reflections on my 2nd religion

1. well, well, well...look who's in first place. that's right, it's the St. Louis Cardinals! they took the tough road to get there as well, taking 2 out of 3 from the 'stros and the despised small bears. my gut still tells me that they will finish in 3rd place, but my heart wants to believe that this is 'the year.' as stated before, i'll only surrender to my heart when they reach the 10 games over plateau. by the way, as of today, i will no longer refer to them as 'my bastards' (at least until they drop below .500).

2. i am neither a prophet nor the son of a prophet, but i did predict the reds rapid fall. their fall wasn't just in the cards, it was written all over their run differential (horrible pun intended).

3. the angels are a better ballclub without troy percival. now they can let k-rod flaunt his filthy stuff almost every night.

4. i can't believe brownie stayed healthy until mid-june. it's about time he made his semi-annual visit to the DL.

5. the cards are still one starter short of making the leap. a healthy kris benson would do the trick and freddy garcia might make a hell of a 4th man. they should also give due consideration to reclamation projects such as BK Kim (especially if the Sox are willing to eat the majority of his contract).

6. we haven't heard much about rose's reinstatement lately. hopefully the commish has put the cooler on that one for good.