On this day 108 years ago, Charlie Comiskey and a guy named Ban Johnson leased SportsMan's Park for 5 years. Two weeks later, the Milwaukee Brewers show up in St. Louis and become the Browns.

POLL: WHAT WERE YOU DOING IN 1901 WHEN THE BREWERS RELOCATED TO STL AND BECAME THE BROWNS?

1. bashing President Roosevelt at the town tavern 

2. mocking the Wright brothers behind their back because they actually think they can fly

3. realizing that "MCMI" is equal to 1901

4. updating your Facebook status via Morse Code

Text your answers to *1901 on your Morning Dump cellular phone or by kicking your neighbor in the junk. Onto the links.

And so it begins: MLB free agency. [Cardinals Beat]

What the Cards can take from the Yankees World Series win. [Viva el Birdos]

Disappointing words from the quarterback, Marc Bulger. It's also fun to read between Spagnuolo's lines. I get the feeling Bulger will be cut following the season. The head coach seems to be saying whatever he can to keep his players focused and happy ... even if it means lying on behalf of the quarterback. [STL Today]

Josh Brown = NFC Special Teams Player of the Week. [ESPN]

A tradition unlike any other ... divorce - and shilling out $916,000 a year to your new ex-wife. [NY Post]

Odd Story of Right Now - Female bears are going bald



"WHAT DO YOU FEED YOUR DOG-BEAR? I FEEL SOORRY FOR HIM."

Preview of the Blues/Flames contest tonight. [Sporting News]

TJ Oshie is back. [Belleville News Democrat]

And just because the idea of it is fun and weird, let's all watch David Backes teach NBC Today show host Meredith V. how to play hockey.