The Cardinals may be ahead of us by more than 10 games in the standings, but it ain't because of fundementals. Also, it's a bit disingenuous for the Cardinals to cry injury when it has only happened to them recently while the Cubs have been plagued for most of the season. Not to be a troll but i dont think the cards have been crying. I disagree, that's not what I read from the St Louis media. The article on Cardnials.com that setup this game had a headline bemoaning the team's injury plagued lineup. It was as if they had a built in excuse for a presummed loss to Prior. Outside of the media, some Cards fans are talking about how their minor league team almost beat us yesterday. To that I must remind them that there is nothing Triple A about Matt Morris' arm yet he gave up 6 earned runs... Those aren't the cards... those are fans and media. True to an extent (especially as it relates to the fans) however, beat writers do represent the team to some degree because they travel with them and are considered insiders.