One Hundred and Ten Days Until Pitchers and Catchers Report

But who's counting? Oh, right, I am. Anyway, congrats to the Cards and to the man who ensures I don't feel like I'm blogging to myself around here, Phantom, who knows the Cards won it all cuz he was freakin' there. I'm not even jealous about it; it's just awesome.

A few notes from the final game...

• Chris Duncan: yeesh. Learn how to catch, bro. Though you did do a nice job catching La Russa after Inge struck out. Work from there.
  
• This was the first time the World Series champions have won it at home since 2002.
• Bud Selig: still an idiot. Eck-STEIN. Not steen, STEIN.
• I formally move to declare David Eckstein officially not overlooked, effective now until the end of time. Two time All-Star, World Series MVP, article after article after article after article written about him, with more sure to come. I repeat: NOT. OVER. LOOKED.
  
• I'm still baffled at where Yadier Molina came from.
• Adam Wainwright: yeah, I think he can be a big league closer.
• It's only a matter of time before some snobby a-hole sportswriter (probably from New York, probably tomorrow morning) writes an article titled: "Worst Champions Ever?" I hate those. Stop trying to bring other people down just because you're jealous.
  
• Same deal with those who talk about low TV ratings as if that makes a championship less important. I know what it's like because it's brought up every time the Spurs win the finals. You're jealous, just accept it, and shut up.
• For the third year in a row, the favorite team of a member of the esteemed Polo 414 townhouse has won the World Series. Tyler's Braves will clearly win it all next year- they're the only team left.
  

I think that's all. Hey, Conan's almost on.

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Update on points 7 and 8: Sadly, I was right on the money. But it's not from an editorial, it's from the freaking AP article...

No Fall Classic, for sure.

Flatter than the Midwestern heartland and a flop in the TV ratings, this World Series crowned a champion that barely made it to the postseason and then had to survive rain and cold as much as the bumbling Detroit Tigers.

Unbelievable.

Second Update: this guy writes an article titled "St. Louis is best of the worst" even though the point he tries to make is that they're the worst of the best. Nice work, douche.