Baseball DIY

Would you believe that I had to miss the last 8-1/2 innings of the Cardinals opener last night because of my American Literature Before 1900 class? Some genius, who may or may not have been me, signed me up for a ten-minute presentation on an article titled "'Bartleby the Scrivener' and the Transformation of the Economy" on Opening Day. Before I left for class, I saw Mike Shannon's first mistake of the new season (talking to Walt Jocketty on the Fox Sports Midwest pre-game show: "How do you like this team you have in '04 compared to the team you had in '04?") and Jim Edmonds three-run homer to the left-field seats, so it wasn't a total loss.

Not to belittle the accomplishment, but I think I could hit one into the left-field seats at Minute Maid Park.