So, is Glaus ever coming back? :-)

Man. Pitching's better this year, but it's been a tough hoe to rode with the bats.

Damnit Molina's brother!

Keep Ryan on first. Game's on ESPN tonight. Albert needs to eat!

Strange to think Albert's past month may have supplanted that monster April 2006.

Some of the things you (I) look for in the best season from a player as good as Albert include: maybe a 200 OPS+, more HRs than strikeouts, Triple Crown, .400 BA. Sure. But anyone that's looked at his stats as much as me (or El Samouri or others) takes pleasure in littler things like, say, more than 400 TBs or 100+ XBHs.

Just for fun, I looked thru his splits and I think he just set a month-long high in XBHs, though not by much...

XBH 2B-3B-HR

24 -- June 2009: 10-0-14
23 -- Aug 2001: 16-1-6
23 -- Aug 2004: 10-1-12
22 -- May 2003: 12-0-10
19 -- Apr 2001: 8-1-8
19 -- June 2003: 11-0-9
18 -- Apr 2006: 4-0-14
18 -- Aug 2008: 10-0-8

FWIW, August seems to be a big month for XBHs. In addition to the list above, you also have:

Aug 2005: 8-1-7
Aug 2006: 10-0-6

Is there something about New Busch dimensions that militates against Prince Albert's already limited ability to hit triples?

(Punch line now open).

Wow, nice K vs. Sandoval

Nice sack ribby by Molina's broseph. Score, 1-1.

I guess #5's getting IBBed in the bottom of the eighth.

"Adam Wainwright has really been a hoss tonight."

--Dan Shulman (I think), ESPN play-by-play.

True dat.