You would think that a guy who hit .310 with nine home runs and an .810 OPS in 2009, wouldn’t have a hard time finding a job in 2010, but that was the case with second baseman Felipe Lopez.And before we go any further, I am talking about Felipe Lopez the baseball player here, not Felipe Lopez the basketball player, who was a massive bust at St Johns University. I don’t know why, but I was compelled to mention that.Now we can move on.Despite having a pretty productive season last year with the Arizona Diamondbacks and Milwaukee Brewers, mediocre second baseman like Adam Kennedy were being signed before Lopez. I think it was pretty clear that Lopez’s reputation as a lazy player hurt him.One way or another, the St. Louis Cardinals and their fans are going to find out if that rumor is true or not.As first reported by ESPN ’s Buster Olney , the Cardinals have signed Lopez to a one-year, $1.75 million contract. Lopez can make additional money by making certain performance metrics.This will be Lopez’s second tour of duty with the Cardinals. He played in 43 games for them in 2008 after he was released by the Washington Nationals at the end of July.Lopez hit .385 with four runs in those 43 games, so if the Cardinals can production like that from Lopez, he will be the steal of the century.I highly doubt Lopez will come close to those numbers over the course of an entire season, but Lopez should do a lot of good things for the Cardinals and give them a lot of flexibility.Lopez can play second, third, short, and even some outfield if need be.

He will also provide the Cardinals insurance if rookie David Freese struggles at third.The Cardinals are a win now team, so it will be interesting to see how long they stick with Freese if he struggles early now that Lopez is on board. Lopez has a career 2.0 UZR at third, so manager Tony LaRussa wouldn’t hesitate putting him there on a regular basis.In nine major league seasons, Lopez has a career .269 average with 80 home runs, 115 stolen bases, and a .738 OPS with the Toronto Blue Jays, Cincinnati Reds, Nationals, Cardinals, Diamondbacks, and Brewers.You can follow The Ghost of Moonlight Graham on Twitter theghostofmlg This article is also featured on The Ghost of Moonlight Graham. SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN, Apr 30 (MARKET WIRE) — ALL AMOUNTS ARE STATED IN CDN $ (UNLESS NOTED)Cameco Corporation (TSX: CCO) (NYSE: CCJ) announced today that the KyrgyzParliament has ratified the agreement that Cameco and Centerra Gold Inc.signed with the Kyrgyz government that is described in Cameco’s April 24,2009 news release. In addition, the Kyrgyz Parliament has passedlegislation authorizing the implementation of all of the terms of theagreement. The legislation has been forwarded to the Kyrgyz President forsignature.As previously announced, the agreement resolves all outstanding issueswith respect to the Kumtor gold mine and is expected to further align theparties’ business interests and provide additional certainty forcontinuing operations and future development of the Kumtor project.Closing of the transactions under the agreement is dependent upon thesatisfaction of certain conditions including withdrawal of all claims andproceedings before the Kyrgyz courts, and any necessary regulatory andother approvals, including TSX approval. The parties have agreed to applyreasonable efforts to close the transaction on or before May 25, 2009.Cameco CorporationCameco, with its head office in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, is one of theworld’s largest uranium producers. The company’s uranium products areused to generate electricity in nuclear energy plants around the world,providing one of the cleanest sources of energy available today.

Cameco’sshares trade on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges.Caution Regarding Forward-looking InformationStatements contained in this news release which are not currentstatements or historical facts are forward-looking information orstatements which may be material and that involve risks, uncertaintiesand other factors that could cause actual results to differ materiallyfrom those expressed or implied by them. Forward-looking information andstatements are also based on a number of assumptions which may prove tobe incorrect. Statements above that the agreement resolves alloutstanding issues with respect to the Kumtor gold mine and is expectedto further align the parties’ business interests and provide additionalcertainty for continuing operations and future development of the Kumtorproject, are all based upon the assumption that all of the conditionsprecedent to closing of the agreement will be satisfied (including thosereferred to above) and are subject to the risk that closing will notoccur, if any of these conditions cannot be satisfied. Cameco disclaimsany obligation to update any forward-looking statement contained in thisnews release except to the extent required by law.Contacts:Cameco CorporationInvestor inquiries:Bob Lillie(306) 956-6639Media inquiries:Lyle Krahn(306) 956-6316Website: 2009, Market Wire, All rights reserved.-0-. HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, Apr 30 (MARKET WIRE) — The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, on behalf ofthe Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, along with theHonourable Judy Streatch, Nova Scotia’s Minister of Education andMinister of Communications Nova Scotia, today announced investmentstotalling more than $113.9 million in 25 projects at post-secondaryinstitutions throughout Nova Scotia.As part of Canada’s Economic Action Plan, the Government of Canadaintroduced the Knowledge Infrastructure Program, a two-year, $2-billioneconomic stimulus measure to support infrastructure enhancement atCanadian post-secondary institutions, including universities andcommunity colleges.