Career day

It looks like the Cardinals last night decided to reinforce the old baseball cliché of "It ain't over 'til it's over". They didn't let the little matter of being down 8-2 after 5 innings bother them - powered by a huge night from Albert Pujols (5-for-5, 3 HR, 5 RBI) they came from behind to beat the Cubs 11-8 and take a 9 1/2 game lead in the NL Central.

Whilst it might seem to the casual fan (i.e. me) that the Cardinals have sneaked up out of nowhere to take a commanding lead in their division, SI's John Donovan says that their performance really should come as no surprise.