Hunt and Peck: Links of the Week

Take me out to the ballgame,
Take me to see the Cards!
I want to see a triple Matt attack,
Yadi's returned and now Wacha's back!
So let's root, root, root, for the Cardinals!
They're the ones teams will now chase!
For it's 2.. 3... 4 games ahead
In the NL Central Race (bah-bah-baaaaahm)!

what else is going on in baseball...

• What is the most hopeless team in baseball? - SBNation
• I linked this before, but I just enjoy it so darn much. Orbit vs. J.P. Arenciba. - Cut4
  Awww... then they made up. - Cut4
• Cole Hamels and three Philli relievers team up to throw combined no-hitter of the Braves. - MLB; MLB(Video)
• What Bo Porter's firing means about the power structure of baseball. - Sports on Earth
• PUUUUUUIG and Van Slyke. - Cut4
• Here is the wildest swings of August. - Fangraphs
  And wildest pitches. - Fangraphs
• Mo'ne Davis throws out the first pitch at a Dodgers game. It was better than 50 Cent's, let's just say. - Cut4
• With the post season around the corner, here are some storylines to watch for as the season draws to a close. - Sports on Earth
• Kevin Towers is out as the Diamondbacks GM. - AZ Snake Pit
• These teamed are primed for a run with a soft schedule remaining. - Sports on Earth
• After two Tommy John surgeries, Daniel Hudson is back in baseball. - 120 Sports
• Adam Dunn is an Oakland A. - Fangraphs

what the cardinals are up to...

• The Cardinals finally have a back-up first baseman as they have called up Xavier Scruggs while Matt Adams rests a strained oblique. - STL Today
• Let the hate course threw your veins. Let is strengthen you. Feed off it. Embrace it. - Sports on Earth
  Here is why the move makes sense. - STL Today
• MICHAEL WACHA IS BACK! I mean... that's cool. Whatever. - Viva el Birdos; STL Today
• We may see more Holliday-Bourjos-Jay outfields and why we will like it. - STL Today

KNOW THINE ENEMY...

the nl central...

• The Reds shut down Homer Bailey for the season. - Sports Illustrated
• Clint Hurdle calls Shelby Miller's pitch behind Andrew  McCutchen a "cheap shot". I would call it more of a "missed shot" since it didn't hit him, but you know, semantics. - STL Today
• Winter is coming. - Fangraphs
  
• Standings:
  

Holy moley, I didn't realize the Reds and Cubs were so close to each other....

the milwaukee brewers...

• The Brewers have acquired Jonathan Broxton. - MLB
• The Brewers are running out of time to recover from their free-fall. - Sports on Earth
• Noah from Brew Crew Ball writes that baseball is more fun when you are positive, and he is right, right, right. - Brew Crew Ball
• This fanpost at BCB shows the Brewers players as internet memes. It is pretty funny. - Brew Crew Ball
• Aaron Finkel previews the series against the Brewers for us! - Viva el Birdos
• BCB also previews the series. - Brew Crew Ball
• For more news and insights on the Brewers check out their SBN blog, Brew Crew Ball. - Brew Crew Ball

viva el stuff...

• vances law brings us some nice info from Peoria. - Viva el Birdos
• The Cards have been getting power from some historically punchless positions, writes Ben Cerutti. - Viva el Birdos
• I wrote this about women's place in sports broadcasting and CBS's new show. Is this shameless self promotion. Yes. Yes it is. - Viva el Birdos
• Ben and Joe star in the second episode of Viva el Podcast! - Viva el Birdos

other things...

• The NFL kicked off its season last night as the Packers fell to the Seahawks 36-16. - SBNation
• The Rams take on on the Vikings this Sunday at 12:00pm CST. - NFL
  You can check out Turf Show Times for even more in-depth Rams coverage. - Turf Show Times

weekly scoreboard:

Tonight John Lackey squares off against what has been a very good Mike Fiers. The Cardinals look to keep winning tonight at 7:10pm CST.

Also of note, this Sunday is the Viva el Run, the Cardinals Care 6K. Let's hope we all make it through intact this time!

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