- The box was waiting for baseball's best team upon its arrival home Friday afternoon. Inside? You would have thought it contained some of the greatest treasures ever offered.
- The Cardinals might be without Albert Pujols, but so what? Scott Miller says there is plenty of production at the plate, beginning with Carlos Beltran and Rafael Furcal -- two veterans off to unbelievable starts.
- Josh Beckett skips a start for injury, then plays golf the next day. It's fitting for a Red Sox team that's spiraling -- both in reputation and record. Scott Miller calls them baseball's most unlikeable team.