I still hate RB

Seems a little harsh. I realise he can be overly verbose and long-winded, and only does one blog per week, but I like him…

or does anybody else think Ryan Braun has the weirdest eyes?

Greeeaat.

hahaha. He was right until he said the Cubs might win the division by 4-5 games.

Or do you just scream like one when you see Pujols?

now tell me this…did our clever kazoo handouts sell you on it or the various print and radio ads and event listings?

A very nice post, with my thoughts echoing Dan’s sentiments…

But I definitely had the full smile and an audible “Heh” when thinking of Montoya and Westley changing hands.

Well done!

“and would wind up getting themselves hit.”

since 1985.

hes a transcendent offensive player. Great doesn’t even begin to describe his ability with a bat in his hand. Yeah, he’s the best defensive 1b in the league, but he’s going to wind up being the best hitter the game has seen since Babe Ruth.

I have started calling it the “Mostly All-Star and Ryan Braun Game”

Yeah," said Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun, “and it should be. It’s his city. He’s done so much for the city. I know what a great person he is. I know what he’s done off the field as well. So it should be. It should be a celebration of how great he is as a player and as a person. He’s a great ambassador for Major League Baseball. He’s the best player we have in our game today, and he deserves all the accolades and all the attention and success he’s received.”

Yes, Cardinals fans — that’s Ryan Braun, object of so much of your scorn. Braun, the slugging star of the rival Brewers, is hitting cleanup for the National League team on Tuesday night. He’s a legitimately great hitter in his own right. But even he marvels at Pujols.

“Playing this game every day, recognizing how difficult it is to have success and be consistent, when you look at the numbers that he’s put up, it’s incredible,” Braun said.

What’s insane is there are still people who don’t believe he is clean…

It isn’t that all insane. He is a major league baseball player

Intersting to see some of the comments.

I mean, look at the numbers he puts up.

…and seems willing to put his ass on the line doesn’t mean he is. There is no test for HGH, and I remember reading that part of the reason Balco existed was because they were able make designer drugs that were ahead of the league’s tests.

I’m not saying that Albert is dirty, in fact I don’t believe that at all, it’s just that he’s a ML baseball player. Fair or not, I don’t think he or any other one can be trusted right now. Personally I’ve stopped caring…

Sammy Sosa publicly said he’d take a PED test anytime anywhere and then one day Rick Reilly showed up with a cup and Sammy flipped out on him. So…….don’t always take these grand statements of innocence by professional athletes (any of them) for anything more than what they are.

First, about how careful he is to protect his image and not leave himself open to tabloid treatment:
“If we’re in a hotel and a woman gets on the elevator by herself, I’ll wait for the next one,” Pujols says. "People have their agenda. You have to be careful who you can trust.
“It’s the same thing with pictures. I’ll have my picture taken on the field, but not off the field. Nowadays with photo technology, you can do so many things.”
Imagine feeling as though you need to be that careful. I’m not saying he does need to be that careful, but he clearly worries that much about people taking advantage of him.

This part I just love:
“I see teams take their jerseys out when the game is over,” he says. “To me, that’s not professional. I don’t care what you do when you get off the field, but don’t do it on the field. You don’t want kids to see negative things.”
Heh heh heh…

Al, imo, was still unprofessional as a team broadcaster, because they could have easily waited for another break in the game and show a replay and calmly talk about it. Instead he exploded before the dust had settled, on what was a high point for the Cards.

But man, TLR’s tunnel-vision is intense. I think he just doesn’t do well verbally, instead evaluates physical actions. “Communication” doesn’t seem to be a priority in his press conferences. It surprises me that he pursued law. Maybe so he could have a language he could speak…? Boy, that can’t end well for a lot of ballplayers.