The Cardinals will play their 40th game of the season today. Well, today for you. Schedules – mine and Major League Baseballs – are forcing me to write this on Friday afternoon, before the Cardinals play their 39th game of the season. Technically, I am two games behind the quarter mark of the season.
That doesn’t matter because regardless of what happens on Friday and Saturday, the Cardinals are guaranteed at least 23 wins in their first 40 games played. That’s enough context for us to consider where this 2021 team ranks among the best Cardinals teams this century and to make some not-so-bold predictions on where it will end up.