I HATE RAIN

So it’s Cards 2, Mets 2, and rain 2.

Did I mention I hate rain delays? The Writers that Be were left with nothing to write about at Busch yesterday, so they wrote about Rolen being unhappy, Pujols being mean, and Pujols having a bad hammy.

I think one of those items is noteworthy.

I could care less if Albert was nice to the press. I could care less if he was a meanie. It’s been a tough month on the entire team. They nearly collapsed, opened the playoffs on the road in a tough environment, endured an extra day in New York, followed by a late flight Friday night.

Because players still went to the park for Games 1 and 5 before they were cancelled, I’m not sure you can call those rain delays “off-days.” Certainly not in the traditional sense. If I’m a sportswriter, I’m more concerned about fatigue with the Cards right now than I am about Pujols being mean.

He certainly doesn’t mimic Bonds in any way. There are dozens of players who dislike the press. Thousands more who have disliked them on a periodic basis. None of them are compared to Bonds. I think Burwell simply went for the cheap comparison. Lousy column, in my opinion.

I don’t view Rolen as much of an issue either. So he’s mad. He and Tony aren’t eating meals together. Bob Gibson, by some reports, hated Tim McCarver. That seemed to work out ok.

Rolen has been better in Games 3 and 4 then he was the entire San Diego series. We don’t pay to watch them get along. We pay to watch Rolen play. End of story.

Pujols Hammy does concern me, though it’s tough to tell how hurt he is. With Tony, you never know how “honest” he’s being. He doesn’t necessarily lie. But he doesn’t release information unless he thinks he needs to.

I haven’t noticed a limp on Albert. I wonder if Tony is just trying to take some heat off him for not having an RBI. If so, he could simply point out that no one in front of Albert is getting on base. That may be why he hasn’t had any Runs Batted In.

Like I said, I hate rainouts. We’ll see how it plays tonight. Either win or lose, it will be nice to see the story switch to baseball.