Hunt and Peck: Links of the Week

If the Cardinals are able to get to 92 wins, the very worst-case scenario is a tie with Pittsburgh (and if Pittsburgh loses the game they have in hand, they would win the division outright with 92 wins). - Viva el Birdos

what else is going on in baseball...

• The Nationals and Orioles have clinched the AL and NL East. - MLB
• The Angels clinch, too. - MLB
• Bryan Cranston does a one man show. - Cut4
• Can Clayton Kershaw win the NL MVP? - Sports on Earth
• Duffman. - Cut4
• The unlucky five. - Sports on Earth
• Jeter says goodbye via Gatorade commercial. - Cut4
• Please keep Carlos Beltran and his family in your thoughts as they cope with the heartbreaking loss of their unborn son. Very sad. - Fox
• Colby Rasmus does this very interesting interview. - TSN
• The Red Sox are interested in resigning Koji Uehara. - Sports Illustrated
• Does baseball need to announce a domestic violence policy right now? - Hardball Talk
• Brandon McCarthy pitches an immaculate inning. - CBS
• The ten most important people in baseball history. - Baseball Past and Present
• Giancarlo Stanton is done for the year. Here he talks about his injury. - CBS
• Cardinals fans probably feel like their team is always changing closers for the postseason, but it isn't actually that uncommon. - Sports on Earth

what the cardinals are up to...

• Adam Wainwright is zeroed in. - STL Today
• And his "dead-arm" period is over. - Viva el Birdos
• Yesterday the Cardinals greeted a very special visitor. - Viva el Birdos
• Jason Motte is the Cardinals Roberto Clemente Award nominee. - Cards Conclave
• Baseball is weird. - Cards Conclave
• The Cardinals keep shutting everyone out. - Fox Sports

KNOW THINE ENEMY...

the nl central

• Winter is coming. - Sports on Earth
• The Brewers could exercise their $14 M option with Aramis Ramirez. - Sports Illustrated
• What the heck happened to the Brewers? - SBNation
• Before the game Thursday night, I was able to talk to my fellow Scooter brethren. It is such a shame we must be divided like this, Scooter. We should stick together.
  
  
• Standings:
  

  Worshington Nationals	88	64	.579	-
  Los Angeles Dodgers	87	66	.569	1.5
  St. Louis Cardinals	85	68	.556	3.5
  San Francisco Giants	84	68	.553	4.0
  Pittsburgh Pirates	82	70	.539	6.0
  Milwaukee Brewers	79	74	.539	9.5

the cincinnati red stockings

• Here is your series preview, courtesy of santiagofish! - Viva el Birdos
• For more Reds info, check out Red Reporter! - Red Reporter

viva el stuff...

• cycled314 is doing/ has done an interesting scoring project. Check it out here! - Viva el Birdos
• The next two chapters of Dugout Thrones are here! - Viva el Birdos
• Craig interviews the Sklar brothers. - Viva el Birdos
• Check out episode four the Viva el Birdos Podcast! - Viva el Podcast

other things...

• Fox Sports Midwest releases the Blues schedule. - St. Louis Game Time
• Here is a T.J. Oshie penalty shot from the goalie's point of view. My mind exploded. - St. Louis Game Time

weekly scoreboard:

Tonight John Lackey faces LHP David Holmberg as the Cards take on Cincinnati. Game time is 7:15pm CST.

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