Cubs vs Cardinals

Cubs “ace” Carlos Zambranohole, who makes millions more than interim Cards ace Adam Wainwright but has three more losses and only two more wins, will start tonight in St. Louis.

And it all comes down to this.

The Cardinals have all but handed over ownership of the NL Central and they are doing everything they can to throw the Cubs a bone here - like dropping 7 straight on the road last week. We’ve even lost almost every starter both in the field and on the mound this year (add Chris Duncan to this long and distinguished list and most likely Yadier Molina). They are even talking about Tony and Dave taking off next year.

The door can’t be any more WIDE OPEN than it is now. As painful as this year has been for Cardinal Nation, we could still snap out of it and go on a tear. If we do, it starts with the Cubs in St. Louis this weekend. If we lose, we’re probably done and all we can do is sit back and pray that the Brewers don’t go to the playoffs.

Can we all agree that nobody wants to see the Milwaukee Brewers in the playoffs?