I guess I am in the minority that I think the Cards could as easily finish in 3rd as in last(Note: I do live in STL). I think after the Cubs and Brewers none of th eremaining 4 are that much better then the others: Houston has almost zero pitching, the reds have Dusty Baker, and the Pirates are the Pirates. I am actually kind of looking forward to watching some of these guys who have had limited opportunities in the past play. Their Rule 5 pickup barton has looked real good, I like Ryan at SS or 2B, I think Yadier will continue to improve at the plate, their bullpen is very good and I think LaRussa finds a way to get the best out of the talent he has even if it is limited. Pujols will need sugary sometime but it would be a bad decision to get it done until he completely tears it. Their SP is absolute garbage though and Crpenter won't be back till at the earliest August.