Hunt and Peck: Links of the Weekend

EDGAR
Look up, my lord.

KENT
Vex not his ghost: O, let him pass! he hates him much
That would upon the rack of this tough world
Stretch him out longer

EDGAR
He is gone, indeed.

KENT
The wonder is, he hath endured so long:
He but usurp'd his life.

ALBANY
Bear them from hence. Our present business
Is general woe. - Sparknotes

I am just so DEPRESSED. - Fish Stripes; Fish Stripes; Sports on Earth

What Else is Going On in Baseball...

• The MLB Draft is nearly here. Time to familiarize yourself with the farm teams. - Minor League Ball
  And the draft system (thanks flood!). - Peter Gammons
• Speaking of draft, bgh sent me this very interesting article about prospect evaluation. - Sports on Earth
• A Clayton Kershaw curveball was struck for a homerun. I know, right? - MLB
• Happy birthday, Yogi! 
  

  It’s like déjà vu all over again. Wishing 10-time #WorldSeries champion Yogi Berra a happy 89th birthday! pic.twitter.com/pZra5zq4l1

  — New York Yankees (@Yankees) May 12, 2014

• An umpire touches Torri Hunter's face. Oh no he didn't. - Deadspin
• Are umpires held accountable? (link courtesy of flood) - SBNation
• Yu Darvish loses another no hitter and that is awesome. (thanks, flood!) - SBNation
• Super thanks to flood for sending this to me! I love pitching .gifs! - Gantland
• Jon Hamm! - Cut4
• Yasiel Puig: The Movie. - SBNation
• Stephen Drew and Kendrys Morales still haven't signed. - Fox Sports
• In honor of all the mothers out there, I hope you had a wonderful Mothers' Day this past weekend! Here are some mama links. (thanks to flood again!) - SBNation; SBNation; Cut4

What the Cardinals are Up To...

• In case you missed it, Joe provided us with an Oscar Taveras update from Chris Hrabe of KMOX and John Mozeliak. - Viva el Birdos
• The Cards took on the Pirates Sunday and...
  

  This is the 1st time Pirates have hosted a Sunday Night Baseball game since 1996. Follow along at http://t.co/ov04ANBOB5

  — ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 12, 2014

• It is something you never really want to see, but yet, deep in your heart, you totally do. 
  

  ANOTHER position player pitching appearance. pic.twitter.com/UPHAgfnHef

  — MLB Fan Cave (@MLBFanCave) May 13, 2014

• Who "won" the David Freese - Peter Bourjos trade? (I maintain it isn't fair to compare Bourjos to Freese because the Cardinals didn't replace Freese with Bourjos. They replaced Freese with Matt Carpenter who was replaced by Kolten Wong, and now Kolten Wong isn't on the 25 man roster. Cool, right?!) (Thanks, flood, for the link!) - MLB Daily Dish
• Jason Motte is a wonderful person. - Fox Sports
• Would the Cards trade Matt Adams or Allen Craig? (thanks again, flood!) - CBS Sports
• Embrace the Arch. (shoutout to flood for this link!) - Sports Illustrated

KNOW THINE ENEMY...

The NL Central

• Todd Frazier scorches this outta GABP for the longest homer of the year. - Hardball Talk
• Aroldis Chapman is back and throwing 100 mph. - Hardball Talk; MLB
• Aramis Ramirez is headed to the DL. - MLB
• Standings
  

  Milwaukee Brewers	24	14	.632
  St. Louis Cardinals	19	20	.487
  Cincinnati Reds	17	19	.472
  Pittsburgh Pirates	16	21	.432
  Chicago Cubs	13	24	.351

The Chicago Cubs (13-24)

• Spants writes a preview on the Cards-Cubs series this week because Aaron is LAY-ZEE. - Viva el Birdos
• Bleed Cubbie Blue also does a preview of the series. - Bleed Cubbie Blue
• For more Cubs info, check out BCB. - Bleed Cubbie Blue

Weekend Scoreboard:

The Cards look to bounce back tonight with their ace on the mound, Adam Wainwright. Waino has struggled against the Cubs in his previous two outings this year, but do not expect that to continue. I hope. Opposing him will be Jake Arrieta. Gametime is 7:15pm on Fox Sports Midwest, WCIU, KMOX 1120 and WGN 720.

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