Sign Guys Across the Nation, Take Alert

For God so loved the world, that He... oops.

I came across this on Deadspin and couldn't help but laugh - not at the fact that the guard grabs a John 3:16 sign away from a fan, but at the manner in which he does so. Apparently, no signs in the crowds are allowed at NCAA March Madness games, so the Sign Guy will have to save his cardboard for Busch, I suppose.


How much would it take to get the Sign Guy to throw a shout-out to Rockin' the Red this season? Sign Guy, if you're out there, we want you to Rock some Red already and show us some love.

Come on Sign Guy. Make it happen.

Holy Blog, Batman!

Friday musings for the interested.

I'm sort of spouting off here, as I don't have anything too relevant to say besides, "Yay, Dennys Reyes," and "Yay, Watchmen." As you can see, the blog has undergone a few changes again. I've been experimenting a little bit with the look and feel of this place, and I think I've finally settled on a look that works. I'm aiming for a more reader-friendly, Reddit or Deadspin look around here. Less clutter makes for a cleaner and more effective blog. The colors are still up in the air, but they suit their purpose right now.

The Cardinals community is losing the work of a talented Cardinals writer, Erik, from Future Redbirds. I want to thank him for taking the time over these past few years to develop one of the best minor league blogs on the web. I understand what he means when talking about time commitments, as I've been bound by quite a few of my own in past three or four months.

Blogging is a way of channeling thoughts, emotions, and ideas through an internet medium. That's what it was meant to be, and it's what it will be for non-professionals like us. The minute it becomes more than that - when you become a source of new information and reporting - is when it becomes more than a mere channel. For those of us who aren't professional writers with blogging as a full-time job, that's a burden to take on, having people depend on you for information. And it's why I intend to keep it light around here, to keep "blogging" as just a blog for me. I certainly wish Erik the best of luck and my prayers in his future journey, which is unquestionably more important than any website.

Skip Schumaker is still at second base, and the world hasn't thunderously fallen apart yet. Let's hope it stays that way.

Cards get Grand Slam Breakfast, millions line up outside door

Dennys Reyes is inked to a two-year deal.

It's rare that your team makes a move that you actually wanted them to make before the season starts, but Rockin' the Red finally got its wish yesterday, albeit in the middle of Spring Training. Dennys Reyes, a 250-pound man of a man, was probably the most capable lefty reliever still on the market, and his $1.5 million yearly salary will prove to be a bargain when it's all said and done. Not that I really understand it, but FanGraphs had him priced out at $2.8 million last season, a year in which he gave up a 2.60 K/BB and a 3.67 FIP. In 2006, Grand Slam Breakfast was worth $4.1 million big ones.

What you need to know more than anything, however, is that GSB can plain straight dispose of lefthanded batters. His 3-year total from 2006-2008 has him giving up a .531 OPS vs. lefties, including a mere .266 slugging percentage. On top of that, Reyes has a 1.61 ERA when pitching off 0 days rest. Tony likes to work his relievers like horses at a chariot race, so the smart money says you'll be seeing a lot of Grand Slams this season. For Breakfast.

Further reading: STLToday.com, Viva El Birdos, Dennys Reyes Player Page, FanGraphs Analysis

It's time to put a face with the name. Here he is, your new St. Louis Cardinal:

Oops, wrong image. Let's try this again. I bet I know somebody who would like to eat that...

No, no, no, God no. Who invited you here, Carlos Mencia? This place is bad enough as it is. Final try:

There we go. That works.