On Friday, Ben Burns easily won his free play on Winnipeg. Saturday's complimentary release resulted in a "never in doubt cover" on Boston College. Yesterday's free ticket saw the Bills beat Denver, outright. Of course, Burns was also busy winning his "big" plays. He'd follow up a 4-2 Saturday by delivering a PERFECT 6-0 "SWEEP" on Sunday, 5-0 in the NFL.

Also on a 20-2 HEATER at the ballpark, Ben takes a look at Monday's Cubs/Cards contest: 

Lester got roughed up last time out, surrendering seven earned runs in 4 1/3 innings. He'd walk three batters without recording a strikeout. That gives him 11 walks his last three starts, more than his 10 K's. 

By comparison, Weaver has 20 K's against ZERO strikeouts, over his last three starts.

Not surprisingly, Weaver has an awesome 1.08 ERA and 0.84 WHIP his last three. Lester, on the other hand, has a poor 5.31 ERA and an ugly 1.837 WHIP over his last three. 

Talk about making the most of one's opportunity. Since Wainwright's injury freed up a spot in the rotation, Weaver has recorded a 1.49 ERA. In fact, he's the first Cards' rookie since the 1940's to win seven straight decisions. 

While its true that Lester has enjoyed success in this series overall, he did lose his last start here at St. Louis. Given the venue and current form of the starters, I feel the Cards are a bargain. Consider St. Louis.