are you thinking what i’m thinking

I don’t think Rick Ankiel can legally wear long-sleeved shirts in Missouri any longer except when carrying a concealed weapon permit.

Really? Are you sure you can’t pitch? Even when the bullpen needs a rest, just for kicks ‘n’ grins? What if we just pretend that home plate is third base and you’re just standing on that damn hill at Minute Maid Park? Seriously, throwing out the speediest guy in the majors as he tries to advance to third on a sac fly? And then, as if he was off having some cerveza while Willy Taveras was nailed, Omar Quintanilla thinks it would be a good idea to stretch a double into a triple. Wrong-O. I think those plays deserve a name; The Catch is already taken and the only word that comes to mind when I watch replays is “dumbasses”. Do with that what you will.

I think we can add “Run on Rick Ankiel, even if you hit it to the warning track” to the list of Things That Are Ill-Advised When Playing the St. Louis Cardinals, somewhere around “Run on Yadi, ever” and “Upset Albert prior to plate appearance”.