Can Cardinals Come Back? They Did In 2001

This morning on the train platform we saw a man wearing a green Cardinals St. Patrick’s Day cap from spring training. It struck us as an odd juxtaposition: The Cardinals come to September 1 forlorn and facing a season-high seven-game deficit in the standings, and yet here was a symbol of the promise of a new season, in which hope and possibility abound. What a fool this man must be, right? All we need to do is reach for a refreshing dose of historical perspective to find whether a dram of hope might not be in order.

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