When it comes to the sporting world no one has ever confused me for an optimist. Where some see the glass half full, I see dangerous glass shards which will be used to rip out the eyes of the high scoring winger carrying my favorite team. So, as you can imagine, my choosing to write a sports blog is more like therapy than anything else. It gives me a chance to vent, or hyperventilate, depending on my mood of course. However, every so often one or more of the teams I follow begins to put things together. Right now I have the good fortune to have two teams doing that, which is sort of difficult for a curmudgeon. The Blues have won five in a row, and have generally played real well since their defensive corps all got healthy. Obviously, Roman Polak is a huge part of the Blues success. The Blues are 9-2-2 this season when Polak is in the lineup. When you compare that to the record when the Blues' seventh defenseman (Tyson Strachan) plays (9-8-2) the difference is remarkable. With Polak...
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