Perhaps the most frustrating aspect of this past week and the Cardinals’ struggles in general is that it never feels like they’re going to win when I’m watching the game. They’re always down first. Even in their sole win of the week, the Cardinals were losing for the vast majority of the game. The Cardinals get down early, and if the offense shows up, the pitching continues giving up runs.
Tuesday broke me a little bit. Unfortunately I went to the game and honestly the game pissed me off. I feel like I am a reasonably rational fan, understanding that anything can happen in baseball, and if I was at home for that loss, it would have annoyed me sure, but I acknowledged in the preview that I didn’t expect a sweep. So I wasn’t surprised they lost. But the experience of being at the game while