Scenario 1: Someone comes up to you in March and says: “At the All-Star break, if the Cardinals were just two games out of first place, would you take it?”
Scenario 2: Someone comes up to you in March and says: “At the All-Star break, if the Cardinals were 44-44, Paul Goldschmidt was hitting .254 and the team was 12th in the league in OPS, would you take it?”
In the most “2019 Cardinals” way to head into break, a Cards pitcher logged one of the best starts he’ll ever have and not only did the Cardinals lose, they didn’t even score.