Hunt and Peck: Links of the Week

What an absurd and frustrating week of baseball this has been. - Viva el Birdos

What Else is Going On in Baseball...

• Jon Singleton signed a $10 million guaranteed deal. Some people are not happy. - Hardball Talk
• 50 Cent threw out a terrible first pitch. Was it the terrible-est? (Yes, it was.) - SBNation
• Dr. James Andrews says overuse is the cause for the Tommy John Epidemic. (thanks flood!) - SBNation
  In an effort to correct this, they have even created a pitching app. - ESPN
• BtBS continues its series explaining how to evaluate players sabremetrically. This week features pitchers. - Beyond the Box Score
• Jake Peavy analyzes his start against the Braves, and it is interesting. (thanks fink!) - Providence Journal
• The origin of baseball has been disputed for decades, but the guy's name was Abner so who is really going to question it. (thanks again, flood!) - Bless You Boys
• Harry Caray liked to drink and dance, but mostly drink. (thanks flood!) - The Sun Times
• The draft is a funny thing. Here is how one player beat the system. (thanks fink!) - Sports on Earth
• PUIG! - SBNation
• If you like history and properly utilizing your closers, you will enjoy this article. - SBNation
• Here is your adorable link of the week. Sometimes being the oldest can be a burden. - Cut4

What the Cardinals Are Up To...

• The 2009 draft has been one of the greatest draft classes of recent memory. The Cardinals currently have three 09ers (Veronica Mars reference there) on the 25 man roster and 2 on the DL. - Fox Sports
• Is there something wrong with Matt Holliday? - STL Today
• Meet some of the newest Cardinals! - Luke Weaver; Jack Flaherty

KNOW THINE ENEMY...

NL Central

• Wellington Castillo hits the DL. - Hardball Talk
• Reports have surfaced that Pirate prospect Gregor Polanco may be called up today. - Bucs Dugout
  And then he isn't? - Bucs Dugout
• Standings:
  

  Milwaukee Brewers	35	25	.590
  St. Louis Cardinals	31	30	.508
  Pittsburgh Pirates	28	31	.475
  Cincinnati Reds	27	31	.466
  Chicago Cubs	23	34	.404

The Toronto Blue Jays

• This is just who were are playing next, no big deal. - SBNation
• Also, let's watch out for this, too. - SBNation
• Spants previews the series for us. - Viva el Birdos
• Overlord does a Q & A with Bluebird Banter about the upcoming series. - Bluebird Banter
• For more Blue Jays news, check out their SBN site! - Bluebird Banter

Viva el Stuff...

• Craig is going to give us the results of the Use $27 to pick your starting nine challenge. Don't forget to submit your starting nine! - Viva el Birdos
• Catapults spent countless hours doing this research. Here are his findings. - Viva el Birdos
• RoyalTigerBird13 talks about the Cardinals' All-Star chances. - Viva el Birdos
• Today is the anniversary of D-Day, which is a very special day for one Cardinal. - SBNation St. Louis

Other

Weekly Scoreboard:

I don't know about everyone else, but I actually have a good feeling about this weekend. Maybe it is still the delirium and fever dreams talking, but I see the Cards winning two of three. Lance Lynn kicks off the weekend facing Marcus Stroman at 6:05pm. The game is available on Fox Sports Midwest and for you Canadians out there, SNET, whatever that even is. KMOX will bring you the radio feed and SN590 if you are in Toronto and in a pinch.

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