![]() ![]() "At the end of the day, all that matters is either you win or you lose, that's it," Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said. But this year, many of their losses have come from an inability to execute in key spots - highlighted by a 1-7 record in one-run games - rather than being outright outplayed. This has always been a franchise that prides itself in focusing on the little things - things that often win close games. Here's what has gone wrong for the Cardinals - and how they hope to turn their season around. "We didn't lose all those games because of one player." "Really, this first month was a perfect storm of badness," veteran Adam Wainwright said. 500 this early in the season because of just one player - or even a handful. 671 OPS nearly a quarter of the way into the season. After finishing third in the NL MVP voting last season, the third baseman is hitting just. No, not even a star like Arenado is immune from the Cardinals' early woes. It's hard for me to criticize anyone because I haven't been playing very well either. Not putting people away, not making plays, not any timely hitting. "It's not a collection of good baseball that we've been playing. "It's pretty simple," third baseman Nolan Arenado told ESPN. Louis' struggles came to a very public head last weekend when the team announced it was pulling Willson Contreras from the catching role just 32 games into a five-year, $87.5 million contract.Ī franchise known for its even-keel front office, steady clubhouse and consistent play had played its way to the bottom of the NL Central on the field and turned into a soap opera off of it. Instead, they've sputtered to an NL-worst 14-25 record - and almost certainly lost the formula that had led to four straight playoff appearances. Louis Cardinals were heavy favorites to repeat as National League Central champions. Louis Cardinals fell to the bottom of National League But it's all right.You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser I dreamt it did.Īnd the girl put her arms around the man and held him tight. In the night, that night, the man woke up.ĭid the rain stop? he said. She listened as the birds flew by the window, singing.Īnd then she turned and went back to bed. She stood there staring at the beautiful day outside, and then down at the simple little switch. This went on for a very long time, and eventually the girl grew very old.Īnd then one day she discovered on the wall by the door the switch that turned the rain on and off. So she took off her clothes again, and went back to bed, and lay in the man's arms a little longer. ![]() I guess it's time for me to go home, she said, and she started to gather her clothes.īut when she got to the door, she saw the rain was still falling. The girl stayed with the man for quite a long time, until she had all her strength back. He looked down at the girl with a kind, quiet smile. There was a hot cup of tea on the nightstand.Ī young man appeared in the doorway. It was a warm bed- very warm- by a roaring fire. And they picked the girl up and carried her away. Then, suddenly, there were arms around her. But the sky was too dark, and the rain too fierce all the girl did was go in circles. She wandered this way and that, this way and that, trying to find a way home. There once was a girl who was lost in a storm. ![]()
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