Morons at the Market, and El Hombre

WHY DO PEOPLE NEED MOTORIZED SHOPPING CARTS!? Whoever came up with the idea, I'm sure was good in nature, but they need to be stopped. There are too many idiots out there who take advantage of them. I don't care if you're old, I'm sure the nursing home feeds you. And besides, ANYONE WHO NEEDS A WHEELCHAIR ALREADY HAS ONE! Old people sit at home, and get all hopped up on pills. Then they realize they're all out of Metamucil, so they WALK to their car. Drive to the store. Then WALK into the store, and suddenly realize they are a parapalegic. This makes no sense. And, if you ever watch them, they won't get out of the chair for ANY reason. They "drive" as close to the shelf as possible, almost fall out of the seat while reaching for an item that would be eye-level if they were able to stand up. I have no sympathy for these people. God forbid you have to walk around for 10 minutes. These people have turned the once friendly, albeit cold, freezer section, into the freakin Audubon. Well, the free ride is over Grandma. I'm not one to regress, but it's time to go back to the '90s when people could stand and walk, lets make the grocery store a safer place.

Time for some Cards talk. It was announced today that Albert Pujols is considering off-season surgery on his right elbow. The surgery would put him out for the start of the '09 season. I think he should do it, eventhough it almost guarantees he doesn't make the All-Star Game which will be held here in STL. While that would be a travesty, since the 1st base position is so deep with talent in the NL, we're potentially talking about his career. Nobody knows his body like he does, and given the fact that he has played a couple of seasons with this injury. I say let him do what he wants to do. Albert is a great student of the game, he understands what he's potentially doing. He realizes that STL will probably not have another All-Star game in the course of his career. I also hope people realize how incredible "El Hombre" really is. The fact that he's having the kind of season he's having is remarkable. No doubt, one of the greats. El Cinco, do your thing.