WOW! All those series against relatively weak teams that the Astros struggled to win during this run and they end up SWEEPING the Cards.

Game three's theme: you'd rather be lucky than good. Chris Coste can't get a bunt down in the ninth so he ends up with an RBI double on an 0-2 pitch. Then, first and third with one out and on Matsui's grouder the Cards come home for a made tag rather than a sure inning-ending double play. The extra out gave Tejada an at bat to get his walk off hit.

This team is in it now. Forget about being sellers. As long as Roy O. and Wandy stay sharp they should be able to at least hang in there. But they'll need help. And when teams make the kind of mistakes the Cardinals did this week it certainly boosts the cause.

So much for those '70's mustaches with the Cardinals pitching staff. Try NHL playoff beards next time.