The Morning Wood - 09/29/2006

Stud: Daniel Cabrera
My personal sleeper pick in fantasy this year, Cabrera demonstrated why I was rocking an RB in preseason, pitching 8 and a third of no hit ball. Robinson Cano’s single was the only hit he allowed and he somehow managed to only walk two. I can’t wait until I take him way too early next year. When asked for his comments on the performance, some one shivved Kevin Millar before he could get a word out.

Dud: St. Louis Cardinals
I haven’t seen Cardinals suck this hard since they started soaking altar boys in honey. St. Louis has lost 8 of their last 9 games and the Astros are breathing down their sundresses. Fortunately for them, Jeff Weaver (already the DeVito to Jered Weaver’s Schwarzenegger) is starting tonight to attempt to end the streak. Don’t rule out this being a Selig conspiracy to let Roger Clemens get into the playoffs. Either way I’ll take it because I can’t handle Tony LaRussa getting out coached once again in the playoffs. Also, when did the NL Central become the NL West? The Cards are 4 games over .500

Talk Around The Cooler:
Hold the presses on those Subway Series T-shirts America! Petey Martinez is apparently out for the year with a torn tendon in his left calf muscle. Personally, I am shocked that a) it wasn’t something in his weary arm and b) he didn’t tear something earlier in the year dancing to salsa with SU Colleague Jose Lima. The Red Sox organization has taken a ton of heat this year for not having any pitching but I still believe that they made the right decision when it came to Pedro: he has had numerous trips to the DL this year and still has two years left on his bloated contract. Now if only the Sox hadn’t reinvested that saved money into this asshole, who somehow combines the physical fragileness of Pedro with the mental weakness of Derek Lowe.

Quick Hits:
Jay Williams (aka Hell's Angel) signed a non guaranteed contract with the New Jersey Nets. His determination and effort should be congratulated for making it back in to NBA form. That being said, that franchise doesn't exactly have a great track record when it comes to Jay Williams'. George Brett's bust was stolen from the Missouri sports Hall of Fame yesterday. It hit clean up for the Royals last night. The Toronto Blue Jays passed the Boston Red Sox in the AL East standings. There's no punchline there. Apparently AJ + BJ trumps the bloody HJ that the Sox have been offering this year. Jevon Kearse's knee injury is not as severe as originally thought.
After the initial surgery, the doctors are saying that he will only have to rest on his laurels from 1999 for 3 months.

Have a great weekend fans, all two of you.