While you recognize that everything can change at a penny, and tests are still excellent, reports the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that the current hope for the Cardinals is that they can drive to Chicago this weekend to play three games in two days against the White Sox. From there, the Cardinals would “also try to make up for at least one of the postponed games against the Cubs with a doubleheader in the three-day series against the Cubs starting Monday at Wrigley Field.”
The Cubs and Cardinals have three games to make up from their postponed series last week, and it is possible that they will add one to this series, and then two to the scheduled four-game set in early September. For those who made games, the Cardinals would be the ‘home team’ team at Wrigley Field.
Let’s assume that anything can happen. What realistically cannot happen is that the Cardinals will play ALL 55 of their remaining games at this point. And indeed, the Commissioner-General indicated to the Post-Dispatch that the Cardinals are unlikely to play all 60 games this year: “One scenario would be to play 49 games in 44 days to reach 54 for the season. An additional two doubleheaders and the Cardinals could play 51 games in 44 days and possibly get all of their NL Central games inside. ”
If the Cardinals can get at least 54 games this year, I think that will at least survive some of the “competitive integrity” questions that abound when they make the playoffs based on the winning percentage. Much less than that? It will be a problem.
Safety first though. I just hope they can actually start playing on Saturday.
