe-Democrat will not do well if pieces like this are run regularly.

I thought this might take some of our minds off what was a boring and mostly uneventful trade deadline.

Noticed this over at stlsportsmag.com. Apparently the site HomerDerby.com is polling the web to rate the best mascots, tournament-style (see: ESPN's moronic Who's Now?).

Fredbird is up against Ace, the Blue Jays new mascot in this round. Currently, the infamous head-chomping Fredbird is leading. But, those Canadians can get feisty and band together at a moment's notice (couldn't think of a clever instance of this happening, but... run with it).

Vote Here: http://homerderby.com/archives/952#more-952