• the AL East seems to be terrific when you're a gentleman in a cluster.


• Royals GM J.J. Picollo works miracles with the payroll, and if Randy Dobnak holds up, may have done it again, with Mitch Spence and Nolan Hoffman et al anchoring the staff.


• Arrrr! New York be interested in Sacramento's Chris Roycroft, but David Forst be asking for Clarke Schmidt in return, whom Brian Cashman considers untouchable because of ye famous figure in ye clubhouse, which be compared to Nick Gonzales in respect level.


• Song to describe the Cardinals: Fools Gold by Stone Roses.

the fingernail poem

most expect
the Phillies duo of
         Alan Rangel

and Kyle Backhus

to be fine

but
         Tim Mayza

may have to be traded to get to budget

but
if his tender
fingernail
scares off suitors

they may have to lay off a gardener
or two

 

 

 

 

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