Be Kind Rewind...Cardinals Style

Well Blues fans…I’ve got nothing, (and by nothing I mean I have a little but nothing blog-worthy...stay tuned). Not too much exciting news from Prospect Camp, (although look out for that Phil McCrae in the future). So instead of collecting fake unsigned paychecks from FORF and waiting until September to write another blog, I’m going to have some fun.

I recently watched a couple bars of a god-awful movie Be Kind, Rewind, and became inspired. And what Jack Black movie won’t inspire? Who didn’t want to challenge the local preps to a city-wide rollerblading race after watching 1993’s Airborne? But anyway, I opined to myself, what would the world do if someone in St. Louis erased all the baseball movies and the St. Louis Cardinals had to lend some of their players for the roles?

It’s pretty obvious that Yadi Molina could lend his likeness in a remake of The Sandlot. He’s chubby, he seems talkative, even if you can’t understand him all the time, and he’s a heck of a catcher. He wouldn’t have to do too much research to portray the great Hamilton Porter. However if someone erased The Big Green, I’m not so sure he’d pull off Larry Musgrove.

Worried about the last remaining copy of Major League? Fear not. Put Chris Duncan in the role of Pedro Cerrano and would anyone notice? Hell Duncan has been auditioning all year for that role. When’s the last time Duncan hit a curveball?

Had it been a year or two ago, I would have easily asked Rick Ankiel to audition for the role of Roy Hobbs, but lately he seems more interested in A League of Their Own’s Kit Keller. Like Duncan, Ankiel has been auditioning all year for this role. Like Kit, he cannot lay off the high fastball, and also like Kit, he can’t hit them either. Luckily for Rick, it’s a movie so in the pitching scenes all he needs to do is have the proper throwing motion, and they can just jump cut to the result.

Remember Bull Durham? It’s only the greatest baseball movie ever made (sports.munchies@gmail.com for comments). Well if you remember it, then you sure couldn’t forget Crash Davis, the career minor league player that cracked the majors for a brief stint. Although it might be a year late, Ryan Ludwick’s previous career experience should more than equip him for the role.

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BLUES UPDATE

Since I am FORF’s only hockey expert, it is my duty to fill the FORF-Universe in on the latest doings.

· T The Blues have not yet resigned Roman Polak, but several sources say it is only a matter of time before they do. The risk of an offer sheet from another team is minimal because most teams don’t yet think Polak is worth the risk of giving up a third or second round pick if the Blues don’t match the offer.

· Those who missed Blues Prospect camp missed quite a show from instant fan favorite T.J. Oshie. Aside from the fact that he made the Blues Prospects (some of whom will make the big club this fall) look like sled hockey players, I also heard no less than ten young ladies refer to him as their future husband. Here’s to hot broads and restraining orders T.J.!

N No word yet on the Phil Kessel trade that I had so vehemently predicted… FORF fans I may have been wrong.

· A And finally the Dany Heatley rumors have all but died. It would be a massive shocker if he were to wear a bluenote in 2010.