1/3 of season done

[imadangman]

So that's 54 games, 1/3 of the season.

At the 1/4 mark, I noted we were 2 games above .500 which put us on track for 85 or 86 wins.

Now, at the 1/3 mark we are 6 games above 0.500 which would be on pace for 90 wins

So the question is, does that accurately reflect the talent level of the team?

Towards the end of April I thought our team talent-wise was better than it's record. They weren't supposed to be that bad. But are they this good?

As long as the pitching continues, we have a shot. But that means Fedde, Pallante and Mikolas all have to keep it up. And McGreevy will have to come through when he inevitably gets the call.

87-88 wins seems very realistic. To win 92-94, a lot would need to go right. Let's see what happens as we hit a softer stretch in the schedule. Can they turn a hot streak into a hot summer? I'm encouraged that they were able to come back with the AZ series sweep after the tough losses to Detroit. It shows that they were able to quickly refind their winning mojo instead of allowing it to be an isolated winning streak followed by a return to mediocrity. This team seems to have found an identity in itself that the last two seasons did not have.

[Ike Hammett]

So that's 54 games, 1/3 of the season.

At the 1/4 mark, I noted we were 2 games above .500 which put us on track for 85 or 86 wins.

Now, at the 1/3 mark we are 6 games above 0.500 which would be on pace for 90 wins

So the question is, does that accurately reflect the talent level of the team?

Towards the end of April I thought our team talent-wise was better than it's record. They weren't supposed to be that bad. But are they this good?

As long as the pitching continues, we have a shot. But that means Fedde, Pallante and Mikolas all have to keep it up. And McGreevy will have to come through when he inevitably gets the call.

87-88 wins seems very realistic. To win 92-94, a lot would need to go right. Let's see what happens as we hit a softer stretch in the schedule. Can they turn a hot streak into a hot summer? I'm encouraged that they were able to come back with the AZ series sweep after the tough losses to Detroit. It shows that they were able to quickly refind their winning mojo instead of allowing it to be an isolated winning streak followed by a return to mediocrity. This team seems to have found an identity in itself that the last two seasons did not have.

These Cardinals are as good as they BELIEVE they are.

The lion knows he can take the gazelle, the gazelle knows the lion will take it. Like Sun Tzu stated the fight is determined before it is even fought. I had an interesting comment response to a post I made a few days ago. Someone told me, what you believe and reality are 2 totally different things. They are not.

The greatest Jedi of all time Yoda told Luke Skywalker once, whether you believe you can or cannot, you are right. The forces of the universe are funny like that.

[scoutyjones2]

So that's 54 games, 1/3 of the season.

At the 1/4 mark, I noted we were 2 games above .500 which put us on track for 85 or 86 wins.

Now, at the 1/3 mark we are 6 games above 0.500 which would be on pace for 90 wins

So the question is, does that accurately reflect the talent level of the team?

Towards the end of April I thought our team talent-wise was better than it's record. They weren't supposed to be that bad. But are they this good?

As long as the pitching continues, we have a shot. But that means Fedde, Pallante and Mikolas all have to keep it up. And McGreevy will have to come through when he inevitably gets the call.

87-88 wins seems very realistic. To win 92-94, a lot would need to go right. Let's see what happens as we hit a softer stretch in the schedule. Can they turn a hot streak into a hot summer? I'm encouraged that they were able to come back with the AZ series sweep after the tough losses to Detroit. It shows that they were able to quickly refind their winning mojo instead of allowing it to be an isolated winning streak followed by a return to mediocrity. This team seems to have found an identity in itself that the last two seasons did not have.

These Cardinals are as good as they BELIEVE they are.

The lion knows he can take the gazelle, the gazelle knows the lion will take it. Like Sun Tzu stated the fight is determined before it is even fought. I had an interesting comment response to a post I made a few days ago. Someone told me, what you believe and reality are 2 totally different things. They are not.

The greatest Jedi of all time Yoda told Luke Skywalker once, whether you believe you can or cannot, you are right. The forces of the universe are funny like that.

Horse [shirt]

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So that's 54 games, 1/3 of the season.

At the 1/4 mark, I noted we were 2 games above .500 which put us on track for 85 or 86 wins.

