http://www.pitchershiteighth.com/2008/09/22/cards-stay-alive-for-one-more-game/ An Unofficial St. Louis Cardinals baseball blog. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:15:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.pitchershiteighth.com/2008/09/22/cards-stay-alive-for-one-more-game/#comment-530 PHE Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:34:14 +0000 http://www.pitchershiteighth.com/?p=294#comment-530 You hit the nail on the head Sarah - not to mention having done all of that in maybe the toughest division in baseball this year. You hit the nail on the head Sarah – not to mention having done all of that in maybe the toughest division in baseball this year.

]]> http://www.pitchershiteighth.com/2008/09/22/cards-stay-alive-for-one-more-game/#comment-529 Sarah-bug Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:23:18 +0000 http://www.pitchershiteighth.com/?p=294#comment-529 I'm pretty proud of them for what they were able to do with minimal starting pitching (and a death-squad bullpen). If the Brewers or Mets or Yankees (or whoever) fall apart at the end of the season, it's a disaster because they spent tons of money and had every realistic expectation that they'd make the postseason. The Cards, on the other hand, spent nothing (except on the players who contributed nothing) and were predicted to be sitting in the basement of the division the entire season. The fact that they competed, that they will end up no less than .500, and that they made the Cubs and Brewers and everyone else really work for what they got is a pretty big accomplishment for the guys who were supposed to end up 20 games under .500. I’m pretty proud of them for what they were able to do with minimal starting pitching (and a death-squad bullpen). If the Brewers or Mets or Yankees (or whoever) fall apart at the end of the season, it’s a disaster because they spent tons of money and had every realistic expectation that they’d make the postseason. The Cards, on the other hand, spent nothing (except on the players who contributed nothing) and were predicted to be sitting in the basement of the division the entire season. The fact that they competed, that they will end up no less than .500, and that they made the Cubs and Brewers and everyone else really work for what they got is a pretty big accomplishment for the guys who were supposed to end up 20 games under .500.

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