The Wizard! GO CARDS! Photo courtesy of Memphis Redbirds Facebook page.

I know there was a lot of confusion as to why Illinois Baseball lost to an “unranked” Vanderbilt squad. The confusion lie in the way the CWS gives out the 8 national seeds and only showed those numbers on TV. Vandy was a top 10 team in the nation in the last round of polls…

Don’t look now, but Fighting Illini Baseball is projecting for a 1 seed in the NCAA tournament and could host a regional! How cool is that? Please get out and support them if you can!

The Lackey and Heyward acquisitions were definitely questionable, trading away Kelly & Miller. Pitching injuries already this year, make those moves look even worse. That said, I’m still optimistic on Heyward.

As baseball seasons hit full swing, it is time for my annual infomercial for parents of kids who pitch. Why do I keep posting this stuff? One, cause I want to see local kids, friends kids, etc who love the game, to grow up and play at the highest levels possible. Two, because a significant…

Matty Carpenter channeling his inner Willie Mays Hayes. And in case you forgot that awesome exchange between Hayes and Parkman in Major League 2: Hayes: “If I get the chance to score, we’ll see who’s afraid. I don’t intend to slide.” Parkman: “You don’t? You better little man. Just cause your movie bombed doesn’t mean…

$7 Cardinals vs Reds tickets to the game this Sunday at 7pm in St. Louis. Anybody interested? I can fit 3 in the car, a little cramped, but good gas mileage. Loge level seats in the 200s. Weather looks iffy, but at 7 bucks a pop, no big deal to stay home if weather is…

Well, well, look how deep Cardinal Nation runs into Illinois. I’ve heard the lame “you live in Illinois, you should root for the Cubs” or the “you like the Cardinals, move to Missouri” crap forever. Next time I hear it, I’ll just tell them to move to Chicago…or Iowa. GO CARDS! PS: I know the…