And here we go.

So, I'm really new to this whole blogging thing, but I figure it's worth a shot.
I'm just a college girl who loves sports and reading, so why not create a blog thats a combination of both?

It's opening day for MLB, and I faithfully watched all of the Cardinals/Padres game, all eleven innings, while creating a powerpoint for one of my education classes. Somewhere between innings six and nine I started really thinking about the Cardinals line-up. We have Theriot, Rasmus, Pujols, Holiday and Berkman in our first 5 slots.

I'll be honest here. I, caught up in the junior year haze of papers and standardized tests and having a St. Louis football team coming close to a winning season, did not pay as nearly as much attention to the off-season trades as I should have. Looking strictly at names, and recent stats. The first half of our line-up looks pretty damn impressive. Too good to be true, actually. We have Theriot, who always seemed like an ominous threat for Cards when he played for Pinella in ChicagoLand; Rasmus, our home-grown favorite, making more and more plate appearances as he matures in a Cards uniform; Pujols, who is undoubtably one of the greatest players in the game; Holiday, a solid investment (with three hits today, I might add); and Berkman. Berkman, whose name I know, but not much else. Berkman is where I get skeptical, past his prime? Only time will tell.

I'll save Skip Shumaker, bating 8th as of right now, for another time. He's either been in a slump, or he needed to go instead of Ryan.