cmarlow's Blog

STL:

I usually keep the hyberbole and outlandish predictions to a minimum.  But, even I was ready to write the obituary for the 2008 Cardinals if they lost last night to the Brewers.  A Cards loss would've meant a 5.5 game deficit in the Wild Card, doable mathematically but not logically.  If the Crew played .500 ball over their last 28 or so games ... the Cards would've had to go 20-8 ... a difficult stretch for even a great baseball team ... and I think most would agree these Redbirds are a good or pretty good team, but definitely not a great team ...

Luckily we don't have to worry about that for a while meaning we'll still have meaningful baseball atleast midway thru September.  I still think the Brewers are gonna win it, but you can never bet against these Cards.  They play Tony LaRussa's "hard nine" every night and I think a lot of critics underestimate their level of talent, too.  I mean you have a Hall-of-Famer in Pujols, a perennial All-Star in Glaus, one of the best catchers in the game in Molina, a late-blooming star in Ludwick, and a cast of hungry role players that play every day like they'll be sent to Memphis if they don't produce.

No matter what happens in October this team has been really fun to watch.  This is my first year covering the Cardinals and it's a season I won't forget.

Your Thoughts?

Charlie Marlow