I made the mistake of looking at the standings today because I saw that the Cardinals have the same number of wins as the Washington Nationals. And the only thing keeping the team out of the cellar is the six team division and the Reds having two more losses then the Cards.
And the Cards lost in several different ways over the weekend. They were blown out, they had a come back attempt fall just short and then they were held in check by a good pitcher.
One good thing to take away from the Tiger series is that Albert Pujols seems to be coming around. He had seven hits in the series and he now has a give game mini-hitting streak. He also saw his OPS climb above the .800 mark again some struggles earlier in the month.
Here’s a good story on outfield prospect Joe Mather, who’s been mired in the lower ends of the minor leagues since being picked third round of the 2001 draft. He’s having an outstanding season in his first year at Double A and he’s posting a slugging percentage right around .700 with ten homeruns.
Next up is three aganst the Pirates and it sure would be nice to kill two birds with one stone by not just getting hot, but getting it done against a division rival. Adam Wainwright gets the start in the opener tomorrow.
