After being swept in two consecutive series by the Brewers first and then the Nationals, some Cardinals’ fans may be questioning our team – Not me! First of all, I am a lifetime Cardinals’ fan, and losing or playing poorly may cause me some discomfort but in no way really affects my love for the Redbirds. After being a Cardinals’ faithful for over 63 years, I have seen winning and losing streaks come and go.

During tonight’s’ defeat at the hands of Danny Espinoza, I did see several things that give me cause for renewed hope in the midst of this current losing streak:

1) Matt Holliday is BACK, and with him hitting 4th, Albert will definitely get more pitches to hit – and to drive!

2) Albert is definitely seeing the ball better and hitting the ball with authority to all fields, much more consistently than earlier this season – more like the Albert we all know and love!

3) We stayed in the game until the very end, with the help of come from behind homers from Albert and Yadi,

4) FINALLY, this road trip is over, and we head back to Busch Stadium and the GREATEST fans in the world!

5) Chris Carpenter is on the hill tomorrow night against the Royals, and Carp has always been the man we go to when we need to turn things around!

WOW, it is EXTREMELY AWESOME to follow a team with as much history and talent as my beloved Cardinals!!!!!