The Cards have had the good fortune of playing the Pirates 9 times since the All Star break..They are 19-12 since the ASB, that's pretty damn good, right?? Well..Not really...when you consider... 18 of their 19 wins since the ASB have come against the Pirates(8), Dbacks(2), Cincy(3), Cubs(2-at home), Royals(2). Not exactly beating great teams...their 12 losses have come against Pitt(1), Cincy(2), Cubs(1), Dbacks(1), Houston(2), Oak(2), Dodgers(3). So when they have actually played good teams, they have struggled too. Their winning streaks have been built on sweeping Pitts and beating the Royals, and sweeping Pitts and beating the Reds once and Houston once. NOT impressed at all. They are ONLY in contention of who they have played the 2nd half. It matters.