1. These guys are getting hard to watch.
2. The Cards are like a Mad Libs. Every game, fill in the same spots: “The St. Louis Cardinals had a rough game, marred by a mental mistake from (INFIELDER'S NAME) and a botched appearance by (RELIEVER'S NAME).”
3. The 2015 season was special – and hard to duplicate. The Cards' starting pitching was historic, as the starters finished with a 2.99 ERA, which was the best in baseball – by a lot (the Dodgers, our old pals who are in town again this week, were second with a 3.