Now, at the 1/3 mark we are 6 games above 0.500 which would be on pace for 90 wins

So the question is, does that accurately reflect the talent level of the team?

Towards the end of April I thought our team talent-wise was better than it's record. They weren't supposed to be that bad. But are they this good?

As long as the pitching continues, we have a shot. But that means Fedde, Pallante and Mikolas all have to keep it up. And McGreevy will have to come through when he inevitably gets the call.

87-88 wins seems very realistic. To win 92-94, a lot would need to go right. Let's see what happens as we hit a softer stretch in the schedule. Can they turn a hot streak into a hot summer? I'm encouraged that they were able to come back with the AZ series sweep after the tough losses to Detroit. It shows that they were able to quickly refind their winning mojo instead of allowing it to be an isolated winning streak followed by a return to mediocrity. This team seems to have found an identity in itself that the last two seasons did not have.

These Cardinals are as good as they BELIEVE they are.

The lion knows he can take the gazelle, the gazelle knows the lion will take it. Like Sun Tzu stated the fight is determined before it is even fought. I had an interesting comment response to a post I made a few days ago. Someone told me, what you believe and reality are 2 totally different things. They are not.

The greatest Jedi of all time Yoda told Luke Skywalker once, whether you believe you can or cannot, you are right. The forces of the universe are funny like that.

So what happens when both sides totally believe and yet one of them loses? Your philosophy seems to have a major hole in it. And it doesn't even take into account pure luck playing a role in outcomes unless you want to lump that and other elements outside of human control under your so-called forces of the universe. Tell us how those so-called forces choose sides.

[AnExParrot]

So that's 54 games, 1/3 of the season.

At the 1/4 mark, I noted we were 2 games above .500 which put us on track for 85 or 86 wins.

Now, at the 1/3 mark we are 6 games above 0.500 which would be on pace for 90 wins

So the question is, does that accurately reflect the talent level of the team?

Towards the end of April I thought our team talent-wise was better than it's record. They weren't supposed to be that bad. But are they this good?

As long as the pitching continues, we have a shot. But that means Fedde, Pallante and Mikolas all have to keep it up. And McGreevy will have to come through when he inevitably gets the call.

87-88 wins seems very realistic. To win 92-94, a lot would need to go right. Let's see what happens as we hit a softer stretch in the schedule. Can they turn a hot streak into a hot summer? I'm encouraged that they were able to come back with the AZ series sweep after the tough losses to Detroit. It shows that they were able to quickly refind their winning mojo instead of allowing it to be an isolated winning streak followed by a return to mediocrity. This team seems to have found an identity in itself that the last two seasons did not have.

These Cardinals are as good as they BELIEVE they are.

The lion knows he can take the gazelle, the gazelle knows the lion will take it. Like Sun Tzu stated the fight is determined before it is even fought. I had an interesting comment response to a post I made a few days ago. Someone told me, what you believe and reality are 2 totally different things. They are not.

The greatest Jedi of all time Yoda told Luke Skywalker once, whether you believe you can or cannot, you are right. The forces of the universe are funny like that.

Horse [shirt]

I especially like the fact that he brings up the not living in reality thing, and then to try prove his point uses a fictional character. Funny [shirt], that.

[WLTFE]

So that's 54 games, 1/3 of the season.

At the 1/4 mark, I noted we were 2 games above .500 which put us on track for 85 or 86 wins.

Now, at the 1/3 mark we are 6 games above 0.500 which would be on pace for 90 wins

So the question is, does that accurately reflect the talent level of the team?

Towards the end of April I thought our team talent-wise was better than it's record. They weren't supposed to be that bad. But are they this good?

As long as the pitching continues, we have a shot. But that means Fedde, Pallante and Mikolas all have to keep it up. And McGreevy will have to come through when he inevitably gets the call.

87-88 wins seems very realistic. To win 92-94, a lot would need to go right. Let's see what happens as we hit a softer stretch in the schedule. Can they turn a hot streak into a hot summer? I'm encouraged that they were able to come back with the AZ series sweep after the tough losses to Detroit. It shows that they were able to quickly refind their winning mojo instead of allowing it to be an isolated winning streak followed by a return to mediocrity. This team seems to have found an identity in itself that the last two seasons did not have.

These Cardinals are as good as they BELIEVE they are.

