Beware the dreaded off day after opening day.
It can lead to overanalyzing game one of 162.
Chances are you are feeling good about the Cardinals’ offense and not so good about the Cardinals’ pitching. Those could be smart ways to feel. It’s the way I was leaning entering the season. But what did or did not happen in Thursday’s wacky 10-9 loss to the Blue Jays didn’t confirm much of anything at all.
“The pressure of today is no different than tomorrow, Saturday, Sunday and onward,” Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak said Thursday, before the first pitch.