The "Bill Guerin" Grind

Guerin is gone to Cali. Glen Metropolit jerseys still aren't in, but you can buy a Blues jersey and have "Metropolit" woven on the back, if you're so inclined. Ville Nieminen, welcome to Larry Pleau's world. Is Mike Sillinger going to be a free agent any time soon? Trout season starts Thursday. Whatever happened to Ozzie Canseco? J-Rod's out, Ankiel's in. When you put high hopes and poor performance together, you get Petr Cajanek. But when you let a dog eat chocolate, you get poop...otherwise known as Jason Marquis. Is a gyroball what Rick Ankiel was throwing for a while? I can't wait for my midlife crisis because when I get there I'm going to buy a baseball team. Gossipking will serve as head scout. mike_danton's_agent will be general manager. it's_timo_time will serve as team president. ballin will be manager. jose canseco will serve as director of media relations. and 3sc will serve as Chairman. I'll be in the bleachers eating hot dogs and sauerkraut.

IS IT SAFE TO SAY:
*That Ville Nieminen jerseys are the next big thing in St. Louis?
*With two roster players passing away since Christmas, Mike Shanahan is wondering at what point he missed his nightly prayers?
*That with the St. Louis Post giving full page coverage to Spring Training, Anheuser-Busch releasing the "World Champion" 16 ounce Budweiser aluminium bottles, the warm weather, and your baseball glove finding its way out of your toy box, you know it's BASEBALL SEASON?
*With the Rams considering drafting Arkansas defensive end Jamaal Anderson in the first round, the dirty bird may be coming to the 'Lu?
*That for a team selling, not buying, this was by far the most exciting trade deadline in St. Louis history?

I'm a believer in the Guerin deal, ya'll. Apparently the Blues tried to work out a deal with Guerin that would extend his contract, but when it didn't happen there was little choice left but to dish him. Let's face it, with the loss Sunday night to Chicago, the Blues had about as much of a chance making the playoffs as Sammy Sosa does at hitting his 40 homeruns. It simply wasn't going to happen. All in all I think we put ourselves in a good situation with the Tkachuk/Guerin deals, however I wish this Guerin deal came with a little more pop. We had to dish him, and time was running out, but who the hell is Ville Nieminen?

*Check out his "tribute" page at http://nimoland.neuf.fr/

*They call him "The Finnisher."









This season: 1 goal, 1 assist, -7 rating, 14 penalty minutes, 0 power play points, 0 face-offs won. Put him on your fantasy team, he's HOT!



Blues v. Canucks. Tonight. It's been dubbed "the beginning of the beginning." Don't miss it. Everything starts over tonight.