Brooks should be pleased with today’s results - Will Leitch, not so much:

A college baseball graduate recently drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals has been told that he’s made the roster - the combat duty roster.

The HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIAN-PILOT reports that Mitch Harris, who just completed his pitching career with the Navy Midshipmen, has been ordered to report to a transport ship to begin his five-year active service.

Although he hasn’t been told where exactly he’s headed (loose lips sink ships, you know), Harris realizes that his plans for a pro ball career have been washed out. Read more…

It’s been a great run for Will Leitch at DEADSPIN.com, and I wish him nothing but the best.

Except on June 17-19.

Calendars of the SbB Girls could be coming your way by Christmastime.

• Red Sox Nation mourns the loss of two of its greats: David Oritz (placed on the DL) & Hazel Mae (lowballed on a new NESN contract).

• Kimbo Slice hungers for a piece of the boxing pie.

• A one-legged Kentucky youngster is kicking ass in sports.

• Google Maps is quite good at locating Lou Piniella.

• Terrell Owens lambasts Bill Parcells, but he sure looks good doing it.

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As a longtime resident of Kansas City, I can tell you that I never tire of hearing about how St. Louis is the best baseball town in America.

Some of you may question that assertion, but I’m happy to report that we now have video evidence that that claim has crossed over into irrefutable fact.

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• BUGS AND CRANKS finds the minor-league baseball card of former Carolina Panthers QB Chris Weinke.

• DEADSPIN shows us the best belt buckle at the Masters this year.

• WITH LEATHER tels us about a blind golfer’s hole in one.

• THE SPORTS ECONOMIST notes the lack of development around St. Louis’ new ballpark.

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We’re a little surprised it took Joe Buck this long to quit his nominal duties as a local St. Louis Cardinals TV broadcaster. With his frighteningly busy network schedule, it was only a matter of time before Buck made the decision to let go of his however small, St. Louis-aired broadcast ties.

Buck is at the pinnacle of the sports broadcast biz, and he’s made it look oh-so-easy. For that reason, we don’t think he’s going to stay in sports forever, either. Read more…

By now, most people know of Scott Spiezio’s arrest for DUI, assault and property damage from his escapades of December 30th, and his subsequent release from the Cardinals.

But we might not have, if not for a few adroit police officers who saw through Spezio’s diabolical plan of hiding in the closet when the cops arrived, as was detailed by the ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH.

“After allegedly wrecking his car and beating up a friend, Scott Spiezio is believed to have hidden in a closet as his wife told police he was asleep in bed with pneumonia, according to court documents.

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Today Scott Spiezio was, thankfully, released by the Cardinals. For driving drunk, leaving the scene of an accident, throwing up at a friend’s house and then attacking that friend, Spiezio was paid a $2.4M buyout by the ballclub in a contract buyout schweet!.