Finally! It has been too long since the Cards put a W in their win column. Now think with me a second. Imagine if, if just maybe, if by the slightest chance the baseball gods provide us with the blessing to not go more then three games without loosing for the rest of the season. It is just a thought, only a speculation on what would be a great season, but is not that what Baseball is all about? Being part of something larger than you? Believing in the impossible, that a game is a game in which any team might win. That even the mighty evil empire that has spent more money on their payroll then some countries can fall down to a team that has less than half their payroll.

Getting back to our Cardinals, I believe this season we can do it. We are off to a great start, 18-10, and our rookies or second year sensations are coming through when they need to. Sure, we have lost 10 games, but to win ‘em all is asking for too much. Tonight’s game was a 

good one to watch. Pujol’s first inning bomb out to center field was glorious, giving the Cards the early lead and giving him his 11th home run of the season. He kept playing like a Cardinal finishing with four hits and two runs. Even though Mitchell Boggs started the game, he got removed after 4 1/3 innings, walking five batters striking out four and ending the night with an E.R.A. of 3.50, and did not get the win. The win was given to Kyle McClellan (2-1 E.R.A. 2.70). A notable play (displayed in the image below) that caught my eye was when Card’s catcher Yadier Molina effectively blocked the plate as he caught the ball to get out Pirates’ Jason Jaramillo as he tried to get one for the Bucs.

Remember what I wrote about the curse? It still might be there, but I had a long conversation with a friend of mine today. He is a Red Sox fan, and after a long speech, I reached the conclusion that we did not have a curse. And as true fans, we know always that,

With these Cards, I’ll go all in.

- Andy