The lion knows he can take the gazelle, the gazelle knows the lion will take it. Like Sun Tzu stated the fight is determined before it is even fought. I had an interesting comment response to a post I made a few days ago. Someone told me, what you believe and reality are 2 totally different things. They are not.

The greatest Jedi of all time Yoda told Luke Skywalker once, whether you believe you can or cannot, you are right. The forces of the universe are funny like that.

Horse [shirt]

+1...He posts some weird [shirt]

[EastCoastDave]

I’m very pleased with where the team is. The Cubs have played the must cupcake stretch of their schedule, playing the Marlins, Rockies, Reds, White Sox and Pirates. So being a couple games behind isn’t so bad. However, the Cards traveled to Baltimore to face a pitcher with no wins (0-7) and an ERA approaching 8, and what happens. We get smoked. And what makes it worse, a Cards reject hitting .176 bombs a 3 run homer to provide the winning margin. If the team wants to contend, it cannot trip over the bottom feeders. Ya gotta do better.

[JDW]

So that's 54 games, 1/3 of the season.

At the 1/4 mark, I noted we were 2 games above .500 which put us on track for 85 or 86 wins.

Now, at the 1/3 mark we are 6 games above 0.500 which would be on pace for 90 wins

So the question is, does that accurately reflect the talent level of the team?

Towards the end of April I thought our team talent-wise was better than it's record. They weren't supposed to be that bad. But are they this good?

As long as the pitching continues, we have a shot. But that means Fedde, Pallante and Mikolas all have to keep it up. And McGreevy will have to come through when he inevitably gets the call.

87-88 wins seems very realistic. To win 92-94, a lot would need to go right. Let's see what happens as we hit a softer stretch in the schedule. Can they turn a hot streak into a hot summer? I'm encouraged that they were able to come back with the AZ series sweep after the tough losses to Detroit. It shows that they were able to quickly refind their winning mojo instead of allowing it to be an isolated winning streak followed by a return to mediocrity. This team seems to have found an identity in itself that the last two seasons did not have.

These Cardinals are as good as they BELIEVE they are.

The lion knows he can take the gazelle, the gazelle knows the lion will take it. Like Sun Tzu stated the fight is determined before it is even fought. I had an interesting comment response to a post I made a few days ago. Someone told me, what you believe and reality are 2 totally different things. They are not.

The greatest Jedi of all time Yoda told Luke Skywalker once, whether you believe you can or cannot, you are right. The forces of the universe are funny like that.

Yeah, that was me in your OP about being upset with Arenado getting moved down to 6th in the order, and that us "haters" caused it to happen.
Btw, I'll stick with my thought that what you believe and reality aren't in perfect alignment, which would be true for almost everybody.
Arrogance in your beliefs often gets you farther away from reality.

[sikeston bulldog2]

So that's 54 games, 1/3 of the season.

At the 1/4 mark, I noted we were 2 games above .500 which put us on track for 85 or 86 wins.

Now, at the 1/3 mark we are 6 games above 0.500 which would be on pace for 90 wins

So the question is, does that accurately reflect the talent level of the team?

Towards the end of April I thought our team talent-wise was better than it's record. They weren't supposed to be that bad. But are they this good?

As long as the pitching continues, we have a shot. But that means Fedde, Pallante and Mikolas all have to keep it up. And McGreevy will have to come through when he inevitably gets the call.

87-88 wins seems very realistic. To win 92-94, a lot would need to go right. Let's see what happens as we hit a softer stretch in the schedule. Can they turn a hot streak into a hot summer? I'm encouraged that they were able to come back with the AZ series sweep after the tough losses to Detroit. It shows that they were able to quickly refind their winning mojo instead of allowing it to be an isolated winning streak followed by a return to mediocrity. This team seems to have found an identity in itself that the last two seasons did not have.

These Cardinals are as good as they BELIEVE they are.

The lion knows he can take the gazelle, the gazelle knows the lion will take it. Like Sun Tzu stated the fight is determined before it is even fought. I had an interesting comment response to a post I made a few days ago. Someone told me, what you believe and reality are 2 totally different things. They are not.

The greatest Jedi of all time Yoda told Luke Skywalker once, whether you believe you can or cannot, you are right. The forces of the universe are funny like that.

