Although the Cardinals were swept in Arizona on Sunday, I found perspective on the season while taking in the game with my two young sons.
On Sunday afternoon, the St. Louis Cardinals were swept by the Arizona Diamondbacks after their third straight non-competitive game. Miles Mikolas gave up four runs before most fans had found their seats, and the Cardinals ran their record in July (at that point) to 4-10. The game seemed to cement for most fans the end of the dream of any playoff run and a dose of reality that the team needed to sell at the trade deadline.