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Since Day One was so wildly successful, I'll stick around until the Cards' second round pick. Daniel Norris is still out there. Evidently he will cost some money to sign, but I think we have a bit of cash. I'll also look out for Jorge Lopez, RHP out of Puerto Rico. UPDATE X2: I'll also put out Alex Dickerson, OF Indiana U., potential big bat. UPDATE X3: Brewers took Lopez. Are those asshats reading this blog? UPDATE X4: Looking for another pitcher. If the Cards can be patient maybe Matt Purke, LHP TCU. He's been injured, but he's a high upside selection. UPDATE X5: Norris finally taken, by the Blue Jays. Possible steal if they can get him to sign. UPDATE X6: Cards selection Charlie Tilson, OF HS New Trier, IL MLB says : The Chicago-area high school product was known in the region for a while, but really helped his stock with a tremendous performance at the Area Code Games last summer. Tilson isn't the biggest guy in the world, reminding some of a Brett Ga...

I've no idea what will happen, but I'm rooting for the Cards being able to get Jed Bradley, LHP Georgia Tech. They are on pick 12 and the Cards pick at 22. There is a chance! UPDATE: Crap. The Brewers took Bradley @ #15. I'm switching to Daniel Norris, LHP, HS Johnson City, TN (Where the Cards have a minor league team. WOuld be a nice story!) UPDATE X2: Only one pick to go and Norris is still there. If they go position player I would think SS Levi Michael or 2B Kolten Wong. UPDATE X3: Cards are up! UPDATE X4: Kolten Wong is the pick. UPDATE X5: In terms of "name" picks this draft will be a little slim for the Cards. We don't pick again until #79. UPDATE X6: More on Wong from MLB.COM : There aren't that many pure college bats in this year's Draft class, but Wong has one of them. He gets overlooked because of his size, his position and the fact he plays in Hawaii. But, drawing comparisons to Carlos Baerga, Wong can really hit. He's got a profession...

The only thing I can call this is nonsense on stilts: Posey's injury stirs debate on baseball collisions Ray Fosse watched the crushing blow to Giants star Buster Posey and wondered why after all these years there are still few rules to protect catchers at the plate. If there's anybody who knows about collisions, it's Fosse. He was at the center of one of the most iconic hits in baseball history, when Pete Rose barreled over him to score the winning run in the 1970 All-Star game. Fosse's right shoulder was permanently rearranged, and while he briefly rebounded from the injury, it started a downward slide to a career that was ultimately cut short. "After Rose hit me in '70, I had two guys that blind-sided me, guys who hit me standing up," said Fosse, who stopped short of asking baseball to rewrite the rule book. "There's never anybody ejected for that." The clean but cringe-inducing crash between Posey and Florida's Scott Cousins this week...

..but my goodness does it looked fixed in favor of Reading. Way fixed.

Last day of the season finds Notts County fending off relegation by the skin of its teeth. After 59 minutes Notts is level with top of the table Brighton 1-1 thanks to a vital own goal. Elsewhere Notts needs Dang & Red or Walsall to drop points. Dag & Red are down 0-1 to Peterborough, and Walsall is down 1-2 to Southampton. That would be enough to stay up. I'll be biting nails for the next 30 minutes.

Things are looking dire in my MLS world : The 2011 season is beginning to look, feel and sound like 2010. The crestfallen expressions in the locker room. The coach questioning the commitment of the players. The shambolic state of the defense. The goals conceded on set pieces (and throw-ins!). The overreliance on inexperienced players. The misguided international signings. The long-term injuries. To this litany of woe should be added the glaringly obvious fact that as a head coach Ben Olsen is hopelessly out of his depth. No one wants to admit this fact as Bennie has been such a huge part of United's history and everyone wants him to succeed. But there is little doubt this team is poorly organized, and that reflects more on the coaching than anything else.

Would someone please put Ryan Franklin out of my misery? He isn't a major league closer. He's barely a major league quality pitcher. That the organization even began the season with him slated for this important a role is criminally negligent.