1.5 Game lead. 4 games to play. Pirates are red hot. Oh the drama...

Last night's loss was brutal. Could have put themselves in a great position to begin thinking about setting up pitching for the playoffs. Now they have to play like every game is the WS. Maybe we get lucky and Atlanta finds some heart and tries to win a game or two. On paper, you like the final series match-ups with Cards playing Arizona and Pirates at Reds. But "on paper" isn't worth much when you get to this point in the season. You got one team swinging free and easy, getting ready for golf. And the other team is squeezing the bat handles...

Go Cards!!