Rain, Rain, Go Away

In the event that you have been sitting in a cave yesterday, Game 4 of the World Series on FOX was postponed. I'm thinking that FOX network executives wanted to get the game in so as to not mess up their prime time lineup.

On Dan Patrick's show on ESPN radio, he's feeling like it's Groundhog day considering Game 4 was rained out yesterday and it will likely be rained out again tonight. The best thing in my opinion would be for the games to be rained out tonight and tomorrow as well.

Radargate is just developing and Dan will have more on that in his show with Peter Gammons.

What's the deal with Mark McGwire and why has he not had a presence in the previous two World Series at Busch? The NY Post asks this question.

But there is no McGwire. So where is he?

"It's a very good question," Cardinals GM Walt Jocketty said. "I have not thought about it. I'm not sure our owners have thought about it."

Well, that is kind of an interesting concept, not thinking of McGwire since just about every major living Cardinal has been involved in this postseason. Bruce Sutter was expected to throw out the first pitch last night, before World Series Game 4 was called due to rain, joining other St. Louis luminaries from the past who have thrown out first pitches this postseason - Bob Gibson, Lou Brock, Whitey Herzog, Red Schoendienst, Mike Shannon and even Ozzie Smith, who has been openly feuding with Cardinals manager Tony La Russa for years. The only reason Stan Musial has not been involved on the field is that he is 86 years old and the weather has been horrible.

So, have the Cardinals really remembered all these other greats and not McGwire? Or is it just that McGwire has become too toxic at this time, especially since Major League Baseball has to approve those who throw first pitches. Rich Levin, Commissioner Bud Selig's lead spokesman, said he would not participate in hypothetical possibilities for first pitches.

Larry Borowsky of VEB has a great article at Slate.

Retiring Senator Bill Frist is stressing to GOP candidates that they not use Iraq as a campaign issue.

Other than Congressman Chandler's seat, we have at least three good chances in the other districts. I can't say I am as confident about the first and fifth districts. With less than two weeks to go, I hope I'm wrong on those two districts. Don't get me wrong. I want us to win those two seats as well, no doubt there. I just don't feel so confident with one of those seats being held by Hal Rogers.

Some people just don't learn. Jon Stewart is not running and he has said that he has no intentions on running.