lol, get to the part with LaRussa? Isn't the whole book about LaRussa? :P I just got done the chapter on Dave Duncan, which kind of made me want to slash LaRussa and Duncan, so I was glad when it was over. I didn't know that stuff about Drew; he's one of those players that I feel like I've heard about but I have only a vague idea of him. The stuff on Pujols was great, about where he is, mentally. The stuff on Matheny made me kinda sad.

There's really no doubt in my mind that if the Cards and Astros keep at it some more over the next few years, that will definitely blow any rivalry at the cubs out of the water. Ang is right; there definitely needs to be some sense of competition.