In Wacha We Trust - A Hunt and Peck

Michael Wacha is set to take on Jake Arrieta tonight. I see some doom and gloom around the Cardinals fandom. Here is what Michael thinks about your doom:

So, in honor of Wacha Day, here are some highlights to get you excited!

Let's do this.

what else is going on in baseball...

• Jacob deGrom, Mets defeat Dodgers in Game 1 | MLB.com
• Clayton Kershaw prepares to start Game 4 or 5 | MLB.com
• Carlos Gomez bat flip tops GIF highlights | MLB.com
• Daniel Murphy hit a home run so hard that he branded his name into the ball | MLB.com
• Blue Jays' offense not itself in ALDS so far | MLB.com
• Photo of the Day: Zack Greinke's baby is at Dodger Stadium in a banana suit | MLB.com
• Monday has many storylines in four LDS games | MLB.com
• Watch Colby Rasmus bank a single ... off the Minute Maid Park roof | MLB.com
• A Brief History of Ichiro Wanting to Pitch | FanGraphs Baseball
• Dallas Keuchel and the Heart | FanGraphs Baseball
• The worst part of baseball is baseball ... but it's worth it | SBNation.com

Chase Utley broke Ruben Tejada's leg

• Mets Ruben Tejada injured on Chase Utley slide | dodgers.com
• Mets players react to Chase Utley's hard slide | mets.com
• MLB players react to Chase Utley's takeout slide of Ruben Tejada | SBNation.com
• Don Mattingly defends Chase Utley before Gm 3 | MLB.com
• Ruben Tejada's injury could have been avoided if MLB enforced its own rules | SBNation.com
• Chase Utley broke a dude's leg, and the rules will eventually change | SBNation.com
• Baseball Is Not a Contact Sport | FanGraphs Baseball
• Dodgers Chase Utley suspended for slide | MLB.com
• Appealing Chase Utley’s Suspension | FanGraphs Baseball
• Mets' Harvey, Dodgers' Utley have history | MLB.com

what the cardinals are up to...

• The Cardinals welcomed Adam Wainwright back to the postseason with some amazing defense | MLB.com
• The Near-Term Outlook for Tommy Pham, 27-Year-Old Rookie | FanGraphs Baseball
• Mark Reynolds smashed a window with BP homer, may now have to deal with his mother's wrath | MLB.com

• NEVER FORGET!!!
  
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KNOW THINE ENEMY...

the chicago cubs

• Jake Arrieta's run among best in MLB history | MLB.com
• Better Rookies: Cubs or Cards? | 120Sports.com
• Stephen Colbert cheered on the Cubs by kicking a real, live goat out of the 'Late Show' studio | MLB.com
• Firemen almost had to rescue Hector Rondon from the bullpen bathroom during NLDS Game 1 | MLB.com
• MLB playoffs 2015: TBS's strike zone graphic makes umps' calls look worse | Sporting News

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