Yeah, that was me in your OP about being upset with Arenado getting moved down to 6th in the order, and that us "haters" caused it to happen.
Btw, I'll stick with my thought that what you believe and reality aren't in perfect alignment, which would be true for almost everybody.
Arrogance in your beliefs often gets you farther away from reality.

It’s called slip sliding away. The closer to your destination the further your slip sliding away.

[scoutyjones2]

Cards play 500 ball the rest of the season, 84 wins. How many did they have last year?

[sikeston bulldog2]

Cards play 500 ball the rest of the season, 84 wins. How many did they have last year?

That’s a possibility. For the season I’d have attained a bat- Herrera, and an emerging pitcher- Libby. This off season, shuck 1-2 players, add a big bat for LF, then compete for 2026 legitimate.

[Ike Hammett]

So that's 54 games, 1/3 of the season.

At the 1/4 mark, I noted we were 2 games above .500 which put us on track for 85 or 86 wins.

Now, at the 1/3 mark we are 6 games above 0.500 which would be on pace for 90 wins

So the question is, does that accurately reflect the talent level of the team?

Towards the end of April I thought our team talent-wise was better than it's record. They weren't supposed to be that bad. But are they this good?

As long as the pitching continues, we have a shot. But that means Fedde, Pallante and Mikolas all have to keep it up. And McGreevy will have to come through when he inevitably gets the call.

87-88 wins seems very realistic. To win 92-94, a lot would need to go right. Let's see what happens as we hit a softer stretch in the schedule. Can they turn a hot streak into a hot summer? I'm encouraged that they were able to come back with the AZ series sweep after the tough losses to Detroit. It shows that they were able to quickly refind their winning mojo instead of allowing it to be an isolated winning streak followed by a return to mediocrity. This team seems to have found an identity in itself that the last two seasons did not have.

These Cardinals are as good as they BELIEVE they are.

The lion knows he can take the gazelle, the gazelle knows the lion will take it. Like Sun Tzu stated the fight is determined before it is even fought. I had an interesting comment response to a post I made a few days ago. Someone told me, what you believe and reality are 2 totally different things. They are not.

The greatest Jedi of all time Yoda told Luke Skywalker once, whether you believe you can or cannot, you are right. The forces of the universe are funny like that.

Yeah, that was me in your OP about being upset with Arenado getting moved down to 6th in the order, and that us "haters" caused it to happen.
Btw, I'll stick with my thought that what you believe and reality aren't in perfect alignment, which would be true for almost everybody.
Arrogance in your beliefs often gets you farther away from reality.

"Arrogance in your beliefs often gets you farther away from reality."

Lol, is that your belief or is that reality? Because according to your own logic and reasoning you proved yourself wrong. Or is that just my belief in reality?

[Bushiro]

So that's 54 games, 1/3 of the season.

At the 1/4 mark, I noted we were 2 games above .500 which put us on track for 85 or 86 wins.

Now, at the 1/3 mark we are 6 games above 0.500 which would be on pace for 90 wins

So the question is, does that accurately reflect the talent level of the team?

Towards the end of April I thought our team talent-wise was better than it's record. They weren't supposed to be that bad. But are they this good?

As long as the pitching continues, we have a shot. But that means Fedde, Pallante and Mikolas all have to keep it up. And McGreevy will have to come through when he inevitably gets the call.

87-88 wins seems very realistic. To win 92-94, a lot would need to go right. Let's see what happens as we hit a softer stretch in the schedule. Can they turn a hot streak into a hot summer? I'm encouraged that they were able to come back with the AZ series sweep after the tough losses to Detroit. It shows that they were able to quickly refind their winning mojo instead of allowing it to be an isolated winning streak followed by a return to mediocrity. This team seems to have found an identity in itself that the last two seasons did not have.

These Cardinals are as good as they BELIEVE they are.

The lion knows he can take the gazelle, the gazelle knows the lion will take it. Like Sun Tzu stated the fight is determined before it is even fought. I had an interesting comment response to a post I made a few days ago. Someone told me, what you believe and reality are 2 totally different things. They are not.

The greatest Jedi of all time Yoda told Luke Skywalker once, whether you believe you can or cannot, you are right. The forces of the universe are funny like that.

