Somebody throw a bucket of ice water on the Cardinals already because they are on fire. No team in baseball had a better record in August. The St. Louis Cardinals were 20-6.They put together the best winning percentage in baseball in August (.769) and increased their lead in the NL Central from a half-game at the start of the month to 10 1/2 by the end of the month. The biggest reason has been their phenomenal pitching; Cards hurlers posted a big-league best 3.06 ERA for August. That would make pitching coach Dave Duncan as much of an MVP for this team as Albert Pujols, and make keeping their pitching coach almost as big a priority as keeping their star slugger.
At present, team chemistry is so good that nearly every Cardinals player -- plus manager Tony La Russa and GM John Mozeliak -- showed up at Pujols' charity golf outing on their off-day last Monday. Of course, maybe they just wanted to see if Pujols can do with a golf ball and a driver what he does with a baseball and a Louisville Slugger, but still, impressive. - Blake Kearny
Blake Kearny is a retired baseball scout from Los Angeles, California. He currently runs a baseball school for children in Los Angeles
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