Hunt and Peck: Links of the Week

No charts today. It is pretty simple, really.

The Cardinals magic number is three with three games to play. Win, and they win the Central. And if you needed help getting pumped up for this, well, here you go:

what else is going on in baseball...

• Who is your team's MVP? - Sports on Earth
• X-Facors going into the playoffs. - Sports Illustrated
• And a look at postseason pitching. - Sports on Earth
• Mo'ne is in the Hall of Fame... sort of. - Cut4
• John Gibbons will return as the Blue Jays manager in 2015. - Hardball Talk
• When should you pull your pitcher? - 120 Sports
• Back surgery will put Gaints centerfielder Angel Pagan out for the season. - Hardball Talk
• The Braves offer interim general manager a full time gig. - Yahoo
• How to enjoy the Royals in the postseason. - Just a bit outside
• The Giants are boycotting longtime beat reporter. - Deadspin
• Benches clear when Madison Bumgarner hits Yasiel Puig in the foot. - Hardball Talk
• The Tigers are in the playoffs. - SBNation
• New baseball cards! - Deadspin
• MLB run differential.
  

  The #Rangers and #Dbacks are now tied for lowest run differential in #MLB at -130. pic.twitter.com/uuSqotgVsE

  — Daren Willman (@darenw) September 25, 2014

• Keith Olbermann blasts Derek Jeter. - SBNation
• Why he is missing the point. - Sports Illustrated
• Top Jeter moments. - MLB
• A tribute to the Captain. - Sports Illustrated
• Jeter takes the field in Yankee Stadium for the last time. - MLB
• And this happened. Love you, baseball. - MLB
• Other athletes show their respect. - SBNation
  Including Rosey!
  

  Amazing! #RE2PECT

  — Trevor Rosenthal (@TrevRosenthal) September 26, 2014

• OMG SO CUTE.
  

  One more tip of the cap from Jalen. http://t.co/4bwFMXgbdm

  — MLB GIFS (@MLBGIFs) September 26, 2014

what the cardinals are up to...

Been drawing again. Here's a Trevor Rosenthal comic: #STLcards pic.twitter.com/yLHGRN0iTy

— Andy Beard (@aswb83) September 23, 2014

Who should be the Cardinals fourth starter? - 101.1 ESPN

The Cardinals Yearbook is out. You can order your copy here, if you are interested. - MLB

Honorary Scott Rolen retirement day! - The Good Phight
Scott Rolen - the anti-Bowa/Green
Scott Rolen as absence itself

What the heck happened to Khalil Greene? - Rob Rains

Cardinal rookie Randal Grichuk has had spurts of success, especially against left handed pitching. - Cards Conclave

Here is a link to the youtube video of the Cardinals 2013 highlights, if you are in to that kind of thing. - Youtube

Here is a cool picture of the decals on Kolten Wong's bats.

Decals on the end of Kolten Wong's bat (from @dgoold) pic.twitter.com/ysEmwGTdqs (via @TheRealBSur)

— Phil Hecken (@PhilHecken) September 24, 2014

Ask and you shall receive. 

Dear Matt, Hit a home run. Thanks in advance for your assistance in this Matter. Love, Heather

— Heather Simon (@lil_scooter93) September 24, 2014

Matt Holliday reaches twenty home runs. - MLB
whistles, innocently looks around* - Viva el Birdos

And.... That makes how many homers for Matt Holliday? Oh yeah. Twenty.

— Heather Simon (@lil_scooter93) September 24, 2014

Shelby Miller has been pretty good:

Shelby Miller 2014 September: 30 1/3 innings, .222 wOBAa, 5.20 K:BB, 0.59 HR/9, 0.86 WHIP 1.48 ERA, 2.76 FIP, 3.33 xFIP Is he "back"?

— Ben Cerutti (@stlfanbc7) September 26, 2014

KNOW THINE ENEMY

the nl central

• The Pirates are rollin'. Sports on Earth
• And they have clinched a spot in the postseason. - Hardball Talk
• And the celebrated! - SBNation
• Why winning the Central is so crucial (for the Pirates AND the Cardinals). - Bucs Dugout
• Wrigley will look a lot different come next April.
  

  Wrigley Field tonight vs Wrigley Field next April: pic.twitter.com/yld7kNygFn

  — Wrigley Blog (@WrigleyBlog) September 25, 2014

• Standings
  

  Worshington Nationals	93	65	.589	-
  Los Angeles Dodgers	91	68	.572	2.5
  St. Louis Cardinals	88	71	.553	5.5
  Pittsburgh Pirates	87	72	.547	6.5
  San Francisco Giants	86	73	.541	7.5

the arizona diamondbacks

• The Diamondbacks have appointed their new GM. - AZ Snake Pit
• A special preview for this series from IHeartBoog. - Viva el Birdos
• For more Diamondbacks coverage, check out their SBN blog! - AZ Snake Pit

viva el stuff...

• BaseballFriend317 is against Matheny's use of the bunt. - Viva el Birdos
• To win the Central the Cardinals must lean heavily on the strength of their rotation, according to Vericson. - Viva el Birdos
  With no one more important than Adam Wainwright. - Viva el Birdos
• Aaron talked to Chris Hrabe of KMOX about Cardinals Care. Listen to it here. - Viva el Birdos
• Joe Schwarz reflects on the career of Derek Jeter. - Viva el Birdos
• Craig Edwards weighed in on Jeter and Ozzie Smith in February. - Viva el Birdos

other things...

• Help the Rams kick cancer. - SSM HealthCare
• The king and... prince of American soccer? - SBNation

weekly scoreboard:

Tuesday, September 23	Cardinals	3	Cubs	4	VEB TCcap	BCB Recap
Wednesday, September 24	Cardinals	1	Cubs	3	VEB Ruicap	BCB Recap

Tonight's game begins at 8:40pm CST as the Cardinals head to the desert to take on the Diamondbacks. Micheal Wacha toes the rubber against Trevor Cahill. The Cardinals cannot fail.