Horse [shirt]

Beat me to it

[foster100]

I’m very pleased with where the team is. The Cubs have played the must cupcake stretch of their schedule, playing the Marlins, Rockies, Reds, White Sox and Pirates. So being a couple games behind isn’t so bad. However, the Cards traveled to Baltimore to face a pitcher with no wins (0-7) and an ERA approaching 8, and what happens. We get smoked. And what makes it worse, a Cards reject hitting .176 bombs a 3 run homer to provide the winning margin. If the team wants to contend, it cannot trip over the bottom feeders. Ya gotta do better.

It's baseball, even bad teams are going to win some games. The Rockies beat the Yankees just the other day it is going to happen. Yesterday was definitely a bad game as the D completely failed Fedde all day and then he compounded it by making a mistake to Carlson. The Orioles were a very good team last year so it possible they are finding their stride after a bad start. Hopefully we are able to respond today with a better performance.

[imadangman]

So that's 54 games, 1/3 of the season.

At the 1/4 mark, I noted we were 2 games above .500 which put us on track for 85 or 86 wins.

Now, at the 1/3 mark we are 6 games above 0.500 which would be on pace for 90 wins

So the question is, does that accurately reflect the talent level of the team?

Towards the end of April I thought our team talent-wise was better than it's record. They weren't supposed to be that bad. But are they this good?

As long as the pitching continues, we have a shot. But that means Fedde, Pallante and Mikolas all have to keep it up. And McGreevy will have to come through when he inevitably gets the call.

87-88 wins seems very realistic. To win 92-94, a lot would need to go right. Let's see what happens as we hit a softer stretch in the schedule. Can they turn a hot streak into a hot summer? I'm encouraged that they were able to come back with the AZ series sweep after the tough losses to Detroit. It shows that they were able to quickly refind their winning mojo instead of allowing it to be an isolated winning streak followed by a return to mediocrity. This team seems to have found an identity in itself that the last two seasons did not have.

These Cardinals are as good as they BELIEVE they are.

The lion knows he can take the gazelle, the gazelle knows the lion will take it. Like Sun Tzu stated the fight is determined before it is even fought. I had an interesting comment response to a post I made a few days ago. Someone told me, what you believe and reality are 2 totally different things. They are not.

The greatest Jedi of all time Yoda told Luke Skywalker once, whether you believe you can or cannot, you are right. The forces of the universe are funny like that.

I appreciate the remarks, Ike

[Ike Hammett]

So that's 54 games, 1/3 of the season.

At the 1/4 mark, I noted we were 2 games above .500 which put us on track for 85 or 86 wins.

Now, at the 1/3 mark we are 6 games above 0.500 which would be on pace for 90 wins

So the question is, does that accurately reflect the talent level of the team?

Towards the end of April I thought our team talent-wise was better than it's record. They weren't supposed to be that bad. But are they this good?

As long as the pitching continues, we have a shot. But that means Fedde, Pallante and Mikolas all have to keep it up. And McGreevy will have to come through when he inevitably gets the call.

87-88 wins seems very realistic. To win 92-94, a lot would need to go right. Let's see what happens as we hit a softer stretch in the schedule. Can they turn a hot streak into a hot summer? I'm encouraged that they were able to come back with the AZ series sweep after the tough losses to Detroit. It shows that they were able to quickly refind their winning mojo instead of allowing it to be an isolated winning streak followed by a return to mediocrity. This team seems to have found an identity in itself that the last two seasons did not have.

These Cardinals are as good as they BELIEVE they are.

The lion knows he can take the gazelle, the gazelle knows the lion will take it. Like Sun Tzu stated the fight is determined before it is even fought. I had an interesting comment response to a post I made a few days ago. Someone told me, what you believe and reality are 2 totally different things. They are not.

The greatest Jedi of all time Yoda told Luke Skywalker once, whether you believe you can or cannot, you are right. The forces of the universe are funny like that.

So what happens when both sides totally believe and yet one of them loses? Your philosophy seems to have a major hole in it. And it doesn't even take into account pure luck playing a role in outcomes unless you want to lump that and other elements outside of human control under your so-called forces of the universe. Tell us how those so-called forces choose sides

100 = 100 neither side is greater or wins. A mathmatical formula has no pure luck in a role of the outcome, and elements outside of human control don't exist in an equation. The forces of the universe don't choose sides, they will bring balance to the equation.