I No Longer Believe in Miracles

Al Michaels ... I knew it was you. You broke my heart.

Q: Who would you say is the most underrated sports broadcast personality right now?

Al: In a slightly different vein here, an old partner of mine is a guy that I think is the best baseball analyst out there and that’s Tim McCarver. And Tim I wouldn’t say is underrated, but he has been around so long that there are varying opinions of him. I’ll read some negative stuff about Tim but having worked with him and listened to him and knowing how hard he works, he brings a very fresh perspective to the game and comes in different doors like few others. I don’t think there is the appreciation of Tim that there should be.

I've killed men for less. "Comes in different doors like few others?" You get paid to talk to a living, do you?

Also, Bruce Jenkins plays "One of these things is not like the other" in today's San Francisco Chronicle.

It was a rare night of laughter for La Russa, who has had to endure countless injuries, his own DUI arrest, the death of relief pitcher Josh Hancock and substance-abuse issues for Scott Spiezio (now in a rehabilitation program) during one of the most challenging seasons any manager has had to face. For all of their problems, the Cardinals still have Albert Pujols, Jim Edmonds, Scott Rolen and David Eckstein.

Asshole.