Thank God......waiting almost a week for teams to play is ridiculous.

After all the bad things I've said about Dusty, I wish him and his family nothing but the best in what has to be a very difficult time.

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Yonder Alonso (1B) CIN - Nov 18

Alonso will play winter ball in Puerto Rico after the Arizona Fall League finishes up this week, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Alonso recovered a little bit at the plate after a slow start in the AFL. However, he hasn't hit for much power in a place that is power-friendly.

I like Greinke even more now.

Alonso got his 8th ejection after losing any BA he might have earned this month, whilst securing Votto at first-base. Boxenburger is looking more and more likely to be the 1/10 that doesn't make it into MLB after the Future Stars game.

A new study of sports fan psychology concludes that fans who have the most negative emotions toward their team's prospects, get the most enjoyment out of games.

So treasure your angst ... because it's more fun that way.

Drugs have always been a part of baseball. Dock knows this, you know this.

So if you missed it here it is, they even cut out the commercials. I was pretty down on how the season ended, a World Series between the Phillies and the Yankees was bad enough, but it being called by Joe Buck and Tim McCarver made it almost unbearable. This game saved it big time.

This Enquirer blog post from Saturday suggests that Walt will try to address both positions at the general managers meeting this week in Chicago. He reportedly talked to the Brewers about acquiring J.J. Hardy and he's been in talks with Ray-moan's agent about bringing him back for cheap. Very intriguing stuff, folks.