My beloved Cardinals won their season opener last night over the Miami Marlins 4-1. The Birds jumped on the Marlins early and Kyle Lohse was hitless until the 7th inning. The bullpen took care of the rest and Jason Motte came in and overpowered Miami to close out the game.
If you read this blog regularly you will know I'm not much of a prognosticator. Two years ago I said the Cards would kick ass and take names. Obviously, they had too many injuries to make that happen and didn't get a sniff of the playoffs.
Last year, I said they were one of the worst Cardinal teams I had ever seen, and they won the World Series.
So, this year I am cautiously optimistic. I dont think the Cardinals are good enough to win the Series but I think they are good enough to make the playoffs. (Especially the watered down version with an additional Wild-Card team). A lot will depend on how well, or how poorly, rookie manager Mike Matheny handles his first ever team.
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