Those of you who are interested in pitching, and who are familiar with the concept of the Inverted W, may know that Paul Nyman recently put together a piece on the real story of the Inverted W. As part of a webbook that I am working on that discusses the Inverted W, how to prevent it, how to manage it, and how to fix it, I have put together a page of comments on Paul Nyman's defense of the Inverted W. I'd be interested in people's comments and feedback.

Per stltoday.com, Eduardo Sanchez was claimed off waivers by the Cubs. I'm trying to imagine why guys like Marte or Cleto were not waived instead...

Haven't posted in a long time, but this seemed necessary! ESPN has a best uni vote and the championship is the Cardinals vs. the Orioles. Since they have live updating of the poll, I was able to see the Cardinals are down 55-45. Go vote!

Dr. Howl found a copy of the Ty Wigginton Owner's Manual.

Here is my second mock draft...questions, comments, concerns welcome.

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This is a link to a post on Aaron Miles Fastball comparing and contrasting the effort other broadcasts put forth, and the dreck we have to endure on FS Midwest. And as the blog posts concludes--from a Cubs fan, no less--as Cardinals fans we deserve better.

Here is my top 20 prospects of the Cardinals (note: it was written a month ago, just never got around to posting it here). Questions, comments, concerns welcomed.

Here is my first mock draft of the season. Questions, comments, concerns welcome.

A list of walkup songs for players can be found here (better updated than the Cards' homepage)