Today is a very special day in the STL. Not only is the town still abuzz following Sunday's epic win for the Rams (CEL-E-BRATE GOOD TIMES, COME ON!), but today is the birthday of the one and only Willie McGee.

Willie turns 51 today, so do yourself a favor and think extra long about the 1985 batting champ and NL MVP. Perhaps you could do so by scarfing down a chocolate chip cookie while reveling in the fact that #51 hit .353 with 18 triples and 56 stolen bases during that Heck of a Year. Happy birthday Willie.



Onto your mid-day links.

Grading the Rams in Week 8. I concur with Marc Bulger's F grade. My god, he needs to head somewhere else next season. [Turf Show Times]

Jeff Gordon says there are a handful of teams below the Rams as worst in the NFL. Yeah! [STL Today]

Don Banks says the Rams will one day be title contenders under the current regime. [SI]

39 reasons the Rams aren't the worst team in the NFL. [Rams Herd]

ESPN's Cris Carter gives insight into the Rams first win while proving he may actually know nothing about the Rams. Seriously, you too can be Cris Carter. [ESPN]

Colby Rasmus' plate discipline. Looks like the Doplar Weather Radar. [Viva el Birdos]

The Blues shift two quasi-notables back to Peoria. [Peoria Journal Star]

Video of Andy McDonald crashing into the boards head first on Halloween. [Game Time]