Cesar Izturis? Are you serious? Go Tigers!

First of all, this Cesar Izturis deal I feel doesn't make the St. Louis Cardinals any better. He is a lifetime .259 hitter with no power and very little speed. The only upside to him is that he does have an above-average glove. I'm pretty sure that this was a bad move on new general manager John Mozeliak's part. Not even coming close to trying to sign the former World Series MVP is foolish. He was coming off an injury plagued season where he only played 117 games. I'm not the biggest supporter of Eckstein. I'm not an Eckstein lover by any means. But he is a better player than Izturis. The only thing I can say about it is that he was cheap and if he doesn't pan out, it doesn't cost the Cardinals much. I just wish they would be more aggressive in signing pitching. Or making a deal that involves Chris Duncan. Please make a deal involving Chris Duncan. We could actually get someone halfway decent for him AND he is terrible in the outfield. And Albert isn't going anywhere anytime soon. On mlbtraderumors.com there is some talk about a deal with the Brewers involving Chris Capuano. Does anyone else besides me remember how Capuano ended the season? Let me refresh your memory. After starting the season 5-0 he went on to lose his last 12 decisions and the Brew-Crew lost his 22 straight games he pitched in including four relief appearances. And he is coming off surgery from a torn labrum in his non-pitching shoulder. Well, at least he isn't Kip Wells. Good luck Cardinals. 

The Missouri Tigers are about to play in the biggest game in the history of their program. With a win, Missouri can play for the BCS Championship in New Orleans against most likely West Virginia. I think Mizzou can beat OU this time around. The defense has improved dramatically. They have Tony Temple this time around. They aren't in Norman. They have so much more to play for than Oklahoma. If Missouri loses, it knocks them out entirely of a BCS Bowl game and most likely will play in the Cotton Bowl. OU is most likely without their best pass rusher who went down with a leg injury. Auston English had 1 and a half sacks and nine tackles when they played in October. As long as the Tigers don't turn the ball over and Chase Daniel has a typical Chase Daniel day, they should be able to win this ball game and play for the National Championship. That's still really weird to say.  Prediction Missouri 45 Oklahoma 38.