The first series of the long-awaited start of the baseball season is over and the Cardinals still are tied for first place.
Even following their 5-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on a sultry Sunday afternoon at Busch Stadium, the Cardinals have a share of the National League Central Division lead with the Chicago Cubs and, in fact, have not been out of first place since Aug. 22 of last year, more than 11 months ago.
So there is that. What else have we seen?