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2006 St. Louis Cardinals MLB Predictions

Written by Jimmy Boyd on July 21, 2008

The Cardinals 2005 campaign was a disappointment due to the high expectations that were set by a World Series birth in 2004. The Cardinals had 5 less regular season wins, with 100, in 2005 than they did in 2004, largely because of winning just 9 of 19 down the stretch and just 16 of their remaining 30. It’s never a good idea to be content and say that you can just turn it on come playoff time. This type of complacency is definitely something to look for down the stretch with both good and bad teams. Don’t let yourself take too many hits before backing off in this situation. The better plays down the home stretch of the season are games with something riding on them. St. Louis putting the remainder of the regular season on cruise control ultimately cost them as they fell to the Astros, who finished the regular season 19-11, in last year’s playoffs.

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I’m guessing St. Louis won’t fall into the same trap as easily this season. You can definitely expect the Cardinals to get off to a quick start right out of the gates as they are one of the best run-scoring teams in baseball. They continue to crush right handed pitching, only having one losing season versus right-handers over the last 7 years. With Pujols, Edmonds, and Eckstein spear-heading the attack, you can count on another highly productive offensive year for the Cardinals. Look for your spots to cash in big when these sticks are up against righties.

Good pitching always beats good hitting, however, and ultimately it was the Astros pitching staff who kept the Cardinal hitters at bay in the playoffs. The NL Central is stacked with great pitching and St. Louis probably has the 3rd best staff behind Chicago and Houston. However, St. Louis’ pitchers tend to over achieve thanks to great run support. Carpenter, Mulder, and Suppan all had 16+ wins, and I expect Marquis to join that club this season. The St. Louis Cardinals will be a good team to back this season as their big bats are rarely asleep and their pitchers don’t make many costly mistakes.

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