Ahhh St. Louis you're better than Kansas City.

Post coffee yesterday morning we headed to the STL Arch Park. We played catch together for the first time in a year or so and had a nice rhythm going until Joe spotted someone wearing a Washington State shirt. It turns out they were from Edmonds, Washington and we had a lovely chat - neither of us felt obligated to mention that we beat them in the district semifinal back in our senior year (when Nelly was huge). We waited in line to go up in the arch, but suffice to say the Space Needle is more impressive. The elevators up to the top resembled Dr. Evil's escape pod and not unline the elevator in the original Willy Wonka movie.

Before heading to the ballpark, we stopped for food where Joe paid me $5 to take a shot of jalapeño, which I did not immediately take him up on. After he physically put it in the cup, my hand was forced. I had to do it.

I was disapointed to discover that Bank of America was not offering free Cardinals t-shirts when one signs up for a team credit card. Consequently I had to wear my Jack Daniels shirt, but still fit right in as St Louis appears to be the gateway to the south, as well as the west. The Cards won, as the game was closed out by none other than ex-Mariner Ryan Franklin. We would be surprised to see Red's centerfielder Willie Tavaras in the lineup today as he crashed face first into the wall - a play you may have seen on ESPN last night. We would also be remiss not to mention the supurb defense of the Card's shortstop Brendon Ryan. Turns out his performance is overshadowed by his gnarly '70s porn 'stash.

Who wants a mustache ride?

-- Joe (Post From My iPhone)