It is pretty annoying that the Cardinals would have a real chance at a wild card spot if they merely had a normal week last week instead of going 1-5. Even with that bad of a week, they didn’t actually lose any ground, which is mind-boggling. But 4 games out with 12 games to play and three teams in between them and the 3rd wild card spot, I think we can safely say the Cardinals are out of it. Though they do play 2 of those 3 teams over the last couple weeks, starting with the Reds.
We are very familiar with the Reds. The Cardinals have faced them 10 times this season, and have managed to win six games. The Cardinals just won a series against them at the end of August over in Cincinnati. It was the beginning of what we call the false hope run. They won three straight series, getting themse