10 reasons why the Cardinals won't win the NL Central
10. Their fans (who claim to be the smartest in baseball) are upset at the loss of Aaron Miles, because it will hurt them on the field.
9. Todd Wellemeyer is being asked to be a full time starter again, it worked once but it won't work again.
8. Kyle Loshe already had his bullshit season. He isn't good at baseball and that will continue this season.
7. Ryan Ludwick came out of nowhere and had a MVP season. That's not happening again.
6. They want an outfielder named Skip Shumaker to play second base everyday.
5. They need Chris Carpenter to be healthy for the entire season.
4. They bat the pitcher 8th. I swear this costs them a legit RBI chance every single game of theirs I see. There is always a man on third and two out when that eighth spot comes up.
3. They still don't have a closer. Chris Perez will try and get the job done, but if he fails they are screwed.
2. Their best starter, Adam Wainwright isn't as good as the Cubs fifth starter Rich Harden.
1. In order for them to even think about winning the division they need all the above mentioned players to play out of their minds for the entire season. Perez has to be great, Ludwick, Loshe, and Wellemeyer must duplicate and maybe even improve their numbers from last season. Carpenter and Wainwright can't get hurt, and Shumaker has to be able to play a competent second base. Can you really tell me that all of that will happen?
Two reasons why the might contend in the division
1. Albert Pujols is pretty good at baseball
2. Tony LaRussa usually gets every bit of result that he can out of his players, and that's what it's gonna take.
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