Imagine a tall ladder. It’s full of people trying to get to the top.
There’s a guy toward the middle, but he’s slipping down, rung by rung. This struggling guy, let’s call him Louis. Below Louis is another guy climbing up. We’ll name him Red. Imagine Red working his way relentlessly up the ladder. As Red reaches Louis, he puts his foot squarely on Louis’ face and pushes down, using Louis as leverage to pass over him.
The St. Louis Cardinals have lost 6 games in a row at home and are just one game over .